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  • Richard F. Townsend – The Aztecs
    Richard F. Townsend – The Aztecs
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    One of the best general guides to the Aztec civilisation. Townsend’s narrative discusses the Aztecs from their humble beginnings, to the rise of the empire and the development of the […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Joseph Cornell (MOMA Monograph)
    Joseph Cornell (MOMA Monograph)
    $8.00 | , ,

    Monograph published on occasion of the 1981 MOMA exhibition. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear to the wraps/boards, […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland
    Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland
    $8.00 | , ,

    “The Other Crowd,” “The Good People,” “The Wee Folk,” and “Them” are a few of the names given to the fairies by the people of Ireland. Honored for [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Mark Rothko: Book Of Postcards
    Mark Rothko: Book Of Postcards
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    Book of perforated postcards of Rothko’s work, published by The National Gallery. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age & wear […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Richard Wollheim – Painting as an Art
    Richard Wollheim – Painting as an Art
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    Painting as an Art is acclaimed philosopher Richard Wollheim’s encompassing vision of how to view art. Transcending the traditional boundaries of art history, Wollheim draws on his three great [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Eve Babitz – Slow Days, Fast Company
    Eve Babitz – Slow Days, Fast Company
    $8.00 | , ,

    No one burned hotter than Eve Babitz. Possessing skin that radiated “its own kind of moral laws,” spectacular teeth, and a figure that was the stuff of legend, she seduced […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Witold Gombrowicz – Cosmos
    Witold Gombrowicz – Cosmos
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    Milan Kundera called Witold Gombrowicz “one of the great novelists of our century.” Now his most famous novel, Cosmos, is available in a critically acclaimed translation by the [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Luce Irigaray – je, tu, nous: Toward a Culture of Difference
    Luce Irigaray – je, tu, nous: Toward a Culture of Difference
    $8.00 | , ,

    Irigaray offers the clearest available introduction to her own work. Focusing on power, women, gender and patriarchal mythologies, she lays out what for her has become the central problem for [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • John Meyendorff – Christ in Eastern Christian Thought
    John Meyendorff – Christ in Eastern Christian Thought
    $8.00 | , ,

    This major study of Byzantine Christology is at the same time a study of the Orthodox understanding of man and his salvation. Focusing on the concept of hypostasis or “person,” […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Negotiating History: German Art and the Past
    Negotiating History: German Art and the Past
    $8.00 | , ,

    Overview of German art movements and their relationship to the cultural history of Germany This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and may show some age […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental
    The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental
    $8.00 | , ,

    It is probable that the earliest “books” were written on wood or leaves as early as the fourth millennium B.C. These fragile materials, unfortunately, have not come down to us. […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Mirror of the Gods: How the Renaissance Artists Rediscovered the Pagan Gods
    The Mirror of the Gods: How the Renaissance Artists Rediscovered the P…
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    By the end of the 15th century, the remains of the ancient gods littered the landscape of Western Europe. Christianity had erased the religions of ancient Greece and Rome and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Celebration: Studies in Festivity and Ritual
    Celebration: Studies in Festivity and Ritual
    $7.00 | , ,

    Includes material on ceremonial masks, Western Ashkenazic torah binders, Canela initiation festivals, potlatch ceremonies, Chamula carnivals, early 19th-century Protestant radicals, Penitentes, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs
    Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs
    $7.00 | , ,

    The Eight Immortals, the five elements, the dragon and the phoenix, yin and yang—representations of these important cultural symbols are pervasive in Chinese literature, art and architecture. [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Dennis Altman – Global Sex
    Dennis Altman – Global Sex
    $6.00 | , ,

    Global Sex is the first major work to take on the globalization of sexuality, examining the ways in which desire and pleasure—as well as ideas about gender, political power, and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sacred Geometry: Philosophy & Practice
    Sacred Geometry: Philosophy & Practice
    $8.00 | , ,

