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Book Beat Issue 107

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168 volumes in this batch of new arrivals. We recently acquired a collection of philosophy books and will be uploading them over the next several months. As usual this group includes art: graphic comic and serious. Also includes ship-building during WWI, lots of children’s books (fiction and illustrated) and biographies. Here’s a sampling. See all 168 New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Classic children's story about a boy who outwits four tigers in the jungle and gets his clothes back. Loved by generations of children.
The Story of Little Black Sambo

A little boy cleverly outsmarts four tigers and makes it home to eat 169 pancakes for his supper. A classic that has been universally loved by generations of children. Read More


$60.00

Continues the saga of the legendary "Spirit" masked adventurer and his never-ending quest to "aid the weak and the oppressed."
The Spirit Achives: Volume 15

Continues the saga of the legendary “Spirit” masked adventurer and his never-ending quest to “aid the weak and the oppressed.” Read More


$50.00

How design collaboration, networks, and narratives contributed to the establishment of a recognized English couture industry in the 1930s and 1940s.
London Couture and the Making of a Fashion Centre

How design collaboration, networks, and narratives contributed to the establishment of a recognized English couture industry in the 1930s and 1940s. Read More


$35.00

A wonderful compilation of professional images that detail how WWI and other ships were built between 1914 and 1920.
A Shipyard at War: Unseen Photographs from John Brown’s Clydebank, 1914-1918

A wonderful compilation of professional images that detail how WWI and other ships were built between 1914 and 1920. Read More


$38.00

Fascinating look at early American buildings and the story they tell of how people lived from the late 1700s to the 1840s.
Where We Lived: Discovering the Places We Once Called Home

Fascinating look at early American buildings and the story they tell of how people lived from the late 1700s to the 1840s. A mixture of architecture and sociology. Read More


$30.00

Paris high society wines and dines dog poet, Max, but Max's is only interested in Dalmation Crepes Suzette who performs at the Crazy Wolf Nightclub.
Ooh La La (Max In Love)

While in Paris, dog poet, Max see the Dalmation Crepes Suzette perform at the Crazy Wolf Nightclub and he’s smitten. Read More


$15.00

Surveys the life and works of well-known authors of children's books who died before 1961.
Yesterday’s Authors of Books for Children. (2 Vols.)

An overview of the life and works of well-known authors of children’s books who died before 1961 Includes bibliographical references and index. Read More


$135.00

A deep dive into the political, cultural, and socio-economic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era.
Ancient Iraq

A deep dive into the political, cultural, and socio-economic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era. Read More


$15.00

The book covers Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya,Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Portuguese East Africa, the Congo, Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles and more.
Year Book & Guide to East Africa 1958

East Africe 1958: includes Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya,Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Portuguese East Africa, the Congo, Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles and more. Read More


$30.00

Alice Hawkins, captures unique personalities in her “road trips” to far-flung locations.
Alice’s Adventures

Alice Hawkins’s work explores the importance of individuality, role play, dressing up, fantasy, and playfulness. Read More


$30.00

Comics Sketchbooks presents the private notebooks of eighty-two of the world's most inventive, innovative, and successful artists.
Comics Sketchbooks: The Private Worlds of Today’s Most Creative Talents

The private notebooks of eighty-two of the world’s most inventive graphic artists selected by the field’s leading critic. Read More


35.00

Features Fellini's drawings, storyboards, notes, and commentary, and behind the scenes photos.
Federico Fellini: The Films

Film critic and Fellini confidant Tullio Kezich reveals he director’s dilemmas and personal battles. Features Fellini’s drawings, storyboards, notes, and commentary, and behind the scenes photos. Read More


$90.00

This volume is an indispensable reference and guide to Buddha images classified by style and date.
Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand

Richly illustrated with photographs and line drawings, this volume is an indispensable reference and guide to Buddha image. Read More


$120.00

Critically acclaimed poet Brooks Haxton explores our beginnings to middle age and beyond.
Nakedness, Death, and the Number Zero

Brooks Haxton embraces life, from our naked beginnings to the first signs of middle age and beyond, in this inviting collection of poems. Read More


$18.00

At the age of eighty-five, when his philosophical works had been banned, Hobbes wrote his English version of Homer's The Odyssey followed by Homer's The Iliad.
Thomas Hobbes Translations of Homer: 1. The Iliad & 2. The Odyssey [Clarendon Edition]

This version of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are heavily influenced by Hobbes’ own beliefs. Some say he used his last major work as a continuation of his masterpiece, Leviathan by other means. Read More


$280.00

Although best known for his political theory, he also wrote about theology, metaphysics, physics, optics, mathematics, psychology and literary criticism. All of these interests are reflected in his correspondence.
The Correspondence of Thomas Hobbes edited by Noel Malcolm

Hobbes was a polymath and wrote on a variety of disciplines; theology, metaphysics, physics, and more. All of these interests are reflected in his correspondence. Read More


$350.00

Nature-themed counting book. People and animals of Minn. Northwoods prepare for winter.
Betsy Bowen’s Gathering: A Northwoods Counting Book

Counting book with life in Minnesota northwoods for a year theme. From awakening spring to harsh winters. Read More


$15.00

Charlatan, magician, and adventurer Cagliostro enjoyed enormous success in Parisian high society pre French Revolution. Ultimately died in prison.
Cagliostro: Savant or Scoundrel? The True Role of this Splendid, Tragic Figure

Charlatan, magician, and adventurer Cagliostro enjoyed enormous success in Parisian high society pre French Revolution. Ultimately died in prison. Read More


$35.00