Book Sale Update: Additional Books!

From a book left off the list...oy...Because I'm an idiot--well, Ann says, "You're a writer--what do you expect?"--I left half of the coffee table books off the posted list. They've now been reinstated in Coffee Table Books and I've also reproduced them below in case anyone is interested.Also added is a stack I'd forgotten to catalogue, that includes:Century 1, Alchemy 3, Palace Corbie 6, and Rabid Transit added to Fiction AnthosThe Horned Man by James Lasdun added to First Editions (unsigned)A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman added to HC NonfictionChicken With Plums by Marjane Satrapi (proof) added to Graphic NovelsThe Museum at Purgatory by Nick Bantock added to Coffee Table BooksBlake by Peter Ackroyd and Bright Paradise added to TP NonfictionExcession and The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks, as well as Rupert Thomson's The Book of Revelation added to TP FictionMy apologies for the mistake and no more books will be added to the sale, main link here. Oy. Just too many books to keep track of...(coffee table books added to their section, but also after the cut...)JeffMATSEN, BRAD, ET AL >> PLANET OCEAN: A STORY OF LIFE, THE SEA, AND DANCING TO THE FOSSIL RECORD >> $10; from Ten Speed Press, as described by PW: "an irreverent trip through four billion years of evolution, this freewheeling excursion combines swaths of paleontology, geology and natural history, travel notes and amateur fieldwork from Kansas to British Columbia, amplified by wacky cartoons and colorful, often fantastical mixed-media drawings. Matsen and Troll, who collaborated on Shocking Fish Tales, emphasize that we are descended from fish that came ashore some 375 million years ago, giving rise to land-dwelling vertebrates. Evolution emerges here as a series of mass extinctions, improbable survivals, false starts and unsolved enigmas." I love this eccentric book, with its glorious full-color art and off-beat commentary, but have gotten what I need out of it--somebody give it a good home.MILNE, PETER >> FISH IN A BARREL: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS ON TOUR >> $25, from 2.13.61, in excellent condition, a large-format soft cover of photographs by Milne from the Nick Cave 1992 tour. Brilliant photos, and with an introduction by Cave. Stunning photos, really. Give this one a good home.MORRIS, FRANCES; WARNER, MARINA >> LOUISE BOURGEOIS (THE UNILEVER SERIES) >> $160, from the Tate Modern in London. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth-covered boards debossed with spider design and title stamped in silver on cover and spine; no dust jacket as issued. Sculpture and mixed-media works and text by Louise Bourgeois. Essays by Frances Morris, Marina Warner and Paul Hillyard. Includes a chronology and a bibliography. Designed by Anne Odling-Smee / August. 72 pp., with numerous color and black and white illustrations. Published on the occasion of the 2000 exhibition Louise Bourgeois at the Tate Modern, London. Out of print. Scarce. In PERFECT condition.NEWTON, PATRICIA MONTGOMERY >> THE FROG WHO DRANK THE WATERS OF THE WORLD >> $7; from Anthenaem, a first edition of this off-beat and oddly illustrated children's book that is quite cute. The dust jacket is somewhat worn.NINTH LETTER >> NINTH LETTER, VOL. 3, NO. 1 AND 2 >> $3.50 each, from University of Illinois, 2006-07, a literary magazine that as a hugely oversized softcover of almost 200 pages each looks more like...a coffee table book. Poetry, art, fiction, and essays from a variety of cool literary figures like Michael Martone, Roy Kesey, Josh Ames, Elizabeth Bell, etc., but the reader's eye is as drawn to the cool graphics and art as the text. Nice, aggressive, sometimes experimental layout. A few pages are dog-eared in vol. 3, no. 1. Normally costs $10 per issue.O'KEEFE, GEORGIA >> GEORGIA O'KEEFE: THE NEW YORK YEARS >> $32, from Knopf, a fine, large--very very large (16 x 13 1/2)--book on early Abstract American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986); two specialists spotlight her years in New York between her arrival in 1905, her fateful meeting with Alfred Stieglitz and her rise to fame in the 1920's - a groundbreaking