LOVE-MAGIC AND BUTTERFLY PEOPLE: The Slim Curly Version of the Ajilee and Mothway Myths
Flagstaff, Arizona: Museum of Northern Arizona Press, 1978. Trade paperback. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A very good copy. More
New Arrivals
THE OXFORD GUIDE TO ARTHURIAN LITERATURE AND LEGEND
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. "A comprehensive survey of the Arthurian legends in all their manifestations, from the earliest medieval texts to their appearances in contemporary literature, art, music, film, and popular... More
THE ETHNO-BOTANY OF THE MAYA
New Orleans: The Tulane University of Louisiana, 1931. First Edition. Trade paperback. Important survey of the botanical knowledge of the Maya Indians of Yucatan. Middle American Research Series Publication No. 2. Quarto. Original printed green... More
CIVIC RITUAL IN RENAISSANCE VENICE
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. "Venice's reputation for political stability and a strong, balanced republican government holds a prominent place in European political theory. Edward Muir traces the origins and development of... More
THE MELANCHOLY ART
Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. "...explores the unique connections between melancholy and the art historian's craft." Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine, unread copy in a.... More
THE CRISIS OF POSSESSION IN VOODOO: Translated by Kathleen Collins
Reed, Cannon and Johnson Publishing, 1977. Trade paperback. Octavo. Original black paper wrappers. Tiny bit of edgewear; else a fine copy. More
HESPEROS: Studies in Ancient Greek Poetry Presented to M.L. West on his Seventieth Birthday
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. "Over nearly half a century, Martin West's publications have transformed our understanding of Greek poetry. This volume celebrates his achievement with twenty-five papers on different areas of... More
THE GARGOYLES OF NOTRE DAME: Medievalism and the Monsters of Modernity
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. "The first comprehensive history of these world-famous monsters ... Camille begins his long-awaited study by recounting architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s ambitious restoration of the... More
FRANCOIS BOUCHER, 1703-1770
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986. Hardcover. Traces the career of the 18th century French artist and examines his paintings, drawings, prints, and tapestry and porcelain designs. 324 plates, including 36 in color... More
SACRED ARTS OF HAITIAN VODOU
Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. This abundantly illustrated anthology brings together sixteen essays by artists, scholars and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from... More
SPECULATING DAGUERRE: Art and Enterprise in the Work of L.J.M. Daguerre
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2012. Hardcover. "...reinterprets the story of the man and his time, painting a vivid picture of Daguerre as an innovative artist and savvy impresario whose eventual fame... More
YUCATAN PASSAGES: A Photographer's Pilgrimage Through Southern Mexico
Laguna Beach, California: Laguna Wilderness Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. A photographer's ten-year journey to the hidden wonders of the Yucatan Peninsula including ruin sites, haciendas, and early Franciscan Churches. Hansen takes the fine artist's... More
HANS MEMLING
New York: Parkstone International, 2007. Hardcover. "Presented as a minor artist for many years, Memling (c.1433-1494) was not a court painter but a painter of the bourgeoisie. Forgotten during the seventeenth centuries, Memling is today... More
STORIES IN STONE: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa
Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. "Between the second and the sixth centuries of the common era, elaborate mosaics were designed and created to pave the floors of town homes and... More
CONTRACT WITH THE WORLD
Tallahassee, Florida: The Naiad Press Inc., 1982. Trade paperback. Set in Vancouver, British Columbia in the mid-1970s, this novel is divided into six parts, one for each primary character, and explores themes of artistic motivation... More
THEME FOR DIVERSE INSTRUMENTS
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Talonbooks, 1976. Trade paperback. Second printing. A collection of short stories by the Canadian writer of lesbian-themed novels and outspoken advocate of both free speech and gay rights. Signed by Rule... More
LESBIAN IMAGES
Trumansburg, New York: The Crossing Press, 1975. Trade paperback. "This book is not intended to be a comprehensive literary or cultural history of lesbians. It is, rather ... a statement of my own attitudes toward... More
THEATRE LIGHTING BEFORE ELECTRICITY
Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Examines the long and ingenious history of stage lighting from ancient Greek times to 1882. 50 illustrations, with 3 tables. Small quarto. Original burgundy cloth binding... More
ROBERT WISE ON HIS FILMS: From Editing Room to Director's Chair
Los Angeles: Silman-James Press, 1995. First Edition. Trade paperback. "Robert Wise, winner of multiple Academy Awards and a legion of other honors, is one of America's most celebrated and influential directors. His life in the... More
CUT, PRINT, AND THAT'S A WRAP: A Hollywood Memoir
Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Trade paperback. Signed by Helmick on the half-title. Octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A crisp and clean copy. More
NITRATE WON'T WAIT: A History of Film Preservation in the United States
Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2000. First Edition. Trade paperback. Review copy, with publisher's slip laid in. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A very good copy. More
REVOLUTION IN HUNGARY: The 1956 Budapest Uprising
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Lessing (1923-2018) was the first photographer to arrive in Hungary, and he documented the short-lived uprising and its aftermath in a series of world-famous photographs, reproduced... More
IRAQ: Inside the Inferno, 2005-2008
Minneapolis: Richard Vigilante Books, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. This is number 1,872 of 10,000 copies signed by Yon and accompanied by a signed certificate of thanks. "This book assembles nearly 250 dramatic photographs, many never... More
NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE, Volume I - Introduction
Bronshoj, Denmark: Northern Lights Gallery Aps, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. A visual introduction to some of the themes and styles prevalent in American Tintypes. Inscribed by Daneman to cinematographer Virgil Mirano on the title page... More