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Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 3rd pr., 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 370 pages with index. Photographs, illustrations, notes, index. "This is the story of how America's first women soldiers helped win World War I, earned the vote, and fought the U.S. Army. In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France. They were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard. General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary forces, demanded female 'wire experts' when he discovered that inexperienced doughboys were unable to keep him connected with troops under fire. Without communications for even an hour, the army would collapse". Clean copy.

Hardcover. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 231 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Clean, tight copy with light edge wear to covers.

Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 271 pages, paperback. Cultural criticism regarding the Weimar Republic. With many color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy. Examines intellectual life in the Weimar Republic, looks at paintings, caricatures, dance, architecture, and films, and discusses the Nazi rise to power.

Hardcover. Solana Beach CA, Santa Monica Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 231 pages. Illustrated in color. "I Say, I Say . . . Son!" offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the work of the McKimson brothers, three of the most accomplished and influential animators in history. Tracing the brothers' careers from the 1920s onward, this beautifully illustrated book details how Bob McKimson created such beloved characters as Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, Sylvester Jr., and the original Speedy Gonzales, and explores Chuck and Tom McKimson's voluminous body of work at Warner Bros. Cartoons, Dell Comics, and Golden Books. Featuring original art from the Golden Age of Animation, "I Say, I Say . . . Son!" includes a wealth of material from the top animation archives--original drawings, reproductions of animation cels, comic book illustrations, lobby cards, and screen captures--along with never-before-seen photographs and other memorabilia from author Robert McKimson Jr.'s personal collection."I Say, I Say . . . Son!" is a vibrant tribute to three groundbreaking animators whose long careers included work on the Looney Tunes, Pink Panther, and Mr. Magoo series, as well as many other animation classics.

Softcover. Dekalb IL, Northern Illinois University Press, reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 342 pages, b&w illustrations. Prostitutes, shoplifters, vagrants, murderesses -- Dodge tracks the history of such "improper" women as she explores the history of female incarceration in Illinois from 1835 to the present. In court and in prison, these women - some who are considered beyond all hope of reformation - have received vastly different treatment than their male counterparts. A woman's fate in court often hung on officials' estimates of her moral and sexual reputation. Alleged promiscuity, illegitimate births, venereal disease, interracial relationships, or use of alcohol could condemn her in the eyes of judge and jury. Ethnic and social prejudice played a role, too, as most incarcerated women poor, working-class, immigrants, or members of a racial minority. Highly readable yet theoretically sophisticated, Whores and Thieves of the Worst Kind provides a striking collective portrait of incarcerated women. Drawn from extensive primary sources, the voices of female prisoners emerge powerfully and poignantly as individuals tell their stories. Clean copy.

Hardcover. San Diego, Thunder Bay, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, color throughout. Nevermind, Achtung Baby, Use Your Illusion 1&2 - the 90s saw some classic albums produced by artists such as Nirvana, U2, Gun n Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as a resurgence in country music popularized by Shania Twain and Garth Brooks. Combining information from both the US and UK charts provided by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI), 100 Best Selling Albums of the 90s features chart-topping work from Michael Jackson, Puff Daddy and Green Day. Each album entry is accompanied by the original sleeve artwork front and back - and is packed full of facts and recording information, including a complete track listing, musician and production credits, and an authoritative commentary on the record and its place in cultural history. Soundtracks featured include the 60s and 70s hits on Forrest Gump, the Elton John/Tim Rice songs in The Lion King, and the orchestral score for Titanic (and Celine Dion's Oscar-winning My Heart Will Go On). Other stand-out albums include the Eagles' reforming to make Hell Freezes Over and Eric Clapton's Unplugged, a career revival for him in the popular 90s back-to-basics semi-acoustic series.

Hardcover. San Diego, Thunder Bay Press , 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 224 pages. From singer-songwriters like Billy Joel and the Bee Gees to folk artists like John Denver and James Taylor to the rock legends Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin, you won't find a more complete list of albums that defines the '70s music scene. Each listing features the full-color, original sleeve artwork, and is packed with information about the musician lineup, track listings, and number-one singles that resulted. A celebration of this funky era. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Atlanta, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 120 pages. Full color illustrations. Covers show minor wear. Clean, tight copy. Hardcover, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Carbondale IL, Southern Illinois University, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages of color plates plus many pages of b/w illustrations, 296 pages in all.

Hardcover. London, Laurence King, reprint, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. 232 pages illustrated in color. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. Lockport NY, Niagara County Historical Society, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, blue wrappers, 377 pages, black & white line drawings. Minor wear to covers, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. For families, art lovers, and history buffs alike, Leonard S. Marcus's visual history tour of 100 years of children's book illustration gathers in one glorious volume the posters of the annual Children's Book Week. Featuring work from early luminaries such as N. C. Wyeth and Marcia Brown to more contemporary illustrators like David Wiesner, Mary GrandPre, Christian Robinson, and Jillian Tamaki, this beautiful collection showcases the conceptual and iconic images that have defined children's books for generations of young readers. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Clifton Books, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 152 pages, with illustrations. Minor dust jacket edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. Taschen, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 142 pages. In the late 1910s, in a Europe ravaged by World War I, Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen put the finishing touches on his illustrations of A Thousand and One Nights. The results are considered masterpieces of early 20th-century illustration: bursting with sumptuous colors of deep blues, reds, and gold leaf, and evoking all the magic of this legendary collection of Indo-Persian and Arabic folktales, compiled between the 8th and 13th centuries. However, publishers retreated from Nielsen's project in the financially strapped postwar climate, and the publication never happened. A rising star, Nielsen moved on to other work. This world heritage classic's spectacular pen, ink, and watercolor images remained under lock and key for 40 years. Published just once in the 1970s, the illustrations were rescued from oblivion after Nielsen's death in 1957 and are now held by the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Art Institute of Chicago, and in two private collections. This publication is a unique compilation of fine art prints and stunning illustrations reproduced directly from Nielsen's original watercolors--the only complete set of his extraordinary drawings to have survived. The book features descriptions of all of the images and three generously illustrated essays on the making of this series, the origin of Nielsen's unique imagery, and a history of the tales. In addition, it shows many unpublished or rarely seen artworks by Nielsen and intricate black-and-white drawings Nielsen created for the original publication. Text in English, German and French. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 424 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Traces the story of the physicists and their families who lived in the then-secret city of Los Alamos during the invention of the atomic bomb, years during which they lied to outsiders about their daily existences and endured harsh living conditions with minimal privacy. Name on prelim page, otherwise clean.

