Search Results: Titles starting with L from MFLIBRA Antique Books

Author: Lith. Fernique.Title: LA CLOSERIE DES LILAS. (Célébrités de la Closerie des Lilas et du nouveau Prado).Publisher: Paris, Lith. Fernique, no date (1860). First Edition.Language: no text.Size: 7 "X 4.5 ".Pages: unpaginated (20) pages in concertina book format.Binding: Attractive and very good original full cloth binding (hinges worn but still tight - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare foxing - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the 20 wonderful full-page colored lithographs illustrating the celebrities of the famous Closerie des Lilas in Paris.**** The book: Scarce leporello (concertina) composed of 20 color lithographs representing the famous dancers of La Closerie des Lilas and the Nouveau Prado: Annette - Delphine Mignonne - Voyageur - Camille l'aérienne - Irma la bordelaise - Irma Canot - Lodoiska - Delphine la belle - Zouzou - Alice la provençale - Ninie belles… Read More

Author: William Harrison Ainsworth.Title: THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES. A Romance Of Pendle Forest. In Two Volumes. (Complete two volumes bound in one book).Publisher : London, Chapman and Hall, 1851. (Complete two volumes bound in one book). First one volume Edition.Language: Text in EnglishSize: 7" X 4.5".Pages: 256, 252 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good contemporary tan half-calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Estimation : (Scarce with no or few other copies of this edition for sale worldwide).
The book: Scarce early edition of The Lancashire Witches -- the only one of William Harrison Ainsworth's forty novels that has remained continuously in print since its first publication. It was serialized in the Sunday Times newspaper in 1848; a book edition appeared the following year, published by Henry Colburn. The novel is… Read More

Author: DUCHARME, Réjean.Title: L'Avalée des avalés.Language: Text FrenchPublisher: Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1966. First Edition - printed October 28th, 1966.Size: 8" X 6 ".Pages: 281 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good original softcover binding (hinges fine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good, near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: Scarce French First edition of L'Avalée des avalés (The Swallower Swallowed) -- L'Avalée des avalés [fr] (Swallowed), Ducharme's first novel, was shortlisted for the 1966 Prix Goncourt, even though the author was only 24 years old and unknown. That same year, the book won the 1966 Governor General's Award for Poetry or Drama (Poésie et théâtre). L'Avalée des avalés later won the 2005 French version of Canada Reads, where it was defended by actress Sophie Cadieux.

Author: DUCHARME, Réjean.
Title: LE NEZ QUI VOQUE.
Language: Text in French.
Publisher: Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1967. First Edition, scarce #7/35. One of 35 numbered copies on pure Lafuma-Navarre vellum, the only large paper.
Size: 8.5" X 6 ".
Pages: 274 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine softcover binding (hinges fine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Fine content (bright, tight and clean - as shown).
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The book: Scarce Limited First edition, the (#7) of 35 numbered copies on pure Lafuma-Navarre vellum, the only large paper of LE NEZ QUI VOQUE -- a novel by Quebec writer and playwright Réjean Ducharme. Gallimard published it in 1967, a year after the publication of L'Avalée des avalés. This work earned the author the Governor General's Prize and a nomination for the Prix Goncourt. Despite the order of the publications, it is the first novel written by Ducharme.

Author: DUCHARME, Réjean. Title: La Fille de Christophe Colomb. Language: Text in French. Publisher: Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1969. First Edition, scarce with the original wrap-around glassine dust jacket. #3/25. One of 25 numbered copies on pure Lafuma-Navarre vellum, the only large paper. Size: 8.5" X 6 ". Pages: 232 pages. Binding: Attractive and fine softcover binding (hinges fine with the scarce original wrap-around glassine dust jacket - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content: Fine content (bright, tight and clean - as shown, small ex-libris of Vincent Morel on the first endpaper - as shown, pages unopened). **** The book: Scarce First edition with the original wrap-around glassine dust jacket, the third (#3) of 25 numbered copies on pure Lafuma-Navarre vellum, the only large paper of La Fille de Christophe Colomb. In 1969, Ducharme published La Fille de Christophe Colomb. Quite rare, it is a novel written in verse. It tells the adventures of Colombe, the disillusioned… Read More

