¡YO! [Signed].
First edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books, 1997. 13 x 18.5cm. 309 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new. Signed by the author.
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‘England’s Michelangelo’ – A Biography of George Frederic Watts, O.M., R.A.
First Edition. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1975. 16cm x 24cm. XIX, 258 pages with 8 colour and 24 black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed and inscribed by the author.
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“Along the Line where Columns are set”. Book 11 continuing Technological Studies in Ancient Metrology.
Copenhagen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag, 1970. 30 x 23 cm, 159 pages. With numerous illustrations, tables, charts and photographs in B&W. Original stiff cardboard covers. Illustrated front and rear. Excellent condition. Bright and clean throughout. Not Ex Library. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front free endpaper.
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“The House of the Temple”. A Study of Malta and its Knights in the French Revolution by Frederick W. Ryan.
First Edition. London, Burns Oates and Washbourne, 1930. 22 x 14 cm. xvi, 358 pages. With Illustrations and a folding Map. Original bright red cloth. HArd cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good, slightly discoloured dust jacket. Edges and end papers mildly foxed. Internally a bright and clean copy.
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“The Island of Saints;” or, Ireland in 1855.
First Edition. London, Seeleys, 1855. 16 x 10 cm. xxiv, 276 pages. With 10 (out of 11) Lithotint Plates and three woodcut Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine (see images). Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Spine faded into brown. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small Ex Libris on front paste down. Inscription on front free end paper reads : ‘From the Author Sept. 1855’. A few neat annotations. A very nice copy.
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[A Collection of Engravings showing Habits & Dresses from Various Countries]. [Unknown Title and Publisher – No Title Page].
No publishing Information. c. 1790-1800. 21 x 13 cm. 35 engraved plates. No title or text pages. Contemporary leather. Front board detached. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front board detatched. Dust dulled throughout. First three pages with edgewear and minor losses, not affecting the engravings. See images.
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[A Collection of Engravings]. C. 40 fine steel engravings: Art, Portrait, Architecture, Landscape, Far Eastern, etc.
London & Paris, Fisher, Son and Co., c. 1845. 26 x 21 cm. C. 40 full page steel engravings, some text pages with poetry and prose. Title page missing. Contemporary cloth. Hard cover. Title (‘Engravings’) in gilt. See images. Good condition due to lack of title page. A selection of very nice plates.
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[Prieres Du Matin & Du Soir Avec Reflexions Saintes Pour Tous Les Jours Du Mois & L’Ordinaire De La Sainte Messe].
[Paris], De L’Impremerie de Joseph Barbou, 1729. 12 x 7.5 cm. (2)[Blank], pages numbered 4 to 162, (6), xxxvj. [No half title or title page]. Textured calf with gilt title (‘REFL SAIN’) and gilt decorations on spine and boards. Very good condition. No half title or title page. Text block starts with page number 3 (‘Avis’). Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner on first blank. Internally darkened, otherwise very clean.
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[Theologiae Moralis] Index Locupletissimus Resolutionum omnium, quae continentur, tam in Medulla R.P. Hermanni Busenbaum, S.J. Quam in Omnibus ad illam a Reverendo et Eximio P. Claudio La Croix, ejusdem Societ. Jesu, SS, Theologiae in Unversitate Coloniensi Doctore & Professore publico, Factis additamentis, secundum ordinem Alphabeti digestus a R.P. Leonardo Colendall, ejusdem Societatis Sacerdote. Tomulus IX.
Cologne, Apud Servatium Noethen, 1717. 1014 pages. Contemporary full vellum with blind decorations to both boards. Leather and metal clasps. Handwritten author and volume number on spine. Raised bands. Blue coloured edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mildly age darkened throughout, otherwise clean. Name of previous owner on top of title page. A lovely copy in an attractive sturdy contemporary binding. See images.
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1905 Report of the St. Mary’s Hospitals. (Formerly the St. Mary’s, Manchester Southern, and Manchester Maternity Hospitals), Manchester.
Manchester, Chas. Sever, Printer, 1906. Two folded Frontispiece with Hospital Views, Title, 135 pages. Original grey stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition.
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24 Tracts: The Society for diffusing Scriptural Knowledge by the distribution of Tracts. 1. Essay on the Nature of Divine Grace / 2. Doctrine of the Grace of God (William Mills) / 3. The Way of Forgiveness / 4. The Revealed Character of the True God / 5. A Suitable Remedie for Human Wretchedness / 6. A Letter to six Men under Sentence of Death / 7. Essay on the Most important of all Subjects / 8. Poor Joseph / 9. The Nature and Importance of Christ’s Salvation / 10. Christian Confidence / 11. The True Riches / 12. The Prophet and the Widow / 13. The Pharisee and the Publican / 14. The important Question answered / 15. The Fisherman / 16. Sin. No Trifle / 17. Atheism and Christianity Contrasted / 18. Doctrine of the Cross of Christ / 19. Israel healed by the Brazen Serpent / 20. Effectual Remedy / 21. Divine Grace Exemplified / 22. Poor Sarah / 23. Doctrine of three divine Persons / 24. Dialogue between a father and his son.
