Search Results: Authors starting with L from Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1973.. 1973.. Very good. - Octavo, magenta cloth titled in gilt with device stamped in gilt on front cover. Lightly bumped & soiled. 239 & [2] pp. Very good. <p>Scarce.

Los Angeles, California, 1968 & 1969., 1968 & 1969.. Very good. - A wonderful, and increasingly caustic, correspondence between the author Pierre La Mure and producer Jean Dalrymple regarding production of a theatrical production of a musical based on his novel "Moulin Rouge" about the life of the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The correspondence consists of 4 typed letters signed by Pierre La Mure with retained copies of 3 of Jean Dalrymple's letters to La Mure, together with 2 typed letters signed by the British film producer of the 1952 movie of "Moulin Rouge" John Woolf, together with a retained copy of another of his letters to Jean Dalrymple and the retained copy of a letter from Jean Dalrymple to Woolf. La Mure has penned occasional corrections in red ink within the text of his letters and Jean Dalrymple subsequently drew a diagonal red line through La Mure's and Woolf's letters indicating she'd read and dealt with them. All the letters are in very good to fine condition. A… Read More

Montreal: Revue STOP / Planete Rebelle, (1998)., (1998).. Very good. - Small quarto, 8-3/8 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, perfect bound pictorial wraps. The corners of the covers are lightly bumped. 137 pages, illustrated with 8 full-page black & white plates. Near fine. A CD recording of live readings by the various authors of these short stories is housed in a sleeve at the back.Short stories & tales by Quebec authors:"Le clown" and "Tamusi, fils de la glace" by Marc Laberge."Le Swami et ses trois disciples", and "Peut-on peindre la mer en son entier" by Julos Beaucarne."Ti-Flore et le diable" by Shawna Watson and Chris Cavanagh."Le violon magique" by Raoul Duguay and Normand Latourelle."Les murs du Temple" and "La fille de l'aubergiste" by Oro Anahory-Librowicz."Ti-Jean et le Geant" by Jacques Landry."La mort" by Joujou Turenne."L'oeuf de jument" by Jani Pascal."Le secret de la longevite" and "La notice" by Tokoto Ashanti."Les Laurentides" and "L'homme macon"by Rose-Claire… Read More

Villers sur mer, France, [1900]., [1900].. Very good. - Four pages, 5-1/4 inches high by 4-1/8 inches wide. Approximately 150 words penned on four sides of a folded sheet of creamy white paper, addressed to the wife of the American lecture manager and impressario James B. Pond. The pianist Marguerite Labori expresses her pleasure that Mrs. Pond had "such a pleasant stay on the Continent" and regrets that she didn't get to see her. Major Pond had likely invited her second husband, famous for his defense of Dreyfus and Zola, to return for a tour of America as she goes on to say that her husband "thanks Major Pond for his offer to come back again to see him, but at present he would not be able to make any plans for a trip to America." She does offer hope though "But we do hope to make up our minds to go to the States within the next year, & if this desire is realized we shall let you know...." Signed "Marguerite Labori". Folded once for mailing. Very… Read More

NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., (1964)., (1964).. Very good. - Large 8vo, tan cloth (rear joint split; bumped; small dents to bottom edge of front cover) titled in purple, in dw (soiled & chipped with small pieces out; dw spine darkened & torn; tear to rear panel). xvii & 552 pp. (soiling to front endpaper). B&W illustrations from wood engravings. Very good internally. <p>Originally published in 1878, this compilation of text and more than 400 illustrations assembled by the 19th-century bibliophile, librarian and amateur historian Paul Lacroix unfolds "an unusual panorama of the life of the period, putting the reader into closer touch with the scholars and surgeons, the magicians, rulers and actors who peopled these centuries. It was an age of slowly widening horizons for scientists and philosophers, yet an age of stubborn superstition, when sorcerers flourished in pacts with demons and scholars pursued their studies alert to accusations of influence by evil… Read More

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1986.. 1986.. Very good. - Large octavo, black cloth titled in gilt on spine & in gilt with image of a knight in armour stamped in gilt on front cover. xxxvii, [1] leaf & 649 pp. B&W illustrations. The bottom corners of the pages in the middle section of the book are slightly bowed, else near fine. <p>First edition.

Dublin: (Bord Failte Eireann (Irish Tourist Board), 1966.. 1966.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial gray wrappers with a cover illustration in black depicting Queen Maeve hunting, after a woodcut by Elinor Monsell. The binding is lightly bumped & creased with the extremities darkened & with a tiny tear to the front edge of the front wrap. 20 pages. There is a small stain to the fore-edge with tiny stains to the front edges of several leaves. Very good. <p>Quotations from and reminiscences by Lady Gregory, W. B. Yeats, Edward Martyn, J. M. Synge, Mary Colum, W. G. Fay, Gabriel Fallon, George Bernard Shaw, David Krause, Frank O'Connor and Joseph Holloway.

December 30, 1975., 1975.. Very good. - Over 160 words typed on his 8-1/2 inch high by 6-3/8 inch wide creamy white personal stationery with his facsimile signature embossed in gilt at the top. Responding to his friend New York City Center producer Jean Dalrymple, Laemmle apologizes for not replying sooner as his "secretary has not been here". He goes on to congratulate Jean for the "great success of Jose's 80th birthday. I'm sure it took a lot of hard work" [referring to the vistuoso pianist Jose Iturbi, a close friend of Jean Dalrymple's]. He goes on to mention New York City's famous 21 Club and his forthcoming birthday" "Thanks for sending me the invitation for '21'. That is quite a bit of competition. I'm glad you are coming to my party...." Mentioning that, he too, stayed home for Christmas, he suggests that Jean should bring Jose Iturbi to his party and wishes her luck on her "new book" [Dalrymple published "From the Past Row: A Personal Account of the First Twenty-Five Years of the New York… Read More

Chemin de Fer National du Canada, (1923).. (1923).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in tan wraps titled in gilt with a coat of arms in gilt on the front wrap. The wraps are very lightly bumped with some light soiling to the top inner corner of the front wrap. 95 pages with a folding railroad map tipped onto the rear inside wrap. Black-and-white photographic illustrations. Very good. <p>This "Edition des Etats Unis" was published for French people in America and Europe, with a brief introduction by J. E. LaForce, Dept. des Industries et Ressources, Chemin de Fer National in Boston, Mass. The text is in French.

NY: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1952.. 1952.. Fine. - Octavo, printed cream self-wraps. 16 pp. B&W illustrations. The rear wrap is very lightly spotted, else near fine. <p>81 examples of Marguerite Duprez Lahey's work are catalogued.

New York: Grove Press, Inc., (1970).. (1970).. Very good. - Octavo, boards with a cloth spine in a dust wrapper. The top edges of the boards & the head of the spine are darkened with some foxing. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with some foxing to the edges of the rear fold. xi & 305 pages. The front endpaper is lacking & there is some very light foxing to the fore-edge, else very good. <p>First edition.

New York: The Viking Press, (1973).. (1973).. Very good. - Large octavo, decorative orange & purple wraps. The binding is bumped with a crease to the front cover & some soiling near the head of the spine. [ix] & 204 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Very good. <p>First edition, wraps issue.

New York: League for Industrial Democracy, (1933).. (1933).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wrappers. The binding is rubbed, bumped & soiled with some minor foxing & a few small stains. There is a tear to the spine at the top staple & the top half inch of the front wrap is detached. 54 pages. The page corners are lightly bumped. Good. <p>First edition.<p>Harry W. Laidler was the Executive Director of the League for Industrial Democracy, described in an introductory note as "a membership society engaged in education toward a social order based on production for use not profit".

August 1980., 1980.. Very good. - Black-and-white publicity photo, 10 inches high by 8 inches wide. Inscribed and signed at bottom left "To Harry / Best Luck Alw*zs / Frankie Laine". Dated on the verso by the recipient. There are small creases to the bottom corners. Very good. <p>A head-and-shoulders photo of the bearded, broadly smiling singer. Frankie Laine [1913-2007] was an American singer, songwriter and actor whose career spanned 75 years. His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Jezebel", "High Noon" and "Rawhide". He played a significant role in the Civil Rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s. When Nat King Cole's television show was unable to find a sponsor, Laine crossed the color line and became the first white artist to appear as a guest, foregoing his normal salary of $10,000. Many other leading white singers followed suit.

