Search Results: Authors starting with L from Bibliodditiques

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Warren Chappell. "An amusing story of a fierce pirate who proved to be a good friend to poor lonely Mrs. Dooley and her two children, Matthew and Prudence". Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Pictorial endpapers. Gift inscription on front free endpaper and previous owner's name crossed out on front pastedown endpaper. Original price of $2.00 on front dust jacket flap. Some wear to board edges and a bit of paper loss at top of spine on board and jacket. Two inch tear at upper right corner of rear dust jacket panel and some smaller tears around edges. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11").

Edinburgh and New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1873. Hardcover. Very Good. Reddish-Brown decorative cloth-covered boards, with bevelled edges and gilt lettering. Frontis illustration "Traditional Scene of Paul's Escape" with protective tissue guard. Illustrative plates. Coverboards have wear around edges. Cloth on boards is slightly rippled. A small sticker labelled "G-6" on front pastedown endpaper. Previous owner's name and date on page opposite half-title page. Front hinge loose. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 371 pp.

Paris: Eugene Belin et, 1886. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Good reading copy. Binding is secure - front hinge exposed. Front cover paste-down has wear and soiling. Usual library markings and card pocket. Ink stain on bottom of text block. Written in French. Size: 24mo (5" to 6"). 316 pp.

New York: TOR, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York Washington Hollywood: Vantage Press, 1960. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. In verse form, the author tells of a tragic Indian legend from two centuries ago from Pelee Island, in Lake Erie, Canada. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Some discolouration on endpapers and dust jacket flaps. Pages are tanned. A couple small tears, less than 1", on edges of jacket. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 70 pp.

New York: Ace Books, Inc, 1968. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good +. The golden planet of Astrobe, made in the image of Utopia, now faced a crisis which could destroy it forever. And yet no one could understand it." Tight binding. No chips or tears. Bright and clean copy. Very small dog ear affecting last 3 pages and rear cover. Size: 16mo (6" to 7"). 191 pp.

London: Grub Street, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/fine. The accounts of forty Canadian men captured by the Nazis in World War II, how they were treated and the organization of the camps where they were held. The well-known Great Escape is also documented. With drawings nd photographs; many taken from logbooks provided to the prisoners in the camps. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 406 pp.

New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has a couole of small tears around edges and a bit of paper loss at head/tail of spine. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic illustrations. Chapters cover such great stars of the silver screen as Tom Mix, Buzz Barton, Hoot Gibson, Al Jennings, Tim McCoy, Buddy Roosevelt, and many more. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 353 pp.

London: Pitkin. Staplebound. Very Good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Not date of publication stated. Contains 50 black and white photographs. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 22 pp.

London: Sangam Books Ltd, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Badri Narayan. Tight binding. No tears, chips, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket has some edge wear and a 1" tear on front and a smaller tear on rear panel. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1968. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/very good +. Ray Lanterman. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions to pages. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has a 3/4" tear on front and some wear at lower edge of spine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 100 pp.

London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1985. Hard Cover. Very Good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Very light edgewear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: I B Tauris & Co Ltd., 1992. Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/near fine. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good to Fine. Presumed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tight binding. No chips, tears, or written inscriptions. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1903. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Author has been called "Kentucky's first important novelist". Contains four short stories - "Flute and Violin"; King Solomon of Kentucky"; Two Gentlemen of Kentucky", and, "The White Owl". Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Green coverboards with gilt lettering. Some loss at top of spine and wear at corners. Top edge of text block is gilt. Slight lean to book. Size: 24mo (5" to 6"). 233 pp. Aberfoyle, August 2014

London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/very good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Gift inscription on front endpaper and a stamp which reads "Excellent". Dust jacket is price clipped and has small tears, chips, creases. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Paperclip mark on a couple of pages. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. "L-I" on copryright page and copyright date of 1930. Black cloth-covered boards with wear around edges. Pages yellowed. Size: 8vo (8" to 9").

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1957. First edition, as stated. Hard Cover. Very Good. Feodor Rojankovsky. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Library edition with school stamp on endpapers. A few smudges on endpapers. Red, cloth-covered boards with some edgewear. Stated First Edition. By Caldecott-winning author. Contains music notation for the song "Over in the Meadow". 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Gladys Crisman Lanks. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases, or written inscriptions on pages. Coverboards have wear around edges. Spine cover is torn with a couple small pieces missing. Pictorial endpapers. 39 pp.

Los Angeles: El Capitan Books, 2000. Paperback. Very Good +. The first volume in this nine volume comic book series. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscription. Short crease at top of front cover appears to have been created by printing process. 20 pp.

Los Angeles: El Capitan Books, 2001. Paperback. Near Fine. The sixth volume in this nine volume comic book series. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscription.