Search Results: Authors starting with L from Americana Books ABAA

London: Printed for Joanna Brome, at the Gun at the West-end of St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Approx. 7.25" X 5.5". [7], 79 pages. Later stiff paper covers with newer stitching. Covers are stained and chipped. Title page chipped at top with partial loss of the title words. Pencil title written underneath the printed title. Small chip on the following page lower edge. Hinges have been taped with linen. Fair only.

Pittstown, 1854. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 52 leaves with inscriptions and 27 blank sheets. Illustrated with 6 engraved religious plates and 2 color floral sheets. One leave has a small oval photograph of a lady. Gilt illustration and title and blind stamped designs on brown Moroccan leather binding. Dates of inscriptions range from 1854 to 1864. The majority of locations mentioned are from Pittstown. One inscription was from Hosick. Light edge wear to memory album. "Private library label of B. Franklin Agan No. 17" on front paste down.

Griffin, Georgia: L. Shulman & Bros, 1859. n/a. Paper. Good. Paper receipt. Approx. 8" x 7". Light blue paper. Receipt indicates the Estate of Joshua H Riggins? purchased 10 pounds of Tobacco at 20 cents each for a total of $2.00. Number recorded on the back of the receipt.

n.p.: Johnny Parth, 1991. Catalog. Very good. Stapled record and CD catalog. 55 pages. A comprehensive list of music from the labels Earl Archives, Eden, RST Blues Documents, Wolf/Bob, HK Records, Selmerphone, Old Tramp, Matchbox, A.O.

Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Publishing Company, Inc, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Octavo. xiv, 385 pages. Illustrated with black and white maps and photographs in the text. Red cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Dust jacket in very good condition with price sticker on back side.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1905. Hardcover. Fair. Tall quarto. x, 541 pages. Illustrated. Dark cloth covered boards with gilt lettered title on the spine. Boards are worn with small cloth tears on the corners. Some light spotting to the foredge. Text block not uniform (shaken) with loose plates 4-6 after page 268. Binding cords visible throughout. Contents cover turtles (with color plates), Japan seaweed industries (with photographs), fishes in Japan, Starfishes of the coasts of California and Alaska (not illustrated), "Parasites of Fishes of Beaufort, North Carolina", "Amphipoda of Southern New England", and more. Fair only.

London: Printed for the Author, 1792. A New Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. [1], lxviii, 49-486pp., [1]. Frontispiece copper engraved portrait of the author. Rebound. Recent brown buckram hardcover with gilt lettered title stamped on spine. New white end sheets. Original reddish marbled end sheet in front and rear preserved. Interior contents in very good condition.

New York: Random House, 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo. [3], 314 pages. Black cloth hardcover with author's green initials on the front cover and title on the spine. No dust jacket. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding.

Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 208 pages, [3]. A few illustrations. Green glossy illustrated paperback. Includes a signed one page letter from the publisher (printed) addressed to the previous owner and signed at the bottom. The letter is for review purposes. Note: ISBN on the back cover is in error with an extra number "8

Chicago: Laird & Lee, Publishers, 1904. Hardcover. Good. Oblong 12mo. unpaginated. Illustrated with 32 "Colorgraph Views" and 168 "Copper Plate Scenes". Blue cloth hardcover with blind stamped design and gilt embossed title on the front cover. Light shelf wear and soiling to the covers. Light edge wear to the cloth extremities. Interior contents clean and hinges in good condition.

Cooperstown, 1911. Photograph. Very good. Approx. 13.5" x 9" thick card stock with mounted oval photograph (approx. 7" wide by 5" tall) in the center. Hand written note on the verso by Albertina Steinborn (aged 12, 1911) "Lairy Gunder Steinborn was born the 27 of January 1911. Died the 31 of January 1911. Age 4 days 9 hours. He was born on Friday at 1:00 clock at noon and died on Tuesday evening at 10, O'clock. He was burried February 3th. At the Cooperstown cemetery.

New York: Valentine-Souvenir Co, 1914. Wraps. Good. Stapled, illustrated oblong brown paper wraps. [48] pages of photographs with sub titles. Map illustration on the back cover. Light shelf wear and a corner stain to the covers. Interior contents clean. Views taken in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Chicago, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc.

Macon: J. W. Burke Company, 1940. Later printing. Wraps. Good. Stapled wraps. 7" x 5.25." 65 pages. Light blue paper covers with title in dark blue. Light edge wear and shelf wear to covers. Light scattered foxing to the covers. Faint author's inscription on the half title page and faint owner signature on the front cover.

Macon: J. W. Burke Company, 1922. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stapled gold wraps with title on the front cover. 46 pages. Light corner creases to the covers. Light foxing to the half title page. Inscribed by the author, "To The Atlanta Chapter U.D.C. With Love from Eugenia Dorothy Blount Lamar, Feb 1923.

Philadelphia: E. H. Butler & Co, 1868. Leather bound. Good. Octavo. [1], 117 pages, [1]. Frontispiece engraved portrait, engraved title page, and illustrations in text. Brown leather binding with blind ruled borders and gilt illustrated titles on both covers. Raised bands, gilt decorations and title on the spine. All edges gilt. Leather is lightly rubbed on the corners, board edges, top of the spine, and the outer joints. Interior is very clean.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xv, 238 pages. Illustrated. Red paper covered boards with GWTW in gilt on the front cover. Title on the spine. No dust jacket. Previous owner's summary of his book is typed, cut out and paste on the front paste down.

Manchester: Published by the Town/ The Pinkham Press, Boston, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [1], xii, 425 pages, xiv, index. Illustrated. Folding map in back. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Cloth binding is lightly rubbed, scratched, and bumped on the corners. Light toning to the end papers. Light foxing to the foredge. Binding is sturdy. Interior contents clean.

New York: Printed and Sold by Collins and Perkins, 1807. From the Third London Edition, with Additions. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. xiv, contents page, dedication page, advertisement page, 168 pages. Ex-library, restored book. Original front paper covered board present. Near matching rear cover and new paper spine constructed. Label removed from the front paste down. Old small red oval library ink stamp on the title page. No other institutional markings. Text is untrimmed and toned.

Macon: Mercer University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Quarto. xiv, 400 pages. Illustrated. Clack cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket has a small closed tear and crease bottom of jacket.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Quarto. xv, [1], 484 pages. Color frontispiece. Illustrated. Green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on spine. Front hinge cracked. Back hinge broken. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding. 1905 gift inscription written top of the half title page. Some pages unopened/uncut.