Monday, January 3, 2011

Weekly Specials

These books are half price until Midnight, Sunday, January 9. You may pay with your PayPal account.

Shipping within the USA is $3.50 for the first book and $1.50 for each additional book. If you want the book shipped elsewhere please contact us for the cost. Thank you.

ART

British Contemporary Painters with an introduction by Andrew C. Ritchie.  Published by the Albright Art Gallery (now Albright-Knox), Buffalo, NY, in 1946.

Thirteen contemporary artists are included in the book with brief bios, their photos and over 50 plates depicting their art work.

Hard Cover, No Dust Jacket, in good condition. The front board is slightly warped and has a few small stains. The top and spine are slightly sunned and the prior owner's name is written on the end page. There is also a notation in another hand that the book was "Bought at auction May 1962." 97 pages over 60 plates.

$8.00 This week $4.00 + shipping.


SCIENCE FICTION

Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, New York, in 1976.

A good yarn from an old master set in 2276.

Hard Cover, Dust Jacket, in fine/good condition.

$8.00 This week $4.00 + shipping.








SHORT STORIES

Droll Stories (Contes Drolatiques) by Honore De Balzac. Unknown publisher, London, in 1874. First Edition Thus.

Little gems translated into English and illustrated by Gustave Dore.

Hard Cover, No Dust Jacket, in poor condition but still a good reading copy. Cover has worn corners and is a bit ragged at the top and bottom of the spine. Cover has been reattached to the book block.

$35.00 This week $18.00 + shipping.




BIOGRAPHY

Zelda by Nancy Milford. Published bu Harper and Row, New York, in  1970. Book Club Edition.

F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre, a larger than life couple. Many have written about him but this is her story.

Hard Cover, Dust Jacket; in very good/poor condition.

$6.00 This week $3.00 + shipping.

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