| Summary: | January 16, 1970 THE CONCORDIAN Pag* 5 1. THE GROUCHO LETTERS: L«tters From and fTo Oroucho Marx. Laughter galore at the muitachioed madcap exchanges ripostes with Fred Allen, Goodman Ace, Thurber Peretman; offers advice to doctors, corporate heads, politicians, and complete strangers. Pub. at $4.85. Sale $1.00 2. COUNTERPOINT. Compiled and edited by Roy Newqulst. Penetrating comments on life and living, writ-ers and writing by 63 leading au- Trumon Ca pote, Bruce Catton, Ty-rone Guthrie. Harper Lee, Helen Maclnnes, Emlyn Williams, et al. 653 pages. Pub. at $6.95 Sate $1.00 3. WILD SEASON. By Allan W. Eckert. A brilliant naturalist relates the frantic drama of a lake and its crea tu res in May—the wild season of feeding, fighting, mating, birth and death. One of the most thrilling animal-nature books ever written. Illus. Pub. at $4.95. Sale $1.00 4. SHAW ON RELIGION. Ed by War-ren S. Smith. Brilliant, saucy, and irreverent observations <;xtradted from his plays, writings, and letters. Pub. at $5.00. Sale $1.00 5. FACES NEVER LIE: New Art of Japanese Phytiogomy. By Hachiro As-ano. Intriguing guide to character an-alysis through facial interpretation. 70 photos including Lincoln, Liz Tay-lor, FDR, Pope John, Castro, JFK, Brigitte Bardot. et al, plus 95 Illus-trations provide a lucid key to judg-ing intelligence, fidelity, tempera-ment, sincerity, etc. Pub. at $3.75. Sale $2.00 6. THE CORRESPONDENTS' WAR. By Charles H. Brown. Superb ac-count of America's sensationalist press during the Spanish-American War. Stephan Crane, Richard Harding Dav-is, Hearst. Pulitzer, the daring ex-ploits of frontline reporters In the last of the pre-tclctype wars. Many illus. Pub. at $8.95. Sale $2.00 7 JULY 1914: Selected Docmuents on the Outbreak of the First World War. Ed. by Imanuel Geiss. With exten-sive commentary by Germany's lead-ing scholar-historian of WWI origins, nearly two hundred documents, most never before seen outside state arch-ives, make a fascinating record of a world falling cumsily into war. Pub. at $6.95. Sale $2.00 8. THE OTHER CONQUEST. By John j . Norwich. Fascinating story of the Norman conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century against formidable Lombarl, Byzantine, Sara-cen and Papal resistance. Brilliantly recounts the period, battles, intrigues and insurrections that led to the em-ergence of two great Norman lead-ers, the brothers Roger and Robert de Hauteville. Photos. Pub. at $6.95. Sale $2.00 9. THE LONDON HERETICS 1870-1914. By Warren S. Smith. From Bible-smashers to fiery churchmen, the re-ligiuos and moral rebels of late Vic-torian England pointed the way for the spiritual unrest of our own cen-tury, Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, An-nie Bcsant. William Morris; the se-cularists, positlvists, Theosophists, etc.—this brilliant new study captures all the turbulence and dynamism of a fascinating era. Illus. Pub. at $6.95. Sale $2.00 10. A PARADE OF PRINCES. Sel by Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson. Illus. by Fritz WcRner. Delightful collec-tion of Princely adventures by such spinners of tales as Charles Dickens, James Thurber, Oscar Wilde, A. A. Milne, et al Pub. at $3.95. Sale $2.00 11. Sex A. The Bloomer Girl—VICKY. By M. M. Marberry. Hilarious, lusty saga of Victoria C. Wood hull, Free Lover, Suffragette, and publisher who precipitated the great Rev. Henry Ward Beecher sex scandal. Pub. at $5.95. Sale $2.00 12. Edwin Way Teale's WANDERING THROUGH WINTER. With 49 spec-tacular nature photographs. Triumph-ant finale to beloved American natur-alist's •"Seasons" books— the record of a 20,000 mile journey of adventure through the North American winter. Pub. at $6.50. Sale $2.00 13. SEEKERS OF TOMORROW: Mas-ters of Modern Science Fiction. By Sam Moskowitz. Brilliant critical stu-dy of Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clar-ke, Isaac Asimov, Robert Helnlein, other leading creators of science fic-tion. Pub. at $6.50. Sale $2.00 FRIENDSHIP AND FRATRICIDE: An Analysis of Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. By Meyer A. Zelig. M.D. This careful psychoanalytic portrait illuminates one of the most dramatic cases in history. Six years of untiring research throws new light on the personal intervention of Richard Nix-on, the role of the FBI, and the strange circumstances of Chambers' death. An utterly fascinating reading experience. Pub. at $8.95. Sale $2.95 17. THE DEVIL DRIVES: A Life of Sir Richard Burton. By Fawn Brodie. Major biography of the legendary 19th century explorer, ethnologist, linguist and raconteur, llus. Pub. at $6.95. Sale $2.95. 18. THE FIRST MASOCHIST. By James Cleugh. Intriguing biography of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch whose in-credible demands for sexual stimuli gave the term "masochism" to pos-terity as one of the two extremes in man's emotional makeup. Pub. at $6.85. Sale $2.96 19. THE THOMAS WOLFE READER. Sel. by C. Hugh Holman. Rich, wide-ly representative selection of his four novels, plus eight short stories, and in tt» entirety "The Story of a Nov-el," one of the most impressive testa-ments written by an American. Pub. at $7.50. Sale $2.95 "CAMEO BOOKS" FOR COLLECTORS 14. Showpiece books on the fine and decorative arts. Each contains a lively, authoritative text and 60 to 75 full color plates of exceptional quality. 