Uppercase is starting 2014 with the resolution of combining its bountiful collection of new and gently used books with contemporary social media resources. Towards that end, we have started this blog with the goal of showcasing the unique treasures that can be found on our shelves.
Our first Found on the Shelves selection is given here. Thank you!
Les Bravades (Bravades): A Gift for His Daughter by Orson Welles
ISBN: 0761105956
Noted film visionary Orson Welles wrote and illustrated the original version of this picture book for his daughter, during a 1956 visit to Saint-Tropez, France during the festival of Bravades. In it, he wrote to her, ‘I was lucky enough to be in St. Tropez during this holiday; and because I kept thinking of you, and wishing you could be seeing it too, I’ve prepared this little picture book to give you an idea of what it was like.’
In the 1990s his daughter Rebecca auctioned off the book and the buyer had this version published, with a postscript by Welles’ biographer.
The Riverside Shakespeare
ISBN: 0395754909
The Riverside Shakespeare is an edition of Shakespeare’s work which has been published since 1883. A new version was published in 1974 with the addition of introductions and contextual information to the plays.
This copy was personalized by a previous owner’s addition of some sketches to the inside cover.
Ultimate Book of Card Games: The Comprehensive Guide to More than 350 Games by Scott McNeely
ISBN-13: 9780811866422
This classic and broad collection of card games is a welcome resource for the growing number of people interested in gaming, face to face. In the Internet age of communication and gaming via Facebook, a lot of people are returning to the idea of meeting up and gaming socially.
Darwin and the Naked Lady: Discursive Essays on Biology and Art by Alex Comfort
ISBN-13: 9780415474405
This book crosses all sorts of boundaries as it combines perspectives on science and art, evolution, Freudian psychology and erotica.
Up Front by Bill Maudlin
ISBN-13: 9780393050318
As the World War II years recede ever further into our past, the risk grows ever larger that we will lose sight of the impact and contributions of many people during those tough years. One such person is Bill Maudlin, a cartoonist whose insight into the life and experience of Allied soldiers fighting in Europe during the war made him a valued contributor to the Allied war effort. Maudlin’s characters Willie and Joe came to symbolize the typical American GI.
A Year Without “Made in China”: One Family’s True Life Adventure in the Global Economy by Sara Bongiorni
ISBN-13: 9780470116135
The global economy is not without its detractors and concerns, as we may be simultaneously inclined to cheer the success of China and be concerned about the fact that it’s becoming harder all the time to find products that are NOT made there.
This story about one family’s year boycott of Chinese products is a book that I will have to read this year, as I am really interested in seeing how this family dealt with the challenge and to find out what their experience was like.
The Americas, an Atwood-Thomas textbook
This 1938 look at the Americas, from the Arctic Circle to Argentina,is a neat look back at these continents as they existed in the days before World War II. It’s a neat and nicely illustrated textbook look at a world gone by.
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