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	Longfellow's Poetical Works [Containing Michael Angelo] Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882] (Book #ID 1784) Published by Routledge, London 1891 reprinted edition. 1891. Thick 8vo. viii, 753, 6, [pp]. Illustrated. Offsetting to end papers, light spotting to page edges, name verso to front end paper. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Alcuin Club Tracts III. Liturgical Interpolations Lacey, Rev. T. A. [Vicar of Madingley] (Book #ID 5070) Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London First edition 1898. 1898. First edition hard back grey paper covers with black titles to front panel. 7" x 10". 24 pp. Offsetting to end papers. Owner's card plate to front paste down. St. Augustines Abbey, Ramsgate stamp to title page. Produced on handmade paper with all edges untrimmed. Light surface wear to both panels, in Very Good sound and clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	A Daughter of The Transvaal Lowth, Alys (Book #ID 11197) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Paternoster Row London First edition 1899. 1899. First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges semi-trimmed. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" viii, 343 [pp]. Four monochrome tissue guarded plates on glossy paper by Florence Holms. Publisher's presentation copy blind stamp to title page. Foxing to page edges and end papers. In Very Good tight and sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£40.00 Convert currency

	Matelot Loti, Pierre [Illustrated by Myrbach] (Book #ID 11517) Published by Alphonse Lemerre, Éditeur 23-31, Passage Choiseul, 23-31 Paris 1893. 1893. Publisher's original dark maroon calf, gilt titles, all edges gilt, rounded corners. 8vo 6¾" x 4¼" Monochrome illustrations by Myrbach. Cracking to upper gutter, rubs to corners and edges, contents in Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Evangeline \| A Tale of Acadie Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882] (Book #ID 11873) Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London circa 1880 edition not stated. 1880. Hard back publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed, chamfered edges, black end papers. Folio 17¾" x 14" 76 pp. India Proof Edition limited to 1000 copies, of which this is No. 334. Twenty-three original tissue guarded gravure plates by Frank Dicksee. Lower panel rubbed, bottom edge to upper panel with worn patch. Heavy volume weighing 4 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£140.00 Convert currency

	The True Story Book Lang, Andrew [1844-1912] Illustrated by L. Bogle, Lucien Davis, H. J. Ford, C. H. M. Kerr, and Lancelot Speed (Book #ID 12724) Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London First Edition 1893. 1893. First edition hard back publisher's original royal blue cloth covers, gilt lettering and designs to spine and upper panel, all edges gilt, black end papers. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" xvi, 337, 2 [pp]. Tissue guarded frontispiece and numerous illustrations by L. Bogle, Lucien Davis, Henry J. Ford, C. H. M. Kerr, and Lancelot Speed. Couple of faint fox spots to end papers, minute rubs to spine tips. In Very Good+ clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£75.00 Convert currency

	Madame Sans-Gêne: A Romance Lepelletier, Edmond [Founded on the Play by Sardou and Moreau. Translated from the French and Edited by J. A. J. De Villiers] (Book #ID 13670) Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London 1896. 1896. Hard back publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt and black stamping to spine and upper panel incorporating a vignette of man and woman, all edges untrimmed, publisher's floral end papers. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" iv, 318, 32 [pp] catalogue dated November 1896. Former name to title page, light tanning to page edges, spine very slightly faded. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£22.50 Convert currency

