Search Results: Titles starting with L from Good Books In The Woods

New York: Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. "At the core of L. A. Requiem is Joe Pike, a former cop with a past as dark and foreboding as his demeanor. His only stable relationship is with his partner of twelve years, Elvis Cole, a talented and quick-witted PI with skeletons in his own past." Ships same or next business day. Book's spine is slightly skewed and loose; otherwise, in almost like new condition. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 382 pages .

Blakeney, Great Britain: Scorpion Press. Fine. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 187356743x . SIGNED Limited Numbered Edition. This is Number 33 of 99 numbered copies. Signed by Robert Crais on Limitation page. Fine marbled boards with brown leather spine and gilt spine title. No DJ. An Appreciation of Robert Crais by Tami Hoag. Ships same or next business day. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Harpercollins. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060177144 . SIGNED by author on half-title page. "Stuart Woods delivers a stunning story of greed, triumph, and deception, propelling L. A. Times at breakneck speed from its first page to its harrowing climax." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, bump on spine tail. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, protected in an archival cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 320 pages; Signed by Author .

Brooklyn, New York: Latham Litho and Printing Company. Very Good+. 1917. Softcover. Original American WWI poster, not a copy. Art by George Illian. In Italian, to be posted in Italian neighborhoods in New York City in 1917. The Library of Congress translation of this poster's title is "Italy has need of meat, wheat, fat, and sugar." The LOC doesn't list a translation of the rest of the poster, my probably not-so-great translation is "Eat little of this food because it has to go to our people and the troops of Italy." This is a poster supporting the United States Food Administration (Amministrazione Dei Cibi Statie Uniti) that was run by Herbert Hoover and used a combination of coercion and persuasion to reduce US domestic consumption of food while seriously increasing food production - resulting in a tripling of food exports to a war ravaged Europe. In contrast, the Allied naval blockade of Germany caused food shortages among the German military and civilians.… Read More

Belgium: Casterman. Very Good. 1970. Hardcover. Text in French. Full of color illustrations. Ships same or next business. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Paris: Borel. Very Good. 1900. Hardcover. In French. Appears to have been originally bound in three quarters morroco with silk covered boards. The silk is mostly rubbed off leaving the boards showing through. Leather is still intact, though torn at the head of the spine. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner bookplate on front pastedown. Top page edges gilded and the gilt is bright and intact. This seems to be the Collection Nymphee edition. Printed on Japanese vellum. 50 copies were printed on Chinese paper and 50 on Japanese vellum. This is number 31 of 50. Signed by the publisher. Profusely illustrated. Japanese vellum is in Near Fine condition with no foxing or age spotting at all. Illustrations and text bright. Four pages of ads at the back. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Vintage Espanol. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. Third Printing. Hardcover. In Spanish. Ships same or next business day. Book has slight wearing on edges of spine; otherwise, in almost like new condition. Dust jacket has some edge wear, small wrinkling of plastic cover on bottom right corner of front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 511 pages .

New York, New York: Dutton. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0525935886 . INSCRIBED by author in black pen across from full-tile page. Also signed by author in black pen on full title page. Inscription reads: "For Roland Comstock - I'm told your a lawyer and an avid reader--a rare combinatoin these days. I hope you enjoy the book--wave theory, non-jungian archetypes and all - Con mucho cariño - Alfredo Véa Jr." Alfredo Véa Jr. Finds a world of marvelous spilling out of the adobe homes, tar-papered shacks, rusted Cadillacs, and battered trailers that are otherwise known as "Buckeye." Three thousand years of history and the myths of many cultures, as well as the fates of a dozen unforgettable characters..." -DJ. Ships same or next business day. Book is lightly bumped at head and tial ends of spine, head edge and fore-edge of pages have minor foxing. Dust jacket has miminimal shelf and edge wear at head and tial… Read More

New York: Viking. Very Good+. 1986. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected Proofs SIGNED by author on full title page. Reviews taped to front cover. Letter promoting the book laid in. Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear, faded on spine, small bump on spine head. Pages are clean and tight. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Signed by Author .

Madrid, Spain: Alfaguara. Fine. Hardcover. 9681905792 . Ships same or next business day. In publisher's shrinkwrap, though there are some tears on head edge and back cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Paris: Sirpa Air - Lavauzelle. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. In French. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Small bumps on spine ends. Tiny dents on tail edges of boards. Boards are slightly curved. Pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has moderate edge and shelf wear. Small creases on tail edge of front cover. Creases on corners and spine ends. ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 140 pages .

