How to Play Golf
by George E. Lardner
Girard, Kansas: Little-Blue-Books, 1927. Original wraps. Very Good. The 1927 1st edition, #535 in the wonderful "Little-Blue-Book" series, the creation of publisher Julius Haldeman of Girard, Kansas. Clean and VG in its stapled wrappers, with very light wear along the panel edges. 64mo (miniature), 64 pgs. Called by the publisher at the rear "Practical Handbooks
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La Neuro-Angiomatose Encephalo-Faciale: Syndrome Hypothalamo-Hypophysaire
by A.M. Larmande
Paris: Masson & Cie, 1948. Original wraps. Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1948 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its beige wrappers, with light creasing at the upper spine tip. Octavo, striking, graphic images.
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See for Yourself: A First Book of Science Experiments
by Nancy Larrick
New York: Aladdin Books, 1952. Pictorial boards. Fine/Very Good +. Frank Jupo. A crisp, impressive copy of the 1952 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with several very small closed tears --and very light creasing-- along the panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated in rich color by Frank Jupo.
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A Contribution to the Taxonomy of the Genus Tomentella
by Michael J. Larsen
The New York Botanical Garden, 1974. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A lovely copy of the 1974 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its printed beige wrappers. Octavo, 145 pgs., Mycologia Memoir #4.
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Compassionate Action: The Teachings of Chatral Rinpoche
by Edited with Commentary by Zach Larson
New Delhi--Kathmandu: Shechen Publications, 2005. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A crisp copy of the 2005 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along a small number of the pages. Octavo, includes a generous spread of captioned photographs towards the middle of the text.
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Scene Design in the American Theatre from 1915 to 1960
by Orville K. Larson
University of Arkansas Press, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A nice copy of the 1989 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Quarto, 385 pgs. Small, inconspicuous bump to lower back corner.
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Les Autochromes de J.H. Lartigue: 1912-1927
by J. H. Lartigue
Paris: Editions Herscher, 1980. Cloth. Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY J.H. LARTIGUE on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1980 correct 1st edition, published out of Paris in Lartigue's native French and preceding the American edition by a year. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, beautifully-printed reproductions of Lartigue's autochromes... Read More
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Boyhood Photos of J.H. Lartigue
by J.H. Lartigue
Ami Guichard, Publisher, 1966. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A bright, Near Fine copy of the 1966 1st ed. Crisp and very clean in its dark-red cloth. Oblong octavo.
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Women in the Resistance and in the Holocaust: The Voices of Eyewitnesses
by Edited and with an Introduction by Vera Laska
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983. Cloth. Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1983 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its navy-blue cloth. Octavo, Foreword by the formidable Simon Wiesenthal.
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Chess
by Edward Lasker
London: B.T. Batsford, 1973. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIED BY EDWARD LASKER TO WALTER GOLDSTONE (1907-1985), the founder of University Place Book Shop in Manhattan (part of "Book Row", along 4th Ave.) and a noted tournament chess player and patron of the game. A sharp copy to boot of this 1973... Read More
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Get Ready for Robots!
by Patricia Lauber
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1987 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact (lower corner clipped though), Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, illustrated thruout by True Kelley.
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Artwear
by Robert Lee Morris (Klaus Laubmayer)
Artwear Publications, 1985. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of the 1985 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER KLAUS LAUBMAYER on the copyright page. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Square quarto, vivid color fashion photography thruout by Klaus Laubmayer.
