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136. THKEE WISE VIRGINS, by Gladys Brooks.
Delightful biographical SKetches of tmee extra
ordinary American women—Dorothea Dix,
—*». vssa&'iSf assar cue*
to
ho
care or me mentally f
who introduced the P roebel Kindergarten
America. and Catherine Sedgwick, v
broke the hold of England on the reading
taste of American women.
Bub at odle
137 '1 HE FACIEIC DEPENDENCIES OF THE
UNITED STaTeS, by J- W. Coulter. Impor
tant, systematic survey of the human geography,
history, social anthropology and administration
aii, Samoa, Guam, the Mariana Islands,
Islands, other
of Haw
the
arsnall Islands, other territories and
trusteeship. Many tables, maps and
,es ana
ip. Many ta^eo, mupa tuiu climate
grapns. Bub. at !j;6.75. - Eale
138. HALF HOKSE HALF ALLlGAlOK, ed. by
W. Blair and F. J. Meine. Authentic folktale
Fink, America’s legendary
narratives about Mike
Mississippi, out
B mis
frontier figure-—a
souri and
in the
Bub.
man who explored the Mis-
jutwitted Indians, scouted
Kockies, etc. Ulus.
Bub. at Sale $1
138. QUARTET IN HEAVEN, by S. Kaye-
Smith. A far-reaching biography of four famous
women saints ranging from Medieval Italy to
the France of the 'nineties. Keveals tnem as
warm human persons ws well as sacred beings.
Bub. at $3.76 Sale $1
140. BEAU BRUMMELE—His Life and Tunes,>
by C. M. Franzero. Sparkling story of tne
fabulous dandy and wit wno dictated gentlemen’s
fashions in ciotnes, manners and friendships in
licentious, late 18tn century London, lilus.
Bub. at $4.o(J ••• Sale $1
141. The Civil War at Sea—BLOCKADE, by
Kooert Carse. The exciting story, told wim
authority, of the daring men and ships that
made tne perilous runs from Nassau. Bermuda
and Halifax to Wilmington, N. C., the only re
maining open port in the last years of tne War.
lilus., maps. Bull, at $6.00 Sale $1.38
142. Adventures in Archaelogy—CITY IN THE
SAND, by Mary Chubb. An enchanting story
of eager young archaeologists exploring the
buried secrets of Mesopotamia, lilus
156. Greenwich Village in Its Heyday—THE
UvjlPROPEK BOHEMIANS, by Alien Onurehill.
Vivid re-creation of America’s Left Bank in tne
great years of Eugene O’Neill, Edna St. Vincent
Millay, John Keed and Maxwell Bodenheim.
Inus. Pub. at $6.00 Sale 1.49
157. MANUAL OF MYTHOLOGY, by A. B.
Murray. All the glorious myths and Legends
of antiquity—Greek, lioman, Norse Hindu,
Egyptians, others—with 2UU unique illustrations
of tne Gods and other fabled figures.
Sale , $2.98
158. WOMEN OF ROME, text by Alberto Mora
via, photos by Sam Waagenaar. 110 photos
Capturing the mystery and subtle cnarms of
the Eternal City's most eternal attraction—
women old and young> pious and blase, in love
and out, at work and play, always provocative
and intriguing. Softbound topocial $1
159. WOMEN OF PARIS, by Andre Maurois.
Photos oy Nico Jesse. 126 candid shots of models,
students, ballerinas, ladies of the night, sweet
hearts, wives and mothers. Text in English.
Softoound Special $1
160. Masterworks of TURGENEY. Two com
plete novels. Father and Sons and Smoke, and
nine of the best short stories of this great writer.
one
of the three giants of Russian iiteraturq.
602 pages Special $1
161. W. B. YEATS AND TRADITION, by F.
Pub. at $3.95.
Sale $1
Stor
143. BACKGROUNDS OF POWER—The Story
of Muse Production, by Roger Burlingame. The
human and social changes wrought by the new
technology and the contributions
pioneers as Bessemer, Edison, Ford and others.
