FS: 2nd Miscellany of 25 NEW ARRIVALS, Tues., Apr 24, 2001

[Acorn Books]

26. McLean, Jim & John Andrisani. THE X-FACTOR SWING: And Other
Secrets to Power & Distance. 109 pgs. Photos throughout. Cloth in blue
dust jacket. Octavo. (NY): Harper Collins, (1996). 1st Edition [so
stated]. Near fine condition with like jacket in protective mylar
wrapper. In print 2001 @ $23. Our price: $15.00 [138292]

27. Mitchell, Larry G. AMC MUSCLE CARS. 128 pgs with index. Color &
black & white photos throughout. Green paper wrappers. Imperial
octavo. Osceola, WI: MBI, (2000). Fine condition. $15.00 [138290]

28. Moss, A. J. Ernest. TEXTILES AND FABRICS: Their Care and
Preservation. NY: Chemical, 1961. 1st U.S. Edition. Near fine
condition with chipped dust jacket. A complete and authoritative
manual on the cleaning and care of textiles. Step by step, the author
follows the goods through a cleaning plant. $17.50 [138291]

29. Newton, Clyde. DYNAMIC SUMO. 136 pgs. Color & black & white photos
throughout. Boards in black dust jacket. Imperial octavo. Tokyo:
Kodansha, (1994). 1st Edition [so stated]. Very good+ condition with
like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $26.50 [138317]

30. O'Connor, Jack & George Goodwin. THE BIG GAME ANIMALS OF NORTH
AMERICA. 264 pgs with index. Illustrated. Cloth in worn pictorial dust
jacket. Folio. NY: Dutton, (1961). Outer edge of lower board browned;
otherwise, very good condition with fair jacket in protective mylar
wrapper. This comprehensive volume covers every North American animal
classified as big game seen from the viewpoints of both a seasoned
hunter-outdoorsman and a scientifically trained naturalist. Includes
field knowledge of the habits of animals and hunting methods as well
as natural histories. $25.00 [138309]

31. Peper, George. GRANDSLAM GOLF: Courses of the Masters, The U.S.
Open, The British Open, The PGA Championship. 303 pgs pgs with
bibliography & index. Color & black & white photos throughout. Cloth
in black dust jacket. Quarto. NY: Abrams, (1991). 1st Edition. Fine
condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $25.00
[138321]

32. [Picasso] Glimcher, Arnold & Marc Glimcher. THE SKETCHBOOKS OF
PICASSO. 349 pgs. Color & black & white photos & reproductions
throughout. Red cloth, without dust jacket. Quarto. Boston: Atlantic
Monthly, (1986). 1st Edition [so stated]. Fine condition. $42.50
[138327]

33. Pickelhaupt, Bill. SHANGHAIED IN SAN FRANCISCO. Foreword by Kevin
Starr. 250 pgs with bibliography & index. Photos & drawings. Pictorial
red paper wrappers. Octavo. San Francisco: Flyblister Press, 1996. 1st
Edition [so stated]. Mint -- as new condition. Recounting of 19th
century waterfront life in the leading port of the West. $17.95
[138339]

34. Pool, John. LID OFF A DAFFODIL: A Book of Palindromes. Unpaged.
Illustrations by Peter Brookes. Yellow paper wrappers. Square octavo.
NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1985). 1st U.S. Edition. Fine
condition. A word, verse, sentence or in this case an entire book that
is the same when read both backward or forwards! $15.00 [138298]

35. Riis, Jacob A. THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN. 443 pgs. Photos &
reproductions. Dark blue cloth with top edge gilt, other edges uncut.
Octavo. NY: Macmillan, 1903. Very good condition with several bumps
along front edge of both boards and two white spots on the spine. Top
and bottom edge of spine are lightly worn. $15.00 [138287]

36. Ritts, Herb. KAZU PHOTOGRAPHED BY HERB RITTS. Unpaged. Photos
throughout. Pictorial black & white boards in grey & white dust
jacket. Quarto. (Japan): (Parco), (1995). 1st Edition. Fine condition
with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper. Kazu in the desert; Kazu
with water; Kazu with balls of varying sizes. $250.00 [138299]

37. Ruark, Robert. THE OLD MAN'S BOY GROWS OLDER. 302 pages. Drawings
by Walter Dower. Cloth with pictorial dust jacket. Octavo. NY: Holt,
Rinehart & Winston, (1961). 1st Edition. Fine condition with lightly
chipped dust jacket with a half-inch tear near spine, otherwise very
good condition. The "outdoor Ruark", newspaper columnist, author,
big-game hunter and world traveler, offers a poetic and nostalgic
reliving of the seasons. $50.00 [138289]

