Leitao, Ruben Andresen: Vol. I: Documentos dos Arquivos de Windsor; Vol. II: Novos Documentos dos Arquivos de Windsor. Coimbra, 1955; 1958. 2 vols. 255 x 193mm, pp. lvi, 395 + plates; lxxii, 371 + plates. Cloth, gilt-lettered, spine of vol. I slightly cocked, shelf wear, some corners bumped, otherwise very good. No dust-jackets. Author- signed limited editions, vol. I number 380/1250, vol. II number 998/1000. Ref: 50807
Lemire, Eugene: A Bibliography of William Morris. Delaware & London: Oak Knoll Press / The British Library, 2006 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust-jacket. New, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Ref: 55073
Lenski, Noel: Constantine and the Cities: Imperial Authority and Civic Politics. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. Large 8vo., pp. ix, 404. Maps and illustrations. Paperback. White covers, and edges, dust-marked, but an unused copy: very good. Ref: 54358
Lewis, Matthew: Rebellion in the Middle Ages: Fight against the Crown. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2021. First edition. 8vo., pp. x, 269 + plates. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54446
Libanius: (Wolfius, J.C., ed.:) Epistolae. Quas nunc primum maximam partem e variis codicibus, manu exaratis, edidit, Latine convertit & notis illustravit. Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1738. Editio princeps. Large folio, pp. [20], 865, [1], lacking final blank. With half-title, title page in red and black, engraved printer's device to title, double column in Greek and Latin. Half-title, title and a handful of other leaves slightly foxed, occasional toning. Contemporary Dutch vellum, traces of ties, gilt ruled to a panel design, gilt centrepieces with arms of Amsterdam, small gilt arms of Amsterdam to corners, raised bands, small gilt arms of Amsterdam to spine, title inked to spine, modern shelfmark label to upper cover. Corners a bit bumped. Modern stamp of Maastricht library to ffep. A sumptuously bound, large folio prize book - a clean and well-margined copy. The first collected printing of the letters of Libanius, the 4th-century AD rhetorician. More than 1500 of his letters survive, the largest extant collection from antiquity, and only brief selections had been previously edited. Wolf's magisterial volume not only prints as many as were known but also includes Latin translations for each letter; Smith called it 'the best edition' (Dict. Gr. & Rom. Bio.), and it is still cited in modern editions. Brunet III, 1050; Graesse IV, 195; Hoffman II; Spoelder, 493 (Amst. 12). Ref: 53359show full image..
Lieu, Samuel N. C.: Manichaeism in the Later Roman Empire and Medieval China: A Historical Survey. Manchester University Press, 1999. Sandpiper Books reprint. 8vo., pp. xviii, 360. Maps. Hardback: burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. With a Foreword by Mary Boyce. First published 1985. Ref: 54445
Lipsius, Justus: Admiranda, sive, de Magnitudine Romana Libri Quattro (3rd ed.); De Militia Romana Libri Quinque, Commentarius ad Polybium (3rd ed.); Analecta sive Observations Reliquae ad Militiam et Hosce Libros; Poliorceticon sive de Machinis. Tormentis. Telis. Libri Quinque. Ad H Antverpi? [Antwerp]: Ex Officina Plantiniana, apud Ioannem Moretum, 1605; 1602; 1602; 1605; 1604; 1604. 6 parts in 1 vol. 4to., pp.223, [ix]; 366, [ii] + 1 folding plate; xxix, [vii]; [ii], 219, [iv]; 55, [i], [ii], 59-77, [vii] + 2 folding plates; 136, [iv] + 4 double-page plates. Many further illustrations in the text, engraved printer's devices. Occasional toning, some faint staining, tiny burn hole to leaf d4 Amiranda. Contemporary vellum, title inked to spine, overlapping fore-edges, edges sprinkled red. Vellum a little grubby, a few spots, but very good. Lipsius's (1547-1606) Opera Militaria, comprising six essays on Roman military power with plates depicting armaments, machinery, fortresses, gladiators and amphitheatres. First published in 1595 (Antwerp: Plantijn-Moretus). Ref: 54052show full image..
Livingston, C.H.: Gliglois: A French Arthurian romance of the thirteenth century. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1932. First edition. 8vo, pp. [viii], 182. Slight browning, but still a very good copy. Blue cloth, spine gilt, head and foot of spine bumped, dust-jacket, a little browned, edges a bit chipped. Ref: 53511
Lloyd, Roger B.: The Stricken Lute: An account of the life of Peter Abelard. London: Lovat Dickson Ltd, 1932. First edition. 8vo, pp. 221. Slight toning, fore-edge uncut and a little dusty, last gathering loosening, else very good. Brown cloth, spine gilt, a little faded around spine, a couple of light stains, but still good. Autograph of M.G. Clark dated 1935 to front free endpaper. Ref: 53531
Loughlin, Susan: Insurrection: Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell and the Pilgrimage of Grace. Stroud, Glos.: The History Press, 2016. First edition. 8vo., pp. 224 + colour plates. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-wear: a fine copy. Ref: 53862
