Search Results: Authors starting with L from Oshtemo Book Sellers

About this Item: Random House, New York, 1989. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book is FINE with a pencil price on the FFE. Priced (19.95) dust jacket is near fine. Book is unmarked except where noted, unread and pristine. dOpen this book and enter through his own words the perilous, thrilling world of billy Bathgate, the brazen boy who has insinuated himself into the inner circle of the notorious Dutch Schultz gang to become good luck charm, apprentice and finally protege' to inner circle of the great murdering gangsters of his time. Billy Bathgate, a " capable boy" in the words of Dutch Schultz, will live in the minds of E.L. Doctorow's readers for many years to come, a fixed star in the American universe, as poignant and mysterious as American life itself. Classic book in FINE condition. Collectible.

New York, New York: Knopf-Borzoi Books, 1924. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 7x5.5. FIRST EDITION/ FIRST PRINTING limited to 3610 copies of the forth series of six of Prejudices by newspaperman H.L. Mencken, noted liberal critic of his time. We really need him now. A very good and clean copy, no marks of any kind, with top stain still VG. Spine is faded and gold lettering is worn off about 60%. Still a nice tight, square copy with sharp corners and very straight spine.Book is internally very fine and totally unmarked Protected in a plastic sleeve. Rare and collectible first printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 7.5x5. This FIRST EDITION/ FIRST PRINTING book contains " essays on Birth Control, Comstockery, Capital Punishment, and War, Conrad Hergesheimer, Lardner and Master. William Jennings Bryan, Beethoven, The Last New Englander, Edgar Saltus and many others.... The influence of the succeeding volumes of Prejudices on contemporary thought, both here and abroad, has been enormous. This volume will sustain and increase that influence. " Book is fine with slight bumps to spine end's. Orange stain still in evidence at top of tent block. Jacket is very good with chipping to bottom edge, top has larger chips to top of spine and about 2"x1/8' to front near spine. H.l. Menchen was a journalist, satirist, essayist and critic of American life and culture. He was against war and a liberal of the time. He was particularly critical of bigotry, Christian Fundamentalism, anti-intellectualism, Creationism,… Read More

New York: knopf-Borzoi Books, 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 7.5x5.5. Six and last of a series of six books by noted newspaperman and liberal critic. Book in fine condition unmarked and showing nice red stain at top. No dust jacket. Errata correction tipped in and fine.

New York: knopf-Borzoi Books, 1920. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 7x5.5. The FIRST EDITION/ FIRST PRINTING second book in a series of six in near fine condition, with a long inscription by liberal commentator H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (1880-1956) ."My old friend Guy Osborn, with my best Other than that book is clean and unmarked with light tanning to front paste down and ffe, and small booksellers label 1"x1/4" on back paste down by bottom of spine.Top edge stained red. This rare collectible is protected in plastic.

About this Item: HQN, Ontario Canada, 2008. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by author on bookplate on the half title page FIRST EDTIION/FIRST PRINTING New in fined priced (16.95) dust jacket. Celebrate the holidays McKettrick style in this enchanting tale of New York Times best selling author Linda Lael miller's most beloved family. This warm and exciting novel has romance, money, danger, all the good stuff, this is a wonderful read and a fine collectible. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001487

New York: Harry Abrams, Inc., 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Publishers Mylar Wrap. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Maurice Sendak. The " great art " of Maurice Sendak, creator odWhere the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, and the illustrations for dozens of other memorable children's books, the Sendak ranks among the best known, best loved artistis in America for nearly 50 years, he has spolen to the child mind in young and adult alike. The winner of most prestigious awards for children's books. Book is signed and dated Dec. 1980, by illustrator. Book in fine condition as is mylar publishers jacket. Internally perfect. An iconic book and a great collectible.

ale University Press, New Haven, 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Unopened book in original tissue wrap. Very fine book in very fine tissue. Introduction: In the years since Robert Nathan's first novel Peter Kindred appeared in 1920, he has published more that forty volumes of prose and poetry, all of them written in a sensitive, incisive style so unique in American letters, and most of them so admirably designed, that he has long been a " collected" favorite of discriminating readers and bibliophiles alike, Yet until now (1960) there has been no published record of Nathan's work beyond a pair of tentative hand lists, long out-of-date and inadequate even at time of compilation. This bibliography lists all of nathan's novels from Peter Kindred 1920 thru Digging the Weans 1957. Also listed are hundreds of other works and translated literature. An important guide to serious Robert Nathan collectors

About this Item: Privately Printed, Florance Italy, 1928. Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Limited Edition. Lady Chatterley's Lover, Privately printed ( Florence?) Book is in fair condition with a very weak binding and quite a bit of repair work. Book text is complete with a nice title page and a limitation page preceding the text. This rare limited edition # 321/500 is a wonderful candidate for rebinding and restoration. Book is bound in back faux leather with a discernible blind stamp on the front and a very faded but readable spine label. The former owner has stamped his name, address and phone # (very old Merritt 4354) on the front paste down. Someone must have cared a great deal for this book because they spent a great deal of time and tape repairing it. Book is very rare and with the right care, could be quite a serious collectible. Seller Inventory # 001606

