A fantasy comedy set against the Medieval era.  A court jester looses his cushy job only to stumble into an impossible rescue mission… Book 1 of the Heart of Stone Adventure

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Fool’s Proof

A graphic novel base off the Opera “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” written by poet Peter Kien and composer Victor Ullmann while they were imprisoned at the Terezin concentration camp in the early 1940’s.  Unfortunately both artists did not survive the Holocaust, but their astounding work has.  Thru the mastery and talent of Dave Maass and Patrick Lay bring this almost lost Opera to life 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Emperor of Atlantis

Death Strikes

David Grann

This is a great read from the ever talented David Grann! An engrossing true story of survival, mutiny and murder on the high seas! This book is in great condition, however please note that there are about 4 or 5 pages that had been dog eared Ugh!! And about 1 or 2 pages with pencil writings in the margins. There are two photos with these examples.

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.

"A tour de force of narrative nonfiction." --The Wall Street Journal

On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as "the prize of all the oceans," it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing nearly 3,000 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes.

But then ... six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they told a very different story. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous senior officer and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death--for whomever the court found guilty could hang.

The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann's recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O'Brian, his portrayal of the castaways' desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann's work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound.

The Wager

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R. C. Harvey

A paperback book covering many aspects of the early 1920’s from flappers and fashion to everyday life.  Such artists and cartoonist included in this book are  Charles Dana Gibson (known for the Gibson Girls), J.R. Shaver and Thomas Sullivant. Published by Fantagraphic books. Black and white illustrations. 72 pgs. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Volume 1

Cartoons of the Roaring Twenties

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Jeff A. Menges

A paperback book published by Dover Publications highlighting the many artists and illustrators from the period of late 1800’s to the 1920’s and their artistic approach to the many stories from The Arabian Nights. Published in 2008. 144 pgs. Color and black and white illustrations.

Art of Dulac, Folkard, Parrish and Others

Arabian Nights Illustrated

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Out of print paperback book highlighting the painting of animals and insects in natural settings by the artist/ illustrator Edward J Detmold. Published in 1976 by Peacock Press/ Bantam Book.  Has some creases on upper right corner; slight scratch in center of cover. Name written in blue pen title page. 

Pepper Quinn

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