{"title":"Sale","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9780486288345","title":"Snakes Tattoos","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eHere are 10 safe, temporary tattoos featuring formidable reptiles from around the world: Death Adder, Sahara Sand Viper, Sharp-nosed Pit Viper, Tiger Rattlesnake, Cottonmouth, Boa Constrictor, Cobra and 3 other scaly serpents. Simply moisten and apply.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e halloween; summerween","brand":"Jan Sovak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131620835649,"sku":"9780486288345","price":1.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486288345.jpg?v=1756486561"},{"product_id":"9780486257679","title":"The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is Gamow at his best, which means the very best in science for the layman.\" — \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWidely recognized as one of the 20th century's foremost physicists, George Gamow was also an unusually capable popularizer of science. His talents are vividly revealed in this exciting and penetrating explanation of how the central laws of physical science evolved — from Pythagoras' discovery of frequency ratios in the 6th century B.C. to today's research on elementary particles.\u003cbr\u003eUnlike many books on physics which focus entirely on fact and theory with little or no historic detail, the present work incorporates fascinating personal and biographical data about the great physicists of past and present. Thus Dr. Gamow discusses on an equal basis the trail of Galileo and the basic laws of mechanics which he discovered, or gives his personal recollections about Niels Bohr along with detailed discussion of Bohr's atomic model. You'll also find revealing glimpses of Newton, Huygens, Heisenberg, Pauli, Einstein, and many other immortals of science.\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter is centered around a single great figure, or at most two, with other physicists of the era and their contributions forming a background. Major topics include the dawn of physics, the Dark Ages and the Renaissance, Newtonian physics, heat as energy, electricity, the relativistic revolution, quantum theory, and the atomic nucleus and elementary particles.\u003cbr\u003eAs Dr. Gamow points out in the Preface, the aim of this book is to give the reader the feeling of what physics \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e, and what kind of people physicists \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e. This delightfully informal approach, combined with the book's clear, easy-to-follow explanations, will especially appeal to young readers but will stimulate and entertain science enthusiasts of all ages. 1961 edition.\u003cbr\u003e\"The whole thing is a tour de force covering all the important landmarks.\" — \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eThe Biography of Physics\u003c\/i\u003e, Harper \u0026amp; Row, New York, 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George Gamow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131621458241,"sku":"9780486257679","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486257679_a1338413-eaa7-4778-8896-9ee90a116888.jpg?v=1698420914"},{"product_id":"9780486206103","title":"The Story of the Titanic As Told by Its Survivors","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhy does the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e hold such fascination for us? Many reasons have been advanced for the continuing fascination of this epic tragedy, but none, we think, can contribute as much to an understanding of it as the four accounts collected in this volume.\u003cbr\u003eAll four authors were survivors, and each presents the catastrophe from his own viewpoint; the icy waters, the cries of the drowning, the confusion, and the heroism, are given an intensely personal immediacy.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains, complete and unabridged, \"The Loss of the S.S. Titanic,\" by Lawrence Beesley, and \"The Truth about the Titanic,\" by Col. Archibald Gracie. Both are full-length books published soon after the disaster. Each has become extremely rare today. The third story in this volume, \"Titanic,\" was written by one of the only officers to survive the catastrophe, Commander Lightoller. It includes the story of the \"white-washing\" inquiries into the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's safety measures. The last section is a dramatic tale by the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's surviving wireless operator, Harold Bride.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContains complete and unabridged \"The Loss of the S.S. Titanic,\" by Lawrence Beesley; \"The Truth about the Titanic,\" by Col. Archibald Gracie; \"Titanic,\" by Commander Lightoller; and a tale by the Titanic's surviving wireless operator, Harold Bride. \u003c\/div\u003e titanic disaster;model ships;male passengers;wireless operator;class passenger;titanic sinking;titanic tragedy;titanic sank;titanic buffs;narrative account;life boat;surviving passengers;brave souls;heartbreaking realities;sinking ship;heartbreaking event;maiden voyage;thrilling tale;tragic event;cunard;hearings;faits;30-35;beesly;donc;comme;vous;dans;unfilled;1912;crit;foundering;unsinkable;marconi;lifeboats;californian;calmness;inquiries;eyewitness;iceberg;occured;unabridged;april;harold;commander;lawrence beesley;charles lightoller;atlantic;books on icebergs;books on inquiries;books on tragic events;books on lifeboats;books on californians;books on harold;books on dans;books on commanders;books on life boats;books on titanic sinkings;books on maiden voyages;books on april;books on model ships;books on brave souls;books on hearings;books on sinking ships;braving souls;books on crits;books on calmnesses;books on thrilling tales;books on narrative accounts;books on commes;books on cunards;sink ship;books on marconi;books on eyewitnesses;books on doncs;books on faits;books on titanic disasters","brand":"Edited by Jack Winocour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159254221121,"sku":"9780486206103","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486206103.jpg?v=1710182860"},{"product_id":"9780486203942","title":"Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Although we are amused, we may also be embarrassed to find our friends or even ourselves among the gullible advocates of plausible-sounding doubletalk.\" — \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very able and even-tempered presentation.\" — \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThis witty and engaging book examines the various fads, fallacies, strange cults, and curious panaceas which at one time or another have masqueraded as science. Not just a collection of anecdotes but a fair, reasoned appraisal of eccentric theory, it is unique in recognizing the scientific, philosophic, and sociological-psychological implications of the wave of pseudoscientific theories which periodically besets the world.\u003cbr\u003eTo this second revised edition of a work formerly titled \u003ci\u003eIn the Name of Science\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin Gardner has added new, up-to-date material to an already impressive account of hundreds of systematized vagaries. Here you will find discussions of hollow-earth fanatics like Symmes; Velikovsky and wandering planets; Hörbiger, Bellamy, and the theory of multiple moons; Charles Fort and the Fortean Society; dowsing and the other strange methods for finding water, ores, and oil. Also covered are such topics as naturopathy, iridiagnosis, zone therapy, food fads; Wilhelm Reich and orgone sex energy; L. Ron Hubbard and Dianetics; A. Korzybski and General Semantics. A new examination of Bridey Murphy is included in this edition, along with a new section on bibliographic reference material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eIn the Name of Science\u003c\/i\u003e, 1957.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonus Editorial Feature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin Gardner: A Remembrance  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe worldwide mathematical community was saddened by the death of Martin Gardner on May 22, 2010. Martin was 95 years old when he died, and had written 70 or 80 books during his long lifetime as an author. Martin's first Dover books were published in 1956 and 1957: \u003ci\u003eMathematics, Magic and Mystery,\u003c\/i\u003e one of the first popular books on the intellectual excitement of mathematics to reach a wide audience, and \u003ci\u003eFads and Fallacies in the Name of Science,\u003c\/i\u003e certainly one of the first popular books to cast a devastatingly skeptical eye on the claims of pseudoscience and the many guises in which the modern world has given rise to it. Both of these pioneering books are still in print with Dover today along with more than a dozen other titles of Martin's books. They run the gamut from his elementary \u003ci\u003eCodes, Ciphers and Secret Writing,\u003c\/i\u003e which has been enjoyed by generations of younger readers since the 1980s, to the more demanding \u003ci\u003eThe New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings,\u003c\/i\u003e which Dover published in its final revised form in 2005.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo those of us who have been associated with Dover for a long time, however, Martin was more than an author, albeit a remarkably popular and successful one. As a member of the small group of long-time advisors and consultants, which included NYU's Morris Kline in mathematics, Harvard's I. Bernard Cohen in the history of science, and MIT's J. P. Den Hartog in engineering, Martin's advice and editorial suggestions in the formative 1950s helped to define the Dover publishing program and give it the point of view which — despite many changes, new directions, and the consequences of evolution — continues to be operative today.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Author's Own Words:\u003cbr\u003e\"Politicians, real-estate agents, used-car salesmen, and advertising copy-writers are expected to stretch facts in self-serving directions, but scientists who falsify their results are regarded by their peers as committing an inexcusable crime. Yet the sad fact is that the history of science swarms with cases of outright fakery and instances of scientists who unconsciously distorted their work by seeing it through lenses of passionately held beliefs.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful?\" — Martin Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e mathematical games;popular delusions;hollow earth;unjustly persecuted;educated person;des moines;acidosis;flat-earth;naturopathy;blockheads;faddists;pseudosciences;flat-earthers;pseudo-scientists;orgone;velikovsky;chiropractic;dowsing;lysenkoism;dianetics;fortean;hauser;quackery;pseudoscientific;homeopathy;frauds;pseudo-science;cranks;ufos;crackpot;scientology;quack;creationism;fads;fallacies;debunks;debunking;1952;skeptic;cults;einstein;skepticism;fort;ron hubbard;isaac asimov;trofim lysenko;carl sagan;america;united states;books on fallacies;books on skepticisms;books on frauds;books on quackeries;books on dianetics;books on forts;books on homeopathies;books on mathematical games;books on educated people;books on creationisms;books on hollow earths;books on hauser;books on forteans;books on ufos;books on velikovsky;books on einstein;books on fads;books on popular delusions;books on chiropractics;books on orgones;books on pseudosciences;books on cults;books on pseudo-sciences;books on blockheads;books on cranks;books on skeptics;books on scientologies;books on naturopathies","brand":"Martin Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159263265089,"sku":"9780486203942","price":14.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486203942_fe469068-77fc-4590-89b3-0efb513c4ac3.jpg?v=1710209407"},{"product_id":"9780486203829","title":"The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis is the first inexpensive edition of the complete Long Course in Principles of Psychology, one of the great classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America’s most important philosopher. As such, it should not be confused with the many abridgements that omit key sections.\u003cbr\u003eThe book presents lucid descriptions of human mental activity, with detailed considerations of the stream of thought, consciousness, time perception, memory, imagination, emotions, reason, abnormal phenomena, and similar topics. In its course it takes into account the work of Berkeley, Binet, Bradley, Darwin, Descartes, Fechner, Galton, Green, Helmholtz, Herbart, Hume, Janet, Kant, Lange, Lotze, Locke, Mill, Royce, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Wundt, and scores of others. It examines contrasting interpretations of mental phenomena, treating introspective analysis, philosophical interpretations, and experimental research.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the book originally appeared nearly 75 years ago, it remains unsurpassed today as a brilliantly written survey of William James’ timeless view of psychology.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"William James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159264543041,"sku":"9780486203829","price":26.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486203829.jpg?v=1710182904"},{"product_id":"9780486203812","title":"The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"For the psychologist, standard reading, to all readers, a classic of interpretation.\" — \u003ci\u003ePsychiatric Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the first inexpensive edition of the complete Long Course in \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the great classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America’s most important philosopher. As such, it should not be confused with the many abridgements that omit key sections.\u003cbr\u003e The book presents lucid descriptions of human mental activity, with detailed considerations of the stream of thought, consciousness, time perception, memory, imagination, emotions, reason, abnormal phenomena, and similar topics. In its course it takes into account the work of Berkeley, Binet, Bradley, Darwin, Descartes, Fechner, Galton, Green, Helmholtz, Herbart, Hume, Janet, Kant, Lange, Lotze, Locke, Mill, Royce, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Wundt, and scores of others. It examines contrasting interpretations of mental phenomena, treating introspective analysis, philosophical interpretations, and experimental research.\u003cbr\u003e Although the book originally appeared nearly 75 years ago, it remains unsurpassed today as a brilliantly written survey of William James’ timeless view of psychology.\u003cbr\u003e \"Rereading James brings a sense of perspective and even a little humility to our regard for more modern achievements.\" — \u003ci\u003eJournal of Consulting Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"William James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159264805185,"sku":"9780486203812","price":24.