Search Results: Titles starting with L from B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

Colombia: Festival Del Libro Colombiano Early reprint. Signed by García Márquez to first free leaf with his less common "GARCIAM" signature. Publisher's orange paper wrappers, lettered in white. A very good copy with toning to wrappers and text block, a touch of creasing to top right corner, light wear to extremities, otherwise still a pleasing copy signed by the author. In La Hojarasca, García Márquez introduces many plot points and characters that make appearances in his later work, including the fictional town of Macondo, the setting for this novella's plot. The story is told through a disjointed series of events, which center around the death of a widely-hated doctor in the town of Macondo and one family's promise to bury him despite protests from the other townspeople. Like many of the author's novellas and short stories, La Hojarasca serves as a precursor to what would become his most well-known novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude. This… Read More

Mexico: Editorial Hermes, 1972 First Mexican Edition. Presentation copy; signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper: “Par / Marle of Francesc, / bel amigo / Gabriel [underlined] / 91”. Publisher's pictorial paper wrappers, with illustrations of jellyfish and starfish to the panels, lettered in black; very good book with a small patch of rubbing to front wrapper, light surface wear to front joint, a bit of soiling to rear inside cover flap, and a tiny spot of dampstaining to top edge of text block. Overall, an excellent copy, very scarce signed. This collection of short stories features the novella La Increible y Triste Historia de la Candida Erendira y de su Abuela Desalmada (The Incredibly Sad Story of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother), which tells the story of a young Latina girl who accidentally sets her house on fire, leaving her and her grandmother homeless. In spiteful retaliation, the grandmother forces Eréndira to work as a prostitute… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943 First edition, first printing. One of 6,000 copies. Publisher's green cloth, stamped in dark green to boards and spine; in the original purple and black dust jacket illustrated by Norman Reeves. About fine book with a hint of wear to spine ends, very light toning along upper edges of boards; very good unclipped dust jacket with light toning to spine and edges of rear panel, front panel illustration bright, mild wear to spine ends, slight split to bottom of rear flap hinge, small closed tear to bottom right of rear panel, a few tiny nicks to edges, and small surface tear to rear panel. Overall, a very attractive copy, much nicer than usual. Bruccoli A4.1.a. Published on November 1, 1943, The Lady in the Lake takes Detective Philip Marlowe out of Los Angeles, his usual stomping grounds, to investigate the disappearance of a wealthy businessman's estranged wife Crystal. The investigation quickly becomes complicated when the man Crystal claimed to have run off… Read More

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926 Introduction by Richard Curle. First American edition, first printing. Publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt; in its original pale blue dust jacket, with Conrad portrait attributed to Arthur H. Harlow to front panel, lettered in red. Fine book; good unclipped dust jacket, with some toning to spine, light chipping to spine ends, split from bottom of front spine joint to midpoint with a small chip, corners lightly nicked, light bleeding to red titles on front panel, mild dampstaining to edges of rear panel. Overall, a beautiful copy of the book, in its scarce original dust jacket. Last Essays, published two years after Conrad's death, contains twenty of the author's essays, which "show clearly the rich diversity of his mind, his powers of cogent argument, of fond memory, and of noble expression." Some of the volume's titles include: "Geography and Some Explorers," "Christmas Day at Sea," "Memorandum on… Read More

New York and Boston: C. T. Brainard Publishing Co., 1900 Deluxe edition, limited issue of 1,000 copies printed for subscribers, this copy being out of series and unnumbered. Finely bound by Brentano's in three-quarter contemporary-style dark blue morocco ruled in gilt and light blue cloth, five raised bands to spine, stamped in gilt to spine, pale gray endpapers, top edges gilt. A near fine copy with spine faded to brown and very slightly cracking, a touch of shelf-wear to bottom edge. Overall, a beautiful copy. Originally published as a second volume to Essays of Elia, Lamb's Last Essays of Elia contains more short essays inspired by his own life. Like his first book of essays, this collection was commended for its conversational, familiar tone, and helped to solidify Lamb's place in literature. This volume also contains Mrs. Leicester's School, a collection of short pieces in autobiographical style, from the point of view of young girls telling stories about their daily lives.… Read More

