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: Viking, September 1985. Hardcover. First Edition, 9th printing, October 1985. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. No tears, folds or creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 337 pages.

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.

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.

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 1990, June 1993, August 1994, May 1998. Hardcover. Department of State Publications 9760, 9960, 10122, 10523. First Editions. Burgundy cloth over boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and Department of State seal blind-stamped to front board. Near Fine / No jackets as published. Light dust stains to edges of Vol XXI. Small cut across bottom of Vol XVI spine, otherwise all volumes Fine. Interiors pristine. Spines straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder marks. 4061 total pages. 6.5 x 9.5 x 9.75 inches. 15 pounds: extra charges for expedited or international shipping.Includes: Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Volume XXI, East Asian Security; Cambodia; Laos. Department of State Publication 9760. ISBN 0160233933. 1096 pages.Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Volume XVI, East Asia-Pacific Region; Cambodia; Laos. Department of State Publication 9960. ISBN… Read More

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.

Washington, DC: National Geographic, October 2002. Hardcover. Very Good book in an As New jacket. Gift inscription to title page, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 192 pages. Profusely illustrated with 100 color photographs. America's virgin lands are scattered in often small, sometimes barely known pockets across the continent. These are the remnants that remind us of what wildness once meant - and what will be lost if it disappears. Barbara Kingsolver brings her passion for the wilderness to bear in this striking book. Trained as a biologist, Kingsolver writes movingly about the continent's virgin pockets of wetlands, forests, coasts, grasslands, and deserts, the threats against them and what they need to survive. Colot and hand-tinted infrared photographs capture the essence of these diverse bioregions creating a painterly portrait of wild landscapes that gives this an art book appeal. The images take you from the tallgrass prairies of Kansas… Read More

New York: Crown / Broadway Books, August 2003. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and crisp. 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

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.

Montreal: Editions Québec/Amérique, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxx + 959 pages. Organized around 28 major themes. Drawing of things are named in four languages; they are not described. General index in each of the four languages (French, English, Spanish, German). Ouvrage considérablement amélioré depuis sa première édition en français, en 1986. Cet instrument a une orientation terminologique : à partir de dessins autour de 28 grands thèmes, les choses sont nommées en quatre langues; elles ne sont pas décrites. Index général en chacune des langues (Francais, Anglais, Espagnol, Allemand). Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shipping.

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.

New York: Viking, 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. As New book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright, but clipped, otherwise Fine. No tears, folds or creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 244 pages.