Search Results: Titles starting with L from Elk Creek Heritage Books

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A large 10 3/4"" x 13"" volume in very good condition. Hard cover has red boards with gold gilt lettering on front and spine. End papers are gold with tiny icons of ""50 years LIFE."" Text block is clean & tight and appears unread. Dust jacket is in very good condition with glossy crisp lettering and brilliant color; no defects to jacket are noted. 319 pages. * Lavishly illustrated with photographs of LIFE magazine covers over the 50 years along with narrative and more photographs recording the cultural, social, and political history of these years.

New Yoirk: LIFE, 2018. Soft cover. Fine. OVERSIZE. Vol. 18, No. 20 : October 12, 2018. Soft cover special edition of LIFE magazine dedicated to the life and legacy of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Pictorial wraps in fine condition. Interior clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. 8 1/2"" wide x 10 3/4"" tall; 96 pages. Black & white and color photographs on every page with narrative.

United States: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Text block unmarked. Shows a small bump at top of front cover. * From the Foreward by Cathy E. Minehan, "".... we are excited by this interesting collection of papers, and very distinguished group of presenters and discussants. It is of critical importance that the Federal Reserve understands how changing labor supply in the United States will affect sustainable employment growth and the growth rate of potential output which, in turn, is the key factor driving improvements in living standards. I am sure that the results of this conference will better equip us to understand the changes which are to come.""

Knopf, 1995. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing This is the First Trade Edition; First Printing of this edition per same date on title page and copyright page and no other printings noted. A signed first edition of this book was privately printed by The Franklin Library. Hard cover in fine condition with cream boards, light teal spine, gold gilt spine lettering and gold gilt stamped decorative on front cover. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Deckle side text block edge. Dust jacket in fine condition;; not price clipped. * From the book, ""... tells the story of a forty-year old woman, the mother of three almost-grown children, who on a sudden impulse walks away from her marriage, hitches a ride into the unknown, and settles in a strange new town to invent a new life....."" ""Anne Tyler's thirteenth novel and most beguiling yet.....""

Viking, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine condition with cream boards and teal spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings to note. Contains two sections of 8 leaves/16 pages each of glossy black & white photographs. Concludes with a section of Sources, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. 540 numbered pages. Dust jacket in fine condition; not price clipped.* From WorldCat, ""A group portrait of four remarkable - and wealthy - New York women whose lives became intertwined as they pioneered new roles for women. With dash, wit, intelligence, and industry. Elisabeth Marbury, her partner, Elsie de Wolfe, Anne Morgan, daughter of J.P.Morgan, and Anne Vanderbilt had the courage to use their privileged status to transform their world...""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow / HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. White boards with light blue veining and solid blue spine cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Top & bottom of spine slightly bumped. Deep powder blue end papers. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Side text block pages uncut. DJ very good & not price clipped. Back of DJ has a quarter circle scratch on left half of center. See photo for detail.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition, July 1995. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with speckled cream boards, maroon spine cloth, and cooper gilt spine lettering. End papers contain a collage of people listening to poetry (see photo.) Interior text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. 450 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. Volume measures approx 9 1/2"" tall x 7"" wide x 1 5/8"" thick; 450 numbered pages. * From the jacket flap, ""This is a companion volume to the PBS series from acclaimed team of journalist Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin . . . .a celebration of the vitality of the spoken word, and the importance of poetry in our lives today.""

New York: Basic Books, 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with deep gray boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Gray end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. 349 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. Presents as new. * From the jacket flap, ""The first hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency are justly famous, a period of political action without equal in American history and still the standard by which we judge our presidents. Yet, in this remarkably intimate portrait of a president nearing the end, Roosevelt scholar David B. Woolner contends that the last hundred days might very well rival them in drama and consequence. . . .""

Little Brown & Company, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition complete number line including number one. Hard cover with cream boards, brown spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering in very good condition. Verso of front board has shadow of a one inch square removed sticker. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. However does have a black line remainder mark on bottom of text block. Black & white maps and illustrations throughout. Concludes with Notes to the chapters, Bibliography, Acknowledgments, Note on the Organization of Forces, Organization of Forces (1864-1865) and a comprehensive Index. Dust very good with just ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket, "". . .the first full-length treatment of the most extensive military operation of the Civil War - the siege of Petersburg, Virginia. The Petersburg campaign officially began on June 9, 1864, and ended on April 3,… Read More

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. A hefty soft cover in very good condition. Wraps good; no rips or tears, however plasticized coating to the heavy paper wraps is beginning to bubble & wrinkle but no tearing or peeling off. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings. 514 numbered pages, section of 8 leaaves/16 pages of black & white photographs, 21 maps, concludes with Notes, a Bibliography, a Note on the Organization of Forces, and a Listing of all the Forces by name & unit / corps, ending with an extensive Index. * From the back of book, ""The Last Citadel is the only full-length treatment of the most extensive military operation of the Civil War - the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, which by its bloody end had added more than seventy thousand casualties to the war's total.""

