Search Results: Authors starting with L from Black Sheep Books

Oslo, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1941. Hardcover. Good. Subtitled: Spredte Trekk Som Bidrag til Unionens Historie. Book is written in Norwegian. Four-colour marbled boards, brown cloth spine, gilt titling on faux red spine label, gilt & red decoration on spine, black and white illustrations, 416 pages. Cover has edge wear, particularly to upper spine end and lower edge, shelf wear, some marks/spots of discolouration, text block edges foxed, some light foxing to half-title page, text appears to be clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seattle, WA: Northwest Short Line, 1990. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Over 100 years of railroad logging in Mason County, Washington. 1885 - 1989. Green cloth, gilt titling to front and spine, illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, richly illustrated with black and white photographs, 187 pages. Minor shelf wear. Light edge wear to dust jacket. This book weighs more than 1 kg and will require additional shipping charges. Depending on your location, further charges might be needed to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Boston: Bullfinch Press/ Little Brown and Company, 1999. First Edition. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good+. Lachapelle, David. A wild new selection of images from the bad boy of contemporary photography. Guests include Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ewan McGregor, Pamela Anderson, Drew Barrymore, Marilyn Manson, Mike Myers, Lil' Kim, Uma Thurman, Cher, Naomi Campbell, Cameron Diaz, and more." Brightly illustrated pictorial cover with hot-pink titling on spine, end papers have different colour illustrations each end, full-page, 158 full-colour photographs throughout, one page of text, 4 page directory of photographs, giving titles and other details, 167 pages. Book is in an illustrated box which has black titling on hot-pink edges, reviewer's comments on back. Book includes a LaChapelle photograph, laid in, that does not appear in the book: a street scene with a blonde model in police regalia; book also includes a brief note on a scrap of paper, signed by Lachapelle, concerning his work with… Read More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1997. Leather. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Queen's Own trilogy in two gorgeous leatherbound volumes by Easton Press containing: 'Arrows of the Queen', 'Arrow's Flight', and 'Arrow's Fall'. Red leather with elaborate gilt decoration to front, back, and spine. Spines show four raised bands, gilt to textblock, ribbon markers, decorated endpapers, frontispiece by Pat Morrissey in volume one. The Easton Press pamphlet for this book is laid in.

London, England: Harvard University Press, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Laland and Galef have assembled some of the best minds in the business to review the evidence for socially transmitted behaviors in animals and to consider the extent to which creatures such as chimpanzess, orangutans, and whales can be said to have 'culture'." Grey cloth with black titling on spine, a few black and white illustrations, 351 pages. Text block has a few tiny specks of discolouration. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. This is a handsome volume in great condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Byrgisey, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good/-. A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the Orkney dialect. Fully revised paper back edition. Glossy soft cover, black titling to front and spine, 144 pages. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Ottawa, Ontario: Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1956. Third Edition. . Soft cover. Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series No. 7, Third Edition. Brown card cover, black titling, frontispiece, many black and white photographs, some full colour plates, some line drawings, Errata slip laid in, 401 pages. Some wear with creasing to cover, corrections as per Errata slip are pencilled in, stain on page 25. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Victoria, BC: Aural History, Provincial Archives of British Columbia, 1977. Card Cover. Very Good-/-. Native Languages and Culture. Illustrated card cover, frontispiece, several black and white photographs, 80 pages. A few very light smudges and stains, one of the stains continues into the first page, bottom of textblock edge shows light stain as well. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Greece: Enaretos Press. Soft cover. Very Good. Signed autobiography of Elizabeth Lansdale - her life in Greece and her asociation with The American Farm School in Thessaloniki for over forty years. Blue soft cover with black and white illustration and titling, black and white photographs throughout. 417 pages. Upper right corner of cover and first several pages have a crease, light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: American Agora Foundation, 2012. Soft cover. Very Good. Among the Contributors: Arthur Koestler, Epictetus, Toni Morrison, Ambrose Bierce, Pope Clement V, Duc de Saint-Simon, Marianne Moore, Li Si, Martin Luther, Bertolt Brecht, Walter Lippman, H. Rap Brown, Aeschylus, Lewis Carroll, Simon Winchester, Ben Zimmer. (From the back cover) Illustrated soft cover with green titling on white ground, colourfully illustrated end papers, colour illustrations throughout, 221 pages. Book appears to be without flaws. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Toronto, Canada: Viking Canada/Penguin Group, 2011. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book is a translation of "La Force d'y Croire" This autobiography is "honest, startling, and brave.a portrait of a hockey player unlike any you've seen before." Black hard cover with gilt titling on spine, grey end papers, illustrated with colour photographs, 346 pages. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has minor shelf wear, otherwise this handsome book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1852. Leather. Good. Subtitled: "First Course. Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Sound, Optics." Three topics in one volume: Handbook of Mechanics, Handbook of Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, and Sound, Handbook of Optics. Tan leather with black leather spine label, approximately four hundred wood engravings throughout text, 749 pages plus many pages of publisher's ads front and back. Spine label and book edges are rubbed, bottom of lower front edge has a two-inch length of worn-through leather, several areas of leather darkened, some shelf wear, owner's ink inscription on front endpaper, bookseller's notes in pencil on first free end paper, front endpaper is partially split at hinge, edges of first and last few pages are darkened, occasional foxing spots in text, interior is clean and tight This is a handsome book. . Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier… Read More

