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[LOGGON, Samuel]. The History of the Brotherhood or Guild of the Holy Ghost near Basingstoke in Hampshire; dissolved ny King Edward VI, and Re-establish'd by K. Philip and Q. Mary. Reading. Printed for the Author, by J. Newbery and C. Micklewright, 1742. 8vo. [viii], [4], 43pp., [1]. With title in red and black. In original marbled wrappers. Wrappers a bit rubbed, with two small tears, some spotting to one gathering, else fine. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20103

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LOGAN, William. Observations on the effects of sea water in the scurvy and scrophula: in which A new Theory of those Diseases is attempted; with some Reasons why Bathing in Fresh Water must be much superior to that of the Sea. London. Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1771. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 45pp, [1]. Recent grey paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. A clean and crisp copy. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 17583

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LOGAN, James. The scottish gaël, or, Celtic Manners as preserved among the Highlanders being an historical and descriptive account of the inhabitants, antiquities and national peculiarities of scotland... Inverness. Hugh Mackenzie, [1876]. 8vo. In two volumes. xl, 393, [1]; [6], 440pp. With a lithographed colour frontispiece to each volume, five further lithographed plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Partially unopened in original publisher's green cloth, printed paper lettering-pieces to spines. A trifle rubbed, lettering-pieces browned and chipped, upper board of Vol. I stained. Tickets of Glasgow-based bookseller Hugh Hopkins to both FEPs, endpapers browned, offsetting to ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28524

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LODGE, Sir Oliver. The romanes lecture 1903: Modern Views on Matter . Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1915. Fifth impression. 24pp, [2]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements.

[Bound with:] EDDINGTON, Arthur Stanley. The romanes lecture 1922: The Theory of Relativity and its Influence on Scientific Thought. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1922. First edition. 32pp.

[And:] JEANS, J[ames] H[opwood]. The Nebular Hypothesis & Modern Cosmogony being the halley lecture Delivered on 23 May, 1922. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1923. First edition. 31pp. With two photographic plates. ... More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34465

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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

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LOCKER, Edward Hawke. Memoirs of celebrated naval commanders, illustrated by engravings from original pictures in the naval gallery of greenwich hospital. [London]. Harding and Lepard, 1832. First edition. Quarto. [12], 12, 13, [1], 19, [1], 13, [1], 13, [1], 11, [1], 15, [1], 11, [1], 16, 12, 8, 11, [1], 16, 13, [1], 22, 41, [1], 8, 3, [1], 15, [1], 12pp. With 20 engraved plates. Contemporary navy calf tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, A.E.G. Some rubbing. Short marginal tear to one leaf, light foxing to plates, else internally clean and crisp. ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 15557

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LOCKE, John. WYNNE, John. An abridgment of Mr. Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding. London. Printed for A. and J. Churchil, 1700. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. 8vo. [8], 308pp, [4]. Contemporary panelled calf, recently rebacked to style, recent contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Boards rubbed. Later armorial bookplate of Waldegrave Pelham Clay to FEP, minute worm-trail to margins of first half of text-block, lightly spotted. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 17273

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[LOCKE, John - Misattributions]. A Common-place Book to the holy bible: or, the Scriptures Sufficiency Practicall Demonstrated. Wherein Whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, Respecting Doctrine, Worship, or Manners, is reduced to its Proper Head: Weighty Cases Resolved, Truths Confirmed, difficult Texts Illustrated, and Explained by others more plain. London. Printed by Edw. Jones, for Awnsham and John Churchill, 1697. Third edition. Quarto. [16], 310, [10]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Contemporary blind-panelled speckled calf, neatly rebacked and recornered in brown morocco, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Binding a trifle rubbed and a little marked, new endpapers. Small rust hole to G3, without loss of sense, else a crisp and clean copy. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 12749

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[LLOYD, W. Watkiss]. Explanation of the groups in the western pediment of the parthenon (Extracted from "The Classical Museum," Part XVIII.). [London]. [s.n.], [1847]. First offprint edition. 49pp, [1]. With a folding table.

Bound with:] LLOYD, W. Watkiss. [Drop-head title:] The eastern pediment of the parthenon. [From the "Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature," Vol. VII., New Series]. [London?]. [s.n.], [1863]. First offprint edition. 49pp, [1]. With four lithographed plates (one folding).

[And:] LLOYD, W. Watkiss. [Drop-head title:] XVIII. - The central group of the panathenaic frieze. [From the 'Transactions of ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31517

LLOYD, W. Watkiss. The history of sicily to the athenian war; with elucidations of the sicilian odes of pindar. London. John Murray, 1872. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 396, 12pp. With an engraved folding map and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped purple cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, a trifle marked, heavily sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28713

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LLOYD, William Watkiss. Pindar and themistocles: aegina and athens. London. Williams and Norgate, 1862. First edition. 8vo. [2], 25pp. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Spotting and light damp-staining to extremities, loss to foot of spine. Inked manuscript annotation to foot of p.18, with no obstruction to text; otherwise, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34061

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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

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[LIVINGSTON, Jean]. A memorial of the Conversion of Jean Livingston, Lady Waristoun, with an Account of her carriage at her Execution, July 1600. Edinburgh. [Privately printed], 1827. Quarto. [2], vii, [1], xxxvi pp, [2]. Title in red and black. With an engraved vignette to title page. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26459

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[LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY]. The university of liverpool: a record of the opening of the harold cohen library by the right honourable the earl baldwin of bewdley, k. g. on saturday, may 21st, 1938. [Liverpool]. [C. Tinling & Co.], [1938]. First edition. Quarto. 19pp, [1]. With seven photographic plates and a full- page illustrated in the text. Original publisher's navy morocco, stamped and lettered in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Endpapers spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24533

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[LIVERPOOL LIBRARY]. Annual supplementary catalogue of the liverpool library...MDCCCXC [-MDCCCC]. Liverpool. Meek, Thomas & Co., 1890-1900 Quarto. 11 separately published editions. Contemporary gilt-tooled half- calf, brown cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 24532

[LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY]. Rules and orders of the public infirmary at Liverpool. Liverpool. Printed by T. Billinge, 1803. Small quarto. 24pp. Modern boards, with upper board imitating title. Occasional browning/spotting to text. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 28735

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[LITURGY - English]. The book of church services, including the lessons for sundays and holy-days throughout the year. Oxford. Printed at the University Press. Sold by E. Gardner and Son, Oxford Bible Warehouse, 1859. 32mo. Unpaginated. Text within black line border. Contemporary blind-stamped black morocco, bevelled edges with brass edge furniture, brass clasp, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 28213

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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

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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

[LITURGY - English]. The book of common prayer... London. Printed by the Assigns of His Majesty's Printer, and of Henry Hills, decease'd, 1731. 12mo. Unpaginated. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep. Extremities heavily worn, joints split, loss to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, contemporary armorial bookplate to FEP and inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf of Cosmo George, Duke of Gordon. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 24973