Search Results: Authors starting with L from Knickerbocker Books

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. 1965 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD, price-intact, dust jacket. Clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy in Scarce DJ. Text pages fine. Hardcover binding of dark yellow cloth over boards with black stamping on front and spine, pumpkin colored endpapers. Cover very clean and fresh with light rubbing at spine tips. Dust jacket is unclipped, price intact on front flap. Jacket is clean but edgeworn with short closed tear a couple of short closed tears to top edge, small chips from top of spine. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding is very good: square and secure. The endpapers slightly cracked at hinge fold but the hinges remain tight and intact. 7 x 8-3/4"; 32 pages.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Fetz, Ingrid. 8vo.

Charlottesville, VA: Thomasson-Grant, 1994. 1994 First Edition, First Printing (with "1" in printing line). Fine in fine dust jacket. No writing or other markings. Binding tight. Dust jacket is not clipped and is clean and fresh with some minor edgewear (light creasing in a couple of spots on top edge. Illustrated with color photos and striking color artwork by Sloan. Appropriate for readers of ~8 years and up. 10-1/4 x 8-1/2" (oblong). 48 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Sloan, Lois. Small 4to.

Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1986 Stated First Printing, July 1986. AUTHOR INSCRIBED to JANE PAULEY and GARY TRUDEAU on front free endpaper: "To Jane Pauley and Gary Trudeau, With all good wishes, Douglas LaBier." (Trudeau and Pauley are husband and wife.) NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, crisp and firmly bound copy - the inscription is the only marking to book. Pages fine. Endpapers slightly toned. Dark blue cloth hardcover titled in silver on spine. Unclipped jacket is lightly toned along top margin but is otherwise clean, no tears or chips and in a clear archival protector. Binding and hinges tight and intact. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2"; x + 246 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1970 The Coole Edition, published by Oxford in 1970, the second edition of this work, originally published in 1904. Near Fine in Very Good price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages clean and fine, top edge gilt. Bound in blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamping front and spine. Cover edges slightly shelf-rubbed. Illustrated jacket is clean but there is toning and some light rubbing to edges - no tears, chips or creases and now in a clear protector. Binding and hinges tight. Frontis portrait of Lady Gregory. Foreword by Daniel Murphy. 5-/3/4 x 9"; 367 pages. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang (A Welcome Book), 1996. 1996 First Printing with full printing number line. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked copy - tightly bound in black cloth hardcover binding which is fresh and unworn. Pages have faint marginal toning but are otherwise fine. Jacket is clean and complete, flap edges lightly toned but no tears, creases or chips and in a clear archival protector. Linda Ferrer was Curator of Photographs for this collection of stunning duotone reproductions of sophisticated erotic photos by such notables as Leibovitz, Hiro, Mapplethorpe, Man Ray, George Platt Lynes, Helmut Newton, Herbert List, Harold Feinstein plus others and with literary selections by Atwood, E E Cummings, Frank Harris, Walt Whitman, Robert Graves, and others. Binding sturdy, hinges intact. boards straight. 11 x 12". 192 pages. A Welcome Book publ by Stewart, Tabori & Chang.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Yonkers, NY: Joseph Lamagna, 1997 Copyright 1997 by Joseph Lamagna. A very handy, entertaining and informative guide to locating and catching trout including info on trout species, lures, flies, top trout water and "hot spots" as well as mounting or cooking your catch! With B/W illustrations. Lamaga is native of Yonkers, NY but has fished streams and trout waters from New York to California. NEW paperback copy is in Fine condition. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 80 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. New. Illus. by Hubbell, Kristen. Small 8vo.

Yonkers, NY: Joseph Lamagna, 1997 Copyright 1997 by Joseph Lamagna. Avoid the pitfalls of coin collecting with this clear, concise yet comprehensive guide. Information on grading, mint marks, altered and counterfeit coins, how to look for, clean, handle and store coins. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound paperback - covers slightly creased, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4; 88 pp.. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Small 8vo.

Yonkers, NY: Joseph Lamagna, 1999 Copyright 1999 by Joseph Lamagna. "Exciting fictional tale of The Final Hour - a warmly humorous tale, not created as a mockery of religion, but rather to awaken humanity before the final hour!" Both author and illustrator are natives of Yonkers. This is a new copy in FINE condition. Paperback. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 56 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. New. Illus. by Saponara, Sal. Small 8vo.

New York: The A.S. Barnes Company, 1896. 1896 Edition. Volume 1 only (of 3). VERY GOOD. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy bound in red cloth hardcover, titled on paper label on spine. Vol. 1 spans New York City history from the early discoverers up to the election of 1737. Complete with 12 full-page engravings plus many line drawings and a few maps. Pages crisp and clean; top edge gilt. Cover clean, moderately edge rubbed, the spine label a bit toned and creased. Binding has a slight wobble but hinges and book block are intact and firm. 6 x 9"; 570 pages. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1963 1963 - Second printing of 1961 Edition published by Charles E. Tuttle. Illustrated with B/W photos throughout; printed endpapers with view of Brooklyn waterfront. Includes fold-out map of Brooklyn Heights. A NEAR FINE copy of Clay's classic work - clean with no markings, pages fine and binding firm. Bound in hardcover of cream colored cloth over boards with gilt decoration and brown cloth spine lettered in gilt. Slight toning along edges of cover and a couple of small spots, otherwise fine and unworn. No dust jacket. Laid into this copy a letter from owner of Brooklyn brownstone shown in one photo and an old typewritten list of "noteworthy decorative details to be found in NYC" prepared by Henry Hope Reed for Museum of City of New York. 6 x 9"; 183 pages. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. 1992 Softcover reissue of the 1934 study tracking the rise and decline of the great shipbuilding industry of Renaissance Venice. This is a VERY GOOD copy. Gift inscription neatly penned on half-title page, no other markings. Pages clean and supple, firmly bound in illustrated paper cover. Cover is clean, lightly shelf worn - no tears, chips or creases. Binding is tight, no cracks, no creasing to cover spine. 6 x 9-1/4"; x + 285 pages, including index. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Nazraeli Press, 2006. 2006 First edition (limited to 1000 copies). FINE in FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages pristine. Black hardcover is fresh and unworn. Pictorial dust jacket is clean and complete,no tears, chips or creases. Binding and hinges firm and straight, Beautifully contrasted tonalities imbue Jason Langer's intriguing urban nighttime photographs with a sense of mystery and intrigue. Michael Kenna wrote the introductory essay 'Prince of Darkness' for this first monograph of Langer's work. 11-1/8 x 12-3/4". 64 pages. First Edition Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Langer, Jason (Photographer).

