Search Results: Authors starting with L from Books That Expand The Mind

Cassell and Company Limited, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1974 1st Edition , MRS MOORE IN SPACE By Gertrude L Moore Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Cassell and Company Limited, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 41 ISBN: 1974 1st Edition MRs MOORE IN SPACE Gertrude L. Moore 41 Pages Text and illustrations guide the reader on an imaginary voyage through the solar system and further out into the universe. SKU: BTETM0001678 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

Cvm Privilego Regis, 1660. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - String binding weak in places, complete with some loose pages Please see photos as part of condition report 1660 1st Edition , Leather DE SCRIPTORIBVS ECCLESIASTICIS String Binding By Phillippi Labbe Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: Latin Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Cvm Privilego Regis, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 1008 ISBN: 1660 1st Edition String binding Philippi Labbe biturici societa iesu theologi, De scriptoribus ecclesiasticis, quos attigit eminentiff. S.R.E. Card. Robertus bellarminus, philogica et historica dissertio (Philip Labbe of Turici, Society of Jesus theologian S.R.E. Card. Robert Bellarmine, a philosophical and historical dissertation) Phillippi Labbe (Latin: Philippus Labbeus; 10 July 1607 – 16 or 17 March 1667) was a French… Read More

MacLehose, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 2015 1st Edition , THE GIRL IN THE SPIDERS WEB By David Lagercrantz Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Published By: MacLehose, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 432 ISBN: 9780857059994 SKU: BTETM0000693 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

Hodder & Stoughton, 1980. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1980 , TALES FROM A GAS-LIT GRAVEYARD By Hugh Lamb Illustrated By: N/A Format: Softcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 223 ISBN: 9780340250976 Assembled by an authority on vintage thrillers, these 17 Victorian-era stories of the macabre include works from around the world by both popular and lesser-known authors. Ambrose Bierce, Robert Barr, R. Murray Gilchrist, Mrs. H. H. Riddell, Richard Marsh, and Guy Boothby are among the more celebrated contributors to this collection and the excellence of their tales is rivalled by rediscovered works by several long-neglected Gothic masters. Hume Nisbet's "The Haunted Station" unfolds amid an eerie setting in the Australian outback,… Read More

London: The Medici Society, London, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. quarto (4to 9+1?2 × 12 241 × 305). William Russell Flint. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - 20 colour tipped-in plates with captioned tissue guards, bound in the original white buckram with bevelled edges and leather labels to spine, t.e.g others uncut, ink owner's inscription to endpaper dated 1926. Covers and spine bumped, spine labels vased and with marginal tears, flyleaves tinted otherwise generally vg. Please see photos as part of condition report 1924 1st Edition , THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER Done into English Prose By S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang Andrew Lang FBA (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Illustrated By: William Russell Flint Sir William… Read More

William Collins, 1838. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1838 4th Edition , A SERIOUS CALL TO A DEVOUT AND HOLY LIFE By William law Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: William Collins, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 587 ISBN: Originally published in 1728 at the beginning of the Enlightenment, when rational criticism of religious belief was at its peak, William Law's A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life succeeded in inspiring the most cynical men of the age with its arguments in favour of a spiritual life. Law's challenge of conventional piety and emphasis on Christian perfection directly influenced literary critic Samuel Johnson and historian Edward Gibbon, as well as Cardinal John Henry Newman. John Wesley called it one of… Read More

London: W. Simpkin and B. Marshall, 1816. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine (top & tail). Some minor foxing, does not intefer with text. Please see photos as part of condition report 1816 2nd Edition , Leather A MANUAL OF COMPARATIVE ANATOMY Translated from the German of J.F. Blumenbach, with Additional Notes Second Edition, Revised and Augmented By William Coulson By Willaim Lawrence Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet FRCS FRS (16 July 1783 – 5 July 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. In his mid-thirties, he published two books of his lectures which contained pre-Darwinian ideas on man's nature and, effectively, on evolution. He was forced to withdraw the second (1819) book after fierce criticism; the Lord Chancellor ruled it blasphemous. Lawrence's transition… Read More

University Books, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. 4th Printing Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Boards rubbed and scuffed. Previous owner name on prelim. Rare to market. Please see photos as part of condition report 1966 1st Edition 4th Printing, THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE By Timothy Leary Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from bold oracle to publicity hound. He was "a hero of American consciousness", according to Allen Ginsberg, and Tom Robbins called him a "brave neuronaut". As a clinical psychologist at Harvard University, Leary founded the Harvard Psilocybin Project after a revealing experience with magic mushrooms in Mexico. He led the Project from 1960 to 1962, testing the therapeutic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin, which were… Read More

Arrow, 1996. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1996 , THE HOLY BLOOD AND THE HOLY GRAIL By Henry Lincoln Michael Baigent Richard Leigh Illustrated By: N/A Format: Softcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Arrow, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 592 ISBN: 9780099682417 SKU: BTETM0000119 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

