Search Results: Titles starting with L from Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Colorado Springs, CO. : Focus on the Family Publishing, 1993 Focus on the Family Publishing, Colorado Springs, CO. 1993. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. Black grained boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine and front board; embossed title on front board. 254 pp 8vo. The author was the assistant Chief of Police in Los Angeles, CA when the Rodney King story broke in 1991. In this book he describes how the LSPD responded, how plans were drawn up to contain civil unrest over the trial of four police officers, and what caused the riots and violence the followed. He feels we as a nation must learn from these events and provides thought-provoking solutions. A clean very presentable copy.

Chicago, IL : Barnard & Gunthrop, Law Printers, 1889 Barnard & Gunthrop, Law Printers, Chicago, IL. 1889. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good: scattered oil spots on front wrap. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in bayonet staples; text is secure in binding. 24 pp 8vo. This book is a 1889 copy of an agreement the Denver Company and the Chicago Company to jointly utilize a railway with appurtenant property from Denver through Colorado Springs to South Pueblo with railway being connected with the Chicago, Kansas, and Nebraska Railway to the City of Colorado Springs by this lease agreement. A clean very presentable copy of an old railroad document.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2008 UNM Press, Albuquerque. 2008. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Inscribed by author on title page. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 234 pp. A doctor's memoir of his attempt to deliver medical care in a poor Mexican village with limited medical instruments, personnel, and medications. It is also an exploration of the ethical heart of medicine and the true meaning of being a doctor and caring for people. A clean pristine copy.

Albuquerque, NM: West End Press, 2000 West End Press, Albuquerque. 2000. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Pictorial wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 97 pp. The author takes the reader back to a time in Albuquerque in the late 1930s and 1940s before the homogenization of the Anglo and Spanish cultures. Each of us lives a unique life in a particular setting at a specific time and it is only through words, poems, and memoirs, that we leave traces of ourselves for others to enjoy after we are gone. A clean and pristine copy.

New York, NY: Park Lane, 1981 Park Lane, New York. 1981. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; slight sunfading to board tops. DJ: Very Good; Price Clipped; bumping to head and tail, rubbing to panels. Red cloth boards and spine with white lettering on the spine. 239 pp 4to. This book is published in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of La Scala, the most famous lyric theater in the world. This book highlights many of the well-known operatic pieces, ballet productions, and the great performers of La Scala. Many pictures of the interior and facade of the theater and backstage activities. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Times Books/Henry Holt, 2011 Times Books/Henry Holt, New York. 2011. Hardcover. First Edition/ Third Printing. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Book is tight, square and unmarked. Black boards with bright gold lettering on spine. 319 pp. The author gives us an inside view of how seduction works in all areas, analyzing limits as well as its power. She demystifies the French way of life in an entertaining and personal narrative that carries us from the neighborhood shops of Paris to the halls of government, from the gardens of Versailles to the agricultural heartland. Seduction is much more than a game to the French: it is the key to understanding France. A pristine and clean copy.

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1954 Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Springfield, IL. 1954. Hardcover. First Edition. Publication Number 183, American Lecture Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner signature and location on FFFP. Book Condition: VG+; browning of end pages and glue browning at hinges; light soiling to pebbled boards. No DJ as issued. Black pebbled heavy fiberboard boards and spine with yellow lettering on spine and front board. 99 pp 8vo. Since the discovery of the spirochete named Leptospira in 1916, the knowledge of these infections caused by these microorganisms has increased. This is a book of methods and techniques to isolate and identify leptospiral infections that afflict man and animal. A clean very presentable copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1944 Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City, NY. 1944. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; wear to head, tail, tips, and board tops and bottoms; soiling to board peripheries. DJ: Fair; missing pieces at head and tail; wear to flap folds and spine shoulders; toning to panels and spine. Blue grained boards and spine with tarnished gilt lettering on the spine. Tinted textblock top; banded head and tail. Internally clean; sound hinges. 278 pp 8vo. This is a WWII novel set in Crete during the German air invasion. A young English nurse in the British Army leads the fight from an ancient labyrinth in the mountains and builds and organization that defies the German occupation. Military action abounds in this story of quenchless heroism that unites fiction and history. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

