A Guide to the History of Physical Education
Andesite Press, 2015. Hardcover. Third edition. 1947.
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Puppet 3 Beginner's Guide
Packt Publishing, 2013. Paperback. Clean and unmarked, almost like new.
Movable Books: An Illustrated History- Pages & Pictures of Folding, Revolving, Dissolving, Mechanical, Scenic, Panoramic, Dimensional, Changing, Pop-up and Other Novelty Books
New English Library, 1979. Hardcover. Clean and unmarked, except for owner's name on FEP.
The Natural Garden Book: Gardening in Harmony With Nature
Gaia Books, 1999. Paperback. Almost like new. Clean and unmarked.
Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game Vol. I+II
Rowland Ward Publications, 2006. Hardcover. This most long-lasting work by British taxidermist Rowland Ward became a "who's who" of big game hunting among celebrities. This is the 27th edition of 2006, with both volumes numbered out of 1500. 11" x 8 ½". Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to front.....
The Mystery of the Ivory Charm
Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Russell H. Tandy. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is the 13th Nancy Drew novel, by the first author writing as Carolyn Keene, Mildred Wirt Benson. Benson wrote 23 Nancy Drew books, and many more novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Pictorial front cover to jacket, white spine with.....
Passenger to Frankfurt
London, UK: The Crime Club, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. In celebration of Christie's 80th birthday, Passenger to Frankfurt was advertised as her 80th work, one of her last novels ever to be written. Passenger to Frankfurt differs from other Christie novels, because it is not another example of detective fiction.....
Poems of American Patriotism
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. N.C. Wyeth. Hardcover. Illustrated by Wyeth, a renowned Western artist, during a period when his work was featured in classic literature. Wyeth was heralded in Outing Magazine as "one of our greatest, if not our greatest, painter of American outdoor life." Original oil.....
The Great Grammar Book- Second Edition
Arch Press, 2015. Soft cover. Some notes and underlining throughout. Covers have only minor wear.
The Man of Sorrows
Gates of Heck, 1997. Hardcover. Joe Coleman is a world-famous painter and writer, and has been the subject of several films. In this volume, Coleman's distinctive art focuses on the life of Jesus. The Man of Sorrows is based on Coleman's own research into early Christian writings, particularly the Apocrypha.....
Mad Archives, Volume 2 Issues 7-12
DC Comics, 2012. Hardcover. Volume 2, issues 7-12 of the MAD archives. 221 pp., red pictorial jacket, black boards. Near fine book that appears unread, in very good original jacket.
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
Gildan Media, 2007. Audio Book (CD). All six audio CDs in original case and box, which has minimal wear.
The Magus
Little, Brown and Company, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Although published after The Collector, The Magus was drafted by Fowles earlier, making this his first novel. Pictorial jacket with illustration wrapping around covers, $7.95 price inside front flap, biography of author on rear flap. Green cloth boards, 582 pp., stated first.....
The Criminal Prisons of London
Griffin, Bohn, and Company, 1862. Hardcover. As described by the publishers, the book "completes the series of papers on the lower phases of London Life, so ably commenced by Mr. Henry Mayhew". The book is a "complete account of the Criminal Prisons of London", based on investigations within the prisons.....
Vito Acconci: Diary of a Body 1969 -1973
Charta, 2004. Soft cover. This volume contains a historical chart of Acconci's practice from 1969-1973, giving a rare look into his life. Nearly 200 pieces are cataloged, with Acconci's personal notes on each. 394 pp. Photographs and reproduced notes throughout. Condition: Very minor rubbing to edges covers, minor bumping to.....
The Survivor: Volume 1
Pioneer Press, 1987. Soft cover. "Survival is Looking After No. 1". At one time a member of the American Nazi Party, the John Birch Society, and the Minutemen, Saxon later became a survivalist, and has been predicting the iminent collapse of society for decades. The Survivor contains various political writings.....
The Prince and the Pauper
Easton Press, 2011. Phiz. Hardcover. A re-creation of the historic 1882 first edition including all 192 original illustrations. Custom clamshell case from BindTech Deluxe, cowhide leather imported from Italy, marbled endpapers handmade in Spain, and Mohawk Superfine eggshell text paper. Limited to 400 copies. 6 ¾" x 9". 411 pp......
Tom Sachs: Space Program
Rizzoli International Publications, 2009. Soft cover. Published in conjunction with Sachs' Space Program exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills, September 8- October 13, 2007. The book contains an introduction to the exhibition from Arthur C. Danto, and conversation with Buzz Aldrin, Tom Sachs, and Louise Neri. 8 ¼".....
The Sirens of Titan
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Hardcover. Easton Press signed edition. 9"x6" 326 pp. Bound in forest green leather with gilt designs to front and rear boards, gilt titles with raised bands to spine, all edges gilt. Elegant apricot moire endpapers, signature to limitation page, certification of authenticity to signature and.....
Galapagos
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1985. Hardcover. 1985 Franklin Library edition. 9"x6" 295 pp. Bound in teal leather with gilt designs to front and rear boards, gilt titles with raised bands to spine, all edges gilt. Signature to front flyleaf and original publishers note tipped in to front. Slight scuff.....
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Cleveland, OH: The Harter Publishing Company, 1931. Fern Bisel Peat. Hardcover. Illustrated by popular early 20th century children's artist, Fern Bisel Peat, this edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit features unique pictures throughout in her signature style. Black and white gingham cloth boards with pictorial title paste down to.....
John of the Mountains
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Hardcover. Previously unpublished writings of Muir's, his personal journals from 1869-1911, beginning when Muir first came to California, through his visits to Alaska. They are described as "written with joy and spontaneity for himself and his intimate friends". 6" x 8". 457 pp., including index. Pictorial.....
Friends in Feathers
Doubleday, Page, and Company, 1917. Hardcover. "Character studies of Native American birds which, through friendly advances, I induced to pose for me, or succeeded in photographing by good fortune, with the story of my experiences in obtaining their pictures". 7 ½" x 9 x ½". 335 pp. Green cloth boards.....
Gaspar de Portola: Explorer and Founder of California
Instituto de Estudios Ilerdenses, 1983. Hardcover. An update to the 1970 original printing of this deluxe edition of Gaspar's writings and biography. 7" x 9 ½". 404 pp. Half-calf, green leather spine and green marbled paper, gilt titles and design to spine. 29 illustrations, some in color. Single sheet of.....
Nicholas Nickleby: The Nonesuch Dickens
The Nonesuch Press, 1938. Phiz. Hardcover. The Nonesuch volumes are the last editions of Dickens' work with which he was personally involved; Dickens personally revised this edition, editing punctuation, adding captions, and selecting illustrations. 6 ¾" x 10 ½". 835 pp. Limited to 877 copies. Dark green cloth boards, gilt.....