London, Printed by Benjamin Bensley, J. Haddon & Sold by W. Jones, 1819 – 1824. c. 13 x 8 cm. 6, 36, 15, 12, 16, 8, 14, 6, 8, 12, 18, 12, 24, 8, 8, 6, 30, 18, 12, 14, 8, 16, 16 & 20 pages. Contemporary full calf. Black spine label and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Bottom of front joint cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper. Most of spine label missing. Bookworm channel on front end papers. Internally dust dulled, but otherwise clean.
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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.
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A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany.
First Edition. Three Volumes. London, Printed for the Author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press, 1821. Vol.1: xxv, (6), 462 pages, lxxix (Index & Addenda). With 13 full page plates (incl. one colour and one fold-out plate) and 23 engraved plates on India paper which are mounted in the text. / Vol. 2: 555 page. With 24 full page plates (incl. two sepia and one double page plate) and 17 engraved plates on India paper which are mounted. / Vol. 3: 622 pages, lxii (Supplement). With 46 full page plates (incl. two colour/sepia and three double page plates) and 24 engraved plates on India paper which are mounted. No half titles. Volume 1 with Dedication page showing Crest of the Roxburghe Club, the first ‘Book Club’. Half-leather with marbled boards. Gilt titles and volume numbers on spine. Volume 3 professionally repaired in 2017 and fitted with new end papers. Very good condition. Boards, corners and hinges a little rubbed and bumped. This is an Ex Library book with an interesting history. All three volumes have a special commemoration plate mounted to front paste-downs: “Norfolk & Norwich Library. This book is Part of the Salvage from the Fire which occurred on August 1st, 1898”. Front free end-papers and title pages show some edge discoloration, possibly because of that fire. The rest of the text pages and plates appears not affected. Edges and pages are a little age darkened and a little browned.
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A Bishop and his Flock.
First Edition. London, Burns & Oates, 1903. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 414 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and titles on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened and foxed. Internally occasional foxing. Text block clean.
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A Book of Old Ballads. Selected and with an Introduction by Beverley Nichols & Illustrated by H.M.Brock, R.I.
London, Hutchinson & Co., 1934. 22 x 28 cm, xxxix, 277 pages. Colour frontispiece and 15 full page colour plates. Some B&W illustrations. Original pale brown cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Now in protective archival jacket. Very good condition. Edges darkened. Some minor shelf wear and signs of use. Some pages unopened. Text block clean and bright, some minor foxing, mainly to first few pages.
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A Brief & True Report Concerning Williamsburg in Virginia. [Signed by George Marshall and British Chiefs of Staff in 1943]. Being an Account of the most important Occurrences in that Place from its first Beginning to the present Time.
A third Edition revis’d & enlarged by the Author. Williamsburg, Printed for Colonial Williamsburg by August Dietz, 1940. 20 x 12 cm. xii, 406 pages. With a frontispiece, two foldout maps and other illustrations. Brown calf with gilt line decorations. Label with gilt title on spine. Speckled edges. Good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Material losses to spine and spine label. Abrasion to boards. Edges dust dulled. Internally slightly age darkened, otherwise in very good condition. Initials A.F.B. and 13 signatures on front end papers. Placed and dated (Williamsburg, Virginia 5/16/43). Text block bright and clean.
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A Brief Description of the Worshipful Company of Skinners. Compiled by Adam Fox in 1947.
First Edition. [London], Privately Printed for the Company, 1947. 21 x 13 cm. 67 pages with a small map in text. Original cloth in original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Dust jacket age darkened with some edge wear; now in archival jacket.
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A Cabinet of Quadrupeds. Consisting of Highly-Finished Engravings, by James Tookey; from Drawings, by Julius Ibbetson; with Historical and Scientific Descriptions, by John Church.
First Edition. Two Volumes. London and Cardiff, Printed for Darton and Harvey and W. Belch, 1805. 32 x 25 cm. Unpaginated. Engravings, accompanied by descriptive text pages. Two engraved title pages. 84 copper-engraved Plates. Contemporary fine morocco with gilt and blind decorations. Two black morocco spine labels. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Some abrasions with minor material losses to boards (see images). Bindings remain sound. Two ex libris of previous owners . Occasional mild foxing / browning, otherwise clean. A very nice set.
