Search Results: Titles starting with L from Capitol Hill Books, ABAA

London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1929. Very Good. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1929. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's orange-yellow pictorial cloth stamped in gilt; 283pp.; photographic frontispiece, illus. throughout including fifteen plates and folding map bound in rear (collated complete). Ex-Emory University Pitts Theology Library with usual, relatively unobtrusive markings throughout, spine cloth a shade darkened, corners and spine ends gently rubbed, brief soil to rear cover, else a Very Good, still quite bright and sound copy. The first of three books on Tibet by the British Trade Agent and "Tibetologist" David Macdonald (1870-1962).

London: William Heinemann, 1913. Very Good. London: William Heinemann, 1913. First Edition, wrapper issue. Small octavo. 168 pages. Printed wraps. Wraps lightly worn around edges with some minor chipping to spine ends. Spine toned with slightly heavier wear but lettering still legible. Sound in binding. A touch of foxing to preliminaries but pages clean and unmarked. Published simultaneously with cloth issue. Both being scarce in retail with no copies available at time of this writing.

New York: Outing Publishing Company, 1908. Very Good-. New York: Outing Publishing Company, 1908. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's sage green pictorial cloth stamped in white, pale blue, and gilt; ix,[1],314,[6]pp.; photographic frontispiece, twenty-five (25) leaves of plates. Moderate rubbing to cloth margins, most notably at spine foot, spine panel toned and gilt dulled, rear cover faded at margins with some white paint (?) residue, textblock rather shaken in binding with leaf facing p. 112 separated but present. A Good to Very Good, still quite presentable copy overall. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper by the two subjects of this earthy profile: "Yours truly / J.W. Crawford / Capt. Jack" and "With compliments of 'the Last of the Plainsmen' CJ Jones." Below these the author has added "And the author / Zane Grey.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951. Very Good/Very Good. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1951]. First Thus. Large octavo; publisher's cloth in tan pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($10.00); xxxiii,[1],359pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate chipping and wear to jacket margins, spine panel a bit toned with two small dampspots, endpapers rather foxed, else Very Good and sound overall.

Charlottesville, VA: The University Press of Virginia, 2001. Very Good +/Very Good +. Charlottesville, VA: The University Press of Virginia, 1996-2001. First Editions. Six octavo volumes. Photo-illustrated dust jackets. Green cloth boards with spine stamped in black and gilt. Dust jackets lightly sunned and rubbed with some minor dust soiling. Boards with mild shelfwear and bindings are sound. Touch of dust soiling and creasing to edges of text block, but pages otherwise clean and unmarked.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray & Co, 1837. Very Good. Boston: Hilliard, Gray & Co., 1837. First Edition. Octavo. 373 pp. Engraved series title page with Edwards portrait ; facsimile letters to start of each section. Full contemporary calf with black leather labels to spine; marbled endpapers. Ex-library with no external markings; institutional bookplate and stamp (E.C. Scranton Memorial Library, Madison CT), and remains of card pocket to endpapers. Boards lightly edgeworn with flaking and scuffing to edges and spine. Binding is sound. Recent ownership stamp to flyleaf and mild spotting to interior, else pages unmarked. Very Good. Volume VIII of The Library of American Biography.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Presumed later printing though final page has been torn out (presumably by Scarry's nephew) and we have been unable to determine the printing. Octavo. Publisher's pictorial paper-covered boards; Unpaginated; color illus. throughout. Light edgewear and tear along bottom fifth of spine; general soiling. Binding sound. Final page torn out by previous owner; Good only. Inscribed by Richard Scarry and his wife and collaborator Patricia "Patsy" Scarry at title page: "To Jack from Aunty Patsy and Uncle Richard." With Jack Scarry's later ownership stamp to copyright page. Provenance: Purchased directly from Jack "J.J." Scarry, nephew of Richard. One of Scarry's earliest works.

Edinburgh: Alex. Lawrie and Co, 1804. Very Good. Edinburgh: Printed by and for Alex. Lawrie and Co. Sold by Bell & Bradfute, P. Hill, and A. Lawrie; Brash and Reid, Glasgow; and Vernor & Hood, London, 1804. First Edition. Two volumes; octavos (22.5cm.); contemporary half calf over marbled boards, gilt spines in five compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers; [8],447,[1]; [8],507,[1]pp. (collated complete). Light wear to margins, marbled paper a bit unevenly toned, leather recently and rather overly treated, contemporary armorial ex libris of a John Hutton Esq. to front pastedowns, as well as modern ownership rubberstamp to front flyleaves, else a Very Good, attractive set, internally clean and sound.

Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1939. Very Good. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1939. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies printed on Rives, of which this is no. 369. Quarto; publisher's pictorial cream card wrappers printed in red and black; 105pp.; woodcut portrait frontispiece, illus. throughout. Foxing along wrapper extremities, else a Very Good copy. Short-title list of the Russian born artist's works, including books, prints, and bookplates, pp. 96-102.