Search Results: Authors starting with L from Legacy Books

Chicago: McKinley Music Co. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1905, Sheet Music, 7pp, pictorial cover. Wrps. Light soiling, else G..

New York: Worthington Co. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1889, 12mo, 224pp. Extremities moderately worn, previous owner's pencil inscription at front, else G. La Rochefoucault, (Rochefoucauld), (1613-1680), is best remembered as one of the greatest writers of maxims, but he also wrote his Memoires, which was an account of his political career. The principal merit of the Maxims lies in their style which is clear, concise, and polished. The maxims comprise 120 pages and the aphorisms by Shakespeare , organized by play title, take up the rest of the book. .

Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. pp549-564. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1921. VG. In plastic report covers. From the introduction: "I am not of the opinion of J.J. Rousseau, who states that man left to himself will naturally live right and will never have indigestion No more do I believe with H. Spencer that a child's appetite is a judicious guide for it. Though hereditary instinct is sufficient for animals, it does not seem that it would be a suitable guide for man, who is, from the point of view of hygiene, the least rational of the animals. An alimentary education is, then, indispensable.".

Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt & Co. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1888. Sheet Music, 5pp. Unobtrusive tape repair to spine, light soiling, else G..

Book. Very Good. No Binding. 11x17 inches. Few fold marks, else G. January 27, 1932, Notary Public Appointment of Polk South, Jr. in Franklin County..

Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau Book. Good. Soft cover. pp133-139. Removed from INDIANA HISTORY BULLETIN, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL INDIANA HISTORY CONFERENCE, Dec. 10-11, 1934. In plastic report covers. VG. Some of the reports from this bulletin may contain first or last xeroxed pages. The author examines the situation in Europe, in the aftermath of World War I and sees certain trouble spots that could lead to another major war. In particular, he mentions the potential trouble spots as being the Polish corridor, the Franco-German frontier, the powder-barrel Balkans, and, to his way of thinking the most likely sources for a cataclysm, Austria and the Saar Basin..

Lyon: Derrydale Press Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 1994. Limited Reprint Edition, xvii, 501pp, index. AEG. As new. Bound in green leatherette with gilt cover design. A reprint of the 1974 edition, limited to 1250 copies, signed by Glenn St. Charles, Commissioner of the Legends of the Longbow Library. An indexed catalogue of 5,000 articles, books, films, manuscripts, periodicals and theses on the use of the bow for hunting, war, and recreation, from the earliest times to the present day..

Morehead: Morehead State University Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1980, 4to, 352pp, index, profusely illustrated. VG. The 1980 Yearbook for Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. A heavy volume; will require the shipping charges for two books..

Philadelphia: T. K. Greenbank Book. Good. Soft cover. pp[279]-328. Removed from GREENBANK'S PERIODICAL LIBRARY, VOLUME 1, 1833. Light foxing, else G. In plastic report covers..

Louisville: Filson Club Book. Good. Soft cover. pp193-198, illustrated with a view of the former synagogue Beth Hamedrash Hagodol. Removed from FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUATERLY, Volume 72, Number 2, April, 1998. VG. In report covers. May include a first or last copied page. The author's account of the Jewish immigrant ghetto in Louisville, Kentucky in the days just before and after World War I. It was not a real ghetto in the European style, but the concentration of Jewish immigrants made it a place where more Yiddish than English was heard on the street..

Louisville: The Filson Club Book. Very Good. Soft cover. pp285-292. Removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, VOL. 68, April, 1994. VG. May include a first or last copied page. In report covers. A history of Jewish journals in Louisville, Kentucky since the early 1900's..

Louisville: The Filson Club Book. Very Good. Soft cover. pp66-70, photo. Removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol. 59, No. 1, January, 1985. VG. In report covers. May include a first or last xeroxed page. Kling, who died in 1981, was a Louisville businessman, who devoted his life to civil liberties, vocational guidance, Jewish education, and a host of other causes..

London: The Monthly Review Book. Good. Soft cover. 1781, pp23-27. Removed from THE MONTHLY REVIEW, OR LITERARY JOURNAL, for July, 1781. G. In report covers. May include a first or last copied page. This is a review of the book, published 1780, and obviously not the book itself..

Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Book. Good. Soft cover. (1891), 4to, 144pp, index. Stiff covers. Moderate wear and soiling, front inner hinge neatly reinforced, pencil notations on half a dozen pages, previous owner's note on front cover, else G..

New York: The Macmillan Company Book. Good. Hardcover. (1967), 4to, 207pp, index, bibliography, profusely illustrated by the author in color and b&w. Ex-lib, with few markings, dj flaps had been glued and now separated, causing some thinning of the pastedowns and first and last endpapers, else G in G dj..

Washington, D.C.: GPO Book. Very Good. Soft cover. pp111-146, illustrated. Removed from TWENTY SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY FOR THE YEAR 1905. VG. In report covers..

Washington, D.C.,: Society for American Archaeology, Book. Very Good. Soft cover. pp186-201, illustrated. Removed from AMERICAN ANTIQUITY. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY, Volume 37, Number 2, April, 1972. Wrps. VG. May contain a first or last xeroxed page. Abstract: Since laboratory studies on skeletal variations have validated the use on non-metric osteological traits to genetically distinguish populations, a direct relationship between these traits and biological reality can be assumed. Because of this relationship, it is possible to conceive the central thesis of this paper: to the degree that any social organizational feature corresponds to the biological referents of the kinship system, osteological data can be used to elucidate that feature. The kinds of problems that might be investigated are limited by the archaeological determination of certain social units. In the present study, a method is developed to test for residence pattern. This method is applied to data from the… Read More

Princeton, : Princeton University Press Book. Good. Hardcover. 1947, 4to, 200pp, index, profusely illustrated. One third of the front cover and the spine are sunned, light wear, else G+. A history of Princeton University..

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1903, xviii, 449pp, index, profusely illustrated. Moderate wear and soiling, rear inner hinge neatly reinforced, else G+. With lists of Mohammedan dynasties and genealogical tables. From the preface: "The Mediaeval Period of Indian history, begins when the immemorial systems, rule, and customs of Ancient India were invaded, subdued, and modified by a succession of foreign conquerors who imposed a new rule and introduced an exotic creed, strange languages and a foreign art. These conquerors were Muslims, and with the arrival of the Turks under Mahmud the Iconoclast at the beginning of the eleventh century, India entered upon her Middle Age. From that epoch for nearly eight hundred years her history is grouped round the Mohammedan rulers who gradually brought under their control nearly the whole country from the Himalayas to the Krishna river. The Period ends when one of the last of these rulers, oppressed by the revival of Hindu… Read More

London: George Bell and Sons Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1882, 196pp. Beveled boards with gilt lettering and deckle edges. Corners bumped, light foxing to front and rear flyleaves, else VG. There is a clipping glued to the front pastedown, perhaps from a bookseller's catalogue, apparently describing this book, and stating that it is one of the rarest of this author's books. Apparently it was his only attempt at serious poetry. When he was finished, he vowed never again to write a poem that couldn't be finished in a single sitting..