Search Results: Titles starting with L from Brillig Books

No. 82 Cliff Street, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. Book. Very Good. Vellum. First Thus. 12mo, (6.25" X 4"), original vellum. 367 pp. plus 16 pages of ads. Frontispiece engraving of "Downingville Folks" with facsimile signature of Major Downing followed by half title with facsimile engraving of Andrew Jackson, then additional frontispiece engraving of a seated man reading a newspaper, opposite title page. A collection of 41 satirical letters on military life, allegedly addressed to a "Mr. Dwight" and assuredly published in the New York Daily Advertiser. This copy is complete and sound, with barely legible paper spine title "Major Downing's Letters to Dwight, Seventh Edition". Also at the base of the spine is a faded circular library label and at the top of the spine a capitalized labell "HD" (?). Library book label of "Library of Western Theological Seminary Allegheny". There is light foxing to the tissue guard of the first… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto, white coated paper covered boards with red title and spine titles and photograph on front panel. 192pp. Edited and with a commentary by former picture editor for LIFE magazine, John Loengard. Very generously illustrated throughout with black and white and color photographs from the pages of Life Magazine; the magazine which made photography the central mode of communicating the world to subscribers. Includes photographs by Karsh, Halsman, Eve Arnold, Capa, Eisenstadt, Cartier-Bresson, Ritts, W. Eugene Smith, Loengard himself and many other photographers. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket. The very slightest tinge of yellowing to the edge of white part of pages not affecting any images and barely perceptible. Fine in fine dust jacket. A very nice copy of this title..

Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2001. Book. New. Hardcover. Quarto, red cloth covered boards with silver spine titles. 176 pp. including index. This book represents the distilled knowledge of three experts, and provides full details of every Lola single-seater and sports racing car model built between 1978 and 1997. Where known, the racing history and build numbers of individual models are also included. This volume is pristine; very tight, bright and clean with fresh cloth, sparkling gilt spine titles and an unmarked, unblemished and unread interior, in a tight, glossy, sharp edged, unclipped dustjacket. BRAND NEW BOOK.

Hamden, CT: Archon, 1979. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition Thus. Octavo, green cloth covered boards. 333 pp. including index. Illustrated with black and white reproductions. A faithful unabridged reprint of the original edition of 1896. With fascinating information on the leisure activities of all classes of London society at the beginning of the popular outdoor park as a place of entertainment, dining, gambling and public spectacles. This is a collector's volume in wonderful condition. A very tight, clean, bright, fresh, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, bright, very tight dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. In mylar jacket protector. A beautiful copy..

Paris: Editions Grund, 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. First French Edition. Octavo, black and red illustrated stiff wrasp (trade paperback). 287 pp. Very generously illustrated throughout with brilliant color photographs of hundreds of models of sports and racing cars from the golden age of the sport car. A delightful reference work in A-Z arrangement of the sporting pleasure and racing automobiles from the age of the two=searter personal car. Vivid photogrraphy and fascinating commentary on each vehicle. Autommobiles from around the world. TEXT IN FRENCH. A tight, clean, fresh, glossy, stiff, crisp, square, bright volumke with a gift inscriptions on the inside of rht front cover, else fine. NEAR FINE. SCARCE.

Paris: Editions De Minuit, 1957. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. First Trade Edition. 12mo. white wraps (paperback) with blue and black lettering. 218 pp. A quite scarce copy of the author's fourth book and iconic example of the "nouveau roman". A very nice copy with just tiny shadows of soil on the white cover and a barely toned spine but with a beautiful clean, unmarked and unblemished interior. Very good plus to near fine. SCARCE..

Barcelona: Ediciones Poligrafa, 1971. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Square octavo, bone white cloth covered boards. 56pp. text plus 140pp. black and white (a few color) full page (to edges) photographs, plus index of illustrations. In Spanish, French, English and German. One of the Fotoscop series which very successfully uses photographs to present the visual language of the artist. A beautiful treatment of this famous construction by expressionist architect Antonio Gaudi. Fine in Fine dust jacket..

Grenoble, France: B. Arthaud, 1951. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Small quarto, sewn signatures in heavy illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 199 pp. Very generously illustrated throughout with 252 heliogravures. A commentary and pictorial tour of this renowned area of Southern France with images of a romantic and much more rustic Provence of more than half a century in the past. With a lovely watercolor cover illustration. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked volume with flat uncreased spine. Very slightly evenly cocked forward. Very near fine..

