Search Results: Authors starting with L from The Book Lair, ABAA

Paris, IL: U.O. Colson Co., [ca. 1930]. 5 x 7". Cardboard tri-fold fan, US Patent 1655229 indicates year of 1927 or later, slight stain to top corner, some wear to tabs, otherwise very good condition.Beautiful ca 1930's fan which folds out to homestead scene, signed by artist "Stadland". Advertiser on back cover is Osti's Landscape Nursery in Sierra Madred, CA.

Dallas, TX: Aredian Press, 2018. Approximately 2 3/4 x 3". First edition, LIMITED EDITION of 10 copies with two out of series, with this being #10. Design binding by Patrice Miller of Aredian Press; paper over boards painted with ink and watercolor by the publisher and each is unique in the series, interior papers are layered unryu which are digitally printed in 8 pt Poor Richard on pale blue ribbed vellum paper in brown/green/blue inks, constructed in three sections: the poem, in a perfect-bound matchbook style, the bio/stamp in a trifold within its own covers, and the central accordion tunnel comprised of vintage postcard images of the Glynn marshes, a band of natural straw slips off to open the volume, signed and numbered by the author on the colophon, fine condition. Miniature Book Society, Distinguished Book Award, 2018. The Marshes of Glynn in moveable book format is a long poem about the Golden Isles off the coast of Georgia. The book contains the poem itself, a short biography of the… Read More

Bloomfield Hills, MI: Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1985. 46 pp. Approximately 8 1/2 x 11". Staple-bound periodical with minor shelf-wear, in near-fine condition. A science fiction fanzine, this one dedicated to writer Andre Norton on her golden anniversary of publishing. Various contributions by Joan D. Vinge (a hugo award winner herself), Roger C. Schlobin (author and editor to Frederik Pohl), and Sally A. Syrjala (co-editor and president of the National Fantasy Fan Federation), among others

Pasadena, CA: Tabula Rasa Press, 1981. Miniature book, 2 1/8 x 2"; Letterpress, gilt leather spine, cloth boards, 89 pp, some rubbing to spine. Printed using type Granjon on 100 percent rag, Cranes crest, number 165 of 300 copies, (Bradbury, Tabula Rasa Press 20). An enchanting tale about a young Greek boy going to American school for the first time and learning the English language. Scarce in the trade. 6 institutional holdings in OCLC

Oakham, MA: Oakham Bindery, 1975. 69 pp. 2 x 2 1/2". LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies, this being #188. Black cloth over boards with gilt title on cover and spine, marbled endpapers, frontispiece illustration by Howard Goldstein, errata slip laid in, in fine condition. Grigori Rasputin (1869 - 1916) was a Russian mystic who had great influence in late imperial Russia due to his friendship and influence on the family of Tsar Nicholas II. This is volume I. The second volume was published by Tabula Rasa Press and is sold separately

(Shaker Heights, OH): Wind & Harlot, 1991. (38 pp.) 2 7/8 x 2 1/4"; LIMITED EDITION of 74 copies, this being # 17. Transluscent paper protecting pale green boards with printed title label on spine, marbled endpapers, 7 hand-colored illustrations by Bonnie Baris, printed on handmade Hayle paper from Barcham Green in England, in fine condition.A charming little poem, and rather fanciful as well, about some people traveling on the sea in a sieve to the land of the jumblies. (Bradbury, Wind & Harlot, 10)

Enkhuizen, Holland: J. R. Levien, 1970. [18] pp. Approx. 3/4 x 7/8". LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies. Blue leather over boards with gilt stamped design on cover, black and white illustrations throughout, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Levien 9)This little book is cited as an old Jewish story from Amsterdam. First printing under the imprint of Trader's Press in New York from 1967 - 1969, Jack R. Levien then moved to Holland and published under his own name from 1970 - 1972. In those six years, he published 46 miniature books.

Enkhuizen, Holland: J. R. Levien, 1972. [20] pp. Approx. 5/8 x 13/16". LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies. Maroon leather over boards with gilt stamped design on cover, gilt title on spine, black and white illustrations throughout, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Levien 37)This little book is a short story about Elizabeth's marriage to Robert Browning and her most famous poem that starts, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways". First printing under the imprint of Trader's Press in New York from 1967 - 1969, Jack R. Levien then moved to Holland and published under his own name from 1970 - 1972. In those six years, he published 46 miniature books.

