January 23rd, 2007.
There’s no snow so far at Foggygates, which you would think would put a slight
crimp in plans for Winter sledding parties, but then you’d have thunk half a step
behind the Book Elves. With a pair of ‘Blizzard-3000 Super Toboggans’,
a keg of beer and a dozen pizzas on hand, they weren’t about to let a little thing
like bare ground stop them this past Saturday night. So with a little help from a few cans
of ‘Krazy Al’s XX-Xrta Slik Silicone Spray’ and a pair of
Honeywell TFE73131 Turbojet engines they “borrowed” from a Learjet that just
happened to be “sitting around” at the local airport, they piled on and were set
to go-
-and boy did they. For the official record, they were last spotted by radar at 2,500
feet, heading northwest over Montpelier, Vermont. But before they reached warp speed at
cruising altitude and scared the dickens out of those Canada geese, they finished our new
printed catalog-
"BOOKS
ON FURNITURE, CABINETMAKERS & RELATED SUBJECTS" is now available on our website or in printed format. It
features 264 books and catalogs on furniture, cabinetmakers and, well... related subjects.
Request a printed copy,
or browse the catalog on our website.
We recently found some great new publisher-overstock titles on jigsaw puzzles, the
art of Florence, the history of hospitality, and even a art thriller-
Pears, Ian. The Portrait.
New York; Riverhead Books: 2005. The author of several well-known art-history
crime novels turns to a tiny island off the coast of Brittany for his latest thriller.
This novel is “a harrowing psychological portrait of a painter at the turn of the
20th century and the art critic who first elevated and then turned on him, revealed in the
painter's rambling monologue. Having abandoned the London art scene and exiled himself to
the tiny Breton island of Houat, the Scottish painter has brought the critic to his
remote, ramshackle home to sit for a portrait. Reminiscing with ease and familiarity one
minute, with anger and menace the next, the painter eventually reveals the depths of his
resentment, and the machinations he has practiced on the critic to exact his
revenge”. Hardcover. 5.5”x7.75”, 211 pages, dj. New. [95064]
Published at $19.95.
Publisher's Overstock Price- $9.95
Williams, Anne D. The
Jigsaw Puzzle. Piecing Together a History. New York; Berkley Books: 2004.
“From chaos, beauty emerges-bit by bit. Now, a jigsaw authority with a personal
collection of over 8,000 that is considered one of the largest and most diverse in the
world, offers the big picture on the enduringly popular, sometimes infuriating, and deeply
satisfying hobby that has enthralled puzzlers worldwide for centuries. This volume
discusses the jigsaw's history, which dates back to the mid-1700s, and its cultural impact
on society. It examines the minds of such famous puzzlers as Queen Elizabeth II, Bill
Gates, and Stephen King, and provides a lively look at what goes into the construction of
jigsaw puzzles.” Hardcover. 6”x8.25”, 250 pages, color and b/w
illustrations, dj. New. [95065]
Published at $22.95.
Publisher's Overstock Price- $9.95
Wirtz, Rolf C. Art
& Architecture of Florence. Konemann: 2005. “Also known as
Firenze, Florence in Italian is Florentia, the "flowering" city. Under the
Medici family in the 15th century, such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli and
Brunelleschi turned the city into an artistic center and awakened Italian humanism. Such
was its status that Pope Bonifatius VIII believed the city should be considered a fifth
element-water, earth, air, fire, and Florence. This guide takes modern visitors to such
timeless destinations as the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Piazza della Signora, and
the treasures of the Galleria degli Uffizi”. This book is compact enough to take on a
tour, but pleasingly heavy and chunky, and isn’t that what we all look for in a book?
Hardcover. 6”x6.5”, 559 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. New. [95066]
Publisher's
Promotional Price- $16.95
Brownier, Jesse. The
Duchess Who Wouldn’t Sit Down. An Informal History of Hospitality. New
York; Bloomsbury: 2003. “Partisan, witty, and laced with surprising historical
detail, this book looks at the darker undercurrent of hospitality. Beginning with the
example of his own hosting of a poker game, in which he disarms his opponents' aggression
with superb refreshments, Jesse Browner travels back in time to unravel the dynamics of
host and guest. He visits the summer home of staunch vegetarian Adolf Hitler, catches John
James Audubon in the act of playing a cruel prank on a defenseless guest, and documents
the court of Louis XIV-an elaborate etiquette machine that rendered the French nobility
powerless against him.” Hardcover. 5.75”x8.5”, 198 pages, dj. New. [95067]
Published at $23.95.
Publisher's Overstock Price- $9.95
SPEAKING OF BOOKS..."RECENT ACQUISITIONS for January, 2007" is now available on our website or in printed format. It features 224 books and catalogs on furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, textiles, art, architecture and related fields.