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A Catalogue of the Bradshaw Collection of Irish Books in the University Library Cambridge. Vol.1: Books printed in Dublin by known Printers 1602-1882. / Vol.2: Books printed in Dublin without Printer’s Name et al / Vol.3: Index.
[First Edition]. Three volumes – complete. Cambridge, Printed for the University Library and to be had of Bernard Quaritch, London, 1916. 25 x 17 cm. Vol.1: x, 690 pages / Vol.2: pages 690 to 1340 / Vol.3: pages 1341 to 1696. Uniform quarter black morrocco over black cloth boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Clean and bright with minor shelf wear only. A very nice sturdy set.
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A Catalogue of the Maps of the Estates of the Archbishops of Dublin 1654 – 1850. With an historical introduction by Raymond, Gillespie.
Limited First Edition of 500 copies. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2000. 28 x 24 cm. 112 pages. Illustrated in colour and B&W. Original gree cloth with paper label on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. See images.
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A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught. Written A.D. 1684, by Roderic O’Faherty, Esq. Edited, from a MS. in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, with Notes and Illustrations by James Hardiman.
Dublin, For the Irish Archaeological Society, 1846. 23 x 18 cm. xiv, 467 pages, 25 pages annual report of the archaeological Society. With a Map (frontispiece). Later fine half morroco over cloth-covered boards. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding as new. Edges dust dulled. First few pages (<10) damp damaged towards the foreedge (see image of title page). Name of previous owner on small sticker on front free end paper. Internally clean. Losely inserted facsimile letter from Roderic O’Flaherty to a ‘Mr. Downing’. Lacks the folding chart. Good solid binding.
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A Collection of Ballads. With Illustrations and Notes.
First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1897. 15 x 9 cm. xxii, 249 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.
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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.
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A Collection of Road Acts.
Dublin, Printed by George Grierson, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1809, 1813 & 1815. 15.5 x 10 cm. 250 pages, 11 pages & 18 pages. New (2024) blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Internally mildly age darkened. Last few pages damp stained. Mild edgewear.
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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.
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A Complete Collection of English Proverbs. Also the most celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Languages. To which is added, by the same Author a Collection of English Words, not generally used. With an Account of the Preparing and refining such Metals & Minerals as are found in England. Reprinted Verbatim from the Edition of 1768.
London, Printed for T. and J. Allman et al, 1818. 19 x 11 cm. vi, 308 pages. Red half calf with gilt title on spine. Red cloth covered boards. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.
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A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. Incorporating a Glossary of Scotch Words, with Notes, Index, and Appendix of Readings.
First Edition. Glasgow, Kerr & Richardson, 1889. 26 x 18 cm. 548 pages. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Paper spine label. Fore and Tail Edge deckle. Very good condition. Edges and end papers darkened. Internally a bright and clean copy.
EUR 40,-- Order
A Contribution Towards a Catalogue of the Prints and Maps of Dublin City and County. Volume 1: Prints / Volume 2: Maps.
First Limited Edition. 25/500 (Vol.1) & 136/500 (Vol.2). Two Volumes – Complete. Shankill, Co. Dublin, Published by The Neptune, 2005. 29 x 20 cm. Vol.1: x, (2), 248, (14) / Vol.2: ii, pages 251 to 411, (10). Illustrated thoughout. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jackets (now inside archival jackets). Books in very good + conditions. Dust jacket for volume 1: good condition (some creases and short close tears). Dust jacket for volume 2: very good condition. Both jackets protected by clear archival jackets. Volume 1 signed by both authors on front free end paper. Gift inscription on ffep. Books internally bright and clean. A nice and rare set.
EUR 350,-- Order
A Contribution towards a Catalogue of the Prints and Maps of Dublin City and County. Volume 1: Prints. Volume 2: Maps.
First and Limited Edition of 500. Set 97. Shankill Castle, Co. Dublin, The Neptune, 2005. 29 x 21 cm. Vol.1: x, (2), 248, (10) [Index] / Vol.2: ii, pages 251 – 411, (10). Illustrated throughout. Original dark blue cloth. Gilt titles. Inside original decorated dust jackets, now inside clear archival jackets. Near fine books inside very good dust jackets. Volume 1 inscribed and signed by the Author. Very clean copies. Dust jackets with minor edge wear. Overall a very nice set.
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A Corner in Ballybeg.
First Edition. London, John Lang, 1902. 13 x 19 cm, 255 pages. Original illustrated cloth hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and age darkening; rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Inside bright and clean. Rear free end paper missing. Small closed tear on contents page. Overall a very nice copy.
