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Allen, Philip Schuyler: The Romanesque Lyric : Studies in its background from Petronius to the Cambridge songs, 50-1050
Hardcover, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 1928
Very Good-, Large red-cloth hardcover, minor edge wear. Two small red marks at bottom of page ends (visible when book is closed), and a few light spots on page ends. Text clean and unmarked. An exhaustive study, covering Gaul, the Gallo-Roman world, Irish lyrics and ballads, the Near East, mimes, monks and minstrels, the Cambridge Songs, and Latin texts of the translations.
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Bank, Mirra: Anonymous Was a Woman : A Celebration in Words and Images of Traditional American Art - and the Women Who Made It
Softcover, St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1979 0312041861 / 9780312041861
Very Good, 0.4 x 9.9 x 6.9 Inches; 128 pages; Tall softcover, slight edge wear. Many b&w and color illustrations of the traditional handicrafts, needlework, and paintings created by American women, together with excerpts from their diaries and letters.
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Bayley, Harold: The Lost Language of Symbolism : An Inquiry into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies
Softcover, Citadel Press, New York, NY, 1988 0806511001 / 9780806511009
Very Good-, 1.2 x 8.8 x 5.9 Inches; 388 pages; Large softcover with minor edge wear. Some scuffs on edges, price sticker on back cover. A few very light stains on page ends, but text is clean and unmarked. "This remarkable book reveals the hidden meaning behind familiar images and words, from the origins of Santa Claus to the metaphoric significance of the unicorn and the fleur-de-lys. It draws upon mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales from around the world as well as upon the secret traditions of ancient cultures and sects. 1,400 illustrations."
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Bell-Villada, Gene H.;Gimenez, Antonio; Pistorius, George: From Dante to Garcia Marquez : Studies in Romance Literatures and Linguistics
Hardcover, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 1987 0915081024 / 978-0915081028
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket, 1.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 412 pages; Very large hardcover, text clean and unmarked. Jacket has minor wear at edges and is now protected in archival-quality mylar cover. Tiny red remainder mark at bottom of page ends. Gift inscription from Anson Piper on first page (the professor to whom the book is dedicated). Collection of essays on various aspects of literary criticism, with text in English, Spanish and French. Includes topics such as "Frustrated Lovers' Farewells in Early Iberian Theatre", "Physiognomics in Romantic Spain", "Sound and Silence in Samuel Beckett's En Attendant Godot", "Banana Strike and Military Massacre: 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' and What Happened in 1928" and more. ; Signed by Dedicatee
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Benirschke, Max: Color Source Book of Authentic Art Nouveau Design : 146 Motifs
Softcover, Dover Publications, New York, NY, 1984 0486245470 / 9780486245478
Very Good, Dover Pictorial Archives; 32 pages; Slight edge wear, text and illustrations clean and unmarked. "Distinctive for their symmetry, geometric quality and stylization, Benirschke's graphics have been an endless source of inspiration to artists and designers since their creation in the early 1900s."
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Buhe, Klaus: Songs and Ballads : A Collection of the World's Best Loved Folk Songs, Ballads and Spirituals Sung in Britain and the USA
Softcover, Heinrichshofen, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1978 3795902002 / 9783795902001
Very Good+, Slight edge wear. Spine has a few bumps where it was glued down (not a printing error, just visible bumps). Text clean and unmarked. Includes folk songs and ballads from England, Scotland, Ireland and America as well as Negro songs and spirituals. Foreword and notes on accompaniment are in English and German but text of songs are in English. Includes charming woodcuts by Jutta Lamprecht.
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Cameron, Julia: The Artist's Way : A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Softcover, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., New York, NY, 1992 0874776945 / 9780874776942
Very Good, Inner Workbook; 0.9 x 8.9 x 7.3 Inches; 222 pages; Large softcover with some edge wear, text clean and unmarked. "The Artist's Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist's life. Still as vital today-or perhaps even more so-than it was when it was first published, it is a powerfully provocative and inspiring work."
