Search Results: Authors starting with L from Conover Books

New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Blue boards quarterbound by red cloth with embossed lettering on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. 272 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "The New World was settled slowly, by driblets of people crossing from Siberia into Alaska from time to time over a period of fifteen thousand years or more. Here and there, mostly in the Southwest of the United States, archaeologists have found traces of the early comers. They have found flint, bone, and wooden tools, traces of their campfires, and bones of the animals they hunted. The people who came over from Siberia were primitive.....

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 323 informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Francis La Flesche (1857-1932), Omaha Indian and anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology, published an enormous body of work on the religion of the Osage Indians, all gathered from the most knowledgeable Osage religious leaders of their day. Yet his writings have been largely overlooked because they were published piecemeal over the course of twenty-five years and never adequately collected or analyzed. In this book, Garrick A. Bailey brings together in a clear, understandable way La… Read More

Cheyenne, Wyoming: Western Star Publishing, 2002. HINT OF EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, VERY CRISP AND CLEAN USED COPY, ALMOST NEW AND UNREAD CONDITION!. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Popular Library, 1967. Hint of edge wear, gently scuffed, pages are toning, gently shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean used vintage first Popular Library paperback edition! 190 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, historical and informative pages! "In all its diverse aspects, water is an oddity, an exception to the 'rule' of chemistry and physics. It is odorless, colorless and tasteless. It is, on the other hand, a uniquely stable compound, a remarkable solvent and a powerful source of chemical energy. Because it is so important to every kind of life, man has used and reused his water supply, is completely dependent upon it for sustenance.....and worries, with reason, about its future....". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY: Chelsea House Pub, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; former owner's name and address label is affixed to the inner front cover; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with black and white lettering. 104 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes and current situation of the Pawnee Indians.....

New York, NY: Chelsea House Pub, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Color illustrated boards with black and red lettering. 112 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Examines the history, culture, and traditions of the Sac and Fox Indians....

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: G K Hall, 1993. A very crisp and clean signed first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Inscribed by the author on the title page! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 435 very clean, unmarked and uncreased informative pages! "This essential sourcebook to the American novel of detection offers mystery fans fully annotated entries on 1,314 titles by 166 authors in the genre. The perfect guide to the adventures of such classic sleuths as Philo Vance, Ellery Queen, Perry Mason, and Nero Wolfe, the volume also covers the works of today's finest mystery writers. Detailed cross-reference listings, including Pseudonyms, Creators and Series Characters, Occupations of Series Characters, and Periods, Locations, and Settings of the stories, will make this one-of-a-kind reference an invaluable resource for fans, occasional readers, and mystery book collectors alike.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / First… Read More

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex-library with the usual library markings (if not for the library markings this copy would be graded in fine condition); overall a very nice used SECOND EDITION! Blue and white wrapper with white and black lettering. 380 informative and educational pages! "IBS, which affects almost one in six Americans, is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation. Today more than ever before, physicians are able to diagnose this complex disorder, understand and explain its origins, and develop a treatment plan that effectively meets the individual needs of a patient. Drawing on his many years of experience treating people who have symptoms of IBS, Dr. Brian E. Lacy explains normal digestion, the causes of IBS, how IBS is diagnosed, and what to expect with treatment. He also explores special topics such as IBS in children and psychological,… Read More

New York, New York: Eton Books, Inc. , 1953. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed, spine is gently creased, pages are toning, lightly shelf worn, overall a very clean used first edition! 143 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "She screamed ---- but he just kept coming at her.....". First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1971. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used FIRST EDITION (stated)! White and black illustrated wrapper with blue and white lettering. 199 magical and historical pages! "John Lahr, a well-known theater critic himself has Assembled her the most perceptive critical essays available on that enigmatic masterpiece of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming. Also included are interviews that elucidate the approach to the play by the director, a designer, and various actors. As Lahr writes in his introduction:"What follows is a "casebook" of a play already acknowledged as a major contribution to the theater of this century. The book is divided between the practical and theoretical, a discussion and not a summing up............". First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

U.S.A.: CRC Press, 1998. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Green boards with white lettering. 378 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Soil degradation causes a shrinking of arable land resources, and the persistence of starvation and malnutrition. The depletion is compounded by the increasing populations of developing tropical nations, and the conversion of agricultural land to other uses. As a result, per capita grain harvesting and irrigated land is in steady decline all over the world. The decrease in horticultural resources and productivity has inspired Soil Quality and Agricultural Sustainability, which is based primarily on papers presented at the 1996 conference on soil degradation, sponsored by Ohio State University, the USAID and the International Agricultural Research Centers.… Read More