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A Countryman’s Calendar. Sayings for the Months compiled by Gerald Cooper Bateman.
First Edition. Ditchling, Sussex, St Dominic’s Press, A.D. 1927. 19 x 14 cm. 31 pages. Printed on stiff handmade paper. Illustrated with B&W woodcuts. Original quarter cloth over black paper covered boards. Title on front board. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Boards and edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean
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A Critical Dissertation on the Nature and Principles of Taste.
[First Edition]. London, Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1823. 21 x 13 cm. xiii, (2), 408 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt decorations. Spine label. All edges red speckled. Very good condition. Externally worn, rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Ex Library with two small library stamps (on dedication page and last page). Internally foxed, but clean.
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A Dinner of Herbs. A Centenary History of the Chelsea Clinical Society. 1897-1997.
First Edition. Chelsea Clinical Society, ND [1997]. 21 x 15 cm. 84 pages. With Illustrations and B&W Photographs. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Stain on front board (see image). Internally bright and clean.
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A Discourse of the Visible and Invisible Church of Christ. Together with ‘A Review of A Discourse…’ and ‘A Sermon Preach’d before the University of Oxford…’
Second, Second and First Edition. Three Books in One. London, London & Oxford, Tho. Woodward (x2) and Ant. Peisley, 1719, 1722 & 1721. 19.5 x 12 cm. xvi, (4), 188 pages / xvi, 432 pages, (8) / (2), 24 pages, (2). Contemporary calf with blind and gilt decorations. Raised bands. Red spine label with title. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Minor nicks and edge wear. Internally mildly age darkened and very clean. A very nice copy.
EUR 550,-- Order
A Galic and English Dictionary. Containing all the Words in Scotch and Irish Dialects of the Celtic, that could be collected from the Voice, and Old Books and MSS.
First Edition. Two Volumes in One. London, Printed for the Author, by W. and A. Strahan, 1780. 26 x 21 cm. Unpaginated. pp. [10] [list of subscribers, incl. James Boswell & Samuel Johnson], [372]; [2], [306]. Text in double columns. Contemporary full calf. Five raised bands. Red Morocco label with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers mildly age darkened. Front joint cracked. Binding remains sound. Ex Libris of previous owner [‘Maud Hodgson’] on front free end paper. Name of another owner on both title pages (see images). Otherwise a bright and clean copy.
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A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire.
Facsimile edition by photolitho. London, Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1978. 23 x 15 cm. ix, (4), 642 pages. Several Plates with Family Arms. Losely inserted flyer by Burke’s Peerage Research. Original cloth hard cover with title on front page and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 60,-- Order
A General Biographical Dictionary. Containing a Summary Account of the Lives of Eminent Persons of All Nations, Previous to the Present Generation.
Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., 1830. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: v, 902 pages. Vol.2: 1248 pages. Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Edges stained. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some material losses to spine ends and corners. Spine labels partially lost. Age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. Sturdy bindings.
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A General History of Ireland. From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time.
[First Edition]. London, Printed by Edward Cox for George Riley, 1772. 20 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: xxxii, 480 pages plus 11 pages Index. With six Plates, incl. frontispiece and plate showing the Author. Engraving on dedication page. Also a folding hand outlined folding Map. / Vol.2: 388 pages, (2) [Genealogical Table] plus four pages Index. With a Frontispiece. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Speckled edges. Red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt volume numbers on spine. Raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor abrasions and material losses to spine ends and corners. Hinges weak, but holding. Boards remain attached. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris on front paste downs. Name of previous owner on front free end papers, dated 1787. Internally mildly age darkened, but otherwise very clean. A very nice copy.
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A General History of Quadrupeds. The Figures engraved in Wood by T. Bewick.
The Third Edition. Newcastle upon Tyne, Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, 1792. 23 x 14 cm. x, 483 pages. Contemporary speckled calf boards. Later rebacked with a new spine. New spine label with gilt title. Later end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally very clean with occasional darkening / mild foxing. A nice solid copy. See images.
EUR 195,-- Order
A General Vindication of the Catholic’s Remarks on the Intolerant Charge of Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham, to the Clergy of his Diocese. with appropriate Animadversions on Three Illiberal Replies etc.; containing also some cursory observations etc. etc. (see title page for full title).
Dublin, Printed for R. Coyne, 1808. 20 x 13 cm. 68 pages, (3 pages ‘Preface’), pages 71 to 97 ‘Remarks &c. Disbound book section without boards. Very good condition. Age darkened and thumbed.
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A Guide to Irish Bibliographical Material. A Bibliography of Irish Bibliographies and Sources of Information.
Second revised and enlarged edition. London, Library Association, 1980. 25 x 20 cm. xv, 502 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled and stained. Internally bright and clean.
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A Guide to the County of Wicklow. Illustrated by Engravings, after the Designs of George Petrie, Esq., and a Large Map of the County, from an original Survey.
First Edition. London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1822. 17 x 11 cm. xi, 159 pages, (2)[Lists of Mountains and Lakes], (4)[Index], Publishers List. Illustrated. Original paper covered boards. Paper label on spine. Good condition only, due to lack of Map! All five Illustrations are present. Some shelf wear, age darkening and damp staining. A few pencil marks. Name of previous owner (‘James Kirkwood ?, Woodbrook, Sep. 13th, 1826’) on title page in ink. Small bookseller label on front paste down. See images. A good rerading copy of the now scarce first edition.
EUR 95,-- Order
A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy. I. The Sun, Planets, and Comets.
Fourth Edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1889. 21 x 14 cm. xxxi, 667 pages. Illustrated with 36 plates and numerous drawings (253 illustrations in total) in the text. Library binding. Quarter morocco over textured boards. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Ex library with library plate (Belfast Library) on front pastedown. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some material losses to spine ends. Front joint started to crack. Innner hinges reinforced. Binding sound. Edges dust dulled. Internally a very clean copy.
EUR 195,-- Order
A History of British Birds. Vol.1: Containing the History and Description of Land Birds / Vol.2: Containing the History and Description of Water Birds.
Newcastle, Printed by Edw. Walker for T. Bewick, 1926. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xliv, 382 pages / Vol.2: xxii, 432 pahes. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Black morroco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some abrasions to corners and edges. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally mildly foxed. Some edgewear and closed tears.
EUR 220,-- Order
A History of England. From the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815.
First Edition. Five Volume Set – Complete. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1878, 1878, 1880, 1886 & 1886. c. 22 x 14 cm. xviii, 647, 24 [publishers list] / xvii, 705, (2) / xxiv, 679, 24 / xxii, 611 / xvi, 560 pages plus 24 pages publishers list. Uniform dark brown cloth. Hard covers with gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). A little dust dulled. Ex Libris of Castle Pollard on all front paste downs. Internally clean. A nice set.
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A History of Germany in the Middle Ages.
First Edition. London, George Bell & Sons, 1894. 20 x 14 cm. xxiv, 437 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, age darkened. Name of previous owner (‘M.J. Tierney U.C.D. 1914’) on front free end paper. Name of another owner scratched out. Pencil annotations. Loosely inserted note on UCD stationary (in German) plus a few newspaper articles.
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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.
EUR 350,-- Order
A History of Ireland. Volume 1. An Introduction to the Study of the History and Antiquities of Ireland, and Ierne Defended.
Volume 1 Only (of 3). Dublin, Printed by J. Christie, 1819. 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 581 pages, two Plates. Vol.1 Full tree calf. Name of previous owner blind on front board. Morroco label with gilt title. Very good condition.Binding worn with minor losses to spine ends and corners. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally dust dulled, otherwise clean.
EUR 65,-- Order
A History of Japan. During the Century of Early Foreign Intercourse (1542 – 1651).
First Edition. Kobe, Japan, Published at the Office of the “Chronicle”, 1903. 24 x 15 cm. viii, 743 pages (4). With nine coloured and folding maps. Original dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Binding weak with hinges and joints cracked. Some pages loose. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally mildly foxed, but clean.
EUR 120,-- Order
A History of Rome in Two Volumes.
London, Printed for Longman, Reese, Orme et al, 1833 & 1835. C. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: xvi, 371 pages / Vol.2: xliii, 335 pages. Title page vignettes. Contemporary dark green calf with elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine. Gilt title and dentelles. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened spines. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on both front paste downs. Internally clean.
EUR 80,-- Order
A History of the Army Medical Department.
[First Edition]. Two Volumes – Complete. Edinburgh and London, Churchill Livingstone, 1974. 23 x 16 cm. Vol. 1: (6), 518 pages plus folding maps / Vol.2: (6), 447 pages plus maps (one folding). Both volumes with B&W Plates and Illustrations in text. Original cloth with gilt titles on spine. Both volumes in their original decorated dust jackets. Very good in very good dust jackets. A nice complete set. Bright and clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
A History of the Benedictine Nuns of Dunkirk. Now at St. Scholastica’s Abbey Teignmouth, Devon. Edited by the Community.
First Edition. London, The Catholic Book Club, 1957. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 209 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled and foxed. A few nicks and small custs to dust jacket. Age darkened. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 22,-- Order
A History of the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
First Edition. Bristol, J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd., 1917. 24 x 15 cm. xiii, 507 pages. With B&W Illustrations and a losely inserted error slip by the publisher. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard covers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 40,-- Order
A History of the Catholic Church. Volume 2: Period of the Church Fathers.
