Recent Arrivals from Book Happy Booksellers

New York: Berghahn Books, 2008. Softcover. Near Fine. 342pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Papers presented at the conference entitled, "Communicating with the Indians: aspects of the language encounter with the indigenous peoples of the Americas, 1492-1800," held in October, 1996 in Providence, RI. European Expansion & Global Interaction Series, Volume 1. Illustrated.

London, UK: Century, 1999. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; First British Edition; 288pp; DJ clean & bright with small surface tear to spine, boards square, clean & bright, pages age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Collection which showcases Ellroy's investigative non-fiction articles and two novellas, Hollywood Shakedown & Tijuana Mon Amour.

New York: Storm Publishers, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Cloth in DJ; 180pp; DJ edgeworn with closed tears, tape to spine ends & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Good condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Vintage collection of nonfiction stories & anecdotes involving the fantastic and supernatural.… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Ralston Publishing Company, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 526pp; Brown cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, front board fore-edge worn, slight wear to spine ends, original decorated endpapers (rear free endpaper missing), pages slightly age-toned, previous owner's name to flyleaf, binding shaken, text unmarked, Good condition. Scarce, quirky, antique tome from Edmund Shaftesbury's Ralston University. Volume 2… Read more about this item

Yerevan, Armenia: Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. 9-1/2" x 12-1/2" Cloth; 234pp; Large format, tan cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, very small stain to front board, previous owner's stamp to front pastedown, endpapers age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce, oversized vintage collection of color plates of religious Armenian… Read more about this item

New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1941. Softcover. Good+. 9" x 12" Wraps; 24pp; Previous owner's name to front cover, covers & pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Scarce, vintage jazz piano songbook by Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (1904-1929), an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. Contents: Biography; I Got More Sense Than That; I'm Sober Now; Jump Steady… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Cloth in DJ; 171pp; DJ age-toned with creasing to front flap, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG- condition. Evocative story of a year in the life of a brontosaurus by expert paleontologist. Illustrated.

London, UK: Jarrolds Publishers, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Hardcover in DJ; 222pp; DJ price-clipped, age-toned & slightly edgeworn, endpapers illustrated with maps, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Good+ condition. Traces the gradual growth of German music from its primitive beginnings to eh art of the Classical Period. With 25 illustrations.

London, UK: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1945. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. 108pp; No DJ, green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, boards & pages age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Short story collection.

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in DJ; 184pp; DJ clean & bright, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Fine/Near Fine condition. Novella and stories taking an unsparing look at gay midlife.

Sydney, Australia: Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/None. No DJ, orange cloth boards with black titling to spine, slight forward slant, previous owner's name to front pastedown, gift inscr. to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Vintage volume arguing for the reclamation of Australia's great dust bowl by filling Australia's inland river and lake system… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, NY: John G. Marshall Mfg. Co. Inc., 1963. Enlarged Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. Wraps; Enlarged Edition; 64pp; Covers slightly rubbed, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Scarce, vintage manual from art supply company on how to make money hand-coloring photographs. Illustrated with photos.

New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1943. Softcover. Good. 9" x 12" Wraps; 24pp; Covers age-toned, repaired tears to cover & a few pages, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Scarce, vintage songbook containing five piano solos by Hazel Dorothy Scott (1920-1981), a Trinidadian jazz and classical pianist and singer. Contents: Hazel's Boogie Woogie; Two Part Invention in A Minor;… Read more about this item

Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in DJ; 293pp; DJ clean & bright, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Fine/Near Fine condition. Account based on interviews with Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran of his life involving the Mafia, the Teamsters and the last ride of Jimmy Hoffa. This book was the basis… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Urban Council, 1982. Softcover. Very Good. 10" x 9-1/2" Softcover; 84pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Catalogue for exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art in 1982. Illustrated with 60 color plates. Text in English and Chinese.

Cleveland, OH: The United Publishing Corporation, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Cloth in DJ; 208pp; DJ slightly age-toned, edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, glossy author photo pasted to front pastedown, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+/VG- condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. 1962 veterinarian conference program laid in. Scarce, vintage text on… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Meador Publishing Company, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/None. 180pp; No DJ, red cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, minor staining to boards, previous owner's name to front pastedown, Clymer Motors stamp to FFEP, FRONTISPIECE PHOTO IS MISSING (all other photo plates present), text unmarked, binding is tight, Fair condition (due to missing frontispiece). Scarce, vintage… Read more about this item

New York: Mills Music, Inc., 1957. Softcover. Very Good. 9" x 12" Wraps; 24pp; Store stamp to front cover, else covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce, vintage songbook containing 11 boogie woogie compositions for the piano. Contents: Clowning Around; Jitterbug Jive; Buckin' Bronco Boogie; Soft Shoe Boogie; Barbecue Boogie; Boogie Fun; Rock-A-Way Boogie; The… Read more about this item

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Fair. 288pp; Covers & spine creased, tape to spine, pages age-toned, last page (index) partially glued to back cover, text unmarked, binding is sound, reading copy, Fair condition. Compilation of Keel reports on all kinds of monsters and strange phenomena, including flying saucer occupants, psychic phenomena, phantom killers, bigfoot, giants of… Read more about this item

New York: Mills Music, Inc., 1956. Softcover. Very Good. 9" x 12" Wraps; 12pp; Covers clean & bright with very slight age-toning, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce, vintage sheet music for piano. Contents: School's Out; Go Mow the Lawn; Sand is Hot; Cousins by the Dozen; Back to School Blues.