Search Results: Authors starting with L from Rare Books Honolulu

Hardcover. Good. Hardcover Good hardcover with nicely decorated, gilded front binding and spine Some damage to top and bottom of spine and some scuffs at the edges of the binding Binding still tight, although front hinge slightly cracked, Pages clean and complete, no marks or notes, in all a clean, bright copy Very scarce in this edition Ships from Hawaii.

Germany: Hauschild, H M., 2004. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New, ships from Hawaii. Die Publikation befasst sich mit Ernst Ludwig Kirchners Holzschnittwerk aus den Jahren 1904 bis 1918. Ein Blick auf die umfangreiche Bibliographie zu dem 1880 geborenen und durch Freitod aus dem Leben geschiedenen Künstler bstätigt, dass bis zu dem hier resümierten Versuch eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Monographie zu Kirchners Holzschnittkunst fehlt, und dies, obwohl sich der Mitbegründer der Künstlergruppe "Brücke" nicht zuletzt als Holzschneider einen Namen machen konnte. Diese Lücke wenigstens für die Kernzeit des bildkünstlerischen Expressionismus, die Jahre bis 1918 zu schliessen, war das Hauptanliegen der Untersuchung.

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2017. Signed and numbered edition of 300. (The Collected Short Fictiin of R. A. Lafferty, Volume 4). Hardcover. New/new. Jacob McMurray. Centipede Press 2017, The Man with the Speckled Eyes by R.A. Lafferty, (The Collected Short Fictiin of R. A. Lafferty, Volume 4). Published in a limited, signed and numbered edition of 300 copies. .This is one of the signed copies and has the number 148. NEW and unread. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority mail upgrade within the US. New. With most of his brilliant and original work now out-of-print, this is the fourth volume in Centipede Press' series of the short fiction of R. A. Lafferty, one of science fiction's most highly-regarded authors. Volume four features a new introduction by esteemed science fiction and fantasy author Richard A. Lupoff, an afterword by John Pelan, and art by Jacob McMurray. The Man with the Speckled Eyes includes nearly twenty stories, many of which have never before been collected in book form. R. A.… Read More

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2017. unsigned Trade Edition, (The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Four). Hardcover. New/new. Jacob McMurray. Unsigned Trade Edition. Centipede Press 2017, The Man with the Speckled Eyes by R.A. Lafferty, (The Collected Short Fictiin of R. A. Lafferty, Volume 4). Published in a limited, signed and numbered edition of 300 copies. .This is one of the UNsigned copies. NEW and unread. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority mail upgrade within the US. New. With most of his brilliant and original work now out-of-print, this is the fourth volume in Centipede Press' series of the short fiction of R. A. Lafferty, one of science fiction's most highly-regarded authors. Volume four features a new introduction by esteemed science fiction and fantasy author Richard A. Lupoff, an afterword by John Pelan, and art by Jacob McMurray. The Man with the Speckled Eyes includes nearly twenty stories, many of which have never before been collected in book form. R. A. Lafferty (1914-2002) was a… Read More

Fine. Fine unread - like new, only leafed through once Ships from Hawaii.

Haslemere, England: Watermark Publications, 2015. Limited 1st. Edition. Portfolio of photos in box. like new. Built without the contribution of architects or engineers, and with minimal government oversight, the Walled City, before it's demolition in 1993, was the most densely populated place on the planet.: home to 35.000 people living in 300 interconnected buildings in a single Hong Kong city block. After several failed attempts, Kowloon Walled City was finally demolished 20 years ago, leaving behind a legacy of fascination that continues to grow, fueled in part by the extraordinary communities of many urban legends. Designed and edited by Greg Girard and Ian Lambot, the team behind the City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City, this new publication questions those myths and explores the reality behind the Walled City's extraordinary architecture and development. Through photographs, drawings, and documents, many previously unpublished, plus an extended article by Hong Kong-based writer and… Read More

Hornsea, England: PS Publishing, 2018. Hardcover. New/New. NEW - Limited edition of 100. SIGNED by Margo Lanagan (see photo). This is no. 43 of only 100 of the special signed edition.

