Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Social Networking

Facebook and Twitter
We are now on Facebook and Twitter. All signs point to diversification and reaching out to those who have a favorite social network. We are still mastering the media. If you are not a Facebook or Twitter fan don’t worry, we will not be sending out any invites. You guys into fb and Twitter know how to search for us. So all you fb’s get out there are write an awesome review! Share the luv.



Beautiful New Arrivals: Art, Poetry, and Homicide?
When you find the book you want, call or e-mail for addition pictures and information about the book. You can purchase the book with a credit card over the phone if youn prefer and we will ship it right to your door. email:  info@berkmanbooks.com  phone: 830-997-1535

Erte at Ninety, the Complete Graphics
 First Edition, 1982 $110


Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks
 by Wolf Uecker, 1986, $80



Unmistakably Mackie
by Frank Decaro, First Edition, 1999, $95


Faberge, Court Jeweler to the Tsars
 by G. von Habsburg-Lothringen, 1979, $20


Tiffany Windows
by Alistair Duncan, First Edition, 1980, $30



Pocket Watches
by Reinhard Meis, 1987, $75

The World of Biedermeier
by Linda Chase, First Edition, 2001, $140


Frederic Edwin Church
by Kelly Gould Ryan, 1989, $70


Classic America
by Wendell Garrett, 1992, $80


Karsh, American Legends,
First Edition, 1992, $30



Not beautiful, but quite interesting if you like that sort of thing, New Arrival

Homicide Investigating
by LeMoyne Snyder, First Edition, 1944, $150


Back to Beauty

Collected Poems of Gerald Gould,
Second Impression, 1929, $60




Robert Frost and His Printers
by Joseph Blumenthal, First Limited Edition (with slip cover), one of 1000 copies, 1985, $75



Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick
Edited by J. Max Patrick, First Edition, 1963, $35

Happy Teacher
 by Melville B. Anderson, Signed, 1910, $90

Seven White Birds
 by Francis Alexander, Signed, 1938, $45

Poetry of W. B. Yeats
 by Louis Mac Neice, 1941, $65


Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams
 Edited by Christopher MacGowan, Two Volumes, 1986, $85

A face only a mother could love, New Arrival
Detective Dick Tracy and the Spider Gang,
Big Little Book, 1937, $50

Tiny Tim and the Mechanical Men,
Big Little Book, 1937, $70


Hiding on the Children’s Shelf

My Davy
 by Janet Lambert, First Edition, 1968, $55


Child’s World Primer
 by Sarah Withers, 1917, $85

Chatterbox,
1891, $50

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Calm and Cool

It’s hot out. There is so much to cram into the remainder of the summer vacation season. July is when travelers come in with red cheeks and hats.  Some have full itineraries and check their watches regularly. They are eager to find a diversion to take back to their hotel or B&B and escape the pace in peace. However, most step into the coolness and gently gravitate to the shelves. There is nothing more gratifying to a bookseller than watching people drift in and become enveloped. The heat recedes and the traffic disappears. After skimming spines, they are pulled into the orbit of a chair and settle in.  They have landed. Calm and coolness are waiting for you and your families, guests and fellow travelers.

New Arrivals
King Ranch by Tom Lea, Signed 2 vol. set, First Edition, 1957, $325



Lone Star by T. R. Fehrenbach Signed First Edition, 1968, $175

Last Trail Drive Through Downtown Dallas by Ben K. Green, Signed Limited Edition, 1971, $225


Is War Hell? by Lt. W. Charles Goe, First Edition, 1947, $110

Wildflowers Across America by Lady Bird Johnson and Carlton B. Lees, Signed Twice, Collectors Edition, 1998, $175


People of the Longhouse by Edward M. Chadwick, Printed by Church of England, First Edition, 1897, $125



Roosevelt’s Marvelous Exploits in the Wilds of Africa by Jay Henry Mowbray, 1910, $40

A Soldiers Duty by K. Rokossovsky, First Edition, 1970, $125

Sixguns by Elmer Keith, 1961, $60


Unmistakably Mackie by Frank Decaro, First Edition, 1992, $95

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, Book Club Edition Box Set, 1965, $95

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, Signed first Edition, 2003, $45

“Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. So aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.” - Henry David Thoreau