Search Results: Authors starting with L from Warwick Books

Fair Lawn, NJ: Essential Books, 1956. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First American edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. Illustrated with photos and maps. Lovely cover painting Yves Brayer. A book in the Beaux Pays series. 8vo. 269 pp. including index. In protective Mylar.

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine condition. Illustrated throughout. 8vo. 243 pp. including index.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is like new, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. A touch of spine slant. Dust jacket is fresh and bright. Illustrated with black-and-white as well as color plates. Small 4to. including index.

New Haven: Yale Center for British Art and Circle Press, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in pictorial wraps with flaps. First edition (limited to 1000 copies). Book is As New, crisp, clean, and unread. Inscription by one of the Preface writers on front free endpage.

New York: Museum of Modern Art / Abrams, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover exhibition catalogue published to accompany an exhibition in New York curated by Carolyn Lanchner at Moma in 1998. Book and dust jacket are both fine and flawless. Includes beautiful full-page color plates as well as many in black and white. Square 4to. 304 pp. Heavy--will require additional postage for priority mail or shipping outside the U.S.

London: Warne, 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Reprint edition from 1983. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in Fine, As New, gift-giving condition, with crisp, clean pages, tight binding, and sharp corners. Recipes include Squirrel Stew, Chicken Pudding with Mushrooms, Hedgehog Tipsy Pudding, Fried Minnows, and more. Illustrated adorably throughout. 12mo. 128 pp. including index. In protective Mylar.

London: Gaberbocchus Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good +. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is crisp and clean; unclipped dust jacket had chips and a long tear on rear. Whimsically illustrated by Francizka Themerson. From the estate of a noted New York literary agent, with her inked name on front pastedown. 12mo.

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book and parchment jacket are in Fine condition, crisp, clean, unmarked, and solidly bound. SIGNED, inscribed, and dated by the author on half-title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs, architectural drawings, tourist posters, film stills. Square 4to. 380 pp. including notes, an extensive bibliography, and index. Packed weight of book is six pounds and will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.

Iowa City, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. SIGNED by Bill Bean to Myron Printzmetal, a noted American cardiologist (laid in is a letter laying out provenance). Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with a small piece missing from the top (though laid in under Mylar). Medical wisdom from an early nineteenth century physician. Small 8vo. 103 pp. In protective Mylar.

University Park, PA: Penn State University Press / The College Art Association of America, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition hardcover volume in light beige cloth covers. No dust jacket. Fine condition, crisp, clean, and unused. Very faint soiling to beige cloth. Former price sticker affixed to front endpage. Illustrated including with the libretto for Fiera di Farfa. 4to. 222 pp. including index.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover in original red boards with gilt on front and spine. First edition (1887). Book is in good condition. Clean, unmarked pages. Spine is faded with a few worn spots, spine ends have moderate wear. Hinge is loosened at rear and final page is brittle and detaching. Bookplate of J.H. Edgar affixed to front endpage. 8vo. 144 pp. From the estate of Canadian military collector extraordinaire Donald Skinner. Predates the larger, limited edition published in 1888. Scarce.

London: Kaye & Ward, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Five hardcover volumes, uniformly designed. All five books are As New, crisp, clean, unmarked, and unfoxed in gilt-stamped burgundy cloth. Three dust jackets are in Near Fine condition, and two are in Very Good condition. All are in protective Mylar. Overall, a handsome set of this essential history of uniforms in the British Army. Illustrated with drawings throughout. Large 8vos. Heavy--about ten pounds. Will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S. Volume 1: 1969 reprint. Not price-clipped. Spine is sunned. F/NF condition. Volume 2: 1971 reprint. Not price-clipped. Light sunning. F/VG. Volume 3: 1974 second printing. Not price-clipped though one corner is clipped. Touch of sunning to spine. F/NF.Volume 4: 1970 reprint. Not price-clipped. Spine is sunned and there is a rim of sunning to front of jacket. Minor chipping along top edge. F/VG. Volume 5: 1967, first edition, first printing. Not price-clipped. Touch of… Read More

Kansas City: Mid-American Arts Alliance, 1984. Softcover. Fine. Softcover in illustrated wraps. Second printing. Fine, As New condition, crisp and clean. Included many full-page color plates. 4to. 50 pp.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Fine, As New condition. Both book and jacket are pristine. Profusely illustrated. Large and heavy 4to. 344 pp. including index. Will require substantial additional postage to ship outside the U.S. and possibly also priority in the U.S.

Adama Books, 1986. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket. Reprint edition of book first published in 1968. Book is in Fine, unblemished condition. The Dong makes himself an artificial nose with a light in it to watch for his true love, who has sailed away. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings by Edward Gorey. Narrow oblong 8vo. Unpaginated.

Adama Books, 1969. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket. Reprint edition of book first published in 1969. Book is in Fine, unblemished condition. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings by Edward Gorey. Narrow oblong 8vo. Unpaginated.

New York: Pocket Books, 1970. First Edition. Mass market paperback. Near Fine. First printing of the mass market paperback edition. #82582-*; $2.25 cover price. Near fine condition. Crease to lower right-hand cover and a whisper of edgewear. No reading crease to spine. Pages are clean and crisp and color is unfaded. 160 pp.

London: The Royal United Service Institution, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in half-leather and cloth maroon binding. Five raised bands. Title in bright gilt on spine Plain endpapers. Stamp on front pastedown page reads "Sergeant's Mess, Lord Strathcona's Horse (R.C.)." The number 139 is handwritten under the stamped words. Lower down on the page is a small bookstore stamp. Binding is tight, pages are unblemished, one corner is slightly worn. Illustrated with photos, drawings, and maps. 8vo. Page numbering begins at 397 and runs to 518. A few pages of ads in front and rear. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire. Scarce.

London: The Royal United Service Institution, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in half-leather and cloth maroon binding. Five raised bands. Title in bright gilt on spine Plain endpapers. Stamp on front pastedown page reads "Sergeant's Mess, Lord Strathcona's Horse (R.C.)." The number 131 is handwritten under the stamped words. Binding is tight, pages are unblemished, corner are barely worn. Illustrated with photos, drawings, and maps. 8vo. Page numbering begins at 388 and runs to 530. All of the pages are perforated, for easy removel. Four pages have been removed and laid in at rear. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire. Scarce.

London: The Royal United Service Institution, 1911. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Softcover in tan wraps with black and red lettering. Quarterly publication of the Army Council and the Royal United Service Institution. Contains articles, illustrations, maps, and ads. Also includes a folding map of Manchuria and North Korea. Minimal wear. 8vo. 395 pp.