FS: 2nd Miscellany of 25 NEW ARRIVALS, Sun., Aug 22, 1999.

[Acorn Books]

26. Hutchinson, Robert. FOR THE LOVE OF GOLDEN RETRIEVERS. 112 pgs.
Color photos throughout. Cloth in dark purple dust jacket. Folio. San
Francisco: BrownTrout, (1998). Mint - as new. Book packed with photos
of Golden Retrievers. $15.00 [101053]

27. Hutchinson, Robert. FOR THE LOVE OF LABRADOR RETRIEVERS. 112 pgs.
Color photos throughout. Cloth in black dust jacket. Folio. San
Francisco: BrownTrout, (1998). Mint - as new. Book packed with photos
of Labs. $15.00 [101055]

28. Hutchinson, Robert. FOR THE LOVE OF PUGS. 112 pgs. Color photos
throughout. Cloth in grey dust jacket. Folio. San Francisco:
BrownTrout, (1998). Mint - as new. Book packed with photos of Pugs.
$17.50 [101059]

29. [Itten] Birren, Faber (Editor). THE ELEMENTS OF COLOR: A Treatise
on the Color System of Johannes Itten. 95 pgs. Color illustrations.
Cloth in lightly chipped black dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Van Nostrand
Reinhold, (1970). 1st Edition. Very good condition with like jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. The famous color teachings in an
easy-to-understand & convenient format for ready reference on desk or
easel. New 1999 @ $24.95. Our price: $16.50 [101058]

30. Johnston, Johanna. THE LIFE, MANNERS, & TRAVELS OF FANNY TROLLOPE:
A Biography. 242 pgs with bibliography & index . Illustrated. Cloth in
price-clipped, lightly chipped purple dust jacket. Octavo. NY:
Hawthorn, (1978). 1st Edition. Very good condition with good+ jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. $17.50 [101011]

31. Lacouture, Jean. HISTOIRE DE FRANCE EN 100 TABLEAUX. 213 pgs with
index. Color reproductions. Cloth in red & black dust jacket. Imperial
octavo. Paris: France Lousirs, (1996). Mint-as new. The history of
France in 100 paintings. Text in French. $25.00 [101054]

32. Lucero, Helen & Suzanne Baizerman. CHIMAYO WEAVING: The
Transformation of a Tradition. 231 pgs with index. Color & black &
white photos throughout. Cloth in white dust jacket. Quarto.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1999). Mint - as new.
$48.50 [101051]

33. Maddux, Vernon R. JOHN HITTSON: Cattle King on the Texas &
Colorado Frontier. 214 pgs with bibliography & index. Illustrated.
Cloth in grey & black dust jacket. Octavo. Niwat: University of
Colorado, (1994). 1st Edition. Fine condition with like jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. The first book-length biography of this
remarkable frontiersman. $26.50 [101016]

34. Maitre-Allain, Thierry. LE NOUVEAU MANUEL DE L'AQUARIUM. 335 pgs
with bibliography & index. Color photos & black & white line drawings
throughout. Blue pictorial boards. Octavo. Paris: France Loisirs,
(1992). Fine condition. A complete guide for the establishment & care
of aquariums. Text in French. $15.00 [101012]

35. Marsh, Ngaio. THE NURSING HOME MURDERS. Cloth in worn internally
tape-reinforced yellow dust jacket. Octavo. NY: World, (1943). 2nd
printing. Good+ condition with good jacket in protective mylar
wrapper. $16.50 [101033]

36. McElroy, John. THE STRUGGLE FOR MISSOURI. 293 pgs. Portraits &
maps with color frontispiece. Light green paper wrappers. 12mo.
Washington, DC: National Tribune, 1913. Covers damped & marked; bottom
edge spotted; otherwise, fair condition. $28.50 [101029]

37. McFarlane, Shona. DUNEDIN: PORTRAIT OF A CITY. 96 pgs. Color &
black & white drawings throughout. Cloth in light blue pictorial dust
jacket. Quarto. New Zealand: Whitcoulls, (1977). Previous owner's
inked inscription on front endpaper; otherwise, near fine condition
with very good+ jacket in protective mylar wrapper. Loving portrait of
this charming seaside Scottish city. $16.50 [101041]

