Reynolds, Michael.

Monty and Patton: Two Paths to Victory.

Barnsley, Pen & Sword, 2010. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 352 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Rheinallt, T. / Craik, C / Daw, P. et al.

Birds of Argyll.

First Edition. Minard, Argyll, Argyll Bird Club, 2007. 29 x 21 cm. 424 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Short gift inscription, otherwise a bright and clean copy.

Rice, Adrian.

Impediments.

Northern Ireland, Abbey Press, 1998. 22.3cm x 14.4cm. 30 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

Rice, Shawn (illustrations) / Rice, Paul (text).

Over the Moon [signed].

First Edition. London, Methuen Children’s Books, 1983. 21 x 15 cm. 32 unnumbered pages. Illustrated. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor bumping to corners. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Signed by the Illustrator on title page. Losely inserted invitation to a Private View Exhibition. See images.

Richter, Michael.

Ireland and Her Neighbours in the Seventh Century.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1999. 23 x 15 cm. 256 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good condition. A few highlighter marks, otherwise bright and clean.

Rickaby, Joseph.

The Lord My Light.

[First Edition]. London, Burns & Oates, 1915. 21 x 14 cm. viii, 326 pages plus 10 pages publishers list. Original blue cloth with gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last pages. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Riding, Laura (Jackson).

First Awakenings: The Early Poems. Edited by Elizabeth Friedmann, Alan J. Clark and Robert Nye.

First Edition with Review Copy Slip. Manchester, Carcanet, 1992. 14 x 22, xvi, 280 pages. Original black cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and signs of use. Dust jacket a little rubbed with small stain to the top of the spine. A clean bright copy.

Ripka, Dr. Hubert.

Munich: Before and After.

Left Book Club Edition. London, Victor Golancz Ltd., 1939. 21 x 13 cm. 523 pages. Original paper covered bopards. Hard cover. Black titles. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally very clean.

Ritter, Lorenz (artist) / Dohme, Dr. Robert (text).

Malerische Ansichten aus Nürnberg.

Berlin, Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth, 1876. 42 x 32 cm. Engraved title page, title page, (4) [Dedication], 12 text pages (with Illustrations), followed by 25 tissue guarded engraved Plates – complete. Original textured cloth with elaborate gilt and black decorations. Gilt titles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with small material losses. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Blank Ex Libris sticker on one of the text pages. Foxing throughout, heavy in places (see images).

[Rivers, Stanford].

Home Education. By the Author of Natural History of Enthusiasm.

Second Edition. London, Jackson and Walford, 1838. 21 x 13 cm. viii, 380 pages. Contemporary dark cloth. Hard cover with blind and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded and gilt title dulled (see images). Appears to be rebacked later with new end papers. Sound binding. Internally clean.

Rivet, A.L.F / Smith, Colin.

The Place-Names of Roman Britain.

London, B.T Batsford, 1982. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. xviii, 426 pages. With some B&W Illustrations. Original blue cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner (‘Próinséas Ní Chatháin’) on front free end paper. Internally clean. Batsford Studies in Archaeology Series.

[Robbins, Jerome] Lawrence, Greg.

Dance with Demons. The Life of Jerome Robbins. [Signed by Keith Money on front free end paper].

First Edition. New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001. 16cm x 23.5cm. XVI, 622 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition. From the collection of Margot Fonteyn – photographer and artist Keith Money.

Robert ?.

Verses to Fina.

Privately printed. No publishing information. [ca. 1931]. 19 x 13 cm. 22 unnumbered pages with poetry. Stiff cardboard covers with title and decoations on front cover. Very good condition. Cover age darkened. Signed and dated (1931) by the Author on dedication page. Privately published without title or half-title pages or publishing information. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Robert Edmond Chester Waters.

Parish Registers. Reprinted with Additions and Corrections, from ‘The Home and Foreign Review’, No. IV, April 1863.

London, Spottiswoode and Co., 1870. 21 x 14 cm. iv, 47 pages. Paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Binding a little worn and age darkened. Internally clean.

Roberts, Morley.

Rachel Marr.

Second Edition. London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1925. 18 x 12 cm. 454 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. Very good condition. Spine a little faded and edges dust dulled and foxed. Internally some mild foxing, otherwise clean.

Roberts, Morley.