	Harry Lawley and His Maiden Aunts Leslie, Emma [pseudonym of Emma Dixon 1837-1909] (Book #ID 90288) Published by Sunday School Union, 56 Old Bailey, London Eleventh Thousand. Hard back binding in publisher's original decorative pillar box red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, donkey brown end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 132 printed pages of text with 14 monochrome engravings throughout. Wesleyan Church, Seaton Place plate inside and in very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	Linda and the Boys Lowndes, Cecilia Selby [Illustrated by H. Petherick] (Book #ID 14611) Blackie & Son Ltd., 50 Old Bailey, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890. Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt and black lettering and floral designs to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7¼" x 5¼" 192, 32 [pp] publisher's catalogue. Three monochrome illustrations by H. Petherick. Prize plate to upper paste down dated 1895, sporadic light toning to pages, general light rubbing to covers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Dollars or Sense?: A Tale of Every-Day Life in England and America Louis, Arthur (Book #ID 16394) Brentano Brothers, New York First edition 1886. 1886. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep blue cloth covers, gilt lettering, scarlet and black designs to spine and upper panel, bevelled edges, silk tie, green floral end papers. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" 376, 4 [pp]. Light abrading to spine tips and corners, spine not faded and in Very Good clean condition, no foxing. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Poetical Works of Longfellow, Including Recent Poems With Explanatory Notes, Etc. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882] (Book #ID 17208) Frederick Warne & Co., London circa 1884 edition not stated. 1884. Hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, elaborate gilt lettering and designs to spine and upper panel, all edges gilt. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" viii, 632 [pp]. Portrait frontispiece and full-page monochrome illustrations. Former message inside, cracking of the paper to hinges, spine tip and corners pushed-in, touch of foxing to early end papers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane [Two Volumes] Le Sage, Alain René (1668-1747). [Translated from the French of] by T. Smollett [Illustrated by Jean Gigoux] (Book #ID 17975) J. J. Dubochet & Co. 75 Old Broad Street; Charles Tilt 86 Fleet Street; and H. Hooper 13 Pall Mall East, London 1836. Two Volumes. 1836. Hard back binding in green chevron textured cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 10½" x 6¼" 486; 478 [pp]. Cloth covers complete but loose and now need re-stitching, contents fairly clean with light foxing to latter pages of both volumes, two small splash marks to front cover of volume I. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Shanks's Pony Langbridge, Frederick [Illustrated by S. T. Dadd] (Book #ID 18704) Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd., Great New Street, Fleet Street London 1886. 1886. Hard back binding in publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt title block lettering and three small blue flowers to spine, gilt lettering, boy and pony to upper panel, all page edges gilt, bevelled edges. 8vo 7" x 5¼" 119 pp. Twelve monochrome illustrations by S. T. Dadd. Small neat message to the top of the half-title page, only very minor rubbing to cloth, without foxing and in Very Good clean and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£85.00 Convert currency

