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LA MOTTE, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, comtesse de. Memoires justiicatifs de la comtesse de valois de la motte, ecrits par elle-meme. Imprimés a Londres [i.e. London]. [s.n.], 1788 [1789] 8vo. 232, 46pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf-backed, vellum-tipped marbled paper boards. Rubbed, without lettering-piece. Signed by the author, as issued, to foot of p.232. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist, and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34170

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LAMOTTE-FOUQUE, [Friedrich Heinrich Karl]. Ondine, suivie de vingt et un ans, ou le prisonnier. Paris. Chez Arthus Bertrand, 1822. 8vo. [2], 204pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Bound by W. Dearden of Nottingham in contemporary gilt-tooled navy half-calf, burgundy cloth boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, binder's ticket and recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, offsetting to title, scattered foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21064

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[LA MOTHE LE VAYER, François de]. Hexameron rustique, ou les six journées passées à la campagne entre des personnes studieuses. Amsterdam. Chez Jaques le Jeune [Daniel Elzevir], 1671. 12mo. 176pp, [2]. Later gilt-tooled speckled calf. Lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, title page a trifle dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19672

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LAMBERT, Johann Heinrich. Zusatze zu den Logarithmischen und Trigonometrischen Tabellen zur Erleichterung und Abkurzung der bey Anwendung der Mathematik vorfallenden Berechnungen. Berlin. Haude und Spener, 1770. First edition. 12mo. [4], 210pp. Printed in black letter. Modern buff paper boards, lettered in black to spine. Leaves browned and spotted. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22503

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LALLY-TOLLENDAL, [Trophime-Gerard, marquis de]. Plaidoier du Comte de Lally-Tolendal pour Louis XVI. Londres [i.e. London]. Se vend Chez Elmsly et al., 1792. First edition. 8vo. In three parts, each with separate pagination and register. [4], 85, [1]; 36; 66pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Recent bookplate of Basil Jacobs to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to foot of title page: 'Mr. Hardinge. from the Author'. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 19468

LAISNÉ, C.. A grammar of the spanish language, in which the rules are illustrated by examples, selected from the best authors. London. Printed for the Author, 1810. First edition. 12mo. vi, 150pp. Later gilt-tooled red half-roan, green paper boards. Heavily rubbed, chipping to head and foot of spine. Hinges exposed, scattered spotting, head of leaf D6 torn away - touching text with slight loss of sense. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27580

LA FONTAINE, Jean de. Contes et nouvelles en vers. Paris. Les editions G. Cres et Cie., 1922. 8vo. In two volumes. xviii, [2], 355, [1]; [4], 387pp, [3]. With numerous engraved plates after designs by Charles Eisen. Contemporary gilt-tooled brown crushed morocco, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19589

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LAET, Johannes de. Compendium historiae universalis Civilis & Ecclesiasticae, tam Romanae quam Protestantium Selectissimi's rebus refertissimum ab Augusto ad annum usque Christi Jesu [1540]... Amstelaedami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Johannem A. Ravestein, 1661. 8vo. [16], 544pp, [48]. With an engraved title page. Contemporary English panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, joints split, boards held by cords only, loss to head and foot of spine, small worm-hole to lower compartment. Lated armorial bookplate of Sir Joseph Copley Bart. to FEP, More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23860

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[LACEMAKING]. [A Portuguese manuscript treatise on pillow-lace]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d.] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [50]ff. Illustrated with several hand-drawn diagrams. Contemporary marbled paper wrapper. Extremities chipped, rubbed and marked. Very occasional short marginal tears, else internally clean and crisp.

Incipit: 'Utesilios cabello, e modo de o preparas & Para farer obras de cabello saio precisos diverso utensilios de que vou farer descripcao.'

