2010-09-10T23:41:21Z Michael Elmer Copyright 2010, Michael Elmer SPHPBLOG issues of Bizarre Magizine produced by John Willie:

Also known as -John Alexander Scott Coutts (December 9 1902 - August 5 1962), better known as John Willie, was a pioneering fetish photographer and bondage artist.
these copies are from between the late 1940"s to mid 1950's

issues 1-8

Issues 9-22

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[020801] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 1. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good "A Fashion Fantasia." First issue showcases panties, corsets, and, of course, footwear. 50 pp, illustrated with black and white photos and John Willie's artwork. Black and white wraps and interior are sound and unmarked with very light soil and wear, slight must and water damage. $350.00


[020802] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: Vol. 2. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Reprint of 1946 bondage magazine showcasing the work of fetish artist John Willie. Contents include "The Corset," "High Heels by Achilles," "Figure Training," "John Willie's Exercises," "Ye Goode Old Days," "The Ducking Stool by G. Falstaff," "Correspondence," and "Our Xmas Competition." 49 pp, photographs and illustrations. White pictorial wraps are lightly soiled, interior is clean and sound with slight must. $250.00


[020803] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: Vol. 3. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Reprint of 1946 bondage magazine showcasing the work of fetish artist John Willie, generously illustrated with black and white photographs and artwork. Contents include "About these corsets," "The Indian Rope Trick," "Fancy Dress," "The Scolds Bridle," "The Hobble Skirt," "Correspondence," and "Our Thrilling Serial - Sir d'Arcy d'Arcy." 49 pp. White pictorial wraps are lightly soiled, interior is clean and sound with light must. $250.00


[020804] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 4. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Reprint of 1946 bondage magazine showcasing the work of fetish artist John Willie, generously illustrated with black and white photographs and artwork. Contents include "Wasp Waist - figure training and deportment," "Footwear Fantasia," "The Magic Island - A tale from a bottle, No. 1," "Fancy Dress," "Our spine chilling serial (dirty d'Arcy)," and "Correspondence from readers." 50 pp. White pictorial wraps have gentle crease on lower corner, light moisture, interior is clean and sound with light must. $200.00


[020805] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 5. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Reprint of 1946 bondage magazine. Special reader correspondence issue illustrated with black and white photographs and two "d'Arcy d'Arcy" comic strips featuring Sweet Gwendoline and Agent U-69. 34 pp. Black pictorial wraps are very lightly rubbed and soiled, interior is clean and sound with light must. $175.00


[020806] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 6. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork, including his "Sweet Gwendoline" comic strip. Other contents include "Lingerie," "Footwear Fantasia," "The Magic Island - Tale from a Bottle No. 2," "Fancy Dress (includes corseted/feminine costumes for men)," and reader correspondence. 66 pp. White pictorial wraps has very light soil, rust and small hole near one staple, interior is clean and sound with light must. $150.00


[020807] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 7. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork, including his "Sweet Gwendoline" character, appearing here in "Sir d'Arcy and the Wasp Women." Other contents include "Plaititudes and hair styles (this feature uses pictures of Loretta Young and Rosalind Russell to illustrate sexy hair)," "The Newest New Look," "The Problem of the Skirt," "Fancy Dress," "The Magic Island - Tale from a Bottle No. 3," Footwear Fantasia," "Figure Training," and reader correspondence. 66 pp. White pictorial wraps has very light soil, interior is clean and sound with light must. $150.00


[020808] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 8. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork, including the "Sweet Gwendoline" comic strip. Other contents include reader correspondence, "Fancy Dress," "The Portable Prison," and the fourth installment of "The Magic Island" serial. 64 pp, black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps with pink corset illustration are in nice condition with a little rust near the staples, interior is clean and sound. $150.00


[020809] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 9. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork. Contents include reader correspondence, "Fancy Dress," "Fashions Make Me Sick," "Plaititudes," "The Mask of Birchdale," and "The Great Revolt,". 66 pp, black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps with "butterfly woman" illustration have very light soil, small crease on lower corner and a little rust near the staples, interior is clean and sound with a light must. $125.00


[020810] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 10. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork. Contents include reader correspondence, "Fancy Dress," "Home Sweet Home," "Footwear Fantasia," "The Model's Revenge," "The Return of the Corset," and the fifth installment of "The Magic Island" serial. 66 pp, black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps have very light soil and a little rust near the staples, interior is clean and sound with a light must. $125.00


