Search Results: Titles starting with L from Knickerbocker Books

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins, 1948. 1948. NEAR FINE hardcover containing reprints from the Johns Hopkins Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, Nos. 1, 2 & 3 providing a narrative of the 18th General Hospital, Army of the United States and its service in the Pacific theater from April 1942 to March, 1945. Illustrated with black & white photographs. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy. Pages fine, firmly bound in light blue hardcover, titled in dark blue on front and spine. Slight rubbing to cover extremities, one light mark to front cover, cover is fresh and unworn. 7 x 10-1/4"; [viii] + 39 pages. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Not Issued.

Paris: Relais & Chateaux, 1999. November 1999 First Edition. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A bright, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages pristine. Black endpapers with gloss embossed titles, Black cloth hardcover, blind embossed titles on spine and front with color pastedown on front, is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Color pictorial jacket titled in silver foil is clean and complete, slightly edged rubbed but no tears, chips or creases. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. A beautifully printed display of striking photographs, reproduced in color and duotone (possibly tritone), by the versatile French cameraman and freelance photographer, Philippe Schaff. 9 x 12"; 204 pages. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Geneve: Editions Pierre Cailler, 1947. 1947 First Edition; 1947 printed on title page. NEAR FINE in GOOD dust jacket. A clean, crisp and firmly bound copy. Only marking is small bookseller label affixed to rear pasted endpaper with small number penned in ink on same. Pages clean and near fine, bound in hardcover of light blue cloth, gilt stamped on spine and front cover. Cover is clean, lightly edge rubbed with light color fade along edges, small bumps to corners. Binding hand hinges intact. Color illustrated jacket is complete and intact; moderately edge worn with small chips and tears, including vertical tear to front flap fold. Spine and about half of rear jacket are lightly stained; light soiling to front of jacket. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. 18 page illustrated introductory essay is followed by 133 plates (8 of which are in color). In French. 7-1/2 x 10" . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.

Paris: Bibliotheque des Arts, 1987. 1987 First Edition. FINE in FINE dust Jacket. A pristine, never-read copy. No markings, no wear, binding tight. In original gray board slipcase. A history of the extraordinary creations in gold crafted by ancient European Celts. Profusely illustrated with 125 beautifully detailed color photographs, 19 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. Chronological Table, Glossary, Bibliography, and Index included. Text in French. 9-3/4 x 12-1/2"; 220 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1974. 1974 Edition. Printing unstated. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy tightly bound in taupe hardcover titled in white on spine. Color pictorial jacket is bright and clean - front flap is price clipped. Light shelf rubs and there is a bit of lifting of the film lamination along the spine; no tears, chips or creases. Binding and hinges tight and intact. Taupe endpapers. Beautiful color photographs by David Hamilton (includes 3 photos of Nureyev). Text by Charles Murland, translated to English. by 9 x 11-1/2"; 104 pages . Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Paris: Librairie Academique Didier / Perrin et Cie., 1889. 1889 Edition. VERY GOOD. "Ouvrage illustre de 250 gravures,scenes vues,portraits". Text in French. A clean, and sturdily bound copy. The only markings are faint pencil marks on front free endpaper. Text pages have marginal toning but are clean and supple, no tears or chips. All edges gilt. Printed grey endpapers. Bound in red cloth with elaborate red and gold stamping on front cover and spine; black stamping on back. The spine cloth has darkened and the spine decoration is greatly dulled. The front cover cloth is soiled/darkened around the edges and the stamping has dulled. Cover edges lightly rubbed but in superior condition for a "text" book of this age. Cloth is intact without wear to board. Despite age, cover is striking. Binding is solid and square; hinges intact with no splits or cracks. 7-1/4 x 10-1/2. XL + 756 pages. A heavy volume that will require additional postage for Priority or International mailing.. First… Read More

