Search Results: Authors starting with L from Beacon Books

Federal Schools, Inc, 1934. Pressumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 68 pages. White lettering on the front cover, with an illustration of a man looking at a portrait of Lincoln, on the front cover. The magazine is in very good condition, with the paper colour showing its age. A very good copy of this scarce item, subtitled: Describing How Success May Be Won Through Illustrating & Cartooning as thought by the master course, Containing Instruction and Illustrations by over One Hundred of the World's Greatest Illustrators and Cartoonist. Illustrated throughout with b/w and colour images. Size: 7 x 10

Robert M. McBride & Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 194 pages. Black lettering on the spine and front cover. Corners are lightly bumped. Cover very lightly soiled. Front hinge is unglued. Previous owner's lawyer's stamp on the half title page. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is chipped around the corners, lightly soiled. a very good copy of this scarce title, illustrated with b/w drawings.

Sono Nis Press. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 122 pages. White lettering on a blue background on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. Very minor shelf wear on the edges. A fine copy of this history of arches in British Columbia, illustrated with b/w photographs throughout.

Ash-Tree Press. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. xi, 142, [6] pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of Limited Edition of Lamsley's first collection of six supernatural tales. With an illustration by Douglas Walters on the dust jacket. Size: 5.5 x 8.75

New Directions. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 183 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Book is lightly cocked. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, it is price clipped, Chipped along the edges with several closed tears (larges is 1'). A very good copy of this collection of nine short stories by the 'Italian Kafka' translated by Raymond Rosenthal, John Longrigg and Wayland Young.

McClelland and Stewart Limited. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/Very Good-. 248 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, gold embossed bird on the front cover, minor scuffing to the edges, one small tear (1/4') to the lower edge of the back cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has two closed tears on the upper edge. A very good copy of this book with 56 coloured plates and many b/w drawings. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping costs.

McClelland and Stewart Limited. Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/Very Good+. 261 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, gold embossed bird on the front cover. Minor soiling to the foredge. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is price clipped, has minor wear along the top edge. Signed on the title page by J.F. Lansdowne. A lovely copy of this book with 60 colored plates and many b/w drawings. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges.

McClelland and Stewart Limited. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/Very Good-. 248 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, gold embossed bird on the front cover. Cover edges are lightly worn, scuffing to the top and tail of the spine. Previous owners name on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is chipped along the edges, with a closed tear on the top back spine edge; one closed and taped tear on the middle of the spine. A very good copy of this book with 56 coloured plates and many b/w drawings. Signed on the title page. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping costs.

Privat. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 352 pages. White lettering on the spine and front cover. Very minor wear to the edges. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minor wear to the edges. A very good copy of this history of the French Revolution in the Languedoc area. Text is in French. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping costs (at cost).

Martin Secker. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 256 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Blind embossed border around the front and back covers. Covers are lightly stained. Previous owner's name on the top of the free front endpaper. A very good copy of this first edition of these three D. H. Lawrence's stories .

Edizioni 32, Virgo Press. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 56 pages. White lettering on the front cover. Edges are lightly shelf worn. A very good copy of this poetry book, signed on the title page by Irving Layton. The poems are in English and Italian. Translated by Francesca Valente. Illustrated with b/w drawings.

Not Stated, Persumed Self Published. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 164 pages. Black lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. A very good copy of this genealogy of the Lee family by Jack Wai Yen Lee who is of the 34th generation (4th generation in Canada). Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and maps. Size: 8.5 x 11

Bradbury and Evans, 1863. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 1st and 2nd Series bound in one volume, 3rd and 4th in a second volume. First Series dated 1863, 96 pages, including a two page index. Second Series, dated 1862, 96 pages, no index. Volume's front endpapers is mostly gone, the back endpaper is creased and has a closed tear in it, minor chips to some pages; cover is scuffed, lower three inches of the spine is missing; scratch on the cover. Third Series is dated 1864, 96 pages including 2 of index; Fourth Series, dated 1864, 96 pages without index; endpapers are soiled and creased. Cover is scuffed, glass mark on the front cover. Hinges on both volumes are cracked. A very good set of hundreds of these b/w caricatures from Punch, with a minimum of four and up to alt least eight images per page.

Bermuda Historical Society, 1981. 1981 Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 2 volume set. 772 pages, fold out map, 760 pages , fold out map. Gold lettering on the spine and on the front cover. Minor soiling to the foredges, A very good copy of this limited edition of 1000 copies (this being copy 165). The foldout maps in pockets at the back of each volume appear to be unopened. This is a very heavy set and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Bermuda Government Library, 1932. Reprint - Second Edition?. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 2 volume set. xxxvi, 772, fold out map, xix, 760 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and on the front cover. Inner hinges on volume 1 are cracked. Front inner hinge on volume II is beginning to crack. Edges of the cover are lightly worn. Paper is foxed. A very good copy of this reprinted edition these memorials, reprinted by Eyre and Spottiswoode limited. Illustrated with a few woodcuts and maps. The foldout map at the end of Volume 1 is in fine condition. This is a very heavy set and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

William Morrow, July 1998. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 374 pages. White lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this novel of suspense. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink. Size: 6 x 9,5

Kesselring Editeur. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 175 pages. Black lettering on the spine. Black and yellow lettering on the pictorial front cover. Cover corners and edges are lightly worn. The interior is clean. A very good copy of this scarce title of b/w line drawn caricatures. Size: 8.5 x 9.5

E. Leitz, Inc.. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 164 pages. Black lettering and illustration on the front cover. Previous owners stamp on the front cover, and first three pages. Edges scuffed, card covers creased. A very good copy of this catalog with detailed illustrations of the various microscopes and related tools, and separate price list and two pamphlets on: Small Epidiascopes Vc and Vd, and Leitz Ore Dressing Microscope.

Privat. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 320 pages. White lettering on the spine and front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minor wear to the edges and is faded on the spine edge. A fine copy of this history of the French Revolution in the Toulouse area. Text is in French. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping costs (at cost).

Richard Y. Secord. Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Very Good. viii, 179 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Very minimal wear to the corners. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is shelf worn along the edges. A fine copy of this autobiography recounting the life and exploits of this prominent western Canadian. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs in the text. Signed by Richard Secord on the front free endpaper. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).