Name: The Book Makers, A History of the Book In 18 Lives by Adam Smyth 9781541605640
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02 / 1973 Book - Chariots of the Gods
Erich Von Daniken - Ancient Aliens - History Channel
Paperback - 16th Printing

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1973 - Chariots of the Gods - Erich Von Daniken - Book - Ancient Aliens

2024 Hardback Thru Basic Books.  Acceptable Condition.   Book as a offset lay.  Dust Cover had a tear in it. repaired.  Synopsis "Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object, the book, through dynamic portraits of eighteen individuals who helped to define it.  
Books have transformed humankind by enabling authors to create, document, and entertain. Yet we know little about the individuals who brought these fascinating objects into existence and of those who first experimented in the art of printing, design, and binding. Who were the renegade book-makers who changed the course of history?  
From Wynkyn de Worde’s printing of fifteenth-century bestsellers to Nancy Cunard’s avant-garde pamphlets produced on her small press in Normandy, this is a celebration of the book with the peop

The Book Makers, A History of the Book In 18 Lives by Adam Smyth 9781541605640

A FLOWER LOVER'S GUIDE TO TOKYO - BOOK
40 WALKS FOR ALL SEASONS
BY SUMIKO ENBUTSU

...Japanese sensitivity to seasons and nature is inextricably linked to their love for flowers. This appreciation is well preserved in works of art and objects of daily life, from subject of mural paintings to motif on combs.

Although the primary goal of this guidebook is to help the reader get to the flower sites, it is designed also to be an introduction to the colorful tapestry of Japanese culture and history that is interwoven with myths, literature, arts, anecdotes and living flowers. While seeing irises in full
bloom is rewarding by itself, the experience will be enriched by knowing why a zigzag bridge is almost always there and by recognizing iris designs in arts and crafts. Vigorous flowering of old wisteria trees remind us of the wisteria boys myth, and camellia leaves reflecting the afternoon sun are a
convincing explanation of the flower's Japanese name meaning "glossy leaves."

Softcover

A FLOWER LOVER'S GUIDE TO TOKYO - BOOK

From the Collection of an avid reader, an intellectual professional with many interests (non smoker). Many of his books contain highlighting, underlining, or writing in margins, and personal library embossed seal stamped. If markings noticed, it will be noted below, but If that is important to you, ask and we will check every page of a book before you purchase; otherwise, assume it COULD be present. WE WILL BE LISTING HUNDREDS OF BOOKS FROM THIS COLLECTION.


128 pages. Vintage Books, a Division of Random House, New York. Stated First Vintage Books Edition, February 1996. Paperback, no dust jacket. NOT an Ex Lib. Covers: EXCELLENT, little to no wear. Inner pages: GOOD. There IS highlighting on many pages, but no text obliterated; pages flat, bright, free of tears or holes. Tightly Bound.

The Battle for History Re-Fighting World War II by John Keegan 1996 1st Printing

ISBN-10: 0-8478-1188-3 HARD COVER
Looks at Russian Constructivism and examines its role in non-Soviet art history
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Russian constructivism aspired to bring "art into everyday life" and to de-fetishize the art object. Although Stalinism shattered these dreams in the late 1920s, Vladimir Tatlin, Alexander Rodchenko, Lyubov Popova, Varvara Stepanova, El Lissitzky and their cohorts imbued their art with a vision of a dawning revolutionary society intoxicated with the promise of technology. Featuring essays by Soviet, European, and U.S. scholars, this intriguing monograph accompanies an exhibition organized by the University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery, the Soviet Ministry of Culture ,and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. It profiles familiar and less well-known constructivist artists and includes hitherto untranslated or unpublished manifestos alive with the movement's fervor. The constructivist impulse is traced through Russian paintings, sculpture, graphic

ART OF LIFE - RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM 1914-1932

The Venus Fixers: The Remarkable Story of the Allied Soldiers Who Saved Italy's Art During World War II
By: Ilaria Dagnini Brey
Hardback
1st Edition, Second Printing
Dust Jacket

Good condition. Has some pencil markings but no major flaws. Ships securely.

