Search Results: Authors starting with L from CraigsClassics

This is an antique salesman's dummy sample of the book "The Progressive Ages, or the Triumphs of Science. And Treasures of Nature, History and Literature" by H.L. Harvey. 1881; J.A. Ruth & Co.; Philadelphia and Chicago. The book contains illustrations throughout. Please note: this is an abbreviated copy of the book (not all pages are present); it was used as a sample only to show to prospective subscribers. There are numerous lined pages at the back for the salesman's use - four of these pages have handwritten names, addresses etc. of subscribers.Condition:Clean front cover and spine; mottling to the cloth on the back cover. Small cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a partial crack at the rear hinge between the end paper and pastedown halfway up from the bottom edge. The pages are age-toned though not brittle, and clean with only a small, dark spot at the outer edge of pages 165 & 170. There are 4 lined salesman's pages at the back with… Read More

"Mother Goose Song Book" by R.L. Wilkinson. 1930 3rd printing (stated); R.L. Wilkinson Company; Salem, Massachusetts. Nicely illustrated in color by Kayren Draper. The book contains 20 classic rhymes in all, including favorites such as Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Bo-Peep, Old King Cole, etc. - please see the photos for the complete list. This copy has "Bundles for Britain" stamped at the bottom of the front cover - Bundles for Britain was charity organization started in 1940 that shipped goods from America to war-torn British citizens.

Condition:
Some light soiling to the covers; there is a small, dark stain at the left edge of the back cover. Tight binding with no loose pages; both covers are firmly attached. Occasional light smudges to the pages (though a bit heavier on the contents page and page 1). "Bundles for Britain, Inc." is stamped in ink at the bottom of the front cover. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.

Handsome, antique copy of "TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE" by Charles and Mary Lamb. Circa 1910's (there is no date of publication stated); Brentanos; New York. Volume I (of a two-volume set). Nicely bound with gilt decorations and lettering on the front cover and spine, a frontispiece engraving of Charles Lamb, nine full-page illustrations (each with a descriptive tissue guard), and gilt top page edges. The following tales are included: The Tempest; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Winter's Tale; Much Ado About Nothing; As You Like It; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merchant of Venice; Cymbeline; King Lear.Condition:Some light scuffing to the cloth along the bottom edges of the covers; sharp corners; bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior with only some occasional mild foxing, and a random smudge/stain here and there; no writing found. There are a few pages that appear to have been attached along the outer edge and, in the process of… Read More

This is an "elegantly illustrated" Civil War-era copy of "The Poetical Works of CHARLES LAMB." 1865; E.H. Butler & Co.; Philadelphia. Nicely decorated covers and spine. Gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. This edition features a frontispiece portrait of Lamb, an illustrated title page, and three other full-page engraved plates. This copy was presented as a "2nd English Prize, 4th Class" presumably from a teacher to a student. The contents are grouped into the following categories - Miscellaneous; Sonnets; Blank Verse; Album Verses; Commendatory Verses; Translations.Condition:Clean front cover and spine with bright gilt; small, barely visible stain on the back cover. Cloth tears at the cover corners, and at the top and bottom edges of the spine. The text pages are in nice condition - mostly clean with only a few random, light foxing spots and smudges here and there. There is a crack at the front of the book between pages 12 & 13 resulting in the front cover being shaky. Light soiling to the… Read More

This is a wonderful peek back in time at New Hampshire's "Queen City" - "MANCHESTER UP TO DATE - Story of the City 1846-1896" by David Lane Perkins. 1896 1st edition; George F. Willey; Manchester, NH. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings, and vignettes throughout. "Stories, Anecdotes, and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Manchester Men." Presentation copy with "Compliments of Publisher" written in ink on the front end paper. Contents include Manchester Historical Publications; Willey's Book of Nutfield; Rockingham West; Horses and Other Domestic Animals; The Founders of Londonderry; Slavery; Manchester Centennial Exercises...and much more - please see the photos for the complete list.Condition:Clean covers and spine. There is bit of "bubbling" beneath the cloth near the bottom-right corner of the back cover. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt on the front cover. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean and white with only a few… Read More

This is an amazing, first-hand account by a Civil War P.O.W., "The Soldier's Story of His Captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and Other Rebel Prisons" by Warren Lee Goss (of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Heavy Artillery). 1870; I.N. Richardson & Co.; Boston. The book features numerous full-page illustrations, including a fold-out "Plan of Prison Grounds - Andersonville." "Embellished with a Beautiful Presentation Page and Four Full Page Illustrations by THOMAS NAST, the Celebrated American Artist; a Steel Portrait of the Author; Several Maps Drawn from Actual Measurements, and Many Accurate Illustrations of Prison Life, Taken from Rebel Photographs now in the Possession of the Publishers." "With an Appendix, Containing the Names of the Union Soldiers who Died at Andersonville, with the Numbers of their Graves, their Rank, the Companies and Regiments to which they Belonged, the Dates of their Decease, and the Diseases of which they Died. And also, Many Certificates to the Truthfulness of the… Read More

"Pictures of Life & Character" by John Leech. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York. The book contains wonderful illustrations by Leech on nearly every page.Condition:Some spotting to the covers and spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no loose pages; crack at the front hinge between the end papers. The pages are in great condition - clean and white with no writing or foxing; light ink smudges on a front end paper...no other staining found; 1/2" tear at the inner edge of a front end paper near the spine. Bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Overall the book is in very good condition.

