Search Results: Authors starting with L from Furrowed Brow Books

Northeastern University Press, 1979. paperback. Labaree, Benjamin Woods : The Boston Tea Party (Northeastern Classics Edition). Boston : Northeastern University Press, 1979 printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial wrappers. Xiv pp prelim material, 347 numbered pp, plus one blank. Prefaces to the 1979 and 1964 editions; 13 chapters. Notes, appendix (tea data tables), bibliography, index. Condition notes: a fragile copy, with textblock separated at p 96 and separating at 166; delicate handling required and rebinding would be beneficial. Spine creased, small tears to head and tail; sunning to spine and head of wrappers. Edges lightly soiled, top edge moderately foxed. Author inscription on title page to the late Robert D. ("Bud") Foulke - scholar of Joseph Conrad, and travel writer - from whose library this copy comes; Foulke's return address label is affixed to the head of first page. Else, interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Potomac Books Inc, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Laffin, John : Brassey's Battles: 3,500 Years of Conflict, Campaigns, and Wars from A-Z. London : Brassey's Defence Publications, 1986. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 10.125"/25.5cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color (marbled white background) pictorial paper boards, lettering to spine and front board. Lacks dj, likely published wo. Front endpaper features map of Allied Air War Theater in Europe, WWII; back Hannibal's campaigns to pastedown and SE Asia during Vietnam conflict to free side. Xiv pp prelim material, 484 numbered pp, plus two blank. List of maps, author's intro, list of major wars covered, beginning with Greek-Persian Wars of Antiquity, up through Iran-Iraq, Grenada, and other 80s wars; list of Axis and Allied codenames of WWII; entries arranged by alphabet; maps. Condition notes: light wear to boards with corners bumped and spine ends rolled. Inside all clean, tight and bright. A nice copy of an impressive… Read More

White Mane Pub, 1996. First Edition. hardcover. Laine, J. Gary and Penny, Morris M. : Law's Alabama Brigade in the War Between the Union and the Confederacy. Shippensburg (PA) : White Mane Publishing, 1996. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's gray leatherette, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj, art by Rick Reeves. Plain white endpapers. [i-iv], v-xxi, [xxii], 1-458. T-o-c, lists of illus, maps; acknowl, authors' intro, abbrev; 17 chaps; epilogue; appendices (brigade field & staff; reg. org., officer roster; stats; battles/skirmishes; casualties from selected battles; Law's resignation letter); endnotes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: A very good plus copy, with light wear to dust jacket, boards, no markings to interior, binding square and sound. Only flaw is a thin streak of light red stain to head edge. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Princeton University Press, 2006. 51565th. Paperback. Lambert, Frank : The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006 (Fifth printing). Size is medium octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.5cmH. Color paper wrappers glued to text block. xii prelim pp, 328 numbered pp. Notes, index. Condition notes: wrappers slightly worn, a bit of curling to corners, spine ends bumped. Edges ever so slightly soiled. First five pages have modest pencil (only) underlining; otherwise pages clean and binding sound. A nice copy.

Doubleday & Co, 1960. First Edition. Lampman, Evelyn Sibley : The City Under the Back Steps. Garden City : Doubleday & Co, 1960. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's tan cloth, green lettering/purple ornamentation to spine. Plain white endpapers. [1-8] prelim material, 9-210, [211-216] blank. Charming b&w illustrations by Honore Valintcourt. Condition notes: a worn but sound and collectible first printing: lack dust jacket; spine slightly cocked; tan cloth boards show rubbing, staining and the occasional stray crayon mark of the loved book; spine ends rolled and head rear corner bumped; edges tanned with several stains and light crayon marks. Interior shows former owner's name and date neatly in pen to head ffep; "Vroman's/Pasadena" bookstore label affixed to front pastedown, price torn away. Endpapers tanned with foxing; interior generally tanned, no foxing noted, nor markings. We personally inspect every book we offer.