Author: David Hess. (Translated by Isabelle de Montolieu).Title: La Rose de Jericho Imité de l'Allemandpar Me. la Bne. de Montolieu. avec la Fig. Coloriée.Publisher: À Paris, Chez Arthus Bertrand, 1819. First French Edition.Language: Text in French.Size: 7" X 4".Pages: iv-229 pages.Binding: Very good original quarter morocco leather binding over marbled boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, gilt monogram of Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry, at head of spine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some light foxing - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the title vignette and the nice hand-colored folding plate that shows the rose of Jericho in its botanical dissection: the blooming, the dry, and the rose of Jericho that has risen again in the water.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies of this First French Edition available for sale worldwide).
The book: A scarce and sought-after… Read More

Author: Henri-Marie Boudon.Title : La Vie Cachée avec Jésus en Dieu. Votre Vie est Cachée avec Jésus-Christ en Dieu. Aux Colossiens, Chap.3.Publisher : A Bruxelles, Chez la Veuve de Pierre Vleugart, Sur le Marché au Bois, 1698.Language: Text in French.Size: 5" X 3.5".Pages: 241 pages + Table.Binding: Very good original full-calf leather binding with working clasps (hinges fine, overall worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and staining - as shown).
Estimate : (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: " La Vie Cachée avec Jésus en Dieu" (The Hidden Life with Jesus in God) by Henri-Marie Boudon is a scarce French Christology book from the late 17th century that delves into the spiritual journey of living a life hidden with Christ in God, as referenced in Colossians Chapter 3. Published in Brussels in 1698, this profound work explores themes of mysticism,… Read More

Author: Anon. (Maria Susanna Cummins). Title: The Lamplighter.Publisher: London, Clarke, Beeton and Co., Fleet Street, no date (1854). First Edition. This scarce first British edition, published in April 1854, was a joint imprint of Clarke, Beeton, and John Cassell. Language: Text in English. Size: 7 " X 4.5 ".Pages: 412 pages.Binding: Very good contemporary quarter calf leather binding with marbled boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, edges and corners worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the half-title page - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the very nice frontispiece and the title vignette.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: Scarce First British Edition of The Lamplighter -- The Lamplighter is a sentimental novel written by Maria Susanna Cummins and published in 1854,… Read More

Author: Unknown.Title: The Language and Poetry of Flowers With Floral Illuminations printed in colors and gold.Publisher: London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1877.Sixteenth Thousand.Language: Text in English.Size: small 5 " X 3.5 ".Pages: 192 pages + publisher's catalog.Binding: Attractive and very good original gilt decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, toning of endpapers - as shown, small bookseller stamp on the first endpaper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the 4 beautiful full-page (chromolithographic) color illustrations.
The book: Scarce and very attractive early edition of this beautiful Victorian floriography book.

Author: Muriel A.C. Press, translator.Title: Laxdaela Saga Translated from the Icelandic.Publisher: London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1899. First English Edition.Language: Text in EnglishSize: 6 "X 4 ".Pages : viii-276 pages.Binding: Very good, near fine, original full blue cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover. Upper edge giltContent: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, toning to endpapers - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the nice folding map of the District of Laxdale Saga.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other first English editions available for sale worldwide).
The book: "Laxdaela Saga" is a seminal work of Icelandic literature, originating in the 13th century and renowned for its depth and complexity. This 1899 first English edition, translated by Muriel A.C. Press, makes this classic saga accessible to an English-speaking audience. The saga tells the story of… Read More

Author: Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy.Title: Les Paralipomenes traduits en françois, avec une explication tirée des saints pères & des auteurs ecclésiastiques.Publisher: A Paris, Chez Guillaume Desprez, 1693.Language: Text in Latin and French.Size: 6" X 4".Pages: 569 pages + Index.Binding: Very good contemporary original full-calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall lightly scuffed, and worn - as shown) under a protective mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, nice armorial ex-libris on the first enpaper - as shown).
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The book: This 1693 edition of "Les Paralipomenes," translated into French by Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy, includes a rich commentary drawn from the Church Fathers and ecclesiastical authors, providing a deep theological exploration of the Books of Chronicles from the Bible. Known also as the "Books of Paralipomenon," these texts are significant for their recounting of Jewish history from the creation to the… Read More

