Search Results: Titles starting with L from CraigsClassics

This is a French-language edition of "L'Art Japonais (JAPANESE ART)" by Louis Gonse. Circa early 1900's (there is no date of publication stated); Societe Francaise D'Editions D'Art; Paris. The book is written entirely in French. Richly illustrated with drawings throughout (some of which are full-page). Ribbon page marker. The contents are as follows: La Peinture ("The Painting"); L'Architecture ("Architecture"); La Sculpture ("The Sculpture"); La Ciselure ("The Carving"); Les Laques ("Lacquers"); Les Tissus ("Tissues"); La Ceramique ("Ceramics"); Les Estampes ("Prints"). There is a Table of Contents at the back.Condition:Light soiling to the covers and spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the rear hinge before the last end paper - despite the crack, the back cover is still firmly attached and is not shaky. The pages are age-toned, though not brittle. There are occasional pencil notations/underlines to the pages; a few random pages were found with a small tear at the outer… Read More

This is a scarce, complete 6-volume "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE" Wee Little Books set by Harold Gray with original storage box. 1934; Whitman Publishing Co.; Racine, Wisconsin. All books are illustrated and in terrific condition. The set contains the following 6 books:* Little Orphan Annie Finds Mickey* Little Orphan Annie and Daddy Warbucks* Little Orphan Annie and the Lucky Knife* Little Orphan Annie and the Pinch-Pennys* Little Orphan Annie and Her Dog Sandy* Little Orphan Annie at Happy HomeCondition:"Finds Mickey" and "Happy Home" have some wear at the top edge of the spine...otherwise, the books are in terrific condition with no other condition issues found. All books are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. All books appear unread with clean pages and no writing, stains, tears or foxing found. The slip case is clean with no stains and only a tiny tear at one corner by the opening. Overall the set is in great condition.

"LITTLE PAUL" from the "Dombey and Son" of Charles Dickens. Circa 1850's (there is no date of publication stated); Redfield; New York. Illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard. Scarce volume from the 6-volume "DICKENS' LITTLE FOLKS" series which was "undertaken with a view of supplying the want of a class of books for children, of a vigorous, manly tone, combined with a plain and concise mode of narration." "With this view, the career of [Little Paul has] been detached from the large mass of matter with which [he was] originally connected, and presented, in the author's own language, to a new class of readers, to whom the little volumes will, we doubt not, be as attractive as the larger originals have so long proved to the general public."Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; 1" cloth tear at the top-right corner of the spine; horizontal crease across the front cover which is also visible on the opposite side of the board. Occasional foxing and staining to the pages (heaviest on end… Read More

This is an amazing, handmade, one-of-a-kind calligraphic manuscript containing handwriting examples of "The Lord's Prayer" written in 112 different languages. Circa 1860's - 1880's (the book is undated); there is no indication as to who had created the book, or where. Handsome leather binding with gilt decorations on the covers, spine, and board edges; marbled end papers; gilt page edges on all sides. The handmade title page features a beautiful decorative color border around the handwritten title, which reads: "The Prayer of our Lord Written in Various Languages and Characters in Propaganda." Interspersed within the book are full-page illustrations of various landmarks and regions from around the globe (the illustrations were presumably taken from another book). Each prayer is beautifully and neatly scripted in black ink, and the pages are hand-numbered in ink at the upper-outer corners - - much care was taken in creating this wonderful book.The 112 languages are as follows (Note: the spelling of… Read More

This is an antique, French language edition of "La Vie et Les Aventures de ROBINSON CRUSOE" (The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe) by Daniel Defoe. 1869; Librairie de L. Hachette; Paris. "Edition abregee a l'usage des enfants" (abridged edition for children). Nicely illustrated with 40 engravings. The book is written entirely in French.Condition:The book has been rebound with modern covers/spine and end papers; all original pages from the half title page at the front to the printer's information page at the back are present. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the majority of the pages are clean and white with the exception of a dark stain (foxing?) spot that starts at the half title page and get gradually smaller and lighter until it disappears around page 9. Page 119 also has a small, dark stain spot at the top edge. A few pages at the front have an old name written in both pen and pencil. A few random pages were found that have a small tear at an outer edge; page… Read More

