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Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth by: Fortey, Richard
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Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth by: Fortey, Richard

Softcover. New York, Vintage, reprint, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 346 pages. Paperback. Extensive b&w illustrations throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 468211
Price: $12.00 

Like No Other Store: The Bloomingdale's Legend and the Revolution in American Marketing by: Traub, Marvin
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Like No Other Store: The Bloomingdale's Legend and the Revolution in American Marketing by: Traub, Marvin

Hardcover. New York, Times Books/Random House, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 428 pages. Hardcover. B&w photographs throughout. Gilt titles on spine. Some creasing to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468320
Price: $12.00 

Lincoln and the Emperors by: Tyrner-Tyrnauer, A R.
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Lincoln and the Emperors by: Tyrner-Tyrnauer, A R.

Hardcover. New York , Harcourt Brace & World, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 176 pages, hardcover in an edgeworn dust jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on front fly leaf otherwise clean. Record # 408313
Price: $12.00 

Lincoln and the Irish: The Untold Story of How the Irish Helped Abraham Lincoln Save the Union by: O'Dowd, Niall
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Lincoln and the Irish: The Untold Story of How the Irish Helped Abraham Lincoln Save the Union by: O'Dowd, Niall

Hardcover. NY, Skyhorse Publishing, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 205 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book untangles one of the most fascinating subtexts of the Civil War: Abraham Lincoln's relationship with the men and women coming to America to escape the Irish famine. Lincoln, whose first political actions included intimidating Irish voters at the polls, would eventually hire Irish nannies and donate to the Irish famine fund. The Irish would repay Lincoln's faith-their numbers and courage would help swing the Civil War in his favor. Clean copy. Record # 34175
Price: $12.00 

Lincoln and the Jews: A History by: Sarna, Jonathan D. Shapell, Benjamin
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Lincoln and the Jews: A History by: Sarna, Jonathan D. Shapell, Benjamin

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Dunne Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 272 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This book provides readers both with a captivating narrative of Lincoln's interactions with Jews, and with the opportunity to immerse themselves in rare manuscripts and images, many from the Shapell Lincoln Collection, that show Lincoln in a way he has never been seen before. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34139
Price: $28.00 

Lincoln At Home: Two Glimpses Of Abraham Lincolns Family Life by: Donald, David Herbert
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Lincoln At Home: Two Glimpses Of Abraham Lincolns Family Life by: Donald, David Herbert

Hardcover. US, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2000-11-07, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 124 pages. Previous owner's signature in prelim-page/ Tiny sticker scar to front cover, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 466160
Price: $12.00 

Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861 by: Holzer, Harold
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Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861 by: Holzer, Harold

Hardcover. US, Simon & Schuster, reprint, 2008-10-21, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 623 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466157
Price: $12.00 

Lincoln's Quest for Union by: Strozier, Charles B.
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Lincoln's Quest for Union by: Strozier, Charles B.

Hardcover. US, Basic Books, 1st, 1982-06-29, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 271 pages. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 466156
Price: $12.00 

Lindbergh: A Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle by: McAllister, Bruce, Wilkinson, Stephan
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Lindbergh: A Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle by: McAllister, Bruce, Wilkinson, Stephan

Hardcover. Boulder, CO, Roundup Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 232 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book brings to life Lindbergh's epic career, with evocative text and hundreds of photographs, many rarely published. Clean copy. Record # 34318
Price: $18.00 

Little Tour in France, A  by: James, Henry
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Little Tour in France, A by: James, Henry

Hardcover. US, Grove Pr, 1st US, 1987-06-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462901
Price: $12.00 

Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 1 by: Campbell, JohnEditor: Mallory, John Allan
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Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 1 by: Campbell, JohnEditor: Mallory, John AllanLives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 1 by: Campbell, JohnEditor: Mallory, John Allan

Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 1 by: Campbell, John Editor: Mallory, John Allan

Hardcover. Boston, Estes & Lauriat, New Edition, 1874, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 473 pages, hardcover. Brown cloth covers with gilt lettering are in good condition, some minor rubbing and light fraying at the head and tail of the spine backs. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This book is volume 1 of a comprehensive account of the lives and works of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England. Previous owner's notes are present on the end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33818
Price: $30.00 

Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 2 by: Campbell, JohnEditor: Mallory, John Allan
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Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 2 by: Campbell, JohnEditor: Mallory, John AllanLives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 2 by: Campbell, JohnEditor: Mallory, John Allan

Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: Volume 2 by: Campbell, John Editor: Mallory, John Allan

Hardcover. Boston, Estes & Lauriat, New Edition, 1874, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 445 pages, hardcover. Brown cloth covers with gilt lettering are in good condition, some minor rubbing and light fraying at the head and tail of the spine backs. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This book is volume 2 of a comprehensive account of the lives and works of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England. Previous owner's notes are present on the end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33819
Price: $30.00 

Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color by: Jablonski, Nina G.
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Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color by: Jablonski, Nina G.

Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 260 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to a few bumps and closed tears by the rear flap. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, and a bind-in with full-color photography halfway through. This is the first book to investigate the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible trait influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. Clean copy. Record # 34108
Price: $12.00 

Lobster by: King, Richard J.
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Lobster by: King, Richard J.

Softcover. London, Reaktion Books, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 216 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. From ocean to stock pot, an in-depth look at the lobster and it's interaction with the human world. Record # 460271
Price: $12.00 

London Yankees, The : Portraits of American writers and artists in England, 1894-1914 by: Weintraub, Stanley
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London Yankees, The : Portraits of American writers and artists in England, 1894-1914 by: Weintraub, Stanley

Hardcover. US, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1979-01-01, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 408 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket with light sunning to spine. Faint foxing to top edge. Record # 462509
Price: $12.00 

Looking Back by: Mahnke, Susan
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Looking Back by: Mahnke, Susan

Hardcover. Dublin, NH, Yankee Publishing, Inc., 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 160 pages. B/W photographs. Inscribed by previous owner inside front cover. Dust jacket scuffed, slight tear on lower corner. Record # 801875
Price: $12.00 

Lord and Peasant in Russia: From the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century by: Blum, Jerome
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Lord and Peasant in Russia: From the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century by: Blum, Jerome

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 656 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with light shelf wear and bumping to the top edge. Tan cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is is a political, social, and economic history of Russia. It centers on the evolving relationships between landowners and peasants, and how that relationship impacted the politics and economic conditions inside Russia. Previous owner's signature is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34128
Price: $25.00 

Lost German Slave Girl, The : The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans by: Bailey, John
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Lost German Slave Girl, The : The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans by: Bailey, John

Hardcover. US, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st, 2004-12-06, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 268 pages. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462392
Price: $12.00 

Lost Sundays/ A Season in the Life of Pittsburgh and the Steelers by: Toperoff, Sam
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Lost Sundays/ A Season in the Life of Pittsburgh and the Steelers by: Toperoff, Sam

Hardcover. NY, Random House , 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 223 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black covers with gold foil stamped lettering on spine. Black and white pictures in center. Small smudge on bottom page block, otherwise clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 50754
Price: $12.00 

Lost Utopias: A Brief Description of Three Quests for Happiness, Alcott's Fruitlands, Old Shaker House, and American Indian Museum Rescued from Oblivion, Recorded and Preserved by Clara Endicott Sears on Prospect Hill in the Old Township of Harvard Massac
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Lost Utopias: A Brief Description of Three Quests for Happiness, Alcott's Fruitlands, Old Shaker House, and American Indian Museum Rescued from Oblivion, Recorded and Preserved by Clara Endicott Sears on Prospect Hill in the Old Township of Harvard Massac

Softcover. Fruitlands and The Wayside Museums, 1947, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Black & white photography of utopias. Soiling, edgewear to covers. Record # 509006
Price: $12.00 

Love and Marriage by: Bloxham, Christine, Illust. by: Molly Picken
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Love and Marriage by: Bloxham, Christine, Illust. by: Molly Picken

Hardcover. London, Webb & Bower, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 128 pages. Illustrated by Molly Picken. Color and B/W illustrations. Blue cloth covers with white lettering on spine. Museum stamp on copyright page, price sticker on back cover. Some wear on edges of book and dust jacket otherwise clean. Record # 802645
Price: $12.00 

Love On The Rocks: Men, Women, and Alcohol in Post-World War II America by: Rotskoff, Lori
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Love On The Rocks: Men, Women, and Alcohol in Post-World War II America by: Rotskoff, Lori

Softcover. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 307 pages, soft cover. Covers have two 'used' stickers, one on the rear and one on the spine, and light bumping to the corners, but are still in good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. In this fascinating history of alcohol in postwar American culture, Lori Rotskoff draws on short stories, advertisements, medical writings, and Hollywood films to investigate how gender norms and ideologies of marriage intersected with scientific and popular ideas about drinking and alcoholism. Clean copy. Record # 34232
Price: $12.00 

Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor by: Johanson, , Donald C.; Shreeve, James
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Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor by: Johanson, , Donald C.; Shreeve, James

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow & Co, 2nd, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 318 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Color photographs in center pages. Clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Record # 468196
Price: $12.00 

Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor by: Johanson, Donald C.
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Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor by: Johanson, Donald C.

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow & Co, 1st, October 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 318 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations, several pages of color plates, illustrated endpapers. Very good. Record # 453595
Price: $12.00 


  
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