Essays: Ancient and Modern.
Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. 15cm x 23cm. XXXV, 312 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.
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Notes on the Early History of the Dioceses of Tuam Killala and Achonry.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, 410 pages. With a large folding Map. New (2023) green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Ex Library with small faded stamp on title page (see image). Another stamp on pages 127 & 223. Some underlining by previous owner. Mild foxing / browning to first and last few pages.
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The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1908. 24 x 15 cm. xvi, (2), 451 pages. With two Plates and two small Maps. Missing the large Map of County Mayo at the end of the book. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Good condition only, due to lack of large map. Binding worn, frayed edges. Joints and hinges started to crack (see images). The book is full of annotations and underlining (see images). A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.
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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.
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Russia. St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kharkoff, Riga, Odessa, the German Provinces on the Baltic, the Steppes, the Crimea, and the Interior of the Empire.
First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. iv, 530 pages. With a folded map. Original brown cloth with elaborate blind decorations. Gilt title. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Edges age darkened. Front free end paper missing. Some closed tears to Map.
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The Life of Ibsen.
First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Allen & Unwin (American-Scandinavian Foundation), 1931. 21 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: (8), 304 pages / Vol.2: (4), 341 pages. With B&W Plates. Original cloth with gilt titles on spine. Both volumes in original dust jackets. Very good in good dust jackets. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some wear and age darkening to dust jackets (see images). Name and address of previous owner on front free end papers of both volumes. Internally clean.
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The Reconciliation; or, Birth-Day. A Comediy in five Acts. Now under Representation at the Theatre Royal, Vienna, with unbounded Applause. Translated from the German.
The Fifth Edition. Dublin, Printed for B. Dornin, 1800. 17 x 10 cm. 94 pages. Modern cloth with gilt title on front board. Brown matching end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally clean. See images.
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Die Gesamte Möbelschreinerei – Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der kunstgewerblichen Form.
Leipzig, Verlag von E.A. Seemann, 1902. 24.5cm x 18cm. 290 Seiten mit 276 Textfiguren. Zusätzliche 136 Tafeln. Original Hardcover. Sehr guter Zustand / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Title in gilt on the cover and spine.
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Le Vicomte De Barjac ou Memoires. Pour servir a l’Histoire de ce Siecle.
Two volumes in One. A Dublin, de l’imprimerie de Wilson, et se trouve a Paris, chez les libraires qui vendent des nouveautes, 1784. 13 x 8.5 cm. 166 and 163 pages. Two half-titles and two title pages (see images). Contemporary tree calf. Red spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription on title page (see image). A very nice clean copy.
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Manon Lescaut. “Petite Collection Guillaume”. Illustrations de Conconi, Marold et Rossi.
Paris, E. Dentu, 1892. 14 x 9 cm. 322 pages. Illustrated. Oversized brown leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and dentelles. ‘Silk’ and marbled end papers. All edges Gilt. See images. Very good condition. Binding with mild shelf wear. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean. A lovely little gift item.
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The Jesuits in Tullabeg. Book Two: A Century of Service 1814 – 1914.
First Edition. Newmarket-on-Fergus, O’Brien Book Publications, 2009. 25 x 18 cm. x, 117 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth with gilt title. Inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. Inscribed by the Author on title page. Stamp of ‘The Abbey’ Galway on Contents page. A very nice copy.
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Travels in the Holy Land [with additional Plates]. or, a Visit to the Scenes of Our Redeemer’s Life by Alphone de Lamartine in 1832-1833. Translated from the original Paris Edition, by Robert Huish.
London, William Wright, 1837. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. iv, 764 pages. With na Frontispiece, engraved title page and 24 Plates. See comments below. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations. Rebacked in 2023. Very good condition. Sound, rebacked binding. New end papers. Some age darkening / foxing throughout.
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The Essays of Elia. / The Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert, and Sanderson. / Memoirs of a Cavalier. The Essays of Elia. First & Second Series / / Memoirs of a Cavalier, or A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany and the Wars in England, from the Year 1632 to the Year 1648.
London, Edward Moxon, A. Bell, J. Osborn, W. Taylor and T. Warner, all 1840. 23 x 14 cm. TP, iv, 94 / TP, vi, 80 / TP, vii, (2), 107 / TP, (4), 96 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Speckled edges. Very good condition.Front board detached. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean.
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Four Travel Journal Art Books: NL90 / Impressions of Japan / Vaison la Romaine & India / On the Way to Greece. [Small art books produced by the artist for distribution to friends – unpublished material]. All four volumes inscribed by the artist to the Irish Poet and Artist Sue Minish.