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486203812.jpg?v=1710206496"},{"product_id":"9780486203515","title":"The Guide for the Perplexed","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis is the full, unabridged text of one of the greatest philosophic works of all time. Written by a 12th- century thinker who was equally active as an original philosopher and as a Biblical and Talmudic scholar, it is both a classic of great historical importance and a work of living significance today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e was written for scholars who were bewildered by the conflict between religion and the scientific and philosophic thought of the day. It is concerned, basically, with finding a concord between the religion of the Old Testament and its commentaries, and Aristotelian philosophy. After analyzing the ideas of the Old Testament by means of \"homonyms,\" Maimonides examines other reconciliations of religion and philosophy (the Moslem rationalists) and then proposes his own resolution with contemporary Aristotelianism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guide for the Perplexed \u003c\/i\u003ewas at once recognized as a masterwork, and it strongly influenced Jewish, Christian, and Moslem thought of the Middle Ages. It is necessary reading for any full comprehension of the thought of such scholastics as Aquinas and Scotus, and indispensable for everyone interested in the Middle Ages, Judaism, medieval philosophy, or the larger problems which Maimonides discusses. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the second revised edition.\u003c\/div\u003e Judaism philosophy theology books; God; bible; historical; faith; classic; belief; truth; evil; atonement; virtue; resolution; Jewish; Christian; Muslim; Hebrew; medieval; Thomas Aquinas; orthodox; tanakh; spiritual; Talmud; prophets; torah; Aristotle; Arabic; metaphysical; providence; prophecy; Old Testament; free will  ","brand":"Moses Maimonides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159266050369,"sku":"9780486203515","price":17.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486203515_af1bc94d-c20c-4316-a768-2a88e42c91c2.jpg?v=1710205806"},{"product_id":"9780486202952","title":"How to Calculate Quickly","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you want to double or triple the speed with which you calculate? \u003ci\u003eHow to Calculate Quickly \u003c\/i\u003eis a tried and true method for helping you in the mathematics of daily life — addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. \u003cbr\u003eThe author can awaken for you a faculty which is surprisingly dormant in accountants, engineers, scientists, businesspeople, and others who work with figures. This is \"number sense\" — or the ability to recognize relations between numbers considered as whole quantities. Lack of this number sense makes it entirely possible for a scientist to be proficient in higher mathematics, but to bog down in the arithmetic of everyday life. \u003cbr\u003eThis book teaches the necessary mathematical techniques that schools neglect to teach: Horizontal addition, left to right multiplication and division, etc. You will learn a method of multiplication so rapid that you'll be able to do products in not much more time than it would take to write the problem down on paper. \u003cbr\u003eThis is not a collection of tricks that work in only a very few special cases, but a serious, capably planned course of basic mathematics for self-instruction. It contains over 9,000 short problems and their solutions for you to work during spare moments. Five or ten minutes spent daily on this book will, within ten weeks, give you a number sense that will double or triple your calculation speed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Calculation\u003c\/i\u003e, Essential Books, 1945.\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e calculator; home; work; school; business; learning; sum; figures; math; short cuts; multiplication; add; subtract; division; fractions; drills; exercises; step-by-step; simple; fast; methods; principles; numbers; teachers; mathematics; math books; ted; tests; basic; skills; algebra; geometry; statistics; mental; think ","brand":"Henry Sticker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159268245825,"sku":"9780486202952","price":7.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486202952.jpg?v=1710206501"},{"product_id":"9780486202877","title":"Snow Crystals","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Offers valuable material not only to students of crystallography but also to those of the arts.\" — \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDid you ever try to photograph a snowflake? The procedure is very tricky. The work must be done rapidly in extreme cold, for even body heat can melt a rare specimen that has been painstakingly mounted. The lighting must be just right to reveal all the nuances of design without producing heat. But the results can be rewarding, as the work of W. A. Bentley proved.\u003cbr\u003eFor almost half a century, Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho, Vermont, and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work. In 1931, the American Meteorological Society gathered together the best of these photomicrographs, plus some slides of frost, glaze, dew on vegetation and spider webs, sleet, and soft hail, and a text by W. J. Humphreys, and had them published. That book is here reproduced, unaltered, and unabridged. Over 2,000 beautiful crystals on these pages reveal the wonder of nature's diversity in uniformity; no two are alike, yet all are based on a common hexagon.\u003cbr\u003eThe introductory text covers the technique of photographing snow crystals, classification, the fundamentals of crystallography, and markings. There are also brief discussions of the nature and cause of ice flowers, windowpane frost, dew, rime, sleet, and graupel.\u003cbr\u003eThe book is of great value both to students of ice forms and for textile and other designers who can use the natural designs of these snow crystals in their work. Every photograph is royalty-free; you may use up to 10 without fees, permission, or acknowledgement.\u003cbr\u003e\"A most unusual and very readable book.\" — \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the original 1931 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e ice crystals;snow flakes;clip art;nature inspires;snowflake designs;structure leads;related phenomena;discusses related;high-quality photographs;bright moon;photographic plates;gifted child;painstaking effort;exactly alike;snowy day;white photographs;ready-to-use;stencils;neoclassical;vector;nouveau;bentley's;silhouette;dover;window-pane;six-pointed;cds;crystallography;windowpanes;norse;rom;crystals;hexagon;electronic;meteorological;rime;sleet;clip;reproducing;photographing;textile;snowflakes;glaze;florid;symmetry;1931;mounted;geometry;fees;ephemeral;inanimate;classification;photographed;reproduced;frost;photograph;shapes;humphreys;books on photographic plates;books on fees;books on clip arts;books on dovers;books on inanimates;reproduce;books on cds;books on white photographs;books on clips;books on high-quality photographs;books on rimes;books on norses;books on vectors;books on symmetries;books on snowflakes;books on bright moons;books on classifications;books on photographs;books on frosts;books on related phenomena;books on ready-to-uses;books on crystallographies;books on snow flakes;books on ice crystals;books on crystals;books on silhouette;books on textiles;books on stencils;books on nouveaus;glazing;books on gifted children;books on hexagons;books on shapes;books on geometries;books on snowy days","brand":"W. A. Bentley and W. J. Humphreys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159269163329,"sku":"9780486202877","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486202877_dc6c2c08-34a4-409d-b6cf-af7b0ddc0269.jpg?v=1710210093"},{"product_id":"9780486201627","title":"The Book of Signs","description":"This unusual collection of primitive and medieval symbols provides one of the most fertile single sources of decorative ideas available today. It is also a graphic history of the development of written communication and offers a singular insight into the psychology of the primitive mind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Signs \u003c\/i\u003econtains 493 classified and documented illustrations, collected, drawn, and explained by the celebrated typographer Rudolf Koch. Divided into 14 different categories, it includes General Signs, The Cross, Monogram of Christ, Other Christian Signs, Monograms of Medieval Church and State Leaders, Stone Masons' Signs, The Four Elements, Astronomical Signs, Astrological Signs, Botanical Signs, Chemical Signs, House and Holding Marks, Miscellany, and Runes. \u003cbr\u003e\"Provides the contemporary artist with a rich design vocabulary on which to improvise.\"—\u003ci\u003eArt in Focus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\"An inspiration to graphic artists everywhere.\"—\u003ci\u003eGraphis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An artistic and typographical achievement of considerable beauty and worth.\"—\u003ci\u003ePsychiatric Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the English translation originally published by the First Edition Club, London, 1930.\u003c\/div\u003e alchemical symbols;modern symbols;signs symbols;archetypal symbols;clip art;symbol systems;graphic representations;ancient symbols;graphic artists;botanical illustration;graphic illustration;ribbon markers;symbols included;standard dictionary;dream images;universal nature;crossing lines;symbolic meanings;table top;decent reference;reference library;art lovers;mythological characters;drug culture;knowledge base;carefully selected;reference material;spirit world;reference guide;broad range;coffee table;pictorial;jungians;archive;watermarks;ideographs;cds;monograms;aras;greyhawk;symmetric;ideograms;rom;zodiac;crests;heraldry;taschen;treasury;designs;archtypal;occultist;logos;symbology;astrological;hobo;encyclopedia;runes;dictionaries;typeface;jung;cosmos;astrology;devices;alchemy;tarot;archetypes;definitions;categories;egyptian;symbolism;books on universal natures;books on modern symbols;books on reference libraries;books on art lovers;books on standard dictionaries;books on graphic artists;books on dream images;books on drug cultures;books on cds;books on knowledge bases;cross lines;books on crossing lines;books on symbolic meanings;books on clip arts;books on coffee tables;books on treasuries;books on ancient symbols;books on mythological characters;books on signs symbols;books on spirit worlds;books on archives;books on graphic representations;books on symbol systems;books on table tops;books on reference guides;books on reference materials;books on ribbon markers","brand":"Rudolf Koch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159275028801,"sku":"9780486201627","price":7.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486201627.jpg?v=1710182951"},{"product_id":"9780486209739","title":"Basic Electricity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis expanded and revised U.S. Navy training course text provides thorough coverage of the basic theory of electricity and its applications. It is unquestionably the best book of its kind for either broad or more limited studies of electrical fundamentals.\u003cbr\u003eIt is divided into 21 chapters and an extensive section of appendixes. Chapters cover safety, fundamental concepts of electricity, batteries, series direct-current circuits, network analysis of direct-current circuits, electrical conductors and wiring techniques, electromagnetism and magnetic circuits, introduction to alternating-current electricity, inductance, capacitance, inductive and capacitive reactance, fundamental alternating-current circuit theory, direct-current generators, direct current motor magnetic amplifiers, and synchros and servomechanisms. Appendixes acquaint lay readers with common terms, abbreviations, component color-code, full load currents of motors, and cable types; they also supply trig functions, square and square roots, basic formulas, and laws of exponents.\u003cbr\u003eThus the reader is supplied with a complete basic coverage of all important aspects of electricity. And, drawing on its ample funds, the Navy was able to fill this text with dozens of illustrations so that the book becomes almost a multimedia teaching process.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an excellent text for classroom use or for home study. Students will also find it a valuable supplement to courses in which theory is emphasized while little attention is paid to application; it will also supplement a course in which this situation is reversed. In addition, \u003ci\u003eBasic Electricity\u003c\/i\u003e serves the lay reader who simply wants a knowledge of fundamental concepts of electricity or wishes to study more advanced concepts and applications. 1969 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eReprint of the second revised and enlarged 1969 edition .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e Electronics; engineering; technician; flow direction; ohms law; student; potential energy; devices; solar panel; current; technology; reference; inductance; transformer; generator; inductive; motor; circuit; magnetism; fundamental; component; diagram","brand":"U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159320740161,"sku":"9780486209739","price":18.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486209739.jpg?v=1710182806"},{"product_id":"9780486229041","title":"First Book of Modern Lace Knitting","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven the average knitter can now begin to knit in modern lace patterns — \"Celandine,\" \"Mosaic,\" \"Rose Leaf,\" \"Candlelight,\" \"Coronet,\" \"Valentine,\" \"Azalea,\" \"Primula,\" \"Sun Ray,\" \"English Crystal,\" \"Springtime,\" \"Three of Hearts\" — all by well-known modern lace designer Marianne Kinzel. What is especially attractive about Mrs. Kinzel's approach is not only her fine knitted lace designs but also the comparatively short time and low cost involved in accomplishing each project.