Search Results: Titles starting with L from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

Chicago: Swallow, 1959. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Very nice paperback copy of the first volume of Nin's ongoing novel (where volume 4 is "A Spy in the House Of Love"). Small scrape to front panel, small discoloration to rear, otherwise near fine in vivid red and white wraps. Original price on front cover $2.75.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1951. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Third impression--a novel presenting a possible history of the relationship between John Singer Sargent and Isabella Gardner. This copy is somewhat odd in that the previous owner has laid or pasted in various clippings related to this pair, including a Life magazine article about Mrs. Gardner. Other than these...enhancements? Third impression. This is VG, no jacket save for rear flap, with a little discoloration to endpaprers where protective plastic covering was affixed with acidic tape.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author (inscribed: "To Alex Rivas, & staying cool on the lake", dated 10-10-02). A very nice copy of this coming of age novel from Chicago-area author Cohen. First edition, fine in a very near to fine jacket.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A very nice copy of this coming of age novel from Chicago-area author Cohen. First edition, fine in a nf jacket. Appears to be an unread copy.

New York: Pantheon, 2005. Advance Reader's Copy . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Novel of a lazy Northern Michigan summer and the interaction between townies, tourists, and Native Americans. Fine in pictoral wraps, this is an Advance Reader's Copy.

New York: Random House, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Debut novel, this is a very fine Advance Reader's Copy in pictorial wraps.

Harper & Row, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. Wheeling, Lynn. A Weekly Reader edition of this fun book for early readers, the "further adventures of the family from Flat Stanley." The Flat Stanley books have recently been reprinted and are enjoying a nice comeback with young readers. This picture cover is in great shape, minor rubbing to spine and some bumping but no marks to the interior.

Rand McNally. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Neill, John R.. Nice later reprint of this Oz title. Small bend to lower front corner, light soil to heavy paper wraps, with a very small pen mark lower front.

Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. A Whitman Big-Little Book, #2004. Nice and tight, interior pages are browning but no chips or tears, colors are bright and cheerful. Cover has wear to extremities, corners bumped, .39 price printed on front cover, back cover lists 12 titles, this being the 4th.

New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. America's leading writer of sports books spends some time with the basketball players of the Patriot League, one of America's smallest division 1 conferences. He uncovers the pure joy these players take in competition. Fine in a fine jacket, appears unread, this is a first printing.

New York : Grove Press, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A scarce first printing of Selby's influential novel. Not price clipped, the jacket bears the original $5 price, and the catalog number GP-304 at the base of the jacket spine and on the flap. First printing stated on the copyright page. The book is square and tight, with a touch of soil to the bottom edge and a couple of faint spots to the fore-edge. Jacket is quite good, with a couple of minute tears to the top edge, and a little creasing to the front panel. Overall quite a nice unmarked copy. In protective mylar

New York: Doubleday, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of widely praised early novel by Bausch. Near fine (remainder spray to bottom edge) in a price clipped jacket. In protective mylar.

New York: Union Sqaure Press, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Lovely copy of this look at the long troubled saga of the Lincoln family. Concludes with an odd tale of what may have been a scheme to capture the Lincoln fortune by the family chauffeur, who was perhaps, just maybe, D.B. Cooper? Really? Fine in a fine jacket. First printing.

New York: Rayo, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author and dated in the year of publication.Inventive novel of the 20s from this Cuban author--appears to be author's first translated work. Two protagonists embark on an eventful journey to see a performance by a renowned Italian actress. This is near fne, in a VG+ jacket--a touch of wear to jacket edges, front flap folded a bit unevenly. Small bends to a couple of lower page corners. First printing.

New York: Rayo, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author and dated in the year of publication.Inventive novel of the 20s from this Cuban author--appears to be author's first translated work. Two protagonists embark on an eventful journey to see a performance by a renowned Italian actress. This is near fne, in a like jacket--a touch of wear to jacket edges. First printing.

Sourcebooks, 2003. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. First paperback printing. Near fine in pictorial wraps. Very minor bumps to top front, bottom rear covers

Arcade, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine advance reader's copy of powerful debut novel. "A cross between Zadie Smith and Vikram Seth" says the Hindustan Times. Tiny nick to edge, else fine.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Quite nice first printing of this adult novel from the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Near fine (owner's initials on front endpaper) in a fine jacket. Likely unread.

New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this highly entertaining novel from the author of Iron and Silk. A young orphan, raised by monks, is sent from China to San Francisco to retrieve a missing Sutra. A couple of page corners slightly bent, minimal wear to jacket. Very good in a near fine jacket.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Lee, Alan. British first of sequel to Mythago Wood. Near fine copy in fine jacket, in protective mylar. Wonderful full-cover illustration. A beautiful copy--one or two page corners have tiny bend.