Search Results: Titles starting with L from Sparkle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Philomel Books, 1992 Wonderfully odd book about La Bella Magellona who sometimes looked twenty and sometimes looked forty who had "a small tiny head on a massive torso; long, long legts; and from her Victorian-style skirt four shoes emerged--two large and two small." First edition, first printing in near fine condition save a little rubbing on rear cover, missing dust jacket and some price tag residue. No writing or marks. Bright fuschia endpapers. Oscar De Mejo, dubbed 'the naive surrealist' was a painter and jazz musician, born in an area of Italy that is now Croatia.

Paris: Kaleidoscope, 2002 A la fête foraine, tout le monde se déchaîne, l'éléphant et le singe se promènent quand, tout à coup, le singe crie, l'éléphant barrit ! Quelle cacophonie ! Ça suffit ! Mais le singe a disparu. Le retrouveras-tu? This book is not in perfect condition and some of the popups are creased. The corners and spine top and tail are rubbed. Even so, it has maintained its effectiveness and sense of wonder. really cool art work and paper engineering. (Sometimes listed as a board book with this ISBN, but this is a popup book and it's beautiful!)

Trois Pistoles Quebec: TROIS PISTOLES, 1997 A Scarcer Play Of Victor Levy-Beaulieu, Inscribed On Ffep In 1997 To Penny, Avec Tendresse, In French. A Tale Of A Trick In The Early Years Of Canada, With Roles By A Priest, A Capitalist, The Squaw, And Others. Very Good Condition, Illustrated, Soft Cover Inscribed. Victor Levy-Beaulieu Is A Somewhat Controversial Quebec Nationalist Writer, Scholar And Award Winner.

Paris: CASTERMAN, 1996 1996 Casterman Edition Of This French Chapter Book Which Is The Diary Of An Eleven Year Old Girl. Solid And Square, No Writing Or Marks, Light Corner Wear. Illustrated By Serge Bloch.

France: ROBERT LAFFONT, 1994 As new and giftable, Anne Rabinovitch's French translation of Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride. Probable first. Printi details not stated. Original English version printed 1993, English translation 1994. This is an unstated 1994 issue with no mention of any other printings. Soft cover with French Flaps. No writing or marks.

Paris: Ecole Des Loisirs, 1971 Possible first French language edition of Sendak illustrated children's classic from 1971. Covers worn, corners rubbed, usual library extras, Very good interior.

Paris: GRUND, 1989 Another Fine Compilation Courtesy Of The Artia Publishing House In Prague. 1965, Edited By Vadimir Hulpach, And Translated Into French By Yvette Joye, Originally In 1980, Reprint. Very Lovely Full Colour And Two Colour Quite Modernist Interpretations Of Amerind Mythology. I'm Presuming That One Of The Up Sides Of The Socialist Regime Was That Artists Were Able To Work For A Living, As A Great Many Very Lovely Illustrated Books Were Produced In Czechoslovakia During This Era. (Although, A Quick Look At International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia Suggests A Much Less Rosy Picture, Where Artia Was Simply A Means Of Control Over The Literary And Artistic Population And Their Work). Politics Aside, The Flowering Of Czech Visual Art During This Period Is Fortunately Frequently Available Via French And English Reprints Such As This One). This Is A Large And Heavy Book Which Will Require Extra Postage.

France: LUCKY COMICS, 2004 This French Language Comic Strip Has Been Continuing Since 1946 When It Was Invented By The Belgian Cartoonist Morris. During The 1950'S He Partnered With Rene Goscinny (Asterix). This Is A 2004 Publication In Very Good Minus Condition, Having Some Rubbing To The Boards On The Upper Edge Near The Spine. Otherwise It Is Very Presentable.

Spain: OQO, 2009 Gorgeous European Telling Of A Grimm's Tale, Illustrated By Teresa Lima. No Writing Or Marks. No Dust Jacket If Issued. Stated First Edition Thus.

Quebec: Institut Litteraire Du Quebec, 1959 First 1959 edition, Institut Litteraire Du Quebec, 4th printing. classic matte white softcover with red and black lettering in a semi gloss white dust jacket with blue highlighting around the title. In French. Unclipped dust jacket has some loss at lower spine edge and chipping to upper edge (Very Good minus), book has some browning and chipping at lower front edge, otherwise Very Good or better. No writing or marks. This was Blais' first novel, written at the age of 19 years.