First Edition. London, B. Herder Book Co., 1935. 23 x 15 cm. xx, 700 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney’) on front free end paper.
EUR 35,-- Order
A History of the International Council of Nurses. 1899 – 1964. The First Sixty-Five Years.
First Edition. London, Pitman Medical Publishing, 1967. 21 x 14 cm. xxvi, 254 pages. With many B&W Photographs. Original blue cloth in original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor rubbing, bumping and some edgewear to dust jacket. Inscribed by the author (‘Daisy B.’) on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 30,-- Order
A History of the Irish Nation. Social, Ecclesiastical, Biographical, Industrial and Antiquarian.
Ireland & London, Kenmare Publications Office & J.G. Murdock, 1876. 28 x 22 cm. xvi, (2), 956 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary dark cloth with blind decorations to boards. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Rear hinge open and rear free end paper missing. Binding is shaky, but holding. Internally clean.
EUR 150,-- Order
A History of the Port of Dublin.
First Edition. Dublin, Gill and Macmillan, 1988. Octavo. xv, 293 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.
EUR 35,-- Order
A History of the Royal Hampshire County Hospital – Signed.
First Edition. Chichester, Sussex, Phillimore & Co., 1986. xx, 186 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed and dated by the author on the title page.
EUR 28,-- Order
A Holiday in Connemara. With Sixteen Illustrations.
First Edition. London, Methuen & Co., 1909. 22 x 14 cm. vii, 320 pages plus 30 pages publishers list. Complete with all Plates as listed (16). Original green cloth with gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean, with occasional mild browning to some pages. A very nice copy.
EUR 75,-- Order
A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, at Easter, A.D. 1697. Also, A Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and Back Again. Translated from a Manuscript written by the Prefetto of Egypt, by the Right Rev. Robert Clayton. To which is added, An Account of the Author’s Journey to the Banks of Euphrates at Beer, and to the Country of Mesopotamia.
The Eighth Edition. London, Printed for J. White and Co. and J. Nunn, by B. McMillan, 1810. 23 x 14 cm. xi, 282 pages. With 15 Plates, of which nine are folding. Small Illustrations in Text. Rebacked in 2024 using the contemporary boards and a new spine. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Boards rubbed and bumped with minor losses to corners. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner on title page (see images). Occasional mild foxing, otherwise a very clean complete copy in a new sturdy binding.
EUR 150,-- Order
A Lament for Art O’Leary: Translated from the Irish by Frank O’Connor, with six Illustrations by Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.
Photo-Lithographic Reprint of the First Cuala Press Edition. Shannon, T.M. MacGlinchey for the Irish University Press, Robert Hogg – Printer, 1971. 28 x 19 cm. 32 unnumbered pages, incl. blank and title page. Title page vignette and six further Illustrations. Original quarter cloth over blue paper covered boards. Hard cover. Black title on front board. Blue end papers. In original plain paper jacket. Fine in very good, somewhat creased dust jacket. See images.
EUR 220,-- Order
A Letter Addressed to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk. On Occasion of Mr. Gladstone’s Recent Expostulation.
First Edition. London, P M Pickering, 1875. 20 x 13 cm. 131 pages. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Paper label with handwritten title (‘Newman on Gladstone’) on front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Some faint libray stamps. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise a clean copy.
EUR 35,-- Order
A Letter Addressed to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk. On Occasion of Mr. Gladstone’s Recent Expostulation.
First Edition, 12th Thousand. London, B M Pickering, 1875. 22 x 14 cm. 131 pages. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Front cover disconnected and edgeworn. Edges dust dulled and worn. Stamps on title page. Internally clean. A good reading copy.
EUR 25,-- Order
A Little Tour in Ireland. With Illustrations by John Leech.
New Edition. London, Edward Arnold, 1892. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 240 pages plus four pages publishers list. With a folding frontispiece and Illustrations in text. Original olive green cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Green end papers. Top edge gilt. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean. A nice copy of the second edition.
EUR 45,-- Order
A Manual of British Historians to A.D. 1600. Containing a chronological Account of the early Chroniclers and Monkish Writers their printed Works and unpublished MSS.
First Edition. London, William Pickering, 1845. 21 x 13 cm. xxiii, 109 pages. Decorated Initials. Half calf over marbled boards. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Sound binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 35,-- Order
A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles.
[First Edition]. Two Volumes. London, John Van Voorst, 1855, 1856. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: xi, 203 pages / Vol.2: iv, 239 pages. With B&W Illustrations in text. Uniform dark green cloth. Hard covers. Gilt titles and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Name stamp of previous owner on end paper / title page.