No publishing information. 1990, 1997, 1999 & 2003. 22 x 14 / 18 x 13 / 22 x 14 / 36 x 16 cm. 18 plates / 17 Plates / 18 Plates [Vaison la Romaine], 50 pages [India – Text & Images] / 29 pages. Illustrations in colour and B&W. Plastic ring bindings. Soft covers. See images. Very good condition. Some minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled.
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Songs of Lyonnesse.
[First Edition]. Privately published. Printed by J. Bale and Danielson, Ltd., [1909]. C. 17 x 10 cm. 20 unnumbered pages. Silky pale textured cloth. Stiff cardboard covers. Title and small vignette on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. End paprs age darkened. Inscibed by the Author ‘Harry’ on front free end paper.
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The Library. With a Chapter on Modern English Illustrated Books by Austin Dobson.
Second Edition. London, Macmillan & Co., 1892. 19 x 13 cm. xxi, 192 pages. With a Frontispiece and Illustrations in Colour and B&W. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Small Ex Libris.
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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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The Prince of Beggars.
Third Edition. London, Hutchinson & Co., [1925]. 19 x 12 cm. vii, 224 pages. Original green cloth with black title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to book. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket has a few tears and minor paper loss to the spine. Gift plate glued to front paste down. Very neat, dated 1925.
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The Human Body. A short Account of the Anatomical Arrangement and Physilological Functions of the Various Organs of the Human Body. Illustrated by Diagrams and a coloured Mannikin, containing the precise position and relative size of the various Organs of the Human Body, arranged in a movable form.
London, Allman & Son, Not dated. Preface dated 1892. 25 x 17 cm. 16 pages of text with B&W Illustrations. Stiff cardboard covers. Rear cover contains the ‘Mannikin’. Stiff illustrated cardboard covers with narrow red cloth ‘spine’. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened and a little stained in places. Some pencil annotations in text. Signature of A.F. Brooke R.F.A. on front board. Stapled text block separated from cover.
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The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.
First American edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. 24 x 16cm. 563 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new. Book Three in the Millenium Trilogy.
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The Sokoto Caliphate. Ibadan History Series.
First Edition. London, Longman, Green and Co., 1967. 21 x 14 cm. lxxxii, 280 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Five folding charts in pocket at the end of the book. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.
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Compendium Anatomicum Totam Rem Anatomicam Brevissime Complectens Editio Quarta Prioribus Longe Auctior At2ve Emendatior.
Two volumes in bound in one. Norimbaergae [Nuremberg], Georg. Christoph. Weberi, 1736. 20 x 12.5 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page vol.1 with title vignette, (2) [Dedication], xxvi [Prefatio], 205 pages, (2)[blank], title page vol.2, 190 pages, (38) [Index], nine folding plates [Tab I to Tab IX]. Complete. Contemporary calf with gilt decorations and title on spine. Five raised bands. Red speckled edges. Binding very worn with material losses to spine and spine ends. Joints and hinges cracked. Small paper losses to end papers. (see images). Internally in very good condition. Occasional mild browning and small damp stains, otherwise very clean.
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Essays on Physiognomy. for the promotion and the knowledge and the love of mankindtranslated into English by Thomas Holcroft.To which are added one hundred physiognomonical rules, a posthumous work by Mr. Lavater, and memoirs of the life of the author.
Second Edition. Three Volumes in Four. London, Printed by C. Whittingham, 1804. 24 x 15 cm. Vol.1: cxlvii, 242 pages & 96 Plates / Vol.2: TP, (2) [TOC], 324 pages & 114 Plates / Vol.3: TP, (4) [TOC], 272 pages & 62 Plates / Vol.4: pages 273 to 399 & 152 Plates , followed by ten pages Index. Counted 424 Plates in Total. Uniform quarter green morocco over paper covered boards. Rough cut edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing / browning. Overall a very nice set.
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Royal Progress. A Pageant of Regal Travel. Painted by John Leigh Pemberton.
First Limited Edition printed on mould-made paper. No. 53/550. Signed. London, The Curwen Press for Shell-Mex and B.P. Limited, 1953. 31 x 25 cm. 36 pages with 13 tissue guarded colour plates, some double-paged. Original cloth with large paper plate glued to front board. Gilt title on spine. ER2 decorated end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. cloth binding cockled on rear board. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some of the tiisue guards worn and folded. Paper label on front paste down: ‘Presented to Field Marshal, the Viscount Alanbrooke, Coronation Year 1953’. Losely inserted card ‘With Mr. C.M. Vignoles’ Compliments. Shell-Mex House, London.’
