CATALOG OF DOVER BOOKS
THE BEST TALES OF HOFFMANN, E. T. A. Hoffmann. 10 of Hoffmann’s most
important stories: "Nutcracker and the King of Mice,” "The Golden Flowerpot,
etc. 458pp. 514 x 814. 21793-0 Pa. $8.95
FROM FETISH TO GOD IN ANCIENT EGYPT, E. A. Wallis Budge. Rich
detailed survey of Egyptian conception of "God” and gods, magic, cult of animals,
Osiris, more. Also, superb English translations of hymns and legends. 240
illustrations. 545pp. 534 x 814. 25803-3 Pa. $11.95
FRENCH STORIES/CONTES FRANÇAIS: A Dual-Language Book, Wallace
Fowlie. Ten stories by French masters, Voltaire to Camus: "Micromegas” by
Voltaire; "The Atheist’s Mass” by Balzac; "Minuet” by de Maupassant; "The
Guest” by Camus, six more. Excellent English translations on facing pages. Also
French-English vocabulary list, exercises, more. 352pp. 514 x 814. 26443-2 Pa. $8.95
CHICAGO AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY IN PHOTOGRAPHS: 122
Historic Views from the Collections of the Chicago Historical Society, Larry A.
Viskochil. Rare large-format prints offer detailed views of City Hall, State Street,
the Loop, Hull House, Union Station, many other landmarks, circa 1904-1913.
Introduction. Captions. Maps. 144pp. 934 x 12Vi. 24656-6 Pa. $12.95
OLD BROOKLYN IN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS, 1865-1929, William Lee
Younger. Luna Park, Gravesend race track, construction of Grand Army Plaza,
moving of Hotel Brighton, etc. 157 previously unpublished photographs. 165pp.
814 xm. 23587-4 Pa. $12.95
THE MYTHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, Lewis Spence. Rich
anthology of the myths and legends of the Algonquins, Iroquois, Pawnees and
Sioux, prefaced by an extensive historical and ethnological commentary. 36
illustrations. 480pp. 514 x 8Vi. 25967-6 Pa. $8.95
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BATTLES: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479
b.c. to the Present, David Eggenberger. Essential details of every major battle in
recorded history from the first battle of Megiddo in 1479 b.g to Grenada in 1984. List
of Battle Maps. New Appendix covering the years 1967-1984. Index. 99 illustrations.
544pp. 614 x 9«. 24913-1 Pa. $14.95
SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD, Captain Joshua Slocum. First man
to sail around the world, alone, in small boat. One of great feats of seamanship told
in delightful manner. 67 illustrations. 294pp. 514 x 814. 20326-3 Pa. $5.95
ANARCHISM AND OTHER ESSAYS, Emma Goldman. Powerful, penetrating,
prophetic essays on direct action, role of minorities, prison reform, puritan
hypocrisy, violence, etc. 271pp. 534 x 814. 22484-8 Pa. $5.95
MYTHS OF THE HINDUS AND BUDDHISTS, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and
Sister Nivedita. Great stories of the epics; deeds of Krishna, Shiva, taken from
puranas, Vedas, folk tales; etc. 32 illustrations. 400pp. 514 x 814. 21759-0 Pa. $9.95
BEYOND PSYCHOLOGY, Otto Rank. Fear of death, desire of immortality,
nature of sexuality, social organization, creativity, according to Rankian system.
291pp. 514 x 814. . 20485-5 Pa. $7.95
A THEOLOGICO-POLITICAL TREATISE, Benedict Spinoza. Also contains
unfinished Political Treatise. Great classic on religious liberty, theory of govern¬
ment on common consent. R. Elwes translation. Total of 421pp. 534 x 814.
20249-6 Pa. $7.95
CATALOG OF DOVER BOOKS
MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM, Frederick Douglass. Born a slave, Douglass
became outspoken force in antislavery movement. The best of Douglass’ auto¬
biographies. Graphic description of slave life. 464pp. 514 x 814. 22457-0 Pa. $8.95
FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain.
Fascinating humorous account of 1897 voyage to Hawaii, Australia, India, New
Zealand, etc. Ironic, bemused reports on peoples, customs, climate, flora and fauna,
politics, much more. 197 illustrations. 720pp. 534 x 814. 26113-1 Pa. $15.95
THE PEOPLE CALLED SHAKERS, Edward D. Andrews. Definitive study of
Shakers: origins, beliefs, practices, dances, social organization, furniture and crafts,
etc. 33 illustrations. 351pp. 514 x 8)4. 21081-2 Pa. $7.95
THE MYTHS OF GREECE AND ROME, H. A. Guerber. A classic of mythology,
generously illustrated, long prized for its simple, graphic, accurate retelling of the
principal myths of Greece and Rome, and for its commentary on their origins and
significance. With 64 illustrations by Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens,
Canova, Bernini and others. 480pp. 534 x 8)4. 27584-1 Pa. $9.95
PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC, Carl E. Seashore. Classic work discusses music as a
medium from psychological viewpoint. Clear treatment of physical acoustics,
auditory apparatus, sound perception, development of musical skills, nature of
musical feeling, host of other topics. 88 figures. 408pp. 514 x 814. 21851-1 Pa. $9.95
THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY, Georg W. Hegel. Great classic of Western
thought develops concept that history is not chance but rational process, the
evolution of freedom. 457pp. 514 x 814. 20112-0 Pa. $8.95
THE BOOK OF TEA, Kakuzo Okakura. Minor classic of the Orient: entertaining,
charming explanation, interpretation of traditional Japanese culture in terms of
tea ceremony. 94pp. 514 x 814. 20070-1 Pa. $2.95
LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT, Adolf Erman. Fullest, most thorough, detailed older
account with much not in more recent books, domestic life, religion, magic,
medicine, commerce, much more. Many illustrations reproduce tomb paintings,
carvings, hieroglyphs, etc. 597pp. 514 x 814. 22632-8 Pa. $9.95
SUNDIALS, Their Theory and Construction, Albert Waugh. Far and away the
best, most thorough coverage of ideas, mathematics concerned, types, construction,
adjusting anywhere. Simple, nontechnical treatment allows even children to build
several of these dials. Over 100 illustrations. 230pp. 514 x 814. 22947-5 Pa. $5.95
DYNAMICS OF FLUIDS IN POROUS MEDIA, Jacob Bear. For advanced
students of ground water hydrology, soil mechanics and physics, drainage and
irrigation engineering, and more. 335 illustrations. Exercises, with answers. 784pp.
5*4 x 9k. 65675-6 Pa. $19.95
SONGS OF EXPERIENCE: Facsimile Reproduction with 26 Plates in Full Color,
William Blake. 26 full-color plates from a rare 1826 edition. Includes "TheTyger,”
"London," “Holy Thursday, "and other poems. Printed text of poems. 48pp. 5k x 7.
24636-1 Pa. $3.95
OLD-TIME VIGNETTES IN FULL COLOR, Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). Over
390 charming, often sentimental illustrations, selected from archives of Victorian
graphics—pretty women posing, children playing, food, flowers, kittens and
puppies, smiling cherubs, birds and butterflies, much more. All copyright-free.
48pp. 9k x 12k. 27269-9 Pa. $5.95