Search Results: Authors starting with L from Ariel Books

London, United Kingdom: Collins, 1956. Blue bds with bright Gilt title (fresh and unworn) pp 384 copy is tight and clean with minor foxing to page edges. Original DJ is not scuffed, 2 small chips to spine ends, and some foxing to white areas.. First British. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Auckland, New Zealand: Tui Vale, 2011. A new history of south-eastern Auckland from Maori by Nathew Green, Ngaitai historian, the missionaries, European settlement of the Fencibles of Howick, settlers and immigrants. A detailed history of each village including social, economic and political histories. Schools and older church histories. Stories of World War II. Heroes of the war both overseas and at home. A map of historical sites and geological/geographical features of the area. CONDITION Laminated bds, unworn with mild sun fading to spine, signed by Author to page opposing title page, 336 pages full of photos, maps, allotment plans tec. Nice crisp and bright copy. Overweight. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1953. First UK edition. Written by a Swedish author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. Novel published in 1944 is as Dvärgen. A searching, ironic tale about evil, was the first to bring him positive international attention outside of the Nordic countries. CODITION Red bds, 175 pages. Bds have marks, top cnrs curved, front ep price clipped, foxed to ends and edges. Crisp interior,. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Auckland, New Zealand: Farmers Trading Company , 1930. Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw CBE (1885 - 1971) was a New Zealand business man who founded the Farmers Trading Company, one of the largest department store chains in New Zealand. He was also a Christian writer and philanthropist and a well-known lay preacher in the Open Brethren movement. CONDITION Stapled wraps, pp13, 12, &16. Clean and unworn, rust marks from staples to rear on one.. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

New Zealand: Fraser Books , 2010. Fifty years of the Golden Shears competition. Extensive history sheep and sheep shearing in NZ and covering the special role women have played and a full record of those that placed in the events including New Zealanders competing overseas. Pp xii 443, photos in b/w and colour. CONDITION Only slightest handling signs o/w almost new condition. Overweight #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

California, USA: City Lights, 1967. Number 20 in Ferlinghetti's Pocket Poets series. American poet and lecturer. Lamantia's visionary poems are ecstatic, terror-filled, and erotic, exploring the subconscious world of dreams and linking it to the experience of daily life. CONDITION Card wraps (unworn) 100 pages are bright and crisp as new internally.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Four Seasons Foundation , 1974. American poet and lecturer. Lamantia's visionary poems are ecstatic, terror-filled, and erotic, exploring the subconscious world of dreams and linking it to the experience of daily life. Originally published in 1966 this is reformatted with three new poems. CONDITION Card wraps (unworn, a little toned) 47 pages are bright and crisp as new internally.. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent, 1890. Not Dated c1890.Blue waxed cloth bds with bright Gilt decorative spine title (fresh with sl damp stain along bottom edge, lightly rubbed spine foot, small tear spine head, cnrs sharp) contains "Tales from Mrs Leicester's School" pp 74; "Tales from Shakespeare" pp 281; "The Vicar of Wakefield" pp 126 plus 15 page catalogue to rear, odd nice engraving through text. Text block bright with some expected foxing, not inscribed. Overweight. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Macmillan, 1903. Maroon polished cloth bds, with crisp gilt spine title (very clean not bumped) faint browning to eps, pp 425 tight and bright, not foxed, interior is exceptionally tight and bright. An excellent copy.. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sydney, Australia: The Worker Trustees, 1935. Green card wraps with Black title and decoration, pp 192 is tight with light page browning, some spotting to edges, not inscribed, sl tanned spine. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Elliot Stock, 1912. Selection of essays. Green cloth with bright Gilt title (chipping to spine due to silverfishing otherwise fresh and unworn) 154 pages are bright and clean with light fore edge foxing. Appears unread, publishers catalogue laid in.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Evans Brothers, 1959. Blue bds with Gilt title (spine faded else unworn) pp 224 with 13 illus plates. Appears tight and unread, sl scuff to ffep where price has been removed, very faintly foxed leading edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Adelaide, Australia: Rigby, 1978. Childrens history aimed at older children.. Burgundy bds with crisp White title, pp 60 with 32 illus and maps. Tight clean copy with fresh DJ. Small ownership label to ffep. #Australian History#. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: University of London, 1969. Text in English but documents in Arabic, Hebrew, French, and German. Brown polished cloth bds with crisp Silver title (fresh not bumped or worn) pp 354 with 26 illustrations (tight and pristine interior, not inscribed) Original wrapper not worn or price clipped except for 1 tiny nick to bottom edge. An excellent copy. Overweight.. First UK. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo.

Cincinatti, USA: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1912. Red bds with Black title, very fresh with faded spine, sl shelf wear, not bumped. Pp 280 with 8 b/w illus plates and 1 full colour map (interior very tight and fresh, not foxed) An award plate is pasted to ffep and is named. An exceptionally good copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: J M Dent & Co, 1907. Classic epic poems Gebir originally published in 1798 tells the story of a prince of Spain who falls in love with his enemy Queen Charoba of Egypt. Hellenics waas originally published in 1846 including the poems published under that title in the collected works, together with English translations of the Latin idyls. Bibliographical note at rear. CONDITION Green Morocco with bright Gilt title and device to front (rubbed to spine with slight loss at spine ends, a little wear top edge) portrait frontis, wood block title page in red and black with clean tissue guard, pp iv 260. Very bright and clean internally.. Re-Issue. Leather. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Ward, Lock & Co, 1890. Green bds with Gilt spine title and Black title to front, cloth patterned and decorated as for half bound leather, decorative eps, pp xiv 552 with 80 illus and 16 full page engravings. Tigh copy with very bright and clean interior, name to half title, slight shelf wear.. Re-Issue. Cloth. Fine/Not Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: T Werner Laurie, 1910. Not Dated (1910 BL) Teracotta bds with Cream titles and decoration, map to front eps, pp xiii 357 with 24 illus plates. Cover has some staining, not worn or inscribed, scattered foxing. Short history of 21 colleges with illustrations.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Roberts, W J. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Auckland, New Zealand: Epsom Girls, 1991. 75th Jubilee. Nicely produced with year by year run down with photo illus, sketches, poems, records etc. 157 pages, bright and crisp as new. #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph, 1974. Historical novel. Boldly immaginative but convincing version of Pontius Pilate's life and career. Blue bds with silver spine title sl. faded, name inked to ffep, pp 509 in tight clean state. Original wrapper has marble design and only tiny 1mm tear at rear, very fresh.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.