Search Results: Authors starting with L from The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of The King's Coat by Dewey Lambdin.. Octavo, 397pp. Black cloth spine, red hardcover, title in white on spine. Solid text block, faint toning to top edge, bright maps on endpapers, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $19.95 retail price on front flap, a touch of toning to verso, a near fine example. The King's Coat is the first of many novels by Dewey Lambdin featuring fictional character Alan Lewrie, a midshipman living through the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition of The Transcendental Murder by Jane Langton.. Octavo, [vi], 248pp. Orange covers, black cloth spine, title printed in orange and blue on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page, with "A-O" code below. Book appears unread. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.95 on front flap, faint toning to spine, chipping along extremities, closed tear to top edge of back panel, an overall very good example. Inscribed by the author: "For Marcia! Hurray for you! This is a real old one, and I'm glad to see it again. KABLAM! from the musket, + greetings from Jane Langton." Jane Langton (1922-2018) was a Newbery Medal award nominee in 1981 for her novel The Fledgling. She was the author of numerous children's books, such as The Majesty of Grace and The Hall Family Chronicles. The Hall Family Chronicles was a series of 8 books for young adults, starting with The Diamond in the Window in 1962.… Read More

London: Richard Bentley, 1848. First British Edition. Cloth. Very good. First British edition of Charles Lanman's Adventures of an Angler in Canada, Nova Scotia and the United States.. Octavo, xii, 322pp. Rebound in brown cloth, with original publisher's cloth laid down on spine and front cover, title stamped in gilt on spine. Original cloth has some spotting and a few blemishes. New endpapers, untrimmed pages. Light toning to pages, intermittent finger marks and soiling to text pages. Light dampstaining to half-title, frontispiece and title page. Brief pencil notation on page 313. Complete with 8 in-text illustrations and engraved frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. (Sabin 38915) (Westwood & Satchell, p. 130) A nice example. Published the same year in Philadelphia with the title: A Tour to the River Saguenay, in Lower Canada, but without the engraved frontispiece portrait.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1921. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/good. First edition of The Big Four by Secretary of State Robert Lansing, inscribed to fellow American diplomat and Under Secretary of State, Hon. Henry P. Fletcher.. Octavo, 213pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Solid text block, light toning to endpapers. Residual dust along top edge of text block. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, loss to spine, archival reinforcement to verso, an exceptionally scarce dust jacket, but in distressed condition. Signed on the front free endpaper: "To Honorable Henry P. Fletcher, with the personal regard of Robert Lansing. Oct. 1921." A unique association copy to Henry P. Fletcher, the Under Secretary of State and former United States Ambassador to Mexico and Chile, who would later serve as ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy. Robert Lansing (1864-1928) served as the United States Secretary of State in the Wilson Administration, from 1915-1920. He… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First Edition, first printing of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.. Octavo, 447pp, [1]. Black hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. Small mark to lower edge of text block, a near fine example. Stated "first edition" on copyright page, with a full number line. In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.95 on front flap, touch of shelf wear on spine panel, a near fine example.

Santa Barbara: Neville, 1982. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Signed limited edition of Solomon's Vineyard by Jonathan Latimer.. Octavo, 218pp, [1]. Purple cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Solid text block, lightly bumped corners, a near fine example. Signed by the author on limitation page at rear. From a limited edition of 300 copies, this being number 71.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc, 1940. First American Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First American edition of Oriental Assembly by T.E. Lawrence.. Octavo, xii, 291pp. Red cloth boards, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, remnants of newspaper clipping on verso of front free endpaper, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, light soiling to covers, chipping to edges, thin scratch to center of front panel. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Features over 100 photographs by T.E. Lawrence.

Reno: Native Nevadan Publications, 1985. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine. Limited edition of The Nominating Of A President by Paul Laxalt. Octavo, 45pp, [3]. Red cloth, brown leather spine, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Red endpapers. Frontispiece portrait of Senator Paul Laxalt. Designed and printed by Herb Yellin. Produced by the Lord John Press. From a limited edition of 200 copies and 50 deluxe copies. This copy is not signed and has not been numbered by the publisher. Paul D. Laxalt served as the United States senator and governor of Nevada. He ran for president in 1988, but quickly lost to George H.W. Bush. Laxalt was a lifelong supporter of President Ronald Reagan, known by many as the "first friend" of Reagan. He served as Reagan's campaign chairman in 1976 and 1980. After Reagan's election, Laxalt served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee. He passed away in 2018.

