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THE ESSENTIAL JEFFERSON, Thomas Jefferson, edited by John Dewey. This extraordinary primer offers a superb survey of Jeffersonian thought. It features writings on political and economic philosophy, morals and religion, intellectual freedom and progress, education, secession, slavery, and more. 176pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
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WASHINGTON IRVING’S RIP VAN WINKLE, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Lovely prints that established artist as a leading illustrator of the time and forever etched into the popular imagination a classic of Catskill lore. 51 full-color plates. 80pp. 8⅜ × 11.
0-486-44242-X
HENSCHE ON PAINTING, John W. Robichaux. Basic painting philosophy and methodology of a great teacher, as expounded in his famous classes and workshops on Cape Cod. 7 illustrations in color on covers. 80pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
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LIGHT AND SHADE: A Classic Approach to Three-Dimensional Drawing, Mrs. Mary P. Merrifield. Handy reference clearly demonstrates principles of light and shade by revealing effects of common daylight, sunshine, and candle or artificial light on geometrical solids. 13 plates. 64pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
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ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY: A Pictorial Archive of Signs and Symbols, Ernst and Johanna Lehner. Treasure trove of stories, lore, and myth, accompanied by more than 300 rare illustrations of planets, the Milky Way, signs of the zodiac, comets, meteors, and other astronomical phenomena. 192pp. 8⅜ × 11.
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JEWELRY MAKING: Techniques for Metal, Tim McCreight. Easy-to-follow instructions and carefully executed illustrations describe tools and techniques, use of gems and enamels, wire inlay, casting, and other topics. 72 line illustrations and diagrams. 176pp. 8¼ × 10⅞.
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MAKING BIRDHOUSES: Easy and Advanced Projects, Gladstone Califf. Easy-to-follow instructions include diagrams for everything from a one-room house for bluebirds to a forty-two-room structure for purple martins. 56 plates; 4 figures. 80pp. 8¾ × 6⅜.
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LITTLE BOOK OF LOG CABINS: How to Build and Furnish Them, William S. Wicks. Handy how-to manual, with instructions and illustrations for building cabins in the Adirondack style, fireplaces, stairways, furniture, beamed ceilings, and more. 102 line drawings. 96pp. 8¾ × 6⅜.
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THE SEASONS OF AMERICA PAST, Eric Sloane. From “sugaring time” and strawberry picking to Indian summer and fall harvest, a whole year’s activities described in charming prose and enhanced with 79 of the author’s own illustrations. 160pp. 8¼ × 11.
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THE METROPOLIS OF TOMORROW, Hugh Ferriss. Generous, prophetic vision of the metropolis of the future, as perceived in 1929. Powerful illustrations of towering structures, wide avenues, and rooftop parks—all features in many of today’s modern cities. 59 illustrations. 144pp. 8¼ × 11.
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THE PATH TO ROME, Hilaire Belloc. This 1902 memoir abounds in lively vignettes from a vanished time, recounting a pilgrimage on foot across the Alps and Apennines in order to “see all Europe which the Christian Faith has saved.” 77 of the author’s original line drawings complement his sparkling prose. 272pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
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THE HISTORY OF RASSELAS: Prince of Abissinia, SamuelJohnson. Distinguished English writer attacks eighteenth-century optimism and man’s unrealistic estimates of what life has to offer. 112pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
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A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS, David Lindsay. A brilliant flight of pure fancy, where wild creatures crowd the fantastic landscape and demented torturers dominate victims with their bizarre mental powers. 272pp. 5⅜ × 8½.
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1 Lit. freedom from birth and death. The nearest English equivalent is salvation
2 Lit. a period of four months. A vow of fasting and semi-fasting during the four months of the rains. The period is a sort of long Lent.
3 A sort of fast in which the daily quantity of food is increased or diminished according as the moon waxes or wanes.
4 Saptapadi are seven steps a Hindu bride and bridegroom walk together, making at the same time promises of mutual fidelity and devotion, after which the marriage becomes irrevocable.
5 Kansar is a preparation of wheat which the pair partake of together after the completion of the ceremony.
6 Ahimsa means literally not-hurting, non-violence.
7 Brahmacharya, means literally conduct that leads one to God. Its technical meaning is self-restraint, particularly mastery over the sexual organ.
8 Eleventh day of the bright and the dark half of a lunar month.
9 Laws of Manu, a Hindu law-giver. They have the sanction of religion.
10 One who observes brabmacharya, i.e. complete self-restraint. (See note on page 21).
11 ‘Nirbala ke bala Rama’—Refrain of Surdas’ famous hymn, ‘He is the help of the helpless, the strength of the weak.’
12 An Indian pulse.
13 A knowing one, a seer.
14 Throne.
15 The famous word in Hindu philosophy which is nearly untranslatable, but has been frequently translated in English as, ‘delusion’, ‘illusion’.
16 The prayer prescribed by the Koran.
17 The Bbagavad Gita, 2-59.
18 Duties of the four fundamental divisions of Hindu Society.
19 See Chapter XIII, Paragraph Third.
20 i.e. Waiters.
21 Regarding the use of the word ‘volatile’, see note ‘Injustice to Her Memory’, Young India, 30th June, 1927.
22 Monks.
23 A place in Porbandar State noted locally for its coarse woollen fabrics.
24 Priests.
25 Gift.
26 Worship.
27 The English translation has since been published by S. Ganesan, Triplicane, Madras.
28 Fasting until evening.
29 The English edition has since been published by S. Ganesan, Triplicane, Madras.
30 A light Indian bedstead.
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