Search Results: Titles starting with L from Jans Collectibles: Vintage Books

Paris: Armand Guerinet Fair. 16x12. Boards have edgewear and bumped corners. The spine is loose, almost gone from the boards . Pages have chips and edge tears. I don't see a copy right date. Has all the plates for this sections 156 to 219. Has plate index. One page of text. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

Torino Itala Ars ca1900's, 1900 Front board almost loose from the book, spine has a tear all the way down 3/4 one side, edgewear. 521 illustrazioni. Mobili Decorazioni Arredi Barocchi E Rococo. String binding. 12 1/4 x 9 1/2. Written in Italian. Black and white plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages

Parsons School of Design, 1967 Navy cloth covered boards very good . Text in French. Some notations on one page and first endpaper in english, ex library. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

New York: Hurst & Co., 1890 Pre Owned The Fables by Jean De La Fontaine. No date but a book with the same cover and publisher dated 1890.<p>

Antique book with pictorial green
cloth. Hardcover decorated in black and gilt.<>p>

Measures 11" x 9" and has 557 pages. Folio edition of Jean
De La Fontaine's Fables with over 85 full size illustrations plus
many smaller engravings by Gustave Dore<p>

Book has cover loose from the book, but inside contents solid.
Front blank end papers loose from the book, very brittle. Pages are
somewhat yellowed. Cover has edge wear.

Collana Rosa D'Oro No copyright date, vintage, paperwraps bright purple, 3 inch tears right edge, bottom corner bend, 1 1/2 tear left edge back wrap. Over all looks good plus. Stapled binding. Split in half pages, 2 wheels to each half that turn for a different picture to each letter of the alphabet.

Milano, Italy: G. G. Gorlich, 1945 Marbled Portfolio Cardboard Covers ( 13 1/2" x 10"), No. 171 of 190
copies. Illustrated with 23 hand colored plates missing 5 (3,5,10, & 23).

Plates on rag paper , text in Italian. Plates are loose with the dates in the bottom right hand corner.

Plates detail Women's and Men's fashions in Italy during the period of Italian unification in brilliant hand painted water colors.

Italian unification was the political and social movement , the consolidated different states of the Italian Penensula in the single
state of the kingdom of Italy in the 19th century. The process began with the revolution of 1848. inspired by previous rebellions in the 20's and 30's.

New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, Publishers, 1906 The book is in good condition, some dirt and soil on the covers, has a string binding, has a clear vinyl cover.<p>

The book has 34 illustrations, 10 full page color.<p>

It is about making dolls out of items around the house.
A few examples tissue paper ladies, rag dolls, rag babies, paper
dolls, handkerchief dolls, jack o lanterns, yarn child, the straw indian, lady hollyhock and her daughter, corn husk lady, a man of clay, pansy ladies, and much more.

Philadelphia: Deacon & Peterson, 1870 With 11 Folded Color Period Fashion Plates. 10x6.5 inches. 3/4 black
leather over black cloth. Gilt spine print. Pale blue end papers with lots
of blue ink writing.

Edited by Mrs. Peterson, 820 pages includes 11 folded hand colored
plates with tissue guards, and steel engraved graphics. Frontis
illustration of "In The Rapids" No shelf wear and sharp corners.
Fancy spine and cover design in very good condition. A few blemishes
on the back board. Thread binding, a few loose pages 307/308
309/310 and 311/312. One foldout coming loose 427/436.

The binding is good and solid with a few loose pages, with ruff edges and very nice looking cover

Philadelphia: Deacon & Peterson, 1867 Really nice looking boards, very light edge wear. Front and back board inner hinges cracked but contents solid. I counted 10 fold out hand color
plates. Five raised bands on the spine.

Kansas City, MO: North American Press Navy Blue plastic comb, no copyright date, stain on the plastic coated paper cover. Some really good recipes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

Kansas City , MO: Hallmark Play-Time Book The book is in really nice condition, boards look near fine, one of the flaps inside the book has an inch tear but it still looks very good. There is writing on the name plate and there is a note written to the
recipient. Don't see a copyright date, on the back board is Hallmark
and under the name 250HEC20-4. Pages very clean, not writing or
marks. An exceptionally nice looking
book.

