Search Results: Titles starting with L from Bluebird Books

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+. 1954. Hardcover. Two famous poems by the eminent English poet, John Milton (1608-1674). Both are presented here in a one-volume deluxe Heritage Press reprint edition in slipcase. With 12 illustrations by the English poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827). With a note upon the poems by W. P. Trent and a note upon the paintings by Chauncey Brewster Tinker. Sandglass leaflet laid in (New York, no. IV:19). --- Presented in a deluxe binding designed by Bruce Rogers in the dos-à-dos style, with each of the two poems represented on either cover, and when flipped over, the other poem becomes right-side-up. With alternating tan and blue marbled endpapers, at mid-book and matching the covers. Volume in blue paper-covered slipcase. --- A clean, firm copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Rather fragile slipcase with tears along two corners but largely intact.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); 43, 44 pages .

[New York]: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. c.1890s. Hardcover. An English language edition of Alphonse Daudet's 1886 juvenile story collection, with charming illustrations on nearly every page. In this copy, the title/copyright page is missing, which makes it impossible to certify the name of a translator, artist(s), publication date, exact edition or printing. Possibly published c.1890s. --- In full crimson cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations in gilt to cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Volume has no dust jacket. --- Besides lacking the title page, volume with dampstains to lower corner of some leaves, slightly sunned spine; otherwise a clean, firmly bound copy.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); 221 pages .

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good-. 1955. Hardcover. A deluxe, illustrated Heritage Press edition of the tragic romance novel by Alexandre Dumas (fils). Rendered into English from the French by Edmund Gosse, illustrations by Bernard Lamotte and with an introduction by André Maurois. Includes a prefatory letter by the author, and "A Memoir of Marie Duplessis", a story by Jules Janin. Sandglass leaflet laid in (New York, no. VIII:20). --- In blue floral-patterned cloth-covered boards with gilt titling on red spine block; dark red topstain. Volume house in dark red paper-covered slipcase. --- With quite noticeable sunning & yellowing to spine and prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, otherwise volume is in excellent shape, clean and bright. Slipcase with a little soiling, scratches and small tears but remains structurally sound. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail… Read More

London: Calkin and Budd. Very Good-. 1837. Hardcover. A collection of 397 madrigals, dating from the Elizabethan era and presented in the English language. A "madrigal" is defined by the American Heritage dictionary as a "A short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music." This work with lyrics only: lacks musical notations. With a brief letter by the author to Sir John Leman Rogers, president of the Madrigal Society, at front of volume. --- Bound attractively in three-quarter dark red leather, with blue/maroon/cream marbled paper-covered boards, and with matching marbled endpapers; top edge gilt. Six-compartment spine with gilt titling and horizontal rules; 5 raised bands. --- With chafing to leather at extremities, a small tear to paper at front gutter area, and with notations and signature in pencil and ink to front endpapers; otherwise a sound, sturdy volume.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; xxvi, ii, 338 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1911. Leather. Part three only in the publisher's series "The Pocket Parkman" detailing the explorations of Robert de La Salle in the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi regions. The noted American historian Francis Parkman, Jr. (1823-1893) was a Bostonian and who is perhaps best known for his "The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life". With at least 2 fold-out maps and a frontis illustration depicting the assassination of La Salle. --- In flexible pebbled leather covers, top edge gilt and gilt-stamped spine titling and decorations. --- With small missing piece of leather at head of spine, and partial separation of cover leather from its underlying paper base and dulling to textblock gilding, else a firm, clean copy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 522 pages .

Santander, Spain: Museu Municipal de Bellas Artes. Very Good. 1972. Stapled wraps. A slim, Spanish-language guide to an exhibit at the Santander (Spain) Museum of Fine Arts, the title of which (roughly translated into Engish) is: "The Shadow of a Stone Age Hunter: Exhibition of the Man of Morin in the Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Museum of Fine Arts". --- In stiff tan stapled wraps. --- A clean, bright copy but with a hint of soiling to covers.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 19 pages .