London, UK: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1986 B.T. Batsford Ltd., London, UK. 1986. Hardcover. Stated First Published 1986. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for FO book stamp on the front pastedown and his initial stamp on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, tail, and tips. No DJ per say but it did have one that is now cut and pasted to the front endpapers in sections. Brown boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 288 pp 4to. The rise to dominance of machine laces resulted from the ability to manufacture a product that was attractive to wear and relatively inexpensive. This book is based on first-hand observations of thousands of lace examples, on a study of the machines in action, and on examination of the numerous patents registered for machine nets and laces from the 1760s to the present day. over 400 illustrations, glossary, and reading list. A clean very presentable copy.

Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1982 Aero Publishers, Fallbrook, CA. 1982. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, has slight spine roll, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head and tail; light overall shelfwear. DJ: Very Good +; bumping and slight wear to head, tail, and tips; light suntoning to spine. Blue paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 203 pp 8vo. One of the great mysteries of WWII was the discovery in 1959 in the Libyan desert of an American B-24 Liberator bomber, Lady Be Good, that did not return to base and was presumed lost in the Mediterranean. The plane was found to have crash landed with the crew surviving only perish in the desert. Unbelievably the contents of the plane were intact and did not reveal the cause of the crash. Pilot error, crew inexperience, and mechanical failure have all been suspected. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scribner, 1999 Scribner, New York. 1999. Hardcover. A Lisa Drew Book. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book condition: Near Fine; bumping at head and heel of spine. DJ: Near Fine; bumping to rear page of DJ. White boards with blue cloth overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 350 pp. Long obscured by her husband's shadow, Lady Bird emerges in this biography as a figure of surprising influence and the centering force for LBJ. This book sheds new light on her childhood, her acumen as a businesswoman, and the central role she played in her husband's life and political career. A pristine and clean copy.

London, Paris, New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1891 Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, Paris, New York. 1891 (based on advertisement on last page). Softcover/ Heavy Trade Wraps. Edition/printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; light wear to corners, spine, and textblock edges; heavy foxing to endpapers; light foxing to pages. No DJ. Pictorial heavy card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in original string tied spine; text is secure in binding. Unpaginated (20 pp by count) 8vo. In hand tinted pictures on the wraps, in Sepia toned illustrations on the pages, five poems are presented; The Lady and the Cavalier, The Mistletoe Bough, I've Been Roaming, Gaily the Trubadour Touched His Guitar, and We Have Loved and Lived Together. All feature the topics, of love, relationships, sadness, and nature. A very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Gramercy Books , 1994 Gramercy Books, New York. 1994. Hardcover. 3rd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good +; slight sunfading to top edges of boards; light toning to pages. DJ: Very Good +; small closed tear on front panel top; light rubbing and bumping to panels. Gray paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 512 pp 8vo. In twenty-one scintillating, diabolically clever tales and one provocative complete novel, this book celebrates all types of female sleuths- from the ladies of yore to the thoroughly modern private eyes. In this choice selection of murder, mayhem, and marvelous mystery, you will meet the inimitable Miss Laddy Molly, Jane Marple, CL. Pirkis, Kinsey Millhone, Sue Grafton, Sharon McCone, Marcia Mueller, V.I. Warshawski, and many more. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Norman, OK: Red River Books / University of Oklahoma Press, 1960 Red River Books / University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. c1960. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Volume 14 in the Western Frontier Library. 26th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded. spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 256 pp 12mo. In 1872, Isabella Bird, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel. In 1873, wearing Hawaiian riding dress, she rode her horse through the American Wild West, a terrain only newly opened to pioneer settlement. The letters that make up this volume were first published in 1879. They tell of magnificent, unspoiled landscapes and abundant wildlife, of encounters with rattlesnakes, wolves, pumas and grizzly bears, and her reactions to the volatile passions of the miners and pioneer settlers. A… Read More

Unknown: TVC- PPLSI, 1986 TVC-PPLSI (Trucker's Voice in Court- Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.), Ada, OK (?), 1986. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; closed tear and bumping to top of cover at rear. Gray boards and spine with gold lettering on spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. 271 pp. The story of Harland Stonecipher and John Hail who join forces to create TVC-PPLSI- the first pre-paid legal service in America. One is a marketing genius the other the creator of a product needed by all America. Together they find the "perfect marriage". A clean pristine edition.