The Western Avernus. Or Toil and Travel in Further North America.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1887. 20 x 13 cm, 307 pages plus four pages publishers list. With a folding map of the author’s route through North America. Original dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Dark brown end papers. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Slightly slanted. Extremities slightly rubbed and bumped. Head and tail of spine a little frayed. Two closed tears in map. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Insribed on half title by the author: To Edward Downey with kind regards from Morley Roberts 4.10.9? Prosit!’ From the library of Edmund Downey, Publisher (Downey & Co.).

Robertson, Howard / Squire, J.C.

Architecture Explained. With an Introductory Note by J.C. Squire.

First Edition. London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1926. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. 212 pages. With B&W Plates, some losely inserted. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Boards and spine mildly dust dulled / discoloured (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. All plates present, two of them losely inserted. Internally clean.

Robertson, William.

The Historical Works. History of Scotland / History of America / History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. / Historical Discquisition Concerning India.

12 Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for Cadell, Davies et al., 1809 / 1812. 21 x 13 cm. America: li, 383 & 2 Maps / 432 & 2 Maps / 435 & 1 Map / 418 pages. India: iv (2), 384 plus 20 Index & 2 Maps. Scotland: viii, (4), 416 / 430 / 490 pages. Charles V.: xv, 500 / 376 / 459 / 420 pages. Engraved frontispiece in five of twelve volumes. Uniform half leather over marbled paper boards. All edges marbled. Gilt decorations and titles on each spine. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occassional mild foxing / browning. Some closed tears to folding maps. Internally clean, without any annotations, underlining etc. A very nice uniform set.

Robinson, Eric.

London. Illustrated Geological Walks. Book Two: West End.

Edinburgh/ London, Scottish Academic Press, 1985. 23cm x 11.5cm. vi, 142 (4) pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Robinson, J.C.

Memoranda on Fifty Pictures. Selected from a Collection of Works of the Ancient Masters. With Notices of some Italian, Spanish, German, Flemish and Dutch Painters.

First Edition. London, Privately printed, at the Chiswick Press, by Whittingham and Wilkins, 1868. 21 x 15 cm. 79 pages. Original cloth. Gilt title on front board. Bevelled boards. Inscribed by the author. Top edge unopened. Fore edge and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Boards faded (see images). Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Robinson, The Rev. Stanford F.H.

Celtic Illuminative Art. In the Gospel Books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1908. 34 x 28 cm. xxx, 51 plates, each with cover page and text description. Some plates in colour. Original cloth with elaborate celtic style gilt decorations. Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. Fore and taile edge deckle. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally a little dust dulled, otherwise clean. A nice copy of an impressive book.

Robinson, Tim.

The Burren. A Map of the Uplands of North-West Clare, Eire. Three other Maps/Guides: Kilfenora, Dysert O’Dea History Trail & Ballyvaughan.

Cill Ronain, Arainn, 1977. 19 x 14 cm. Unfolded Map measures c. 94 x 67 cm. Original folded Map. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, otherwise clean.

Rock, Daniel.

Did the early Church in Ireland acknowledge the Pope’s Supremacy? Answered in a Letter to Lord John Manners, from David Rock, D.D.

First Edition. London, Charles Dolman, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. 155 pages, xviii, two pages publishers list. Later brown cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Titel page losely inserted. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Signs of bookworm activity, not affecting text block.

Roediger, E. / Davies, B. / Gesenius.

Gesenius’s Hebrew Grammar, enlarged and improved by Roediger. With a Hebrew Reading Book, by Davies.

London, Samuel Bagster and Sons, Not dated, 1892 or earlier. 23 x 17 cm. viii, (2), 276 pages. Original brown cloth. Hard cover. The book has been covered in another cloth jacket in an unusal way (see images). Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated 1892. Internally bright and clean.

Rogers, John.

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.

Rogers, Kitty.

A Strangford Winter and other Poems.

[First Edition]. Belfast, Dick Rogers, [not dated]. 21 x 15 cm. 12 pages. Illustrated by Alison J. Brown. Orange illustrated paperback booklet. Very good condition. Bright and clean.

[Rogerson, John & Duggan William].

Legal Indenture on Vellum. Dated 28 September 1730 between John Rogerson, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and William Duggan of Cork, shopkeeper. Signed by both parties and with the red wax seals.

[Cork], 1730. Very good condition. Mild age darkening.

Roland, Arthur.

