comic opera ever written. Full score, not to be confused with piano
renderings. Peters edition. Study score. 448pp. 9⅜ × 12¼. (Available
in U.S. only) 23751-6 Pa. $11.95
“IMAGE” ON THE ART AND EVOLUTION OF THE FILM, edited by Marshall
Deutelbaum. Pioneering book brings together for first time 38
groundbreaking articles on early silent films from _Image_ and 263
illustrations newly shot from rare prints in the collection of the
International Museum of Photography. A landmark work. Index. 256pp.
8¼ × 11. 23777-X Pa. $8.95
AROUND-THE-WORLD COOKY BOOK, Lois Lintner Sumption and Marguerite
Lintner Ashbrook. 373 cooky and frosting recipes from 28 countries
(America, Austria, China, Russia, Italy, etc.) include Viennese
kisses, rice wafers, London strips, lady fingers, hony, sugar spice,
maple cookies, etc. Clear instructions. All tested. 38 drawings.
182pp. 5⅜ × 8. 23802-4 Pa. $2.50
THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE, edited by Roberta Waddell. 579 rare
photographs, not available elsewhere, of works in jewelry,
metalwork, glass, ceramics, textiles, architecture and furniture by
175 artists--Mucha, Seguy, Lalique, Tiffany, Gaudin, Hohlwein,
Saarinen, and many others. 288pp. 8⅜ × 11¼. 23515-7 Pa. $6.95
THE COMPLETE WOODCUTS OF ALBRECHT DURER, edited by Dr. W. Kurth. 346
in all: “Old Testament,” “St. Jerome,” “Passion,” “Life of Virgin,”
“Apocalypse,” many others. Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. 285pp.
8½ × 12¼. 21097-9 Pa. $7.50
DRAWINGS OF ALBRECHT DURER, edited by Heinrich Wolfflin. 81 plates
show development from youth to full style. Many favorites; many new.
Introduction by Alfred Werner. 96pp. 8⅛ × 11. 22352-3 Pa. $5.00
THE HUMAN FIGURE, Albrecht Dürer. Experiments in various
techniques--stereometric, progressive proportional, and others. Also
life studies that rank among finest ever done. Complete reprinting
of _Dresden Sketchbook_. 170 plates. 355pp. 8⅜ × 11¼.
21042-1 Pa. $7.95
OF THE JUST SHAPING OF LETTERS, Albrecht Dürer. Renaissance artist
explains design of Roman majuscules by geometry, also Gothic lower
and capitals. Grolier Club edition. 43pp. 7⅞ × 10¾.
21306-4 Pa. $3.00
TEN BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE, Vitruvius. The most important book ever
written on architecture. Early Roman aesthetics, technology,
classical orders, site selection, all other aspects. Stands behind
everything since. Morgan translation. 331pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
20645-9 Pa. $4.50
THE FOUR BOOKS OF ARCHITECTURE, Andrea Palladio. 16th-century
classic responsible for Palladian movement and style. Covers
classical architectural remains, Renaissance revivals, classical
orders, etc. 1738 Ware English edition. Introduction by A. Placzek.
216 plates. 110pp. of text. 9½ × 12¾. 21308-0 Pa. $10.00
HORIZONS, Norman Bel Geddes. Great industrialist stage designer,
“father of streamlining,” on application of aesthetics to
transportation, amusement, architecture, etc. 1932 prophetic
account; function, theory, specific projects. 222 illustrations.
312pp. 7⅞ × 10¾. 23514-9 Pa. $6.95
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FALLINGWATER, Donald Hoffmann. Full,
illustrated story of conception and building of Wright’s masterwork
at Bear Run, Pa. 100 photographs of site, construction, and details
of completed structure. 112pp. 9¼ × 10. 23671-4 Pa. $5.50
THE ELEMENTS OF DRAWING, John Ruskin. Timeless classic by great
Victorian; starts with basic ideas, works through more difficult.
