Search Results: Titles starting with L from Bee Creek Books

Leon Espana: Editorial Everest, 1973. In English. Beautiful colored photographs. 62 pp. Laid in: envelope with 3 postcards of the Cathedral of Santiago De Compostela. Postcards are Fine. Glossy pictorial covers. Soil mark on front cover along side edge, 3/4". Otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Color Photographs. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10". Spain.

Santiago, Chile: Editorial Universitaria, S.A., 1962. Memoria de Prueba papa optar al Grado de Licenciado en Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales de la Universidad de Chile. Spanish text. 119 pp. Covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Soft Cover. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Chile.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Claridad, 1952. Spanish text. 319 pp. Spine faded. Mildly soiled covers. Back hinge breaking. Overall Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. On title half page, written in ink "Purchased in Buenos Aires, September 15, 1952." Illustrated Dust Jacket. Mildly rubbed and small tears along top edge. Some rubbing/discoloration to spine. Dust Jacket is Good.. Cloth. Good/Good. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Spanish Text.

Paris: Emile-Paul, Editeur, 1912. Quatorzieme Edition. 308 pp. Text written entirely in French. Pink marbled boards with leather spine, gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, scuffing to cover faces. Wear to leather on joints and spine, spine ends are rubbed and torn in some places. Gilt top page edge. Decorative endpapers. Front hinge loose. Interior tight and clean. Book in VG- condition.. Boards. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4". French Text.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984. "Switzerland does not have an army, Switzerland is an army..." 150 pp. Second Printing. Signed by author on first title page. Black cloth covers with Swiss cross imprint on front and silver lettering on spine. Covers clean with very little wear, a few very small marks. DJ in VG condition with rubbing to corners and edges, front flap is price clipped. Interior is tight, clean and crisp. Book in VG+ to NF condition.. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good + to Near Fine/Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Switzerland.

New York: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 1933. Unveiling the Culinary Mysteries of the world-famous George Rector. "Whose Renown as an Epicure Extends Even to Foreign Lands, Including the Magnificant Formula for his Celebrated Onion Soup, Illuminated with many Merry Tales, Pictures, etc." 111 pp. Paper covered boards with significant wear to corners and edges, boards exposed, soiling to cover faces, tears to joints, spine ends are torn. Hinges and spine broken. Some soiling to interior pages, pages lightly browning. Book in Good- condition.. Hard Cover. Good-. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Cookbook.

Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1905. 306 pp. Marbled boards with leather corners and spine, gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are rubbed to boards, edges rubbed with some board exposed, wear and rubbing to marbled boards. Leather joints are rubbed and worn, spine is creased, tears to joints at spine ends, spine ends are torn and missing. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top page edge. Loose hinges. Olive ribbon page marker. Interior pages are browning, darker especially along edges, otherwise clean. Book in Good condition.. Boards. Good. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". French Text.

New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1960. Following the history of women's magazines in the United States. 189 pp. Yellow cloth covers with rubbed corners and edges, spine ends bent. DJ in Good condition with tears to corners, chipped edges, dirt smudges. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Magazines.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1888. "Away in the north of Finmark* and far in the interior is the small village of Karasjok, which takes its name from the river upon whose banks it lies, Karasjok in the Lappish tongue signifying "the rapid river." *Finmark is the most northerly district of Norway, inhabited by Lapps, whom the Norwegians call Finns." 281 pp. Decorative brown cloth cover and spine. Front cover has light brown stain and rubbing to image. Corners are bumped, edges are rubbed and spine has small tears to top and bottom. Small tear on inside front cover by hinge. Interior has slight browning/foxing, but does not interfere with text. Overall, the book is in Good+ condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Good+. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7". Europe.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1985. Laid in TIME MAGAZINEcover, November 4, 1985 with Kellor on the cover, and article. DJ in VG+ condition with light wear to corner and edges. Book clean and crisp.. Boards. Fine/Very Good+. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Minnesota.

Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union Philadelphia, 1840. Two 4"x 6" books .Original marbled boards. LAME JOHN 137 pp., THE HOME OF THE GILEADITE 161 pp. Paper spine labels(one indistinct & one title barely legible.) Covers scuffed , mild water stains to spine, corners bumped/rubbed. All still intact, overall Good. Interiors: Light foxing, free endpaper of LAME JOHN: name of Sunday School Library No.35, free endp. of HOME OF THE GILEADITE torn across bottom, paper adhering to front endp., some water marks to bottom margins of some pages, never interfering with text. Otherwise the texts in both books are tight and overall clean. Good +.. Boards. Good+. Illus. by Woodcuts. Size: Approx. 3 3/4" x 6". Juvenile.

Washington: Blair & Rives Printers, 1836. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Tranmitting a communication from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, accompanied by opinions and arguments respecting claims to land in Missouri, embraced in the reports of the board of commissioners at St. Louis, &c. 24th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives Treasury Department, Doc. No. 270. Read, and laid upon the table. June 3, 1836. 168 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine. Library stamp from the House of Representatives library in the middle of page 50 and a blue ink smudge also on page, but text is still legible. Document is browning and has some foxing. Document is in Good+ to VG- condition.. Paperbound. Good+ to Very Good -. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Government Document.

Washington: Government Printing Office Office of Land Use Coordination. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication 331. 38 pp. Paper covers. Light wear to pamphlet edges and corners. Dirt smudges to cover faces. Small tears near the staple binding. Interior is tight and clean. Pamphlet in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Agriculture.

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1828. ...Under the Provisions of the Several Acts for the Relief of Purchasers of Public Lands, to Purchase the Same at Private Sale, at a Fixed Price. 20th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Document No. 231. March 31, 1828. 6 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding remains along spine edge, which is also creased and chipped. Document paper is cut slightly off-center, but text is easily legible. Paper is browning and foxed, edges are rubbed with some water stains, corners creased. Document in Good+ to VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Alabama.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company "The scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen in the county of Sligo, and the time of the end of Eighteenth Century. The characters are supposed to speak Gaelic." 55 pp. Stiff board covers with paper jacket, which is adhered to the spine. Significant chipping and small tears to jacket edges, corners are bumped and rubbed, scuffing to both front and back, small tear (price tag removal?) on top right of front cover. Cover spine ends are chipped with tears, creasing to spine. Front hinge broken, page ends are uncut with chipping, browning. Book in Good/Good- condition.. Hardcover. Good/Good. Size: Approx. 3 3/4" x 6". Play.

Boston: Sherman, French & Company, 1917. 209 pp. Black covers with gilt title lettering on front and spine. Corners and sections of edges rubbed to boards, wear to cover faces, spine ends are bent and fraying. Darkened/untrimmed page edges. Endpapers are browning. Spine loose. Interior pages clean. Book is Good.. Hard Cover. Good. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 3/4". Desert.

Lancaster, PA: The New Era Printing Company, 1903. Reprinted from the American Anthropologist (N.S.), Vol. 5, No. 2, April - June ,1903. Pages 323-330. Green stiff paper covers. Cover corners and edges are worn with tears and chipping, edges are faded and discolored, dirt smudges, spine corners are bumped and torn, top corner has been ripped throughout entire document. Ex. museum stamp on front cover. Interior page edges are browning and rubbed, top corner is torn and creased. Document in Good- to Good condition.. Paper Covers. Good. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 10". Anthropology.

Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1957. Fishery Bulletin 120. Vol.57, pp. 415-425. U.S. Interior Dept. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ex-Museum stamp on cover o/w clean and Very Good. Illustrations and map.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Nine Figures. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 10 1/4". Fishery Bulletin.

Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1995. "... an eye-opening account of how the genetic manipulation of American crops threatens our food supply -- and what we must do to try to avert this disaster." 269 pp. Blue cloth covers with black cloth spine and gilt lettering on spine. DJ in VG- condition with creasing on edges, bumped corners. Cover corners are lightly rubbed and bumped, spine tips are bent. Previous owner's writing on front free endpaper. Interior is tight, clean and in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Agriculture.

Regina, Saskatchewan: Department of Natural Resources 16 pp. Detailed pamphlet describing the discovery and renovation of the Last Mountain House in Saskatchewan, Canada. Light wear to corners and edges, some dirt smudges to back cover. Interior is tight and clean.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings, Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Canada.