Authors starting with L from David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

1755. One of the Most Ambitious and Successful of All Illustrated Books"The Oudry Edition, A Large Paper Copy in a Contemporary French Binding LA FONTAINE, J[ean] de. Fables choisies, mises en vers par J. de la Fontaine. Paris: Chez Desaint & Saillant [et] Durand, De l’Imprimerie de Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1755-1759.Large paper issue. Four large folio volumes (19 7/16 x 12 15/16 inches; 494 x 328 mm.). [4], xxx, xviii, 124; [4], ii, 135, [1, blank]; [4], iv, 146; [4], ii, 188 pp. Engraved fr... more information

1859. first edition. John Mills’s “Flyers of the Hunt”Illustrated by John Leech[LEECH, John, illustrator]. MILLS, John. The Flyers of the Hunt. Illustrated by John Leech. London: The “Field” Office, Strand; and Ward and Lock, 1859.First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 184 x 120 mm.). [2, blank], [1, half-title], [1, blank], [8], 114, [1], [1, blank] pp. Six hand-colored etched plates (including frontispiece).Bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed on the verso of the front f... more information

1864. first edition. Not a Sour Note in This Collection by Lemon[LEMON, Mark, editor]. [BROWNE, Hablot Knight, illustrator]. Tom Moody's Tales. With Illustrations by Hablot K. Brown. Edited by Mark Lemon. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1864. First edition. Octavo (7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in; 180 x 130 mm). [8], 173, [1, as blank], [2, adv.] pp. Thirteen black and white plates including frontispiece. Handsomely bound, ca. 1920s, by Rivière & Sons (stamp-signed to upper turn-in) in emerald green crushed... more information

1990. first edition. Signed by Elmore LeonardLEONARD, Elmore. Get Shorty. [New York]: Delacorte Press, [1990].First edition. Signed by the author on the title-page in blue ink. Octavo (9 3/16 x 6 1/8 inches; 234 x 155 mm.). [10], 292, [2, blank] pp.Original quarter white linen over black boards. Front cover stamped in blind with a palm tree. Spine lettered in green. A fine copy. In the original color pictorial dust jacket."’The best American writer of crime fiction alive’ (Newsweek) outdoes ... more information

1820. first edition. By The Actual "Obscure But Remarkable Author"[LESTER, Elizabeth B. ]. [Erroneously attributed to Mrs. Ross]. Tales of the Imagination. By the Author of The Bachelor and the Married Man, The Physioignomist, and Hesitation…In Three Volumes. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. First edition. Three twelvemo volumes (6 13/16 x 4 in; 173 x 103 mm). [4. blank], [2], 227, [5, blank]; [4, blank], [2], 261, [5, blank]; [4, blank], [2], 252, [4, blank] ... more information

1684. The “Notorious Falsehoods,” “Malicious Scandals,” and “Poysonous Doctrines” of the SeasonL’ESTRANGE, Roger. The Observator, in Dialogue. The First Volume…[Nos. 1 (Wednesday April 13, 1681)-470 (Wednesday, January 9, 1683)]. London: Printed by J. Bennet, for William Abington, 1684.First collected edition of The Observator, Nos. 1-470. Folio (13 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches; 333 x 207 mm.). [2], [4, “To the Reader”], [8, “The Table”], [3, contents], [1,... more information

1834. first edition. Lady Lewis’s Only Novel[LEWIS, Lady Maria Theresa Villiers Lister]. Dacre: A Novel. Edited by the Countess of Morley. In Three Volumes. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834.First edition of Lady Lewis’s only novel. Three twelvemo volumes (7 3/16 x 4 3/8 inches; 183 x 112 mm.). [2], 298; [2], 348; [2], 347, [1, printer’s imprint] pp. Bound without the half-titles and without the publisher’s catalogue called for by Wolff but not S... more information

1974. first edition. Signed by Ray Bradbury[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, The]. BRADBURY, Ray. The Martian Chronicles. With an Introduction by Martin Gardner and Illustrations by Joseph Mugnaini. Avon, Connecticut: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies signed by the author and artist, this being copy no. 1403. Octavo (10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; 265 x 185 mm). xviii, 309, (1, blank), (1, colophon), (1, blank) pp. Eleven full color plates including one dou... more information

1974. Boswell and Johnson's Highland FlingThe Classic Eighteenth Century "On the Road" [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, The]. [JOHNSON, Samuel]. BOSWELL, Ll.D, James. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. LlD. With Marginal Comments and Markings from a Copy Annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Illustated with Reproductions of Contemporary Prints by Thomas Rowlandson. (Bloomfield, Connecticut): Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book, ... more information

1974. Sam and Jim's Classic Schlep Through Scotland[JOHNSON, Samuel]. BOSWELL, Ll.D, James. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. LlD. With Marginal Comments and Markings from a Copy Annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Illustrated with Reproductions of Contemporary Prints by Thomas Rowlandson. (Bloomfield, Connecticut): Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book, 1974. Limited to 2000 numbered copies, this being copy no. 1403. Octavo (9 ... more information

1966. Hey, Mr. Tamburlaine ManSlay a Throng For Me[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. MARLOWE, Christopher. Four Plays. Edited with an Introduction by Havelock Ellis. Copperplate Engravings by Albert Decaris. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist, this being copy 1434. Quarto. 12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in; 310 x 230 mm). xiv, [2], 280, [2, blank], [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. Sixteen full page black and white plates. Quarter green calf over blindstamped buckram boards.... more information

1826. first edition. The Author’s First Book, Published Anonymously—An Important Entry into the School of "Fashionable" or "Silver-Fork" Novels[LISTER, Thomas Henry]. Granby. A Novel. In Three Volumes. London: Henry Colburn, 1826.First edition of the author’s first novel. Three twelvemo volumes (7 3/8 x 4 11/16 inches; 187 x 119 mm.). [4], 324; [2], 342; [4], 330 pp. Complete with half-titles in Volumes I and III (as called for), but without the advertisement leaf at the ... more information