Budapest, Hungary: Akademiai Kiado, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The history of Hungarian pre-modern palaces described in Hungarian. Red cloth with white titling and decorative black illustration across bottom of front board, black and white titling on spine, "190,-Ft" written in black on back board, Hungarian-language newspaper tucked inside at endpapers, numerous black and white captioned photographs and drawings, 27x17" fold out black and white illustration and floor plan of an older Hungarian palace at page 150, contents and list of illustrations in German on pages 309-318, 32 pages of black and white plate photographs of archaeological artifacts, sculptures, and drawings at end of text, three further large fold out illustrations at very end of text. Slightly worn edges and corners, three inches of light discoloration on backboard, fold out illustrations in good condition, tightly bound. Dust jacket has a few small chips around edges and corners, has not been price clipped, a… Read More

London, GB: David Stott, 1890. Hardcover. Red cloth, gilt illustration to front, gilt titling to spine, green endpapers, 190 pages. Worn at edges and corners, previous owner's bookplate and a small cut-out pasted to first endpaper, inscription inked to half title. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Japan: University of Tokyo Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Compiled by Fujiko Isono. Autobiography of Owen Lattimore, personal advisor to Chiang Kai-Shek. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, coloured end papers, illustrated with a few black and white plates, 252 pages. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, spine very slightly sunned. This is a handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Almonte, ON: Algrove Publishing Limited, 2006. Soft cover. As New/-. Old Ship Figure-Heads & Sterns with which are associated galleries, hanging-pieces, catheads and divers other matters that concern the grace and countenance of old sailing-ships". Algrove Publishing - Classic Reprint Series. This book was originally published in 1925. New copy still in publisher's shrink wrap. Soft cover, illustrated with line drawings and a cluster of colour plates and black and white reproductions, 290 pages. This book weighs more than 1 kg and will require additional shipping charges. Depending on your location, further charges might be needed to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New Plymouth, New Zealand: Greeme Laurenson, 1980. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. This book makes a contribution to the record of pioneering life in New Zealand, and concentrates particularly on the Shetland Islanders who came to regard New Zealand as their "Second Home". Blue boards with gilt titling on spine and front, end papers have black and white maps, each one different, black and white illustration on title page, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and maps, 146 pages. Lower spine end slightly bumped, there is a quarter-inch rubbed spot on back left edge near bottom, otherwise book is in great shape. Dust jacket has edgewear, closed tears and chipping to bottom edge, a one-inch by quarter-inch open tear on back left edge near bottom, light shelf wear, but is clean and bright. This is a handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer… Read More

Montreal: First Statement Press, 1948. First Edition. . Soft Cover in Wraps. Very Good. A collection of two short stories and twenty-seven poems by Irving Layton. Grey jacket on tan card cover, black and white illustration and black and red titling on jacket, staple binding, 57 pages. Spine very slightly sunned, owner's bookplate on end paper, the page that precedes the half-title page appears to have been removed, otherwise this extremely handsome little volume is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Pan Books, 1958. Soft cover. Very Good. Book contains poems by Earle Birney, Leonard Cohen, Fred Cogswell, Louis Dudek, R.G.Everson, Ralph Gustafson, Daryl Hine, George Johnson, D.G. Jones, Irving Layton, Jay Macpherson, Eli Mandel, James Reaney, F.R. Scott, A.J.M. Smith, Raymong Souster, Francis Sparshott, Miriam Waddington, George Walton, George Whalley, Anne Wilkinson. Black illustration and titling on white card cover, staple binding, book is unpaginated. Cover is very lightly sunned around edges - both outside and inside, corners bumped, light smudges. Book appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Washington, D.C.: NPN Publishing Inc, 1988. Very Good. Deservability is a "tough nut to crack" for a number of reasons: We've been taught to feel it, we have symbiotic and religious guilt, we are haunted by secrets or shame, and we are faced with a "Catch-22" around deservability that says that if we really deserved, it would already have happened. Lazaris explores the guilt, resentment, self-punishment, addiction, alienation, self-pity, and illness which are a result of undeservability and gives us seven techniques to help resolve it. These include a meditation in which an Unseen Friend takes the problem. A secret: Undeservability cannot be fully released without help, and this meditation is there to provide that final necessity after we've cleared out the rest." Since 1974, Jach Pursel has channeled the entity Lazaris, offering his friendship and love and generating a remarkable body of tools, techniques, processes, and pathways for the spiritual journey. Recording… Read More