Search Results: Authors starting with L from Leonard Shoup

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Time Warner Books, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2001. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks close to new, signed without inscription by the former NHL star Pat LaFontaine, a bit of age toning to the paper, 266 pages, ---"Before his retirement form the NHL in 1998, Pat LaFontaine inspired fans everywhere from by battling back from the side effects of several serious head injuries and returning to the ice. Now, in this fascinating collection of true stories, he shares the personal details of his own struggle with depression and physical rehabilitation, as well as those other amazing athletes who were challenged by adversity--and won. These are stories that will inspire others with the determination, courage, and winning spirit necessary to break through life's roadblocks--and succeed."---, contents include: My story; Beneath the ice; The evolution of Companions in… Read More

Barrie, Ontario: Barrie, ON: MaxLaren Art Centre, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2005. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, about 9 x 13 inches, a Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket with a very short closed tear and small nick at upper spine tip, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 84 pages, colour illustrations throughout, essays by Kingwell and Holubizky, #70 of 100 hardcover copies which was issued with an archival glicee print in a folder at the rear of the book, giclee is Fine, produced for a 2005/2006 exhibition at the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie, Ontario, ---the book is isgned and numbered by the artist AND the giclee print is aklso signed and numbered by the artist (both are # 70 ), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by James Lahey . 9w x 13h… Read More

Windsor, Ontario: Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 2016, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2016. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a Very Good+ to Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing, a bit of curling to corners, 155 pages, b&w photos ---"Some stories insist on being told. In his first published book, award winning Post Media journalist Don Lajoie, gives the reader a gripping and un-apologetically honest tale of his experiences as an award-winning journalist in Haiti. With stories accumulated over his many years of work in Haiti, Lajoie leads the reader confidently through the dichotomy of the country: its garbage-lined streets, the devastating earthquake of 2010, the diverse and rich traditions of Voodoo, the groundbreaking architecture, the thriving music scene, and the history of Haiti as a people of rebellion and survival. From the dramatic to the mundane, Don Lajoie, a former reporter for The Windsor Star, tackles the aspects of… Read More

Bath, England : Bath, UK: Chivers Press / A Lythway Book, 1990, 1st Large Print Edition, First Printing, 1990. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, about 5.5w x 8.75h inches, a Good example only, exlibrary with the usual library marks and stamps, corners are gently bumped, bump to lower edge of front board, no dustyjacket as issued, the author's 1st book, this is a large print edition, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 5.5w x 8.75h Inches.

Bath, England : Bath, UK: Chivers Press / A Lythway Book, 1990, 1st Large Print Edition, First Printing, 1990. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, about 5.5 x 8.75 inches, a Very Good example, corners are gently bumped, bump to lower edge of front board, no dustyjacket as issued, the author's 1st book, this is a large print edition, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 5.5w x 8.75h Inches.

Erin / Toronto, Ontario: Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press / Stoddart Publishing, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2001. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 12w x 10h inches, a Near Fine example with a wee bit of very light rubbing, in a Near Fine lightly rubbed dustjacket, short closed tear at upper spine tip rear cover fold, , overall looks new, --- 175 pages, packed with beautiful b&w photos many of which are vintage shots,contents include: Foreword - The Next Best Thing to Being There; Introduction -The First Action Shot; Steam Bows Out; Dawn of the Diesel; Diamond Mines; Ticket to Ride; Yard Work; Night Shift; Steel Wheels Rolling, ---"The second book in the Boston Mills Press Masters of Railroad Photography series presents the work of J. Parker Lamb -- from heart-stopping pans of Gulf, Mobile & Ohio FAs loping through the backwoods of Mississippi, to dramatic images of Missabi Road 2-8-8-4s slogging through the rain in their eleventh hour, and artful… Read More

Milton, Ontario: Milton, ON: Ken Lamb / Milton Historical Society / Private Joe Waters Branch 136 of the royal Canadian Legion, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1995. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- oblong quarto softcover, a Very Good copy, 140 pages, illustrated with numerous b&w photos, signed and inscribed by the author 'Grant all best wishes Ken Lamb", --- contents include: Dedication; Preface; Experiences Shared ( by many veterans ); War Brides Enriched Canada; Community Scrapbook; Those Who Served; Historical Notes on Royal Canadian Legion, Joe Waters Branch 136, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 11w x 8.5h Inches.

London, England: London, UK: Curtis Warren, 1952, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1952. -----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---paperback, about 5 x 7.25 inches, a solid Good example, light wear and rubbing, browning to the paper as usually seen, some light flaking to edges, cover crease, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate ( generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 5w x 7.25h Inches.

Mississauga, Ontario: Mississauga, ON: John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd., 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2009. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) trade paperback, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a VNear Fine copy, a wee bit of light rubbing, signed without inscription by Langton, 232 pages, ---"You'll never meet the bikers in this book or visit the mythical rust belt city of Springfield. But through the eyes of Ned "Crash" Aiken, you will experience the real world of the outlaw biker gang -a world shaped by desperation, casual brutality and fascinating rites of passage. Biker follows the career trajectory of "Crash" from his days as a small-time high school drug dealer to his rapid rise through the ranks of a biker gang that is rapidly and brutally expanding its territory and criminal connections. Aiken's story relates how an outlaw biker sees his gang from the inside. It is an experience shaped by seamy and ruthless characters waging a neverending battle to… Read More

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Warner, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1991. -----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) paperback, a solid Good example, cover crease, light edge wear, spine crease, age toning to paper, ---"the streets of Gotham City run red with human blood. The maimed but lucky survivors tell tales too bizarre to be believed: a story of murderous machines that are more than mere hunks of metal, four-wheeled marauders aimed at depopulating the city in the quickest, most vicious way they can. --Only one man can stop them. But an ancient magic seeking its grim, timeless vengeance may be too much of a match for even the awesome, earthly powers of the Caped Crusader they call Batman"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good (see description). Illus. by Dave Dorman cover Art. 4w x 6.75h Inches.