	Lena Graham Lowndes, Cecilia Selby [Illustrated by Edith Scannell] (Book #ID 20436) Frederick Warne & Co. London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890. Hard back binding in publisher's original olive green cloth covers, gilt title block lettering to spine and upper panel, overprinted illustration to upper panel of three girls walking on a beach with buckets and spades. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 189, 2 [pp]. Two tone illustrations. Front end paper missing, age darkening to end papers, spine slightly dull. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Devereux Lytton, The Right Hon. Lord (Book #ID 20745) G. J. Howell & Co. 32 Newgate Street, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890. Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering and panel tooling to spine. Quarto 9" x 6¼" xxiv, 518 [pp]. Six paper guarded monochrome illustrations. Slight age darkening to end papers, corners just turned-in, spine not faded and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	The Last of the Barons [Two Volumes] Lytton, The Right Hon. Lord (Book #ID 20746) G. J. Howell & Co. 32 Newgate Street, London circa 1890 edition not stated. Two Volumes. 1890. Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering and panel tooling to spines. Quarto 9" x 6¼" xxxiv, 369; x, 395 [pp]. Dedicatory Epistle dated January 1843. Twelve paper guarded monochrome illustrations. Slight age darkening and foxing to end papers of volume II, corners just turned-in, spines not faded and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	La Dame De L'Ile Lepage, Auguste (Book #ID 21296) Paris E. Dentu Et Cie, Éditeurs Libraires de la Société des Gens de Lettres Place Valois, 3, Palais-Royal 1889. 1889. Hard back binding in publisher's original half black calf, black cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5" viii, 304 [pp]. French text. Rubbing to edges and across spine ends and in Very Good condition, binding firm and tight. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Charles O'Malley: The Irish Dragoon Lever, Charles (Book #ID 21913) Richard Edward King, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890. Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 446, 2 [pp]. Age tanning to pages, spine edges and corners rubbed, foxing to end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	An Unexpected Hero Lysaght, Elizabeth J. [Illustrated by S. T. Dadd] (Book #ID 30155) Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 49 Old Bailey, London 1893. 1893. Hard back binding in publisher's original camel brown cloth covers, gilt lettering and floral motif to the spine and to the upper panel, all page edges gilt. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 192, 32 [pp] catalogue. Full-page single sided monochrome illustrations throughout. Prize plate to upper paste down dated 1895, spine slightly dull, corners and tips turned-in. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume II Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald (Book #ID 76036) Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900. Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 438 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. Very Good clean condition book, in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with closed repaired tears to the front fore edge and gutter. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	The Last Days of Pompeii [Copyright Edition] Lytton, Sir Edward Bulwer (Book #ID 37544) Published by Bernhard Tauchnitz Leipzig 1842. Leipzig 1842. Hard back binding in contemporary black pebble cloth covers, dulled gilt and morocco lettering label to the spine. 8vo 6½'' x 5'' xiv, 438 [pp]. Slight age tanning to the page margins. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume VI Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald (Book #ID 76039) Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900. Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xi] 487 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. Very Good clean condition book, in scarce near Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips and closed tears to the edges and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Units in a Crowd \| A Novel Lathom Browne, M. M. (Book #ID 92157) Published by Church of England Temperance Society, 4 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London August 1898. 1898. Hard back binding in publisher's original light blue green cloth covers decorated with pink flowers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Contains 143 printed pages of text + 16 page catalogue dated August 1898 with monochrome frontispiece. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume III Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald (Book #ID 76037) Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900. Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 443 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. In Very Good clean condition, spine not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume V Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald (Book #ID 76038) Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900. Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 432 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. In Very Good clean condition, spine not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane; Volume I Le Sage, Alain René (1668-1747). [Translated from the French by T. Smollett] Illustrated by R. de Los Rios [Biographical and Critical Notice of Le Sage by George Saintsbury] (Book #ID 56637) Published by J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 14 King William Street, Strand, London 1881. London 1881. Hard back binding in half scarlet calf, scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [lx] 398 printed pages of text with monochrome etchings. No. 97 of 100 Limited Edition copies with proof etchings on Japanese paper. Ex Reference library with bookplate inside, small circular stamps to the last page and limitation page, end papers missing, spine age darkened. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane; Volume II Le Sage, Alain René (1668-1747). [Translated from the French by T. Smollett] Illustrated by R. de Los Rios [Biographical and Critical Notice of Le Sage by George Saintsbury] (Book #ID 56638) Published by J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 14 King William Street, Strand, London 1881. London 1881. Hard back binding in half scarlet calf, scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 395 printed pages of text with monochrome etchings. No. 97 of 100 Limited Edition copies with proof etchings on Japanese paper. Ex Reference library with bookplate inside, small circular stamps to the last page and limitation page, end papers missing, spine age darkened. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Old Clock On The Stairs [Hand-made Book] Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882] (Book #ID 86687) circa 1880. 1880. Hard back binding in original black leather covers, gilt title and author lettering to the front cover, gilt decorations to front and rear boards, gilt dentelles, green and gilt pattern end papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6½''. Contains 9 single-sided pages of thick card stock with the poem written out in hand using green and red ink. Above and around the text is a different exquisite hand coloured illustration executed with minute detail, hand coloured title-page. 'Somewhat back from the village street stands the old fashioned country seat. Across its antique portico Tall poplar trees their shadows throw. And from its station in the hall an ancient timepiece says to all - Forever Never Never Forever'. And so begins The Old Clock On The Stairs. This hand made piece is an absolute one off book. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£395.00 Convert currency

	The Odes and Epodes of Horace; A Metrical Translation into English Lytton, Lord [With Introduction and Commentaries] (Book #ID 67037) Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh 1869. Edinburgh 1869. Hard back binding in publisher's original bevelled edge mahogany cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, black end papers. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 485 printed pages of English and Latin text. Rubs to the softened spine ends and corners and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£22.50 Convert currency

	A Hardy Norseman Lyall, Edna (Book #ID 72344) Published by Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 13 Great Marlborough Street, London Fifth Edition 1890. London 1890. Fifth edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, black end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 386 printed pages of text. Spine ends and corners soft with shallow rubs, book plate to the front paste down, tan age spots to the closed fore edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Hermit of Livry; A Tale of Days of Calvin [The Endeavour Library] Leslie, Emma [pseudonym of Emma Dixon 1837-1909] (Book #ID 73872) Published by The National Sunday School Union 57-59 Ludgate Hill, London [1877]. 1877. Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated russet cloth covers, black and yellow title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with 7 full-page monochrome illustrations. Ink name inside, a little rubbing to the covers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£50.00 Convert currency

	Handy Andy Lover, Samuel (Book #ID 78772) Published by W. Nicholson & Sons, 26 Paternoster Square, London circa 1890. 1890. Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 390 printed pages of text. Foxing and darkening to the closed page edges, rubs to the spine ends and corners, foxing to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NINETEENTH CENTURY Category	£8.00 Convert currency

Longfellow's Poetical Works [Containing Michael Angelo]

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882]

(Book #ID 1784)

Published by Routledge, London 1891 reprinted edition. 1891.

