Search Results: Titles starting with L from The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop

Canaveral, New York, 1964, illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs (author's brother), hard cover 21 cm tall with mustard cloth covered boards and black lettering, bright blue dust jacket (in mylar) with JCB illustration and "ERB'S RAREST BOOK" banner, frontispiece and four plates illustrated by JCB. Fine in Near Fine - jacket is price-clipped and has minimal edge wear. 'The desert adventures of a royal youth and a lion, and treachery in a contemporary European land.' Classic Canaveral 60s reprint of the extremely rare 1938 edition - the blurb on rear cover talks of originals fetching $65 in 1964 money!

Atheneum, New York, 1st Edition 1980. Hardcover (21cm+ tall) with dust jacket black cloth with author name in blind on cover, rust-colored DJ with white lettering/block on front and author photo on rear. Near Fine in Very Good, book has minimal corner wear, text is clean and bright, jacket has light internal water damage at edges, light damage at spine top and nick at front cover bottom. "The Lady From Dubuque is an allegory. It's about what happens when death comes to call, and how we all do our damnedest to turn it away or pretend it isn't there... the talk may be arch and precious and on occasion ponderous. Mr. Albee can't help himself. But that dialogue is always impeccably paced." (Courtesy Wikipedia)

Chicago Tribune / Spadea Press, 1st Edition April 20th 1969. Newspaper section 8A pamphlet in the form of a "Make-It Yourself Book" supplement, 16-page booklet folded from 2 newsprint sheets (quarto), 10.5 x 7.3 in. In Very Good condition, light page toning, clean pages (uncut and unmarked), some separation along perforations where internal folds meet, color drawings are bright. Presented in mylar sleeve with cardboard backing to ensure it arrives undamaged. Written and illustrated by John R. Koch. Section 8A was a Sunday supplement appealing to children's creativity in addition to telling charming stories. "So if sometime you lose a balloon - don't be sad. Remember it isn't lost. It's just going to the Land Where Lost Balloons Go."

Dutton Books. New York, 1st Edition, Later Printing, SIGNED by Malinda Lo ON THE TITLE PAGE. Hardcover with dust jacket, 409 numbered pages, 22 by 15 cm, navy blue boards with gilt titling on spine, jacket features cartoon illustration of 1950s Chinatown nightlife, includes a Last Night at the Telegraph bookmark with charming matchbook illustration on the back. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine in Fine, minimal shelfwear, packed securely in a sturdy (200# burst test) box. "Last Night at the Telegraph" is the winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, but has faced bans in schools in multiple states, and is included in NYPL's NYC Banned Books Challenge. "That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other." And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: "Have you ever heard of such a thing?"

University of Connecticut Library (presumed), 1974, limited edition of 250 copies printed for reading, signed on front cover verso. Chapbook, 22 x 14 cm, pictorial wraps ( Fielding Dawson drawing of Charles Olson at Black Mountain) contain a single sheet of Dawson's letter written at 18 years of age after first week at school. In Very Good condition - some wear and tanning along spine/ Fielding Dawson was an important member of both the Beat Generation and of the Black Mountain Poets.

William Collins, London, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2021, SIGNED by Malik on the title page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 306 numbered pages, 24 by 16 cm, black boards with bronze titling on spine, jacket front features charming photograph of Malik as a young man, backstage with Gil Scott-Heron. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine in Fine, packed securely in a sturdy (200# burst test) box. During a UK tour in 1984 Gil performed at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre. It was here that Malik met Gil. A friend working as a photographer blagged Malik backstage, pretending he was her assistant, so he could meet Gil. "I thanked Gil for the show and turned to leave. He said: "what's going on 'round here? I heard y'all had some riots."" This sparked a conversation which led to a remarkable friendship that lasted 27 years. A story of finding the words to challenge the system

Viking, New York, 1st Edition,1st Printing 2021 SIGNED in characteristic fun style by Amor Towles on TITLE PAGE. Hardcover with dust jacket, 575 numbered pages, 24 x 16 cm. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine in Fine, packed securely in a sturdy (200# burst test) box. The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America.

Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig, 1921 (German language), Band 28 (first edition), pictorial stiff card boards decorated with period geometric design (paper), cloth backstrip, octavo, 21 x 15 cm, colour frontispiece and 32 black and white plates, 15 pages text. Near Fine Condition, shows very well, pages clean, binding firm, light rubbing to label, cockling of pages at spine (typical for series), minimal board curl. In 1907, the art historian Georg Biermann and the publisher Werner Klinkhardt founded the Klinkhardt & Biermann publishing bookstore in Leipzig. The series "Junge Kunst" (New Art), a modern art-historical collection of bibliophile monographs on the European avant-garde of the early 20th century, caused a sensation. There were already proven but also developing artists such as Max Pechstein, Pablo Picasso, Emil Nolde, Heinrich Campendonk, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Otto Dix, Oskar Kokoschka, Vincent van Gogh or Paul Klee. Lodewijk Schelfhout (1881-1943) was a Dutch… Read More

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1983. 1st Edition, 1st Printing 1993, Signed by author on title page. Hardcover (with jacket), pp.248, 21 x 14 cm, quarter bound (mid blue paper over boards, dark blue cloth over spine), jacket with Union Jack design. Condition is Very Good in Very Good - book has hint of lean, jacket has minimal edge wear/chipping, internal tanning on spine.

Rizzoli,Milan 1980. Classici Dell'Arte Edition (Italian language). Hardcover, 31cm+ tall, no dust jacket, with pictorial boards - rear featuring Erik Larsen photo. Book has many full page lavish colour illustration, bibliographic and catalogue details. Very Good - text and images are clean and bright, upper board lifting slightly, light edge wear particularly at spine top and bottom. Essential information for the Van Dyck enthusiast.

Francis Vincent, Paris France, n.d. [1980-1982]. 14 sheets photocopied and side-stapled (as published). Poetry and stories: some pieces in English; others in French. Interesting collages with images of Zappa overlaid over pages of a French kitchen hardware catalog. In good Good condition - some corner-wear and coffee staining (limited). Exceedingly Rare French fanzine L'œil de Zappa (The Eye of Zappa) was published 1980-1982. Francis Vincent is of course a nickname; the actual author was probably Dominique Chevalier. According to the alt.fan.frank-zappa faq there should be in total 6 issues (The 1st 5 issues were photocopied and stapled). A well-produced informative fanzine, dedicated (truly) to Frank Zappa. Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture, though he always had and maintains a dedicated… Read More