LEE. RUSSELL. EDITS.

STORIES FROM RUSSIA, SIBERIA, POLAND, AND CIRCASSIA. Beautifully illustrated.

T. Nelson and sons. London. 1853. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7 x 4.6 inches). Frontis, vignette on extra title page and four full page engraved plates, each with a tissue guard. A fine bright copy in original publishers red cloth with elaborate blind stanped decoration to both boards and spine. Gilt lettering to the centre of the front board and the spine. Yellow coated endpapers. A hint of fading to the spine but overall a lovely copy.

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Book number: 10050

LEGGE. ARTHUR. E. J.

SOME SHORT POEMS.

Chapman and Hall. Ltd. London. 1927. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. (7.1 x 5 inches). viii,44pp. Signed presentation inscription from the author, dated september 1928, on the front blank endpaper. Finely bound in early half green calf. Spine with raised bands. Gilt rules, lettering and centre devices to the compartments. Green cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine is uniformly faded to brown but still an attractive fine quality leather binding.

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Book number: 8647

LEIGH. SAMUEL. (PUBLISHES).

THE ART OF CORRESPONDENCE. Consisting of Letters on various subjects, selected chiefly from the Works of Eminent Authors. In French and English. To which are added, Letters, Notes, &c. on domestic concerns, and affairs of business.

Printed for Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London. 1817. FIRST EDITION. Small oblong format with the gatherings in sixes and fours. (5.4 x 3.5 inches). viii, 232pp. Dual French and English text on each page. Original Publishers binding of half black sheep with marbled paper on boards. Printed blue paper label mounted onto the front board. Gilt lettering to the spine. Previous owners neat notes written in black ink on the front blank free endpaper. A couple of pages are a little loose and have minor fraying to the page edges. The hinges are cracked but holding and the binding is rubbed to the edges. The whole book is a bit loose in the binding. The publishers advertisement states that the book is "for the improvement of Young Persons in Epistolary Correspondence". A scarce Juvenile Instruction book. A search of Worldcat shows just one copy in Library holdings globally, that being the one in the British Library.

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Book number: 9341

LEINSTER. MURRAY. EDITS.

GREAT STORIES OF SCIENCE FICTION.

Cassell. London.,1953. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Previous owners neat inscription on front free endpaper. Very good copy in very good, colour illustrated dustwrapper.:

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Book number: 7523

LEMON.MARK.; DOYLE.RICHARD.ILLUSTRATES.

THE ENCHANTED DOLL.A fairy tale for little people.

Bradbury and Evans.London.,1850. Early edition.Originally published for Christmas 1849.Full page frontis and decorative title page plus 21 smaller illustrations throughout the text by Doyle.The frontis and decorative title page are both foxed,otherwise generally a clean copy.Finely bound in early twentieth century half green morocco,spine with five raised bands.Compartments decorated,lettered and ruled in gilt.Green paper on boards.Blue endpapers.Bound by Chatelis,with their gilt stamp on top of front inner board.Previous owners book plate on front paste-down.Top edge gilt.A nicely bound early edition.The work,about a poor doll maker whose workshop is invaded by kind fairies,was originally written by Lemon to entertain Charles Dicken's children and is dedicated to Mary and Kate Dickens.It was published for the 1849 Christmas market and was compared by many reviewers with Dickens Christmas books.The Ladies Companion beleived that these illustrations secured Doyle's importance as an illustrator for children.Overall a very good copy of this pretty little book.:

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Book number: 3637

LEVER. CHARLES. -- Park. Carton Moore, Illustrates.

THE CONFESSIONS OF HARRY LORREQUER. With an introduction by William Keith Leask.

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges and the first and last few leaves otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and floral design to the spine. Green cloth on boards. Plain grey endpapers. The binding is tight and firm and the gilt work on the spine bright and vibrant. Overall a near fine copy of this uncommon edition. Scarce in this delux Arts and Crafts style binding.

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Book number: 11086

LEVER. CHARLES. -- Rainey. William, Illustrates.

TOM BURKE OF "OURS".

Gresham Publishing Co. London. No date. Circa 1900. Publishers delux leather binding. Large 8vo. (8 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 6 full page line engravings. Some foxing to the page edges and the first and last few leaves otherwise a near fine copy in the decorative publishers delux leather binding, after a design by Talwin Morris. Gilt ruling, lettering and floral design to the spine. Green cloth on boards. Plain grey endpapers. The binding is tight and firm and the gilt work on the spine bright and vibrant. Overall a near fine copy of this uncommon edition. Scarce in this delux Arts and Crafts style binding.

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Book number: 11081

LEWIS. WYNDHAM.

THE APES OF GOD.

