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Book Beat Issue 105

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155 new titles are added in this batch of New Arrivals. Lots of poetry, mysteries, monographs and biographies. Artists from Rivers to Parrish. Baseball. Satire in cartoons and novels. And children’s illustrated, too. Prices range from $12 to $5,000. Here’s a sampling. See all 155 New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
A collection of captivating short stories that brilliantly showcases Poirot.
Poirot Investigates

A collection of captivating short stories that brilliantly showcases Poirot. Each story is a masterclass in concise, compelling mystery writing. Read More


$120.00

Features rare and candid interviews conducted by Robinson with ballplayers who played and lived through racial integration in baseball.
Baseball Has Done It.

Features rare and candid interviews conducted by Jackie Robinson with ballplayers who played and lived through racial integration in baseball. Read More


$20.00

Popular Mechanics Twenty-Five Cent Handbook Series,
Popular Mechanics No. Three: Mission Furniture, How to Make It, Part Two.

Founded in 1902 as a weekly review of current innovations; its original motto was, “Written so you can understand it,” defines its mission. Read More


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The story of how Kris Kringle got his wife, and how together they created magic of Christmas
Kris and Kristina

The story of how Kris Kringle got his wife, and how together they created magic of Christmas. Read More


$30.00

Legendary edition of The Brooke Book. Illustrated by many of the world's greatest photographers in color and black and white.
The Brooke Book (SIGNED COPY)

Legendary edition of The Brooke Book. Illustrated by many of the world’s greatest photographers in color and black and white. Read More


$300.00

The first Marple full-length novel. Jane Marple is not even the main character but the most intelligent.
The Murder at the Vicarage.

The first Marple full-length novel. Jane Marple is not even the main character but undoubtedly the most intelligent. Read More


$120.00

Includes famous profile of Paul Strand by Calvin Tomkins and excerpts from Strand's correspondence, etc.
Paul Strand: Sixty Years of Photographs

Features the famous profile by Calvin Tomkins and excerpts from Strand’s correspondence, interviews, and other documents. Read More


$35.00

Turkistan: Notes of a Journey in Russian....
Turkistan: Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan Koland Bukhara and Kuldja

American consul in Russia spent 18 months during the 1860s traveling the Steppe Region and recording his observations of the Muslim people. Read More


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Futuristic dystopian novel explores themes of powerless women in a patriarchal society. Multiple science fiction awards.
The Handmaid’s Tale

Futuristic dystopian novel explores themes of powerless women in a patriarchal society. Winner of multiple science fiction awards. Read More


$500.00

Linked short stories by novelist Tim O'Brien. His third book about Vietnam war. Based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division
The Things They Carried (SIGNED COPY)

Linked short stories by novelist Tim O’Brien. His third book about Vietnam War. Based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division. Read More


$80.00

200 plus satirical drawings from 18th and early 19th century England. Includes background on the people, events, fashions being satirized.
Hogarth to Cruikshank: Social Change in Graphic Satire

200 plus satirical drawings from 18th and early 19th century England. Includes background on the people, events, fashions being satirized. Read More


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Extraordinary collection of Ralph Steadman’s paintings and drawings gleefully satirizing all aspects of modern American life.
Scar Strangled Banger

Ralph Steadman’s paintings and drawings gleefully satirizing modern American life Read More


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The first James Bond novel introduces the iconic spy in a thrilling casino adventure.
Casino Royale

The first James Bond novel introduces the iconic spy in a thrilling casino adventure. Bond plays baccarat, meets Vesper Lynd, and faces SMERSH in this classic thriller. Read More


$5000.00

Lewis Cole, a resident of tourist town Tyler Beach, New Hampshire, turns sleuth when prominent community members are marked for death and a beautiful girl is found hanged.
Dead Sand: A Lewis Cole Mystery

Lewis Cole, a resident of tourist town Tyler Beach, New Hampshire, turns sleuth when prominent community members are marked for death and a beautiful girl is found hanged. Read More


$20.00

"Michel Ciment's Kubrick: The Definitive Edition remains the best work on the great director." —Joel Coen
Kubrick

“Michel Ciment’s Kubrick: The Definitive Edition remains the best work on the great director.” —Joel Coen Read More


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A selection of the photographic work that future filmmaker Stanley Kubrick did while working for Look Magazine in his youth, from 1945 to 1950.
Stanley Kubrick: Drama & Shadows: Photographs 1945-1950.