This is an antique directory for the New Hampshire Lakes Region, "Laconia City Directory 1922 - 1923 Including Lakeport and the Weirs." 1922; Union Publishing Company; Boston. "Containing a General Directory of the Citizens, a Classified Business Directory, Street Directory, a Record of the City Government, Institutions, Societies, etc." Also included is an original advertisers payment slip dated 1922 for a business once located on Main Street.Condition:The lettering on the spine has mostly faded. Shelf wear along the edges of the boards. Worn cover corners. There is a crack at the rear hinge between the end paper and pastedown resulting in the back cover being shaky. Occasional light staining along the top page edges. Overall the directory is in Good- condition.

This is the first Dutch edition of "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER" by D.H. Lawrence - complete unexpurgated edition. 1956 1st edition thus; William Heinemann; The Hague. The book is written entirely in English. From the dust jacket: "Lady Chatterley's Lover was Lawrence's last novel. On it he lavished especial care and into it he put his final message. Lady Chatterley and the game-keeper Mellors he holds up as an example to an industrial age suffering from 'sex in the head,' 'a new phallic tenderness between man and woman.' Lawrence prophecied that it would only bring him more hatred and abuse. His intuition was, as usual, right - but only temporarily. Lady Chatterley's Lover has long been acknowledged to be a novel of great power and beauty."Condition:Clean covers; light soiling at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The pages are age-toned and clean with only a thin, light stain at the top edge of the… Read More

Nice condition early copy of "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER" by D.H. Lawrence with its uncommon, original dust jacket. 1933 1st edition thus, 2nd impression (stated); The Odyssey Press; Hamburg, Germany. Softcover. This edition contains an "Open Letter to the Public" written by Frieda Lawrence (D.H.'s wife) providing reasons why this may be the most important of the three versions of the novel: first authorized unexpurgated edition; properly edited ("stripped of all the little typographical mistakes in the original edition"); affordably priced "Cheap Edition" ("issued at a price that would bring the book within reach of everybody"). Though in poor condition, the original front and back covers of the dust jacket are included (the spine is missing). The book had been banned in the United States and England for obscenity - at the bottom of the back cover is printed the following: "Not to be Introduced into the British Empire or the U.S.A." There is an advertisement for James Joyce's "ULYSSES" at the… Read More

This is an unusual, early copy of "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER" by D.H. Lawrence. Early pirated edition "privately printed" in Florence, Italy in 1928 (following the original publication in Paris the same year). This copy has old newspaper articles regarding the book's censorship laid-in at the front. (A few loose clippings were also found.)Condition:Clean back cover; there are a few small, light stains on the front cover; staining on the label on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Censorship newspaper clippings have been laid-in at the front on the title page and the facing end paper resulting in tanned outlines of the articles (see photo). Pages 5-8 each have two horizontal tears that span the width of the pages from the inner edge by the spine to the outer edge. Page 365 has a 3/4" tear at the top edge. Aside from the tears, the text pages are in nice condition - lightly age-toned and clean with no other notable issues found. Overall the book is… Read More

"The Land of Gold - or, Three Years in California" by Rev. Walter Colton. 1886; Cleaves, MacDonald & Co.; Boston. The book features full-page illustrated plates and a large facsimile fold-out "Declaration of Rights in the Constitution of California, and the Signatures of the Members of the Convention." Marbled page edges on all sides of the text block. Here are a few examples of the contents: First Discovery of Gold; Wild Indians on Board Ship; First Newspaper Published in California; Whales in the Bay; The Two Gamblers; Ladies on Horseback; Merriment in Death; Los Angeles Taken; Mormons; Fire on the Mountains; Pistols and Pillows; Defeat of San Pedro; Gambling in Prison; Indian and His Squaw on the Hunt; San Jose Garrisoned; A California Rain; Escape of Convicts; The Grizzly Bear; Habits of the Natives; Insurrection in the North; Egg-breaking Festivities; Destruction of Dogs; Birthday of Washington; Ladies with Firearms; Slip of the Gallows Rope; Effects of the Gold Fever; Band of Wild Horses; A… Read More

