Search Results: Titles starting with L from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0385495838 . SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book cover has a bit of light rubbing to the spine and bumping to the spine ends. There are two very small spots of fading to the front spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Henry Holt. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0783813821 . Signed edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. ; Signed by Author .

New York, NY: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394544560 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in generally clean condition, but has noticeable fading to the spine. "L. L. Bean was founded in 1912 by its namesake, hunter and fisherman Leon Leonwood Bean, in Freeport, Maine. The company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe, also known as duck boots and later as Bean Boots. Bean had developed a waterproof boot, which is a combination of lightweight leather uppers and rubber bottoms, that he sold to hunters. He obtained a list of nonresident Maine hunting license holders, prepared a descriptive mail order circular, set up a shop in his brother's basement in Freeport… Read More

Stockton, CA: Dennison-Mckellar. Very Good+. 1921. 1st Edition; 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the front free page: "Sincerely yours / Harry T. Fee." Privately Printed. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the bottom corners of the book with a bit of wear and paper loss. There is a small tear to the rear inner hinge and some beginning pulling to the front inner hinge. The text pages are clean and bright. Illustrated throughout with decorative headers and edge pieces. The title page is illustrated as well (illustrator unknown). " The front endpaper has an inked owners notation - possibly one J. LeRoy Johnson, a politician living in Stockton CA in the early 1900's. "I weary of the drooping hours Within the city's doors, The rush and strife, the bustling life, The petty, puny… Read More

New York, NY: Pocket Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket art; This is a book club edition. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a wrinkle with rubbing to the bottom spine end. Contents include: Passion Play, Horseman! , The Stainless Steel Leech, A Thing of Terrible Beauty, He Who Shapes, Comes Now the Power, Auto-Da-Fe, Damnation Alley, For a Breath I Tarry, and more." His first fanzine appearance was part one of the story "Conditional Benefit" (Thurban 1 #3, 1953) and his first professional publication and sale was the fantasy short story "Mr. Fuller's Revolt" (Literary Calvalcade, 1954). As a professional writer, his debut works were the simultaneous publication of… Read More

New York: Henry Holt. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0805006826 . Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an ink stamped previous owner's name on the half title page. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends. "William Ivan Martin Jr. (March 20, 1916 – August 11, 2004) was an American educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books including The Sounds of Mystery, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (co-authored with John Archambault) , Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? , Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? , Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? , and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? The Bill Martin Jr. Award, which is the Kansas state award for best children's picture book, was… Read More

Lawrence, KS: United States Department of the Interior. Very Good. 1963. 3rd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and wear to the corners and cover edges, and there are two creases to the bottom front corner. The text pages are clean and bright. "Between 1940 and 1951, the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs published 15 of her books, all relating to her experiences with the Tesuque pueblo people. Her book In My Mother's House, illustrated by Pueblo artist Velino Herrera, was named a Caldecott Honor book in 1942. In 1945, the Institute for Inter-American Affairs sent Clark to live and travel for five years in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Those experiences led her to write books such as Magic Money, Looking-for-Something, and Secret of the Andes, which won the 1953 Newbery Medal. In the 1940s she also wrote… Read More

New York, NY: Golden Press / Western Publishing Co.. Very Good-. 1978. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized book with illustrated laminated covers. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This is a second printing (with the letter B present on the bottom edge of the rear inside cover). The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, corners and edges. The top spine end has some chipping and a bit of paper lossas well. The front spine joint has previously cracked and been carefully repaired, but is still fragile. The text pages are clean and bright. "Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. [2] It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book—one that tells its story entirely through the use of pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited with using this format. Five more books in this series followed. He also produced If I… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Lick, Wilmerding, and Lux Schools. Very Good+. 1928. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of some spots of foxing to the endpapers. "The Lick, Wilmerding, and Lux Schools were privately endowed, industrially-oriented high schools and junior colleges, designed, according to their first director, George Merrill, for the "training of the mind and hand in unison." Each of the donors, Miranda Lux, James Lick, and Jillis Wilmerding, had similar ideas about the necessity of integrating the book knowledge of the public school system with what Lick called the "practical arts of life." These ideas manifested themselves in generous endowments which were used to found and sustain, with no tuition, three schools: the California School of Mechanical Arts (1894) , the Wilmerding… Read More

Milan, Italy: Tipografia Editoriale Lucchi. Very Good. 1951. Reprint. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is a tear to the upper front spine joint that has traveled and has been repaired. There are a couple of other small edge nicks and tears. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous book store's address label on the front endpaper. "Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (/sto? /; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) , which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. The book reached millions as a novel and play, and… Read More

Madrid, Spain: Sucesores De Hernando. Good. 1922. Early Reprint. Paperback. This trade paperback book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition with annotations and underlining throughout. The text pages are clean and bright. This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The illustrated cover has edge nicks and tears, along with several edge chips and some wear and tear. The text pages are generally clean, although there are many small, inked notations throughout. There is a previous owner's name and address on the front endpaper. "Gerardo leaves a turbulent life in Madrid to become a student in the Santiago de Campositely at the end of the 1800's. It is here that he discovers the beauty of Galician women. (Goodreads) " .

