Search Results: Titles starting with L from Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.

Paris: L'Illustration, 1923. Full Leather. Very Good. Folio. VOLUME TWO ONLY. A very good volume bound in full maroon leather with gilt lettering and decoration spine and covers. Color foldout map "Le Estapes de la Victoire" rear. All color tipped-in portraits present some laid-in. Cover edge wear. A history of World War I as published by L'Illustration from 1917 to 1921. pp. 661-1311. Chronological Table and Chapter Table rear.

New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1852. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Large Octavo. 190pp, (2)pp. ads at rear, illustrated with 1 map and 27 black and white plates. Bound in red cloth, both boards pictorially stamped in silver, spine stamped with a floral motif; yellow coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Neat owner's name on front free endpaper. A very nice copy showing only minor wear to corners; internally very clean without foxing.

London: Cassell & Co, 2000. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Anna-Marie Ferguson. Large Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Lovely full page color ilustrations by Anna-Marie Ferguson. lxxiv, 950 pp.

Paris: Robert Telin, 1929. LIMITED EDITION. Original Wraps. Very Good+. Large Octavo. LIMITED EDITION OF 300 COPIES ON VELIN D'ARCHES, NUMBERED 27 TO 326. THIS IS No. 213. 20 copper engravings by North.Title printed in red and black. Bound in orginal printed dust jacket over wrappers with original glassine. A very good+ copy with spine tip wear. Glassine dust jacket chipped. (2), 174, (4)pp.

New York (1928): Liveright Publishing Corp. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good. Octavo. Second American Edition, apparently preceeded by the International Publishers Co. edition, of the same year. Twenty-five Years of Objective Study of the Higher Nervous Activity (behavior) of Animals. Bound in publisher's red, vertically ribbed cloth. 8vo. 414pp., frontispiece and 9 illustrations. Translated from the Russian by W. Horsley Gantt, M.D. Pavlov's epochal work presentation his theories concerning human behavior and the nature of thinking. A lovely copy in a very good clipped dust jacket with slight fading to the spine.

New York: Doubleday & Co, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "WITH ALL BEST WISHES" BY WILLIAM E. BARRETT ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. 8vo. 275pp. Bound in black cloth, spine lettered in gilt rubbed. previous owners name to front pastedown, erasure mark to front free endpaper, A very good copy in unclipped pictorial dust jacket rubbed along the edges, jacket split along rear panel at joint, with original orange and red wrap around blurb with cut-out to show the woman and priest.

Paris: Aristide Quillet, 1910. First Edition. Hard Cover. Quarto. In two volumes. 221pp. text volume profusely illustrated in black and white, atlas volume containing 13 leaves of COLOR diagrams with MOVEABLE OVERLAYS mounted on stiff boards. Both volumes bound in original brown pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in blue, orange, gold, black and white; decorative endpapers; minor wear to spine ends. A very handsome set of this guide to contemporary sources of energy for transportation and industry. Each plate with an explanatory leaf describing each device opposite the plate which includes; a compound steam locomotive, a Daimler automobile, a motorcycle and of course, the famed Wright brother's aircraft among others; with an historical survey of aviation with photogravure plates of Lilienthal's first flight and Delagrange's biplane. Internally clean and fresh with no foxing; a fine copy. Moveable plates complete, showing no wear or tears.

London; 1746: For T. Osborne. Half-Leather. Folio. In two volumes, portrait frontispiece, (2)pp. subscriber's list, 400pp.; xii, 733pp. errata. Bound in 3/4 contemporary calf over marbled paper covered boards with matching marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. raised bands ruled in gilt, lettering gilt; light wear at extremities, some fading at leather spines; light occasional age-toning, mostly marginal, internally clean. Early owner's armorial bookplate (Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, eighth baronet (1800-1869), landowner and thwarted urban developer; Hampstead Heath). containing the ancient state of Ireland; with characters and private memoirs; also, the ancient government of the principality of Wales; the wars between the Spaniards, and the States-General in the Netherlands; negotiations between the courts of England, France, &c.; the intrigues of the several courts of Queen Elizabeth, King James, and King Charles the First; with other remarkable transactions, both at home and abroad,… Read More

London: Thomas Boys, 1823. First Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. xiv, 85pp. Bound in original blue paper covered boards, paper spine label. William Combe's most popular work was the Dr. Syntax books; the present work was published by the editor after the author's death. Now quite rare on the market, "Letters to Marianne" does not appear in the auction record in the past 30 years. OCLC shows just 20 copies in world libraries. Internally, very clean, corners just a bit worn, most of blue paper is worn from spine and only a few letters on spine label are readable. Text and boards are very clean and bright.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. 266pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth, paper spine label. Early owner's name ffep, light scattered foxing. Minimal cover edge wear, minor soiling to cloth binding. Internally clean and bright. A very good handsome copy.

