Search Results: Authors starting with L from Stephen Rench

Amsterdam: Chez J.F. Bernard, 1740 Book. Very Good. Full leather. [iv], 344 pages. Light browning to some pages. Occasional spotting. In old full leather, splitting and cracking down the joints of the spine.

Paris: Chez Panckoucke, 1766 Book. Good. Full leather. viii, 498, [2] pages. In old full leather, the spine has beenr ebacked, but retaining much of the original. New lettering label, slightly bright gilt. Modern book label and ink owner's name to the front free end paper. Older ink name - Lord Sydney - to the front pastedown. Browning to the end appers form contact with the leather. Insect damage to the edges of the pastedowns. Some browning and spotting to the pages throughout, heavier in places.

Oxford: Alden Press, 1957 Book. Good. Hardcover. 68 pages + plates and maps. In the original blue cloth binding which is soiled and a bit marked. The corners of the boards are al ittle bumped. End papers are spotted and there is some spotting to pages and page edges.Kingham in Oxfordshire.

Groningen: Lucas van Colenbergh, Drukker en Boekverkoper in de Oude Botteringe-Straat in Calvinus, 1738 Book. Good. Full vellum. [x], 646, [66] pages. In the original vellum binding with ink title to the spine. The vellum is very soiled and darkened. Modern book label of Tony Honore to the front pastedown. Old pencil owner's name to the front free end paper and an ink note seemingly dated 1846 to the page facing the title page. Section torn from one of the rear free end papers. Light browning to page edges and some creasing. Seemingly a legal book relating to Groningen. In Dutch throughout..

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1895 Book. Illus. by C.O. Murray - engraved in colours by R. Paterson. Good. Hardcover. Undated, circa 1895. 62, [2] pages. In the original cloth covered boards with bevelled edges. Wear to the head and foot of the spine. Some uneven fading and light wear to the boards. Browning to the end papers. Some light browning and marks to the pages..

London: The Dropmore Press, 1948 Book. Good. Half leather. [xii], 54, [6] pages. In the original half leather binding - some wear to the spine. Sections only of the dustwrapper remain - the front panel and the two flaps. Numbered 156 of the 300 copies printed. With the prospectus loosely inserted - this is browned and the edges are torn..

Hereford: J. Head, 1863 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [viii], 157, [1] pages. Frontispiece photograph of Lane Freer. Mourning compliments slip of Mrs Lane Freer tipped in to the front free end paper. A modern bookplate to the front pastedown - Paul Latcham. Loosely inserted a single sheet invitation - Re-opening of Sutton St Nicholas Church in 1859. Bound in full leather, wear to edges and corners..

London: Printed for J.H. Burn, 1821 Book. Fair. Hardcover. Frontispiece, xvi, [ii], 114, [2] pages. In early paper covered boards, lacks spine. No free end papers. Small newscutting glued to front pastedown, this has browned the rear of the frontis. Page edges untrimmed, a bit dusty. Pages spotted and lightly browned. Loosely inserted sepia photograph of a painting showing Queen Elizabeth on horseback, faded. Pencil notes to the final blank page.

Northallerton: Printed and sold by J. Langdale [...], 1822 Book. Good. Full-Leather. viii, 472, xvi pages. With the coloured frontispiece map, plate with table of distances facing page 1 and plate with summary of townships facing page xii at the rear. Presumably a large paper copy with pages measuring approximately 24.5 x 18.5cm. In old full leather binding - spine and edges of boards are worn. Plate facing page 1 has a small tear to the inner margin. Light browning to pages throughout. A few pages are affected by spotting. Small hole caused by a paper fault to pages 425/6 this affects the text on two lines of page 426. Pages 458 and 459 have been overinked..

Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Nascimento, 1934 Book. Good. Soft cover. 109, [1] pages + 17 plates. Plates numbered 1-12 + 8a + another 4 which are not numbered. In the original printed card covers, but these are very stained and soiled. They are worn at the edges and the torn to the spine. Small worm hole to the front cover..

London: Printed by G. Auld, Greville Street for D. Ogilvy and Son, Holborn, 1800 Book. Fair. Half leather. xii, 180 pages. ESTC T142036 here without the final unnumbered leaf which would have contained errata and adverts. Pages heavily spotted throughout. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Lt Col J.R. Harvey and to the front free end paper of Harry Lawrence Bradfer-Lawrence. Pencil note about authorship. Also a more modern bookplate of Peter A. Crofts. An end paper also has an inscription to the Mayor of Norwich in 1903 with Dr Beverley's kind regards. In half leather binding which has some light wear..

Coventry: British Council Summer School Warwick University, 1978 Book. Fair. Soft cover. 12 pages. In the original thinn card covers, but these are damaged and abraided this affects both the front and rear covers. Ink inscription to the title page - to Bernard from Rolf.

London: Printed and sold by M. Fenner at the Turk's Head in Gracechurch Street, 1743 Book. Good. Disbound. vii, [i], 44, [4] pages. ESTC T74245. Disbound without covers. Pages spotted and lightly browned. Corners folded over in places..

London: Chiswick Press, 1913 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 50, [2] pages + 3 folding plates. Bound in cloth covered boards and leather spine. Wear to the head and foot of the spine. Armorial bookplate ot the front pastedown of John Roland [J.R.] Abbey. Ink note to a rear free end paper - J.A. 5266 23.1.1951. Some light spotting throughout..

London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby at the West end of St Paul's, 1740 Book. Good. Disbound. [ii], 110 pages. ESTC T772550. Disbound with no covers. Page edges are untrimmed and consequently rather dusty. Ink doodle to page 1..

London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby at the West end of St Paul's, 1739 Book. Good. Disbound. [ii], 102 pages. ESTC N2580. Disbound with no covers. Page edges are untrimmed and consequently rather dusty. Title page detached and pamphlet split into sections along the spine. Ink pen trails to page 3.

1844 Book. Good. Half leather. A collection of 21 pamphlets published mainly in 1844 but with the final three from 1846. All relate to the Corn Laws. Bound in modern half leather with new end papers. Lighht browning to pages throughout..

London: Houghton & Gunn, 1884 Book. Good. Hardcover. xiv, [ii], 211, [1], xli, [1] pages + plates. The section at the rear is Upton words and phrases by Robert Lawson. In the original cloth binding, tear to head of spine, some wear and spots. Paper over rear inner hinge is split. Some spotting and light browning..

Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Humbert, 1738 Book. Good. Hardcover. [xxiv], 545, [41] pages + a repeated frontispiece to each volume. The unnumbered section at the rear is a catalogue of books published by Humbert. The pagination is continuous. In old paper covered boards with very worn leather spine, joints split but holding. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Victor de Guinzbourg. Some old ink notes to the rear pastedown and also to the foot of page 535.

London: Chez F. Wingrave, Successeur de M. Nourse, dans le Strand, 1795 Book. Good. Full leather. 407, [25] pages + frontisppiece. ESTC N50233, just 3 UK locations and 1 US. Old full leather binding, darkened and spine worn. Joints split, but boards holding with the cords. Front free end paper almost torn out. Ink owner's name to a front end paper. Spotting and light browning to pages..