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Book Beat 133

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These new arrivals include art, children’s, history (mostly regional), literature, building basics like everything you’d want to know about bricks, and photography. A lot of photography. Here’s a sampling. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Sander, German portrait and documentary photographer, has been described as "the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century".
August Sander: Citizens of the Twentieth Century.

August Sander, German portrait and documentary photographer, has been described as “the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century”. Read More


$180.00

Nicholas Nixon is an American photographer, known for his work in portraiture and documentary photography, and for using the 8×10 inch view camera.
Nicholas Nixon: Pictures of People

Nicholas Nixon, known for using the 8×10 inch view camera, shows in this collection how photographs of ordinary people can sometimes address the deepest of human values. Read More


$100.00

David LaChapelle, photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, is noted for his surreal, unique and often humorous style.
Hotel LaChapelle

LaChapelle is one of the most original fashion photographers of his time and place. There are images in this book that seem to come out of nowhere but his fantasy. Read More


$70.00

In staged photos, Dicorcia takes everyday events beyond the realm of banality and at times, his use of color, lighting and framing is incredible.
Philip-Lorca Dicorcia

Dicorcia’s pictures are imagined scenarios of everyday life stretching from normal daily household routine to the male prostitutes and drug addicts of Hollywood. Read More


$50.00

Life in Europe in last years of the previous century as seen by Josef Koudelka.
Exiles

Life in Europe in last years of the previous century as seen by Josef Koudelka. His raw, unsentimental style produces haunting black and white photographs of the ordinary. Read More


$70.00

Taro's career was brief, but had a great impact on photojournalism and helped invent modern war photography.
Gerda Taro

Taro’s career was brief, but with great impact on photojournalism. Taro and her partner Robert Capa helped invent the genre of modern war photography. Read More


$150.00

Capote's masterpiece of True Crime. The cold-blooded murders in Kansas in 1956 are described by a cold, distant narrator.
In Cold Blood

Capote’s masterpiece of True Crime. The cold-blooded murders in Kansas in 1956. Compelling and suspenseful even when you know how it all ends. Read More


$50.00

Misrach's photographs instigate new questions in landscape photography and the new definition of "beauty" in all visual studies.
Bravo 20: The Bombing Of The American West

For eighteen months in the mid-eighties, photographer Richard Misrach roamed through the natural beauty and man-made devastation in The American West. Read More


$30.00

Black artists, philosophers, writers, poets, musicians, politicians, and sports heroes are featured throughout.
Committed to the Image

Uncompromising, thought-provoking, often highly politicized images cover contemporary African American identity. Black artists, philosophers, writers, poets, musicians, politicians, and sports heroes are featured throughout. Read More


$28.00

Beautifully executed male nude studies. Mapplethorpe said he sought to convey Black men as the "Platonic ideal".
Robert Mapplethorpe: Black Book

Black Book was the first modern photographic collection to portray and celebrate the beauty of African American men. Mapplethorpe said he sought to convey Black men as the “Platonic ideal”. Read More


$40.00

Abbott draws on a range of primary sources to provide a thorough and accurate account of this pivotal period in American history.
The History of the Civil War in America Comprising a Full and Impartial Account…

A comprehensive look from the early tensions through the battles that shaped the course of the Civil War and the lives of those who fought in it. Read More


$400.00

Watts authored a text book on logic published in 1724. It became the standard text on logic at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale; being used at Oxford University for well over 100 years.
Sermons On Various Subjects, Divine And Moral

Isaac Watts was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. Credited with some 650 hymns. Many are in use today, and have been translated into many languages. Read More


$400.00

Author Henry J. Raymond was a member of the New York State Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor of New York, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and elected to the US House of Representatives.
The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln….