analysis of O'Keeffe's work by art historian Bram Dijkstra. With huge, spectacular color plates. The dust jacket has some scuffs. On the inside front cover, there is an inscription from Jeff.ONION >> OUR DUMB CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF HEADLINES FROM THE ONION >> $6, from Three Rivers Press, the hilarious soft cover, oversized collection of supposed newspaper front pages from the last 100 years. Brilliant.OUAKNIN, MARC-ALAIN >> MYSTERIES OF THE ALPHABET >> $20; from Abbeville, a light-hearted and fascinating voyage back to the origins of our alphabet, based on the pictograms of 3500 years ago. It tells how pictograms--derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics and discovered in the Sinai only at the beginning of the twentieth century--evolved through the millennia and left their traces on our alphabet. The author shows the history of each letter in the English alphabet. Included are footnotes, illustrations, color photographs, and a bibliography. A marvelous design, too. As a book it's a thick Corgi with definite pedigree.OUTDOOR WORLD, EDITORS >> TREES OF AMERICA >> $3; photographs, essays, and poetry about trees, lovingly and professionally put togetherOWEN, WILLIAM >> MODERN MAGAZINE DESIGN >> $65, from Rizzoli, 1991. STILL in shrinkwrap, never opened, in pristine condition, including the dust jacket. Part one concentrates on the history of design, illustrated magazines and the photographic movement, photojournalism between the wars, the first age of the art director: Cleland, Agha and Brodovitch, the New York School 1945 - 68 etc. Part two discusses the cover, photography and illustration, magazines for the electronic age including examples of Emigré, Tatler, and the Face. This is a steal at this price.PARMALEE, DAVID F. >> BIRD ISLAND IN ANTARCTIC WATERS >> $8, from University of Minnesota Press, the adventures of an artist/ornithologist on a lonely outcrop in the far South Atlantic. Yeah, the guy almost goes crazy, but gets a book out of it. It's a first edition. Possibly the only edition. We bought it for $20, so we're not ripping you off...PIADE, LYNN >> CITIZEN KANE: HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS >> $5, from Smithmark, documenting how the movie was made, with copious full-page, sharp black-and-white stills from the movie and from the set.PIENKOWSKI, JAN >> BOTICELLI'S BED AND BREAKFAST >> $35, from Simon & Schuster, an oversized, deluxe, hardcover pop-up book that's just amazing and something you'll want to open and display in a prominent place, in perfect condition except for one of the ribbon ties, which frayed. Selling for up to $150 on the pop-up book market, but since we love you, we're giving you a bit of a break.PIGNATTI, TERISO >> MASTER DRAWINGS: FROM CAVE ART TO PICASSO >> $20; from Wellfleet Press, a comprehensive and gorgeous book with hundreds of full-color plates and well-written essays. Inscription and name on the inside of the boards; otherwise, perfect.REILLY, WILLIAM >> VANISHING EDEN: THE PLIGHT OF THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST >> $30; from the Barrons educational series, a collection of wonderful photos that show what we still can see of our global natural heritage. Nice picture of Olivia Newton-John in the forward, which she wrote.REISS, DAVID, EDITOR >> MASH: THE EXCLUSIVE INSIDE STORY >> $4; everything you ever wanted to know about the TV show in 160 pages of soft cover text and black-and-white photos, published in 1980.RENSE, PAIGE, EDITOR >> DESIGNER'S OWN HOMES >> $5; from Architectural Digest, private residences of 30 of the leading designers from the 80s. Great photos and really funny to see what they thought was good design back then. A bump on the front board, reflected on the dust jacket, but hard to see unless you're looking.ROMANELLI, GIANDOMENICO, EDITOR >> VENICE: ART & ARCHITECTURE >> $70; from Konemann, a 2-volume set in slipcase featuring hundreds and hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations, with text. Oversized hardcovers. Dustjackets of both volumes are pristine, as are the books themselves. The slipcase is torn and will need to be repaired. Vol I is "devoted to the artistic history of Venice from its beginnings