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Book Beat 145

Browser Book Beat Issue 145

This batch has over 170 new arrivals. Volumes include art, photography, children’s illustrated, novels, biography, history with unusual subjects in a multitude of countries as well as some regional. Many of the books might also appeal to anyone interested in World War II. There is a scattering of books on Islam and Judaism. Also included a few odds and ends. Here’s a sampling. See all these New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Polly and Her Pals is now considered one of the masterpieces of American comic strips of the Interwar period, both for its graphic qualities and its storytelling and humor.
The Complete Color Polly & Her Pals: Series 1 – The Surrealist Period

Polly and Her Pals is an American comic strip. It is now considered one of the masterpieces of American comic strips of the Interwar period, for its graphic qualities, storytelling, and humor. Read More


$70.00

See the inventiveness from month to month as each new issue introduces new heroes and villains for the Fantastic Four to encounter, including the debut of the Black Panther, Galactus, Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Annihilus and a hundred more.
The Art of Fantastic Four

An overview of Jack Kirby’s art for the Fantastic Four. Lots of historical information. Includes the covers from issue #1 to #102. Each issue introduces new heroes and villains for the Fantastic Four to encounter. Read More


$120.00

Gorringe wrote Egyptian Obelisks, a book about the expedition to retrieve the obelisk and a study of the other standing obelisks in Paris and London.
Egyptian Obelisks

Gorringe details his expedition to retrieve “Cleopatra’s Needle” from Alexandria and plant it in New York’s Central Park. He also included a study of the other standing obelisks in Paris and London. Read More


$400.00

In 1952 Che and a buddy traveled through South America on an ancient Norton motorbike. It was a formative experience influencing his idealism and his solidarity with the poor and the oppressed.
Motorcycle Diaries, The: A Journey Around South America

In 1952 Che Guevara and a friend traveled through South America on a motorbike. This is the record he kept of that remarkable journey in his own words, and illustrated with contemporary photographs. Read More


$60.00

On December 18, 1499, the Muslims in Granada revolted against the Christian city government. This provided the government with an opportunity to try to expel Muslims within Spain.
Muslims in Spain: 1500 to 1614

The Granada riot in 1499 was a local event but it gave the Christian government the opportunity to try to systematically eliminate the Islamic presence from Spain. This is that story. Read More


$20.00

The history of the Jews in Ethiopia dates back millennia. No one knows for certain how Judaism reached this part of Africa. They observe the Sabbath as indicated in the Torah, eat only kosher food, pray in straw-roofed synagogues, and use only unleavened bread during the seven days of Passover.
Falasha Anthology: The Black Jews of Ethiopia

The Falashas, living in a remote mountainous region of northwestern Ethiopia, believed themselves to be the sole surviving Jews of the world. Since their rediscovery in the 18th century they have the subject of study. Read More


$18.00

You have to love the comedic take Bill Mauldin took on World War II by introducing Willie and Joe as typical GIs caught up in a conflict they know must be fought but have a hard time with how the Army does things.
Willie & Joe: The WWII Years (2 Volume Set)

“Bill” Mauldin, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe. Read More


$70.00

Beautiful copy of First Edition, Vol 1 Storke's history of the American Civil War.
A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion Embracing Its Causes Events and Consequences….

Beautiful first edition of Storke’s history of the American Civil War, Volume 1 only. Explores the underlying causes, significant events, and far-reaching consequences of the rebellion. Includes Biographical Sketches and Portraits of its Principal Actors. Read More


$400.00

The story of Mr. Cathcart, a man obsessed with owning islands as a means to escape society. His attempts to create a perfect world on increasingly smaller islands. But is it a winning concept?
The Man Who Loved Islands

The story of Mr. Cathcart, a man obsessed with owning islands as a means to escape society. He attempts to create a perfect world by moving to increasingly smaller islands. Read More


$120.00

Peter Dale reasons that the "nihonjinron" should be treated as a mythological system. Nihonjinron is a school of thought about Japanese persons exceptional uniqueness espoused by Japanese intellectuals in the early 20th century.
The Myth of Japanese Uniqueness

