Authors starting with L from Birchwood Books

Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Story Classics, 1953 Numbered limited edition in slipcase, #295 of 3000. Translated from the French by Tom Hood. Includes "A Prologue to Set the Scene" by Edward J. Fluck. Reddish brown slipcase is sunned with a few small stains. Some wear to edges of opening. Cream spine with bright gold title. Black boards with small gold spider on front. Interior is clean and bright. Numerous black and white drawings, some with colored backgrounds. 109p.. Unknown. Cloth. Near Fine... more information

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New York: The Time Inc. Magazine Company, 1995 Glossy grey dust jacket with photo of flag raising at Iwo Jima on cover. Jacket is now in Brodart. Black cloth with bright blue metallic title on spine, title is blind embossed on front. Fine except for minor bumping at head of spine and one corner. Grey endpapers. Mostly black and white reproductions, though later photos are in color. 192p.. Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Mount Vernon, N. Y.: Peter Pauper Press Printed on specially-made paper at the Walpole Printing Office. Rust brown cloth on spine with paper label. Specialty floral paper on boards. There is a small pencil mark on the spine and a small dark area on the label. There is some minor soiling to the boards. Brown kraft paper slipcase has a few faint smudges. Pages have rust top border and page number. Red top-stain. An extremely lovely book.. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"... more information

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Indianapolis: The Bobbs - Merrill Company, 1920 Preface by the 'Father'. Bound in grayish rough paper. Black illustration wraps around boards. Title in black on cover. Paper is browning, especially on spine. Some foxing to interior. Binding is tight. 86p. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gaar Williams. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Whittlesey House, 1948 Novel set in 1830's Santa Fe, featuring real life historical figure Dona Tules Barcelo. Dark green cloth with gold title on spine. Blank endpapers. Corners are soft, slight rubbing to head and tail of spine. Cloth shows some shelfwear. Pages are yellowing. 321p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1930 Dark green cloth on spine with gold title and decoration. Lighter green cloth with small blue butterfly emblem in corner. Some of the gold is rubbed. head and tail of spine are pulled, points are slightly soft. Some light foxing to page edges. Twenty-two black and white illustrations. Interior is clean. 318p.. Unknown. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1915 Purple cloth with small gold title on spine, gold is dull. Spine is faded, head and tail are rubbed as are corners. Stains to corners on front board. Slight water stain to upper edge of pages. 89p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc., 1929 States first and second printing before publication. Foreword by Lawrence. Table of contents. Color title page. Red-brown cloth, green embossed design on cover, title on spine. Binding tight, pages bright and clean. Cover is clean. Very nice appearance. "Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by Vail-Ballou Press, Inc., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper made by Curtis & Brother, Newark, Delaware" 202p.. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - ... more information

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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981 A couple recounts their rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife on thier farm in Ontario. Off-white dust ajcket with illustration of forest animals on front. Jacket has some edgewear including a few small tears and chips. Cello tape repair to top of front fold. Some soiling to dj. Jacket is now protected by brodart. Brown cloth with gold title on spine, boards covered with beige speckled paper. Edges of boards are faded. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Fe... more information

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Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1952 Copyright page states this was reprinted in the same month as original publication, November 1952. Off-white dust jacket with red titles and illustration of horse and rider on front panel. Dust jacket is somewhat soiled and worn at edges. There are small chips and tears at corners and at head and tail of spine. Front flap is price clipped. Small chip at top of rear panel. Jacket is now protected by clear cover. Cream cloth with brown wrap around illustration. C... more information

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New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941 'The Story of Thoreau of Concord'. With a foreward by Brooks Atkinson. An appreciation of Thoreau written in verse. Silver cloth with white title and device on spine. Some foxing to spine. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, as are corners. Some soiling to cloth. Pages are yellowed. Binding is tight. 167p. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Los Angeles: Golden State News, Co.,inc., 1966 Magazine format. Numerous black and white photos from various Tarzan movies. Text includes: Why Do They Still Go Ape Over Tarzan?, Tarzan Created: He Him!, A Chest Was Born, The Legend and How it Grew, The Janes, Me Cheeta You Tarzan. Black covers with small stills of Tarzan actors on front cover. Covers are scuffed and the lower bottom corner of front cover is creased. There is a small neat cut through both covers and the text block at the top edge, about... more information

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New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1927 Atmospheric romance. Light blue cloth with dark blue titles on spine and cover. Cloth is somewhat soiled. Slight bubble to cloth on rear board. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Binding is slightly loose. Attached string bookmark. Interior is clean. 348p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1932 Romance. Rose colored cloth with green titles on cream backgrounds and green musical notes decorations. Cloth is heavily faded at spine and board edges. Foxing to spine, some soiling. Binding is a little loose. Red top-stain, interior is clean. 309p. . First Printing. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1937 Signed by the Author. Brown cloth with gold title on spine, children and tree on front. Blind embossing to both spine and front. Bumped at head and tail of spine. Spine has dark spots; rest of cloth has light spots. Map endpapers. Inscribed by author on half-title, dated 1937 and embellished with a drawing of a flower. Binding is tight. Foxing to page edges and a few random spots to interior pages. 369p. including bibliography.. Signed by Author. First Ed... more information

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New York: William Morrow, 2002 Collection of short stories featuring the return of several characters: Karen Sisco from Out of Sight, Raylan Givens from Pronto and Riding the Rap. Signed by the author on the title page. Jacket is protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth spine with purple metallic title, black boards. Head of spine is bruised. Unread, interior clean and bright.228p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Arbor House, 1983 Black dust jacket, shows moderate shelfwear including a few small chips and tears along edges. Small amount of damage to film layer of jacket. Front and back flaps are creased and dogeared. Jacket is now in brodart. Black cloth spine with red metalic title, red boards. Black shows some rubbing, tail of spine is bumped. Page edges are smudged. . First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Random House, 1972 Classic novel. White dust jacket black titles and illustrated with the faces of nine women (or are they?). Jacket is scuffed and somewhat yellowing, some wear at edges. Wrinkling at head and tail of spine panel, small tear at top of front panel, near spine. Price clipped, pink remainder mark and the letters sm at the bottom edge of pages. Jacket is now protected by mylar cover. Beige cloth spine with bright gold title. Head and tail of spine are slightly bumped. Boards ar... more information

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London: Chapman & Hall, 1849 This book has been professionally repaired. Rebound at spine with original cloth laid over new cloth. New endpapers. Original binders label replaced on rear endpaper, Bone & Son, 76 Fleet Street, London. The binder we use for repairs does excellent work. Cloth is heavily worn and has some staining. There are both dark and light spots on front board and a faint whitish smear on rear board. Points are bumped and front bottom point is worn through. Cloth is faded ar... more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1936 The tale of a dog who goes from frontier guard dog to a leader dog for a blind English vicar. Light blue cloth is moderately soiled. Gold titles on spine and cover and small gold outline of dog on cover. Title on spine is rubbed. Head and tail of spine are slightly bumped, spine is faded. Interior is clean and bright. 291p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ... more information

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