Holley, George W.

The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1882. 20 x 14 cm. xv, 183 pages with B& W Illustrations. New (2019) black cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. New binding. Internally age darkened.

Moody, T.W. / Simms, J.G.

The Bishopric of Derry and the Irish Society of London, 1602 – 1705. Volume 2: 1670 – 1705.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Stationary Office for the Irish Manuscript Commission, 1983. xix, 580 pages. With a B&W Map. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket edgeworn and damp stained. See images. Internally bright and clean.

Delafaye-Brehier, Julie.

Le Verger Des Ecoliers. Histoire Morale ecrite pour le jeunesse.

[First Edition?]. Paris, Lehuby, 1841. 17 x 10 cm. viii, 528 pages. With a tissue guarded frontispiece and two full page plates. Decorated title page. Black morocco with fine gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding tight. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated 1846. Internally age darkened and foxed, otherwise clean. Tissue guard for frontispiece is worn. A nice copy.

Kipling, Rudyard / German, Edward (Music).

The Just So Song Book. Being Songs from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Set to Music by Edward German.

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1918. 30 x 24 cm. 62 pages. Original decorated red cloth. Hard cover. Black decorations and title on spine. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some abrasion to the top of the front board (see image). Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Lord Macaulay.

Critical and Historical Essays. Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. Authorized Edition.

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. viii, 850 pages. Black and brown half calf. Gilt vignette of Queen’s University Belfast on front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Five raised bands. Blind decorations on spine and boards. All edges speckled. Good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped, mildly stained. Edges age darkened. Front hinge opened. Front free end paper lost two corners. Internally mildly foxed and age darkened. A few annotations in text. Binding sound, but a few pages lose.

Rothe, David.

The Analecta of David Rothe, Bishop of Ossory. Edited with Introduction by Patrick F. Moran. Bishop of Ossory.

Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1884. 19 x 12 cm. cxxxv, 608 pages. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front and rear hinges started to open, but binding still sound. Ex library with some written notes on title page. Internally bright and clean. Text in English and Latin.

Gurganus, Allan.

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All. [Signed].

First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 16 x 24cm. (14), 718 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Excellent condition. Signed by the author on title page.

Desbordes-Valmore, [Marceline].

Poemes et Poesies par Madame Desbordes-Valmore.

Bruxelles, Mme. Laurent, Imprimeur – Editeur, 1839. 10 x 6.5 cm. 430 pages. Contemporary dark morocco with blind decorations and gilt title on spine. Marbled end papers. Miniature Book. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean.

Mill, John Stuart.

Three Essays on Religion. Nature. The Utility of Religion and Theism.

Second Edition. London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874. 22 x 14 cm. xi, (4), 257 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original green cloth. Black and blind line decorations. Gilt title. Dark brown end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front and rear hinge cracked. A few pencil annotations by previous owner, otherwise bright and clean.

Raphael, Sandra.

An Oak Spring Sylva. A Selection of the Rare Books on Trees in the Oak Spring Garden Library. Described by Sandra Raphael.

[First Edition]. Upperville, Virginia, Oak Spring Garden Library, 1989. 28.5 x 24 cm. xxvii, 147 pages. With colour and B&W Illustrations. Original dark cloth with gilt title and decorations. In original decorated dust jacket, inside archival jacket. Decorated end papers. Very good in very good dust jacket. Gift inscription and address of previous owner in ink on half title page. Internally bright and clean.