EUR 60,-- Order
A Method for Quantifying a Mental Status Examination. Report No. 78-19.
San Diego, Naval Health Reseach Center, Center of Prisoner of War Studies, 1978 28 x 21 cm. (2), 13, 6, (2) pages. Original stiff yellow paper covers. Stapled. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
A Munster Twilight and The Hounds of Banba. [The Library of Modern Irish Fiction].
Dublin and Belfast, The Phoenix Publishing Company, ND (c. 1930s). 19 x 13 cm. 140 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Remnants of a paper label glued to front free end paper. Spine creased. See images.
EUR 35,-- Order
A Narrative of the Mutiny, On Board His Majesty’s Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship’s Boat, from Tofoa, on of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by Lieutenant William Bligh.
Scarce and early pirated edition. Dublin, Printed for L. White, P. Byrne, J. Moore, J. Jones, B. Dornin, Grueber and M’Allister. W. Jones, and R. White. 1790. 22 x 13.5 cm. vii, (1), 144 pages. [[A]4, B8-K8]. Watermarked Paper. Contemporary cloth. Rough cut edges. Condition: Binding seriously rubbed, bumped, (damp) stained and faded (see images). Front joint open at the top of spine. Front free end paper and large part of half title page missing. Large part (c. 80%) of leaf D8 (pages 47 & 48) missing (a facsimile page printed on archival photo paper is losely inserted). Top section of the book damp stained. Edges dust dulled. Some minor nicks, tears & creases). Name of previous owner in colour pencil on ‘Advertisement’ page. Otherwise internally clean. The book would benefit greatly from rebinding. Despite its faults it remains a fascinating copy and a terrific read.
EUR 1.950,-- Order
A Naturalist’s Calendar. With Observations in various Branches of Natural History; extracted from the Papers of the late Rev. Gilbert White, M.A. of Selborne, Hampshire. Senior Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.
First Edition. London, Printed for R. and J. White, 1795. 19 x 12 cm. iv, 170 pages plus six pages TOC. One coloured plate. Half calf over marbled boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Serious rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Age darkened and foxed throughout, some knicks and small tears, minor paper losses. Generally still a nice copy. Two Ex Libris on front paste down: Robert Wakefield and Alan Francis Brooke.
EUR 580,-- Order
A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels. Containing whatever is worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America… (Vol.VII Only). Contents: An Account of the Country and Constitution of Great Britain… / A short general description of the City of London… / An Account of the Kingdom and Laws of Scotland… / A short View of the Naval Transactions of Britain… / A List of the Royal Navy of Great Britain 1762.
First Edition. Volume 7 [of 7] Only! London, Printed for J. Knox, 1767. 21 x 12.5 cm. 528 pages. With three folding maps (one incomplete) and five Plates. (see comments and images). Original calf. Two spine labels. Raised bands. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Some stains and closed tears. City map of London lacks some parts. Other maps with small tears and poor folding. Sound binding. Internally clean.
EUR 220,-- Order
A New Trafalgar. A Tale of the Torpedo Fleet.
First Edition. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1902. 19 x 12 cm. vi, 301 pages plus ten pages publishers list. Includes two newspaper reviews of the book losely inserted. Original cloth with title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed, bumped and stained. Spine age darkened and seriously frayed with some material losses to its ends. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Spine a little shaky, but holding. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing.
EUR 45,-- Order
A Nurse in Action. With Decorations by Douglas Hall.
First Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1978. 21 x 13 cm. 207 pages. With line Illustrations. Original red cloth. In original unclipped dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling to edges. A nice copy.
EUR 28,-- Order
A Nurse’s Indian Log-Book. Being actual Incidents in the Life of a Missionary Nurse. With 24 Illustrations by Mabel R. Peacock.
Second Impression. London, The Missionary Equipment and Literature Supply Ltd., 1925. 18 x 12 cm. iv, 122 pages. Illustrated. Stiff brown decorated cardboard. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. A nice copy.
EUR 20,-- Order
A Pattern of Islands.
Second Reprint. London, John Murray, 1952. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, map, 250 pages. With B&W Illustrations in text. Original cloth with title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket unclipped, but with edge wear and some paper losses to spine ends (see images). Internally bright and clean.
EUR 28,-- Order
A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies. Revised, Augmented, and Published in ten volumes by the Abbe Raynal. Newly translated from the French, By J.O. Justamond, F.R.S. with a new Set of Maps, Elegant Engravings Adapted to the Work, and a Copious Index. In Six Volumes.