Pub. at $6.00. Sale $1.98
A. C. Wilson. A detailed analysis of the poet’s
last plays in relation to Platonism, The Kabbala,
Buddhism and Celtic folklore. "Mr. Wilson has
thrown a considerable beam of light on some
very dark places in Yeats’ work.”—Times
Literary Supplement. Pub. at $5.00. .. Sale $1.98
162. ESKIMO FOeK TALES FROM AgASKA,
by C. E. Gillham. Authentic stories of Artie
Circle life, a storehouse of strange and fascinat
ing oehefs and customs—Yukon warriors, weird
medicine and Miracle Men ; the never ending
struggle against the elements, etc. lilus.
Sale $1
163. It. L. STEVENSON'S LETTER TO
CHARLES BAXTER, ed by D. Ferguson and M.
Waingrow. The uninhabited correspondence be
tween the famous author and his life-long
friend and business agent.
Pub. at $6.00 Sale $1
164. THE DEMOCRATIC VISTA, by Richard
» J -j.: exam j na _
contem-
ry America—discusses current trends in
ychology politics, sexual attitudes and litem
144. Prophets of Doom—THE LAST DAYS, by
A. Hunter. A blood-chilling examination of
the seers, cranks and eccentrics who have
throughout history predicted the end of the
world. Ulus. Pub. at $4.60 Sale $1.98
145. Mormon Folklore—-SAINTS OF SAGE ANJD
SADDLE, by A. & A. Fife. Unique treasu
of the superstitions, lore and song of
eroi
tion,
Josi
146. CHANGING CONCEPTIONS OF OHIG-
Chase. A provocative and stimulating
tion of the cultural complexities in
porary America—discusses current t
psychology politics, sexual attitudes and litera
ture. Pub. at $3.95 Sale $1
165. Occult—SURPRISING MYSTICS, by J.
Thurston. Fascinating study of instances of
poltergeists, stigmatization and other strange
physical phenomena, dating as far back as the
12th century, yet to be officially recognized oy
he superstitions, lore a
and heroic people, reviewing the Church tradi
" m, miracles and earthly tales, martyrdom of
iseph Smith and leadership of Brigham Young,
c. Photos. Pub. at $6.00 Sale $1.98
, yet to ne omciauy recognized oy
the Church. Pub. at $3.95 Sale $1.49
166. OXFORD LIFE, by Dacre Balsdon. A fas
cinating and authoritative account of the day-to-
day life of the great English university, through
out its history to the present. The full page
illustrations by Rowlandson, Cruickshank and
the best modern photographers are an integral
part of the book. Pub. at $4.00 Sale $1.98
167. Anthropology — MAN’S JOURNEY
INAL SIN, A Study in American Theology 167. Anthropology — MA N S JOURNEY
Since 1750, by H. S. Smith. The whole story of THROUGH TIME, A fascinating introduction to
the controversial theological question from the new science of physical and cultural “an-
Jonathan Edwards through the 19th century thropochronology,” based on the recent dis-
the
Joi
•’social gospel” p
Niebuhr's concept
ury
osophy and up to Reinhold
concept or "the nature of man”.
Pub. at $3.86 Sale $1
147. Harem Princess to Mexican Heroine—LA
CHINA PROBLANA, by L. A. Stinetorf. From
a Chinese royal house to harem life, cruelty,
romance and swashbuckling adventure.
Pub. at $3.95 Sale $1
148. THE BUSINESS OP WAR, by Maj. Gen.
Sir John Kennedy. The inside account of top-
level military planning in World War II.
Pub. at $5.00 Sale $1.49
149. IN DEFENSE OF YESTERDAY—James M.
Beck and the Conservative Tradition, by M. Kel
ler. The story of Beck's life recreates the major
conflicts of American political ideology climaxed
by the New Deal. A veritable handbook of
conservatives ideas and ideals.