New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2014 Limited edition, first printing. One of 150 copies signed and numbered by McMurtry, this being number 9. Publisher’s black cloth with titles in gilt to spine, gilt design of a writer to front board, book designed by Lovedog Studio; housed in publisher’s black slipcase with titles in gilt to spine and rear board, gilt border to front board. Fine book; fine slipcase. Overall, a beautiful example of McMurtry’s final novel. The Last Kind Words Saloon offers a series of vignettes set in the Old West, and features some of the fabled characters from the time period, such as Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Buffalo Bill. At the beginning of the novel McMurtry provides the disclaimer: “The great director John Ford…famously said that when you had to choose between history and legend, print the legend. And so I’ve done.” Ironically though, McMurtry presents the West fairly stripped of its legendary aura, for example conveying… Read More

Paris: Lang, Union des grandes associations françaises contre la propaganda Ennemie, 1918 Publisher's white paper wrappers, lettered in black. About near fine, with some light spotting and minor soiling to the front wrapper, some rust and minor wear to the staple binding, else bright and clean. A very handsome piece of WWI propaganda. Very scarce (only 4 copies listed in World Cat). L'effort américain is a transcription of a speech given by André Tardieu, the French Commissioner of the Franco-American War Cooperation. The speech was given on July 4, 1918, at a banquet hosted by the American Chamber of Congress as part of the American Independence Day celebration in Paris. This document is one of many items issued by the Union of Great French Associations Against the War, which was formed in 1917 to counter German propaganda in French occupied territories.. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

London, 1784 Three volumes. Later edition. Finely bound in contemporary speckled light brown calf, boards triple ruled in gilt, spines decorated in gilt with gray leather spine labels lettered in gilt, board edges and turn-ins tooled in gilt, text block edges gilt, red and blue marbled endpapers. A near fine set with a touch of light rubbing to extremities, small insect hole to the outside of the front hinge of each volume, damp staining to frontispiece in Vol. I, else very tight and clean. This volume contains Bruyère's French translation of the philosophical work Characters by the Greek philosopher Théophrastus, along with Bruyère's own philosophical text. Théophrastus was a student of both Plato and Aristotle, and in the work translated here, presents his sketches of various types of moral character. Bruyère, a moralist inspired by Théophrastus, published his own set of sketches on moral character.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Bruxelles: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie, 1862 First edition, preceding the French edition. Ten volumes finely bound in contemporary crushed dark green morocco with red marbled boards, with five raised bands to the spines, decorated and lettered in gilt, red marbled endpapers. An excellent set with some mild wear and rubbing to the edges, a few scattered spots, else near fine. Overall, a bright and attractive set of the true first edition. Les Misérables is a historical novel that was an instant success and is now widely considered one of the best novels of the 19th century. Jean Valjean, a convict and victim was imprisoned for nearly two decades after stealing a loaf of bread for his starving family. It follows him from the time of his release from prison in 1815 through the June Rebellion (French Revolution) of 1832. Valjean's struggle for redemption allows the reader to examine the French lower classes' extreme poverty and malcontent that were central to the July Revolution… Read More

London: [s.n.], 1786 Two volumes. Both volumes inscribed by Hawthorne to Longfellow on front flyleaves: "Nath. Hawthorne / to / H. W. Longfellow / 1841" (Vol. I) and "H. W. Longfellow / from / Nath. Hawthorne / 1841" (Vol. II). Both volumes additionally inscribed on front flyleaves by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana, the grandson of both Longfellow and Richard Henry Dana Jr. (author of Two Years Before the Mast, 1840), to Manning Hawthorne, Hawthorne's great-grandson, exactly one hundred years after initial inscription: "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana / to / Manning Hawthorne / 1941." Both volumes finely bound in contemporary brown calf, boards bordered in gilt, spines decorated, ruled, and lettered in gilt, with black leather labels, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Ovid by Marillier to Vol. I, bookplates of H. W. Longfellow and modern owner to front pastedowns. Very good set, with corners worn to boards, some wear to edges… Read More