London; January 1843-July, 1844: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Octavo. In original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19 [i-vii]viii[ix]x-xii[xiii]xiv[xv-xvi], [1]2-624. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne. All wrappers are correct, Part VII lacks the rare "Foreign Travel" slip, which is known only in 6 copies, according to Hatton and Cleaver. All other parts are complete, having all the ads, slips and Advertisers called for in Hatton & Cleaver, except the following: Parts X and XI lack the rear ad, "The Pride of London." Part XVI lacks the rear ad, "The Temple of Fashion." Part XIX/XX has the third state of the vignette title and the 14 line errata, which is the second issue. Subscribers names on front wrapper of parts II, III and XVI. Spines are expertly renewed on most parts. Front wrappers of parts II, IX and XV with fore-edge expertly repaired. Plates of part V are browned at edges; all other plates are very good to fine. Tissue guards are in place. Housed in a brown quarter-leather custom slipcase, with… Read More

London: For John Stockdale, 1804. Hard Cover. Very Good. Quarto 8 1/2" X 11" TWO VOLUMES. Large paper copy, 11 1/4" (29cm) with wide margins; uncut, 405, 446pp. Illustrated with 17 plates including frontispieces and title pages; engraved by Medland. Bound in contemporary pale blue-gray boards backed in beige cloth; paper spine labels printed in black; light scattered foxing to first few leaves, light off-setting from some plates; inner hinges stressed, but strong. In all, a very good set, in superb condition, of the scarce large paper (1804) edition.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. Bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine and front cover. Very Good copy with mild scuffs and stain to lower corner of front cover. Binding tight and pages bright and clean. 268 pp. + 2 pp. Ads.

New York: The Viking Press, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY MARIANNE MOORE ON FFEP. 32pp., bound in paper covered boards, spine lettering black; a fine copy in unclipped dust jacket with a small dark spot to front panel.

New York: Arbor House, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK to famed collector Walter Shirley. A fine copy in fine dust jacket together with a copy of the corrected typescript of 10 of the short stories in the above title. The typescript is housed in a custom clamshell box [together with] A Master set of 1st Pass Proofs, unbound.

Paris: Les Hautes Etudes, 1953. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Large Octavo. 517 pages. Bound in original cream wrappers. Contains every 5 line dirty verse you have ever heard. Minor soiling and toning to wrappers. Marginal note on page 1. Very scarce.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. LIMITED EDITION. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Good. Quarto. SIGNED BY JOHN MASEFIELD ON COLOPHON without personalization. LIMITED EDITION OF 250 SIGNED COPIES. THIS IS No. 25. With a 2 page letter written by a young boy of 16 in 1918 asking Mr. Masefield for his autograph as he collects autographs of "distinguished men and women" and has autographs of Kipling, Galsworthy, and others. He also makes note that he will enclose one dollar for his relief fund. This letter is tipped in to the last page after the signed limitation page. Is it possible that Masefield forgot to return his request and finally remembered in 1937 or, since this was one of the first 25 copies, did Masefield send this as a special gift after a possible long friendship? 12pp., bound in 1/4 blue cloth over gray boards lettered in gilt, in chipped glassine wrapper. Light wear to dark blue paper covered slipcase with paper label.

London: Constable and Co, 1912. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 12mo. Stamp to upper right hand corner of title page "presentation copy" with small morocco bookplate of the well known collector John Stuart Groves to front pastedown, 92pp. bound in burgundly cloth lettered and ruled in gilt, top edge gilt, minor spots of bubbling to cloth otherwise near fine in matching cloth chemise and slipcase.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE BY WALTER MOSLEY. Inscribed to bookseller Charles Parkhurst with his armorial bookplate laid-in. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 306 pp.

Hartford, Conn: Columbian Book Co, 1875. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Thick Octavo. [Title Cont.] A narrative of the life, travels, adventures, experiences, and achievements of Dr. David Livingstone, including his discovery by Henry M. Stanley and the subsequent wanderings and death of the renowned traveler. Together with a comprehensive history of African explorations, the Livingstone relief expeditions, and recent events. The whole abounding in picturesque descriptions of the country and people, their traits customs, and superstitions. Illustrated with over 100 engravings & maps 831pp., (1)pp. ad at rear, bound in green cloth , upper board titled in gilt within decorative blindstamped border, pictorial gilt spine; internally clean and fresh. A handsome copy of a very scarce work by the author who wrote Livingstone Lost and Found in 1873, the year of Livingstone's death. A near fine copy.