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MACBRAIR, R. Maxwell. Sketches of a missionary's travels in egypt, syria, western africa, &c. &c. London. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1839. First edition. 8vo. xii, 332pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped olive-green cloth, lettered in gilt. Later recased, new endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked, sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31419

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MACAULAY, [Thomas Babington, Baron Macaulay]. Speeches of lord macaulay corrected by himself. London. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863. New edition. 8vo. [5], viii-xvi, 538pp. Without half-title. Contemporary Harrow School prize binding, richly gilt-tooled red diced calf, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, prize-plate to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28261

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MACAULAY, Catharine. History of england from the accession of james i to the elevation of the house of hanover. London. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1769-72 Third edition. 8vo. In five volumes. With a portrait frontispiece of the author to Vol. I. Nineteenth-century gilt-tooled half calf, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slightly rubbed to extremities, tear without loss to Z1, Vol. III, occasional staining, else a crisp set. With the ink inscriptions of James Martineau and M.L. Jacks to blank fly-leaf of each volume. More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 33766

[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

LYTTON, Edward Bulwer, Sir. Eva, a true story, of light and darkness; the ill-omened marriage, and other tales and poems. London. Saunders and Otley, 1842. First edition. 8vo. xii, 215, [1], 8pp. With four final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled black calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 27699

LYTTELTON, Oliver, Viscount Chandos.. From Peace to War: A Study in Contrast: 1857-1918.. London. The Bodley Head, 1968. First edition. 8vo. 208pp. Original publisher's green cloth lettered silver, a little sunned to the edges and spine. Internally bright, with the presentation inscription to the yellow FFEP: 'To Larry from Oliver, A trifle for a passing house and with love and gratitude, Oct 1968.' More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31233

[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Dialogues of the dead. London. Printed for W. Sandby, 1760. Second edition. 8vo. xii, 320pp. Without errata leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight- grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Inked prize inscription of Nelson House school, dated 1811, to recto of blank fly-leaf, some light damp-staining to initial gathering, very occasional chipping to margins. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19447

[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

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[LYTTELTON, George Lyttelton, Baron]. Observations on the conversion and apostleship of St. paul. In a letter to Gilbert West, Esq. London. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1747. 8vo. [4], 110pp. With a half-title. Disbound, all edges red. Very occasional light spotting, stab-stitch holes to gutter. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21305

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[LYTTELTON, George Lytellton, Baron]. The court-secret: A Melancholy Truth. Now first Translated from the Original Arabic. By an Adept in the Oriental Tongues. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1742. Second edition. 8vo. 43pp, [1]. Later pink paper wrappers. Some marking to extremities. Ink price to head of title (Vol. 3d), ink manuscript annotation to verso, occasional light dust-soiling. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 15523

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LYNN, Surgeon-Major. A short history of wesleyan methodism on the armagh circuit, compiled from valuable and authentic manuscripts, never before published. Belfast. Allen, Son, & Allen, 1885. Second edition. 8vo. 68pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities worn and heavily marked. Upper hinge exposed, foxed, occasional brief inked annotations. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Colonel Stanley with the kindest regards of the Author'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21962

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

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[LYME REGIS]. [Drop-head title:] The petition of Henry Holt Henley Esq; complaining of an Undue Election and Return for the Borough of Lyme-Regis. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1728]. Dimensions 200 x 320 mm. Single sheet. Docket title to verso. Lightly browned and spotted. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 30974

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

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[LUTTRELL, Henry]. Advice to julia. A letter in rhyme. London. John Murray, 1820. New edition. 8vo. [4], 192pp. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, loss and wear to head of spine. Scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21028

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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

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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

[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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[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

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LUKE, Harry, Sir. Cities and men: an autobiography. London. Geoffrey Bles, [1953]. First edition. 8vo. In three volumes. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrappers. Lightly rubbed, some chipping and loss to price-clipped dustwrappers. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplates and inked ownership inscriptions of John Marstan Gamley to endpapers of Vols. I and II and half-title of Vol. III. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21978