Search Results: Titles starting with L from Ariel Books

Oxford & Cambridge (Paris): Privately Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1953. Numbered 81 of 350 copies by subscription. Text in French. Surrealist Author noted forhis weird and erotic works wih this being sadomasochistic and was promptly banned. CONDITION Natural handmade card wraps in Grey/Green, paste on paper tytle label, printed on untrimmed cream paper stock in Black with Red header and footer, mild handling signs with small splash mark at bottom cnr to first and last pages. Numéroté 81 de 350 exemplaires par abonnement. Texte en français. L'auteur surréaliste a noté pour ses travaux étranges et érotiques avec ceci étant sadomasochiste et a été rapidement interdit. CONDITION Enveloppes de cartes naturelles faites à la main en gris / vert, coller sur une étiquette en papier, imprimée sur du papier crème non rogné en noir avec en-tête et pied de page rouges, panneaux de manipulation doux avec… Read More

Paris, France: Hachette et Cie, 1898. Text in French. Red Morocco spine with 5 raised bands, bright Gilt title and Gilt tooled decoration, Marbled bds (spine has been professionally rebacked with Red Morocco and original backstrip laid over, very littel wear otherwise apart from light shelf wear) Red marbled eps, title pages are wood block printed in colour, lavishly illus through out and many nice reproduced etching from famous artists with tissue guards. Bright and clean, not inscribed, light age toning to end pages, short tear to tissue guard on frontis. Overweight. Le texte en français. L'épine rouge de Maroc avec 5 bandes haussées, le titre Dorées brillantes et la décoration de tooled Dorée, bds Marbré (l'épine a été professionnellement rebacked avec Maroc Rouge et backstrip original a posé par-dessus, l'usure de littel MEME autrement en dehors de l'usure d'étagère légère)… Read More

