“I’m not addicted to reading. I can stop as soon as I finish the next chapter.” ~Unknown. This batch is heavy on poetry and literature. Also included: novels, architecture, Americana, sports, children’s and photography. And of course, some hidden gems. Here’s a sampling. See all 150 New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
When We Were Very Young
First of the Pooh books with Christopher Robin’s pre-school world of late mornings and drowsy afternoons in the nursery with Winnie-the-Pooh, a good-natured, yellow-furred, honey-loving stuffed bear. Read More
$1200.00
Raven, The: And Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
A haunting and melancholic tone is set by the iconic poem about a mysterious raven visiting a grieving man, symbolizing the permanence of sorrow and the elusiveness of hope. Read More
$800.00
Sleepwalkers, The (SIGNED COPY)
A profound and disquieting trilogy of novels that reflect on the dis-integration of values that ushers in the peculiarly logical but ultimately irrational and ferocious 20th century value-systems. Read More
$500.00
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (SIGNED BY THE DALAI LAMA)
The portrait of a highly pragmatic man dedicated to finding non-violent solutions to human problems in all arenas–personal, political, and environmental. Read More
$500.00
The Houses of McKim, Mead & White
Between 1879 and 1912, the firm designed over 300 residential commissions. About 100 of these homes survive today. This book describes 27 of the remaining single family homes. Read More
$40.00
A Delight to All Who Know It: The Maine Summer Architecture of William R. Emerson
Emerson’s skills as an architect became highly desired as his reputation became closely associated with shingled country houses, and as growing numbers of wealthy Americans erected summer homes in coastal and mountain locations. Read More
$30.00
Le Corbusier: Il viaggio in Toscana
Le Corbusier was an architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. Read More
$50.00
Greene & Greene: Masterworks
The book begins by highlighting how the brothers addressed specific pieces of each house, like stairways and fireplaces allowing us to see how the elements progressed as their designs matured. Read More
$30.00
Dutch Barns of New York: An Introduction
The Dutch Barn has a square profile, unlike the more rectangular English or German barns. They represent the oldest and rarest types of barns. Read More
$40.00
Rise of the Dutch Republic, The: A History (3 Vol. Set)
This work chronicles the emergence of the Dutch Republic, delving into its struggles against Spanish hegemony and the ecclesiastical tyranny that characterized the era. Read More
$200.00
History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years Truce—1609 (4 vol. set)
Renowned historian Motley meticulously chronicles the political and military landscape of the Netherlands in the early 17th century. Provides invaluable insights into the political machinations and military strategies that shaped the destiny of the Netherlands. Read More
$200.00
A Republic if You Can keep It
“A republic, if you can keep it” is a famous quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin, expressing the idea that the success of a republic depends on the active participation and responsibility of its citizens. Read More
$30.00
Manet’s “Olympia”
Critics attacked the “yellow-bellied odalisque” whose modernity was nevertheless defended by a small group of Manet’s contemporaries with Zola at their head. Read More
$48.00
The Prints of Leroy Neiman: A Catalogue Raisonne of Serigraphs Lithographs and Etchings
The world knows LeRoy Neiman as one of the world’s most popular and commercial artists. He was the painter who captured the Olympics as an impressionistic kaleidoscope of global competition. Read More
$65.00
Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The: With Forty-Three Illustrations, by R. Seymour and Phiz
Charles Dickens’ first novel. Follows the adventures of Samuel Pickwick and his companions as they travel through the English countryside, encountering various humorous situations and characters. Read More
$600.00
Satan in Goray (SIGNED COPY)
In the wake of a pogrom, a 17th Century Jewish village in eastern Poland is further unsettled by a frantic enthusiasm for the Messiah from the east, Sabbatai Zevi.
