Search Results: Titles starting with L from Charles Lewis Best Booksellers

New York: Dutton, 2008. Signed First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed rose-backed black cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 372. Signed by Parker on title page. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Kirkus Reviews noted "Alegendary outlaw’s DNA plays an unlikely role in Parker’s latest winner (Storm Runners, 2007, etc.).“Here’s the deal,” proclaims our heroine at the opening of the novel. “I am the direct descendent of the outlaw Joaquin Murrieta,” whose questionable virtues she goes on to extol. Apparently, he could charm, chill and kill with equal facility. But in 1853, Joaquin’s larcenous career was ended the hard way by a contingent of Texas Rangers: They shot him dead, then cut his head off. Some say the year was 1878. Some say he didn’t die or live at all, that he was a romantic myth, an amalgam of at least three Joaquin-like desperadoes. Numbered among the skeptical you would never find… Read More

San Diego: California Review, 1965. First Edition. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, unpaginated. Fully and completely illustrated with multi-hued tinted photographs of La Jolla California. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. James Bitton II applied Lewis Mumford's theories of civic development to local conditions. In short order, he went from anonymous writer for the San Diego Journal and Point Magazine to feature writer for Point Magazine and Magazine San Diego that later became San Diego and Point Magazine and in 1955 became San Diego Magazine. He also contributed to Los Angeles Magazine (1962-63) and founded, edited and published the California Review for a two-year period (1963-65). Britton's winning of second prize in an American Institute of Architect's (AIA) journalistic competition and his receiving a grant from the Ford Foundation (both in 1959) took him away from… Read More

Paris & New York: Editions Rencontre en Accord avec L'Unesco , 1971. Hardcover. In quite good condition./No Dust Jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full green-embossed beige cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 92. Illustrated with b-w halftones &ct. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Sumer is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. ... Lucienne Laroche was a French ancien Near East t art expert (1929-1981), studied at the Ecole du Louvre and worked for the CNRS and at the Louvre from 1953-72. She joined the French expedition to Mari in Syria from 1966-74 and also worked at Larsa in Iraq in 1967.

México, D F: Editorial Planeta Mexicana, 1998. Primera ediccion Mexicana . Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Hardback, library binding Páginas 526 pages. In Spanish; en Español. Traducción de Luis Murillo y Jaime Zulaika. Ex-library, with the usual stamps and stickers. Otherwise, clean & crisp, with no marks or tears; only two turned corners; tight binding. A lightly-used copy.  

Galicia, 2009. Primera edición. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [23.25cm/9.5inches], full pictorial cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 34, indexed. Illustrated with colour caracatures &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Sevilla, España: Algaida Editores, 2010. Paperback. In quite good condition.. Paperback Páginas 580 pages. In Spanish; en Español. Ex-library, with the usual stamps and stickers. Tiny ¼” brown stain on the outer edge, not visible inside on any of the pages. Otherwise, clean & crisp, with no marks, tears, or turned corners; tight binding. Appears to be an unread copy

Paris: Éditions Nilsson, 1930. Paperback. Aside from chipped glassine cover in quite good condition. . Octavo, [2cm / 9inches], reliure paperback avec couverture illustrée, p. 268, indexée. Entièrement illustré de 6 assiettes Art Déco de couleurs de Robert Polack, le couvercle en glassine imprimé est parfaitement ébréché. N'hésitez pas à vous renseigner sur les détails et / ou sur des photographies supplémentaires. ... Le roman, écrit en prose, est destiné à l'écrivain George Sand, avec lequel Musset a eu une liaison entre 1833 et 1835. Il s'agit d'un roman inspiré par l'autobiographie dans lequel Musset raconte à travers son personnage son expérience. Le roman est une fiction, mais il intègre également un aspect historique puisqu'il décrit l'état d'esprit d'une génération… Read More

San Lorenzo: Swan, 1986. Primera edición. Paperbound en papel. Bueno/No Dust Jacket. Octavo, [18,75 cm/7,5 pulgadas], encuadernado en papel con portadas pictóricas, págs. 140. No dude en consultar detalles y/o fotografías adicionales. ... Joseph Pérez fue un historiador francés especializado en historia española. Se especializó en los nacimientos del Estado español moderno y de las naciones latinoamericanas. Entre sus libros, examinó los movimientos independentistas de América Latina. Fernando e Isabel, los Reyes Católicos; Emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico Carlos V y Felipe II de España.