Many practical exercises. 48 illustrations. Introduction by Lawrence
Campbell. 228pp. 5⅜ × 8½. 22730-8 Pa. $3.75
GIST OF ART, John Sloan. Greatest modern American teacher, Art
Students League, offers innumerable hints, instructions, guided
comments to help you in painting. Not a formal course. 46
illustrations. Introduction by Helen Sloan. 200pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
23435-5 Pa. $4.00
THE SENSE OF BEAUTY, George Santayana. Masterfully written
discussion of nature of beauty, materials of beauty, form,
expression; art, literature, social sciences all involved. 168pp.
5⅜ x 8½. 20238-0 Pa. $3.00
ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE UNDERSTANDING, Benedict Spinoza. Also
contains _Ethics_, _Correspondence_, all in excellent R. Elwes
translation. Basic works on entry to philosophy, pantheism, exchange
of ideas with great contemporaries. 402pp. 5⅜ x 8½.
20250-X Pa. $4.50
THE TRAGIC SENSE OF LIFE, Miguel de Unamuno. Acknowledged
masterpiece of existential literature, one of most important books
of 20th century. Introduction by Madariaga. 367pp. 5⅜ x 8½.
20257-7 Pa. $4.50
THE GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED, Moses Maimonides. Great classic of
medieval Judaism attempts to reconcile revealed religion
(Pentateuch, commentaries) with Aristotelian philosophy. Important
historically, still relevant in problems. Unabridged Friedlander
translation. Total of 473pp. 5⅜ x 8½. 20351-4 Pa. $6.00
THE I CHING (THE BOOK OF CHANGES), translated by James Legge.
Complete translation of basic text plus appendices by Confucius, and
Chinese commentary of most penetrating divination manual ever
prepared. Indispensable to study of early Oriental civilizations, to
modern inquiring reader. 448pp. 5⅜ x 8½. 21062-6 Pa. $5.00
THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, E. A. Wallis Budge. Complete
reproduction of Ani’s papyrus, finest ever found. Full hieroglyphic
text, interlinear transliteration, word for word translation, smooth
translation. Basic work, for Egyptology, for modern study of psychic
matters. Total of 533pp. 6½ x 9¼. (Available in U.S. only)
21866-X Pa. $5.95
THE GODS OF THE EGYPTIANS, E. A. Wallis Budge. Never excelled for
richness, fullness: all gods, goddesses, demons, mythical figures of
Ancient Egypt; their legends, rites, incarnations, variations,
powers, etc. Many hieroglyphic texts cited. Over 225 illustrations,
plus 6 color plates. Total of 988pp. 6⅛ x 9¼. (Available in U.S.
only) 22055-9, 22056-7 Pa., Two-vol. set $16.00
THE STANDARD BOOK OF QUILT MAKING AND COLLECTING, Marguerite Ickis.
Full information, full-sized patterns for making 46 traditional
quilts, also 150 other patterns. Quilted cloths, lame, satin quilts,
etc. 483 illustrations. 273pp. 6⅞ x 9⅝. 20582-7 Pa. $4.95
CORAL GARDENS AND THEIR MAGIC, Bronsilaw Malinowski. Classic study
of the methods of tilling the soil and of agricultural rites in the
Trobriand Islands of Melanesia. Author is one of the most important
figures in the field of modern social anthropology. 143
illustrations. Indexes. Total of 911pp. of text. 5⅝ x 8¼. (Available
in U.S. only) 23597-1 Pa. $12.95
ART FORMS IN NATURE, Ernst Haeckel. Multitude of strangely beautiful
natural forms: Radiolaria, Foraminifera, jellyfishes, fungi,
turtles, bats, etc. All 100 plates of the 19th-century
evolutionist’s _Kunstformen der Natur_ (1904). 100pp. 9⅜ x 12¼.