"Landmarks in the Old Bay State" (Massachusetts) by William R. Comer. 1911 1st edition published by the author in Norwood, MA. The book features dozens of black & white photographs. Landmarks include Faneuil Hall, Old Corner Bookstore, The Old Boston Stone, Old South Church, Hancock House, King's Chapel, Longfellow House, Old Custom House, The Washington Elm, Old State House, Boston Museum, Adams House, First New England Shoe Factory...and many more.From the author's Preface: "The author has been, for a long term of years, with the Youth's Companion as their travelling representative, and has had exceptional opportunity for obtaining pictures of old buildings, tablets, trees, etc.; also, of hearing the old tales and stories connected with homes that have been occupied by members of the same families for several generations. In compiling this book, the author is largely indebted to facts gained from old manuscripts and other sources. Trusting that it may be interesting as well as… Read More

Scarce, antique copy of "LAUGHLAND - A Merry Minstrel Book" by Harry Newton. 1909; T.S. Denison & Company; Chicago. "Grins, giggles, tickles, bits of fun, nifty rhymes, cross-fire conversations, rapid repartees, little talking skits, minstrel monologues and stump speeches." There are illustrations at the front and back of the book. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. Condition: Light soiling to the covers; 1/2" tear at the upper-right corner of the spine; crease at lower-right corner of front cover. Tight binding. No loose pages. Light staining at the bottom edge of the last dozen or so pages. Ten or so pages with some pencil writing and marks (heaviest o pages 48 & 49); occasional small stains.

"A Leaf of Grass from Shady Hill" with a Review of Walt Whitman's LEAVES OF GRASS by Charles Eliot Norton in 1855. 1928 1st edition; Harvard University Press; Cambridge, MA. With a frontispiece photograph of Norton and F.J. Child "about 1854." From the Preface: "This little book, printed to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Charles Eliot Norton, contains a poem by him, inspired by Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass,' and also his review of that work, printed anonymously in Putnam's Monthly for September, 1855. The introductory essay gives the evidence for ascribing both the poem and the review to Norton, together with a few notes on his attitude toward Whitman in 1855 and thereafter." Norton was an American author, social critic, and Harvard professor whom "many of his contemporaries considered the most cultivated man in the United States."

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Clean back cover and spine; tiny, light stain at the top of the front cover; sharp cover corners. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Tight… Read More

Antique leatherbound set of "Lectures on History and General Policy" by Joseph Priestly. 1803 1st American edition (stated); P. Byrne; Philadelphia. Complete in 2 volumes. "To Which is Prefixed an Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life. And an Additional Lecture on the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES." With a 4-page publisher's catalog at the end of volume I. An English chemist, natural philosopher, theologian and political theorist who published over 150 works, Priestly has been credited with the discovery of oxygen, having isolated it in its gaseous state.Volume I contains 32 lectures; Volume II contains 37 lectures - here are a few examples of the contents:* Of the Constitution of the United States of North America* Of Democracy* Of a State of Barbarism* Of Despotic Government* Of Aristocracy* Of Political and Civil Liberty* Of the Feudal System, &c.* Rise of Corporations* Of Laws* Of an Attention to Agriculture* Use of Colonies to a Commercial State* Of Politeness* Of… Read More

This is an antique issue of "The Leisure Hour Library" publication that contains four works by Charles Dickens, as follows: Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Stories (comprised of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, The Cricket on the Hearth, and The Chimes). Published September 7, 1889 by F.M. Lupton in New York (Volume III, No. 259). All works are "unchanged and unabridged." The front cover features an illustration of "Dolly Varden" from Barnaby Rudge. Softcover.Condition:Clean front cover; the back cover has a small tear at the top edge and a small, dark stain spot at the bottom edge. The paper over the spine is present and has not chipped away, though there are a few tears along the edges. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Great condition interior - clean with no writing, stains or foxing found; a few random pages have creased corners from being folded. The outer edge of the back cover and a few other random pages have small tears along the perimeter. Overall in very good condition.

