128pp. 8¼ × 11.
0-486-25829-7
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Translated by Constance Garnett. Supreme masterpiece tells the story of Raskolnikov, a student tormented by his own thoughts after he murders an old woman. Overwhelmed by guilt and terror, he confesses and goes to prison. 480pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-1587-2
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND OTHER GREAT DOCUMENTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY: 1775-1865, Edited by John Grafton. Thirteen compelling and influential documents: Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, Washington’s First Inaugural Address, The Monroe Doctrine, The Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, more. 64pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-41124-9
THE DESERT AND THE SOWN: Travels in Palestine and Syria, Gertrude Bell. “The female Lawrence of Arabia,” Gertrude Bell wrote captivating, perceptive accounts of her travels in the Middle East. This intriguing narrative, accompanied by 160 photos, traces her 1905 sojourn in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. 368pp. 5
× 8½.
0-486-46876-3
A DOLL’S HOUSE, Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen’s best-known play displays his genius for realistic prose drama. An expression of women’s rights, the play climaxes when the central character, Nora, rejects a smothering marriage and life in “a doll’s house.” 80pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-27062-9
DOOMED SHIPS: Great Ocean Liner Disasters, William H. Miller, Jr. Nearly 200 photographs, many from private collections, highlight tales of some of the vessels whose pleasure cruises ended in catastrophe: the Morro Castle, Normandie, Andrea Doria, Europa, and many others. 128pp. 8
× 11¾.
0-486-45366-9
THE DORÉ BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS, Gustave Doré. Detailed plates from the Bible: the Creation scenes, Adam and Eve, horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, depictions of the life of Jesus, 241 plates in all. 241pp. 9 × 12.
0-486-23004-X
DRAWING DRAPERY FROM HEAD TO TOE, Cliff Young. Expert guidance on how to draw shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, hats, and coats on the human figure, including folds in relation to the body, pull and crush, action folds, creases, more. Over 200 drawings. 48pp. 8¼ × 11.
0-486-45591-2
DUBLINERS, James Joyce. A fine and accessible introduction to the work of one of the 20th century’s most influential writers, this collection features 15 tales, including a masterpiece of the short-story genre, “The Dead.” 160pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-26870-5
EASY-TO-MAKE POP-UPS, Joan Irvine.
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