London & New York: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine. 1979. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 3458056912 . Color Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and was apparently issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "La Corona was the name of the beautiful lady in the picture on the inside of the cigar box lid. She wore a scarlet robe and a golden crown. Beyond her was a calm blue bay on which a paddle-wheel steamer floated." This book contains a series of short works including: La Corona and the Tin Frog, The Tin Horseman, The Night Watchman and The Crocodile, and, The Clock. "After leaving military service, Hoban worked as an illustrator, painting several covers for TIME, Sports Illustrated, and The Saturday Evening Post, and as an advertising copywriter—occupations which several of his characters later shared—before he wrote and illustrated his first children's book,… Read More

Paris, France: Librairie Hachette Et Cie. Very Good+. 1904. Gift edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a possible first edition, but more likely a gift edition for the Christmas trade. This title is entirely in FRENCH. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book is in red cloth, with gilt and black lettering and decoration. The lettering and decorations on the spine of the book are noticeably dulled. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning wear. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though there are spots of foxing. Illustrated throughout with 48 full page black and white illustrations. .

Milan, Italy: Tipografia Messaggi De G. Battista Messaggi. Good. 1889. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Leather. The text is entirely in ITALIAN. This is a small format leatherbound book (5 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches). The book is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is an inch+ long tear to the bottom front spine joint. The book has embossed decorations on the front and rear covers and four rules on the spine. The edges of the covers and spine have gilt edging. The text pages are clean and bright, though with light generalized toning. There is a small tear to the front foredge of the frontispiece. All edges of the text block are gilt (AEG). .

Firenze, Italy: R. Bemporad & Figlio. Very Good. 1921. Trade Edition. Paperback. (The text is entirely in ITALIAN) This is a large trade sized paperback magazine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean bright condition. There are small nicks and chips to the cover edges. The text pages are clean and bright. Illustrated throughout with monochrome illustrations by A. Della Valle. "Salgari's work was imitated in one form or another by many who came after him. A large part of the Italian adventure literature is a continuation of Salgari's work. Many late 19th century writers such as Luigi Motta and Emilio Fancelli wrote further Sandokan adventures imitating Salgari's style: fast-paced, filled with great battles, blood, violence and punctuated with humour. The style soon spread to movies and television. One example is the work of the director Sergio Leone, whose outlaw heroes in his Spaghetti Westerns were… Read More

New York, NY: William Morrow & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0688034225 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a tiny bit of bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the title page. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but has a couple of small nicks to the cover edges and has some light rubbing to the spine ends and corners. .

New York, NY: Davis Publications, Inc.. Very Good. 1989. Magazine. Cover Art; This is a trade sized magazine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light wear and bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: Labyrinth by Lois McMaster Bujold, Treetops by Mary Caraker, Justice Machine by Timothy Zahn, Dancing with Myself by Charles Sheffield, True Confessions by Geoffrey A. Landis, The Innocents by ary Caraker, and more. .

San Francisco, CA: John Henry Nash. Very Good+. 1933. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Limited to 350 copies, this is number 258. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription by the Publisher John Henry Nash. It also includes Nash's bookplate on the front pastedown page. This book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and includes a slipcase in Very Good condition. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and edge wear to the spine ends. The rear spine joint cloth has an inch long spot of beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. The slipcase has some edge wear and rubbing to the corners and along with foredges. "He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California from pneumonia. Waldemar was a grandson of Brigham Young. He was also a brother of Mahonri Young. Young joined the staff of the Salt Lake Herald after he graduated from High School. He then… Read More

New York: Canaveral Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1964. New Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There are several small spots of dark discoloration to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has several smalls pots of rubbing and beginning edge wear to the spine ends. "The Lad and the Lion is an adventure novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, written in February 1914. His working title for the piece was "Men and Beasts." It was first published as a three-part serial in All-Story Weekly in the issues for June 30, July 7, and July 14, 1917. The story was the first by Burroughs adapted to film, the movie appearing about the same time as the print serial. Despite this distinction, the story did not appear in book form for over twenty… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0679441557 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-three novels, including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982) , The Accidental Tourist (1985) , and Breathing Lessons (1988). All three were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Breathing Lessons won the prize in 1989. She has also won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012 she was awarded The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. Tyler's twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2015, and Redhead By… Read More