"My Mother's Cook Book" by Matilda Lees Dods. 1902 1st edition; Thompson & Thomas; Chicago. "A Series of Practical Lessons in The Art of Cooking." Contents include soups, shell-fish, meats, vegetables, puddings, sauces, teas, coffies, pies, breads, cakes, ices, creams, jellies and more...please see the photos for the complete list. The covers and spine have an alligator skin effect.Condition:Light soiling to the covers and spine; tiny tear at the top edge of the spine; 3 of the cover corner tips have light wear. There is a crack at the front between pages 8 and 9 - despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached and is not shaky. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with the exception of a small, dark stain at the outer margin of pages 143-153. Tanning to the end papers and pastedowns. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

Antique book about missionary work, "Seven Years in Ceylon" - Stories of Mission Life by Mary and Margaret Leitch ("for eleven years missionaries of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions"). 1890; American Tract Society; New York. The book features illustrations and photographs throughout. Decorative floral end papers. Please see the photos for the complete list of illustrations. With a "Form of Bequest" page "for the benefit of the said Jaffna College" in support of their missionary work. There is a 4-page publisher's catalog at the back of the book.Condition:Light soiling to the covers; wear to the outer and bottom board edges. Tight binding with no loose pages. Partial crack between the front end paper and pastedown. The pages are in excellent condition and nearly appear unread - clean with no notable condition issues found. Overall the book is in very good condition.

"THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - An Epoch-Making and Monumental Book" by Joseph Lewis with its original dust jacket. 1946 1st edition, 1st printing; Freethought Press Association; New York. The book is SIGNED by the author in pen on the front end paper. Also included is a leather bookmark with the 10 Commandments printed in gilt lettering. "An Investigation into the Origin and Meaning of the Decalogue and an Analysis of its Ethical and Moral Value as a Code of Conduct in Modern Society." Large, hefty book with 644 numbered pages.From the dust jacket: "The Ten Commandments is the culmination of twenty years of arduous, painstaking research and as many additional years of reading and study in religious criticism, anthropology, sociology and history. The idea for an anthropological analysis of the Ten Commandments occurred to Mr. Lewis when he was unable to find satisfactory answers in any published critiques to certain questions that kept coming to his mind while he was making a study of the Bible. Then began an… Read More

This is a unique "Teachers' Edition" of the classic "ROBINSON CRUSOE" - For Boys and Girls by Lida B. McMurry and Mary Hall Husted. 1902; Public-School Publishing Company; Bloomington, Illinois. Illustrated. The book is smaller in size - it measures 6 7/8" tall x 5 1/8" wide. At the back of the book is the poem "On His Island" by William Cowper, as well as the following Appendices: "The Educational Value of Robinson Crusoe"; "Method of Teaching Robinson Crusoe"; and "Robinson in His New Home." From the Preface: "This little book is the result of much experience in seeking to adapt the story of Robinson Crusoe to the literary attainments and educational needs of children in the primary schools. Crusoe is the transition from myths and fairy tales, where the imagination is untrammeled by the 'practical,' to the study of real biography. Those events in Defoe's story that are of doubtful educational value are omitted; but it is believed that the child's interest in the narrative is not impaired thereby.… Read More

"Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries, and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864" by David and Charles Livingstone. 1866 1st American edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book features 36 in-text illustrations and full-page engravings (including a two-page frontispiece engraving of a "Bird's-Eye View of the Great Cataracts of the Zambesi, and of the Zigzag Chasm below the Falls through Which the River Escapes"), as well as a large fold-out map of Dr. Livingstone's travels at the back.From the Preface: "It has been my object in this work to give as clear an account as I was able of tracts of country previously unexplored, with their river systems, natural productions, and capabilities; and to bring before my countrymen, and all others interested in the cause of humanity, the misery entailed by the slave-trade in its inland phases - a subject on which I and my companions are the first who have had any opportunities of forming a judgment. The eight years… Read More

This is an antique book about post-Civil War reconstruction, "DIXIE AFTER THE WAR - An Exposition of Social Conditions Existing in the South During the Twelve Years Succeeding the Fall of Richmond" by Myrta Lockett Avary. 1906 1st edition, 1st printing (September); Doubleday, Page & Company; New York. The book features a photographic frontispiece portrait of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis, and many other illustrations. Gilt top page edges. From the Introduction: "No other book hitherto published portrays so fully and graphically the social conditions existing in the South for the Twelve years following the fall of Richmond, none so vividly presents race problems." Here are some examples of the contents: The Falling Cross; When This Cruel War is Over; The Army of the Union - The Children and the Flag; The Coming of Lincoln; The Last Capital of the Confederacy; The Counsel of Lee; The Wrath of the North; The Chaining of Jefferson Davis; Our Friends, the Enemy; Tournaments and Starvation… Read More

This is a vintage copy of "Doctor Dolittle in the Moon" by Hugh Lofting with its original dust jacket. 1956; J.B. Lippincott Company; Philadelphia and New York. The book features an illustrated title page and drawings throughout by Lofting. From the dust jacket: "This tale of Doctor Dolittle tells of his adventures in the moon, whither he journeys on the back of a giant moth, with Tommy Stubbins, Chee-Chee and Polynesia."Condition:Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean and appear unread with no stains, foxing or markings. "Happy Birthday" inscription dated 1967 written in pen at the top-right corner of the front end paper. The only issue with the text pages is the title page and the following contents and illustrations pages appear to have been attached at the lower-inner corner by the spine and, in the process of separating them, a small tear resulted (see photo of title page). Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition. The… Read More

"Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake" by Hugh Lofting. 1948 1st edition (stated), 1st printing (with no listing of subsequent printings on the copyright page); J.B. Lippincott Company - A Stokes Book. The book contains illustrations throughout by the author (including color end papers). The book comes with its original, un-clipped dust jacket (with the original $3.00 intact on the front flap).Condition:Clean front cover; the top-right corner of the spine and bottom-right corner of the back cover each have a very light stain; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean with no stains or foxing; name written in pencil on the front end paper...no other writing found. The outer edge of pages 241-246 are crimped and have a 1/2" tear. Overall the book is in very good condition. The dust jacket is un-clipped (with the original $3.00 price intact on the front flap); small tears along the perimeter with notably larger tears at the top and bottom of the spine; soiling and… Read More

This is a vintage issue of ESQUIRE MAGAZINE - The Magazine For Men from August, 1952. This issue features the short story "The Fighter" by JACK LONDON (10 pages, 6 of which contain black & white photographs). Also in this issue is a color, fold-out pin-up girl illustrated by Ren Wicks.Condition:Clean pages with no notable condition flaws. All pages are firmly in place. Overall in very good condtion. The magazine has a musty odor.

"Burning Daylight" by JACK LONDON. 1910 1st edition, 1st printing; The Macmillan Co.; New York. The book contains a frontispiece and seven other full-page illustrations. From a review: "Burning Daylight is the story of an adventurer who journeys to Alaska to find his fortune. After returning to the lower 48, he is cheated out of his money and recovers it only at gunpoint. He soon embarks on a self-indulgent lifestyle, drinking, gambling and womanizing his way into misery. However, he finds love and soon tries to reverse his profligate ways." The book was one of the best selling titles in 1910, and London's best-selling book in his lifetime.Condition:Clean covers and spine. The white lettering and illustration on the spine have faded a bit. There are a couple tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Pages 318/319 and 320/321 appear to have been attached along the bottom edge and, in the process of separating them, a few small tears… Read More

This is an antique copy of "Children of the Frost" by JACK LONDON. 1913; The Regent Press; New York. With a frontispiece illustration by Raphael M. Reay. (Note - the title page states "illustrations," though the frontispiece is actually the only illustration within the book - there is no indication that any illustrated pages have been removed, and other copies I've seen make no mention of any other illustration aside from the frontispiece.) The book is a collection of ten short stories.Condition:Clean covers and spine. There is a bit of mottling to the cloth on the spine, along the top edge of the front cover, and at the top half of the back cover. The top-right corner of the front cover is bumped. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with only tiny stains at the lower-outer corner of pages 244, 245 & 249, and a small light stain at the bottom-right corner of page 215. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

This is a scarce, original issue of the "American Sunday Monthly Magazine" from December 6, 1914. This issue contains Chapter X and most of Chapter XI of the story "The Star Rover" by JACK LONDON. Prior to being published in book form, "The Star Rover" first appeared within this magazine in serialized installments. The story contains an illustration between pages 10 and 11. Also included in this issue are a few other literary works (please see the photos for the complete list), and numerous illustrated advertisements. There are 18 numbered pages, not including the covers. The magazine measures 14" tall x 10 3/4" wide. The "American Sunday Monthly Magazine" was a Sunday newspaper supplement of the Los Angeles Examiner.Condition:Light soiling to the covers. There are occasional small tears along the perimeter of the pages. Both covers and all pages are firmly attached to the staples. Nice interior - the pages are clean with no notable issues found. Overall the issue is in Very Good- condition.

Nice condition vintage copy of "The Call of the Wild" by JACK LONDON. 1982; The Franklin Library; Pennsylvania. This edition features numerous black & white illustrations by William Harmuth. Nicely bound in faux leather with gilt page edges on all sides of the text block, four raised bands on the spine, and decorative end papers.Condition:There is a thin, very light 1" scuff near the bottom edge of the front cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean and appear unread with only some very light foxing to the first couple and last couple pages. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.