Arveyres, France : L'Esprit de Lafayette Society, 1975 L'Esprit de Lafayette Society, Arveyres, France. 1975. Hardcover. Limited First Edition AA683/Certification of First Edition paper laid-in. Signed by the author on the limitation page/Signed by Richard Poe who was in charge of the binding of this edition completed before October 17, 1975 as stated on the Certificate of First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; fine scratch on rear board. No DJ. Brown buffalo leather boards and spine with 24-karat gold rules on the spine and borders on the front board; Society seal on boards and spine in 24-karat gold. Red moire endpapers. Gilt textblock top. Tricolor ribbon page marker sewn-in. Six bound-in plates on Woodbine enamel are direct lithographs of the original Revolutionary War maps. 1066 pages in total (Book 1. 184 pp; Book 2. 364 pp; Book 3. 458 pp). The author spent 14 years in compiling this book for production for the bicentennial anniversary of the… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York. 1975. Hardcover. First Printing. Signed by author on front verso. Maps as endpapers. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; sunned spine and a three closed holes through the cover on the spine. 523 pp. The story of Juan Bautista Lamy, first archbishop of Santa Fe. A prime civilizer of the frontier Southwest, who came west in 1851 and helped the institutions of knowledge, mercy, and amenity come alive. Appointed archbishop in 1875, his knowledge as ecological pioneer spreads especially as a gardner and a tree planter. A very clean and presentable copy in Brodart mylar.

Austin, TX: Home Place Publishers, 2007 Home Place Publishers, Austin, TX. 2007. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Stated First Printing. Book is signed by two authors on the title page. It is inscribed on the FFFP by David Scott. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Green faux-leather boards and spine with bright foil lettering on spine and front board. 383 pp 8vo. This is the story of Pat Neff who built a life of legend in two areas; politics and university administration. He served two terms as the Governor of Texas (1921-25) and 15 years as the president of Baylor University (1932-1947). A gifted orator and persuader he was friends with American Presidents and launched many programs that improved Texas and are lasting monuments today. Includes signed letter from David Scott announcing the book's publication and a trifold order form. A clean pristine copy.

Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas, 1976 University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 1976. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG; light soiling to covers; small splash stains on text block bottom and fore edge. No DJ. Light gray cloth boards and spine with copper toned lettering on spine. 207pp 8vo. In north-central Kansas, where woodlands are sparse and prairies expansive, rows of creamy-buff, brown-striped stone fence posts grace the landscape. These stately posts are shaped from the native rock known as Fencepost limestone, or simply post rock. Now tourist attractions, the posts are also regional trademarks that bespeak the resourcefulness of early Kansas settlers. This book is a story of north-central Kansas and its people, and their relationship to the post rock. The authors weave together regional geology, geography, and economics with local history and pioneer folklore to describe how the post rock shaped the area's development. They… Read More

Baltimore, MD: PublishAmerica, 2002 PublishAmerica, Baltimore, MD. 2002. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. A book of historical fiction by the great-grand-daughter of book's subject, Darwin Langley. After losing his home and family, fourteen-year-old Darwin Langley leaves Michigan in 1881 to make his fortune in Kansas. He's sure he needs no help, not even from the God his parents believed in. He works in a northern lumber camp until pride causes him to make a dangerous mistake. In Chicago, he thinks he's ready to tackle the world, but hadn't considered traitorous companions. A bout with typhoid sends him down the Illinois and Michigan Canal with an unusual missionary. Striking out alone along the flooding Mississippi River, he's stuck in quicksand,… Read More