collectible & out-of-print books

While the site hasn't officially launched, you're welcome to purchase items, or to email me for more information.

More is added every day...

Here's a sampling of the books we have in stock.

You can visit my other site, Empty Mirror Books for a couple thousand more art, literature & counterculture books & ephemera... :-)

	99 Gifts that Mean Love by Dorothy Sara Published in 1970 by Tower books, this book is chock full of groovy craft ideas. In terrific shape, with no creases to the covers or spine. (Pages are a bit toned, & just slight wear to covers.) Many Learn how to make a fab fringed leather vest & handbag, headband, crocheted caftan or vest & tie-dyed clothing. Dozens of craft projects, too, from terrariums to fabric flowers & wall hangings. Loaded with drawings of the projects. $9.99
	1949 Galley Grub Cookbook by Women's Auxiliary Power Squadron Published in 1949 in Seattle, WA, this swell little 130-page cookbook is chock full of easy & delicious recipes. There are a few pages of ads in the back. The introduction reads, in part: "Galley Grub is the combined effort of the Womens Auxiliary of the Seattle Power Squadron....By 1941 the first edition of Galley Grub was published with all the war shortages apparent from the recipes in the sea-going cook book. This new revision is the culmination of numerous fishing derby policings, island festivals, Power Squadron rendezvous, pedicted log races, vacation & overnight cruises. During this time galley gossip circulated along side, filtered into the cockpit and drifted into the galley of every ship anchorage." Some of the dishes are named for local places: Nanaimo Speical, Cheese Souffle Pt. Defiance, Olympia Oyster, Fish Possession, Smelts Columbia, Salmonburgers Deception, Quilcene Fish Pot. Categories include fish, shellfish, vegetables, meats, desserts, beverages, soups, lots more. How about "Ham Baked with Cola" or "Lobster Pepperpot?" Click for the photo at left for sample recipes. In good condition, with some bends & wear. Comb-bound so it lays flat. $19.99
	Modern American Painting & Sculpture by Sam Hunter New York: Dell Publishing, 1959. This is the 3rd printing, 1962. Paperback. Full of illustrations: 24 full-color and 24-black & white. 256 pages includes index & references, and brief biographies of selected painters. "The eventful story of American art and artists from Bellows and Eakins to Pollock and de Kooning." The focus is toward abstract expressionism. Slight wear to covers, but appears to have been very carefully read. Some pencilled notes/underlines in first chapter. $6.99
	Plastic Sculpture & Collage: Designs, Materials & Methods by Therese Schwartz New York, NY, U.S.A.: Hearthside Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+ / Good. The book's first fifty pages introduce the subject, discussing a history of plastic arts & "the current scene in plastic sculpture." The remainder of the book is devoted to actual, detailed lessons in plastic sculpture, with chapters devoted to plexiglass, polyester resin, simple polyester resin casting, styrofoam, vinyl, and acrylic painting. Includes many black-and-white photographs and a number of illustrations. Dustjacket is rather worn with some soiling, small creases, and a couple 1" tears. Book is about good+ with bumps to head of spine & corners. Interior is fine. 128 pages, including glossary and index. The author is an award-winning artist, teacher & writer. $16.99
	A Different Beat: Writings By Women of the Beat Generation. Richard Peabody, Editor New York: Serpent's Tail/High Risk Books, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. 235 pages. Writings by Beat Generation women. Tiny ding at top corner of front cover, else fine. $12.99
	The LSD Story: The Drug That Expands the Mind. by John Cashman New York: Fawcett Books, 1966. Paperback. "Here is the complete, comprehensive report on LSD and all the amazine hallucinatory pills, plants and chemicals that are creating headlines and causing a revolution in the thinking of an entire generation." In very good condition with some toning to pages and cover; no creases. $8.99

vintage ephemera & photos

13 Works Progress Administration (WPA) Glass Slides

They're in very good condition with no cracks or chips. $195.00

Antique Photo of Man with Parlor Guitar

In good condition; quite faded.

thousands more books & ephemera...

I have a few thousand volumes in stock & get more in often.

This site shares a shopping cart with Empty Mirror (think of them as two parts of the same site).

So, if you go over to my bookshop & find something you want to buy, you can pay for it along with the cool vintage stuff you found here, all in one fell swoop.