Monday, January 5, 2009

COFFEE TABLE + REFERENCE BOOKS

- All prices include shipping.

Books in excellent, like-new condition unless otherwise noted. 84 books listed in this section.

Hefty 10" x 10" hardcover with jacket, 164 pages, all color, features tons of rare photos, album covers and playbills, a real treasure of classic images, awesome resource, seriously!!

~ HEART & SOUL Black Music Style 1930-75 / 1997 - $40.00

This 8" x 10" softcover is in awesome condition, 186 pages, all color, wild and interesting popular culture photos and ads from the fifties and sixties, homes, interiors, cars and more, this book is a definite resource!

~ POPULUXE - 1986 1st edition - $40.00

Large 10" x 10" hardcover with jacket, thick 196 pages, all color, just tons of great photos and ads concerning American cars through the years, burger joints, racing, motels, you name it. Thing weighs about 8 lbs, so postage rate is a bit.

~ HIT THE ROAD American Car Culture - 1999 - $40.00

Mint condition 8" x 10" softcover, 110 pages, all color, girls in peril, paperback, pulp and men's mag cover art, awesome!!

~ OVER MY DEAD BODY - 1994 - $30.00

Hefty 9" x 10-1/2" softcover, 290 pages, all black and white photos. Book has some edgewear, a small chip at top of spine and 6 light vertical crease lines along flat spine area from being opened. This is one incredible book, a definite resource for any film buff, amazing amount of information!!

~ FLESH And FANTASY - 1978 1st edition - $15.00

116 page hardcover, 6-1/2" x 9-1/2", book in mint condition, jacket has a little edgewear. Tons of b+w photos of brides from the sixties!

~ BOOK FOR BRIDES - 1969 - $10.00

7" x 7" hardcover, 130 pages, all color, tons of photos including classic vintage ads concerning cheerleaders, Coke trays, etc. Really beautiful book, $15.95 cover price!

~ CHEERLEADER - 2006 - $12.00

7" x 7" hardcover, 100 pages, all color, vintage ads for booze and shaving accessories, and fashion, women, great stuff!

~ A STIFF DRINK AND A CLOSE SHAVE - 1995 - $20.00

Large 200+ page hardcover and jacket in new condition, features photos of all the rockers in their DR MARTENS, awesome book!!

~ DR MARTENS Air Wair Rock 'n' Roll - 1999 - $35.00

Large 148 page hardcover in excellent condition, has some very light scuffing. A surprisingly excellent book with tons of photos and artwork including 50's monster movie segment with posters, etc.

~ UFO: The Continuing Enigma - 1991 - $18.00

Large 260 page hardcover and jacket in excellent condition, jacket has light scuffing. Features photos and info from 1896 to 1984, awesome resource book!!

~ THE OLYMPIC GAMES Athens 1896 To LA 1984 - 1983 1st edition - $50.00


- LIFE BOOKS

Large and heavy 11 " x 14" hardcover in new-mint condition, jacket in NM-M condition, super crisp, no fading, 308 pages of amazing photos and articles, very desirable book!

~ THE BEST OF LIFE - 1974 - $60.00

Large and heavy 11 " x 14" hardcover in NM-M condition, jacket looks good, has some light scuffing and a little edgewear, there are 6 very neatly tape repaired tears from inside back cover, 308 pages with hundreds of awesome photos from all genres of film!!

~ LIFE GOES TO THE MOVIES - 1975 - $50.00

Large and heavy 11 " x 14" hardcover in excellent, like-new condition, jacket has some wear and is a little fragile, with inside tape repairs to make for firm, some corner chipping, cover folds have some rolling, but can be stored properly - 308 pages, the all color photos and illustrations are too amazing to describe, highly desirable book!!

~ THE WORLD WE LIVE IN - 1955 - $75.00

Large and heavy 11 " x 14" softcover in new-mint condition, has one very light cover crease, 322 pages of amazing photos year by year, includes every cover in color from the beginning! Wow, great book!!

~ LIFE The First 50 Years - 1986 - $50.00

High quality 9-1/2" x 12-1/2" gold stamped, leather finished padded cover in perfect condition, 260 pages - hundreds of beautiful color photos and maps!!

~ Hammond NATURE ATLAS OF AMERICA - 1973 - $125.00

Super sized 11" x 16" hardcover in mint condition, jacket has a little edgewear, 240 pages, 500 maps, wildlife, 46,000 index entries, people and much more, remarkable book!

~ Reader's Digest THESE UNITED STATES - 1968 - $65.00

Thick and heavy 394 page hardcover very nice condition, solid and square, hundreds of maps.

~ THE WORLD BOOK ATLAS - 1966 edition - $40.00

11" x 14" - 244 page hardcover in mint condition, features hundreds of beautiful maps.

~ Reader's Digest WIDE WORLD ATLAS - 1979 - $50.00

Hammond 186 page softcover in like-new, never read condition, features many most excellent map illustrations, nice!

~ The Times CONCISE ATLAS OF WORLD HISTORY - 1992 edition - $20.00


- ART BOOKS

All CA Journals in very nice condition with light spine wear. Features fantastic articles, ads and artwork!! If you know about these books, then, you know!

~ JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL ART - Sept. 1959 - $35.00

~ JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL ART - Feb. 1960 - $35.00

~ JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL ART - Apr. 1960 - $35.00

~ JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL ART - May 1960 - $30.00

~ JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL ART - June 1960 - $30.00

34 page magazine sized softcover in new condition, features b+w samples from the best graphic artists at the time!

~ Graphic Arts PIA'66 AWARDS Catalogue - 1966 - $30.00

50 page magazine sized softcover in new condition, features color samples from the best graphic artists at the time!

~ Graphic Arts PIA'71 AWARDS Catalogue - 1971 - $30.00

NY Graphic Society 180 page hardcover in very good condition, has light aging around outer edges, page 5 has a small tear, jacket has some edgewear and 4 neatly repaired tears which includes light creases. Features the superb color work of Andrew Wyeth!

~ THE ART OF ANDREW WYETH - 1973 1st printing - $30.00

Large Portfolio Edition 26 page softcover in very good condition, cover has light scuffing, otherwise perfect, features 8 beautiful mounted color prints!

~ GAUGUIN - (no date) 1960's - $40.00

High quality 9-1/2" x 12-1/2" gold stamped, leather finished padded hardcover in perfect condition except for one small scuff spot, 260 pages, 112 color plates!!

~ Hammond THE WORLD OF IMPRESSIONISTS Classic Edition - 1969 - $150.00

324 page hardcover in VF+ condition, square and solid, jacket has some edgewear and a few small chips along top and a few small tape repaired tears. Has many excellent color plates and a b+w index at back, nice book!

~ FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS In The Louvre - 1958 1st edition - $12.00

348 page Tudor hardcover in like-new condition, jacket in good shape with a few small repaired tears. Features 1000 color reproductions, awesome reference book!

~ HISTORY OF PAINTING - 1961 1st edition - $40.00

50 page hardcover in NM-M condition, jacket has a little edgewear and paper aging, not bad, beautiful b+w plate on every other page, nice book!

~ WARM EARTH - 1943 1st printing - $15.00

Large 68 page softcover in excellent condition, very light scuffing. Features a superb b+w photo on ever other page!

~ Masters Of Photography ANGUS McBEAN - 1985 1st edition - $35.00

Terra Magica 112 page hardcover in excellent condition, loaded with incredible b/w photos from even space! Very desirable book!

~ THE WORLD FROM ABOVE - 1966 1st edition - $30.00

114 page softcover in excellent condition. Features as many as 8 colored plates per page, aerial city views!, wildlife, including many birds, children and adults costumes, incredible images!!

~ Paul Victorius HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS Catalogue - 1985 - $35.00

Large 84 page hardcover in fine shape except that there is a light water stain on half of back cover, otherwise book is okay, jacket has a little edgewear and a few very small tears along top edges. How to theoretically construct a pyramid, many fine illustrations!!

~ PYRAMID - 1975 1st edition - $25.00

100 page softcover in VF condition, features British newspaper cartoons of Giles.

~ GILES Sunday Express and Daily Express Cartoons, 13th series - 1976 - $12.00

220 page hardcover in NM-M condition, jacket has light wear and 4 neatly repaired very small tears along top edge, $7.95 cover price. Features political cartoons by Conrad against Richard Nixon, really the public mood at the time! Artwork on every other page, awesome book!!

~ THE KING AND US - 1974 1st edition - $30.00

76 page haedcover in mint condition, jacket has very light wear if any. Features the 3-D 'Magic Eye' pictures. $15 cover price

~ HENRY'S GIFT The Magic Eye - 1994 - $15.00

62 page spiral bound 11" x 11" softcover in very good condition, has a little edgewear, plastic spiral is cracked at one link. Features all the Lettering Inc styles for sign painters and letterers, really nice book!