\u003cbr\u003eMarianne Kinzel, well known to knitters in the United Kingdom and the United States, has long been looked to for her gift for clear presentation and even more so for her ability in devising original designs. She begins with a chapter on the fundamentals of lace knitting, covering everything the average knitter needs to know to begin working in lace. Other chapters give detailed instructions for projects in two-needle, round, and square techniques. Over 25 distinctive lace projects are presented, including luncheon sets, tray and table cloths, curtains, cushion covers, chair backs, and doilies. Instructions are presented both in the traditional written method and in the chart-and-symbol method. There are keys to the charts in English, French, and German, lavish and helpful illustrations, and sound practical advice on knitting techniques, finishing, and laundering. There are also instructions on altering the patterns to your own special needs. Perfect for the beginning lace knitter or the advanced professional, Marianne Kinzel's lace patterns make well-suited gifts and items for around the home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e knitting stitch;lace knitting;lace patterns;charted designs;lace designs;lace knitters;knitting charts;knitting lace;lace stitches;knit lace;knitted lace;lace edgings;lace shawls;knitting library;shetland lace;stitch dictionary;knitting patterns;beginning knitter;pattern stitches;texture patterns;mary thomas;elizabeth zimmerman;wool yarn;stitch guides;shawl patterns;cable stitch;charted instructions;cable patterns;fixing mistakes;table cloths;knitter's library;slip stitch;barbara walker;knitted items;intermediate knitter;stitch patterns;skill levels;white photos;doilies;color photos;swatches;treasuries;local library;almanac;knit-purl;eyelet;tablecloths;garter;purl;insertions;cables;edging;knits;scarves;sweaters;garments;needles;combinations;designing;beginners;knitting stitch patterns;books on texture patterns;books on knitted laces;stitching patterns;books on knit laces;books on skill levels;books on mary thomas;books on shawl patterns;books on barbara walkers;books on wool yarns;books on stitch dictionaries;books on lace patterns;books on knitting patterns;knit library;books on charted designs;books on cable patterns;knit stitch;books on lace designs;books on pattern stitches;books on stitch guides;books on lace shawls;books on knitting stitches;stitching dictionary;stitching guides;books on knitting laces;books on knitting charts;knit patterns;books on knitting libraries;books on lace stitches;books on table cloths;books on lace edgings;knit charts; hygge","brand":"Marianne Kinzel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159331750209,"sku":"9780486229041","price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486229041.jpg?v=1739296116"},{"product_id":"9780486228747","title":"Japanese Design Motifs","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection presents more than 4,000 individual designs in the 900-year-old tradition of Japanese family crests. Through constant variation and invention over the centuries, this has become one of the richest graphic art traditions in the world.\u003cbr\u003eMost of these motifs are circular, and they can all be fitted into a square. Within those limitations is a seemingly endless range of designs, beginning with the dozens and dozens of root motifs — rice plant, gingko, scallop, lightning, anchor, spool, raft, candle, scissors, fern, saki bottle, lotus blossom, mountain arrow, pine, wisteria, ship, rabbit, and scores of others. Practically every kind of plant, bird, animal, natural phenomenon, and manufactured object of Japanese culture was at one time or another included in a family crest. In addition, each of the root designs was treated to dozens of imaginative variations — they were reproduced bilaterally, in triangles, diamonds, five- and six-pointed stars, in spirals, were built up in series, made to overlap, combined with each other, and so on. Some of these are classic and recognizable designs, like the yin-yang, linked rings, and treasure knot. Many of the others have rarely been seen in the West.\u003cbr\u003eGraphic artists, textile designers, pattern-makers, advertisers, and other commercial artists looking for an untapped source of novel, appealing designs will find a wealth of material here. Some of these motifs can be used to suggest an exotic flavor, and others are universal and can be used almost anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the Matsuya Piece-Goods Store, Tokyo, 1913 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e clip art;japanese art;graphic designs;art tradition;design elements;japanese family;art nouveau;traditional japanese;japanese culture;ukiyo-e prints;quilting patterns;family crest;stencil;negative space;glaser;crests;silhouette;deconstruction;kamon;olympics;persian;stenciling;hornung;mons;emblems;polish;bookbinding;motifs;clip;logos;soviet;floral;textiles;geometric;designers;circular;blossoms;reproduced;catalogue;cloth;graphics;fabric;variations;dozens;symbolism;books on crests;books on catalogues;books on polishes;books on kamon;books on japanese arts;books on family crests;books on deconstructions;books on clips;books on designers;books on negative spaces;books on clip arts;books on logos;books on emblems;books on hornung;books on symbolisms;books on japanese families;books on art traditions;books on art nouveaus;books on cloths;books on variations;books on stencils;books on mons;books on glaser;books on silhouette;books on blossoms;books on textiles;books on dozens;books on design elements;books on fabrics;books on japanese cultures;books on quilting patterns;books on graphic designs;books on graphics;books on olympics;books on motifs","brand":"Matsuya Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159332012353,"sku":"9780486228747","price":17.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486228747.jpg?v=1710181484"},{"product_id":"9780486227948","title":"Designs from Pre-Columbian Mexico","description":"This is a sourcebook and treasury of unique designs, in a collection never published before—300 original motifs created by the Aztecs, Toltecs, Totonacs, and others—all ready for use by the artist, illustrator, designer, hobbyist, and handicrafter. As an inexpensive source of unusual themes, this volume is unparalleled.\u003cbr\u003eThe designs were found on \u003ci\u003emalacates,\u003c\/i\u003e small clay spindle weights or whorls made by the pre-Conquest peoples of Mexico and discovered in archeological digs. The unknown artists showed great imagination and originality in decorating the essentially round objects, each with its hole at center. In the large outer circles appear motifs of the humanlike deities, animals both real and fantastic, reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figures, wheels, foliage, maze-like patterns, frets—employed with all the boldness and fanciful ideas characteristic of pre-Columbian art.\u003cbr\u003eRendered in sharp black-and-white, the designs may be reproduced, enlarged, reduced, or altered at will. Wherever a novel, strong, rhythmic effect is desired—in advertising, book design, packages, wrappings, labels, bookplates, textiles, wallpapers, leather craft, woodwork, jewelry, metalcraft—these motifs will serve beautifully.\u003cbr\u003eThe designs were selected by Jorge Enciso, an outstanding figure in the cultural life of Mexico, from \u003ci\u003emalacates\u003c\/i\u003e in the archeological museums of Mexico City, Teotihuacán, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and the collections of Diego Rivera, William Spratling, Roberto Montenegro, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original. \u003c\/div\u003e ancient Mexican clip art; Toltec clip art; Dover; Totonacs clip art; authentic Mexican motifs","brand":"Jorge Enciso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159335878977,"sku":"9780486227948","price":5.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486227948.jpg?v=1710181453"},{"product_id":"9780486227528","title":"African Designs from Traditional Sources","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince the discovery of African art by the Cubists, the primitive strength of its motifs has held a fascination for contemporary artists and designers and has exercised a considerable infl uence on the development of modern art. This book brings together an unusually varied selection of African designs which will find many uses in advertising and in the creation of book designs, bookplates, labels, and patterns for textiles and wallpaper; or may simply serve as inspiration for the creation of original designs. Rendered in stark black-and-white, they may be reproduced, enlarged, reduced or altered at will.\u003cbr\u003eSymbolic and simple geometric motifs, repetitive designs and textural patterns, representations of human beings, animals and mythical figures, masks, abstract motifs, and artifacts and objects with figural components are reproduced from the work of the Ndebele, Ashanti, Zulu, Masai, Bushongo, Mangbetu, Bariba, Toma, Baule and many other tribes. There are designs from carved ivory pendants and bracelets, helmet masks, wooden combs, altar slabs and shields, and designs printed on cloth and painted on doors and walls. Each is identified by original use, and the source is listed for each.\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey Williams, himself a practicing designer, has reproduced most of these designs by means of linocut prints in order to capture the power of the originals. His sources have been artifacts in museums and private collections with a few designs gathered from the pages of important publications on the subject. A bibliography refers the reader not only to the sources of material used for this book, but to other major sources of information about African tribal art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e African clip art; African tribal designs; Dover; Zulu clip art; Masai clip art","brand":"Geoffrey Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159336927553,"sku":"9780486227528","price":10.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486227528.jpg?v=1710181443"},{"product_id":"9780486227511","title":"Devils, Demons, and Witchcraft","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Throughout history, artists have grappled with the problem of depicting clearly and forcefully the principles of evil and suffering in human existence.\" With this view, the Lehners have collected 244 representations, symbols, and manuscript pages of devils and death from Egyptian times to 1931. Reproductions from Dürer, Holbein, Cranach, Rembrandt, and many other lesser-known or unknown artists illustrate the fascinating history. The fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries are stressed.\u003cbr\u003eThe book is divided into 12 chapters, each with a separate introduction. Most of the illustrations are collected in five of these chapters: Devils and Demons, including Belial, Beelzebub, and the Anti-Christ; Witches and Warlocks, their animals, forms, and rituals; The Danse Macabre, with the Dance of Death Alphabet by Holbein and representations of all classes leveled by the common force of death; Memento Mori, including a skull clock, a macabre representation of the Tree of Knowledge and Death, and the winged hourglass and scythe; and Religio-Political Devilry, the fight between the Papists and the Reformers, and symbols of devils in other political disputes. There are also chapters on the Fall of Lucifer, Faust and Mephistopheles, Hell and Damnation, The Apocalyptic Horsemen, Witch-Hunting, The Art of Dying, and Resurrection and Reckoning.\u003cbr\u003eAnyone curious about witchcraft, death, and devils will be interested in this book. It is particularly useful to teachers, artists, and illustrators who need clear reproductions for the classroom, for models, or for commercial uses. Death, devils, and their history are very much with us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e art; religion; occult; Satanism; witches; wicca; Lucifer; political devilry; paganism; demonology; warlocks; symbols; death; dying; illustrations; drawings; danse macabre; faust; Mephistopheles; Rembrandt; Holbein; apocalyptic horsemen; inferno; damnation; hell; resurrection; evil; skulls; rituals; history ","brand":"Ernst and Johanna Lehner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159337353537,"sku":"9780486227511","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486227511.jpg?v=1710181440"},{"product_id":"9780486224848","title":"Anarchism and Other Essays","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1890s and for years thereafter, America reverberated with the name of the \"notorious Anarchist,\" feminist, revolutionist, and agitator, Emma Goldman. A Russian Jewish immigrant at the age of 17, she moved by her own efforts from seamstress in a clothing factory to internationally known radical lecturer, writer, editor, and friend of the oppressed. This book is a collection of her remarkably penetrating essays, far in advance of their time, originally published by the \u003ci\u003eMother Earth\u003c\/i\u003e press which she founded.\u003cbr\u003e In the first of these essays, \u003ci\u003eAnarchism: What It Really Stands For\u003c\/i\u003e, she says, \"Direct action, having proven effective along economic lines, is equally potent in the environment of the individual.\" In \u003ci\u003eMinorities Versus Majorities\u003c\/i\u003e she holds that social and economic well-being will result only through \"the non-compromising determination of intelligent minorities, and not through the mass.\" Other pieces deal with \u003ci\u003eThe Hypocrisy of Puritanism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePrisons: A Social Crime and Failure\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Political Violence\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Drama: A Powerful Disseminator of Radical Thought\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePatriotism: A Menace to Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Woman's Emancipation\u003c\/i\u003e. A biographical sketch by Hippolyte Havel precedes the essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnarchism and Other Essays\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating look into revolutionary issues at the turn of the century, a prophetic view of the social and economic future, much of which we have seen take place, and above all, a glimpse into the mind of an extraordinary woman: brilliant, provocative, dedicated, passionate, and what used to be called \"high-minded.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the third 1917 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e Women; emancipation; Anarchist; political; philosophy; revolution; history; Russian; Jewish; dominion; collection; book; press harmony; monopoly; future; economics; freedom; direct action; America; prison; feminist; political activist; politics; radical; mother earth; individual; liberty; lone wolf; woman  ","brand":"Emma Goldman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159352918337,"sku":"9780486224848","price":6.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486224848.jpg?v=1710181364"},{"product_id":"9780486450988","title":"On Board the Titanic","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eNearly a century later, the tragic tale of the \"unsinkable\" ship continues to captivate the imagination. So many myths and stories have arisen from history's most famous maritime disaster that it can be difficult to tell fact from fiction. This collection of first-hand reports from survivors, published within weeks of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's sinking, was an instant bestseller and remains the most authoritative account — even though it reads like a novel.\u003cbr\u003eThis book recounts the ship's history in remarkable detail, from its construction and departure from Southampton, to the collision, ensuing panic, and ultimate sinking, concluding with the efforts in New York and Halifax to deal with the aftermath. Illustrated throughout, this reprint contains original drawings and photos of the \"Great Ship\" and some of its passengers — both those who survived and those who perished. \"If you have room for one more \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e title,\" advised \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e \"make it this one.