Dublin, Printed for John Exshaw, Grafton Street and Luke White, Dame Street, 1784. 21 x 12.5 cm. Vol.1: (10), 536 pages / Vol.2: (6), 564 pages / Vol.3: (8), 572 pages / Vol.4: (6), 543 pages / Vol.5: (6), 469 pages / Vol.6: (4), 573 pages plus 84 pages Index. For Illustrations, see comments below. Uniform contemporary full calf. Good condition only. Bindings severely rubbed and bumped with most spine labels missing. Material losses to spines and board. Age darkened and dust dulled. Some evidence of old bookworm. Bindings of text blocks sound. One plate lose. Portrait of Abbe Raynal and one map (East Indies) missing. Overall good reading copies or candidates for rebinding.
EUR 400,-- Order
A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland. In a Series of Letters to John Watkinson, M.D.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed for W. Whitestone, W. Sleater, D. Chamberlaine et al. 1777. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. xvi, 478 pages. Engraved frontispiece plus five further plates, two of which are folding. Plate 3 (Rock of Cashel, folding) appears to be a later facsimile. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations, title label and five raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine decorations and label worn. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Thomas Bond’) on front paste down. Internally occassional mild foxing and damp staining. Overall a sturdy clean copy.
EUR 280,-- Order
A Pictorial Anthology of Witchcraft Magic & Alchemy. With 376 Illustrations.
First American Edition. Chicago & New York, University Books, 1958. 24 x 18 cm. 395 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary cloth hard cover. Gilt title. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good inside very good dust jacket. Some shelfwear and edge wear and creasing to dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 95,-- Order
A Piece Of My Mind. Reflections at Sixty.
First Edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. 19.4cm x 11.5cm. 239 (9) pages. Original Hardcover with original price-clipped dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Endpaper signed by preowner.
EUR 38,-- Order
A Populous Solitude. [Signed].
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1941. 18.5 x 12 cm. (8), 271 pages. Complete with nine Illustrations (incl. frontispiece). Original black cloth with title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end end papers age darkened. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper, dated 1941. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 195,-- Order
A Proper Job. Illustrated with Photographs.
First Edition, First Printing. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. 21 x 14 cm. xi, 355 pages. With photographs. Original light blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on front board and spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the Author on the front free end paper. A very nice clean inscribed copy (see images).
EUR 95,-- Order
A Queen of Men.
Third and Popular Edition. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. 18 x 12 cm. x, 321 pages. Original green cloth with black titles on front board and spine. Professionally rebacked in 2024. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.
EUR 60,-- Order
A Rainy Lake Chronicle. Ted Hall wrote this. Thomas Hall printed this. All in Ranier, Minnesota.
First Edition. Ranier, MI, Rainy Lake Printing House, 1989. 21 x 14 cm. 71 pages. With small B&W drawings. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very goo dust jacket. Ex Libris and gift inscription on end papers. Edges and dust jacket age darkened and mildly stained (see images). Internally bright and clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
A Selection of Christmas Carols.
London, Novello, Ewer and Co., Not dated. Ca. 1930. 20 x 12 cm. 36 pages plus two losely inserted Carols (8). Hand made pamphlet with brown paper boards. Good condition. Pamphlet covers worn and frayed. Age darkened and dust dulled internally. With notes in text and some small notes attached with paper clips.
EUR 25,-- Order
A Selection of Irish Melodies. With Symphonies and Accompaniment by Sir John Stevenson, Mus. Doc. and Characteristic Words by Thomas Moore, Esq’r.
[First Editions]. 5th & 6th Number bound into one Volume. London & Dublin, Printed and Sold at J. Power’s Music & Instrument Warehouse & at W. Power’s Music Warehouse, [1813 & 1815]. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. (2) [blank], tissue guarded engraved title page, (4) [dedication & index], 52 pages, engraved music scores / title page, advertisement, pages numbered 52 to 113. Full page engraving between pages 77 and 78. New half cloth over decorated paper covered boards. Contemporary red morroco label [‘Mrs. T. Moore’] from original binding on front board. Good condition only. New solid binding. Internally seriously age darkened and damp stained. See images for a clear idea of the condition. Gift inscription on first blank page (see comments below). Partially trimmed inscription on top of second title page (6th Number), possibly by the author?
EUR 380,-- Order
A Series of Original Portraits and Character Etchings.
Limited Edition. No. 140/600. Edinburgh, Birlinn Limited, 2007. 26 x 20 cm. Original paper covered spines over cloth covered boards. Hard covers in slip case. See images. Near fine in very good slip case. The bottom corners of the slip case have been reinforced with white spine tape. See images. The books are as new and appear unread.
EUR 100,-- Order
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