FS: 2ND Miscellany of NEW ARRIVALS, Thurs., Nov. 13th

[Acorn Books]

This is a list of new arrivals from Acorn Books. Book(s) shipped on
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Hirokawa, Taishi. SONOMAMA SONOMAMA: High Fashion in the Japanese
Countryside. Unpaged. Photographic plates throughout. Pictorial tan
paper wrappers. Folio. San Francisco: Chronicle, (1987). 1st Edition.
Very good+ condition. Hirowaka's images of Japanese villagers dressed
in fashionable garb. $45.00.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF THE CANAL DEPARTMENT ON THE TOLLS,
TRADE & TONNAGE OF THE CANALS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 211 pgs. Bound
in new dark brown fabricoid, with original front printed wrapper.
Imperial octavo. Albany, NY: Van Benthuysen, 1858. Inked signature on
front cover; otherwise, very good condition. $100.00.

Miller, John. GUADALCANAL: THE FIRST OFFENSIVE. 413 pgs with
bibliography & index. Photos & fold-out maps throughout. Dark green
cloth without dust jacket. Imperial octavo. Washington, DC: Department
of the Army, 1949. 1st Edition. Very good condition. From the "War in
the Pacific" subseries of the "United States Army in World War II"
series. $30.00.

WONDERFUL AUSTRALIA IN PICTURES. 224 pgs with index. Color & black &
white photos throughout. Cloth in chipped dust jacket. Octavo.
Melbourne, Australia: Colorgravure, no date (c.1960's). 3rd Printing.
Good+ condition in good jacket with protective mylar wrapper.
Photographic tour of Australia. $20.00.

Binyon, Laurence. ENGLISH WATERCOLOURS FROM THE WORK OF TURNER,
GIRTIN, COTMAN, CONSTABLE & BONINGTON. 9 text pages + 12 color plates.
Tan cloth, without dust jacket. Folio. NY: Iris, (1939). Light foxing;
covers sunned; otherwise, good condition. $15.00.

Schiller, Ely (Editor). THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS OF JERUSALEM: The Old
City. 252 pgs. Photographic plates throughout. Cloth in gold dust
jacket. Quarto. Jerusalem: Ariel, (1980). Text in Hebrew & English.
Very good condition in like jacket with protective mylar wrapper.
$30.00.

Bewick, Thomas & John. SELECT FABLES; with Woodcuts designed &
engraved by the Bewicks & others previous to the year 1784: together
with a Memoir; & a Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Mssrs.
Bewick. 332 pgs. Marbled endpapers. Rebound in dark green morocco fine
binding with gilt decorations & paneled spine. Octavo. Newcastle,
England: Hodgson, 1820. 1st Edition. Endsheets lightly foxed;
otherwise, near fine condition. $350.00.

Calmann, Gerta. EHRET: FLOWER PAINTER EXTRAORDINARY. 160 pgs with
bibliography & index. Color & black & white plates throughout. Cloth
in pictorial yellow dust jacket. Folio. Boston: New York Graphic
Society, (1977). 1st U.S. Edition. Near fine condition in like jacket
with protective mylar wrapper. $60.00.

Kalidasa. SAKUNTALA. Translated by Michael Coulson. 12 color plates at
rear. Light blue moire cloth. Slipcased. Quarto. London: Folio
Society, 1992. 1st Edition Thus. Fine condition in like case. $20.00.

CHAGALL IN JERUSALEM. 192 pgs. Color & black & white reproductions
throughout; photos. Cloth in dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Leon Amiel,
(1983). Fine condition in like jacket with protective mylar wrapper.
"Tells & shows how Chagall rose to the challenge of transforming the
black walls & floor of the State Reception Hall of the Knesset in
Jerusalem." Special issue of the XXe Siecle Review. $45.00.

Caesar, Julius. THE GALLIC WARS. Translated by John Warrington. 228
pgs. Illustrated by Bruno Bramanti. Marbled boards with tan cloth
back. Slipcased. Quarto. NY: Heritage Press, (1955). Near fine
condition in like case. $25.00.

Stein, Sally. MARION POST WOLCOTT: FSA PHOTOGRAPHS. 48 pgs.
Photographic plates throughout. Pictorial grey paper wrappers. Octavo.
Carmel, CA: Friends of Photography, (1983). Untitled #34. Covers
lightly sunned; otherwise, good+ condition. $15.00.

Wardrop, A.E. DAYS & NIGHTS WITH INDIAN BIG GAME. 212 pgs with index.
Photos. Rebound in marbled boards in three-quarter maroon cloth.
Octavo. London: Macmillan, 1923. 1st Edition. Fine condition. $125.00.

