Search Results: Authors starting with L from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Automobile Quarterly, Inc, 1964-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No DJ - as issued. Oblong Hardcover, First Edition Winter 1963-64 Vol 2, No 4 Automobile Quarterly 126 pages. Very Good+, No DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear and edge fading to light green cloth boards with gilt titles and multi-color pictorial paper label on front panel of Chicago's first International 500 mile race in 1915 - corners sharp. Only flaw is a touch of foxing to the top edge of the textblock . No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Filled with great automotive articles and vintage photographs. This issue contains: Bentley, Porsche, Brooks Stevens collection, ISO, Simplex, Preston Tucker, portfolio of early Mercedes- Benz art and Mercedes 600 and much more. (Note: pagination continues from the first volume of the quarter into the next 3 volumes) A very handsome and clean vintage copy. LOC SM-17

White Mane Pub, 1995-04-01. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover,White Mane Publishing Shippensburg, PA 385 pages. Fine, in a Near Fine DJ. Beautiful Bright Red Leatherette Boards with Gilt Titles and a Sewn Binding - corners sharp. Just a touch of shelf wear to DJ - now in mylar. FFEP is a detailed map of Dallas County in the State of Alabama. A story of one of the South's most efficient fighting units, the reader lives the life of a Confederate Artilleryman, sharing the unit's frustrations in selecting good officers who will stay with it, finding recruits, horses, food, and dry shelter, while enduring the reorganizations of an army always at war. A side of the "Late Great Unpleasantness" seldom told. LOC SSE-4

Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, 1993-05-01. Paperback. New. New Softcover...a fresh and unmarked copy...ISBN-0962586064...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-9

Samworth Small-arms Technical Pub., 1952, 1952-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No DJ. Hardcover, First Edition 1952 Samworth/Small Arms Technical Publishing 524 pages plus a 12 page catalog at the rear of the book for other classic firearm titles. Good+, no DJ. Moderate shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with faded gilt titles - corners sharp. Previous owner name and bookplate on inside front cover. No other notes or writing - all pages are clean and crisp. 25 chapters plus appendix. This is the classic book on Varmint Rifles in 22 caliber. If you were a long-range shooter of 22 centerfires (and especially an experimenter with wildcat cartridges) in the 1950s, this was your bible. This is the book that spawned interest in wildcat cartridges and improved ballistics that allowed shooters to score on crows and groundhogs at more than 300 yards by taking factory cartridges and modifying them for better performance and accuracy. Highly Recommended. A solid and still handsome First Edition.… Read More

Longmans Green and Company, 1960-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, First Edition 1960 Longmans Toronto 321 pages. Very Good in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear and some scratches to DJ-now in protective mylar. Creme cloth with red titles and accents-corners sharp. No notes/writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp. This is the story of Elijah Woodman, a gentle, hard-working settler in Upper Canada, who was caught up in the struggle for political reform in the 1830's and, charged as a traitor, suffered the penalty that was held to be worse than hanging - transportation to the British penal colony in Van Diemanís Land. Very Scarce.LOC SSS-25

Gem O Lite Plastics Co, 1969-06-01. Paperback. Good. Softcover - 1969, in Good Condition, minor shelf wear/soiling to covers and edges...no previous owner marks...no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...LOC SSM-7

Virgin Publishing, 1999-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Oversize Thick Hardcover, 1999 Virgin Books London 1023 pages...Very Good in a VG+ DJ, Blue boards with silver titles - corners sharp...just a touch of shelf/edge wear to DJt-Not a Remainder...ISBN-1852277548...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-6

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2013-03-21. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover, First Edition 2013 G.P. Putnam's Sons 408 pages. Fine, in a Fine DJ. Gray cloth spine with red foil titles over light grey paper boards - corners sharp. DJ in mylar. 2nd book in the Stevens and Windermere series. Signed by the author on the title page. ISBN-9780399157905. A superb signed copy. LOC SSE-3

ELECTROCHEMICAL PUBLICATIONS LTD, 1992-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover, First Edition 1992 Electrochemical Publications 395 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Black cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. NOT an Ex-Library copy. Minor shelf/edge wear and a touch of rubbing to DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner marks. No notes or writing-all pages are bright, clean and crisp. ISBN-0901150258. LOC SSE-04

John Leake 179 pages.y, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. Vintage hardcover with DJ, First Edition Signed by the Author Privately Published by John Leakey in Leakey, Texas 179 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Beige pebble-grain cloth boards with black spine titles - corners sharp. Moderate shelf/edge wear and minor dust soiling to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Signed by the Author (in blue ink) underneath his picture on the page preceding the Foreword. Only flaw is an abrasion at the top of the FFEP. 16 chapters and 42 B&W vintage photographs on the last 18 pages. These are the memories of a pioneer and his grandson as told by the grandson. Fascinating local history. Leakey is a city in and the county seat of Real County, Texas, United States. The population was 425 at the 2010 census. Anglo-American settlement of the area began in 1856 when John Leakey, his wife Nancy, and a few others settled near a spring along the… Read More

Bunch Books/Felden, 1978-01-01. Paperback. Very Good++/in illustrated wraps. Softcover Magazine Format, Collector's Edition 1978 Bunch Books/Felden 64 pages. Very Good++, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Well done study by the editors of Kung Fu Monthly. Very handsome vintage magazine. LOC SSM-05