[020811] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 11. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork. Contents include reader correspondence, "Fancy Dress," "Pirate Prison," "Footwear Fantasia," "Chinese Foot Binding," and "From Girl to Pony." 66 pp, black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps have light soil and a little rust near the staples, copy has gentle bend near spine, interior is clean and sound with a light must. $125.00


[020812] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 12. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork. Contents include reader correspondence, "Fancy Dress," "Footwear Fantasia," "The Chinese Flute," and "From Girl to Pony." 66 pp, black and white photographs and line art. White wraps with black and green "old woman who lived in a shoe" illustration have light soil and a gentle crease on the back, back and last few pages have very slight water marks, light must. $125.00


[020813] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 13. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Bondage and fetish magazine showcasing Willie's artwork. Contents include reader correspondence, "Fashion Features: Nose Rings," "How to Make a Mask," "Footwear Fantasia," "The Origin of Unlucky 13," and "Some Thoughts on the High Heel." 66 pp, black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps are lightly soiled and cocked, interior pages are clean and sound, light must. $100.00


[020814] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 15/16. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Double correspondence issue of bondage and fetish magazine. Contents include "Correspondence, Correspondence, and More Correspondence from Our Readers," "Footwear Fantasia," and the sixth installment of "The Magic Island" serial. 128 pp, black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps are lightly soiled with bend near spine, interior pages are clean and sound, light must. $150.00


[020815] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 17. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1956. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Contents of this bondage and fetish magazine include "The Evidence," "Sylvia Soulier," "Legs! we love 'em," "The Bridge of Sighs," "Shoe Fashions," and reader corresnpondence. 62 pp, illustrated with black and white photographs. White pictorial wraps are lightly soiled with bend near spine, some rust near the staples and on the front cover, interior pages are clean and sound, light must. $125.00


[020816] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 19. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1956. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Contents of this bondage and fetish magazine include "Saudi Arabian Nights," "Boots n Shoes," "Paula Sanchez (memoirs)," "Nightmare," and reader corresnpondence. 62 pp, illustrated with black and white photographs. White pictorial wraps are very lightly soiled, interior pages are clean and sound, light must. $125.00


[020817] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 20. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1956. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Special reader correspondence issue of bondage and fetish magazine. 62 pp, with black and white photographs and artwork. White pictorial wraps are very lightly soiled, interior pages are clean and sound, light must. $125.00


[020818] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 21. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Contents of this bondage and fetish magazine include "On Social Masochism," "Diary of a Lady of Fashion," Custom Boots and Shoes," "Do It Yourself Department," "Is There an Ibitoe in the Crowd?" reader correspondence and a single panel installment of the Sweet Gwendoline comic strip. . 62 pp, with black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps are very lightly soiled, interior is unmarked and intact with slight water marks, light must. $125.00


[020819] Willie, John; Coutts, John. Bizarre: No. 22. ill. Willie, John. Montreal, CN: Bizarre, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Contents of this bondage and fetish magazine include "Ladies from Castile," and "Do It Yourself Department," reader correspondence. 62 pp, with black and white photographs and line art. White pictorial wraps are very lightly soiled, interior is lightly soiled with slight water marks, light must. $125.00


[020820] Willie, John. Gwendoline and the Missing Princess. Unknown: Self-published, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Year and place of publication unknown. Unpaginated booklet includes the tied-up travails of Gwendoline in addition to several pages of ads for bondage photographs and films and issues of Submission, Tormented and Punishment magazines. Order address is not printed in the booklet. White pictorial wraps show very light soil and wear, interior is clean and sound, comic panels are a little dark. $275.00


[020821] Willie, John. Antic Opaque (Sweet Gwendoline). Chicago, IL: Esquire Press, Unbound. Good Selected scenes from "Sweet Gwendoline and the Missing Princess," presented in an illustrated buff card folder. Panels are printed on inside of folder and on 2 bifold pages within, for a total of 8 printed pages. Folder is lightly soiled and worn, interior is clean and sound, musty scent. Back printed "Limited Edition for adult collectors of curiosa." $150.00


[020822] Willie, John. Antic Opaque (Sweet Gwendoline). Chicago, IL: Esquire Press, Unbound. Good Selected scenes from "Sweet Gwendoline and the Missing Princess," presented in an illustrated pink card folder. Panels are printed on inside of folder and on 2 bifold pages within, for a total of 8 printed pages. Folder is lightly soiled and worn, interior is clean and sound, musty scent. Back printed "Limited Edition for adult collectors of curiosa." $150.00