5i"x74", bound in natural finish linen, stamped in gold leaf. EUROPEAN PORCELAIN. By Mina Bacci. 69 full color plates. Meissen. Wedgwood. Rouen, et al . Only- 2.95 15. Large, lavishly-illustrated vol-umes at outstanding values. Over 100 plates, many in color, and u sparkling, evocative text highlights each 8i"xll" book. MEXICAN AND CENTRAL AMERI-CAN MYTHOLOGY. By Irene Nich-olson. Mayan. Aztec cultures, etc. Over 100 plates, 24 In color. Only 2.95 EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY. Trans, from Mythologie Generale Larousse. Bast, Horus, Isis. etc. 151 plates, 25 in color Only 2.95 SOUTH AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY. By Harold Osgorne. 3,000 years of fascinating lore. 124 plates, 24 in color Only 2.95 NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MY-THOLOGY. By Cottie Burland. Gods and heroes of principal tribes. Over 125 plates, 24 in color . Only 2.95 ROMAN MYTHOLOGY. By Stewart Perowne. Jupiter. Mars. Diana, etc. Over 100 plates, 24 in color Only 2.95 JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY. By Ju-liet Piggott. Over 100 illus., 24 pages in color. Stirring Buddhist and Shin-to legends Only 295 SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY. By H. R. Ellis Davidson. Tales of Odin, Thor. the Valkyries, etc Only 2.95 20. A GUIDE TO THE SOCIAL SCIEN-CES. Ed. by Norman MacKenzie. Ten scholars describe their special disciplines—anthropology, economics, social psychology, political ideology, etc. contributors include Prof. James MacGregor Burns, Leon Bramson, T. B, Bottomore, and Asa Briggs. Pub. at $6.50. Sale $2.95 21. GREAT ART TREASURES in Am-erica's Smaller Museums. By Eds. of Country Beautiful. Handsome volume containing a brilliant pictorial collec-tion of the finest works of art in 44 of the nation's outstanding small art museums. Over 220 works pic-tured, more than 50 in full color. representing the world's art from prehistoric times to the present, from Giotto and Rembrandt to Wyeth and Rothko. Authoritative text. 91"xl2". Pub. at $12.95. Sale $5.95 22. THE NORMAL WOMAN. By Mad-eline Gray. Sex, childbirth, meno-pause— this encyclopedic work ex-plains both the physical and emotion-al aspects of all the mysterious prob-lems every woman shares. Endorsed by noted doctors and psychiatrists for women of all ages—to give men a real comprehension of the feminine mystique. Reliable and revealing. Pub. at $7.95. Sale $3.95 23. WHEN LINCOLN DIED. By Ralph Borrwson. Intro, by Henry Steelfc Commager. Story of Lincoln's assas-sination told by those who were there—the Union soldier on whose bed Lincoln died, a railroal man in charge of the funeral train and count-less others. Nearly two hundred rare photographs, etchings and maps docu-ment this moving history. A must for every collector of Lincolniana. 7"xlO". Pub. at $8.95. Sale $4.95 NOTE: Add coupon for mail order. 1. THE CONQUEST OF CHILE. By H. R. S. Popcock. A fascinating ex-cursion into history—savage Indians, bloody battles with an empire as the prize. Exciting to the general reader, invaluable to students. Pub. at $7.95. Sate 12.98 2. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ARTS. Consulting Editor: Herbert Read. 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Handsome volume containing a brilliant pictoral collec-tion of the finest works of art in 44 of the nation's outstanding small art museums. Over 220 works pictured, more than 50 in full color, represent-ing the world's art from prehistric times to the present, from Giotto and Rembrandt to Wyeth and Rothko. Au-thoritative text. 9iMxl2'\ Pub. at $12 - 05 Sale $5.95 5.' THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL AND IDEA OF EVIL. By Paul Carus. Over 300 rare illustrations. One of the classic scholarly works on dem-onology. Covers Devil worship in an-cient Egypt. Persia and Israel; The Devil in Early Christianity; The Dc-monology of Northern Europe; The Devil's Prime; The Inquisition, much more. Pub. at $15.00. Sale $6.95 6. THE AMERICAN WEST—Pictorial Epic of a Continent. By Lucius Beebe ACharles Clegg. Over 1.000 draw-ings photos and prints, complement the excitinfi text of the wild West as it really was. 8"xll". Orig. pub at $10.00. Only $695 7 LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY. Ed. by Marcel Dunan. et al. Fwd. by Hugh Trevor- Roper. Huge, brilliantly written ref-erence guide to world history from 1500 to the present, including a com-prehensive record of man's achieve-ment in the arts. Over 500 remark-able illustrations. 32 pp. in color. 8"xlli". Pub. at $20.00. Sale $9.95 8. COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. The famous Shakes-peare Head Edition of the Oxford University Press, prepared by the not-ed Elizabethan scholar, Arthur Henry Bullin. An attractive, extremely leg-ible volume containing all the Com-edies, Histories and Tragedies—37 im-mortal plays, plus the Sonnets and other poetry; of Life of Shakespeare; glossary. 1,280 pages in all, handsome-ly bound. Only $6.95 9 EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY. Text trans, from Mythologie Generale Lar-ousse. Sumptuous volume brings to life the stories of Bast Horus, Isis. Ptah et al. 151 illustrations, 25 in color. Only $2.95 10 JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY. By Jul-iet Piggott. Over 100 illus. 24 pages in color. 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