Le Brocquy, Louis.

Louis le Brocquy and his Masters. Early Heroes Later Homage.

First Edition. Dublin, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, 2007. 27 x 23 cm. 94 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Small close tear and mild rubbing to back of the dust jacket. A very nice copy.

Le Fanu, Sheridan.

The Fortunes of Colonel Torlogh O’Brien. A Tale of the Wars of King James. With Illustrations on Steel by Browne.

Illustrated Edition. London, George Routledge and Sons, ND [c. 1880]. 22 x 14 cm. vi, (2), 342 pages plus publishers list. Complete with 22 Plates. Original dark red cloth with gilt titles to front board and spine. Toned end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally age darkened with occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on title page. See images.

Le Mesurier, Rev. T. / Faber, George et al.

A General Vindication of the Catholic’s Remarks on the Intolerant Charge of Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham, to the Clergy of his Diocese. with appropriate Animadversions on Three Illiberal Replies etc.; containing also some cursory observations etc. etc. (see title page for full title).

Dublin, Printed for R. Coyne, 1808. 20 x 13 cm. 68 pages, (3 pages ‘Preface’), pages 71 to 97 ‘Remarks &c. Disbound book section without boards. Very good condition. Age darkened and thumbed.

Le Prince, Jean Baptist (artwork) / Abbe Chappe (artwork) / McIntyre, Archibald (engraver).

[A Collection of Engravings showing Habits & Dresses from Various Countries]. [Unknown Title and Publisher – No Title Page].

No publishing Information. c. 1790-1800. 21 x 13 cm. 35 engraved plates. No title or text pages. Contemporary leather. Front board detached. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front board detatched. Dust dulled throughout. First three pages with edgewear and minor losses, not affecting the engravings. See images.

Leabar Aonghais: Srait Na Rite – III.

[Cork], Comluct Oideacais Na hEireann, [ND]. c. 18 x 12 cm. 72 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Previous owner protected booklet with another outer wrapper made of stiff card board (see images). Very good condition. With extra protective cover and a home made bookmark. Interesting little item, nicely illustrated.

Leadbeater, Mary / Edgeworth, Maria (Notes and Preface).

Cottage Dialogues Among the Irish Peasantry. With Notes and A Preface by Maria Edgeworth, Author of Castle Rackrent, &c. [‘Glossary and Notes’ from page 269 to 343].

First Edition. London, Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811. 17 x 10 cm. v, (4) [TOC], 343 pages. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards. New matching green cloth spine and black spine label. Gilt title. See images provided. Very good condition. New spine and end papers. Rebacked in 2022. Original boards worn, rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled. Faint blind stamp (’ Birkbeck College Library’) on first blank and title page. Numbers in pencil on verso of title page. Corner of page 73/74 missing, not affecting text. Small paper losses to page 103/104, not affecting text. A very nice copy of this very scarce publication. WorldCAT lists only one copy of the 1811 First Edition.

Leakey, Arundell.

Ghent. Archeological and Historical. Illustrations and Notes. (Issued by Order of the Municipal Council).

Ghent, Ad. Hoste, 1897. 12.5 x 19 cm. vii, (2), 66 pages plus ten pages advertisements. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original red cloth with silver title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. With a gift inscription by the author. Minor shelf wear. Some dust dulling. Internally clean.

Leask, Harold G.

Irish Churches and Monastic Buildings. Volume 1: The First Phases and the Romanesque / Volume 2: Gothic Architecture to A.D. 1400 / Vol. 3: Medieval Gothic. The Last Phases.

Second, Second and First Edition. Three volumes. Dundalk, Dundalgan Press (W. Tempest Ltd.), 1977 / 1967 / 1960. 19 x 25cm. 173, 162 & 190 pages, with illustrations and photographs throughout. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition in very good dust jackets. A nice set. Small sticker with name of previous owner in volumes 2 and 3.

Lecomte, Ferdinand.

Guerre de la Prusse et de L’Italie contre L’Autriche et la Confederation Germanique en 1866. Relation Historique et Critique. Avec Cartes et Plans.

First Edition. Two Volumes. Paris, Ch. Tanera, 1868. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 474 pages plus seven folding maps / Vol.2: 397 pages, 73 pages (Annexes) plus six maps. Contemporary full calf. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine. Gilt dentelles. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed along the board edges (see images). Some mildly fading to boards. Edges dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris (‘Castle Pollard’) on front paste down of both volumes. Name of previous owner (in pencil) inscribed. Internally very clean. Appears unread.

Ledwich, Edward.

Antiquities of Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for Arthur Grueber, 1790. c. 25 x 21 cm. (4) [Dedication & TOC], iv [Subscribers]. (4) [Preface], 473 pages, (12) [Index]. Complete with a frontispiece, engraved title page and a further 38 Plates, as listed. One plate in colour. Contemporary tree claf. Red spine lable with gilt title. Gilt lines to spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and weak! Front board barely connected. Front joint and hinge open. Would benefit from rebacking or rebinding. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and a few damp stains. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean. Despite the weak binding a nice complete copy of the scarce first edition.