Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim / Johnstone, James.

The Disbanded Officer. Or, The Baroness of Bruchsal. A Comedy. As performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market.

Dublin Edition. Dublin, Printed for Mess. Byrne, W. Porter, and Jones, 1788. 17 x 10 cm. xiv, (3), pages numbered 18 to 72. New black cloth with gilt title and year (1788) on spine. Binding, as new. Text block age darkened and occasionally nicked. A few pencil annotations.

Lever, Charles.

The O’Donoghue; A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago. With Illustrations by H.K. Brown.

Dublin & London, William Curry, Jun. & William Orr, 1845. 21 x 13 cm. xi, 410 pages. Complete with 26 Plates, as listed. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Pale yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. All Plates age darkened. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner inscribed on first blank.

Lever, Charles (Harry Lorrequer) (editor) / Phiz (illustrator).

Our Mess. Tom Burke of “Ours”. Volume First & Volume Second. With Numerous Illustrations on Steel by Phiz.

Two Volumes. Dublin & London, William Curry, Jun. and Company & William S. Orr, 1844. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xi, 372 pages & 24 Plates, as listed. / Vol.2 x, 294 pages & 20 Plates, as listed. Contemporary red half morroco over marbled paper boards. Gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some abrasions (see images). Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste downs. Internally clean but occasionally age darkened / browned.

Lewis-Crosby, Very Rev. E.H.

The Ancient Books of Christ Church Cathedral. Christ Church Series N.4

Dublin, Not dated, c. 1950s. 18 x 12 cm. 12 pages with four Plates. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition.

Lewis, C.S.

A Grief Observed.

First US Edition. Minneapolis, The Seabury Press, 1961. 20 x 13 cm. 60 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A nice clean copy.

Lewis, Samuel.

A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Comprising the several Counties; Cities; Boroughs; Corporate, Market, and Post Towns; Parishes; and Principle Villages; with Historical and Statistical Descriptions; and embellished with Engravings of the Arms of the Cities, Bishoprics, Corporate Towns, and Boroughs; and the Seals of the several Municipal Corporations.

The Second Edition. Two Text Volumes & Atlas – Complete Set. London, Published by S. Lewis and Co., 1849. 33 x 25 cm. Vol.1 A-J: vi, 696 pages / Vol.2 K-Z: 704 pages. Text Volumes with small Illustrations (Arms). Vol.3 Atlas with folding map of Ireland and 32 Maps of the Counties – Complete. All Maps are colour-outlined. Losely inserted folded sheet advertising the publications of the ‘Topographical Dictionary of Wales with a list of subscribers. Uniform blind stamped dark cloth with gilt titles on spine. Elaborate blind decorations on boards and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear rubbing and bumping. Mild local discoloration to binding of Volume 2. Small blemish to spine of volume 2. Mild fraying to spine ends (see images). Edges dust dulled. Occassional very mild spotting. Long (c. 14 cm) closed tear to folded map of Ireland (see image). Otherwise a very bright and clean set.

Lewis, Wyndham / Stephan, Dom John et al.

A History of the Benedictine Nuns of Dunkirk. Now at St. Scholastica’s Abbey Teignmouth, Devon. Edited by the Community.

First Edition. London, The Catholic Book Club, 1957. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 209 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled and foxed. A few nicks and small custs to dust jacket. Age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

[Lewis, Wyndham] Symons, Julian.

The Essential Wyndham Lewis. An Introduction to his work.

London, Andre Deutsch, 1989. 24.2cm x16cm. IX, 380 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lichtenstein, Rachel / Sinclair, Iain.

Rodinsky’s Room.

First Edition. London, Granta Books, 1999. 24.2cm x 16cm. 338 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Original newspaper-clipping associated to the story is attached to the rear endpaper and pastedown.

Liddle, H.G.

Notes on Old Chipperfield.