New York: William Morrow, 1982. Book. As New. Cloth. Quarto, white cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles and gilt cover decoration. 432 pp. including index. Very generously illustrated throughout with color photographs. Organized into 35 lessons where the basic techniques of fine French cooking are demonstrated (with recipes), building upon each other to mastering the full range of French cuisine as taught at the famous La Varenne cooking school. This copy is new old stock, with clean, fresh, bone white covers, a very tight text block and unmarked, unblemished and unread interior. The dust jacket is tight, glossy, clean and crisp, although it shows a touch of yellowing to the very top inside edge of foldovers, and rear foldover is just short of smooth. AS NEW in a very near fine dust jacket.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1989. Book. Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. Quarto, dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 528 pp. including index and bibliography. One of the essential classic manuals of French cooking. Profusely illustrated throughout with over 2500 full color photographs which master the difficult art of showing you a technique's essentials with photography. A reference work for every ingredient and every technique that you will encounter in classic French haute cusisine and cuisine bourgeois. This copy is clean and unmarked, with fresh cloth and bright gilt titles but with faint tinge of yellowing to the page edges, in a clean, bright, unclipped dust jacket which also has a tinge of yellowing at the edges, else fine. Very near fine in very near fine dust jacket..

Torino, Italia: Committee for the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale, 2003. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Small folio, (12" x 9"), cream cloth covered boards with pale blue title and spine titles. 189pp. including index. Gorgeously illustrated throughout with brilliant full color photographs, reproductions, sketches, plans and elevations. A thorough investigation and illustration of all phases of this ambitious restoration project in Turin. Paralletl text in ITALIAN and ENGLISH. A beautiful copy of this uncommon title, tiight, clean, bright, unmarked and unread in a very tight, crisp, sharp, sparkling dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Flawless. AS NEW..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1904. Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, pink cloth covere boards with gilt decoration and black and white pictorial inset on cover. 206pp. including index. Generously illustrated throughout with 58 full page black and white plates of reproductions of lace patterns and historical records of lace in old portraits. An important work surveying the history and development of lace in Europe, including sections on French, Spanish, Italian, English, Irish and Flemish lace. A tight, internally clean copy with slightly darkened spine and some signs of minor soil and stain at a couple of places on boards. Overall a very attractive copy of this classic. Very good plus..

New York: ROC/Penguin, 1992. Book. Illus. by Boris Vallejo. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Cream cloth spine over red paper covered boards. 186 pp. 10 tales of mythological heroes and heroines, retold by Doris Vallejo and illustrated by Boris Vallejo with classic fantasy style semi-erotic paintings, one full page full color illustration for each tale and several black and white many full page for each tale. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, sparkling dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

Arveyres, France: L'Esprit de Lafayette Society, (1975). Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). F. First Edition. Limited numbered and SIGNED BY AUTHOR and BINDER. Thick octavo, full brown buffalo leather with silk endpapers and pastedowns, silk ribbon marker and gilt titles and spines titles. Top edge gilt. 458pp. including extensive index and appendices. Six separately printed folding maps. Fine, tight, fresh and unread..

Pittsburgh, PA: Provisional Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, black library buckram with original wraps laid in. Map on interior of rear wrap. 269pp. including index, plus two large folding maps in rear. Illustrated with 27 full page photographs including several of Pittsburgh Harbor, Carnegie Steel Plant on Pittsburgh Harbor at Braddock, Jone and Laughlin Steel Plant at Lower Pittsburgh Harbor, Erie Coal Docks and other photographs of coal and ore carrying steamboats and freighters. A tight and fresh volume with clean, unblemished plates. Maps are fragile and show some closed tears at folds with no loss of material. Ex-library copy but quite mildly so with no card pocket and no marks after the first few pages. Bookplate on pastedown and perforation to title page. Very good. Scarce..

Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Large octavo, charcoal grey cloth covered boards. 199pp. including index and extensive bibliography. A very tight, clean, fresh and apparently unread volume in a crisp, clean dust jacket with some quite minor edgewear. Fine in near fine dust jacket..

Boston: Little Brown, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, green cloth covered boards. 112pp. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked volume in a crisp, bright, sharp, price-clipped dust jacket with just a hint of superficial rubbing on rear panel. Fine in near fine dust jacket..

Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Imperial octavo, tan cloth covered boards. 294 pp. including index and section of black and white maps. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs of historic buildings, public, commercial and residentiall by some of the most renowned American architects. An essential record of landmarke architecture in the City of Pittsburgh and the surrounding County of Allegheny. A very tight, clean, unmarked and unblemished volume in a tight, bright, dustd jacket with one short closed edge tear and some light edgewear. Fine in very good plus to near fine dust jacket. UNCOMMON..

New York: Pantheon, 1979. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. First Edition Paperback (stated). Octavo, burgundy stiff wraps (trade paperback). 212 pp. including index and notes, plus biographical note on the author. A very tight, clean, stiff, crisp, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreases spine. Tinge of browning to page edges typical of this title, else fine. Near fine..

New York: Larousse, 1994. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo, blue cloth covered boards. 595 pp. including index. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, bright, tight dust jacket. New old stock. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW. SCARCE in this condition..