Search Results: Titles starting with L from Great Expectations Rare Books

Berlin, Germany: Bruno Gmunder Verlag GmbH, 2006. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, case bound in color printed pictorial paper covered boards, no dust-jacket as issued. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 69 (including four double page) graphic homo-erotic color photographs. Text limited to two pages at rear containing brief biographical information on the artist and bibliographic information as to edition. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. A pristine copy, square, crisp and unmarked. As new. .

New York: The Heritage Press, 1954. Hardcover, small quarto volume containing both Milton titles, in slipcase. 43 and 44 pages respectively. Illuminated with 12 paintings by William Blake. Together with a note upon the poems by W.P. Trent and a note upon the paintings by Chauncey Brewster Tinker. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Slipcase intact and clean with no tears or cracks. Fine in a near fine slipcase. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Minneapolis: Lerner Pub Group, 1992. Hardcover, library binding [boldly colored pictorial laminated boards], image repeated on dust-jacket. 144 pages. Profusely illustrated with drawings and photographs. Includes bibliographical references and index. Signed [and dated March 15, 1997] presentation copy by Angelica Shirley Carpenter on front free end-paper -- "For Anne, a fellow Oz fan, Happy reading." Second printing. No previous ownership marks. Dust-jacket protected by new Brodart cover. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland: Edition Stemmle, 1988. Hardcover, large quarto format bound in white paper-covered boards, in white pictorial dust-jacket. 112 pages. Illustrated with 101 monochrome and sepia photographs. Text in English. First edition, no additional printings listed. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy in like dust-jacket. Inner gutters darkened from binder's glue show-through, else as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Rizzoli, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large over-size hardcover bound in two-tone blue cloth, lettered in silver, with publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 304 pages. Translated from the French by Michael Taylor. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white and color drawings and paintings. Reprint edition distributed by Bookthrift, New York. "This book is a survey of the different attitudes towards male homosexuality, from the authors of antiquity, through the artists of the Renaissance, to the writers and painters of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Europe and America." No previous ownership marks. Book is clean, tight and unmarked. Dust-jacket edge-worn and showing some chips at extremities. Very good in a good dust-jacket. A very large, heavy book, media mail only please..

Paris: Librairie Auguste Picard et Fils, 1912. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Text in French. Large quarto, bound in brown half-leather, with raised bands and gold lettering, over marbled paper covered boards. 749 pages. Marbled end-papers. T.e.g., Illustrated with 731 half-tones, sketches and diagrams in text. First edition. The first French edition of this classic covering the origins and development of Church architecture from the 3rd century through the 12th centuries. Small previous owner's label inside front cover. Mild toning to prelims and title pages, else interior is clean and unmarked. Covers protected by handsomely executed handcrafted acetate covers. A very nice copy of the harder to find first printing, the 1929 second edition being more common. Text in French. Very good+ or better. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

New York: Waxtel & Hasenauer, 1992. Hardcover, large format cloth bound volume in bold pictorial dust-jacket. 354 pages. Glossary. Illustrated with over 300 images from the original edition and an additional full color section displaying other works by Detaille. Translated from the French edition of 1888 - 1889 by Maureen Carlson Reinertsen. First edition thus, first printing with full number line. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not an ex-library copy, from a private collection. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book. Priority and International orders will require additional postage. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Paris: Libraire A, Hatier, 1966. Book. Fine. Cloth. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Slim volume in orange cloth lettered in black. Conatins 8,000 common French verbs and their conjugations. Text in French. A valuable reference resource, well thoughtout and indexed for easy use. No name, no book-plate, etc. A fine copy..

Yonne, France: Zodiaque, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's original non clipped dust-jacket. French edition, text in French. 307 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 122 black and white photographs, fourteen full page color photographs, numerous drawings and a map. First edition. Edited at the Sainte-Marie abbey of la pierre-qui-vire. This is volume 20 in the "nuit des temps" art series by Zodiaque, containing chapters on the history and site locations of Irish art and concentrating on the art of the 11th and 12th centuries. It is the third volume of a three volume set. Previous owner's small label inside front cover, else a clean, square, unmarked copy. Dust-jacket covered in handsomely crafted home-made acetate cover, with small number written on base of spine. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. Text in French..