[Kings Langley], Printed by W.G. Kingham Ltd., 1948. 18 x 12 cm. 64 pages. Illustrated with B&W photos. With a large folded map. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean. Scarce.

Liddle, Rev. WM. / Liddle, Mrs.

Sweden. With illustrations by Anders Zorn and Carl Larsson.

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1911. 13.8cm x 19.8cm. VIII, 88 pages. With twelve full-page colour illustrations. Original embossed hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition with minor signs of external wear, including some discolouration to boards and some foxing to page edges. Inscribed with pre-owner’s name on title page. From the series Peeps At Many Lands.

Lindsay, Deirdre.

Dublin’s Oldest Charity. The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society 1790 – 1990.

First Edition. [Dublin], The Anniversary Press, 1990. 21 x 15 cm. xi, (2), 177 pages. With a few illustrations. Original green cloth with silver title to spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket, now in protective jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Tail end of spine bumped. Top edge dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Lindsay, Martin & Johnston, M.E. (Text) / Harris, N.B. (Photographs), Montgomery (Foreword).

History of 7th Armoured Division. June 1943 – July 1945.

First Edition. Germany, British Army of the Rhine, [1945]. 23 x 15 cm. (4), 171 pages with B&W photographs. Pocket on rear paste down contains a set of 11 folded maps, showing various battles and movements of the division during the second world war. Specially prepared grey textured cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. ‘Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke’ in gilt on front board. Yellow textured end papers and rear map pocket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material loss to head of spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally as new.

Lippmann, Walter.

Public Opinion.

First Edition. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. 20 x 14 cm. x, 427 pages. Original dark blue cloth. Paper spine label with title. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened with some stains on top edge. Ex Library. Small number on spine and in ink on copyright page. Small library paper label (‘Bixby Memorial Free Library’) on front paste down. Two small library blind stamps. Internally very clean. A nice copy of the exceedingly scarce first edition of this important book.

Lipshitz, Fay.

What it all Meant [Signed]. Poems and Monotypes by Fay Lipshitz.

First Edition. Israel, Design and production, Danny Battat, 2015. 27 x 21 cm. 42 pages of poems and art. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Fine condition. Inscribed (‘Fay’) by the author on verso of front board. See images.

Livingston, Peter.

Poems and Songs. With Lectures on the Genius & Works of Burns and the Rev. Geo. Gilfillan, and Letter on Sir John Franklin, and the Arctic Regions.

Tenth Edition. Dundee, Printed by J. Pellow, 1859. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 137 pages. Dark brown blind decorated cloth. ‘Poems &c’ in gilt on front board. Professionally repaired with new decorated end papers in 2017. Good condition. Binding repaired, new end papers. Binding rubbed and bumped, stained and worn. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed. A few stains and minor paper loss to some corners.

Livingstone, David.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years’ Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean. With Portrait, Maps by Arrowsmith, and numerous Illustrations.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1857. 22 x 14 cm. ix, 711 pages plus eight pages publishers list. Folding Map in rear pocket. Complete with all Maps, Plans and Illustrations, as listed. Original brown textured cloth. Gilt title on spine. Blind decorations. Brown end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. Both inner hinges cracked. Binding weakened, but holding. Maps and Illustrations in very good condition. No annotations. Overall a very nice, complete copy.

Lloyd, G.E.R.

The Revolutions of Wisdom. Studies in the Claims and Practice of Ancient Greek Science.

Berkeley and others, University of California Press, 1987. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. xii, 468 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Former library copy. Unusually clean for a library-copy. Stamp from University Mannheim on halftitle. Library number label on spine.

Locke, John.

Some Thoughts Concerning Education.

The Fourth Edition Enlarged. London, Printed for A. and J. Churchill, at the Black Swan in Pater- noster- row, 1699. 19 x 11 cm. Blank, TP, (6) [Dedicatory], 380 pages, (2) [TOC]. Contemporary speckled calf. Blind line decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some material losses to corners, spine ends and boards (see images). Front and rear hinge started, but binding remains sound. Raised bands. Edges and end papers age darkened. Faint name of previous owner on title page. Internally age darkened and occasionally foxed. Overall still a nice sound copy.