Explicit: 'Sendo o tecido dos arcos se lhe metlem os moldes que divem seer ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14073

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LABBE, Philippi [i.e. LABBE, Philippe]. Eruditae pronuntiationis Catholici Indices. Opus omnibus, qui vel ex scripto vel memoriter; ex plano vei suggestu; in Choro, Scholis, Triclinio; publicis privatisve Congressibus, Latine logui, recitare, ac perorare debent, omnino necessarium. Londini [i.e. London]. J. & F. Rivington, 1771. Fourth edition. 8vo. [6], 191pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, with splitting to joints, light damp-staining to upper board. Armorial bookplate of Earl Nelson to FFEP. Browning to endpapers and initial leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34504

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KOTZEBUE, August von. Bayard. Ein Schauspiel in funf Akten. Leipzig. Paul Gotthelf Kummer, 1801. First edition. 8vo. 272pp. Uncut in original publisher’s powder blue wrappers, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities lightly rubbed and marked, some surface loss to spine. Inked ownership inscription to head of title, occasional spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22424

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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

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KING, William. Aviti epistola ad Perillam, virginem scotam. Londini [i.e. London]. [s.n.], 1760. Large quarto. [4], 24pp. Stitched as issued. Occasional marking, small reddish stain at upper gutter, edges untrimmed and a bit dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17455

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KAULFUSS, J[ohann] S[amuel]. Ueber den geist der Polnischen sprache. Eine einleitung in die Polnische literar-geschichte sur Deutsche. Halle. Bey Schimmelpfennig und Comp., 1804. First edition. 8vo. 227pp, [1]. With two folding plates of musical notation. Original publisher's tan paper wrappers, paper lettering-piece with title in manuscript. Slight wear to extremities with some loss to head and foot of spine. Ink shelf-marks to FEP of Sir Thomas Phillipps' Middle Hill Library, lightly foxed throughout. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13461

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JUVENAL. PERSIUS. D. junii juvenalis aquinatis satirae XVI...quibus adjectae sunt, a. persii flacci satirae... Glasguae [i.e. Glasgow]. Excudebant Andreas et Joannes M. Duncan, Academiae typographi, 1825. 8vo. In two volumes. clx, 419pp, [1]; 733, [1], 2pp. With half-titles to both Vols., an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title page to Vol. I, and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements to Vol. II. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, marbled edges. Extremities lightly rubbed, Marbled endpapers, offsetting to title page of Vol. I, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21187

JUNIUS. Junius. Stat nominis umbra. London. Printed for Henry Sampson Woodfall, 1772. First Woodfall edition, second issue.. 12mo. In two volumes. [2], xxxii, vii, [1], 208; [2], 356pp, [38]. Without final blank leaf to index. Engraved title pages. A reissue of Woodfall’s first edition (ESTC T1830) with the addition of a table of contents and an index covering both volumes. Recent half-calf, brown cloth boards, gilt, A.E.G. A trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23114

JUNIUS. Junius. Stat nominis umbra. London. Printed for T. Bensley, for Vernor and Hood, 1796 [i.e.1797] 8vo. In two volumes. [8], xl, 325, [1]; [4], 366pp. With an additional engraved title-page to each volume and a further 16 engraved plates. Handsomely bound in nineteenth-century gilt- tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, recent book-labels of Iain J. A. S. Woolley to both FEPs, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18345

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JONSTON, John. Thaumato-graphia naturalis, In decem classes distincta, in quibus admiranda . Amsterdami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Guilielmum Blaeu, 1632. First edition. 12mo. [18], 501pp, [9]. Contemporary vellum, yapp edges. Faded manuscript title to spine. Rubbed and marked, staining to top edge. Pastedowns sprung, hinges exposed. Some staining to RFEPs, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33462

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[JOHNSTON, Arthur]. Delitiæ poetarum scotorum hujus ævi illustrium. Amsterdami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Johannem Blaeu, 1637. First edition. 12mo. In two volumes. 1-[12], [2], [13]-699, [1]; 573pp, [3]. Contemporary vellum, one volume taller than the other, title in manuscript to spines. Lightly rubbed, marked and discoloured. Early ownership inscription to FFEP of Vol. I 'Sibelius â (?)Bonatury', very occasional early underlining, occasional light dampstaining, minute marginal worm-track to latter half of Vol. II text-block. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 23795

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JODRELL, Richard Paul. L'eroina persiana. opera dalla tragedia di ricardo paolo jodrell inglese tirate dall'autore. Londra, [i.e. London]. A spese dell'autore dai torchi di Samuel E Richard Bentley, 1821. First edition. Quarto. vi, [3], 80pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Slightly rubbed to extremities, small chip to head of spine. With the bookplate of the author's son, Sir Richard Paul Jodrell Bart, and also the later bookplate of Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor. Very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15172