Search Results: Titles starting with L from Pegasus Book Orphanage

Lerner Publications Co, Minneapolis 1992 Illustrated board covers, 6½" x 8¾", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket The road to the writing of OZ was not an easy one for L Frank Baum. He endured personal misfortune and financial difficulties, failed at several careers before becoming a top children's author. He wrote 13 more OZ book, over 60 books in all; and despite the enduring popularity of his books, they have often been denounced as unsuitable for young readers. This is his fascinating life.

Chatto and Windus, London - first UK edition 1963 Hardcover, 8¾" x 5½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, pocket etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Light-blue cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, bibliography, notes and references, and index. This is the first full-length study of L P Hartley's work (made during his lifetime, 1895 - 1972, and with his assistance, and unpublished materials). Hartley's trilogy, Eustace and Hilda, and subsequence fiction has recurrent themes of explosive inter-class sexual liaisons, and Peter Bien's treatment of this conflict between moral and aesthetic values is intelligent, exact and stimulating.

Pelican Publishing Co, Gretna - first hardcover edition 1990 hardcover, 6¼" x 9¼", with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket The recipe for Creole cooking starts with the French love of manipulating anything edible into a savoury dish. This, combined with the Spanish gusto for piquancy, the native African ability for developing a slow cooking method to perfection, and the gift of herbs and spices from the Indians, makes for tasty beginnings of Creole cooking. Among the many mouth-watering Creole dishes here are gumbos, remoulade sauce, grillades and grits, chittlins, red beans, pecan pralines, beignets etc.

Jonathan Cape, London 1953 hardcover, 5½" x 8", with dust jacket Note: the Title Page has been removed from this copy, otherwise it's a GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Monica Sutherland's study of La Fontaine's life and his not inconsiderable literary output is the first written in English. It presents this great French writer in a biography that cannot fail to interest. La Fontaine was no sedentary author: his life was eventful in a period that was not restful (1621 - 95). He flourished during the reign of Louis XIV, and his 'Fables Choisies' are known in translation to young and old alike.

Little Brown & Co, London 1994 Hardcover, with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Jeanne Moreau has become one of the few true screen goddesses of the French cinema. At age 20 she was offered an unprecedented four-year contract by 'Comedie Francaise' and was praised for the latent sexuality she bought to her roles. Her formidable talent for acting, coupled with an ambivalent sexuality, soon marked her as the leading lady of French cinema, outshining even Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve. This book follows her to Hollywood, marriage, a singing career, and love affairs. Book includes over 30 b&w photographs, filmography and Awards.

The University of North Carolina Press 1981 Large format soft cover Some underlining to text, notes inside back cover, previous owner's name on top corner of cover and inside cover, but binding tight and text clean and bright. Covers impression materials, gypsum products, casts, models, dies, waxes, polymer science, dental polymers, prosthetics, metallurgy, alloys, combustion, burners and blowpipes, casting procedures, soldering and welding, porcelain, cements, amalgam and much more. B&W photos, charts and illustrations.

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK - new edition 1983 Hardcover, 8¾" x 5½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, rear barcode etc. Internal barcode cut from ffep. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dj Red cloth-bound boards with 20 b&w photographs and 2 illustrations in text, appendix (lace anecdotes), bibliography, and index. The pillow-lace maker weaves threads between pins on a cushion, the threads being wound on bobbins, and over a hundred bobbins might be used for the more complex patterns. This book provides information for the collector of lace bobbins - the different materials from which they are made (bone, wood, pewter, glass etc), and their different ornamentation and inscriptions.

Lustre Press PVT Ltd India 1989 hard cover + dust jacket Very good book in very good dustjacket with a small tear at the back A comprehensive introduction to Ladakh, its vibrant and diverse people and the composite culture they have evolved, often esoteric but humane and appealing in its simplicity. Many beautiful colour photographs.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London - 1984 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Jacket top edge is ragged, including 3½ x 1½cm gap. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket This is the first full-scale study of ladies-in-waiting at the English royal court from Tudor times. Some were drawn by the process of political power (Lucy, Countess of Carlisle; Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, for example); others became royal mistresses (the rapacious Lady Castlemaine or the Countess of Suffolk); while other ladies came to find husbands. Combining anecdote with searching analysis, this is a social history at its most colourful and entertaining. Includes 16 pages of illustrations.

Christopher Johnson, London 1955 hard cover + dust jacket Some shelfwear to boards and dustjacket, but overall very good book in very good dj The author (a crippled doctor) tells the intimate story of his professional life and his more difficult cases. He lifts the cloak of professional secrecy as he describes the circumstances of his decision to specialize in maternity, his apprenticeship, and his more mature years of professional responsibility.