Thick 8vo. viii, 753, 6, [pp]. Illustrated. Offsetting to end papers, light spotting to page edges, name verso to front end paper. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Alcuin Club Tracts III. Liturgical Interpolations

Lacey, Rev. T. A. [Vicar of Madingley]

(Book #ID 5070)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London First edition 1898. 1898.

First edition hard back grey paper covers with black titles to front panel. 7" x 10". 24 pp. Offsetting to end papers. Owner's card plate to front paste down. St. Augustines Abbey, Ramsgate stamp to title page. Produced on handmade paper with all edges untrimmed. Light surface wear to both panels, in Very Good sound and clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Daughter of The Transvaal

Lowth, Alys

(Book #ID 11197)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Paternoster Row London First edition 1899. 1899.

First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges semi-trimmed. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" viii, 343 [pp]. Four monochrome tissue guarded plates on glossy paper by Florence Holms. Publisher's presentation copy blind stamp to title page. Foxing to page edges and end papers. In Very Good tight and sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Matelot

Loti, Pierre [Illustrated by Myrbach]

(Book #ID 11517)

Published by Alphonse Lemerre, Éditeur 23-31, Passage Choiseul, 23-31 Paris 1893. 1893.

Publisher's original dark maroon calf, gilt titles, all edges gilt, rounded corners. 8vo 6¾" x 4¼" Monochrome illustrations by Myrbach. Cracking to upper gutter, rubs to corners and edges, contents in Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Evangeline | A Tale of Acadie

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882]

(Book #ID 11873)

Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London circa 1880 edition not stated. 1880.

Hard back publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed, chamfered edges, black end papers. Folio 17¾" x 14" 76 pp. India Proof Edition limited to 1000 copies, of which this is No. 334. Twenty-three original tissue guarded gravure plates by Frank Dicksee. Lower panel rubbed, bottom edge to upper panel with worn patch. Heavy volume weighing 4 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The True Story Book

Lang, Andrew [1844-1912] Illustrated by L. Bogle, Lucien Davis, H. J. Ford, C. H. M. Kerr, and Lancelot Speed

(Book #ID 12724)

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London First Edition 1893. 1893.

First edition hard back publisher's original royal blue cloth covers, gilt lettering and designs to spine and upper panel, all edges gilt, black end papers. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" xvi, 337, 2 [pp]. Tissue guarded frontispiece and numerous illustrations by L. Bogle, Lucien Davis, Henry J. Ford, C. H. M. Kerr, and Lancelot Speed. Couple of faint fox spots to end papers, minute rubs to spine tips. In Very Good+ clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Madame Sans-Gêne: A Romance

Lepelletier, Edmond [Founded on the Play by Sardou and Moreau. Translated from the French and Edited by J. A. J. De Villiers]

(Book #ID 13670)

Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London 1896. 1896.

Hard back publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt and black stamping to spine and upper panel incorporating a vignette of man and woman, all edges untrimmed, publisher's floral end papers. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" iv, 318, 32 [pp] catalogue dated November 1896. Former name to title page, light tanning to page edges, spine very slightly faded. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Harry Lawley and His Maiden Aunts

Leslie, Emma [pseudonym of Emma Dixon 1837-1909]

(Book #ID 90288)

Published by Sunday School Union, 56 Old Bailey, London Eleventh Thousand.

Hard back binding in publisher's original decorative pillar box red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, donkey brown end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 132 printed pages of text with 14 monochrome engravings throughout. Wesleyan Church, Seaton Place plate inside and in very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Linda and the Boys

Lowndes, Cecilia Selby [Illustrated by H. Petherick]

(Book #ID 14611)

Blackie & Son Ltd., 50 Old Bailey, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt and black lettering and floral designs to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7¼" x 5¼" 192, 32 [pp] publisher's catalogue. Three monochrome illustrations by H. Petherick. Prize plate to upper paste down dated 1895, sporadic light toning to pages, general light rubbing to covers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Dollars or Sense?: A Tale of Every-Day Life in England and America

Louis, Arthur

(Book #ID 16394)

Brentano Brothers, New York First edition 1886. 1886.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep blue cloth covers, gilt lettering, scarlet and black designs to spine and upper panel, bevelled edges, silk tie, green floral end papers. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" 376, 4 [pp]. Light abrading to spine tips and corners, spine not faded and in Very Good clean condition, no foxing. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Poetical Works of Longfellow, Including Recent Poems With Explanatory Notes, Etc.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882]

(Book #ID 17208)

Frederick Warne & Co., London circa 1884 edition not stated. 1884.

Hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, elaborate gilt lettering and designs to spine and upper panel, all edges gilt. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" viii, 632 [pp]. Portrait frontispiece and full-page monochrome illustrations. Former message inside, cracking of the paper to hinges, spine tip and corners pushed-in, touch of foxing to early end papers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane [Two Volumes]

Le Sage, Alain René (1668-1747). [Translated from the French of] by T. Smollett [Illustrated by Jean Gigoux]

(Book #ID 17975)

J. J. Dubochet & Co. 75 Old Broad Street; Charles Tilt 86 Fleet Street; and H. Hooper 13 Pall Mall East, London 1836. Two Volumes. 1836.

Hard back binding in green chevron textured cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 10½" x 6¼" 486; 478 [pp]. Cloth covers complete but loose and now need re-stitching, contents fairly clean with light foxing to latter pages of both volumes, two small splash marks to front cover of volume I. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Shanks's Pony

Langbridge, Frederick [Illustrated by S. T. Dadd]

(Book #ID 18704)

Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd., Great New Street, Fleet Street London 1886. 1886.

Hard back binding in publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt title block lettering and three small blue flowers to spine, gilt lettering, boy and pony to upper panel, all page edges gilt, bevelled edges. 8vo 7" x 5¼" 119 pp. Twelve monochrome illustrations by S. T. Dadd. Small neat message to the top of the half-title page, only very minor rubbing to cloth, without foxing and in Very Good clean and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Lena Graham

Lowndes, Cecilia Selby [Illustrated by Edith Scannell]

(Book #ID 20436)

Frederick Warne & Co. London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890.

Hard back binding in publisher's original olive green cloth covers, gilt title block lettering to spine and upper panel, overprinted illustration to upper panel of three girls walking on a beach with buckets and spades. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 189, 2 [pp]. Two tone illustrations. Front end paper missing, age darkening to end papers, spine slightly dull. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Devereux

Lytton, The Right Hon. Lord

(Book #ID 20745)

G. J. Howell & Co. 32 Newgate Street, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering and panel tooling to spine. Quarto 9" x 6¼" xxiv, 518 [pp]. Six paper guarded monochrome illustrations. Slight age darkening to end papers, corners just turned-in, spine not faded and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Last of the Barons [Two Volumes]

Lytton, The Right Hon. Lord

(Book #ID 20746)

G. J. Howell & Co. 32 Newgate Street, London circa 1890 edition not stated. Two Volumes. 1890.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering and panel tooling to spines. Quarto 9" x 6¼" xxxiv, 369; x, 395 [pp]. Dedicatory Epistle dated January 1843. Twelve paper guarded monochrome illustrations. Slight age darkening and foxing to end papers of volume II, corners just turned-in, spines not faded and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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La Dame De L'Ile

Lepage, Auguste

(Book #ID 21296)

Paris E. Dentu Et Cie, Éditeurs Libraires de la Société des Gens de Lettres Place Valois, 3, Palais-Royal 1889. 1889.

Hard back binding in publisher's original half black calf, black cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5" viii, 304 [pp]. French text. Rubbing to edges and across spine ends and in Very Good condition, binding firm and tight. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Charles O'Malley: The Irish Dragoon

Lever, Charles

(Book #ID 21913)

Richard Edward King, London circa 1890 edition not stated. 1890.

Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 446, 2 [pp]. Age tanning to pages, spine edges and corners rubbed, foxing to end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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An Unexpected Hero

Lysaght, Elizabeth J. [Illustrated by S. T. Dadd]

(Book #ID 30155)

Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 49 Old Bailey, London 1893. 1893.

Hard back binding in publisher's original camel brown cloth covers, gilt lettering and floral motif to the spine and to the upper panel, all page edges gilt. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 192, 32 [pp] catalogue. Full-page single sided monochrome illustrations throughout. Prize plate to upper paste down dated 1895, spine slightly dull, corners and tips turned-in. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume II

Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald

(Book #ID 76036)

Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 438 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. Very Good clean condition book, in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with closed repaired tears to the front fore edge and gutter. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Last Days of Pompeii [Copyright Edition]

Lytton, Sir Edward Bulwer

(Book #ID 37544)

Published by Bernhard Tauchnitz Leipzig 1842. Leipzig 1842.