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Canizares, Raul: Walking With the Night : The Afro-Cuban World of Santeria
Softcover, Inner Traditions Destiny Books, Rochester, VT, 1992 0892813660 / 9780892813667
Very Good, 0.55 x 8.9 x 5.98 Inches; 160 pages; Slight edge wear, text clean and unmarked. Includes color plates of artwork depicting the orishas such as Eleggua, Ogun, Oshun and others. "Initiated into the Santeria priesthood at the age of seven, Raul Canizares unveils in Cuban Santeria the secret and seductive world of this rapidly growing, yet largely misunderstood, Afro-Cuban religion. With the knowledge of an insider and the insight of a scholar, Canizares astutely examines the practice of Santeria, revealing many of its hidden dimensions while simultaneously providing a fascinating account of its unique textured mix of African, Cuban, and Catholic traditions. "
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Clement, Clara Erskine: History of Egypt
Hardcover, The Werner Company, Chicago, IL, 1895
Very Good-, Ex-Library; 498 pages; Brown hardcover with black decoration and gilt lettering on cover and spine. Corners bumped, minor edge wear. Gilt somewhat worn. A few stamps and stickers from library. Includes 106 illustrations. Covers the years 4400 B.C. and the Kings of Memphis to the reign of Khedive Abbas Pasha in the 1890s.
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Colletti, Jack J.: The Art of Woodcarving
Softcover, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1977 0130492396 / 9780130492395
Very Good-, 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.7 Inches; 138 pages; Minor edge wear, text clean and unmarked. Many b&w photos. "Colletti shows the beginner how to master the tools and techniques of this challenging art form, from simple scroll work, high-relief sculptures, pierced and three-dimensional carvings, and an interesting project of detailed carvings of the zodiac signs."
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Davies, Nigel: The Ancient Kingdoms of Mexico
Softcover, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1983 0140222324 / 9780140222326
Very Good, Pelican; 0.24 x 7.8 x 5.04 Inches; 272 pages; Paperback with minor edge wear and small red remainder mark at bottom of page ends. Text clean and unmarked. Includes b&w photos. "This outstanding study spans four rich civilizations in ancient Mexico- the Olmecs, the culture of Teotihuacan, the Toltecs and the Aztecs- from 1500 B.C. to the Spanish conquest soon after 1500 A.D."
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Denier, Tony: Parlor Tableaux : or, Animated Pictures: For the use of families, schools and public exhibitions
Hardcover, Dick & Fitzgerald, New York, NY, 1868
Good, Ex-Library; 76 pages; Scarce title. Small gray cloth hardcover with bumped edges. Ex-library book with stamps and stickers. First blank page is loose. Charming collection of short, impromptu plays to be performed by a family or group of friends at home. Includes ideas for costuming and props as well as an extensive list at the back of the book of other books available with recitations, humorous sketches, magic tricks and many more. The tableaux include "Pocahontas", "The Statue Bride", "School in an Uproar", "Napoleon at St. Helena", "Uncle Tom" and more.
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Donnay, Maurice; Henriot, Emile; Strowski, Fortunat, etc.: Le Theatre a Paris au XVIIIe Siecle: Conferences du Musee Carnavalet (1929)
Hardcover, Payot, Paris, France, 1930
Very Good-, Ex-Library; Text in French. Hardcover ex-library with stamps and stickers. Text clean and unmarked. Includes b&w illustrations. Includes essays by various authors on French theater of the 18th century, including "Le Theatre d'Amour", "Le Theatre Satirique", "Les Demoiselles de Comedie", and more.
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Doty, Robert M.: By Good Hands : New Hampshire Folk Art
Softcover, University Press of New England, 1989 087451973X / 9780874519730
Good+, Ex-Library; Tall softcover. Ex-library with stamps and stickers, sticker on spine, scuff where sticker was removed from inside cover. Book cover has been protected by laminate. Edges somewhat worn. Text clean and unmarked. Includes b&w and color illustrations and photographs of examples of New Hampshire folk art, from family portraits to wooden carvings such as ships' figureheads and store signs.
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Downer, Lesley: Madame Sadayakko : The Geisha Who Bewitched the West
Softcover, Gotham Books, New York, NY, 2004 1592400507 / 9781592400508
Very Good-, Edges slightly worn, short red mark on spine and small sticker. Text clean and unmarked. Includes many b&w photos. "The enthralling true story of the real Madame Butterfly, a woman who became the most celebrated geisha in Japan and the first to tour the West."
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Dunant, Sarah: The Birth of Venus
Softcover, Random House, New York, NY, 2004 0812968972 / 9780812968972
Very Good, Short tear at bottom of cover near spine, repaired with tape. "Alessandra Cecchi is not quite fifteen when her father brings a young painter back from northern Europe to decorate the chapel walls in the family's Florence palazzo."
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