Cy Decosse Incorporated, 1987 There is a slight bend to the pictoral board cover. The binder is 1 1/2" thick. The recipes are tabbed Appetizers, Snacks, & Beverages, Breads, Soups & Stews, Poultry, Meats, Fish and Seafood, Eggs & Cheese, Salads & Sandwiches, Pasta, Rice, & Beans, Vegetagles, Desserts, Cakes, & Pies, Cookies & Candy. A lot of color photos and some really good recipes. ; Binder.

The Reilly & Britton, 1904 This is the first edition, first printing, 3rd state. This is the first edition with the following state points. Date of 1904 on title page, with published July 1904 on the copyright page. Red cloth binding with silver lettering, title Marvelous omitted from cover. With 16 color illustrations. The book is in good condition for being almost a 100 year old children's book. HInges worn to some degree but covers still holding tight. Covers remain nice and bright. Very little if any degree of rubbing. Smudge mark to back cover. Pages are clean and all color plates are present. No childrens cray on marks or pencil. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages

Larry's Little Lamb, no copyright date but probably from the 1940's or 1950's..<p>

Paperback book with a red plastic comb. I am not sure what edition this one is. The book is with the original box .. The box has the book title on the side of the lid. The lid has one broken corner and two side tears. A couple of small stains on the lid.<p>

Beautiful cover to the paperback book, when you open the barn doors, it states story by Beth Vardon pictures by Charlot Byi. No prize ribbon to the black lamb like the other edition. Back cover has a minor crease in the upper left hand corner and a minor 3/4 inch tear top edge. Page 3 has come loose at the spine up to the 5th ring in the red comb.<p>

There is a silver bell attached to a red bell hanging on a tree limb.

Instructions for assembling Creche Theature with pieces.. Missing one piece.

Paper Wraps with white plastic comb spine. Has red plastic ribbon on black Lamb. Door opens to barn, silver bell present, Church pop up,
Chiclets box present but gum gone. Instructions for assembling Creche
Theater, complete theater unpunched except for theater back drop. Box
bottom loose on one corner, split on one corner of the top of the box. A
tear in the middle of the top side lid of the box.

Hobbs, Dorman & Company, 1965 Bottom edge tear to dust jacket, 2 1/4". ; The Commercial development and application of laser technology. Red cloth boards with black cloth spine, near fine.

Michigan: 1st Books Library, 2000 Paper wraps, has a crease down the rightside of the front cover, oher than this the book is very good. Signed by the author on the title page To Alicia Best Wishes Always Elizabeth A. Merze 12-05-2000. Content: The Last Gate begins a story spanning four generations of Ver Dala Ven, a cursed race of magical beings that once flourished among ordinary ones as voluntary servants, healers, seers and advisors. Urged by compassion and the singing spirit guide of Ver dala Ven, Betnoni took her own life on the shores of an underdeveloped nation in order to gain enough power to protect millions of innocents from a relentless invader. To punish the ordinary ones for their part in compelling Betnoni's actions, Ver dala Ven's spirit guide, called the masing star, fell lsilent and disappeared, Ver dala began to disappear as well. ; Signed by Author.

D. Lothrop & Company, 1887 Boards in good plus condition, light edgewear mostly to the bottom of the spine, some foxing on the title page, the rest of the pages seem to be fine. String binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages

USA: David McKay Company, 1942 Dust jacket and book in very good plus condition. Mylar covered dust jacket complete and not price clipped. The price on the inside dust jacket flap at the top is 1.00.

Bright yellow boards, inside pages clean and unmarked, not an ex library.

A really nice addition to anyone's library.

Matthew Bender & Co., 1927 Maroon boards, some edgewear, inscribed on the first blank page by Rowland Fixel. Stains on the first few pages before the table of contents , does not get into the text. Solid binding, overall good plus condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author