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

Random House, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Later printing, near fine hardcover in a near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a hint of shelf and trace wear. 475 pages with illustrations by Bill Elliott and index. Still a good looking copy of this work that "..for the first time, presents a big, lusty, comprehensive game and fish cookbook that not only embraces and extraordinary range of dishes--almost 500 recipes--for every species the North American hunter and angler is likely to bring home but is based on the all important premise that to cook game successfully, you must know your game.

Bobbs-Merrill, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition, very good + hardcover shows bumping to bottom corners of covers, touch of soil and wear to page edges and some other light trace wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a couple of closed edge tear, light soil, and a number of faint stains mainly at portions of edges that are more visible at jacket reverse. 253 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this "..absorbing story of the harem princess who became Mexico's national heroine.

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..

Quadrangle / The New York Times Book Co, 1976. First. Tan cloth. Near fine/Very good. Near fine, oversized (9 by 11 1/2 approx.) hardcover shows a touch of soil to covers and page edges, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a corner wrinkle at bottom of rear flap, exposure toning along spine, staining at bottom edge of spine and rear panel, bit of soil and edgewear that includes wrinkles, closed tears and small open chips. 470 pages with index and loaded with black & whites. Solid copy in jacket of this "..unrivaled practical guide to the fundamental techniques of cooking, a master chef's superb compendium of the basic culinary skills that will allow any cook to execute any recipe, time and time again.

Gallimard Education, 1989. Paperback. Near Fine. French language, near fine pocket sized paperback shows mild age toning to pages and hint of shelf wear, else tight and clean. 344 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this essay on the meaning of culture.

Meridiens Klincksieck, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. French language, Very good trade paperback shows some shelf and corner wear to wraps and some other light trace wear. 254 pages. Still a tight and clean copy of these essays from the noted French philosopher.

Les Editions Du Cerf, 1995. Paperback. Good. French language, good trade paperback shows internal markings along with some mild shelf and trace wear. 461 pages. Solid and perfectly readable copy of this work on Rahner's philosophy and theology.

Petersen Prints, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine, oversized hardcover shows a couple of tiny stains at page fore edges and some other mild trace wear, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a couple of closed tears at top edge. 200 pages nicely illustrated in both color and black & white. Still a nice copy of this "..Lab's story and the stories of the many interesting men and women who contributed to his development from a hardy working dog swimming lines and nets between fishing boats and catching fish in icy waters off Newfoundland, to becoming the favorite retriever for driven grouse and pheasants of a few noble English and Scottish families who literally saved the dog from extinction.

Donning Co., 1996. Revised. Paperback. Near Fine. Revised edition 1996, Near fine, oversized paperback shows some mild shelf and trace wear including numbers 1718 stamped inside rear wraps and bit of lean to spine, else tight and clean. 256 pages with black & whites, brochure and errata laid in. Still a pleasing copy of this well illustrated history of Olympia, Washington and surrounding communities.

E. P. Dutton and Company, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 68th printing 1955 of the trade edition, near fine brown cloth hardcover with illustration of dog at spine and top corner of front cover shows light soil at page edges, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild soil and edgewear that includes some small open chips. 371 pages with illustrations by Robert L. Dickey. Still a pleasing later printing of "..one of the greatest dog stories of all time.

Prentice-Hall, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 2nd printing, near fine overisized hardcover showing a handful of previously bent page corners in near fine jacket (price at flap) showing just the slightest bit of trace wear. 384 pages illustrated. Nice copy of this collection that is a "..unique, exciting guide to the culinary world..

Woman's Book Club, 1947. Hardcover. Good in Good DJ. Book club edition, good red cloth hardcover shows moisture stainign to top portion of rear cover and touch of same to top corner of rear pastedown, touch of bumping to corners, heavy tanning to better portion of pages, wrinkle at bottom corner of pages 7-10 short closed tear at fore edge of page 7 and with some other light trace wear, in good dust jacket with heavy mositure staining to spine, rear panel and jacket reverse, exposure toning along spine, mild soil and edgewear that includes short closed tears and small open chips at ends and corners. 255 pages includign index. Solid and perfectly readable copy of this autobiography that is a "..calvacde of women's progress from the turn of the century to the present time...

Pantheon, 1987. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine trade paperback shows some mild shelf and trace wear, else tight and clean. 328 pages with some black & whites. Still a nice copy of this look at the birth of the women's rights movement.

Triangle Books, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. Early reprint, very good hardcover (no dust jacket) shows small stain and light soil to covers, tiny tear at spine head, bumping to corners, name and date at front endpaper, touch of bumping to top page corners, tiny stain at page edges, age toning to pages and some other mild trace wear. 275 pages. Solid copy of this mystery from the noted author.

Lawrence, Kansas: The World Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, November 1, 1939, very good hardcover (blue with gilt letter to cover) (no dust jacket if issued) shows some mild shelf and trace wear including date at top of front endpaper and soiling to endpapers as well, else tight and clean. 61 pages with black & white illustrations. Still a pleasing copy of this fun if dated work for girls young and old on swingtime etiquette.

Simon and Schuster, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover (jacket front panel and flaps laid in) shows a lengthy inscription to front endpaper to a friend who is leaving Chaicago, very good + while showing some light shelf wear and soil. 318 pages. The author wrote this at the time she worked with the Encyclopaedia Britannica in order to address the woman interested in business to help her go in with eyes open and to give her strategies for methods of success. Inscribed.

Zondervan, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover (no dust jacket) with illustrated boards shows bumping to corners and some other mild shelf wear, light soil to covers and some other very light trace wear including price sticker at bottom of rear blank. 375 pages very nicely illustrated in color and with endpaper maps. Still a pleasing copy of this hard to find Bible storybook with all the expected tales from both Old and New Testaments.

J. B. Lippincott, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. No reference to printing, very good hardcover (red with black letter) (no dust jacket) shows rubbing to covers and cover egdes, light soil to covers, paper residue at front paste down from bookplate perhaps, stainign at top of front endpaper, ownership sticker to front endpaper, foxing at page edges and some other mild trace wear. 294 pages. Solid copy of this novel from the popular author.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First American printing, near fine in like jacket with both showing just the slightest bit of wear. 288 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this "..vivid portrait of the first modern war of the twentieth century.." from the author of 'The Last King of Scotland'.

Random House, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First printing, very good + cloth hardcover shows some faint moisture staining to front cover, bit of bumping to corners and name at front endpaper, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows edgewear that includes small closed tears. 340 pages with some black & white plates. Remains an attractive copy of this look at the "brave band of brothers" who were the first Americans to fight in World War I.