4481. Lloyd, John.

Historic Cars.

Surrey, Ian Allen Ltd., 1958. 12.5 cm x 18 cm. 62 pages. Black and white photographs throughout. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Three ink pen underlinings on back pages. [Ian Allan abc Series.]

4482. Lloyd, Nathaniel.

A History of the English House – From the Primitive Times to the Victorian Period.

Second Edition. London, The Architectural Press, 1949. Quarto: (23 cm wide x 31 cm high). 487 pages with a large section of 888 (!) illustrations. Original Hardcover / Original green publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and frontcover. Binding slightly stained and bumped but overall firm and especially the interior in absolutely excellent condition.

4483. [Lloyd, Sampson / Lloyds Bank / Lloyds of Birmingham] Sewel, William.

History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress Of the Christian People called Quakers, Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurences. [Provenance: Personal copy of the Brimingham Quaker – Family of Sampson Lloyd, iron manufacturers and founders of Lloyds Bank in England and Wales]. Written Originally in Low-Dutch by William Sewel, and by himself Translated into English. Now Revis’d and Publish’d, with some Amendments.

First English-language edition, following the low Dutch edition of 1717. London, Printed and Sold by Assigns of J.Sowle, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lomabrd -street, 1722. Folio (21 cm x 31 cm). [12], 723, [19] pages (including a thorough Index), plus 4 unnumbered pages of a catalogue of “Books Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowles”. Hardcover / Original, late 18th century leather with original spine-label and ornament to boards. Six raised bands; spine starting but still firm and holding. Overall very good condition. Bookplate / Exlibris of Arthur Hofmann to pastedown. Excellent and interesting provenance this being one of the most important publications on Quaker – History and originating from one of the oldest and most influential Quaker – Families in England and Wales.

4484. Lloyd, Sarah.

China erfahren: Ein Reisebericht. Deutsch von Petra Post und Andrea von Struve.

Reinbek, Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, 1990. 11,5 x 19cm. 344 Seiten, mit Schwarzweißabbildungen. Originale Broschur. Sehr guter Zustand. [rororo Neue Frau, Band 12339].

4485. Lobet, Marcel.

La ceinture de feuillage. Essai sur la confession deguisee

[Paris], La Renaissance du Livre, 1966. Octavo. 212 pages. Reliure originale / Broche. First edition of this interesting study of the confessional genre in French literature, starting with Benjamin Constant and Chateaubriand, and moving through Valery Larbaud’s “Barnabooth.” Inscribed by the author to Madame Rene Jasinski, “A Madame Rene Jasinski, dont la curiosite intellectuelle retrouvera dans ces pages anciennes un Benjamin Constant ‘a fleur de peau’, avec mes fideles hommages, Marcel Lobet.”

4486. Lobet, Marcel.

Le feu du ciel. Introduction a la litterature prometheene.

[Paris], La Renaissance du Livre, 1969. Octavo. 170 pages. Reliure originale / Broche. First edition of this study of what the author terms “promethean” literature, including Lautreamont, Artaud, Bataille, Klossowski, Leiris, and other dissident French writers. Preface by Pierre-Henri Simon. Inscribed by the author to Rene Jasinski, “A Monsieur Rene Jasinski, en hommage de haute estime, Marcel Lobet.” With author’s carte-de-visite laid in.

4487. Locke, John.

De l’education des enfans; traduit de l’anglois de Mr. Locke, par Mr. Coste. [French translation of “Some thoughts concerning education” from 1695]. Sur l’édition angloise publiée après la mort de l’auteur, qui l’avoit revûë, corrigée, & augmentée. Suivant la copie imprimée à Amsterdam.

Édition pirate [de Suisse]. Amsterdam, 1730. Octavo (11 cm x 16.5 cm). Frontispiece – Portrait of John Locke, [6], 3-24, 468, [12] pages. Hardcover / Reliure originale. Un peu taché, frotté et heurté par endroits, le dos collé avec des bandes de papier et des étiquettes en papier. Globalement un très bon exemple de cette importante publication.

4488. Lockwood, Stephen J.

The Mackerel: Its Biology, Assessment and the Management of a Fishery.

Surrey, Fishing Book News Ltd., 1988. 14 x 21.5cm. 181 pages, with black and white illustrations. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Inscribed with previous owner’s name on half-title page.

4489. [Lodge, John]. (1754 – 1796).

A Map of the East Indies – From the Best Authorities. [including India, Ceylon, Cambodia, Siam, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, The Philippine Isles [ Phillipines], Timor]

Original copper engraved Map / Copper engraving. [London], [Political Magazine / John Bew], c.1780. 37 cm wide x 27,2 cm high. Mounted on paper. Very good condition with only the faintest signs of browning. From a wonderful collection of Maps from an old english library (South Shields) – with tiny library stamps to the mounting paper (The stamps are NOT on the maps).

4490. [Lodge, John]. (1754 – 1796).

Chart of the English Channel from the latest and best authorities. [With Cornwall, St.Georges Channel / Wexford Haven / Bretagne / Normandie / Straits of Dover / German Ocean]

Original copper engraved Map / Copper engraving. [London], [Political Magazine / John Bew], c.1780. 38 cm wide x 27.8 cm high. Mounted on paper. Very good condition with only the faintest signs of browning. From a wonderful collection of Maps from an old english library (South Shields) – with tiny library stamps to the mounting paper (The stamps are NOT on the maps).