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Historic Architecture Philadelphia: East Falls, Manayunk, and Roxborough. Joseph Minardi. The beautiful architecture and history of this dynamic region of Philadelphia. Includes the buildings of East Falls, the European hill town character of Manayunk, and Victorian-era Roxborough. The complete story is told here with full color and archival images. • 12" x 9" (304 x 228 mm) • 497 color and archival photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-4512-8 • HC • $50.00 / £47.99 / 75 CAD Historic Architecture in Northwest Phila- delphia: 1690 to 1930s. Joseph Minardi. A colorful and comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of NW Philadelphia and the Wissahickon Valley. From the colonial period to the 1930s, this architectural tour explores 450 structures, many still standing and well-preserved, in the area from Germantown to Chestnut Hill. • 12" x 9" (304 x 228 mm) • 744 photos • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643-4198-4 • HC • $50.00 / £47.99 / 75 CAD Small-Town Cops in the Crosshairs: The 1972 Sniper Slayings of Policemen William Davis and Richard Posey . Bruce E. Mowday. Details the cold- blooded murders of two small-town law enforcement officers by a member of the murderous Johnston Gang using a high-powered rifle from a sniper's nest, a crime that shocked America in 1972. • 6" x 9" (230 x 155mm) • 35b/wphotos•160pp. •978-0-7643-6442-6•HC•$24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Quilts: The Fabric of Friendship. The York County Quilt Documentation Project & The York County Heritage Trust. 200 exquisite quilts—plus many family stories and the local history behind them—provide a fascinating look at quilting traditions in York County, PA, from 1790–1950. Included are appliqué, pieced, and signature quilts, fads and novelties, and crib and doll quilts. • 11"x81/2" (279x215mm) •235 color &53b/wphotos •160pp. •978-0-7643- 1195-6 • PB • $29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Philadelphia Haunts: Eastern State Penitentiary, Fort Mifflin & Other Ghostly Sites. Katharine Sarro. Read stories brought to life during contemporary visits, including encounters at Eastern State Penitentiary where whispers from famed Cell Block 12 were caught on tape. At Fort Mifflin, visions of bloody men of the Revolutionary time are seen and their agonizing cries are heard. Watch where you walk in Philadelphia—there may be a spirit or two strolling next to you! • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 34b/wphotos •176pp. •978-0-7643-2987-6•PB•$14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD The Story of Lime and the Lime Kilns of Lancaster County. Kenneth G. Miller. A photographic essay on the 128 extant 19th-century lime kilns in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as discovered by a local professor emeritus who realized they had gone undocumented. Included is an illustrated introduction covering the history and tech- nology of turning limestone into lime, a process that played a major role in the development of modern civi- lization and helped turn Lancaster County into the "Garden Spot of the World." • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 477 color andb/w images •192pp. •978-0-7643-6073-2•HC•$34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Lancaster County Bucket List: 100 destinations Brian Yarvin. Entertaining reviews of 100-plus Lan- caster County destination on and under the radar, with color photos. Much of it is focused on the county’s Plain people. • 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" (190 x 139 mm) • 75 color imag- es •192 pp. •978-0-7643-5941-5•HC•$24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Supernatural Pennsylvania. Laurie Hull. What’s so spooky and creepy about Pennsylvania? Everything! From prehistoric rock formations to modern superhighways, the landscape of the Keystone State is an eerie one. Ghosts of murderers, maids, major generals, and even a monster or two are among the beings you may encounter in these 39 stories. • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 100 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3606-5 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD UFOs Above PA. Gerard J. Medvec and Mark Sarro. Alien abductions, wild, silent spacecrafts, and magical extraterrestrial technology all come together through eyewitness accounts! Read new, never-before-told sagas of sightings told in a short story format to enflame the imagination and satisfy the intellect. Feel the wonder, terror, and revelation of folks seeing objects and beings from other planets. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 28 b/w images•160pp. •978-0-7643-4292-9•PB•$16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Pirates of the Delaware. Rupert Sargent Holland. Pirates, conspiracy, highway robbers, and other sinister forces confront a young law clerk in Philadelphia smitten by a beautiful French noblewoman. Travel to 1793 for action packed adventure that takes young readers back, following our noble hero’s misadventures as he falls in among a decidedly wrong crowd. • 6"x9" (152x228mm) • 4 b/w illus. • 320 pp. • 978-0-7643-2487-1 • PB • $14.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley. Catherine Quillman. Explore works and the lives of 100 contem- porary artists from Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley, including magic realists, impressionists, modernists, and more. The book features nationally known artists, graduates of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (the nation’s oldest art school), and self-taught artists who have built successful careers with compel- ling, story-filled paintings. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) • 450 color images • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-3674-4 • HC • $45.00 / £42.99 / 68.00 CAD Amish Quilts of Lancaster County. Patricia T. Herr. Enjoy the bold design and glowing colors of Amish quilts, specifically the 82 Lancaster County, Penn- sylvania, Amish quilts formerly known as the Esprit collection. This volume gives new insight into their beauty, using more than 350 detailed color photographs and discussions of Amish culture, quilting patterns, materials, and construction. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 351 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-2017-0 • PB • $29.95 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Strange Pennsylvania Monsters. Michael Newton. The most complete and accurate survey of unknown creatures in the Keystone State, based on decades of cryptozoology research. No other volume compares with this work for thorough, documented treatment of a fascinating subject. From giant snakes and soaring “thunderbirds” to Bigfoot, alien big cats, and cougars that defy official claims of their extinction, this book has something for every fan of cryptozoology and paranormal creatures. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 47 b/w photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-3985-1 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Pennsylvania: Stories, Lore & History The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest. 2nd Edition. Monroe Fabian. A classic with more than 250 illustrations, this book is a visual feast of decorated chests. It is the preeminent encyclopedia of Pennsylvania German et chests. New color photogra- phy has been added for some of the original chests, and recent scholarship has produced some new infor- mation, attributions, and other information. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •250 photos •248 pp. •978-0-7643- 2025-5 • HC • $49.95 / £47.99 / 75 CAD Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia, 1789-1930s. Joseph Minardi. A comprehensive look at the rich, classical architectural history of neighborhoods in and around University City and biographies of the architects who made it pos- sible. In more than 500 images, see this area transition from humble beginnings to a streetcar suburb and haven for esteemed educational in- stitutions. • 12" x 9" (304 x 228 mm) • 515+ color photos • 192 pp. • 978-0- 7643-3771-0 • HC • $50.00 / £47.99 / 75 CAD Craft Capital: Philadelphia’s Cultures of Making Edited by Glenn Adamson, author CraftNOW Philadel- phia. This collection of essays from writers, curators, and artists introduces a distinctive cross-disciplinary approach and is one of the first city-based studies on contemporary craft. It connects Philadelphia’s heritage to its current stature as a national craft capital, and provides a combination of historical and creative aspects about the city to satisfy the curiosity of art and history enthusiasts alike. • 8 1/4" x 10 3/4" (209 x 273 mm) • 114 color images • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-5883-8 • HC • $39.99 / £38.99 / $59.99 CAD Arts and Crafts of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Margaret Berwind Schiffer. Included are old tombstone epitaphs, paintings, murals, needlework, furniture, fraktur, lamp shades, feather wreaths, and ceramics preserved in documents from this county settled early in Pennsylvania’s history. • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 289 b/wphotos • 285 pp. • 978-0-916838-35-5 •HC• $29.95 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Amish Arts of Lancaster County. Patricia T. Herr, Introduction by Dr. Donald B. Kraybill. The Amish decorative arts shown in 328 color photo- graphs and informative text. Featuring furniture, quilts, rugs, samplers, boxes, china, and toys made by the Amish for themselves. Dr. Kraybill introduces the history and interpretation of Lan- caster County Pennsylvania Amish culture today. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 330 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0541-2 • PB • $29.95 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Pennsylvania German Arts: More Than Hearts, Parrots & Tulips. Irwin Richman. An intertwining of the arts and artifacts of both the traditional and the evolving worlds. Folk art and quilts are here, but so is the work of Precisionist painter Charles Demuth and Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline. Objects range from needlework, pottery, furniture, and glass to paper, paintings, and metals! The extensive histor- ical text is illustrated with more than 350 color photos. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •354 color photos •144pp. • 978-0-7643-1245-8 • PB • $29.95 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Pennsylvania: Arts & Crafts Historic Architecture of Pennsylvania. Scott D. Butcher. Pennsylvania buildings from Adams, Cumber- land, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York Counties showcase excellent examples of Colonial, Early Repub- lic, Victorian, and twentieth-century architectural movements. Includes three dozen styles, as well as a variety of building types, along with farmers’ markets and train stations, all brought to life by more than 180 full-color photos. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 186 color photos•160pp. •978-0-7643-4275-2•HC•$34.99 / £33.99 / 51.99 CAD Early Domestic Architecture of Pennsylvania. Eleanor Raymond, Introduction by R. Brognard Okie. Beautiful examples of meeting houses, homes, barns, mills, spring houses, and other outbuildings in Penn- sylvania. Heavy beams, stonework, and detailed paneling are shown. 25 pages of measured drawings detail cabinetry work and molding profiles. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 307 photos & 25 illus. • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-2590-8 • PB • $29.95 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD PENNSYLVANIA 50 |