Author Henry Jarvis Raymond, journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician, co-founded both the Republican Party and The New York Times. Has sometimes been called the “godfather of the Republican Party”. Read More


$120.00

Earl Covey was one of the pioneers who opened the Adirondacks territory and built many camps for visitors who summered in those mountains.
The Earl Covey Story: A Biography

Earl Covey was one of the pioneers who opened the Adirondacks territory and built many camps for visitors who summered in those mountains. Read about Adirondacks history pre modern highways. Read More


$80.00

From 1919 till 1939 she Barton a column syndicated in & appearing daily in 400+ NEA and Scripps-Howard newspapers on child rearing and related subjects.
The Wonderful Land of Up

Olive Roberts Barton began writing children’s books as syndicated “serial” stories in the newspapers. Her oeuvre includes “Nancy & Nick”, “Story riddles in Rhyme & Prose”and “Bramble Bush riddles”. Read More


$40.00

The Ingalls settle into a sod house on the banks of Plum Creek in Minnesota. Life has challenges. They face a blizzard and a grasshopper infestation.
On the Banks of Plum Creek

After “Little House” the adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue when they travel by covered wagon to Minnesota where they face a blizzard and a grasshopper infestation. Read More


$50.00

Ira is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 368 at the 2020 census.
History of Ira, Vermont

Traces Ira, Vermont’s development through the 19th and early 20th centuries. Illustrated with photographs and historical documents. Read More


$80.00

Mother Goose nursery rhymes are enjoyed by children the world over. But beware. The rhymes have a historical sinister interpretation, too.
MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES

Mother Goose never gets old. This lovely version is Illustrated in color and b&w by Eulalie and Lois Lenski. For adults, the rhymes have a historical, sinister interpretation, too. Read More


$30.00

The book provides a detailed overview of the principles of brick engineering, including the science behind brick manufacturing, types of bricks, and the design principles.
Principles of Brick Engineering: Handbook of Design

The book provides a detailed overview of the principles of brick engineering, including the science behind brick manufacturing, types of bricks, and the design principles used in brick construction. Read More


$20.00

The book is aimed at beginners and students of mechanical drawing, providing clear and concise explanations of the principles and techniques involved.
Elementary Mechanical Drawing: Theory and Practice….

This guidebook provides a comprehensive introduction to mechanical drawing, from basic theory to practical applications. It’s an essential resource for anyone interested in engineering or design. Read More


$20.00

Book Beat 126

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150 plus volumes in this batch of new arrivals. It’s heavy on architecture, art (comic, drawing, advertising, monographs, more), children’s fiction and illustrated. There’s also American and foreign history. Some Photography and unusual straglers about hypnotism, magic and the Occult. See all New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Gorgeous tribute to Liefer's baseball photographs with emphasis on the "golden age of baseball."
Neil Leifer: Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball

Neil Leifer is one of the great sports photographers. “Neil’s book has some of the greatest photos you’ll ever see, even if you’ve seen them before.” – Yogi Berra. Read More


$80.00

"Alice In Wonderland" broken down into kid-size bits.
The Complete Alice: 22 Books Collection Box Set

Great way to break down the classic story into small bits for younger children. Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses. Read More


$80.00

Sammy, the adventurous seal, leaves the zoo for the day and ventures into the big, busy city.
Sammy The Seal

Sammy, the adventurous seal, leaves the zoo for the day and ventures into the big, busy city. Along the way he finds a school full of kids and new things to do—and he even learns to read! Read More


$18.00

A sweet story about a mother cat and her kittens.
The Kittens Who Hid From Their Mother

From Little Golden Book author Louise Woodcock a heartwarming tale of kittens seeking adventure. Every mother probably experiences it, now the children can read about it. Read More


$20.00

Engaging story follows the adventures of a bloodhound named Detective Dog and a squirrel.
Detective Dog

This “Fun to Learn” Mystery Book follows the adventures of a bloodhound named Detective Dog as he tries to solve a mysterious case involving a squirrel. Read More


$18.00

Mitzi McCoy was a comic strip about a young society woman, daughter of a local tycoon in the small picturesque town of Freedom.
The Lost Art of Kreigh Collins Volume 1: The Complete Mitzi McCoy