This is a handsome, richly illustrated copy of "Les Artistes Francais Contemporains, Peintres - Sculpteurs" ("The Contemporary Artists of France, Painters - Sculptors") by Victor Fournel. 1884 1st edition; Alfred Mame et Fils; Tours, France. The book is written completely in French. Nicely bound with marbled covers, a leather spine with five raised bands and gilt lettering/decorations, marbled end papers, and gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. Beautifully illustrated with full-page plates and in-text engravings throughout. There is a Table of Contents and a Table of Engravings at the back.Condition:Clean covers and spine. Bright gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. Bumped cover corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end paper and pastedown (despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly in place and is not shaky). Previous owner's bookplate affixed to front pastedown. The text pages are in excellent condition - clean and… Read More

"Letters to a Young Physician" by James Jackson. 1861 5th edition (stated); Ticknor and Fields; New York. With an old inscription written by Harrison Loring (founder of City Point Works in Boston) to a doctor at the front. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the author's Introduction: "It is my object in these letters to point out to you in a familiar manner whatever occurs to me as likely to aid you, and which the books do not say much about. I shall not be perfectly methodical, yet I shall endeavor to hold to some plan."Condition:Clean front cover and spine; stain spots on the back cover; tiny cloth tears at the top 2 corner tips; bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are lightly age-toned but clean with only a tiny tear at the outer edge of pages 3-10. A front end paper has an old inscription written in pencil to a doctor. Overall the book is in very good condition.

This is a handsome, early collection of two volumes from the "Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq." - Together with Several Other Pieces on Various Subjects. 1774 3rd edition (stated); J. Dodsley; London. "Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, from the Originals Now in Her Possession." This collection constitutes two volumes (volumes II & III) of the complete four-volume set. Nicely bound in full leather with gilt decorations on the spine, gilt borders along the perimeter of the covers, marbled end papers, gilt accents at the outer edges of the boards, ribbon page markers, five raised bands on the spine, and gilt accents along the border of the inside covers.

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Nice leather covers with only a couple scuff lines to the front cover of vol II. The title labels on the spines are missing; a bit of the volume label of vol II has chipped away at the bottom-left corner. The top and bottom edges of the spines are… Read More

This is a massive poetry anthology, "A Library of Poetry and Song" - Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets, with an Introduction by William Cullen Bryant. 1871; J.B. Ford and Company; New York. With a frontispiece portrait of Bryant, engraved plates, facsimile documents, and gilt page edges on all sides. The book includes poems from dozens of noted authors, including "THE RAVEN" (and three other poems) by EDGAR ALLAN POE, "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" by CLEMENT C. MOORE, and "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" by FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. Other authors include John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Makepeace Thackeray, Bayard Taylor, Alfred Tennyson, Alexander Pope, Sir Walter Raleigh, Christina Rossetti, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, James Russell Lowell, Thomas Moore, John Milton, Charles & Mary Lamb, John Keats, Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Dickens, James Fenimore Cooper, Geoffrey Chaucer, Elizabeth Barrett Browning,… Read More

Nice condition bound volume of 33 issues of "LIFE MAGAZINE" from September 15, 1888 to May 4, 1899. Included is the March, 1899 "Easter Number" with color front and back covers. There are references to and illustrations of THEODORE ROOSEVELT, as well as an advertisement for his work "Rough Riders." All issues have their front and back covers and contain illustrations throughout (including illustrated advertisements).The following 33 issues are included:1898September - 15.October - 6, 13, 20, 27.November - 3, 10, 17, 24.December - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.1898January - 5, 12, 19, 26.February - 2, 9, 16, 23.March - 2, 9, 16, 23, Easter Number, 30.April - 6, 13, 20, 27.May - 4.Condition:Light foxing to the cloth on the covers and spine. There are a couple tiny, dark stains on the front and back covers. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The issues are in nice condition with no notable issues found. "Sample Copy" is stamped in ink at the top-right front cover corner of the 1st… Read More