Search Results: Authors starting with L from Capitol Hill Books, ABAA

Boston: E. Lincoln / John West, 1801. Very Good. Boston: Printed by E. Lincoln, for John West, No. 75, Cornhill, 1801. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's plain blue stitched wrappers; 40pp. ([A]-E4, collated complete). Shallow loss at spine ends, textblock a bit dust-soiled and slightly ragged along margins, contemporary ownership inscription at head of title page of the "Revd. Mr. Strong of Norwich," else a Very Good, sound copy overall. New Year's sermon already nostalgically looking back to the glorious past, especially that peak year 1798 when Washington was still alive and Adams was president: "God knows what scenes are to follow! WASHINGTON is called to the world of spirits, and ADAMS will soon resign the high office which he now holds to another" (p. 17). SABIN 39181.

Santa Cruz, CA: Privately Printed, 2001. Very Good. Santa Cruz, CA: Privately Printed, 1992-2001. Presumed First Editions. 11 octavo volumes. Photo-illustrated wraps with clear acetate covers and crude cloth or plastic spines. Illustrations throughout. Wear and rubbing to covers; volume numbers written in pen on acetate covers to most volumes. A few spines loose but overall bindings sound. Interiors unmarked. Overall a Very Good set of this deep dive into the life of the occasional CIA field agent and Warren Commission witness.

Warren, RI: John F. Phillips, 1812. Very Good. Warren, RI: John F. Phillips, 1812. First Edition. Octavo; removed and bound with modern stitching; 18pp. Brief contemporary ink notes at head of title page, faint damp spots and foxing to textblock, else Very Good and sound. Rare Rhode Island sermon delivered during the War of 1812: "Although our general Government have unsheathed the sword--although American blood is flowing, and valuable lives have been already lost, yet we, and our fellow-citizens, in this, and some of the neighbouring States, have hitherto been graciously preserved" (p. 11). SABIN 40809.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1922. Very Good. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1922. First Edition, Second State with "Supposing Lyte" and "any fellow human" corrections on page 49. Signed by the author without inscription on front free endpaper Octavo; 401p +6p ads. Publisher's blue and red cloth. Missing dust jacket. Discreet, professional repair to back joint. Boards edgeworn, with rubbing at corners and a few surface scuffs and smudges. Spine a bit toned and faded, with some tugging and fraying at head and tail. Toning and some foxing to endpapers. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. [Pastore #21].

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, 1898. Very Good. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1898. Early printing, lacking year to title page and gilt to top edge. Octavo. 408 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations, complete. Turquoise cloth decorated in gilt. No dust jacket. Boards lightly worn along edges with some minor fraying to crown; spine sunned; gilt along spine dulled and at front rubbed. Binding sound. Ghost of a bookplate to front pastedown. Ownership inscription of Mrs. Sidney M. Bloss to front free endpaper and title page and pages otherwise unmarked. Biography of the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, published five years after the kingdom's overthrow and the same year Hawai'i was annexed by the United States. Includes history of the monarchy, the story of Liliʻuokalani's trial and imprisonment, and stories of her interactions and negotiations with Presidents Grover Cleveland and William McKinley. Scarce in retail at time of this writing in February 2023.