Reno: Native Nevadan Publications, 1985. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine. Limited edition of The Nominating Of A President by Paul Laxalt, signed by Senator Laxalt on the half title. Octavo, 45pp, [3]. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Red endpapers. Frontispiece portrait of Senator Paul Laxalt. In publishers red cloth slipcase. Designed and printed by Herb Yellin. Produced by the Lord John Press. From a limited edition of 200 copies and 50 deluxe copies. This is a "Presentation copy," as noted on the limitation page and signed by Senator Paul Laxalt on the half title. Paul D. Laxalt served as the United States senator and governor of Nevada. He ran for president in 1988, but quickly lost to George H.W. Bush. Laxalt was a lifelong supporter of President Ronald Reagan, known by many as the "first friend" of Reagan. He served as Reagan's campaign chairman in 1976 and 1980. After Reagan's election, Laxalt served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee. He passed away in 2018.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First American Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed first American edition of Smiley's People by John le Carré.. Octavo, 374pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Stated "First Trade Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to spine, faint foxing to top edge of text block, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $10.95 retail price on front flap, wear to edges, small puncture to spine, shelf wear, a near fine example. Previous owner's name embossed on several leaves of text. Signed by the author on a tipped-in blank. This copy is signed by the author for The First Edition Circle at Kroch's & Brentano's of Chicago, with laid-in bookmark.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed first American edition of The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carre.. Octavo, 430pp. Plum cloth, title in silver on spine, author's name in silver on cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, bumped corners, a fine example. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $15.95 on front flap, small tape repair to bottom edge of spine on verso, bright illustrations, a near fine example. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. David Cornwell (1931-2020) was a British author who wrote under the pen name of John le Carre. In 1961, while working for British intelligence, le Carre published his first novel, Call for the Dead. With his third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), le Carre became an international best-selling author, and he soon began writing full-time. Many of le Carre's works are spy novels set during the Cold War. Several were made into movies. The Little… Read More

London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition in English of Travels Into The Interior Parts Of Africa by M. Le Vaillant.. Octavo, [two volumes], xii, 395pp, [1 blank]; 403pp, [errata]. Bound in red cloth, title in gilt on spine, new endpapers. Complete with 12 illustrated copper plates, 2-fold out. Scattered foxing, light toning to plates and text. Previous ownership bookplate on front endpaper of both volumes. Includes the "Hottentot Woman" plate in Volume II, which is sometimes considered a suppressed plate. Lacking half title in both volumes. (Mendelssohn III, p. 102). This is the first English translation of Francois Le Vaillant-Voyage de M. Le Vaillant dans l'interieur de l'Afrique, par le cap de Bonne-Esperance, published in Paris the same year.

Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1854. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. Second edition of Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, Born a Slave in St. Domingo by Hannah F.S. Lee.. Twelvemo, [2], 124pp. Original publisher's cloth, decorative designs stamped in blind on covers and spine. Stated "Second Edition" on title page. Lacking frontispiece portrait. Solid text block, sunning to spine, wear to corners and spine ends, some foxing, previous ownership notations on front endpapers. Pencil scribbles on rear endpapers. (Sabin 39737). This scarce memoir follows the life of Pierre Toussaint (1766-1853), a Haitian-born New York hairdresser and philanthropist. The former slave was brought to New York City by his owners in 1787 and freed in 1807. In 1996, Toussaint was declared "venerable" by Pope John Paul II.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Collector's Edition. Full leather. Fine. From The Easton Press, the Collector's Edition of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.. Octavo, 296pp. Full green leather, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Decorative raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. Sewn in silk bookmark. Silk endpapers. Stated "Collector's Edition" on title page. Solid text block, bright gilt, a fine example.

Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1947. First Edition / De Luxe Edition. Cloth. Very good. Limited edition of Operation Lifeline: History and Development of the Naval Air Transport Service, signed by Forrestal, Nimitz, Radford and Reeves.. Quarto, 171pp. Blue cloth, title printed on spine, emblem of the Naval Air Transport Service on front cover. All edges gilt. Occasional edge wear. Pictorial endpapers, with some toning along edges. From a limited edition of 1000 signed copies, this is number 812. Limitation page is signed by James Forrestal (Secretary of the Navy), Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (Chief of Naval Operations), Vice Admiral A.W. Radford (Deputy Chief of Naval Operations) and Rear Admiral J.W. Reeves (Commander, Naval Air Transport Services). An incredible collection of signatures from dignitaries of the Second World War. The Naval Air Transport Service was a part of the United States Navy from 1941 - 1948. With the reorganization of the military following World War II, the Naval Air… Read More

Washington DC: Brookings Institution, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Spear and Scepter by Ernest W. Lefever, inscribed to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr.. Octavo, [xiv], 251pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, gilt illustration on front cover. A first edition, with complete number line on copyright page. Solid text block, small bumps to top edge, appears unread. In the publisher's dust jacket, $6.50 retail price on front flap, wear to spine and top edge, bright illustrations. Inscribed on the title page: "For Admiral McCain - With deep appreciation for your help and hospitality. 12 Nov. 1970 Ernest W. Lefever." Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. (1911-1981) served in the United States Navy for 45 years. He was the son of Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., a four-star admiral who commanded South Pacific aircraft operations in World War II, and the father of Senator John McCain. During the Vietnam War, Admiral McCain was Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. forces in… Read More

New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of Women by Annie Leibovitz with an opening essay by Susan Sontag.. Folio, [248pp]. White hardcover, title in black on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page, with appropriate number line. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, a fine example. Signed by Annie Leibovitz on title page, dated "1999." Photographer Annie Leibovitz is a Library of Congress Living Legend, and the first woman to have a feature exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. Her portraits are recognized as intimate and, at times, controversial. Leibovitz has photographed numerous celebrities for Vogue and Rolling Stone magazine covers but is best known for her Polaroid photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, taken five hours before Lennon's murder.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Mission with LeMay, signed by General Curtis E. LeMay and co-author, MacKinlay Kantor.. Octavo, xiv, 581pp. Blue cloth, title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Light dusting to top edge of text block, no impact internally. In the publisher's dust jacket, price clipped, faint sunning to spine, a very good example. Signed on the front flyleaf by General Curtis E. LeMay and the co-author, MacKinlay Kantor. General Curtis LeMay (1906-1990) was a general in the United States Air Force. He is best remembered for the strategic, yet controversial, bombings of mainland Japan. His firebombing of Tokyo was considered crucial to the allied victory in the Pacific Theater but resulted in a massive loss of civilian life. Later in life, LeMay was asked by Alabama Governor George Wallace to join his presidential ticket in 1968.

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1904. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. Limited edition of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard: Fur Trader and Trapper 1831-1836, edited by W.F. Wagner.. Octavo, 317pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. From a limited edition of 520 copies, as stated on limitation page. Complete with frontispiece fold-out map and five additional illustrations. From the collection of C.G. Littell, with note on front endpaper stating that "my original Zenas Leonard sold for $789.00 at Parke Bernet, Feb. 5th, 1944." Some foxing to endpapers, occasionally in text. Text block stable. (Howes L264) (Currey & Kruska 235). This work was reprinted from the scarce 1839 account of Zenas Leonard's firsthand description of the Joseph Reddeford Walker expedition to California.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1877. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of Sport in Many Lands by Henry A. Leveson.. Octavo, [two volumes], xxxi, 333pp; viii, 295pp, [4pp ads], 32pp ads. Three quarter red morocco, marbled boards with gilt ruling. Title in gilt on spines, five raised bands with gilt elephant motif in compartments. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Solid text blocks, light shelf wear. Faint foxing throughout text, mostly near edges. A near fine example. Frontispiece with tissue guard in Volume I, hundreds of illustrations throughout both volumes.