Nuns.
London, Collins, 1976. 13.5cm x 21.5cm. 361 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition other than minor tear to dustjacket.
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Irish Antiquarian Researches. [Contains papers on: Leabhar Dhimma, The Caah, The Meeshac, Book of Armagh, St. Patrick et al.]
Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Co. and Hodges and M’Arthur, 1827. 21 x 13 cm. Coloured frontispiece, Title page, (2), 442 pages, lv. Complete with 12 Plates of which seven are hand coloured and some are folding. Contemporary hald calf over marbled boards. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards and spine. Black morroco label with gilt title. Gild decorations. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Rebacked. New end papers. Rubbed and bumped. Occasional mild age darkening / browning. A very nice clean copy.
EUR 320,-- Order
Pensees Fragments et Lettres de Blaise Pascal & Lettres Provinciales par Blaise Pascal.
Four Volumes. Paris Andrieux, Editeur & Au Bureau Principal des Editeurs, 1844 & 1830. 21 x 13 cm & 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: lxxxvii, 410 pages / Vol.2: 430 pages. With a facsimile portrait in volume 2. / Vol.1: 408 pages / Vol.2: 380 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Black spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional very mild foxing. Ex Libris of previous owner. A nice set.
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In Estherem Commentarius, Literalis & Moralis. Cum triplici Indice accuratissimo Documentorum, Rerum Et Argumentorum, Expositioni Euanggeliorum & Epistolarum rotius anni servientum.
Coloniae Agrippinae [Cologne], Sumptibus Cornelii ab Egmondt, & Sociorum, 1647. c. 33 x 21 cm. Engraved title page, Title page, (6), 456 pages, (26)[Index]. Contemporary full calf with elaborate blind decoration. See images. Gilt title and decorations to spine. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses to boards and spine (see images). Age darkened throughout. A few signatures and small stamps on various pages. Overall still a very nice book.
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The Dolmens of Ireland. Their Distribution, Structural Characteristics, and Affinities in other Countries; together with the Folk-Lore attaching to them; Supplemented by Considerations on the Anthropology, Ethnology, and Traditions of the Irish People. With four Maps, and eight hundred Illustrations, including two coloured Plates.
First Edition. In three Volumes – Complete. London, Chapman & Hall, 1897. 26 x 17 cm. Vol.1: xxxvi, 312 pages / Vol.2: pages numbered 313 to 712 / Vol.3: pages numbered 713 to 1234. Complete with the four folding coloured Maps and the two Frontipiece Plates. Original green cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. Black end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Some discoloration (see images) to Bindings. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small stamp of previous owner (‘Rosturk Castle’) on half title page of all three volumes. Internally very bright and clean. A lovely set.
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Letters written by His Excellency Hugh Boulter, D.D. Lord Primate of All Ireland, &c. to several Ministers of State in England and some Others. Containing an Account of the most interesting Transctions which passed in Ireland from 1724 to 1738.
Two volumes bound in one. Oxford, At the Clarendon Press. Sold by D. Prince. Sold also by R. Horsfield in Ludgate Street, London; and by George Faulkner in Dublin. 1769 & 1770. 21 x 13 cm. viii, 360, (4), 254 pages plus 16 unnumbered pages of Index. Half calf over marbled paper boards. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front and rear joind cracked, front hinge weakened, but boards still firmly attached. Ex Libris of previous owner (Sir Robert Johnson Eden Bart.) on front paste down. Internally slightly age darkened and some very mild foxing. A very clean copy.
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Souperism: Myth or Reality. A Study in Souperism.
First Edition. Cork, The Mercier Press, 1970. 20 x 14 cm. 256 pages. Original cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good, price clipped dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Some edgewear to dust jacket. Internally bright and clean.
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The Irish College in Paris from 1578 to 1901. With a brief account of the other Irish Colleges in France…
First Edition. London, Dublin & New York, Art and Book Co., M.H. Gill & Benzinger Brothers, 1901. 18 x 12 cm. xviii, 233 pages plus Index. With three tissue guarded Plates, as listed. Original dark gree cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Stained boards. Slanted. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
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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.
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