in the Lagoon region, even before the emergence of Venice as a name, to the 16th century. Particular attention given to the development of mosaic art." Vol II "explores the period from the 17th to the 20th centuries.".ROMANELLI, GIANDOMENICO, EDITOR >> GRAN TEATRO LA FENICE >> $20; from Taschen, about the famous opera house built for the city of Venice under the architectural guidance of Giannantonio Selva. It opened on May 17, 1792 under the name La Fenice - the phoenix. This publication charts two centuries of musical history at the Gran Teatro La Fenice, from the great operas of the nineteenth century to contemporary music and modern dance, from Rossini and Verdi to Ligeti and Pina Bausch. It is the first complete chronicle of all the operas, concerts and festivals held at the Gran Teatro, and also includes a detailed architectural history, with many illustrations plans, sketches and period engravings. Just a beautiful book. In pristine condition, although the dust jacket has a slight pock, almost unnoticeable.SCHIFF, NANCY >> ODD JOBS >> $8; from Ten Speed Press, those insane bastards. If you hate your job, just be glad you don't sniff armpits for a living. Apparently, if a woman sniffs a man's armpit for 6 hours, it has a calming effect. It's just the first 5 hours and 59 minutes that are excruciating. Anyway, this fascinating and compact hardcover includes really good black-and-white full-page photos with text describing jobs that you'd mostly rather not have.SHAW, JIM, EDITOR >> THRIFT STORE PAINTINGS >> $20, from Heavy Industry Publications, 1990, a showcase for the best paintings found lurking in thrift stores, at garage sales and flea markets, and at the inlaws' place. Some incredible, incredible stuff in here, like nothing I've ever seen before. All full-page art, all full-color through its oversized soft cover 205 pages, and includes attributions where known.SHOJAI, AMY >> THE INCOMPARABLE CAT >> $5; photographs of cats in full glorious color, along with myths and facts about cats. Oversized softcover.SLOWINSKI >> SLOWINSKI >> $75, from Direct Art Books, with an introduction by Andre Codrescu. The iconic and insane art of this extremely talented creator. It looks a little like a surreal Sendak for adults. We're selling it $15 below the ABE price. Cover printed on the boards. A political artist in addition to being an American Surrealist. Very original.SOTHEBY'S >> SOTHEBY'S: IMPORTANT AUTOMATA, DOLLS' HOUSES, TEDDY BEARS, DOLLS AND TIMPLATE TOYS (LONDON, NOV. 10, 1995) >> $4, from Sotheby's, 8 x 11, a catalogue that includes exactly what the title promises--tantalizing looks, in color and black-and-white, at a wide variety of automata. Fascinating.STEWART, JON >> AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION >> $12; from Warner Books, a large-sized hardcover, image printed on the boards. The funny, already-classic, in pristine condition, but much cheaper than if you bought it new.SUTCLIFFE, PHIL ET AL >> THE POLICE >> $3; in an attractive soft cover, everything you ever wanted to know about The Police.TZU, SUN >> THE ART OF WAR >> $12, from Shabalaya, in a beautiful large-sized soft cover form, featuring many pages of full-color art and photographs. In pristine condition.VONNEGUT, KURT ET AL >> SUN MOON STAR >> $22, from HarperCollins, a short story by Vonnegut and illustrated throughout by Ivan Chermayeff. The result is a colorful, lyrical book of some beauty; front board is embossed in gold and silver; it is the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. The dust jacket has some of the normal wear-and-tear for a book over 25 years old.WELLS, H.G. >> THE COMPLETE BOOK OF H.G. WELLS >> $15; from Castle Books, with the original illustrations, plenty of them, and including three complete novels and several short stories as selected by Alan K. Russell. In perfecto condition.WERNER, KEN >> HALLOWEEN: A FANTASY IN THREE ACTS >> $10, from Octavia Press, in which Werner photographs the Castro District in San Francisco on Halloween in 1980. Think of a really insanely demented Mardi Gras. Favorite photo: Dick Nixon costume with huge, er, fake Dick. Print run was 1,500. The book has some wearing at the corners or we'd be selling this for more.