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Photo of "Lismore"
CRAWFORD, Mrs. A. Lismore. London. Thomas Cautley Newby, 1853. First edition. 12mo. In three volumes. [2], 283; [2], 282; [2], 264, [2], 16pp. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements to Vol. III. Contemporary blind-tooled black calf-backed, green cloth-tipped marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, corners bumped, remnants of bookseller's advertisement to upper board of Vol. I. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, short tear to leaf D8 of Vol. III, ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 22311
Photo of "Literary hours: or sketches critical, ..."
DRAKE, Nathaniel. Literary hours: or sketches critical, narrative, and poetical. London. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804. Third edition. 8vo. In three volumes. [6], iv, ii, 458; [2], ii, 481, [1], x; [2], ii, 552, vi pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, speckled edges. Very lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19375
Photo of "Literary relics of the late ..."
RICHARDSON, Joseph. Literary relics of the late Joseph Richardson...consisting of the comedy of the fugitive, and a few short poems; with a sketch of the life of the author... London. Printed for J. Ridgway, 1807. First edition. Quarto. xiv, [6], 176pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a list of subscribers. Handsomely bound in contemporary morocco backed marbled boards cornered in vellum, gilt. Rubbed, slight chipping to spine. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Subscriber's copy, from the library of the Earl of Guilford, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 11400
Photo of "Lives in a lowland parish"
[GREEN, Charles Edward]. Lives in a lowland parish. Edinburgh and Glasgow. John Menzies & Co., 1906. First edition. 8vo. 118pp. With half-title. Original publisher's green morocco-backed green cloth boards, lettered in gilt. Light rubbed, spine slightly sunned. Small spot of soiling to verso of half-title, lightly foxed. Presentation copy, inscribed to blank fly-leaf; To / Mr. J. Hamilton Jameson / with kind regards / from the author's wife.' More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14500
Photo of "Local and other songs, reciations, ..."
CRESSWELL, Marshall. Local and other songs, reciations, &c. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. W. Chater, 1876. First edition. 8vo. 36pp. Original publisher's orange pictorial wrappers. Housed in recent custom calf-backed marbled paper gatefold case. Rubbed and lightly marked, chipping to spine and wrapper edges, short tear to foot of lower panel. Title page a trifle marked and dusty. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24614
Photo of "Lodore"
[SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft]. Lodore. Brussels. Ad. Wahlen, Printer to the Court, 1835. 8vo. 396pp. With a half-title. Contemporary burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, cocked, lower joint split, chipping to head and foot of sunned spine. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Glenbarr to FEP, partially clipped contemporary inked ownership inscription to head of half-title. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript notes to FEP: 'Contemporary pirate not recorded in Lyle. ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 26146
Photo of "Lodore en zijne dochter"
SHELLEY, Mrs. [Mary Wollstonecraft]. Lodore en zijne dochter. Amsterdam. Hendrik Frijlink, 1836. First edition in Dutch. 8vo. viii, 312pp. With a lithograph frontispiece by H. J. Backer. Original publisher's green moire cloth-backed cream paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, chipping to lettering-piece. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27067
Photo of "Logrono: A Metric Drama in ..."
CERNY, Frederick. Logrono: A Metric Drama in Two Acts. London. Marcus Ward & Co., 1877. First edition. 8vo. 119pp, [1]. With a half-title and 29 engraved illustrations in the text by T. Walter Wilson. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt and black, A.E.G.. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28644
Photo of "Lollingdon downs and other poems, ..."
MASEFIELD, John. Lollingdon downs and other poems, with sonnets. London. William Heinemann, [1917]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 92pp, [2]. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Housed in later red morocco-backed red cloth slipcase. A trifle rubbed. Leaves browned. Later bookplate of Jessie Stillman Taylor to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27883
Photo of "London: a descriptive poem"
[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
Photo of "Looking backward 2000 — 1887"
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BELLAMY, Edward. Looking backward 2000 — 1887. London. William Reeves, [s.d., c.1888] Nineteenth edition. 8vo. 249, [1], 2pp. Contemporary blind-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, with contrasting gilt-tooled red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, with wear to extremities, boards a tad faded. Ticket of James, Stroud to FEP. Contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to 'T. Egerton Lower from Walter Ruegg, March 1891' to FFEP. Spotting and browning to endpapers and blank fly-leaves. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35127
Photo of "Louisa, or the bride"
[MOZLEY, Harriet]. Louisa, or the bride. London. James Burns...and Henry Mozley, 1842. First edition. 8vo. [4], 302pp, [2]. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, a trifle cocked. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 25760
Photo of "Love's intoxication (indian love lyrics)"
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RAMSAMUJ, L[eonard] Sewak Chand. Love's intoxication (indian love lyrics). London. The Fortune Press, [1951]. First edition. 8vo. 54pp, [2]. With a lithographed frontispiece and four further lithographed plates. Original publisher's cloth-backed blue paper boards, with an impressed reptile-skin pattern, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate of John Comyn to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription dated 1972 to verso of FFEP. Tipped-in contemporary review to head of FFEP. Light spotting and staining to front endpapers. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 35100
Photo of "Lo zibaldone poemetto burlesco"
[BATACCHI, Domenico Luigi]. Lo zibaldone poemetto burlesco. Italia [i.e. Italy]. [s.n.], 1810. 12mo. 273pp, [1]. Contemporary marbled paper boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped. Ink annotation to title-page, occasional trimming to margins, small marginal repair to lower corner of leaf B2, leaves lightly toned. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 16828
Photo of "Lucan's pharsalia. Translated into english ..."
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
Photo of "Lyra elegantiarum: a collection of ..."
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