~ LETTERING INC STYLES - 1948 - $20.00

208 page softcover in VF condition, $9.95 cover price.

~ DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN - 1979 1st edition - $15.00


- BOOKS ON MOVIES

large 76 page hardcover in VF-NM condition, great interior color photos and artwork.

~ AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - 1956 1st edition - $20.00


- COMPUTER BOOKS

All computer books in excellent, like-new condition.

Seminal 260 page hardcover with jacket, photos and illustrations.

~ HOME COMPUTERS - 1978 1st edition - $35.00

150 page softcover, photos and illustrations. THE BEST computer cover art!

~ APPLE II - 1983 - $35.00

184 page softcover, operation manual.

~ THE LITTLE MAC BOOK - 1991 - $15.00

Spiral bound 224 page oversized softcover, games and code writing! Spine area has light wear.

~ KIDS AND THE APPLE - 1982 - $35.00

146 page softcover, all the cutting edge graphic design elements at the time!

~ DESIGNER'S GUIDE TO GRAPHICS - 1989 - $12.00

194 page softcover, has light wear and price sticker, features tons of truly funny and interesting articles concerning the topic, photos and artwork!!

~ THE OFFICIAL COMPUTER HATER'S HANDBOOK - 1983 1st printing - $15.00

174 page softcover with price sticker, how-to guide to hacking in 1986!

~ THE HACKER'S HANDBOOK - 1986 1st printing - $15.00

124 page softcover owner's handbook, includes 5" floppy and quick reference guide card.

~ SIDEKICK - 1985 - $15.00

154 page softcover, analizing software, includes 5" floppy in special envelope inside back cover, has price sticker.

~ MIND PROBER - 1984 - $25.00

Box has light wear, complete with 4 decks of 6 photo clue cards, instructions and mint 40 minute VHS tape!

~ Isaac Asimov's ROBOTS VCR Mystery Game - 1988 - $25.00


- FOREIGN TRAVEL GUIDES, ETHNIC

The next are high quality softcover travel guides have many color and b/w photos, info, history, artwork and maps of the location designated, and are English editions and in excellent, like-new condition.

142 pages, has loose map inside clear plastic cover, 146 color plates.

~ FLORENCE - 1981 - $10.00

114 pages.

~ VIENNA From A-Z - 1984 - $8.00

Medium sized, 130 pages, really great book, 115 color plates!

~ MILAN - 19 - $15.00

Large, 66 pages, 68 color photos, has clear plastic cover.

~ PARIS - 1981 - $20.00

Large, thick 130 pages, clear plastic cover, awesome book.

~ ROME And VATICAN - 1975 - $30.00

Large, 66 pages, 93 color plates, clear plastic cover.

~ SALZBURG - 1979 - $20.00

Large, 66 pages, 86 color plates, clear plastic cover.

~ VIENNA - 1982 - $20.00

Large, 66 pages, 63 color plates, awesome book.

~ Masterpieces Of The LOUVRE - 1981 - $30.00

Medium sized, 98 pages, comes with bonus separate folded Louvre floor plan! This book is great!!

~ LOUVRE - 1983 - $30.00

56 page hardcover with jacket and blue jacket strip, signed on page 7 by Baron von Falz-Fein of Liechtenstein, has nice artwork, great book!

~ LUDMILA - 1960 edition - $25.00

Booklet in very good condition, spine has 1" tear from top staple to top, otherwise fine. Features maps, photos and information.

~ NAIROBI HANDBOOK - 1949 edition - $7.00

Doubleday 452 page hardcover in excellent condition, jacket has some corner wear and chips mostly at spine. Features 1,000 b/w photos from around the world from 1954, very interesting, nice resource!

~ AROUND THE WORLD IN 1,000 PICTURES - 1954 1st edition - $15.00

Large 258 page softcover in near mint condition, features paintings and photos from the past verses the photo from that spot today, very interesting book!!

~ AROUND THE WORLD Then & Now - 1985 1st edition - $40.00

Both 100+ page softcovers in great condition, features lists of stores and companies involved with Native American crafts.Sold as set of two.

~ NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS DIRECTORYs I + II - 1996, 98 - $20.00

~ SOUTHWEST Golden Regional Guide - 1960 / VG-F - $10.00

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