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This Broken Archipelago. Cape Cod and the Islands, Amphibians and Reptiles. Photographs by Martin C. Michener.
New York, New York Times Book Co., 1976. 16 x 24 cm. 260 pages. Hardcover / Original cloth with dustjacket. Good condition with minor signs of usage and slight foxing on the dustjacket. Some small tears and discolourings on the spine. Inside very clean.
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Louis le Brocquy and his Masters. Early Heroes Later Homage.
First Edition. Dublin, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, 2007. 27 x 23 cm. 94 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Small close tear and mild rubbing to back of the dust jacket. A very nice copy.
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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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HISTOIRE DES MYSTERES ET DES FÊTES DE NOTRE SEIGNEUR ET DE SA SAINTE MERE.
First Edition. Two volumes bound in One. Paris, LOUIS VIVES, 1863. 21 x 13 cm. 520 and 444 pages. Original yellow wrappers bound in with text. New dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Binding new. Internally mildly age darkened and occasionally foxed.
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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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Leabar Aonghais: Srait Na Rite – III.
[Cork], Comluct Oideacais Na hEireann, [ND]. c. 18 x 12 cm. 72 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Previous owner protected booklet with another outer wrapper made of stiff card board (see images). Very good condition. With extra protective cover and a home made bookmark. Interesting little item, nicely illustrated.
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Cottage Dialogues Among the Irish Peasantry. With Notes and A Preface by Maria Edgeworth, Author of Castle Rackrent, &c. [‘Glossary and Notes’ from page 269 to 343].
First Edition. London, Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811. 17 x 10 cm. v, (4) [TOC], 343 pages. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards. New matching green cloth spine and black spine label. Gilt title. See images provided. Very good condition. New spine and end papers. Rebacked in 2022. Original boards worn, rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled. Faint blind stamp (’ Birkbeck College Library’) on first blank and title page. Numbers in pencil on verso of title page. Corner of page 73/74 missing, not affecting text. Small paper losses to page 103/104, not affecting text. A very nice copy of this very scarce publication. WorldCAT lists only one copy of the 1811 First Edition.
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Ghent. Archeological and Historical. Illustrations and Notes. (Issued by Order of the Municipal Council).
Ghent, Ad. Hoste, 1897. 12.5 x 19 cm. vii, (2), 66 pages plus ten pages advertisements. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original red cloth with silver title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. With a gift inscription by the author. Minor shelf wear. Some dust dulling. Internally clean.
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Guerre de la Prusse et de L’Italie contre L’Autriche et la Confederation Germanique en 1866. Relation Historique et Critique. Avec Cartes et Plans.
First Edition. Two Volumes. Paris, Ch. Tanera, 1868. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 474 pages plus seven folding maps / Vol.2: 397 pages, 73 pages (Annexes) plus six maps. Contemporary full calf. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine. Gilt dentelles. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed along the board edges (see images). Some mildly fading to boards. Edges dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris (‘Castle Pollard’) on front paste down of both volumes. Name of previous owner (in pencil) inscribed. Internally very clean. Appears unread.
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Antiquities of Ireland.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed for Arthur Grueber, 1790. c. 25 x 21 cm. (4) [Dedication & TOC], iv [Subscribers]. (4) [Preface], 473 pages, (12) [Index]. Complete with a frontispiece, engraved title page and a further 38 Plates, as listed. One plate in colour. Contemporary tree claf. Red spine lable with gilt title. Gilt lines to spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and weak! Front board barely connected. Front joint and hinge open. Would benefit from rebacking or rebinding. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and a few damp stains. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean. Despite the weak binding a nice complete copy of the scarce first edition.
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Farewell to Model T.
First Edition. Third Printing. New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1936. 17 x 11 cm. Illustrated in B&W. Original light brown cloth with black title and decoration. Inside original price clipped dust jacket., now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.Edges and end papers mildly age darkened. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket age darkened and mildly damp stained. Some edgewear. See images.
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The Irish Connection & Jazz Gallery. Two Art Catalogues.
[Westport], Published for the Artist, Not dated (c. 2005-2015). c. 28 x 21 cm. 60 and 80 unnumbered pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. Trade paperbacks. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Both catalogues inscribed and signed by the artist.
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