Titles starting with L from Stillman Books

Grande-Bretagne: Gallimard Jeunesse. Sq. 4 to., unpaginated (40 pp.). Feb. 1998. French version of Frederick Warne's "My First Year". All the typical baby entries with one or more adorable Beatrix Potter illustration on every page. Text in French. This major French publisher publishes the French versions of the Harry Potter books as well. Text translated from the English by Anne de Bouchony. No entries or names have been placed in the book. Glossy pictorial boards. Minor edgewear and rubbing; mino... more information

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London: Jonathan Cape. 4 to., unpaged. l979. lst ed. thus. These tales first appeared in the 1974 Puffin Annual. Colourful illus. by Nicola Bayley. Glossy pictorial boards. Minor edgewear and scratching; price in pen at top corner of title page; slightly cocked; o/w a VG+ copy. . ... more information

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Madrid: Les Humanoides Associes. Tall 4 to., unpaginated (66 pp.). 1st Edition. March 1987. Translated into French from the Spanish by Frank Reichert. Incredible comic-style art by OXO. Glossy pictorial boards. A ghastly but romantic story. Minor edgewear and rubbing; o/w a VG+ copy.. ... more information

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Columbus, Ohio: Wartburg Press. 16 mo., 94 pp. 1st Edition (1946). A charming story of a 9-yr. old Indian girl who discovers an ancient clay pit where her ancestors molded pottery of unusual texture and design. Now her tribe is again able to make beautiful pottery. The story seems to be set in the American Southwest. B/w illus. by Homer H. Seay. Brown cloth. Minor edgewear; one corner and bottom of spine mildly bumped; gift inscription on f.e.p.; o/w a VG copy in an attractive G+ d.j. with some chipping and... more information

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Vancouver, B.C.: UBC Museum of Anthropology . 4 to., 89 pp. 1st Edition (1993). Museum Note No. 33. Audrey Hawthorn describes both the Museum's origins and the philosophical principles that have led to its international success. Many photos, some in colour, as recent as 1992. Glossy heavy card wraps. This copy INSCRIBED by Audrey Hawthorn to Dr. K. Edmonds. Minor edgewear; diagonal crease lower part of front cover; o/w VG.. ... more information

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New York: Macmillan Co.. 16 mo., 276 pp. 1928. One of the sought-after 11-vol. set published by Macmillan in 1928, "The Writings of Owen Wister". These handsome little volumes seem hard to come by and full sets are demanding high prices. This copy has many unopened pages, obviously unread. Blue cloth with spine lettered and decorated in Gold. Minor wear and fading of edges; a few spots to cover; spine somewhat faded; topedges discoloured; a G+ to -VG copy with very clean contents.. ... more information

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Ladysmith, B.C.: Ladysmith Historical Society. 8 vo., 315 pp. plus 56 pp. of historical photos. The second book to be written on the town of Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. An interesting collection of accounts by compiler Viola Cull and many others. Wine cloth. Slight edgewear; minor ding to top of spine; o/w a VG+ copy in a G+ d.j. with some chipping and a couple of small stains.. ... more information

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New York: Greenwillow Books. 8 vo., 48 pp. 1st Ed. (1985) Stories of Jean Laffite...how he captured ship after ship and buried treasure along the coast of Louisiana and Texas. Humourously illustrated in colour by the author. Glossy pictorial boards with reinforced binding. Minor edgewear and rubbing; o/w VG+ in VG pictorial d.j. with some chipping and rubbing.. ... more information

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London: Ian Allan. Tall 4 to., 162 pp. 1st Edition. 1995. The dependable Lancaster bomber was involved in many of the RAF's most successful and audacious operations, such as the famous "Dambusters" raid and the action that led to the sinking of the "Tirpitz", as well as the regular night time raids that wrought so much destruction on German cities and industry. Like their earlier books on the Lancaster, the authors have again delved into their files to bring a further fascinating sel... more information

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London: Arlington Books. 8 vo., 142 pp. 1st Ed. 1980. Second book in "The Lightbringer Trilogy", wherein Owen Lightbringer, Semi-Mortal Son of the Sun, in order to ensure the future of the line, must marry the only surviving female, the Princess of the Sun. First, he must rescue her from a serum-induced trance in "The Land Where Serpents Rule". Rose cloth. Slight edgewear; o/w VG+ in VG pictorial d.j. with minor chipping and rubbing. . ... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers. 12 mo., 560 pp. 2nd Edition. 1860. Volume 1 of 2 volumes. The author lived for 25 years in the areas that he describes and illustrates. Dozens of full-page and in-text illus. plus a fold-out map of "The Holy Land and Southern Syria". This volume has its own "Index of Names and Subjects" plus "Index of Scripture Texts Illustrated". Frontispiece is a view of Beirut. Original Brown cloth binding. Heavy wear to top and bottom of spine and corners; t... more information

