Titles starting with L from JB Books

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1977. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. From the world's favorite resort-spa of the rich, beautiful, and famous, a complete personal health regimen and diet plan to regain fitness, beauty, strength, vitality, sexual power, mental fitness, and far more. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, charts, recipes, indexed, 244pp. A very nice copy. Very rare, especially in this condition and original printing.. ISBN: 0-448-12978-7. Fir... more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An unusual novel of four elegant, successful, sophisticated women angrily confronted by a young actress demanding to know which one of them is her mother - uncovering a whole pile of scandals and secrets affecting all their lives. Hardcover with dust jacket, 604pp., d.j. shows light edgewear with one one-inch closed edgetear.. ISBN: 0-671-44662-2. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literatur... more information

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New York: Delecorte Press, 1983. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. Novel of four beautiful, ambitious women and their lives in the 'golden lotus land' of Beverly Hills, California. Hardcover with dust jacket, 401pp., d.j. shows general edgewear.. ISBN: 0-440-04621-1. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, Ficiton, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. ... more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The sensual and ruthlessly clever 'Lucky' sets out to conquer Hollywood, in her quest for power meeting many adversaries, enemies, friends, and betrayers. Hardcover with dust jacket, 608pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-671-61937-3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, Fiction, Hollywood. ... more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The sensual and ruthlessly clever 'Lucky' sets out to conquer Hollywood, in her quest for power meeting many adversaries, enemies, friends, and betrayers. Hardcover with dust jacket, 608pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-671-61937-3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, Fiction, Hollywood. ... more information

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Bismarck: Sweetgrass Communications, 1992. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. A nice collection of biographical histories of the many women who have served the American state of North Dakota as elected officials to its legislature, discussing their district, the issues they handled and decided for or against, the role of women in politics and men's reaction thereto, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, appendices, bibliography, indexed, 205pp., d.j. shows light edgewear and light staining to ... more information

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New York: Stephen Day Press, 1943. 'An intimate journal of a labor of love', in diary form with humorous sketches. Hardcover, 243pp., boards show spotting and staining, slight cock to binding, but interior is clear, former owner inscription. A good reading copy. Rare.. Former Owner Bookplate. Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Barsis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, Fiction. ... more information

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. A beautifully composed verse of Scotland and its mores, culture, habits, dress, and ancient manners, the poems accompanied by exhaustive notes and an appendix with further annotation. Edition and publication date not given, appears to be late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Hardcover, 331pp., boards and lettering mostly clear and clean, binding firm, pagination clean and bright throughout.. Former Owner Inscription. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5... more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1960. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The biography of Lillian Trasher, who spent fifty years as a missionary working with children in Egypt from 1911 onwards. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector.. ISBN: 60-12101. Former Owner Signature. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Christianity, Christians, Faith,... more information

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New York: Penguin Books, 1964. A fine collection of this Russian writer's best shorter works, including 'Lady with Lapdog', 'Grief', 'Agafya', 'Misfortune', 'A Boring Story', 'The Grasshopper', 'Ward 6', 'Ariadne', 'The House with an Attic', 'Ionych', and others, reflecting pre-revolutionary Russian life of the aristocracy and peasanty alike, their activities, beliefs, and society, love, romance, much more. Wraps, 280pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-14-044143-3. Later Printing. Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - over ... more information

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New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1986. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A feminist intellectual journey into an interpretation of theology and the history of Christianity, the author examining Jesus and Christianity and their attitudes towards women, feminine identity, and women's theology and the impact upon same of the arts, therapy, politics, and traditional religious impulses, taking the reader into new dimensions of thinking about these subjects. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains notes,... more information

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Bellingham: Self Counsel Press, 1990. All about the rights and responsibilities of both landlords and tenants in Washington State, USA, discussing the various do's and don'ts, legal recourse, interpretations of the law and its purpose, much more. Landlords typically ignore this law as the courts and police do not bother much to enforce it as 'civil law', while most renters are unaware of their rights. Softcover, contains the full text of Washington State's Resident Landlord-Tenant Act, 110pp. Rare.. ISBN... more information

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New York: Tom Doherty Associates : TOR, 1989. Sci-fi novel of a comet stripping the ozone layer from the earth's atmophere and effectively ending human civilization - except for underwater cities and heavily protected land enclaves... Softcover, 369pp., book shows moderate general wear. A good reading copy.. ISBN: 0-812-50024-5. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Novels. ... more information

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New York: Random House, 1998. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). Autobiography of a woman from Mississippi and North Carolina who studied and attained her degree in literature, left the South because of racial tensions there, traveled and lived in Italy and Canada, eventually returning home, discussing the evolution of her views, her many experiences, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, indexed, 346pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-679-45739-9. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. The story of the damages sustained by the presidency of Ronald Reagan during the 'Iran-Contra' scandal, with much information on the behind the scenes contradictions of his leadership little seen by the ordinary citizen. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains numerous illustrations, notes, indexed, 468pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-395-45185-X. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. US History, White House, Oval Office, Politics, Politicians, Presi... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A less than reverent history of the second term of the Reagan presidency: his advisers, his staff riven by intrigue and petty rivalry, the personalities influencing him - including his shrewd and much-feard wife aka the First Lady, the mishandling of various national and international events by an administration assuming too great a mandate for power, much more; contains glossy illustrations, notes, index. Hardcover with dust jac... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A less than reverent history of the second term of the Reagan presidency: his advisers, his staff riven by intrigue and petty rivalry, the personalities influencing him - including his shrewd and much-feard wife aka the First Lady, the mishandling of various national and international events by an administration assuming too great a mandate for power, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, notes, in... more information

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New York: Dell Publishing, 1987. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A fashion guide discussing all aspects - style, options, shape, basics to advanced, polishing, make-overs, shopping tips, fabrics and individual clothing items and how to select them, makeup and hair, building wardrobes, working with color and designs, much more. Softcover, contains illustrations, 128pp. A nice copy.. ISBN: 0-440-14597-X. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fashion, Clo... more information

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Hillsboro: Butte Publications, Inc., 1998. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A presentation of a depth and breadth of topics for present or future teachers of deaf or hard-of-hearing students, discussing oral, manual, and bilingual approaches to teachign language acquisition and development, answering many often posed questions and issues. Softcover, contains charts, tables, references, indexed, 359pp. Very rare.. ISBN: 1-884362-26-5. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good-. 8vo - ov... more information

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New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A provision of comprehensive information for teachers working with deaf students, offering skills, ideas, techniques, theories, models, and strategies on how to developic reading, writing, linguistic, and general literacy and communication skills in their charges. Has much information on developmental sequences, metalinguistic awareness, assessment skills, standardized tests and their usage, much more. Hardcover, contains ... more information

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