Bruce, Candice. EUGEN VON GUERARD. 139 pgs with bibliography. Color &
black & white reproductions throughout; map endpapers. Pictorial paper
wrappers. Square octavo. Canberra: Australian National Gallery,
(1980). Rubber stamp on front free endpaper; otherwise, very good
condition. $25.00.

United States Army Special Warfare School. MONTAGNARD TRIBAL GROUPS OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VIET-NAM. 230 pgs with bibliography. Photos. Stapled
pictorial terra-cotta & orange paper wrappers. Quarto. Fort Bragg, NC:
1965. 2nd Edition. Good+ condition. $20.00.

Kaul, Cynthia. HARBORS OF ENCHANTMENT: A Yachtsman's Anthology. 287
pgs. Color photos throughout; maps. Cloth in pictorial dark blue dust
jacket. Quarto. Waitsfield, VT: Concepts, (1989). 1st Edition [so
stated]. Fine condition in like jacket with protective mylar wrapper.
"Explores the world's best or most-favored destinations of seafaring
folk, including such grand harbors as Hong Kong & Sydney & lesser
known hideaways on the coasts of Turkey & Thailand." $25.00.

Newlin, Carl Albert. THE CROW & OTHER POEMS WITH HAND LETTERING & LINE
DRAWINGS. Unpaged. Drawings throughout. Cloth in tan dust jacket.
Quarto. Boston: Boston Book & Art Shop, (1967). 1st Edition. Fine
condition in like jacket with protective mylar wrapper. $25.00.

Barnes, Margaret. YEARS OF GRACE. Illustrated. Silk endpapers. Gilt
decorative full brown morocco fine binding. All edges gilt. Octavo.
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1976. Fine condition. $32.50.

Forstmann Woolen Co. SKILLED HANDS. 29 pgs. Color illustrations
throughout. Gilt decorative dark brown morocco. Octavo. Passaic, NJ:
Privately printed, (1944). Edition limited to 1200 copies. Small red
"star" rubber stamp on first three leaves; spine rubbed; otherwise,
good condition. History of this "fine woolens" mill. $20.00.

SAN MIGUEL CHAPEL: Historic Structure Report & Master Plan. 57 pgs
with notes. Photos, drawings & plans throughout. Pictorial tan paper
wrappers. Oblong octavo. Santa Fe, NJ:
Johnson-Nestor/Architects-Planners, (1978). Architectural
investigation of the San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico with
historical & archaeological background information. $15.00.

Fabri, Charles. A HISTORY OF INDIAN DRESS. 106 pgs with bibliography &
index. Color & black & white drawings throughout. Pictorial white
paper wrappers. Octavo. Calcutta, India: Orient Longmans, (1961). Good
condition. Traces the history & development of Indian traditional
dress. $15.00.

Adams, Henry. THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 530 pgs
with index. Illustrated. Silk endpapers. Gilt decorative full brown
morocco fine binding. All edges gilt. Octavo. Franklin Center, PA:
Franklin Library, 1982. Fine condition. $32.50.

REPORT ON THE WAR IN VIETNAM (AS OF JUNE 1968): Section I - Report on
Air & Navbal Campaigns against North Vietnam & Pacific Command-Wide
Support of the War... by Admiral U.S.G. Sharp, and Section II - Report
on Operations in South Vietnam.... by Gen. W.C. Westmoreland. 347 pgs.
Photos & maps, many folding, throughout. Light blue paper wrappers.
Quarto. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968. Spine
sunned; rear cover creased; otherwise, very good condition. $40.00.

Moss, Susan. THE HOWARDS: First Family of Bay Area Modernism. 120 pgs
with bibliography. Color & black & white photos throughout. Grey paper
wrappers. Oblong octavo. Oakland, CA: Oakland Museum, (1988). Fine
condition. Story of the artists, architects & patrons of the Howard
family. $15.00.

Hillary, Edmund. FROM THE OCEAN TO THE SKY. 273 pgs with index. Color
& black & white photos throughout; maps. Cloth in lightly sunned dust
jacket. Octavo. NY: Viking, (1979). 1st U.S. Edition. Blind stamp on
half-title page; otherwise, very good condition in good+ jacket with
protective mylar wrapper. The conqueror of Everest returns to the
Himalayas by water, following the Ganges from its mouth upriver to its
glacial sources. $17.50.

Inn, Henry. CHINESE HOUSES & GARDENS. 148 pgs. Photos & drawings
throughout. Cloth in lightly chipped orange dust jacket. Quarto. NY:
Bonanza, (1950). Very good+ condition in like jacket with protective
mylar wrapper. Treatise on the history & philosophy of Chinese
architecture. In print 1997 @ $39.95. Our price: $20.00.

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