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Photo of "Boadicea: A Tragedy"
LINDSAY, Sir Coutts. Boadicea: A Tragedy. London. Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, 1857. First edition. 8vo. [4], 83pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'With Coutts Lindsays kindest regards'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29264
Photo of "A London Plane-Tree and other ..."
LEVY, Amy. A London Plane-Tree and other Verse. London. T. Fisher Unwin, 1889. First edition. 8vo. 94pp, [2]. With an engraved half-title and engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's printed two-tone paper boards, title printed to spine, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, with toning to boards, chipping to edges, spine heavily dulled. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Harold Addleshaw, Xmas 1889, to head of FFEP. Endpapers browned, spotting to initial leaves. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34546
Photo of "A Minor Poet And other ..."
LEVY, Amy. A Minor Poet And other Verse. London. T. Fisher Unwin, 1891. Second edition. 8vo. 91pp, [1]. With an engraved half-title, photogravure portrait frontispiece, and one further engraved plate. Original publisher's printed two-tone paper boards, title printed to spine, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed, with toning to boards, spine heavily dulled. Private library blind-stamp of Palmer & Howe, Manchester to head of FFEP. Endpapers browned, spotting to initial leaves. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34545
Photo of "One of them"
LEVER, Charles. One of them. London. Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 471pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 28 engraved plates by 'Phiz' [i.e. Hablot Knight Browne].Contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12356
Photo of "Jack Hinton, the guardsman"
LEVER, Charles. Jack Hinton, the guardsman. Dublin. William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1845. 8vo. x, [2], 396pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, 26 engraved plates, and nine wood engravings in the text by H. K. Browne. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain brown morocco, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, plates foxed, offsetting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12355
Photo of "The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer"
[LEVER,Charles]. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. London. William Curry, Jun. And Company., 1845. 8vo. xv, 343pp. Complete with engraved frontispiece, extra engraved title and all illustrations. Handsomely bound in contemporary tan straight-grain morocco, elaborate gilt decoration to spine with contrasting red morocco lettering piece and gilt titling. Marbled end papers and edging. Some rubbing to extremities and as often, illustrations heavily oxidized. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 10201
Photo of "The adventure of gil blas, ..."
[LE SAGE, Alain Rene]. The adventure of gil blas, of santillane. Translated from the french of le sage, by t. smollett. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1819. 8vo. In three volumes. xi, [1], 388; vii, [1], 375, [1]; viii, 398pp. With an engraved frontispiece to Vol. I and a further 28 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, ticket of London-based booksellers Bowdery & Kerby to FEP of Vol. I, scattered spotting, offsetting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33042
Photo of "The history and adventures of ..."
[LE SAGE, Alain Rene]. The history and adventures of gil blas, of santillane... London. Printed for the proprietors; and sold by all booksellers in town and country, 1795. New edition, revised and corrected. 8vo. 357pp, [1]. The title page is a cancel; a reissue of Hogg's edition of [1794] without the advertisement on the verso of p.357. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board and spine. Recent book-label of J. F. Fuggles to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription of M. Lodge to recto of FFEP, a trifle toned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21634
Photo of "Histoire de gil blas de ..."
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LE SAGE, [Alain-René]. Histoire de gil blas de santillane. À Londres [i.e. London]. Chez Charles S. Arnold, 1826. Edition collationée sur celle de 1747. 8vo. In two volumes. x, 550pp; viii, 506pp. With an additional engraved title page to each volume. Finely bound in contemporary navy calf, richly gilt-tooled, with contrasting brown and burgundy lettering-pieces to spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with very light surface wear to extremities. Very light spotting to titles. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 35158
Photo of "The bachelor of salamanca. Or, ..."
LE SAGE, [Alain René]. The bachelor of salamanca. Or, memoirs of Don Cherubim de la Ronda. In three parts. Dublin. Printed by George Faulkner, 1737. 12mo. Volume one of two only; the second volume (comprising part III), was not published until 1740. [8], 259pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, one further engraved plate, and a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, and bumped, joints split, loss to head of spine and lettering-piece. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of literary patron and antiquary Paul Panton ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 25110
Photo of "Of Royal Blood: a story ..."
LE QUEUX, William. Of Royal Blood: a story of the secret service. London. Hutchinson & Co., [s.d.] 185pp, [1].