Pub. at $6.00. „ - Sale $1
150. HAMLET’S MOUSE TRAP, by a Worm-
houdt. A psychoanalytical and semantic study
of the great play, act by act.
Pub. at $3.50 Sale $1
151. THE WARSAW HERESY, by S. L. Shnei-
derman. The startling story of Poland, the nation
that has exploded the myth of Soviet im
pregnability. A detailed account of the 1956
revolt, the return of Gomulkn, the power of the
Catholic Church, the relative freedom of the arts
and Sciences, and Lezek Kolakowski, the leader
of the young Polish intellectuals. Ulus.
Pub. at $4.96 Sale $1.98
152. Nasser’s Egypt—THE SPHINX AWAKES,
by G. Sparrow. Examines Nasser's objectives
and accomplishments from the Army coup of
1952 to the events leading up to the Suez War.
Photos. Pub. at $5.25 Sale $1.49
153. WILLIE MAE, by Elizabeth Kytle. The
true and marvelously humorous story of a
Negro house servant from Georgia, told in her
own words. Pub. at $3.60 Sale $1
154. BY ROCKING CHAIR ACROSS RUSSIA,
by Alex Atkinson & Ronald Searle. No-holds-
barred report on Sovietland by a fearless tongue-
in-cheek reporter who has never been there.
Fully illustrated by one of the great satiric
artists of our time. Pub. at $3.95 Sale $1
—" - S Eliot "first”—The Film of MURDER
E CATHEDRAL, by T. S. Eliot and G.
pochronoiogy,' based on the
iries of the remains of primit
Africa, China, Java and Palestine. Ill
ive men in
Pub.
a, China, Java and Palestine, lilus.
at $10.00 Sale
$1.98
168. THE BREAKFAST WAR, by Rupert
~ " - ' ' " 14S
s ir
th
f th
world. Illus. Bui), at Si.DU sale $1
169. MAN AGAINST WOMAN, ed. by C. Neider.
The most entertaining writi -- - — 7 -
Furneaux. Spellbinding account of the 143-
ay Siege of Plevna in 1877—and of the
redible war correspondents who reported
sso-Turkish War to the breakfast tables ol the
rid. Illus. Pub. at. $4.60 Sale $1
ege of Plevna
respondents
1877—and of the in
credible war correspondents who reported the
Russo-Turkish War to the breakfast tables of the
The most entertaining writing about the war
of sexes by Benchley, .Mencken, Turber, many
others. Pub. at $2.98 Sale $1
170. Sri Aurobindo: THE HUMAN CYCLE. The
great Indian interpreter of the Bhagavad Gita
examines the psychology of social development
and reveals how man’s external life and society
may progressively remould themselves in the
truth of the spirit. A classic of Eastern philoso
phy. Pub. at $3.50 Sale S1.98
171. The Panama Canal—CADIZ TO CATHAY,
by Capt. M. DuVal. The fabulous plots, intrigues
and price holdups preceding the immediate grant
of the Canal Zone to the U. S., plus an authori
tative summation of the Canal’s overall signifi
cance. Illus., Appendices
Pub. at $6.00 Sale $1.98
172. Australia’s Aborigines—KUNA PIPI, by R.
M. Berndt. The first detailed eyewitness re
port on this strange and unusual religious cult
—its poetry, strange rites, etc. Unusual illus.
Pub. at $7.50 Sale $1.98
173. CAPTAIN THOMAS JOHNSTONE, by
James Cleugh. Smuggler, jailbird, conman, this
handsome, cynical bamboozler yet knew and
was respected by some of the great men of the
Napoleonic era—Pitt, Cobbett and a fellow in
ventor, Robert Fulton. Reads like a novel, but
based on facts no fiction can rival. One of the
best volumes in the famous British “Rogues
Gallery” series. Illus. with old engravings.
Pub. at $5.00 Sale $2.98
174. MR. SEWARD FOR THE DEFENSE, by
Earl Conrad. William H. Seward’s dramatic de
fense of a Negro charged with murder in 1846.