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday Page & Company. Very Good. 1913. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and loose, small bumps on corners and spine ends, lightly faded on spine, spine cracked on copyright page and back endpaper, tanning and light soiling to edges of pages. Text is clean. No dust jacket. Protected in archival cover. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 602 pages .

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 029918000x . "In this remarkable biographical essay, Colm Toibin examines the contradictions that defined the position of this essential figure in Irish cultural history." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on bottom corners and spine ends. Slightly tanned on head edge. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Tiny tear on spine head. Yellowed on head edges of flaps and interior edges. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 127 pages .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 0312155638 . "This is Donleavy at his best - witty, biting, decidedly scatological, eccentrically punctuated, inspiring laugh-out-loud fun." Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear, tiny bump on top right corner of front board; otherwise, in fine condition. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 126 pages .

Austin, Texas: Diamond Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0890157278 . INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "For Herb Allman, A story of the Old West for a fan of the Old West. Happy Reading and Happy Trails! Preston Lewis Amarillo, Texas March 17, 1990." "The wild story of the notorious gunslinger and the lady gambler he couldn't beat." Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed, minimal edge wear, slightly dirty on head edge, small scratches on fore-edge of pages 93-190; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge wear, tiny tear on spine head, small creases along head edge, creases on back flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 297 pages; Signed by Author .

Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0945575793 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "For Rolland Comstock, With all best wishes, Robert Love Taylor." "Lady of Spain is about love in the 1950s, when the solution to failed marriage was separate bedrooms and teenage sex was a furtive activity; when everybody - old and young - slow danced to romantic ballads played on the accordian." Handout from the publisher laid in. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose, small bumps on top corners and spine head, tiny creases on top corner of pages 21-26; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge wear, lightly faded on spine, tiny tear on top left corner of back cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 277 pages; Signed by Author .

Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0945575793 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "Lady of Spain is about love in the 1950s, when the solution to failed marriage was separate bedrooms and teenage sex was a furtive activity; when everybody - old and young - slow danced to romantic ballads played on the accordian." Ships same or next business day. Text block is slightly pulled away from spine head; otherwise, in almost like new condition. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge wear, lightly yellowed on top corners of flaps. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 277 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good-. 1857. Hardcover. The first and most famous of four books published by Andersson. According to Czech "This famous early volume of African travel and sport details the author's expeditions to Ovampoland...and then to Lake Ngami." Czech calls it "A cornerstone book of African hunting in the mid-19th century." "Cornerstone book" is the highest praise Czech seems to give a book in his bibliography. The true first edition of this title was published in 1856 in London by Hurst. The US First Edition was published by Harper in 1856. Harper published a second printing in 1857. Other US publishers including Dix and J. W. Bradley also published reprints in 1857 and later. Listings for the UK first should be priced significantly higher than US firsts because the UK first is larger with significantly better illustrations, although the US Harper printings do contain illustrations. This listing is for the Harper second printing… Read More

London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, pp. Xvi, 412; xvi, 468. Two Volumes. Volume 1: Frontispiece color portrait of an ivory porter, 5 more color plates, 8 illustrations in the text. Volume 2: Frontispiece color portrait of the navigation of Tanganyika Lake, 5 more color plates, 14 illustrations in the text, 2 appendices, index, 1 fold-out tinted map. Both volumes bound in half-calf with pebbled green cloth and marbled endpapers, and gilded top page edges. Bindings have moderate wear, especially at corners. Scattered age spotting to pages, some offsetting. According to Alan Moorehead, this is the best of all the African exploration books. Larry McMurtry believes it to be one of the best travel books ever written. The Lakes Region of Central Africa is Burton's compelling narrative of the expedition he and John Speke undertook from Zanzibar to Lake Tanganyika and back. They were the first Europeans to accomplish the trip and the first to… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0300054912 . First Edition with full numberline. "In this authoritative and accessible book, Robert L. Wilken discusses how Palestine became a Holy Land to Christians and how Christian ideas and feelings toward the land of the Bible evolved as they lived there and made it their own." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minimal edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 355 pages .