Denham Smith, Rev. Joseph.

Winnowed Grain: or, Selections from the Addresses of the Rev. J. Denham Smith.

Third Edition. London and Dublin, Partridge / Tract Repository, 1863. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 291 pages. Blue cloth with gilt title and decorations. Dark end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and partially discoloured (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few small stains. Name of previous owner (in pencil) on title page. Internally bright and clean.

Domino Phillippo Austriaco / D. Phillippo O’Sullevano Bearro / Matthaeus Kelly (Editor).

Historiae Catholicae Iberniae. Compendium.

First Edition. Dublin, Apud Johannem O’Daly, 1850. 24 x 15 cm. xxx, 369 pages. Editor’s Preface in English. Main text in Latin. Half calf over green cloth. Five raised bands and label on spine. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Marbled edges . Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, some abrasion. Edges and end papers age darkened. Hinges cracked, but binding is sound. Bookbinders label on front paste down. Small sticker with name and address of previous owner on front free end paper. One old signature on titel page. Internally mildly age darkened and ocassionally foxed. Text block clean.

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.

Dorr, Donal.

Spirituality and Justice.

Dublin / New York, Gill and Macmillan / Orbis Books, 1984. 13.5 x 21.5cm. 260 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, spine faded.

Doucet, Camille-Antonio.

The Trappists of Oka. 1881 – 1981. Their History from the Foundation of their Abbey in 1881 Until the Present Day.

First English Edition. Bibliotheque Nationale du Quebec, 1981. 23 x 15 cm. 170 pages. With B&W Photos. Original stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Drummond, Henry.

The Greatest Thing in the World. With photo-illustrations from Blue Galilee, by the Matson Photo Service, Jerusalem, Palestine, depicting well-known scenes from the loveliest Life ever lived.

Stirling, Stirling Tract Enterprise, Not dated (c. 1930-40). 18 x 12 cm. 32 pages. Stiff illustrated paper covers. Stpled and stringed. See images. Very good condition. Small pen mark on front cover. Wrappers mildly age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Duckett, Eleanor.

The Wandering Saints.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1959. 21 x 14 cm. 319 pages. With 5 B&W Maps and two Tables. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding and edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of one former owner on front paste down. Signature on front free end paper.

Duffey, Felix D.

Testing The Spirit.

St. Louis / London, B. Herder Books, 1957. 14cm x 21cm. 174 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Slight wear to dustjacket, otherwise excellent condition. Pre-owner’s stamp on endpaper.

Eadie, John (Editor).

A Biblical Cyclopaedia. or; Dictionary of Eastern Antiquities, Geography, Natural History, Sacred Annals and Biography, Theology, and Biblical Literature, Illustrative of the Old and New Testaments. With Maps and Pictorial Illustrations.

Twelfth Edition, Revised Throughout and Enlarged. London, Charles Griffin & Company, 1871. 20 x 13.5 cm. viii, 690 pages. With illustrations in text and maps (hand-outlined). Professionally recased in 2020 using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Blind stamped cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Sound binding. Dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed. Small stamp on titel page (see image). Internally clean.

Ebers, G. / Birch, S. (Introduction) / Bell, Clara (Translator).

Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque.

Volume 1 ONLY! London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, Cassell & Company, 1887. 32 x 24 cm. xxiv, 314 pages. Illustrated thoughout. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Bevelled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing internally, otherwise clean.

Edward Earl of Clarendon.

The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. Begun in the Year 1641, with the Precedent Passages, and Actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy End and Conclusion there by the King’s blessed Restoration. and Return upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660.

Dublin Edtion. Three Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Printed for John Hyde and Robert Owen, Booksellers, 1719. 32 x 19 cm. Vol.1: Blank, engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, xii [Preface], (4) [List of Subscribers], 422 pages. / Vol.2: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (4) [Dedication], 459 pages. / Vol.3: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (6) [Dedication], 445 pages plus 33 pages Index. Small vignettes in text. Contemporary panelled calf. Blinf decorations to boards. Gilt decorations to spine. Spine labels with title and volume numbers in gilt. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material losses / abrasions to corners and spine ends. Volume spine label missing on volume 2. Some joints started to crack, but bindings remain sound. Name and Ex Libris of previous owners on front paste down and title pages. Internally clean, mildly age darkened. A few minor tears. A nice set overall.

Emery, Cuthbert J.

The Rosminians.

First Edition. London, Burns & Oates, 1960. 18 x 12 cm. 108 pages with several photographs in B&W. Pale blue cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding speckled. Edges, end papers and dust jacket age darkened and mildly foxed. Internally and bright and clean copy.

Farrar, F.W.

Woman’s Work. As Daughter, as Wife, and as Mother.

London, James Nisbet & Co., 1895. 18 x 9 cm. 109 pages plus two pages publishers list. Cloth covered stiff paper boards. Soft cover. Title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Rubbed bumped and dust dulled. Binding coming lose. Paper sticker on front board (‘File Copy’) – see images. Internally bright and clean.

Father Cuthbert, O.S.F.C.

The Capuchins. A Contribution to the History of the Counter-Reformation.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Sheed and Ward, 1928. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 243 pages with Frontispiece and three Plates / Vol.2: 475 pages with Frontispiece and two Plates (complete). Uniform original dark cloth with gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Bndings rubbed and bumped. Internally foxed, otherwise clean. A nice set.

Father Henry (Editor).

The Capuchin Annual 1956-57.

Dublin, Church Street, [1956]. 25 x 17 cm. 538 pages. Illustrated throughout. Some colour plates. Original dark brown soft paper covers. Very good condition. Covers slighly worn. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Father James Clare S.J. (Editor)

The Life of Blessed Julie Billiart. Foundress of the Institute of Sisters of Notre Dame. By a Member of the Same Society.

Edinburgh and London, Sands and Company, 1909. 20 x 13 cm. xxxii, 559 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. With a folding map. Black cloth covered stiff cardboard covers with gilt title on spine. Gilt decorations on front board: Convent of Notre Dame Birkdale. Decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some material losses to spine (see images). Neat inscription (prize) on verso of half title, dated 1909. Internally age darkened but clean.

Father Senan.

The Capuchin Annual 1936. Seventh Year of Publication.

Dublin, Father Matthew Record Office, 1935. 25 x 17 cm. 336 pages. Illustrated throughout. Some tipped in colour plates. Original dark brown soft paper covers. Very good condition. Binding worn and frayed. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Feheney, J. Matthew.

Gentlemen of the Presentation: Brief Biographies of Twenty-Five Presentation Brothers (1762-1999).[Signed].

Dublin, Veritas, 1999. 14 x 21cm. 204 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by author on title page.

Feheney, J. Matthew. [Ed].

From Ideal to Action: The Inner Nature of a Catholic School Today.

Dublin, Veritas, 1999. 14 x 21cm. 250 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Ford, Alan.

James Ussher. Theology, History, and Politics in Early-Modern Ireland and England.

First Edition. Oxford, University Press, 2007. 23 x 15 cm. xi, 315 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Portrait of Ussher (from dust jacket?) glued to front free end paper. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally very bright and clean. A very nice copy.