Richard Bentley and Son, 1840. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). J. Leech. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Hardback - gilt titled spine & punch / Britannia image on front board. 50+ Illustrations by J. Leech Please see photos as part of condition report 1840 1st Edition , COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR By Percival Leigh Percival Leigh (1813 - 1889) Satirist, initially educated for the medical profession at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London where he became friends with the illustrator John Leech. He and Leech found their real calling in comic literature, and they banded together in 1840 to produce three books: The Comic Latin Grammar, The Comic English Grammar, and The Fiddle-Faddle Fashion Book. Leigh and Leech were recruited to Punch on its formation in 1841 and Leigh went on to become its deputy editor under Mark Lemon. Illustrated By: J. Leech Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition:… Read More

T. Cadell, 1824. 5th Edition or Later Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Fair - Please see photos as part of condition report 1824 5th Edition or Later Reprint , 13th Edition A CLASSICAL DICTIONARY CONTAINING A COPIOUS ACCOUNT OF ALL THE PROPER NAMES MENTIONED IN ANCIENT AUTHORS By J Lempriere Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: T. Cadell, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 847 ISBN: 1824 A CLASSICAL DICTIONARY; containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors: with the value of coins, weights, and measures used among the greeks and romans; and a chronologial table. BY J. Lempriere D.D. The thirteenth edition, corrected London: Printed for T. Cadel, in the Strand 847 Pages SKU: BTETM0001683 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

Caxton - Privately Published, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1946 1st Edition , THE MYSTERY OF IUSA By Sheila Leonis Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Good Published By: Caxton - Privately Published, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 112 ISBN: SKU: BTETM0000308 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

Germany: Alteste Druckerei aus Koln Petri Pütz & Sohne, 1754. 5th Edition or Later Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Original leather damaged at the top and bottom of the spine (see pictures). Label legible, slightly damaged Description: On the first page is a listing in Latin script from the time with signature. The owner's signature is inside the cover. Illegible stamp in Latin on the title page. Text: De novo revifa a plurimis mendis expurgata copioso Novoque indice aucta et Ilustrata To Mus Primus 1080 Pages, undamaged, foxing, leather binding damaged, creases and tears. Partly rubbed areas. Pages readable and in good condition. Please see photos as part of condition report 1754 5th Edition or Later Reprint , Leather THEOLOGIA CONCIONATORIA TOM I AND II 7th Edition. Docens et Movens In Decalogum. Ordiniss FF. Minorum Recollectorum Provinciae Comitatus Flandriae S. Joseph, In Cathedrali… Read More

Temple Smith, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1974 , THE BUDDHA By Trevor Ling Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Published By: Temple Smith, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 287 ISBN: A warm and stimulating book, this text describes the India into which the Buddha was born, recounts what is known of his life and the development of his teachings, and then follows the course of Buddhism through succeeding centuries in India and Sri Lanka. Far from being a recluse concerned only with an inner mystical experience, the Buddha always involved himself closely in the social and political world of his time. If he preached detachment from many of the things by which ordinary men are tied, he did so as a means of enriching life rather than escaping it. These… Read More

1938. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. duodecimo or twelvemo (12mo 5 × 7+3?8 127 × 187). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1938 , Manuscript DAILY LIFE IN DIARY FORM OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER HAROLD LISTER By Harold Lister Illustrated By: N/A Format: Softcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: , duodecimo or twelvemo (12mo 5 × 7+3?8 127 × 187),Pages ISBN: SKU: BTETM0002206 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

Fontana, 1964. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1964 , AN ESSAY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING By John Locke Illustrated By: N/A Format: Softcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Fontana, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 474 ISBN: SKU: BTETM0001391 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

London: Printed for Simon Waterson, 1620. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. folio (fo 12 × 19 305 × 483). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Some small tears and pieces of pages missing but does not interfere with text Please see photos as part of condition report 1620 , With Provenance THE FAMOUS AND MEMORABLE WORKES OF JOSEPHUS A MAN OF MUCH HONOUR AND LEARNING AMONG THE JEWS Faithfully Translated out of Latine and French by Tho(mas) Lodge Doctor of Physicke By Thomas Lodge Thomas Lodge (c. 1558 – September 1625) was an English writer and medical practitioner whose life spanned the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. After Lodge received his M.D. from Oxford University, his works from then on take on a more serious note, comprising translations of Josephus (1602), of Seneca (1614), a Learned Summary of Du Bartas's Divine Sepmaine (1625 and 1637). He also wrote medical literature including the Treatise of the Plague (1603), The poore Mans Talentt (c. 1623),… Read More

London: Folio Society, 1991. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1991 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT AND THE SILVERADO SQUATTERS By Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the… Read More

London: Folio Society, 1994. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279). N. C. Wyeth. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1994 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase TREASURE ISLAND By Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John… Read More

Chatto & Windus, 1896. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1896 2nd Edition , WEIR OF HERMISTON By Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. Illustrated By:… Read More