38. Selvadurai, Shyam. FUNNY BOY. 310 pages. Cloth with bronze
pictorial dust jacket. NY: William Morrow, (1994). 2nd printing. Fine
condition with like dust jacket. A haunting novel set in Sri Lanka
about a boy growing up within an extended upper-middle-class family
who discovers his own homosexuality and capacity for love. $15.00
[138296]

39. Singer, Margaret Thaler with Lalich, Janja. CULTS IN OUR MIDST:
The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives. 381 pgs with notes, resource
list & index. Cloth with black dust jacket. Octavo. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, (1995). 1st Edition. Fine condition with like jacket in
protective mylar wrapper. The country's leading authority on cults,
Margaret Thaler Singer, writes with former cult member Janja Lalich to
create a thorough exposé on what cults are and how they work. Offers
vital information on how to help people escape cult entrapments.
$15.00 [138288]

40. Slesin, Suzanne & Stafford Cliff et al. JAPANESE STYLE. 287 pgs
with index. Color photos throughout. Cloth in black dust jacket.
Oblong octavo. (NY): Potter, (1987). Fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. $27.50 [138325]

41. Slocum, Captain Joshua. SAILING THE WORLD ALONE. 157 pgs.
Drawings. Boards in blue and tan dust jacket. Imperial octavo. NY:
Norton, (1984). 1st Edition Thus. Near fine condition with like jacket
in protective mylar wrapper. $25.00 [138313]

42. Taylor, John Russell. ALEC GUINNESS: A CELEBRATION. 184 pgs with
index. Photos throughout. Cloth in pictorial black dust jacket.
Imperial octavo. Boston: Little, Brown, (1984). 1st U.S. Edition [so
stated]. Near fine condition with very good+ dust jacket. Photographs
show every facet of Sir Alec's formidable presence, as well as a
complete listing of his stage and screen appearances. $20.00 [138303]

43. Throckmorton, Peter. THE SEA REMEMBERS. 240 pgs with index. Maps &
photos throughout. Boards in blue dust jacket. Quarto. (NY):
Smithmark, (1991). Near fine condition with like jacket in protective
mylar wrapper. $16.50 [138316]

44. TURNER, E. S. THE PHONEY WAR. 311 with index. Illustrated. Light
brown cloth. Octavo. NY: St. Martin’s, (1962). Spine slightly darkened
with one mark, otherwise very good+ condition. The story of Britain's
home front during 1939-40, this is the picture of a nation under
stress as seen through the eyes of the people--farmers, brewers,
golfers, bee-keepers, prostitutes and fish&chips men--not politicians
or military officers. A combination of farce & calamity, this is
irreverent & entertaining social history. $17.50 [138295]

45. Vickers, Roy Henry. SOLSTICE: The Art of Roy Henry Vickers. 144
pgs with index. Color reproductions throughout. Boards in very dark
blue dust jacket with 1" closed tear in top edge of rear cover.
Quarto. Tofino, British Columbia: Eagle Dancer, (1988). 1st Edition.
Near fine condition with like jacket in protective mylar wrapper.
Signed by author. $100.00 [138320]

46. Waltman, Jerold L. & Donley T. Studlar. POLITICAL ECONOMY: Public
Policies in the United States and Britain. 276 pgs with bibliography &
index. Cloth in red and white dust jacket. Octavo. Jackson, MS:
University Press of Mississippi, (1987). Near fine condition with like
jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $15.00 [138332]

47. Wiesner, Wolfgang. HARLEY DAVIDSON: Photographic History. 224 pgs
with index. Black & white photos throughout. White and blue paper
wrappers with slightly chipped spine. Square octavo. Osceola, WI:
Motorbooks International, (1993). Very good condition. $15.00
[138331]

48. Wigan, Felicity & Victoria Mather. THE ENGLISH DOG AT HOME. 160
pgs. Color photos throughout. Cloth in lightly chipped blue dust
jacket. Quarto. Topsfield, MA: Salem House, (1987). 2nd printing. Fine
condition with very good+ jacket in protective mylar wrapper. $20.00
[138304]

49. Wise, Kelly. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' CHOICE: A Book of Portfolios and
Critical Opinion. 215 pgs with index. Black & white photos throughout.
Slightly wrinkled black paper wrappers. Quarto. Danbury, NH: Addison
House, (1975). Very good condition. $40.00 [138312]

50. Yung, Judy. UNBOUND VOICES: A Documentary History of Chinese Women
in San Francisco. 543 pgs with index. Photos. Pictorial dark green
paper wrappers. Octavo. Berkeley: University of California Press,
(1999). Mint -- as new condition. $19.95 [138341]

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