Waring, J.B. [John Burley].

Stone Monuments, Tumuli and Ornament of Remote Ages. With Remarks on the Early Architecture of Ireland and Scotland.

First Edition. London, Printed and Published by John B. Day, 1870. 36 x 27 cm. x. 96 text pages (incl. Index pages) and 108 Plates. Complete. Contemporary half cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, somewhat discoloured and stained (see images). Top edge of most pages mildly damp stained (not affecting text or images). Overall still a very impressive publication. Very heavy item.

Knox, Alexander.

A History of the County of Down. From the most remote Period to the present Day; including an Account of its Early Colonization, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military Polity, Geography, Topography, Antiquities and Natural History. Illustrated by Woodcuts, and a coloured Geographical, and Geological Map, Based on the Researches of the Ordnance and Geological Surveys.

Facsimile Reprint of the 1875 Edition. Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Davidson Books, 1982. 20 x 13.5 cm. vi, 724 pages. Illustrations in Text. Large folding Map in the back of the book. Original 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 very nice clean copy.

Davies, Sir John.

Historical Tracts. by Sir John Davies, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland. Consisting of 1. A Discovery of the true cause why Ireland was never brought under obedience of the crown in England. / 2. A Letter to the Earl of Salisbury on the State of Ireland, in 1607. / 3. A Letter to the Earl of Salisbury, in 1610; giving an Account of the Plantation in Ulster. / 4. A Speech to the Lord Deputy in 1613, Tracing the ancient Constitution of Ireland. To which is prefixed a new Life of the Author, from authentic Documents.

First Edition. London, Printed for John Stockdale, 1786. 21 x 13 cm. xxxii, 317 pages plus three pages publishers list. Full calf with gilt decorations on spine. Very good condition. Front board detached. Binding rubbed and bumped, material losses to spine. Leather brittle. Spine label missing. Edges age darkened. Two stains to top edge. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise surprisingly clean.

Monro, Harold (Editor) / Clarke, Harry (Illustrations). Belloc, Hilaire / Brooke, Rupert / De La Mare, Walter / Graves, Robert / Chesterton, G.K. / Graves, Robert / Hardy, Thomas / Stephens, James / Yeats, W.B. et al.

The Year’s At The Spring. An Anthology of Recent Poetry compiled by L.D.O, Walters and illustrated by Harry Clarke. With an Introduction by Harold Monro.

First US Edition. New York, Brentano’s, 1920. 26 x 20 cm. 120 pages. Illustrated in Colour and B&W. Original pale yellow leather binding. Decorations to front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Pale stains on covers (see images). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A lovely copy.

Sherwood, Robert E.

Roosevelt and Hopkins. An intimate History.

First Edition. New York, Harper Brothers, 1948. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 979 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth with red and gilt label on spine. In original, price clipped dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few pages a little creased. Inscribed on the front free end paper: ‘A footnote to history of which you took such an important and able part’.

Armstrong, Olive.

Edward Bruce’s Invasion of Ireland.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1923. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 179 pages. With a folding map. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front free end paper. Mildly age darkened, otherwise a very nice copy. See images.

Watts, Isaac.

Logick: or, the Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth. With a Variety of Rules to guard against Error, in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as well as in the Sciences.

The Eleventh Edition. London, Printed in the Year 1755. 16.5 x 10 cm. TP in red and black, (6) [Dedication & TOC], 336 pages. Contemporary calf with raised bands and gilt title on red morroco label. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small material losses to corners and spine ends. Spine label worn. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Lacking front free end paper and half title. A few pencil tick marks in text. A nice copy.

[Johnson, Samuel].

Johnson’s Pocket Dictionary of the English Language. Greatly improved by an Augmentation of some Thousand Words and Technical Terms. The Accentuation corrected according to the most approved Mode of Pronunciation. Subjoined is a concise Classical Mythology, a List of Men of Learning and Genius, Phrases from various Languages, and Translations of the Mottos of the Nobility.

London, Printed for T. Tegg & Son et al, 1835. c. 11 x 7.5 cm. iv, 252 pages. With a tissue-guarded Frontispiece showing Samuel Johnson. Contemporary dark green textured cloth. Blind decorations. Gilt title on spine. All edges gilt. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Tiny material loss to top of spine. Occasional mild foxing. A lovely little item.

Drummond, V.H.

The Flying Postman. A Porpoise Book by V.H. Drummond.

First Edition. West Drayton & Boston, Penguin Books & Houghton Mifflin, 1948. 22 x 18 cm. 48 unnumbered pages. Colour Illustrations throughout. Original cardboard covers. New (2024) matching blue cloth spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Boards rubbed and bumped with some very mild losses to corners (see images). New end papers. A few brown spots (foxing or stains) to first two pages. One page ‘repaired’ with clear tape. Some old tape marks to one other page. Overall a bright and clean copy of this scarce first edition.

Gaskin, J.J. (Editor)

The Viceregal Speeches and Addresses Lectures and Poems of the Late Earl of Carlisle, KG. Collected and Edited by J.J.Gaskin.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1865 / 1866. 16 x 22 cm, cxxxv, 483 pages including 24 pages List of Subscribers. Frontispiece showing Carlisle. Signature (‘yours very faithfully Carlisle’) assumed to be printed. Small illustration of Castle Howard on first title page. Second title page text only. First title page dated 1865, second title page dated 1866. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Fine gilt crest of carlisle on front board. Blindstamp decoration on front and rear boards. Very good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Gift inscription on front pastedown. Some shelf wear. Corners, boards and spine a little bumped and rubbed. Age darkening, some browning the foxing, mainly to end papers and first few pages. Text block bright and clean. A very nice copy.