[020823] Willie, John. Antic Opaque (Sweet Gwendoline). Chicago, IL: Esquire Press, Unbound. Good Selected scenes from "Sweet Gwendoline and the Missing Princess," presented in an illustrated gray card folder. Panels are printed on inside of folder and on 2 bifold pages within, for a total of 8 printed pages. Folder is lightly soiled and worn, interior has some soil on bottom edge, musty scent. Back printed "Limited Edition for adult collectors of curiosa." $150.00


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Light orange linen boards stamped in red

spine has 1/4" diameter hole

Signed by Parker on Front free end paper (FFEP)

includes printed slip which states in part, "The writer hopes this small booklet may be the means of establishing perhaps just a little closer personal relations between you and the company that is sending it."
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Author: Burns, Robert C.

Publisher: David Bryce and Son

Description: Circa 1880. Lovely miniature set of the Scottish Bard's work, bound in gilt-stamped brown leather with bright gilt page edges, 9 x 6.5 cm. Three books are labeled as Vol. I-II, Vol. III-IV, and Vol. V-VI. The second and third books have attached ribbon page markers, all volumes are clean and sound within. Books are housed in a meticulously crafted leather case with envelope-style flap and metal clasp, the poet's name stamped on top, and a gilt and brown patterned paper lining. $850.00

In my 30 years as a bookseller and my interest in both miniature books and Robert Burns and is the best item I have ever had in either of these subjects.
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Description: Published by: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1932
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Size: 8vo
Binding: Hard Cover
Notes: 326 pp with index and illustrations. Black cloth boards stamped in gold, white and red are in very nice condition with minor shelf wear. Black, red and yellow dust jacket is split nearly the length of the spine in front, is price clipped with rubbing and chipping. Interior is clean and sound, inscribed to Raymond Spencer on the half title. End papers decorated with "Ye Gastronomick Mappe" depicting such delicacies as pheasant, turtles and possum.

Keywords: Cooking Maryland Baltimore

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[020582] Grant, James Lowell. The Sailmaker's Library. Columbia City, IN: Sailrite Kits, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Six booklets: Mathematics for Sailmakers, Make Your Own Jibsails, Make Your Own Mainsails, Stormsails: Their Design & Construction, Spinnakers: Their Design and Construction, and Staysails: Their Design and Construction. Also includes supplement on mylar-coated sailcloth. Staple-wrap illustrated books are in good shape with very light soil, highlighting in Mainsails, come in cardboard box with very light soil and tape residue. $125.00


[020583] Pepin, Jacques. La Technique: The Fundamental Techniques of Cooking An Illustrated Guide. New York: Times Books, 1977. 3rd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0812906101. Classical culinary techniques in an easy-to-follow illustrated step by step format. 470 pp with index, black and white photographs. Tan cloth boards are very lighly shelfworn, interior is clean and tight, gift inscription on FFEP. Beige dust jacket is price clipped, sunned on spine. $125.00


[020584] Basbanes, Nicholas A.. A Gentle Madness : Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Fair / Near Fine. ISBN: 080504826x. A celebration of books and the gently mad collectors who love them. First Owl edition, signed on title page. 638 pp. Brown paper boards with black cloth spine and interior have no noted flaws, brown, black and gilt patterned dust jacket has very minor shelf wear on bottom edge. $175.00


[020586] Michalski, Sergiusz. New Objectivity: Painting, Graphic Art and Photography in Weimer Germany 1919-1933. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Taschen America Llc, 1994. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 3822896500. 220 pp, illustrated in color and black and white. Pink pictorial wraps are very lightly shelfworn, interior is clean and tight. $65.00


[020587] Hofmann, Douglas; Taffet, Joel. Douglas Hofmann: Light & Grace. Birmingham, UK: Washington Greene, 2000. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Life and work of the contemporary painter of sumptuous realistic nudes. 136 richly illustrated pages. Pictorial paper boards with black spine are very lightly worn at the top corners, interior is pristine. Matching pictorial dust jacket is in excellent condition with very slight rubbing. $95.00


[020588] Larsson, Stieg. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2009. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0307269751. 465 pp. Orange paper boards with black cloth spine show very slight bumping and shelfwear, spine is very lightly cocked, interior is clean and tight. Yellow pictorial dust jacket is clean with slight creases at top of spine, small scar near top right corner. $125.00