Paris: Alp. Leclere fils, Libraire-Editeur, circa [1850].. [1850].. Fair. - Octavo, contemporary period brown calf with gilt ruled frames with formal decorated corners on the front & rear cover. All edges are marbled. The rubbed and scuffed covers are detached and the spine has perished. Half-title, title page, 2 page alphabetical table of contents and 84 fine engraved plates illustrating the coats of arms of French nobility. Also illustrated with 5 engraved genealogical charts tracing the ancestry of specific French nobles depicting each forebear's coats of arms. An early Madrid bookseller's blindstamp is present on the half-title. The edges of the front endpaper are chipped and the first few leaves are darkened. The top edges of the leaves are slightly darkened and there is some very minor occasional foxing throughout. Internally very good and well-worth rebinding. <p>From the library of Vte. Arthur de Bizemont, with his bookplate on the front pastedown.<p>Plate #23 is not… Read More

NY: Farrar & Rhinehart Incorporated, (1934).. (1934).. Good. - 8vo, light grayish-green cloth (bumped); titled in gilt on spine with title & decoration in gilt on front cover; in tan dw (price clipped; stained & darkened; chipped at edges with several small tears and small pieces out; tears along folds of front & rear flaps); titled in black with vignette in red. xii & 157pp. (owner's inscription on the front endpaper). Title vignette, headpieces & textual illustrations by Isabel Lattimore. Very good in a fair dw. <p>First edition. "Wine and Physic contains 'The Flowering Thorn,' a long poem of modern philosophic implications, accompanied by six essays which expand and confirm the thought launched in the poem. In 'The Flowering Thorn,' Mr. Laing achieves beauty of expression as well as a new statement of a critical and ethical credo for his generation...." -- From the dw blurb.

London: Published by the Author, Sold by Mann Nephews, 39 Cornhill, [1856]., [1856].. Fair. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Three-quarter brown calf and cloth titled and ruled in gilt on the spine with a gilt-lettered leather title label mounted on the front cover. The covers are rubbed and stained with wear to the leather corners. The head and tail of the spine are chipped and the calf has split along a portion of the front joint. [xiv] & 263 pages, with a frontispiece illustration portraying the "Grand Plan of Hagen's Wharf". The front hinge is cracked and the front endpaper is lacking. The pages are slightly toned with occasional stains. Several page corners are creased. Pencil marks in the margins of several pages serving to highlight paragraphs were possibly made by the author himself or his business partner. Fourth edition.An important association copy from the library of Laing & Campbell, inscribed in ink "Laing & Campbell / Mincing Lane / July 1856" on the front blank, with… Read More

[Cambridge, England]: [Public Health Department], 1909., 1909.. Good. ILLUSTRATED WITH A LARGE FOLDING MAP OF THE BOROUGH OF CAMBRIDGE BY EDWARD WAREHAM HARRY - Octavo, 9-3/4 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed light green wraps titled in black on the front cover. The edges of the covers are darkened with some foxing and a couple of tiny tears. The head and tail of the spine are chipped and the spine is split. 148 pages, illustrated with textual charts, 3 folding charts and a large 17-1/2 inch high by 24-3/4 inch wide folding map of the "Borough of Cambridge 1909" from E. Wareham Harry's 1904 map. There is a tiny tear at the bottom fold of the detached map. The edges of a few pages are darkened with a small ink stain in the margin of one page and a couple of tiny tears to the edges of the first few pages. Good. The map of Cambridge in England by the Surveyor of the Borough of Cambridge Edward Wareham Harry (1845-1908) was originally drawn in 1904. Here titled "Borough of… Read More

Austin, TX: Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas, (1976).. (1976).. Very good. - Octavo, printed cream wraps. Slightly darkened. 305 pp. Illustrated in B&W. Very good.

Philadelphia, PA: 19th November, 1886., 1886.. Very good. - Nine bars of music penned on a six-sided piece of cream paper with the text written in English below the music. Inscribed "in kind remembrance of Pauline l'Allemand / Philadelphia 19th Nov 86." There is a diagonal crease & a light paper-clip mark near the left side of the paper. Its left edge is darkened.. There are 3 light glue marks & surface rubbing to the verso where the paper has been removed from an album. Very good. <p>Pauline l'Allemand gave the first American performance of Delibes' opera "Lakme" at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on November 17, 1886. This quotation from the opera, which was sung in English, was thus penned two days after the opening.<p>Born in Syracuse, NY, Pauline l'Allemand [1856-1944) made her debut as an operatic soprano in Stratton's "The Fairy Grotto" at Wieting Opera House in her home town. She subsequently studied singing in… Read More