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[LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN]. A catalogue of valuable and rare Old Books, including many superb works, illustrated by numerous prints, offered to the public at the prices affixed to each, by longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, paternoster-row, london. [London?]. [s.n.], [1814]. Quarto. In six parts, [2], 23; 20; 41; 28; [29-]80; [21]. Contemporary sprinkled half-calf, marbled boards, later rebacked preserving contemporary back-strip, all edges red. A trifle rubbed. Scattered spotting.

Comprising: [1] A catalogue of very curious and rare books, in uncommon fine condition, and the greater part in handsome bindings (May 7th, 1813; 396 lots); [2] A catalogue of rare, curious and valuable books, many of ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 21082
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LONG, Lady Catherine. Sir roland ashton. A Tale of the Times. London. James Nisbet and Co., 1844. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 380; [4], 420pp. With a tipped-in errata slip to each volume. Contemporary green half-calf, green cloth boards, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. A trifle rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP of Vol. I, early inked gift inscriptions to both FEPs, spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22310
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LONGFORD, Elizabeth. The Pebbled Shore. London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986. First edition. 8vo. xii, 351pp, [1]. Finely bound in recent crushed gilt-tooled black half-morocco, blue cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Prize plate to FFEP. With a loosely inserted menu card from the 2006 Prize Dinner, signed by Andrew Wilson, Flora Fraser, and Peter Soros, amongst others. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 34307
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LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The poetical works. London. George Routledge and Co., 1856. New complete edition. 8vo. viii, 581pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and a further seven engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, later armorial bookplate of Mervyn Lloyd Peel to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, occasional spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23125
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LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The song of hiawatha. London. David Bogue, 1855. First edition, first issue. 8vo. The first issue, with 'dove' for 'dived' on p.96. iv, 316, 24pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped olive green cloth, lettered in gilt. Recently expertly rebacked, preserving original spine panel. Extremities heavily worn and rubbed, spine chipped and dulled, upper joint split - board working loose. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27089
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LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The poetical works... London. Frederick Warne and Co., 1894. Albion edition, reprinted from the revised American edition. 8vo. x, 620pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, marked, and sunned. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, later inked ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29601
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 3rd of February, 1948: Published by Authority...The African campaign from El Alamein to Tunis, from 10th August, 1942 to 13th May, 1943. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 839-887pp, [1]. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, very occasional ink-spotting. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12176
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 2nd of March, 1948: Published by Authority...The capture of Diego Suarez. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 1589-1616pp. With two plans (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12173
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 9th of July, 1948: Published by Authority...Action against raiders. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 4009-4015pp. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. A duplicate copy, stapled, is loosely inserted. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12175
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 15th of October, 1948: Published by Authority...Coastal Force actions. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 5493-5511pp, [1]. With a folding chart. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 12171
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 25th of May, 1948: Published by Authority...The carrier borne aircraft attack on Kirkenes and Petsamo. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 3169-3177pp, [1]. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12174
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 13th of January, 1948: Published by Authority...Operations in the Middle East from 1st November 1941 to 15th August 1942. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 309-400pp. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12169
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 10th of February, 1948: Published by Authority...The attack on the Tirpitz by midget submarines on 22nd September, 1943. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 993-1008pp. With two plans (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12168
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[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 4th of May, 1948: Published by Authority...Action between British and Italian forces off cape Spartivento on 27th November, 1940. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 2799-2808pp. With two charts (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12167
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[LONDON AND EDINBURGH PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE]. The london and edinburgh philosophical magazine and journal of science...Vol. XIV...january-june, 1840. London. Richard and John E. Taylor, [1840]. 8vo. viii, 607pp, [1]. With seven engraved plates and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary marbled paper boards, recently rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Armorial bookplate of John Sundius Stamp to FEP, blind-stamps of the Cardinal Hayes Library, New York to title page and leaf C6. More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34857
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[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
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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