38. Meltzer, Milton. TEN QUEENS: Portraits of Women of Power. 134 pgs.
Color drawings throughout. Boards in lavender dust jacket. Quarto. NY:
Dutton's Children's Books, (1998). Mint - as new. Monarchs who ruled
in their own right: Esther, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Zenobia, Eleanor of
Aquitaine, Isabel of Spain, Elizabeth I, Christina of Sweden, Maria
Theresa & Catherine the Great. $15.00 [101046]

39. Mitchell, Doug. HARLEY-DAVIDSON: The American Motorcycle. 96 pgs
with index. Color photos throughout. Black boards, without dust
jacket. Quarto. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, (1996).
1st Edition. Fine condition. $15.00 [101044]

40. Padelsky, Londie et al. OUTHOUSES: Images & Contemplations. 112
pgs. Color photos throughout. Cloth in green dust jacket. Folio. San
Francisco: BrownTrout, (1998). Mint - as new. $15.00 [101060]

41. Padelsky, Londie et al. OUTHOUSES: Images & Contemplations. 112
pgs. Color photos throughout. Cloth in green dust jacket. Folio. San
Francisco: BrownTrout, (1998). Mint - as new. $15.00 [101062]

42. Queen Marguerite of Navarre. THE HEPTAMERON. Frontispiece. Cloth
in lightly chipped, white dust jacket. Octavo. London: Elek, (1959).
1st Edition Thus. Very good condition with good+ jacket in protective
mylar wrapper. $20.00 [101030]

43. Roden, H. W. WAKE FOR A LADY. Cloth in lightly chipped red dust
jacket. Octavo. NY: Morrow, 1946. 1st Edition. Very good condition
with good+ jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $17.50 [101009]

44. Suares, J. C. & J. Spencer Beck. UNCOMMON GRACE: Reminiscences &
Photographs of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. 128 pgs. Photos.
Cloth in lightly chipped gold dust jacket. Imperial octavo.
Charlottesville: Thomasson-Gran, (1994). Previous owner's inscription
on front free endpaper; otherwise, very good+ condition with very good
jacket in protective mylar wrapper. A rich combination of personal
reminiscences & more than 100 photographs. New 1999 @ $24.95. Our
price: $15.00 [101039]

45. Sykes, James. MARY ANNE DISRAELI: The Story of Viscountess
Beaconsfield. 246 pgs with index. Photos & drawings. Dark cloth,
without dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Appleton, 1928. 1st U.S. Edition.
Light mark on front endpaper; edges & few interior pages lightly
spotted; otherwise, good+ condition. $16.50 [101034]

46. Taff, Julie Stetzko. LIGHTHOUSES: A Photographic Tour. 112 pgs.
Color photos throughout. Cloth in dark red dust jacket. Folio. San
Francisco: BrownTrout, (1998). Mint - as new. $15.00 [101056]

47. Truss, Seldon. THE TRUTH ABOUT CLAIRE VERYAN. Cloth in beige dust
jacket. Octavo. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1957. 1st Edition. Very
good condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $15.00
[101021]

48. Vandercook, John W. KING CANE: The Story of Sugar in Hawaii. 192
pgs with index. Illustrated. Green cloth, without dust jacket. Octavo.
NY: Harper, 1939. 1st Edition [so stated]. Very good condition. The
story of sugar & its influence on the formation & development of
Hawaii today. $50.00 [101028]

49. Verdet, Catherine & Jean-Pierre Verdet. THE GRAND LOUVRE. 201 pgs.
Photos. Cloth in grey & black dust jacket. Octavo. Paris: Hatier,
(1989). Near fine condition with like jacket in protective mylar
wrapper. Presented by I. M. Pei & Francois Mitterand. $55.00 [101042]

50. Wyeth, Andrew. THE HELGA PICTURES. 208 pgs with bibliography &
index . Color reproductions. Cloth in pictorial black dust jacket.
Imperial octavo. NY: Abrams, (1987). Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. This book presents, for the first & only
time, every work in the Helga series-from small sketches of her eyes
to lush full-body tempuras. $60.00 [101038]

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