[Williams, Rowan Douglas]. Bentall, Eleanor (Photographer).

Documents and Photos to Rowan Douglas Williams. Pamphlet 1: The Ordination or Consecration of the Reverend Canon Professor RDW, Bishop of Monmouth. / Pamphlet 2: Confirmation of the Election of the Most Reverend Doctor Rowan Williams as Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan. Incl. Two Photos of Rowan Douglas Williams.

1992 & 2002. 35 and 19 pages. Two Photos. Original stiff paper covers. Paperbacks. Very good condition. Covers mildly stained and with some pencil notes. ‘Reserved’ in ink on rear cover of the 1992 pamphlet. Internally bright and clean.

Kiernan, R.H.

The Unveiling of Arabia. The Story of Arabian Travel and Discovery.

First Edition. London et al., George G. Harrap & Co., 1937. 22 x 14 cm. 360 pages. Complete with 31 Photos and 13 Maps in Text. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally bright and clean.

Brivio, Ernesto (Editor).

Index of the Gothic Cathedrals / Repertorio Delle Cattedrali Gotiche.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. Milan, Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano / NED – Nuove Edizione Duomo, 1986. 30 x 21.5 cm. Vol.1: xv, 447 pages / Vol.2: pages to 1009. Illusttrated thoughout in B&W. Original green textured cloth. Inside original dust jackets, now inside archival jackets. Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex Libris and gift inscription in both volumes. Internally bright and clean. A nice clean set.

Stuck, Hudson.

A Winter Circuit of our Arctic Coast. A Narrative of a Journey with Dog-Sleds around the entire Arctic Coast of Alaska.

First Edition. New York, Charles Sribner’s Sons, 1920. 23 x 15 cm. x, (4), 347 pages. Illustrated. With two folding maps and 33 Images. One plate (page 302: ‘Cooking Dog-Feed’ missing). Original cloth binding. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Binding faded (see images). Binding a little shaky with some pages towards the back of the book lose). One plate missing. Overall a nice copy.

Wilson, John Marius (Editor).

The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland; or Dictionary of Scottish Topography. Compiled from the most recent Authorities. And forming a complete Body of Scottish Geography. Physical, Statistical, and Historical. Illustrated with a complete County Atlas, various chorographical Maps, Plans of Ports, Harbours, and interesting Views.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co., ND (c. 1860). 25 x 16.5 cm. Vol.1: lxviii, 816 pages / Vol.2: 872 pages. Both volumes with coloured maps, and B&W plates. Volume 1 with a large folding map of Scotland (repaired in the back). Contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Marbled edges. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. folding map with long closed tear, which has been repaired in the back. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy with interesting Maps and Plates. See images.

Donovan, Very Rev. Jeremiah.

Rome Ancient and Modern and Its Environs.

First Edition. Four Volumes – Complete. Rome, Printed for the Author by Crispino Puccinelli, 1842 – 1844. 21 x 13.5 cm Vol.1: xxvi, 652 pages with one folding map and five Plates / Vol.2: 508 pages with three Plates / Vol.3: pages 507-1074 with 21 Plates / Vol.4: 933 pages with 30 Plates. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Red speckled edges. Black spine labels with gilt titles and volume numbers. Raised bands. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small stamp (‘Canon McNamara Bequest 1956’) and a number in ink on all four front paste downs and on one page in each volume (see image). Internally very clean. A very nice complete set.

Anon. “Crom A Boo”.

Poteen Punch. Strong, Hot and Sweet. Made and Mixed by “Crom A Boo”. Being a Succession of Irish After-Dinner Stories of Love-Making, Fun, and Fighting, some of which have already appeared in various Christmas Numbers of “United Ireland”.

First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1890. 18 x 12 cm. 150 pages. New (2022) red cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New Binding. Edges dust dulled. Small amount of damage to bottom of Title and TOC pages (see images). Name of previous owner inscribed to Title page, dated 1891. Small sticker of another previous owner on top of title page. Blind stamps of that owner on two pages. Occasional mild dust dulling, staining. Overall a very nice copy of this scarce publication.

Burke, Edmund.

An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs, in Consequence of some late Discussions in Parliament, relative to the Reflections on the French Revolution.

First Edition. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall Mall, 1791. 20 x 13 cm. HT, TP, 139 pages. Later fine half-calf over marbled boards. Gilt title on spine. Blind decorations. New end papers. Very good condition. Minor edge wear and age darkening to half title and title pages. Internally very clean. A very nice copy

Hubbard, Sue / Teskey, Donald.

The Idea of Islands.

First Edition. Aghabullogue, Co. Cork, Occasional Press, 2010. 25 x 17 cm. 51 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard Cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Occasional very mild spotting.

Lipshitz, Fay.

What it all Meant [Signed]. Poems and Monotypes by Fay Lipshitz.

First Edition. Israel, Design and production, Danny Battat, 2015. 27 x 21 cm. 42 pages of poems and art. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Fine condition. Inscribed (‘Fay’) by the author on verso of front board. See images.