To establish his defendant’s case, Seward
blazed a whole new path into the legal
155. T.
IN THE m, ...
Hoellering. This beautiful edition contains new
scenes especially written for the film, and a
new preface by Eliot to this'great poetic drama
of Thomas Beeket’s death. 6 plates in color; 67
sketches by Peter Pendrey; 48 pages of stills
and frames from the film.
Pub. at $4.60 Sale $1.98
blazed a whole new path into the legal and
medical aspects of insanity. This is the story
of the man who was to become Lincoln’s profile
in courage! Pub. at $3.95 Sale $1.98
175. Richard Powell—THE SOLDIER. Set in
tho South Pacific during the war, this new novel
“The Philadelphian” builds up
portra
ory ol men ana women in turmoil.
Pub. at $4.60 Sale $1
by the author of “The Philadelphian
terrific excitement and vivid characters portray
al in its story of men and women in turmoil.
GOOD BOOKS
For Younger Readers
176. HINKELDINKL, by Frank Jupo.
Amusing folktale about a town of wise
men who decide to become stupid—but
find it doesn’t work. Color pictures
throughout. (6-8).
Pub. at $2.25. Sale $1
177. THE FORGOTTEN SECRET, by R.
Pack. What was at the bottom of the
old patchwork man’s sack? Imagination,
that’s what! Beautifully illustrated in
color. (6-10). Pub. at $2.25 Sale $1
181. THE LAW: What It Is and How It
Works, by Rod & Lisa Peattie. The
absorbing story of the development of
our legal system and how it operated in
everyday life. (Ages 14 up).
Pub. at $2.50 Sale $1
182. ONE THOUSAND CHRISTMAS
BEARDS, by R. Duvoisin. The real San
ta exposes the false ones. Charming
color illus. (5-8).
Pub. at $1.95 Sale $1
178. UP THE TRAIL AND DOWN THE
STREET, by Frank Jupo. How Main
Street developed from Indian trail to
trading post to big city. Color pictures
on every page. (6-8).
Pub. at $2.75 Sale $1
179. THE LOST DREAM, by H. Chafetz.
Six-year-old Mikel finds the dream he
had almost lost when the night wind
awakened him. Illus. (4-7).
Pub. at $2.50 Sale $1
180. THE LORE OF BIRTHDAYS, by
R. and A. Linton. On the origins of the
birthday cake, birthstones, parties, etc.
Space for the birthday records of your
family and friends, complete with astrol
ogical predictions. Illus.
Pub. at $2.50 Sale $1
183. A SADDLEBAG OF TALES, ed. by
R. Montgomery. A fast-paced collection
of beloved Western stories. (Teens.)
Illus. Pub. at $3.00 Sale $1
184. OOGARUK, THE ALEUT, by M. S.
Pilgrim. Romance and adventure, trea
son and murder in the Aleutian Islands
at the turn of the 19th century. The
first white men arriving to engage in
fur trading uncover curious customs and
lore of a primitive way of life. Illus.
(Highschool) Pub. at $3.00 Sale $1
185. TREASURE ISLAND, by Robert
Louis Stevenson. The famous tale of
buried treasure and piracy, told in the
simple classic prose which made Steven
son famous. Illus.
Pub. at $2.00 Sale $1
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1. PICASSO: 8 FULL-COLOR POSTERS. Bright,
handsome announcements of Picasso exhibitions,
designed by the master himself. Three completely
different series, 24 different 1014”xl4” posters in
all. Each series (A, B, C) originally
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2. MODIGLIANI PRINTS. A magnificent presenta
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niques that have made Modigliani a favorite modern.
16x20” portifolio.
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paintings, including such favorites as “The Dancing
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4. UTRILLO’S PARIS. Four enchanting gouache
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Set of 4 Special $1.98
5. CHARLES M. RUSSELL—WATERCOLORS OF
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