Paris: A. et J. Picard et Cie, 1958. Large quarto paperback. French language publication. 494 pages. Index of Place Names; Table of Illustrations. Profusely illustrated with vignette photographs and drawings, and 24 plates. Published with the assistance of the National Center for Scientific Research. First French edition. No previous ownership marks. Lower spine has small white tape repair to heel and stiff card-board panels have been inserted into acetate covers on both front and rear inner covers. A sound, solidly bound and unmarked copy. Text in French. Good+. A large book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. . Softcover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paris: Editions Albin Michel, 1966. French edition. Hardcover, green cloth, housed in publisher's pictorial slipcase. 297 pages. Bibliography, Chronological Table, Index. Illustrated with 54 tipped -in color plates, 30 black and white photographs, 107 line drawings and 4 maps. one double page. Translated from the German by Eva Rapsilber. First French edition. Previous owner's gift inscription and small label inside front cover. Cloth protected by clear acetate covers. Slipcase in as new condition. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, near as new. Near fine in a fine slipcase. Text in French.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Editions Tel, 1949. Book. Poor. Soft cover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large folio size softcover, disbound, with front and rear cover detached but present. Tri-lingual edition in English, French and Spanish. Comments on the cathedral by J.-K. Huymans and Auguste Rodin provide prefatory text, along with contents page explaining each of the 35 photographic illustrations. Photographs by Andre Vigneau. TEL had published earlier editions in different formats, this s the 1949 issue of this title. The images concentrate on the High Gothic and Romanesque detailed sculpture adorning the portals and other decorative details. Covers show considerable edge-wear and paper (post-war) has browned. All plates are present and undamaged. Appears never have to been bound, as there are no staple holes at spine gutter. Sold as a vintage collection of illustrations depicting the exterior of Chartres Cathedral. As a book condition is poor, as a collection of plates and images near good. Sold as-is.… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. Hardcover, tan spine over red cloth covered boards. Text in French and English. 317 pages. Contains extensive introduction and notes [in English], Bibliography and Index. Poem and manuscript readings in French. Illustrated with drawings and two page color map. Reprint. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Mid mottling to red cloth covers. A clean, square, unmarked copy with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Near very good. . Reprint. Hardcover. Near Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1952. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Tall staple bound pamphlet bound in red card covers. 27 pages [in 54] with original Italian text on versos and English translation of facing rectos. Translated into English by Ruth and Thomas Martin from the libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. (1952), second edition. Published in the G. Schirmer Collection of Opera Librettos. Also contains an outline of the story, a cast of characters and synopsis of the scenes. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight and unmarked copy. Mild finger soiling to white lettering on front cover. Near fine. Includes separate Metropolitan Opera "playbill" like magazine with first article on La Forza del Destino. Color paper cover, staple bound. 36 pages. Very good. .

Paris: Flammarion, 1956. Hardcover, faux vellum banded in gilt, with original leather ties intact. Text in French. 88 pages. Illustrated with four vignette head-bands, one at the start of each chapter, and 25 full color plates [25 chefs-d'oeuvre de la miniature]. Text divided into four chapters by the seasons: Printemps, par André Gide - Été, par Jules Romains - Automne, par Colette - Hiver , François Mauriac. A limited edition of 500 copies. Previous owner's label inside front cover. Book covers protected acetate wrappers. A very nice copy of this ode to the seasons, both past and present. Text in French. Very good+. . Hard Cover. Very Good.+/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977. Hardcover, brown cloth lettered in gold, no dust-jacket as issued. Text in French. 167 pages. Index. First edition. A bibliography of medieval literature written in the Occitan Language of southern France, also referred to as Provençal. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, but for very light, incidental stain on front board. A near fine copy. Text in French. entries in several languages. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Firenze [Florence, Italy]: Felice Le Monnier, 1963. Slim paperback, bound in cream colored wrappers, printed in red and black. Text in Italian. 73 pages. A title in the Bibliotechina Del Saggiatore, No. 19. Ex-library with raised seal on title and number on copyright page. Minor wear to lower spine and cream covers toned from age. A tight, clean copy with brief notes in red ink on blank verso of last page of text. Good. . Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Weybright and Talley, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth Spine Over Boards.. Hardcover in non price-clipped dustjacket. Double page map. Very good in near very good dustjacket..

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1931. Cloth. Covers age soiled, else a sound, clean copy. Good.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Near Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Philomel Books, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, children's board book, in Spanish, of Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". 16 pages. Illustrated in color. First board book edition thus. Carle, an American children's book author and illustrator, first published this title in 1969. It has gone on to sell over 50 million copies world-wide. The present edition is translated into Spanish and printed in China. No previous ownership marks. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, appear as new. Fine. .