James, William.

Military Occurrences of the Late War between Great Britain and the USA & The Naval History of Great Britain. Full Titles: A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War between Great Britain and the United States of America; with an Appendix and Plates. / The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accesssion of George IV. in January 1820.

First Edition / A New Edition with considerable Additions & Improvements. Two Volumes and Six Volumes – Two complete sets. London, Printed for the Author / Printed for Harding, Lepard, and Co., 1818 & 1826. 21 x 13 cm. Military Occurrences: Vol.1: xxxii, 476 pages / Vol.2: 582 pages, (14) [Index]. With three folding Maps (of four). / Naval History: Vol.1: l, 567 / vi, 568 / iv, 533 / v, 539 / vi, 581 / vi, 585 pages. Complete with all ‘Diagrams’ and the 28 folded ‘Half Sheet Annual Abstracts’, as listed. Uniform dark green polished calf. Gilt and blind decorations. Black spine labels with gilt titles and volume numbers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Various degrees of foxing / age darkening. Name of previous owner (see notes below) inscribed in volume 1 of the ‘Naval History’ on front free end paper and title page. No other annotations. Overall a very nice set in sturdy attractive bindings.

Simon, Jules.

Le Gouvernement de M. Thiers. Tomes 1 et 2. 8 Fevrier 1871 – 24 Mai 1873.

Two volumes. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1878. c. 21 x 13 cm. 473 pages / 453 pages. Attractive half leather over marbled boards. Spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional mild age darkening. Closed tear to some pages of volume 1, not affecting text. Very attractive sturdy bindings. See images.

Renan, Ernest.

Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Volumes 1 – 8: Vie de Jesus / Les Apotres / Saint Paul / L’Antechrist / Les Evangiles et la Seconde Generation Chretienne, L’Eglise Chretienne, Marc-Aurele & Index General.

15th, 1st / 1st / 3rd / 1st / 1st and 1st Editions. Eight Volumes – Complete Set. Paris, Michel Levy Freres & Calmann Levy (vol.5). 1877, 1866, 1869, 1873, 1877, 1879 & 1882. c. 21 x 13 cm. cv, 552 / lxiv, 388 / lxxvii, 572 plus folding map / li, 569 / vii, 564 / vii, 564 / Index: iv, 297 pages plus folding Map. Non Uniform Bindings (see images) of contemporary half leather over marbled or cloth boards. Marbled edges in all volumes, except Index volume. Marbled end papers (vol.1, 2, 6-8). Spine labels with gilt title. Gilt titles and decorations. Please review images for different binding styles and materials. Very good condition. Volumes 1-5 and Index: Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Volumes 6 & 7 with some damage to bindings and damp damage (not affecting text) to first few pages of volume 6 (see images). Ex Libris of Castle Pollard (see image) on all eight front paste downs. No names of inscriptions. Occasional mild age darkening / dust dulling. Series: Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Volumes 1 – 8.

Walpole, Spencer.

A History of England. From the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815.

First Edition. Five Volume Set – Complete. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1878, 1878, 1880, 1886 & 1886. c. 22 x 14 cm. xviii, 647, 24 [publishers list] / xvii, 705, (2) / xxiv, 679, 24 / xxii, 611 / xvi, 560 pages plus 24 pages publishers list. Uniform dark brown cloth. Hard covers with gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). A little dust dulled. Ex Libris of Castle Pollard on all front paste downs. Internally clean. A nice set.

Burke, Bernard.

A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland.

Second Edition. London, Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1855. C. 25 x 16 cm. 264 pages [visitation of seats] with 18 plates, as listed & 82 pages [visitation of arms] with 21 numbered plates. Original red cloth with gilt castle decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Binding a little shaky with some of the plates inserted losely. Tissue guards age darkened. Some foxing, especially to edges. Some closed tears and edge wear. Please review images.

Sarr, Kenneth (author) / McGonigal, Maurice (illustrator).

The White Bolle-Trie. A Wonder Story by Kenneth Sarr. Illustrated by Maurice McGonigal.

First Edition. Dublin & Cork, The Talbot Press, 1927. 22 x 14 cm. 96 pages. With five plates and small illustrations in text. Original two-tone cloth. White title on front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Library with a few faint stamps throughout.

Hull, Eleanor (editor).

The Poem-Book of the Gael. Translations from Irish Gaelic Poetry into English Prose and Verse. With a Frontispiece.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1912. C. 18 x 12.5 cm. xxxviii, 370 pages. With a frontispiece, illustrated title page and small celtic decorations in text. Contemporary half morroco over cloth. Hard cover. Five raised bands, gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Michael Morris,Baron Killanin’) on front paste down, together with small sticker of another previous owner. Overall a very attractive copy of the scarce first edition.

Armstrong, Olive.

Edward Bruce’s Invasion of Ireland.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1923. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 179 pages. With a folding map. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front free end paper. Mildly age darkened, otherwise a very nice copy. See images.

Petrie, George / Stokes, Margaret (editor).

Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Chiefly Collected and Drawn by George Petrie and Edited by M. Stokes.

First Edition. Dublin Printed for the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872 & 1878. C. 28 x 21 cm. Vol.1: 86 pages followed by 74 Plates / Vol.2: 187 pages, v [Corrigenda], 54 Plates. Original blind stamped dark cloth. Volume 1 rebacked with a new spine and end papers in 2023. Please see images. Spine design is NOT uniform. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Library with a few library stamps.

Newton, Thomas.

Dissertations on the Prophecies. Which have remarkably been fulfilled and at this time are fullfilling in the World.

The twelfth Edition. Two volumes – Complete. Berwick, Printed by W. Gracie for J. Rennison et al., 1803. c. 21 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xxii, (2), 378 pages, with a frontispiece / Vol. 2: xxiv, 440 pages. Contemporary tree calf. Red spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations to spine. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with minor material losses (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing. Name of previous owner. Internally clean.