22987-4 Pa. $5.00
CHILDREN: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY SOURCES,
edited by Carol Belanger Grafton. 242 rare, copyright-free wood
engravings for artists and designers. Widest such selection
available. All illustrations in line. 119pp. 8⅜ x 11¼.
23694-3 Pa. $4.00
WOMEN: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY SOURCES, edited
by Jim Harter. 391 copyright-free wood engravings for artists and
designers selected from rare periodicals. Most extensive such
collection available. All illustrations in line. 128pp. 9 x 12.
23703-6 Pa. $4.50
ARABIC ART IN COLOR, Prisse d’Avennes. From the greatest
ornamentalists of all time--50 plates in color, rarely seen outside
the Near East, rich in suggestion and stimulus. Includes 4 plates on
covers. 46pp. 9⅜ x 12¼. 23658-7 Pa. $6.00
AUTHENTIC ALGERIAN CARPET DESIGNS AND MOTIFS, edited by June
Beveridge. Algerian carpets are world famous. Dozens of geometrical
motifs are charted on grids, color-coded, for weavers,
needleworkers, craftsmen, designers. 53 illustrations plus 4 in
color. 48pp. 8¼ x 11. (Available in U.S. only) 23650-1 Pa. $1.75
DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN PORTRAITS, edited by Hayward and Blanche
Cirker. 4000 important Americans, earliest times to 1905, mostly in
clear line. Politicians, writers, soldiers, scientists, inventors,
industrialists, Indians, Blacks, women, outlaws, etc. Identificatory
information. 756pp. 9¼ x 12¾. 21823-6 Clothbd. $40.00
HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES, Jacob A. Riis. Journalistic record of
filth, degradation, upward drive in New York immigrant slums, shops,
around 1900. New edition includes 100 original Riis photos,
monuments of early photography. 233pp. 10 x 7⅞. 22012-5 Pa. $7.00
NEW YORK IN THE THIRTIES, Berenice Abbott. Noted photographer’s
fascinating study of city shows new buildings that have become
famous and old sights that have disappeared forever. Insightful
commentary. 97 photographs. 97pp. 11⅜ x 10. 22967-X Pa. $5.00
MEN AT WORK, Lewis W. Hine. Famous photographic studies of
construction workers, railroad men, factory workers and coal miners.
New supplement of 18 photos on Empire State building construction.
New introduction by Jonathan L. Doherty. Total of 69 photos. 63pp.
8 x 10¾. 23475-4 Pa. $3.00
THE DEPRESSION YEARS AS PHOTOGRAPHED BY ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN, Arthur
Rothstein. First collection devoted entirely to the work of
outstanding 1930s photographer: famous dust storm photo, ragged
children, unemployed, etc. 120 photographs. Captions. 119pp.
9¼ x 10¾. 23590-4 Pa. $5.00
CAMERA WORK: A PICTORIAL GUIDE, Alfred Stieglitz. All 559
illustrations and plates from the most important periodical in the
history of art photography, _Camera Work_ (1903-17). Presented four
to a page, reduced in size but still clear, in strict chronological
order, with complete captions. Three indexes. Glossary.
Bibliography. 176pp. 8⅜ x 11¼. 23591-2 Pa. $6.95
ALVIN LANGDON COBURN, PHOTOGRAPHER, Alvin L. Coburn. Revealing
autobiography by one of greatest photographers of 20th century gives
insider’s version of Photo-Secession, plus comments on his own work.
77 photographs by Coburn. Edited by Helmut and Alison Gernsheim.
160pp. 8⅛ x 11. 23685-4 Pa. $6.00
NEW YORK IN THE FORTIES, Andreas Feininger. 162 brilliant
photographs by the well-known photographer, formerly with _Life_
magazine, show commuters, shoppers, Times Square at night, Harlem
nightclub, Lower East Side, etc. Introduction and full captions by
John von Hartz. 181pp. 9¼ x 10¾. 23585-8 Pa. $6.95
GREAT NEWS PHOTOS AND THE STORIES BEHIND THEM, John Faber. Dramatic
volume of 140 great news photos, 1855 through 1976, and revealing
stories behind them, with both historical and technical information.
