Search Results: Titles starting with L from West of Eden Books

Timeless Skies Publishing, 2014, trade paperback, 144 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Signed and dated by the Author on the title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The multiple award-winning author, including the Shamus Award for Indie P.I. Novel in 2013 for his searing debut novel White Heat, returns with a collection of five short stories about life on the streets at night in The City of Angels. ISBN 9780991473533

Phoenix, Arizona State University, Department of Anthropology, Office of Cultural Resource Management, 1985, bound paperback draft report (8.5" x 11"), ix-169 pp, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light bumps to cover corners and edges. An in-depth study of the ancient irrigation systems developed, built, and used by the prehistoric Hohokam people in the Salt River Valley where today we find the modern cities of Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, and other Anglo communities. Profusely illustrated throughout with drawn figures, graphs, charts, maps, and photographs. Appended: References Cited.

Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1985, hardcover, xxiv-181 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket, light edge bumps, light rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. An examination of the images of women in medieval life through a survey of literature and the arts as well as contemporary social life. Illustrated with 8 pages of black-&-white plates. Selected bibliography appended. ISBN 9780226300870

Urichsville OH, Barbour Publishing, 2021, trade paperback, 256 pp, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright,pictorial card overs. The critically acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels returns with a story of of mystery, intrigue, faith, and romance as history collides with the present day when a suspicious ghost story from 1915 comes to life for a magician/ghost walk tour guide and the great-great-grandson of the detective who originally investigated the case.

Carol Stream IL, Tyndale House, 2018, trade paperback, 464 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The bestselling author of more than fifty work of fiction and nonfiction returns with the story of a skilled evaluator of antiquities, now charged with heading the family business, who must make a difficult business decision which could ultimately change the course of her entire life.

New York, Grove Press Inc, 1981, hardcover, 111 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing stated, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge and corner nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The prolific playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and author takes us to a merchant marine ship sailing the Great Lakes where eight crew members talk about sex, gambling, drinking, and fighting to relieve the boredom. ISBN 9780394519524

London, Leo Cooper, 1971, hardcover, First Printing, abbreviated from 'Regiment of the Line', Batsford 1963, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine. Dustjacket price-clipped, slightest edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. A history of the Regiment from its first raising in 1688 to its incorporation into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1968. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white plates of Regimental Commanders and depictions of battles in which the Regiment took part. Edited by Lt-General Sir Brian Horrocks. ISBN 9780850520682

Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama Press, 1991, hardcover, x-322 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket has very slight edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. With the inclusion of authors from many disciplines including history, economics, anthropology, and sociology using largely untapped primary and archival sources to view the old and new orders on the Yucatan Peninsula a third dimension evolves regarding such issues as the future of export dependency, regional development, agrarian reform, revolutionary corporatism and cross-class coalitions. Illustrated with 8 pages of black-&-white photographs, maps, and statistical tables. Appended; Chronology, Notes, Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Academic Biographies of Contributors, and Index. ISBN 9780817305550

Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1973, hardcover, xiv-273 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial dustjacket enclosed in protective Mylar sleeve. An intensive case study of land tenure in a remote peasant community on the high plateau of Ethiopia. Illustrated with seven tables, seven drawn figures, and six maps. Appended: Amharic Titles, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780226345482

Black Opal Books, 2014, trade paperback, 258 pp, First Edition stated, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A former kick-ass, female P.I., starting over in a Florida tattoo shop after being disgraced on reality TV, finds herself back in the game when a body is discovered in the trunk of her burning car.

Minneapolis, Graywolf Press, 2020, trade paperback, 210 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial self-wrapping covers. The award-winning author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers returns and casts his daring, artistic eye on a small village outside London, the mythical figure that watches over it, and a mischievous, ethereal boy whose parents have recently made the village their home.

Toronto, MIRA Books, 2019, trade paperback, 336 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The bestselling author of For Better and Worse and Best Friends Forever returns with a domestic thriller centered on an unlikely affair and the murder of a seemingly ideal suburban wife.

New York, Plume, 2013, trade paperback, 304 pp, Signed by the Author on her personal bookplate opposite the title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The best-selling author of Blackberry Winter and The Violets of March returns with a wonderful blend of mystery, history, and romance, spanning generations and centered on a rare flower. ISBN 9780452298392

New York, Berkley, 2019, hardcover, 335 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The popular author of The Beautiful American returns with the story of Paris in the 30s, as an American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between the two iconic fashion designers while the Nazis and the threat of WWII loom over the city.

New York, Ballantine Books, 2020, hardcover, 270 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The popular author of We're all Damaged and Domestic Violets returns with the story of a couple determined not to end up like their divorced friends who try a radical experimentand get in way over their heads.

Stanford CA, Hoover Institution Press/Stanford University, 1986, hardcover, xiv-406 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated and confirmed by numberline, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, nicks to corners, small chip to top edge of rear panel, displays nicely in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of essays from 16 scholars and thinkers regarding the future prospects of Russian and non-Russian peoples, using political, cultural, economic, demographic, and other approaches, now that Russian-style Communism has lost most of its appeal to a new surge of national feeling. Illustrated throughout with statistical tables, each essay is followed by pertinent and specific notes, Index appended. ISBN 9780817982515

Washington D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978, trade paperback, xiii-138 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Good+ condition in bright, pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, small bumps to front cover, light corner bumps, light crease to rear cover. An exciting and moving account of how the American forces and several civilian agencies came together to effect the largest aerial evacuation in history. Authors: Thomas G. Tobin, Lt. Col. USAF, Arthur E. Laehr, Lt. Col. USAF, John F. Hilgenberg, Lt. Col. USAF. Profusely illustrated throughout with maps, drawings and reproductions of black-&-white photographs. Appended: Notes on the Authors, Index.

New York, Tor Teen, 2020, hardcover, 362 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The popular author of Dive Smack returns with a new twisty, suspenseful YA thriller about sisterhood, survival, and family secrets set in the world of doomsday prepping. Laid-in is a promotional card featuring the book's cover art. ISBN 9781250256522

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1955, hardcover, 308 pp, First U.S. Edition translated from the French by Marjorie Deans, First Printing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, in protective sleeve. An early novel of familial drama from the French writer, journalist, biographer, French Resistance fighter, Officer of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and Officer of the Legion of Honour. This novel won the Prix Renaudot when it was first published in France in 1953.

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1992, hardcover, 254 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Near Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, gift inscription to front endpaper. Dustjacket as new, unclipped bearing original price. This portrait of the land that discovered the world and was forgotten by it finds much to love in a place--"Iberian but not Spanish, Latin but not Mediterranean, cosmopolitan but not crowded." Illustrated with a map, author's notes appended. ISBN 9780671782269