Search Results: Authors starting with L from Zetetic Books

Leeds: Leeds District Board of the Association of All Classes of All Nations, 1838. [3], 4-12pp. Stitched into modern marbled wrappers, paper title label to upper cover. Externally very good. Text browned, title and final page of text lightly soiled, but generally clean. Despite the title, Baines, Oastler, and Cawood seemed relatively impressed with New Lanark. Goldsmiths 30726 . First Edition. Paper Covers. Good+. 12mo. Pamphlet.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1954. 358pp, original buckram in DJ. DJ spine slightly browned, small tear to head of spine / front panel joint, lower panel slightly stained, lightly faded to edges of flaps, internally bright and clean. From the library of Robin Langdon-Davies (John Langdon-Davies' son), but no evidence of this. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good+. 8vo.

Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1995. xxi,340pp, original cloth in DJ. DJ spine faded, otherwise bright and clean. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

London: H.D. Symonds; Vernor and Hood and J. Wright, 1801. [5], vi-xiii, [4], 2-415pp, [9]. Contemporary full tree calf, smooth back, divided into six panels by gilt double rules, title label to second panel. Front joint with Japanese tissue paper repair, title label chipped with loss to lettering, head and tail caps slightly chipped, corners bumped and worn, rubbed to extremities. Internally lightly browned throughout, occasional spots of foxing, two instances of pen lines to margins, but generally fairly clean. Lawrence was a vet, "industrious to the point of desperation ... He produced 'The Modern Land Steward' ... In it he advertised himself as being open to employment as a steward - oddly enough perhaps" (Fussell III, page 27). Goldsmith's 18175; Rothamsted, page 75 (for the second edition of 1806, but noting this edition); Fussell III:27. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo.

London: Merivale Editions Single sheet, in printed card chemise as issued, approximately 205mm x 295mm in size, n.d. Three woodcuts by Lawrence, originally commissioned as illustrations for 'Autobiographical Writings of John Clare' (OUP, 1983), and here printed directly from the original blocks in an edition of five hundred (this being number four hundred and nine), on 145gsm Zerkall mould-made paper. Signed by Illustrator. First Separate. Unbound. Very Good. 4to. Woodcut.

New York: AMS Press, 1986. xxix, [1], 285pp, [1], original cloth in DJ. DJ spine slightly faded, slightly rubbed to extremities, internally bright and clean. The second, revised and enlarged, edition. Second Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

London: Spartacus League Single sided printed poster, approximately 620mm x 445mm in size, n.d. c.1971? Lacking bottom left hand corner, with small amount of loss to image, slightly creased to top edge, one or two tiny spots of soiling, but generally quite bright and clean. The Spartacus League was the youth section of the International Marxist Group (and not to be confused (as I did!) with the later Sparticist League). First Edition. Unbound. Fair. Elephant Folio (Oblong). Poster.

Paris: Prault, 1787. xxiv, 388pp, [4]. Ex-library (Horticultural Society of New York), with their bookplate to ffep (no stamps or stickers). Half-calf and boards, smooth spine divided into five panels by gilt double rules, later reback, original title label laid on. Slightly rubbed to extremities, corners worn. Internally some light browning, but generally clean. Eight folding plates (one browned, one torn along two folds). Includes early advice on exporting plants. French text. Pritzel 5115. First Edition. Half Calf and Boards. Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.

Allan & Ferguson Single sided engraved ticket, approximately 90mm x 60mm in size, n.p. but probably Glasgow, n.d. c.1841? Lightly browned, slightly rubbed with some loss to imprint, minor soiling, light glue stains to corners of reverse, printers name is indistinct but appears to be Allan & Ferguson. A ticket for 'front seats' in the Assembly Rooms, Glasgow, which were designed by the brothers Robert and James Adam, and aimed to provide the city with a meeting place for dancing, music, reading and other cultural pursuits. The Library contained upwards of two thousand volumes, in every department of literature and science, from which every purchaser of a lecture ticket was entitled to read for twelve months. R.B. Hardy is advertised in 'The Phrenological Magazine' as giving a lecture on the "genius and character of Burns" at the Anderston Popular Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1841, so it is possible that this was another lecture on the same… Read More

London: Edward Moxon, 1844. iv, 170pp, [2]. Full calf, raised bands, spine in five panels, leather title label to second panel, remaining panels with curved lines joined by volute corner pieces, covers with single fillet border, primrose endpapers. Spine dulled, slightly rubbed, internally the occasional hint of foxing, but generally quite bright and clean. "Leigh, Chandos, first Baron Leigh (1791-1850), poet and literary patron ... Poetry was his chief vanity; he published over two dozen volumes, mostly in small or private editions" (Oxford DNB). First Edition. Full Calf. Good. 12mo.

?New York: Contemporary Publishing Association, 1920. [6], 7-128pp, original card covers. Spine chipped with small amount of loss, scuff where circular sticker has been removed from head of upper cover, pages browned, bottom corners chipped with small amounts of loss throughout, one or two chips to fore edge, but no loss of text. Lenin's reaction to Kautsky's rejection of the 'Dictatorship of the Proletariat'. Not in Seidman, Kerssemakers (3751-3754) has German and Dutch editions. First Edition (US)?. Card Covers. Fair. 12mo. Pamphlet.

