New Releases by Stanley Appelbaum

"Vanina Vanini" traces the fortunes of a Roman aristocrat''s daughter who falls in love with a wounded soldier, and "L''abbesse de Castro" recounts the illicit liaison and subsequent trial of an abbess. Dual-language edition.

128 rare, vintage photographs: 200 buildings — 79 of foreign governments, 38 of U.S. states — the original ferris wheel, first midway, Edison''s kinetoscope, much more. 128 black-and-white photographs. Captions. Map. Index.

A splendid tribute to The World''s Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, this hardcover volume offers a grand photographic record, printed in a sweeping landscape format. Includes essays and captions by a noted historian. 128 photographs.

Based on antique prints, more than 40 handsome illustrations depict samurai warriors, the imperial villa at Kyoto, a Shinto shrine, tea ceremony, Noh play, and more. Detailed captions offer fascinating facts.

Sublime poetic masterpiece recounting the poet''s allegorical journey through the afterlife follows Dante through the infernal regions of Hell, where punishment is determined by gravity of sinner''s transgressions, through Purgatory where souls are atoning for their misdeeds and to the entrance to Paradise, where he meets his beloved Beatrice.

Forty-two carefully researched illustrations depict prehistoric Indians of the Arctic, woodland cultures in the Northeast, cliff dwellers of the Southwest, many more. Ready-to-color scenes include hunting, food-gathering, ceremonies, games, dances, and numerous other aspects of tribal life before the European arrival. Introduction. Captions. Map.

A treasury of 25 six-word crossword puzzles helps children build their basic Spanish vocabularies. Fun-to-color pictures of each word, alphabetical list of Spanish words, English translations, solutions.

Over 40 expertly rendered illustrations depict life in Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.: the building of the Parthenon, a performance of Oedipus Rex, a torchlight wedding procession, children playing, Socrates'' trial, the Olympian games, Aristotle tutoring the young Alexander of Macedonia, and more. Detailed captions for each illustration.

Wonderful introduction to ancient Egypt features 44 detailed, full-page drawings of Cleopatra, Ramses II, arts and crafts, architectural monuments, and more. Detailed, informative captions. Also, handy source of royalty-free graphics.

Analyse: Photographies de Richard Wurts, Carl van Vechten, Samuel H. Gottscho, Underwood & Underwood, Sigurd Fisher et Michael L. Radoslovich.