New Arrivals
ROUGH MUSIC
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. The poet's third collection of verse. Inscribed on the title page by Digges to social activist and longtime Claremont Graduate University president John Maguire. Octavo. Original... More
WATERBORNE: Poems
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Gregerson's elegant third collection of poems, which is informed by her work as a Renaissance scholar. Winner of the 2003 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award... More
NATIVE GUARD: Poems
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. A native of Gulfport, Mississippi, Trethewey (b.1966) was appointed United States Poet Laureate in 2012 and... More
MIDDLE EARTH: Poems
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the 2004 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Signed by Cole on the title page and additionally inscribed by him on the front flyleaf to... More
ENAMELS OF LIMOGES, 1100-1350
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. "Limoges enamels, the richest surviving corpus of medieval metalwork, were renowned throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. Yet today they are little known outside... More
LIGHTNING WARRIOR: Maya Art and Kingship at Quirigua
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. "Using epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quirigua's monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D. reign of the city's most... More
GREAT MOMENTS IN GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY
Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. "This beautifully illustrated book offers a wide-ranging overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient Greece. The contributors - a veritable who's... More
WHO'S WHO IN BUCKSKINS
Big Timber, Montana: The Buckskin Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. "A presentation of modern-day fur trade enthusiasts, their interests, hobbies, crafts, organizations and preferences in firearms, clothing and accoutrements revelant to those same interests." Profusely... More
COLT'S S.A.A.: Postwar Models
Highland Park, New Jersey: The Gun Room Press, 1995. Revised Edition. Hardcover. "Here for the first time are the complete facts on Colt's famous Post War Single Action Army revolver. Using factory records this book... More
MADE IN THE IVES SHOPS: A Full Color Encyclopedia of IVES Toys (1901-1932)
Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. "To toy train collectors, the important period of Ives long history is 1901 to 1932. This is the period of production of track trains with clockwork... More
MODERN CUSTOM GUNS: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry
Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. "...a tribute to the masterful handiwork of today's greatest firearms artists and custom craftsmen and women." Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Quarto. Original black buckram binding, with... More
THE LATE POEMS OF MENG CHIAO: Translated by David Hinton
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. "Late in life, Meng Chiao (A.D. 751--814) developed an experimental poetry of virtuosic beauty, a poetry that anticipated landmark developments in the modern Western tradition by a.... More
COMPLIMENTS OF COL. RUGER; A Study of Factory Engraved Single Action Revolvers
El Paso, Texas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. An accurate and comprehensive history of the Sturm, Ruger & Co. single action revolver engraving project. "Though short-lived, only a mere four years, 1954-1958, the... More
SHOTGUN TECHNICANA
Camden, Maine: Countrysport Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. "Starting with a section on the manufacture of locks and actions, and gradually moving down to such crucial minutiae as spring fabrication and selection, the authors explain... More
AMERICAN & BRITISH 410 SHOTGUNS
Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Billed as "the most in-depth look at the 410 shotgun ever compiled." In addition to extensive 410 cartridge and ballistic information, all major 410 manufacturers from both... More
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA
London and Malmo: Curzon Press, 1985. Trade paperback. Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies Monograph Series, No. 46. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine, unread copy. More
FACE TO FACE: Portraits of the Divine in Early Christianity
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Examining how God and eventually Christ are portrayed in early Christian art, Jensen explores questions of the relationship between art and theology, conflicts over idolatry and iconography, and... More
A COMPANION TO THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Review copy, with information from the publisher laid in. "...a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great... More
HOWARD PYLE: American Master Rediscovered
Wilmington: Delaware Art Museum, 2011. Trade paperback. The companion volume to the 2011-12 exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Profusely illustrated, largely in color. Quarto. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A.... More
PRINCELY RAJASTHAN: Rajput Palaces and Mansions
New York: The Vendome Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. An examination of the awe-inspiring architecture of the Rajasthan region of India looks at the palaces and estates of the Rajput, complete with historical and cultural... More
PEOPLES ON PARADE: Exhibitions, Empire, and Anthropology in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. The first substantial overview of the human exhibitions popular in nineteenth-century Britain. Profusely illustrated, partially in color. Tall octavo. Original yellow cloth binding... More
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES AND THE DANCE OF DEATH: Studies in Musical Iconology
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Second printing. "This is a study of the roots and evolution of two concepts usually thought to be Western in origin - musica mundana (the music of the spheres)... More
INDO-EUROPEAN AND INDO-EUROPEANS: Papers Presented at the Third Indo-European Conference at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. "Twenty-two internationally known linguists, anthropologists, and archaeologists in this volume present the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of Indo-European culture in recent times." Octavo. Original gray... More
THE NAME ENCANYONED RIVER: Selected Poems 1960-1985
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. This is number 74 of 150 copies signed by Eshleman. With an introduction by Eliot Weinberger. Octavo. Original printed paper-covered boards over a mauve cloth spine... More