FS: 1st Miscellany of 25 NEW ARRIVALS, Tues., Oct 24, 2000.

[Acorn Books]

1. Andersen, Hans Christian. FAIRY TALES. Color illustrations by Kay
Nielsen. Cloth in white dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Viking, (1981). Fine
condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $24.50
[130475]

2. Antal, Frederick. FLORENTINE PAINTING & ITS SOCIAL BACKGROUND: The
Bourgeois Republic Before Cosimo De' Medici's Advent to Power - XIV &
Early XV Centuries. 388 pgs with index. 160 Reproductions. Red paper
wrappers. Octavo. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1986. Fine
condition. $25.00 [130480]

3. Aronson, Theo. THE KING IN LOVE: King Edward VII's Mistresses -
Lillie Langtry, Daisy Warwick, Alice Keppel & Others. 301 pgs with
index. Photos. Cloth in black dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Harper & Row,
(1988). 1st U.S. Edition [so stated]. Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. $15.00 [130462]

4. Baer, Morley & David Rains Wallace. THE WILDER SHORE. Foreword by
Wallace Stegner. 162 pgs with index. Color & black & white photos
throughout. San Francisco: Sierra Club, (1984). 1st Edition [so
stated]. Fine condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper.
A celebration of California's landscape. $37.50 [130500]

5. THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY. 367 pgs with index. Color & black & white
photos throughout. Cloth in silver dust jacket. Folio. San Francisco:
Chronicle Books, (2000). 1st Edition. Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. A lavishly illustrated Beatles
"autobiography." In print 2000 @ $60.00 Our price: $37.50 [130488]

6. Berrall, Julia. A HISTORY OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT. 175 pgs. Color &
black & white photos & drawings throughout. Pictorial blue & green
paper wrappers. Quarto. (NY): Thames & Hudson, (1978). Revised
Edition. Previous owner's inked inscription on front free endpaper;
otherwise, very good+ condition. $21.50 [130474]

7. [Bogart] Meyers, Jeffrey. BOGART: A Life in Hollywood. 369 pgs with
index. Photos. Cloth in red & black dust jacket. Octavo. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 1st Edition. Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. In print 2000 @ $27.00 Our price: $15.00
[130484]

8. Bremmer, Robert H. (Editor). CHILDREN & YOUTH IN AMERICA: A
Documentary History - Volume II, 1866-1932 (Parts 1-6 & Parts 7-8).
Two volume set. Photos. Cloth in white dust jackets. Quarto.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971. Fine condition with
like jackets in protective mylar wrappers. New 2000 @ $117.00. Our
price for the Set: $70.00 [130458]

9. Bridges, Derek. FLOWER ARRANGER'S BIBLE. 144 pgs with index. Color
photos throughout. Cloth in red & green dust jacket. Quarto. London:
Cresset, (1989). Fine condition with like jacket in protective mylar
wrapper. $46.50 [130473]

10. [Capote] Plimpton, George. TRUMAN CAPOTE: In Which Various
Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, & Detractors Recall His Turbulent
Career. 498 pgs with index. Photos. Cloth in black & silver dust
jacket. Octavo. NY: Doubleday, (1997). 1st Edition [so stated]. Fine
condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. In print 2000
@ $35.00 Our price: $21.00 [130485]

11. Coleman, Rona & Sylvia Pepper. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FLOWER
ARRANGING: Decorating with Fresh, Dried & Pressed Flowers. 254 pgs
with index. Color photos throughout. Cloth in off-white dust jacket.
Quarto. Secaucus, NJ: Wellfleet, (1989). Fine condition with like
jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $15.00 [130469]

12. Conder, Susan et al. FLOWER ARRANGING: A Step-By-Step Guide. 205
pgs with index. Color photos throughout. Cloth in patterned pink dust
jacket. Quarto. (NY): Mallard, (1990). Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. $22.50 [130471]