Belgium: Louis Elzebier, 1648 First edition. Finely bound in mid-18th century brown calf, ruled in blind to boards and in gilt to spine with decorative floral tooling and a black leather spine label lettered in gilt, board edges tooled in blind, red text block edges, red marbled endpapers, two blue silk markers present. A very good copy with wear to extremities and front hinge cracked but holding, otherwise a beautiful copy with a clean interior. A non-fiction discourse on the state of relations between France and Austria, this text seeks to highlight the historical events, beginning in 1477, that led to the various wars, conflicts, and periods of peace between what were the two most powerful Christian states in Europe.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London: A. Millar, 1765 Modern three-quarter dark brown calf over tan cloth boards, with five raised bands and red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. A very good or better copy, with some foxing and soiling to frontispiece and title page, small chip to top corner of frontispiece, text block otherwise clean and complete, boards slightly bowed, binding bright and unworn. Letters Concerning Toleration is a collection of four letters written by Locke on the subject of religious tolerance, in which the English philosopher argues that the acceptance of multiple religious groups is necessary in society to prevent civil unrest. Although each letter had previously been published individually as well as together in Locke's Collected Works, this 1765 edition is the first time in which the four letters have been published together as an independent volume.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865 Edited by Ralph Waldo Emerson. First edition, first printing, in Blanck's "A" binding. One of 2,130 copies. Publisher's brown cloth, with wreath illustrations stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt, and brown coated endpapers. Near fine, with light toning to spine and bottom margin of front board, light wear to spine ends, some ink staining to verso of front free endpaper, and text outlined in ink on pp. 74-77. Overall, a sturdy and attractive copy. BAL 20116. Letters to Various Persons is Thoreau's sixth book and the fourth to be published posthumously. Specifically, it is a collection of Thoreau's letters to his friends, written from 1840-1862. As Emerson notes in his preface, "Nearly all the letters have been printed directly from the original autographs furnished by the persons to whom they were addressed" and clarifies that "the letters have been printed as they stood, with very few verbal corrections."… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1960 First edition, first printing. Publisher's red boards with titles in black to front board and spine; original white dust jacket with photo of Burdette pitching, titles in blue and red lettering, jacket design by Jim Roki. Fine book with just a touch of discoloration to bottom edge of front board; very good unclipped dust jacket with some toning to spine, small chip to spine head, and some spotting to jacket flap edges. Overall, an excellent copy. Lew Burdette of the Braves is a biography of the great Boston/Milwaukee Braves pitcher. Burdette got his start as a pitcher for the company baseball team at an American Viscose Rayon plant in his hometown, where he worked along with his father, sister and brother. The highlight of Burdette's career was when he won the World Series MVP in 1957 against the Yankees, winning three complete games in the series, a feat that had not been achieved since 1920. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899 Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. First edition, first printing. Publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, with Gryphon and White Rabbit to front board in gilt. Near fine, with light toning to spine, light rubbing to spine ends, a couple of gentle bumps to board edges, mild offsetting to endpapers, a bit of separation to front hinge, sound binding otherwise, and light spotting throughout text. Overall, a beautiful yet sturdy copy. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an author, poet, and mathematician, best known for his fantastical children's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871). In this unique book, The Lewis Carroll Picture Book, obscure publications, drawings, and photos taken by Carroll are brought together, and contextualized by Carroll's nephew, Stuart Dodgson Collingwood. Chapters in the book include: "The Rectory… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 2000 Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jeter in black marker on title page. Publisher's blue cloth, with spine lettered in silver foil; in its original blue dust jacket, with photo of Jeter taken by Tom DiPace to front panel, lettered in white, black, and yellow. Fine book; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with a touch of curling to panel edges, and "autographed copy" sticker to front panel. With fine 2000 World Series, Game 2 (Yankees vs. Mets), ticket laid in. Also with Barnes & Noble book signing ticket laid in. Overall, a crisp signed copy. The Life You Imagine is "an inspiring, information-packed look at how Derek was able to go from dreaming about World Series victories to living them" (front flap). New York Yankees shortstop and captain, Derek Jeter is the Yankees all-time career leader in hits, doubles, games played, plate appearances and at bats. He's a 14-time All-Star, AL Rookie of the Year,… Read More

