Search Results: Titles starting with L from Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1867. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. A Very Good copy of the First edition, First Issue, bound from the original Parts WITH THE WRAPPERS FOR EACH PART BOUND IN TO THE REAR OF EACH VOLUME WITH A MULTITUDE OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR EACH PART bound between their respective wrappers (excluding the advertisements for Part XXVI for which no seperate advertisements are included); with the Publisher's rights printed on the verso of both title pages (omitted from verso of title page in vol. 2 for the book form edition) with the plate facing p. 297 of Volume II with the semicolon present after "HoggleStockians" (missing in the bound edition), and the plate facing p. 371 spelling "Consent" with a capital "C". On Page 157 of Volume I the final "D" of the running headline is perfect (it appears broken in the second edition), and in Volume 2, p. 298 line 21, third word is "Crawley" (which was changed to "Toogood" in the second edition). The leaves and wrappers… Read More

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1867. Hardcover. Very good +. Very Good + copy of the First edition, First Issue, bound from the original parts (without the original wrappers and advertisements found in the original wrappered Parts); with the Publisher's rights printed on the verso of both title pages (omitted from verso of title page in vol. 2 for the book form edition) with the plate facing p. 297 of Volume with the semicolon present after "Hoggle-Stockians" (missing in the bound edition), and the plate facing p. 370 spelling "Consent" with a capital "C". On Page 157 of Volume I the final "D" of the running headline is perfect (it appears broken in the second edition), and in Volume 2, p. 298 line 21, third word is "Crawley" (which was changed to "Toogood" in the second edition). The leaves have been rebound in 3/4 blue leather with coordinated blue cloth, the closed page blocks, the pastedowns, and the facing side of each free endpaper of each Volume is marbled as well. Each volume's binding… Read More

London, 1815. Later Printing. Hardcover. About Very Good. An about Very Good copy of this later later printing of this work bound in full calf with each board decorated elegantly in gilt with the spine lettered and decorated in gilt. The volume shows general wear, one section of the early pages is sprung but is holding well, the marbled edges of the closed page block are darkened, and the upper joint and hinge to each board is cracked open. The front pastedown hosts a small bookseller label as well as the remnants of a larger label earlier removed. The title page states: "Printed by J. Dennett, Leather Lane, Holburn; / FOR WILLIAMS AND SON, STATIONERS' COURT, LUDGATE STREET: // BURTON AND BRIGGS, LEADENHALL STREET; AND // T. HAMILTON, PATERNOSTER ROAD". John William Cunningham was an evangelical clergyman of The Church of England, a writer, and was the editor of the Christian Observer from 1850 to 1858. "The Velvet Cushion", first published in 1814, was a fictional memoir about the Church of… Read More

Paris: No Publisher Named, 1894-1899. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. A Very Good set of four small volumes (each measuring approximately 6 3/4 inches X 4 1/2 inches), each consisting of notes taken (presumably by a student) at lectures given by Auguste Honoré Longnon at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris, one of France's Grands Etablissements, a set of schools considered to be among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions. The notes are written in blue ink with some of the notes written over pencil notes previously taken, presumably from another class. The Volumes are in Very Good condition with some damage to the spines, are hand-numbered "I", "II", "IV", and "V" and hand-titled "Noms de Lieu" or "Noms de Lieux" (each title meaning "Place Names"). French Historian and Archivist Auguste Honoré Longnon was known for his research in France's… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. A Very Good copy of the first edition, first printing in the Publisher's original boards (the leading edge of which show some lightening), with each volume wearing the QUITE SCARCE DUST JACKET (each of which shows edgewear and loss), being the only jacketed set we have seen. Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) was a leading English Biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy. He was seen as an intellectual powerhouse and pugnacious and unyielding debater and was such a strong advocate of Darwin's theory of evolution that he was frequently described as "Darwin's Bulldog". Copies of this work in the original dust jackets are quite difficult to find. SCARCE INDEED.

Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED. WAS $165. NOW $65. A Very Good copy of The Popular Edition of Thayer's Biography of John Hay in a Very Good dust jacket., and quite uncommon as such. The book shows some moderate rubbing and wear as well as some darkening to the spine lettering and the dust jacket shows moderate general wear and some loss. Born in 1838, Jay spent about half of a Century serving in Government. He served as private secretary and general to Abraham Lincoln and later became a Diplomat, over time holding several Posts. He served as the US Secretary of State under both President William McKinley (serving as McKinley's Ambassador to Great Britain) and also served President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a noted Biographer of Abraham Lincoln and also wrote Literature and Poetry. Hay took part in the Paris peace negotiations to end the Spanish-American War (1898) and took a noted role in promoting the US decision to… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. A Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing (quite mildly askew with some lean to the volume, thin fade line to each spine end) in a Fine dust jacket, being Coetzee's fourth novel, a book about the value of human life, race, a mother and son relationship, and war, and winner of the 1983 Booker Prize. A highly-acclaimed author, Coetzee has won the Booker Prize twice and won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature as an author "who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider." Coetzee also won the Jerusalem Prize, the CNA Prize (thrice), the Prix Femina étranger, The Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and many other awards and honours, including a number of honorary doctorates. A Near Fine copy of this early J. M. Coetzee work.

New York: Macmillan, 1911. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. A Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing showing some minor sunning to the spines (otherwise Fine) in the RARE ORIGINAL SLIPCASE with the label to the top edge. [The slipcase shows general wear and some modest splitting. Each Volume's front pastedown hosts the bookplate of Wm. R. Anderson as well as a small date stamp reading "Jan 2 - 1915". The recto of Volume I's front free endpaper shows a stamp reading " For reviews of this book see: YALE REVIEW" followed by a neatly written "II - 363 - Chauncey B. Tinker".] John Ruskin (1819-1900), an absolutely brilliant man, was one of England's Greats, being a Victorian Era author, lecturer, philosopher, art critic and polymath who wrote on numerous subjects, including geology, art, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany, and political economy. He produced works of Art and wrote in many forms, including essays, treatises, poetry,… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. A Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing (showing rubbing to the spine ends and leading board corners) in a Very Good example of the QUITE SCARCE DUST JACKET (showing some rubbing, some tearing and some modest loss to the corners and to the spine panel ends). The copyright page states that this copy was published in April, 1917 bears the letters D-R, showing this copy to be the first edition, first printing. This copy wears the QUITE SCARCE first edition dust jacket (showing some loss to the top and bottom portion of the spine panel and adjacent front and rear panel joining edges, chips to the rear pane's bottom edge, and some other minor chipping). The front free endpaper's recto bears a dated gift note. In the book, notable writers, including, but not limted to William Dean Howells, Booth Tarkington, James Lane Allen, John Burroughs, Ellen Glasgow, Amy Lowell, and other notable American writers… Read More

Chicago: Mother's-Home Life Publishing Company, Undated, Copyright 1927. [No Edition Stated]. Wrappers. Near fine. Mae H. Scannell. A Near Fine copy of this string-bound paper-covered collection of Poems by James M. Woodman, INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY James M. Woodman on the second front free endpaper as follows: "With best wishes // To my friend A.K. Bowes // James M. Woodman // Jany 25, 1944." The wrappers show light wear.

London: Duckworth and Co., 1911. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappered First TOGETHER WITH Hardcover First. Very good +. A Very Good + copy of the First Edition, first printing in the RARE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WRAPPERS (some rubbing with loss to the spine panel, prior owner's name dated 1911 on the front free endpaper), being a Play by John Galsworthy, housed in a custom foldover case with the Title and Author name in gilt to the case's spine, TOGETHER WITH the hardcover copy of the same Play with some rubbing to the spine ends and leading board corners. The Play is a work of fantasy presenting the dream of a peasant girl of the Alps who has two admirers, one a Swiss guide and the other a stranger from London who wants to take her to the big city. John Galsworthy won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature (then died in the following January). The wrappered first edition is, in our experience, EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE. The hardcover copy is not dated by the Publisher but references the same prior… Read More

New York: Palgrave [Macmillan], 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A Fine, Superior, tight, and unread copy of the first edition, first printing, in a like dust jacket.

