Search Results: Titles starting with L from Conover Books

South Orange, New Jersey : The Maniet Bellermann Foundation, Inc. , 1994. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used THIRD EDITION! Yellow wrapper with red lettering and illustration on the front and back. 250 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "How would YOU feel if people called you dumb and you know you're not! These are a few things that some people with learning disabilities face everyday! These problems make learning difficult ---- but NOT impossible! People with learning disabilities CAN learn and becom doctors, teachers, scientists or whatever they want to be! We hope this book helps you understand a little more about learning disabilities. Most of all ---- we want people to know that we ARE NOT 'learning dumb'!..........." (THIRD EDITION).. Third Edition. Spiral Bound. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: L. Ron Hubbard Personal Public Relations Office, 1997. hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, a very crisp and clean used first edition, almost new and unread condition! dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! unpaginated. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

Greenfield Center, NY: The Greenfield Review Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chester Scott. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with black and red lettering. 161 very clean unmarked and uncreased magical and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Folktales. Mythology. With illustrations by Chester Scott. In LIFE WITH THE LITTLE PEOPLE, Robert Johnson Perry weaves history, traditional information, family stories and his own fiction to create a fascinating look into the magical world of the Little People...Follow him into this world. You will be enthralled. (--Gayle Ross) After a career as a chemical engineer, Perry, a Chickasaw Indian, was able to devote his time and energy to writing, dedicating himself to recording many of the stories passed on to him by… Read More

Pawleys Island, South Carolina: Prose Press, 2014. A very crisp and clean used SIGNED FIRST EDITION; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Inscribed and dated by the author on the title page! Full-color pictorial wrapper with white and black lettering. 91 very clean unmarked and uncreased poetic and magical pages! "Closing in on eight decades of life gives one dramatic pause, a time for a deep breath then a long exhale, realizing how little time is left but grabbing a chance to reflect on all that has gone before; a time when one can stop, listen, take a step back and look around. Following his first book of free verse poetry on the thematic process of growing old, Starts And Stops Along The Way, this new book, Looking Around, is a collection of personal views that lament the injustices, disappointments, fruitless searches for answers, while seeing hope for some tomorrows, gratitude for much, yet still worrying about the direction of a society in which morals, meaning and purpose seem… Read More

Paris, France: Editions Pierre Tisne , 1948. Edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; upper portion of the last couple of pages have a small tear in them; small split (1") in the head of the spine with some minor fraying in the tail; couple of heavy tears in the upper portion of the rear board; 4.88 is written in ink on the ffep; some shelf wear; overall a nice used copy! Text is in French. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and gilt lettering and a full-color pastedown on the front board. 145 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and artistic pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color illustrations and plates! "En plein present, le siecle de Louis XIV semble deja etre du passe. A peine est-il parvenu a son apogee, a peine jouit-il de sa gloire que l'avenir mord sur lui, le rejette et lui donne son nom d'histoire. Si, lui, le roi, malgre le flot des difficultes de plus en plus houleuses, se… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some light foxing to the ffep and rfep; tiny ding in the upper portion of the front of the dj (only flaws); overall a very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Tan cloth with black lettering on the spine. 210 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "This book is dedicated to Michael Gannon and explicitly updates his 1965 The Cross in the Sand but views the subject from a different perspective: Where Gannon focused on the mission effort from the missionaries' point of view, Jerald T. Milanich is interested in the way Florida missions affected and were affected by the southeastern Indians they attempted to convert. In eight chapters he outlines the problem of the "lost" missions and the archaeology that has… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 705-760) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. Summer Afternoon. Portrait of William Cullen Bryant." Contents include many articles including: Prose,… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 513-576) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. The Slide - Lake George. Portrait of Elizabeth Fry." Contents include many articles including: Prose,… Read More

Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis: Hitchcock & Walden, 1872. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Edge and corner wear; scuffed and scratched; missing the steel engraving "Portrait of Victoria, Crown Princess of Germany."; spine is creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 82 (pages number 82-156) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white original steel engravings and wood illustrations! "Each number contains eighty superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper, and is embellished with two Original Steel Engravings, in the highest style of art, and several first-class Wood Illustrations. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository stands high among the best magazines… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 449-512) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. The Happy Valley. Portrait of Rev. John F. Wright." Contents include many articles including: Prose,… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 65-128) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. Chocorua Peak, White Mountains. The Proffered Kiss." Contents include many articles including: Prose,… Read More

Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis: Hitchcock & Walden, 1872. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Edge and corner wear; former owner's name is in pencil at the top front of the wrapper; spine of the front of the wrapper is split to the center; missing the steel engraving (ffep) "Ruins of Fort Hale, New Haven Bay"; scuffed and scratched; spine is creased; shelf worn; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 82 (pages number 82-158) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white original steel engravings and wood illustrations! "Each number contains eighty superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper, and is embellished with two Original Steel Engravings, in the highest style of art, and several first-class Wood Illustrations. For amount and quality of… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 322-384) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." Contents include, but are not limited to: Engravings. Mount Hermon From the Upper Jordan. Portrait of Rev. Henry Boehm." ----… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 193-256) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. Echo Lake. Portrait of Rev. Phineas Rice, D. D." Contents include many articles including: Prose,… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1866. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 706-760) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. The Graves of Barbara and Paul Heck. Portrait of Governor Van Cortland." Contents include many articles… Read More

Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis: Hitchcock & Walden, 1872. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Edge and corner wear; scuffed and scratched; spine is creased; shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 82 (pages number 242-318) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white original steel engravings and wood illustrations! "Each number contains eighty superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper, and is embellished with two Original Steel Engravings, in the highest style of art, and several first-class Wood Illustrations. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository stands high among the best magazines published in the country...." "Engravings. A Summer Cloud. Happy Times." Contents… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock , 1861. Edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, corners are bumped and rubbed, shelf worn, former owner's name is written in pencil on the second free endpaper, foxing, overall a nice used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Brown boards quarterbound by leather with gilt lettering on the spine. 762 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 10 wonderful pages of historic engravings! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "It was next-door neighbor to Dr. Hosmer, when he first established himself as a physician, in Watertown, and the acquaintance then formed has since continued. As I make this sketch with his knowledge and sanction, its correctness may be relied upon, so far as facts are concerned........." . First Edition. Brown Boards. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 577-640) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. The Cocoa Palm. The Agony of Suspense." Contents include many articles including: Prose, Poetry, and Editorials. Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 641-704) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. Fort Yuma - The Colorado. Portrait of Madame Roland." Contents include many articles including: Prose,… Read More

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Poe & Hitchcock, 1862. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Some edge and corner wear; tail of the spine has a 4" split in it; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; some light foxing; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 64 (pages number 1-64) very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Each number contains sixty-four superroyal octavo pages, double column; printed on the finest calendered paper. Also two original steel engravings, besides an elegant Title-Page for the January number, also engraved on steel. For amount and quality of reading matter, for mechanical execution and illustrations, the Repository will compare favorably with any three-dollar magazine published in the country...." "Engravings. View on the Esopus. Portrait of Sir Henry Havelock. Learning to… Read More