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Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages illustrated in color by the author. This is a facsimile of the original 1933 0versized edition that introduced the iconic elephant to American audiences. In a bright dust jacket that matches the laminated boards.

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 175 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. illustrated throughout. Very clean and tight copy. Striptease is the history of unapologetic fun aimed not at the head, not at the heart or even the stomach, but south of all three. Beginning with the birth of the striptease in the mid-19th century and culminating with its garish heyday in the 1950s, this book charts the evolution of the infamous bump and grind, which is, at its simplest, a pretty girl in a pretty dress ... and then not. The only fully illustrated book available on the subject, Striptease tells the history of this provocative form of stagecraft from its birth in vaudeville and burlesque through the "take it all off" attitude for which the term "striptease" was coined. Along the way, the book highlights such performers as Isadora Duncan, Loie Fuller, Maud Allen, Gypsy Rose Lee, Tempest Storm, and Blaze Starr. The witty and well-informed text is illustrated with an array of titillating images, including never-before-published ephemera and illicitly photographed performances in progress. Whether revealing ankles or breasts, playing peek-a-boo or going the full monty, Striptease pays tribute to the women who made a vocation of their sex appeal and shimmied their way into American culture.

Hardcover. New York, Praeger Publishers, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 212 pages, illustrated throughout with 52 plates, 10 in full color. Gray cloth, silver lettering to front and spine, Pictorial dust jacket. Light wear to edges and spine, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Argus Books, 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 391 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. B&w illustrations by Frank Pape. Dust jacket faded on spine, chipped. Cover boards have minor wear to black covers. Gilt lettering. Numbered 1490/1500 American copies. Internally good, and over all clean tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Abbeville Press, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages. Red cloth cover with embossed title and gilt lettering to spine, acetate-protected color-illustrated dust jacket, 301 illustrations with 100 in full color. Book in excellent condition.

Hardcover. NY, David McKay , 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth stamped in black. 158 pages, illustrations and text in brown. Dust flap taped to inside front cover. Otherwise a clean copy.

Hardcover. Harrisburg PA, National Historical Society, reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy green pictorial boards. No DJ as issued. A like new copy, no marks. Volume 1 of the Architectural Treasures of Early America. From material originally published as White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs edited by Russell F. Whitehead and Frank Chouteau Brown. 243 page book with historic photographs and home plans. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dial Books, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY PINKNEY on title page. In the 1940s, as the world was at war, a remarkable jazz band performed on the American home front. This all-female band, originating from a boarding school in the heart of Mississippi, found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war. They dared to be an interracial group despite the cruelties of Jim Crow laws, and they dared to assert their talents though they were women in a ?man?s? profession. Told in thought-provoking poems and arresting images, this unusual look at our nation?s history is deep and inspiring.

Hardcover. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 190 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy. The documentary style that dominates American photography had its origins in the social reform publicity campaigns of the turn of the century. This book traces the history of this genre and its main participants, including Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and Russell Lee. Clean copy.

Softcover. NY, M. Knoedler & Co., 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled wrappers, 53 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from October 12-November 6, 1965 featuring works by Patrick Henry Bruce, Joseph Stella, Morgan Russell, Andrew Dasburg, and others. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 260 pages, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century American taste From 1941 to 1964, House Beautiful magazine's crusading editor-in-chief Elizabeth Gordon introduced and promoted her vision of "good design" and "better living" to an extensive middle-class American readership. Her innovative magazine-sponsored initiatives, including House Beautiful's Pace Setter House Program and the Climate Control Project, popularized a "livable" and decidedly American version of postwar modern architecture. Gordon's devotion to what she called the American Style attracted the attention of Frank Lloyd Wright, who became her ally and collaborator. Gordon's editorial programs reshaped ideas about American living and, by extension, what consumers bought, what designers made, and what manufacturers brought to market. This incisive assessment of Gordon's influence as an editor, critic, and arbiter of domestic taste reflects more broadly on the cultures of consumption and identity in postwar America. Nearly 200 images are featured, including work by Ezra Stoller, Maynard Parker, and Julius Shulman. This important book champions an often-neglected source--the consumer magazine--as a key tool for deepening our understanding of mid-century architecture and design.