London, 1692. First Edition, First Printing. Newspaper: No Binding. Very good. A Very Good example of The London Gazette (apparently removed from a larger volume), published for Monday, February 6 to Thursday February 9 1692 containing information on the Norfolk Circuit for "this Lent Affize", together with multiple notices regarding the Pope as well as news about Milan, Genoa, Venice, Lithuania, Vienna, Hydelberg, Cologne, Paris, Bruffels, Hague, Plimouth, Yarmouth, and Their Magesties Goal of Newgate (about the imprisonment of one of the Highway-men sought for their crime stating: "There is now in Their Magesties Goal of Newgate, one Nich. Charleton, who is one to the Highway-men that fet upon Mr. Lambe near Acton, the 21ft of January laft. with one Keeling, that was killed upon the place, and three more not yet Taken. The faid Charleton is fuppofed to have been in feveral Robberies, in Company of the faid Keeling and others, and is a middle fized Man, round Faced, black Eyes, of a ruddy Complexion,… Read More

London, New York, and multiple other locations, Multiple Publishers, Varied Bindings; Some Items staples, some never bound [WORLD WAR I - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/PROPAGANDA] LONERGAN, C. James. Archive Relating to the United States Speaking Tour of British Captain C. James Lonergan. London, New York, and others, 1918. Collection of thirty (30) items relating to the special duty speaking tour of British Captain C. James Lonergan. The archive consists of typed and mimeo documents detailing Lonergan's orders prior to embarking for New York from London; typed letters signed regarding the organization of the tour once Lonergan had arrived in New York; numerous memos from the American National Red Cross Atlantic Division regarding individual speaking engagements throughout the Northeast; and letters of gratitude from the organizers. Highlights of the archive (and Lonergan's speaking tour) include the program of an event organized by the Flatbush Motor Corps on December 9, 1918, at which Harry Houdini… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. A Very Good copy of the First Edition, First Printing in the Publisher's original black cloth and cream paper boards with the spine lettered in gilt and wearing the scarce dust jacket. The front free endpaper has been inscribed and signed by Ketti Frings as follows: "To Janet whose lovely "thank you's" were an enriching experience and lesson for us all, Affectionately Ketti Frings". The spine shows some rubbing with some loss to the author's name and to the Publisher's name as well, and the black to the front board shows marking which is visible when held at an angle to the light. The closed page block shows a blue topstain which itself shows a modest stain. The dust jacket shows some wear and chipping as well as a short tape repair to the upper edge of the front panel's verso. The volume is illustrated with a black and white photo double page layout of the stage design for the Play. The Play was a great… Read More

London and New York: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1907. Second Edition [being the First Edition in one volume]. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. A Very Good + or better copy of the Second Edition, being the first edition in a single volume with the printed/typed dedication page reading: "TO // CHARLES RICHARD JOHN SPENCER-CHURCHILL // THIS BOOK // IN ALL FAITHFUL FRIENDSHIP // IS INSCRIBED". The Volume is bound in the Publisher's burgundy cloth and wears its RATHER SCARCE, PUBLISHER-ADDED 1925 DUST JACKET. A very good+ or better clean copy with the burgundy color slightly faded on spine, in very good to Very Good + jacket which is darkened on the spine, but the lettering remains readable, and shows shallow chipping to the spine ends and bottom of spine not affecting lettering, plus one very small chip in spine below the title not affecting lettering and slight closed tearing to the spine's leading portion a touch below the author's name. The front and rear jacket panels are complete. The spine… Read More

London: Martin Secker, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. A remarkably SCARCE copy of the hard-to-find first edition, first printing / first issue [or mixed first issue and second issue with pages 256 and 268 not tipped in as in the first issue but with the phrase "in the bed" dropped from the end of chapter III as in the second issue [see Roberts and Schwartz] -- also all of the pages appear to integral but the reading of the last line of Chapter III shows that "in the bed" has been dropped-- the presence of which phrase Schwartz states is required for the first state [but see NOTE below] of the English edition in a Very Good SCARCE TO RARE dust jacket dust jacket with evidence of tape still present on the jacket's verso and shadows of which can be seen on the jacket's recto, and two leaves, those hosting pp 141/142 and 143/144 having a tear with loss to their upper leading margins without affecting the text., and being an otherwise Near Fine copy of the first edition, first… Read More

Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1956. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A Near Fine to Fine copy of the First English Edition, First Printing of this Chinese folk legend, a tale that originated in the East Tain Dynasty (A.D. 317-420) and which describes a young girl (Chu Ying-tai) who disguised herself as a boy so that she would be permitted to attend school. She there became close to one of her male classmates, Liang Shan-po, but she left school before completing her studies. The pair later met again and he discovered for the first time that his former fellow student was a girl. He then sought his parents' permission to propose marriage to her but, before he could proposed to her, her own father offered her in marriage to a member of the Ma family. Liang Shan-po, after becoming a Magistrate, died. Chu Ying-tai then visited his grave to make a sacrifice. His grave then opened up and engulfed her and the two became butterflies. This is a mildly askew, but Near Fine to Fine, copy of… Read More