LOGOS BOOKS & RECORDS

28th Mar2010

Wilderness by Rockwell Kent

by Janina

Rockwell Kent is an American artist and illustrator, well known for his paintings, book illustrations (Moby Dick), and bookplates. What many people don’t know is that he was also an adventurer. His first book, Wilderness is his account from 1918-19 of adventuring in the Alaskan frontier with his 9-year-old son. Peppered with beautiful illustrations, this book helped support him on his New Hampshire homestead where he worked to complete a series of paintings from the Alaskan wilderness for exhibition in 1920 at Knoedler Galleries in New York

Below you will find the complete book for download or viewing, but you can also pick up a paper copy here at Logos, along with his illustrated edition of Moby Dick, Voyaging, N by E, and The Art of the Bookplate.

Download the book here, or view it below.

Now Available at Logos!
Wilderness
$18.95 Paperback
Rockwell Kent

N by E
$19.95 Paperback
Rockwell Kent

Voyaging: Southward from the Straight of Magellen
$19.95 Paperback
Rockwell Kent

Moby Dick or, The Whale
$14.95 Paperback
Herman Melville, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent

Rockwell Kent: The Art of the Bookplate
$32.00 Hardcover
Rockwell Kent

Category : Public Domain Hour

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25th Mar2010

Werner Herzog Reads Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

by Janina

We liked his reading of Curious George so much, we looked for more Werner Herzog interpretations of children’s stories. Look for his reading of Madeline next week!

Category : Books in Motion

Tags : Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Virginia Lee Burton, Werner Herzog

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21st Mar2010

Codex Seraphinianus – Now Available for Download

by Janina

A good friend of mine once showed me some images online of Codex Seraphinianus, the visual encyclopedia of an unknown world created by Italian artist Luigi Serafini. Approximately 360 pages, Serafini created the codex during 30 months between 1976 and 1978. The book is filled with beautiful pages of fantastic creatures in an unknown language, and for the first time since it was published it has been released in an affordable format: free. You can find it on the issuu self publishing site where you can view it and download it, for free. Paper, out of print editions of this book usually range upwards of $400, so this is truly a gem. I am really very excited about this.

Follow the link to download it, or view it below.

Category : Public Domain Hour

Tags : Codex Seraphinianus, Luigi Serafini

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18th Mar2010

Alice in Wonderland: Through the Eyes of 30 Illustrators

by Janina

Alice in Wonderland has been flying off the shelf lately, particularly this edition which features 152 pages filled with color illustrations from 30 illustrators. Compiled by one of my favorite children’s book illustrators, Cooper Edens, who has one of the largest collections of vintage picture books in the world.

Now Available at Logos!
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: A Classic Illustrated Edition
$14.99 Paperback
Compiled By Cooper Edens

Category : Books in Motion

Tags : Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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17th Mar2010

LOTS of Science Fiction Pocket Books!

by Janina

We are in the middle of processing and shelving a large Science Fiction library. Already on the floor are more than 12 shelves worth of Andre Norton, Robert A. Heinlein, Roger Zelazny and more! Be the first to check them out!

Category : The Buy Desk

Tags : Science Fiction

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15th Mar2010

Parking Lot survey & Information

by Debbie

On March 1, the City of Santa Cruz implemented fees for the parking lot located behind Logos.

We want to hear your opinions, suggestions and concerns about this new plan. We would like to collect this information to turn over to the city, in order to improve the situation, so please respond in kind; in other words, constructive criticism, praise or suggestions only please!

We did not ask for this and we are trying to do what we can to make it reasonably better. The city reports that the cost of parking maintenance has increased greatly, and this is how they are trying to address their budget problems.

Update: Thank you! We are getting lots of survey responses and look forward to more. There are a couple of issues that have come up, so we thought we would mention them here…

1. A couple of people have indicated they are confused by the instructions; should they carry the ticket with them or leave it on their dashboard? The answer is: carry it with you. The city has a system for reading the ‘machine’ which tells them which spaces should have cars and which should not. If you carry your ticket with you, then you can update your parking at any paystation downtown (using your space number).