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London: Castell Brothers. 16 mo., (abt. 4 x 4-1/2" tall) unpaginated (30 pp.). n.d. (circa 1888) The 10-stanza poem is printed on three pages, then the poem is broken down to two and four lines to a page with nearly every page illus. with a delightful colour lithograph from the paintings of Fred Hines. Coated pictorial paper-on-boards with Green cloth spine. Moderate edgewear; binding a little loose and front hinge completely broken (but repairable); gift inscription on f.e.p. for Christmas 1888; o/w ... more information

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Paris: Societe Des Editions Militaires . Small folio, 117 pp. 1930. Preface by Monsieur Le Marechal Franchet D'Esperey. Text in French. Third volume in this wonderful military series. The early history of the French footsoldiers from the late 17th century up to the end of the 1st World War. 20 outstanding, full-page illustrations from the watercolours of Pierre Albert Leroux are gloriously printed and with some colours added to each plate by hand. A LIMITED EDITION of 515 copies of which this is Number 239... more information

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New York: Atheneum. 8 vo., 220 pp. plus 8 pp. of b/w photos. 1st U.S. Edition. On May 2, 1942, the British cruiser "Edinburgh" was sunk by the Germans while on the convoy route from Murmansk, Russia to Iceland, dubbed "The Gateway to Hell". Many men lost their lives, and 45 million dollars of gold went to the bottom of the Barents Sea. This is the grim but riveting story of the sinking of the HMS Edinburgh and the aftermath for many of her survivors. Green cloth. Minor edgewear; ding to ... more information

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New York: E.P. Dutton. 8 vo., 260 pp. plus 7 pp. of b/w photos. 1st Edition. 1950. Among the photos are "Apache Warrior Group" and "Wyatt Earp and Redoubtable Group of Friends". Included are a streetmap of Tombstone and a map of Cochise County (repeated on the endpapers). Wine cloth with Silver decoration on spine. Minor edgewear and rubbing; paper a bit discoloured; small stain on a couple of margins; o/w a VG copy.. ... more information

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Inverness: Long Midnight Publishing. Abt. 5 x 7-3/4" tall, 287 pp. 1st Edition. 2006. The story of Barney Thomson and his search for a quiet town in which to settle. Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae might have done but for a string of strange occurences. An entertaining Scottish voice. Glossy pictorial wraps. Minor chipping of edges; four pages with a bit of rippling in margins; o/w a VG+ clean copy.. ... more information

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London: Secker & Warburg. 8 vo., 243 pp. plus frontispiece and 24 pp. of b/w photos, plus fold-out Sail Plan and Diagram of Running Rigging of the "Moshulu". 1st Edition. 1956. In 1938, the author sailed as an apprentice on the four-masted sailing ship "Moshulu" of the Ericson Line for the round trip from Belfast to Queenstown, Australia and back. Moshulu was the largest of the dozen or so sailing ships still engaged in the grain trade. This is his account of the ardous journey. Supe... more information

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Toronto: Stoddart. 8 vo., 253 pp. plus 8 pp. of b/w photos. 1st Edition. 1982. Tom Lamb had a varied career but was best known as a bush pilot who was personally responsible for hundreds of daring rescue missions in Canada's North. The airline he founded, Lambair, spurred the development of Canada's north for over 45 years. Read also about the many things he was told he couldn't do during his lifetime, but he turned around and did them! Blue cloth. Minor edgewear; prev. owner's name stamp on... more information

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New York: Crown Publishers. 8 vo., 297 pp. 1st Collected Edition (1972). Two classic fishing stories revised and updated by the author, available here in one book. Numerous b/w illustrations by Milton C. Weiler. Grey cloth. Minor edgewear and rubbing; o/w VG+ in a VG d.j.. ... more information

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McGraw-Hill, N.Y., Tor., et al.. 8 vo., 255 pp. (l980) lst U.S. ed. Futuristic political spy-thriller set in the early l990's when Russia rules Europe and an aging intelligence agent must rely on a rusty contingency plan that has lain dormant since l976 in order to activate several "sleepers" and save the Western world. Red paper-on- boards with Wine cloth spine. A little shelf-wear, o/w VG+ in chipped, rubbed, VG d.j.. ... more information

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