In 1943, with the world convulsed by war and a Fascist defeat in Europe far from certain, a few visionaries—civilians and soldiers alike—saw past questions of life and death to realize that victory wasn’t the only thing at stake. So was the priceless cultural heritage of thousands of years.

In the midst of the conflict, the Allied Forces appointed the monuments officers—a motley group of art historians, curators, architects, and artists—to ensure that the great masterworks of European art and architecture were not looted or bombed into oblivion. The journalist Ilaria Dagnini Brey focuses her spellbinding account on the monuments officers of Italy, quickly dubbed “the Venus Fixers” by bemused troops.

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Hello I am selling this artist book very good condition price this book is in good condition is being used no rips and tears a little damage to his sheet and you’re good to go

Metropolitan Book

Gr. 7-12. Kort has written a resource that provides information about the former Soviet Union as well as the current independent states. He begins with a brief history of the region & description of the circumstances that led to the 15 separate states that presently exist. Following chapters look at each state separately, placing it within the context of the whole area & pointing out its special historical & cultural features. One section is devoted to maps (historic, climatic, etc.) flags of the post-Soviet states; another is a time line tracking important events from 1985-1997. The last section is a quick-reference encyclopedia of significant people, places, issues, & events. This volume, with full-color illustrations & maps, makes sense out of the cultural diversity & the political struggles in this region of the world.

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The Handbook of the Former Soviet Union, used Book, Michael Kort

2 great books on the history and life of John F Kennedy.

Nice collectible historical books. The John F. Kennedy's, Family Album by Mark Shaw.  Hardback book with dust cover, 160 pages.  Beautiful copy of Mark Shaw's photographic journal of the behind the scenes Kennedy family. Taken over a 4 year period from 1959-1963, these beautiful photos remind you of the normalcy and humanity of even the most powerful, and bring to mind the nostalgic charm of one of America's most influential families. In very good condition with some tearing on original dust jacket and slight fading inside cover under dust jacket.(please see photos) Copyright 1964 (2nd printing)


The Torch is Passed: The Associated Press Story of the Death of a President.  Hardback book, 100 page story with photos an the death of John F Kennedy.

Vtg 1960s Books The Torch Is Passed &
The John F. Kennedy' Family Album

Good Condition 246 pages. Synopsis "‘Where and how Dada began is almost as difficult to determine as Homer’s birthplace’, writes Hans Richter, the artist and film-maker closely associated with this radical and transforming movement from its earliest days. Here he records and traces Dada’s history, from its inception in about 1916 in wartime Zurich, to its collapse in Paris in 1922 when many of its members were to join the Surrealist movement, down to the present day when its spirit re-emerged first in the 1960s with, for example, Pop Art.
This absorbing eye witness narrative is greatly enlivened by extensive use of Dada documents, illustrations and a variety of texts by fellow Dadaists. It is a unique document of the movement, whether in Zurich, Berlin, Hanover, Paris or New York. The complex relationships and contributions of, among others, Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara, Picabia, Arp, Schwitters, Hausmann, Duchamp, Ernst and Man 10-08-20-24-11

Dada, Art and Anti-Art by Hans Richter 1997 Printing Paperback 0500200394

02 / 1973 Book - Chariots of the Gods
Erich Von Daniken - Ancient Aliens - History Channel
Paperback - 17th Printing

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Paperback, by CHEIKH ANTA DIOP.  Acceptable Condition. A couple of indentions on cover.  A slight exterior stain on Text body corner.  Synopsis "Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization."

The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or reality 1989 ISBN 9781556520723

“Halsey’s Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue.” By Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Bob Drury. 2007 second printing, hardcover. Published by Atlantic Monthly Press. Very good condition. See pictures for condition. Priced to sell. Free shipping. SI

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