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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oregon

One of the most original and widely imitated poets of the twentieth century, William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) wrote verse firmly rooted in concrete experience and the particulars of everyday life. A practicing physician for more than 40 years, Williams worked in the idiom of modern American speech ― unlike his friend and mentor, Ezra Pound ― and his poems are redolent with a warmth and generosity of spirit. The Beat poets were particularly impressed with the accessibility of his language, and Williams's widely quoted dictum, "No ideas but in things," influenced a generation of American poets.
This fine selection offers readers the opportunity to study and enjoy the richness and variety of Williams's early work. More than 70 poems, published between 1917 and 1921, include "Peace on Earth," "Tract," "El Hombre," "Danse Russe," "Keller Gegen Dom," "Willow Poem," "Queen-Anne's-Lace," "Portrait of a Lady," "The Widow's Lament in Springtime," and many others.

Early Poems

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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

Marshall masterfully retells the earliest poem in the Anglo-Saxon language in simple prose, creating a rousing adventure about a monster-slaying hero that is suitable for readers ages 8 and older.

The Story of Beowulf

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

Best guide to subject. 267 individual pieces in 175 photographs: chairs, footstools, tables, clocks, stoves, other pieces. Additional 60 photos show finials, decals, peggings, caning, drawers, more. Captions provide details on size, color, wood, etc.


Illustrated Guide to Shaker Furniture #16

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James Jennings

Minnesota

Everyman is the most durable of medieval morality plays, in which the central character, summoned by death, must face final judgment on the strength of his good deeds. The work is reprinted here along with 3 other medieval classics: The Second Shepherd's Play, Noah's Flood, and Hickscorner. All from standard texts.

Everyman

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Michael Croland

Alaska

Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Mark Twain, Carolyn Wells, Woodrow Wilson and Others

Humor buffs and poetry lovers will laugh out loud with this captivating collection of more than 350 limericks featuring limerick legends plus renowned political figures, poets, and writers.

There Once Was a Limerick Anthology

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Oscar. Wilde

Florida

Sparkling repartee enlivens this witty comedy in which a model of social rectitude learns from an unexpected source the difference between true morality and its appearance.

Lady Windermere's Fan

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Sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood set their sights on men who will perfectly match their disparate personalities, with unexpected results.

Sense and Sensibility

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William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's most imaginative and exuberant comedies, contrasting two pairs of lovers in a witty and suspenseful battle of the sexes. Attracted to each other, the maddeningly skeptical Beatrice and Benedick are dead-locked in a lively war of words until their friends hatch a plot to unite them. The mutually devoted Hero and Claudio, on the other hand, all too quickly fall victim to a malicious plot to part them. Near-fatal complications ensue, but with the help of the hilarious Constable Dogberry and his confederates, the lovers are ultimately united.
First presented in 1598, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's last comedies. Its darker undercurrents foreshadow the playwright's growing concern with the frailties of human character that would dominate his late tragedies. But in its clever turns of plot, vivacious displays of wit, jovial conversations, and charming songs, this merry comedy is among Shakespeare's most artistic creations.

Much Ado about Nothing

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Michigan

Often called the best comedy of manners in English, and one of the most produced of all theatre classics, this delightful play brilliantly displays Sheridan's mastery of the mechanics of stage comedy, his flair for witty dialogue, and his obvious delight in skewering the affectation and pretentiousness of aristocratic Londoners of the 1770s. Publisher's Note.

The School for Scandal

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Jane. Austen

Illinois

Iowa

Paul Negri

Saki's "Tobermory" tells the tale of a talking cat who's conversation turns toward the scandalous remarks he's overheard. Additional selections include Hardy's "The Fiddler of the Reels," Dickens' "The Haunted Hotel," Trollope, "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne," Lawrence, "The Prussian Officer," Kipling, "The Phantom Rickshaw," Wells, "Under the Knife," and others.

Great English Short Stories

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Herman. Melville

His Masquerade

A shape-shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self-delusions of his fellow passengers. Melville's comic allegory challenges the optimism and materialism of mid-nineteenth century America.

The Confidence-Man

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Adrian Hill

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Virginia

This classic guide by noted British painter Adrian Hill presents a well-rounded guide to portraying beeches, elms, pines, and many other varieties. Starting with a brief history of tree painting through the ages, it advances to practical considerations such as general principles, color choices, and techniques. Its 150 helpful illustrations include 7 paintings in full color.

Drawing and Painting Trees

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Kansas

William Rowe

Popular in the 1920's & 1930's, these designs will inspire your creations. The book has some minor wear.