Nihonjinron is a school of thought about Japanese persons exceptional uniqueness espoused by Japanese intellectuals in the early 20th century. Dale reasons that the “nihonjinron” should be treated as mythological. Read More


$100.00

After fashion modeling in New York City Miller went to Paris, becoming a fashion and fine-art photographer and war photographer during WW II. Few are aware of her British fashion images published on British Vogue’s pages from 1939 to 1944.
Lee Miller: Fashion in Wartime Britain

Many know Lee Miller’s name in connection to her inspirational World War II reportage. Few are aware of the volume of her British fashion images that were published on British Vogue’s pages from 1939 to 1944. Read More


$60.00

While recognized for his war photography and images of urban strife, McCullin also had celebrity shoots. Also in 1968, he was invited to photograph the Beatles, then at the height of their fame and in the midst of recording The White Album.
Donald McCullin; i Grandi Fotografi

McCullin was knighted in 2017, recognized for his war photography and images of urban strife. He also took the photographs of Maryon Park in London used in Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1966 film Blowup. Read More


$60.00

William Lee, vice president of Baum's publisher Reilly & Lee, solicited Thompson to continue the Oz series. Between 1921 and 1939, she wrote one Oz book a year.
Speedy in Oz

William Lee, vice president of Baum’s publisher Reilly & Lee, solicited author Ruth Thompson to continue the Oz series. Between 1921 and 1939, she wrote one Oz book a year. Read More


$200.00

Blackie Bear introduces children to nature as he explores the wilderness while foraging for food like honey and berries or wandering and sometimes being mischievous. The stories are short and episodic.
Sixth Book of the Escapades of Blackie Bear

Sixth in a series of Blackie Bear books about anthropomorphized, clothes-wearing animals of the Smoky Mountain region. “Blackie” introduces children to nature through his woodland antics and wildlife adventures. Read More


$60.00

The first part of the book describes the diversity of local agricultural landscapes across the country, serving to demonstrate that the three-field rotation system was, in fact, the product of a likely recent evolutionary process.
Systemes Agraires et Progres Agricole: L’Assolement Triennal en Russie aux XVIII – XIX Siecles

Three-Field Crop Rotation in Russia in the 18th and 19th Centuries: A Study in Rural Economics and Sociology. FRENCH TEXT. Read More


$70.00

According to Burchfield's friend and colleague Edward Hopper, "The work of Charles Burchfield is most decidedly founded, not on art, but on life, and the life that he knows and loves best."
Charles Burchfields Journals: The Poetry of Place

Burchfield was an American painter and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes and townscapes. And he kept a 10,000 page diary. Read More


$160.00

All you need to know about Friedlander. Known for his innovative images of city streets see a huge range of styles and subjects. Lots of humor and experimentation. A great essay by Peter Galassi.
Friedlander

A compilation of the photography of Lee Friedlander spanning more than 30 years. He was considered “master of the black and white snapshot”, and was known for his innovative images of city streets. Read More


$160.00

Maurer opposed the European Union's ban of incandescent light bulbs and predicted that it would cause a "drastic reduction in quality of life" and a "boom for psychiatrists."
Ingo Maurer: Designing with Light

Maurer created many objects using LEDs. The first was the lighting object Bellissima Brutta in 1996. In 2001 he presented a table lamp with LEDs with the name EL.E.Dee. Read More


$60.00

Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist. He wrote the libretti for several of composer Richard Strauss' operas including Elektra.
Selected Prose of Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Bollingen Series 33

In 1902 Hofmannsthal published a fictive letter purportedly written in 1603 by Philip, Lord Chandos, to Francis Bacon. Chandos spoke of his growing distrust of what language had become in the Modern era. Read More


$50.00

During World War II he served in the US Army infantry, and in 1944 fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he used his GI Bill money to study at the Sorbonne.
Fringe of Fire (ANNOTATED BY AUTHOR)

In 2004 Menashe became the first poet honored with the “Neglected Masters Award” given by Poetry magazine and the Poetry Foundation. Read More


