Search Results: Titles starting with L from Boojum and Snark Books

R. Ricciardi Editore, Napoli, 1938 This is a very early work of the prolific Italian scholar of art and architectural history, Roberto Pane, inscribed and SIGNED by Pane on the front endpaper, inscribed to the owner of the book, Lawrence James Wathen, Jr., dated 1945, Napoli. Softcover, printed front cover, bookseller's decorative label on rear cover (Napoli), 8 3/4 x 6 1/2, 37 pp., 11 b/w plates. About good. The book is scarce, and Pane's signature is rare. Paranesi (4 October 1720 9 November 1778) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione). "Roberto Pane, an Italian scholar of art and architectural history, died July 28 (1987) in Sorrento, Italy. He was 90 years old. Born in Taranto in 1897, Mr. Pane studied at the University of Rome and, for many years, was on the faculty of Naples University. He became one of the foremost scholars of Neapolitan and southern Italian culture, writing many… Read More

E. Victor, Imprimerie speciale de l'Assiette au Beurre; Paris; (no date, but 1902), 1902 A collection of Abel Faivre's caricatures published by the turn-of-the-century weekly, L'Assiette au Beurre. The focus of the satire is doctors and medicine. Bound between marbled paper-covered boards, leather-covered spine, 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches, unpaginated (about 24). 24 illustrations: half-page, full-page and double page illustrations with short captions. Some black and white, others in color. Very good (modest browning of paper due to the inherent quality of paper used). Black, satirical, delicious medical humor. Abel Faivre (March 30, 1867 August 13, 1945) was a French painter, illustrator and cartoonist. Scarce, especially with a nice binding like this. (1722RO091). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Pierre Seghers, Paris, 1949 White stapled wraps printed in green and black, 7 x 4 1/4 inches, 29 pp. In French. "Traduit de l'anglais par D. Kotchouhey". Very good plus (modest sunning/browning, spine). "L'Obscenite et la Loi de Reflexion par Henry Miller est la quatorzieme brochure d'une serie publiee par 'Poesie 49'. L'imprimerie Macleval a Paris, l'a acheve d'imprimer le 31 Mai 1949, pour le compte et le plaisir de Pierre Seghers." (1722RO067). Soft cover. Very Good.

I. G. Castuera, S.A. - Cograbur; San Blas, Burlada (Navarra); (no date). Third edition, corrected and expanded (tercera edicion, corregida yi ampliada). Glossy color-illustrated boards, 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, map-illustrated endpapers, 186 pp., bibliography, numerous b/w and color photo illustrations. Very good plus (mild rubbing, boards; gift inscription, title page). (3214031). Hardcover.

Plon-Nourrit, Paris, 1920. "Cinquante-quatrieme edition". Printed wraps, sewn binding, 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches, 284 pp. Fair (good reading copy). In French. (3214031). Soft cover.

Grund, Paris, 1976 This is an excellent copy of the second edition, book and dustcover fine. The first edition was published in 1974 by Octopus Books, London. Et pour la traduction francaise: copyright 1975 by Grund, Paris (2 edition 1976). 135 illustrations en couleurs, brown paper-covered boards with ornate decorations, 96 pp., 13 x 9 1/2 inches. Stunning full and double-page illustrations. Text is in French. (K077). 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

La Varenne, Paris, 1978 Stapled wraps, printed front cover, 6 x 4 1/2 inches, 36 pp. Very good (mild sunning, covers; phone number in ink, rear cover; pages clean and binding tight). Rare. (1722RO067). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

D. Appleton; New York; 1895., 1895 Dark green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 3/4 x 6 inches, 318 pp., index. Good plus. Scarce. From the Preface: "The object of this work is to provide the medical student with a suitable means of acquiring the vocabulary of his science. Like Shakespeare, the great majority of medical students have but 'small Latine and lesse Greeke.'" Contents: Origin of the Language of Medicine (Introduction; Historical Sources of the Language of Medicine; The Origin of Words; The Life and Death of Words); The Latin Element in the Language of Medicine; The Greek Element in the Language of Medicine; Elements Derived From the Modern Languages. (3214025). Hardcover. Good.

Educational Publishing Company; Boston; 1908, 1909. Green cloth-covered boards, 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches, 95 pp. Good minus. (3214034). Hardcover.

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1978 First edition. Light green cloth-covered boards, 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, 120 pp., index, 42 figures. Book fine. (1722RO067). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

Language Research Center, Brigham Young University, 1976 Stapled wraps, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 61 pp., maps, bibliography. Very good (small amount of text underlining/marginal notation). Scarce. "Culturgrams" of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay,Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. (1722RO122). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

P. Blakiston, Philadelphia, 1895 "Second edition, revised, with elaborate vocabularies" (1895). First edition was in 1893. "As a result of the revision it is hoped that the work will be found greatly improved, and better fitted for the use intended, as a book of reference for the physician and druggist, and a practical Latin grammar especially adapted to the needs of students of pharmacy and medicine." Dark green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (still bright), 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches, 277 pp. plus 23 pp. catalog of P. Blakiston medical and related books in the rear. Good. (K086). 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Frederick Fell, New York, 1950 First edition, first printing (no additional printings indicated) in the scarce dustcover. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 8 x 5 3/8 inches, 280 pp., illustrations (b/w drawings). Book near fine. Dustcover very good (chips to top edge of rear cover). This would make a great gift for a lawyer or law student. "Your remarks, Counsellor, are quite appropriate. Where did you appropriate them from?" (1722RO119). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Henri Held, Lausanne, 1930. First edition. Scarce. One of '1500 exemplaires sur papier d'impression.' Brown printed/decorated wraps, octavo, 352 pp., figures, references. Very good (moderate pencil markings in text and margins; mild chipping and wear at spine ends; mild ruffling/creasing at right upper corner). Includes the catechism or 10 commands of youth ('Le catechisme ou Les 10 Commandements du Jeuneur'). (3214018). F. Soft cover.

National Council of Tourism, 1980 An exceptional copy, book and dustcover fine, slipcase near fine, inscribed and SIGNED by Edward Ghorra (Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations) on December 18, 1981. Tan cloth-covered boards, 12 1/2 x 10 inches, 236 pp., extensively illustrated (color photos). (1722RO091). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Charles C. Thomas; Springfield, Illinois, 1959 First edition. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches, 733 pp., index, numerous illustrations. Anatomical dissections by Dr. Rodolfo Cosentino. Minimal ex-library markings ("withdrawn" stamp, top edge of book block; never a circulating library book); previous owner's attractive book plate, front fixed endpaper. Else very good. (3214004). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Springer-Verlag; New York, 1977 First edition. Blue cloth-covered boards, 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, 160 pp., index, 100 figures. Minimal ex-library markings ("withdrawn" stamp in two places; never a circulating library book). Else near fine. Previous owner's signature, front free endpaper; slight warp, front board. (3214031). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

William Wood, New York, 1882. First edition. Dark brown cloth-covered boards, blindstamping of boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches, 314 pp., color plate (blood spectra). Very good. (3214003). F. Hardcover.

Wellesley College; Wellesley MA, 1945 Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt and white front board lettering/decoration (bright), 10 7/8 x 8 inches, 153 pp., extensively illustrated in b/w. No marks. Fine. (1722RO123). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

Wellesley College; Wellesley MA, 1943 Tan cloth-covered boards, 12 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 141 pp., numerous b/w photo illustrations. Very good (sunning, spine and boards; binding tight and pages clean, with no marks). (1722RO071). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.