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eThe Sinking of the Titanic,\u003c\/i\u003e The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, 1912.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edited by Logan Marshall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159362781505,"sku":"9780486450988","price":8.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486450988_f04cc7a1-42d6-4e52-aa2f-b03fe7c5a690.jpg?v=1710182369"},{"product_id":"9780486448558","title":"Hot Air Balloons Stickers","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eTwenty-three billowing, brightly colored images of hot air balloons float skyward in this delightful sticker collection. Covered with vivid stripes, stars, and zigzagging patterns, they'll add whimsy and sparkle to notes, cards, gift packages, and so many other items with a flat surface.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joan O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159389880641,"sku":"9780486448558","price":1.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486448558_307f27ad-b573-47cb-a170-75c387c997b1.jpg?v=1773771479"},{"product_id":"9780486448282","title":"Glitter Princess Sticker Paper Doll","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eOne belle of the ball, with outfits that will take her from formal banquets to exciting midnight galas. 1 doll, 14 costume stickers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Robbie Stillerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159392174401,"sku":"9780486448282","price":2.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486448282.jpg?v=1756486600"},{"product_id":"9780486233420","title":"Crucibles","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is a classic in the field of popular science. Standard reading since the 1930s, it is one of the few historeis of chemistry to concentrate on the lives of the great chemists. Through these dramatic and human stories, it gives an authoritative and entertaining account of the great discoveries and advances in this scientific field. After many printings in three previous editions, this book has been newly revised by the author for this fourth edition. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBeginning with Trevisan and his lifelong search for the \"philosopher's stone,\" the author narrates the lives and discoveries of such towering figures as Paracelsus and his chemical treatment of disease; Priestley looking for phlogiston and finding oxygen and carbon dioxide, Lavoisier creating a new language of chemistry; Dalton and his Atomic Theory; Avogadro and the idea of molecules, Mendeleeff arranging the table of elements under his Periodic Law; the Curies isolating radium; Thomson discovering the electron; Moseley and his Law of Atomic Numbers; Lawrence and the construction of the cyclotron; and more. Probably the most dramatic chapter in the book, the account of the development of nuclear fission, ends the story of chemistry at its most monumental achievement. A final chapter discusses some of the consequences of nuclear fission, the discovery of nuclear fusion, and the recent work with subatomic particles. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBernard Jaffe is the author of many other science books and several science textbooks. Upon the original publication of this book, Mr. Jaffe received the Francis Bacon Award for the Humanizing of Knowledge. The American Chemical Society's History of Chemistry Division honored him in 1973 with its Dexter Award for \"distinguished achievement in the history of chemistry.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the fourth 1976 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bernard Jaffe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159403184449,"sku":"9780486233420","price":18.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486233420.jpg?v=1710181619"},{"product_id":"9780486235424","title":"The Geometry of Art and Life","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs everything chaos and chance, or is there order, harmony, and proportion in human life, nature, and the finest art? Can one find a natural aesthetic that corresponds to a universal order? If so, what importance can it have for the scientist, artist, or layman? What is the \"true\" significance of the triangle, rectangle, spiral, and other geometric shapes? These are but a few of the questions that Professor Matila Ghyka deals with in this fascinating book. The author believes that there are such things as \"The Mathematics of Life\" and \"The Mathematics of Art,\" and that the two coincide. Using simple mathematical formulas, most as basic as Pythagoras' theorem and requiring only a very limited knowledge of mathematics, Professor Ghyka shows the fascinating relationships between geometry, aesthetics, nature, and the human body.\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with ideas from Plato, Pythagoras, Archimedes, Ockham, Kepler, and others, the author explores the outlines of an abstract science of space, which includes a theory of proportions, an examination of \"the golden section,\" a study of regular and semi-regular polyhedral, and the interlinking of these various shapes and forms. He then traces the transmission of this spatial science through the Pythagorean tradition and neo-Pythagorism, Greek, and Gothic canons of proportion, the Kabbala, Masonic traditions and symbols, and modern applications in architecture, painting, and decorative art. When we judge a work of art, according to his formulation, we are making it conform to a pattern whose outline is laid down in simple geometrical figures; and it is the analysis of these figures both in art and nature that forms the core of Professor Ghyka's book. He also shows this geometry at work in living organisms. The ample illustrations and figures give concrete examples of the author's analysis: the Great Pyramid and tomb of Rameses IV, the Parthenon, Renaissance paintings and architecture, the work of Seurat, Le Corbusier, and flowers, shells, marine life, the human face, and much more. \u003cbr\u003eFor the philosopher, scientist, archaeologist, art historian, biologist, poet, and artist as well as the general reader who wants to understand more about the fascinating properties of numbers and geometry, and their relationship to art and life, this is a thought-provoking book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the 1946 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Matila Ghyka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159412949313,"sku":"9780486235424","price":9.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486235424.jpg?v=1710206626"},{"product_id":"9780486235608","title":"Toll House Tried and True Recipes","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eFor all cooks, this book is a true classic. It contains hundreds of interesting recipes along with hundreds of hints will make anything you prepare a success. The owner of the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, Ruth Wakefield offers here the most famous and successful tips and recipes which made her restaurant so renowned.\u003cbr\u003eThe author begins with the necessary information all good cooks need: helpful hints (dip peeled bananas in lemon juice to prevent discoloration, how to measure solid fat); equivalents and proportions; purchasing guide; timetable for roasting, broiling, boiling, oven steaming; care of your refrigerator and range, how to save fuel; table setting and service; challenging menus; inexpensive everyday meals; success with frozen desserts; and much, much more. There is also a \"primer for brides,\" which contains 36 essential dishes for the new homemaker (from making hot or iced coffee to main courses, desserts, even champagne punch!)\u003cbr\u003eThen come the mouth-watering recipes: hors d'oeuvres (cheese balls, caviar toast, stuffed mushroom caps, etc.), appetizers (fruit shrub, stuffed cantaloupe, oyster cocktail, etc.), soups, stews, and chowders (clam bisque, baked bean soup, lobster stew, clam chowder, croutons, croustades, etc.), bread (crumb bread, shredded wheat bread, Swedish tea ring, health bread, orange bread, etc.), meats and poultry (pot roast with vegetables, Neapolitan meat loaf, shepherd's pie, crown roast of pork, chicken divan, chicken terrapin, etc.), meat substitutes (goldenrod eggs, foamy omelettes, cheese croquettes, noodle ring, etc.); seafood (baked halibut, salmon and rice delight, Toll House lobster, lobster imperial, etc.), vegetables, salads and dressing, desserts, all kinds of sauces, cakes and cookies, frosting and fillings, pastries and pies, candies, tea time sandwiches, relishes, and oddments.\u003cbr\u003eThe book concludes with sections on solving kitchen problems, how to cook for a hundred people, and a guide to purchasing, preserving, and canning jellies, jams, fruits, and vegetables.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the sixth 1948 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e Recipe book; Cookbook; Chocolate chip cookies; baking; roast; steam; refrigerator; menu; meals; primer; dessert; appetizers; soup; bread; meats; chicken; seafood; lobster; salad dressing; cake; frosting; pastry; pie; candy; relish; jam; fruits; vegetables; pressure cooker; snacks; beverages; kitchen; jelly; sauce; canning; salads","brand":"Ruth Graves Wakefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159415669057,"sku":"9780486235608","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486235608.jpg?v=1710207548"},{"product_id":"9780486235639","title":"Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis is the first English translation of \u003ci\u003eApicius de re Coquinaria\u003c\/i\u003e, the oldest known cookbook in existence. It is also one of the few translations of this original Roman cookbook prepared by a professional chef. Joseph Vehling's brilliant translation, extended introduction, and full and helpful commentary combine to bring you a clear picture of what foods the Romans ate, how they prepared them, and the highly developed state of culinary arts in Imperial Rome.\u003cbr\u003eThere are recipes for cooking fish and seafood, game, chicken, pork, veal, and other domesticated animals and birds, for vegetable dishes, grains, beverages, and sauces; virtually the full range of cookery is covered. There are also methods for preserving foods, revitalizing them, even adulterating them. Some of the recipes are strikingly modern; others use ingredients and methods that have long since disappeared.\u003cbr\u003eAs the book was originally written for professional cooks working in Rome (perhaps made even more obscure to prevent amateurs from gaining access to the recipes), Joseph Vehling's generous notes are essential for understanding the ingredients and methods used in the recipes and the relationship of Roman cooking to our own traditions.\u003cbr\u003eBesides the translation and notes there is much other material, both scholarly and informative, covering cooking in the ancient world, the history and bibliography of Apicius manuscripts and editions, an index and vocabulary of Roman cookery terms, 49 illustrations including drawings by the author and facsimiles from earlier editions, and much more. Needless to say, you couldn't find this information anywhere else.\u003cbr\u003eThis rare book will appeal to gourmets, professional and amateur chefs, cultural historians, and others who want to see, first hand, the foods on which Imperial Rome dined. It will clear up many myths about Roman cooking and will provide a great deal of enjoyable reading as well.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the original 1936 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e old-fashioned historical vintage ancient classic recipes; Cook books; cookbooks; fish; seafood; game; chicken; pork; veal; animals; birds; baking; vegetables; dishes; grains;beverages; Spices; Herbs; Honey; Roman; translation; Methods; history; drawings; gourmet; Condiments; professional amateur chefs; Latin; gardener; legumes; Historical Vintage cookbooks; Wine; food prep preservation; Roman Empire; Banquet; feast; Garum; Epicurean; Sauces; Fish sauce; Exotic; Slaves; Class; mince; Roman cookbook; Apicius; Roasting; cuisine; customs; ingredients; cultural; gastronomy; Antiquity  ","brand":"Apicius. Edited and Translated by Joseph Dommers Vehling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159416095041,"sku":"9780486235639","price":9.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486235639.jpg?v=1754067118"},{"product_id":"9780486237664","title":"Animals","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eContemporary artists and designers are finding the wood engraving one of the most highly desirable sources of illustration for many design purposes. Simple and bold or capable of the most exquisite effects of tonal gradation, this elegant black-and-white artwork sustains no loss in reproduction and is a perfect complement to typography. \u003cbr\u003e1,419 clear wood engravings present, in natural, lifelike poses, over 1,000 species of animals. Included are many different versions of the familiar animals most wanted and used by commercial artists and craftsmen. Arranged according to the following seven categories, the illustrations portray mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates. \u003cbr\u003eSelected for their visual impact and usability by artist-collagist Jim Harter, these illustrations form one of the most extensive, royalty-free pictorial sourcebooks of animals ever assembled for the specific use of illustrators, graphic designers, craftspeople, decoupeurs, and collagists. Captions give modern common-name identifications, and a thorough index provides immediate access to individual animal pictures. Because of the accuracy and detail of most of the renderings, naturalists will also enjoy browsing through this volume and using it for illustrative purposes. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e animal anatomy;draw animals;graphic art;art forms;art teacher;royalty free;ernst haeckel;flower design;natural forms;der natur;budding artist;natural science;white images;fine detail;coffee table;clip;lebrun;posteriori;mandalas;2400;phylogeny;lithographs;proteus;flickr;jena;zoologist;priori;floral;engravings;renderings;botanical;1904;reptiles;organisms;kant;pictorial;embroidery;aesthetically;prints;designers;plates;designs;books on ernst haeckels;books on engravings;books on proteus;books on animal anatomies;books on kant;books on lithographs;books on reptiles;books on fine details;books on flower designs;books on embroideries;books on white images;books on designers;books on natural sciences;books on art teachers;books on organisms;books on art forms;books on zoologists;books on prints;books on jena;books on graphic arts;books on mandalas;books on natural forms;books on lebrun;books on renderings;books on draw animals;books on coffee tables;books on phylogenies;books on clips;books on designs;books on posteriori;books on plates","brand":"Selected by Jim Harter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159426187585,"sku":"9780486237664","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486237664.jpg?v=1710181764"},{"product_id":"9780486238067","title":"Self-Working Mental Magic","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent introduction to mentalism and mental magic. It covers a broad range of mentalism methods, tools, and techniques. Also, each chapter moves at a good progression from the simplest to the most advanced. Yet even the most advanced stuff is not beyond the reach of beginner.