Search Results: Titles starting with L from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

New York: Doubleday, 1999. Cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dustjacket, gilt title, (9.5 x 6.5 inches), 382 pages. First Edition/First Printing (with "1" on publisher's number line). SIGNED by Crais on title page. An Elvis Cole novel. An exceptionally clean, tight copy in like unclipped jacket, collector fine condition. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Octavo.

Paris: Charpentier et Fasquille, 1900. Three-quarter red leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title, marbled endpapers. (7-3/4 x 5-1/2 inches). Text in French. 263 pages. Showing some general overall wear and rubbing, former owner's inscription and bookplate of Malcolm McLean. Size: Octavo. Leather.

Paris: Le Livre Moderne Illustre, 1929. Two works from Le Livre Moderne Illustre bound as one. Signed "Baillot" binding in quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt titles. L' Ange Du Suicide. Bois originaux en couleurs de Juliette Reynaud. Paris: 1929. 154 pages; illustrated woodcuts. La Reponse du Seigneur Recit. Bois originaux de Constant le Breton. Paris:1935. 190 pages; illustrated woodcuts. Showing just light wear, internally clean and tight. Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Juliette Reynaud; De Constant Le Breton.

London: F. Lewis, 1932. Blue cloth (hard cover), gilt titles, top edge gilt, deckle edges. 14 text pages, plus 60 full page color plates. All plates present with printed tissue paper protectors. Text in French. Exterior shows just minimal wear, internally all plates clean and bright. A SCARCE title Size: Folio. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good.

Paris: Vincent Commin, 1488. (INCUNABULA LEAF). Sheet size: 15 x 11 inches (390 x 280 mm). Archivally matted (17.5 x 13.5 inches). Single Leaf (two pages) in elegant Gothic script arranged on two columns of 50 lines, framed by margin richly decorated with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs. Woodcut depicting King and his court with two dogs; verso depicting full page genealogical chain woodcut with decorative margins. The Mer des Hystoires is a universal chronicle printed in Paris in 1488 and 1489 by Pierre Le Rouge for the publisher Vincent Commin. It is known as one of the most beautiful French incunabula for its lavish illustrations and as arguably the most beautiful historical and literary incunabula in the history of French printing. Woodblock illustrated leaves are much scarcier than text only leaves. A clean, fresh, and very appealing leaf. Very Good. Folio.

Paris: Henri Laurens, 1925. Blue cloth w/o dj. 224 pp., illustrated. Small tear on spine, else a clean copy Size: Octavo. Cloth. Very Good.

Paris: Somogy, 1972. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 286 pp.; profusely illustrated. French text. A clean, tight copy in a chipped jacket Size: Octavo. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good.

Paris: A. Morel, 1866. Quarter cloth over printed boards, (12" x 17"). [533] - 628 pages printed on recto, plus table of contents at rear; profusely illustrated. 12 monthly issues. Captions in French, German and English. Typical age toning, and general wear Size: Folio. Cloth. Very Good.

Paris: A. Morel, 1871. Quarter cloth over printed boards, (12" x 17"). [1013] - 1108 pages printed on recto, plus table of contents at rear; profusely illustrated. 12 monthly issues. Captions in French, German and English. Typical age toning, and general wear Size: Folio. Cloth. Very Good.

Paris: A. Morel, 1864. Quarter cloth over printed boards, (12" x 17"). [389] - 532 pages, printed on recto only, with table of contents at rear; profusely illustrated. 12 monthly issues. Captions in French, German and English. Typical age toning, and general wear Size: Folio. Cloth. Very Good.

Denmark: Glasmuseets Forlag, 1996. Cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust jacket. 81 pages; 60 color plates. Introduction by Finn Lynggaard. Essay by Victoria Milne. Exhibition catalogue from The Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark, May - October 1996, by the master glassblower. English, Danish and Japanese text. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Paris: Editions Rombaldi, 1950. Custom binding, three-quarter vellum over marbled paper boards, top edge gilt, (8" x 6 1/4"). Number 214 of unspecified edition. 170 pages; illustrated with 5 pochoir copper engraved plates, including frontis by Paul Jouve. Letter press printed on velin creme de Rives paper. Showing just light external wear, internally clean, bright and tight. Size: Octavo. Numbered Edition.. Vellum. Very Good. Illus. by Paul Jouve.

Paris: Chez Abel Ledoux Half red morocco leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title, (10 1/2" x 7"). Editions Illustree (first illustrated edition). N.D.(circa 1840's). 402 pages; Par cent Gravures en Taille douce (with 100 copper-plate engravings). French text. Former owner's signature of George K. Wood, dated 1848, showing general wear and rubbing with marble paper loss to front board, minor expected page toning. Remains an attractive copy of a scarce title. Size: Quarto. Leather. Very Good.

Paris: Marpon et Flammarion, 1890. Half green morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title and panel decorations, t.e.g., (7" x 5"). 594 pages; illustrated. Collection Guillaume. Previous owner's bookplate, typical foxing to prelims, showing some general overall wear. Remains a classic work in a handsome leather binding. Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by De Bieler and Gambard.

Oxford, Michigan: Black River Trading Co, 1997. Cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 43 pages; color illustrations. "The story of a young girl coming to terms with her parent's divorce during a summer spent with her grandfather at his cottage on the Great Lakes. While there, she meets a special dog and in an engaging story within the story learns the legend of Laddie of the Light." This unique copy SIGNED by both the author and the illustrator. A clean, tight copy in as new condition Size: Octavo. Inscribed. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Jon Buechel.

Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1950. Quarter cloth (hardcover) over marbled paper boards in publisher's slipcase. Limited first edition, one of 350 numbered and signed copies, 133 pages. A clean, tight, copy in lightly worn slipcase. Size: Tall Octavo. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good.

Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1950. Quarter cloth (hardcover) over marbled paper boards in publisher's slipcase. limited first edition, one of 350 numbered and signed copies, 133 pages. A clean, tight, uncut copy. Size: Tall Octavo. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company, 1989. Limited edition (stated). Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 191 pages, w/ bibliography and index; illustrated. Stands as the definitive history of the community. This copy SIGNED by the authors. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Lausanne: Edipop, 1983. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 309 pp., profusely illustrated, color plates, text in French and English. An essential reference for the Lalique collector. A tight, clean copy Size: Quarto. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876. Original pictorial green cloth, embossed gilt titles to spine and front board, beveled edges, painted endpapers, (8.5 x 7 inches). First Edition. xxiv, 380 pages, plus publisher's adverts at rear; 22 illustrations, including tissue-protected frontis. In this work the author recounts his experiences hunting for tiger in the Terai, Assam, and Mirzapore regions, and additional hunts for panther, bear, buffalo and various deer species. He provides in-depth descriptions of animals such as the leopard, red lynx, hyaena, wild dog, Indian elephant, Indian rhinoceros, and antelope, among many others. The second part of the work examines India's sporting bird species. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Allan Octavian Hume on front pastedown. Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912) was a British political reformer, ornithologist, civil servant and botanist who worked in British India, who founded the party Indian National Congress. He supported the idea of… Read More