Prague: Sfinx, 1949. 1949 Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. Text in Spanish. A clean, unmarked and well bound copy. Full page errata sheet bound in at rear. Pages clean and fine, bound in red cloth hardcover; cover is fresh with little wear; gilt stamping spine and front cover bright. Binding and hinges intact. Color illustrated jacket is clean with a few small scuffs and moderate edge wear (short closed tears, small chips and some creasing). Jacket is in a removable clear archival protector. Text is followed by the illustration section with 103 photos, several in color, of the richly embroidered ecclesiastical vestments and textiles. 6-1/4 x9-3/8". 70 pages plus 103 pages of plates. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Denver, CO: Alan Swallow, 1959. Copyright by Anais Nin 1959, no other printing or dates stated. Published by Alan Swallow. First Edition, paperback with original price of 1.45 on front cover (next to publisher name, under the author name). Illustrated. Bound in white wrappers with orange printing. A clean, well-bound copy. Former owner named penned on half-title page, no other markings. Cover has slight soiling to upper potion of rear panel and is slightly faded and sunned along spine. No chips or tears. Binding firm - no splits or cracks. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4". 152 pages. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Viking Studio/Callaway Editions, 1999. 1999 Stated First Printing. VERY GOOD+. Hardcover issued without a dust jacket. A clean, firmly bound copy complete with large foldout color poster tipped onto inside rear board (a nude photo by Herb Ritts). The only marking is an owner name and date neatly penned to top corner of front pasted endpaper. Pages and the poster are fresh and fine. Hardcover of pictorial paper over boards is clean, price intact on rear panel. Cover is lightly worn with scuffing to corner tips; top rear corner bumped with small tear to paper. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Profusely illustrated with both color and black & white photos of Laetitia Casta. Photographers credited include Herb Ritts, Walter Chin, Philip Dixon, Dominique Isserman, Peter Lindbergh, Paolo Roversi and others. 10 x 13-1/4"; 128 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Tall 4o.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1918. 1918 Copyright, printing unstated. VERY GOOD. No dust jacket. A well-preserved, intact copy, the only marking is a neatly penned inscription on the front free endpaper, "Robert - from Grandpa Dec 25/25." Light finger spottings to page margins, four leaves with shallow chip to top edge, pages otherwise fine. Firmly bound in maroon cloth hardcover titled on a color pictorial pastedown on front board. Cover is clean, the pastedown very attractive, lightly rubbed with small chip to lower right corner; spottings to rear cover. Hinges and binding firm, intact. A charming text, reminiscent of Billy Goat Gruff with a touch of Little Red Riding Hood. Right hand pages delightfully illustrated in color (tints of blue, green, brown and black) by Frederick Richardson. 5-3/4 x 4-3/4" (oblong); 32 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richardson, Frederick.

Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press, 1966. 1966 Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD+ price-intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, tightly bound copy. The only marking is a tasteful bookplate affixed to front pasted endpaper. Pages fine, bound in taupe colored cloth hardcover, gilt titled on spine. Cover is fresh and unworn. Unclipped dust jacket is clean, lightly edge rubbed with tiny tears, chips at spine ends and corner tips but otherwise fine and in a clear protector. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. A critical essay and anthology of 'laments for the dead' illustrates the use of the lament as a popular literary form persisting for several hundred years. (Number 8 in the Duquesne Studies Philological Series) 7 x 10-1/4". 199 pages. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: G. W. Bromley & Co., 1925. 1925 edition. VERY GOOD+. Pages are near fine; lightly toned along the outside margins but otherwise clean and unmarked, the colors clear and bright. Two leaves have short closed tears at bottom edge, but otherwise pages are exceptionally fine. Black cloth hardcover, red stamped title on front, is clean, moderately rubbed along edges and hinges. Cloth is frayed at spine ends, corners and several spots on the outside edges. Binding intact though loose, the hinges wobbly. All pages are firmly held. The book should stand gentle use for some time but would benefit from a professional binding reinforcement. An extraordinarily detailed record of Manhattan in a series of 191 maps clearly showing the streets and outlines of each and every structure, every park, every railroad track including elevated railroads, water and sewer pipes and even fire hydrants, from Battery Park to 228th Street. Even more miraculously, details about the buildings are supplied through… Read More

