Search Results: Titles starting with L from Bath and West Books (PBFA)

Bridgend, Wales: Seren, 2005. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by the author (without inscription) to the title page. First published in 2004, this is the third printing of 2005. In fine, unread condition with slight curl to top corner and a faint mark to top page edges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.

New York: Othello Books: A series published by The Olympia Press, 1962. First Edition First Printing. Paperback. Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The scarce first edition of this erotic novel, published by The Olympia Press in their Othello Books Series and numbered 112. Original brown, thin card wrappers with black lettering. Light wear with some marking and rubbing. Creasing to spine and front cover, rubbing to spine tips and corners. Minor age-toning and spotting to page edges. Small stain to top page margins up to page 24. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Irvine, California: Suntup Press, 2024. First Edition Thus, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kidd, Tom. Signed limited edition of 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter S. Beagle, published by Suntup Press. The highly desirable Classic Edition which sold out almost instantly at the publisher's. This is a brand new copy, still shrink-wrapped waiting to be shipped in protective packaging. This Classic Edition is limited to 750 copies, printed letterpress on Mohawk Superfine and signed by the author and artist. The book measures 6'' x 9'' and features nine full colour, tipped in, oil painting illustrations by Tom Kidd, as well as a new exclusive introduction by the author. One of the nine illustrations is presented as a fold-out. The endpapers and the dust jacket are also illustrated by Tom Kidd. The book is a smyth-sewn full cloth binding covered in Platinum Silk Moiré cloth. The edition is housed in a slipcase… Read More

Venice: Chez Laurente Baseie, 1702. First Edition . Full Leather. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full calf. Both boards panelled with blind-stamped decoration. Four raised bands to spine; leather gilt title label to second compartment. Gilt decoration to edges of boards. Sprinkled page edges. 468 pp. Published Venice, 1702. Title pages in French and Italian. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Wear to edges, corners and joints; splits to joints at head and tail of spine. Top page edges dust-soiled. Insect damage to inside of upper board and several dozen pages. Armorial bookplate ('Le Bon Temps Viendra' - Harcourt family) to front pastedown. A few dog-eared pages. Marking/discolouration to final page, minor spotting to a few page margins but contents o/w clean. Signor Giovannia Veneroni (1642-1708) was a French linguist, lexicographer and grammarian. He is believed to have been a native of Verdun who Italianized his name and became Italian secretary and… Read More

Paris, France: Odile Jacob, 2012. Softcover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clean, bright softcover with uncreased spine. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings. 247 pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of Jewish children who lived hidden lives in occupied territory during the Second World War, predominantly in Belgium and the occupied zone of France. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Macmillan , 1979. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Both volumes of the two part set. First edition, first impression. Hardcovers in unclipped dust jackets. Blue cloth gilt. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with b/w photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Both jackets have sunning, wear, and chips to corners and spine tips. Vol. II in a little worse condition than Vol. I with sunning to both panels, tears and a small loss to spine head, a couple of holes to joint between back panel and flap, and a few more marks. Both bindings are clean and bright with light edge wear and a few bumped corners. Vol. II gilt is a little dulled. Both vols are firmly bound with hinges intact. There is spotting and dust-soiling to top page edges, minor marking to bottoms. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other marking. Heavy/oversize set. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2020. Limited Edition . Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Van Sandwyk, Charles. As new copy received directly from The Folio Society, still sealed and in its original cardboard packaging. This is #67 of the Folio Society's sold out, limited edition of only 250 signed and hand-numbered copies, published in 2020. Included is a beautiful copperplate etching, signed by the author/illustrator, Charles Van Sandwyk. Each beautifully finished book is signed by the author, printed on fine Modigliani paper and enclosed in a stunning handmade presentation box. Van Sandwyk produced a beautiful copperplate etching exclusively for the limitation, which he individually hand-printed, signed and numbered, and these have been hand-tipped on to the frontispiece of each book. The limited edition also features a handmade solander box, decorated with a newly commissioned inset illustration and lined with paper featuring Charles' design; swallows swooping as they… Read More

London : Faber and Faber, 2007. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean and bright with minimal edge wear including one tiny closed tear to spine head. Black cloth gilt: clean, square and sharp with minor bumping to spine tips. Contents clean and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other marking. Unread. Stated first edition with full number line. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Willoughby and Co., 1845. Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No date or imprint but believed to have been published c.1845-1850. 1845 is written in pencil to the title page and could be correct. Attractive binding of red morocco leather with five raised bands to spine, ornate gilt decoration to boards and spine, and gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. The luxurious binding is somewhat rubbed and marked; the joints are worn but holding; the gilt page edges are lightly dust-soiled. Gift inscription and signatures to feps with what looks like a date of 1891. Another signature to verso of portrait frontispiece. In between, there is a page missing, presumably the half-title. Light spotting and staining to front and back matter. Contents generally clean with a few marks here and there. Tear to page 257/8. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Preface; Contents; XX Chapters; Nelson Monument in London; The Nelson Monument, Erected at Montreal, Upper Canada; Anecdotes,… Read More

Bath: Cedric Chivers Ltd, 1974. Second Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean, crisp and bright except for slight fading to spine and top edge, and minor rubbing/creasing to edges. No chips or tears. Green boards clean, bright and sharp with ever-so- slight warping to upper board, and vertical crease to spine. Contents clean and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. Introduction by Sir Michael Sadler and a chapter by Lord Shuttleworth. x, 365 pp; 4 b/w plates as called for. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in 1923 by John Murray. James Kay-Shuttleworth (1804-1877) was a physician, public-health reformer, and chief founder of the English system of publicly financed elementary education. Having obtained his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1827, James Kay-Shuttleworth worked as a physician in… Read More