Triese, Italy: Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA, 2002. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gpictorial cloth with matching slipcase, pp. 161. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013 and 50% of STX France in 2018, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world. The company builds both commercial and military vessels. ... Demy folio, [27,75 cm / 11 pollici], tessuto gpictorial con cofanetto coordinato, pp. 161. Illustrato con mezzitoni b-w, placchette colore e tc ... Non esitate a chiedere dettagli e / o fotografie aggiuntive. ... Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. è un'azienda italiana di… Read More

Habana, Cuba: El Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1990. Duro. En excepcionalmente buenas condiciones. Mesa Demy [30cm / 12 pulgadas], tela de color carmen dorado con sobrecubierta protegida contra Mylar, pp. 184. Las páginas 183-184 tienen un ligero zorro. Ilustrado con placas a color, & tc. No dude en solicitar detalles y / o fotografías adicionales ... El Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA) es un museo de carácter público, situado en La Habana, Cuba. Subordinado al Ministerio de Cultura ocupa dos edificios en las cercanías del Paseo del Prado, estos son el Palacio de Bellas Artes, destinado al arte cubano y el Palacio del Centro Asturiano, dedicado al arte universal; un tercer edificio se destina a funciones administrativas. Alberga una de las mayores colecciones de pinturas y esculturas de América Latina y es el mayor del Caribe insular.Oversize hardback Páginas 184 pages. In Spanish; en Español. VERY… Read More

La Jolla. California: The La Jolla Historical Society, 1993 thru 2003. first impressions. Newspaper. All are in quite good condition.. Demy folios, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers. Fully illustrated with b=w halftones, caricatures and so forth . Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The La Jolla Historical Society envisions itself as a center for research and education about the history and stories of the La Jolla community, as an agent for positive impact as it relates to the built environment, and as an advocate for intergenerational and cultural understanding. The La Jolla Historical Society produces a wide range of programs and events. Recent exhibitions have included: Climate Change: Midcentury Modern La Jolla (May–September 2014); Scripps on Prospect: Evolution of Villa and Cottage (September 2013-May 2014); Postmark La Jolla: History of the US Postal Service in La Jolla (Fall 2010); Waverider: Perspectives on Surfing La… Read More

La Jolla: La Jolla Press, 1978. Paperback. In quite good condition.. Royal octavo, [25cm/10in], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 32. Fully illustrated w/ b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. Casa de Las Joyas was designed by the English architect Herbert Palmer, purorted to be the bastard son of King Edward VII of Great Britain. This is the "Taj Muhal" situated just windward of Torrey Pine Drive in La Jolla.

La Jolla: La Jolla Press, 1961. Second Impression. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [21.25cm8.5inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 32. Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. A Indian insoired House by the Britiah-American architect Herbert Palmer, one of the illegitimat sons of King Edward VII, Queen Victoria's bad boy.

Milan: Editore Ulrico Hoepli, 1942. Seconda Edizione. Hardcover. In quite good condition. Demy folio, [31,5 centimetri / 12.25in], pieno dorato nero / cammello metà vincolante, sans sovraccoperta, pp. X, 443, intonsi. Completamente illustrato con b-w mezzitoni. In italiano. bordo superiore della colonna vertebrale è stata ordinatamente re-incollate.Demy folio, [31.5cm/12.25in], full gilt black/camel half binding, sans dust jacket, pp. x, 443, deckled. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones. In Italian. Top edge of spine has been neatly reglued.

Barcelona: Editorial Planeta , 1967. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed ultramarine blue cloth w/ slipcase, pp.cxciii, 922. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Madrid: Aguilar, 1968. Sexta Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [17.5cm/7inches], full gilt-embossed Cordovan-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 2044, indexed. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Mexico City: Editorial Porrua, 1973. Edicion Renovada Quinta Edicion. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [22.5cm/9.inches], full gilt-embossed maroon cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xxix, 479, indexed. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Los Angeles : Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1929. First Impression. Paperbound. In quite good condition./No dust jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 208d. Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... In addition to La Reina, Los Angeles in Three Centuries. Hill wrote Santa Barbara Tierra Adorada, Can Anything Good Come Out of Hollywood?. and In the Valley of the Cahuengas: The Story of Hollywood

Washington, D. C.: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1961. First Edition. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Brochure, [20cm/8in], paperbound, unpaginated.

Barcelona: Mondador, 2003. Paperback. En excepcionalmente buenas condiciones. Octavo, [20cm / 8inches], reliure paperback avec couvertures illustrées, pp. 250, indexées. N'hésitez pas à vous renseigner sur les détails et / ou des photographies supplémentaires. ... La révolución norteamericana es parte de la coleccion Breve Historia Universal, que ofrece una nueva visión de l'historia de la humanidad. Gordon Wood, un notable especialista dans l'histoire des États-Unis, conduisent à des lectures à des pages d'este libro avec un lenguaje ameno y accesible. Cuando Abraham Lincoln vise à définir l'état de Estados Unidos se remontó à la revolución norteamericana. Sabía que la revolución pas d'habiuido solo d'origine juridique de la joven nación sino aussi bien que de valores et d'espérances de pueblo norteamericano. Los… Read More