Search Results: Authors starting with L from Henry Sotheran Ltd.

1964. Los Angeles. Dawson's Bookshop. 1964. Folio, original wrappers preserved in marbled slipcase. A near fine copy. Limited edition of 125 copies. This leaf book includes the plate and text for "La Discorde" fron Fable 20. Printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press.

Washington, Governement Printing Office, 1875. 8vo. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt; pp. ix, [3], 360; very light wear to edges, internally apart from very light browning or spotting a very good copy. First edition in English. Apart from iceberg tables, trade winds, cyclones of the Pacific, Australian currents, the prinicipal trade routes across the ocean, Australasian islands, the world's busiest sea, the South China Sea features heavily in this rare book, as well as the Straits of Malacca. - A rare pilot guide, essential for the navigation of the busiest shipping lanes of the world.

Paris, Thunot, 1867. 8vo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in ink, ornamented in blind; pp. xvi, 226, [2], folding table of distances, 65 cm long folding map in black, blue and red, long folding section of the incline of the river, folding plate depicting a sluice and two further plates in black and blue, corners a little worn, covers with light spots, internally, apart from even toning due to paper stock, a good copy. Very rare first edition of this pilot guide for the Marne from Épernay to Paris, including local information and regulations of the fisheries and navigation. OCLC and KVK locate a single copy, in Grenoble; apparently not in the French National Library.

Dundee, George Petrie, Nethergate, 1895. Large folio (48 x 39 cm). Original maroon half crushed morocco over pebble-grained cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, morocco dust-wrappers (a little damaged), top edge gilt, patterned endpapers in blue and gold; pp. [xvi], lix, 18, [2], errata slip, colour frontispiece, 59 tinted lithographic plates, 2 colour facsimiles of manuscript maps with explanatory letterpress on accompanying sheets; a little rubbing to extremities, initially and towards the end a little spotted; a very good copy of an uncommon and impressive work. First edition, no. 233 of the 'Small Paper Edition' (357 copies printed), signed by the author. According to the limitation note there were even 'Large Paper Copies' with a print run of 155. I very much doubt this, as this 11-kilo book is large enough. Alexander Crawford Lamb was a Scottish art collector, antiquarian, and writer. The illustrator William Gibb had studied art at Edinburgh under Robert Scott Lander before being apprenticed to… Read More

Singapore, G. R. Lambert & Co, [c. 1890]. Original photograph, measuring 22 x 28 cm; a little spotting, mounted on cardboard by Lambert & Co. 'G.R. Lambert (b. 1846) from Dresden, Germany, is a name closely associated with the early photographic history of Singapore. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers who had made a name in Singapore and the neighbouring regions, and was amongst the first to establish a permanent photograph studio in Singapore in the 1880s' (roots.gov.sg).

Singapore, G. R. Lambert & Co, [c. 1890]. Original photograph, measuring 21 x 27 cm; mounted. 'G.R. Lambert (b. 1846) from Dresden, Germany, is a name closely associated with the early photographic history of Singapore. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers who had made a name in Singapore and the neighbouring regions, and was amongst the first to establish a permanent photograph studio in Singapore in the 1880s' (roots.gov.sg).

Singapore, G. R. Lambert & Co, [c. 1890]. Original photograph, measuring 20 x 27 cm; a little spotting, Lambert's blind-stamp in one corner; mounted. 'G.R. Lambert (b. 1846) from Dresden, Germany, is a name closely associated with the early photographic history of Singapore. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers who had made a name in Singapore and the neighbouring regions, and was amongst the first to establish a permanent photograph studio in Singapore in the 1880s' (roots.gov.sg).

London, Charles Knight, 1841 [volume II] 1840. Three volumes in large 8vo. Contemporary blue half-calf over watered cloth boards by Sharpe & Kellet of Liverpool, spines decorated in gilt and with red moroccco-lettering pieces, marbled endpapers; pp. xxxii, 618; xii, 643; xii, 763, wood-engraved titles in pagination, copiously illustrated throughout with superb wood-engravings; light wear to extremities, preliminaries occasionally lightly spotted, a solid and attractive set. First edition of volumes two and three, early reprint of the first volume. The first English version of the vast corpus of Arabian fairy and folk tales to be translated directly from the Arabic, immensely influencial on British imagination of life, myth and culture of the Arabic World. Lane had lived for years in Egypt, was a superior Arabist and deeply immersed in Arabic culture. Being a trained illustrator himself, Lane supervised the work of William Harvey (1796-1866) a favoured pupil of Bewick, the inventor of… Read More