Honolulu, HI: AI POHAKU Press, Native Books, 2015. First Ed. Hardcover. NEW/NEW. AI POHAKU Press, Native Books, Honolulu, 2015, 230 pages11" x 10.5". NEW, in publisher's shrink wrap. Fast-paced economic and social changes have made it increasingly important to learn about, protect, and preserve Hawaiian cultural sites. This volume by Kapulani Landgraf documents geographical, cultural, and archaeological features within the twelve traditional land divisions of Maui. The beautiful full-page images are accompanied by translated Hawaiian verse.

Eugene, OR: Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. Signed, limited edition. Hardcover. very good/very good, with protective Mylar cover. Geoffrey A. Landis - Author's Choice Monthly Issue 26. Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. Signed and Limited edition Hardcover. 8.5 x 6 inches. Limited to 350 copies signed by the author, copy 256/300 of the cloth edition. Octavo. 111 pages. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Very good condition no damages, almost like new. Ships from Hawaii.

Woodstock / Milwaukee: Backbeat Books, 2015. 1st edition. Hardcover. very good/good. A Landy Vision Book, Backbeat Books, 2015 Hardcover, 12.5" x 12.5", 160 pp. Very good condition, dj has some shelf wear to the edges and some creasing and a small 1/2" repair on the top of the front cover. Pages are all very clean. THE BAND PHOTOGRAPHS 1968 - 1969 features over 200 photographs, over half of which have never been published before, documenting this iconic group's first two albums, 'Music from Big Pink' and 'The Band'. Also included is a commentary from John Simin, who produced The Band's first two albums and was considered the sixth band member, and an introduction by Jonathan Taplin, tour manager for the band from 1969 to 1972. Once in a while a photographer gains the trust of an artist or a band, and his work fuses with that of the artist in such a way that the two become married in the public consciousness. One can think of David Duncan's pictures of Picasso at work or Alfred Wertheimer's… Read More

Cincinnati: Specialty Publishing, 1899. Very Good. Very Good First Edition, 1899 red hardcover with gilded title 204 pages and 4 pages of advertising, cloth boards very slightly soiled, small damage to top of spine, pages like new, unmarked and very clean Ships from Hawaii 208 pp.

London: Gagosian, 2021. 1st edition. Hardcover. NEW. New, in publisher's shrink wrap. Gagosian, London, 2021, 92 pages. 12 1/4 × 10 1/2 inches (31.1 × 26.7 cm). = This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Gerhard Richter: Cage Paintings at Gagosian, Beverly Hills, and 541 West 24th Street, New York. Characterized by their large scale and concentrated materiality, Richter's six Cage paintings (2006) are composed of intersecting lines, fields, and swaths of color applied with a broad squeegee. The paintings are titled after influential composer, artist, and philosopher John Cage (1912-1992), whose music Richter was listening to when he produced the series. Shown alongside the Cage paintings is a group of abstract drawings Richter made in a single, characteristically intensive working session during the summer of 2020. In addition to reproductions of the works and installation photography of both exhibitions, the catalogue features an introduction by Larry Gagosian and a conversation… Read More

Pacific Historic Parks, 2012. 1st edition. Hardcover. Photographs by Wayne Levin. RARE: Ili Na Ho'omana'o o Kalaupapa, - Casting Remembrances of Kalaupapa. Pacific Historic Parks publication 2012, hardcover with dj, 128 pages. 10" x 8.5".. == Signed by photographer Wayne Levin. Book in like new condition, dust jacket with slight shelf wear.Ships from Hawaii.

