Bernstein, Marcelle.

Nuns.

London, Collins, 1976. 13.5cm x 21.5cm. 361 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition other than minor tear to dustjacket.

Berrigan, Daniel.

Tulips in the Prison Yard [Signed]. Selected Poems of Daniel Berrigan chosen and introduced by Patrick O’Brien.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1992. 21 x 14 cm. 77 pages. Hard cover, inside original unclipped dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy. Signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Best, R.I.

Bibliography of Irish Philology and Manuscript Literature. Publications 1913 – 1941.

First Edition. Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1942. 24 x 16 cm. x, 253 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. A few underlinings and tick marks inside, otherwise bright and clean.

Beveridge, Janet.

Beveridge and his Plan.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. 20 x 13 cm. 239 pages with many B&W Photos and Illustrations. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. No dust jacket. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some staining to boards.Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Beverley Nichols (Ed.).

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.

Bewick, T.[homas].

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.

Bewick, Thomas.

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.

Biacensi, A.C. / Morali, F.C. / Bassanensi, A.V.

Vitae et Res Gestae Pontificum Romanorum [Lives and Acts of the Roman Pontiffs]. Et S.R.E. Cardinalium Ab initio nascentis Ecclesiae, usque ad Urbanum VIII. Pont. Max. Auctoribus M. Alphonso Ciagonio Biacense Or. Praed. Poenitentiario Apostolico Francisco Cabrera Morali, & Andrea Victorello Bassanensi Doct. Theol. Iconibus Pontificum, horum, & Cardinalium Insignibus, & plurimorum Elogijs adiunctis… [And His Eminence the Cardinals From the beginning of the nascent Church, to the time of Urban VIII. Pont. Max. Authors M. Alphonso Ciagonio Biacense Or. Praed. Apostolic Penitentiary Francisco Cabrera Morali, & Andrea Victorello Bassanensi Doct. Theol. Icons of the Pontiffs, their & Cardinals’ Insignia, & many more Elogies added…].

Two Volumes. Rome, Typis Vaticanis, 1630. Folios: c. 41 x 27 cm. Vol.1: Half title, title page in Red and Black with engraved Vignette, (10) 517 pages with two colums per page numbered 1 to 1034 / Vol.2: Title page in Red and Black with engraved Vignette, 498 pages with two colums per page, numbered 1035 to 2030, (16) [Index]. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of portraits, arms, vignettes, leading letters, etc. in text. Vol. 1 with three full page engraved Plates. Vol.2 with 10 engraved Plates, nine of which are full page. Rebound in modern fine red half morocco over cloth covered boards. Two blue spine labels per volume with gilt titles and authors. Gilt decorations. New marbled end papers. Very good conditions. Solid bindings with minimal shelf wear. Name of previous owner on title pages scratched out. Internally age darkened and foxed to various, but generally mild degree. A very good set.

Bickham, George.

The Universal Penman. Or, the Art of Writing. Made Useful To the Gentleman and Scholar, As well as the Man of Business. In all the useful and ornamental Branches of Modern Penmanship; with some necessary Observations on the Excellency of the Pen, and a large Number of select Sentences in Prose and Verse; various forms of Business, relating to Merchandize and Trade; Letters on several Occasions; accurate Specimens of the Oriental Languages, and Alphabets in all the Hands now practis’d. Written with the friendly Assistance of several of the most Eminent Masters, and Engrav’d by Geo. Bickham. The Whole Embelish’d with beautiful Decorations for the Amusement of the Curious.

London, Printed for Robert Sayer, Map and Print Seller, at No. 53 in Fleet Street, ND [Engravings dated 1733 to 1741]. Folio [c. 36 x 24 cm]. Blank, unnumberred engraved Frontispiece, Engravings numbered 1 to 119 and 121 to 212. Page 120 is missing. Old black polished calf with elaborate gilt decorations to boards and spine. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Gilt title, author and publishing date (‘London 1733’) on spine. Five raised bands. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some minor material losses to spine and corners (please review images). Front hinge started to open with front free end paper and leading two blanks partially loose. Remnants of a red morocco Ex Libris on front free end paper. The two blanks in the front of the book and the one at the end are creased and lack a corner each. The entire text black, consisting of 212 Engraved pages in Excellent condition. Mild age darkening and occasional very mild foxing throughout. The occasional small ink stain. A tiny worm hole close to the binding (not affecting any of the actual engravings) visible between pages 180 and 198. Overall an exceptionally well preserved and clean copy of this scarce item.

Bingham-Daly, Theresa.

The Mayo Binghams [Signed].

First Edition. Durham et al., The Pentland Press, 1997. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 185 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end paper. A bright, clean and signed copy.