Search Results: Titles starting with L from Wild Hills Books

L'Assiette Au Beurre. No. 100. 1er Mars 1903, 1903 Vojtech Preissig (1873-1944) was a Czech typographer, printmaker, designer, illustrator, painter and teacher. He studied in Prague at the School of Applied Industrial Art, worked in Paris and worked for two years with the Czech Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. His Secessionist style was influenced by Japanese art and Symbolism. In 1903 he founded the periodical Ceska grafika (Czech Graphics) but in 1910 he emigrated to New York, where he stayed until 1930. Returning to his homeland in 1930 he joined the Czech resistance and produced an underground magazine called V Boj (Into the Fight). When captured by the Nazis, his affiliation ensured his execution in Dachau. Size: 4to. Illus. by Illustrated by Vojtech Preissig. First Edition.. Paperbound. Near Fine.

Mexico: Mexico: Editorial Diana, S.A. 1962, 1962 Paperback. Very Good. First Mexican Edition. 159 pages. Coleccion Caiman 212. Spanish-language edition of one of McBain's 87th Precinct police procedurals.. Illus. by Good Girl Cover Art. First Mexican Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Amsterdam, 1782 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Bound in leather. The covers are both loose and the spine covering is missing. The textblock is in nice condition. A good candidate for rebinding..

Caracas: Zodiaco, 1971 Illus. by Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

No Place: No Publisher, 1996 SIGNED by author and artist inside front cover.. Illus. by Kate Sweet. 8vo. Revised Second Printing. Paper Covers. Very Good.

No Publisher, 1889 75 pages. One of 200 copies. First published in London in 1707. In the original vellum binding stamped in gilt. Size: 8vo. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Tresse & Stock, Editeurs, 1891 Contemporary Bradel binding of half blue cloth over patterned paper boards, spine with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet and date to foot, brown shagreen title label. Original paper covers preserved. Autograph inscription from Joris-Karl Huysmans on the half-title page: "A Henry Girard / Son ami / J.-K. Huysmans." An important association copy of a book that is rarely found signed. Henry Girard (1877-1935) was an actor, bibliophile, and intimate friend of Huysmans. Girard was part of a group that regularly dined with Huysmans. In his will, Huysmans left Girard a portrait of himself done by Jean-Louis Forain (now in the Musee d'Orsay). Huysmans also dedicated the second part of his book "La Bievre et Saint-Severin" (1898) to Girard. In the collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France there are three other books by Huysmans inscribed to Girard, as well as 27 letters from Huysmans to Girard.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition.… Read More

New York: M. J. Ivers & Co., 1889 American Series No. 120. Small chips to edges and the spine is darkened. The pulpwood paper is still fairly supple and not brittle. Size: Smal 8vo. First Thus.. Paperback. Fair.

New York: The Judge Publishing Company, 1889 159 pages. Judge's Novels No. 3. Size: 8vo. First Thus.. Paperbound. Good Plus.

New York: Avon Publishing Co., 1952 189 pages plus ads. Slight spine lean, otherwise bright and clean.. Illus. by Cover art by Victor Olson. 1st Thus. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

Garden City, NY: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc., 1946 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A mystery novel by the author of the Doc Savage pulp adventures. "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Jacket priced $2.00. A couple of short tears and one little chip but quite attractive..

Privately Printed, 1995 24 pages. One of 75 copies issued for the winter holidays. SIGNED on the front free endpaper.. 8vo. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1945 151 pages.. Small 8vo. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1924 158 pages. Rebound in cloth. "Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology" (Number 152).. Illus. by 21 Plates. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1942 260 pages. Shallow chips and tiny tears to the jacket edges, $2.50 price in-tact. Size: 8vo. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1922 162 pages. The book is in the publisher's original decorated cloth. The rare dust jacket has some wear along the edges, light soiling, and small chips to spine ends.. Illus. by Illustrated by Mary B. Chisolm from Her Own Puppets. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus.

Thomasville: Thomasville Landmarks, Inc., 1980 160 pages. Size: 4to. Illus. by Illustrated. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1952 329 pages plus index. The jacket is just lightly worn. It is priced $4.75. Size: 8vo. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

Boston: Published by Langdon W. Moore, 1893 659 pages. The lively memoirs of a reformed criminal. Size: 8vo. Illus. by Illustrated. First Edition.. Blue Cloth. Very Good.

Philadelphia: George S. Ferguson Co., 1897 60 pages. A rare book. Only two copies recorded in WorldCat (at Yale and Princeton). Bound in stiff paper covers. Ad on the rear cover for the author's other books, offered for sale by his publisher A. J. Rowland. Size: 8vo. First Edition.. Paperbound. Very Good.