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The L.A.W. (League of American Wheelmen) Bulletin and Good Roads (Volume XXIV, Number 13, September 25, 1896)
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Boston, Mass.: Sterling Elliott. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1896. Softcover. Official Organ of the League of American Wheelmen. Wraps, cover printed blue with photo of What Cheer, Iowa, many ads (Arnold, Schwinn & Co., Grand Rapids Cycle Co., Buffalo Cycle Co. et al).; 7.5 x 10.5"; 426-451 pp; Covers with closed tears at spine, vintage tape repair front, vintage crease down center vertically, 2 leaves with small tears at bottom. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$30.00
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LA FRANCE ET SA LITTÉRATURE: Guide Complet dans le Cadre de la Civilisation Mondiale. Tome I: Des Origines à 1715. Tome II: De 1715 à nos jours. (Two volumes in one binding-Complete)
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Paris: Les Éditions de Lyon. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Publishers black cloth, gray decorative endpapers, a few maps bound in-some are fold-outs, silk bookmark. ; Oblong, 7-3/4" x 5-1/2"; 896 pp; Covers rubbed with minor wear, dust jacket panels have been cut out and tipped in inside each cover, prior owner signature inside front cover, pages lightly toned. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$30.00
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LA FRANCE DE PROFIL
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New York: Aperture Foundation. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. Stated Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0-89381-874-7 . First French-language edition was published by La Guilde du Livre, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1952. Blue cloth, silver spine lettering, light blue endpapers, b&w photographs. Dust jacket featuring b&w photographic images on both covers, black lettering front, b&w lettering spine. Heavy, price includes USPS Media Mail shipping within continental U.S. for nor... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$42.00
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LA GRANDE HISTOIRE D'UNE PETITE VILLE: ETAMPES
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Etampes: La Semeuse. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1938. Softcover. Edition du Centeraire de la Caisse d'Epargne d'Etampes (!838-1938). Original publishers tan wraps in original glassine wrapper, illustrated with photos, text in French. ; 6-1/2" x 9-3/4"; 140 pp; Toning at spine, wear at corners of wrapper, glue remnants from now detached bookplate (which remained laid in), a few pages at rear unopened, pages clean and free of tears or writing. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$45.00
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LA RÉPARATION DES PENDULES
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Neuchatel (Suisse): Éditions du Journal Suisse d'Horlogerie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Published Janvier 1936. Tan paper over boards, brown cloth spine, printed label pasted to spine, Avec 115 gravures, text in French, advertisements at rear. ; 4-1/2" x 7" (; 283+ pp; Boards lightly soiled, edgeworn, spine slightly cocked, paper toned, no inscriptions, pages clean and unmarked. . ... more information
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$95.00
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LA STATUE DE MILO: VENUS VICTRIX; Conference tenue a l''Academie Royale des Beaux Arts a Stockholm (Complete in Two Volumes)
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Stockholm. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1878, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. First editions, published separately, both volumes with full page plates at rear. Volume I: Stockholm: Aftonbladets, 1878. Original bright blue cloth, embossed borders, gilt lettering, all edges gilt, 7 plates numbered II thru VIII (thus possibly lacking plate I?), 38 pages (not properly paginated at rear); Volume II: Stockholm: Central-Tryckeriet, 1880. Red cloth spine over stiff boards, 103 pp., plates IX - XXIV. ; 11 x ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$350.00
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THE LAND OF OZ: A sequel to The Wizard of Oz
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Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. Reprint. Hardcover. Pink cloth, black illustration and lettering on spine, b&w illustrations within. Later reprint notes 1904 and 1932 copyright dates. ; 7" x 9-1/4"; 287 pp; Boards lightly edgeworn, soiled and with a few (4) small waterspots. Solid hinges, clean pages with minor edgewear and a few creased corners, prior owners inscription inked inside front cover (emulating a library card). . ... more information
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$18.00
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LAND UTILIZATION IN CHINA: ATLAS A Study of 16,786 Farms in 168 Localities, and 38,256 Farm Families in Twenty-Two Provinces in China, 1929-1933. (Atlas only)
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Nanking: University of Nanking. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. The first printing of this atlas, notes Agents in the United States as The University of Chicago Press. Original publishers blue cloth hardcover, lettered front and spine in gilt, text in English and Chinese, illustrated with maps and tables. Transparency overlay laid in (for superimposing over other maps), errata slip laid in noting that third volume "STATISTICS" will be available shortly. Heavy, ... more information
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$325.00
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L’ARCHITETTURA ROMANICA VERONESE
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Verona: La Tipografica Veronese. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. Marbled paper boards, black cloth spine and tips, text section illustrated with drawings, 138 pages of b&w photos on plates follow text (printed front side only). Text in Italian.; 7" x 9-1/2"; 246, CXXXVIII pp; Ex-library (withdrawn) with the usual markings. Library tape repairs to spine and tips, boards soiled and worn, hinges reinforced and weakening again, paper of text section toning at edges. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$135.00
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L'ART DE VIVRE ET DE RECEVOIR économiquement: La Cuisine Familiale
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Paris: Editions du Levain. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1960]. Hardcover. Cream cloth, red lettering on front. Chiefly recipes, index at rear, text in French. Authors introduction dated 1957; print codes at rear denote 02-60. This copy with presentation inscription on FFEP penned and signed by the author at Paris in 1966. ; 5-1/2" x 7-1/2"; 219 pp; Signed by Author; Covers worn along edges, soiled. Solid hinges. A couple of pages dampstained; no tears or writing. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$250.00
