Search Results: Authors starting with L from Book Bear

New York, NY: Burt Franklin, 1970. Cloth. Good to Very Good/Published Without Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 123 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. (1) Cloth on spine shows a hint of light fading. (2) There is one 1" x 1" dark spot on the front board that appears to be old sticker residue from where a price sticker was at one time.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1964. Cloth. Good to Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 347 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Dust jacket not price clipped. A little bit of fading to the image on the spine of the jacket. NOTE: My copy is the second 1968 printing of the 1964 publication.

Sussex: Harvester Press, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 397 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of book binding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

New York, NY: Frederick Ungar, 1964. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 504 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. No dust jacket. This copy is the 1964 publication of the original 1874 publication. Facsimile reprint of the 1874 original. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

New York, NY: Dk Pub, 1998. Hardcover. Good/Printed Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 304 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Printed boards. Published without dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: The reason for the lower "good" rating is because there is foxing to the top and side page edges. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Dublin: Gandon Editions, 2007. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 272 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text free of markings.

Dublin: Gandon Editions, 2006. Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Some light pencil underlining in the text mostly toard the end of the book.

New York, NY: Abelard-Schuman, 1965. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 79 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is Free of Markings.

New York, NY: Hippocrene Books, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. A joint publication of Hippocrene Books and Ian Allan. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 156 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good dust jacket. Note: A hint of mustiness from being stored in a box in a basement. There is a wrinkle along the top front edge of the dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of book binding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995. Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 476 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings.

New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art Harry N. Abrams, 1986. Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 384 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. There is light foxing to the page edges along with the covers showing light shelf rubbing. These are the two primary reasons for the lower "good" rating. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1990. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 263 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. BOMC Edition. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

London: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 172 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 1986. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 139 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings.

New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 154 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised Text is free of markings. No ownership markings.

New York, NY: Academic Press, 1988. Cloth. Fine/Published Without Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 242 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings.

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good to Near Fine/Printed Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 205 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Printed boards. Published without dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Good/Printed Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 205 pp. Tightly bound. Top right corner front board lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Printed boards. Published without dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 335 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. I noticed one small 1/2" tear to the edge of page 63. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.