The Arthur Press. London. 1930. FIRST EDITION. LIMITED EDITION. Large 8vo. (10 x 8 inches). One of 750 numbered copies signed by Lewis. The Main Title page and each chapter semi title leaf illustrated with designs by Lewis. Original beige buckram binding with green lettering to the spine. In the original colour printed dustwrapper featuring a design by Lewis. The first and last few pages are affected by some foxing and the front blank free endpaper has a few tape marks to the outer margin, otherwise a clean copy throughout. The dustwrapper has a few light stains, but none too obtrusive, and is a little chipped and rubbed to the edges. The spine is a little darkened. Overall a very good copy in a very good dustwrapper.

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Book number: 9295

CARROLL. LEWIS. ; ( Dodgson. Charles L ).

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL. With an introduction by Alexander Woollcott and the illustrations by John Tenniel.

Nonesuch Library. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.1 inches). 1165pp. Finely bound in recent full red morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands. Spine compartments ruled and decorated with gilt stamped Mad Hatter and Playing card devices. Single gilt ruled border to boards. Top edge gilt. A fine copy.

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Book number: 11001

LEWIS.C.S.

ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Excluding Drama.The completeion of The Clark Lectures,Trinity College,Cambridge 1944.Volume three in the Oxford History of English Literature series.Edited by F.P.Wilson and Bonamy Dobree.

Oxford,at the Clarendon Press.London.,1945. FIRST EDITION.Large 8vo.viii,696pp.Some light foxing to the blank endpapers otherwise near fine copy in publishers dark blue cloth,lettered and ruled in gilt,with the gilt publishers emblem at the bottom of the spine.In the original dustwrapper lettered in light blue and brown.Overall a near fine bright clean copy.:

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Book number: 6905

LONGMAN. C. J. & WALROND. COL. H.

ARCHERY. The Badmington Library of sports and pastimes.

Longmans, Green and Co. London. 1894. FIRST EDITION.8vo. Fully illustrated throughout. Fine copy in half dark green morocco binding. Spine letttered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards.

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Book number: 5507

LORNE. THE RIGHT HON. THE MARQUIS OF. (John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, 1845-1914).

GUIDO AND LITA. A Tale of the Riviera.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1875. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. (8.3 x 6.4 inches). Illustrated with a frontispiece, title page vignette and two other full page mono plates. Finely bound in late 19th/early 20th century arts and crafts style leather binding of full dark green Morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with three gilt dots. The compartments rule, lettered, and fully decorated with floral devices, all in gilt. Both boards with matching triple ruled borders and decorative floral, dot and ruled line design. Board edges with single gilt ruled lines. Turn-ins decorated with triple ruled lines, dots and floral devices, all in gilt. Plain green endpapers. All edges gilt. A lovely copy of this 19th century poem in a fine, highly attractive, but sadly unsigned by the binder, leather binding. ---- Lorne was a Liberal politician, son in law of Queen Victoria, through his marriage to Princess Louise, and in 1878 was appointed Governor General of Canada by Disraeli. He wrote several books, including both travel and poetry, combining two of his great loves in this volume.

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Book number: 10587

LOUDON. MRS.

THE LADIES COMPANION TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. Being an Alphabetical arrangement of all the ornamental plants usually grown in Gardens and Shrubberies; With full directions for their culture.

William Smith. London.,1846. Fourth Edition, with considerable additions and corrections. 8vo. (6.6 x 4.4 inches). Hand finished colour printed frontispiece and several small engravings throughout the text. Neat previous owners inscription, dated 1848, on the front paste down endpaper. A very good copy in an attractive early fine leather binding. Full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt decoration. Compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated in gilt. Double gilt ruled borders, with floral corner pieces, on boards. Floral gilt decoration on inner boads. Yellow endpapers. All edges gilt. Edges of the binding just a little rubbed but overall a lovely copy in a fine quality early Victorian binding.:

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Book number: 8168

LOUDON. MRS.

THE LADIES COMPANION TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. Being an Alphabetical arrangement of all the ornamental plants usually grown in Gardens and Shrubberies; With full directions for their culture.

Published (for the Proprietor) by Bradbury & Evans. London. 1849. Fifth Edition, with considerable additions and corrections. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.6 inches). Hand finished colour printed frontispiece and several small engravings throughout the text. Neat previous owners inscription, dated 1852, on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in original green cloth binding with blind stamped decoration and ruled lines to spine and boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Front board with floral gilt border around gilt lettering. Yellow coated endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine is a bit faded and edges rubbed but generally still quite bright. Inner hinges cracked but still holding firm. Overall a near very good copy of this attractive and in formative book.

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Book number: 9375

STEVENSON. ROBERT LOUIS.

A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES.

Longmans, Green, And Co. London. 1885. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (6.4 x 4.5 inches). A bright and clean copy throughout with just a little browning to both free endpapers. Armorial bookplate on front paste down. Publishers original blue cloth binding. Boards with bevelled edges. Small gilt stamped publishers device to front board. Spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Minor rubbing and darkening to the cloth edges but overall a very good copy.

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Book number: 10146