Hindenburg disaster, shooting of Oswald, nomination of Jimmy Carter,
etc. 160pp. 8¼ x 11. 23667-6 Pa. $5.00
THE ART OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHER, Leonard Martin. Survey of American
cinematography history and anecdotal interviews with 5
masters--Arthur Miller, Hal Mohr, Hal Rosson, Lucien Ballard, and
Conrad Hall. Very large selection of behind-the-scenes production
photos. 105 photographs. Filmographies. Index. Originally _Behind
the Camera_. 144pp. 8¼ x 11. 23686-2 Pa. $5.00
DESIGNS FOR THE THREE-CORNERED HAT (LE TRICORNE), Pablo Picasso. 32
fabulously rare drawings--including 31 color illustrations of
costumes and accessories--for 1919 production of famous ballet.
Edited by Parmenia Migel, who has written new introduction. 48pp.
9⅜ x 12¼. (Available in U.S. only) 23709-5 Pa. $5.00
NOTES OF A FILM DIRECTOR, Sergei Eisenstein. Greatest Russian
filmmaker explains montage, making of _Alexander Nevsky_,
aesthetics; comments on self, associates, great rivals (Chaplin),
similar material. 78 illustrations. 240pp. 5⅜ x 8½.
22392-2 Pa. $4.50
DRAWINGS OF WILLIAM BLAKE, William Blake. 92 plates from Book of
Job, _Divine Comedy_, _Paradise Lost_, visionary heads, mythological
figures, Laocoon, etc. Selection, introduction, commentary by Sir
Geoffrey Keynes. 178pp. 8⅛ x 11. 22303-5 Pa. $4.00
ENGRAVINGS OF HOGARTH, William Hogarth. 101 of Hogarth’s greatest
works: _Rake’s Progress_, _Harlot’s Progress_, _Illustrations for
Hudibras_, _Before and After_, _Beer Street and Gin Lane_, many
more. Full commentary. 256pp. 11 x 13¾. 22479-1 Pa. $12.95
DAUMIER: 120 GREAT LITHOGRAPHS, Honore Daumier. Wide-ranging
collection of lithographs by the greatest caricaturist of the 19th
century. Concentrates on eternally popular series on lawyers, on
married life, on liberated women, etc. Selection, introduction, and
notes on plates by Charles F. Ramus. Total of 158pp. 9⅜ x 12¼.
23512-2 Pa. $6.00
DRAWINGS OF MUCHA, Alphonse Maria Mucha. Work reveals draftsman of
highest caliber: studies for famous posters and paintings,
renderings for book illustrations and ads, etc. 70 works, 9 in
color; including 6 items not drawings. Introduction. List of
illustrations. 72pp. 9⅜ x 12¼. (Available in U.S. only)
23672-2 Pa. $4.00
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI: DRAWINGS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY,
Giovanni Battista Piranesi. For first time ever all of Morgan
Library’s collection, world’s largest. 167 illustrations of rare
Piranesi drawings--archeological, architectural, decorative and
visionary. Essay, detailed list of drawings, chronology, captions.
Edited by Felice Stampfle. 144pp. 9⅜ x 12¼. 23714-1 Pa. $7.50
NEW YORK ETCHINGS (1905-1949), John Sloan. All of important American
artist’s N.Y. life etchings. 67 works include some of his best art;
also lively historical record--Greenwich Village, tenement scenes.
Edited by Sloan’s widow. Introduction and captions. 79pp. 8⅜ x 11¼.
23651-X Pa. $4.00
CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY: A PICTORIAL SURVEY, Wan-go Weng.
69 fine examples from John M. Crawford’s matchless private
collection: landscapes, birds, flowers, human figures, etc., plus
calligraphy. Every basic form included: hanging scrolls,
handscrolls, album leaves, fans, etc. 109 illustrations.
