O’Donovan, John.

Annals of Ireland. Three Fragments. Copied From Ancient Sources By Dubhaltach Mac Firbisigh; and Edited, With a Translation and Notes, From a Manuscript Preserved in the Burgundian Library at Brussels.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed at the University Press for the Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, 1860. 23 x 18 cm. (4), 256 pages. Modern quarter morroco over cloth. Hard cover. Spine label with title in gilt. Raised bands and gilt decorations. Good condition. Fine sturdy binding with new end papers. Internally damp damaged to the fore-edge, not affecting text. Some pages professionally re-enforced (see images). A very good reading copy.

Belaney, Rev. R.

The Sovereignty of the Pope. A Lecture delivered by the Rev. R. Belaney (Late Vicar of Arlington) to the Catholic Young Men’s Society of Dublin, in the Rotundo, on Monday the 30th of January, 1860.

Third Edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1860. 21 x 14 cm. 35 pages. Pamphlet. Very good condition. A little rubbed and dust dulled. Text block clean.

Collins, James K.

Details of Gothic Architecture. Measured and Drawn by James K. Collins, Architect.

First Edition. Volume 1 (of 2) only. London, B.T. Batsford, ND [c. 1860-1880]. 32 x 24 cm. TP, 8 pages TOC, followed by c. 95 full page Plates. Original textured brown cloth with gilt decoration to spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Rebacked with new black end papers in 2024. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

[H.G. Collins].

Collins’ Railway Map of Ireland. Coloured and Mounted on Linen. Two Shillings & Sixpence. Exhibiting the Mail, Coach and Turnpike Roads, the Lakes, Rivers & Canals, the Principal Rages of Mountains: also the Boroughs & Market Towns with their distances from the Capital. Compiled from Numerous Trigonometrical Surveys & Other Approved Authorities.

London, H.G. Collins, ND [c. 1860]. c. 67 x 83 cm unfolded. Very good condition.

Smith, Rev. Sydney.

The Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Sydney Smith. A Selection of the most memorable Passages in his Writings and Conversations.

Fourth Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. 19 x 12 cm. viii, 355 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine and front board. Elaborate blind decorations. Brown end papers. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Book sellers (Manchester) blind stamp on front free end paper. Binders label on rear end paper. A few small nicks. Internally clean.

Coulter, Henry.

The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition, and Prospects. By Henry Coulter, Correspondent of Saunders’s News-Letter. (By Permission).

First Edition. Dublin and London, Hodges & Smith and Hurst & Blackett, WM. Blackwood, 1862. 20 x 12 cm. x, 372 pages with 36 tissue guarded Plates, some in colour. With a Map of Ireland. Lacking the Map of Telegraph Stations. Original green cloth. Gilt and blind decorations. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Rebacked in 2024. Edges end papers. Mild dust dulling, foxing and damp staining. See images.

Bennett, George.

The History of Bandon.

First Edition. Cork, Henry and Coghlan, 1862. 19 x 12 cm. xv, 373 pages. Original bright blue cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Blind decorations. Professionally rebacked in 2023 using the original boards and spine. New decorative end papers. See images. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and faded. Internally clean. A nice sturdy copy of this scarce first edition.

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.

Tupper, Martin F.

Proverbial Philosophy. [First and Second Series].

Thirty-ninth Edition. London, Hatchard and Co., 1863. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 522 pages. With a frontispiece showing the author. Fine contemporary dark morroco with elaborate gilt decorations to boards and spine. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller label on front paste down (Willis and Sotheran, London). First and last pages mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy in an attractive and sturdy contemporary binding.

Denham Smith, Rev. Joseph.

Winnowed Grain: or, Selections from the Addresses of the Rev. J. Denham Smith.

Third Edition. London and Dublin, Partridge / Tract Repository, 1863. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 291 pages. Blue cloth with gilt title and decorations. Dark end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and partially discoloured (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few small stains. Name of previous owner (in pencil) on title page. Internally bright and clean.