London/New York: Pion Limited & Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1978. Hardcover. Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots: The greater Part of them Species Hitherto Unfigured, containing forty-two lithographic Plates, drawn from Life, and on Stone, by Edward Lear. Facsimile Bound in publisher's burgundy half morocco with matching cloth sides, top edge gilt, a fine copy, only one binding corner slightly bumped. A fine facsimile of this famous work first published by Edward Lear in 1832, this edition is limited to 530 copies of which 500 were for sale. Includes a loosely inserted 15 page booklet by Brian Reade: "An Essay on Edward Lear's Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots

Cologne: Taschen, 2009. 1st edition. loose plates in box. Taschen, 2009 THE PARROTS. - The complete Plates / DIE PAPAGEIEN. - Sämtliche Tafeln / LES PERROQUETS. - Toutes les Planches NEW in publisher's shrink wrap, published in 2009 by Taschen, a folio of 42 leaves of plates, each a scientific illustration of parrots. Size: 20̈ ẍ 1.5ẍ" x 13.5̈̈ . Plus a 32 page multiple language booklet. Contained in a sturdy cloth bound box. Ships from Hawaii ==. == An unsurpassed monument in the history of scientific illustration Edward Lear may be best known for his nonsense verse, but in his early years he excelled as an illustrator of birds and reptiles. This set of 42 hand-colored lithographs, originally entitled Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots, was the finest achievement of his relatively brief career as a natural history draftsman, before failing eyesight led him to concentrate on his writing. During Lear's time, live parrots were rare and much sought-after, bought and sold… Read More

Paris: Perrin Et Cie, 1908. Leather-bound. Very Good. Very Good hardcover, bound in bordeaux-red leather, very good condition, tight binding, Paris : Perrin Et Cie, 1908, First edition. Octavo. 364 pages. French text. Illustrated with 13 photogravure illustrations. Very good. ships from Hawaii.

Paris: Cornette De Saint Cyr Auction Catalogs, 2013. Paperback. Very Good/no dj's as issued. Paperbacks Fine VERY RARE - A full set of all 5 catalogs of the massive sale of drawings and paintings by Foujita Tsuguhara or Leonard Fujita from the estate of Foujita's widow Kimiyo over 5 sales in 3 years in Paris. With almost 3000 images of Foujita's works. Descriptions in French. Much more than just auction catalogs, they show Foujitas style of working as the catalogs contain numerous drawings and sketches as preparation for paintings or later works. Very good condition First editions thick quartos, a total of 1314 pages, weighs 12.4 lb. Might require extra shipping. IN FRENCH.

Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1863. French First edition. Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. Gustave Dore. Hachette et Cie, 1863 in-4 12.5" x 9.5" (31 x 23.5 cm); 274pp. Splendid copy preserved in its rare publisher's red percaline, very fresh. Percaline decorated with gilded decoration on the front cover surmounted by the title in a cartouche. Gilt title on the back, decorated back cover. All edges gilt. First edition illustrated with 177 drawings by Gustave Doré in first print, including vignettes, inserts, header... All engraved by Maurand, Sarglat... Beautiful print on 'Grand Velin' paper. Very fresh percaline, gleaming gilding, ends of the lower jaws. slightly split (2 cm). Impeccable hinge, very clean interior, rare foxing. Very nice copy of the first printing, very rare in publisher's cardboard percaline cover (Vicar). Provenance: ex-libris designed by Robida with the initials "MF". -- "Excellent buffoonery where Charlemagne, his braves and all the characters of Ariosto are irreverently… Read More

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2013. Hardcover in slipcase. Like new, with very faint shelf wear/Like new, with very faint shelf wear. David Ho. Centipede Press, 2013. No 128 of an edition of 222, of which 200 were for sale (each signed by Patrick McGrath and David Ho. Introduction by Patrick McGrath. Full color artwork. A bonus short story. Striking dustjacket on Mohawk stock. Beautiful cloth slipcase. Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, full cloth binding. Published October 2013. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail or UPS upgrade within US. -- Matthew Lewis's The Monk is one of the most notorious Gothic novels ever published. It is here presented in an ultimate format, probably the best presentation this powerful novel has ever had, with full color original artworks by David Ho, classic paintings of Hell from the Middle Ages, a bonus short story, "The Midnight Embrace," and a fine and penetrating original introduction by esteemed novelist Patrick McGrath. Classic gothic supernatural novel… Read More

Hebei, China: Hebei Publishing & Media Group, 2012. First edition. Softcover. New. Softcover, New MASTER FOUJITA by Pan Li Large format Chinese softcover with numerous pictures of Foujita's art Still shrink-wrapped in plastic. Ships from Hawaii.