A selection of the photographic work that future filmmaker Stanley Kubrick did while working for Look Magazine in his youth, from 1945 to 1950. Read More


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Photographer, model surrealist muse. War correspondent for Vogue.
Lee Miller: Photographs

What a life! Photographer, model surrealist muse. War correspondent for Vogue covering the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau. Read More


$60.00

Raymond Carver writes about rehab for an alcoholic in book's title story. Includes themes of loneliness, alienation, and the need for human connection and friendship.
Where I’m Calling From: New and Selected Stories (SIGNED COPY)

Raymond Carver writes about rehab for an alcoholic in book’s title story. Takes in the themes of loneliness, alienation, and the need for human connection and friendship. Read More


$250.00

Rebecca Horn, German visual artist best known for installation art, film directing, and body modifications.
Rebecca Horn: The Glance of Infinity

Rebecca Horn, German visual artist best known for installation art, film directing, and body modifications. Comprehensive survey of her work Read More


$70.00

Sven Hedin's celebrated account of his expeditions into northern China and inner Mongolia in 1928 and 1929.
Riddles of the Gobi Desert

Sven Hedin’s celebrated account of his expeditions into northern China and inner Mongolia in 1928 and 1929. Read More


$100.00

Book Beat Issue 104

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182 volumes in this batch of new arrivals. There’s a range of subjects including nautical history, math and philosphy including: Letters and Papers Relating to the Cruises of Gustavus Conyngham, a Captain of the Continental Navy, 1777-1779, Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research, Traite de Geometrie Descriptive (2 Vols.) and Dialogues of Plato, The: Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions – Third Edition (5 Vols.) Here are some others. See all this group’s New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Special directions for shaping shoes to cure different foot diseases and for correction of faulty action in trotters.
Artistic Horse-Shoeing: A Practical and Scientific Treatise

Methods of shoeing. Special directions for shaping shoes to cure different foot diseases and for correction of faulty action in trotters. Read More


$60.00

On May 30,1925 modern China went on strike, closing businesses, stopping schoolwork, protesting, and boycotting foreign goods.
Shanghai, 1925…. (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)

On May 30,1925 modern China went on strike, closing businesses, stopping schoolwork, protesting, and boycotting foreign goods. Read More


$25.00

How America went from Main Streets and communities to dead zones and wastelands.
The Geography of Nowhere:

How America went from Main Streets and communities to dead zones and wastelands Read More


$12.00

Photographs give you a view of some of the most magnificent gardens in the world.
Jardins de Paris

Photographs give you a view of some of the most magnificent gardens in the world. Read More


$40.00

Summary account of the Inupiat culture, centering on marine subsistence as practiced by the modern people of Wainwright, Alaska.
Harvest of the Sea: Coastal Subsistence in Modern Wainright

Summary account of the Inupiat culture, centering on marine subsistence as practiced by the modern people of Wainwright. Read More


$28.00

Templo Mayor," symbolic center of the Aztec Empire, destroyed by Spanish conquistadors
Life an Death in Templo Mayor

Templo Mayor,” symbolic center of the Aztec Empire, destroyed when Cortez and his Spanish conquistadors razed the Aztec Nation. Read More


$12.00

The polaroid as a tool enabling creative teams to step back and consider directions at a photoshoot.
The Power of the Polaroid: Instantly Forever

Advertising, marketing, and the photoshoot. The power of the Polaroid in that creative process. Read More


$40.00

Art historian Svetlana Alpers explores Walker Evans work and creative process
Walker Evans: Starting from Scratch

Walker Evans, his work and his creative process is explored by art historian Svetlana Alpers who gives valuable insights into the poetry of his photography. Read More


$35.00

American Postmodern painter, printmaker, photographer, stage designer discusses work and influencers.
Salle

Salle, American Postmodern painter, printmaker, photographer, stage designer discusses work and influencers. Read More


$12.00

The primitive people of this darkly satiric novel are the wealthy inhabitants of the Hudson Valley in upstate New York.
Primitive People (SIGNED COPY)

The primitive people of this darkly satiric novel are the wealthy inhabitants of the Hudson Valley in upstate New York. Read More


$30.00

Josephine Daskam explores love and relationships among the middle-aged in 13 stories.
Middle Aged Love Stories (SIGNED COPY)