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L'ARTISAN PRATIQUE Apprend à Tous L'art de Decorer son Foyer (No. 292, October 1933) [Imitations of Lacquer]
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Paris: Rene Leclerc et Cie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1933. Softcover. Nearly all illustrations, including 2 full-page plates in color. Also laid is a sheet of full-size patterns for the designs in this issue. These designs make a planter, trays, desk objects, etc. Tan illustrated wraps, text in French is reproduced at rear in English and Spanish. ; 10 x 15"; [16] pp; Minor cover wear. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$75.00
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The LAW OF WATERS and WATER RIGHTS: International, National, State, Municipal, and Individual including Irrigation, Drainage, and Municipal Water Supply. (Complete in three volumes)
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Rochester: The Lawyers' Co-Operative Publishing Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Original legal sheep, red and black spine labels, ownership label on spine, gilt spine lettering. ; 6-1/4" x 9-1/4"; clxxx,896+xvi,[897]-1893 +xiv,[1894]-2956 pp; A binding copy. Volume I lacks most of spine covering, hinges cracked, Volume II binding complete though well-worn. Volume III binding lacks ownership band on spine, well-worn with spine covering beginning to detach.... more information
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$500.00
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L'Architettura Ritrovata: Opere recenti di Paolo Portoghesi
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Roma: Edizioni Kappa. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1985. Softcover. Stiff wraps, perfect bound, color cover images, white lettering, color photo section at front, many additional b&w illustrations. ; 8-1/4" x 9-1/2"; 389 pp; Repaired split to top 3" where spine meets front board else minor cover wear, pages clean and unmarked. . ... more information
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$28.00
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LE BEAUJOLAIS: contes, légendes, récits, chansons
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Saint-Étienne: Le Hénaff. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1982. Softcover. 2-86502-030-4 . Stiff coated wraps, perfect bound, white lettering front with color cover photo, text accompanied by b&w photos, text in French. ; 6-3/4" x 10-1/4"; 174 pp; Covers curling at corners, lightly edgeworn, pages clean and unmarked, bookseller sticker on rear cover. . ... more information
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$22.00
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LE MOBILIER FRANÇAIS DU XVIIIe SIÈCLE
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Milano: Bocca Editori. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. Guide to French furniture of the 18th century. Beautifully illustrated with many photos of furniture examples (many in color) and text (in French). Many examples include prices (either estimated or auction results). Red cloth, gilt spine lettering. Color pictorial dust jacket. Red cloth slipcover with pastedown color images duplicating those on jacket. Number 709 of a limited edition of 1,200 examples. Heavy book; additional shipping ma... more information
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$200.00
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LE PRIX NOBEL / The Nobel Prizes 1993 Nobel Prizes, Presentations, Biographies, and Lectures
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Stockholm, Sweden: Almqvist & Wiksell International. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 91-85848-22-0 . Includes the Nobel Lectures of the 1993 prize winners. White boards, lettered front and spine in red and gray, illustrations include some color.; 6-1/2" x 9-3/4"; 283 pp; Front board chipped along bottom edge, slight wear at spine top/bottom and corners. Internally fine. Original glassine wrapper present but edgeworn with small losses along the edges. . ... more information
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$125.00
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LE PRIX NOBEL / The Nobel Prizes 1995 Nobel Prizes, Presentations, Biographies, and Lectures
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Stockholm, Sweden: Almqvist & Wiksell International. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 91-85848-255 . Includes the Nobel Lectures of the 1995 prize winners. White boards, lettered front and spine in red and gray, illustrations include some color.; 6-1/2" x 9-3/4"; 387 pp; Boards worn with bumped corners, two creases on front cover, binding slightly cocked. Internally fine. Original glassine wrapper present but edgeworn with minor losses along the edges. . ... more information
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$45.00
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LE PRIX NOBEL / The Nobel Prizes 2001 Nobel Prizes, Presentations, Biographies, and Lectures
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Stockholm, Sweden: Norstedts Tryckeri AB. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 91-85848-360 . Includes the Nobel Lectures of the 2001 prize winners. These included Eric A. Cornell, Wolfgang Ketterle and Carl E. Wieman in Physics, William S. Knowles, Ryoji Noyori and K. Barry Sharpless in Chemistry, Leland H. Hartwell, Tim Hunt and Paul M. Nurse in Physiology or Medicine, V. S. Naipaul in Literature, the United Nations and Kofi A. Annan for Peace, and George A. Akerlof, A. Michael Spen... more information
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$60.00
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LE VIEUX MARLY: Bulletin de la Société Archéologique, Historique et Artistique de MARLY-LE ROI (Tome 1, n° 7, April 1938)
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Paris: Pierre André Imp.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1938. Softcover. A view of Marly by P. D. Martin le Jeune, article on 17th century medicine (Les fièvres du roi. Le quinquina. par le docteur Maurice Hanotte). Text in French. Original publishers gray laid paper wrappers, front pastedown label, frontispiece view of Gardens at Marly, one additional plate and (at least) one page of drawings. ; 6-1/2" x 10"; pps 193-224 pp; Wrappers and page edges lightly toned, missing tin... more information
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$25.00
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LEBANESE MOUNTAIN COOKERY
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Boston: David R. Godine. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. [1995]. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0-87923-618-3 . Publishers tan cloth, silver spine lettering, with illustrations by Jana Fothergill. This book was first published 1987; this copy has no formal publication date but it does have (both on book and jacket) a small logo identifying the 25-year anniversary of the publisher as being in 1995. This copy also bears an inscription on the title page penned and signed by the author: For _____ and ____... more information
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$38.00
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