[Young, Arthur].

A Six Weeks Tour, through the Southern Counties of England and Wales. … with Descriptions and Copper-Plates…

The Second Edition, Corrected and enlarged. Dublin, Printed for J. Milliken, 1771. 20 x 12 cm. Folding Frontispiece, Title page, xii, 284 pages. (20) [TOC & Publishers List]. One Illustration in text (p.42). Numerous Tables and Lists. Contemporary full calf. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition.

A Collection of five Historic Acts and Declarations. Collection consists of five individually bound volumes: Vol.1: An Act for the Attainder of the Rebels in Ireland. (1657) / Vol. 2: A Declaration of His Highness The Lord Protector and the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, for a Day of Solemn Fasting and Humiliation in the Three Nations. (1656) / Vol. 3: An Act for an Assessment at the Rate of Five and Thirty thousand Pounds by the moneth upon England, Six thousand Pounds by the Moneth upon Scotland, and Nine thousand pounds by the Moneth upon Ireland, For Three Years from The Twenty fourth of June 1657. / Vol. 4: An Act and Declaration Touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the Twentieth of April 1653. and before the Third of September 1654. and Other Acts. / Vol. 5: An Additional Act for the Better Improvement and Advancing the Receipts of the Excise and New-Impost (1657).

Five Volumes. London, Henry Hill and John Fields, 1857, Vol. 1: (2), 24 pages, (50 blank pages) / Vol. 2: (2), 5 pages, (74 blank pages) / Vol. 3: (2), 28 pages, (50 blank pages) / Vol. 4: (2), 40 pages (not consistently numbered), 50 blank pages) / Vol. 5: (2), 61 pages (2). Vol. 1-4: Modern three-quarter dark blue leather with blue cloth boards. Some gilt line decorations to boards. Gilt titel and decorations on spine. (Bindings by Period Binders, Bath, England) / Vol. 5: Modern half-leather with pale blue cloth. Gilt line decorations on boards. Gilt titel and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Bindings for vol.1-4 as new. Binding for vol. 5 with some shelf wear, some staining and discoloration to boards. The actual acts show age darkening, browning and occassional foxing. Edges are darkened. Pages have small tears and small amount of paper loss, but not affecting the actual text. A few pencil lines. A very handsome collection in tasteful bindings.

Odhams Press Ltd. (Publishers).

A Collection of Vintage ‘News Review’ Magazines. The First British Newsmagazine. 259 Copies in total, of which 51 lack the front cover. Offered as a Collection WAF. Realistic Offers Welcome.

London, Odhams Press Ltd., 1939 – 1947. C. 29 x 21 cm. Conditions range from poor (a few) to very good (most). Generally a little dust dulled. Some Titles lack the front covers. See list of issues below. Overall a very interesting Collection with many fascinating front covers showing the Key Figures of this age: Americans: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, MacArthur et al. British: Churchill, Wavell, Montgomery et al. Russians: Stalin, Shukov et al. Germans: Hitler, Goebbels et al. Other covers show Ghandi, James Mason et al. See sample images.

Anon.

The Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme.

First Edition. Limerick, Published by T.C. Carroll & Sons, Not dated, c. 1926. 18 x 12 cm. 53 pages plus 18 pages of local (Limerick) advertising. With illustrations and photos. Original textured and decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy of this rare publication.

Anon.

The Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme.

First Edition. Limerick, Published by T.C. Carroll & Sons ND [c. 1926]. 18 x 12 cm. 53 pages plus 18 pages of local (Limerick) advertising. Illustrated. Original textured and decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Name of previous owner on front board. Internally bright and clean.

Beveridge, Janet.

Beveridge and his Plan.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. 20 x 13 cm. 239 pages with many B&W Photos and Illustrations. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. No dust jacket. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some staining to boards.Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Cavell, Stanley.

Themes out of School. Effects and Causes.

First edition. San Francisco, North Point Press, 1984. 21,5 x 14,5 cm. XIV, 268 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

Clark, Sir Terence.

Underground To Overseas. The Story of Petroleum Development Oman.

First Edition. London, Stacey International, 2007. 28 x 24 cm. vii, 123 pages [English] / 123 pages [Arabic]. Illustrated throughout. Original hard cover in original decorated dust jackets. Very good in very good dust jacket. Internally bright and clean.

Colgan, Edward.

For Want of Good Money. The Story of Ireland’s Coinage.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 2003. 24 x 16 cm. x, 208 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine in original decorated dust jacket. As New.

Crory, William Glenny.

A Treatise on Industrial Resources (Still Neglected) in Ireland. In which the manufacturing powers of Ireland are pointed out, their value estimated, and how to work them on purely commercial Principles fully set forth.

[First Edition]. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1860. 17 x 10 cm. xxii, 182 pages plus 18 pages of Advertising, mainly Galway interest. New black cloth and new end papers. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Edges dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing internally, otherwise clean. Minor shelf wear.