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The Love Poems of James Laughlin
by James Laughlin
New York: New Directions, 1996. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A wonderful Association copy: INSCRIBED BY JAMES LAUGHLIN TO THE FORMIDABLE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROBERT GIROUX. Presented from one literary titan to another. The book, a 1996 1st edition, is an all-but-immaculate copy to boot. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. 12mo, "printed in Giovanni Mardersteig's Dante types... Read More
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Ghosts along the Mississippi: An Essay in the Poetic Interpretation of Louisiana's Plantation Architecture
by Clarence John Laughlin
New York: Bonanza Books, 1961. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN on the half-title. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the 1961 new revised edition. Solid and Near Fine (just a touch of light gum where a small price sticker had been carefully removed from the front pastedown) in a crisp, Near Fine... Read More
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Ghosts Along the Mississippi: The Magic of the Old Houses of Louisiana (The Limited Autographed Edition -- In Dustjacket and Slipcase)
by Clarence John Laughlin
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. #284 OF AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF THE "LIMITED AUTOGRAPHED LOUISIANA EDITION". SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN at the limitaton AND INCLUDING THE PUBLISHER'S PRINTED SLIPCASE. A tight, impressive copy to boot of the 1948 true 1st edition (with the letter 'A' and Scribner colophon at the... Read More
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Tell Me a Story at Meal Time and Bed Time
by Laura Harris, Ed
Duenewald Printing Corporation, 1951. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Charming children's pop-up book, 1951. Bright and clean in its stapled pictorial boards. Well-preserved and solidly VG+, with the front and rear pop-ups intact and functional. Octavo, nicely illustrated by Andre Dugo.
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Treasure of the High Country
by Jonreed Lauritzen
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1959. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Eric Von Schmidt. An exceptionally clean copy of the 1959 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($3.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with the "New York Herald Tribune Children's Spring Book Festival" sticker affixed to the front cover. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Eric Von Schmidt. ... Read More
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Lessons in Service from Charlie Trotter
by Edmund Lawler
Berkeley, CA: 10 Speed Press, 2001. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY CHARLIE TROTTER on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2001 3rd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 233 pgs.
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The Toyland Series (The First 3 Vols): The Unhappy Paper Doll, The Policeman Cat and The Dollville Railroad -- All in Dustjackets and Including the Publisher's Orginal Box
by Josephine Lawrence
New York: Barse & Co, 1928. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Joseph C. Claghorn. The 1st 3 volumes in this wonderful 1928 "Toyland" series, which consists all told of 3 separate sets of 3 books (making up 9 separate books in the series). This 1st set (representing the 1st 3 titles in the series) consists of "The Unhappy Paper... Read More
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A Farmer's Scrap-Book
by Robert F. Lawrence
Self-published, 1930. Original wraps. Very Good +. Uncommon 1930 "farmer's" book of poetry, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ROBERT F. LAWRENCE on the title page. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled beige wrappers, with light wear at the spine crown and very light creasing along the panel edges. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings of... Read More
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Oriental Assembly
by T.E. Lawrence (Edited by A.W. Lawrence)
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1940. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1940 1st edition. Solid and VG (very light offseting along the pastedowns and endsheets, mild cocking to the binding) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjcket, with light soiling to the panels, mild darkening along the spine and a touch of light chipping at its crown. Thick octavo, "edited... Read More
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Physiological Acoustics
by Ernest Glen Wever and Merle Lawrence
Princeton University Press, 1954. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A very sharp, all-but-pristine copy of the 1954 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 454 pgs. (From the dustjacket's front flap: "the ear as an acoustic instrument: as a piece of physical apparatus functioning for the reception of sounds from the outside, for conveying them inward to... Read More
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The Story of Simpson and Sampson
by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson
New York: The Viking Press, 1941. Cloth. Very Good +. Robert Lawson. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE GREAT ROBERT LAWSON on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the October 1941 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (just a touch of very light soiling and scuffing at the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.50), VG+ to Near Fine... Read More
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Ben and Me: A New and Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin As Written By His Good Mouse Amos
by Robert Lawson
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1939. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Robert Lawson. A solid copy of the October 1939 2nd printing. Tight and VG in its tan cloth (very light staining to the rear endpaper and pastedown, small former owner name at front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting to the front panel... Read More
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Mr. Wilmer (In Dustjacket)
by Robert Lawson
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1945. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. Robert Lawson. The May 1945 stated 1st edition, in its wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Solid and very serviceable, in spite of the wear to both the book and the dustjacket. Tight and VG-, with notable soiling and offsetting at the inner hinges. And in a bright, price-intact... Read More
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