Search Results: Authors starting with L from Friendly Used Books

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bound in navy cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. First published in 1957 (stated) with no additional printings. Copyright date circled, first line of text (only) underscored, check marks to the bibliography, former owner's information and bookplate to the front endpapers. One sentence on the dust wrapper's front flap also underscored. The cloth shows just a hint of edgewear. Hinges solid; binding square. The wrapper shows a touch of edgewear and faint toning to the spine. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago: John Anderson & Co. / Skandinaven, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Author Engraving. Norwegian language. Bound in brick cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt and rules stamped in black. Copyright 1887; title page dated 1888. No additional printings. 224 pages. Decorated endpapers. With an engraving of the author as a frontispiece, which has 1.5" tear at the gutter. Inscribed and signed by the author on the second blank, with a later gift inscription from the wife of the original recipient to another party; neither are dated, but Langeland died in February, 1888, just weeks after this book was issued, so a very early authorial inscription. The cloth shows mild edgewear, with no frays or tears. Paper toning, as usual for Anderson's productions from this date, but the paper is not brittle or chipped. The front hinge has a 1" split at the head of the gutter; the rear is intact. The binding is pulled at the title page, but there is no mull exposed and no pages… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Foster, John M.. Aviation series, volume 8. Bound in blue cloth with titles and decorations stamped in black. 212 pages. With a frontispiece on coated paper. 1932 reissue of the Barse & Company original, this copy with the new illustrated endpapers by N. Braley. Ads at the rear list titles through 1932. The cloth shows on a touch of edgewear, with solid hinges and a square binding. Spine is lightly sunned. Former owner's stamp and gift inscription dated 1935 to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A clean, tight copy of the penultimate title in this series. Mattson & Davis 04300, format 2.

Decorah: Lutheran Publishing House, 1905. First Edition. . Hardcover. Photographic Reproductions and Fold-out Map. The author was the daughter of the 1st president of Luther College and grew up in Decatur Iowa with Norwegian as her 1st language. In 1897, at age 24, she traveled with her aunt and uncle to join her sister in South Africa at the Zulu Mission Station at Entumeni. She was there 3 years and her primary interest in the Zulu was their domestic life. This book, originally published in Norwegian in 1905 in Decorah, was later published in English. The book is bound in blue cloth with gilt cover and spine lettering. The cover shows rubbing and soil. The hinges are tight. Bookplate of prior owner Herman Gimmestad on inside of the front cover. Front free endpaper has signature of prior owner H.O. Sweby in Viraqua, Wisconsion. There is occasional foxing to the pages and some finger smudging to margins. Occasional pencil check mark in margins. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Northfield: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1937. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1937 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise fine. No wear to the cloth; no other marks. The dust wrapper has only a hint of surface wear at the head of the spine and light toning to the white rear panel. No rips or chips; not price-clipped. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar.

Kristiania: Fabritius, 1867. Half Leather. Norwegian language. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine. Hinges tight. Corners rounded. Some rubbing to cover. Edges of cover rubbed. Gilt lettering on spine still present. Remnant of old handwritten library label at base of spine; no other library marking. Bookplate of Herman Gimmestad present on the inside of the front cover. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: William Morrow, 2000. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in two-tone gray boards; 403 pages. Stated first edition with the full number line present. Signed (without inscription) on the title page, otherwise unmarked. Just a hint of edgewear to the book; the dust wrapper has a touch of wear at the corners only. It is not price-clipped. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. The author's fourth novel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Avon Books, 1996. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Bound in pale gray boards backed with black cloth; 307 pages. First edition (stated) with the full number line present. The first journal of Hannah Trevor, midwife. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, otherwise unmarked. Just a touch of edgewear to the book; the dust wrapper has slight wear at the corners and three tiny chips at the head and heel. Not price-clipped. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Avon Books, 1997. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. The seond Hannah trevor mystery. Bound in off-white and gray boards, with the spine titles stamped in silver. 353 pages. First edition (stated) with the full number line present. Signed by the author on the title page (without inscription), otherwise unmarked. The boards show a bit of crimping at the head and heel, with a touch of wear at the corners. The dust wrapper has slight wear at the same points, but no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Vista, 1998. First Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Detective Inspector James Boswell Hodge Leonard and Madelaine Jack. Police procedural. Full number line present. Very mild edgewear; no creasing. Clean, tight and unmarked. No U.S. edition.

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with a crease on the front flap. Crisp, clean and bright 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kobenhavn: Det Schubotheske Forlag, 1897. Soft cover. Danish language. Promotional pamphlet with order blank. One sheet, with center fold, printed on all four sides. There is a 1" marginal tear and slight wrinkling. This was Leopold's first work, uncommon today. A scarce piece of publisher's ephemera. Ships first class. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. First Edition (stated) . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bound in blue boards with spine titles stamped in gilt. First edition (stated), with the full number line present. Debut novel. Book and dust wrapper are both fine, with no flaws. The volume appears unread. The dust jacket has no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: R. F. Fenno, 1903. Second Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hutt, Henry. Bound in blue cloth with titles and decorations in white and black. A novelization of Andrew Jackson's relationship with Peggy O'Neale. A lightly edgeworn copy with the white lettering still present. 1" tear at the top of the front hinge, otherwise tight. Former owner's stamps to the front endpapers, otherwise unmarked. A clean, bright copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Longman's, Green and Company, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated first edition with matching title page and copyright page of 1947. Very good condition book, clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Bound in green with a hooded hawk on the front cover in gilt and spine gilt lettering. Dust jacket in very good condition with one small 1/4th inch chip aT upper edge of front of jacket.

Minneapolis: Forfatterens Forlag, 1920. Second Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Map. Norwegian language. Bound in dark green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. 329 pages, plus a three-page publisher's catalogue. Second printing (andet oplag); originally published in 1896. No English translation available. The cloth shows only a touch of edgewear; the spine gilt is slightly rubbed. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Uncommon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in paper covered board with red cover design and boy in black on the front cover. Cloth spine with gilt lettering and vertical lines. Hinges are tight. Bookplate of prior owner Herman Gimmestad present on the inside of the front cover

Decorah: Decorah-Postens. Hardcover. Fair. Norwegian language. Bound in printed boards backed with black cloth; 143 pages. Undated. The covers are worn and rubbed; contents complete with light toning to the paper. Lacking endsheets, but there may never have been any. Still tightly bound, quite readable, no foxing. Scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Kjobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Son), 1896. 1/2 leather hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Bound in black boards with leather spine and corners. The leather spine has 4 raised bands with gilt on the bands. Spine has gilt lettering. The spine shows some rubbing and the leather corners are worn at the edges and show some scuffs. Floral endpapers. Hinges are tight. Bookplate of collector Herman Gimmestad is present on the inside of the front cover

Kjobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Son), 1883. Three Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in three-quarter polished calf and marbled boards; spine in five compartments, with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. No additional printings. 223 pages. This appears to be a rebind from the latter part of the 19th century, with the former owner's name at the heel of the spine. Hans E. Woll, the former owner, also placed his small stamp to the half-title and his signature on the title page; also present is the bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad on the front pastedown. Boards and leather edgeworn and rubbed, but the joints remain uncracked and the hinges are solid. There is mild shelf slant. All contents clean and tight, with no toning or foxing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall