Ó Braoin, Pádraig.

An Dá Shaol.

Fermoy, Éigse na Mainistreach, 1983. 11 x 18cm. 120 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Ó Treasaigh, Lorcán.

An Doras Grianlasta.

First Edition. Dublin, Foilseacháin Náisiúnta Teo., 1983. 12.5 x 18.5cm. 159 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition. Boards, text and dustjacket clean and bright, binding firm.

Malthus, Rev. T. R. [Thomas Robert].

An Essay on the Principle of Population [Bayntun Riviere Binding]. Or, A View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness, with an Inquiry into our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils which it Occasions.

Ninth Edition. London, Reeves and Turner, 1888. 21 x 14 cm. xv, 551 pages. Later fine polished calf. Dark blue and green spine labels. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Binder Stamp (‘Bound by Bayntun Riviere Bath England’) on verso of front free end paper. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Joint and hinges started to crack. Internally bright and clean.

By a Barrister at Law.

An Exact Abridgment of All The Irish Statutes. From First Sessions of Parliament in the Third Year of the Reign of King Edward II. to the End of the Seventh Session of His Present Majesty King George II. Together with An Abridgment of All the English Statutes in Force in Ireland, from Magna Charta, to the End of the Seventh Session of His Present Majesty King George II. With Tables…

Dublin, Printed by George Grierson, 1736. 24 x 20. Three blank pages, (2) [Approval], Title page, (2) [Preface], 770 pages, (34) [A Table of the Titles of the statutes…], (66) [A General Table. containing the Substance of each Clause…]. Three folding Tables. Modern half brown morocco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Name of a previous owner on first blank. Three library stamps on frontispiece and title page (see images). No further stamps. Internally mildly age darkened, otherwise clean. A few small annotations. Occasional mild damp staining. Overall a very nice copy of this scarce book.

O’Laverty, James.

An Historical Account of the Diocese of Down and Connor (Vol. 1 & 2). Ancient and Modern, by The Rev. James O’Laverty, M.R.I.A., Parish Priest of Holywood.

First Editions. Dublin, James Duffy and Sons / M.H. Gill, 1878 / 1880. 18 x 12 cm. Vol.1: lxxi, 448 pages / Vol.2: (6), 464 pages, xci [Appendix and Index]. Original green cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper partially removed in volume 1 (see images). Occasional mild foxing, but generally bright and clean.

[Delany, Patrick].

An Historical Account of the Life and Reign of David King of Israel. Interspersed with Various Conjectures, Digressions, and Disquisitions. In which (among other Things) Mr. Bayle’s Criticisms, upon the Conduct and Character of That Prince, are fully considered. By the Author of Revelation examined with Candor. To which are prefixed, Reflections upon the present Neglect of the Public Worship of God.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed by S. Richardson, for John Rivington et al., 1759. 19 x 12 cm. xxviii, 346 pages plus two pages publishers list. Later half calf over marbled boards. Later end papers. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding with mild shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally age darkened thoughout. Name of previous owner in ink opposite title page. Inscriptions (some crossed out) on title page (see images). Internally age darkened, but otherwise clean.

Woodfall, William.

An Impartial Sketch of the Debate in the House of Commons of Ireland. On a Motion Made on Friday, August 12, 1785, by the Rt.Hon. Thomas Orde, Secretary to the Rt.Hon. Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant, for Leave to Bring in a Bill for Effectuating the Intercourse and Commerce between Great Britain and Ireland, on permanent and equitable Principles, for the Mutual Benefit of both Countries. Together with an impartial Sketch of the principle Speeches on the Subject of the Bill that were delivered in the House on Monday, August 15, 1785. With a Copy of the Bill, presented to the House of Commons of Ireland…

[First Edition]. Dublin, Printed for Luke White, [1785]. 23 x 14 cm. Title, ii, 200 pages (Sketch), (2), 24 pages (Bill) plus eight pages publishers list. Modern paper covered boards with paper label on front board. Hard cover. New end papers. Fore and tail edge rough deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, slightly faded. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened. Some water staining. Title and next two pages (‘To the Public’) with tape repaired closed tears. Occasional foxing.

Mac Amhlaigh, Donall.

An Irish Navvy. The Diary of an Exile. Translated from the Irish by Valentin Iremonger.

First Edition. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1964. 21 x 14 cm. ix, 182 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A nice clean copy. See images.

Henry, Paul / O’Faolain, Sean (foreword).

An Irish Portrait [Signed]. The Autobiography of Paul Henry R.H.A. With a Foreword by Sean O’Faolain.

First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford, 1951, 22 x 15 cm. xi, 116 pages. With 12 Plates – complete. With a losely inserted letter, signed by Mabel Young, Paul Henry’s second wife, to whom the book is dedicated. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in fair only dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to book. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Signed by the Author on the front free end paper. Dust jacket worn with significant paper losses (see images).

O’Connor, Thomas.

An Irish Theologian in Enlightenment France. Luke Joseph Hooke 1714-96.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1995. 23 x 15 cm. 218 pages. Original cloth inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.