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0763612693 . Stated first US edition. Dick King-Smith's story is about Penelope, a horribly spoiled young Princess who demands to be given a pig for her eighth birthday. A pig it is: Lady Lollipop enters her life and changes her into a well-behaved, adorable girl. With eye-pleasing illustrations by Jill Barton throughout. --- In full red paper-covered boards with spine titling in gilt. Volume wrapped in jacket with Barton illustrations to covers. --- An about-Fine, gift-worthy copy: clean, tightly-bound and bright in similar, unclipped jacket.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 120, [8] pages .

Philadelphia: The Rodgers Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c.1830s-1840s]. Hardcover. An undated American reprint edition of Sir Walter Scott's famous poem in six cantos. The poem, set in Scotland at Loch Katrine in the Trossachs, helped build Scott's reputation. With black & white frontis portrait of the author as well as several drawings and views of Scottish scenes scattered throughout the text. With an introduction by the author and with frequent footnotes. Possibly published c.1830s-40s. --- This compact volume in full green cloth-covered boards with decorations and titling in silver on cover and spine. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signature, dated 1847, to front free endpaper, and with dust soiling to textblock edges and discreet Sacramento bookseller label to front paste-down; else a tightly-bound, sound copy.; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 288 pages .

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805012745 . A first printing of Robert Utley's biography of the Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull (c.1834-1890). Sitting Bull led his tribesmen in defiance of U.S. Government forces for 25 years in the northern high plains of the U.S. and Canada. With two sections of plates bearing black & white photos & drawings of people and scenes described in the book. Also with numerous maps. --- In orange paper-covered boards backed in brown cloth, with copper foil spine titling. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with painted portrait of Sitting Bull to front panel. --- With inked gift inscription to half title page and a little dulling to spine titling, else a sound, tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Unpriced, unclipped jacket with small tears & chips along edges, otherwise intact, bright and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvii, 413 pages .

Chicago: Reilly & Lee. Poor with no dust jacket. [c.1924-34]. Hardcover. A later printing of the second of the famous Oz books by L. Frank Baum in a damaged copy. This work first appeared in 1904 under the title "The Marvelous Land of Oz." This stated "Popular Edition" bears 1904 date, but likely published c.1924-34 (per Bienvenue p.26). With a single uncaptioned frontis color plate and also illustrated throughout in black & white by John R. Neill. --- In light blue cloth-covered boards with color Neill illustration pasted to cover. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A Poor-only copy with damages and is priced accordingly: backstrip is missing,front & rear hinges cracked, prior owner's signature to front endpaper and a child has used crayon to 'fill in' several of the black & white illustrations. Textblock itself is tightly-bound.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 287 pages .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. A work in the field of semantics by academic S. I. Hayakawa in which he explores the importance of the precise use of language. The topics in this work were expanded upon in the author's later work "Language in Thought and Action." --- In full black cloth-covered boards with titling on yellow and white paper spine label. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy, though with a little soiling to cloth. Interior is unmarked and bright.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xiii, 345 pages .