2. Handicapped Parking: We agree with every person who has written to us about the ridiculous placement of Handicapped Spaces with respect to the Pay Stations. It seems to contradict one of the most important aspects of those spaces, that is, to place them close to business entrances to reduce the distance. We have let the City know of your overwhelming responses on this issue, and have been assured that they are working on a better plan. Just want you to know…some of the survey replies seem to point the finger at us! We had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this (nor any other part of this program).

3. We do not see your email address in the survey (it is completely anonymous) so if you want to ask a question, please email us directly: logos@logosbooksrecords.com.

What do you most like about the new paid parking lot behind Logos? (click all that apply)
It is much easier to find a space than when it was free parking.
I can park longer than the previous three hour maximum.
I can add time to my parking at any downtown pay station (using my space number).
At $.50 per hour it is still a lot cheaper than downtown parking in San Francisco or San Jose.
It is a relatively inexpensive way to help the city with its budget woes.

What do you most DISlike about the new paid parking lot behind Logos? (click all that apply)
I just do not think we should have to pay for parking downtown.
I think .50 per hour is too expensive.
I think there should be smaller increments than one hour, like 15 minutes or half an hour.
There are not enough pay stations in the lot.
There are not enough pay stations downtown.
The pay stations in the lot are not well-situated. I would like to see them closer to the building entrances.
The pay stations in the lot are not well-situated. I would like to see them closer to the parking aisles themselves.
For Handicapped parking, the pay stations are not well-situated. I would like to see them closer to the spaces or the building entrances.
I think there should be a free 15 minute period for pick ups and drop offs.

How does this affect your decision to come downtown? (check all that apply)
Not at all. I still come downtown and park in the lot.
Somewhat. I still come downtown but drive around to find free parking where still available.
Somewhat. I come downtown but now use alternative methods of transportation (Bus, Bike, walk)
A lot. I will not come downtown anymore.

Do you have any comments on this topic that are not covered by our questions? If so, please enter them here. Please, no rants; we are not opposed to the concept but this is not the place for those.

Category : General News

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14th Mar2010

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll

by Janina

With the onset of Tim Burton’s film Alice, people seem to be flocking to our store looking for beautiful old illustrated versions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. As a used bookstore, sometimes we can’t always provide the cool old books we would like to. We can only sell you what people sell us. What we can do, is provide you with a nice alternative. Below you will find the first ever film version of Alice in Wonderland and digital copy of the first edition of Lewis Carroll and John Tenniel’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. You can read this online, or download it as a PDF.

Download the video here or watch it below.

Download the PDF here or read it below.

Category : Public Domain Hour

Tags : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll, Silent Film

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13th Mar2010

News This Week (March 13th)

by Janina

Every week Logos employees collect the most interesting news bits from the book and music world…

Mad as a hatter: a history.

Favorite heroes from children’s fiction, in pictures.

Illustrator Dodie Masterman dies at 91.

University of Texas acquires the David Foster Wallace archive. See some of it.

Canada says no to Amazon.

Google partners with Italy to digitize their archives.

Adults are less embarrassed about reading children’s literature.

The history of the book.

Have your bookshelf evaluated.

A letter from Philip K. Dick.

Category : News This Week

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11th Mar2010

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – Seth Grahame-Smith

by Janina

Out now is Seth Grahame-Smith’s new novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter! Graham-Smith is the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which quickly picked up a cult following leading to a tedious series from Quirk books (Quirk Classics, by Steve Hockensmith and Ben H. Winters). His new novel breaks away from the mash-up genre and follows more in the footsteps of World War Z. In fact, early staff reviews are already reporting that his writing is as good, if not better, than Max Brooks’.

Watch the trailer below!

Now Available at Logos!

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Seth Grahame-Smith

$21.99

Category : Books in Motion, New Books, R & R

Tags : Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith

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08th Mar2010

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey

by Janina

One of the great thing’s we have in our rare and vintage book collections here at Logos is a handbill from an old Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus performance. Check out some of our favorite images from the magazine in the gallery below.