Search Results: Authors starting with L from Frogtown Books, Inc.

Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2001. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in iridescent red. Red endpapers. 268 pp. including extensive notes, bibliography and index. Ink notation of several numbers in ink on free front endpaper. Otherwise book is in fine condition./Jacket is also fine.. In November 1950, United Nations forces in Korea were stopped in their advance toward the Yalu River by Chinese Communist forces and were in danger of being overrun. Vastly outnumbered by the enemy, the First Marine Division was cut off from its base at Wonson. There were seventy miles to safety, and the worst was feared. General Oliver Prince Smith, commander of the First Marine Division, is credited with bringing the division and attached army units to safety, leaving no wounded behind and, in the process, destroying the effectiveness of several Chinese units. His brilliant performance during this military crisis was the crowning achievement of a lifetime dedicated to the service… Read More

Hartford: Silas Andrus, 1817. 8vo. with original leather binding.355 pp. including Itinerary and List of Names. Endpapers and prelims foxed. Bookplate of Robert H. Folger on front pastedown. Leather sturdy but rubbed. Leather at top of spine chipped away about 3/8" from top.. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Napoleon. Two fold-out maps. However, the Plan of the Field of Battle of Moskwa Sept 7 1812 is half missing. But, the Plan of the Field of Battle of Malo-Jaroslavetz, 24 Oct. 1812. is complete. It is split half way u. LaBaume was Captain of the Royal Geographical Engineers; Ex-Officer of the Ordnance of Prince Eugene; Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and of the Iron Crown, Author of an Abridged History of the Republic of Venice.

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1923. 8vo. 6-1/2" x 8-5/8." Beige cloth stamped in gold and brown. Top edge gilt. Pictorial chocolate brown endpapers. Black and white head pieces and tail pieces. Title page printed in red and black. Fine condition.. Illustrated by Frank C. Papé with eight color plates and twelve black and white plates.. These tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakspeare, for which purpose his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in; and in whatever has been added to give them the regular form of a connected story, diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote; therefore, words introduced into our language since his time have been as far as possible avoided.

New York: New American Library, 2011. Stated First Printing. 306 pp. 8vo. Cantaloupe color paper covered boards. White paper spine stamped in metallic red. As new condition./Dust jacket pristine.. Every bit as funny, wicked, and lovable as her bestselling memoirs." Valerie Frankel. "Fans of John Hughes will be delighted by the eighties film references, but the book also stands alone as a timeless soon-to-be classic." Caprice Crane Known for her hilariously witty New York Times bestselling memoirs, Jen Lancaster has now written a histerical debut novel about a couple, their suburban dream - and a DIY nightmare. Mia has no doubt that she and her husband, Mac, can win a war of spray-painted words with the young thug who keeps tagging their property. After all, they're gainfully employed, college-educated Chicagoans. Mia even makes a living churning out popular teen Amish-zombie romances. But the charm of living in the city has definitely worn off, driving them to pack it all in, round up their pets,… Read More

McFarland, 1995. 2nd printing. Hardcover 8vo. 487 pp. Blue cloth covered boards stamped in silver. fine.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in gold. 312 pp. including index. 14 pp. publisher's ads. Previous owner's name in ink on title page. Overall a tight, clean and fine copy.. Table of Contents: The Method of Folklore; The Bull-Roarer; The Myth of Cronus; Cupid, Psyche, and the 'Sun-Frog'; A Far-Travelled Tale; Apollo and the Mouse; Star Myths; Moly and Mandragora; The 'Kalevala'; The Divining Rod; Hottentot Mythologh; Fetichism and the Infinite; The Early History of the Family; The Art of Savages.

1980. First Edition. hard Cover. fine/very good. photos.

New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1881. First edition. Small 8vo. 7-3/8" x 5-3/16". Green cloth covered boards with blind stamped rules and title stamped in gold on spine. 432 pp. Brown endpapers. A few finger smudges, small white spot on spine Old Sunday School library stamp on ffep. A touch of rubbing to extremities. Overall a very good copy.. Frontispiece illustration of Allfather in Hildskjalf. The Great-Grandmother is the old lady of history, of poetry, of romance, and religion, whose only business is to remember. In the ancient Norse tongue she is called Edda, and you will learn that there is an elder and a younger Edda; but the younger is the direct descendant of the elder, and derives all her knowledge and importance from her. Therefore, we might aptly call them Great-Grandmother and Grandmother Edda. The two Eddas, as you may know, are two Icelandic books containing the oldest account of Norse mythology and legend; and I shall explain to you how it happens that nearly all we know of ancient… Read More

Franklin library, 1976. First edition. Full Leather with silk like end papers. fine. Photo Illustrated.

Franklin Library, 1976. First Edition. near fine.

New York: Pied Piper Books, 1946. Small 4to. 10" x 7-1/2". Color pictorial heavy card boards. Edges of text block and covers stained red. Unpaginated. Color pictorial inner boards. Book is in fine condition./Rare dust jacket is also fine.. Illustrated by Doris Stolberg. Pied Piper Books are designed with the special purpose of bringing to children, in a beautiful but inexpensive edition, the very best of the old stories and the most promising of the new. The stories are adapted or written to meet modern educational standards, and are carefully planned for both easy and enjoyable reading. Each title is fully illustrated by a leading artist, with at least sixteen pages in full color. Four new titles are brought out each month, offering an opportunity to collect a beautiful and lasting library.

New York: Pied Piper Books, 1946. 4to. 9-7/8" x 7-3/8". Unpaginated. Pictorial color inner boards. Edges of text block tinted pink. Book is in fine condition./Price clipped dust jacket has a 3/4" tear at top of back panel.. Illustrated with black and white and color illustrations throughout by Patricia Scheirer. Teddy Bear was the cutest, fattest, roly-poliest little bear you ever saw. He was a frisky little bear who didn't want to go to sleep for the winter when the rest of his family did. He thought of blueberries. He thought of honey. He thought of running and playing in the sun. He couldn't do that when he was asleep in bed. So, Teddy Bear crawled out of bed and went outside to play. From then on things began to happen.

Crown Publishers, 1951. 8-9/16" x 7-1/16. A mechanical book with 8 punch out pages, never punched out! Book is designed to unfold into a neighborhood with a drug store, a doctor's office, a candy store and news sand, a food market, a toy store, a used car business and apartments. Bottom corner has a little bend which would not affect folding out. Overall very good condition..

Chicago: Goldsmith, 1936. First edition. Hardback. fine/fine.

1971. 4to. Blue cloth covered boards stamped in silver. 309 pp. including index. A little bubble under cloth of front cover (see photo) but overall very good to fine condition..

Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1993. 4to. with glossy pictorial boards, glossy red endpapers. Book is in fine condition./Jacket is fine also.. Illustrated by the author.. One of America's most prominent African-American artists turns his genius to the inspiring story of Harriet Tubman. Striking rhythmic verse conveys the urgency of Harriet's mission as she risked her life to lead her people to freedom. Lawrence's magnificent paintings capture Harriet's spirit with simplicity and power.

London: C. W. Daniel, Ltd, 1920. First Edition. Plays for a People's Theatre, Number Two. 12 mo. 3 ply orange stiff paper boards with blue paper labels on spine and front cover. 96 pp. Paper on back board a little rippled (see photo). Otherwise a clean very good copy./Lightly used dust jacket with minor chips at top of spine and along spine panel edge..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First American Edition. Review copy with Knopf announcement of publishing date of May 8 at cost of $1.75 with a request not to release reviews until after that date. 12 mo. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Blind stamped back cloth covered boards. 103 pp. followed by colophon and a note on the type. A few faint scuffs on front cover. Binding is tight. Interior clean. Overall condition very good..

New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1914. The Modern Drama Series edited by Edwin Björkman. Small 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Red cloth covered boards blind stamped on front cover. Spine gold stamped. 93 pp. Roberts A5. One of 500 copies. A little rubbing to extremities. Previous owner's name in ink on free front endpaper. Front endpapers have a phantom shadow from previous laid in clippings. Overall very good..

New York: Dodd Mead & Co, 1901. First Edition. A Margaret Armstrong Binding in Green Cloth. Very good condition.. Photos.