In late 1940s, Collins created his first syndicated comic strip, Mitzi McCoy, about a young society woman, daughter of a local tycoon in the small town of Freedom. Read More


$50.00

Underscores the significance of the Brinkerhoff family as a microcosm of the American immigrant experience and their enduring legacy in shaping the nation's cultural and historical fabric.
The Family of Joris Dircksen Brinckerhoff, 1638

Explores transatlantic journey of Brinkerhoff family’s ancestor, and their prominent role in establishing the first Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn. Read More


$100.00

Since it began in 1870, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record has been the leader in publishing articles on Long Island families.
Genealogies of Long Island Families

Since it began in 1870, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record has been the leader in publishing articles on Long Island families. Read More


$100.00

Gorgeous glossy coffee table book about the gorgeous glossy Studio 54, from beginning to end.
Studio 54

Risqué photos so not suitable for everyone’s eyes. Well documented history of Studio 54, known for its celebrity guest list and uniquely chic clientele. Read More


$100.00

In 1968 he co-founded New York magazine with Clay Felker. Glaser had one-man-shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center.
Drawing is Thinking

Drawing Is Thinking explores language and communication through imagery. Glasner co-founded Push Pin Studios, which became a guiding reference in graphic design. Read More


$50.00

Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. And so it begins.
Around the World in Eighty Days

Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. By hook or by crook the goal must be achieved. Read More


$30.00

This Fantagraphics Studio edition showcases the best of Ward’s Humorama work and includes a healthy number of what became known as his “telephone girls.”
Bill Ward: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition

Throughout the 1950s Ward moved towards straightforward pin-ups, eventually drawing covers, spot illustrations, and erotic characters for mostly men’s magazines. Read More


$250.00

Ylla pioneered showing animals with expressions and in stories that featured their personalities.
Ylla: The Birth of Modern Animal Photography

Rather than depicting animals as generic entities, as had been customary for a long time, Ylla sought to present the individuality of each of them. Read More


$60.00

Readers are treated to rarely seen antique pieces from outstanding private and public collections.
Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710–1850

See the merge of the decorative arts of Massachusetts’ coast to the local histories that created them. Covers many wonderful Early American pieces of furniture. Read More


$90.00

History of Detroit through short simple stories that make it entertaining and interesting.
Detroit’s Coming of Age, 1873-1973

An unusual history of Detroit through short stories about the baseball players, cops, politicians and newspaper reporters that really made Detroit come alive. Read More


$12.00

Somehow Iglauer scraped together the cash to record Hound Dog Taylor's three piece group and to release the first Alligator LP in 1971. Rest is history.
Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story

Iglauer scraped together the cash to record Hound Dog Taylor’s three piece group and release it as the first Alligator LP. Alligator became “The” blues record label. Read More


$28.00

The book details Olaus's work with the wapiti (elk) which inhabit the region and how his work included their entire family.
Wapiti Wilderness

For over 37 years, Margaret and Olaus Murie made their home in wilderness of the Tetons, where Olaus Murie conducted his famous studies of the American elk, the wapiti. Read More


$40.00

In this exciting Biggles adventure, we see the much-loved adventurer stranded in Oslo during the Nazi occupation.
Biggles Defies the Swastika

Action-packed from beginning to end, this gripping adventure features Biggles, his chums and his old adversary von Stalhein in occupied Norway during World War II. Read More


$40.00

Pyle dives into very fictionalized accounts of famous and semi-famous pirates' lives.
Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates

Pyle dives into very fictionalized accounts of famous and semi-famous pirates’ lives. Stunning Howard Pyle illustrations throughout. Read More


$65.00

The last two chapters cover the post-Revolutionary period from 1783 to 1794. We see the Revolution in better perspective.
Experiment in Republicanism: New Hampshire Politics and the American Revolution, 1741-1794

Covers a broad span of New Hampshire history from 1741 through the revolution and the post-Revolutionary period from 1783 to 1794. Read More


$35.00