B. Mitchell Twin Books, 1988 Large format pictorial hard cover Copyright 1988 no publication date. Very good condition. Very minor surface wear. Pristine interior.

France: FLAMMARION, 1975 1975 Trade Size Flammarion Edition, Very Good, No Writing Or Marks Or Reading Creases. There Is A Wrinkle In The Coating On Front Cover, Presume Production Flaw. From The Back Cover, "Ce Roman Poursuit A Notre Epoque L'analyse Du Romanesque Bourgeois Que Fut Madame Bovary Pour Le Xixieme Siecle.

Montreal, PQ, Canada: Phidal Publishing, Incorporated/Editions Phidal, Incorporated, 1991 This Asterix Cookbook, Created For Little Gauloises, Is Quite Sophisticated And The Recipes Would Tempt Foodies Of All Ages. For Example, The Veggies And Dip Is Made With Creme Fraiche, Roquefort And Cream Cheese. The Strawberry Cup With Little Meringues, Whipping Cream, Strawberries, Strawberry Ice Cream And Gooseberry Jam! Published In 1991, It Is Now Very Scarce. Glossy Boards, No Dj If Issued, One Corner Quite Badly Scraped, No Writing Or Marks.

Paris: Seuil Jeunesse, 2003 Very Good, This Seuil Jeunesse Edition Is A French Translation Of The 1995 English Original, Published By The J. Paul Getty Museum. Like The Original, This 2003 Edition Is Constructed With Hand Made Paper. Indrapramit Roy's Illustrations Have Been Created Based On Wall Art Made By The Warli People Of Western India. There Is No Jacket If Issued And There Are A Few Small Soiled Spots And A Small Dent To Front Board. Price Tag Pull On Rear Cover. There Is A Small Former Owner Name In Pencil.

Artima, 1980 BD/Comic Book Series: Best of Marvel #01 La Naissance de Captain Marvel. [Presume former owner's name] has been torn out of the book, leaving inner front board partially uncovered. Some wrinkling on flyleaf as well. Chip to lower front corner. Otherwise still in very good condition.

Paris: Seuil, 2000 2000 edition of 1996 French translation of Snow Falling on Cedars in very good condition. Paperback. corners bumped a little, rear cover is creased and one page is dogeared, otherwise like new.

Paris: Presses De La Renaissance, 1979 Translated From The English By Christian Holter. Trade-Size Softcover Which Appears Unread, But Has An Obliterated Name On Ffep, Is Tanned And Has Some Edge Wear And Corner Rub As Well As A Two Inch Long Closed Tear At Upper Front Spine. This Is An Historical Novel Set In South Carolina In 1867 By The Author Of Spartacus.

Not Stated Possibly Singapore: Child's Play (International) Ltd, 1973 This Is A Very Cute French Language Oversize Square Paperback Based On The Song, There Was An Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly. It Has Dye Cut Openings Showing Her Stomach Which Gets Bigger With Every Page As She Swallows More And More. The Reverse Sides Show The Lyrics (A More Traditional Presentation Of The Lyrics Is At The Back Of The Book. No Writing Or Marks, 1990 reprint of the 1973 Child's Play issue.

France: Le Cerf, 1981 This is item no. 32 of the series La riviere enchantee published by Les Editions du Cerf, written by Dominique Barrios-Delgado and illustrated by the amazing Japanjese-American artist Yutaka Sugita in 1981. WorldCat indicates 5 available library copies in Canada and France and I have been unable to locate any listings for it. It is, in fact, a library discard from Montreal in 2003, in good condition with the usual library stamps and card. It is a very attractive book, using a shiny mottled paper for the text which shows off the bright colors. (see scans). It was printed in Japan and published in France in simple French. The laminate on the cover is lifting and has been largely removed. There is no dust jacket if issued. Please see scans 10.5". x 10.5" Small oblong quarto, 26 pp. unpaginated.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1957 Adapted and abridge version of Terhune's Lad a Dog by Felix Sutton. Very nicely illustrated in black and white and colour by William Bartlett and Harry Michaels with decorative endpapers. Glossy pictorial boards with dog and title in yellow letters, blue spine with yellow letters. Copyright date is 1957, code 100100 printed on inside cover. Corners, spine top and tail lightly rubbed and laminate is cracking a bit at back of spine, otherwise very good, clean and bright, no ownership marks.