$35.00

Book Beat 144 James McMullan

Browser Book Beat Issue 144

James McMullan has illustrated books, magazine articles and covers, record covers, postage stamps, and more than eighty posters for theatrical productions at New York’s Lincoln Center. In 1986 McMullan traveled to Southern California on an assignment for an advertising campaign. There he began work on a series of paintings for a Beach Resort in Orange County. While the project didn’t allow him the creative freedom he normally had, McMullan still managed to bring his artistic flair to the images. Here is a small collection of original art that grew out of that project. They are followed by a few children’s books he illustrated, a biography and a book covering his famous posters. Availability subject to prior sale.
Entrance to a Newport Beach Resort with pueblo-style adobe architecture. A man a woman are headed to tennis courts. It's a lovely day at the Resort.
Resort Entrance (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART) SIGNED

Tranquility reins in this picturesque watercolor of a Newport Beach Resort entrance. Greenery and palm trees add elegance to the landscape. A couple with tennis rackets in hand, appear to be making their way to the courts. SIGNED. Read More


$1,000.00

James McMullan painting shows guests enjoying resort amenities in the lobby. A huge picture window of a bay as a backdrop. Rough version. Unsigned.
Resort Lobby (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART)

Guests enjoying the amenities while sitting at a table in the Resort lobby. There is a spouting-fountain adding to the ambiance. A huge picture window offers a view of sail boats on the bay. Land is barely visible in the distance. This is a rough of a more finished piece McMullan did later. Unsigned. Read More


$800.00

Guests are enjoying the amenities of a ocean resort lobby. They sit by a huge picture window with a view of a bay as a backdrop. Finish. Signed.
Resort Lobby (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART) SIGNED.

Guests enjoying the amenities while sitting at a table in the Resort lobby. Behind them a huge picture window with a view of several sail boats and the breakwater in the bay. The lobby has a spouting-fountain adding to the ambiance. This is a finished piece. SIGNED. Read More


$1000.00

Lovely watercolor of a resort dock. Several boats are in slips. A dinghy floats in the foreground. A man is bent over, handling a mooring line.
Resort Dock (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART) SIGNED

Dockside at the Resort Marina. There are several boats in slips plus a dinghy floating at the ready. A bike leans against one of the pillings. A man is bent over, handling the mooring line of a boat. SIGNED. Read More


$1000.00

In this view #1, the greenery is bigger than views #2 and #3, making the resort less exposed. Boaters are on the bay, sail boats in the forefront. Resort in background. The sky is blue.
Resort Bayside View #1 (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART)

Resort Bayside View #1: Boating and sailing on the bay. Only some sail panel seams are distinct, other sails are smooth. It appears to be early in the day. The Resort in background is framed in front by large, impressionistic greenery. Several palm trees add to the ambiance.This is a rough. Unsigned. Read More


$800.00

Boating view #2. McMullan's painting gives one the sense of experiencing boating and sailing on the bay. A bayside, modern adobe-style resort in the background. SIGNED.
Resort Bayside View #2 (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART) SIGNED

Resort Bayside View #2. McMullan’s painting gives one the sense of experiencing boating and sailing on the bay. The sails are smooth. It appears to be mid-day. The bayside, modern adobe-style resort in the background is more exposed than in View #1. The impressionistic greenery is smaller than view #1, the palm trees are more visible. SIGNED. Read More


$1000.00

Boating and sailing on the bay. In this view #3 the blue sky is a little darker. The colors deeper. The sails have distinct panel seams. The bay-side, modern adobe-style resort is in the background. SIGNED.
Resort Bayside View #3 (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART) SIGNED

Resort Bayside View #3. The colorful sails have distinct panel seams. The importance of motor boats is diminished. The bay-side, modern adobe-style Resort in the background is more visible. Overall, the colors are deeper than earlier versions. The blue sky is a little bluer. The greenery is more diversified, the palm trees have fuller fronds and fruit. SIGNED. Read More


$1000.00

This painting shows the bay-side resort from the bay. People relaxing aboard sail boats are in the foreground.
Newport Resort Bayside View #4 (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART)

Resort Bayside View #4. It shows much more of the Resort from the bay. The tops of umbrellas on a terrace are visible, as are more facilities. Sail boats and motor boats fill the foreground. This painting was a finish and was used on a brochure, magazine ad and a billboard. Unsigned. Read More


