Search Results: Titles starting with L from BiblioStax

Paris, France: Le Livre De Poche, 1972. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. 226 pages. In French.. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Editions Piero, 1980. Rare. Scarce coloring book in French. Moderate corner, edge wear. Very nice book which matches uncolored image w/same image colored.. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Paris, France: Le Livre De Poche, 1969. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good. Classic cover design. In French. 192 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Marabout Verviers, 1979. Moderate wear. Pages good. 220 pages. (Spine: L'homeopathie...). Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1962. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages very good. In French. 141 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York, N. Y.: LIFE Publishing Co., 1913. Pictorial wraps, moderate cover wear, rub, toning, discoloration. Humoured cover design featuring the varied peoples of the world in their garb staring up at what may be one of the earlier depictions of the "globe" surrounded by the big number 13. Pages very good, clean. Few stamps at cover and here and there for: "Pittsburgh Public Library." Saddle-stitch bind, fine. Large 9" x 11" design. Scarce solid intact gem of a classic American periodical. Intriguing time capsule of a rather mysterious day in the year of 1913: FRIDAY THE 13TH. Amazing pieces, illustrations, early photography for all, and blurbs of the era related to the number thirteen and this special day of the week in all its hoodoo. Step back in time when Coca Cola had a little extra and electric cars were all the rage - until they weren't. Pages 1155-1194 in series. 39 pages. Insured post. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over… Read More

France: Gallimard et Librairie, 1994. Slight wear. In French.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York: Ace Books, 1972. Latest date 1941 at copyright page; circa 1972. An Ace Book by arrangement with Mrs. Tiffany Thayer. Moderate cover, corner wear. Pages near fine; no writing. Bind fine. Classic, early '70's colorful cover art man and woman pulling children towards through ribbons of cosmos w/various uncolored semi-nudes in states of anguish wrapping around to back cover. An astounding - even outrageous - book on the paranormal, the inexplicable, and seemingly impossible. The unorthodox book that asks questions which orthodox science dares not answer... thought provoking, astounding, outrageous - the truth about inexplicable phenomena by the man who "has shot the scientific basis of modern wisdom full of large holes." - Ben Hecht. "To read Charles Fort is to ride a comet!" - New York Times. Several pages of advert at back pages for more amazing titles from Ace Books. 284 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Paperback.… Read More

New York: Ace Books, 1941. First paperback edition. Moderate cover, corner wear. Pages fine. Name at title page. Bind good, appears unread. Classic, colorful cover art. The unorthodox book that asks questions which orthodox science dares not answer... thought provoking, astounding, outrageous - the truth about inexplicable phenomena by the man who "has shot the scientific basis of modern wisdom full of large holes." - Ben Hecht. "To read Charles Fort is to ride a comet!" - New York Times. Summary adverts for similar titles at back. 284 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York: Claude Kendall, Publisher, 1931. Stated at copyright: "Third Printing, March 23, 1931." Just a month following the first on February 9, 1931. Smooth, light maroonish coated cloth boards, blindstamped spine design and titles, moderate shelf, spine, corner wear. Pages very good; no writing. Bind good, square; back hinge reinforced. Endpaper art of five volcanic-like monstrosities w/faces grimacing down on an odd bunch of humans, and hear no, see no, speak no, monkeys; back endpaper partially clipped at corner. Classic, humorously odd illustration by Alexander King throughout. Twelve full-page plates startle with crazed miasmic imagery. Several vignettes and decoration. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Solid near very good intact original edition and publisher. Here are more tales of the unexplained recorded by Charles Fort with an introduction by Tiffany Thayer. Thayer opens with a hypothetical posting from observatory astronomers who have left their positions to discover… Read More

14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London : Victor Gollancz Ltd. , 1931. 1931 at title page; no other dates, indications. First printing; no other printings stated. Scarce UK first edition. Bright orange cloth boards, bright gilt spine titles, light shelf, spine wear. Pages near fine, clean; no writing. Small antiquarian bookstore label with corner chip at back pastedown: "The Aragat Booksellers, 1517 N. Clark St., Chicago." This British first is simply the unexpurgated printed word by Charles Fort itself without table of contents, foreword, or illustration. Bind good, square; hinges reinforced. Rare original pictorial wrapper, some chip, edge wear; protected in new clear sleeve. Beige wrapper features dynamic front panel design with two bizarro designs in deep red and black by Alexander King and several blurb reviews; spine features titles and 15/-net with Gollancz at heel. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Scarce sharp first edition in rare near good wrapper with front panel art by… Read More

New York: Claude Kendall, Publisher, 1931. First printing; no other printings stated. Smooth, brown coated cloth boards, blindstamped spine design and titles, moderate shelf, edge wear, rub. Pages very good w/attractive toning. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Endpaper art of five volcanic-like monstrosities w/faces grimacing down on an odd bunch of humans and hear no, see no, speak no, monkeys. Classic, humorously odd illustration by Alexander King throughout. Twelve full-page plates startle with crazed miasmic imagery. Several vignettes and decoration. Rare mostly intact original pictorial dust wrapper, some material loss, rub, discoloration; unclipped 2.50, protected in new clear sleeve. Features versions of two of the miasmic images from interior with blurbs at front panel with full at back panel. Wonderfully delightful summary at front flap. Other bizarro novels and titles from Claude Kendall at back flap. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Rare near fine first edition in near good… Read More

New York: Claude Kendall, Publisher, 1931. First printing; no other printings stated. Smooth, brown coated cloth boards, blindstamped spine design and titles, moderate shelf, edge wear, rub. Pages very good w/attractive toning. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Endpaper art of five volcanic-like monstrosities w/faces grimacing down on an odd bunch of humans and hear no, see no, speak no, monkeys. Classic, humorously odd illustration by Alexander King throughout. Twelve full-page plates startle with crazed miasmic imagery. Several vignettes and decoration. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Near very good first edition. Here are more tales of the unexplained recorded by Charles Fort with an introduction by Tiffany Thayer. Thayer opens with a hypothetical posting from observatory astronomers who have left their positions to discover a stationary non-roating earth and stars not-so-distant lights. Thayer was founder of the "Fortean Society". Charles Hoy Fort (1874-1932) is known for… Read More

Crabtree Publications, 1977. Rare vintage guide to Aspen's best restaurants and their favorite receipes. Moderate wear. Pages very good. White comb-bind, loose, some tabs missing. 185 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Comb-bound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, Publisher, 2005. In Spanish. Twice monthly copies bound in one volume. Brown textured leatherette cover w/gilt spine titles.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Châlons-sur-Marne: Chez L'auteur, 1976. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. 304 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Eskeletra Editorial, 2000. Slight cover, edge wear. Pages very good. Impreso en Ecuador. 200 pages.. Segunda Edición. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paris: Éditions Haut-Le-Vent, 1954. Printed in Belgium. Moderate wear. 361 pages. In French.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Boston: Houghton - Mifflin Company 18 pages. En este cuento ocurren cosas raras. Al leer, detente a evaluar las cosas que dice el autor para hacernos ver que este cuento es una fantasia. (Green and orange pictorial wraps). Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Widener, Terry. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Self Published Slight wear, in Spanish. Bound softcover. First-hand experience of Panamanian invasion of December, 1989. Includes: 'una nota personal para el lector,' 'la mano de la misericordia de Dios sobre mi vida desde nina,' 'Fuerza para luchar contra las adversidades de la vida,' 'La Invasion Notreamericana a Panama,' 'Despues de la Invasion: la Recuparacion y la Lucha,' 'Nuestro viaje a Oregon' and Conclusion. Includes photos. Approximately 50 pages.. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.