[020589] Shakespeare, William; Staunton, Howard (editor). The Complete Illustrated Shakespeare, 3 Boxed Volumes. New York: Platinum Press, 1995. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Reprint of 1858-1861 Routledge edition. Red cloth boards blind stamped with image of the bard show slight wear and soil, pages are sound and clean. Red cloth-covered slipcase with attached paper jacket is lightly soiled and worn. $75.00


[020590] Bhavnani, Enakshi; Chattopadhyaya, Kamaladevi (foreword). The Dance in India: The Origin and History, foundations, the Art and Science of the Dance in India . Bombay: Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books, 1965. First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 261 pp with index, glossary and bibliography, abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs, color plate frontispiece with glassine cover. Gray cloth boards show very light wear and soil, are slightly bowed, interior is sound and unmarked. Maroon pictorial dust jacket is lightlyl chipped and soiled. $50.00


[020591] Penn, Irving. Worlds in a Small Room . New York: Penguin, 1974. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Photographs taken around the workd in Penn's portable studio. 95 pp, black and white plates. White pictorial wraps are lightly toned and worn, have small ink mark on front. Former owner's name inked on FFEP, pages are clean and sound. $55.00


[020592] Polano, Sergio. Santiago Calatrava: Complete Works. Berekeley, California, U.S.A.: Gingko Pr Inc, 1997. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Soft Cover. Very Good / Near Fine. ISBN: 3927258377. Translation of Santiago Calatrava, Opera Completo. 334 pp with bibliography, color and black and white illustrations. Gray pictorial French wraps with blue spine have no noted flaws, blue cover wraps are lightly chipped on bottom edge. Ex-libris stamp on ffep, interior otherwise pristine. $85.00


[020593] Matsen, Brad. Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King. New York: Pantheon Books, 2009. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Near Fine / Near Fine. Blue paper boards with yellow spine and pictorial dust jacket with black spine have no noted flaws, interior is pristine. Inscribed to Christian. $95.00


[020594] Inosanto, Daniel. Absorb What is Useful: A Jeet Kune Do Guidebook, Vol. 2. Los Angeles: Know How Publishing Company, 1982. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Good ISBN: 0938676032. 160 pp, generously illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions of Bruce Lee's handwritten documents. White wraps are lightly soiled and creased, interior is clean and sound. $85.00


[020595] Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Masks. Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Kodansha Amer Inc, 1985. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0870117106. 206 pp with color and black and white photos, index and glossary. Maroon cloth boards are lightly soiled, white ink is partially worn off stamped title on spine. Interior is clean and tight. Olive green pictorial slipcase has light stains, possibly from water, on the top and bottom edges. $115.00


[020596] Epenes, Thomas. Sanskrit Workbook: Learning the Alphabet. Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A.: Maharishi Univ of Management Pr, 1997. 3rd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Spiral Bound. Very Good ISBN: 092356909x. Workbook with spaces for writing practice. 214 pp. Blue pictorial covers with metal coil spine are lightly soiled, interior is clean and unmarked. $60.00

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Frank Herbert books, signed by author to Peter MacKenzie:
Dune; 1st/6th, signed 1/16/1977
Dune Messiah; 1st/3rd, signed 1/16/1977
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[020563] Plumb, Charles S.. Little Sketches of Famous Beef Cattle. Columbus, OH: Self Published, 1904. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Oblong. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. "This series of sketches of beef cattle was originally published in the Chicago Daily Drovers Journal," from the preface. 99 pp, not illustrated. Gray cloth boards show light wear and soil, interior is sound with light pencil cribbing, ex libris stamp on ffep. $125.00


[020564] Grand, W. Jos.. Illustrated History of the Union Stockyards. ill. Benson, O.. Chicago, IL: Thos. Knapp Printing, 1896. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. "Sketchbook of Familiar Faces and Places" at Chicago's Union Stockyards. 362 pp with black and white photographs, several pages of advertisements in back. Blue-green patterned boards stamped in silver ink show very light bumping, soil and shelf wear, ornate front title and man-on-horseback illustration are clean and crisp. Interior is very lightly soiled, not tight, one noted gutter. Bookseller's stamp from "Grosse's Corner Clothing and Shoe House, Union Stock Yards, Chicago." $125.00


[020565] Gudoshnikov, Sergey; Jolly, Lindsay; Spence, Donald. The World Sugar Market. Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.: CRC Press, 2004. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0849332087. 322 pp with index. Blue glossy pictorial boards are very lightly bumped, have small dent/tear on spine. Interior is clean and tight. $175.00


