Search Results: Authors starting with L from Barker Books & Vintage

Orbis Books, 2000. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine trade paperback is tight and clean while showing some mild shelf wear. 374 pages. Still an attractive copy of this look at papal authority and history.

University of Oklahoma Press, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine cloth hardcover shows a name at front pastedown and some other light shelf and trace wear, in a very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild soil and edgewear that includes closed tears and small open chip at spine tail. 436 pages with black & whites and index. Remains a pleasing copy of this absorbing account of the noted town as told through its newspaper articles.

University of Wisonsin Press, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. Later printing, very good + trade paperback shows just a touch of shelf and trace wear, else tight and clean. 349 pages including index. Nice copy of this look at La Follette's "..political life and philosophy..

Random House, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good in Good DJ. Book club edition, very good hardcover shows previous owner marks at top of front paste down, tiny ink mark at bottom page edges and some other light trace wear, in good + dust jacket that shows rubbing and soil, along with edge wear that includes a long closed tear that extends length of front panel and flap (detached), large open chip at top of rear panel (1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches) and some other short closed tears and tiny open chips. 310 pages. I'll dress it up with a protective Brodart sleeve. Solid copy of this notable historical novel from the author of Moulin Rouge.

William Morrow & Co, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First American printing, near fien hardcover is tight and clean while showing bit of bumping to top edges of covers, tiny soil spot at bottom edge of front cover and tocuh of soil to pages as well, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows touch of rubbing and some short closed edge tears along with bit of soil visible at jacket reverse. 498 pages. Remains a pleasing copy of this work from the popular author perhaps best known for her Prime Suspect novels.

Wolters - Groningen, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Dutch language, very good + cloth hardcover shows some mild rubbing and soil to covers, bit of bumping to corners and some other light trace wear, else tight and clean. 1278 pages with maps and plates by Van Jophan Dijkstra. Still a pleasing copy of this extensive Dutch dictionary.

Stein and Day, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First edition, near fien hardcover is tight and clean, in near fien dust jacket that does shows a touch of rubbing and light scratching aminly at rear panel. 219 pages with a set of black & whites. Remains an attractive copy of this notable biography of the legendary British king.

IVP Books, 2007. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. 3rd printing, fine in like jacket with both showing just a hint of shelf wear. 200 pages. Nice copy of this work on faith and social justice.

Cornell University Press, 1987. Paperback. Near Fine. 3rd printing 1992, near fine, tight and clean trade paperback shows just a touch of wear and barcode sticker at rear wraps. 145 pages. Still a good looking copy of this intellectual history.

Cambridge University Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine black cloth hardcover shows just a hint of wear, in near fine dust jacket that shows just the lightest bit of wear as well including bit of wrinkling at bottom edges of panels. 214 pages including index. Nice copy of this work that "...addresses the place of religious thought and values in America's "high" culture: those educated cultural elites devoted to science, scholarship, and intellectual life generally.

University of Chicago Press, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First thus, near fine, oversized hardcover with red, white and blue ribbon markers shows a touch of soil and wear at page egdes, else tight and clean, in very good price-clipped jacket that shows mild soiling and a good sized closed tear at bottom spine edge of rear panel with scotch tape reinforcement applied at both sides of same. 635 pages with illustrations and end paper maps. Soluid copy of this classic and highly regarded work that reprints in revised and expanded fashion "Cooking a la Cordon Bleu

Pantheon, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 6th printing 1964 of the edition originally published in 1947, very good blue cloth hardcover with illustration in silver to cover and silver letter to spine that shows mild bit of bowing to covers, bumping to top corners, light foxing to page egdes, bit of soil and toning to pastedowns and some other mild trace wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows light bit of rubbing and soil along with edgewear that includes some wrinkling and closed tears. 539 pages with endpaper maps and illustrations by H. Baumhauer. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this classic work of literature translated from the Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard.

Susquehanna House, 1994. Limited ed. Hardcover. Good. Mimited edition #271 of 500, good oversized (9 by 11 1/2 approx.) hardcover (no dust jacket) shows some light shelf wear includign a couple nicks at edges, touch of soil at page edges and front endpaper torn out with bit of tearing at inner hinge. 597 pages loaded with black & whites. Still a solid copy of this work of "Collected Notes Concerning Developmental Cartridge Handguns in .22 Calibre As Produced in the United States and Abroad From 1855 to 1875 with Subsequent .22 Calibre Handguns Created Before the End of the Nineteenth Century.

American Heritage Press, 1971. 1. Hardcover. Very Good + in Very Good + DJ. Light soil spot at page edges. Wrapper shows touch of wear including some short closed tears. Nice copy.

Garden City, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Reprint, near fine hardcover with bit of a musty smell, in very good + jacket showing some light rubbing and edge wear. 279m pages with illustrations by Armstrong Perry. Pretty attractive copy of this "..story of the development, over long centuries, of the dream of the perfect ship

Pantheon Books, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine hardcover shows red remainder mark at top page edges and some other light trace wear, in very good price-clipped dust jacket showing light soil and shelf wear, wrinkle running length of rear flap, couple of short closed tears, and couple of pieces of scotch tape reinforcement visible at jacket reverse. 87 pages. Solid copy of this collection of the notable psychiatrist's work.

Pantheon Books, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First American edition, very good hardcover shows a red remainder mark at top page edges, toouch of pencil shadow at top corner of front end paper, light bumping to top corners and some other very mild trace wear, in very good dust jacket with inked out price at flap, hint of exposure toning along spine, and light edge wear including a short closed tear at spine tail and pieces of scotch tape reinforcement at spine ends of jacket reverse. 63 pages. Still a pretty decent copy of this work that "..once again demonstrates Laing's unique gift for combining serious intent with simple and poetic expression.

Crown Publishers, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 6th printing 1951, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a light bit of wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jackjet (price at flap) that shows touch of rubbing and edgewear that includes small chips and tears and bit larger open chip at bottom edge of rear panel that takes out the last couple of letters of the publisher's address. 310 pages with endpaper maps. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this "..Lowdown on The Big Town" from the authors of Chicago Confidential and New York Confidential.

Crown Publishers, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First printing, very good + yellow cloth hardcover shows mild staining along bottom edges of covers and spine tail, touch of soil at page edges and with some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a wrinkle at bottom corner of front flap, heavy fading of portion of title at spine, edgewear along top and bottom edges including some wrinkling, closed tear at rear panel and moisature wave and faint staining to portion of flaps and panels. 404 pages including index. Still a solid copy in jacket of this "..full-scale, full-bodied, uncensored, unafraid account of the shockingly corrupt under-life of America that no one else has dared to reveal before.

G. Schirmer, 1969. Paperback. Very Good +. Very good + oversized stapled wraps show some minor edge and surface wear. Attractive copy of this sheet music.