Search Results: Titles starting with L from Old Bookshelf

Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 303pp. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. Clean and sound both inside and outside, inscription on front free endpaper reads "Ella with the regards of the author Oct.27, 92'" in the author's handwriting. A wonderful collection of sketches and anecdotes.

Paris: Societé D'éditions Littéraire et, 1926. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Georges Cain. 613pp. Couverture souple. Condition très bon. Non coupé. Intérieur acceptable, un peu jauni. Contents mildly age-toned, uncut.

Paris: Garnier Frères. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. M. Valvérane. 418pp. No date, circa 1890s. Numerous illustrations including 8 in color. Nombreuses illustrations, 8 en couleurs. Technique par Mme. Berthe Bernay, Notation Musicale par MM. Francis Casadesus et Jules Maugué. Blue multi-color pictorial boards, gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, contents age-toned. A magnificent Victorian binding of a musical operatic scene, typical of the Belle-Époque era of Parisian night life.

Paris: Librairie Plon, 1925. Hardcover. Good. Oblong 4to. M.B. de Monvel. 48pp. No date, circa 1925, a small 1929 stamp on rear endpaper. Text in French. Tan florally decorated cloth, black lettering and gilt decoration. Some discoloring to cover, contents are clean and unmarked. Title page has a charming Christmas inscription very neatly printed on the illustrated animals.

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1900. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 414pp. Red pictorial cloth, gilt and black lettering and decoration, all edges gilt, numerous black and white illustrations and 10 color plates. Text in French. Bon état, coins usés, papeir jauni. Spine chipped, light wear to edges, contents are age-tanned but clean and unmarked, color plates very bright, former owner's name on front free endpaper.

Mexico: Ernest Flammarion, 1955. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 333pp. Printed stiff wraps, inscribed and SIGNED by author on half-title page. Spine is slightly darkened, book is in very good, very lightly used condition.

PriS: Ernest Flammarion, 1917. Leather. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 191pp. Soft flexible leather, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, text in French. Couverture en cuir souple. Bon état. Spine is slightly faded, covers otherwise clean and unworn, contents age-toned.

Buenos Aires: Imprenta Lopez, 1945. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 33pp, 58 plates in blackand white and in color. Text in Spanish. Tan boards, gilt letterimg and decoration. Chipping to spine. Text and plates mainly clean, last plate has 3 very small abrasions, slight internal separation, all pages and plates holding. Slipcase is worn at corners and lightly soiled. Laid-in is Imprenta Lopez business card of José M. Lopez Soto. Slight paperclip impression on front free endpaper.

New York: Park Lane, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 237pp. Red cloth, white lettering to spine. Book is clean and unworn, faint spotting to top page edges. Dust jacket is unclipped and very good. Photographic narrative of both opera and ballet performed at La Scala.

Paris: Perrin et Cie, 1912. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 272p. Couverture rigide. Orné de 12 portraits hors texte. Marbled half bound cloth binding, leather label to spine. LIght wear to edges, author's name on label scuffed, contents are age-toned and very occasionally spotted, binding is tight. 12 portrait illustrations. Text in French.

Paris: Pierre Lafitte & Cie.. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. de Law. 80pp. Brown boards, pictorial paste-on , lettering in white and gilt, full page color illustrations plus ins text drawings. Illustrations en couleur hors text, et dessins dans le texte. Covers bright and fresh, mild sunning to spine, contents very clean, tiny hole punched to lower rear endpaper. Très bon état. From the Lilliput Bibliothéque series.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. First Edition First Impression . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Joan Kahn. 42pp. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Covers faded and stained, contents occasionally foxed, some child's coloring, underlining and scribbles to several pages; overall most pages not affected.

New York: Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), 1937. Soft cover. 32pp. Pictorial stapled wraps, light wear, cover split to lower spine. Bi-monthly publication for employees and stockholders of Standard Oil.

Paris: Les Éditions Militaires Illustrées, 1945. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Maurice Toussaint. 68pp. Stiff wrapper, original glassine dust jacket. Limited edition # 495 of 975 copies printed. Text in French. Illustrated throughout, including 4 hand-colored plates. Spine ends chipped, page edges and margins of text mildly age-toned, glassine jacket age-darkened, contents otherwise clean. Illustrations en noir, 4 planches en couleur.

New York and London: The Clarendon Press, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ambros Dudley. 260pp. Blue cloth, gilt sailing ship on front cove, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Spine sunned, corners lightly rubbed, endpapers lightly foxed and text mildly age-toned , slight offsetting to title page, binding is tight. The author, who was and officer in the Royal Navy has devoted this book to the description of innumerable sailing boats and ships of all sizes. Many illustrations throughout.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. Hardcover. Good. 353p. Brown pebble cloth, gilt spine lettering. Corners rubbed, spine chipped at bottom, endpapers stained, owner's name on front free endpaper, contents yellowed but unmarked and probably unread, binding is tight. Ruminations about the great outdoors.

New Haven: E.B. Sheldon Company for S.P. Thrasher, 1894. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 95pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Boards show little wear except for gnawing damage to lower half of spine and 3 small damages to upper half of spine, tiny spots on 4 pages of index, contents are otherwise clean and unmarked, gilt lettering is bright. A compilation of the liquor laws of Connecticut, designed for the use of "all citizens who take a proper interest in the welfare of the community to which they belong". Discusses statutes such as bribery, gaming, drunkards, obscene literature, licenses, billiard rooms and Sundays. The original 1894 publication, not a recent reprint.

Paris: Six Rozemans, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Unpaginated. Brown cloth library binding, gilt lettering. Rebound in library binding, original wrappers intact, pages unopened, rough cut edges, library stamps and label removal on binding's endpapers only, not affecting bound-in book, small hole in library free endpaper, slight darkening to some page edges. A very well-preserved book.

Paris: L'edition d'art H. Piazza, 1919. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Benjamin Seielstad. 215pp. Couverture rigide, condition bon. Morocco half-bound marbled boards, gilt spine lettering, black stamped spine, color frontispiece by Léon Carré. Text in French. A limited edition of 500 copies of which this No. 175. Moderate wear and scuffing to cover, contents are clean and mildly age-toned, binding is tight and secure, inscription on front free endpaper dated 1928.

Paris: Librairie Haar & Steinert, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 196pp. Pictorial wraps, quarter-bound, raised bands, gilt lettering, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers. Moderate wear to cover, library stamps on title page, a few pencil underlinings, otherwise book is clean and sound, text mildly toned. Original paperback book bound in quarer leather binding.