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. A hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find signed title! Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Mapped endpapers. 136 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and artistic pages nicely enhanced by black and white drawings! Extremely scarce and out-of-print signed first edition! "Dublin is a portrait of the city in a series of pen drawings, conceived as a series of intimate interrelated impressions, presenting the city in a many textured pattern. The book covers a number of themes which subtly interweave with each other.". Signed by Author(s). First Edition / First Printing. Green Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

England: Longman Group Limited , 1985. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased as well as the rear of the wrapper, some shelf wear, former owner's stamp is on the ffep, pages are toning, overall a nice used copy! Full-color illustrated wrapper with red lettering. 110 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "This book has been specially prepared to make enjoyable reading for people to whom English is a second or a foreign language. An English writer never thinks of avoiding unusual words, so that the learner, trying to read the book in its original form, has to turn frequently to the dictionary and so loses much of the pleasure that the book ought to give.....". Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Geoffrey Whittam . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Kingston, Tennessee: Big Mac Publishers, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Flatsigned by the author on the second page! Full-color pictorial wrapper with white and yellow lettering. 213 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "An entertaining mystery/crime novel set in the wild north woods of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Fans of Bobby Cole, C.J. Box, Craig Johnson and Steve Hamilton will love Lambert's fast-paced debut filled with action and outdoor adventure. *** Algonquian County Sheriff Deputy, Luke Landry strives to live by a code that his father instilled in him, A strong moral compass will keep you living north of wrong. Deputy Landry quickly discovers those who fail to live by the code. Marijuana farmers… Read More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Sport Book Pub, 1990. Stars in ink at the top of a few of the interior pages, a hint of edge wear, gently shelf worn, overall a very nice used first Canadian edition (stated)! Green and white illustrated wrappers with black and white lettering on the front and spine. 158 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "The drills and games contained in this book ---- with a few exceptions ---- are based on the rules and regulations of the International Soccer Federation FIFA. Knowledge of these, therefore, is necessary for proper application of the games." ---- from the Foreword (Introduction).. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Delaware Warer Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1945. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Purple and white wrapper with a black and white illustration of Abraham Lincoln and black and white lettering on the front. 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and musical pages! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "The Lonesome Train is a 50-minute choral presentation, telling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the journey of the train that carried the President's body from Washington back to Springfield, Illinois. The story is told by a newspaper reporter tracing the route of the train across America and exploring the strange rumor that Lincoln was not dead at all, but alive and out among his people; at a black church in Alabama, at a square dance on the Kansas prairie, in an army hospital ward, in the waiting… Read More

Delaware Warer Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1945. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; small 1" split in the base of the spine; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Purple and white wrapper with a black and white illustration of Abraham Lincoln and black and white lettering on the front. 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and musical pages! "There was a funeral. It took long to pass it's many given points. Many millions of people saw it and personally moved in it and were part of its procession. The line of march ran seventeen hundred miles. As a dead march nothing like it had ever been attempted....." by Carl Sandburg. Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "The Lonesome Train is a 50-minute choral presentation, telling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the journey of the train that carried the President's body from… Read More

Delaware Warer Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1945. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is creased as well as the lower portion of the front of the wrapper; some shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Purple and white wrapper with a black and white illustration of Abraham Lincoln and black and white lettering on the front. 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and musical pages! "There was a funeral. It took long to pass it's many given points. Many millions of people saw it and personally moved in it and were part of its procession. The line of march ran seventeen hundred miles. As a dead march nothing like it had ever been attempted....." by Carl Sandburg. Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "The Lonesome Train is a 50-minute choral presentation, telling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the journey of the train that carried the President's body from… Read More

Delaware Warer Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1945. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Purple and white wrapper with a black and white illustration of Abraham Lincoln and black and white lettering on the front. 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and musical pages! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "The Lonesome Train is a 50-minute choral presentation, telling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the journey of the train that carried the President's body from Washington back to Springfield, Illinois. The story is told by a newspaper reporter tracing the route of the train across America and exploring the strange rumor that Lincoln was not dead at all, but alive and out among his people; at a black church in Alabama, at a square dance on the Kansas prairie, in an army hospital ward, in the waiting… Read More

Delaware Warer Gap, Pa.: Shawnee Press, Inc., 1945. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Purple and white wrapper with a black and white illustration of Abraham Lincoln and black and white lettering on the front. 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and musical pages! "There was a funeral. It took long to pass it's many given points. Many millions of people saw it and personally moved in it and were part of its procession. The line of march ran seventeen hundred miles. As a dead march nothing like it had ever been attempted....." by Carl Sandburg. Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "The Lonesome Train is a 50-minute choral presentation, telling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the journey of the train that carried the President's body from Washington back to Springfield, Illinois. The… Read More