Search Results: Titles starting with L from Parker's Rare Books

New York: Duffield and Company, 1927. First Edition. HB. Red pebbled cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 187 pp. King (1893-1975) was studying at Harvard when World War I began. He enlisted in the French Foreign Legion in August, 1914, serving with the 170th Regiment. After being wounded, he was transferred the the 81st Heavy Artillery. When America entered the war in 1917, he was released from the French Army and commissioned a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. King saw action at Verdun, the Somme, Champagne, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. No marks in book, front hinge cracked but holding. Covers show light edge wear, series of small holes middle of front joint. In colorful dust jacket that shows chipping, affecting some title lettering at top of spine, 2"x2" piece missing top of rear panel. Book condition VG- in Good+ DJ. Uncommon first edition, later issued under the title "Ten Thousand Shall Fall" in 1930.

Paris: Chez Moutard, 1775. HB. Full vellum, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo, 484 pp., all edges of text block dyed red. Errata at rear. Remnants of old label bottom of rear paste-down, no marks in book, pages quite clean. Small insect holes last 2 pages of text and endpapers, not affecting text. Covers show some soiling, top rear joint cracked about half-way. A very scarce title. Richard (1711-1794) was professor "en Theologie de L'Ordre & du Noviciat general des FF. Precheurs." Book condition Good+.

Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1926. later. HB. Drame en Six Actes, en Vers". Quarter brown leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and designs, and three raised bands on spine. 8vo., 262 pp. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show some edge wear. Text in French. Drama originally written for Sarah Bernhardt in 1900. Book condition VG-.

Paris: Chez Etienne Ledoux, 1835. HB. Comprenant: L'Amerique Russe, La Nouvelle-Bretagne, La Baie D'Hudson, Le Labrador, Terre-Neuve, Le Canada, Les Etays-Unis du Nord, Les Etats-Unis Mexicains, La Republique de Guatamala, Les Antilles, Les Lucayes, Les Republiques de Colombie, Du Peru, Du Chili, La Patagonie, Buenos-Ayres ou La Plata, Le Paraguay, L'Empire du Bresil, Les Guyanes, un Extrait des Voyages au Pole Boreal; et Enfin L'Islande, Le Groenland, Le Spitzberg, etc. Half brown leather over blue marbled boards, gilt lettering and 4 raised bands on spine, 8vo, 657 pp. plus errata and table of contents at rear. Many nice full-page plates in text. Un seul volume, orne de gravures. No marks in book, scattered foxing, binding solid. Covers show edge wear, rear joint cracked about 1" at top, front joint cracked 1" at bottom. Top and bottom of spine frayed. Book condition Good+.

Paris and Nancy: Berger-Levrault et Cie, 1890. 1st. HB. Account of the French expedition against the Chinese in 1884 in Indochina. Originally published in wraps, this copy rebound in quarter leather and marbled boards, with the original covers bound in. Gilt lettering on spine, 8vo., vi, 211 pp., marbled end papers. Two folding maps at rear. This copy a presentation copy, SIGNED by the author. Illustrations by Henri Dauphin, Pharmacien Major de la Garde Republicaine. Slight scuffing to spine, yet a handsome copy of a scarce work. Book condition VG.

Lyon: Chex Perisse Freres, 1835. 4th Edition. HB. Full brown leather, gilt lettering on red background, gilt designs on spine, 16 mo, (14 cm.) all edges marbled. 306 pp. Covers show some wear, chipping top and bottom of spine, with loss, corners worn to boards. Binding solid, no marks in book. Book condition VG-.

Milano: Castiglioni & Archenti, 1934. HB. Blue paper covered boards with blue cloth spine, black lettering on front cover, small 4to, 353 pp., with last page errata corrige, patterned endpapers. Signed by the author at top of title page. An important and extensive analysis of the air war on the Italian-Austrian front during World War I. Contains much technical information regarding the planes used in this theater of the war, along with photographs and drawings of these planes. Blindstamp of the Societˆ Italiana degli Autori ed Editori at bottom of title page only mark in book, binding tight. Covers are clean with very light edge wear. Book condition VG. Text in Italian.

London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1910. Third Edition. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 420 pp. + 16 pages ads at rear. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show very minor edge wear. Book condition VG.

Paris: Libraire de S.A.R. Madame la Duchesse d'Orleans, rue de Lully, 31 Aout 1815. HB. Recently rebound in black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, xix, 430 pp. plus 2 page errata at rear. Lacking the frontis illustration but half-title present. New endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight, bottom corner of errata page torn with 1" missing, not affecting any text. Book condition VG. L'auteur fut dŽportŽ ˆ Cayenne le 18 fructidor, et proscrit 18 fois pour la cause des Bourbons.