Introduction. Captions. 192pp. 8⅞ x 11¾. 23707-9 Pa. $7.95
DRAWINGS OF REMBRANDT, edited by Seymour Slive. Updated Lippmann,
Hofstede de Groot edition, with definitive scholarly apparatus. All
portraits, biblical sketches, landscapes, nudes, Oriental figures,
classical studies, together with selection of work by followers. 550
illustrations. Total of 630pp. 9⅛ x 12¼.
21485-0, 21486-9 Pa., Two-vol. set $15.00
THE DISASTERS OF WAR, Francisco Goya. 83 etchings record horrors of
Napoleonic wars in Spain and war in general. Reprint of 1st edition,
plus 3 additional plates. Introduction by Philip Hofer. 97pp.
9⅜ x 8¼. 21872-4 Pa. $4.00
THE ANATOMY OF THE HORSE, George Stubbs. Often considered the great
masterpiece of animal anatomy. Full reproduction of 1766 edition,
plus prospectus; original text and modernized text. 36 plates.
Introduction by Eleanor Garvey. 121pp. 11 x 14¾. 23402-9 Pa. $6.00
BRIDGMAN’S LIFE DRAWING, George B. Bridgman. More than 500
illustrative drawings and text teach you to abstract the body into
its major masses, use light and shade, proportion; as well as
specific areas of anatomy, of which Bridgman is master. 192pp. 6½ x
9¼. (Available in U.S. only) 22710-3 Pa. $3.50
ART NOUVEAU DESIGNS IN COLOR, Alphonse Mucha, Maurice Verneuil,
Georges Auriol. Full-color reproduction of _Combinaisons
ornementales_ (c. 1900) by Art Nouveau masters. Floral, animal,
geometric, interlacings, swashes--borders, frames, spots--all
incredibly beautiful. 60 plates, hundreds of designs. 9⅜ x 8-1/16.
22885-1 Pa. $4.00
FULL-COLOR FLORAL DESIGNS IN THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE, E. A. Seguy. 166
motifs, on 40 plates, from _Les fleurs et leurs applications
decoratives_ (1902): borders, circular designs, repeats, allovers,
“spots.” All in authentic Art Nouveau colors. 48pp. 9⅜ x 12¼.
23439-8 Pa. $5.00
A DIDEROT PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TRADES AND INDUSTRY, edited by
Charles C. Gillispie. 485 most interesting plates from the great
French Encyclopedia of the 18th century show hundreds of working
figures, artifacts, process, land and cityscapes; glassmaking,
papermaking, metal extraction, construction, weaving, making
furniture, clothing, wigs, dozens of other activities. Plates fully
explained. 920pp. 9 x 12.
22284-5, 22285-3 Clothbd., Two-vol. set $40.00
HANDBOOK OF EARLY ADVERTISING ART, Clarence P. Hornung. Largest
collection of copyright-free early and antique advertising art ever
compiled. Over 6,000 illustrations, from Franklin’s time to the
1890’s for special effects, novelty. Valuable source, almost
inexhaustible. Pictorial Volume. Agriculture, the zodiac, animals,
autos, birds, Christmas, fire engines, flowers, trees, musical
instruments, ships, games and sports, much more. Arranged by subject
matter and use. 237 plates. 288pp. 9 x 12. 20122-8 Clothbd. $14.50
Typographical Volume. Roman and Gothic faces ranging from 10 point
to 300 point, “Barnum,” German and Old English faces, script,
logotypes, scrolls and flourishes, 1115 ornamental initials, 67
complete alphabets, more. 310 plates. 320pp. 9 x 12.
20123-6 Clothbd. $15.00
CALLIGRAPHY (CALLIGRAPHIA LATINA), J. G. Schwandner. High point of
18th-century ornamental calligraphy. Very ornate initials, scrolls,
borders, cherubs, birds, lettered examples. 172pp. 9 x 13.