Alan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester, UK 1985 Hardcover with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers and excised barcode, etc. GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Here is the story of two Victorian blue-stockings who journeyed by camel across the Sinai desert to the remote monastery of St Catherine's. The pair were incredibly learned, unbelievably eccentric, remarkably long-lived and wholly inseparable. They discovered a very early Syriac verson of the gospels which led to a sensational Codex and widespread furore.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Clapham High Street, London 1985 hardcover, 24 x 16cms (9½" x 6¼"), with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Mary Curzon was one of the most remarkable women of her generation. As an intelligent and attractive American, she captivated society on both sides of the Atlantic. As wife of George Curzon, Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905, she was the youngest woman to become Vicereine and the only American to attain that supreme position. Lady Curzon's letters are fresh, coloutful, describing - often with humour - the durbars, levees and receptions, as well as the greulling journeys she underwent as Vicereine. Book includes 15 b&w photographs

Presido Press, Novato, CA, 1997 Hardcover with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Irene Brion was part of Macarthur's GHQ in New Guinea. Douglas Macarthur said that WACs were his best soldiers; they worked harder, complained less, and were better disciplined. Book has approx. 40 b&w photographs.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York 1969 hardcover, 6" x 8½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, pocket and stickers. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Good Queen Anne, Anne of England, was the last of the Stuarts. A lonely girl, she saw the crown pass from her uncle, Charles II, to her father, James II, and to her sister, Mary of Orange, before she became monarch with her devoted husband, George of Denmark, at her side. During her reign, 1702 - 1714, she effected union with Scotland, and through the military victories of the Duke of Marlborough, she set England on a course that would place it securely among the great powers of the world. Book includes a genealogical chart of the Stuarts, and eight photographs.

Cardinal / Sphere, publishers, London - 1974 boxed softcover pair, 5¼" x 8" (x 2") Boxed set of 2 softcover books in GOOD condition In this highly entertaining and readable biography, Ralph Martin paints a vivid portrait of Jennie Jerome, the remarkable American who dazzled the society of Edwardian England, married Lord Randolph Churchill and became the driving force behind his political career. After the death of her husband in 1895, she turned her attention to her brilliant eldest son, Winston Churchill. Illustrated with many b&w photographs. Packed books weigh 1¼kgs - expect slightly-higher-than-usual shipping cost.

Doubleday & Co, publishers, New York 1978 hardcover, 5¾" x 8½", with dust jacket VERY GOOD book with untrimmed foredges in VERY GOOD protected, unclipped dust jacket. Lady Victoria Sackville was born in 1862, the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish dancer and Lionel Sackville-West, a distinguished British diplomat. Part of the fascination of her story is how that irregular birth affected her life and how she learned to triumph over its liabilities and skillfully manipulate its assets to her advantage. She enchanted the major artistic and political figures of her time.

Hodder & Stoughton, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK - 1979 hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with unclipped dust jacket Jacket has wear to top edge and sealed tear. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Here is the story of a man who turned a small family business into a building and civil engineering concern of international proportions - Sir John Laing. He was ahead of his time with employee benefits (paid leave, pensions, bonuses, payment by results, company shares for workers, etc). Laing was a Christain, an uncomplicated man with a forthright business mind.

Souvenir Press, London - first UK edition 1984 Hardcover with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD dust jacket Translated from the Dutch by Adreienne Dixon. Black cloth-bound hardcover, 8.75" x 5.5", with silver spine type, 41 b/w photographs, line drawings & maps. Horrific wartime experiences on a sensitive Dutch mind - German navy, Russian Front, Dresden, POW.

W H Allen & Co, London - first UK edition 1972 hardcover, 5½" x 8¾", with dust jacket Inscription to previous owner on free endpaper. Jacket protected under transparent covering. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket The authors of this biography have researched their subject deeply. They have spoken with scores of informed people who talked about the lana Turner they know; and, for the first time, stripped of myth or pressagentry, a portrait emerges of a remarkable woman, star and legend. Men, sex, materialism and tremendous career drive have dominated and engulfed her life and image.

Lancashire County Cricket Club, UK 1964 hardcover, 8½" x 12", with dust jacket Minor wear to jacket edges. VERY GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Dark-green cloth-bound boards with gold title and red rose emblem to front, 12 duotone portraits, many b&w photographs, and advertisements. If you have a mere passing interest in Lancashire cricket, the pages of this book will capture your attention and help you re-live the drama and suspense of many Old Trafford matches. Anecdotes, year-by-year highlights covering 100 years.