Search Results: Authors starting with L from The Antique Map & Bookshop

Bordeaux, Imprimeries Delmas, 1947. Hardback, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Blue cloth with black lettering to front. In very good condition. Some fading to cover on spine and edges. Corners slightly bumped. Inside pages tanned. Else clean and tight. No penned inscriptions. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 103pp.

Paris, Firmin Didot, 1875 Numbered Large Paper Edition 376/650.. Hardback, approx 10.5 x 7 inches. Tall 8vo. Red full-morocco leather binding with elaborate gold decorations & inner gilt dentelles. Raised banding & gilt lettering to spine. All page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing to edges and corners, some rubbing to front spine hinge, some darkening and handling marks to edges of boards. Bookplate to front endpaper “William Packe.” Some light foxing to prelims, a couple of plates have some minor foxing (tissue guards have caught most of it) Bar some areas of mild foxing, inside pages are very clean and tight throughout. Else a very clean and tight copy. 520pp. 21 very nice COLOURED CHROMO. PLATES (incl. a very nice one of “The Royal Flag”, the Galley Flag, The Flag of the Merchant Navy )- and one of “Uniforms of the French Army”) 33 b&w plates, and upwards of 350 wood-engravings, some full-page. In French Language.

London, John C. Nimmo, 1899. Two Volumes. 9 x 6 inches. Half bound leather fine bindings by Hatchards, Piccadilly. Black polished morocco with gilt line edging and blue cloth to boards. Raised banding, gilt paneled decorations and lettering to spines. Top page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good conditions. Some minor handling marks to boards, some rubbing to cloth on rear of vol.2. Small chip to top end and small rubbed patch to bottom corner of spine on vol.1. Binders stamps to corners of endpapers. No penned inscriptions. Inside pages and plates all very clean, bright and tight throughout. Page edges uncut. No foxing or spots. Else a very good clean and tight 2 vol. set. xi + 347 & xiii + 391pp. Illustrated with 16 B&W engraved portraits. Each with titled tissue guard.

Private. 1998 2nd.. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. In dark green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly darkened. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). A very clean and tight copy. 272 pp. With colour frontis and colour and b/w illustrations and battle plan. Revised second edition with personal anecdotes, with details of individual careers.

London, Harrison & Sons. Ca 1944. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly faded and rubbed. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). A clean and tight copy. Most pages unnumbered, 32 numbered. With b/w photographs. Arranged in prose and verse with b/w photographs. Published to help the National Trust and the Royal Tank Regiment Prisoners of War Fund.

Lalauze, Private, ca 1879.. Tall hardback, 12 x 8.5 inches. Quarter bound fine leather binding by “Hatchards, Piccadilly.” Polished maroon leather to spine and corners edged in gilt, with red cloth to boards. Raised banding, gilt lettering, and decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers, top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Cover clean and bright. Some slight rubbing to edges else very good. Bookplate to front endpaper “Laurentii Currie.” Binders stamp to top corner. Some minor light foxing to plates else very clean and tight. Neat pencil inscription to first plate “Paul Wyman.” Else a very good clean and tight copy. 8 original B&W engraved plates. Engraving sizes approx 5 x 3.5 inches, with two smaller engravings approx 2 x 1.5 inches. (Thin paper.) Adolphe Lalauze (8 October 1838 – 18 October 1906) was a prolific French etcher who made the illustrations for many books. He won various awards and was made a knight of the Legion of Honour.

Virtue & Co. london. 1936 1st. edition.. Tall hardback, 12 x 9 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt embossed design/lettering to spine and front. In very good condition. Some rubbing/nicks to cloth on corners and ends of spine. Some minor handling marks to boards. Previous owner inscription to front endpaper. Some minor light handling marks to pages, Else a very good clean and tight copy. 308pp. Profusely illustrated with over 100 photo plates, plus 20 plates in colour (e.g.: "Easter Eggs"/ "Advanced Floral Design"/ "Cake Novelties"/ "Wedding Cake"/ etc.). Adverts to prelims. A style of decorating that was popular in England where chefs and cake decorators would use intricate piping to create 3-D scrollwork, leaves, flowers, and other decoration on a cake. The Lambeth Method is still popular today and is frequently one of the methods used by wedding cake designers on ornate wedding cakes.

London, Classic Pens Limited, 1989 1st Limited Numbered Edition 48/100.. Deluxe Hardback, 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Blue morocco leather binding with gilt lettering to spine and front. All page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. In hard slipcase. In very good near fine condition with very good slipcase. (SC some minor handling marks.) Signed and numbered by author opposite tile page 048/100. Pages all clean and tight. An excellent clean and tight copy. 244pp. Illustrated with 39 colour plates, and many B&W photos and diagrams.