$1000.00

James McMullan painting shows resort guests relaxing by a stone fireplace, enjoying drinks while the sun sets on the bay beyond the big picture window.
Resort Lobby with Fireplace (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART) SIGNED

McMullan’s painting shows Resort guests having drinks while sitting by a stone fireplace in the lobby. A basket of fruit on a nearby table. From a glass wall, a view of the bay. The sun is setting. A ship crossing the bay can be spotted in the distance and beyond it a tree-covered land mass. Unsigned. Read More


$800.00

A painting of the driveway and landscaping leading up to the entrance of the Resort. The building has an adobe revival style architecture. Very classic looking.
Newport Resort Entrance (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART) SIGNED.

This painting features the driveway and landscaping leading up to the entrance of the Resort. The Resort architecture is a take on classic Pueblo Revival style. The landscape achieves an “oasis effect” by the use of various palm species. It feels clean, classic, high-end. SIGNED. Read More


$1000.00

This painting features a couple dining at a table on the patio with sailing boats on the bay behind them
Resort Couple Lunching on Patio (ORIGINAL B&W WATERCOLOR ART)

Black and white painting of a couple enjoying lunch on a patio. Sail boats on the bay in the background. A yellow flower adds a slight touch of color. Published newspaper ad. Unsigned. Read More


$800.00

Resort Cupola (ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ART)

The image of a Spanish pueblo style cupola sided by palms trees with a calm, blue sky. The image suggests an oasis awaits you. Published. Unsigned. Read More


$800.00

Noel is a student in ballet class eagerly looking forward to their production of the Nutcracker. She dreams about being a star. She's sadly disappointed to find she's been cast as a tree.
Nutcracker Noel

The picture of Noel as the tree in the Nutcracker with snow falling and the main snow queen dancing on stage is so beautiful, you might find yourself wanting to see the whole ballet. Read More


$15.00

James McMullan was born in Tsingtao, North China, in 1934, the grandson of missionaries.As a little boy, Jim took for granted a privileged life of household servants, rickshaw rides, and picnics on the shore until World War II erupted and life changed drastically. Escape and survival became the reason for moving to many countries and cities.
Leaving China : an artist paints his World War II childhood.

Born in China, as a little boy, Jim took for granted a privileged life until World War II erupted and life changed drastically. Escape and survival became the reason for moving to many countries and cities. Read More


$20.00

Reference photographs, sketches, and alternate versions illustrate McMullan's search for the perfect visual metaphor. Well-illustrated throughout in color.
The Theater Posters of James McMullan

The Theater Posters of James McMullan is an illuminating collection of thirty-six posters from 1976 forward. Reference photographs, sketches, and alternate versions illustrate McMullan’s search for the perfect visual metaphor. Well-illustrated throughout in color. Read More


$40.00

McMullen depicts the process of arriving at an illustration, often starting with a photo in 29 different assignments, editing, changing, adding elements, ending in cover art, brochure, etc.
Revealing Illustrations: The Art of James McMullan

McMullan depicts the process of arriving at an illustration, often starting with a photo in 29 different assignments, editing, changing, adding elements, ending in cover art, brochure, etc. Read More


$50.00

Memini, a 1500 year old wizard is found by Mary. Mary and her friend Andrew enjoy and learn from Memini. The story blends fantasy with the realities of childhood.
In A Forgotten Place

Doris Orgel’s poetic tale blends magic with an extraordinary quality of reality. Mary finds a 1500 year old wizard, Memini who, in turn, guides Mary and her friend, Andrew, through some of childhood’s stages. Read More


$12.00

Poems based on lassic nursery tales but with a new spin. Definitely not for children. Satire at its best. Sometimes funny. Sometimes poignant. Illustration by McMullan - his first book.
Story Hour: A Second Look at Cinderella, Bluebeard, and Company

Poems based on lassic nursery tales but with a new spin. Definitely not for children. Satire at its best. Sometimes funny. Sometimes poignant. Illustration by McMullan – his first book. Read More


$12.00