Farming for Pleasure and Profit. Third Section. Tree-Planting for Ornamentation or Profit, suitable to every Soil and Situation.

London, Chapman and Hall, 1879. 20 x 13 cm. viii, 157 pages, plus 32 pages publishers list. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Black and blind decorations. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Rooke, Charles.

The Handy Pocket-Guide to Health & Health-Restoring Places.

250th Thousand. Scarborough, C. Rooke, 1884. 13 x 10 cm. 86 pages plus two pages ads. Illustrated in B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt title and black decorations on front board. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Internally clean.

Rosa, Salvator.

Satire e Vita Di Salavator Rosa. con Note D’Anton Maria Salvini e D’Altri.

Edizione diligentemente corretta. Firenze, Dai Torchj do Attilio Tofani, 1833. 21 x 14 cm. 383 pages. With a frontispiece. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally mildly foxed. See images.

Roscoe, Thomas.

Sketches of France and Frenchmen.

London, I.J. Chidley, 1841. 21 x 13 cm. 280 pages plus six pages publishers list. Original brown embossed cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some ink stains on boards. Spine faded. Front hinge started to open. Name of previous owner in ink opposite title page. Internally dust dulled, but clean.

Rosenbaum, Ron.

The Shakespeare Wars. Clashing Scholars, Public Fiascos, Palace Coups.

First Edition. New York, Random House, 2006. 23 x 16 cm. xvii, 601 pages, (4). Original black paper boards. Hard Cover with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Foreedge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Close to new condition.

Ross-Lewin, Harry / Wardell, John (Editor).

With “The Thirty-Second” In the Peninsular and other Campaigns. By Harry Ross-Lewin of Ross Hill, Co. Clare.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 22 x 14 cm. xxiv, 368 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Mild discoloration to binding (see images). Front hinge split. Dublin bookseller stamp on front paste down. Small note in ink on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Ross, Anthony.

Dogs of the Lord. The Story of the Dominican Order in Scotland.

Edinburgh, City Museums and Art Galleries, 1981. 29 x 21 cm. 16 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff decorated paper covers. Stapled paperback. Very good condition. Signed by the author (‘Anthony’) on title page. Internally clean. Minor shelf wear only.

Rothe, David.

The Analecta of David Rothe, Bishop of Ossory. Edited with Introduction by Patrick F. Moran. Bishop of Ossory.

Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1884. 19 x 12 cm. cxxxv, 608 pages. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front and rear hinges started to open, but binding still sound. Ex library with some written notes on title page. Internally bright and clean. Text in English and Latin.

Rothe, David / Moran, Patrick F. (editor).

The Analecta of David Rothe, Bishop of Ossory. Edited with Introduction by Patrick F. Moran. Bishop of Ossory.

First Edition. Signed. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1884. 18 x 12 cm. cxxxv, 608 pages. Original green cloth. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Black end papers. Some glue marks on front end papers. Inscription on first blank page reads: “To Edward A Fitzpatrick from His Grace the ArchBp. of Sydney P.F. Moran.”

Rousseau, John James [Jean Jacques].

Emilius; or, An Essay On Education. By John James Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva. Translated from the French by Mr. Nugent.

First Edition in English. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for J. Nourse and P. Vaillant, in the Strand, 1763. 20.5 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xiv, (4), 406 pages plus two pages publishers list / Vol.2: (6), 406 pages, (38) [Index]. With six Plates, as per List of Plates in Volume 1. Uniform contemporary calf. Raised bands and red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor losses to spine ends, see images. A little age darkened throughout. Names of previous owners in ink. Front free end paper and half title page a little worn with two small holes. Overall a very nice set in solid contemporary bindings.

Ruaidhri de Valera, Sean O Nuallain, Eamon Cody.

Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Six Volumes Complete. Vol.1: County Clare / Vol.2: County Mayo / Vol.3: Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan / Vol.4: Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary / Vol.5: County Sligo / Vol.6: County Donegal.

First Editions. Six Volumes – Complete Set. Dublin, The Stationary Office, 1961, 1964, 1972. 1982, 1989, 2002. 31 x 23 cm. Vol.1: xvii, 116 pages / Vol.2: xv, 121 pages / Vol. 3: xxiv, 168 pages / Vol.4: xx, 145 pages / Vol.5: xvi, 152 pages / Vol.6: xvii, 298 pages. Note: Page numbers refer to text pages only. Each volume contains large numbers of plates (many folding) with figures and photographs. All volumes original cloth with original dust jackets. All volumes in very good condition in very good dust jackets. Overall a very nice set.