2008-9. London: Maclehose Press, 2008 - 9. 8vo, 3 vols; original publisher's cloth and boards with matching unclipped dustwrappers; coloured end papers; pp. [vi], 532, [vi]; [vi], 569, [i]; [vi], 602; a few very slight and unobtrusive marks to wrappers, light bumping to head of spine and small 9mm vertical tear to foot of spine of vol. 3; internally bright and clean, a near fine set. First UK editions of all three volumes. The Millennium Trilogy, comprising The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, was originally intended to be a ten-part series, although only these three had been completed by the time Larsson passed away unexpectedly in 2004. As such, all three were published posthumously, and were hugely successful, with prices of first editions rocketing in the first few years after publication. In 2013, Swedish author and crime journalist David Lagercrantz was commissioned to continue the series, with The Girl in the Spider's… Read More

New Yourk Doubleday, 1937. 4to. Original cloth with illustrated dust-wrappers; pp. 672, highly illustrated; wrapper with marginal flaws, paper evenly a little toned, as usual, a good copy of an uncommon and unusual edition. First edition with the wrapper designed by the eminent American artist and illustrator Cyrus Leroy Baldridge O'Brien A059, note.

1988. Andoversford: Whittington Press. 1988. 4to. Original black nigerian goatskin, upper cover inlaid with a design after Kennedy in red and khaki morocco, suede pastedowns, top edge gilt, others uncut. Suite of 10 proofs of the illustrations after Kennedy printed in black and signed in pencil by Kennedy loose in portfolio as issued (c. 282 x 200mm). Suite of 12 mounted glossy photographic prints (c. 176 x 238mm) after Lawrence and others, original japanese-style stab-bound wrappers with letterpress title-label on upper cover. All bound by The Fine Bindery and contained within a cloth box with gilt morocco lettering-piece on spine. Limited to 750 numbered copies. This copy is no ix of 20 copies in a designer binding and also includes proofs of the illustrations and 12 additional photographs taken by Lawrence (or under his direction) at Carchemish in 1911-1914. Newly discovered and previously unpublished, these letters were largely written by Lawrence from various excavation sites in Syria on… Read More

2000-2009. Fordingbridge, The Castle Hill Press, 2000-2009. Four volumes, 4to.Original cloth with dust wrappers, top edge gilt; a fine set in slipcase. First edition, limited to 475 copies, this set numbered 295. - Complete set have become very rare. "It was not until his wife's death in 1943 that Bernard Shaw began to understand the extraordinary nature of her correspondence with T.E. Lawrence. She had preserved almost all the letters she had received – over 300, some very long – and had recovered several of those that she herself had written to Lawrence. In her engagement diary, she had used symbols to note the dates that she wrote to Lawrence or received letters from him. When Bernard Shaw read her letters he said: 'It takes a long time for two people to get to know each other, and from a diary I discovered lately, and some letters which she wrote to T. E. Lawrence, I realise that there were many parts of her character that even I did not know, for she poured out her soul to Lawrence.'… Read More

1935. Oxford University Press and Humphrey Milford in London, [1935]. 8vo. Original blue cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt; pp. [x], 327, circular vignette, printed in mustard yellow and black on title-page; toning to endpapers, final leaf carelessly opened, resulting in marginal flaw; a very good copy, ownership inscription to title. First UK trade edition. The publication of this prose translation is rather complex. A limited edition had been published in 1932, this was followed by a US trade edition in the same year. In 1935 OUP acquired the US sheets and issued the book. 'The many variant states of this 1935 English edition are difficult to unravel' (O'Brien). O'Brien A 144.

1935. Oxford University Press and Humphrey Milford in London, [1935]. 8vo. Original blue cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt; pp. [x], 327, circular vignette, printed in mustard yellow and black on title-page; cloth a little faded and darkened, toning to endpapers; a very good copy, ownership inscription to title. First UK trade edition. The publication of this prose translation is rather complex. A limited edition had been published in 1932, this was followed by a US trade edition in the same year. In 1935 OUP acquired the US sheets and issued the book. 'The many variant states of this 1935 English edition are difficult to unravel' (O'Brien). O'Brien A 144.