20475-8 Pa. $7.00
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DOLL MAKING AND COLLECTING, Catherine
Christopher. Instructions, patterns for dozens of dolls, from rag
doll on up to elaborate, historically accurate figures. Mould faces,
sew clothing, make doll houses, etc. Also collecting information.
Many illustrations. 288pp. 6 x 9. 22066-4 Pa. $4.50
THE DAGUERREOTYPE IN AMERICA, Beaumont Newhall. Wonderful portraits,
1850’s townscapes, landscapes; full text plus 104 photographs. The
basic book. Enlarged 1976 edition. 272pp. 8¼ x 11¼.
23322-7 Pa. $7.95
CRAFTSMAN HOMES, Gustav Stickley. 296 architectural drawings, floor
plans, and photographs illustrate 40 different kinds of
“Mission-style” homes from _The Craftsman_ (1901-16), voice of
American style of simplicity and organic harmony. Thorough coverage
of Craftsman idea in text and picture, now collector’s item. 224pp.
8⅛ x 11. 23791-5 Pa. $6.00
PEWTER-WORKING: INSTRUCTIONS AND PROJECTS, Burl N. Osborn. & Gordon
O. Wilber. Introduction to pewter-working for amateur craftsman.
History and characteristics of pewter; tools, materials,
step-by-step instructions. Photos, line drawings, diagrams. Total of
160pp. 7⅞ x 10¾. 23786-9 Pa. $3.50
THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE, edited by David Lowe. 10 dramatic,
eyewitness accounts of the 1871 disaster, including one of the
aftermath and rebuilding, plus 70 contemporary photographs and
illustrations of the ruins--courthouse, Palmer House, Great Central
Depot, etc. Introduction by David Lowe. 87pp. 8¼ x 11.
23771-0 Pa. $4.00
SILHOUETTES: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE OF VARIED ILLUSTRATIONS, edited by
Carol Belanger Grafton. Over 600 silhouettes from the 18th to 20th
centuries include profiles and full figures of men and women,
children, birds and animals, groups and scenes, nature, ships, an
alphabet. Dozens of uses for commercial artists and craftspeople.
144pp. 8⅜ x 11¼. 23781-8 Pa. $4.50
ANIMALS: 1,419 COPYRIGHT-FREE ILLUSTRATIONS OF MAMMALS, BIRDS, FISH,
INSECTS, ETC., edited by Jim Harter. Clear wood engravings present,
in extremely lifelike poses, over 1,000 species of animals. One of
the most extensive copyright-free pictorial sourcebooks of its kind.
Captions. Index. 284pp. 9 x 12. 23766-4 Pa. $8.95
INDIAN DESIGNS FROM ANCIENT ECUADOR, Frederick W. Shaffer. 282
original designs by pre-Columbian Indians of Ecuador (500-1500
A.D.). Designs include people, mammals, birds, reptiles, fish,
plants, heads, geometric designs. Use as is or alter for
advertising, textiles, leathercraft, etc. Introduction. 95pp.
8¾ x 11¼. 23764-8 Pa. $3.50
SZIGETI ON THE VIOLIN, Joseph Szigeti. Genial, loosely structured
tour by premier violinist, featuring a pleasant mixture of
reminiscences, insights into great music and musicians, innumerable
tips for practicing violinists. 385 musical passages. 256pp.
5⅝ x 8¼. 23763-X Pa. $4.00
SECOND PIATIGORSKY CUP, edited by Isaac Kashdan. One of the greatest
tournament books ever produced in the English language. All 90 games
of the 1966 tournament, annotated by players, most annotated by both
players. Features Petrosian, Spassky, Fischer, Larsen, six others.
