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

1820. first edition. There is Nothing in it Which is Not…a Masterpiece"Scarce in Original Boards with Spine Label and Half-TitleKEATS, John. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1820. First edition of the author's third and final book, his second collection of poems. Large duodecimo (7 x 4 1/8 in; 177 x 104 mm). [4, blank], [viii], 199, [1, printer's imprint] pp. Complete with half-title and publisher's advertisement.Publisher&... more information

1910-11. In the Rare Publisher's Vellum BindingFLINT, W. Russell, illustrator. MALORY, Thomas. Le Morte Darthur. The Book of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table. London: The Riccardi Press. Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society, 1910-11. Limited to 500 copies, this being copy 84. Four quarto volumes (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in; 268 x 200 mm). [5, blank], [1, limitation], xx, 168, [1, colophon], [1, blank], [1, printer's vignette], [5, blank]; [5, blank], [1, limitation], xvi,... more information

1915. A Wonderful and Playful Original Louis Wain WatercolorWAIN, Louis (1860-1939). “Leap-frog.” [N.p.: n.d., ca. 1915]. Original pen, ink, and watercolor drawing. Signed at lower right. Image size: 13 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches; 340 x 265 mm. Matted, framed, and glazed.A wonderful example of a Louis Wain original watercolor drawing, depicting two cats, a brown tabby cat dressed as a policeman and a black cat with white markings on his face and white paws dressed as a jester and leaning on a cane, play... more information

1952. A Spectacular Copy in a Stunning BindingSigned by the Author with an ALs by the Artist[DUHAYON, Henri, binder]. [BOFA, Gus, illustrator]. ROMAINS, Jules. Les Coupains. Avec douze aquarelles par Gus Bofa. N.p. [Paris]: Le Rayon d'Or, (1952). First edition illustrated by Bofa, limited to 3500 numbered copies sur vélin blanc des Papeteries de Lana, this being copy 3152. Octavo (8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in; 208 x 153 mm). 200, [1], [1, blank], [3, table], [1, blank], [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. Twelve... more information

1937. first edition. One of 550 CopiesIn The Scarce Dust jacket[GRABHORN PRESS, The]. TWAIN, Mark. Letters From The Sandwich Islands. Written For The Sacramento Union. Introduction & Conclusion by G. Ezra Dane. Illustrations by Dorothy Grover. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1937. First edition, limited to 550 copies. Octavo (9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in; 238 x 155 mm). [4, blank], xii, [2], 224, [1, colophon], [7, blank] pp. Title page illustration and twenty-two headpieces in color. Publisher's original o... more information

1644. first edition. The King Is Law!""No. The Law Is King""Then Burn That Book!" Said His MajestyRUTHERFORD, Samuel. Lex, Rex: The Law and the Prince. A Dispute for the just Prerogative of King and People. Containing the Reasons and Causes of the most necessary Defensive Wars of the Kingdom of Scotland, and of their expedition for the ayd and help of their dear Brethren of England. In which their Innocency is asserted, and a full Answer is given to a Seditious Pamphet, Intituled, ... more information

1839. first edition. First EditionWholly UntouchedIn The Scarce Publisher's Presentation Binding DICKENS, Charles. The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby. With Illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition, with thirty of Smith's forty-one first issue text points; first state frontispiece, first state plates with the exception of plates one and two (second state), and plate 31 (forth state). Octavo. xvi, 624 pp. Forty black and white plates, including frontispiece.Pub... more information

1883. first edition. TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). Life On the Mississippi. Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1883.First Canadian edition. Octavo (7 3/16 x 4 7/8 in: 181 x 120 mm) 547 pp.Publisher's original green pebbled cloth. Gilt stamped spine. Patterned endpapers. Minimal wear to extremities. A fine copy.BAL notes that "the Montreal (Dawson) edition may have been issued simultaneously with the London [true first] edition," thus preceding the U.S. edition.Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain... more information

1884. first edition. Bound by A.J. Cox of ChicagoHis Copy Extra-Illustrated with 119 Portraits and Views[WOFFINGTON, Peg]. MOLLOY, J. Fitzgerald. The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington. With Pictures of the Period in Which She Lived. London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1884.First edition. Two octavo volumes (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 184 x 124 mm.). xiv, 293, [1, blank]; viii, 284 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait in Volume I. Extra-illustrated with 119 mostly engraved portraits and views (including on... more information

1777. Scarce RobinsonadeOnly Five Institutional Copies No Auction Records[DEFOE, Daniel]. The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner; Who Lived Eight and Twenty years in an uninhabited Island on the Coast of America, lying near the Mouth of the great River of Oroonoque: Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men were drowned but himself: As also a Relation how he was wonderfully delivered by Pyrates. The whole Three Volumes faithfully abridged. The Seventh... more information

1792. first edition. First Irish Edition of Boswell’s “Life of Johnson”BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century, During Which He Flourished. In... more information

1792. First Irish Edition of Boswell’s “Life of Johnson”BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century, During Which He Flourished. In Three Volumes.... more information

1793. First Octavo EditionWith Material Not Found in the First Quarto EditionBOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century, During Which He Flourished. In Three Vo... more information

1928. first edition. The Rackham-Illustrated Edition"A Difficult Title To Find in Good Condition"[RACKHAM, Arthur]. BROWN, Abbie Farwell. The Lonesomest Doll. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. First edition illustrated by Rackham, published only in America. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in; 209 x 150 mm). [8]. 80, [1], [3, blank] pp. Title page, frontispiece and two full page illustrations in rose and greenish-blue, twenty-six black and white drawings. Original tan, pictori... more information

1928. The Rackham-Illustrated Edition"A Difficult Title To Find in Good Condition"[RACKHAM, Arthur]. BROWN, Abbie Farwell. The Lonesomest Doll. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. First edition illustrated by Rackham, published only in America. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in; 209 x 150 mm). [8]. 80, [1], [3, blank] pp. Title page, frontispiece and two full page illustrations in rose and greenish-blue, twenty-six black and white drawings. Original tan, pictorially stamped, c... more information

1869. first edition. First Edition of “Lorna Doone,”with an Autograph Letter Signed by R.D. BlackmoreBLACKMORE, R.D. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. In Three Volumes. London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, 1869.First edition. Apparently one of only 500 copies printed. Three small octavo volumes (7 1/8 x 4 11/16 inches; 181 x 119 mm.). vi, 332; iv, 340; iv, 342 pp. Bound without the preliminary blank leaf in Volume I and the final blank leaf in Volume III, but with the sixteen-page publisher&... more information