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[Paris]: Le Cercle du Nouveau Livre, [1963]. First edition. Text block shows some age darkening, spine ends a little pushed in, a fine copy without dust jacket as issued (likely as issued). (16926). gold and blind stamped green cloth. Number 507 of an unstated limitation. Published in English as PLANET OF THE APES (1963). Basis for two films and numerous sequels. "Boulle made the Earth astronauts' visit to a far planet where apes are the dominant species and humans a despised under class a parable of racial and other social failings on Earth..." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-26. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1692-96.
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LA PLANETE DES SINGES: ROMAN
by Boulle, Pierre
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THE LAD AND THE LION
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1938]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) pictorial dust jacket with a tiny nick to the upper front panel, a closed tear to the upper rear panel and slight fade to the orange ink of the spine panel. (31211). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-317 [318: blank] [319: ads] [320: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original pebbled blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red. Adventure fiction set in contemporary North Africa. The Lad and the Lion, a 1917 silent film made by the Selig Polyscope Company was the first motion picture based on a Burroughs story. Reginald 02287. Heins LL-1.
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THE LAD AND THE LION
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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New York: Canaveral Press, 1964. Later edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear and mild rubs to spine panel. (28916). Octavo, five illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, cloth. Text offset from that of the 1938 Edgar Rice Burroughs edition. The Lad and the Lion, a 1917 silent film made by the Selig Polyscope Company was the first motion picture based on a Burroughs story. Not in Heins. Zeuschner, Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Bibliography, pp. 150-151.
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THE LAD AND THE LION
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1938]. First edition. A fine copy in fine first state (laminated) pictorial dust jacket with a tiny 3 mm closed tear to the upper front panel. A sharp copy. (31173). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-317 [318: blank] [319: ads] [320: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original pebbled blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red. Inscribed and signed by Burroughs on the front free end paper. Adventure fiction set in contemporary North Africa. The Lad and the Lion, a 1917 silent film made by the Selig Polyscope Company was the first motion picture based on a Burroughs story. Reginald 02287. Heins LL-1.
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THE LADY AND THE CHEETAH
by Flagg, John (pseudonym of John Gearon)
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Greenwich, CT: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1951. First edition. Date stamp on front cover, fine. (6045). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Paperback original.
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THE LADY DECIDES
by Keller, David H.
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Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1950. First edition. Paper label from spine partially separated and creased with clean tear, otherwise a fine copy in very good paper slipcase with some edge wear and paper label creased with mild edge wear (but complete). No dust jacket as issued. (25805). Octavo, three-quarter cloth and marbled boards, printed paper label affixed to spine panel. Limited to 400 copies of which this is one of 350 numbered copies signed by Keller that were for sale.
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LADY FANTOME (THE PHANTOM LADY)
by Woolrich, Cornell, writing as "William Irish"
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- First French edition
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Paris: Fournier-Valdes, [1948]. First French edition. Brown wrappers with a colorful dust wrapper. The book is near fine, the dust wrapper is very good, some tape repair to verso, some rubbing and creasing, chip to head of spine panel, slight chipping along bottom edge. (12063). Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Softcover. First French edition of The Phantom Lady.
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LADY FOR LOVE
by Schultz, Alan Brener
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New York: Diversey Publishing Corp., [1950]. First paperback edition. Text paper age darkened, some stress creases - mostly to rear panel, a nearly fine unread copy. (16355). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Novel Library NL 42.
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THE LADY IN THE LAKE
by Chandler, Raymond
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New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., n.d. [1945]. First paperback edition. A just about fine copy, some mild edge rubbing, upper rear corner bumped, unread. A sharp copy. (12083). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Armed Services #838. Philip Marlowe. Issued for military servicemen. Bruccoli: Raymond Chandler: A Descriptive Bibliography, A4.3.
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THE LADY IN THE LAKE
by Chandler, Raymond
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First edition. Small bookplates of New York University's Fales Collection (marked as a withdrawn duplicate) and collector Scott Cunningham affixed to the front paste-down and very faint previous owner's signature on the front free endpaper. Spine lean, a very good copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at spine ends and corner tips, some rubbing along spine folds, just a touch of dust soiling to the rear panel, and printed price clipped from the front flap. Both book and jacket present well overall. This wartime novel is hard to find in decent condition. (#151297) (16846). Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-216 [217: blank] [318: colophon], original green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, running Borzoi stamped in black on rear panel, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. Chandler's fourth novel featuring private detective Philip Marlowe and his "masterpiece" (Barzun and Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime 483). The 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer…
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THE LADY KILLS
by Fischer, Bruno
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New York: Fawcett Publications Inc., [1951]. First edition. A very good to near fine copy, text pages age darkened, some light edge wear, with slight loss at bottom front edge (7500). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. A Gold Medal book #148. Paperback original.
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LADY, LADY, I DID IT!
by McBain, Ed (pseudonym of Evan Hunter)
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. (15729). Octavo, boards. An 87th precinct novel.
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LADY ON THE CASE
by Muller, Marcia, Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (eds.)
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New York: Bonanza, 1988. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. (5820). Octavo, Hardcover. Anthology starring the world's greatest female sleuths.
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LADY STANHOPE'S MANUSCRIPT AND OTHER SUPERNATURAL TALES
by Roden, Barbara (editor)
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Pennyffordd, Chester: Ash-Tree Press, 1994. First edition. A fine copy. (22635). Octavo, stiff printed wrappers. 150 copies printed. The first Ash-Tree Press publication, done in conjunction with The Ghost Story Society. Collection of five supernatural stories for the Christmas season.
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THE LADY WORE BLACK AND OTHER WEIRD CAT TAILS. Introduction by Mike Ashley
by Cave, Hugh B.
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Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (11419). Octavo, cloth. Limited to 500 copies. Collects nineteen stories by Cave.
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THE LADY WORE BLACK AND OTHER WEIRD CAT TAILS. Introduction by Mike Ashley
by Cave, Hugh B.
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Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (22663). Octavo, cloth. Limited to 500 copies. Collects nineteen stories by Cave.
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LADY YESTERDAY
by Estleman, Loren D.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (5458). Octavo, cloth backed boards. An Amos Walker, private investigator novel. "...the various plot-strands are woven together without excess contrivance; the lowdown Detroit backgrounds are, as usual, sketched in with moody conviction; and, flavored with jazz-club nostalgia and world-weary gallantry, this is one of the most satisfying-if least flashy--of the Walker exploits." - Kirkus reviews, 4/21/87. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 343-344. See Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 238.
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LADY YESTERDAY
by Estleman, Loren D.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (19562). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed by Estleman on the title page. An Amos Walker, private investigator novel. "...the various plot-strands are woven together without excess contrivance; the lowdown Detroit backgrounds are, as usual, sketched in with moody conviction; and, flavored with jazz-club nostalgia and world-weary gallantry, this is one of the most satisfying-if least flashy--of the Walker exploits." - Kirkus reviews, 4/21/87. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 343-344. See Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 238.
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THE LAIR
by Cave, Emma
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[London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1997]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (12849). Octavo, boards. A novel of possession.
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LAIR
by Herbert, James
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[Arvada, CO: Centipede Press, 2015]. First U. S. hardcover edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (28337). Octavo, cloth. This copy sent out for review, no limitation page. Sequel to THE RATS.
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