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AMERICAN COSTUME JEWELRY BY BRUNIALTI
Exquisite, seminal book documenting the best of American costume jewelry from 1935 to 1950. 99 full color pages depicting some of the very best designs of such makers as: Coro, Trifari, Boucher, Reja, Pennino, Mazer, Sandor, Haskell, De Rosa, Rosenstein, Hobe, Eisenberg, and Joseff. The text is in Italian; each photographed piece is described including such information as the designer, the patent number, and year. Any serious lover and collector of costume jewelry should own a copy of this book. Soft cover, brand new condition. $88 Order #C70201
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SIMULACRON-3
1964 Sci-Fi novel that was the basis for the film The Thirteenth Floor. Questions the reality of the world around us. The cover is a bit shopworn, the pages are yellowed, but it is extremely difficult to find a copy of this classic novel. $26 Order #C70506
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AMERICAN COWBOY SONGS, 1936
Collection of American Cowboy Songs. Printed by ROBBINS MUSIC CORP., copyright 1936.
96 pages. Sheet music and lyrics for 70 songs. Some fading, creasing, and light soiling to the cover. The interior is in very good condition. ON HOLD Order #C40706
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NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART
NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART catalog from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. 101 pages, 3 color plates, numerous black and white photos of masks and utilitarian objects. Catalog measures 9 inches by 6 3/4 inches. ON HOLD Order #C50802
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MESSIAH by GORE VIDAL
Fascinating early novel by Gore Vidal which describes the rise and fall of a new Messiah, whose radical ideas are successfully promoted by mass media. Published by Ballantine in 1954 with a cover price of 35 cents. 201 pages. There is some wear and tear to the cover, and yellowing of the page edges, but overall I would say it is in good condition. $8 Order #C70703
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SKETCH ME, BERTA HUMMEL
The
biography of Sister Maria Innocentia (Berta Hummel) creator of the beloved Hummel
figurines. Printed by The Abbey Press, St. Meinrad, Indiana, copyright 1951.
94 pages. The hardcover book is in very good condition, with just a couple of
dark spots on the back cover, and a handwritten inscription on the inside front
cover. There is wear and tear to the dustcover, and strips of cellophane tale
along the top and bottom edges which have darkened
with age. $10 Order #K40806
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THE WELL OF LONELINESS by Radclyffe Hall
Published in 1928, this novel took on the subject of lesbianism, and was found to be obscene by a British court for defending "unnatural practices between women". Quite tame by today's standards, it does hold an important place in the history of the gay rights movement. Some fading to the cover, some tiny black spots on the cover, as seen in the photo. The exposed page edges have yellowed. The interior pages are in very
good condition. $25 Order
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COMPLETE
BOOK OF RIFLES and SHOTGUNS by Jack O'Connor
Illustrated
guide to Sporting Rifles and Shotguns, and How to use them, and History of Arms.
Includes chapters on actions, barrels, stocks, cartridges, sights, scopes, etc.
Copyright 1961, 477 pages. Fair condition. Binding is loose at cover. $10 Order
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TINY
ALICE by Edward Albee
Fascinating
play by the always surprising Edward Albee. Atheneum edition published February,
1965. Paperback. 184 pages. Good condition. Some wear and tear to the cover.
Discoloration on the insides of the covers. $1 Order
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1957
ACE BOOK PHILIP K DICK EYE IN THE SKY
Vintage
paperback of Philip K. Dick's Eye in the Sky, a fanciful sci-fi adventure. Published
by ACE BOOKS, INC., New York. Copyright 1957, by A.A. Wyn, Inc. 255 pages. Original
price: $0.60. A tiny bit of wear to the spine, and a faint yellowing of the outer
edges of the pages, otherwise very good
condition. $10. Order #K90917
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SEXTRA
SPECIAL 1953 SEX JOKE & CARTOONS
Copyright
1953, Scylla, Inc., New York City. 155 pages. Measures 5 1/2 inches by 8 5/8
inches. A little wear to the top and bottom edges of the spine, otherwise very
good condition. ON HOLD Order #K91102
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ISAAC
ASIMOV FOUNDATION'S EDGE 1ST EDITION
First
edition of Isaac Asimov's Foundation's Edge, published by Doubleday & Company,
1982. Complete with dust jacket. There is some wear and tear to the dust jacket,
otherwise, the book is in excellent condition. $9. Order
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PHILIP
ROTH NOVEL 1ST ED. THE BREAST 1972
First
Edition of the novel "The Breast" by Philip Roth. Hardcover is in excellent
condition. Dustjacket shows some wear, and one inside corner of the dustjacket
is torn off.
ON HOLD. Order #K70602
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