Rubinstein, Arthur.

Mein Glückliches Leben.

Frankfurt, S. Fischer, 1980. 21.9cm x 14.7cm. 792 Seiten. Mit 51 Illustrationen. Original Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. Guter Zustand mit einigen Gebrauchsspuren am Umschlag.

Ruiz Zafón, Carlos.

The Prince of Mist. Translated by Lucia Graves.

New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2010. 14.5cm x 21.5cm. 214 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Rush, Norman / Smiley, Jane.

Mating & A Thousand Acres.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 23.5cm x 15.5cm. 65 pages / 31 pages. Original Softcovers with original Slipcase. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Rushdie, Salman.

Fury.

First Edition. London, Jonathan Cape, 2001. 15.5 x 24cm. 259 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Russell, Bertrand.

Freedom and Organization 1814 – 1914.

First Edition. London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1934. 22 x 14 cm. 528 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Names of two previous owners on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Russell, Bertrand.

Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization ? / The Faith of a Rationalist. An Examination and a Criticism.

Two First Editions. London, Watts & Co., [1930] & [1947]. 18 x 12 cm. 30 pages plus two pages publishers list / Six pages. Original Wrappers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Small stains and some pencil annotations.

Russell, Bertrand.

History of Western Philosophy. and its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.

Second Impression. London, George Allen and Unwin, 1947. 22 x 14 cm. 916 pages. New (2023) half cloth over marbled paper boards. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. New end paper. Very good condition. Binding in ‘as new’ condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Russell, Matthew.

The Life of Mother Mary Baptist Russell. Sister of Mercy. By her Brother the Reverend Matthew Russell, S.J.

[First Edition]. New York, The Apostleship of Prayer, 1901. 18 x 12 cm. 187 pages. With B&W Plates. Original blue cloth with gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Good condition only. Text complete. Binding frail and a few pages are lose. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Internally clean. Remains a good reading copy.

Ryan, Abram J.

Poems: Patriotic, Religious, Miscellaneous. Containing his Posthumous Poems.

New York, P.J. Kennedy & Sons, 1896?. 18 x 13 cm. xxxviii, 360 pages. With a frontispiece and several B&W plates. Original decorated green cloth. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to binding. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp on front paste down. Internally bright and clean. Household Edition of the Poets.

Ryan, Frederick W.

“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.

Ryland, Rev. R.H.

The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford. With an Account of the Present Stateof the Peasantry of that Part of the South of Ireland.

Litho Facsimile Edition limited to one thousand copies. Kilkenny, Wellbrook Press Limited, 1982. 21 x 14 cm. x, 419 pages. With five fold out pages, a coloured map and other illustrations in B&W. Original olive green cloth with gilt title (on black) on spine. Very good condition. Very minor shelf wear. Internally complete, bright and clean.

S. Beach Chester.

Round the Green Cloth.

First Edition. London, Stanley Paul & Co., 1928. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. 254 pages. With a frontispiece. Original cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise clean.

S. Hutchinson Harris.

The Doctrine of Personal Right. Obra Premiada en el XIII Concurs, Corresponent A L’Any 1932.

First Edition. Barcelona, 1935. 22 x 17 cm. 593 pages. Original tectured cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Mild rubbing and bumping to binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

S. John Chrysostom.

The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, and the Acts of the Apostles. Translated, with Notes and Indices. Part 1: Hom. I – XXVIII.

Oxford & London, John Henry Parker& F. and J. Rivington, 1851. 22 x 14 cm. viii, 391 pages plus eight pages publishers list. Original cloth with gilt title and decorations. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Edges and end papers age darkened. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally clean. Bookbinders sticker on rear paste down.

S.J. / Salmon, J.

The Round Towers of Ireland: Their Origin and Uses.

[First Edition]. Belfast, D.T. Doherty, 1886. 20.5 x 14 cm. 68 pages. Small title vignette and small vignettes in text. Quarter brown leather over paper covered boards. Handwritten title on front board. Binding appears to be done by a hobby binder. Good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally age darkened. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Some mild damp staining. A few pencil lines. Edges worn. Original staples corroded.

Sackville-West, V.

The Garden.