George Allen & Unwin. hardcover. Lang, David Marshall : The First Russian Radical: Alexander Radishchev, 1749-1802. London : George Allen and Unwin, 1959. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Red topstain. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. 298 numbered pp, plus frontispiece and 10 more pp glossy b&w plates scattered through text. Intro, 15 chaps, bibliography, index. Notes passim. Condition notes: spine slightly cocked, ends rolled, corners sharp; topstain uneven, occasional bumps and rubbing to boards. Unclipped dj w rubbed spots, top edge small tears and chips, minor moisture staining. Endpapers each with several prominent regular tan spots, possibly tape residue (no sticking); ffep with former owner's address label affixed. All else excellent: no notes or highlighting. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Osprey Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. Lardas, Mark; Smith, Jonathan [Illustrator] : Native American Mounted Rifleman 1861 - 65 (Warrior). Oxford (UK) : Osprey, 2006. Crown quarto (4to) size, 9.75"/25cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy paper wrappers. 64 numbered pp. Chronology, color plates w/commentary, heavily illustrated with illus/photos in both b&w and color, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a clean, tight, square copy, not ex library, no notes or highlighting. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Wipf and Stock, 2023. paperback. Larin, Sister Vassa : Praying in Time: The Hours & Days in Step with Orthodox Christian Tradition. Eugene : Wipf and Stock, 2023. Signed by author on half-title page. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Xvi pp prelim material, 1-107, [108] blank. Author's preface, Intro, The hours (with table of troparia and verses for the Hours); Days of the week (with table of themes and prayers for each day); conclusions, bibliography. Condition notes: an almost like-new copy, flawed by small/slight staining to top- and fore-edges with small drops of coffee, possibly from Sister Vassa's own coffee cup: appropriately enough for the host of the podcast "Coffee with Sister Vassa." Author has signed the book on the half-title page. Else unmarked. A work which has proven helpful to many. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Berkley Medallion, 1966. Laumer, Keith : Galactic Diplomat. New York : Berkley Medallion, 1966. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7"/17.7cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers, Richard Powers art. Edges stained red. 223 numbered pp, plus one of ads. Nine stories from the career of 27th century diplomat James Retief. Condition notes: Worn but sound: moderate wear/tanning/staining to wrappers and edges, spine crease; former owner's name in sharpie to inside back cover, else interior of covers/pages generally tanned but unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ash Tree Pr, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan; Rockhill, Jim [Editor] : The Haunted Baronet And Others: Ghost Stories 1861-70. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2003. First edition from this publisher, limited edition of 650 copies. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features art of Douglas Walters. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. [i-viii], ix-xxxvi prelim material, [1-2], 3-189, [190-196] colophon and (helpfully), a four page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2003, including forthcoming titles. Intro by Rockhill, seven tales, "An Afterword Concerning the text to 'Ghost Stories of the Tiled House'", sources. Condition notes: A fine, clean, square, unmarked copy, with light wear to dust jacket. Another solid offering from Ash-Tree Press. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ash Tree Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan; Rockhill, Jim [Editor] : Schalken the Painter and Others: Ghost Stories 1838-61. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2002. First edition from this publisher, limited edition of 650 copies. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dust jacket features art of Douglas Walters. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. [i-viii], ix-xxxiii, [xxxiv, 1-2] 3-245, [246-254] colophon and (helpfully), a four page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2002, including forthcoming titles. Intro by Rockhill, a note concerning the texts, 12 tales, "An Afterword Concerning Exclusions", sources. Condition notes: A fine, clean, square, unmarked copy, with light wear to dj and boards. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ash-Tree Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan; Rockhill, Jim [Editor] : Mr. Justice Harbottle And Others: Ghost Stories 1870 - 1873. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2005. First edition from this publisher, limited edition of 650 copies. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features art of Douglas Walters. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. Xxxvi pp prelim material, 223 numbered pp, nine wo/numbers following. Intro by Rockhill, "A note concerning the texts", b&w photos, 12 tales, publication history of Le Fanu's supernatural fiction published during his lifetime, sources, colophon and (helpfully), a four page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2005, including forthcoming titles. Condition notes: A fine, clean, square, unmarked copy, with light wear to boards; dj similarly lightly worn, but is reduced to 'good' condition by the presence of… Read More