Locke, John / Rollin.

Some Thoughts Concerning Education / New Thoughts Concerning Education. [Rare Dublin Printing].

The Tenth Edition. Dublin, Printed by R. Reilly on Cork Hill; for G. Risk, G. Ewing, and W. Smith, Booksellers in Dame’s Street., 1738 / 1737. 17 x 10 cm. 237 pages, (2)[TOC] (Locke) / x, 84 pages (Rollin). Frontispiece. Contemporary full calf. Red spine label with gilt title. Raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Front hinge started to crack (c. 4 cm). Sound binding. Small ink notes on verso of ffep. Name of previous owner inked out on title page (see images). Internally age darkened, but clean. Two books in one.

Loerke, Oskar.

Reisetagebücher.

Darmstadt, Lambert-Schneider, 1960. 8°. 260 Seiten. Hardcover / Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren am Umschlag. Kleiner Einriss am Umschlag. ( Veröffentlichung der Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung- 22 )

Lofting, Hugh.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. Illustrated by the author.

Philadelphia / New York, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1950. 21cm x 14.5cm. IX, 364 pages. With 18 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition with stronger signs of external wear on dustjacket.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.

The Courtship of Miles Standish. With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy.

London, Grant Richards, 1908. 19 x 24 cm, 152 pages. With numerous Colour and B&W Illustrations. Original cloth boards with gilt title and decorations, blind stamping and a colour image on the front board. Very good condition. Inscription on front free end paper dated 1908. Some browning and foxing to pages and edges. Some rubbing and bumping to spine and corners.

Longford, Christine.

The United Brothers.

Dublin, Hodges Figgis & Co., 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 96 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

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).

Charles O’Malley. The Irish Dragoon.

First Edition. Two Volumes. Dublin & London, W. Curry & W.S. Orr, 1841. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: ix, (2), 317 pages. With 19 (out of 22) Plates / Vol.2: vii, (2), 336 pages. 22 Plates. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Gilt titles and decorations. Blind decorations on spine. Fair condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Plates with heavy foxing (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened.

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.

Loudan, Jack.

In Search of Water. A History of the Belfast Water Supply. Published on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Belfast City and District Water Commissioners, 1840 – 1940.

First Edition. Belfast, WM. Mullan, 1940. (10), 187 pages, ix [Index]. Illustrated. Original blue cloth. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end paper dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Loughman, Thomas J.

Fierce Reality – Italian Masters from Seventeenth Century Naples.

Milano, Skira Editore S.p.A., 2006. 28.1cm x 24.2cm. 151 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear.

Loughnane, Patrick.

When the Dead Arose No One Saw Them.

Ireland, Sole Rights Mark, n.d. (c.1975). 28.4cm x 17.5cm. 252 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lovett, Rev. Richard.

London Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. With One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations.

First Edition. London, The Religious Tract Society, 1890. 27 x 19 cm. 223 pages with B&W Illustrations. Eight pages of publishers list. Orininal decorated cloth with gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Tight and clean. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally bright and clean.

Lowe, Henry N.

County Fermanagh One Hundred Years Ago: A Guide and Directory 1880.

Belfast, The Friar’s Bush Press, 1990. 13cm x 19.5cm. 204 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Lucanus, M. Annaei / Oudendorpio, Francisco (Editor).

M. Annaei Lucani Cordubensis Pharsalia : sive belli civilis libri decem : cum scholiaste, hucusque inedito, et notis integris Henrici Glareani, Jacobi Micylli, Joachimi Camerarii, Hugonis Grotii & c.

