Authors starting with L from Antic Hay Books

1964. G.K.L. MORE BUBBLES. [No publication information, 1964]. Small 4to., grey cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Very Good (ink presentation on front endpaper). ... more information

1962. LA MURE, Pierre. CLAIRE DE LUNE: A NOVEL ABOUT CLAUDE DEBUSSY. NY: Random House, [1962]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, later Printing. Signed presentation from La Mure on the front endpaper: To Payson Belt, Pierre La Mure. Feb. 1963." With another presentation on the same page by Kathleen Harvey. Belt was a music and art critic. Very Good (bright); little wear & soil d/j. ... more information

1940. LA VARRE, William. SOUTHWARD HO! A TREASURE HUNTER IN SOUTH AMERICA. Illustrated with photographs by the Author. NY: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1940. 8vo., pictorial cloth. Later Printing. Signed presentation from La Varre on the front endpaper: "To Warren Pierson with many thanks- and for Good Luck-W illiam LaVarre. The `meat' Herein is put in pill form- in Chapter XXV." Pierson was the former President of The International Chamber of Commerce. Very Good. ... more information

1937. LABARTHE, Pedro Juan. CLAUSTRO VERDE POEMAS. Ponce, P.R.: L. Rodriguez, 1937. Small 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Signed presentation from Labarthe on the front endpaper: "A la eucantadora soprano, Maria Kuenko, flor y nata de la Rusia Blanca, ilustre representante del refinado mundointelectual- Con carinoso recuerdo de Pedro Juan Labarthe. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Octubre 20, /37." Good (short tears & tiny chips covers, some dampstaining rear cover & last few pages text). ... more information

2001. LaBELLE, Patti. PATTI'S PEARLS. [NY]: Warner books, [2001]. 12mo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. Boldly inscribed by LaBelle on the front cover of the dust jacket, right next to her portrait: "Love, Patti LaBelle 2001." Quite striking! Insights by LaBelle to give people hope, encouragement and guidance. Fine in d/j. ... more information

1979. LACKER, Marty. [With Patsy Lacker & Leslie S. Smith]. ELVIS: PORTRAIT OF A FRIEND. Memphis: Wimmer Brothers Books, [1979]. Small quarto, red cloth in dust jacket, First Edition, second printing. Marty Lacker, a longtime friend and confidant of Elvis Presley, gives revealing insights into the man behind the image. Lacker was Presley's Best Man at his marriage to Priscilla and a member of the famed "Memphis Mafia." Inscribed by Lacker on the front endpaper: "To two Elvis fans in S... more information

1945. LACOUR-GAYET, Robert. LES GRANDES CRISES DE L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE. Montreal, Canada: Les Editions Varietes, [1945]. Small 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Signed presentation from Lacour-Gayet on the half- title page to "Mon Cher Armand." Very Good (paperclip indentation front cover, few minor spots fore-edge). ... more information

0. LACROIX, Paul. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: ITS INSTITUTIONS, CUSTOMS AND COSTUMES. Illustrated with 21 Chromolithographs and 351 Wood Engravings. London: Bickers and Son, [no date]. Small 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt. Very Good (ink name on front endpaper, some wear to edge of a few pages, shpine ends chipped). ... more information

1965. LACY, Mary Lou. SPRINGBOARD TO DISCOVERY. Richmond, Virginia: John Knox Press, [1965]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Lacy on front endpaper: "For Helen- who has long known far more about stewardship than I will ever know- With love- Mary Kay Lacy." Near fine; some wear (small chips & tears; price-clipped) d/j. ... more information

1927. LAFRENTZ, F.W. COWBOY STUFF. Introduction by John Wesley Hill. Illustrated by Henry Ziegler. NY: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1927. 4to., white paper-vellum spine & brown boards. Signed, Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies, signed by Larentz, Hill and Ziegler. Good (some damage & little loss to head of spine). ... more information

1914. LAGERLOF, Selma. THE LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE. Translated by Velma Swanston Howard. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1914. 12mo., off-white printed boards stamped in gilt & black. First Edition. Very good (light soil covers). ... more information

1930. LAIDLAW, Louise Burton. WISHING ON A COMET AND COLLECTED POEMS. NY: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1930. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. With promotional materials laid in. Also with an autograph note from the author's mother presenting the book laid in. Very Good; some edgewear (light chipping & few tears) d/j. ... more information

1944. LAIDLER, Harry W. SOCIAL-ECONOMIC MOVEMENTS: AN HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF SOCIALISM, COMMUNISM, CO-OPERATION, UTOPIANISM; AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF REFORM AND RECONSTRUCTION. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, [1944]. 8vo., red cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Laidler on front endpaper, to author Van Wyck Brooks: "To Van Wyck Brooks, with the regards and admiration of Harry W. Laidler. October, 1944." Very Good. ... more information

1968. LAING, Frederick. THE BRIDE WORE BRAIDS. NY: Four Winds Press, [1968]. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. The dedication copy, with a signed presentation from Laing on the dedications page. The dedication page reads "For Blanche...and for Helen and Arthur Siegrist"- to which Laing adds asterisks and pens "..with thanks- Frederick Laing." Also enclosed is a typed letter signed from Laing on personalized stationery, dated Sept. 16, 1968: "Dear Mrs. Siegrist: Thanks... more information

1921. SERLY LAJOS. SERLY LAJOS OSSZES MAGYAR DALAI. NY: [Minerva, 1921]. 4to., brown cloth with cover illustration by Willy Pogany. First Edition. Signed presentation by Serly Lajos on the copyright page, dated New York, March 13, 1930. Good (soil & wear to covers). ... more information

0. SCOTTISH LAKE. VIEWS IN THE SCOTTISH LAKE DISTRICT. Edinburgh, Germany: Banks & Company, [no date]. 32mo., embossed brown cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. With numerous steel engravings of Scottish lakes. Very Good (blindstamp front endpaper). ... more information

1971. LAKE, Veronica. [With Donald Bain]. VERONICA: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. NY: The Citadel press, [1971]. 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, second printing. A scarce autobiography written a few years before Lake's death and very scarce to locate signed copies! Signed by Lake on the front endpaper. Fine; very minor wear d/j. ... more information

1931. LAMB, Charles. GRACE BEFORE MEAT. [Madison, NJ: Golden Hind Press, 1931]. 8vo, patterned boards. Limited Edition of 75 copies, privately printed by Arthur W. Rushmore as a Christmas Greeting. This copy is #24 and presented to well-known book dealer and bibliophile, Arthur Swann. Very Good. ... more information

1889. LAMB, Mrs. Martha J. 1789-1889 THE WASHINGTON INAUGURATION: WITH PROGRAM OF CEREMONIES. From The Magazine of American History, December, 1888, February 1889, and March 1889. Illustrated by Martha Lamb. NY: White and Allen, [1889]. Small 4to., printed wraps. Good (portion of spine lacking, chips and covers reattached). ... more information

1934. LAMM, William R. THE SPIRITUAL LEGACY OF NEWMAN. Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Co., [1934]. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine; little wear (short tears) d/j. ... more information