Satirist Josephine Daskam explores love and relationships among the middle-aged in 1903. Read More


$60.00

Post-apocalypse story of mankind returning to a shattered Earth inhabited by mutant telepaths.
Nightmare Journey

It’s a far, far future post-apocalypse story of mankind returning to a shattered Earth inhabited by mutant telepaths. Read More


$50.00

Tono-Bungay is a semi-autobiographical novel by H. G
Tono Bungay

Tono-Bungay is a semi-autobiographical novel by H. G. Wells. It has been called “arguably his most artistic book”. Read More


$50.00

Dickens satirizes the social and economic conditions of English society 1800s.
Hard Times for These Times

Charles Dickens’ novel surveys English society and satirizes the social and economic conditions of the era. Read More


$40.00

"Tom Braddock" series 2. Gives readers chills, thrills and a sense of adventure.
The Empire of Shadows (SIGNED COPY)

An action-packed historical thriller. New York City, August 1889…. “Tom Braddock” series 2. Read More


$30.00

The songs, the dances, the star-making performances - it's all there. From the start to late 1990's. For lovers of musical theater.
Song and Dance: The Musicals of Broadway

The songs, the dances, the star-making performances – it’s all there. From the start to late 1990’s. For lovers of musical theater. Read More


$25.00

The most extensive filmography on cartoons ever compiled.
Of Mice and Magic A History of American Animated Cartoons

Extensive cartoons filmography compiled by renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin. A one-of-a-kind history. Read More


$15.00

Revealing portrait and comparison between the United States and the Soviet Union of the 1930s.
Propaganda and Dreams: Photographing the 1930s in the USSR and the US

Revealing portrait and comparison between the United States and the Soviet Union of the 1930s. Read More


$30.00

Distinguished British poet and critic who used sound pattern as an element of poem construction.
The Collected Poems of Edith Sitwell (SIGNED COPY)

Distinguished British poet and critic who used sound pattern as an element of poem construction. Read More


$60.00

Sixteen new poems that focus on the life and character of a fictitious painter named "Hazard."
Hazard the Painter (SIGNED COPY)

Sixteen new poems that focus on the life and character of a fictitious painter named “Hazard.” Read More


$30.00

Issue 103 New Arrivals

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150 volumes in this batch of new arrivals. A slew of Journal Suisse D’Horlogerie Et De Bijouterie, English Edition, magazines for Horology enthusiasts. Architecture from playgrounds to adobe buildings to Landscapes. Design books. Furniture. Novels and Children’s, too. Here’s a sampling. See all 150 New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Saydou Keita: Photographs, Bamako, Mali 1948-1963.
Saydou Keita: Photographs

When gifted with a Kodak Brownie at 14, Keïta began taking pictures and never stopped. His oeuvre is a lasting visual record of Mali’s people and culture in the 1950s and 60s. Read More


$500.00

National Cartoonists Society Album 1965 cover
National Cartoonists Society Album 1965

Over 350 biographies, photos and drawings of America’s best loved cartoonists of 1965 Disney, Schulz, Capp & Ketch. Edited by Mort Walker. Read More


$80.00

Vector For Seven by Josephine Saxton book cover
Vector For Seven

For Sci-Fi & Fantasy fans. An increasing group of people wander through a dreamlike landscape seemingly detached in time and space from our world. And yet… Read More


$15.00

Roller Ball Murder book cover
Roller Ball Murder

A collection of short stories: The title story – Roller Ball Murder – and twelve others. “Roller Ball” depicts a bleak but not unfamilar future in which the will of the masses is controlled by faceless executives. Read More


$100.00

Close-up of German shepherd Thor book
Thor

German shepherd “Thor” proves to be a canine hero when he protects his human “pack” from a wild dog attack. Read More


$15.00

Section of mural from The Dalai Lama's Secret Temple: Tantric Wall Paintings from Tibet cover
The Dalai Lama’s Secret Temple: Tantric Wall Paintings from Tibet

Photographs of the Lukhang temple, private retreat for the Dalai Lama and its murals in their historical, cultural, and artistic context. Read More


$120.00

Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long book cover
Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long

Huey Long (1893-1935) Lengendary American politician. Both cursed and applauded. 40th governor of Louisiana and U.S.Senator. This is how he tells it. Read More