New York: Scribner, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In Single and Single the writer who both epitomizes and transcends the novel of espionage opens with a haunting setn08ecekmtyehn establishes a sequence of events whose connections are mysterious, complex and compelling. This is the territory that Le Carre knows better than anyone. Book is near fine with a bump to the bottom of the spine and very slightly cocked. Book is quarter bound in black cloth over red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket is unclipped ($26.00) and has minor staining at front fold. A fine copy from a master of the spy genre.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf , 1972. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Naive and Sentimental lover is l love story about 38 year old man who has had phenomenal success in business and not so in his life. Suddenly and overwhelmingly he falls in love with a couple and their life style and the way they feel From hs first surreal meeting with Shamus and Helen at night, in a great, deserted English country house to Paris, where he takes Shamus, drunk and out of control, on a vital trade mission, to london, where he secretly installs them in an elegant flat, to a final desperate confrontation high in the Swiss Alps-Also Cassidy is on the great adventure of his life. This novel by spy novelist extraordinar, is a departure from the novels which made him an icon author. Book is in very fine condition. Spine has a very slight crease and in very gently bumped at spine ends. Book is bound in brown cloth over board and has gilt lettering on front… Read More

About this Item: Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2004. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 1st Edition. VERY FINE book is in a priced (26.95) FINE dust jacket. By chance and not by choice, Ted Mundy, eternal striver. failed writer. and expatriate son of a british Army officer, used to be a spy. But that was in thew good old Cold War days, when a cinder block wall divided Berlin and the enemy was easy to recognize. In Absolute Friends, John le Carre' delivers the masterpiece he hs been building to since the fall of communism: an epic tale of loyalty and betrayal that spans the lives of two friends from the riot torn West Berlin of the 1960's to the grimy looking glass of Cold War Europe to the present day of terrorism and new alliances. This is the novel le Carre' fans will love. Brilliant, ferocious, heartbreaking , a work for the ages. This is a very fine collectible for you spy/espionage library.

Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., New York, 1956. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Richard Floethe (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed first edition is FINE with a very good clipped jacket. Book is signed by Louise Lee Floethe the author and is illustrated by Richard Floethe. Book is signed on the page opposite the title page. " Sixteen hands of polished ebony, that's what he is, Just so much greased lightning!" boasted the master of Upjohn Brooks the Third, the beautiful colt destined to win the premier race for horses in all the world. Brooks has an accident that could end his racing days and is bought by a little girl. Can Brooks, with the help of girl and a trainer, become a fine riding horse and jumper. Sounds like a good movie. Book is SIGNED and is suitable for any library. Signed by Author

Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, 1982. Hardcover. Book Condition: As New. Limited Edition. In 1978, Hannah McCarkle returned home to Canona Vest Virginia, where she set out to remove the mystery surrounding the death of her brother 20 years earlier. This is the last volume of the Beulah quartet. Book is a limited edition #50/150 signed by Mary Lee Settle. Book is as new unmarked and unread., in a very fine publishers slipcase. This is a rare and very fine collectible

New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Original tissue. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Presentation copy by the publisher with publishers card enclosed. A guide to the study and appreciation of printing, fine in very good repaired original tissue.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1897. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7.25x5. Book in VG condition with faded white splotches on cover. Pages are untrimmed as issued on bottom and fore edge, top is gilded. There is a tissue guard on the frontis-piece This is a great little folksy story, from the late 19th century, that gives the reader a tongue and cheek taste of the times Mylar protected. First Edition, first issue with "train" missing from title page.. A great and rare collectible for Western era enthusiasts.

New York: Dey Street Books, 2017. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book is brand new as is priced jacket ($26.99). this is more than a book, it's the birth of a movement. A true tale that dazzles, touches the heart, and inspires, three-time James Beard Award winner David Leite lay it all on the table. Notes on a Banana is one man's courageous, candid, and inspiring life story. This is an excerpt from the authors explanation of the title. "When I was young and troubled, may mother used to write notes full of love, hope, and dreams on the banana she'd put alongside my breakfast every morning, I believe she hoped these notes would in some small way comfort me as I grappled with the difficulties and challenges that came with being a gawky kid and , later, unbeknown to us, having manic depression". Notes on a banana could be the start of something very positive to the right person. Publishers promotional pieces included.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Great Novel made into a great Dustin Hoffman, John Voight film dealing with the underbelly of urban life in NY in the sixties. Authors second book. First Edition, First printing stated. Book is near fine with fading to spine ends and edges. Unclipped ($4.95) jacket is near fine , with one small chip at top of front spine corner.Very nice collectible.

About this Item: Delacorte Press, New York, 2000. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing book is VERY FINE in a fine priced (24.95) dust jacket. Book is pristine and unmarked probably because it was never opened. Nobody writes novels like Elmore Leonard, with his crackling duologue, breathless pacing, hilarious hard luck, unfailingly human characters.In this sizzling novel Leonard's adrenaline charged of crime and retribution whee double crosses become triple crosses, revenge is where you fine it and absolution is just around the corner. This is a fine addition to any crime and justice library. VERY FINE.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lynn Munsinger. Buddy's father had a beautiful big nose. He was a great sniffer. Buddy's mother had beautiful teeth. She was a great chomper. Buddy had big beautiful ears. It didn't matter.... introducing a comical tour de force by those creative collaborators helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger, autor and artist of Tacky the Penguin. Look laugh, and read it over and over-- Look, Buddy is a treat. Book is and priced jacket ($14.95) is fine with small 1/2" repaired tear at top of spine, and slight wear to verso. Book is unopened. A wonerful children's book in superb condition.