Lonsdale Margaret / Tutin, Dorothy et al.

Sister Dora Collection. A small collection of printed materials relating to Sister Dora consisting of Margaret Lonsdale’s book ‘Sister Dora. A Biography’ (1880 Edition), A commemorative brochure, edited by Dorothy Tutlin (1978), Six early 20th century post cards, two stamp first day covers (1978 & 1982), a newspaper article and an old mounted photgraph of a ‘Presentation to Sister Dora’ in June 1873. All items can be seen in attached photographs.

Lord Alfred Douglas.

The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas.

First Edition. London, Martin Secker, 1929. 21 x 17 cm. (4), 340 pages. Complete with 8 Plates, as listed. Original blue textured cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Rebacked in 2024 using the original board and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Sound binding (rebacked). Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Lord Davies (Davies, David).

Foundations of Victory.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1941. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Dust dulled throughout. Gift inscription from the author to Sir Alan Brooke, dated 24 April 1941.

Lord Home.

The Way The Wind Blows. An Autobiography by Lord Home.

First Edition. First Printing. London, Collins, 1976. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. 320 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A clean copy. Inscribed by the Author on the Title Page.

[Lord Kitchener] Arthur, George.

Life of Lord Kitchener.

First Edition. 2 volumes (of 3). London, Macmillan and co., Limited, 1920. 22.9cm x 15.2cm. Vol I: XXVI, 326 pages / XI, 413 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lord Macaulay.

Critical and Historical Essays. Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. Authorized Edition.

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. viii, 850 pages. Black and brown half calf. Gilt vignette of Queen’s University Belfast on front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Five raised bands. Blind decorations on spine and boards. All edges speckled. Good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped, mildly stained. Edges age darkened. Front hinge opened. Front free end paper lost two corners. Internally mildly foxed and age darkened. A few annotations in text. Binding sound, but a few pages lose.

Lord Macaulay.

Historical Essays. From the Edinburgh Review. Lord Macaulay’s Works, Vol. 2.

London, George Routledge & Sons, Not dated, ca. 1907. 16 x 10 cm. 549 pages. Original olive cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping, some age darkening. Inscription on front free end paper: ‘Benita Pelly October 1907 Gillingham Dorset’. Small pencil inscription.

Lord Macaulay [Macaulay, Thomas Babington].

Speeches of Lord Macaulay. Corrected by Himself & The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay. Two books bound in one.

London, Longmans, Green & Co. / Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1870 & 1865. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 256 pages & xii, 394 pages. Fine contemporary calf by Bickers and Son, London. Spine label, gilt title ande decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Small binders and bookseller stamps on verso of front free end paper. First and last few pages mildly foxed. Internally very clean. Gift inscription, dated 1870 and second name of previous owner (‘Carl Heinz Petersen, Dublin 1939’) on first blank.

Lorenzen, Eivind.

“Along the Line where Columns are set”. Book 11 continuing Technological Studies in Ancient Metrology.

Copenhagen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag, 1970. 30 x 23 cm, 159 pages. With numerous illustrations, tables, charts and photographs in B&W. Original stiff cardboard covers. Illustrated front and rear. Excellent condition. Bright and clean throughout. Not Ex Library. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front free endpaper.

Lorrequer, Harry [Lever, Charles]. Phiz (illustrator).

The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. With numerous Illustrations by Phiz.

First Edition. Dublin & London, William Curry & William S. Orr, 1839. 22 x 14 cm. (4) [Ads], xv, 344 pages. Complete with 22 Plates, as listed. Contemporary cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Blind decorations. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and stained (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Paper label with number on front board. Some damp staining and foxing, mainly to Plates. Text pages generally bright and clear.