First Edition. London, Michael Joseph, 1946. 21 x 14 cm. 135 pages. Few Illustrations. Original cloth hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Sadlier, Mrs J.

New Lights: or, Life in Galway. A Tale.

New York, D. & J. Sadlier & Co. 1885. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. 443 pages. Original dark green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Title page coming lose, but still attached. Prize sticker on front paste down, dated 1909.

Sagan, Françoise.

Painting in Blood. Translated from the French by Anthea Bell.

Henley, Aidan Ellis Publishing Ltd., 1988. 15.5 x 24cm. 253 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Sage, Michael M.

Roman Conquests: Gaul.

Barnsley, Pen & Sword Military, 2011. 16cm x 24cm. XXXI, 188 pages. Includes maps, illustrations and photographs. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [From the Roman Conquests series].

Saint Exupery, Antoine de.

Terre Des Hommes.

Paris, Gallimard, 1939. 19 x 12 cm. 218 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. Name of previous owner on first blank.

Saint Jerome / Vallarsi, Dominic (Editor).

Sanctii Eusebii Hieronymi Stridonensis Presbytery Operum. Post Monaghorum Ord. S. Bened. E Congreg. S. Mauri Recensionem denuo ad Mss. Codices Romanos, Ambrosianos, Veronses …

First Edition in this Form. Four Volumes (of ten). Veronae (Verona), Apud Petrum Antonium Bernum & Jacobum Vallarsium. Cum Gratia Ac Privilegio Excellentiss. Senatus Ven., 1734, 1735, c. 43 x 28 cm. Vol.1: Half Title, engraved Frontispiece, Title Page in Red and Black, (6)[Epistola], xxx[Praefatio], (28)[Praefatio & Index], Main text printed in two numbered columns per page (1264 columns on 632 pages) / Vol.2: Title Page with engraved Vignette, (6), 1078 numbered columns on 539 pages / Vol.3: Title Page with engraved Vignette, (6)[Praefatio], 916 numbered columns on 458 pages, clx columns on 80 pages [Index] / Vol.4: Title page with engraved Vignette, (6) [Praefatio], [two missing pages], 1194 columns on 596 pages. Uniform marbled paper covered boards. Spine covered by heavy duty spine tape on all four volumes (see images). Top and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with material losses to binding. Edges dust dulled / age darkened. Internally very clean, with occasional dust dulling and mild damp staining.

Saintine, X.-B. / Dore, Gustave (illustrations).

La Mythologie du Rhin et les Contes de la Mère-Grand’.

First Edition. Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1862. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. 403 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary textured cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Rebacked in 2023. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. First few pages with damp stain to lower edge. A few stains and annotations, mainly in pencil.

Salagnac, Rene.

La Saone / Le Rhone.

Two Volumes. Lyon, Rene Salagnac, 1958 & 1960. 29 x 20 cm (oblong). 21 and 15 folding Plates. Original stiff cardboard covers. Stapled. Very good condition.

Salagnac, Rene.

La Saone de Lyon A Corre. (Jonction au Canal de l’Est). Carte Pour La Navigation. Echelle: 1/20000 e.

2nd Edition. Lyon, Rene Salagnac, 1958. 20 x 29 cm (oblong). 21 Folding Plates (Feuillet). Original stiff cardboard covers. Stapled. Title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean.

Salaman, Malcolm C.

Whitman’s Print-Collector’s Handbook. Revised and Enlarged.

London, G.Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1921. xxi, 375 pages with many B&W illustrations showing the development of printing techniques. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Blind title on front board. Very good condition. Shelf wear and signs of previous use. Rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Mild foxing. Plates bright and clean.

Samuel [Horsley], Late Lord Bishop of Rochester, Now of St. Asaph.

Hosea. Translated from the Hebrew. And a Sermon, now first published, On Christ’s Descent into Hell. With Notes Explanatory and Critical.

Second Edition, Corrected with Additional Notes. London, Printed for J. Hatchard, J. Robson et al, 1804. 28 x 22 cm. l, 226 pages plus 18 pages Sermon. Contemporary paper covered boards. Paper label on spine. Deckle edges. Good condition. Binding sound, but rubbed and bumped. Age darkened / stained covers. Small material losses to spine top. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally mildly age darkened with occasional spotting, but generally very clean

Samuels, A.P.I. and Belfast, D.G.S.