Hard back binding in contemporary black pebble cloth covers, dulled gilt and morocco lettering label to the spine. 8vo 6½'' x 5'' xiv, 438 [pp]. Slight age tanning to the page margins. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume VI

Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald

(Book #ID 76039)

Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xi] 487 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. Very Good clean condition book, in scarce near Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips and closed tears to the edges and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Units in a Crowd | A Novel

Lathom Browne, M. M.

(Book #ID 92157)

Published by Church of England Temperance Society, 4 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London August 1898. 1898.

Hard back binding in publisher's original light blue green cloth covers decorated with pink flowers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Contains 143 printed pages of text + 16 page catalogue dated August 1898 with monochrome frontispiece. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume III

Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald

(Book #ID 76037)

Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 443 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. In Very Good clean condition, spine not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb [The Works of Charles Lamb] The Enfield Edition Originally Known as 'Moxon's Edition' Volume V

Lamb, Charles [1775-1834] Edited by Percy Fitzgerald

(Book #ID 76038)

Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd., at the University Press, Edinburgh circa 1900. 1900.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 432 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. This Edition is printed from the stereotype plates of that originally known as 'Moxon's Edition,' with corrections, additional letters, and a complete series of portraits. In Very Good clean condition, spine not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane; Volume I

Le Sage, Alain René (1668-1747). [Translated from the French by T. Smollett] Illustrated by R. de Los Rios [Biographical and Critical Notice of Le Sage by George Saintsbury]

(Book #ID 56637)

Published by J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 14 King William Street, Strand, London 1881. London 1881.

Hard back binding in half scarlet calf, scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [lx] 398 printed pages of text with monochrome etchings. No. 97 of 100 Limited Edition copies with proof etchings on Japanese paper. Ex Reference library with bookplate inside, small circular stamps to the last page and limitation page, end papers missing, spine age darkened. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane; Volume II

Le Sage, Alain René (1668-1747). [Translated from the French by T. Smollett] Illustrated by R. de Los Rios [Biographical and Critical Notice of Le Sage by George Saintsbury]

(Book #ID 56638)

Published by J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 14 King William Street, Strand, London 1881. London 1881.

Hard back binding in half scarlet calf, scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 395 printed pages of text with monochrome etchings. No. 97 of 100 Limited Edition copies with proof etchings on Japanese paper. Ex Reference library with bookplate inside, small circular stamps to the last page and limitation page, end papers missing, spine age darkened. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Old Clock On The Stairs [Hand-made Book]

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth [1807-1882]

(Book #ID 86687)

circa 1880. 1880.

Hard back binding in original black leather covers, gilt title and author lettering to the front cover, gilt decorations to front and rear boards, gilt dentelles, green and gilt pattern end papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6½''. Contains 9 single-sided pages of thick card stock with the poem written out in hand using green and red ink. Above and around the text is a different exquisite hand coloured illustration executed with minute detail, hand coloured title-page. 'Somewhat back from the village street stands the old fashioned country seat. Across its antique portico Tall poplar trees their shadows throw. And from its station in the hall an ancient timepiece says to all - Forever Never Never Forever'. And so begins The Old Clock On The Stairs. This hand made piece is an absolute one off book. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Odes and Epodes of Horace; A Metrical Translation into English

Lytton, Lord [With Introduction and Commentaries]

(Book #ID 67037)

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh 1869. Edinburgh 1869.

Hard back binding in publisher's original bevelled edge mahogany cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, black end papers. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 485 printed pages of English and Latin text. Rubs to the softened spine ends and corners and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Hardy Norseman

Lyall, Edna

(Book #ID 72344)

Published by Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 13 Great Marlborough Street, London Fifth Edition 1890. London 1890.

Fifth edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, black end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 386 printed pages of text. Spine ends and corners soft with shallow rubs, book plate to the front paste down, tan age spots to the closed fore edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Hermit of Livry; A Tale of Days of Calvin [The Endeavour Library]

Leslie, Emma [pseudonym of Emma Dixon 1837-1909]

(Book #ID 73872)

Published by The National Sunday School Union 57-59 Ludgate Hill, London [1877]. 1877.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated russet cloth covers, black and yellow title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with 7 full-page monochrome illustrations. Ink name inside, a little rubbing to the covers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Handy Andy

Lover, Samuel

(Book #ID 78772)

Published by W. Nicholson & Sons, 26 Paternoster Square, London circa 1890. 1890.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 390 printed pages of text. Foxing and darkening to the closed page edges, rubs to the spine ends and corners, foxing to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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