    The thinkers of ancient Egypt, Greece and India recognized that numbers governed much of what they saw in their world and hence provided an approach to its divine creator. Robert […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Alvin Curran ‎– Canti Illuminati
    Alvin Curran ‎– Canti Illuminati
    $30.00 | , ,

    An occupant of the present and thread to the past – a rare juncture between diverse polarities of experimental practice, from free improvisation and modern classical composition, to [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • PUP – The Dream Is Over
    PUP – The Dream Is Over
    $12.00 | ,

    The title of PUP’s 2016 album The Dream Is Over are the exact words a doctor spoke to singer/guitarist Stefan Babcock upon discovering one of his vocal cords had a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Studio One Ska (The Original) (Red Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Ska (The Original) (Red Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Ska (The Original)
    V/A – Studio One Ska (The Original)
    $23.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Roots
    V/A – Studio One Roots
    $23.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Roots (Orange Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Roots (Orange Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Dub (Yellow Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Dub (Yellow Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Dub
    V/A – Studio One Dub
    $23.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Studio One Classics (Blue Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Classics (Blue Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections, all released on [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • SML – Spontaneous Music Live
    SML – Spontaneous Music Live
    $27.00 | ,

    SML is a Los Angeles based quintet featuring Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann. Spontaneous Music Live contains two side-length pieces of unedited [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A  – Rebel Island Soul
    V/A – Rebel Island Soul
    $23.00 | ,

    Sixteen killer 70s reggae funk and soul cuts from the likes of John Holt, Lee Perry, Cornel Campbell, The Cimarons, The Chosen Few and more featuring superb reggae takes on […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Rebel Island Soul
    V/A – Rebel Island Soul
    $40.00 | ,

    Sixteen killer 70s reggae funk and soul cuts from the likes of John Holt, Lee Perry, Cornel Campbell, The Cimarons, The Chosen Few and more featuring superb reggae takes on […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Lekan Animashaun – Low Profile
    Lekan Animashaun – Low Profile
    $29.00 | ,

    Strut Records proudly presents a new reissue of the original Afrobeat classic Low Profile (Not For The Blacks), recorded and composed by Afrika 70 saxophonist and bandleader Lekan Animashaun and [...]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Sun Ra – Do The Impossible: Original Soundtrack To The Documentary (2CD w/Blu-ray)
    Sun Ra – Do The Impossible: Original Soundtrack To The Documentary (2C…
    $25.00 | ,

    How do you make a documentary film about a man who was also a myth? About a musician who was more than a musician? About someone who asked us to […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sun Ra – Do The Impossible: Original Soundtrack To The Documentary (2xLP w/Blu-ray)
    Sun Ra – Do The Impossible: Original Soundtrack To The Documentary (2x…
    $39.00 | ,

    How do you make a documentary film about a man who was also a myth? About a musician who was more than a musician? About someone who asked us to […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Andrew Sa – American Rough
    Andrew Sa – American Rough
    $15.00 | ,

    Born from childhood memories of Ford F150 rides and his mother’s traveling karaoke business, Andrew Sa’s debut album, American Rough, represents the culmination of a lifelong obsession with the [...]

    GENRE: African
  • V/A – Studio One Funk (Clear Vinyl)
    V/A – Studio One Funk (Clear Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – Studio One Funk
    V/A – Studio One Funk
    $23.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One collections all released on limited-edition [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Horse Lords – Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive!
    Horse Lords – Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive!
    $16.00 | ,

    The music on Horse Lords’ Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! feels both impossibly detailed and eminently human. The twelve pieces assembled are layered, interwoven, tonally and rhythmically [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jejune – Wait A Lifetime
    Jejune – Wait A Lifetime
    $100.00 | ,

    The San Diego via Boston alt trio’s complete original studio recordings, remastered, restored, and compiled into one lavish box set. Wait A Lifetime gathers the band’s peerless albums Junk and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • BASIC – BASIC
    BASIC – BASIC
    $15.00 | ,