\" — Magic Reviewed\u003cbr\u003eKarl Fulves, one of the most renowned modern writers in the field of magic, presents 67 new and foolproof tricks — spectacular mental feats that seem impossible but are easy to perform. None of the tricks requires long practice, supernormal dexterity, or complicated apparatus. Mr. Fulves' precise, easy-to-follow instruction and many helpful diagrams lead to quick mastery and effective performance of each. Perform mystifying mental magic in such categories as Instant ESP Psychic Secrets, Slate Sorcery, Mind Reading with Cards, Mind over Matter, Miracles with Cards, Book Tests, and Psychometry.\u003cbr\u003eMany of these tricks can be done with no prior preparation, and all involve easy-to-find materials: a deck of cards, coins, matches, dice, keys, chalk, etc. But while the materials are ordinary, the effects are truly extraordinary. Magicians who wish to add mental acts to their routines, party entertainers, or anyone wishing to give an amazing performance of mental magic will find this book perfect for their needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover (1979) original publication.\u003c\/div\u003e card magic;card tricks;magic tricks;rope tricks;self-working card;coin tricks;amateur magician;sleight;mentalism;sachs;palming;softbound;handbook;legerdemain;mentalist;concealment;hardbound;dexterity;palms;santiago;gimmicks;manipulations;vanishes;cards;performer;coins;videos;illusions;routines;deck;mastery;props;beginners;magicians;diagrams;practicing;pocket;basics;perform;trick;magic card tricks;books on magic tricks;books on cards","brand":"Karl Fulves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159429169473,"sku":"9780486238067","price":8.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486238067.jpg?v=1710181785"},{"product_id":"9780486239507","title":"Steinlen Cats","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eThéophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923), one of the greatest illustrators of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, but moved permanently to Paris at the age of 23 and became a French citizen.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to posters, song sheets, etchings, murals, and book illustrations, Steinlen did drawings for over 30 magazines, some of which he founded. A politically liberal Montmarte bohemian, he faithfully portrayed all aspects of Parisian life, but gave special attention to the everyday joys and sorrows of working people.\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps no other sector of Steinlen's art is as strongly associated with his name today as his studies of cats. He never ceased to draw them in all their activities and moods. Cats figure prominently in some of his most famous works, such as his great poster \"Pure Sterilized Milk from the Vingeanne.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe cat drawing in the present volume are reproduced from two rare volumes: a 1933 collection of previously unpublished animal drawings (\u003ci\u003eChats et autres bêtes\u003c\/i\u003e, published in an edition of only 545 copies), and a turn-of-the-century album of picture stories without words (\u003ci\u003eDes chats\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159433462081,"sku":"9780486239507","price":6.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486239507_2578cc43-09e3-4440-b9c2-a29253fae6e4.jpg?v=1710181818"},{"product_id":"9780486240268","title":"Spices and Herbs","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis introductory guide to the romance of spices and herbs offers historical, geographical, literary, and culinary details. More than 85 familiar and exotic plants are illustrated and examined for legendary lore and current use. The book also includes 73 recipes, a spice chart, and tips for gardening, drying, freezing, and more. \"An adventurous exploration.\" — \u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eSpices and Herbs Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e, Doubleday \u0026amp; Co., Inc., New york, 1961.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth S. Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159440081217,"sku":"9780486240268","price":11.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486240268_dc854fec-40e3-4a40-9a9a-31b28b330566.jpg?v=1710206585"},{"product_id":"9780486240473","title":"Maya Designs","description":"Over 40 beautiful renderings of Maya designs found on building facades, painted vases, designs drawn from architectural sculpture and other monumental carvings, murals, illustrated books (codexes), and miscellaneous artifacts. Brief introduction to Maya design, captions, identification of gods and legends.  \u003cdiv\u003eThe ancient Maya civilization flourished for many centuries — from before the birth of Christ until the Spanish Conquest — in Guatemala, Honduras, and adjoining parts of Mexico. This handsome volume contains over 40 beautiful renderings of Maya designs found on building facades, lintels, and bas-relief plaques; on painted vases and other ceramics, ball-court markers, funerary vases, stelae (stone markers); designs drawn from architectural sculpture and other monumental carvings, murals, illustrated books (codexes), and miscellaneous artifacts.\u003cbr\u003eWilson G. Turner, an artist\/archaeologist engaged in research on Maya hieroglyphs, has carefully rendered each design from authentic pieces in museums, private collections, and at original sites in Guatemala and Mexico. He has also supplied a brief introduction to Maya design and captions for each plate, including the latest estimates of date, with identification of gods, legends, and other information.\u003cbr\u003eArtists, designers, and illustrators will find \u003ci\u003eMaya Designs\u003c\/i\u003e a rich source of graphic ideas and inspiration—useful for myriad projects. Colorists will enjoy bringing their own conceptions of color and tone to these ancient motifs.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e Mayan clip art; ancient Mexican clip art; Dover; pre-Columbian clip art; Maya codex designs","brand":"Wilson G. Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159442211137,"sku":"9780486240473","price":5.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486240473.jpg?v=1710181859"},{"product_id":"9780486241746","title":"Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on centuries of history, this work is an encyclopedic collection — undoubtedly the largest royalty-free collection of its kind — of devils, dragons, mythical creatures, fanciful beasts, animal-gods, totemic figures, and other supernatural beasts from the darker regions of man's imagination. Spanning many cultures and eras, the collection ranges from prehistoric rock paintings to the drawings of Max Ernst, from the masks of black Africa to the gargoyles of Notre Dame.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume incudes over 1,000 renderings of designs from ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Middle East: winged lions, harpies, griffins, satyrs, dragons, and more. Medieval centuries are represented by a wealth of monsters, demons, centaurs, and other creatures from \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Kells\u003c\/i\u003e, anonymous Viking artists, and the works of Hieronymus Bosch, Dürer, and others. Global in scope, this vast trove also includes hundreds of non-European imagery: papier-mache masks from Latin America, Oriental deities and demons, feathered serpents from pre-Columbian Aztec and Mayan sources, Navajo sand paintings, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e fantastic creatures clip art; mythological creatures clip art; Dover; fantasy clip art; fantastic clip art","brand":"Richard Huber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159453188417,"sku":"9780486241746","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486241746_deef2f04-55ba-45af-8c82-46a3238a02cd.jpg?v=1710181910"},{"product_id":"9780486243009","title":"Doré's Illustrations for Don Quixote","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His Don Quixote … from its first to its last page [is] a marvel of imagination, poetry, sentiment, and sarcasm. . . . People still speak of it only as 'Doré's Don Quixote'.\" — \u003ci\u003eLife and Reminiscences of Gustave Doré \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDoré himself had something of Quixote's chivalry and spent an arduous life drafting impossible dreams; he knew fame as well as pain, disillusionment, and failure. At age 30 he was ready for Quixote and prepared to realize his dream of illustrating the world's great books.\u003cbr\u003eDoré never became the painter he yearned to be, but he came very close to realizing his desired intimacy with the classics. His sympathy with Cervantes' satire was so close that, of the numerous Quixote interpretations by many outstanding artists, Doré's has become the standard. The French translation of Cervantes that Doré illustrated is forgotten; here is the memorable remnant of that work — all 120 full-page plates, plus a selection of 70 characteristic headpiece and tailpiece vignettes.\u003cbr\u003eAs can be seen in the backgrounds, Doré was ready professionally as well as emotionally for Quixote. He had traveled through Spain preparing an earlier work, and his graphic memory was as strong and indelible as that of another great Quixote interpreter, Picasso. From Sancho's village through Spanish hills and dry plateaus, in the Pyrenees and by the sea, in rural castles and Barcelona luxury, Doré illuminated the seventeenth-century setting with a nineteenth-century acquaintance with the scene. Doré was also a careful student of Renaissance costume and architecture; his minutiae, so copious, are invariably correct.\u003cbr\u003eCaptions written especially for this edition describe the action with reference to the original Spanish text, capturing high points of the story. But of course Doré conveys it all in a picture: the famous windmill charge, traversing the Sierra Morena, battling the Knight of the White Moon, visions of giants, dragons, flaming lakes, and damsels, the Dulcinea never found, all in full-page wood engravings. Doré's marvelous penchant for ghostly effects in panoramic landscapes and seascapes finds large scope here, carefully engraved by one of the best of his longtime studio engravers, H. Pisano.\u003cbr\u003eDoré's Man of la Mancha glows with the artist's own enchantment and humor. Artists and illustration aficionados will add this royalty-free volume to other Dover editions of Doré's works — art he created to stand with great literature that now stands alone. Doré's Quixote indeed stands alone, unique among the knights and graphic castles in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gustave Doré","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159461642561,"sku":"9780486243009","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486243009.jpg?v=1710181401"},{"product_id":"9780486245829","title":"Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright firmly believed that \"life could be formed anew if new form could be brought to its setting, architecture.\" His revolt against customary architectural design was shared by rugged individualist Fred C. Robie, who chose Wright to build his dream house in 1908 — a structure that was eventually named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In this painstakingly researched and illuminating account of the design and construction of the Robie home, a noted architectural authority presents an in-depth study remarkable for clarity and thoroughness.\u003cbr\u003eAt age 28, Robie had become a highly successful businessman who conceived the idea of building a grand home in his native Chicago. He insisted on a design incorporating features that were innovative for the day: hallways and stairwells situated to conserve valuable space, rooms that suggested feelings of airiness, and narrow trimmings on doorways and windows, among others. Robie's wish to shape space as a means of personal expression meshed with Wright's own feelings and spirit. The two strong-willed men formed a perfect union: Robie had found his architect and Wright his ideal client.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on revealing family documents, including a 1958 interview with Robie, and a host of other sources, the author has compiled an authoritative photo-history, enabling the reader to witness each stage and various transformations of a landmark of modern architecture. The text is enhanced by 160 carefully selected illustrations, including perspectives and elevations, cross-sectional drawings, floor plans, designs for windows, carpets, lighting fixtures and other furnishings, plus recent and historic photographs. Now students, architects, any lover of fine buildings can watch an architectural masterpiece take shape in this profusely illustrated history of the house Wright himself labeled \"a source of world-wide architectural inspiration.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Donald Hoffmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159476617537,"sku":"9780486245829","price":14.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486245829.jpg?v=1710182051"},{"product_id":"9780486245935","title":"Autobiography","description":"\"My purpose,\" Mahatma Gandhi writes of this book, \"is to describe experiments in the science of \u003ci\u003eSatyagraha, \u003c\/i\u003enot to say how good I am.\" \u003ci\u003eSatyagraha,\u003c\/i\u003e Gandhi's nonviolent protest movement (\u003ci\u003esatya \u003c\/i\u003e= true, \u003ci\u003eagraha \u003c\/i\u003e= firmness), came to stand, like its creator, as a moral principle and a rallying cry; the principle was truth and the cry freedom. The life of Gandhi has given fire and fiber to freedom fighters and to the untouchables of the world: hagiographers and patriots have capitalized on \u003ci\u003eMahatma \u003c\/i\u003emyths. Yet Gandhi writes: \"Often the title [\u003ci\u003eMahatma, \u003c\/i\u003eGreat Soul] has deeply pained me. . . . But I should certainly like to narrate my experiments in the spiritual field which are known only to myself, and from which I have derived such power as I possess for working in the political field.\" \u003cbr\u003eClearly, Gandhi never renounced the world; he was neither pacifist nor cult guru. Who was Gandhi? In the midst of resurging interest in the man who freed India, inspired the American Civil Rights Movement, and is revered, respected, and misunderstood all over the world, the time is proper to listen to Gandhi himself — in his own words, his own \"confessions,\" his autobiography. \u003cbr\u003eGandhi made scrupulous truth-telling a religion and his \u003ci\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e inevitably reminds one of other saints who have suffered and burned for their lapses. His simply narrated account of boyhood in Gujarat, marriage at age 13, legal studies in England, and growing desire for purity and reform has the force of a man extreme in all things. He details his gradual conversion to vegetarianism and \u003ci\u003eahimsa \u003c\/i\u003e(non-violence) and the state of celibacy (\u003ci\u003ebrahmacharya, \u003c\/i\u003eself-restraint) that became one of his more arduous spiritual trials. In the political realm he outlines the beginning of \u003ci\u003eSatyagraha \u003c\/i\u003ein South Africa and India, with accounts of the first Indian fasts and protests, his initial errors and misgivings, his jailings, and continued cordial dealings with the British overlords.  \u003cbr\u003eGandhi was a fascinating, complex man, a brilliant leader and guide, a seeker of truth who died for his beliefs but had no use for martyrdom or sainthood. His story, the path to his vision of \u003ci\u003eSatyagraha \u003c\/i\u003eand human dignity, is a critical work of the twentieth century, and timeless in its courage and inspiration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the Public Affairs Press, Washington, DC, 1948 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e Philosophy; Truth; god; patriots; desire; fasting; timeless; courageous; India; Legacy; Justice; Peace; Biography; Resistance; Journey; mind; Soul; Force; belief; British; overlord; message; confessions; protest; Freedom; Awakening; bhagavad gita; myth; natal; history autobiography books; Influence; Leadership; purity; sacrifice; Spiritual; historical; theology; South Africa; politics; Ahimsa; religion; Selfless; Civil Disobedience; Inspirational; Spiritual Awakening; Civil Rights; Unity; Hinduism; Liberation; Inspiration; Ethics; ghandi ","brand":"Mohandas K. Gandhi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159476912449,"sku":"9780486245935","price":14.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486245935_d3274769-2533-4206-8c51-a586be37cda4.jpg?v=1751561532"},{"product_id":"9780486246536","title":"Treasury of Authentic Art Nouveau","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the 20th century, a new artistic movement spread throughout Europe and America: Art Nouveau. Today, artists, designers, and typographers avidly search out authentic specimens of the endlessly inventive Art Nouveau fonts. This versatile volume offers Dover's largest and finest royalty-free collection of Art Nouveau typographic materials: 137 complete alphabets (upper and lower cases); 23 upper cases; 33 sets of decorative initials; 1,951 monograms; 146 signet designs; 179 miscellaneous designs (many with borders) and numerous ornaments. In addition to Art Nouveau typography, you'll also find a choice selection of Gothic, Roman, and Italic fonts. \u003cbr\u003eThis volume is an authentic facsimile of what is arguably the greatest album of Art Nouveau typography produced during the heyday of the style: \u003ci\u003eSchriftenatlas neue Folge\u003c\/i\u003e, a compilation of type specimens from the leading foundries of the day. In its pages can be found the timeless creations of some of the most influential type designers of the early 20th century: William Morris, Otto Eckmann, Eugene Grasset, and others. An informative Publisher's Note to this edition outlines the development of Art Nouveau typography while simultaneously illuminating the fascinating background of the original collection and its creative milieu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eSchriftenatlas neue Folge: eine Sammlung von Alphabeten, Initialen und Monogrammen\u003c\/i\u003e, J. Hoffmann, Stuttgart, 1905.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ludwig Petzendorfer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159480090945,"sku":"9780486246536","price":18.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486246536_54f4e16f-6017-4f25-a1bb-d442b1542329.jpg?v=1710205906"},{"product_id":"9780486248950","title":"Thirty Years that Shook Physics","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Gamow, physicist and gifted writer, has sketched an intriguing portrait of the scientists and clashing ideas that made the quantum revolution.\" — \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn 1900, German physicist Max Planck postulated that light, or radiant energy, can exist only in the form of discrete packages or \u003ci\u003equanta\u003c\/i\u003e. This profound insight, along with Einstein's equally momentous theories of relativity, completely revolutionized man's view of matter, energy, and the nature of physics itself.\u003cbr\u003eIn this lucid layman's introduction to quantum theory, an eminent physicist and noted popularizer of science traces the development of quantum theory from the turn of the century to about 1930 — from Planck's seminal concept (still developing) to anti-particles, mesons, and Enrico Fermi's nuclear research. Gamow was not just a spectator at the theoretical breakthroughs which fundamentally altered our view of the universe, he was an active participant who made important contributions of his own. This \"insider's\" vantage point lends special validity to his careful, accessible explanations of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, Niels Bohr's model of the atom, the pilot waves of Louis de Broglie and other path-breaking ideas.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, Gamow recounts a wealth of revealing personal anecdotes which give a warm human dimension to many giants of 20th-century physics. He ends the book with the Blegdamsvej \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e, a delightful play written in 1932 by Niels Bohr's students and colleagues to satirize the epochal developments that were revolutionizing physics. This celebrated play is available only in this volume.\u003cbr\u003eWritten in a clear, lively style, and enhanced by 12 photographs (including candid shots of Rutherford, Bohr, Pauli, Heisenberg, Fermi, and others), \u003ci\u003eThirty Years that Shook Physics\u003c\/i\u003e offers both scientists and laymen a highly readable introduction to the brilliant conceptions that helped unlock many secrets of energy and matter and laid the groundwork for future discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the Anchor Books, Doubleday \u0026amp; Co., New York, 1966 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e Quantum mechanics theory computers physics;light; Einstein; science; radiant; nuclear; universe; atom; Faust; Pauli; discovery; radiation; modern theoretical particle nuclear physics; periodic table; orbit; atom; theory of relativity; newton; gravity; mathematics; matter; energy; Spin; philosophy; reality; Historical; Theory; Profile; Pioneer; Biography; calculus; particle; paul dirac; Applications; roger penrose; Copenhagen; Insight; Experiment; antimatter; uncertainty; niels bohr; revolutionary; statistical mechanics; Heisenberg; golden age; photon; bohm; Bohr Model; max planck; kumar; nobel prize; black body; Schrodinger; playing dice; history of physics; scientist; ideas; simplify ","brand":"George Gamow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159490314561,"sku":"9780486248950","price":16.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486248950_b198fa48-81e2-41dd-b729-a86e89b97b6f.jpg?v=1742329003"},{"product_id":"9780486248981","title":"Castles","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe art of fortification had reached a high state of development even at the dawn of history. Powerful military works, dating from the remotest periods, have been found in Asia Minor, in Greece, and in the basins of the Tigris, the Euphrates, and the Nile rivers. The medieval castle, with its strategic, crenellated ramparts and aura of legend and romance, represents perhaps the most familiar form of a long-crucial art. \u003cbr\u003eThis concise, scholarly volume traces the history of the castle from its ancient roots in the Levant, through Roman times and the Middle Ages, to the fanciful chateaux of the sixteenth century. Profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photographs, floor-plan diagrams, and pen-and-ink renderings, \u003ci\u003eCastles\u003c\/i\u003e explores innovations in castle design, siege operations, artillery, and other weapons, living conditions within the castle, and clearly explains intriguing features of construction: moats, baileys, keeps, donjons, barbicans, double curtains, loopholes, and many others. \u003cbr\u003eIn addition, noted historian and fortification expert Sidney Toy takes the reader on a detailed guided tour of over 120 of the most famous castles and fortresses of Europe and the Middle East. Explore Caernarvon Castle (associated with the Princes of Wales), Dover Castle, Arundel Castle, Hadrian's Wall, the Tower of London, the famed city of Troy, and dozens of others in vivid accounts focusing on the architecture, offensive and defensive modifications, and historical importance of each structure or site. \u003cbr\u003eCastle enthusiasts, medievalists, military buffs, travelers, and anyone interested in the evolution and development of the castle will find this meticulously researched overview an informative and absorbing account. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eCastles: A Short History of Fortifications from 1600 B.C. to A.D. 1600\u003c\/i\u003e, William Heinemann, Ltd., London\/Toronto, 1939.\u003c\/div\u003e castle building;town rise;huge construction;medieval fortress;castle tells;town provide;cross sections;son checked;architectural masterpieces;siege techniques;fictional english;medieval castles;historical conflict;technical drawings;english castle;inhabitants lived;thriving town;david macaulay;building process;central image;medieval studies;planning stages;repeat information;pbs special;walled cities;architectural feats;castle walls;depth study;floor plans;medieval europe;platonic ideal;13th century;medieval times;caldecott honor;line drawings;middle ages;1277;1305;neuschwanstein;minecraft;moats;cross-sections;floorplans;macaulay's;kaufmann;thirteenth-century;macauley;aberwyvern;peritext;fortresses;strongholds;fortifications;sieges;forts;seige;craftsmen;defenses;eyewitness;pyramid;defensive;cathedral;conquest;welsh;wales;diagrams;engineering;structures;architecture;geared;books on historical conflicts;books on medieval studies;books on building processes;books on floor plans;books on medieval castles;books on depth studies;plan stages;build process;books on david macaulay;books on town rises;books on central images;books on technical drawings;books on architectural masterpieces;books on english castles;books on planning stages;books on cross sections;books on castle walls;books on line drawings;books on huge constructions;books on 13th centuries;books on medieval europes;books on castle buildings;books on medieval times;books on middle ages;books on walled cities","brand":"Sidney Toy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159490478401,"sku":"9780486248981","price":11.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486248981_865232b9-bb90-4b2d-82e2-568ca55df548.jpg?v=1710182140"},{"product_id":"9780486249902","title":"Art Forms in the Plant World","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eAt first intended as personal reference material in his work as sculptor and teacher, the remarkable nature photographs of Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) attained critical acclaim in 1928 when he published \u003ci\u003eUrformen der Kunst (Archetypes of Art).\u003c\/i\u003e His work influenced and helped to establish modern German photography. While the style of the time was soft-focus, impressionistic photographs, Blossfeldt's purpose governed his photographic method and resulting magnificent prints: direct lighting to define form, sharp focus to expose detail and texture, enlarging up to 27 times actual size to reveal structure that previously was invisible or overlooked by the naked eye. \u003cbr\u003eHis subject matter ― the leaves, buds, stems, seed pods, tendrils, and twigs of plant life ― sparkles with an honest simplicity and clarity that discloses not only the wonder and science of nature, but also the distinct similarities between the form developed by nature and that produced by man. In the infinite variety of form in the plant world, Blossfeldt found many examples of shape and structure that, when photographed his way, resemble the forms of man's artistic (particularly architectural) styles ― from Gothic through Art Nouveau. His images imply that man's art mirrors nature and suggest that nature, in its continuous reproduction and adaptation, also creates its own art. \u003cbr\u003eBlossfeldt's exquisite and historically important photographs continue to be prominently exhibited and acclaimed throughout the world. Painstakingly reproduced for this edition, his 120 unretouched plates will delight artists and illustrators, naturalists and philosophers, photographers, and anyone who is intrigued by the beauty, form, and design of nature. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eArt Forms in Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, E. Weyhe, New York, 1929 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e natural art forms; nature in art; Dover; Karl Blossfeldt; nature art forms","brand":"Karl Blossfeldt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159495426369,"sku":"9780486249902","price":10.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486249902.jpg?v=1710195641"},{"product_id":"9780486249933","title":"Design Your Own Coat of Arms","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eHundreds of years ago, warriors identified themselves in battle by using certain colors and symbols on their shields. Later, these distinguishing marks also appeared on surcoats worn over armor. Thus, the term \"coat of arms\" was born.\u003cbr\u003eNow, with genealogist Rosemary Chorzempa's fascinating new book, anyone interested in the ancient and distinctive language of heraldry can create his or her own coat of arms. This easy-to-read, profusely illustrated guide to the history, symbolism, and construction of heraldic devices allows even a child to fashion authentic designs.\u003cbr\u003eStep-by-step directions tell how to trace the shape of the shield and its divisions and how to select symbols that reflect personal origins, traits, and achievements. (Forty-seven illustrations include human forms and manmade objects such as forearms, helmets, crowns, whips, books, crosses, bells, and much more. Celestial, plant, and animal shapes include suns, roses, trees, eagles, bars, dolphins, dragons, and serpents.) You'll find tips on necessary materials, how to color and outline your design, how to achieve professional results, and even how to register your coat of arms. You'll also find sample coats of arms belonging to some of the world's most famous people, corporations, and nations.\u003cbr\u003eOnce you've finished your emblem, you may want to display your work on personal belongings such as a hooked rug, a wall hanging, or other needlecraft projects. Decorate a plate, mug, or other ceramic objects — or make sew-on patches, pin-on badges, and T-shirt decals. Rubber stamps, bookplates, stationery, and jewelry can be custom-made to depict your coat of arms.