Softcover. Philadelphia, The Schwarz Gallery, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. This 130 page catalog is beautifully printed in full color and features still-life paintings from 1795 to 1954. The cover features "Cutlet and Vegetables" by Raphaelle Peale. The cover has a few minor blemishes and the interior pages exhibit slight wear. The book includes the original cover-letter from Robert Schwarz.

Softcover. Utica NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Museum of Art, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 212 pages. Very good condition with thick card covers, printed with graphic design by Ivan Chermayeff. Contents includes information about the exhibit and The Henry Street Settlement Creative Arts Center, color reproductions of American and European works, and articles and memorabilia about the artists and the Armory shows. Related ephemera laid in. Owner's bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Milwaukee WI, Kalmbach Publishing, reprint, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Kalmbach facsimile reprint of the Simmons-Boardman 1941 edition. 1312 pages featuring steam locomotives, elecrtic locomotives, diesel locomotives, industrial locomotives, locomotive shops, and engine terminals. Many hundreds of photographs and dimensional diagrams of locomotives and their various parts. Impressive color foldout on heavy stock of Alco-GE diesel-electric locomotives in paint schemes for The Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, Santa Fe, Southern, and New Haven. A similar foldout for EMD features early shovel nose E-units in schemes for Union Pacific, Burlington, Santa Fe, Rock Island, Missouri Pacific, plus nine more, plus FT schemes for Santa Fe, Seaboard, Rio Grande, Great Northern, Western Pacific, Milwaukee, and Southern. Bound in dark blue cloth. Clean.

Softcover. Chester, VT, National Survey, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 390 pages. Softcover with moderate wear to paper wrappers. Light soiling. Maps and ads inside. Tight copy.

Softcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in a cardboard slipcase. A large-scale publication dedicated to the 1950s as captured in the pages of American Vogue. This book is illustrated by fashion's greatest photographs of that period-the era when the magazine became the cultural force it is today. One of only seven editors in chief in American Vogue's history, Jessica Daves has remained one of fashion's most enigmatic figures. Diana Vreeland's direct predecessor in the role, it is Daves who first catapulted the magazine into modernity. A testament to a changing America on every level, Daves's Vogue was the first to embrace a "high/low" blend of fashion in its pages and to introduce world-renowned artists, literary greats, and cultural icons into every issue, offering the reader a complete vision of how design, interiors, architecture, entertaining, art, literature, and culture all connected and contributed to refining and defining taste and personal style. Daves profiled icons of American style, from John and Jackie Kennedy to Charles and Ray Eames, alongside Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga creations. Organized in multifaceted, thematic chapters, 1950s in Vogue features carefully curated photographs, illustrations, and page spreads from the Vogue archives (with iconic images as well as lesser-known wonders), and unpublished photographs and letters from Jessica Daves's personal archives. Clean, bright copy. Slipcase with minor wear, line in bottom edge. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Softcover. Ashland OR, Hellgate Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 230 pages, b&w illustrations. Italy, July 1944. The unendurable insult to Italy's inherently genial way of life brought about by Hitler's storm-troopers and Mussolini's Fascist toadies was both taking its toll on the people of Italy and creating a fledgling underground Resistance movement whose heroic ranks would soon swell to nearly 200,000 brave men and women. Author Leon Weckstein was there--an American GI in combat fighting with and befriending the Partisans. Here is the story, as told through eyewitness accounts and carefully researched historical archives, of the Italian Partisans and their American OSS allies' battle to destroy the Nazi-Fascist regime and expel the culprits from their beloved Italy. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 194 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED ON FRONT FLY LEAF. Clean, tight copy with light rubbing to cover edges. Dust jacket has crease and small closed tear on rear.

Hardcover. Milwaukee OR, Dark Horse Books, 3rd pr., 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oblong pictorial boards, 88 pages in color. Writer-artist Frank Miller and colorist Lynn Varley retell the battle of Thermopylae in the exciting and moving graphic novel 300. They focus on King Leonidas, the young foot soldier Stelios, and the storyteller Dilios to highlight the Spartans' awe-inspiring toughness and valor. Miller and Varley's art is terrific, as always; the combat scenes are especially powerful.The armies of Persia--a vast horde greater than any the world has ever known--are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank Miller's epic retelling of history's supreme moment of battlefield valor is finally collected in its intended format--each two-page spread from the original comics is presented as a single undivided page. Clean copy.