Hardcover. Germany, PPVMedien, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 220 pages profusely illustrated in color. The story of Taylor Guitars from small San Diego company to a company producing over 70000 quality guitars a year. Showcases many rare guitars, including instruments made by Bob Taylor before the company's founding, standard production models and custom built instruments. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Kokila/Penguin, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. One winter morning, Lina wakes up to silence. It's the sound of snow -- the kind that looks soft and glows bright in the winter sun. But as she walks to her grandmother's house to help make the family recipe for warak enab, she continues to listen. As Lina walks past snowmen and across icy sidewalks, she discovers ten ways to pay attention to what might have otherwise gone unnoticed. With stunning illustrations by Kenard Pak and thoughtful representation of a modern Arab American family from Cathy Camper, Ten Ways to Hear Snow is a layered exploration of mindfulness, empathy, and what we realize when the world gets quiet. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1st, 1948, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. Fifty-two stories and rhymes inspired by the myth of the Old West, illustrated by the Swedish-American illustrator who remains best-known for his work on the Walt Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. A Giant Golden Book, 9-3/4 by 13 inches. 96 pages. First edition (4th printing, with code "D195195" on the inside front cover). There is a child's name on the blank page opposite the title page. NOTE: the spine cover has chipped away exposing the staple paper binding otherwise the pages are fresh and bright and the binding is tight.

Hardcover. Fort Worth, Tex., Amon Carter Museum, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 215 pages. High quality production in this well-illustrated look at Charles M. Russell"s art-filled letters. Published by world renowned Amon Carter Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Texas. Includes reproduction of letter, with envelope, addressed to "Young Boy" tucked inside pocket on rear board. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap.

Hardcover. NY, Exposition Press, 1sy, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, green cloth covers, 288 pages with index. Illustrated w/ b/w photo, frontis. map and drawings. Previous owner's name, notation on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Softcover. Motorbooks , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 156 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Ever since the automobile was made accessible to the masses, car dealerships have been special places where desires, sweaty palms, and that new-car smell are distilled into an intoxicating elixir of freedom and ownership. From Art Deco showrooms of the '30s to modern glass-walled superstores, this nostalgic road trip revisits the architecture, marketing, and business practices that have become inextricably associated with auto retailers. A fascinating text accompanies an equally compelling collection of archival photography recalling past and present car dealer phenomena like new model previews and grand openings (i.e., soaped showroom windows, veiled cars, search lights), promotions and giveaways (banners, literature, buttons, pens, pedal cars, ashtrays, and anything else dealers could use to help make a sale), business practices from early-century animal trade-ins to today's refreshing Saturn-style service, customer relations and service centers, and nontraditional automotive outlets like Sears-Roebuck and hardware stores. Sidebars highlight innovative dealerships and those that have been in business for decades. Bumpto bottom corner otherwise clean, very good.

Hardcover. Dallas TX, Taylor Publishing, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 168 pages. A brief history with some 300 color and b&w illustrations of covers, posters, publicity shots of detective and spy stories, TV, and cinema.

Hardcover. New Market NJ, self-published, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light gray cloth, gilt title on spine, 197 pages illustrated with b&w photos of buttons. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Portland OR, Timber Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 277 pages, illustrated in color. Ornamental grass expert John Greenlee creates a new model for homeowners and gardeners. For Greenlee, a meadow isn't a random assortment of messy, anonymous grasses. Rather, it is a shimmering mini-ecosystem, in which regionally appropriate grasses combine with colorful perennials to form a rich tapestry that is friendly to all life -- with minimal input of water, time, and other scarce resources. Kids and pets can play in complete safety, and birds and butterflies flock there. A prairie style planting is a place you want to be. With decades of experience as a nurseryman and designer, John Greenlee is the perfect guide. He details all the practicalities of site preparation, plant selection, and maintenance; particularly valuable are his explanations of how ornamental grasses perform in different climates and areas. Gorgeous photography by Saxon Holt visually illustrates the message with stunning examples of meadow gardens from across the country. Clean copy.

Softcover. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcovers, two large quarto, about 12.75 inches tall, in gray pictorial wraps. 690 pages, the two volumes being paginated consecutively. Illustrated by very detailed photographs, drawings, schematics, engravings. A massive technological / engineering history of American railroad cars dedicated to passenger traffic.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers with black, white, and blue embossed cover illustration. B&w line drawings throughout by Perkins, 189 pages. Copyright page states 1925 but no date on title page so assumed a reprint. Light bump to top corner otherwise a clean, bright copy .

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers with black, white, and blue embossed cover illustration. B&w line drawings throughout by Perkins, 189 pages. Copyright page states 1925 but no date on title page so assumed a reprint. Light bump to top corner otherwise a clean, bright copy .

Hardcover. Boston, New York Graphic Society, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright Surveys the work of 131 contemporary artists, lavishly illustrated. 100 color, and 297 black and white plates. Bibliography, index. Clean, bright copy.