Author: Michel de Nostredame, dit Nostradamus.Title: Les Prophéties de M. Michel Nostradamus, Dont il y en a trois cens qui n'ont jamais esté imprimées, Trouvées en une Bibliotecque laissée par l'Autheur. Nouvelle edition, D'après un exemplaire trouvé dans la bibliothèque du célèbre Pascal.Language: Text in French. Publisher : Clermont-Ferrand and Riom, Beauvert et Rousset Libraires, Landriot Imprimeur, 1792. First thus.Size: 8.5" X 6".Pages: 119 pagesBinding: Good to very good half-calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (tight, name of a previous owner on the back of the title page - as shown, armorial of a previous owner on the first endpaper -as shown, notes from a previous owner on the last endpaper - as shown, light foxing and staining - as shown).Illustrations: Illustrated with a frontispiece representing the beheading of King Charles I of England with the great fire of London… Read More

Author: Charles van Sandwyk.Title: Letters from Fairyland. Written and illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk.Publisher: London, The Folio Society, 2020. With an original copperplate etching signed and numbered by Charles van Sandwyk. This copy is #195/250.Language: Text in English.Size: Box: 10" X 7". Book: 9" X 6.5".Pages: Unpaginated.Binding: Attractive and As New original exquisite hardcover binding (hinges fine) under a removable protective mylar cover in the original clamshell case.Content: As new content (bright, tight, and clean, with an original copperplate etching signed and numbered by Charles van Sandwyk - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with all the wonderful illustrations by Charles van Sandwyk.
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The book: A wonderful limited collector's edition of "Letters from Fairyland," a delightful masterpiece that unveils the enchanting correspondence between fairies and animals. Van Sandwyk's meticulous attention to detail and ethereal watercolor strokes breathe life into his subjects, making… Read More

Author: W. Burdon.Title: The Life and Character of Bonaparte from his Birth to the 15th of August 1804.Publisher: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Printed by K. Anderson, In the Side, and Fold by T. Ostell, London, May 30, 1805. Second Edition (stated).Language: Text in English.Size: 8.5" X 5.5".Pages: 296 pages.Binding: Very good quarter calf leather binding over marbled boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, corners worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, ex-libris of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown, some light foxing, toning, and staining - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the scarce frontispiece portrait.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies for available sale worldwide).
The book: A scarce second edition of "The Life and Character of Bonaparte from His Birth to the 15th of August 1804" by W. Burdon, offers an early biographical account of Napoleon Bonaparte's life up to the eve… Read More

Author: Charles Van Sandwyk.Title: Long Ago in Bangalore: Six Bookplates, Four Bookmarks, and One Lovely Poem by Charles van Sandwyk.Language: Text in English.Publisher: North Vancouver, CVS Fine Arts, 2014.Size: 9" X 6.5".Pages: 2 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine original paper cover hand-stitched binding (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Fine content (bright, tight, and clean, signed by Charles van Sandwyk on the title page - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the fantastical dragon intricately drawn on the title of the poem with delicate calligraphy used for the writing. Six separate finely decorated color bookplates, along with five individual color bookmarks are attached to the front endpaper in an envelope.
The book: A beautiful expansion of the earlier Alcuin keepsake edition. It includes a two-page poem with an interior illustration of a dragon and book SIGNED by Charles van Sandwyk. Contains six bookplates and five (rather than four)… Read More

Author: PULLMAN, Philip. [LAWRENCE, John, illustrator]. Title: Lyra's Oxford. [His Dark Materials / Golden Compass]. Language: Text in English. Publisher: London: David Fickling Books, 2003. SIGNED First EDITION (Signed by the author and the illustrator on the title page). Size: 7 "X 4.5 ". Pages: 55 pages. Binding: Fine full cloth binding (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. As-New. Content: Fine content (bright, tight and clean). Signed by the author in blue ink AND the illustrator in black ink to title page. Complete with the fold-out map of Oxford. Illustrations: Nicely illustrated by John LAWRENCE. *** The book: Rare signed (by author & illustrator) first edition. A fine copy. Lyra's Oxford is a short book by Philip Pullman depicting an episode involving the heroine of His Dark Materials, Pullman's best-selling trilogy. Lyra's Oxford is set when Lyra Belacqua is 15, two years after the end of the trilogy.