Search Results: Authors starting with L from The Amber Wave

Athens, Ga.: Georgia Museum of Art, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft. 11" x 8"W. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- with an edgeworn cover and slight scuffed. Nicely illustrated with color and black & white plates..

Manchester, Vt.: Golden Quill Press, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. An "as new" copy of poems written by a Vermonter.This is Laird's eighth volume of poetry..

New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1970. Book. E/Fine. Soft. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- no unsightly highlighting, in "as new" condition..

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1922. Book. Illus. by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A very good/near fine copy illustrated by Elizabeth Shippen Green (Elliott), one of the "Red Rose Girls" a group of artists who included Jessie Wilcox, and Violet Oakley. The back hinge is starting, but flawless otherwise. A lovely book with color illustrations and engravings by Elizabeth S.G. Elliott. Issued without a dustjacket..

Lincoln, Ne.: University of Nebraska Press, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Octavo. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a clean dustjacket with white marks on the cover, but no tears. Story of a gutsy single woman whose motivation for going to Alaska was her love of travel and desire to earn a living as a teacher. Very interesting -- a true slice of life in the last American frontier..

London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 10" x 81/2" W. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- with no markings whatsoever in an unclipped dustjacket showing very slight shelfwear. Beautiful facsimiles of paintings depicting the lovely Irish landscape..

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Quarto. A good copy -- tight and clean -- in a dustjacket that's clean but has missing chips at the top and base of the spine. Foxing of the edges of pages and discoloration of the green cover, but no mustiness or soiling. First novel by the Carribean author, George Lamming, with an introduction by Richard Wright..

Va.: ARE Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Soft. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- no dustjacket. This is a study of eleven Civil War re-enactors who are hypnotically regressed to the time of that war. Each one reveals astonishingly detailed information about the war and even their own deaths..

Va.: ARE Press, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Soft. Quarto. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- slight sign of being handled. An interesting study of individuals with an obsessive interest in the Middle Ages who, under hypnosis, were able to recall having lived during the Middle Ages..

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1994. Book. Fine. Soft. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- no remainder marks either..

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1994. Book. Very Good. Soft. First Am.Ed.. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- no remainder marks, nor shelfwear..

New York: Clarkson/Potter Publishers, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. A near fine copy in an unclipped dustjacket that has some crinkling along the top edge --otherwise clean and in great condition. A collection of everyday Italian recipes: delicious pumpking ravioli with sage and toasted hazelnuts, eggplant rollatini, turkey tonnato, and delicious desserts like chocolate Amaretti cake. .

Canada: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1962. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A near fine former library book in a near fine mylar-covered dustjacket, ninth printing. No markings, completely clean, excellent copy. Winner of the Newberry medal stamped on the cover, the story is about the impact the arrival of new owners of an abandoned house has on the creatures who live in the surrounding acreage. Delightful story with great illustrations of the animals written about in the book: Porkey the woodchuck, Uncle Analdas the elderly jackrabbit, Willie Fieldmouse, etc..

New York: Limelight Editions, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. A near fine/very good copy (small spots on the back) that was on the NY Times bestseller list. It's a compelling story of the great actress based on never-before-seen documents, letters to and from Kate, and interviews with her. Also, includes numerous black and white pictures of the actress, her parents, and others professionally involved with Kate over the years. A good read. .

Italy: Rizzoli Editore, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12" x 9"w. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- covered with mylar. This publication is part of the series entitled, "Classics of the Wrold's Great Art.".

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Quarto. A near fine first edition copy -- tight, but with a few underlined pages in an unclipped dustjacket in very good condition. The mylar-covered dj is showing some shelfwear. A Euro-centric psychological study of the Navaho people by a psychiatrist and anthropologist. Includes many black and white photographs of Navaho daily life. .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First. Quarto. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a near fine unclipped dustjacket with a mylar cover. First edition..

UK: Blandford press, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A very good copy --completely clean-- in an unclipped dustjacket slightly scraped on the edge of front cover. An introduction to the art and technique of bonsai. With 159 color illustrations, the book is a good source of inspiration for styles and subjects, but also includes essential information about the essentials of cultivation: propagation, training into styles, pruning, feeding, siting, potting, and pests and diseases..

New York: Artisan, 2000. Book. As New. Hardcover. An "as new" copy -- hardcover issued without a dustjacket. With colorful ribbon markers. Writings from the Zen spiritual tradition, artistically illustrated with color photos that capture the essence and atmosphere of Zen. Includes and introduction to the history and key concepts of Zen by Dr. Miriam Levering, a Zen scholar..

Durham: Duke University Press, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. No. First. 9 1/2" x 6"w. A tight clean copy with an "as new" dustjacket. The author debunks the philosophy of "back-to-the-landers" and shows how it has contributed to the suburbanization of the landscape.Rather than dismantle our technological and economic system, Lewis argues that as our population grows we must carefully guide the path of technological progress..