Recent Arrivals from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Photographic Image. Very Good. Hardcover. This album belonged to William Dowell, a GI serving with the XXIV Corps when it relocated in 1970 to Camp Horn, Da Nang. His Corps controlled US combat operations in the northernmost region of South Vietnam, bordering North Vietnam. The album is excellent condition [10.75"x13.75"]. 200+ photographs (color & b/w). A few empty sleeves… Read more about this item

Berlin, Germany: S. Fischer Verlag, 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First edition. 16mo. 124pp. Text in German. Illustrated paper-covered boards. A bit of rubbing at the top & bottom of the spine, else a very good, clean & bright copy..

Scrapbook. Good. Hardcover. The album is an affectionate look at 1930s Country & Western music & culture; additionally, a short 1940s glance at WW2- locally and abroad. Images include: + Little Brown Church Quartet +Patty Massey +1935 WLS Radio star, Allen Massey +Western film star Dolly Good +1930 cowgirl star Patsy Montana +yodeling Tex Atchinson… Read more about this item

Map/Print.

NY: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.

NY: Archives of Psychology, 1923. Book. Good. Printed Wrapper. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Archives of Psychology #63- Inscribed 1st edition. Race differences in inhibition; being a psychological study of the comparative characteristics of the Negro and the white man as measured by certain tests, with especial reference to the problem of volition. Approx. 6"x 9", 84pp plus plates.… Read more about this item

Photographic Image. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Gordon Ross. Folio - over 12. The photographer, named on several document in the album, was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Kenitra, Morocco. Almost the entirety of the photographs have some descriptive information on the back. The lot consists of 220+ photos, approx. 22 snaps are damaged. Photographs are, overall, exceptionally well… Read more about this item

Book. Good. No Binding. In 2013-14 S-----o V----z was a young Spanish speaking male incarcerated in the California penal system. From the 40+ documents & letters, it appears that S----o had used his jail time to overcome some of the issues that led to his arrest. Together with broad family and institutional support it also appears that… Read more about this item

Fayetteville, Arkansas: Indian Heritage Association, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Limited Edition #37/100. It is in excellent condition. The slipcase is also in very good condition with minor shelf wear. There are no markings or issues with the book. It is numbered and signed by both editors Jack Gregory and Rennard Strickland on the first blank page.… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1839. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 2nd Edition. A scarce and important 19th century British abolitionist's book concerning the slave trade in the Americas (including a brief section on the Republic of Texas). It also describes the death of enslaved people during various part of the slave trade, and discusses British relations with African nations.… Read more about this item

Scrapbook. Good. Hardcover. 150++ Hotel, Diner, Motel placemats c1958-1962. Regional & national franchises, on -of-a-kind locals. Howard Johnson's El Jenkins MotorCourt - Tupelo, MS Coors Beer - Arizona Dorothy & Dennis - Elizabeth, NJ Leary's - Amarillo, TX The Brigadoon - Antigonish Nova Scotia Neff Restaurant - Las Cruces, NM Secrist Drive Inn - Jacksonville, Ill Cut River Inn -… Read more about this item

Photographic Image. Good. Hardcover. 1956 photo album of [mostly] Reno & Virginia City, Lake Tahoe. Newly wed couple. He a drummer in a combo playing the Tahoe Biltmore Hotel, she in the throes of bliss. 47 snaps in total. Album 9.25"x6" missing backstrip, but holding very well. Overall, presents well. .

NY: Viking Press, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect. He is at the top of the short list of entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution.… Read more about this item

NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. Hardcover. About very good. First edition. 4to. viii,(2),228pp. Blue cloth stamped in blind & gilt. Illustrated with photographic plates and pen sketches. Photographic endpapers printed in orange. Covers bumped and slightly worn, internally very good. The book belonged to P. West, the… Read more about this item

LA: General Publishing Group, 1994. Book. Good. Hardcover. Multi-signed. 4to - over 9¾. All My Children, The Complete Family Scrapbook, Special 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition Hard Back Book. Published In 1994.  Signed by 50 past & then current cast members on the occasion of Zen Gesner's [Braden Lavery] departure from the show. Some of the signatures--- Sydney Penny [Julia… Read more about this item

NY: Viking Press, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect. He is at the top of the short list of entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution.… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. When Charlotte Chandler called Groucho Marx for an interview, he answered the phone himself. Declining to be interviewed, he invited her over to his house so he could tell her no in person. After talking with her for hours, Groucho asked, "Why aren't you writing?" Hello, I Must Be Going is the story… Read more about this item

St. Paul, MN: Great Northern Railway, 1935. Book. Illus. by Winold Reiss - Inscribed . Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. Folio - over 12. St. Paul: Great Northern Railway, (1935). 1st. Hardcover. 49 stunning, highly detailed, color portraits by Winold Reiss, each with accompanying text. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with decorative lettering front and back.12.25"x10.25".… Read more about this item

NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. A typed letter signed by the head clerk of the Supreme Court asks Justice Scalia to please sign the book to the named intern who's working in the head clerks office. The book is in excellent condition. We are all familiar with… Read more about this item

London: William Collins Sons & Co, 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Folio - over 12. The book is in excellent condition, includes the dust jacket and is signed by Leni Riefenstahl. The People of Kau is the title of the 1976 English-language translation of German film director Leni Riefenstahl's Die Nuba von Kau, an… Read more about this item