With the Ulster Division in France – A Story of the 11th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. From Bordon to Thiepval in Four Parts.

Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 97 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Sanders, Lloyd.

Patron and Place-Hunter. A Study of George Bubb Dodington Lord Melcombe.

London & New York, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1914. 21 x 14 cm. xiv, 294 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Ex Libris and name of previous owner neatly inscribed. Otherwise clean.

Sandwith, Francis.

Camera and Chianti [Signed].

First Edition. London, Nicholas Kaye, 1955. 21 x 14 cm. 187 pages. Illustrated with colour and B&W photographs. Original black cloth hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Jacket with some edgewear and a light stain on the back cover. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed and signed by the Author on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Sarr, Kenneth (author) / McGonigal, Maurice (illustrator).

The White Bolle-Trie. A Wonder Story by Kenneth Sarr. Illustrated by Maurice McGonigal.

First Edition. Dublin & Cork, The Talbot Press, 1927. 22 x 14 cm. 96 pages. With five plates and small illustrations in text. Original two-tone cloth. White title on front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Library with a few faint stamps throughout.

Sarr, Kenneth [Kenneth Sheils Reddin]. Colum, Padraic (Foreword).

The White Bolle-Trie. A Wonder Story by Kenneth Sarr. Illustrated by Maurice McGonigal.

First Edition. Dublin & Cork, The Talbot Press Limited, 1927. 22 x 14 cm. 96 pages. With a Frontispiece and four B&W Plates. Original cloth with white title on front board. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped; partially faded and mildly stained (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on half title page. Internally clean.

Satchell, William.

The Greenstone Door.

Auckland and others, Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, 1957. 18.5cm x 12.5cm. viii, 400 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Saul, J.W.

Navigation by Position Lines or Marcq St. Hilaire Method.

[First Edition]. London, Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson, [1920]. 18 x 12 cm. 17 pages. With a folding chart. Original dark cloth with gilt title on front board. Ex Libris on front free end paper. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some stains on front board. Internally clean.

Scambly Schott, Penelope.

A Little Ignorance.

First Edition. New York, Clarkson N. Potter, 1986. 15 x 22 cm. 232 Pages. Original Boards with Green Cloth and white lettering (hardback). Very good condition, in very good dust jacket, now in archival jacket.

Schaeffer, Heinz.

U-Boat 977. Preface by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrery. Foreword by Nicholas Monsarrat.

Eighth Edition. London, William Kimber & Co. Ltd., 1955. 14.5cm x 22cm. 207 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Good condition with minor signs of external wear, including some mild foxing.

Schama, Simon.

Landscape and Memory.

First Edition. London, HarperCollins Publishers 1995. 23 x 15 cm. xi, 652 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original black cloth, inside original decorated dust jacket; now inside archival jacket. Fine, inside fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Roger [Katz] on the title page.

Schaumann, Ruth.

Der blühende Stab. Neun Geschichten – Neun Holzschnitte.

München, Verlag J. Kösel & F. Pustet, 1929. 8°. 161 Seiten. 9 Holzschnitte. Originales Halbleinen mit illustriertem Einbanddeckel. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren an der Bindung (etwas nachgedunkelt).

[Schubert, Franz] Wheeler, Opal / Deucher, Sybil.

Franz Schubert and his Merry Friends. Illustrated by Mary Greenwalt.

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1960, 24.4cm x 19cm. 120 pages. With illustrations and music sheets. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear along with staining on some of the first couple of pages.

Scofield, Sandra.

Beyond Deserving. [Signed].

First edition. New York, The Permanent Press, 1991. 14.5 x 22.5cm. 310 pages. Original half-clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, as new. Signed by author on title page.

Scofield, Sandra.

More Than Allies. [Signed].

First edition. New York, The Permanent Press, 1993. 14 x 22cm. 174 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, as new. Signed by the author on title page.

Scofield, Sandra.

Walking Dunes. [Signed].

New York, The Permanent Press, 1992. 14.5 x 22cm. 247 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed by author on title page.

Scott Daniell, David.

Cap of Honour: The 300 Years of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Foreword by HRH the Duke of Gloucester. With additional chapters by General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley and others.

Stroud, Sutton Publishing Ltd., 2005. 16cm x 24cm. XVI, 446 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Scott-Mongrieff, George.

This Day. With a Foreword by James Walsh.

