Anon / Tadhg Gavin.

Life of St. Laurence O’Toole / St. Laurence O’Toole. Archbishop and Patron of Dublin.

Two Pamphlets. Dublin, Irish Messenger / Catholic Truth Society, 1948 & 1964. c. 18 x 12 cm. 24 & 16 pages. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition.

Anon.

The Life of Catharine II. Empress of Russia. With seven Portraits elegantly engraved and a correct Map of the Russian Empire.

Second Edition, with considerable Improvements. Volume 1 only (of 3). London, Printed for T.N. Longman and J. Debrett, 1798. 21 x13 cm. viii, 484 pages. With a folded map of Russia. Some Tables (genealogical charts) in text. Contemporary calf. Black spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding worn with material losses (see images). Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Closed tear (along fold) in map. Otherwise internally clean.

O’Reilly, Stephen.

Spirit Flowers. Poems and Essays by Stephen O’Reilly. Who in company with his gallant brother fell valiantly fighting for Irish Freedom on that great day of hero-deeds when Ireland’s Army smote by Liffey’s side The Custom House of Britain. With a Foreword by Brian O Huiginn, dated 1922.

[First Edition]. Dublin, The Gael Co-Op. Society, Ltd., 1923. 18 x 12 cm. 40 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Blind line decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and a few small stains on front board. Internally clean. Scarce.

Pietro Soave Polano (author) / Brent, Nathanael (translator).

The History of the Council of Trent. Containing Eight Books. In which besides the ordinary Acts of the Council are declared many notable Occurances which happened in Christendom, during the Space of forty years and more. And particularly the Practices of the Court of Rome, to hinder the Reformation of their Errours, and to maintain their Greatness. Written in Italian by Pietro Soave Polano, and faithfully Translated into English by S’ Nathanael Brent, Knight. Whereto is added the Life of the Learned Author: and the History of the Inquisition. [The History of the Inquisition composed by the Reverend Father Paul Servita, who was also the Compiler of the Council of Trent, A Pious, Learned and Curious Work, necessary for Counsellors, Casuists, and Politicians. Translated of the Italian Copy by Robert Gentilis.].

London, Printed for J. Macock, for Samuel Mearne, John Martyn, and Henry Herringman, 1676. 32 x 20 cm. (2), Title page in Red and Black, (12) [Dedications, To the Reader], cvi [Life of the Author], 889 pages, (47) [An Alphabetical Table …]. New (2024) black half morroco over marbled boards. New end papers. Two spine labels with gilt title etc. Red stained edges. Very good condition. New Binding. Internally mildly age darkened. First and last pages with some edgewear, never affecting the text. Overall a very well preserved copy in a new sturdy binding.

Maundrell, Henry / The Prefetto of Egypt / Clayton, Robert (translator).

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.

Hazlitt, W. Carew.

English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases. Collected from the Most Authentic Sources Alphabetically arranged and annotated by W. Carew Hazlitt.

First and Limited Edition. London, John Russell Smith, 1869. 23 x 15 cm. xxix, 505 pages. Title page Vignette. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title and author on spine. Foreedge deckle. Rebacked in 2024 using the original boads and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Neat gift inscription on half title page. Internallty bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Hermannides, Rutgerus.

Rutgeri Hermannidae Britannia magna sive Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae & adjacentium insularum geographico-historica descriptio.

[First Edition]. Amstelodami, Jansonii Valckenier, 1661. 13 x 7.5 cm. (3) Blank, Title page with Vignette, 28 pages, 645 pages, (4), (36) [Index]. Includes 28 (out of 32) folded Maps. See list of maps below. New quarter morroco over marbled paper boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. New binding. Internally mildly age darkened. Missing four Maps and pages 347-350.

Guy, Joseph.

Guy’s Geographia Antiqua: or, School Treatise on Ancient Geography. Upon a New Plan, adapted to the Classical and the English Learner, both in Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Schools.

Second Edition, Corrected. London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1834. 16 x 9 cm. vii, 216 pages. With five folding Maps. New (2024) cloth. Hard cover with spine label. Gilt title. New end paper. Blue speckled edges. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. Short closed tear to Italy map. All maps in very good condition.

Mac Amhlaigh, Donall.

An Irish Navvy. The Diary of an Exile. Translated from the Irish by Valentin Iremonger.

First Edition. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1964. 21 x 14 cm. ix, 182 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A nice clean copy. See images.

Yorke, Malcolm / [Cole, Brenda] / [Cole, Leslie].

Today I worked well – the picture fell off the brush. The artistry of Leslie Cole, told for the first time by Malcolm Yorke with a note on the interesting life of Brenda Cole.

First and limited Edition [500]. Huddersfield, The Fleece Press, 2010. Oblong, 23 x 28 cm. 198 pages. Illustrated throughout. Quarter cloth over marbled paper boads. Gilt title. As new condition. A bright and clan copy.