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CURIOSITIES & COLLECTIBLES SOME INTERESTING BOOKS THAT CAME OUR WAY CATALOG AAUW BOOK FAIR THIRTY October 25 – 28, 2012 Arlington Museum of Art, 201 W. Main, Arlington, Texas 76010 A Sale of Used and Collectible Books Arlington Branch AAUW SALE HOURS Thursday 4-8 PM, Friday 10 AM-7 PM, Saturday 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM Thursday $5.00 donation Friday-Sunday free admission Sunday: catalog books discounted up to 50% Catalog Table of Contents List of Books: Americana # 1-11 American Indian #12-16 Architecture #17-20 Art, Music & Theater #21-32 Biography #33-42 Children #43-52 Ephemera #53-57 History & Military #58-63 Hobbies, Collecting, & Cookbooks #64-67 International #68-73 Literature & More #74-80 Science & Nature #81-90 Sports #91-94 Texana #95-107 Abbreviations Condition of Books Size of Books: unless otherwise listed, books are 8vo. AAUW Information There’s more! Check out Curiosities & Collectibles! Payment for purchases at Book Fair may be in cash or by check only. Catalog books not sold at closing on Sunday will be available for on-line purchase. To purchase, contact Brenda at [email protected]. 1 CURIOSITIES & COLLECTIBLES CATALOG 2012 AMERICANA 1. ACROSS THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS: The Press Expedition, 1889-90, Robert L. Wood. The Mountaineers & the University of Washington Press: Seattle, 1967, 1st. Photos & maps. VG/VG $10.00 In 1889, the Seattle Press sponsored an expedition of six men, four dogs, and two mules to explore the mysterious snow- capped Olympics. 2. BACK YARD GIANTS, Susan Warren. Bloomsbury: New York, 2007. VG/VG $8.00 This Arlington, Texas author follows amateur botanists across the USA observing the fierce competition to grow the biggest pumpkin, finding it involves sabotage & treachery. 3. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Its First Hundred Years, Vol. 1-3. Knopf: New York, 1943, Vol. 1, 1st. Tribune: Chicago, 1945 & 1946, Vol. 2 & 3, 1st & 1st. lg 8vo all vol. VG/ndj Set of 3/$21.00 Includes laid-in program for 1947 Annual Spring Luncheon with list of continuous attendees since 1923. 4. DARE COUNTY: A History, David Stick. North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources: Raleigh, 1980. Photos b/w. VG pb $4.00 The story of the Outer Banks and the people who lived and worked there, starting with the Roanoke Colonies in 1587. 5. FINDING GRACE: The Face of America’s Homeless, Lynn Blodgett, signed. Earth Aware: San Rafael, CA; 2007, 1st. Photo portraits. Folio NF/NF $20.00 6. FLORIDA COWMAN: A History of Florida Cattle Raising, Joe A. Akerman, Jr. Florida Cattleman’s Association: Kissimmee, FL; 1976. NF/NF $12.00 Includes lain-in brochure “Kissimmee Cow Camp” & news article dated 7/15/62. 7. A HISTORY OF LIVESTOCK RAISING IN THE UNITED STATES 1607-1860, James Westfall Thompson. Agricultural History Series No. 5. United States Department of Agriculture: Washington, DC; November 1942. 4to VG pb $30.00 From the first domestic animals brought to the New World by European colonists, horses, cattle, sheep, and swine spread in all directions with the settlers. By mid-1800, livestock raising had become a major industry across the nation. 8. INTERPRETATIONS 1933-1935, Walter Lippman. Macmillan Co.: New York, 1936. VG/ndj $6.00 150 articles covering almost three years, from before FDR’s first inauguration to the ending of the Congressional session in August 1935—a distinct phase in American political history. 9. THE NEW FRONTIER COLORING BOOK, Joe B. Nation. J. B. Nation Publications: Richardson, TX, 1962. 4to VG pb $2.00 A satirical look at and spoof of the Kennedy administration. 10. OF MIKES AND MEN, Jane Woodfin; illus. Paul Galdone. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.: New York, 1951. VG/ndj $12.00 Delightful drawings and humorous stories about working at KUKU radio in Portland, Oregon during the early 1930’s. 11. STAR TREK TURNS 30! TV Guide. “Special Collectors’ Series, #3 of 4 Covers This Week.” News America Publications Inc.: Radnor, PA: August 24, 1966. 12mo VG pb $6.00 2 AMERICAN INDIAN 12. BIG FALLING SNOW: A Tewa-Hopi Indian’s Life and Times and the History and Traditions of His People, Albert Yava; Harold Courlander, editor & annotator. Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1978. G+/G $10.00 “…whose life spanned a critical period of adaptation by his people to… a flood of white culture and authority across the mesas of Northern Arizona.” 13. HOPI PAINTING: The World of the Hopis, Patricia Janis Broder. E. P. Dutton: New York, 1978, 1st. 4to NF/NF $15.00 14. ILLUSTRATED TLINGIT LEGENDS, Tresham Gregg, signed. Tresham Gregg/ Sea Wolf and Whale Riders Galleries: Haines, Alaska; 1984. 