FS: A short miscellany of NEW ARRIVALS, Wed., June 25th

[Acorn Books]

This is a list of 25 new arrivals from Acorn Books. Book(s) shipped on
receipt of payment by check or VISA, MC, Discover or AmerEx. Full
refund for any reason on prompt return of merchandise. Subject to
prior sale. Books shipped by USPS 4th Class Book Rate insured.
Postage: $4 1st book; $1.50 each additional. Foreign addresses: $3
extra. All other shipping methods please inquire. California
residents add appropriate sales tax. PRICES ARE NET TO ALL. Please
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Eyo, Ekpo. TREASURES OF ANCIENT NIGERIA. 162 pgs with bibliography.
Color & black & white photos throughout. Color pictorial wrappers.
Quarto. NY: Knopf, (1980). Very good condition. $20.00.

Szachacz, Keith F. CLASSIC LOCOMOTIVES, VOLUME 3: THE "REVOLUTIONARY"
GP-30. 80 pgs. Color photos throughout. Color pictorial wrappers.
Oblong octavo. Flushing, NY: H & M, (1994). Very good condition. In
print 1997 @ $32.95. Our price: $16.50.

Szachacz, Keith F. CLASSIC LOCOMOTIVES, VOLUME 1: AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE
CO. "S" SERIES S1-S6. 88 pgs. Color photos throughout. Color pictorial
wrappers. Oblong octavo. Flushing, NY: H & M, (1993). Very good
condition. In print 1997 @ $32.95. Our price: $16.50.

Agee, James. A WAY OF SEEING. Photographic plates throughout by Helen
Levitt. Cloth in dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Horizon, (1981). Inked
inscription on front free endpaper; otherwise, very good+ condition in
like jacket with protective mylar wrapper. In print 1997 @ $41.50. Our
price: $20.00.

Fitzhugh, William W. INUA: SPIRIT WORLD OF THE BERING SEA ESKIMO. 295
pgs. Photos throughout. Color pictorial wrappers. Quarto. Washington,
DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. Very good condition. $25.00.

THE VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA: Stories of the Operas with
Illustrations & Descriptions of Victor Opera Records. 428 pgs. Photos
& prints throughout; musical examples. Gilt decorative red cloth with
black cloth backstrip. Top edge gilt. Octavo. Camden, NJ: Victor
Talking Machine, (1929). Eighth Edition. Light shelfwear; otherwise,
very good condition. $25.00.

Boswell, James. BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES WITH
SAMUEL JOHNSON. 435 pgs with index. Red cloth. Octavo. NY: Viking,
1936. 1st Edition. News clipping glued to front pastedown endpaper;
otherwise, good+ condition. $25.00.

Yutang, Lin. THE GAY GENIUS: THE LIFE & TIMES OF SU TUNGPO. 427 pgs
with bibliography & index. Prints. Black cloth. Octavo. NY: John Day,
(1947). 1st Edition. Good+ condition. In print 1997 @ $35.00. Our
price: $15.00.

Twain, Mark. LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Color & black & white plates by
Thomas Hart Benton. Green cloth in slipcase. Octavo. NY: Heritage,
(1944). Bookplate on front free endpaper; otherwise, near fine
condition in like case. $17.50.

Firbank, Ronald. FIVE NOVELS [Valmouth; The Flower Beneath the Foot;
Prancing Nigger; Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli;
The Artificial Princess]. Frontispiece. Light green cloth. Octavo. NY:
New Directions, no date (c.1950's). Inked name on front free endpaper;
covers lightly spotted; otherwise, good condition. $32.50.

Powell, E. Alexander. BY CAMEL & CAR TO THE PEACOCK THRONE. 392 pgs
with index. Photos & folding colored map. Decorative orange cloth.
Octavo. NY: Century, 1923. 1st Edition. Inked name on front pastedown
endpaper; spine lightly sunned; otherwise, good+ condition. The
well-known travel writer's journey through Palestine, Syria, Iraq,
Persia, & Arabia. $25.00.

Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (Editor). GREAT ADVENTURES & EXPLORATIONS, From
Earliest times to the Present, as told by the Explorers Themselves.
788 pgs with index. Maps. Orange cloth. Octavo. NY: Dial, (1952). New
Revised Edition. Light waterglass ring on front cover; front hinge
cracked, but firm; small pencil mark on leading edge; otherwise, good+
condition. $25.00.

