Wood-Martin, W.G.

The Lake Dwellings of Ireland. Or Ancient Lacustrine Habitations of Erin, commonly called Crannogs.

First Edition. Dublin & London, Hodges, Figgis & Co./ Longmans, Green & Co., 1886. 25 x 16 cm. xxi, (2), 268 pages. Illustrated. Complete with all Plates, as listed. Later fine green half morocco over ‘marbled’ boards. Dark green end papers. Raised bands and gilt decorations. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. With a stamp of the ‘Kildare Street Club’ on half title and title page. Otherwise internally bright and clean. A very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Feuillet de Conches, F.

Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette et Madame Elisabeth – Lettres et documents inédits.

First Edition. Six Volumes. Paris, Henri Plon, 1864. 22 x 14 cm. lxxii, 519 / 544, 4 Plates / lxv, 502, 5 Plates / cxix, 506, 4 Plates / 488, 2 Plates / 602 pages, 8 Plates. See notes below. Fine contemporary uniform half morocco over marbled paper boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Title and volume numbers in gilt on spine. Gilt decorations. A wonderful set. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of ‘Castle Pollard’ in all six volumes. Internally bright and clean with occasional very mild foxing, mainly to the Plates. Overall a very nice set in attractive sturdy bindings. Please review all the images on westcoastrarebooks.com.

Thucydidis [Thucydides].

Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco. Libri Octo. Graece et Latine. Ad Editionem Ios. Wasse et Car. Andr. Dukeri. Accurate Expressi Cum Varietate Lectionis et Annotationibus.

Six Volumes – Complete. Biponti [Zweibrücken], Studiis Societatis Bipontinae. Ex Typographia Societatis, 1788-89. 21 x 12 cm. Vol.1: civ, 411, (2) / Vol.2: 578 / Vol.3: 568 / Vol.4: 527 / Vol.5: 596 / Vol.6: 288 plus c. 250 pages Index [Indices]. Volumes 1-5 with a small title page engraving. Speckled calf boards. Later matching and uniform spines? with gilt decorations & titles. Gilt dentelles. Very good to near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional very mild foxing/browning, mainly to end papers and first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. A lovely complete set.

Conwell, Eugene Alfred.

Discovery of the Tomb of Ollamh Fodhla (Olluv Fola). Ireland’s famous Monarch and Law-Maker upwards of Three Thousand Years ago. With Fifty-Six Illustrations.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill et al. 1873. 22 x 14 cm. x, 69 pages, (4) [Subscribers and Publishers List]. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on front board and spine. Blind decorations. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Armorial Ex Libris of A.V. Montgomery on front paste down

Various Authors.

The Priest [Periodical]. Volume 2, No. 1-12.

Huntington, Indiana, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Jan – Dec 1946. c. 18 x 12 cm. C. 1000 pages. Each section contains c. 80 pages. Sturdy red library binding. Hard cover. Red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Ex Library with some stamps. Some underlining. Overall a very good copy.

Hogan, Edmund.

The Description of Ireland. And the State thereof as it is at this present in Anno 1598. Now for the first time published from a Manuscript preserved in ClongowesWood College. With Copious Notes and Illustrations.

First Edition. Dublin and London, M.H.Gill & Son / Bernard Quaritch, 1878. 25 x 18 cm. xii, 382 pages. Later quarter morroco over cloth covered boards. Black morroco label with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges mildly age darkened / foxed. Internally bright and clean.

O’Halloran, S. [Sylvester].

A History of Ireland. An Introduction to the Study of the History and Antiquities of Ireland, and Ierne Defended.

Dublin, Printed by J. Christie, 1819. 20. 5 x 13 xm. Vol.1: 581 pages, one Plate / Vol.2: 482 pages, (16 pages Index), three Plates / Vol.3: 550 pages, (10 pages Index), three Plates. Uniform textured full leather with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Name of previous owner in gilt on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste downs. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise very clean. Please review images.

Hallam, Henry.

The Constitutional History of England [George Bellew Binding]. From the Accesion of Henry VII to the Death of George II.

Fifth Edition. Two Volumes. London, John Murray, 1846. 21 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xv, 719 pages / Vol.2: viii, 624 pages. Uniform green morroco by G. Bellew, Dublin. Binders stamp in gilt on front past down. Elaborate gilt decorations. Decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubing and bumping. Occasional mild staining to edges. Prize paper label on front paste donw. Internally bright and clean. Overall a very nice set in a lovely sturdy binding.

Ouroussoff, Peter.

Reminiscences of a Vanished Age 1904 – 1920 [Signed].

First Edition. Published by the Author, 1984. 23 x 15 cm. 190 pages. Original decorated trade paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Title page lose. Signed by the Author on the title page. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

H.R.H. Princess Stephanie of Belgium. Fürstin of Lonyay; Ex-Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary.

I was to be Empress.

First Edition. London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1937. 21 x 14 cm. 271 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Small articles and Obituary of the Author tipped in on from free end paper (see images). Internally bright and clean.