[Bound with:] LE QUEUX, William. A secret service: Being Strange Tales of a Nihilist. London. Ward Lock and Co. Limited, 1903. 128pp. With an illustrated frontispiece.

[And:] LE QUEUX, William. Secrets of Monte Carlo. London. George Newnes, [s.d.] 146pp. With a frontispiece and nine illustrations by Herbert Cole.

[Together with:]

LE QUEUX, William. The bond of black. London. T. Sealey Clark & Co., ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23678
Photo of "Le Morte Arthur, a romance ..."
[LE MORTE ARTHUR]. Le Morte Arthur, a romance in stanzas of eight lines... London. Published for the Early English Text Society by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1903. 8vo. xxx, 148pp. Bound for the University College Reading in contemporary gilt-stamped half-morocco, brown cloth boards, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, prize plate to FEP, bookplate of Eric Gerald Stanley to FFEP More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29269
Photo of "La peinture: poeme en trois ..."
LEMIERRE, [Antoine-Marin]. La peinture: poeme en trois chants. A Paris. Chez le Jay Librarie, [1769]. First edition. Quarto. [4], vii, [1], 94pp. With a half-title, an engraved titlepage, and three engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, some loss to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, contemporary book-label of the Chez Bouvat Library, St. Petersburg to FEP, loss to gutter of front blank fly-leaf, contemporary inked ownership inscription to half-title, slight paper-flaw to border of one plate, twentieth-century Russian library stamp/label to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20055
Photo of "Fabliaux or tales, abridged from ..."
LE GRAND, M.. Fabliaux or tales, abridged from french manuscripts of the xiith and xiiith centuries by mr. le grand. selected and translated into english verse. With a preface and notes [-Vol. II]. London. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare-Press. Sold by R. Faulder, New Bond-Street. 1796-1800 First edition. Quarto. In two volumes. [4], xxxvii, [3], 280; [2], 340pp. With 52 woodcut vignettes. Exquisitely bound in beautifully gilt- and blind-tooled near contemporary black morocco; with five sets of double raised bands to spine, a gilt fillet encloses an elaborate blind- stamped design, A.E.G. brown silk moire endpapers. With the lightest of shelf-wear, corners a trifle bumped, else a fine set. Circular book labels of Eric ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20834
Photo of "Journeys & Baggage: a book ..."
LEFF, Margaret. Journeys & Baggage: a book of poems and water-colours. [London]. [T. Hagity], [2003]. First edition. Quarto. 57pp, [1]. With 13 watercolour illustration in the text. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and slightly smoke marked (with faint smoke odour). Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: '13/10/03 / For my Friend Olwyn, / with love & affection / & thanks for all the help & / attention ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29805
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LEE, Henry. Poetic impressions. A Pocket Book, with scraps and memorandums. Including the Washing Day, Ironing Day; Brewing Day; Quarter Day; And Saturday. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1817. First edition. 12mo. [2], x, 187pp, [1]. With half-title. Uncut in original publisher's paper boards, recently rebacked in brown paper. Slight tear to head of spine, a trifle marked. Lightly foxed and dust-soiled, overall internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title-page; 'With the author's compts. to / Mr. Gould Read'. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 15386
Photo of "The leeds theatre...Miss fitzpatrick and ..."
[LEEDS THEATRE]. The leeds theatre...Miss fitzpatrick and miss acosta Having to depart for London To-Morrow, the Lesse begs to announce their last appearance, In their favourite characters in "The Love Chase" and "The Honey Moon," consequently these Two beautiful & popular Comedies will be performed tis Evening... Leeds. Mann, Printer and Stationer, [1846]. Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Single leaf broadside. Lightly damp-stained to head, a trifle creased, slight chipping to margins. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21379