Search Results: Authors starting with L from Callaghan Books South

Crown Publishers, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, red cloth spine, yellow boards, black lettering very fine on spine, lavender color inside covers and adjacent end papers, tiny ink name and date inside front cover, 243 pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy light gray background, a statute's head and shadow in purple at bottom front right, bigger at bottom back with praise from Donald Barthelme and others. DJ and book, both As New.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. (1st,1st) Larger book, red cloth spine, yellow boards,lavender color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 243 pages of short stories. DJ glossy pale violet with small statue at bottom front right illustrated, praise on back from Donald Barthelme and Toni Morrison. DJ creased at top front right, 3/8" tear at top back tip. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1957. Trade Paperback. Very Good. (9th ptg.) Trade paperback, color-illustration of Navaho man in circle on front wrapper, Pulitzer Prize winner. 302 lightly browned pages plus catalog. White wrappers very slightly browned, very tiny crease at tips. Very Good+.

Houghton Mifflin, 1937. Cloth. Fine/Fair. Slightly smaller book, light brown cloth, 325 lightly browned pages. Includes news article from New York Herald Tribune of October 24, 1937--review by Rose C. Field. DJ beneath mylar has black borders with color-illustration of Navajos on front, spine and back. DJ badly worn at most edges and tips, tears and nicks as well. Fair DJ/Fine book.

Literary Guild of America, 1929. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Slightly smaller book, dark green cloth with orange dancers on front, orange lettering very fine on spine, 302 lightly browned heavy pages, light wear to tips, microtear on front left. Very Good.

Houghton Mifflin, 1965. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (4th ptg.) Foreword by William Maxwell. Sturdy book, dark yellow cloth with dark brown lettering on front and spine, dark yellow inside covers and adjacent end papers, ink name and date on first front end paper, 303 lightly browned stiff pages, 12 stories. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, colorful illustration of huts in jungle on front, spine and small portion of back, b/w photo of LaFarge on back as well. DJ has light wear to front bookfold edge, microtear and slight surface wear at spine top edge, wear spot at spine bottom right edge, microtear at top and bottom back edges. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

National Geographic Society, 1972. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Glanzman, Louis. Taller, heavy book, white cloth lightly browned at edges with embossed Viking ship at bottom front with oars, not sails, illustrated of sculptures inside covers and adjacent end papers, 207 pages on heavy photo paper. 127-134 top tips creased. Illus. by Louis S. Glanzman. DJ has color-illustration of Viking close-up on front, photos of author, illustrator and photographer Ted Spiegel on back. DJ has tiny tear with slight wear at front tips, tiny chip at bottom front edge nearer spine, two tiny tears at spine top edge, tiny tear at top back edge, three microtears at bottom back edge. Good DJ/Very Good book.

Paris: Editions Garrier Freres, 1962. Half-Leather. Very Good. Ex-library copy. 32 illustrations, frontispiece etching by C.-N. Cochin after Oudry. Slightly smaller, heavy book, tan leather spine, marbled boards, with raised spine and ornate gilt and tooled design, 576 pages, on fine paper. Light surface to tips, bookmark, microtear along spine top edge, light tiny dent near top back on leather. Text in French. Near Very Good.

Hurst & Co.. Cloth. Good. Dore, Gustave. Illus. by Gustave Dore. Tr. into English Verse from French by Walter Thornbury. Very large, heavy book. Green cloth with ornate embossed and gilt design and illustration on front, including forest, peacock, lion and mongoose with two children, gilt a little shiny, dull on spine, slight wear to tips, tiny tears and slight wear to spine edges, frontispiece portrait of author, all edges gilt, many illustrations throughout. Good+ copy.

Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Greenwich House, 1983. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. Billinghurst, Percy J.. (1st) Shiny smooth red cloth book, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 202 pages, an illustration for each fable. DJ glossy and colorfully designed, a color-illustration of beautiful fox on front in purple and white frame, orange background, an illustration of elk on back. DJ has very light crease at top front. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

The Viking Press, 1954. Cloth. Fine. Large, heavy book, fine blue cloth, gilt lettering very fine on spine, light wear to top tips, very slight to bottom tips, 342 pages. frontispiece photo of bust by Jean Antoine Houdon. Signed in bold blue ink on half-title page by Fontayn, designer of clothes for the rich and famous, Christimas 1961. Fine.

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. (1st) Slightly smaller book, blue spine, light brown-speckled boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 256 pages. DJ heavy lightly browned background, green illustration of soldier on front with dark blue and green lettering. DJ has microtear at spine top edge, micronick at top back edge, lightly soiled overall. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Viking, 2014. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, black covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 368 pages. Asteriks and other margin marks in blue and black ink throughout. Includes a glossy photo section. Very slight surface wear at top first front end paper. DJ glossy with color photo of hands clasping, black spine and back, praise on back from Bill Clinton, Bono, Bishop Desmond Tutu. Very Fine DJ/Good book.

St. Martin's Griffin, 2003. First Thus . Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Revised and Updated Edition. Very thick, sturdy softcover, glossy light blue wrappers, color-illustration of Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem at top front through illustrated rent in blue, praise from Los Angeles Times, color-illustration on spine and back wrapper of Jerusalem, praise from Washington Post and others on back wrapper, 436 pages including photo section. Mint.

Clarksville GA: Soque Publishers, 1984. Color-photo Illustrated Boards. Very Good. Kollock, John. (A Cook Guide Book to Northeast Georgia) Ink gift note at top inside front cover, signed by author in black ink on first front end paper, 295 pages of recipies and small illustrations, plus brief biographical notes. A color photo on front, spine and back of Georgia creek and wilderness. Very slight surface wear to spine tips, light wear at top back tip. Very Good.

United Kingdom: Phoenix Press, 2003. Trade Paperback. As New. (Originally published, 1963) Sturdy trade paperback, glossy wrappers with color-illustration of medieval banquet on front, white spine and back wrapper, 235 pages including glossy photo section. Mint.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. (1st) Slightly smaller book, tan cloth spine and sides, green boards with initials embossed, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 313 pages plus biographical note and two-page illustration, photos throughout. DJ has color photo of author near jungle hut on front and spine, b/w photo of her with dogs on top back. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

New Directions, 1947. Limited . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. One of 2000 copies. Smaller, thin book, dark blue cloth spine, light blue background with flowery patterned boards, gilt lettering fine on spine, 24 sonnets in French, then translated into English by noted author Frederic Prokosch. In dark blue slipcase with light brown label, blue border. Light wear to top entrance, very slight surface wear to bottom entrance. Tiny surface wear spot near bottom right corner. Very Fine book, Good slipcase.

Career Track Publications, 1985. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Large, sturdy book, quality red-brown cloth covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, light yellow color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 184 pages. DJ glossy yellow background with close-up color photograph of au;thor on most of front, DJ has tiny tear with very slight wear at tips, very light at bottom tip, very light wear to spine edges. Very Good+DJ/Very Fine book.

Riverhead Books, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, red cloth spine, black boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 305 pages including two glossy photo sections. DJ glossy with color photo portrait of LaBelle on front, a baby photo on back with gray background. DJ and book, both As New.