228pp. 5⅜ x 8½. 23572-6 Pa. $3.50
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CARD TRICKS, revised and edited by Jean Hugard. How
to perform over 600 card tricks, devised by the world’s greatest
magicians: impromptus, spelling tricks, key cards, using special
packs, much, much more. Additional chapter on card technique. 66
illustrations. 402pp. 5⅜ x 8½. (Available in U.S. only)
21252-1 Pa. $4.95
MAGIC: STAGE ILLUSIONS, SPECIAL EFFECTS AND TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY,
Albert A. Hopkins, Henry R. Evans. One of the great classics;
fullest, most authoratative explanation of vanishing lady,
levitations, scores of other great stage effects. Also small magic,
automata, stunts. 446 illustrations. 556pp. 5⅜ x 8½.
23344-8 Pa. $6.95
THE SECRETS OF HOUDINI, J. C. Cannell. Classic study of Houdini’s
incredible magic, exposing closely-kept professional secrets and
revealing, in general terms, the whole art of stage magic. 67
illustrations. 279pp. 5⅜ x 8½. 22913-0 Pa. $4.00
HOFFMANN’S MODERN MAGIC, Professor Hoffmann. One of the best, and
best-known, magicians’ manuals of the past century. Hundreds of
tricks from card tricks and simple sleight of hand to elaborate
illusions involving construction of complicated machinery. 332
illustrations. 563pp. 5⅜ x 8½. 23623-4 Pa. $6.00
MADAME PRUNIER’S FISH COOKERY BOOK, Mme. S. B. Prunier. More than
1000 recipes from world famous Prunier’s of Paris and London,
specially adapted here for American kitchen. Grilled tournedos with
anchovy butter, Lobster a la Bordelaise, Prunier’s prized desserts,
more. Glossary. 340pp. 5⅜ x 8½. (Available in U.S. only)
22679-4 Pa. $3.00
FRENCH COUNTRY COOKING FOR AMERICANS, Louis Diat. 500 easy-to-make,
authentic provincial recipes compiled by former head chef at New
York’s Fitz-Carlton Hotel: onion soup, lamb stew, potato pie, more.
309pp. 5⅜ x 8½. 23665-X Pa. $3.95
SAUCES, FRENCH AND FAMOUS, Louis Diat. Complete book gives over 200
specific recipes: bechamel, Bordelaise, hollandaise, Cumberland,
apricot, etc. Author was one of this century’s finest chefs,
originator of vichyssoise and many other dishes. Index. 156pp.
5⅜ x 8. 23663-3 Pa. $2.75
TOLL HOUSE TRIED AND TRUE RECIPES, Ruth Graves Wakefield. Authentic
recipes from the famous Mass. restaurant: popovers, veal and ham
loaf, Toll House baked beans, chocolate cake crumb pudding, much
more. Many helpful hints. Nearly 700 recipes. Index. 376pp. 5⅜ x 8½.
23560-2 Pa. $4.50
A MAYA GRAMMAR, Alfred M. Tozzer. Practical, useful English-language
grammar by the Harvard anthropologist who was one of the three
greatest American scholars in the area of Maya culture. Phonetics,
grammatical processes, syntax, more. 301pp. 5⅜ x 8½.
23465-7 Pa. $4.00
THE JOURNAL OF HENRY D. THOREAU, edited by Bradford Torrey, F. H.
Allen. Complete reprinting of 14 volumes, 1837-61, over two million
words; the sourcebooks for _Walden_, etc. Definitive. All original
sketches, plus 75 photographs. Introduction by Walter Harding. Total
of 1804pp. 8½ x 12¼. 20312-3, 20313-1 Clothbd., Two-vol. set $70.00
CLASSIC GHOST STORIES, Charles Dickens and others. 18 wonderful
stories you’ve wanted to reread: “The Monkey’s Paw,” “The House and
the Brain,” “The Upper Berth,” “The Signalman,” “Dracula’s Guest,”
“The Tapestried Chamber,” etc. Dickens, Scott, Mary Shelley, Stoker,
etc. 330pp 5⅜ x 8½. 20735-8 Pa. $4.50