London: John W. Parker, 1852. Two volumes complete - Volume One - [5], vi-xi, [2], 2-479pp, [3]; Volume Two - [3], iv-xi, [2], 2-475pp, [1]. Contemporary full polished calf, raised bands, spines in six panels, title label to second panel, author / volume label to third, remaining panels gilt with volute corner pieces, central diamond shaped flower head tool and dots, gilt roll to edges of covers, edge of boards and inner edges, all edges marbled, with spot patterned marbled endpapers. Upper joint of volume one split and weak though holding, chip to head of back strip with some loss, upper joint of volume two slightly split but holding well, rubbed to extremities, corners bumped. Light foxing to endpapers, text is generally fairly clean. Lewis, Sir George Cornewall (1806-1863), politician and author. Having worked overseeing poor law changes in Ireland, Lewis became editor of the 'Edinburgh Review' in 1851, this "confirmed Lewis's place at the centre of early Victorian Liberal politics… Read More

Edinburgh and London: Archibald Constable and Co., Hurst, Robinson and Co. And James Ridgway, 1822. [9], 2-139pp, [2]-2pp, [2]. Modern watered cloth, title in gilt to spine. Externally very good. Internally a few page corners are creased, otherwise fairly bright and clean. Relating to allegations printed in the Beacon newspaper subsequent to prosecution of Frances Mackay for passing forged banknotes. Goldsmiths 23546. First Edition. Hardback. Good+. 8vo. Pamphlet.

Weymouth: J. Commins, 1822. [5], 10-100pp (pi2, B-M4, N2). Modern watered cloth, title in gilt to spine. Light mark to upper cover, internally lightly browned but generally quite bright and clean. The printer was J.[ohn] Commins, (fl. 1816-1836), who was also a bookseller, stationer, bookbinder, and an insurance agent (see BBTI). Attractive use of different typefaces to title. Unrecorded trial, relating to a supposed libel against Rev. John Dupre printed by Thomas Bourne in his newspaper. Despite being directed by the judge to find the defendant not guilty, the jury found him guilty, but 'recommending the defendant to mercy'. Not in Library Hub. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

London: Freedom Office, 1905. [1], 2-32pp. Original paper covers. Covers lightly dust stained, staples rusted, a few spots of foxing, spine slightly chipped and split. Pages browned. Printed and published by T.H. Keell at the 127 Ossulston Street Address. 'Libertas' was Ann A. Davies (see Falk (Ed), 'Emma Goldman Vol.1: Made for America', pages 526-527). Slienger 'Checklist' 25; Burazerovic 844. Uncommon, BL only in Library Hub. First Edition. Paper Covers. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

Amsterdam: Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, 1987. 232pp, original cloth in DJ. DJ spine faded, hint of foxing to edges of text block, but generally quite bright and clean. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good+. 4to.

Glasgow: Socialist Labour Press xv, [1], 176pp, original card covers, n.d. c.1917. Covers chipped to spine and fore-edge with small amounts of loss, corners slightly curled, previous owners name to head of title otherwise fairly clean. The preface to the English edition and the publishers note are both dated 1917. Kerssemakers (3877 and 3878) has German language editions. Second Edition. Card Covers. Fair. 12mo.

London: R. Faulder, 1789. Two volumes complete - Volume One - [4], *v-*xii, v-xli, 530pp and Volume Two - [4], 531-1151pp, [25], contemporary calf, smooth backs divided into six panels by gilt rules, leather title label to second panel, volume number in gilt to fourth. Rubbed, chip to head of spine of volume one, some splitting to lower joint of volume two, joints of volume one repaired with Japanese paper, corners bumped and worn. Light water staining to additional engraved titles with heavier stain to bottom corner, plates and text are lightly browned and foxed, but tolerably so, Kkk7 cropped to fore-edge with loss of a couple of letters to each word, (folding) plate xxviii chipped and worn to top edge, small hole to 4B6 with loss of a couple of letters to catchword, nicks to top edge of 4B8 and 4C1, one plate bound out of sequence. With thirty-five plates (six folding) as called for. This was the "only professedly complete work on the plants of Scotland until 1821" (Henrey pg 158). A… Read More

London: The Fanfrolico Press, 1929. [4], 496pp, [8], original blue cloth in DJ. DJ spine lightly browned and dulled, chipped to head of spine, top edge of upper panel and corners with some loss, several small nicks and tears. Internally lightly browned but generally clean. Large gift inscription to ffep. First published in six parts, here published together. First Thus. Hardback. Good+/Fair. 8vo.

London: [East India Company], 1815. [4]p, approximately 180mm x 310mm in size. Margins trimmed, lightly browned to head, with Japanese tissue repairs to old folds and a couple of small nicks to edges. Dated the 13th September, 1815, a report from the Honourable Committee of Shipping of the East India Company, noting the "great advantages which Mr. Walker's Patent Copper Barrels possessed in preserving Gunpowder". The gunpowder was sent out on board the 'Thomas Grenville' (the East India Company's own ship, built in Bombay, and launched in 1808), noting the gunpowder was tested on its "last voyage", (probably its fourth voyage - 1813/4 China. Capt William Patterson. Portsmouth 9 Apr 1814 - 7 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 8 Jan 1815 - 19 Apr St Helena - 23 Jun Downs - document in the National Archives). JISC shows that the BL has a copy of Walker's patent, with a copy of this report "folded and stuck to the final leaf". First Edition. Unbound. Fair. 4to. Ephemera.