13. Conder, Susan et al. FLOWERS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 96 pgs with
index. Color photos throughout. Cloth in cream dust jacket. Quarto.
Stamford, CT: Longmeadow, (1991). Fine condition with like jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. $22.50 [130472]

14. Cosindas, Marie. COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS. With an essay by Tom Wolfe.
143 pgs. Color photos throughout. Cloth in sunned tan dust jacket.
Quarto. Boston: New York Graphic Society, (1978). 1st Edition [so
stated]. Fine condition with very good+ jacket in protective mylar
wrapper. $65.00 [130493]

15. Drury, Allen. A THING OF STATE. Cloth in black dust jacket.
Octavo. NY: Scribner’s, (1995). 1st Edition. Presentation copy signed
by the author. Fine condition with like jacket in protective mylar
wrapper. $20.00 [130478]

16. Duke, Vernon. PASSPORT TO PARIS. 502 pgs with index. Photos. Cloth
in foxed white dust jacket. Octavo. Boston: Little, Brown, (1955). 1st
Edition [so stated]. Very good+ condition with very good jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. Autobiography of the musician who wrote
"April in Paris," among other popular tunes. $18.50 [130457]

17. ELIOT PORTER. 275 pgs with index. Color photos throughout. Cloth
in white dust jacket. Quarto. Boston: Little, Brown, (1987). 1st
Edition [so stated]. Fine condition with like jacket in protective
mylar wrapper. "Combining Porter's life story with more than 130 of
his finest photographs." $40.00 [130492]

18. Farrow, Mia. WHAT FALLS AWAY: A Memoir. 370 pgs. Photos. Cloth in
cream dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Doubleday, (1997). 1st Edition [so
stated]. Fine condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper.
In print 2000 @ $25.00 Our price: $15.00 [130487]

19. Gans, David. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD: The Grateful Dead
Interview Book. 342 pgs. Photos. Blue and white paper wrappers.
Octavo. NY: Citadel, (1991). Very good + condition. An inside look at
the history & music of the Grateful Dead. Presentation copy signed by
author. $16.50 [130491]

20. Hackworth, David H. & Tom Mathews. HAZARDOUS DUTY: America's Most
Decorated Living Soldier Reports from the Front & Tells it the Way It
Is. 350 pgs with index. Cloth in black dust jacket. Octavo. NY:
Morrow, (1996). 1st Edition [so stated]. Fine condition with like
jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $15.00 [130453]

21. Hillier, Malcolm. THE BOOK OF FRESH FLOWERS: A Complete Guide to
Selecting & Arranging. 255 pgs with index. Color photos throughout.
Cloth in white dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Simon & Schuster, (1988). Fine
condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. New 2000 @
$35.00. Our price: $18.00 [130470]

22. [Hirschfeld] Atkinson, Brooks. BROADWAY SCRAPBOOK. 312 pgs with
index. Illustrated by Hirschfeld. Cloth in lightly chipped & sunned
blue & orange dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Theatre Arts, (1947). Very
good+ condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. "A
scintillating record of plays & personalities taken from Atkinson's
Sunday articles." In print 2000 @ $69.50 Our price: $42.00 [130463]

23. Hockney, David. 72 DRAWINGS. Unpaged. Color & black & white
reproductions throughout. Pictorial paper wrappers. Octavo. London:
Jonathan Cape, (1971). Very good + condition. Presentation copy signed
by author. $55.00 [130494]

24. Isby, David C. WAR IN A DISTANT COUNTRY - AFGHANISTAN: Invasion &
Resistance. 128 pgs with index. Photos. Cloth in white dust jacket.
Octavo. London: Arms & Armour, (1989). Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. An assessment of the conflict between
Afghanistan & Russia. $15.00 [130460]

25. Katsh, M. Ethan. THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA & THE TRANSFORMATION OF LAW.
347 pgs with index. Cloth in black dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Oxford
University Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. "Exploring the broad influence of
computers & television on the evolution of the legal process." In
print 2000 @ $75.00 Our price: $25.00 [130464]

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