Search Results: Titles starting with L from 100 POCKETS

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1984. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF. Guide to many rarely used off-road bicycle trails in the urban Los Angeles County. 37 trails covering some 200 miles presented in 5 parts: I, The River Trails; II, The Inland Valley; III, The Coast; IV, The California Aqueduct & the High Desert; and, V, The Tough Ones. Fine copy.

Santa Monica, CA: Hennessey & Ingalls, 2004. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Carla Breeze (Author-Photographer). BRAND NEW COPY w/trace edge rubs to softcover. Southern California's version of Deco Design exhibited in architecture and interior design of Los Angleles of the 1920s & 1930s. 96 page, photographic tour of historical residential, commercial, and public buildings of the period.

Mexico: Editorial Porrua, 1946. Tercéra edición . Soft Cover/Library Boards. Very Good/None as Issued. EX-LIB. UNCIRCULATED Copy. No loan pocket. Text/one-word marginalia to pg 349 (last numbered pg) else NEW, showing discoloration. Softcover encased in red library boards. Both the 1907 first edition and the 1908 second contained abundant errors, from pagination to substance"; corrected in this 1946 3rd Edition. The Kid (or, The Girl) is the 2nd novel written in 1907 by the Mexican writer Carlos González Peña (1885 - 1955). Set in early 20th century, poverty stricken neighborhood of Mexico City. Protagonist Antoñita Fernández, is a seamstress laboring long hours to sustain the family after her father's untimely death. Her aged mother, has withdrawn into religion; older brother Alberto pursues but night life; younger teenage sister Lena despises work; then, and there is Estéfana, the spinster that's been in the family forever. Chronicle… Read More

Madrid, Spain: Instituto "Nicolás Antonio, 1945. Library Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED COPY; no loan pocket. Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen library boards/Fine. Pastoral novel written in 1629 by priest, poet and novelist , novelist Gabriel de Corral (1600 - 1652. He attended the Academy of Madrid, where he met the likes of Lope de Vega. This copy is the 1945, Serie A, Volumen IV of the publisher's Biblioteca de Antiguos Libros Hispánicos. "El ejemplar utilizado se conserva en la Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid y la reproduccíon del texto se ha hecho integramente y con absoluta fidelidad, conservando la ortografía del original, y aun la estructura propria del libro. No obstante, se ha supremido la s larga (f) ya que sólo tiene valor tipográfico, y se han corregido las evidentes erratas de imprenta, deshaciendo entre corchetes, con tipo distinto al del texto, las abreviaturas para facilidad del lector ...." [Nota… Read More

Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1969. Troisieme edition augmentee . Soft Cover/Library Boards. Very Good/None as Issued. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED COPY; no loan-pocket. Text/BRAND NEW. Linen library boards/NF. This work, "The Muslim city, social and political life" first published 1954, is Volume 1 of Études Musulmanes from French Roman Catholic priest and expert on Islamic culture Louis Gardet (1904 - 1986). 4 Partie: I, Philosophie politique et sociale; II, De l'organisation des pouvoirs dans la cite musulmane ideale; III, La communaute musulmane (umma); and IV, Humanisme musulman. 437 pages w/8 Annexes, 4 Index, Table analytique des matieres, & addendum. Fine copy.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Losada, 1963. First Edition, First Thus . Library Boards. Collectible - Near Fine/No Jacket. Juan Olsina (Mapas). EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy; no loan pocket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright w/author penned errata to pg 11. . Softcover under black linen library boards/Fine. Author signed to fEP; gift to James Ralston Scobie (1921 - 1981), who in turn,donated volume to the Univ of California. A survey of Argentina's geography, organized by region, then by province. Narrative is leisurely & anecdotal, incorporating history, economy, and society. 300 pgs, with 10 maps;

[Paris]: Presses Universitaires de France, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy; no loan pocket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright.Softcover/NF. "The Political Construction of Europe: 1946-1976". A brisk history of Europe's march toward unification following World War II. 189 pgs in 2 parts: I, The Premiere Partie -- Les Trois Ages de l'Europe Politique -- contains Le temps des chantiers (1947-1958); Le temps des controverses (1958-1969); and Le temps de relances (1968-...). II, The Deuxieme Partie -- Les Trois Structures de l'Europe Politique -- contains Le systeme communautaire; Le systeme intergouvernmental; and Le system democratique. 189 pages, with Elements de bibliographie.

Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Noguer, 1959. Segunda Edicion . Soft cover. Good/None as Issued. Spanish Language Text. Text/Near New; clean & strong despite humidty marks to front/rear covers verso and endpapers. Folded map of La Coruna (standard British spelling, Corunna)/BRAND NEW; nested in rear pocket. Travel guide to the port in northwest Spain and from which the Amada set sail in 1588. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

Paris, France: Kaleidoscope, 1991. Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Michel Gray (Illustrator). BRAND NEW Copy; text in the French language. Softcover/NF w/sticker removal scar to back. Adaption of a Kutenai Indians of Idaho tale by German-Jewish author, dramatist & artist Béatrice Tanaka (1932 - 2016). Intuned to 8 languages, the author is most sensitive to the rhythmic, colorful universe housing the world's oral traditions, customs & beliefs at large. Written for the young, the tale addresses common human patterns of behavior. 24 unpaginated pgs, illustrated by Michel Gray. A rabbit frantically dashes through forest & plains. Something serious --- hunters? wild fire?. So Coyote dashes after Hare, Elk follows Coyote, Wolf follows Elk, and Bear follows Wolf. Only on exhaustion do they question why they wereall running. They learn that Hare ran because he was late for dinner! And, they ran because?

New Orleans, LA: Patio Planters, 1984. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback/Plastic Comb Spiral. Very Good/None as Issued. R. Jeffrey Lamb (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Plastic-comb, spiral softcover: VG, w/trace edge rubs, and missing first two plastic combs. Cookery. 121 pgs, assembly of Louisiana New Orleans Recipes from the French Quarter. 8 sections: 1, Party Fare; 2, Soups & Gumbos; 3, Salads & Vegetables; 4, Entrees; 5, Breads; 6, Sweets'; 7, Jellies, Pickles & Preserves; and 8, Beverages.

France: Librairie Hachette, 1959. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/No Jacket. French Language Text. Vintage 1959 First Edition, First Printing. Text/BRAND NEW with a blue, ribbon bookmark (also new). Illustrated blue linen boards/NF, showing discoloration, protected w/a now brittle plastic jacket. DJ/None. French grammar for native speakers & literary students of the language. Fine copy.

New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1905. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Sheet Music. Very Good/None as Issued. 11-page Vintage SHEE MUSIC. Piano. Volume in the Charmes de Salon Collection de Morceaus Favoris pour le Paino. Fine copy w/archival tape reinforcement to spine. La Diabolique Op 47, Etude In C by French teacher, pianist, organist and composer Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach (1817 - 1891). A piece calling for challenging, constant changes of hand-positions. Aid to developing wrist-technics for the pianist.

Santiago de Chile: Zig-Zag, 1955. Library Boards. Very Good/None as Issued. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy; no loan pocket. Text/NEW, showing margin discoloration Orange linen boards/NF. DJ/None as Issued. Author's calling card w/penned compliments afixed to title page. Text/BRAND NEW, showing margin discoloration. Orange linen boards/Fine. A novel, portrait of contemporary life, by Peruvian philosopher, historian, novelist and diplomat Rodrigo Alberto Wagner de Reyna, (1915 - 2006 ). Written during thor's 11 year residence in Chile. 253 pgs. "The Flight:" is a novel

Paris: Aubier - Editions Montaigne, 1964. Printed Coated Cardstock. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 7/16" Tall. The author of "Pour un socialisme humaniste" [1960] here combines its call for a "gauche moderne" with those of his "Histoire des faits economiques et sociaux depuis 1800" [1963]. "ce qui me permet de presenter au lecteur une serie d'etudes qui obeissent a une preoccupation d'ensemble, et suivent un plan que je voudrais croire logique." The publication year coincided with the candidacy of Gaston Defferre, whose Quixotism the author views with cautious hope. The part headings are: La naissance de l'Industrie; L'evolution economique et sociale de la France; Les problemes de politique exterieure; La crise de la democratie; and Le role de l'homme. Fifteen chapters, 5 Annexe[s], 228 pages, with Introduction, and Table des Matieres. Covers are scraped at leading edges. have a push at rear lower lagging corner, and some laminate puckering… Read More

Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1939. 7e Edition . Printed Paper. Very Good/VG (Cellophane Protector). 9" Tall. Ce petit ouvrage se defend d'etre un traite de methode ... Sans doute un geographe de profession, soucieux de son avenir, est-it hesite a le publier. Il y a la bien des affirmations qui, a plusiers reprises, ont ete condamnees comme des heresies ou du moins qu'on prendra peut-etre pour de simples fantasies. Mais les hasards de l'existence ont applique l'auteur, vingt-cinq ans durant, aux oeuvres de colonisation, et la vie coloniale oblige celui qui la mene a sortir de la specialite, a recourir a toutes les disciplines pour essayer de comprendre ce qui se passe autour de lui, a tater de tous les materiaux et de toutes les techniques. C'est l'histoire de Robinson, transposee dans le plan scientifique." [Preface] The Chapter headings of this self-described "plaidoyer" are Objet et Methode; Les Faits d'Expression (with 6 sub-chapters); Le Paysage… Read More

Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1908. First Edition . Library Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/4"; 18.42cm. EX-LIB / UNCIRCULATED Copy; no loan pocket.. Text / BRAND NEW. Library Boards / NF. Socio-economic history of Hungary in the 20th century. Rene Gonnard (1874 - 1966) was Professor of Political Economy at Lyon, and traveled widely through Hungary for this report. Hungary itself was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with an economy principally based on agriculture. 400 pgs, text in 3 parts: I, Caracteres generaux et institutions centrales; II, Les producteurs; and III, Les produits, followed by 3 Appendices. Fine copy.

Lima: TAREA - Centro De Publicaciones Educativas, 1979. Printed Coated Cardstock. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/NF. Records of a conference with the same title held by the publisher in August 1976. 272 pgs. Review of economic, political and cultural topics in Peru. Major papers were presented by Iguinez E. (Economia); Yepes del Castillo (Historia Social); Lopez (Ciencia Politica); Sulmont Samain (Problematica Laboral); and Flores Galindo (Problematica Rural). Each paper was followed by panel discussions and/or commentaries.

Paris, France: L'Ecole des Lloisirs, 1991. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Mako Taruishi (Illustrator). BRAND NEW Copy. French Edition, First Edition, First Thus. softcover/NF w/sticker removal scar to back.Fanciful, delightful color illustrated tale of holiday mail delivery. First published in Japanese, i1989, Tokyo. 28 pgs. It is Christmas Eve. A Mouse postman slips and all his deliveries are scattered in the snow. All fine except the address on one letter, from Santa, is so smudged he can't tell who it's for. A host of other animals come to his aid.

Paris, France: Garnier-Flammarion, 1964. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright; French language text. Softcover/Fine. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text blocks. Published w/o ISBN; reprint of original text. 1846 novel by French novelist, playwright & memoirist George Sand, pseudonym of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin (1804 - 1876), later Baroness Dudevant. Touching story of the second marriage of German widower with three children. Persuaded by kin and sensibilities, he considers courting an eligible widow ...

Paris, France: Librairie Armand Colin, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW; no loan pocket;, showing discoloration. Green linen boards/NF w/decorated endpapers.. DJ/None. Volume 4 in the publisher's series "Cahiers de la Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques". 120 pgs in 5 parts; Partial titles are: 1, La mecanisation des travaux administratifs dans les services publics (Gaudriault); 2, Les applications de la photocopie et de la photomicrocopie (microfilms et microfiches) dans les administrations publiques (Poindron);3, Les bibliotheques administratives en tant qu'instruments de travail des fonctionnaires (Martin, et al.); and 4, Services d'organisation et methodes, experiences francaises et etrangeres (Cantegreil).