Dublin, (HMSO) His Majesty’s Stationary Office, 1903 1st. Hardback, 9.5 x 6 inches. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to front. In good condition. Front board slightly bowed, corners rubbed and slightly bumped, some rubbing to front board. Gilt lettering to front corner “F.N. Latimer.” Later endpapers. Some water staining to top corner of title page and inside pages up to p40. Small stain to bottom corner of rear pages. Some minor foxing to page edges. Folding map with some minor handling marks. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 160pp. Illustrated with 5 B&W photo plates, 21 B&W figures and diagrams in text, and folding colour map in rear pocket (canvas backed).

John Murray 1948 (1st.).. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. In yellow cloth covers with red lettering to spine and illustration to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends. Price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Spine slightly darkened. Else a clean and tight copy. 68 pp. With b/w illustrations, some full pge. Satirical story about a reluctant hero.

London John Murray 1965 (1st edition thus).. Size 6.5 x 4 inches. Bound in original pictorial card covers. In good condition. Some rubbing on edges. Inscribed by Author on title page, “For Catherine With Love and best wishes, from Osbert Christmas 1965” Some very light foxing to fore edges, Else a clean and tight copy. 64 pp., illustrated throughout by the author

John Murray 1936 (1st.).. 8.0 x 5.75 inches. In illustrated hard card covers with gilt to red cloth spine. With pictorial dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly darkened. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Spine slightly faded. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 68 pp. With line drawing illustrations by author. Traces the development of a flourishing seaside resort from the original povery-stricken fishing village, various architectural changes are noted.

London John Murray 1973 (1st edition.).. 8.75 x 6 inches. Bound in original yellow cloth, with black lettering to spine. With pictorial dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Price clipped). Small small lower fore edge of front board. Some very light foxing to fore edges, Else a clean and tight copy. 95 pp., Forewword by Roy Strong, illustrated throughout by the author This witty and humorous book takes a look at the diverse collection of art at Drayneflete - the ancestral home of the Littlehamptons - generously bequeathed to the National Portrait Gallery but unable to be displayed in view of lack of space.

London Gryphon Books Ltd 1949 (1st edition thus).. Size 7.25 x 5 inches. Bound in original pictorial card covers. In good condition. Some rubbing on edges. Some very light foxing to fore edges, Else a clean and tight copy. 64 pp., illustrated throughout by the author

Hamish Hamilton 1951 (1st.).. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends. Mild foxing to back. Slightly rubbed along edges. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 150 pp. With b/w illustrations. The author writes about life in Post War Italy, especially in the Villa Diana where he lives. The villa was built in 1458 and has a long history and is associated with the Medici of Florence.

London John Murray 1973 (Reprint, same year as 1st edition.).. 8.75 x 6 inches. Bound in original yellow cloth, with black lettering to spine. With pictorial dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Not Price clipped). Inscribed by Author on title page, “For Catherine Many Happy Returns, from Osbert Lanc 1974” Some very light foxing to fore edges, Else a clean and tight copy. 95 pp., Forewword by Roy Strong, illustrated throughout by the author This witty and humorous book takes a look at the diverse collection of art at Drayneflete - the ancestral home of the Littlehamptons - generously bequeathed to the National Portrait Gallery but unable to be displayed in view of lack of space.

Boston. USA. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1953 1st US edition.. 8.0 x 6.25 inches. In light blue cloth covers with yellow title to black cloth spine. Yellow title to front. In very good condition. Spine slightly bumped at ends. Boards slightly faded. Corners slightly rubbed. Slight browning to endpapers. Author’s personal incription to main title p[age; “For Catherine S. Cherton(?) with love from Osbert. Athens 1954.” Else a clean and tight copy. 199 pp. Withcolour frontis and line drawings in text. Autobiographical, with line drawings by the author, remembering his childhood in Edwardian upper-middle class London.

London John Murray 1967 (1st edition.).. 9.0 x 5.75 inches. Bound in original yellow cloth, with black lettering to spine. With pictorial dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Slight browning to endpapers. Some very light foxing to fore edges, Else a clean and tight copy. Osbert Lancaster (illustrator). 156pp

John Murray 1959 (1st.collected ed.).. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. In yellow cloth covers with red lettering to spine and red illustrations to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. spine slightly darkened and rubbed at top end. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Small mark to bottom edge. Else a clean and tight copy. 191 pp. With approx. 100 b/w full-pg. illustrations. Created after the author/artists visit to the USA with the emphasis on architecture.

London John Murray 1953 LIMITED EDITION only 45 Copies. Size 8.0 x 5.5 inches. Marbled boards, white buckram spine. In glassine dustwrapper with printed flaps. In very good condition with good dustwrapper. (d/w. Glassine wrapper loss lower edge & small bit head of spine). Slight browning to edges. A little dusty top edge. Else a clean and tight copy. 199 pp. With illustrations by author.