New York: G. W Bromley & Co., 1928. 1928 Edition (original, not a facsimile). VERY GOOD. A clean, unmarked copy. Light marginal toning to pages, otherwise pages are near fine. Bound in brown cloth hardcover with titles stamped in red on front cover. Cover is worn with most of spine cloth missing or detaching, front and rear boards clean, moderately rubbed. Binding is intact but tender. The 4-page Street Index is loose but present. (It appears to have been intentionally removed from the binding, but is laid into the book, those pages edgeworn.) Book block is otherwise intact. Interior hinges are lined with reinforcing tape and hinges will probably last for some time with considerate handling. This is a large Folio, measuring 13 x 16-1/2". The book is superlatively produced with 169 full-page plates: hand-colored maps detailing streets and buildings color-keyed for type of structures (e.g. wood, brick, etc.) lot sizes and numbers, number of stories of each building…also providing names of… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990. 1990 Stated First American Edition; First Printing with full number line. FINE in FINE price intact dust jacket. A fresh, totally unmarked, unworn and tightly bound copy. Pages and red endpapers fine. Dark blue cloth hardcover, gilt titled on spine, is pristine. Unclipped jacket bright and colorful - one very tiny scuff at top of front flap fold. Jacket is in a clear protector. Binding and hinges tight - apparently an unread copy. Beautifully illustrated in both B&W and in color by Pauline Baynes - the original Narnia illustrator. A must-have for Narnia and C.S. Lewis fans! 8 x 10" 96 pages. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Baynes, Pauline.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., Publishers, 1992. 1992 First Edition. Advanced Review Copy with publisher's promotional information laid in. FINE hardcover in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A fresh, totally unmarked copy, tightly bound in brown cloth hardcover. Pages and cover in new condition. Jacket is clean and complete. Light crease to upper front corner, tiny crease at bottom of spine. No price printed on jacket flaps. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. The wonders include famous landmarks such as the Brooklyn Bridge, Carnegie Hall, and Grand Central Station as well as the less familiar: The Dakota, Morris-Jumel Mansion, and the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. All are illustrated with the graceful black & white architectural renderings of Albert Lorenz. 9-1/4 x 12-14". 160 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lorenz, Albert . 4to. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Yonkers, New York: Yonkers Planning Bureau, 1986. FINE large format soft cover. A crisp, clean, unmarked and solidly bound copy. A well-produced volume filled with photographs of old Yonkers, New York; landmarks, with historical backgrounds. This is a fresh, clean totally unmarked copy in 'as new' condition. Paper cover of heavy gray paper with blue printing is clean and unworn. Binding is solid with no cracks or splits; no creasing to cover spine. 11 x 8-1/2" (oblong); 158 pages. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992. 1992 First printing with full printing number line. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean and totally unmarked copy. Tightly bound in gray cloth hardcover, lettered in dark orange on spine. Cover is clean and unworn. Jacket is also clean, spine slightly faded and edges slightly rubbed - no chips, tears or creases. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Translation by Arthur Goldhammer. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2". xiii + 193 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997 1997 Stated First Edition, First Printing. FINE in NEAR FINE, price intact, dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound hardcover. Unclipped dust jacket slightly shelf-rubbed, flap edges slightly toned, but clean and colorful with no tears, chips or creases. Peissel accomplished the discovery of the source of the Mekong River in the ice-strewn fields on the "roof of the world," and found a living fossil, the Riwoche Horse. The backdrop: Tibet and its fiercely independent nomadic tribes. 8 pages of illustrations, map endpapers. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2"; 253 text pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2004. 2004 First Printing, with full number line. FINE in FINE price intact dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy in new condition. Bound in black hardcover with gilt stamped title on spine. Unclipped jacket, with color photograph of Mr. Richler, on front is bright, unworn. Posner weaves hundreds of personal memories of the brilliant Canadian writer into a rich biography, from Richler's boyhood in Montreal to his final days. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4"; 369 text pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. Undated (circa1940.) NEAR FINE hardcover. The story of the planning and construction of Rockefeller Center "as told at the ceremony in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr. drove the last rivet of the last building, November 1, 1940." Full page B/W photos by artists such as Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Fritz Henle, Wendell McRae, Paul J. Woolf and others. A beautiful production with 2-color page design, printed on fine deckle-edged paper. Bound in green "flocked" or velveteen hardcover with brown cloth spine with outline of a large rivet stamped in silver on front cover. Internally a Fine copy - pages clean and bright with no markings, creases, tears or chips. The cover is clean but edgworn with rub marks and in a few spots, wear down to the boards. Green is slightly yellowed (toned) along edges. Brown cloth spine strip is worn, rubbed at spine ends - though fragile it is intact. Endpapers printed with silver rivet design. Binding is… Read More