Search Results: Titles starting with L from bookwitch

Grand Central Publishing, 1887. Paperbaci. Very Good. Octavo, softcover, VG in black pictorial wraps. Light wear to corner of cover. Interior clean and unmarked. 497 pp. An epic "noir", a crime novel of astonishing detail and scope written by the bestselling author of The Black Dahlia. A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law. And three lawmen are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors.

St. Martins Press, NY, 1993,, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardback VG in VG pink and black pictorial dj. First American Ed. A journey through America's city of dreams. 372 pp. including index. Map of greater L.A. on endpapers showing Santa Monica Bay, Long Beach, the San Fernando Valley, down to Anaheim and Garden Grove. Here Brook explores the soul of the city, reveling in its diversity and looking at its problems. He offers insights into this complex society.

Putnam 2000, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/Fine. Royal octavo, hardcover, new in fine blue pictorial dj with gold lettering. 338 pp. In this action-packed thriller, Stone Barrington, an ex-cop turned lawyer, becomes caught between a woman abandoned on the altar and another suspected of murder.

New York, NY, U.S.A. : Warner Books, Incorporated, 2001.1st Printing. Fine/Fine. Octavo, hardcover, fine in fine dj. Giftable. The second legal thriller featuring Nikki Hill, a street-smart, black prosecuting attorney by the writing team of Darden, O.J. Simpson's prosecutor, and Lochte, an acclaimed mystery author. This installment finds a murdering psychopath mixed in the case. 434 pp.

Germany Ernest Paul Lehmann. Soft cover. Very Good/Unknown. Oblong quarto, softcover, pictorial wraps. VG cond. 160 pgs Text in English. Company founded 1881. Model railroading, some other toys. Beautifully photographed. Illustrated by color photos throughout. presumed 1st edition. circa 1980's.

New York Random House 1987,. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Jarrett, Lauren. Small quarto, hardcover, Near Fine in lightly edgeworn dj with one small closed tear. Clean and unmarked in red cloth boards with gold design. 667 pages. more than 800 recipes of traditional dishes. The authors take us through the New England countryside, talking of the old and new, teaching new delicious ways of cooking Yankee food. Endpaper illustrations in red and gold.

Holt, NY, 1995., 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, near fine, in blue pictorial dj. First Edition. Kinsey Millhone in bad company; a mystery without a murder, a treasure hunt without a map. Kinsey poking her nose into everyone's dirty laundry, joining a "Bonnie and Clyde" duo tak ing her halfway across the country, leaving her with an empty pocketbook. 226 pp.

New York, E.P. Dutton, 1919., 1919. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12 mo., hardcover, blue boards with yellow lettering. Good with no jacket; covers have mild wear that is heavier at edges with fading; Pages beginning to yellow due to age. 368 pgs. A novel by the author of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse "that draws an intense and brilliant picture of the effect on the workers of Spain of the national traffic in wine," according to the cover note, by following "the lives and fortunes of the country peasantry of the vineyards as well as of the town-workers in the factories, their attempts to resist the tyranny of the capitalists and their frustrated plan of general revolt.

Dover Publications (1962), 1962. Paperback. Collectible, Fine. Octavo, softcover, fine in yellow decorative wraps. Clean and unmarked. 123 pp. plus catalog of Dover's opera guides. contains the full libretto, translated from the Italian by Ellen Bleiler, in modern English as well as a plot cummary, background information, sources peerformance history, a brief biography of the composer, musical themes, and is illustrated 63 black and white photographs and reproductions.

Los Angeles Museum of Natural History 1967, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable/No Dj. Mary Butler and Frances Runyan. Oblong small quarto with paste-on cardboard covers.First Edition. Ex library copy with pocket and stamp, else good. Unpaginated. The La Brea tar pits in central L.A. were traps for ancient animals who once made their home in this valley, 40, 000 years ago. A good resource book for 6th to 8th grade child. Many illus. of ancient animals.

Leon Amiel, NY, c1969., 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Quarto, hardcover. near fine in blue cloth w/ red and white lettering on spine. No dj. Translated by Nika Standen Hazelton with Jack Van Bibber. 894 pp. including index. Illustrated. Gives "tricks of the trade", plus recipes on good dishes and good recipes, and a section on wines and cheese.

Hachette, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Small quarto, hardcover, VG in black and white decorative boards. This is book 2 of a 2 volume set. 285 pp. including index. All in French. plus a table des matieres. Filled with photos, drawings, exercises, prononciation plus poems, stories etc. French 2. Name on endpaper else clean and unmarked.

Ramón Sopena., Barcelona., 1925., 1925. Hardcover. Good/No Dj. 12 mo., hardcover, cover bright with black design and lettering on brown background. Spine is chipped at top and bottom else good. This is the oldest one on line from 1925. 1294 pp. Spanish dictionary with grammar etc.

Beascoa, Barcelona, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio, hardcover, board book, all in Spanish. Big pop-ups. from back cover: "En muestro munde viven personas de diferentes tamanos, formas y colores de piel. Nuestro aspecto es diferente; sin embarge, las emociones y los sentimientos sen mujy parecidos

LA, Herald Examiner, April 12, 1965, 1965. Soft cover. Newspaper, "extra" Herald Examiner, April 12, 1965 re. 6 states ripped by tornadoes in the midwest, 208 die. In that year six states -- Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin area hit hard. Full paper, about 80 pp.

LA, Herald Examiner, August 7, 1968, 1968. Soft cover. Newspaper, Herald Examiner, August 7, 1968. 5 slain in Hollywood. All shot to death in luxury home. about 80 pp. This was a year before the Tate murders. Freddie Chegwin killed his wife and family members then himself.

Círculo de Lectores, S.A. 2006. Octavo, hardcover, fine in fine b & w pictorial dj. All in Spanish. 480 p. from back cover: como era habitual, los bambues habian despertado, la llamada en su interior. El ritual volvia a comenzar y el, en calidad de modesto ejecutor, solo cumplia con los dictados. ...

Harper & Row, 1970. Octavo, softcover, pages very tanned else good in white wraps. 418pp. with index 23 b & w photos. Paints the broad picture, supplies details, shows cultural richness.

Reader's Digest, Mexico, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio, hardcover, near fine in VG blue pictorial dustjacket. All in Spanish. Illustrated in color throughout. 351 pages including index. Como nuevo. Geografía, geología, ecología. (Geography, geology, ecology of the planet in Spanish)

DK, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Michael Dunning. Quarto, hardcover, names and notes on red endpapers else VG in white pictorial boards. 192 pp. All in Spanish. English isbn 0863188311 encourages children to look more closely at the world and how it works. Text links each practical experiment - with the emphasis on the reader finding things out for themselves. The experiments can be done at home and in the garden, using everyday objects. All ages and levels of understanding are catered for - young children can learn through specific games, older children and adults can make their own volcanic eruptions using simple kitchen ingredients and predict the weather with their own barometer.