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Philadelphia: Camino Books, 1999. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 12 x 9.8 x 1 inches; 4 pounds; 256 p. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs. Foreword by Edward G Rendell, former mayor of Philadelphia. The auto was in its infancy, and sheep still grazed along South Broad Street. But there was a vibrancy in the air as the 20th century began, the pulse of a great city rising to meet the industrial challenges of the new age. The optimism all but jumps off the pages at you in this marvelous collection of historic photographs of Philadelphia, assembled by the Philadelphia Inquirer. They span 100 years--from Republicans gathered in Philadelphia in 1900 to nominate William McKinley for president to planning for a GOP convention in 2000; from boys registering for the draft in World War I to boys resisting the draft for Vietnam. From Connie Mack's Athletics to Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose; from such Philadelphia icons as Kate Smith, Marian Anderson, and Paul Robeson to… Read More

Koln: Taschen, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Heavy book. 600 p With English, German, French captions. A Thousand Hounds "brings together almost 500 photographs of or about dogs, many of which have rarely been seen. Spanning over 150 years, this book chronicles the life and times of man and dog." This is an incredible book. There are photos on the front in WW I and WW II showing soldiers with dogs; shots during the Great Depression; taken in the Antarctic with the Shackleton expedition; celebrities and their dogs...and many, many more. Very likely, the majority of the photographs have never been seen by the public. An amazing collection. Book is in good condition. Sunning to cover, minor surface rubbing and edgewear, a small scratch on back cover along with a small spot where rubbed through to board (size of pencil eraser). The big flaw is the front cover's upper corner. It looks to have been 'chewed" with the tip missing and the end ragged and showing the board (missing… Read More