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Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
The secret life of the sensational woman behind the Morgan masterpieces, who lit up New York society. What would you give up to achieve your dream? When J. P. Morgan hired Belle da Costa Greene in 1905 to organize his rare book and manuscript collection, she had only her personality and a few years of experience to recommend her. Ten years later, she had shaped the famous Pierpont Morgan Library collection and was a celebrity in New York and the art...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The captivating, deeply reported true story of how one of the most notorious novels ever written-Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom-landed at the heart of one of the biggest scams in modern literary history. Described as both "one of the most important novels ever written" and "the gospel of evil," 120 Days of Sodom was penned by the Marquis de Sade, a notorious eighteenth-century aristocrat who waged a campaign of mayhem and debauchery across France,...
504) Toy story 2 pack
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Toy story: an astonishing world where toys play while their owners are away. Woody is a pull-string cowboy doll and is the leader of the toys until the latest, greatest action figure, Buzz Lightyear, enters the picture. When the toy rivals are separated from their owner, they learn to put aside their differences and work as a team to get back home to the boy they love.
Toy story 2: the fun and adventure continues when Andy goes off to cowboy camp...
506) Letters to Camondo
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Tragic family history told in a collection of imaginary letters to a famed collector, Moise de Camondo." --
The Camondos were a Jewish family from Constantinople who made their home in Paris in the 1870s and became philanthropists, art collectors, and fixtures of Belle ��poque high society. They were also targets of antisemitism, much like de Waal's relations, the Ephrussi family, to whom they were connected. Eventually, the Camondos were murdered...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Nathan Raab, America's preeminent rare documents dealer, describes his years as the Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts, questing after precious finds and determining their authenticity, and he shows us what the past can tell us about the present. A box uncovered in a Maine attic with twenty letters written by Alexander Hamilton; a handheld address to Congress by President George Washington; a long-lost Gold Medal that belonged to an American...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Cardcaptor Sakura brought a generation of readers to manga, and now it's back in a definitive collector's edition! Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the all-time classics of the magical girl genre, and the Collector's Edition will be the definitive version of the story, for both long-time fans and readers new to the story. The adventures of the plucky Sakura Kinomoto are as adorably thrilling as ever, as she tracks down the magical Clow Cards and plunges...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Author Susan Ronald reveals how Hildebrand Gurlitt succeeded in looting in the name of the Third Reich, duping the Monuments Men and the Nazis alike. As an "official dealer" for Hitler and Goebbels, Hildebrand Gurlitt...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Complete checklists and pricing for every important football card set from 1894 to early 2018. Hundreds of new sets added and more than 75,000 new cards priced in this edition. Complete checklists for all included card sets. Values for individual cards and complete sets developed from thorough market research. Set description includes distinguishing features, key cards, distribution information -- everything you need to become a football card expert!"--...
Author
Series
Cardcaptor Sakura. Clear card volume 10
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
When a mysterious boy in robes appears during cheerleading practice, Sakura goes on the offensive with her Clear Cards-but the boy disappears as soon as Syaoran tries to help! Then Syaoran asks Sakura about the strange dreams she's been having, but where does she even begin to explain...?
515) Impy's island
Pub. Date
2008
Description
On a tropical island, a fun-loving group of misfit animals and people make a marvelous discovery. They find a baby dinosaur frozen since prehistoric times. His loving new family call the baby, Impy and he is ready to explore his strange new world. When a king from a farway country vows to capture the loveable baby dino for his private collection, all the inhabitants of Impy's island must join together to save their new friend.
516) Super hero safari!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Collector has sent Man-Wolf and Drax the Destroyer to capture super heroes and villains for his collection. Iron Man, Reptil, Wolverine, Falcon, and Silver Surfer must find a way to free the captives.
517) My Rembrandt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Delves into the world of people who passionately love and collect the paintings of Rembrandt.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the all-time classics of the magical girl genre, and the Collector's Edition will be the definitive version of the story, for both long-time fans and readers new to the story. The adventures of the plucky Sakura Kinomoto are as adorably thrilling as ever, as she tracks down the magical Clow Cards and plunges headlong into a world of sorcery beyond anything she could've imagined." --from Amazon.com.
519) Impy's island
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
On a tropical island, a fun-loving group of misfit animals and people make a marvelous discovery. They find a baby dinosaur frozen since prehistoric times. His loving new family call the baby, Impy and he is ready to explore his strange new world. When a king from a farway country vows to capture the loveable baby dino for his private collection, all the inhabitants of Impy's island must join together to save their new friend.
520) Pawn stars: Volume 5
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Shows daily activity at the Gold and Silver Pawnshop, a family-run business in Las Vegas that assesses the authenticity and value of a variety of items.