First Edition. London, Hollis & Carter, 1959. 18.5 x 12 cm. 93 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Rubbed and bumped. Dust jacket dust dulled with some edge wear. Internally foxed. Initials of previous owner (‘PNiC’) on front free end paper. (see comments on Provenance). Internally foxed throughout. See images.

Scott, Gail.

My Paris.

First American Edition. U.S.A. Dalkey Archive Press, 2003. 21.5cm x 14cm. 138 pages. With illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Scott, Lord Byron, Cowper, Wordsworth, Dryden, Swift, Addison et al.

Half Hours with the best Authors. Third and Fourth Quarter in one Volume.

Volume 2 Only. [London], Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Not Dated. C.1850-1880. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. iv, 312 pages, iv, 316 pages. Each quarter with a title page and frontispiece, showing four authors each. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands, gitl title and decorations. Blind decorations and Dentelles. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. A few round marks on boards (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internallly clean. A nice copy in a very nice binding.

Scott, Peter.

Key to the Wildfowl of the World.

Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, Severn Wildfowl Trust, [1951]. 24 x 15 cm. Booklet consists of 23 Plates and text explanations on the opposite side. Pamphlet with light grey paper covers. Very good condition. Dust dulled throughout. Mild water staining on covers and first two pages.

Scott, Peter.

Morning Flight. A Book of Wildfowl. Illustrated with Reproductions from the Author’s Paintings and a Self-Portrait.

Signed Limited Edition. No. 199 / 750. London, Country Life Limited, 1935. 32 x 25 cm. xiii, (2), 138 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original black and brown cloth with title and author on front board and spine. Top edge gilt, fore and tail edge deckle. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Binding dust dulled and faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Very faded inscription from Peter Scott to Alanbrooke (?), signed Peter and dated 3rd November 1935. Text mostly unreadable. Signed and numbered (199) by Peter Scott. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. Dust jacket worn and age darkened. Minor paper losses to top of spine. Now in protective jacket.

Scott, Peter.

The Eye of the Wind. An Autobiography – Association Copy.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. 22 x 14 cm. xxii, 679 pages. Illustrated with B&W sketches in the text and several coloured plates. Original blue cloth with facsimile signature in gilt on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original price clipped dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Cloth binding faded/discoloured. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Dust dulling and some edge wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: ‘For Brookie with love and admiration from Peter. 19th June 1961’.

Scott, Peter.

Wild Chorus. Written and Illustrated by Peter Scott.

Limited Signed Edition. No. 22 / 1250. London, Country Life Limited, 1938. 32 x 25 cm. xi, 116 pages (6). Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt title and decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge deckle. Decorated end papers. Slipcase. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and fraying, mild foxing and has long closed tear on back board. Now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. Signed and numbered by Peter Scott.

Scott, Sir Walter.

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Complete in One Volume. With all his Introductions and Notes; also various Readings, and the Editor’s Notes.

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1853. c. 24 x 15.5 cm. iv, 823 pages. With a tissue-guarded frontispiece showing the Author, titel vignette and a further 25 engraved plates. Also included is a folded facsimile page showing the author’s handwriting in 1810. Contemporary dark green morocco over marbled boards. Gilt decorations and title. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Neat gift inscription on verso of front free end paper, dated 1858. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise bright and clean. A very nice copy with attractive plates in an attractive and sturdy binding.

Scott, Sir Walter.

The Waverley Novels. Vol. I, II, III, IV, VI, VII,IX, XIII, XVI, XVII, XIX, XXI, XXII, XXIV & XXV. Set consists of the following Novels: Waverley, Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, Rob Roy, The Black Dwarf. A Legend of Montrose, Heart of Mid-Lothina, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Quentin Durward, St. Ronan’s Well, The Betrothed, Woodstock, The Fair Maid of Perth, Count Robert of Paris, The Surgeon’s Daughter, Castle Dangerous, Glossary.

15 Volumes. Edinburgh, Adam and Chalres Black, 1851, 1852. 16.5 x 10 cm. 421, 360, 349, 385, 315, 470, 398, 390, 401, 360, 434, 424, 394, 341, 370 pages. Each volume with an engraved title page. Volume 1 also contains a Portrait of the Author and a folding Facsimile Sample of his Handwriting. Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands and red morroco spine labels (some missing). Black and gilt decorations to spine (see images). Brown end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled throughout. Minor material losses to some corners / spine ends. Two spine labels missing. Some damp staining to some volumes.

