These new arrivals include art, biographies and children’s books (both fiction and picture). Also American history, WW II history, a small slew of philosophy, architecture. And as always odds and ends. Here’s a sampling. See all the New Arrivals in this Upload. Availability subject to prior sale.
The Moon Lady (SIGNED COPY)
While waiting for a storm to pass, three little girls hear a story about self-reliance from their grandmother. Originally a chapter in The Joy Luck Club. Read More
$40.00
The Photographs of Margaret Bourke-White
Bourke-White took photographs depicting life’s harsh realities around the world,from American poverty to German death camps. This is a photographic history of her career. Read More
$20.00
Wyatt Earp
One of many Whitman TV Tie-in Books. This one a sort of mini biography of Wyatt Earp loosely based on the 1950s TV show. Read More
$15.00
Sex, Sense and Nonsense: Felicity Green on the 60s Fashion Scene
These award-winning pages broke the fashion mold and captured the stellar time when London fashion conquered the world. Read More
$50.00
The Story of the Jamaican People
Jamaica’s history. The central theme is the long struggle of the African-Jamaican against subjugation, injustice, economic deprivation, more. Read More
$18.00
An Essay Concerning Toleration: And Other Writings on Law And Politics 1667-1683
First critical edition of John Locke’s Essay concerning Toleration based on writing composed between 1667 and 1683. Read More
$120.00
There Was a Little Girl
Brooke presents her mom in a positive light, but also reveals that her mother was an alcoholic and the difficulties that it caused. Read More
$30.00
Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto
Beautiful photos on lush pages make for a stunning book about the development of Channel’s fashion style and her contributions to the fashion industry. Read More
$60.00
The Films of Lon Chaney
Master of disguises Lon Chaney, famous for his portrayals of the Phantom of the Opera and the Hunchback of Notre Dame, appeared in over 150 films. Read More
$28.00
Plato’s Utopia Recast: His Later Ethics and Politics
Bobonich argues that in these works Plato both rethinks and revises important positions which he held in his better-known earlier works. Read More
$50.00
Nuremberg Diary
Unrivaled, powerful, firsthand conversations by the prison psychologist with the Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg. Conversations were seemingly casual and outside the courtroom. Read More
$160.00
Drawn from the Source: The Travel Sketches of Louis I Kahn
These sketches document three visits to the Mediterranean which were instrumental in shaping the ideas of Louis Kahn, America’s greatest postwar architect. Read More
$40.00
Mein Kampf: Complete and Unabridged Fully Annotated
Hitler lays out his cause and motivation to dominate and rearrange the world. Read how this megalomaniac justified his cause. Read More
$150.00
Munich: Prologue to Tragedy
History and interpretation of European developments during the eight months rise of Nazi Germany by firsthand witness. Read More
$40.00
The Archaeology of Mind
Authors believe that there exist core systems in the brain that structure our feelings and motivations. Read More
$38.00
Dr. Seuss: The Cat Behind the Hat
This extraordinary colorful collection, showcasing more than 70 years of Theodore Seuss Giesel’s artwork and sculptures Read More
$70.00
Fine Japanese Prints and Works of Art New York December 8-9, 1988
Sotheby’s Catalogue New York December 8 and 9, 1988 sale – Fine Japanese Prints and Works of Art. Read More
$25.00
The Illusion of Conscious Will
This is the book for anyone who possesses a serious philosophical or empirical interest in the concept of free will. Read More
$18.00
Joseph Stella: Flora
A look at Stella’s lesser known, but equally ambitious paintings of the natural world. Read More
$35.00
Vivian Maier
Maier photographed the urban human landscape – children, the poor, the marginalized, the elderly – for 3 decades. Read More
Over 120 new arrivals has a lot of American colonial history and related biographies. Also foreign countries histories, especially African, including big game hunting, political science, anthropolgy and sociology. Also some odds and ends, including mysteries, a dozen children’s books and so on.Here’s a sampling. See all the New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
The Eighth Dwarf (SIGNED COPY)
A romp around post World War II U.S. and Europe with unsavory yet likable characters who blur the lines between “good guys” and “bad.” Read More
$60.00
The Man Who Invented Florida
3rd book in Doc Ford series introduces Ford’s sleazy Uncle Gaspar, cow hunter, fishing guide, drug smuggler, and God only knows. Read More
$50.00
The Colonial Period of American History: Vol. 4 England’s Commercial and Colonial Policies
Andrews was one of the most distinguished American historians of his time as a leading authority on American colonial history Read More
$40.00
Profits in the Wilderness
Analyzes how different and competing ethics coexisted within a single, complex, and vibrant New England culture. Read More
$18.00
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout
You could say this story was ahead of its time because Tom Swift enters an electric car race! Will he live through his electrocution? Read More
$38.00
Poems of Childhood
The wonderful illustrations of noted painter Maxfield Parrish enhance this classic of childhood poetry. Read More
$70.00
Thomas Jefferson: The Apostle of Americanism
Mostly focuses on the Jefferson Presidency and policy decisions. Decision making is contextualized by the times in which he lived. Read More
$30.00
Joseph Warren: Physician, Politician, Patriot
Warren along with Samuel Adams controlled Boston “mob” and pushed us towards fighting for freedom from England. Read More
$50.00
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 14
Includes communications on such different topics as fossilized tusks and teeth of ‘elephants’ found in the Ohio Valley. Read More
$30.00
Letters from America
A collection of 42 letters written between 1769 and 1777. The correspondence offers unique insights into a critical point in American history. Read More
$18.00
Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
Bailyn’s work is considered one of the most influential studies of the American Revolution published during the 20th century. Read More
$200.00
Twilight At Mac’s Place (SIGNED COPY)
It starts when aged spy Steadfast Haynes, knowing his end is near, begins to shop around his scandalous memoirs. Read More
$35.00
Vuta Kamba: Development of Trade Unions in Tanganyika
Scholarly account of both development and role of its many participants. Well documented and readily available for historical analysis. Read More
$15.00
The Japanese House: A Tradition For Contemporary Architecture
In depth study of traditional Japanese architecture, including materials and methods, and the cultural and philosophical considerations. Read More
$90.00
The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones (INSCRIBED COPY)
Fictionalized account told by pal Doc Baker about (Billy) the Kid’s escape from jail to his eventual death. Read More
$50.00
Trade and Empire: The British Custom Service in Colonial America 1660-1775
The thinking of the first British Empire (1606-1783), was that American colonies existed primarily to increase the economic well being of England. Read More
$20.00
The Man Behind The Maps: Legendary Ski Artist James Niehues
Niehues reveals his exacting technique, which demands up to six weeks to complete a single painting. Read More
$150.00
Alpine Cooking: Recipes and Stories from Europe’s Grand Mountaintops
Not sure how many of the recipes you’ll make, but may may make you want to spend time eating your way across the alps! Read More
$40.00
The Shamans of Prehistory: Trance and Magic in the Painted Caves
The interpretations of Franco-Cantabrian cave art by Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams are both interesting and controversial Read More
$40.00
Powder Keg: Northern Opposition to the Antislavery Movement, 1831-1840
Explores history of abolitionists in American society. They were almost as unpopular in the free North as in the slaveholding South. Read More
