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Photo of "The stranger in america; or, ..."
LIEBER, Francis. The stranger in america; or, letters to a gentleman in germany: comprising sketches of the manners, society, and national peculiarities of the united states. Philadelphia. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1835. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 356pp, [8]. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's dark green cloth-backed green paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities marked and worn. Upper hinge exposed, foxed and creased throughout. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21925
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[LIGHTER-MAN'S ASSISTANT]. The Lighter-Man's assistant, or Coal-Dealer's guide: containing tables Exactly calculated for the ready finding out the true Value of any Quantity of Coals, from 1 to 400 Chaldrons, from 19£ per Score to 40£ per Score, reckoning 21 Chaldrons to the Score, including the Metage-Money... London. Printed for Thomas Bradley, [s.d., c.1765] First edition?. 12mo. [8], 86pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, later rebacked, preserving contemporary spine panel. Extremities rubbed, marked, and bumped. Hinges exposed, pen and pencil trials to front and rear endpapers, title page laid down, occasional spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 21859
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[LIGHT HORSE VOLUNTEERS]. General regulations and instructions for the Light-horse Volunteers of London & Westminster. [London]. Printed for the Corps, by Bunney, thompson, and Co., 1797. Second edition, with alterations and additions. 24mo. vii, [1], 232, [5], 238-264, [8], 277-281pp, [1]. With six leaves (partially misbound), blank but comprehended in the pagination. Contemporary gilt-ruled dark green calf, A.E.G. Rubbed, marked, and bumped. Marbled endpapers, very occasional inked corrections to text. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23156
Photo of "Lilian's year, and the lessons ..."
[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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LINDSAY, James. Sermons on various subjects. London. Printed for Richard and Arthur Taylor...for R. Hunter, 1818. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 488pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, brown calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28080
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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
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[LITERARY MEMOIRS OF GERMANY]. Literary memoirs of germany and the north, Being a Choice Collection of essays on the following interesting subjects, viz. Alchemy, Algebra & Analysis, Anatomy, Animal Oeconomy...Done from the latin and high-dutch, By a society of gentlemen. London. Printed for J. Warcus...and J. Ross, 1759. Second edition. Quarto. Two volumes bound as one. [2], viii, 460; 136pp. With an engraved frontispiece, and a further 12 engraved plates (10 folding). Early sheep-backed paper boards. Extremities heavily worn. Very occasional chipping to margins. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of James Wallis to title page, dedication page, verso of first plate (alongside later inscription of Stephen Cummins), head of first leaf of text, and above caption title ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 19198
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[LITRUGY - Spanish]. Oficio divino: devocionario que contiene. El Oficio del Domíngo las vísperas, y las oraciones para los santos de españa y américa, etc. París. Librería A. Aimond, [1895]. 12mo. [4], 180pp. Contemporary tessellated mother-of-pearl, two metal clasps incorporating a cruciform design. Housed in custom dark green cloth clamshell case. Green cloth joints starting. Leaves lightly browned, modern book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of FFEP. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31138
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[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
Photo of "[An album of sketches by ..."
[LITTLE, Norman]. [An album of sketches by artist Norman Little]. [s.l.]. [s.n.], [c. 1900-05] Folio. 34 sketches mounted on 19 leaves, one or two to a page (rectos only), pencil or pen & ink with traces of pencil, one with grisaille watercolour wash. Contemporary black half-morocco, green cloth boards, tooled in gilt, stencilled title in black on upper board. worn, with spine deficient. First and final album leaf laid down to form pastedowns, front pastedown with mounted signature of the ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 24147
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LITTLETON, [Sir Thomas].. Littleton's tenures in English. Lately perused and amended. London. Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1627. 8vo. 142ff, [2]. Later (twentieth-century?) gilt-tooled brown calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Rubbed to extremities, joints cracking at head and foot of spine, trimmed ownership inscription to head of title, occasional marginal numeration; nevertheless, a nicely presented and firmly bound example of an often heavily used legal text. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 25196
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[LITURGY - English]. The book of Common-Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments; And other Parts of Divine Service For the Use of the Church of Scotland... Edinburgh. Printed by James Watson, 1712. 8vo. [30], 308, [2], 309-429pp, [1]. Title page in red and black. Leaf B1 is a cancellans with 'nople asure' in line eight of text corrected to 'no pleasure'. Some copies have both states of B1, the present copy does not. Handsomely bound in later richly gilt-tooled dark green morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Elaborate brocade endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Maitland Dundrennan to FEP, internally clean ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 23533
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[LITURGY - English]. The Church-of-England-Man's Companion: containing the Book of Common Prayer...and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; with Notes, Practical and Explanatory. Extracted from the Works of several learned and pious Divines, and other ingenious Commentators. Chester. Printed by J. Poole, 1780. Quarto. Unpaginated. *2, b-h2, A-3B4, 3C2-Yyy2. With A companion to the altar, and Tate and Brady's A new version of the Psalms, both with separate title pages, but continuous register. Without frontispiece and 10 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, all edges red. Rubbed, corners bumped. Occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19597
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[LITURGY - English]. The book of common prayer, And administration of the sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of The Church of England: Together with the psalter or psalms of david... Oxford. Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, 1772. Quarto. [416]pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, 'William Crosbie Esq. Mayor. 1776' stamped in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. Extremities rubbed and discoloured, loss to gilt tooling, joints worn. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp but for tear to margin of K2. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 15188