KABUKI: Eighteen Traditional Dramas. 119 pgs. Color photos &
reproductions throughout. White pictorial wrappers. Folio. San
Francisco: Chronicle, (1984). 1st Edition. Near fine condition.
$27.50.

Jacobson, Robert. MAGNIFICENCE ONSTAGE AT THE MET. 256 pgs with index.
Color & black & white photos & drawings throughout. Cloth in dust
jacket. Quarto. NY: Simon & Schuster, (1985). 1st Edition. Fine
condition in like jacket with protective mylar wrapper. A detailed &
lavishly illustrated account of twenty memorable productions in the
repertory of the Metropolitan opera." $27.50.

Boyle, Richard. AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM. 236 pgs + index. Color & black
& white reproductions throughout. Cloth in dust jacket. Boston: New
York Graphic Society, 1974. 1st Edition. Near fine condition in like
jacket with protective mylar wrapper. Representative works by
Whistler, Homer, Cassatt, Sargent & more. $20.00.

Covarrubias, Miguel. INDIAN ART OF MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA. 360 pgs
with bibliography + index. Color plates & line drawings by the author
+ photos. Cloth in chipped & lightly worn dust jacket. Quarto. NY:
Knopf, 1957. 1st Edition [so stated]. Very good condition in good
jacket with protective mylar wrapper. $150.00.

Kubler, George. THE ART & ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT AMERICA: The
Mexican, Maya, & Andean Peoples. 396 pgs with bibliography & index.
Drawings & diagrams + photo plates at rear. Cloth in lightly chipped &
tape-repaired dust jacket; slipcased. Imperial octavo. Baltimore, MD:
Penguin, (1962). 1st Edition. Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper;
bottom of spine lightly bumped; otherwise, very good condition. From
"The pelican History of Art" series. $30.00.

Stuckey, Charles F. BERTHE MORISOT: IMPRESSIONIST. 227 pgs with notes
& index. Color plates throughout. Color pictorial wrappers. Quarto.
NY: Hudson Hills, (1987). Near fine condition. $20.00.

THE NEW YORKER ALBUM, 1950-1955, ALBUM. Unpaginated. Color & black &
white cartoon illustrations throughout. Cloth in chipped & torn dust
jacket. Quarto. NY: Harper, (1955). Very good condition in fair jacket
with protective mylar wrapper. $25.00.

Cameron, Robert. ABOVE PARIS. 160 pgs. Color photographic plates
throughout. Cloth in dust jacket. Oblong quarto. SF: Cameron, (1984).
1st Edition. Near fine condition in like jacket with protective mylar
wrapper. $15.00.

Schnapper, Antoine. DAVID. 315 pgs with bibliography & index. 191
illustrations, 40 in color. Cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Quarto.
Fribourg, Suisse: Office du Livre, (1980). Fine condition in like
jacket with protective mylar wrapper. A study of the art & life of
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1823) who lived through the most eventful
period in all French history, from the Ancient Regime to the
Restoration. Text in French. $40.00.

THE SHOGUN AGE EXHIBITION FROM THE TOKUGAWA ART MUSEUM, JAPAN. 279 pgs
with index. Color photos throughout. Color pictorial wrappers. Quarto.
Japan: Shogun Age Exhibition Executive Committee, (1983). Fine
condition. $25.00.

TAMARA DE LEMPICKA: The Major Works of Tamara Lempicka, 1925 to 1935.
77 pgs. Color & black & white reproductions throughout. Color
pictorial stiff wrappers. Quarto. (London): Idea editions, (1982).
Small bookstore label inside rear cover; otherwise, very good
condition. DLR $14.00.

Farley, James. JIM FARLEY'S STORY: THE ROOSEVELT YEARS. 388 pgs with
index. Photos. Cloth in chipped dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Whittlesey,
(1948). Edgewear; otherwise, good condition in like jacket with
protective mylar wrapper. In print 1997 @ $59.75. Our price: $30.00.

Cavalli-Bjorkman, Gorel & Bo Lindwall. THE WORLD OF CARL LARSSON. 193
pgs. Color reproductions throughout. Color pictorial boards. Oblong
quarto. La Jolla, CA: Green Tiger Press, 1982. Near fine condition. In
print 1997 @ $39.95. Our price: $20.00.

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