Search Results: Authors starting with L from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

New York: Random House, 1950. First Edition, First Printing stated. Very Good, fading to cloth at spine ends, small faint spot of soiling fore edge, prior owner name and inscription front end pagein Very Good dust jacket, 1" triangular chip at head of spine, small chips at base of spine and flap cornerssmall tear top edge front flap. Basis for the 1952 film starring Jose Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and winner of two, for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. SCARCE in dust jacket. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Henri Plon , 1870. 5 folding maps and plans, vii, 440 pp. SCARCE in current commerce, last copy at auction 1925. Bound in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, decorative gilt back, marbled end papers, top gilt. Very Good, moderate to heavy foxing, top corner creases to most pages, scattered scholarly marginal notations. A handsome copy of an uncommon history of the Battle of Waterloo. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Plon-Nourrit et Cie , 1901. Two Volumes finely bound, stamp-signed "Harrison & Sone", of half vellum over blue buckram boards, morocco labels and gilt decorations back, marbled end pages with the personal library plate of Leonard Tomlins, tops gilt. Very Good, vellum soiled, end pages moderately toned, final half of Vol. II with old damping stain bottom right corner, mostly confined to margin. SCARCE in complete set in current commerce and in lovely fine binding. . . First Edition. Half Vellum. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1874. Two volumes finely bound in contemporary full tree calf, the backs with red morocco labels and richly gilt, marbled end papers with wide ornate gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, ribbon markers. Near Fine, light rubbing at edges, prior owner bookplates. Military and Religious Life a First Edition, 1874; Manners, Customs, and Dress states "Fourth Thousand", 1876. Both volumes with chromolithographic prints by F. Kellerhoven (and others), and each with over 400 wood engravings. A quite handsome set, please inquire about additional shipping charges for international orders. . First Edition. Tree Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Bickers & Son , 1878. Five volumes, the complete set and uncommon thus, in contemporary signed Stikeman & Co. bindings of half red morocco over marbled boards, matching marbled end papers, the backs with gilt tooled floral decorations, all edges gilt. From the collection of noted art collector M.C.D. Borden, his bookplate front paste downs. Known as "the Calico King" for his fabric printing empire, Borden's art collection included works by Frans Hals, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Constable, Gainsborough, J.M.W.Turner, Corot, Delacroix, &c. "The Eighteenth Century" published by Scribner, Welford and Armstrong, New York, 1876. The other four volumes published by Bickers & Son, London, "Science and Literature" dated 1878, "The Arts" and "Manners, Customs..." state "Fourth Thousand" with no date, and "Military and Religious Life" has no date. Each volume with chromolithograph plates and hundreds of engravings on… Read More

Paris: Vincent , 1774. viii, 518, (92) ads, pages. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, gilt back, marbled end papers, red edges. With 92 unnumbered pages of publisher's advertisements, RARE THUS. Engraved bookplate front paste down of Hyacinthe Théodore Baron (1707-1787), French military doctor and renowned bibliophile. Very Good, leathed boards chipped and rubbed, joints starting, OCLC lists 7 institutional holdings, although none of those show that their holdings contain the publisher's ads. . First Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1913. Two volumes, Near Fine in full dark-brown polished calf, backs ornately tooled in gilt, ornate gilt dentelles, top edges gilt, marbled end papers, the rear covers both volumes a bit faded at spine, period prior owner bookplates of Edward J. McCutchen ( 1857-1933), founder of a well-known San Francisco law firm, both paste downs. A handsome set in fine bindings. . Later British Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1957. First Edition stated. Near Fine, faint toning front end papers and one small white spot each at front and rear boards. In a Very Good Plus dust jacket, light wear st spine ends and corners. Susan Jordon at is now 18, and facing a crucial point in her life. Indiana author. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1945. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page. Near Fine, top edge dusty, in a Very Good dust jacket, worn at the tips, tears at the flap folds with old internal tape mends. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Roberta Paflin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1955. First Edition stated. Near Fine, faint toning front end papers and tidy prior owner name in ink front end page, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, light wear st spine ends and corners. Susan Jordon at sweet 16. Indiana author. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Adrien Le Clere et Cie, 1855. Two volumes bound as one. Lambillotte's Esthetiqu du Chant Gregorien, 1 preliminary leaf, vi, 418 pages frontispiece (portrait) facsimile, folded table, with Abbe Raillard's Memoire Sur La Restauration De Chant Gregorien, Paris, 1862, Librairie Catholique et Classique de Perisse Freres, folded table, 46 pages, bound at rear with original wrappers, and SCARCE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front wrapper -"A Monsieur Bellaquet, Secretaire Gen. du Ministaire d l'Etat F. Raill(ard)" (the book being trimmed for binding causing partial loss of the signature).Both books bound as one in contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine, hand written label top corner front cover. Very Good scattered light toning, edges of boards rubbed, prior owner name in ink front end page. A significant refernce work for the study of Gregorian chant. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket,… Read More

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Bruce Publ. Co., 1947. Fine in a Near fine dust jacket, prior owner name front paste down under front flap, tiny rubs at the tips, spine a tad darkened. 2nd Printing, RARE in dust jacket in any printing. . 2nd Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine.

