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[LYTTON, Edward Bulwer, Sir]. Ernest Maltravers. London. Saunders and Otley, 1837. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [5], viii-x, 307, [1]; [2], 306; [2], 312pp. Without half-titles. Bound by Smyth & Co. of Liverpool in contemporary green half-calf, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Armorial bookplates of William S. Bird to all FEPs, recent bookplates of Robert J. Hayhurst to all FFEPs, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22276
[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Dialogues of the dead. London. Printed [by Samuel Richardson] for W. Sandby, 1760. First edition. 8vo. xii, 320pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, some loss to head and foot of spine, joints starting. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33095
LYND, Sylvia. The yellow placard. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1931. First edition. 8vo. 80pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, loss to lettering-piece. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Humbert Wolfe / from / Sylvia Lynd / a fragment of her / debt. 4. 4. 31.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27005
LYALL, Alfred. Verses written in india. London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1901. Fifth edition. 12mo. vi, 144pp. Title in red and black. Bound by Worsfold (stamp-signed on front turn-in) in contemporary red morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29527
LUSHINGTON, Henry. La nation boutiquiere and other poems chiefly political by henry lushington, with a preface. Points of war by franklin lushington. Cambridge. Macmillan and Co., 1855. First edition. 8vo. xxvii, [1], 87, [1], 16pp. With a half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped orange cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt to spine. Rubbed and sunned, loss/tearing to spine. Early inked ownership inscription of Emily Butler to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 32373
LUCIE-SMITH, Edward. The rabbit. London. Turret Books, 1973. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. 8vo. Bifold pamphlet in pale blue card wraps, featuring a six-line poem comparing virile rabbits to vegetarians, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. One of 1,000 copies of which the first 100 were numbered and signed by both Lucie- Smith and Steadman. This copy out of series and not numbered, but nevertheless signed 'Olwyn love Ted' on the rear wrap. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed; ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29650
LUCAN, [Marcus Annaeus]. ROWE, Nicholas. Lucan's pharsalia. Translated into english Verse. By nicholas rowe, Esq; Servant to His Majesty. Dublin. Printed by James Carson, for Joseph Leathley, 1719. 8vo. [6], x-xvii-lv, [9], 208, 281-469, [1], 72pp. Text complete despite erratic pagination. With a list of subscriber's. Contemporary blind-stamped calf, recently rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Boards rubbed and marked. Occasional spotting, early inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Peter Wybrandt / pr. 8/2 bought of Mr. / Farquer Feb. 23. 1726.', printed note to verso regarding the trial of the ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20471
LUCAN, Marcus Annaeus. Marci annaei lucani pharsalia, sive de bello civili, libri x. Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. In Aedibus Roberti Urie, 1751. 8vo. [4], 308pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight splitting to upper joint. Later bookplate and shelf-labels of W. E. Hope Vere, Craigie Hall, and book-label of J. L. Weir to FEP (obscuring contemporary armorial bookplate and inked ownership inscription). More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18548
LONG, Lady Catherine. Sir roland ashton. A Tale of the Times. London. James Nisbet and Co., 1844. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 380; [4], 420pp. With a tipped-in errata slip to each volume. Contemporary green half-calf, green cloth boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, early inked gift inscriptions to both FEPs, spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22310
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The poetical works... London. Frederick Warne and Co., 1894. Albion edition, reprinted from the revised American edition. 8vo. x, 620pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, later inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29601
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The song of hiawatha. London. David Bogue, 1855. First edition, first issue. 8vo. The first issue, with 'dove' for 'dived' on p.96. iv, 316, 24pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped olive green cloth, lettered in gilt. Recently expertly rebacked, preserving original spine panel. Extremities heavily worn and rubbed, spine chipped and dulled, upper joint split - board working loose. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27089
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The poetical works. London. George Routledge and Co., 1856. New complete edition. 8vo. viii, 581pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further seven engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later armorial bookplate of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, occasional spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23125
[LONDON]. London: a descriptive poem. London. Printed for William Darton, 1812. Second edition, corrected. 12mo. 28pp, [4]. With eight copper-plates (dated 1813), and two terminal advertisement leaves. Stitched in original publisher's buff paper wrappers, lettered in black. Extremities dust-soiled and a trifle rubbed, some loss to spine. Substantial loss to foot of title, touching imprint with loss of price, occasional marginal chipping and small ink spots to text, tear to one plate, partial naive colouring of four plates. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 14278
LOCKER, Frederick [editor]. Lyra elegantiarum: a collection of some of the best specimens of vers de societe and vers d'occasion in the english language by deceased authors. London. Edward Moxon & Co., 1867. First edition. 8vo. xx, 360pp. With a half-title. Attractively bound by Marius Mitchel in contemporary gilt-tooled orange levant morocco, red morocco floral onlays, A.E.G., gilt-tooled green levant morocco doublures, free end-leaves of coloured brocaded silk, housed in custom morocco-backed slipcase. Two morocco bookplates to front marbled paper fly-leaf, one unidentified, the other of Francis Kettaneh, printed booksellers description pasted to verso. A fine copy. More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20866
LLOYD, William Watkiss. Pindar and themistocles: aegina and athens. London. Williams and Norgate, 1862. First edition. 8vo. [2], 25pp. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Spotting and light damp-staining to extremities, loss to foot of spine. Inked manuscript annotation to foot of p.18, with no obstruction to text; otherwise, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34061