\u003cbr\u003eHere's a book for lovers of traditional design and for those interested in the study of family histories, relationships, and accomplishments — a veritable treasury of information for anyone wishing to display his or her family's roots in a long-cherished form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e art history;medieval european;coat-of-arms;decals;bookplates;sigils;tinctures;custom-made;forty-seven;needlecraft;heraldry;stationery;manmade;forearms;badges;ceramic;crowns;helmets;emblem;genealogist;heralds;9-year-old;serpents;whips;bloodlines;eagles;shields;cobbled;coat;symbols;trace;books on symbols","brand":"Rosemary A. Chorzempa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159496409409,"sku":"9780486249933","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486249933.jpg?v=1710176317"},{"product_id":"9780486250236","title":"Towards a New Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Swiss-born architect and city planner Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, 1887–1965), architecture constituted a noble art, an exalted calling in which the architect combined plastic invention, intellectual speculation, and higher mathematics to go beyond mere utilitarian needs, beyond \"style,\" to achieve a pure creation of the spirit which established \"emotional relationships by means of raw materials.\" \u003cbr\u003eThe first major exposition of his ideas appeared in \u003ci\u003eVers une Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (1923), a compilation of articles originally written by Le Corbusier for his own avant-garde magazine, \u003ci\u003eL'Esprit Nouveau\u003c\/i\u003e. The present volume is an unabridged English translation of the 13th French edition of that historic manifesto, in which Le Corbusier expounded his technical and aesthetic theories, views on industry, economics, relation of form to function, the \"mass-production spirit,\" and much else. A principal prophet of the \"modern\" movement in architecture, and a near-legendary figure of the \"International School,\" he designed some of the twentieth century's most memorable buildings: Chapel at Ronchamp; Swiss dormitory at the Cité Universitaire, Paris; Unité d'Habitation, Marseilles; and many more.\u003cbr\u003eLe Corbusier brought great passion and intelligence to these essays, which present his ideas in a concise, pithy style, studded with epigrammatic, often provocative, observations: \"American engineers overwhelm with their calculations our expiring architecture.\" \"Architecture is stifled by custom. It is the only profession in which progress is not considered necessary.\" \"A cathedral is not very beautiful . . .\" and \"Rome is the damnation of the half-educated. To send architectural students to Rome is to cripple them for life.\" \u003cbr\u003eProfusely illustrated with over 200 line drawings and photographs of his own works and other structures he considered important, \u003ci\u003eTowards a New Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable reading for architects, city planners, and cultural historians―but will intrigue anyone fascinated by the wide-ranging ideas, unvarnished opinions, and innovative theories of one of this century's master builders. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eVers une Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, John Rodker Publisher, London, 1931.\u003c\/div\u003e architecture books; space; freedom; nature; aesthetic; construction; industry; modern; legendary; design; building; engineering; concrete; architect; stilts; machine; logical; city; organization; surface; plan; airplanes; cars; Rome; house; planes; neighborhood; business; parks; blocks; history; art; theory; lessons; style  ","brand":"Le Corbusier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159498047809,"sku":"9780486250236","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486250236_93dc9176-4efc-4134-9a74-6b8c3c4198b0.jpg?v=1720198217"},{"product_id":"9780486250465","title":"Hints on Household Taste","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eOne of the most important books in the history of 19th century interior design, serving as a basic source on what was proper, beautiful, and efficient  for architects, manufacturers, and decorators. Eastlake details furnishings of all types, decorative objects, cupboards, color combinations, carpeting and rugs, wallpaper, and much more. Over 100 illustrations\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the Longmans, Green and Company, London, 1878 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e victorian houses;paint colors;victorian homes;authentic victorian;log cabins;home decorating;victorian style;queen anne;interior design;victorian era;doorknocker;cornices;floorplans;settee;victorian-style;staircases;carpentry;ceilings;furnish;remodeling;1868;rugs;interiors;elevation;furnishings;drawers;utilitarian;housemaid;wallpaper;antiques;floors;decorate;architectural;restoration;furniture;trends;diagrams;windows;architecture;researching;doors;books on elevations;decorating;books on restorations;books on trends;books on log cabins;books on queen annes;books on drawers;books on paint colors;books on victorian homes;books on floors;books on architectures;books on floorplans;books on doors;books on wallpapers;books on furnishings;books on antiques;books on victorian eras;books on rugs;books on staircases;books on victorian-styles;books on diagrams;research;books on victorian houses;books on ceilings;books on interior designs;books on victorian styles;books on furnitures;furnishing;books on carpentries;books on interiors;books on windows;books on cornices","brand":"Charles L. Eastlake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159499325761,"sku":"9780486250465","price":17.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486250465.jpg?v=1710180037"},{"product_id":"9780486251080","title":"Everyday Fashions of the Thirties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of women across America, hard hit when the frivolity of the twenties ended so resoundingly with the Crash of '29, the pages of the Sears catalog became an essential resource in maintaining a wardrobe. An ambitious marketing operation, it could not afford to take chances on haute couture; its fashions were geared as closely as possible to the prevailing tastes of the American people. \u003cbr\u003eFor this historically accurate sampling of authentic 1930s fashion, Stella Blum, former Curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, selected for reproduction 133 representative pages from rare Sears catalogs of the period (fall and spring catalog for each year from 1930 to 1939). Hundreds of illustrations record what men, women, and children were actually wearing in the 1930s when, as a copyline from the Fall 1930 catalog proclaimed: \"Thrift is the spirit of the day. Reckless spending is a thing of the past.\"\u003cbr\u003eYou'll see here how simpler women's fashion designs — of more traditional, affordable material — recaptured the feminine form with a more natural waistline and lower hemlines than seen in the twenties. For evening wear, longer dresses replaced flamboyant beaded short gowns while cloche hats, another twenties trademark, were replaced by berets, pillboxes, and turbans. The seriousness of the accessories and dresses endorsed by such Hollywood legends as Loretta Young, Claudette Colbert, and Fay Wray.\u003cbr\u003eFor historians of costume, nostalgia buffs and casual browsers, these pages afford a rare picture of how the average American really dressed during the thirties. It is an essential resource for study of the clothing of an important era which designers cannot afford to be without.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e men's wear;period fashion;sears catalogue;everyday clothes;everyday american;american fashion;fashion plates;french fashion;period clothes;costume design;evening gowns;costume designers;fur coats;fashion magazines;women wore;vintage clothing;metropolitan museum;color plates;department store;18th century;galerie;waistlines;hemlines;outerwear;menswear;frocks;costumer;altman;costuming;cloths;undergarments;couture;hairstyles;accessories;fashions;thirties;reproduced;prices;jewelry;costumes;hats;twenties;sixties;1920s;designs;dresses;models;worn;1930s;dressed;books on everyday clothes;books on fashion magazines;books on metropolitan museums;books on period fashions;books on costume designs;books on evening gowns;books on accessories;books on costumings;books on american fashions;books on frocks;books on men 's wears;books on galeries;books on undergarments;books on fur coats;books on twenties;books on cloths;books on waistlines;books on models;books on everyday americans;books on hats;books on fashions;books on 1930s;books on french fashions;books on color plates;books on menswears;books on jewelries;books on 18th centuries;books on thirties;books on prices;books on costume designers;books on dresses;books on fashion plates;books on department stores;books on sears catalogues;books on costumes;books on sixties;books on hairstyles;books on designs;books on coutures;books on period clothes;books on 1920s;books on vintage clothings;books on outerwears","brand":"Edited by Stella Blum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159501717825,"sku":"9780486251080","price":17.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486251080.jpg?v=1710182528"},{"product_id":"9780486253411","title":"North American Indian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis ample, carefully researched volume contains more than 360 royalty-free designs, each meticulously rendered from embellishments on Indian blankets, pottery, blankets, clothing, carvings, paintings, metalwork, or other artifacts in various museums and private collections. The illustrations span 2,000 years — from prehistoric pipe bowls carved in stone that date back to 100 B.C., to 20th-century painted pottery designs that are based on traditional motifs.\u003cbr\u003eFlorals, hunting scenes, stylized plants and animals, mythological figures, geometrics, double-curve motifs, feather designs, pictographs, border patterns, and many other designs have been selected and reproduced from the painted pottery of the Hopi, Hohokam, and Pueblo Indians; Navajo blankets and silverwork; wampum belts, quill work from Métis skin coats; parfleches (rawhide containers), buffalo hides, and ceremonial pipes of the Sioux and other Plains Indians; antler combs of the Susquehannock and Seneca Iroquois; carved and painted masks; Chilkat blankets, spindle whorls, baskets and basket hats from the Northwest Coast; and many other examples of native North American art.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to the wealth of authentic pictorial images, the author has provided an informative introduction outlining the principal developments in Indian arts and crafts with particular reference to the techniques used in pottery, basketry, weaving, and more. Notes on the designs give dates, dimensions, present locations of the artifacts and other data, while a bibliography suggests books for further reading.\u003cbr\u003eArtists and craftspeople seeking genuine Indian designs will find this easily affordable, royalty-free volume an abundant source of timeless images. Students, teachers, art and cultural historians, as well as anyone interested in Indian art will welcome this impressive array of fine designs produced by the native people of North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eNorth American Indian Designs\u003c\/i\u003e, British Museum Publications Ltd, London, 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e native American clip art; north American Indian clip art; Dover; Navajo clip art; Sioux clip art","brand":"Eva Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159510040897,"sku":"9780486253411","price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486253411.jpg?v=1710176661"},{"product_id":"9780486254340","title":"The Book of the Sword","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The history of the sword is the history of humanity.\" With these words, British author, Victorian scholar, and world traveler Richard Burton begins his eloquent and exceptionally erudite history of the \"Queen of Weapons.\"\u003cbr\u003e Spanning the centuries and a wide range of cultures, Burton's rich and elegant prose illuminates the sword as both armament and potent symbol. For nearly all peoples of the world, the sword embodied the spirit of chivalry, symbolized justice and martyrdom and represented courage and freedom. In battle, it served universally as a deadly offensive weapon.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on a wealth of literary, archaeological, anthropological, linguistic, and other sources, the author traces the sword's origins, from its birth as a charred and sharpened stick, through its diverse stages of development, to its full growth in the early Roman Empire. Recounting man's long association with this weapon, the author describes in brilliant detail:\u003cbr\u003e • The ages of wood, bone and born\u003cbr\u003e • The appearance of stone swords and exotic weapons such as the boomerang\u003cbr\u003e • The ages of copper and alloys such as bronze and brass — used in producing the long, narrow blades of rapiers\u003cbr\u003e • The Iron Age during which the Viking sword of carbonized iron took shape — a weapon whose form would set the standard for the next thousand years.\u003cbr\u003e Enhanced by nearly 300 excellent line drawings, the text provides an incredible wealth of detailed data about the sword and its variations: sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar, rapier, foil, and a host of other arms, including dirks, daggers, throwing knives, flails, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e Military and social historians, scholars and students of weaponry, as well as armchair adventurers will find this volume a fascinating, abundantly illustrated and highly readable account of this potent symbol of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the Chatto and Windus, London, 1884 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e earliest origins;asian martial;americans lost;ancient egypt;comprehensive text;modern africa;equal length;relative merits;ancient egyptians;martial arts;wilken;gibbon;osprey;dirks;metallurgical;rapiers;hellas;burtons;carbonized;denmark;pockets;alloys;alis;scimitar;hussars;cutlass;armies;flails;broadsword;metallurgy;farsi;engineering;xerxes;swordsmen;boomerang;armament;fencer;claimants;urdu;doughty;swordsmanship;katana;sabre;kama;societies;sutra;burglars;daggers;persians;sharpened;charred;blades;fencing;linguist;africans;weaponry;arabic;greeks;swords;erudite;rice;scholars;languages;roman empire history","brand":"Sir Richard F. Burton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159518003521,"sku":"9780486254340","price":14.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486254340_2e154987-6ee4-464b-b34a-80e503f3fdba.jpg?v=1710177215"},{"product_id":"9780486254425","title":"Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictorian architecture, with its quirky diversity, eclectic origins, and exuberant ornamentation, continues to exert a strong attraction on today's architects, builders, and homeowners. For those interested in restoring, preserving, or even re-creating Victorian homes, authentic plans and designs are invaluable. This volume, meticulously reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century publication, offers an exceptionally rich pictorial record of actual mid- to late-Victorian designs.