4to VG pb $8.00 15. PRAYER TO THE GREAT MYSTERY: The Uncollected Writings and Photography of Edward S. Curtis, Edward S. Curtis; Gerald Nausman & Bob Kapoun, ed. St. Martin’s Press: New York, 1995, 1st. lg 8vo F/F $18.00 16. THE SWEET GRASS LIVES ON: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists, Jamake Highwater. Lippincott & Crowell, Publishers: New York, 1980, 1st. 4to VG/VG $15.00 ARCHITECTURE 17. BRIDGES, Judith Dupre; introductory interview with Frank Gehry. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers: New York, 1997. oblong 8x18 NF/ndj $8.00 From the 1st century Romans through the 20th century, Bridges presents a panorama of some of the most famous bridges ever constructed. 18. INTERNATIONAL STYLE: Modernist Architecture from 1925-1965, Hasan-Uddin Khan. Taschen: Koln, Germany; 1998. Taschen’s World Architecture Series. Folio F/NF $12.00 19. SPLENDOR OF THE GODS, Flavio Conti; trans. Patrick Greagh. HBJ Press: Boston, 1978. The Grand Tour Series. 4to VG/VG $14.00 Journey through time and space exploring cathedrals, mosques, and temples from ancient civilizations to the Twentieth Century, magnificent enduring creations in stone, wood, steel and glass. 20. UNCONVENTIONAL BUILDERS, Alan Van Dine. J. G. Ferguson Publishing Co.: Chicago, 1977. oblong 4to NF/VG $8.00 What were the stories behind Ireland’s curious towers, Machu Picchu, igloos, and the Great Wall of China? This book reveals the people and narratives behind these and fourteen other famous constructions. B/W and full color illustrations and photographs. ART, MUSIC & THEATER 21. AMERICAN FOLK SCULPTURE, Robert Bishop. “A Fully Illustrated Survey of Authentic American Form.” Bonanza Books: New York, 1985 [1st 1974]. 700 B/W illustrations, 100 color plates. 4to F/F $22.00 22. AMERICAN PAINTINGS: Selections from Amon Carter Museum, Linda Ayres, Jane Myers, Mark Thistlethwaite, & Ron Tyler. Oxmoor House: Birmingham, 1986, 1st. oblong 4to NF/NF $10.00 3 23. ANGELS IN ART, Nancy Grubb. Artabras: New York, 1995, 1st. 4to F/F $16.00 ”A fresh look at an ancient subject… most lavish book of angelic art ever published.” Includes works by Fra Angelico, Bernini, and Rembrandt. 24. BERLINER THEATERWINTER, ritz n el ans o hm. i en r dler erla : Berlin, 1927. German text. G pb $10.00 "A compilation in German of the extremely active theater, opera and art season in Berlin during the winter of 1927. Contains 99 sepia toned photographs from 55 different staged plays. (See the dramatic staging of Shaw's Major Barbara on p. 47.)" List of persons connected with German theater. 25. THE DREAMS OF DONALD ROLLER WILSON. Hawthorn Books, Inc.: New York, 1979, 1st. oblong 8vo NF pb $8.00 “My paintings are reports which I bring home from my wanderings…” Color & b/w plates of Wilson’s oil paintings of bizarre and arresting subjects, many titled in rhyme. 26. THE ENGLISH BALLET, W. J. Turner. William Collins of London, 1944. Britain In Pictures Series. G+/G+ $4.00 “With 8 plates in colour, 4 photographs, and 18 illustrations in black & white.” 27. FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs, Amy L. Cohn, compiler. Scholastic Inc.: New York, 1993. 4to VG/G $20.00 “American folktales, folk songs, poems and essays, placed in historical context are brought together with over 300 original illustrations…” 28. ISLAMIC ART AND PATRONAGE: Treasures From Kuwait, Esin Atil, ed. The Al-Sabah Collection, Fort Worth Kimbell Art Museum. Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.: New York, 1990. 4to VG pb $14.00 29. LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, Alastair Duncan. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publ.: New York, 1992. 116 illustrations, 53 full-color plates. 4to NF/NF $25.00 “Examines Tiffany’s life and career from his beginnings as a painter… to his spectacular and innovative designs for the homes of America’s magnates and luminaries.” 30. MANMADE PLANET, Wolfgang Volz, photographer; Bernard Mensch & Peter Pachniche, ed. Exhibition Catalog from Ludwig Gallerie, Cologne, Germany. Includes work of Christo & Jeanne-Claude. Nurture New York’s Nature: np, 2003. o lon 8vo N /ndj $12.00 31. PAINTING OF CENTRAL ASIA, Mario Bussagli. Skira: Geneva, 1963. Treasures of Asia Series, Vol 6. 4to VG/ndj $10.00 68 tipped-in color plates. Map of caravan routes and art centers in Central Asia. 32. TUDOR HISTORY OF PAINTING IN 1000 COLOR REPRODUCTIONS, Robert Maillard. Tudor Publishing Co.: New York, 1961. Special Edition/leatherette & gilt. NF/ndj $8.00 BIOGRAPHY (also see TEXANA) 33. THE EMISSARY: A Life of Enzo Sereni, Ruth Bondy. Afterword by Golda Meir; translated from Hebrew by Shlomo Katz. Little, Brown & Co.: Boston, 1977, 1st Am. Photos. NF/VG $10.00 An early Zionist from Italy and a “pioneer” in Palestine in1927. 4 34. A FELLOW OF INFINITE JEST [Laurence Sterne 1713-1768], Thomas Yoseloff. Prentice-Hall, Inc.: New York, 1945. G/ndj $6.00 Biography of novelist and satirist of wide influence in England & the European continent during the 1700’s. 35. A HILLTOP ON THE MARNE: Being Letters Written June 3—September 8, 1914, Mildred Aldrich.