Search Results: Authors starting with L from Bazaar of Books

"Frank Lloyd Wright: The Masterworks" edited by David Larkin and Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. Text by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., in association with The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, [1993]. First American edition. pp. 312. numerous illus. (mostly colour & many full-page). Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners rubbed, final sixty pages approx. are water stained on corner, spine has cracked- but no pages loose, interior is unmarked). dj. (spine faded, some scratches front & back, few tiny tears & nicks, 2-inch tear at top of spine, 1/2-inch tear at bottom of spine, and 1/2-inch tear to lower back cover, sticker on back cover).Good condition.Size: 11 1/2" x 11 1/2" (29cm x 29xm).*Note: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your location. Postage will be extra.

"The Danger of being a Gentleman and Other Essays" by Harold J. Laski. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., [1939]. pp. 246. Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title on spine (owner's signature on end paper, corners bent, spine bumped & bottom frayed, foxing to bottom edge). dw., unclipped (faded, especially to spine, chipped and worn).Good condition.Size: 8" x 5 5/8" (20.5cm x 14.5cm).

"The Little Drummer Girl" by John le Carre. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. On verso of title page it states: "Published March 21, 1983, Second Printing Before Publication." Book-of-the-Month Club on front flap. pp. 430. Hardcover, wine cloth, silver title on spine, deckle fore-edge (pencil notation on front free end paper, top of spine bumped, couple of marks on back cover, otherwise very clean copy). dj., unclipped (short tear to back cover, bit worn on edges & corners, slight discolouration at top of front cover, some foxing on inside, crease to front flap).Very Good condition.
Size: 9 1/2" x 6 5/8" (24cm x 16.5cm).
A thrilling story of Israeli agents searching for a Palestinian terrorist leader. In researching this book le Carre interviewed Palestinian fighters and both current and retired members of the Israeli intelligence community.

"Over The Footlights" by Stephen Leacock. Toronto: S. B. Gundy, 1923. pp. 285. Hardcover with red cloth, title and author blindstamped on front cover (spine darkened and gilt of spine title mostly gone, spine bumped, corners slightly bent, fore-edge uncut, brown stain from leaf to pp. 170-171, price in pencil & previous owner's signature and address stamp on front free endpaper, b. & w. small portrait of Leacock glued to front past-down, otherwise interior is unmarked). No dust jacket.
Very Good condition.
Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).

"Policing The Top Of The World" by Herbert Patrick Lee. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, [1928]. First edition. pp. 250 + 6 pp. advertising. 21 b. & w. illus. and 2 maps. Rebound in quarter leather, blue boards with gilt-stamped title on spine [originally in beige cloth]. (spine scuffed, marks on covers, corners worn, few pages foxed, couple pages dog-eared, endpapers soiled). Ex-library with library bookplate, stamped Deleted, on front endpaper, library stamps throughout and on each illustration.Good condition.Size: 7 3/8" x 5" (18.5cm x 13cm).

"Paintings of the Ballet" by Theyre Lee-Elliott. Introduction by Arnold L. Haskell. London: Collins, [1947]. unpaginated. 91 illustrations in b & w and colour. Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title on spine (top & bottom of spine bumped & frayed, stains on spine & front cover, corners bent and worn, front free endpaper toned, with a few stains, notation & price in pencil). No dustjacket.Good condition.Size: 10 1/4" x 8 1/4" (26cm x 21cm).
"Paintings of the Ballet" features illustrations of the dancers Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, Celia Franca, Robert Helpmann and others.

"Virginia Woolf and her world" by John Lehmann. London: Thames and Hudson, [1976]. Reprinted, 1976. Originally published in 1975. pp. 128. 136 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, grey cloth, gilt title on spine and gilt decoration on cover (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, faint foxing on title page & foxing to top edge, priced in pencil on front free end paper). dw., unclipped (tiny tear at top of spine, tiny surface wear at lower spine, otherwise jacket is very clean and undamaged).Very good condition.Size: 9 3/8" x 7 3/8" (24cm x 19cm).

"The Cree Journals. The Voyages of Edward H. Cree, Surgeon R. N., as Related in His Private Journals, 1837-1856." Edited and with an Introduction by Michael Levien. Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, [1981]. pp. 276, Biographies. numerous colour illus. (1 fold-out), taken from watercolours by the author. Hardcover, cream & brown boards, in the style of a journal, with cream title on spine (corners bent, edgeworn, spine bumped & worn, waterstains to mostly lower half of both front and back covers, portion of surface removed from both front & back endpapers, and brown stains on back free endpaper, waterstains to lower margin of many pages, some damage at edge of fold-out illus., plus a few other illus. have marks at lower corner. For the illus. with damage the image is mostly unaffected. Previous owner's name and price on front free endpaper). d.j., unclipped (corners worn, top & bottom of spine chipped, 1-inch tear at bottom of spine, wrinkled at bottom of back cover, waterstains mainly on bottom to inside… Read More

"Bring Me A Unicorn: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1922-1928." pp. 236. some b & w photos. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., [1972]. Book Club Edition. Hardcover, blue cloth with black title on spine (corners rubbed, spine bumped, dampstain to back end paper, pen marks on few pages, incl. front end paper, covers unmarked). dw. (tear at top of spine, some pen marks on cover, spine browned).Size: 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" (21.5cm x 14.5cm)Good condition.

"Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture" by David Linley, Charles Cator, and Helen Chislett. [New York]: The Monacelli Press, a division of Random House, Inc., [2009]. Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Thames & Hudson Ltd. pp. 256, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. (some full-page). Hardcover, taupe cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, in like new condition). dw., unclipped (very light scratches, small wrinkle at top of back cover). Very good+ condition.Size: 13" x 10 5/8" (33cm x 27cm)*Note: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote, even if shipping to Canada or the United States.

"Industrial Voyage: My Life as an Industrial Lieutenant" by P. W. Litchfield. Illustrations by Richard Bartlett. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. pp. 347. many b & w photos and illus. Hardcover, grey cloth, with green cover illus. and title on spine (interior clean & unmarked, corners rubbed, spine faded, stain on lower front cover and stain on spine plus back cover). No dust jacket. Size: 8 1/2" x 5 5/8" (21.5cm x 14.5cm).Good condition.This is the author's story of his career, beginning in the early 1900s, with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, of which he became President and Chairman.

"Birds of the Northern Forest by J. F. Lansdowne with John A. Livingston. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1977]. Originally published in 1966 and reprinted in 1977. pp. 248, Index, Bibliography. 56 colour plates and some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with bird decoration inset & in gilt on front cover, and gilt title on spine (corners rubbed & 1 bent, 2 small marks/blemishes on front cover, small abrasions and loss to endpapers and front & back free endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked, faint foxing to top & bottom edges). dj., unclipped (some wear, 1/2- inch tear to front cover, soiled with a few marks & scratches, tiny page corner missing & marks on half-title page).
Very Good condition.
Size: 13 1/8" x 10" (33.5cm x 25cm).

++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination. Postage will be extra.

"The Fallacy of Wildlife Conservation" by John A. Livingstone. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1981]. pp. 117. Hardcover, quarter green cloth with green boards and gilt title on spine (all edges foxed, corners square, spine bumped & worn, binding is uneven, i.e. front cover is wider than back cover, some pencil underlining, inscribed by the author on the half-title page). dj., unclipped (worn but mostly intact, tattered and surface worn off in spots, some chipping on spine). Good condition. Size: 8 5/8" x 5 3/4" {22cm x 14.5cm)

"Lockeport As I Remember 1949-1975" by Laverne Lloyd (MacDonald). Published by the author, 2012. (Printed by Seeblick Printing, Lockeport, Nova Scotia). pp. 102. many b. & w. illus. (a few in colour). Paperback, staple bound (back corner creased, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Accent on Murder, A Captain Heimrich Mystery" by Richard and Frances Lockridge. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott and Company, [1958]. pp. 223. Hardcover, pink boards, with black title on spine and black train decoration on front cover, top edge yellow (top & bottom of spine bit worn, few dents to top edge of front cover, stains on bottom edge, free front endpaper torn out, and interior clean & unmarked). No dust jacket.Fair condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" (21.5cm x 14.5cm).

"The Great Painters of China" by Max Loehr. [London]: Phaidon, [1980]. First edition. pp. 336, Index, Bibliography. 15 colour plates and numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (spine bumped & bit worn, corners rubbed & bit bent, some stains on back cover (grease?), pricing in pencil on front free endpaper, some toning to page margins, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (some slight creasing at top of front cover, little wear to top & bottom of spine, some toning on the inside of the jacket). Very Good condition. Size: 10 3/4" x 8" (27cm x 20.5cm). "This is the long-awaited account of Chinese painting by a leading scholar in Chinese art history, Professor Max Loehr. The product of an experience and understanding acquired in a lifetime, The Great Painters of China is one of the classics of the subject." (from the dustjacket)

"Wellington: Pillar of State" by Elizabeth Longford. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1972]. First U.S. edition. pp. 472, Index, Bibliography. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with coat of arms stamped on front cover, silver title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, faint mark on front cover, tiny dent to lower back cover, pages toned, interior is unmarked ). dj. (jacket toned, wear to top & bottom of spine and corners, spotting over front cover, inside jacket- spine is darkened and some light red spots).
Very Good condition.
Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16.5cm).

A biography of the famous duke, renowned for his military prowess and the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

"Canadians at War" by Jim Lotz. [London:] Bison Books Ltd., [1990]. pp. 192. 240 illus. (some in colour), and maps. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, pages wrinkled probably from damp, interior unmarked). dw. (edges worn, small hole in front cover & a tear to lower front cover, sticker residue on cover, foxing to inside of jacket).Good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 3/8 (31cm x 24cm).

"Wings of War: Airmen of all nations tell their stories 1939-1945." Edited by Laddie Lucas. London: Hutchinson, [1983]. pp. 409. numerous b & w illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, interior clean). dw., unclipped (bit worn, tape residue on front cover).Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm x 3.5cm).Very good condition.

"Canada's Flowers: History of the Corvettes of Canada 1939-1945" by Thomas G. Lynch. (Military Journal Special 5). [Bennington, Vermont: International Graphics Corp., 1981]. pp. 100, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (toned on spine & front cover, corners worn, few marks on front cover and back cover soiled, interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10 3/4" x 8 3/8" (27.5cm x 21.5cm)