    BASIC – the trio of Chris Forysth (guitar), Mikel Patrick Avery (percussion, drum machine, electronics), and Douglas McCombs (Fender Bass VI) – produced their new 7-track album over [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • BASIC – BASIC
    BASIC – BASIC
    $25.00 | ,

    BASIC – the trio of Chris Forysth (guitar), Mikel Patrick Avery (percussion, drum machine, electronics), and Douglas McCombs (Fender Bass VI) – produced their new 7-track album over [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Styrofoam Winos – Any River
    Styrofoam Winos – Any River
    $22.00 | ,

    A decade ago, three employees of J’s Market and Cafe became Styrofoam Winos. Lou Turner, Trevor Nikrant, and Joe Kenkel bonded over their mutual adoration for Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Styrofoam Winos – Any River
    Styrofoam Winos – Any River
    $12.00 | ,

    A decade ago, three employees of J’s Market and Cafe became Styrofoam Winos. Lou Turner, Trevor Nikrant, and Joe Kenkel bonded over their mutual adoration for Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Les Imprimés – You & I b/w Miss The Days
    Les Imprimés – You & I b/w Miss The Days
    $10.00 | ,

    Following the massive success of their sophomore album Fading Forward, Les Imprimés, by popular demand, press two standout tracks from the album on the coveted 7” format. The A side, “You […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Doctor Bionic – Electric Pollen
    Doctor Bionic – Electric Pollen
    $25.00 | ,

    Somewhere in the hills of Cincinnati, there’s a transmitter sending radio waves in every direction. The electricity flows through the air and hits your receiver with a charge that, when […]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Hiding Places – The Secret To Good Living
    Hiding Places – The Secret To Good Living
    $16.00 | ,

    NYC-based indie rockers Hiding Places release their debut LP, The Secret to Good Living, on April 3, 2026 with Keeled Scales. Refined through years of live performance and studio work, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Hiding Places – The Secret To Good Living (Eco Lavender Vinyl)
    Hiding Places – The Secret To Good Living (Eco Lavender Vinyl)
    $25.00 | ,

    NYC-based indie rockers Hiding Places release their debut LP, The Secret to Good Living, on April 3, 2026 with Keeled Scales. Refined through years of live performance and studio work, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Eluvium – Virga III
    Eluvium – Virga III
    $26.00 | ,

    Virga III is the third installment in Eluvium’s inspired experimental series – and the first in nearly five years. In unmistakable contrast to the dense, ominous sprawl of Virga II, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Pratt & Moody and Cold Diamond & Mink – Hard Way To Live
    Pratt & Moody and Cold Diamond & Mink – Hard Way To Live
    $9.00 | ,

    Pratt & Moody return with a new 7” single on Timmion Records, pairing “Hard Way To Live” with “You Bring Me Joy” – two deep diving soul cuts that reaffirm […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Ben Vida – Oblivion Seekers
    Ben Vida – Oblivion Seekers
    $16.00 | ,

    To be an attentive listener to the world as it stands is to be saturated with language. Speech resounds through nearly every space that features human beings, whether unwanted or […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Discovery Zone – Library Copy Do Not Remove
    Discovery Zone – Library Copy Do Not Remove
    $25.00 | ,

    In Library Copy Do Not Remove, Discovery Zone’s JJ Weihl presents a digital enchantment of reality, braiding together the material and non-material to reveal that they are, in fact, two […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Spatulas – A Blue Dot
    The Spatulas – A Blue Dot
    $22.00 | ,

    The first thing you hear is a lone clean guitar and a sweet warble singing about “city scenes caught up in the moment” before the drums enter and we’re off! […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Touch Girl Apple Blossom – Graceful
    Touch Girl Apple Blossom – Graceful
    $15.00 | ,

    Austin’s Touch Girl Apple Blossom are no strangers to wearing their hearts on their sleeve. And it may be something in the name we really feel they found their rightful […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative