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The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi by: Leopold, Les
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The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi by: Leopold, Les

Softcover. White River Junction, VT, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 525 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is the life story and struggles of Tony Mazzocchi, a great trade unionist, an agitator, a political leader, a protagonist of worker safety and health, and an inspiration to working people all over. Clean copy. Record # 34143
Price: $18.00 

The Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, Stanley
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The Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, StanleyThe Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, Stanley

The Savoy: The Romance of a Great Hotel by: Jackson, Stanley

Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 318 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is significantly worn, with a mix of open and closed tears. Pink cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. This book chronicles the history and glamour of the iconic Savoy Hotel in London, from its opening in 1889 through the book's publication in 1964. B&W photography throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33735
Price: $15.00 

Tina Modotti: A Life by: Cacucci, PinoTransl. Duncan, Patricia J.

Tina Modotti: A Life by: Cacucci, Pino Transl. Duncan, Patricia J.

Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, 1st thus, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 225 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. A chronicle of the life of a Mexican legend, an accomplished photographer whose beauty inspired famous artists, and whose devotion to Communism involved her in an infamous murder case. This book uncovers facts about her life and indelibly portrays a fascinating era. Clean copy. Record # 33701
Price: $15.00 

Van Gogh's Inner Circle: Friends, Family, Models by: Editor: Heugten, Sjraar Van Berger, Helewise

Van Gogh's Inner Circle: Friends, Family, Models by: Editor: Heugten, Sjraar Van Berger, Helewise

Hardcover. ACC Art Books, Early Reprint, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 221 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This is a richly illustrated catalog, produced to accompany an exhibition focused on Van Gogh's relationships with family, friends and models. The exhibition ran from September 21st 2019 through January 12th 2020, in the Netherlands. Part biography, part art history, this book dismantles the commonly held misconception that Van Gogh's genius stemmed from his mental illness and isolation. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34322
Price: $28.00 

Vincent Scully: Architecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community by: Sykes, A. Krista

Vincent Scully: Architecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community by: Sykes, A. Krista

Softcover. London, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Reprint, 2024, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 278 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, despite some minor edge wear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. This intellectual biography of outspoken public activist, professor, and architectural historian and critic Vincent Scully's life and career traces the formative moments in his thinking, mapping his relationships with a constellation of architects, artists, and cultural personalities of the past one hundred years. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33883
Price: $25.00 

Welcoming Life - The M.F.K. Fischer Scrapbook, A by: Gioia, Dominique
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Welcoming Life - The M.F.K. Fischer Scrapbook, A by: Gioia, Dominique

Hardcover. Washington, D.C., Counterpoint, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 119 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs from the life of M.F.K. Fischer. Light wear to dust jacket. Record # 604513
Price: $12.00 

Witness for Humanity: A Biography of Clarence E. Pickett by: Miller, Lawrence McK.
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Witness for Humanity: A Biography of Clarence E. Pickett by: Miller, Lawrence McK.

Softcover. Wallingford, PA, Pendle Hill Publications, 1st, 1999, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 367 pages, soft cover. Covers have some minor edge wear, but are in good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is about Clarence Pickett, a Quaker farm boy from Kansas and elder statesman of his era, who inspired humanitarian service activities such as economic and social rebuilding in Appalachia during the depression; the rescue of refugees from Europe and in the Middle East; the creation of alternative service for pacifists in World War II; and the establishment of postwar non-confrontational intergovernmental dialogue. Clean copy. Record # 34150
Price: $20.00 

Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Monograph Number 11 by: Kuniyoshi, Yasuo
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Monograph Number 11 by: Kuniyoshi, Yasuo

Hardcover. NY, American Artists Group, Inc., 1st, 1945, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, hardcover. Cloth spine with paper covered boards are in good condition, with moderate edge wear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout of Kuniyoshi's artwork. This is a small-format book, only about 6" tall. It is an autobiography of Yasuo Kuniyosho, accompanied by his artwork. Clean copy. Record # 34101
Price: $25.00 


  
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