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The Dymaxion World of Buckminster Fuller, by Robert W. Marks, hardcover, Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1960, 232 pages with black and white photographs, index. Entertainment in architecture: Richard Buckminster ("Bucky") Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American visionary, designer, architect, author, and inventor. The word "dymaxion" is a brand name that Fuller gave to several of his inventions, to emphasize that he considered them part of a far-reaching project to improve humanity's living conditions. The book features a series of utopian projections, where men would live in harmony and without hunger, with personal, transportable homes and flying devices. There is an illustrated section on the development of the geodesic dome with its various applications. Condition: very good +/ no dust jacket. Price: $14.00

The Only Problem by Muriel Spark, illustrated by Vivienne Flesher, signed by the author, first edition, from The Signed First Edition Society, Franklin Library, 1984, 177 pages with color illustrations. This book is bound in red with gold gilt decoration on both covers and decoration and lettering on the raised hub spine. It has decorative endpapers, gold gilt on all edges, and a ribbon marker. This beautiful book is entertainment in fiction. Muriel Sparks is best known as the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The cast of characters in this novel " includes a rich dilettante retiring to write a religious monograph in a sizeable French chateau he has bought on a whim; off-stage is his spoiled socialite wife who has run away but still wants his money; then there's an English minister-turned-actor and his rather childish mate, who is a bit like a female Peter Pan…. the runaway socialite wife appears to turn up as a gun-toting terrorist." Condition: near fine/ no dust jacket, includes Franklin Library sheet from publisher Price: $40.00

Monstrous Regiment; a Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, signed first edition, hardcover, ISBN 006001315X, HarperCollins, 2005, 353 pages; entertainment in story. What do you get when you cross a troll, a vampire, a collection of misfits and a young woman who shoves a pair of socks down her pants to join the army? The answer is entertainment in Pratchett’s book. If you have not made this author’s acquaintance, here is a good place to start. Condition: as new/as new Price: $25.00

Frank Covino Controlled Painting, ISBN: 0-89134-044-0, soft cover, North Light Publishers, first printing, 1982, 160 pages with black and white and color illustrations. In this art book, the author offers instruction for painting in a realistic manner. Included is comprehensive coverage of such basic considerations as: accurate drawing, creative composition, controlling values and color, mixing and using the controlled palette and painting portraits. In addition, there is a section dealing with the use of the camera as a painter’s tool, as well as a great deal of advice for the novice artist. For the professional searching for technical information relating to the permanency of painting procedures, there are precise and detailed answers. Condition: very good plus,/no dust jacket, cover shows slight wear, pages unmarked Price: $25.00

Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott, illustrated by Tasha Tudor, hardcover, World Publishing Co., 1969, 544 pages, with black and white and a few color illustrations. This particular book, a well-loved classic, shows off the art of Tasha Tudor. The front and back covers are color illustrated; inside there are over 50 of her illustrations, a few in color. The endpapers are illustrated. Condition: near fine/ no dust jacket Price: $50.00

The Shining Mountains by Lulita Crawford Pritchett, illustrated by Sanford Tousey, hardcover, Junior Press Books, Albert Whitman, Chicago, 1939, 296 pages; entertainment in story. This is a juvenile novel, an entertaining read, describing the homestead trip of James H. Crawford from Sedalia, Missouri to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It is nicely illustrated with 12 full-page black and white illustrations, and two color illustrations as well as color illustrated end papers. Condition: very good +/ no dust jacket, slightly worn on spine ends and along edges, binding good, no marks or tears, previous owner’s bookplate on front paste down. Price: $15.00

Authenticated History of The Bell Witch And Other Stories of the World’s Greatest Unexplained Phenomenon by M.V. Ingram, softcover, Rare Book Reprints, 1961, 316 pages with black and white illustrations. This is a 1961 paperback reprint that faithfully reproduces the 1894 book with page by page reproductions of the text and etchings. It is regarded as the most complete version, the earliest and still the best account of the legend. The Bell Witch is entertainment in a ghost story from American Southern Folklore; it revolves around strange events allegedly experienced by the Bell family of Adams, Tennessee, during 1817–1935 when the witch was said to return. Condition: very good +/ no dust jacket, fading ink price mark on cover, previous owner’s name on back endpaper. Price: $40.00

Oscar Niemeyer: Works in Progress by Stamo Papadaki, hardcover, Reinhold Publishing, 1956, 192 pages replete with black and white photographs; entertainment in art & architecture. Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer is one of the most important names in modern architecture. This book presents entertainment for the reader, in viewing the architect’s ideas and notes of his middle-period work from 1950-1956; work which exudes a highly lyrical content. Condition: very good+/no dust jacket, small spots on front cover Price: $30.00

Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner ISBN 0679424784, hardcover, Modern Library, 1993, 310 pages. William Faulkner was a master of the short story; most of these stories are from the fifteen years or so beginning in 1929. Entertainment is to be found in: “Barn Burning”, “Two Soldiers”, “A Rose for Emily”, “Dry September”, “That Evening Sun”, “Red Leaves”, “Lo!”, “Turnabout”, “Honor”, “There Was a Queen”, “Mountain Victory”, “Beyond”, and “Race at Morning”. Condition: fine/fine $8.00

Tarzan of the Apes by Burne Hogarth, original text by Edgar Rice Burroughs adapted by Robert M Hodes, hardcover, Watson-Guptill, 1972, ISBN 0823050602, unpaged; entertainment in story & art. Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine, All-Story Magazine in October, 1912; the first book edition was published in 1914. This is a pictorial version based on the famous novel and includes a 32-page introduction about Hogarth’s work. Hogarth is recognized as one of the greatest artists of the comics. Condition: very good some staining, no dust jacket Price: $10.00

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn and Maggie –Now, by Betty Smith, hardcover, Harper & Row, 1947, book club edition, 733 pages; entertainment in story. Even though this is a book club edition, the cover is reminiscent of the first edition of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. This book was published in 1947, 4 years after A Tree Grows In Brooklyn; so it is of the era, and it is a nice copy. The only mar is a price marking of $1.00 on the first fly page. Still if you loved this story, it is a nice of-the-era edition for your library. Condition: very good +/near fine, price marking on first fly page Price: $10.00