Scholar Select, 2015. hardcover. Lee, Susan Pendleton : Memoirs of William Nelson Pendleton, D.D. [unknown location] : Scholar Select, [2001]. Reprint of the 1893 Lippincott edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy paper over boards in faux quarterbinding of red and black with white lettering. Plain white endpapers. [vi] pp prelim material, [1-2], 3-490, [491-498] blank. Preface (by "W.A.A", else unidentified), 50 chaps, index. Notes passim. Condition notes: an excellent condition reprint with light wear to boards. Per the title page, Pendleton was "Rector of Latimer Parish, Lexington, Virginia; Brigadier-General C.S.A.; Chief of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia." File under 'a daughter's hagiography'. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ash Tree Press, 2002. First THUS. hardcover. Lee, Vernon : Hauntings: The Supernatural Stories. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2002. Edited, with an introduction, by David G. Rowlands. First printing of the first edition by this publisher, limited edition, one of 600 copies. ISBN 1553100301. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Color glossy dj illus by John Singer Sargent. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. [i-viii], ix-xix, [xx] prelim material, [1-4], 5-370 numbered pp, [371] acknowl, [372] blank, [373] colophon, [374] blank, [375-377] three page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2002, [378-380] blank. Note on the texts; editor's intro; author bio (by Irene Cooper Willis); selections from: "Hauntings: Fantastic Stories", "Pope Jacynth and Other Fantastic Tales", "For Maurice: Five Unlikely Tales", "Vanitas: Polite Stories", plus "Sister Benvenuta and the Christ Child", "The… Read More

Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Leehan, Brian : Pale Horse at Plum Run: The First Minnesota at Gettysburg. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2002. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's gray cloth spine and blue cloth boards. XX pp prelim material, 243 numbered pp, plus nine wo numbers following; b&w maps adn photos scattered through text. Condition notes: Ex library with the usual withdrawn markings and stickers. Binding cocked, but tight and text clean, with a an occasional smudge. Textblock edges soiled. Dj wrapped in mylar. A good reading copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Macmillan, 1974. Paperback. Leiser, Erwin : Nazi Cinema. New York : Collier/MacMillan, 1974. "Translated from the German by Gertrud Mander and David Wilson." Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. 179 numbered pages, [5] blank. B&w photos, bibliography. Condition notes: Former owner's name inscribed neatly on front flyleaf; otherwise no notes or highlighting. Pages lightly tanned but clean, binding sound. Moderate wear, curling to covers. light soiling to edges. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Doubleday & Co, 1968. Hardcover. Lenton, H.T. : American Battleships, Carriers, and Cruisers (Navies of the Second World War). New York : Doubleday, 1968. Oblong 16mo, 4.25"/11cm h. Bound in publisher's dark brown leatherette, silver lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. 160 glossy pp. Intro, abbrevs, tables, B&W photos, diagrams, text covering WWII-era American battleships, cruisers, and carriers chronologically as launched (or proposed to launch if cancelled) bibliography. Condition notes: Very good with merely good DJ/wrapper, wear, several closed tears, edge wear, tape fixes, and sun-fading to dj. Former owner's name stamped on front flyleaf. Binding solid and square; pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Macdonald & Co, 1968. Lenton, H.T. : German Submarines 1 (Navies of the Second World War). London : Macdonald, 1968. Second edition. Oblong 16mo, 4.25"/11cm h. Bound in publisher's dark brown leatherette, silver lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. 126, [2] glossy pp. Intro, German Sub Development (1934-1939), tables, B&W photos, text covering from Type IA through XB. Condition notes: Very good with merely good DJ/wrapper, wear, several closed tears and sun-fading to dj. Former owner's name stamped on front flyleaf. Binding solid and square; pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Macdonald, 1968. Lenton, H.T. : German Submarines 2 (Navies of the Second World War). London : Macdonald, 1968. Second edition. Oblong 16mo, 4.25"/11cm h. Bound in publisher's dark brown leatherette, silver lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. 128 glossy pp. Intro, German Sub Development (1939-1945), tables, B&W photos, diagrams, text covering from Type VIIC through XXXVI, captured boats used in German service, midget subs, summary of German sub losses, depot ships, bibliography. Condition notes: Very good with merely good DJ/wrapper, wear, several small closed tears, a larger one inch tear to head front right and sun-fading to dj. Former owner's name stamped on front flyleaf. Binding solid and square; pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Jefferson (NC): McFarland & Co, 2017. First. Softcover. VG+. Lepage, Jean-Denis G.G.. Lepage, Jean-Denis G.G. : Military Trains and Railways: An Illustrated History. Jefferson (NC) : McFarland & Co, 2017. First edition/unknown printing number. Size is octavo (8vo), 10"/25.3cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial wrappers. [i-iv], v-viii, 1-205, [206] blank. Preface, intro, early occurrences of military trains (concepts, Crimean War, and on), use of railways in WWI, interwar, WWII, and post-WWII; bibliography, filmography, index. Heavily illustrated, mapped with line drawings. Condition notes: very good plus: light wear to wrappers, interior unmarked, modest folding to tail fore-corner to beginning of volume. We personally inspect every book we offer.