Search Results: Titles starting with L from Bloomsbury Books

Los Angeles, CA: T.V.X. Ltd.. Offered is the February 1978 issue of LA MOVIN' - an underground newspaper issued out of Los Angeles, California. A left-folded newspaper measuring 11-1/2" by 15-1/8" and containing 24 pages including front and rear covers. No indication of issue number or date, but probable February 1978 issue. Too non-mainstream for the supermarket, and probably sold out of street vending machines, a folded tabloid newspaper containing articles, news, entertainment, reviews, and resources for the Los Angeles reader. Well-illustrated with photos, highlights include: Plans "Anti-Clothes" Campaign (four photos of Janine Dietch); A Little Bad Time For Miss Camp Pendleton: Beauty Queen Victimized by Polly Warfield (on Deborah Marie Boldo); The Tubes: Still Plugged In (Fee Waybill and Michael Cotten interviewed); The Clint Eastwood of Rock n' Roll (John Stewart interviewed); photospread of MacArthur Park (downtown Los Angeles); Sextette: Mae West (with six photos… Read More

Paris, France: Editions Max Eschig, 1948. Book. VG+. Soft cover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 20 pages including front and rear covers with 14 pages containing music and lyrics in French. Light, narrow yellow stain to left area of front cover; "Paris, Sept. 1952" written in light blue pen to upper edge of front cover; pages lightly age-yellowed as per paper stock used..

Cincinnati, OH: J. R. Hawley & Co.. L'Africaine: Third Opera Festival, Music Hall (1883) Cincinnati (Ohio): Libretto, Programmes and Diagrams, Compiled from the Official Announcements (Original Opera Festival Program). A left-stapled soft cover measuring 6-7/8" by nearly 10-1/2" and containing 44 pages including front and rear covers. Eight quarter pages to the first several pages in the program list the opera performances - Verdi's La Traviata, Meyerbeer's L'Africaine, Belli's La Sonnambula, Rossini's William Tell, Rossini's Semiramide; Wagner's Flying Dutchman; Mozart's Don Giovanni; and Wagner's Lohengrin - for each of the eight days at Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio (from Monday Evening, January 29th [1883] to Saturday Evening, February 3d [1883]) as well as the names of the Characters and Vocal Performers. The first several pages also contain charming, historical advertisements, including a full-page steel engraving of the Wm. G. Fischer &… Read More

Bruxelles, Belgium: Editions Meddens, 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. In lightly age-yellowed dust jacket showing tiny corner chip, light edge wear in places..

New York, NY: Published by Author, 1975. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Offered is a first edition, second printing of "Love Is Not Enough" written by Raymond Charles Barker and published by the author in 1975 out of New York City. A left-stapled pamphlet with glossy covers measuring 4" by 6-1/2" and containing 20 internal pages. Dr. Barker begins, "We have had preachers, and others who have believed themselves to be sincere in their faith, who have prattled about love ever since time began - or at least since Christianity began. Love is not emphasized so much in the Old Testament as it is in the New Testament, and that may have been a point of wisdom. But, all along the line countless numbers of people have stoutly declared, 'Love conquers all.' Well, does it?" Condition: outer covers show faint stains from previous moisture exposure (covers a bit stiff as a result); staples lightly rusted..

Philadelphia, PA: American Lutheran Church, 1970. Book. Fine. Wraps. 1st Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. A left-folded tract measuring 3-1/2" by 5-1/2" and containing 10 pages including front and rear covers. Illustrated throughout, a tract is an appeal for donations. It begins "A REAL DOLLAR! You earned it all yourself! - BUT - IS IT ALL YOUR MONEY?" and continues throughout, ending with "So take a love trip. Give a dime (or at least a nickel) or maybe a quarter of that dollar you earned. It's a way of saying 'Thank-you' to God - and a big 'I love you' to a lot of people who need your love.".

No Place: United Artists Corporation, 1980. Book. VG+. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A quality, glossy advance screening program containing two pages (one sheet - cover and verso) measuring 8-1/2" by 12". The front cover contains a delightful illustration; the rear cover contains a list of The Players and The Film-Makers. Light corner wear..

Mexico City, Mexico: Asociacion Mexicana De La Cruz Roja, 1946. Book. Very Good. Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A quality magazine printed with glossy covers and containing 56 internal pages. Text is in Spanish. Containing articles and news, well-illustrated with photographs. The front cover photograph is of "Banquete en Londres a los Delagados de la Cruz Mexicana." Condition: internal pages lightly age-yellowed; short closed tear to each of upper and lower narrow outer spine edges; light cover wear..

Mexico City, Mexico: Asociacion Mexicana De La Cruz Roja, 1947. Book. Very Good. Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A quality magazine printed with glossy covers and containing 64 internal pages. Text is in Spanish. Containing articles and news, well-illustrated with photographs. The front cover photograph is of "S.G.M. Beatriz / Gentil Reina de la Cruz Roja, Delegacion en Tampico. Tamps., abandona el Foro del Teatro donde fue Coronada." Condition: internal pages lightly age-yellowed; small chip to each of upper and lower narrow outer spine edges; light cover wear..

Quebec, Canada: Imprimerie Franciscaine Missionnaire, 1964. Book. VG+. Soft cover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A left-stapled softcover containing 32 pages. Text is in French. Covers lightly sunned; light corner wear..

