Search Results: Authors starting with L from Orpheus Books

Boston: Houghton Mifflin / Mariner Books, 1999. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Fine with slight toning to the pages. Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Hemingway Award. The author's first book. A paperbound original.

New York: Da Capo Press, 2017. First edition / First printing. Black paper spine, black paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. THe first book by the founding member of the Screaming Trees (1984-2000). Solo Career beginning in 1990 with the release of The Winding Sheet. Lanegan has collaborated with many artists including Queens of the Stone Age, Mad Season (Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam), Nirvana (Kurt Cobain), The Gutter Twins (with Greg Dulli), Isobel Campbell, The Soulsavers, The Twilight Singers, Moby, Duke Garwood, and many others. Lanegan and Josh Homme contributed the opening theme (Beautiful World) to Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown.

Seattle: Elton-Wolf Publishing, 2000. Signed by the filmmaker, ski pioneer and photographer: To Paul and Joanna, Best wishes and "Bon Voyage" Otto Lang March 2/03. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Malesherbes: Art Press - Flammarion, 1985. Signed in red crayon on the title page by Christo and scarce thus. First edition / First printing. Note the French edition is the true first and is quite scarce. White paper-covered boards. Fine in very close to fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy of this scarce title. Text is in French.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. Signed on the half-title page: For David With Thanks Jack Larsen. First edition / First printing. Blue-gray cloth. Very fine in fine dust jacket. David Weatherford was a prominent Seattle interior designer and antiques dealer.

Kansas City: Andrews, McMeel & Parker, Inc, 1984. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Fine. A paperback original.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper-covered spine, pale orange paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. The remarkable first volume in the Millenium Trilogy. In September 2019, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was chosen by Guardian UK critics as one of the 100 Best Books published in the 21st Century.

New York: Viking, 1971. First edition / First printing. White cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Bookplate on front pastedown, else fine in fine dust jacket.

Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1988. Signed by the author, additionally Inscribed: For Charlotte & Jim - with all the best from the Indiana side of the family now living in sunny Florida. Dick Lattimer. First edition / First printing. Blue painted boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

New York: MacMillan, 1965. Archival bookplate signed by Rod Laver laid in. First U.S. edition / First Printing. Green cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with short edge tears. An Attractive copy. Rod Laver was the No. 1 ranked tennis professional from 1964 to 1970, four years before and for three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He was also the number one amateur from 1961-1962. Laver had 200 singles titles. He won 11 slam titles. He is the only male player to win a grand slam both in the pre-open era and the open era.

Washington, D. C.: The Rappahannock Press, 1993. Signed on the half title page by Jacob Lawrence. First edition / First printing. Beige cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

Washington, D. C.: The Rappahannock Press, 1993. First edition / First printing. Beige cloth. Very fine in about fine dust jacket.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1997. Signed by Lawrence on the title page. Newly designed edition containing the full complement of Lawrence's illustrations, 18 of which were published in the Windmill Books in 1970. Black cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

New York: Scribner: 1999. Signed on the title page by John le Carre. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper covered spine, red paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket.

New York: Harcourt, Inc. 2000. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing Gold paper spine, orange paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Winner of the Locus Award for Best Novel. Includes place card for the 2001 PNBA Lifetime Achievement Award for Ursula Le Guin.

Astoria, OR: Raven Studios, 2010. Signed and dated March '11 on the front free end-paper by Ursula K. Le Guin. First edition / First printing. Sienna paper-covered boards. Very fine in about fine dust jacket.

Boston: Shambhala, 1999. Signed by the author on the title page, dated 25 IX 2000.Additionally Inscribed: for Gwyneth. First edition / First printing Illustrated wrappers Very fine.

New York: HarperCollins, 1996. First edition / First printing Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

New York: Riverhead Press, 2004. Signed and dated Mar 14 2004 on the title page by Chang-Rae Lee. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

New York: Riverhead Books, 1995. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition. / First printing Uncorrected proof (ARC). Illustrated wrappers. Very fine. Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for the best first book.