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1993. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, 199 pages, colour and b&w images throughout, ---"Lawren Stewart Harris’ artistic career began in the first decade of our century. Well known for the nationalist-inspired landscapes that he painted between 1908 and 1932, Harris turned resolutely in 1934 to the painting of abstractions. He continued to create works that reflected his own modernist and mystical developments until the end of his life. ---Canadians praise Harris’ landscapes and admire him as a planner of innovative and heroic-sounding sketching trips into the North. He is also recognized as the chief organizer of the Group of Seven. A long list of younger artists he considered creative greatly benefited from Harris’ encouragement and often generous, practical help; many of them have been interviewed for… Read More

London, England: London, UK; FF / Faber & Faber, 2012, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing, 2012. ------------( 2nd Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, short faint rub mark on front board, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, short rub/scratch to jacket on front panel lower edge (see scan), very slight cut to the jacket which is near invisible (noticed it on the verso when I was putting a mylar protector on the jacket ---just to the the left of THE in the title near the spine ), 729 pages ---" This entirely new edition brings together all of Philip Larkin's poems. In addition to those in Collected Poems (1988), and in the Early Poems and Juvenilia (2005), some unpublished pieces from Larkin's typescripts and workbooks are included, as well as verse (by turns scurrilous, satirical, affectionate, and sentimental) tucked away in his letters. The manuscript and printed sources have been scrutinized afresh; more detailed accounts than hitherto available of the… Read More

Mercer Island, Washington: Mercer Island, WA.: Starmont House, 1986, 1st edition, First Printing, 1986. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---trade paperback, a Near Fine copy, 148 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Stephen Fabian Cover Art. 5.25w x 8.25h Inches.

California: Sunnyvale, CA.: Fandom Unlimited Enterprises, 1986, 1st edition, First Printing, 1986. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---trade paperback, a Very Good+ example, very faint cover crease, a wee bit of light rubbing, 126 pages plus errata slip, b&w photos throughout showing many book covers and illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Allan Koszowski Cover Art. 5.25w x 8.25h Inches.

California: Los Altos, CA: Fandom Unlimited / Randall D Larson, 1973, 2nd edition, 1st Printing, 1973. -----------( 1st printing of the 2nd edition ) ---softcover, stapled, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, 48 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Jim Garrison, Mario Navarro Cover Art . 8.5w x 11h Inches.

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Hyperion / Jamie Oliver, 2007, 1st Edition, Later Printing, 2007. ------------( later printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 7.75w x 10h inches, a Near Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, signed and inscribed by JO "Emery & Robbie love Jamie Oliver", 447 pages, colour photos throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Photo Cover. 7.75w x 10h Inches.

London, England: London, UK: George G Harrap, 1932, 1st Edition, Later Printing, 1932. ------------( later printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a solid Very Good copy in a chipped and torn but generally intact dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, a bit of foxing to paper, pencil name on half title, gift inscription on verso of front cover, offset to endpapers, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 5w x 7.5h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.

Boston, Massachusetts: Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1997, 1st HM Slipcased Edition, 6th Printing , 1997. -----------( 6th printing of this US SLIPCASED HM edition ) ---hardcover, a Fine example in dark green faux leather boards, --- no dustjacket as issued, housed in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, ---outer edge of the text block is marbled green vs the later editions which were speckled green, text on spine and front board is is in English as well as in Tolkien's Middle Earth Elvish ( almost RUNIC ) script --- full page colour plates by Tolkien as well as some two-tone illustrations, two double page Tolkien drawn maps showing Middle Earth and the Wilderland, a nice gift worthy copy of this classic fantasy, no writing in the book, ---LOOKS NEW ---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/No… Read More

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: HarperCollins / Harper Collins / Harper Flamingo / HarperFlamingo, 2001, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing , 2001. ------------( later printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a short tear at upper and lower rear flap fold, ink name and date on verso of front board, signed by Hill without inscription, ---"Lawrence Hill’ s remarkable novel, Any Known Blood, a multi-generational story about a Canadian man of mixed race, was met with critical acclaim and it marked the emergence of a powerful new voice in Canadian writing. Now Hill, himself a child of a black father and white mother, brings us Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada, a provocative and unprecedented look at a timely and engrossing topic. In Black Berry, Sweet Juice, Hill movingly reveals his struggle to understand his own personal and racial identity. Raised by human rights activist parents in a predominantly white Ontario… Read More

London, England: London, UK: Bloomsbury, 1997 (actually circa 2007 ), 1st Edition, Later Printing ( 57th ) , 1997. -------------( later Printing of the 1st UK Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, this appears to be a BRITISH export edition as there is no price on the front flap (definitely NOT a Book Club Edition ), older Dumbledore on spine and rear panel of jacket, J. K. Rowling named on copyright page (not Joanne), only one listing for "1 wand" on page 53, page 8 has "high chair" not highchair, a very nice copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Thomas Taylor Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.