J.H. Sears & Company, Inc., NY, 1927-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, First Edition 1927, J.H.Sears & Company, Inc., 329 pages. Very Good, No Dust Jacket-as issued. Black boards with gilt titles and burgundy topstain. and deckled edges. Spine is creased and corners are lightly bumped. Gilt on spine is somewhat faded. Minor shelf/edge wear and soiling. 2nd fep is torn out. All interior pages are clean and intact with some age-toning. Bookstore stamp from John King in Detroit on ffep. Moderate foxing is evident on front and back endpapers. No DJ- as issued. In 1909 Count Zeppelin founded the world's first airline, the Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft (German Airship Travel Corporation). Thereafter, Zeppelins were used in thousands of war flights during the first World War. This text vividly recounts the experiences of a naval architect who joined Count Zeppelin’s staff in 1913 and captained Zeppelins both before… Read More

Ace, 1964-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Good+/in photo-illustrated wraps. Vintage Softcover, First Edition 1964 Ace Books (F-278) 142 pages. Good+, in photo-illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and rubbing to covers. Front panel has a crease. Spine is uncreased and feels unread. LOC SSS-32

Quadrant Press, 1996-01-01. Paperback. Very Good+/no jacket - as issued. Softcover, 1993, Quadrant Press, Inc, 80 pages. VeryGood+, no jacket-as issued. Photographic wraps with green titles show just a hint of shelf/edge wear. All interior pages are tight, clean and crisp - no prior owner marks. Nearly every page has B&W photos demonstrating the usefulness and versatility of the 2-8-2 locomotive which has endured for over a century. ISBN-0915276542. LOC SSM-01

Hemmings Motor News, 2002-09-01. Paperback. Near Fine/in illustrated wraps. Large Softcover, 2002 Hemmings Motor News 120 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are bright, clean and crisp. Excellent collection of articles from the past 30 years of Special Interest Autos Magazine. ISBN-1591150086. LOC SSM-08

Hirmer, 1986-01-01. Perfect Paperback. Very Good +/In Illustrated Wraps. Softcover, NOTE: German Language First Edition 1986 Hirmer 134 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaw is a gift notation on the FFEP. Max Liebermann (20 July 1847 - 8 February 1935) was a German-Jewish painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany. ISBN-3777443301. LOC SSS-23

Dell Publishing Co, Inc, 1959-01-01. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Softcover - Signed by the author, Stated First Edition, First Printing 1959 Dell (A184) 192 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. just a touch of shelf/edge wear and rubbing to covers, front panel has a minor crease at the edge of the spine caused by the Author opening it wide to sign it in my presence at Border's in Birmingham, Mich. (prior to the signing it was Near Fine) no previous owner marks - all pages are clean and crisp with a touch of toning to the page edges, publishers edge stain is a pleasing green with no spots. Leonard's 4th book and a nice early western of his. Signed on the title page. A very handsome copy. LOC SSS-32

Serendipity Books, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, Signed First Edition 1976 Serendipity Books Berkeley 428 pages. Near Fine, in a NF DJ. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles - one tiny bumped corner. Original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Patterned endpapers. Inscribed by the Author on the page preceding the Title page to the previous owner in black marker: To James S. Brigham, with the best wishes of Gary L. Lepper. Dedication page also has an small written inscription in blue ink: And also good wishes from Margie Cohn which surrounds the printed dedication to Mrs Louis Henry Cohn. From the introduction: This book is a compendium of checklists of the writings of seventy-five American poets and novelists, time frame of 1945 - 1975. Nice three page Introduction explains the use of this text. A great reference volume for any Bibliophile. A superb Signed First Edition. LOC SSS-04

The Macaulay Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover with DJ, First American Edition 1935 The Macaulay Company New York 254 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Red cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp. Only flaw is a faint crease in the spine cloth from top to bottom. Minor shelf/edge wear and some tiny chipping to original clipped DJ - now in mylar. Date in pencil (Aug 25, 1937) on FFEP - all other pages are clean and unmarked, no toning at all. (the pre-war paper has really held up well) Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 1868 – 15 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera. This novel was first written in 1924 but was not translated into English until 1935 (8 years after his death) when it was first published by Macauley. In reality this neglected Gaston Leroux novel, is a horror/sci fi hybrid about an android/ cyborg… Read More

Collier, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good++/No DJ - As issued. 6 Volume Hardcover Set, Uniform Binding P.F. Collier & Sons. 1942 and 1943. Stated Sixth Series. All six volumes are Very Good++. Just a whisper of shelf/edge wear to Black cloth boards with red square panels/gilt titles on the spine and embossed murder weapons on the front covers (handguns, knives, swords, rifles, etc) - corners sharp. Endpapers are clean with no toning. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked with no toning. Only flaw is a touch of foxing to the textblock edges on the outside. This is another fine example of uniform binding with a touch of panache from P.F. Collier & Sons. Titles are: Black Orchids by Rex Stout, 1942 - 271 pages, Phantom Lady by William Irish, 1942 - 291 pages, A Corpse By Any Other Name byR.A.J. Walling, 1943 - 283 pages, The Case Of The Drowning Duck by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1942 - 284 pages, Siren In The Night by Leslie Ford, 1943 - 241 pages and Death On The Aisle by… Read More