Roma: Appresso Vitale Mascardi, 1637. HB. Later decorative paper covered boards, 12mo, [4]-508-[20] pp. Con gli argomenti a ciascun libro di Giuliano Bracciolini. No marks in book, binding tight, new endpapers. First two leaves have been repaired at gutter. Paper on covers cracked about 2" at top of front and rear joints. Epic poem celebrating conversion to Catholicism in the Balkans. Bracciolini (1566-1645) was a prolific Italian poet and secretary to Cardinal Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII. Book condition VG. Text in Italian.

Sparta, Wisconsin: Printed by GCIU Local 77P, [2009]. First Edition. Wraps. Glossy illustrated oversized trade paper. 4to, 401 pp. Detailed and comprehensive history of organized labor in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area, by Terry Hicks, former president of the La Crosse AFL-Cio, Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO, and editor of the Union Herald. Profusely illustrated with drawings and photographs. No marks in book, binding tight and covers clean. Book condition VG+.

Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1918. Wraps. Orange stapled wraps, black lettering on front cover, 12 mo, 44 pp. Avec une Preface de M. E. De Martonne and Avec une carte coloriee hors texte. Etudes Documentaires Sur Les Questions Roumaines. Analysis of Rumania at the end of World War I. No marks in text, binding tight, covers clean. Pages unopened. Colored map at rear nice with no tears. Book condition VG+.

Madrid: Editorial Libsa, 2002. HB. Illustrated glossy boards, 8vo, 320 pp. Owner's name ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. In a dust jacket with 1/4" tear bottom front flap, old price sticker lower rear panel. Book condition VG+ in VG- DJ.

New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. reprint. HB. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 226 pp. No marks in book, covers clean, binding solid. Reprint of the original published in 1930.With a forward by Brand Whitlock. Frontis portrait of La Fayette. Book condition VG+.

Paris: Imprimerie de Rignoux, 1836. 1st. HB. Traits D'Heroisme et de Devouement, Paroles et Actions Remarquables...". Full tan leather, gilt lettering and design on spine, 16 mo., 236 pp., marbled end papers, all edges of text block marbled. Fold-out frontis engraving "Mort du General Desaix". Covers show edge wear, scuffing. Front hinge cracked, chipping with 1/4" loss top and bottom of spine. Text in French. Volume II only, of two volumes. Book condition Good+.

Avignon, 1775. HB. Two volumes in one book, complete, bound together with separate title pages. Full brown leather with gilt lettering and compartments with 5 raised bands on spine, 8vo, viii, 274, 308 pp. Marbled endpapers, all edges of text block marbled. History of the Grand Conseil of France, formed under Charles VIII in 1497 to deal with civil and religious disputes. The Grand Conseil functioned until the French Revolution. Goetzmann (1729-1794) was born in Landser and studied law at Strasbourg, After a life serving in various position in the courts of France, he was guillotined for participation in the conspiracy of the prison of Saint-Lazare during the Revolution. Old bookseller label at top of front paste-down only mark in book, pages clean and binding tight. Covers show light edge wear, top rear corner damaged with about 1/4" loss. Book condition VG-.

Milwaukee: Agentur des Rauhen Hauses Hamburg- Northwestern Publishing, 1913. First Edition. HB. Tan cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, with black and blue design and flags in color on front cover, 12 mo., 241pp + ads. Blue end papers. Clean, tight book in dust jacket with minor soiling, tear at top of spine and at top of front crease. In plain cardboard slip case with title and author stamped on front. "Story of a song told by a Lutheran missionary serving Mexicans and Apache Indians of Arizona in the early years of the 20th century." Text in German. Book condition VG+ in VG Dj.

Milano: Garzanti Editore, 1958. HB. Tan cloth, brown lettering on spine, 8vo, 202 pp., errata slip tipped in at rear. With 154 black & white and color illustrations. Owner's name ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. In glossy dust jacket that shows chipping, with 1/4" loss, top of spine. Book condition VG in VG- DJ. Text in Italian.

Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1882. 1st. HB. Quarter brown leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and compartments on spine, 8vo., xiii, 525 pp. Marbled end papers. Errata slip added before first chapter. Analysis of Greek poetry. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on half title page as follows "A mon cher comarade_____louveir de Naples et Atheines. A. Couat". The name of the recipient has been clipped from the upper corner of the page and the page has been repaired. Some scuffing to leather on spine, edge wear, corners worn through to boards. No marks in book, binding solid. Book condition VG-.

Paris: Editions Nilsson, ND. Wraps. Collection Emeraude, illustration paste on front cover "Aquarelles de Edith Follet". Twelve paste-in water color illustrations, approximately 3 x 6 inches, in book. 8 vo, 186 pp. Minor chipping to edges, stains on spine, binding tight. Illustrations all present, clean and bright. At rear, "Acheve D'Imprimer Sur Les Presses De Ramlot Et C 52, Avenue Du Maine." Book condition VG-.