London, United Kingdom: T Fisher Unwin, 1916. (1833 - 1911) Howell was a prominent British trade unionist and reform campaigner in the 19th century. This is his last published work originally published in 2 volumes this editon is complete in one. CONDITION Green cloth with britgh Gilt title, Black title and publishers device to front (faintest wear and speckling to cloth) pp xviii 499. Copy is bright and crisp, faint dust spotting near ends and edges. OVERWEIGHT. Re-Issue. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University College, 1942. Grey wraps, pp 42. Bright and unread copy. Slip laid in with compliments from the Author. Unworn #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, Australia: Dymock's Book Arcade, 1947. A near pristine copy. Brown bds with blind stamp decoration to front and gilt spine title, sl rub to spine edge bottom o/w clean and very fresh, map eps different maps each end, pp 697 with 8 col plates. Overweight #Australian History#. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1965. "The Empress Eugenie's visit in 1880 to the place where her son was killed in South Africa is the odd link that brings together this lively account of two extraordinary women journalists who were in Natal and the Transvaal between the Zulu wars of 1879 and the Transvaal War of 1880-81. They were the pseudo Lady Avonmore, and Lady Florence Dixie. The one an adventuress, the other, an aristocrat, crack shot and fine rider." CONDITION Red bds with bright gold title (clean and unworn) pp xxiv 191 with a map, photo and illus plates. Bright and crisp as new. DJ bright with faintest signs of shelf wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, USA: Prime Press, 1950. 281 of 350 Signed copies of First Edition of 400 in Slipcase. Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition. Tan cloth spine and cnrs, Brown marbled bds with Green pastedown title flag to spine, marginal wear to slipcase which Peach Pearlescent covered, not bumped, slip case has scuff from label remova, pp 133 Rough cut pages quality paper, interior tight and bright in unread state.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Quarto Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: A H & A W Reed, 1974. One of NZs first female doctors, describes what it was like to fight disease in primitive conditions, and the predjudice againsts females in medical practice in the 1920s. CONDITION Red bds with bright Gilt title (fresh with sharp cnrs) pp 159 with historic photo illus. Copy is crisp and bright. Original DJ is sl rubbed to spine ends else bright. #New Zealand Biography#. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Caxton Press, 1961. Janet Frames first book released 1951. It won the Hubert Church Memorial Award, at that time one of New Zealand's most prestigious literary prizes. CONDITION Ex Library, Green bds unworn, 123 pages, very bright and crisp. Has been in cover so DJ unworn, price clipped. Library stamps to ends and edge, tape residue to bds where cover was taped down. A very nice copy otherwise. . 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Allison & Busby, 1985. Noted Irish Poets 3rd collection. CONDITION 62 pages, copy is as new apart from slight crease bottom rear tip.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Manchester, United Kingdom: Carcanet New Press, 1980. British Poet and translator of Italians poetry. His last collection. 63 pages. copy is nice and crisp, top cnr folded, paper is toned due newsprint paper type.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: London Missionary Society , 1895. Talks about how Indians worship. Decorative cloth (mostly very nice, worn to spine ends and tips) 217 pages with nice engraved illus through out. Mostly bright copy with toned eps, note and poem to ffep, tear to page 84 with old repair and no loss, finger marks to odd page, slightly shaken copy.. Re-Issue. Hard Cover. Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Auckland, New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1939. First published 1902. Realistic story of the North Auckland gum-fields, drawn from his experiences and observations at Waima. Noted for the use of bleak North Island landscapes as a testing ground for spiritual as well as physical endurance. CONDITION Grey bds are clean with Red title (bright and unworn apart from bumped top cnrs) 310 pages, bright and crisp copy (slight spotting to fore edge) Original DJ is fresh with minor wear chipped spine ends, not price clipped, has been in older style brodart at some stage causing tape bleed alont top and bottom edge at rear. #New Zealand Literature#. 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Andrew Melrose, 1953. Green bds with gilt title (fresh and unworn) map eps have name, pp 256 with 41 sepia photo illustrations, tight and clean interior. Original DJ is well chipped to spine ends and foxed.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1864. Red cloth bds with blind stamped decoration and bright Gilt title (mild wear, sl. soiled) pp 288 tight and clean interior (not foxed, ffep removed, sl. browning to ends) An excellent copy.. Re-Issue. Hard Cover. Very Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co, 1915. Red bds with bright Gilt title, Red publishers stain top edge, pp vi 300 plus catalogue to rear, pristine as new. Original DJ unworn.. 5th Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Auckland: Puriri Press, 1989. 2nd Edition of 100 copies hand set by John Denny on hand made paper whip stitched at spine. 20 pages Unread.32 pages printed on cream paper stock with Blue wraps illus with yapped edges.. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Macmillan, 1909. Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), English writer. CONDITION Green bds with Blind Embossed decoration and bright Gilt titles (fresh and unworn) pp vi 229. Tight unread copy with very bright interior, mild foxed eps. Original DJ is bright and anworn apart front tanned spine which is sl rubbed to ends.. Re-Issue. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New Zealand: Heritage Press, 1998. During the course of an expedition around the world in the corvette "Favorite", Captain Cyrille-Pierre-Theodore Laplace visited the Bay of Islands, where he and his officers carried out detailed scientific work. Their observations of the land and its native inhabitants. CONDITION Card wraps, 155 pages with illus of early contact. Unread copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: William Tegg & Co , 1876. Collected rituals and anecdotes from ancient times, different cultures to more recently. Covers discusions on the opening of churchyards to dissenters, the new craze for modern garden cemeteries, cremation and reforms in public health. CONDITION Green cloth with bevelled edges, Black decorative borders and bright Gilt titles, the frontispiece illustrates Siemens' cremation apparatus, 404pp, tinted lithograph frontispiece and extra title, 30 page publishers list bound in to rear. one wood block illus of 'patent necropolis earth to earth coffin. Internally bright and crisp, spine ends starting to fray, shaken at joints exposing mull which is intact, rear Name and book plate inside to eps, contemporary name and date at top of frontis illus.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.