London: Hamlyn. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0600023966 . A later printing of this hefty, comprehensive guide to the history of the music of the world. With black and white illustrations throughout, as well as many in full color. --- In white textured paper-covered boards, with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket with Renaissance-era illustrations on front and back. --- With a little discoloration to covers, smudge to verso of front free endpaper, otherwise a clean, firm copy. Jacket with a little creasing to edges, else bright and intact. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall) ; 576 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. A reprint edition of the famous story featuring the ever-trustworthy collie dog: Lassie. In the story, Lassie becomes separated from the boy she loves and she must travel many miles in order to be reunited. This edition does not feature illustrations. --- In tan paper-covered boards with titling in brown to cover & spine; brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With moderate cover soiling, and without the original front and rear free endpapers, else a sound, sturdy copy of this classic children's story. ; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; vi, 186 pages .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. Full-Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library signed edition of the hefty 1956 novel by Gerald Green (1922-2006). The story is set in the world of Dr. Sam Abelman, a physician. This work was made into a 1959 movie starring Paul Muni. Signed by author on a leaf near front of volume. Includes illustrations by Fred W. Thomas. Franklin Library booklet about this work is laid in. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. --- Bound in full brown bonded leather covers with two raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Brown silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- With a hint of sunning to edges of moire endpapers and a faint scratch to gilding on textblock fore-edge, else a clean, tightly-bound, bright copy.… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good-. 1978. Softcover. 0300002459 . Stated twelfth printing, 1978. The history of the Sioux people by noted historian Robert M. Utley. He tells the story of the high plains tribe, from before the entrance of Europeans to the tribe's banishment to reservations, which were unacceptable to the Sioux and led to the horrific Battle of Wounded Knee. With 5 maps and 20 pages of black & white photos. An entry in publisher's Yale Western Americana series. --- In wraps with black & white photo of a large group of Sioux tribesmen and some whites to cover. --- There is no spine titling or evidence that titling has faded, with a little fading to cover, prior owner's signature to first page, else a sound, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xiv, 314, (22) pages .

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good. 1957. Hardcover. An attractive illustrated Heritage Press edition of Lord Lytton's historical novel, set in Pompeii before the disastrous eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. First published in 1834. With illustrations by Kurt Creamer. Includes an introduction by Edgar Johnson. Sandglass leaflet is missing. --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with patterned red period illustrations on covers; titling on black spine block in gilt, pale grey topstain. Book is housed in slipcase, which is covered in grey/brown paper. --- A tightly-bound, clean, sound copy but with discolored spine. Slipcase is torn along one corner, with general acidic staining and a bump to a corner, but mostly sturdy and able to protect the book.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xxi, 513 pages .

Garden City, New York: International Collectors Library. Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1950s-60s]. Hardcover. A reprint edition of the famed historical novel set in Pompeii at the base of Vesuvius. First published in 1834. Publisher's flyer specific to this work laid in. --- This volume is made to simulate a book with leatherbound qualities, with gilt stamped decorations and titling on full dark green paper-covered boards and satin bookmark ribbon. Lacks a dust jacket. Volume bears 1946 date, but likely published c.1950s-60s. --- Outer paper covering is brittle and has a nick to top of spine, crack to covering at rear joint and prior owner's signature and notation to verso of front free endpaper; else a sound, intact copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); (10), 356 pages .

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 1400066565 . Stated first edition. The author imagines intrigue at the offices of the U.S. publisher of the works of Charles Dickens following the author's death in 1870. --- In cream and black paper-covered boards with titling in copper foil to spine. Dust jacket features Sigrid Estrada black & white photographic portrait of the author to back flap. --- With a remainder mark to textblock lower edge, otherwise a bright, tightly-bound, sound copy. Unclipped jacket with a little creasing to edges, otherwise damage-free.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (6), 386 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good+. 1983, 1988. Hardcover. 0316058165 . The first and second volumes in William Manchester's planned trilogy of the life of Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965). Both volumes with copious photos, maps and extensive index and source notes. These works cover, in exhaustive detail, Mr. Churchill's life until his appointment as Prime Minister after the outbreak of World War II. --- Volumes in grey paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth, with spine titling in gilt. The books are protected in a shared slipcase, which bears the original dust jacket art from the original issuances of these two works. --- With a nasty bump to corner of slipcase which corresponds to a smaller bump to the cover edge of "Alone" and with fingerprints to boards, otherwise a clean, bright, unmarked set. Each volume with publisher's bar code sticker to back panels. Other than the damaged corner, the slipcase is in good shape. (Due to the considerable… Read More

New York: Pantheon Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0679422838 . Inscribed by author on half title page: 'To Bill Zananti with best/wishes/Sam Bingham'. First Edition, First Printing. In full grey paper-covered boards with titling in white on spine. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. Jacket is immaculate and bears original $27.50 flap price. Author's work examines the so-called 'desertification' of Colorado's San Luis Valley. ; 8vo 8" - 10" tall; 363 pages .