Enkhuizen, Holland: J. R. Levien, 1970. [14] pp. Approx. 3/4 x 7/8". LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies. Maroon leather over boards with gilt stamped design on cover, black and white illustrations throughout, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Levien 10)This little book is a tribute to Sigmund Freud and his thoughts on sex. Naked people cartoon illustrations. First printing under the imprint of Trader's Press in New York from 1967 - 1969, Jack R. Levien then moved to Holland and published under his own name from 1970 - 1972. In those six years, he published 46 miniature books.

New York: Random House, 1970. Harcover. 317 pp. Book Club Edition. Dust jacket is in fair condition: some edge wear, shelf wear, creases, several large tears and corner bumping, interior is excellent, clean, some tanning, binding is tight but book is slightly cocked. Very good condition.A dystopian novel by the author of Rosemary's baby, with the main character being a young man named Chip, "who fights a desperate battle for freedom in a world benumbed by chemistry and computerization."

Santa Cruz, CA: The Good Book Press, 1984. 14 pp. Approximately 2 x 2 1/8". LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies, the first fifty are hand-painted and bound in leather, this being #197 of the regular printing. Pale green paper wrap with design and title on cover and spine in fine condition. Green boards with design on front cover, printed on a hand-operated printing press on Peter's handmade paper, one minor foxing spot on rear endpaper, numbered on the colophon, in near fine condition. (Bradbury, Peter and Donna Thomas 11).Peter and Donna Thomas, well-known book artists, authors, and paper-makers, have been operating their private press since 1976. This is a lovely little book with elfin maidens and wizards and words by the author on how to gather pictures in your own head

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1935. 48 pp. Approximately 6 3/4 x 9 3/4"; LIMITED EDITION of 1075, this being #471 as indicated on the colophon, although the slipcase indicates copy #826, signed by both author and illustrator. Slipcase slightly corner bumped but in near-fine condition with spine label showing title and limitation in excellent shape. Calico cloth covered boards with quarter-bound linen backing, beautiful pictorial endpapers, top edge of all-rag paper is trimmed but other edges are untrimmed, both b/w and full color illustrations by Harold Brett, extra label at rear of book, otherwise in fine condition. Told from the point of view of remembrances of the departing way of life in Cape Cod. Informal diaglogue brings back the time of general stores, ships that sailed without gasoline engines, travelling by horseback instead of car, fishing, all told with the Cape Cod landscape as a beautiful and scenic background

London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1891, First edition, Hardcover in blue cloth binding; No dust jacket. Book Condition: Very Good; some corner bumping where cloth has worn through, some stains and cover wear, tanning of pages, fading of red lettering on spine, bubbling effect on back cover where cloth has come away from board. Embossed publisher's stamp stating "Presented by the Publisher" on title page.Nevison Loraine, Vicar of Urove Park West, endeavors to give readers a concise compilation of defenses of the Christian faith using arguments from other writers. This book maps out a good line of defense on issues that are still argued today: miracles, resurrection, logical proof, etc. His book is a handbook in which the various aspects of the battle of belief are reviewed, mainly in the language of the leading opponents, Mr. Loraine's own part consisting of exhibiting numerous quotations/examples and showing that the issue is very plainly on the side of belief. Scarce, only 1st edition in the trade.

New York: Covici, Friede, 1930. Approximately 7 1/2 x 12". LIMITED EDITION of 1,250 this being #395. Original black slipcase with gold label on cover present but shows some wear, in very good condition. Blue cloth over boards with gilt design on cover, very sunned spine, 15 fullcolor tipped in illustrations, signed by the artist Majeska on the colophon, foxing throughout, otherwise in very good condition. A fine press book on heavy paper, with a translated introduction by Pierre Loving, this book is full of sensual and intelligent poetry, accompanied by tasteful illustrations of partially naked women

n.p.: The Cherub Press, 1987. (6) pp. Approximately 2 3/4 x 2 3/8". LIMITED EDITION of 65 copies. Decorated handmade paper over stiff wrappers, printed paper lable on front cover, Hand-colored frontis by Kim Butcher. A fine copy, attractively printed. Cherub Press is the publisher of the journal KABBALAH and many books and editions of Jewish mystical literature. This particular little story is an excerpt from Thomas L. Peacock's novel, "Maid Marion" (1822)

New York: William Wood & Company, 1881. 338 pp. Approximately 6 x 9". Brown cloth over boards with stamped black and gilt decoration and lettering on spine and cover, worn at spine ends, slight corner bumping, foxing throughout, some engraved illustrations, many charts, helpful index, in very good + condition. This is Volume 17 of Wood's Library of Standard Medical Authors. It gives the history of anaesthesia, what substances can comprise anaesthetics, and anaesthesia by rapid respiration with lots of case studies (both human and animal), some of which included numbness, vomiting, and death