Recent Arrivals from Hedgehog's Whimsey Books

Sarah Orne Jewett (b. South Berwick, ME, 1849 - d. 1909) wrote with "cadences and color" of the idiom of the Mainers about whom she wrote "with such compassion and delicacy", from end flap. Writer Jewett was a contemporary of John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry James, and Willa Cather, who in 1925 named this work by Jewett as one of three… Read more about this item

Light damp-stain, front lower page corners. Short lower spine tear. Top front corner half-inch chip. Non-fiction account, early days and nights when Nazi Germany invaded Poland.

Classic 20th century American Saga set in England and the American colonies featuring the 17th century founding members of the Quaker faith, and over 100 years, the Society of Friends, based in Pennsylvania. Light spine and cover wear. Binding firm.

1957 copyright by Thomas Bouregy & Company; printed by the Colonial Press Inc, Clinton MA. Mystery-romance youth novel set in England. Lenny has a grant to continue her research studies in London, moving from New York. A new friend, Leon, she suspects is a spy. But Tommy Price has been in love with Lenny. This triangle of characters is close… Read more about this item

Exponents of existentialism "include Christians, atheists, Marxists; artists and scientists as well as philosophers. It sets forth no values, no standards, and presents no firm answers. Yet, more than any other philosophic inquiry, it has influenced the entire thought of the twentieth century;" from back cover publisher marketing notes. Selections from listed philosopher-contributors fill these pages.

Light top page block foxing. Else near fine. Thorough contents subject areas: Naked Power, secret religion, evolution of primitive religion, godesses, sex symbols, ancient mother godesses; conflicts with religions; evolution of magic, brews and medicinal value, babies, demons, gospel of witches, historic figures and witches, devil as the god of witches, nuns, witch-hunters, Cotton Mather; dancing; secrecy, cone of power.… Read more about this item

Mastering the art of effective leadership. Bantam New Age Books; A Search for Meaning, Growth and Change. Chinese Sage Lao Tzu and his laws of effective leadership, teaching "How Things Work". Light spine creasing.

Historical fiction set in occupied Germany; international characters and drama.

Author also of "Suds in Your Eye" and "High Time". From end paper: "Mary Lasswell cooks the way she talks -- fast, in five languages."

Liberal Republican San Francisco attorney appointed by U.S. President Truman to the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Palestine: 6 Americans and 6 Britons. Having toured extensively, Crum put forth humanity, collective farms, and an Arab awakening. Up against that grew Arab suspicion of the West, forces of feudalism and entrenched privilege. From the U.S., State Department "secret diplomacy" took hold… Read more about this item

Jacket color photo: U.S. Air Force jacket color photo of an escort of North American P51 Mustangs of the Eighth Air Force over England. End papers: B&W photos: formation of fighter planes. Illustrated throughout w/ more B&W photos. Minor edge wear to jacket; lower boards show old damp & mildew stain, no longer active. Index. Youth history and biography series.… Read more about this item

Popular historical fiction set near Stratton Mountain, Vermont, in 1840, opening with political debate featuring historic authentic political figures, and fictional characters.

Fictional holiday adventure for 3 children: Ida the English girl; Oskar the Polish refugee; and Ping the displaced boy from the Orient. Their's was an adventure on a river seen from the summer rental house. They glide off in an old canoe found at the river, and adventures begin. A spell is woven, and real life mingles with fantasy among… Read more about this item

Recipes selected and adapted over 500 traditional household recipes beginning with soups and goulashes, smoked meat, breads. Norames in English and Czech. Look among the pages for Cheese Fruit Dumplings, Hare with Black Sauce, Eggs Surprise, and Malakov Cake, Grog, Turkish Coffee, and more. Index.

When urban life was becoming oppressive early in 1932, educators Helen and Scott Nearing moved to Vermont to farm, to live healthfully, to build with stone, heat with wood, to read and to write. After 15 years, they moved to Harborside, Maine, with their adaptive skills to begin again with another stone house. They were already well beyond "retirement age"… Read more about this item

End papers in diamond-shaped boxes, w/ varied peach-toned line-art: young men and women, different sports. 1920s setting. Fictional youth series: Larry Murdock is chosen as regular pitcher for the Carson College nine. Absorbing action leading to the big game. Pen&Ink artwork, not credited. Sturdy, well-illustrated in black Pen&Ink action artwork. Small dings to spine & cover. Age-toning to text pages.… Read more about this item

Four parts: Susan Spray; part two, p. 73: Susan Strudwick; part three, part 3, p. 175: Susan Clarabut; and part 4, p. 309, Susan Pell. End pages and artwork in a light copper tone. The Susan Spray story opens noting her birth at Copthorne on the Surrey and Sussex borders in 1834. A poor field labourer, worked on a farm… Read more about this item

Illustrated cloth tan binding, decorated in black and light blue petals; black titles. The auhor, "Ouida", early on, established the market for romance novels featuring Armies of France and England, and the Foreign Legion. This volume is "dedicated in sincere friendship" to Colonel Poulett Cameron. Upper right page block has old damp stain. 1920s-1930s. Historical fiction.

On cover: "This is the only paperback edition including the 1971 introduction and the four valuable Appendices of the 1940 edition." Sun-spade to spine. Top page block darkening.

Top front: "The Revolutionary Tradition in Europe and the Rise of Socialism". Known primarily for his criticism, author Wilson titled this work from the scene of Lenin's return to Russia in April 1917, during the early stages of the Russian Revolution, bringing to a climax the many political and Intellectual movements included herein. Included in a new appendix, Wilson evaluates… Read more about this item