Two Volumes. Lugduni Batavorum (Leyden), Samuelem Luchtmans, 1728. 21 x 25 cm, Vol. 1: (74), 505 pages. With a fold-out map facing page 1. Vol. 2 (Tomus Alter): Counting continues at page 506 to 966. 192 pages of Index. Contemporary calf with plain boards. Six raised bands. Gilt decorations on spine. Volume numbers on spine. Name plates missing from both spines. Very good condition. Significant shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to spine, boarders and corners. Outer joints starting to crack open, but binding still sound. Papers age darkened and slightly browned and foxed. Some faint water staining. Book plates and shelf numbering attached to front pastedowns (Earl of Roden).

Lucas, E.V.

The Colvins and their Friends.

First Edition. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. 22 x 15 cm. x, 365 pages. With a frontispiece and 25 other Illustrations. Original red cloth with with paper label on spine. Top edge gilt, others deckle. Very good condition. Binding mildly rubbed and bumped, partially faded. Front hinge opened, but binding holding. Internally some foxing and age darkening, mainly to the end papers and the first and last few pages of the book. Bookblock internally bright and clean.

Lucas, E.V. [Edward Varrell].

Outposts of Mercy. The Record of a Visit in November and December , 1916, to the various Units of the British Red Cross in Italy.

First Edition. London, Published for the British Red Cross Society by Methuen & Co., 1917. 17 x 11 cm. 60 pages with sixteen Illustrations. Complete, as stated. Stiff brown paper covers with flaps. Black title on front board and spine. Decorated red cross on front board. ‘Selection of Methuen’s List’ on rear board. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Paper spine creased and partially split. Tiny paper losses to spine ends. Some creases to front board. Internally mildly foxed, but otherwise clean. No markings or annotations. A nice copy of this rare publication, published during the Great War.

Lucie-Smith, Edward.

Adam – The Male Figure in Art.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1998. 28.7cm x 23.8cm. 192 pages. With graphic illustrations of the nude male body. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lucking, J.H.

The Great Western at Weymouth. A Railway and Shipping History.

First Edition. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1971. 21 x 14 cm. 253 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard Cover. In price-clipped dust jacket. Very good condition. In very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket with a few nicks and small amount of fraying to top of spine. Internally bright and clean.

[Ludwig II of Bavaria] Blunt, Wilfrid.

The Dream King – Ludwig II of Bavaria. With a Chapter on Ludwig and the Arts by Dr Michael Petzet.

New York, The Viking Press, 1970. 25.4cm x 20.5cm. 264 pages. With 41 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Luthern, D. Martin [Martin Luther].

Die Propheten & Das Neue Testament. Mit den Apocryphis, verteutschet von. D. Martin Luthern. Samt höchst-nützlichen Summarien / Marginalien / Anmerkungen und Gebrauch.

Nürnberg & Schwobach, In Verlegung Johann Leonhard Buggels & Moritz Hagen, 1702. 26 x 20 cm. 516 pages [Propheten], 388 pages [Neues Testament]. Illustrated. Later full leather. Gilt cross to front board. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some damp staining to both binding and text block (see images). Text block age darkened. Inner hinges reinfoced with tape (see images). Some small pencil marks. Please review images.

Lyall, Edna.

We Two. A Novel.

18th Edition. London, Hurst and Blackett, 1894. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 408 pages. Dark green half calf over textured boards. Red spine label with gilt title. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional very mild foxing. A bright clean copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Lynch, Mary C., & O’Donoghue, Seamus.

O’Sullivan Burke, Fenian.

First Edition. Cork, Ebony Jane Press, 1999. 20.4cm x 14.6cm. XIII, 247 pages. With over 70 illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor external signs of wear, such as rubbed edges.

Lynch, Rev. P.M.

Lessons from the Life of an Irish Priest of the old School.

Dublin, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1907. 18 x 12 cm. 36 pages. With a B&W photo. Original paper wrappers. Soft cover. Stapled. Very good condition. Staples corroded, leaving stains. Paper age darkened. Stapm with name of previous owner on front cover. Internally clean.