Search Results: Authors starting with L from Parker's Rare Books

Paris: Editions Nilsson, ND. Wraps. Collection Emeraude, illustration paste on front cover "Aquarelles de Edith Follet". Twelve paste-in water color illustrations, approximately 3 x 6 inches, in book. 8 vo, 186 pp. Minor chipping to edges, stains on spine, binding tight. Illustrations all present, clean and bright. At rear, "Acheve D'Imprimer Sur Les Presses De Ramlot Et C 52, Avenue Du Maine." Book condition VG-.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. First American Edition. HB. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, (xii) 399 pp. Top edge of text block stained blue. Translated from the unpublished French by Melanie Lind, and with an introduction by Viscount Allenby. World War I account, based on her diary, of life at the Chateau De La Motte au Bois, which the Baroness made available to the Allied Armies as a headquarters and refuge. The Chateau was never more than 10 miles behind the front lines, but the Baroness refused to leave until 1918. She was referred to affectionately as "The Mother Of The British Army." Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, in French. The author is inviting the recipient of the book to visit her at her Paris home on the Rue de Longchamp. Laid in is a post card with the photo of the author having a picnic lunch at Ypres in 1928. Shown are Marshall Petain, General Weygand, the Prince of Wales, and the author, and on the rear… Read More

Philadelphia: The Westminister Press, 1978. Stated First Edition. Wraps. Trade paper, 8vo, 156 pp. First printing, with full number line. No marks in book, binding tight. White covers show minor soiling. Book condition VG.

By Author, 2015. First Edition. Wraps. Illustrated trade paper, 8vo, 366 pp. Account of the Gays Mills, Wisconsin high school baseball team, who advanced to the state tournament 3 time from 1950-1954, by the author who was a member of the team. Gays Mills is a small town located in the Kickapoo Valley of southwestern Wisconsin. This copy signed by six members of that Gays Mills team. No marks in book, binding tight. Book condition VG+.

Kobenhavn og Kristiania: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, 1913. Later. HB. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo., 191 pp. End papers browned, front and rear hinges cracked. No marks in book. Lagerlof (1858-1940) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Book condition VG.

Phoenix Mill: Sutton Publishing, 2000. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, large 8vo, 178 pp. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight, in unclipped dust jacket. Book condition VG+ in VG+_ DJ.

Chicago: John Anderson Publishing Company, 1930. Wraps. Olive green stiff paper wraps, black lettering and illustration of Thorkveen on front cover, 8vo, 192 pp., illustrated endpapers. Memorial and biographical work on Rev. Lars P. Thorkveen (1856-1923). Born in Lom parish in Upper Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, he emigrated in June 1880, attended Luther College in Iowa, and served the Albion Norwegian Lutheran congregation in Watonwan County, Minnesota, until he died. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very minor edge wear. Book condition VG. Text primarily in Norwegian.

Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1962. HB. Blue cloth, 8vo., 179pp. Owners name ffep, otherwise clean and tight. Book condition VG+.

Boston: Boston Record-American , ND. Wraps. Illustrated wraps, 12 mo., 149 pp. Boston reporter covers the experiences on New England soldiers in Britain prior to D-Day invasion. Probably published in 1943 or early 1944. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show minor edge wear. Book condition VG.

Bangalore: Rekha Publications, 1970. 1st. HB. Brown cloth, dark brown lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 112 pp. "A Study Based on the Survey of Ancillary and Parent Establishments in Mysore". Economic development in India. White numbers written on front cover, owners name stamped on front paste down. No marks in text. Book condition VG.

Paris: Chez Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1673. HB. Full brown leather, gilt compartments and lettering with 5 raised bands on spine, 12mo, [24], 345, [3] pp. Owners name front paste-down, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers show edge wear, corners worn through to boards, front joint cracked but solid, chipping with 1/4" loss top of spine. Old sticker with number bottom of spine. First French edition by Lalemant (1622-1673), this work also published in Bruxelles in the same year. Book condition VG-. Text in French.

(Avignon), 1737. First Edition. HB. Full leather, double gilt border front and back covers, gilt lettering and designs on spine, 5 raised bands, 12mo, 321 pp + table de matieres at rear. Marbled end papers (rear endpaper needs reglueing). Lallemant (1660-1748), a French Jesuit, wrote series of books from 1734-1743 attempting to refute the Jansenists. Book shows edge wear, 2 corners worn through to boards, 1" split head of spine, 1/2" split heal of spine, owners name ffep, minor foxing, minor moisture stain last few pages, not affecting text. Binding tight, no marks in text. Book condition VG-.

Salzburg: Verlag von Herm. Kerber, [1882]. HB. Brown beveled cloth, elaborate gilt and black border with illustration of mountain couple and flowers, in blue, on front cover. Gilt lettering and designs on spine, 4 to., 95 pp. All edges gilt, heavy paper stock. Decorative end papers. 24 mounted photographs of Austrian mountain scenes (appear to be studio photos) accompanied by verse. Covers show minor soiling, slight foxing to pages. A handsome book, and fairly scarce. Book condition VG.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. HB. Blue cloth, gilt design on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 139 pp. Owners name ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Erratum slip tipped in on half title page. Spine lettering rubbed. Book condition VG.

Bremen: Berlegts Georg Ludewig , 1775. Later Edition. HB. Brown marbled paper covered boards, 12 mo, 96 pp. Lacking any endpapers (if ever present?). No marks in book, binding solid. Pages considerably browned, old faint moisture stain lower inside corner of pages throughout text. Covers show edge wear, old owners name top front cover partially visable, bottom 2" of backstrip lacking. Book condition Good. Uncommon title

Lincoln, Nebraska: The Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1974. Wraps. Green stiff paper stapled wraps, black lettering on front cover, 8vo, 89 pp. Owner's name top of title page only mark in book, binding tight. Book condition VG.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. HB. Embossed green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 16mo, 384 pp., frontis portrait of Richard Lander, two maps (1 fold-out). No marks in book, binding tight. Minor foxing to preliminaries. Covers clean with very little wear, corners bumped. Book condition VG. Volume I only, of a 2 volume set.

London: George Routledge And Sons, [1870]. HB. Edited with an introductory memoir and illustrations by William B. Scott. Green cloth, gilt lettering and elaborate gilt and black designs on front cover and spine, 12 mo, 560 pp, brown end papers, all edges gilt, beveled edges. Frontis portrait of Landon with tissue guard. Uncommon British edition of the collected poetical works of Landon (1802-1838), British poet and novelist, who was popular during her lifetime but faded from view later in the 19th century. Her literary reputation has been reappraised recently, Previous owner's name, dated 1884, on ffep, minor bracking in text, in pencil, binding tight. Covers show some edge wear, light fraying top of spine. Spine lettering rubbed. Book condition VG-.

Philadelphia: Jas. B. Smith & Co, 1861. HB. Elaborate blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering and floral designs on spine, 12mo, 432 pp., frontis portrait of the author with tissue guard. American edition of the collected poetical works on Landon (1802-1838), British poet and novelist, who was popular during her lifetime but faded from view later in the 19th century. Her literary reputation has been reappraised recently, Previous owner's name, dated 1868, on ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers show some edge wear, light fraying top and bottom of spine. Book condition VG-.

Minneapolis: Frikirkens Boghandel, 1911. HB. Full black leather, gilt lettering on spine, 16mo, 809 pp., black end papers, all edges of text block gilt. Owner's name ffep only mark in book, binding tight. Covers show edge wear, small chip bottom front joint. Text in Norwegian. Book condition VG.