Portland, OR: The Author, 1916. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR "To 'Ma' and 'Billy' Sunday", a full page inscription dated Wednesday, Aug. 2nd, 1916 - " To 'Ma' and 'Billy' Sunday from The Portland Ad Club - This book is man's effort to portray something of the grandeur and the glory of the Gorge of the Columbia where the hand of God wrought mightily~ We hope that you will come often to see us and enjoy it, since the highway which the people of the Oregon Country have built connects us with your dooryard - Our latch string is always out to both of you. S.C.L The Highw Engineer". Billy Sunday was a popular outfielder in baseball's Major Leagues in the 1880s whose conversion to Christianity led him to become the most popular and influential evangelist of the first 2 decades of the Twentieth Century. He socialized with Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and counted both Herbert Hoover and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. as friends. It is… Read More

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. #239/1500 copies printed and SIGNED BY PRINTER Hans Mardersteig at Limitation Page. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, tiny chips at top edge, in a Near Fine slipcase with tiny rubs at two corners. Printed at the Officina Bodoni in Verona, Italy. . SIGNED BY PRINTER. Signed and Numbered Limited Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, in year pf publication, at title page -"9-20-71 For Amy, I hope you enjoy this scholarly work - it took much time in the streets. Sincerely, Gene". Very Good, boards a bit faded with damp spots to rear board only, in Near Fine dust jacket, spine a shade sunned, small clode tear top edge rear panel. A great dictionary with a near-complete record of 60's counterculture slang - sex, drugs and rock and roll. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. Narrow 8vo.

London and New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1891. # 15 of 150 copies printed. Original quarter white parchment over grey paper covered boards, five raised bands and title at spine printed in blue, Very Good, spine browned and with two small stains, joints starting to open yet still holding well, corners rubbed, end pages toned, prior owner gift inscription in pencil front end page. The poem "In Helena's Garden" by Richard Watson Gilder pasted onto recto of 2nd front end page, laid in at rear the poem "O Music" by Harriet Prescott Spofford from a contemporary magazine. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Quarter Parchment. Very Good. Tall 8vo. Limited Edition.

Boston: David R, Godine, 1985. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster, 28" h x 20"w, featuring the artwork of Glenna Lang, who has illustrated numerous Godine publications and posters. Near Fine, bottom corner crease in margin. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 28" h x 20"w.

Andrews and McMeel Publishing,, 1994. Publisher's promotional poster 16" x 16" Near Fine, top left corner creased. Distributed in limited numbers by the publisher at the ABA trade show in 1994. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. "He wanted to draw cartoons about cats, but she had Other Ideas !". . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 16" x 16".

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company , 1952. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at copyright page - "Robert S. Richardson". Illustrated end papers by Alex Schomburg; dust jacket art by Virgil Finlay. Indiana author and astronomer Robert Shirley Richardson's (1902 - 1981) first novel , written under the pen name Philip Latham. RARE SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other signed copies of any of his books available in current commerce, none found in auction records. Near Fine, a few small spots of fading rear cover, pages browning as usual, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small rubs at spine ends and fore edge of front flap. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Terre Haute, IN: Self-published, 1926. An exceptionally documented and detailed scrapbook and photo album compiled by Edward Lathrop, a Lone Scout from 1917-1924 and a Scoutmaster and Camp Director at Camp Sandison, Turkey Run State Park, Terre Haute, Indiana from 1926-1930. Bound in a wood panel-sided 3 ring binder with Boy Scout decal front cover, prior owner name label verso front cover, Very Good, 106 pages with black card stock backgrounds, with 130 black and white photographs ranging in size from 2" x 3" to 5" x 8". The photographs are annotated in ink. Also with six Scouting publications, 15 programs, 21 letters, 12 Scout cards, seven certificates, one drawing, and numerous newspaper and magazine clippings. The bulk of the material is from the period 1931-1935, with later material as late as 1951. Lathrop was a Reverend in the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Of special interest is a US War Department Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District certificate dated 6 August… Read More