ABBOTT, LYMAN, DR.; L.W. BETTS; ELIZABETH BISLAND; H.C. CANDEE; ]ET AL]

The House and Home, a Practical Book - Vols. I & II

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons. 1896, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo. Ex Libris, pp. 400; 397. 400 illustrations, color and b&w. Two volumes that aspire to cover all knowledge an adult may need for the beginning of the twentieth century: home; social life; garden; dress; education; books and reading; house building; furnishing; rugs; hygeine; housekeeping; children; china; occupations; outside opportunities; business affairs. Chapter One is "Occupations for Women" of which of which Art, Architect; Physician, Lawyer, Dressmaking, the Stage are some that are considered. Clean text block; tissue guards on most color illustrations; tight binding. Removal of bookplates on the front pastedown has left scars on each; "The Property of .." stamp on the front free endpaper, the back pastedown, a page margin of each. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004485

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: House Home Women Woman Occupations Work Homemaking Cooking Baking Dress Society

BARZUN, HENRI MARTIN

Orpheus, Modern Culture and the 1913 Renaissance [ Painting & Sculpture, Architecture & Crafts, Music-the Novel, Poetry & Drama, Cinema-Radio-Tv, Education-History] a Panoramic Survey, Commemorative Edition-1960

Henri Martin Barzun. 1960, First Edition. Printed Wrapper (softcover), 11" x 8 1/2". 148 pages. Dr. Barzun was a poet and a founder-director of arts groups in France and the United States. Here he offers analysis and opinion on the several areas mentioned within the title. Orpheus. "As a Commemorative Book not meant for the public, it also intends to express the author's indebtedness and gratitude to the Institutions which sponsored his cultural labors in France and America over the years, as well as the many co-workers, artists, writers, educators, critics and patrons, whose invaluable contributions are gathered or recorded in the very pages of the Survey. To all of them, this Complimentary First Edition, privately printed, is collectively dedicated and individually inscribed as a personal token of my lasting appreciation." Inscribed to a New York artist; laid-in is a signed note on a 3x5 card to the same artist; 2 type-written sheets explain the book. Clean throughout within; wrappers darkened and lightly soiled; tight binding. Very Good. Inscribed by the author.

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Book number: 004572

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Henri Martin Barzun Modern Art Culture Orpheus

BLACK, MARY

City of Promise: Aspects of Jewish Life in New York 1654-1970

The New-York Historical Society. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), Folio. Exhibition Catalogue, c. 1970. 48 pages; more than 50 b&w and color illustrations. There are 322 catalgued items. Sponsored by the Central Synagogue to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Laying of its Cornerstone. Clean throughout; small tape repair to the head of the spine. Very Good.

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Book number: 003927

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: New York Jews Jewish Life

CLARKE, MIKE; DANIEL M. FOX; PETER LANGHORNE

Informing Judgment: Case Studies of Health Policy and Research in Six Countries

New York, Milbank Memorial Fund. 2001. (ISBN: 1887748474). Printed Wrapper (softcover), 4to. 200 pages. Collaborative case studies. "The proper purpose of collaboration between researchers and policymakers is to use evidence from research to inform judgments for which policymakers are accountable." Clean throughout; tight binding. Very Good.

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Book number: 005056

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Health Policy Survey Research Nhs Hiv Pharma Pharmacies Pharmaceutical Industry Disbetes Science & Technology 1887748474

EMORY, MICHAEL (EDITED BY); CARL BARILE (DESIGNED BY); DENNIS SANDERS (INTRODUCTION)

The Gay Picture Book

Chicago, Contemporary Books. 1978. (ISBN: 0809276496). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), Oblong 8 1/2" x 11". not paginated. Numerous photos color and b&w. The early text pages (8) are wrinkled; pictorial pages are flat and clean. Binding tight; spine worn at edges. Good.

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Book number: 005085

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Gay Homosexual Pictorial Gay Life Gay Diversity Lgbtq 0809276496

HAYASHIYA, TATSUSABURO; MASAO NAKAMURA; SEIZO HAYASHIYA; (JOSEPH P. MACADAM, TRANSLATED AND ADAPTED BY)

Japanese Arts and the Tea Ceremony

New York / Tokyo, Weatherhill / Heibonsha. 1980, First English Edition, Second Printing. (ISBN: 0834810255). Decorated paper-covered boards, 9"x 7. 186 pages; 200 illustrations color and b&w; 3 foldouts. Foldouts 1 and 2 are the verso and recto of the same sheet; foldout 3 is a stand-up model of a teahouse, which may be removed and assembled though it would destroy the book. Volume 15 of The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art. Light foxing to the top edge; clean throughout; both book and jacket are nearly fine. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003890

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Japanese Tea Ceremony 0834810255

JOHNSON, PAUL

The Civilization of Ancient Egypt

New York, Atheneum. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-689-10921-0). Cloth, 4to. 240 pages. Well illustrated in color and in b&w, including the Hieroglyphic alphabet, Determinatives, heiroglyphs for Numerals, Weights and Measures, and Pharaohs. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 001696

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Egypt Egyptian Culture Civilization Heiroglyphic Alphabet Heiroglyphs 0689109210

LUCAS, A.

Ancient Egyptian Materials & Industries

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1948, Third Edition. Cloth library binding, 8vo. 570 pages. Materials or goods used in evryday household life as well as in industries or the workaday life: beeswax, clay, gum, natron, salt, beer, wine, feathers, hair, gut, parchment; dozens more. Ex-museum library: numbers on spine; small withdrawn stamp on title page; orange cloth library binding. Otherwise, clean throughout, tight binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004371

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Ancient Egypt Egyptian Building Material Household Items Material Work Goods

MARLING, KARAL ANN

As Seen on Tv: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s

Cambridge, Harvard University Press. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0674048822). quarter-cloth and paper boards, 8vo. 328 pages; numerous b&w illustrations. Postwar; the new medium, TV: new standards - of a kind - are being set. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper,otherwise clean throughout. Dustjacket is price-clipped. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 004114

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Visual Culture Media United States 1950 0674048822

MEAD, MARGARET AND KEN HEYMAN

New Lives for Old: Cultural Transformations - Manus, 1928-1953

New York, William Morrow. 1956, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo. 548 pages. Illustrated with b/w photos. Appendices and selected bibliography included. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000345

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Anthropology New Guinea

RICH, ADRIENNE

Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence

Denver, Antelope Publications. 1980. Printed Wrapper, Thin 8vo. 32 pages. Red wrappers are dampstained particularly along the top edge, more lightly the front edge. Red color has bled through to page margins affecting about one-half inch into the margin, not affecting text. There is underlining on seven paragraphs on as many pages. Text is otherwise clear, no tears. Fair.

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Book number: 005059

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Homosexuality Heterosexuakity Lesbian Homosexual Heterosexual Lgbt Lgbtq

SEIZO, HAYASHIYA; GRAND MASTER SEN SOSHITSU (FOREWORD)

Chanoyu: Japanese Tea Ceremony

No Place, Japan Society. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0913304107). Stiff Card Printed Boards, 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 189 pages; 100 catalogued items illustrated in b&w; 32 of the items illustrated again in color plates. An exhibition of Japan House Gallery in New York as an activity of the Japan Society. Paintings, writings, flower containers, incense and charcoal containers, kettles and braziers, tea containers, tea scoops, water jars, teabowls, serving bowls. Clean throughout, light foxing on the top edge. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 003944

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Chanoyu Japan Tea Ceremony 0913304107

SHIMIZU, YOSHIAKI

Japan - the Shaping of Daimyo Culture, 1185-1868

Washiington, National Gallery of Art. 1988, First Printing. (ISBN: 0894681222). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), Thick 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 402 pages; 333 catalogued items illustrated in color. A thorough survey of the culture through an examination and understanding of the material arts and visual arts. Clean throughout, as new. Fine.

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Book number: 003945

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Japan Daimyo Culture 0894681222

VARLEY, PAUL; KUMAKURA ISAO (EDITED BY)

Tea in Japan: Essays on the History of Chanoyu

Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0824812182). Cloth, 8vo. 285 pages; 35 plates color and b&w. "Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence." Sen no Rikyu; Momoyama; Europeans; Kan'ei Culture; Chanoyu; Wabi Aesthetic. Clean throughout; light foxing to the head edges, otherwise fine condition. Small blemish to the head corner of the jacket. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003892

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: Japan Japaese Tea Ceremony 0824812182

WARREN, AUSTIN

The New England Conscience

Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press. 1967, Second Printing. Cloth, 8vo. 232 pages. The book is in nearly fine condition; the jacket has a few closed tears, no lost material. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001899

Catalogue: Sociology & Culture

Keywords: New England History Conscience