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[LUND, John, of Pontefract]. Ducks and green peas; or, the newcastle rider. A Farce in one Act founded on fact. To which is added, the newcastle rider. A tale in rhyme. Alnwick. Printed and sold by W. Davidson, 1827. 12mo. 34pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's pictorial printed grey wrappers. Slight rubbing to spine, a trifle spotted. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 16529

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[LUMSDEN, James]. Cottage tales for little people; or, the amusing repository for all good boys and girls. Glasgow. Glasgow. Published and Sold Wholesale, by Lumsden & Son, [s.d., c.1820]. 32mo. 32pp. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts in the text. Original publisher's salmon pink paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper wrapper. A trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19804

[LUMSDEN, James]. Fun upon fun; or the humours of a fair. Giving a description of the curious amusements in early life: also an account of a mountebank doctor and his merry andrew. Glasgow. Sold by J. Lumsden & Son, [s.d., c. 1815] 32mo. 47pp, [1]. First and terminal leaves as pastedowns, wrappers included in pagination. With eight plates of copper engravings printed in sanguine. Original publisher's plain paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper wrap. Very minor wear to extremities. Internally clean and crisp, a fine copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19803

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LLOYD, Elizabeth Maria. Exercises in the gospel narrative of the life of our lord, (chronologically arranged) in a series of questions and answers...accompanied by fifty illustrations, from designs of the old masters. London. Published for R. Mimpriss, by Sampson Low, 1834. Third edition. 16mo. vii, [5], 108pp, 16. Original publisher's limp green cloth, A.E.G. With eight terminal publisher's advertisement leaves, printed on pink paper. The fifty tinted illustrations (by Guido Reni, L. Jordeans, Houbraken, and others, and engraved by J. C. Zeitterplates) are presented on 42 stiff cards (several are two to a card). Housed in original publisher's green cloth slipcase, lettered and tooled in gilt. Extremities lightly rubbed, ... More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 32476

[LITTLE WHITE MOUSE]. The story of the little white mouse: or the overthrow of the tyrant king. Glasgow. Printed for the booksellers, [s.d., c. 1840] 12mo. 24pp. Woodcut on title. Title within ornamental border. Single folded sheet, unopened, as issued. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28604

[LITTLE IRISH PEASANT]. The little irish peasant. London. The Religious Tract Society, [s.d., c. 1850] 16mo. 8pp. Original publisher's pictorial yellow wrappers. A trifle rubbed and creased. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27681

[LITTLE BASKET MAKERS]. The little basket makers. London. The Religious Tract Society, [1830]. 16mo. 48pp. With 13 hand-coloured engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's pictorial tan wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27688

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[LILIAN]. Lilian's year, and the lessons it taught her. London. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1862]. First edition. 16mo. 133pp, [7]. With an engraved frontispiece, two engraved illustrations in the text, and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's orange cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. A trifle rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription to FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23409

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[LAMB, Mary and Charles]. Mrs. leicester's school: or, the history of several young ladies, related by themselves. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co., 1821. Eighth edition. 12mo. [4], viii, [1], 10-180pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Later calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Offsetting to title page, scattered spotting. William St. Clair's copy, with his characteristic pencilled ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 28703

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[LAMB, Mary and Charles]. Mrs. leicester's school. The history of several young ladies, Related by Themselves. London. Griffith and Farran, late Grant and Griffith, [s.d., c.1865?] 12mo. xii, 118pp, [2]. With a woodcut frontispiece and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Ink ownership inscription of L. J. Whatman, Printers to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23169

[LAMB, Mary and Charles]. Mrs. leicester's school: or the history of several young ladies; related by themselves. London. Printed for M. J. Godwin, 1814. Fourth edition. 12mo. [4], viii, [1], 10-176pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary green half-calf, marbled boards, gilt. Rubbed, slight split to upper joint. Inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, offsetting to title page, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 21837

[LAMB, Mary]. The wren; or, the fairy of the green-house: consisting of Song, Story, and Dialogue. London. James Burns, 1843. 16mo. 47pp, [1]. Numerous engraved vignettes in the text. Original publisher's pictorial salmon pink wrappers. Heavily rubbed, without spine panel. Scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31330

LAMB, Charles and Mary. Tales from shakespeare. London. Bickers & Son, 1889. 8vo. [8], 386pp. With half-title and photographic frontispiece. Finely bound by Bickers and Son. in contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. Inscription of 'John N. Williams, Prize. Easter: 1890. Matfield Grange' to FFEP. Light spotting to endpapers and initial blank fly-leaves. Overall a fine copy. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33826

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LAMB, Charles. Tales from Shakspeare: Designed for the Use of Young People. London. Blackie & Son, Limited, 1894. 8vo. 224pp. Contemporary brown half-morocco, marbled boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Extremities rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, prize plate to FEP, occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23364

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KLETKE, Dr. H[ermann]. Bilder aus dem Weltall...Für Lehrer und Freunde der Naturkunde. Berlin. Verlag von E. H. Schroeder, 1854. Zweiter Abdruck [i.e. second impression]. 8vo. xii, 375pp, [1]. With a half-title. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled navy morocco, initialled in gilt 'L.d. R.' to foot of spine, A.E.G. A fine copy. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Leopold de Rothschild (1845- 1917) to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31705

KINGSTON, W[illiam] H[enry] G[iles]. The boy's own book of boats. Including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world. London. Sampson, Low, Son & Co., 1861. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 224, 16pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 11 engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, dulled. Ticket to FEP of Jennett & Co., booksellers of Stockton-on-Tees, contemporary ownership inscription to FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 34235

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KINDERSLEY, Ann. The Guiding Book: Dedicated to the girlhood of many countries and to all those with a heart still young. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [1923]. First edition. Quarto. 164pp. With a chromolithograph frontispiece, seven further chromolithograph plates, facsimile handwriting samples of Princess Mary and Maurice Maeterlinck, numerous in-text illustrations, and one in-text sheet of music. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in blind to spine and upper board, pictorial paper label pasted to upper board. With original pictorial paper dust-wrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, with heavy chipping and browning to dust-wrapper, and losses ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34763

[KILNER, Elizabeth]. A puzzle for a curious girl. London. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. Fifth edition. 12mo. 143pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, 12 engraved illustrations in the text, and nine final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss to boards, chipping to head of spine. Upper hinge exposed, early inked ownership inscription to FEP, FFEP and frontispiece working loose, long vertical tear to leaf G5 (without loss). More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27615

Photo of "The holiday present; containing anecdotes ..."

[KILNER, Dorothy]. M. P. . The holiday present; containing anecdotes of mr. and mrs. jennet, and their little family; master george, master charles, master thomas, miss maria, miss charlotte, and miss harriet. Interspersed with instructive and amusing stories and observations. London. Printed for John Harris, 1831. Second Harris edition. 8vo. iv, 68pp. With engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate. Original publisher's pictorial blue paper boards, red roan spine. Slightly rubbed, a little marked, else a crisp copy. Early inked gift inscription to head of title. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24308

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[KIDDER, Daniel Parish]. King joash: or, the golden cloud. New-York. Sunday-School Union, [s.d., c.1840] 16mo. 40pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled boards, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Endpapers marked, later inked/pencilled ownership inscription to FEP, without RFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21885