1936. Cleveland, Ohio: J.H. Jansen, 1936. 4to. Original blue cloth-backed portfolio with cloth ties containing 8 page booklet and 48 unbound b&w photographic plates; portfolio a little rubbed, very good. First edition. Scarce. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963) is one of the foremost figures in American architectural sculpture. He worked on some of the most noted early twentieth century buildings in the United States, including the Rockefeller Center in New York, the Nebraska State Capitol, Los Angeles Public Library and the National Academy of Sceinces in Washington D.C., all of which are depicted in these plates. These buildings were mostly developed in association with the architects Cram and Goodhue. His work developed from modern Gothic through Classicism to a kind of Art Deco, and all of these styles are represented here.

[Beirut, Dar Alrafidain, 2018]. 4to. Original boards with illustrated dust-wrappers; pp. 13, [2], 15, 117 plates; near-fine. Very rare first edition, bilingual in Arabic and English, signed by Ali Wahab on title-page. A beautiful publication showing the Royal splendour and one of the finest cars of the 1930s, the Mercedes given to King Ghazi, unfortunaley by Adolf Hitler. COPAC locates a single copy, at the British Library.

[Beirut, Dar Alrafidain, 2018]. 4to. Original boards with illustrated dust-wrappers; pp. 13, [2], 15, 117 plates; near-fine. Very rare first edition, bilingual in Arabic and English, signed by Ali Wahab on title-page. A beautiful publication showing the Royal splendour and one of the finest cars of the 1930s, the Mercedes given to King Ghazi, unfortunaley by Adolf Hitler. COPAC locates a single copy, at the British Library.

Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. Folio. Modern full tan morocco, spine with raised bands, lettered and ornamented in gilt in the compartments; pp. [xii], 408, [6, index]; emblematic additional engraved title, folding engraved map, 97 engraved plates including folding panoramas, 24 engraved illustrations in the text; a few foldiong panoramas with minor repairs to folds, occasional light spotting or browning, a few minor traces of worming in the margins, otherwise very good. First edition in French of this monumental classic of travel in the Levant with outstanding panoramic views. In his first expedition of 1674, the Dutch traveler Cornelius Le Bruyn remained in the Levant for seven years. On his return, he published his Voyages au Levant in Dutch in 1698, in French in 1700 (as here), and in English in 1702. The text consists of a mixture of first-hand observations and information drawn from other sources, but the impressive images are all by Le Bruyn himself. 'Bruyn, painter and traveller, left… Read More

Kingsville, Texas, Printed for the King Ranch [by Carl Herzog in El Paso, Texas], 1957. Two volumes, small 4to. Original full coarse linen printed with the running 'W' brand, being a facsimile of the saddle blankets woven and used on the King Ranch, patterned endpapers, rough fore-edges, the other edges sprinkled, in the original linen slipcase with gilt-stamped leather spine label; pp. [x], 467, [2]; [x], [469]-838, numerous plates, vignettes and maps (some in colour, printed with 'special inks') after drawings by Tom Lea, plus facsimiles of documents; slip-case a little marked, volume one with strengthened inner hinges; a very attractive set of a sumptuously produced book and an important association copy (see below). First edition, limited to 3000 copies, the biggest book on the biggest ranch not only of Texas, but the United States. 'This is the best account of the most famous ranch in the world. William Reese called it `perhaps the most exhaustive ranch history ever written.' Frank Goodwyn said… Read More

London, [no printer], 1750. Royal 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, spine decorated with floral ornament in gilt, covers surrounded by gilt-ruled floral border, marbled endpapers; pp. [iii]-viii, [2, errata], 464, folding table, extra-illustrated: engraved portrait-frontispiece of Sir John Leake from the Original Picture in the Trinity House, published in 1800, one folding engraved map of Europe by H, Moll at the beginning of the main text, six 18th-century maps and views of Cadiz, Gibraltar (2) Cartagena, Majorca and Minorca); re-backed at an early stage, internally very clean. First edition, one of 50 copies printed. Written by Leake's nephew, with a printrun of only 50 copies for friends, family and a few members of the Royal Navy, this is the biography of one of the most important members of the Navy who fought (and survived) numerous battles before, during and after the Spanish Wars of Succession. 'Sir John Leake was a very eminent naval officer, he was captain of the Eagle in the battle of La Hogue;… Read More