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition per red stamped dot on bottom of back board and no price on jacket flap. Otherwise Title Page and Copyright Page show details of publisher. Hard cover in very good condition with black board and red spine lettering; light shelf wear. Text block top age toned; side edges deckled. Former owner's book plate pasted on verso of front board. Front free end papers shows off-set toning to the paper due to laid-in sheet with a brief commentary on the book, Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Frontispiece is a photograph of Hitler and Himmler. Dust jacket good with shelf & edge wear; light foxing to the white of jacket; chips to head of spine and corners. * From the back jacket flap, ""In his Foreword to this book, Lord Tedder, Marshal of the R.A.F., says: ""Mr. Trevor-Roper . . . has produced a piece of history which is as living as it is accurate, and as… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Wraps very good: crisp & shiny, spine uncreased, appears unread. 522 numbered pages. Begins with a Chronology of Events, maps of the Inca Empire c. 1530 and the Spanish Empire in the New World c. 1600. Contains some b&w illustrations and a section of 4 leaves/8 pages of glossy b&w photos & illustrations. Concludes with Acknowledgments, Notes to the Chapter, Bibliography, and an extensive Index.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition. In addition, contains complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with cream colored boards, deep maroon spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. * From the jacket, ""Time Magazine called her ""the Mata Hari of Minnesota""; OSS chief ""Wild Bill"" Donovan called her ""the greatest unsung heroine of the war."" But for decades, the extent of Betty Pack's achievements as an agent during World War II, first for Britain's M16 and then for America's OSS, remained classified. Now, in 'The Last Goodnight,' the truth about this femme fatale--her dangerous liaisons and death-defying missions, the heartaches that haunted her life, her vital contributions to the Allied victory--forms a… Read More

NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Has remainder mark at bottom of text block. Book has cream colored boards with gold lettering along spine. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""A grand yarn about the clash of reason and superstition, set in a fascinating time.""

New York: William Morrow, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition. In addition contains complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with dark tan boards, brown spine cloth, and aqua gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the rear jacket flap, ""From its rollicking dance halls to its tree-shaded front porches, the world Marsha Moyer creates in ""The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels"" draws us inexorably in and makes us feel right at home. A glorious novel of love, family, and forgiveness, it is at once funny and poignant, startling and uplifting, richly imbued with the author's luminous prose and a vitality that reminds us all of how good it is to be alive.""

HQN, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards and gilt spine lettering. Initials of previous owner at top of ffep. Interior text block clean & tight with no markings, no writing, no defects to note. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; not price clipped.

New York: Free Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. no writing, no markings noted but for two light stains one dime sized on front free end paper and other on top text block. Dust jacket in as very good condition; not price clipped. * The last 130 or so pages, entitled ""The Laws of Money Guidebook,"" is a workbook with spaces for you to answer questions as you apply the laws of money to your personal situation. All the ""fill - in"" spaces are clean and blank; never filled it and ready for you! * From the book, ""Profound and practical .... will help you get out of debt, create what you want, and protect your money, your family and your future. With these laws as your guide, you can avoid ever being a financial victim again.""

ABA Publishing, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Book appears unread. Contains black and white photos. Author's signature on sticker on title page (signature not authenticated) under notice giving grateful appreciation to a member of the Southern Poverty Law Center. * From the book, "" 'A Lawyer's Journey' is the inspiring story of Morris Dees, a southern lawyer of humble beginnings, who has dedicated his life to the pursuit of justice and compassion for the powerless. ""By any measure, Morris Dees has been one of the most dedicated and effective civil rights lawyers in U.S. history....""

New Yoik: Prentice Hall Press, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine condition with white boards, beige spine cloth, and black spine lettering. Interior text block clan & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; no price clipped. Overall presents as new and unread. * From the jacket flaps, "". . . A powerful must-read for women across all sectors - from business to government to the nonprofit world - . . . a primer for any woman who has tried to balance love and ambition, who has struggled with fear of failure, and who understands that learning and growing are as necessary for life as the air we breathe.""

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated Second Edition. 1st Printing per number line. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. Book has brown and blue cover with gold lettering along spine. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the book, ""... a comprehensive, up-to-date overview and synthesis of what we now know about adult learning--including the context in which it takes place, who the participants are, what they learn and why, the nature of learning process itself, major theoretical developments, and much more.""