Recent Arrivals from Books Northwest

Two volume set, both dark blue cloth with gilt author signature on cover, gilt lettering on spine, untrimmed pages, 530pp and 563pp. Bumped corners and some fraying. Vol. 1 inside cover starting but completely attached, with attached letter on inside cover als from Belasco to Hubert H. Harrison and dedication signature on ffep: To Mr. Hubert H. Harrison in Friendship David… Read more about this item

121pp, Very Good. First edition/first printing from UNC Press 1939. No DJ. Orange cloth with blue lettering on cover and spine. Bumped top right corner, chipped at top of spine, previous owner name on ffep. The text block and images are as new (see all photos). With 62 photographs by Charles Ferrell. This children's book about daily life on a working… Read more about this item

840pp, Near Fine/Near Fine, 1958 First Edition 5th Printing. DJ has slight chipping bottom spine, otherwise complete w/ $35.00 price intact. Color maps on end pages. First volume of this three-volume, highly-regarded monumental history. Conservative rating of NF due to owner signature on FFEP (see photo), otherwise book would be rated Fine.

435pp, black quartercloth boards with author initials in gilt on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Fine/Fine, price-intact dj protected w/clear mylar. First edition/First printing, signed by author on title page. A beautiful, signed, pristine copy of Rushdie's seventh novel.

431pp, green cloth w/gilt lettering on spine, blue topstain, seventh printing, near fine DJ protected with clear mylar. Owner bookplate on inside cover; rubberstamped name on title page (see all photos), otherwise clean and unmarked. Prescient views of 21st century life, with predictions regarding computers that are accurate. Includes 100 Technical Innovations Very Likely in the Last Third of the… Read more about this item

120pp, red cloth boards with gray lettering on spine. Later printing of First Edition. Near Fine in Acceptable DJ protected w/clear mylar. Front of DJ is intact with chipping on top and bottom left, 2" piece missing on spine (see photos). The classic Christmas story of Kris Kringle and the Gimbels/Macy's rivalry.

112pp, Fine/fine. Grey cloth with black and red lettering on cover, black lettering on spine, grey endpapers, glossy thick stock, many photographs. Printed in Germany. Gorgeous, heartbreaking images of a Harlem family. Includes a photo essay published in Life magazine in March 1968. Rare, out-of-print. Parks was a film director best known for "Shaft" and "Shaft's Big Score" and was… Read more about this item

751pp, light green boards with black lettering on spine, Fine in Good DJ protected w/clear mylar. 1953 second printing. Small sticker discoloration on inside back cover (see photo) otherwise pristine condition. Thorough and thoughtful description of 200 native trees with many black and white illustrations. Includes naming Key, glossary, indexes of scientific and common names. Rare with dj. … Read more about this item

266pp, cream paper cover with photo, blue lettering, grey lettering on spine, crimping on lower right cover, sunned spine, fragile spine glue separated 102-102 but pages attached. First Edition/First Printing, Signed by both authors on title page. Definitive history of "50 years of pioneer life in Washington's Woodinville, Bothell and Kenmore areas."

827pp, light blue boards with quarter black, gilt lettering on spine. First Edition First Printing. Fine/Fine, unread condition. DJ in clear protective cover. A pristine FEFP.

201pp, red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. First edition/first printing. Near Fine/Near Fine, Dj in clear cover, small dark spot on front (see photo), unclipped price of 21s, small chip at bottom of spine, light foxing on ffep and back end page, otherwise very clean and unmarked. 18 illustrations. "The Middle East was not an easy milieu in… Read more about this item

261pp, blue boards w/silver lettering on spine, numerous line drawings. Fine/Very Good. DJ in clear protective cover. Detailed descriptions of dozens of building failures. From the Preface: "This collection of case studies has been assembled to help architects, engineers and contractors build more safely." From Chapter 1: "The primary purpose of this book is to tell the story of… Read more about this item

106pp, olive boards with gilt lettering on spine, gold leaf top edge. Previous owner signature on ffep, tipped-in 10" x 16" map of area described. Book is otherwise unmarked and rated Near Fine due to signature. Dustjacket in clear mylar protective cover shows foxing on upper front/back cover and spine, cover is completely intact including 7/6 shilling price. A beautiful… Read more about this item

169pp, red wraps w/black lettering on cover. Unpublished production draft of play as presented by Seattle Repertory Theatre, premiering in Seattle December 10, 2014. Signed by author on title page. Only known copy currently listed for sale. Rare.

125pp, Near Fine, black wraps w/colored lettering on cover and spine. First edition/first printing, Signed by author To Marc, Best Wishes, R Schenkkan October 28, 2014. The play opened at the Neil Simon Theater in NYC in May of 2014 and won a Tony Award for Best Play. Rare signed copy.

314pp, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine, two previously dogeared pages and one highlighted sentence, otherwise clean book and text block. Becker was the posthumous winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for General Nonfiction, the book is an intriguing examination of humankind's awareness of one's eventual death and how sublimating this awareness has affected human behavior throughout history.

139pp, purple boards with black line drawing and title on cover, black lettering on spine. First edition/Second printing March 1943. Ex-library book with white numbering/letters on bottom spine, trace of glue residue on inside back cover, wear on spine top/bottom. Photos on endpapers of notes from survivors, bookplate from Convent of the Sacred Heart Library, Washington, D.C. (see photos). 16… Read more about this item

451pp, quarter canary/ivory boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Near Fine/VeryGood, First Edition/First Printing. Book is clean, light creases on dj spine ends, first state dust jacket w/$24.95 price intact in clear protective mylar. A true first state of the author's only novel, selling over three million in this edition, the film adaptation was also a success.

511pp, maroon boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine, roughcut pages, 16 illustrations by F.H Townsend. Slight wear on spine extremities, light foxing in places does not touch text block. 2 pages of advertisement in rear for other volumes. Clean copy of this reprint of Bronte's second novel originally published in 1849. Scarce in this unmarked condition. The novel… Read more about this item

160pp, canary yellow boards and end papers, glossy paper, many color and b&w photos. Rare dj is in clear protective binder. First edition (1958) of this classic late fifties salad recipe book, fascinating look at food culture of the time. Contents include: Salad-making basics, Fruit Salads, Vegetable Salads, Meat, Poultry and Seafood Salads, Egg and Cheese Salads, Salad Dressing and… Read more about this item