[Scott, Walter] Lockhart, J.G.

The Life of Walter Scott.

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1893. 23.8cm x 16cm. XII, 806 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with signs of external wear and some foxing. Lovely gilt lettering on the cover and spine.

Seago, Edward.

Peace in War. A book of Paintings and Essays.

Second Edition. London, Collins, 1944. 18.5cm x 25cm. 80 pages Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Minor damage to one corner of the frontcover (dustjacket and board). Else in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Rare with dustjacket.

Sean ‘Ac Fhionnlaoich.

Is Glas Na Cnoic.

First Edition. Dublin, FNT, 1977. 18 x 12 cm. 242 pages. Original brown cloth. Hard cover in original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. An exceptionally well preserved clean copy.

Sean G. Ronan (Ambassador of Ireland – Publisher).

Catalogue of the Lafcadio Hearn Library at the Embassy of Ireland Tokyo.

Tokyo, Embassy of Ireland, 1988. 21 x 15 cm. iii, 28 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Inscribed by Sean G. Ronan on the Title Page.

Sean Lysaght.

Robert Lloyd Praeger. The Life of a Naturalist. [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1998. 16 x 23 cm, 208 pages. Colour frontispiece and various B&W photographs. Original hardcover in original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near Fine. Minor shelf wear. Signed by the Author on title page. A bright and clean copy of this rare book.

Seaver, George.

Albert Schweitzer – Christian Revolutionary.

Second Edition, revised and enlarged edition. London, Adam & Charles Black, 1955. 20.4cm x 13.5cm. 128 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with minor external signs of wear on the cover. Text markings on front and rear endpaper by previous owner.

Secker, Thomas.

Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England: With a Discourse on Confirmation. By Thomas Secker, LL.D. Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Published from the Original Manuscripts.

Scarce Dublin Edition. Two volumes bound in One. Dublin, J. Exshaw and J. Williams, Booksellers, 1770 & 1769. 20 x 12 cm. TP, (6) [TOC], 439 pages. Contemporary full calf. Red morocco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Age darkened, rubbed and bumped. Top of spine expertly repaired with marching patch (see images). Occasional mild damp staining / foxing. A few pages with a dark stain (ink?). Overall in excellent condition.

Seddall, Rev. Henry / The Most Rev. Lord Plunket (Introduction).

Edward Nangle: The Apostle of Achill. A Memoir and a History.

First Edition. London & Dublin, Hatchards Piccadilly & Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1884. 18 x 12 cm. xxxv, 380 pages plus four pages publishers list. Complete with Frontispiece and four additional Plates. Original brown cloth with black and gilt line decorations. Gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Binding weak, but holding. Both hinges cracked. Paper label with name and address of previous owner on front free end paper. Red ink stamp with name and address of another previous owner on half title page and Preface page. Top corner of half title page cleanly cut out. Signature of another previous owner on verso of frontispiece. Frontispiece cleanly cut off, but present. Underlining and interesting neat annotations in pencil.

Seddall, Rev. Henry / The Most Rev. Lord Plunket (Introduction).

Edward Nangle: The Apostle of Achill. A Memoir and a History.

First Edition. London & Dublin, Hatchards Piccadilly & Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1884. 18 x 12 cm. xxxv, 380 pages plus four pages publishers list. Complete with a Frontispiece and four additional Plates. Dark cloth hard cover with gilt title and author’s name on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Both hinges cracked. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end paper. Top part of half title page missing (see image). Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean.

Seoighthe, Padraic.

Diabhal Smid Bhreige Ann!

First Edition. Baile Atha Cliath (Dublin), FNT, 1980. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. 123 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated, unclipped dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Decorated end papers. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Including two newpaper clippings about the death of the Author.

Sepet, Marius.

Jeanne D’Arc.

Douzieme Edition. Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1885. 26 x 17 cm. 376 pages. Dark red textured cloth. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Large gilt decoration from the Irish College in Paris to front board. All edges gilt. White textured end papers. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped with abrasions and small material losses to corners. Rear cover stained (see images). Ex Libris of previous owner on front free end paper. Name of previous owner inscribed on half title (‘Morgan O’Flaherty Irish College Paris’). Internally dust dulled. Closed tear to page 15/16. A few annotations.