Search Results: Titles starting with L from Books of the World

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, December 1994. Paperback. First Edition (stated). Near Fine. Unmarked. Light reading wear. Not from a library. 54 pages. English translation of Decree No. 24/PR of the President of the Republic, promulgating law no 002/NA of 14 March 1994, concerning labor.

New York: Grove Press, 1959. Mass market paperback. FG5. First unexpurgated version published in America. Very Good-. Unmarked. Lightly tanned. Spine creased and curved. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 384 pages. Lady Chatterly's Lover became notorious for its story of the physical and emotional relationship between a working class man and an upper class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words. In 1959, Grove Press published an unexpurgated version of the book. The U.S. Post Office confiscated copies sent through the mail. Grove Press sued the Postmaster of New York City and won, and won again on federal appeal. This edition contains: the full and unexpurgated text of the third manuscript version, first published privately by Giusepp Orioli, in Florence in 1928; Archibald MacLeish's 1959 letter on the plan to publish the book; Mark Schorer's comprehensive and informative introduction; and extracts from the historic United States District… Read more

New York: William Morrow, October 2007. Special Gift Edition designed to look like a bible. Imitation leather. Gilt edges. Bound-in red ribbon marker. Red endpapers. Flexible binding. No dust jacket as issued. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 417 pages. An irreverent, iconoclastic, and divinely funny tale of the early life of Jesus Christ as witnessed by his boyhood pal Levi bar Alphaeus (a.k.a. Biff). Find out what really happened between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount.

Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 2011. Trade Paperback. 11th Edition. Good+. Spine is straight, tight and uncreased. Text contains some highlighting and notes. xviii + 736 pages.

RARE! Vientiane, Lao PDR: Institute for Cultural Research, October 11, 1999. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Near Fine. Light wear to back cover, otherwise As New. Not from a library. In Lao and English. 18 pages. 17 B&W illustrations.

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Oxford University Press, December 2000. Hardcover. Pictorial covers. New. No remainder mark. Not damaged. 91 pages, 16 plates of color photos and drawings plus 25 B&W photos throughout the text. 8vo, 20 x 13.5 cm.

Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1996. Hardcover in pictorial boards. 24 color plates; 25 black and white plates. Second impression, 1998. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 82 pages. See photos. The historical and cultural background of the Lao-Tai, whose exquisitely woven textiles with rich natural dyes and intricately fashioned designs have amazed and intrigued textile connoisseurs for years. Beautifully illustrated, the book tells the story of the people who created these masterpieces and who are still living lives intimately bound to their traditions and textiles.

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Golden Triangle Rider, 2001. Folding map with card covers. 6 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color; sheet 19.7 x 26.3 inch (50 x 67 cm) sheet, folded in 4.75 x 10 inch (12 x 25 cm) cover. Good map in a Very Good cover. Not from a library. Unmarked. Three closed tears at map creases. Relief shown by spot heights. Legend and text in English. Contents: Laos 1:1,400,000; City Maps (scale not stated): Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha, Muang Sing; attractions, waterfalls, caves, hot springs, eco-tourism, NBCAs.

Chicago: Children's Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with a dog-ear crease to upper front corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 45 pages. All about Laos--for children.

New York: Hyperion, April 2008. Hardcover. First Edition, Later Printing. Very Good book, no jacket. Prior owner's name to front pastedown. Not from a library. x+206 pages.

New York: Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, November 2012. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 433 pages.

Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, May 2011. First printing (stated) / full number line. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 291 pages, 16 pages of plates.

New York: Crown / Broadway Books, August 2003. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light edge and corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 281 pages. An account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad--one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken--destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as "the Eighth Wonder of the World," until its total destruction in 1935's storm of the century.

New York: Anchor Books, February 1992. Trade Paperback. 2nd printing. Fine. Unmarked. Light toning to page edges, otherwise As New. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 573 pages. This is the story of Simon Behler, a popular journalist whose career has peaked. In 1980 he is lost overboard while attempting to retrace the legendary voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. He finds himself in Sinbad's house and over the course of six evenings the two take turns recounting their voyages in a brilliantly entertaining weave of stories within stories.

Chantilly, Virginia: Teaching Compnay, 2008. DVD. Thirty-six 30-minute lectures on six Fine DVDs in the original case along with a Very Good 172-page paperback Course Guidebook. Disks show only slight signs of prior use; no scratches. Slight shelfwear to case. Guidebook has two pages of vocabulary written in the "notes" pages at the end, otherwise Fine. Not from a library. This course of 36 lectures explores the five momentous centuries that link the classical and modern worlds and shows you how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. It explores many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious leaders, and the fascinating experience of daily life in the late antique world.Contents: lecture 1. The world of late antiquity ; lecture 2. The crisis of the 3rd century ; lecture 3. The new empire of… Read more

Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, October 1985. Wire-bound softcover. Very Good. Date stamp to title page. Prior owners name inked to spine and cover flap. Text appears unmarked. Light reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 242 pages.

New York: Harper & Row, 1968. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition. CN 135. Very Good. Spine square and tight. Interior pristine. Reading and shelfwear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. No clipped. 133 pages.In this book, developed from his February 1966 Roscoe Pound lectures ("The quest for international order and law") at the University of Nebraska and based on his experience as Under Secretary of State, Rostow examines the problem of peace in its setting of law and history. The book discusses the record of American policy in Europe, the Middle East, and Vietnam, and U.S. programs in the fields of economics, nuclear control, and aid.

New York: Puffin Books, June 2002. Mass Market Paperback. Second printing. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean with light shelfwear. Not from a library. 218 pages. Working as a mother's helper to a wealthy family that's surrounded by lavish houses and beautiful swimming pools is about as far from her working-class neighborhood in New York as Dorothy can get. But something is not quite right in the Hoades' house. They are hiding something-or someone-in the cottage behind the house. And when curiosity gets the better of her, Dorothy stumbles upon their secret-a secret that could cost her her future.

The Hague: Mouton, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Former owners' impression seal to first two pages (Sybil and Penn Handwerker). Text block unmarked. Spine creased and faded. Shelf and reading wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. x + 385 pages.

Los Angeles & New York: Disney Lucasfilm Press, September 2017. Hardcover. First Edition / second printing. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight edgewear at spine head. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 409 pages. The story of how young Leia Organa comes to join the rebellion against the evil Empire.