Search Results: Titles starting with L from Whiting Books

Cherokee, Kansas: Self Published, 1974. Ex-Library. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Ex-Library copy from the Lakewood Church in Houston (the original one), with a few stickers and card pocket.. General reading wear, some creasing, but no tears or chipping. The author recounts his experiences with Lyndon Baines Johnson and the heritage that produced the 36th President of the United States. Stapled booklet, 24 pages with black and white photos..

Paris: Paris-soir, 1940. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Mild wear to brochure. Edge wear and a large corner tear to the publisher's envelope. Published as a supplement to the color map originally included, but the map is missing. The fold-out brochure presents two tables: A graphic depiction of the armed forces of the primary countries in the war (USA not included, they did not officially enter the war until 1941) and information about the various states of Europe. There is also a page of 25 flags for each of the following nations: Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia. Text for envelope and brochure is in French..

Brooklyn, New York: Arba Sicula, 1986. Book. Fair. Soft cover. The text block has come unglued from the covers, which have some faint staining and soiling. This issue from Arba Sicula, the Sicilian Language Folklore and Literary Review, features two different versions of the Renaissance poem, La Barunissa di Carini: The 1873 and 1914 versions of Salvatore Salomone-Marino. Unpaginated..

New York: Rizzoli, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. The dust jacket has a small, closed tear at the upper corner of the front panel and a Neiman Marcus price sticker on the rear panel. 173 pages. Lavishly illustrated book with 175 color photographs by Christine Fleurent. The book's chapters include: Cookies, Candies and Other Sweet Things; Tarts, Pastries, and Other Baked Goods; Cakes; Creams, Mousses, Custards, and Soufflés; Frozen Deserts and Beverages; and Basics. Conversions Chart and Recipe Index conclude the book. "Legendary chocolatier Robert Linxe's confections are world renowned for memorably capturing the supreme essence of chocolate in every bite. These 65 recipes are all beloved classics with the remarkable Linxe touch.".

France: Librairie Plon, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First French Language Edition. 307 pages with Bibliographie,plus Table des Matieres. Illustrated with 14 photographs and drawings depicting executions, some very graphic. Translated into French from the German original of 1966..

Mexico: Pemex Exploracion y Produccion, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 115 pages of photographs at Sonda de Campeche, designed to show how offshore platforms can co-exist with nature. Regional map and many beautiful color plates of platforms and marine life..

Senior Class, Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Texas, 1929. Book. Good. Hardcover. Dark brown, faux leather covers with an embossed orange-colored graphics on the front cover and spine. The boards show rubbing and edge wear, but the binding is firm and the interior clean and free of writing or marks. 222 pages with all the usual yearbook photos of classes, organizations, clubs, athletics and business ads..

Senior Class, Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Texas, 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. Dark brown, faux leather covers with gilt stamping that has faded. The boards show rubbing and edge wear, but the binding is firm and the interior clean and free of writing or marks. About 250 pages with all the usual yearbook photos of classes, organizations, clubs, athletics and business ads..

Senior Class, Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Texas, 1928. Book. Good. Hardcover. Dark brown, faux leather covers with an embossed gilt graphic of a medieval scribe centered on the front cover. This sets the tone for the yearbook's theme that includes illuminated manuscript styling and other art work that evokes the medieval period. The boards show rubbing and edge wear, but the binding is firm and the interior clean and free of writing or marks. 220 pages with all the usual yearbook photos of classes, organizations, clubs, athletics and business ads..

Taranto, Italy: Portofranco, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Italian Language Poems. Number 9 of 9 volumes of poetry in the series, "Delphinus" Collana di Poesia. 51 pages plus Index..

Lubbock, Texas, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 472 pages, no writing found. An 8 X 10 group color photo is laid in at the back, titled Lee Senior Men '90 February..

State College, Pennsylvania: Class of Nineteen Twenty-Three, Pennsylvania State College (Penn State), 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Light rubbing wear to the extremities and a creased rear endpaper, otherwise a clean, solid copy, well-preserved. 574 pages with Index (names not included) and Index of Advertisers..

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1968. Book. Illus. by Haris Petie. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Light soiling to cloth covers. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner sticker affixed to front pastedown and embossed seal on Contents page. Jacket scuffed on front panel and has a small piece missing on the rear panel, top-edge. Chipped at the spine ends and corners. Historical look at women in flight, from the 18th century balloon flights to the jet age. The write-up on the jacket states that women are still fighting today for acceptance as astronauts. 160 pages, indexed, illustrated. Juvenile or young adult reading..

Richmond, Indiana: Earlham College Press, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Sticker shadow on front cover, else a fine, unread copy. 305 pages with Notes. Illustrated with one photo--Hugh Barbour and his family..

Lima, Peru: The Peruvian Corporation, Ltd, 1925. Brochure. Good. Stapled Wraps. 4 X 9-inch folded travel brochure. Folds out to 8 X 9-inch booklet of 12 pages of travel information, with map. Stapled. Half of the rear cover is torn away and missing, otherwise, some minor edge wear. The only date found is 1925 from the map inside the front cover: Map of District Served by the Southern Railways of Peru, Lake Titicaca Navigation and Guaqui to La Paz Railway - Arequipa, May 11, 1925 (T.A. Corry, Resident Engineer). English language, printed in U.S.A..

New York: Boosey & Hawkes, 1942. Book. Good. Soft cover. Spine splitting at both ends. Foxing to the cover and mild edge wear. Interior pages have a lower-corner tear. 15-page score. Folded sheets laid in loose. Arranged for S.A.T.B. (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) by Arthur Fagge..

Marvin, South Dakota: Blue Cloud Abbey, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled illustrated wraps, 5.5 X 8.25 inches. Trace of wear along the spine and address stamp on the rear cover. Published by the Bendictine Monks at Blue Cloud Abbey in Marvin, South Dakota, this issue contains a collection of poems by Karoniaktatie of the Mohawk Nation..

Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1973. Book. Illus. by John R. Gibson. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Mild shelf wear, some faint foxing to the edges of the page block, and previous owner bookplate. Bright, clean interior in solid binding (NOT ex-lib). The dust jacket has a chip at the foot of the spine. Protected in a Mylar sleeve. Personalized gift inscription from the author and signed Suzanne Goodson Fulle. Story of 12-year-old Juanita, a young Mexican-American girl, her family, and their struggles and triumphs against a backdrop of poverty in a Texas barrio. The author, as a young girl traveling with her father, saw a young Mexican-American girl and her grandfather selling tamales by a train station, and she wondered what her life was like and what happened when they went home. That scene provided inspiration for this story. 134 pages. Jacket illustration and line drawings by John R. Gibson..

Corleone, Sicily, Italy, 1995. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Italian Language Text. 19-page stapled booklet, 5.75 X 8.25 inches. 14.5 X 21 cm). The historical archive of the Insigne Collegiate of San Martino in Corleone (Texts edited by Maria La Neve with the collaboration of Giovanni Lisetta)..

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. Book. Near Fine+. Hardcover. First American Printing. Price-clipped jacket. 320 pages with glossary and index. How to enjoy ine French Cuisine while losin weight or staying slim..