London: Chapman & Hall, 1839 Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"). First edition, mixed state with "sister" and "letter" in the corrected state, many other points first state and uncorrected. Bound in contemporary three-quarter green calf, with five raised bands ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, marbled paper-covered boards, and red sprinkled edges. Very good, with light marks to calf, some wear to paper-covered edges, bookseller's sticker to front pastedown, 19th century bookplate to front pastedown, light offsetting to front free endpaper from bookplate, moderate spotting and offsetting to plates, pages quite clean otherwise without nicks or tears. Overall, a handsomely bound and sturdy copy. Smith, I, 5; Hatton & Cleaver, p. 131. Nicholas Nickleby is Dickens's third novel, which he began writing while Oliver Twist was still in progress. Characteristic of Dickens's work, Nicholas Nickleby is a whirlwind of social satire with a complex… Read More

London: printed for William Miller, 1801 Four volumes. Illustrated with 19 b/w engraved plates, frontispiece plate to Vol. I, and a fold-out map of Spain to Vol. I. Translated from the original Spanish by Charles Jervas (incorrectly printed in editions of Don Quixote as "Jarvis"). First edition thus. Finely bound by Brentano's in full red morocco, with boards double-ruled in gilt, five raised bands to spines, two black leather labels to spines, spines lettered, ruled, and elaborately decorated in gilt, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, and light blue endpapers. A very good set, with light wear to spines, some rubbing to joints, light toning to spines and rear board of Vol. II, light scuffing to boards, some corners worn to boards, "Edmond L. Wise" bookplates to front pastedowns, plates and fold-out map clean and intact, and light offsetting to pages facing plates. Overall, a handsome and clean set, with very sturdy hinges. First published in two volumes in 1605 and 1615, Don… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896 First edition, first state, with the earliest state advertisements and laid paper endpapers. Publisher's tan buckram, lettered in black and red, decorated in black, red and gilt, orange top stain; original cream dust jacket with matching design. Fine with some offsetting to endpapers and light pencil mark to the last page of advertisements; dust jacket with toning to extremities, light edgewear, minor chipping to spine ends, front flap separated, crack to fold crease of rear flap, and minor repair to front spine hinge. Overall, a very attractive copy in its scarce dust jacket. Housed in a custom brick red slipcase and folding chemise. Williams and Starrett 10a. BAL 4076. The Little Regiment is a collection of short stories that includes "Three Miraculous Soldiers," "A Mystery of Heroism," "An Indiana Campaign," "A Gray Sleeve," and "The Veteran" in addition to the titular "A Little Regiment." Like… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949 First American edition, first printing. One of 12,500 copies. Publisher's reddish orange cloth, stamped in dark blue to front board and lettered in dark blue to spine; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Boris Artzybasheff. A near fine copy with a slight lean to the spine, spine ends with some fading; unclipped dust jacket about very good, with shallow chipping along edges, some loss to the spine ends (affecting "Raymond" and partially to the "N" in "Mifflin"), early tape reinforcements to jacket verso, mostly along spine. A good or better copy. The Little Sister is the fifth detective novel in Chandler's series featuring his protagonist Detective Philip Marlowe, "the most exciting high-velocity private investigator in the business." Unlike Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op and Sam Spade, who are widely considered the archetypal hard-boiled detective figures, Marlowe possesses a sensitivity… Read More