Wisconsin

80 Plates, including 8 in Full Color

Original Art Deco Designs

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Nathanial Hawthorne

Tennessee

Interpretations of traditional stories about heroes, sorceresses, kings, gods, monsters, and other legendary Greek mythological characters.

Tanglewood Tales

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Sophocles

In his long life, Sophocles (born ca. 496 B.C., died after 413) wrote more than one hundred plays. Of these, seven complete tragedies remain, among them the famed Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, he reveals the fate that befalls the children of Oedipus. With its passionate speeches and sensitive probing of moral and philosophical issues, this powerful drama enthralled its first Athenian audiences and won great honors for Sophocles. The setting of the play is Thebes. Polynices, son of Oedipus, has led a rebellious army against his brother, Eteocles, ruler of Thebes. Both have died in single combat. When Creon, their uncle, assumes rule, he commands that the body of the rebel Polynices be left unburied and unmourned, and warns that anyone who tampers with his decree will be put to death. Antigone, sister of Polynices, defies Creon's order and buries her brother, claiming that she honors first the laws of the gods. Enraged, Creon condemns her to be sealed in a cave and left to die. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy, which remains today one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas.

Antigone

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Helen Keller

Paperback copy of The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

Oklahoma

Great story of human courage and dedication recounted in autobiography of a remarkable woman: the magical moment when Miss Keller first recognizes the connection between words and objects, her joy at learning how to speak, friendships with notable figures, her education at Radcliffe and an extraordinary relationship with her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan.

The Story of My Life

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Frederick Mosteller

Massachusetts

Can you solve the problem of "The Unfair Subway"? Marvin gets off work at random times between 3 and 5 p.m. His mother lives uptown, his girlfriend downtown. He takes the first subway that comes in either direction and eats dinner with the one he is delivered to. His mother complains that he never comes to see her, but he says she has a 50-50 chance. He has had dinner with her twice in the last 20 working days. Explain. Marvin's adventures in probability are one of the fifty intriguing puzzles that illustrate both elementary ad advanced aspects of probability, each problem designed to challenge the mathematically inclined. From "The Flippant Juror" and "The Prisoner's Dilemma" to "The Cliffhanger" and "The Clumsy Chemist," they provide an ideal supplement for all who enjoy the stimulating fun of mathematics. Professor Frederick Mosteller, who teaches statistics at Harvard University, has chosen the problems for originality, general interest, or because they demonstrate valuable techniques. In addition, the problems are graded as to difficulty and many have considerable stature. Indeed, one has "enlivened the research lives of many excellent mathematicians." Detailed solutions are included. There is every probability you'll need at least a few of them.

Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions

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Jules Vern

Londres, 2 octobre 1872. Comme tous les jours, Phileas Fogg se rend au Reform Club. En feuilletant le journal, il apprend qu'il est possible d'accomplir le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. En effet, un article du Morning-Chronicle affirme qu’avec l’ouverture d’une nouvelle section de chemin de fer en Inde, il est désormais possible de faire le tour de la Terre en quatre-vingts jours

Around the World in 80 Days

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Nina Barbaresi

Part of the Dover Little Activity Books series, Corner and edge wear but no writing or coloring, clean and smoke free

For each letter of the alphabet, the author gives a German word beginning with that letter and a corresponding illustration to color. For young children learning German as either a first or a second language.

The Little German ABC Coloring Book

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M. G. Edgar

Collects nearly one hundred classic children's poems illustrated in an Art Nouveau style.

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William Carlos Williams

Early Poems

Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

The Story of Beowulf

Robert F. Meader

Illustrated Guide to Shaker Furniture #16

James Jennings

Everyman

Michael Croland

There Once Was a Limerick Anthology

Oscar. Wilde

Lady Windermere's Fan

Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility

William Shakespeare

Much Ado about Nothing

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The School for Scandal

Jane. Austen

Sense and Sensibility

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The School for Scandal

Paul Negri

Great English Short Stories

Herman. Melville

The Confidence-Man

Adrian Hill

Drawing and Painting Trees

Jane. Austen

Sense and Sensibility

William Rowe

Original Art Deco Designs

Nathanial Hawthorne

Tanglewood Tales

Sophocles

Antigone

Helen Keller

The Story of My Life

Frederick Mosteller

Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions

Oscar. Wilde

Lady Windermere's Fan

Jules Verne

Around the World in 80 Days

Nina Barbaresi

The Little German ABC Coloring Book

M. G. Edgar

A Treasury of Poems for Children