London: John Murray, 1908. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Biography by Mrs. Sutherland Orr, this being the first printing of the 'New Edition Revised and In Part Rewritten by Frederic G. Kenyon'. Publisher's dark blue/green cloth with gilt titling to spine. Clean and bright except for finger-marking to upper board. Minor bruising to spine tips, boards bowed. Page edges age-toned and spotted. Minor spotting to endpapers, 1925 gift inscription to ffep, pencil marginalia referring to Mr George Bainton of Coventry - recipient of one of Browning's letters - on p.378. Contents o/w clean and unmarked. A few pages unopened. xvii, 431 pp; portrait frontis. and one other of Robert Browning. All items professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Hope Sufferance Press, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Clean and bright with trivial edgewear. Contents clean and white without bookplates, inscriptions or markings; a few spots to page edges. 48 pp, illustrated throughout. The 'Seven Letters' etchings, and prints related to the work of American poet, Wallace Stephens. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Brink Literacy Project, 2023. First Edition, First Impression . Playing Cards. New. Booster Pack of Five Major Arcana Tarot Cards. The booster pack is an optional extra designed to accompany the stunning Literary Tarot deck which brings together the worlds of tarot and great literature. The Brink Literacy Project gathered together some of the greatest authors and cartoonists of our time and asked them to pair a tarot card with a seminal book that embodies the meaning of the arcana. If you have the Literary Tarot deck, you'll love to add these extra five cards. The cards are illustrated with a stunning, limited palette and gold-foil accents. They measure 2.75" x 4.75", printed on premium heavyweight stock and inlaid with foil on both sides. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Brink Literacy Project, 2023. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. New. The Brink Literacy Project created this stunning tarot deck which brings together the worlds of tarot and great literature. They gathered together some of the greatest authors and cartoonists of our time and asked them to pair a tarot card with a seminal book that embodies the meaning of the arcana. A few of the authors involved in this momentous work are Margaret Atwood, Stephen Fry, Joe Abercrombie, Simon Tolkien, Cassandra Clare and Chloe Gong. The authors meticulously paired a classic with each tarot card, making sure to select works that reflected the upright and reversed meaning of each arcana e.g The World: Thomas Malory's 'Le Morte d'Arthur'. Just as King Arthur aspired to create Camelot, The World pushes us to quest for something greater. By coming together around our metaphorical round table, we can work together to fight for harmony and prosperity. But, as Lev Grossman (The Magicians… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2019. Limited Edition . Fine Binding. New. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Coburn, Alvin Langdon. Folio Society limited edition of 'London' and 'New York', 40 rare photogravures by a master of the art, in facsimile for the first time. In brand new condition and original packaging as received directly from The Folio Society. Unwrapped to photograph and check for any quality issues but none noted. Two of the greatest metropolises of the early 20th century, each captured in 20 photogravures by the pictorialist genius Alvin Langdon Coburn. These facsimiles of two volumes of luminous and evocative images, first published in 1909 and 1910 respectively, convey the urban beauty of London and New York in the age of steam. The original introduction and foreword, by Hilaire Belloc for 'London' and by H. G. Wells for 'New York,' are included. The facsimiles are accompanied by a separate leaflet featuring a specially commissioned introduction by… Read More

Buckhurst Hill, Essex: Self-published, 2000. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Softcover. Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce. No other copies found online. Self-published by Capt. L. J. (Jimmy) Thompson. Inscription to 'Louis' from 'Jim' to title page. Printed and illustrated card wrappers. Handwritten titling on paper stuck to spine. A clean, tight copy. The book would be graded 'very good' if not for an inch long split to the tail end of the front joint, between the spine and front cover; and a couple of marginal annotations to the appendix. 122 pp; b/w photographs. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Folio Society, 2021. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Fine Binding. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Vector That Fox. A new copy in Folio Society wrapping, as received directly from the publisher. First Folio edition, first impression. The sequel to the best-selling phenomenon, 'Jurassic Park', Michael Crichton's 'The Lost World' offers a thrill ride of scientific discovery, mathematical theory and sheer, gory dinosaur fun. Produced in series with its enormously popular predecessor, this edition is packed with gorgeous features, making it an irresistible volume for any dinosaur aficionado. Illustrator Vector That Fox has returned with a set of stunning cinematic images, including a binding design teeming with everyone's favourite killing machines, the velociraptors. These sensational illustrations were created following the expert advice of palaeontologist Steve Brusatte, ensuring that the images reflect the very latest information on… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2022. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Lee, Mikki. Infinite expressions of love are collected in 'Love Poems'; a unique Folio Society collector's edition selected by the 'world poet laureate', Imtiaz Dharker, and illustrated by Korean-American illustrator and designer, Mikki Lee. This special collector's edition is signed by both Dharker and Lee. For this exclusive Folio Society anthology of more than 150 poems, Imtiaz Dharker researched and collected the work of ancient and contemporary voices from around the world, both widely and lesser known. Traversing culture, language and time, 'Love Poems' is a wonderfully eclectic selection of emotive human responses to love through the medium of poetry, from Rumi, Shakespeare and Christina Rosetti to Philip Larkin, Michael Ondaatje and Carol Ann Duffy. The artist, Mikki Lee, celebrates the cultural diversity of the collection… Read More