$60.00

Ballets Suedois (The Swedish Ballet) book cover.
Ballets Suedois (The Swedish Ballet)

The Ballets Suédois, a dance ensemble based in Paris, performed throughout Europe and U.S. 1920 – 1925. Renown for synthesizing a multitude of art forms into dance. Read More


$40.00

Landlords and Strangers: Ecology, Society, and Trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630
Landlords and Strangers: Ecology, Society, and Trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630

The title tells the scope of this scholarly book. Includes papers presented by scholars, government officials, and journalists on topics. Read More


$40.00

The Days of Mars: A Memoir 1940-1946 book cover
The Days of Mars: A Memoir 1940-1946

Bryher’s memoir of London during the the war. Bryher was the pen name of Winifred Ellerman, notable novelist, poet, magazine editor and philanthropist. Read More


$18.00

Journal Suisse D'Horlogerie Et De Bijouterie, English Edition, March - April 1952
Journal Suisse D’Horlogerie Et De Bijouterie, English Edition, March – April 1952

Swiss Journal of Watchmaking and Jewelry. All about watches, technical, repair, sales, history as well as many ads, some in color. We have many different issues. Read More


$80.00

The Book of Probes by Marshall McLuhan and David Carson.
The Book of Probes

Explores the full expanse of Marshall McLuhan’s thinking. McLuhan considered the father of communications and media studies and prophet of the information age. Read More


$50.00

The Northmen Columbus and Cabot 985 1503
The Northmen Columbus and Cabot 985 1503

Part of the series “Original Narratives of Early American History.” Includes agreements and correspondence between Columbus and various heads of state and chuch. Read More


$150.00

The Inka Road System
The Inka Road System

A detailed study of the 600 year old road network in the Andes Mountains relied on by the Inka Empire for transport, communication, trade and administration. Read More


$80.00

Black Baseball in Chicago
Black Baseball in Chicago

Chicago looms large in the creation of baseball’s Negro Leagues, which existed alongside the segregated major leagues from 1920 until about 1960. Read More


$12.00

Bayou Suzette
Bayou Suzette

Bayou Suzette is the first in Lois Lenski’s 17 American Regional Book Series which shows children how other children lived in various areas of the country. Read More


$60.00

Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures with Fleetwood Mac (SIGNED COPY)
Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures with Fleetwood Mac (SIGNED COPY)

One of rock’s master musicians describes how he nurtured his band, Fleetwood Mac, as it dominated the late 60s, came back in the 80s, and survived into the 90s. Read More


$60.00

Candle-Lightin' Time. cover gilt design by Margaret Armstrong.
Candle-Lightin’ Time. Cover gilt design by Margaret Armstrong.

Poetry collection by Dunbar. Many written in “Negro dialect” of antebellum South. Decorations including cover gilt design by Margaret Armstrong. Read More


$120.00

Book Beat Issue 102 Islam History and Art

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ISLAM: HISTORY and ART

cover of book Islam and the Arab World: Faith, People, Culture Islam and the Arab World: Faith, People, Culture
Thirteen eminent specialists contributed to this look at the history, literature, science, warfare from the advent of Islam in the seventh century to the aftermath of the mongol conquests in the thirteenth century.
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cover of book The New World of Islam The New World of Islam Stoddard, Lothrop
Stoddard believed race and heredity were the guiding factors of history and civilization, and that the elimination or absorption of the “white” race by “colored” races would result in the destruction of Western civilization.
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cover of book Harper's Family Library No. X, Life of Mohammed Harper s Family Library No. X, Life of Mohammed with a Plate, Complete in One Volume by Rev. George Bush.
This is a superb read which starts to elucidate the history of the times in the mideast that gave rise to the Muslim religion. Includes old documents and writings for clarity.
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cover of book Islam and Revolution: Writings and Declarations of Imam Khomeini Islam and Revolution: Writings and Declarations of Imam Khomeini
This unprecedented collection in English of notable works by Imam Khomeini, ranging in date from 1941 to 1980.
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cover of book Mosque (SIGNED COPY) Macaulay, David Mosque (SIGNED COPY) Macaulay, David
Reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth- century Turkey.
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cover of book Temple and Contemplation by Henry Corbin Temple and Contemplation
Corbin regularly spent time in Iran, working with Shia thinkers such as Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai and Seyyed Hossein Nasr. There are several main themes which together form the core of the spirituality that Corbin defends.
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Issue 101 Medical Dissertations 1804.