New York: Peacock Press/Bantam Books, 1976. 1976 Edition. NEAR FINE: a clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound soft cover. Pages fresh and clean. A tiny, inconspicuous damp stain affects tip of bottom rear corner of cover and last 3 leaves in book - not near any image area.. Color pictorial paper cover is otherwise near fine, very slight edge rub, no tears, creases or chips. Binding firm. 46 beautifully printed color plates, including double fold out of the Christmas Triptych 'Christmas at Sundborn'. 11 x 9" (oblong). Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, 2000. 2000 Hardcover exhibition catalog. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages and blue cloth hardcover fine. Binding and hinges firm and intact. Color illustrated jacket lightly edgeworn with small dampstain at top edge of rear panel. tiny crease to top rear flap. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Texts (in English and Spanish) by Aurelio Torrente Larrosa, Karen Wilkin, Yvon Taillandier, and Santiago Amon plus a Chronology of Miro's life. 16 plates plus illustration frontispiece and several photos of the artist. 9-1/2 x 12-1/2"; 136 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Miro, Joan. 4to.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998 1998 Stated First Edition, First Printing. Fine in Near Fine, price-intact, dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound hardcover. Pages fine. Bound in hardcover of cream colored boards with gilt decoration on front, dark brown cloth spine with gilt lettering. Cover is clean with light shelf rub to bottom edges, otherwise fine. Dark brown endpapers fine. Dust jacket, clean and colorful, complete with price on flap, is near fine with no tears or chips - light surface rubbing. Binding firm, hinges tight, boards and spine straight. The distinguished entomologist, Edward O. Wilson, wrote the Foreword to this delightful bit of Larson whimsy! 8-1/2 x 11"; 64 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005. 2005 First Edition, First Printing with full number line. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Maroon hardcover, title stamped in silver on spine, is clean and unworn. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Pictorial jacket is clean and complete - short closed tear at front of jacket at bottom edge of the flap fold. Otherwise jacket is fine. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2"; xvi + 301 pages, including index. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. 1972 First Edition. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean, unmarked, and tightly bound copy. Front free endpaper excised but no writing or markings of any kind. Brown cloth hardcover lightly rubbed at corner tips, spine ends and along bottom edge, otherwise fine. Binding firm, hinges strong, boards and spine straight. Jacket (lovely design by Edith Dreikurs) is clean with no tears, creases or chips. Front flap has been price-clipped; spine very slightly faded. 5-5/8 x 8-1/2"; 480 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Hanover, NH: Dartmouth Publications, 1963. 1963 First Edition (1963 printed on title page. No other printing statement). NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean and tightly bound copy, printed on fine laid paper. Small custom-printed sticker on front pasted end, with a picture of a chicken holding a board in its beak that reads "from Ed & Betty" - no other markings. Top edge slightly foxed but pages otherwise fresh and fine. Light toning along endpaper at inside rear hinge. Dark brown cloth hardcover fresh and fine. Dust jacket, pale yellow with green lettering and black line art of chickens and haystacks on front (penned by White Wyandottes from a drawing by F.L. Sewell). Jacket is price-clipped, very slightly faded at spine, but clean and otherwise fine and is in a clear archival protector. Eleven prose pieces - contributions by Frost which appeared in two New England poultry journals in 1903-05, during his years of farming at Derry, New Hampshire. 5-3/4 x 8-3/4". 116… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966 1966 Stated First Edition. Near Fine in Near Fine, unclipped, dust jacket. Former owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper, no other markings. A crisp, clean copy, tightly bound in black cloth hardcover - cover fresh and unworn. Dust jacket, price intact on front flap, is clean with no tears, creases or chips and is in a clear archival protector. 6 x 9-1/4" xiii + 295 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1938 "Published November, 1938" stated on copyright page; 1938 also printed on title page. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket with price intact. A clean, well-bound copy. Small penciled name and date (Xmas 1938) on the reverse of the front endpaper - no other markings in or on book. Text pages clean and fine. Endpapers are toned along the hinge but are otherwise fine. The book is bound in blue-green cloth hardcover with black stamping on front and spine. Cover is clean and "square" - the outer margins are a bit darkened and edges lightly rubbed. Binding is secure, hinges tight and intact. Dust Jacket is considerably edgeworn, the spine mostly perished. 1-1/2" chunk has torn from the bottom left corner of the front panel and there is a long closed tear to the bottom right corner. Also light overall soiling ; outer margins are toned and darkened. Price intact on front flap. The jacket is in a clear, archival protector. Includes 9 charming full-page… Read More