\u003cbr\u003eExtremely clear and detailed engravings — drawn to scale — present elevations, floor plans, perspectives, and other drawings (in some cases, complete framing plans) for country houses and cottages in a variety of styles: Queen Anne, Eastlake, Elizabethan, Colonial, Jacobean, Southern, Californian, and more. There are even designs for several store and office fronts, with counters, shelving, etc.\u003cbr\u003eSupplementing the large number of complete designs are nearly 700 large-scale drawings of virtually every architectural detail, many embodying the unique \"gingerbread\" that characterizes Victorian buildings. Included are clear, precise renderings of balusters, brackets, dormers, fireplaces, finials, gables, mantels, moldings, newels, porches, rafters, rosettes, staircases, transoms, verandahs, wainscoting, windows, and hundreds of other features.\u003cbr\u003eRestorers of old houses, preservationists, students of American architectural history, admirers of Victoriana, and anyone interested in the Victorian Gothic styles that dominated American domestic architecture in the late 1800s will want to have this inexpensive treasury of authentic century-old plans and details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eModern Architectural Designs and Details: Containing Eighty Finely Lithographed Plates\u003c\/i\u003e..., William T. Comstock, Architectural Publisher, New York, 1881.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"William T. Comstock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159518298433,"sku":"9780486254425","price":6.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486254425.jpg?v=1710176334"},{"product_id":"9780486254890","title":"Ornamental Borders, Scrolls and Cartouches in Historic Decorative Styles","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1923 the Syracuse Ornamental Company in New York State advertised its fiber wood carvings, moldings, and furniture trimmings to the trade in an elegantly illustrated sales catalog. The catalog contained thousands of beautiful line drawings of delicately carved floral wreaths and sprays for furniture panels, as well as finely worked trophées, bases, posts, corners, and legs.\u003cbr\u003eNow hundreds of these attractive and skillfully drawn illustrations have been reproduced here in sharp black-and-white — available royalty-free to artists, illustrators, and craftspeople. Comprising 124 of the very best plates from the now rare original catalog, the present collection consists of an elaborate selection of styles ranging from Louis XIV, Renaissance, and Georgian to Louis XVI, Chippendale, and chinoiserie. Included are intricately rendered borders, scrolls, cartouches, and latticework; lavish floral garlands, moldings, and many other ornaments — important graphics in any commercial artist's resource file.\u003cbr\u003eArtists, designers, woodworkers, and other craftspeople will find here a rich variety of much-needed borders, garlands, cartouches, and other motifs — all ideal for immediate, practical use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eReprint of select plates from \"Catalog K\" (\u003ci\u003ePeriod Carvings\u003c\/i\u003e), Syracuse Ornamental Company, Syracuse, New York, 1923.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e decorative designs; ornamental designs; Dover; scrollwork designs; craftwork designs","brand":"Syracuse Ornamental Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159521313089,"sku":"9780486254890","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486254890.jpg?v=1710177178"},{"product_id":"9780486255002","title":"Pugin's Gothic Ornament","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn architect and archaeologist born in France, Augustus Charles Pugin (1762–1832) fled to England during the Revolution and worked there for 17 years in the London office of the noted architect John Nash. Pugin's interest in the Gothic style — coming early during the Gothic Revival — resulted in this influential and exquisitely drawn book of architectural ornaments, each item copied with rare precision and flair from the original decoration.\u003cbr\u003eThe 100 superb royalty-free plates in the present volume have been meticulously reproduced from a very rare early edition of plates dating from 1828–31. Here is a wealth of floral, foliate, and other designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, and other decorative elements adorning (primarily) ecclesiastical architecture. Included are finely detailed drawings of grotesques from the New College Chapel at Oxford, wooden choir-stall finials and elbow rests, wooden door ornaments and stone stringcourses from Rouen Cathedral, stone spandrels, and ornamental wooden and stone cusps from a number of English churches and chapels, stone paterae from Winchester Cathedral, and much more. Decorative samples from secular buildings include renderings of stone capitals from Kenilworth Castle, stone bosses from Eltham Palace in Kent, and brass figures from the tomb of Earl of Warwick.\u003cbr\u003eNow regarded as one of the major sourcebooks of Gothic ornamentation, Pugin's illustrations will be welcomed by students of architectural history and design as an invaluable reference tool. Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople will find these ready-to-use motifs an inspiring source of excellent designs for fabrics, wallpaper, tiles, and many other projects.\u003cbr\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eGothic Ornaments Selected From Various Buildings in England and France\u003c\/i\u003e, Preistly \u0026amp; Weale, London, 1828–1831.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of \u003ci\u003eGothic Ornaments Selected From Various Buildings in England and France\u003c\/i\u003e, Preistley \u0026amp; Weale, London, 1828–1831.\u003c\/div\u003e neo-gothic architecture; gothic decorative motifs; Dover; architectural ornament; gothic clip art","brand":"Augustus C. Pugin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159521509697,"sku":"9780486255002","price":10.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486255002_3356b99f-926d-4517-a7f2-f577ea7e1f59.jpg?v=1710208840"},{"product_id":"9780486255781","title":"Scandinavian Folk Designs","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eDesigners and craftsworkers — whether they're looking for permission-free graphics or artistic inspiration — will find a treasure chest of ideas in this inexpensive collection of attractive Scandinavian folk-art designs.\u003cbr\u003eWith 155 traditional motifs to choose from — all adapted by noted Danish designer Lis Bartholm — today's artists and craftspeople can re-create many of the lovely patterns that ornamented domestic furnishings generations ago. Eye-catching elements adapted from designs that decorated china or were painted or carved on furniture, walls, and wooden dinnerware include clusters of flowers, children in peasant garb, centerpieces filled with fruits and flowers, floral and foliate borders, wreaths, and much more.\u003cbr\u003eCommercial artists will find these attractive designs reproduce easily for use as textile, wallpaper, and stencil designs or for enhancing advertisements, greeting cards, posters, menus, and other graphic assignments. Needleworkers will be delighted with lovely motifs that lend a simple charm to wall hangings, quilts, embroidered bed and table linen, and other needlecraft projects.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e folk art;dala;dinnerware;coloring;floral;fraktur;persian;clip;stencil;folk-art;centerpieces;craftspeople;ornamented;wreaths;pennsylvania;needlecraft;sunflowers;pallet;motifs;hangings;clusters;shelving;embroidered;furnishings;garb;re-create;linen;furniture;textile;designs;greeting;wallpaper;menus;folksy;books on designs","brand":"Lis Bartholm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159524524353,"sku":"9780486255781","price":5.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486255781.jpg?v=1710182446"},{"product_id":"9780486256597","title":"Space Age Mazes","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eYoung puzzlists and space explorers will want to follow every twist and turn of these stimulating intergalactic escapades. Thirty-six delightful mazes of varying difficulty, each with its own objectives and restrictions, test the determination and skills of space age adventurers as they thread their way through meteor showers and asteroid belts; navigate the correct path around the sun; study a comet, without entering its tail; battle invisible enemy warships; defend against the furious space monster Clytem; find a way out of a space bug swarm; attempt to stay clear of energy bolts from an ion storm; locate the wise Nameless Being without getting lost; fly by Saturn while avoiding the deadly rings; and embark on other exciting tests of mental dexterity!\u003cbr\u003eIdeal for developing problem-solving abilities, these fascinating and challenging mazes promise hours of fun-filled entertainment ― and, what's more, the mazes, extraterrestrials, and interstellar objects can all be colored to suit the tastes (and imaginations) of young space travelers. Captions explain objectives for each maze; solutions appear at the end of the book. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dave Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159530979649,"sku":"9780486256597","price":4.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486256597_abe091db-924b-4526-82e6-f669d8718e6b.jpg?v=1710781028"},{"product_id":"9780486256627","title":"How We Invented the Airplane","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the realization of a dream as old as mankind. On December 17, 1903, two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, achieved the first sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight in a machine of their own design and construction. This book offers a concise and fascinating history of that remarkable accomplishment, much of it in the words of the inventors themselves. The heart of the book is Orville Wright's personal account, written in connection with an obscure lawsuit filed against the U.S. government. Long forgotten until a typewritten copy was discovered among the Wright papers at the Library of Congress, it is the best, most detailed account of how the Wright brothers succeeded in creating the machine that lifted man into the sky on wings.\u003cbr\u003eThe brothers first became interested in the problem of flight after reading about the glider experiments of Otto Lilienthal, a 19th-century German engineer. Experimenting first with kites and gliders, they developed a revolutionary wing design that helped solve the crucial problem of maintaining lateral equilibrium. Later, they added a movable rudder that eliminated the tendency of the machine to go into a tailspin. In addition to these critical innovations, the two inventors developed new accurate tables of \"life\" pressures and an original theory of air propellers. Slowly, methodically, with patience, perseverance, ingenuity, and inspired invention, they solved the problems that had defeated so many experimenters before them.\u003cbr\u003eFinally, on a gusty winter day in North Carolina, the Wright brothers flew their little motor-driven biplane off the sand at Kitty Hawk (actually Kill Devil Hills) and into the pages of history. Although the first flight lasted only about 12 seconds and covered barely 120 feet, it was the first time a machine carrying a man and driven by a motor had lifted itself from the ground in controlled free flight. A new era had begun and the world would never be the same again.\u003cbr\u003eThe achievement of the Wright brothers is placed in historical context in the absorbing and informative introduction to this volume, written by Fred C. Kelly, author of two standard works on the Wrights. Mr. Kelly has also written an illuminating commentary, including fascinating anecdotes about the Wrights, their personalities and later aspects of their career. As an extra bonus, a lively popular account of the Wrights' success, written in 1908 by both brothers, has been included in an Appendix. Enhanced by 76 photographs, including many rare views of the Wrights and their flying machines, this book offers a thrilling reading experience for anyone interested in aviation, its pioneers, or the mechanics of flights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReprint of the David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1953 edition.\u003c\/div\u003e space museum;aviation history;bishop wright;aviation pioneers;wright bros;glider pilot;aircraft design;aviation industry;technical history;jet propulsion;test flight;kite flying;airplane flight;devil hills;le mans;kill devil;greenfield village;air flying;brothers invented;120 feet;successful flying;brothers story;air craft;mechanical skills;famous brothers;brothers flew;powered flight;printing business;successful flight;human flight;manned flight;financial reward;studying birds;air flight;print shop;hockey stick;bicycle shop;bachelor brothers;family letters;bike shop;kitty hawk;war department;hundred feet;typhoid fever;legal battles;changed history;trials tribulations;researched history;flying machines;family support;panama canal;pictures included;unlikely heroes;intellectual curiosity;outer banks;college education;david mccullough;technical detail;scientific method;rockingham;north carolina;cobblestone;aeronautical;fundamentals;chanute;mcculloughs;propellers;heavier-than-air;aerodynamics;tinkerers;huffman;wrights;aeronautics;license;2003;swatch;gliders;cemetery;engineering;commercial;motorized;wing;wilber;aviators;patents;flyers;lawsuits;bicycles;smithsonian;1903;mechanics;inventors;demonstrations;geniuses;airplanes;flights;engine;ingenuity;components;planes;correspondence;accomplishments;invention;achievement","brand":"Orville Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159531176257,"sku":"9780486256627","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486256627.jpg?v=1710182417"},{"product_id":"9780486259833","title":"Fun with Opposites Coloring Book","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eForty-five delightful images of children and animals illustrate the concepts of up and down, sweet and sour, work and play, and other opposites. In addition to offering hours of coloring fun, these common, everyday words and their memorable depictions form an inexpensive educational aid. Suitable for ages 3–8.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDover Original.\u003c\/div\u003e backward; first; concepts; pomaska; early learning","brand":"Anna Pomaska and Suzanne Ross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159546380609,"sku":"9780486259833","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/products\/9780486259833_efca5f07-105b-49f3-8e75-442f670d37f0.jpg?v=1710178837"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.doverpublications.com\/collections\/sale\/series-dover-pictorial-archive.oembed?page=2","provider":"Dover Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}