Strasbourg, France: La Nuee Bleue, 1996. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Issued in softcover only. Text is in French. Containing essays and poetry, well-illustrated with photographs. Dust jacket shows wear to upper narrow spine edge..

Quebec, Canada: Quebec, 1962. Book. VG+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A left-stapled softcover containing 48 pages. Text is in French. Covers lightly sunned in places; very small, light corner crease..

Argentina: No Publisher, 1949. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A left-stapled softcover containing 94 internal pages. Text is in French. With contributions by numerous political, business, and intellectual leaders, including Vincente Ruviera Feito; Juan Arevalo; Florentine Quiroz; James Fitzpatrick; Andre Pujol; Thomas Greenwood; John Dos Passos; many others. Pages age-yellowed as per paper stock used; covers show light edge and corner wear in places..

Paris, France: Editions Max Eschig. Sheet music containing 12 pages including front and rear covers with 6 pages containing music and lyrics in French and Spanish. Pages age-yellowed; former owner's name written in pen to upper edge of front cover; "$2.50" written in pen to lower right corner of front cover; covers detached but present (the covers can be easily re-attached by clear tape); periodic pen notes throughout score by former owner; covers show periodic edge and corner wear. . Fair. Sheet Music. First Edition. 1937.

New York, NY: The Humboldt Publishing Co.. Offered is Issue No. 60 of "Twentieth Century Library: Published Monthly" (February 1895) published by The Humboldt Publishing Co. out of New York City (this is the same company that published "Twentieth Century: A Weekly Radical Magazine"). This issue features the topic "Labor Saving Machinery" by Dingman Versteeg. A small magazine measuring nearly 5" by 7-1/4" and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. The Contents are: Introduction; Cities; Civilization; Political Supremacy; The Good Old Times; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Commerce; Art; Stores; Employment; Woman and Child Labor; Difference in Wages; Over-Production; and The Labor Question. In support of labor-saving machinery, the author writes: "It is to production-increasing appliances therefore, to the inventors, that the workers must first of all look for a radical improvement in their condition in the future, as they have already done much… Read More

Chicago, IL: Labor Today Associates. Offered is the May 1975 (Vol. 14 No. 5) issue of "Labor Today: The Rank and File in Action" published by Labor Today Associates out of Chicago, Illinois. A left-folded newspaper (and folded in half once again, as issued, to display half-page front and rear covers); when unfolded measures 11-3/8" by 15-1/2" and contains eight total pages. Contents include: Break Monopoly's Grip: United labor action can halt depression by Fred Gaboury; 'Last Hired - First Fired': Racism in hiring means racism in layoffs by Jim Williams; Racist Diversion: Crackdown on aliens aimed at unionists; West Virginia Election Victories: Miners show way for political action; centerfold Labor leaders call for new priorities (with portrait photo of, and quote from, Albert J. Fitzgerald; Harry Bridges; Jack Spiegel; William Lucy; Floyd Smith; Patrick E. Gorman; Edward Sadlowski; John Henning; Coleman Young, Mayor of Detroit); Don't Blame the Arabs: Oil crisis… Read More

London, England: Soviet News, 1946. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A stapled pamphlet containing 44 internal pages, well-illustrated with photographs. Covers show light corner wear..

Arte Publico Press, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

Washington, D.C.: Lambda Rising, Inc.. Offered is the September-October 1993 (Volume 4 No. 1) issue of Lambda Book Report: A Review of Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Literature publishing by Lambda Rising, Inc. out of Washington, D.C. A left-stapled magazine printed on quality paper with glossy covers and containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With articles, reviews, and listings of current gay and lesbian titles, highlights include: What's So Bad About Being In Love? In Defense of the Coming Out Novel by Diane Salvatore; A Slogan on A Stick: How Oregon's Writers Fought Measure 9 by Lee Lynch; Letter From Montreal by Patrick Gordon (on L'Androgyne, Montreal's Librairie Gaie, Lesbienne et Feministe); book review entitled Bastard, Coward, Thief, Faggot, Genius by Felice Picano (Jean Genet, A Biography by Edmund White reviewed); book review Arrested Innocence by Christopher Bram (While England Sleeps by David Leavitt reviewed); column Preston on Publishing by John Preston… Read More

Las Vegas, NV: Vegas Seven. A large, newsprint magazine with glossy covers, measuring 9-3/4" by 11-3/4" and containing 80 pages including front and rear covers. Of particular interest is the front cover artwork of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao by Nigel Buchanan entitled "MAYWEATHER vs. PACQUIAO" with inside feature article entitled "And the Winner Will Be" by Scott Spreitzer ("Can Pacquiao hand Mayweather his first defeat? The smart money says no") with two photographs. With related articles, with photos, "Brawl About the Benjamins" by Camille Cannon ("A look at the money and mayhem surrounding the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight"); "Always Ready to Rumble" by Matt Jacob and Mike Grimala ("The Fan Man. The Bite Fight. The eight most ferocious minutes in boxing history. No city has hosted more legendary mega-fights than Las Vegas. Here are our seven favorites"); Jim Lampley interviewed by Matt Jacob ("The… Read More