Dover Publications
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Four works by great 19th-century Russian author: "The Nose", a savage satire of Russia's incompetent bureaucrats; "Old-Fashioned Farmers", a pleasant depiction of an elderly couple living in rustic seclusion; "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich", one of Gogol’s most famous comic stories; and "The Overcoat", widely considered a masterpiece of form.

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Skillfully reproduced from a rare 19th-century masterpiece, this collection features 60 hand-coloured engravings of medieval knights and their weapons. Images include warriors on horseback as well as an assortment of lances, spears, mobile siege towers, muskets, and armour.

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As stories told through pictures, the magnificent codices created by Mexico's ancient Indians are rich in history and folk art. In this dazzling collection of 366 color and black-and-white designs expertly selected from original codices, visual renderings of kings, warriors, tribal ceremonies, and mystical journeys will delight artists and history enthusiasts alike.

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Peter Paul Rubens' gifts as an artist were as comprehensive as they were supreme. A prolific painter of illimitable resource and invention, he was a master of intellect and emotion, figure and form, color and sweep. In all his artistic endeavors, he proved himself the true heir of Renaissance art of both the North and the South, inspired by-and assimilating - the best of both. Yet he was very much a man of his time and in retrospect the most powerful, exuberant and sensuous exponent of the Baroque style of painting. His extraordinary drawings reflect all of these qualities but color, and in them the viewer can clearly perceive - and enjoy at leisure - the awesome range of Rubens' genius. In this superb collection of 44 of his choicest drawings are deeply probing portraits and powerful religious and mythical scenes. His self-portrait, full of opulent and flowing forms, reaches out to us with a startling, penetrating gaze. His individual portraits of a young girl and of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, reveal in both instances a touching sensitivity mixed with aristocratic self-possession.

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Undoubtedly the best-known detective in literature, Sherlock Holmes was the creation of British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), who endowed his super sleuth with an extraordinary facility for solving crimes. Drawing on his remarkable powers of observation and deduction, coupled with an encylopedic knowledge of crimes and criminals, Holmes seeks out his prey in the London underworld, where no evildoer is safe from his keen wits and tenacious pursuit.

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Elaine Pogany recounts a beloved Russian fairy tale of a king, a wizard, and a magic bird in charming prose that will delight readers of all ages. This classic also receives a stunning artistic treatment from one of the masters of book illustration, her husband Willy Pogany, whose color and black-and-white pictures adorn every page.

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Engraved in the 19th century, these flamboyant ornamental designs are based on a wide variety of historical examples, dating back as far as the 1500s and including images by Watteau and Durer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes.

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Choice collection of nine classic tales - gathered by British author on his journeys to Russia in the early twentieth century - tells of magical beasts, daring young men, frightful giants, wicked witches, and beguiling creatures of the sea. A delight for fairy tale fans of all ages.

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Transparently based on the lives of Fitzgerald and his beautiful wife, Zelda, this novel traces the meteoric rise and fall of glittering young socialites Anthony and Gloria Patch. Building their marriage on the shaky foundation of an expected inheritance, they devote their youth and happiness on hedonistic pursuits that plunge them into moral and financial bankruptcy.

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Eight entertaining tales, including the celebrated classic "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," Twain's hilarious savaging of that author's style; as well as "Journalism in Tennessee," "About Barbers," "The Stolen White Elephant," "A Literary Nightmare," "How to Tell a Story," and more.

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From an alligator artist painting an apple to a zany zebra balancing a zucchini, 26 cleverly rendered full-page illustrations - depicting letters of the alphabet and appropriate ready-to-color illustrations - teach the ABCs and simple reading skills in large-format pictures and print.

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Twenty-nine large, easy-to-color pictures invite youngsters to accompany a young family on an entertaining outing. In addition to viewing bison, a tiger, a male and female lion with their cub, a mother giraffe and her baby, and a giant turtle, they'll discover how the staff feeds the seals and other animals.

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Forty-five charming, ready-to-color illustrations include airplanes, elephants, candy canes, elves, pigs dancing jigs, a kitten blowing bubbles, and more. Each one teaches a basic numbers lesson: counting from 1 to 20, number recognition, and elementary addition and subtraction. Plus, simple rhymes help children remember each fun lesson.

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This original collection of intriguing repeated patterns offers more than 150 full-color Japanese woodblock designs. The vivid, unusual images were selected from a rare 1905 two-volume swatch book thought to be originally intended for textile designers. A bonus CD-ROM, featuring digital files of all of the illustrations in the book, can be easily used for any project. Professional and amateur print, web, and textile designers will appreciate this collection of unusual patterns, as will fans of Japanese design.

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This comprehensive volume contains all the essentials for creating ads with a retro look and feel. Drawn from typographic sourcebooks as well as sign-painting manuals of the early 20th century, the contents include a wealth of borders, frames, images, and typographic elements for re-creating authentic styles of the 1890s-1920s.

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First paperback edition of definitive guide to turning on the complex or ornamental lathe, the high Victorian art par excellence. Text organized according to various cutting frames and chucks, describing and illustrating the enormous powers of each used both independently and in combination. Detailed instructions. 78 objects or finished sections illustrated - urns, vases, chessmen, chalices, etc. 600 illustrations.

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This single-volume compilation of two books explores the construction of geometric proofs. In addition to offering useful criteria for determining correctness, it presents examples of faulty proofs that illustrate common errors. High-school geometry is the sole prerequisite. Proof in Geometry, the first in this two-part compilation, discusses the construction of geometric proofs and presents criteria useful for determining whether a proof is logically correct and whether it actually constitutes proof. It features sample invalid proofs, in which the errors are explained and corrected. Mistakes in Geometric Proofs, the second book in this compilation, consists chiefly of examples of faulty proofs. Some illustrate mistakes in reasoning students might be likely to make, and others are classic sophisms. Chapters 1 and 3 present the faulty proofs, and chapters 2 and 4 offer comprehensive analyses of the errors.

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A great speech can stir the soul and inspire a nation. This compact and affordable anthology gathers complete speeches and selected excerpts from memorable addresses by Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Fulton J. Sheen, Barbara Jordan, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X, Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell, the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, and many others.

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This book has it all: seek-and-find puzzles, doodling, and coloring! Each letter is represented by two pages, one with a hidden picture puzzle that's chock-full of images starting with that letter, plus an opposing page for drawing other items beginning with the same letter. Every page offers plenty of coloring fun!

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This compelling 1902 play, considered Gorky's masterpiece, centers on a group of wretched souls who congregate to play cards, tell stories, and debate whether it is better to live without illusions or to maintain a romanticized worldview. A powerful, influential drama, hailed for its realistic and memorable characterizations.