Titles starting with L from John Michael Lang Fine Books

New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers , 1917. Hardcover 7.25" x 4.75". 53pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Near fine condition, with just a touch of edge rubbing. With a frontis illustration by J. Allen St. John. First separate edition. ... more information

New York, St. Louis, San Francisco: McGraw - Hill Book Company, 1980. Hardcover First American edition 8" x 5". 210pp. Black cloth hardback with orange spine lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; near fine jacket with just a touch of edge wear. A terrific copy. This copy signed by Hofmann and by the translator on the title page. Hofmann is a prominent Swiss scientist best known as the "father of LSD". This book is his memoir of the birth of the Psychedelic Age, and the intr... more information

New York, St. Louis, San Francisco: McGraw - Hill Book Company, 1980. Hardcover First American edition 8" x 5". 210pp. Black cloth hardback with orange spine lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has light edge wear and rubbing. Hofmann is a prominent Swiss scientist best known as the "father of LSD". This book is his memoir of the birth of the Psychedelic Age, and the intriguing history of Acid. With details on the systematic research, Hofmann's personal expe... more information

Hardback 11" x 8.25". 112pp. Green cloth. Ownership signature on the inside front cover, else fine condition. Design and illustration by Rob Hovde. Illustrated in color and black and white with photographs, maps and drawings. ... more information

Paris: Editions Vincent & Co., 1977. Hardcover Quarto. 189pp. Boards somewhat bowed, else near fine in a lightly edge worn dust jacket. This French language book is a study of urban life and urban design. With many illustrations after black & white photographs. ... more information

Paris: Hachette, 1923. Hardback 6.25" x 4". 486pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has mild rubbing and edge wear. One of the Blue Guides series of travel books This French language volume includes information on French history, sights and scenes in the various regions, practical information on passports, railways and other conveyances, hotels and restaurants, motoring and cycling, etc. With many folding maps and plates, and a map in a pocke... more information

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. Paperback First edition 9" x 6.5". 128 pp. Illustrated paperback. Some edgewear else VG + condition. A photographic history of La Grange, Illinois. From the Images of American series. ... more information

La Habra, California: Caleb Gilbert Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1987. Paperback 8.5" x 11". 109pp. Spiral bound with illustrated wrappers. Mild soiling and edge wear, else near fine condition. A good history of the California community. With a timeline of important events, information on the settling and development of La Habra, prominent citizens (including Richard Nixon), business and industry, and more. With maps and many black & white photo illus... more information

Paris, France: Les Editions Roger Dacosta, 1969. 11" x 8". 350pp. Brown cloth wth gilt cover design and spine lettering, in dust wrapper. The first leaf has light soiling, else fine condition. Near fine jacket. This French language book is a study of medical practice and beliefs in pre- Columbian America. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. ... more information

Paris: Firmin - Didot et Cie., 1879. Hardback 14.5" x 10". 416pp. Marbled boards, leather spine. Light rubbing and wear; internally quite nice. A bound year's run of this French language periodical. With numerous engraved illustrations, many of which are fashion oriented. ... more information

Milan: Mainichi Corporation, 1974. Paperback 11" x 14". 24pp. Plain brown glossy wrappers with a color illustrated dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the nice jacket has a small bit of edge and corner wear. Folon was a Belgian artist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor. This volume includes 24 full page illustrations of his surreal watercolors. ... more information

Montreal, Canada: Rolph-Clark-Stone-Benellack, Limited, 1962. 12.25" x 9.25". 128pp. Beige-colored, cloth covered hardback with cover illustration and gilt lettering. Spine tips lightly bumped, board lightly bowed, some rubbing and a stain on the cover illustration, else VG+ condition. Illustrations in color and black and white. ... more information

Paris: Artheme Fayard, 1938. Paperback 9.5" x 7.25". 125pp. Yellow paper wrappers. Light soiling, corners of a few leaves crased. VG+. Unopened. This nicely printed book features 24 beautiful woodcuts by Morin - Jean. ... more information

Scappoose, OR: Richard W. Helbock, 2003. Paperback Each issue measures 11" x 8.25" and contains appr. 80pp. Each is bound in stapled paper wrappers. Most are in near fine condition, with the original mailing labels to a subscriber affixed. A detailed journal with articles on a wide variety of postal history topics. Notable articles cover the postal history of WW II Nisei soldiers; Milwaukee Exposition covers; discontinued Texas post offices; specific collections of posal material, and much m... more information

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1969. Paperback 13.5" x 10.75". [Appr. 55pp.] Bound in color illustrated glossy paper wrappers. A near fine copy with a touch of corner wear. ... more information

Paris, Baltimore & London: Librairie E. Droz,The Johns Hopkins Press & Oxford University Press, 1935. 10.25" x 7.5". 152pp., with index. Beige cloth spine, blue paper boards. Near fine condition. With an introduction and notes by Gilbert Chinard. ... more information

Librarie Gallimard, 1954. Paperback 8.5" x 6.5". 111pp. Illustrated paperback. The spine is worn and faded, front hinge is weak, else VG condition. Illustrated with black and white photographs and facsimiles. ... more information

Redlands, CA: The Associated Students of the University of Redlands, 1932. Hardcover 10.75" x 8". 176pp. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt cover design. Spine tips and corners are lightly bumped, edge wear, unsigned ownership bookplate on inside front cover, front and rear hinges weak, else VG+ condition. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. ... more information

Denver, CO: Sage Books, 1961. Hardcover 9" x 5.75". 330pp. Blue cloth, lettering in blue. Appendices. With a letter signed by both authors laid in. A near fine copy with a trace of wear at board edges, otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is very good with fading at spine and top edges. With sections on labor, managemnet, and the law; developments in union membership, 1939-1959; and the labor-management process in action. ... more information

New York: New York Labor News Company, 1944. Paperback 7.5" x 5". 329pp. Illustrated stapled paper wrappers. Light soiling, else near fine condition. With the 1946 ownership inscription of Seattle anarchist Stanley Iverson. Iverson was a radical fixture in the Pacific Northwest for decades....a true Seattle character. ... more information