All of these dissertations submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine to the Examination of the Reverend John Andrews, D. D. Provost (Pro Tempore), The Trustees and Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania.

Rev. John Andrews is considered one of America’s first scholars for he dedicated his career as a student, tutor, professor, lecturer, author, founder and administrator of schools and colleges.

During this period, Pennsylvania enjoyed an unchallenged pre-eminence as the leading institution of medical education on the continent. The School of Medicine’s faculty was famous throughout the nation.

Disbound 26 page pamphlet submitted for a Degree of Doctor of Medicine. Minor tanning.

Fractured Legs Took More Than Splints.

An Inaugural Dissertation on Fractures of the Leg by John Parker of North Carolina.  An Early American imprint (1804) explains the condition and treatment for a broken leg. An excerpt: “If inflammation should come on, the splints and bandages are to be removed, the limb is to be placed in a flexed position, and bleeding, gentle laxatives, and cold applications to the leg are to be made use of.”

Disbound 40 page pamphlet. A dissertation by the author for a degree in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Mild foxing.

“I shall consider Dysentery as an intestinal fever.”

Observations on that Form of Disease Nosologically (sic) Called Dysentery, a dissertation for a degree in medicine by John Hoskins. Early American Imprint (1804). Hoskins explains the misery and various levels of dysentery. In 1804 the most advanced thinking included the use of blood letting and cathartics.

Disboud 38 page pamphlet, mild foxing. Miller was an established surgeon in Philadelphia during this period.

“…for the purpose of propagating the human race.”

An Essay on the Means of Lessening the Pains of Parturition by Peter Miller.  An Early American Imprint (1804). Miller acknowledges the suffering women bore…”for the purpose of propagating the human race.” Case studies are examined of hard and easy labor. Blood-letting and other treatments to relieve pain are discussed. Sterilizing instruments was not the protocol.

Disbound 36 page pamphlet. Cocke (1783-1856) received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania (by way of this thesis). He served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1767 to 1768 and again from 1772 to 1773. Mild foxing.

“an operation has been occafionally performed, called the Csefarian fection which is perhaps the moft dangerous one in furgery.”

An Attempt to Ascertain the Cause of the Extensive Inflammation, Which Attacks Wounded Cavities and Their Contents by James Cocke. An Early American Imprint (1804). Cocke considers various elements that might affect treating wounds and infections circa 1804. Bacteria was not really recognized yet. Some examples of treatment are gruesome and outcomes not really understood.

Eye irritation especially, conjunctivitis its causes and the methods of cure are examined. Cure includes use of leeches.

“Another method of bleeding called scarification of the eye ball and lids, is eminently entitled to our attention.”

An Essay on Ophthalmia, or Inflammation of the Eyes by Elijah Griffiths. An Early American Imprint (1804). A short account of Ophthalmia, (eye irritation including conjunctivitis) its causes and the method of cure. Treatment included the application of cups to the temples and adjacent parts and “Leeches may be repeatedly applied, and the nearer they fix to the parts inflamed, the greater will be the benefit resulting from their employment.”

Disbound 48 page pamphlet. Mild foxing.

“…when the carbonates of Lime, Magnesia, and Potash…were first used as medicines, is of a remote date.”

An Inaugural Essay on the Effects & Modus Operandi of the Carbonates of Lime, Magnesia, and Potash in the cure of General & Local Diseases by James Archer of Maryland. In 1804 the cause of many diseases of the stomach and intestines was thought to be marsh miasma i.e. bad night air. Chalk (carbonates) were used to neutralize acrid discharge and Primæ Viæ acid. Treatments included injecting carbonate-solutions into the rectum. Case studies include treatments that seem torturous by modern standards.

Disbound pamphlet, 26 pages. Dedicated to Dr. William Punell of Belfield, Virginia, and Benjamin Smith Barton. Very mild foxing.

Notable Doctors attested to the Miraculous Healing Power of Mercury.

An Inaugural Dissertation on the Use of Mercury in Fevers by John H. Camp. Early American Imprint (1804) surveys notable doctors’ positive opinions about the medicinal uses of mercury and Calomel. Theories on how mercury worked in the body is also addressed whether ingested or applied as a salve.  Also references the use of Opium as a cure.