Weekly Specials

These books are half price until Midnight, Sunday, January 16. You may pay with your PayPal account.

JUVENILE

Shapes by Miriam Schlein; published by William Scott, Inc.,  New York, in 1952. The charming illustrations are by Sam Berman.

All the various shapes that a child can draw with a crayon are described here. This book was probably written with a child of 4 or 5 years of age in mind.

Hard Cover, no Dust Jacket, First Edition, in good condition with some slight scuffing on the edges. The inside is very clean. There are 30 pages in the book but they are un-numbered.

$20.00 This week $10.00 + shipping.

ART

Encyclopedia of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives by C. A. S. Williams; published by The Julian Press, Inc., New York in 1960.

An excellent reference book for both the artist and the collector of Chinese Art. 468 pages which include  drawings and photographs.

Hard Cover, with Dust Jacket, First Edition Thus. This is a reprint of the 1932 classic work originally titled Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives, published by Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., Shanghai. The book is in very good conditions; the dust jacket is a bit ragged on the edges and has a few small chips.

$35.00 This week $20.00 + shipping.

ADVENTURE

Arctic Adventure by Peter Freuchen; published by Halcyon House, New York, in 1938. 

This is an autobiography of the Danish explorer Peter Freuchen and describes his adventures in Greenland. Included are numerous photographs and maps. For more information, Wikipedia has a good write up Freuchen.   467 pages.

Hard Cover, no Dust Jacket, First American Edition, in fine condition.

$15.00 This week $8.00 + shipping.

SCIENCE FICTION

Majestic by Whitley Strieber; published by G. P. Putnam's, New York, in 1989.

A great yarn based on events that  may have happened around Roswell, New Mexico.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, book in fine condition, dust jacket in near fine. First American Edition.

$12.00  This week $5.00 + shipping.

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