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$150.00
The Animal World of Thornton Burgess
Burgess, author, naturalist and conservationist, wrote popular children’s stories including the Old Mother West Wind series. Read More
$18.00
Herter’s Professional Course in the Science of Modern Taxidermy
The book covers topics such as the art of taxidermy, including techniques, tools, and the materials that will be needed to create a professional-quality taxidermy project. Read More
$15.00
Jumbee And Other Uncanny Tales
All the stories offered here explore the lore, legend and magic of the ‘West-Indies’ in the early 20th century. stand outs include “Black Tancrède”, “Passing of a God” and “The Shadows”. Read More
$200.00
Strange Case of Peter the Lett
A pipe, a hat & a warm stove……welcome to the world of Inspector Maigret. Simenon’s first Maigret novel, published in 1930. Read More
“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” -P. J. O’Rourke. Over 150 new arrivals. Lots of literature, poetry, fiction and short-stories. Also American history during the Revolutionary War and The Civil War. And the odds and ends like children’s, biography and medicine. A new lot of photography should be coming soon. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Nathanael Greene: Strategist of the American Revolution
Eloquently written. Very detailed. A Major General in the Continental Army, Greene led the Southern Campaign against British forces and was one of George Washington’s most trusted officers. Read More
$50.00
Edith & Little Bear Lend a Hand
Edith and Little Bear decide to clean up NYC in order to stay living there. Priceless black and white photos of NYC in the 1970s. Read More
$70.00
King’s Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673 (Two Volumes)
An extensively-researched biographical dictionary of the nearly 800 women and girls sent from France to Quebec at the King’s expense between 1663 and 1673. Read More
$80.00
Before the King’s Daughters: The Files a Marier, 1634-1662
The women listed in this book are not heralded anywhere else. These are the women who came to Canada before the fille du roi, without the benefit of the King’s largess. Read More
$100.00
Funny Fables of Fundy and Other Poems for Children
Mowat wrote lighthearted accounts of local history such as Funny Fables of Fundy. She also founded the St. Andrews Music, Art, and Drama Society in 1934. Read More
$15.00
Sermons on Infidelity: First American Edition with a Preliminary Essay
Thomson sermonizes on the pernicious effects of infidelity on the virtue and happiness of mankind, and the guilt and danger in which it involves all who embrace it. Read More
$70.00
German Big Business and the Rise of Hitler
Turner assesses the significance of financial contributions to Hitler’s party, and provides the first systematic analysis of Nazism’s sources of income. Read More
$100.00
Middle Class Democracy and the Revolution in Massachusetts, 1691-1780
Despite winning independence, middle-class democracy in Massachusetts still excluded women, the unemployed, the disabled, American Indians, people of color, and the mentally ill. Read More
$15.00
The Power of the Purse: A History of American Public Finance, 1776-1790
A deep dive into the realities of finance during the American Revolution. Understandable explanations of some complex concepts confronting the nation at its birth. Read More
$25.00
The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers
How 223 second class American citizens – in other words women – went to work for Gen. Pershing and helped win World War I. Read More
$19.00
Selected Poems of Ruben Dario: A Bilingual Anthology
Dario initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as modernismo that flourished at the end of the 19th century. He had a lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish-language literature and journalism. Read More
$60.00
Charles Burchfield’s Journals: The Poetry of Place
The personal journals of Charles Burchfield reveal the unique vision and approach to life that established him as America’s preeminent watercolorist and painter of nature. Read More
$100.00
Life Supports: New and Collected Poems
Bronk is the author of nearly two dozen celebrated books of poetry. Winner of the American Book Award for his collected poems. He seldom rewrote or modified a poem once he wrote it on paper. Read More
$70.00
Letters to Yesenin
Jim Harrison wrote 30 letter-poems to a Russian poet named Yesenin who committed suicide at age 30 in 1925. The collection is considered an American masterwork. Read More
$80.00
Heaved from the Earth: Poems (SIGNED COPY)
The Arkansas award-winning poet Bingham came to prominence during the women’s movement of the 1960s, and her work is noted for its innovative structure, sound, and rhythm. Read More
$100.00
You Are Happy
From the first to the last these poems take the reader from passionately felt experience of loss through metamorphoses to a fresh vision. Read More
$35.00
Factory (Pocket Poets Series) (INSCRIBED COPY)
Antler received the Whitman Prize from the Walt Whitman Association, given to the poet “whose contribution best reveals the continuing presence of Walt Whitman in American poetry. Read More
$100.00
Odoratus Sexualis A Scientific And Literary Study Of Sexual Scents And Erotic Perufmes
The book examines the role of scent in human sexuality and explores the historical and cultural significance of erotic perfumes. It is an interesting historical curiosity for perfume lovers. Read More
$120.00
American Originality: Essays on Poetry
Gluck has taken things that could only be said in poetry and translated them back to us in essay form. Some say it should be required reading for anyone interested in or learning about poetry. Read More
$60.00
Winnie-The-Pooh
The book focuses on the adventures of a teddy bear called Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends. It is a work of art. The word play is stupendous. It is funny from start to finish. It is perfect for both adults and kids. Read More
