Rare books from Loudoun Books Ltd.

Dynamite Entertainment, 2012. Special Edition . Soft cover. Like New. Number 1 of 50 Signed on Specially Inserted Autograph Page - very minor shelf wear otherwise Like New.

Collins, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Like New/Like New. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Like New - minor blemish to the upper rear of the slipcase left by price sticker. volume is Like New. This book was first published in 1977. Fine colour plates by the Australian ornithological artist, William T. Cooper, depict all known species of birds of paradise and bower birds in their natural habitats. These magnificent portraits are accompanied by a substantial commentary by Joseph M. Forshaw. 304 pages, 60 colour plates, black and white illustrations, maps. 42.5x29.5cm. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

Aird & Coghill, 1894. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Some wear to the extremities, light foxing to first and last few pages, contents clean, bright and tight.

A. Fullarton. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Good. No Date c1850. Three Quarter Leather with marbles end pages and text block.- wear and marks to the extremities previous owners name inside ffep of both volumes, lightest of page tanning otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

London, England: Thomas Agnes and Joseph Zanetti, 1830. Leather Binding. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Folio - 12 to 15" tall. Two books making up a three volume set. Volume I and II are the History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christs College etc dated 1830. Volume III is The History of Manchester School Comprising the Foundation, the Original Character and Statutes and the Revenue and Expenditure etc. dated 1828. All three are in three quarter leather with 5 raised bands, gilt title and decoration down the spine. The corners are heavily bumped and rounded with small pieces of leather missing in places, there is wear to the extremities and boards. Volume III as a split at the hinge (approx. 2.5cms long) at the top of the front board. Each volume has an Ex libris plate on the front paste down, foxing and tanning is evident on the first and last few pages of each volume and many of the plates, otherwise the contents are clean, bright and tight.. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional… Read More

Aeneas Mackay, 1900. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Limited Edition of 500 copies, 250 Large and 250 Small paper copies, this being a number 150 and a Large paper copy. Hardback red cloth binding, gilt decoration to the spine and front board and gilt across the head of the text block. Introduction by Alexander Hutcheson followed by 118 b/w plates, the text printed on a separate page before each plate. List of Subscribers at the rear with an index, in alphabetical order, of all the plates. Condition: Good - corners bumped and rounded, wear to the extremities, some sun bleaching to the spine, ex-libris plate on front pastedown, some tanning and light foxing to the first and last few pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

Thomas Armitage, 1774. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards and end pages. Maroon leather title insert on the spine with gilt decoration. Marbled decoration to the head, tail and fore edge of the text block then burnished at the head. Condition: Good - looks to have a Victorian re-backed, reusing the leather, paper covered boards and end pages. Corners bumped and rounded leaving the leather thread bear, wear to the extremities of the boards, stain at the head of the spine on volume 1, ex libris plates on the pastedown of all but volume 5, slight tanning to the pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

Porpoise Books, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Like New/Like New. Like New - Limited First Edition. No 30 of 200, dust wrapper in protective cellophane wrapper.

Peter Reid & Coy, Ltd, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Good - corners bumped and rounded, wear to the extremities and down the spine, water marks to the rear boards (this has not penetrated to the text), previous owners initials on front paste down, rfep has red staining around the outside (from the cloth cover when it was damp, pages lightly tanned otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

Glasgow, Scotland: Duncan MacVean, 1834. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Good - documents part of the Jacobite Uprising that took place on Loch Lomond in October 1715 by the MacGregors, only 66 copies printed. Tan boards, green cloth spine with a paper title on the spine. Corners are bumped and rounded, marks to the boards, wear to the clothe spine, paper title on the spine is grubby, pencil annotation on front paste down with details about the edition, ffep and rfep tanned, light tanning to the rest of the pages otherwise content bright and tight.

Inverness, Scotland: Robert Carruthers & Sons, 1923. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. 4to - 9.75 to 12" tall. Good - Volumes I to V dated 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929 & 1930 respectively. some wear to the boards with the cloth lifting in a few places (see images), light foxing throughout otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

London, England: Printer for Caddel, and W. Davies, Strand., 1807. 4th Edition . Leather Binding. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Good - The Fourth Edition Revised and corrected. I believe this is the first edition containing an index. Full calf with 4 pairs of raised bands down the spine, gilt decoration, accompanied by some blind decoration, on the boards and spine with marbles end pages, marbled text block with burnished head, XV, 460 pages, paginated and correct with the engraved frontispiece of James Boswell by W. Evans from an original painting by Joshua Reynolds. Corners bumped and rounded, some shelf wear, slight loss of the leather at te head of the spine (see images), ex Libris plate of "Abraham Wildey Robarts" on the front paste down, pages some pencil edition details on the reverse of the ffep, light foxing and tanning on the first and last few pages, light tanning extremities to the remaining pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight.

Glasgow, Scotland: Morison Brothers, 1898. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Folio - 12 to 15" tall. Good - number 470 of 1000 copies, corners bumped and rounded, wear to the board, particularly at the extremities and the cloth at the outer hinge where the cloth has worn through in places, slightest of tanning at the extremities of the pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight, fully paginated and all present and correct. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

Edinburgh, Scotland: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued). 4to - 9.75 to 12" tall. Good - This Impression of this work is limited to five hundred copies medium quarto and forty-five copies large paper copies. Signed by the Publisher. Three uniformly bound volumes with green cloth boards and leather title plate on the spine, black end papers and gilt applied to the head of the test block. Volume I: David I A.D. 1124 to Robert III A.D. 1406, xxii, 365 pages. Volume II: James I A.D. 1406 to Anne A.D. 1707. Volume III: Plates and descriptions of the Figures, vii, lxxviii plates. Condition: Each volume has minor wear to the boards and to the leather spine title plate, " Scottish Dictionary Joint Council Library" plate affixed to the front paste down of each volume (this is the only indication of previous ownership), pages are very lightly tanned at the extremities otherwise contents are clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional… Read More

Florence, Italy: Privately Printed [by the Tipografia Giuntina], Florence, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Very Good - This Edition Limited to One Thousand copies of which this is number 697. Signed by D.H. Lawrence on the limitation page which is opposite the tile page. Professional full leather binding in slipcase. Slipcase has brown cloth cover and is lined with a black felt. Volume is full leather binding with gilt title, author, date and decoration between 5 raised bands down the spine. Gilt line to the extremities of the front and rear boards, original brown cloth front cover with the phoenix has been used as the front paste down with brown end pages (a nice touch). The text block has rough cut pages. Condition - the slipcase has the slightest of wear at the corners, the volume has a very small rub on the spine above and below the title, original cloth cover has marks to the extremities where it has pasted to the original boards,… Read More