[020566] Kleinlogel, A.. Beam Formulas. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 143 pp. Gray cloth boards have light soil and small stains, slight bumping and shelf wear. Interior is clean, not tight, gutter noted, ink notation on page edge. $125.00


[020567] Jones, J. Elbert. A Review of Famous Crimes Solved By the St. Louis Policemen. St. Louis, Mo.: Moinster Printing, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Stories of crime and detection in early twentieth-century St. Louis. 300 pp, black and white photographs. Brown cloth boards are shelfworn, slightly frayed at extremities and front exterior hinge of spine. Interior is sound with light soil, not tight. $145.00


[020568] Sakowska, Ruta; Edelman, Marek; Blattler, Franz; Kann, Maria . The Warsaw Ghetto/Das Warschauer Ghetto. Warsaw: Drukarnia Naukowo-Techniczna, 2000. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 175 pages of text, English and German, followed by a section of black and white plates. Glossy black pictorial paper boards are lightly rubbed, show very light wear to the extremities. Interior is pristine. $65.00


[020569] Henderson, Charles Z.. The Fire Boys: One Hundred Years of Everett Firefighting History. ill. Leo, James Allen. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Company, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0898658403. 287 pp with index, color and black and white photographs. Dark green paper boards have crisp gold titleing and raised silver insignia of the Everett Fire Department Centennial, minimal shelf wear, interior is clean and sound. Black pictorial dust jacket has very small tear on upper edge, light scratches. $55.00


[020570] Various. A + U: A Monthly Journal of World Architecture and Urbanism No. 59, R. M. Schindler. Tokyo: A + U, 1975. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Periodical. Acceptable 113 pp, color and black and white photos and illustrations. Primarily in Japanese with some English text and captions. White pictorial wraps are lightly soiled and worn, interior has lightt ink cribbing, large gutter, ex libris embossed stamp. $175.00


[020571] Various. A + U: A Monthly Journal of World Architecture and Urbanism No. 86: Antonio Gaudi. Tokyo: A + U, 1977. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Periodical. Good 292 pp, color and black and white photos and illustrations. Primarily in Japanese with some Spanish text and captions. Multicolored pictorial wraps are lightly worn and rubbed with vertical crease on spine, interior is clean and bright with visible stitching corresponding to the spine crease. $175.00


[020572] Malchiodi, Cathy A.. Breaking the Silence: Art Therapy With Children from Violent Homes. Florence, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Routledge, 1997. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0876308248. 208 pp with illustrations, references, name and subject indices. Glossy white pictorial boards are clean and straight, lightly scarred near top of spine. Interior is overall clean and tight, one instance of highlighting noted in References section. $40.00


[020573] Brink, J.H. Van Den. The Haida Indians: Cultural Change Mainly Between 1876-1970. Leiden, NL: Brill Academic Pub, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Near Fine / Good. ISBN: 9004039910. Publication 8 in the Monographs and Theoritical Studies in Sociology and Anthropology in Honour of Nels Anderson. 275 pp with index and selected bibliography and foldout map. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt ink and pages within have no noted flaws. Purple and red dust jacket is lightly rubbed at the extremities. $65.00


[020574] Kroehler, P. E.. If I Were a Retail Furniture Salesman. Chicago, IL: Kroehler Mfg. Co., , 1927. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. "It is doubtful if there is any one man who has so profoundly influenced the furniture field during the past quarter century as P. E. Kroehler," from the foreword by John Jensen. 22 pp. Green paper boards are clean and straight with light bumping and wear to the spine ends. cream pages are ornamented with small chapter foot illustrations, capitals and margin bands in brown ink. $50.00


[020575] Gurda, John. Miller Time: A History of Miller Brewing Company, 1855-2005. Milwaukee, WI: Miller Brewing Co. , 2005. Folio. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 180 pp with index. Black paper boards titled in gilt ink and labeled with the familiar white script and eagle logo have very minimal soil, generously illustrated interior is fresh and bright. $55.00


[020577] Marx, Groucho. Many Happy Returns. ill. Soglow, O.. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. 12 Mo. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 96 pp, ink illustrations. Red cloth boards depict Groucho whacking an unfortunate soul on the head with a mallet labeled "income taxes," are lightly soiled, bumped and worn at the spine ends. Very light toning on end papers, ex-libris stamp on title page, interior is clean and sound. $125.00


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