Banknote. The Confederate States of America. Twenty Dollars. No. 19821.

Richmond, February 17th, 1864. c. 18 x 8 cm. Very good condition.

Alvarez, Emanuel / Geoghegan, Rev. E.J. / Wheeler, G.B.

The Latin Prosody of Emanuel Alvarez, S.T.P. Provost of the College of St. Roch; with Explanations in English, by the Rev. E.J. Geoghegan.

A New Edition, revised and corrected. Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, [1864]. 14 x 9 cm. 109 pages, 40 pages (Appendix). Original dark cloth. Gilt title on front board (‘Standard School and College Books’). Very good condition. Rubbed, Bumped and age darkened throughout. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Hand written note on rear free end paper. A few pencil annotations / underlinings.

Todd, James Henthorn.

St. Patrick Apostle of Ireland. A Memoir of his Life and Mission. With an Introductory Dissertation on some early Usages of the Church in Ireland, and its Historical Position from the Establishment of the English Colony to the present Day.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Smith & Co., 1864. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 515 pages. Modern quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. New end papers. Binding, as new. Edges age darkened. Internally clean.

Feuillet de Conches, F.

Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette et Madame Elisabeth – Lettres et documents inédits.

First Edition. Six Volumes. Paris, Henri Plon, 1864. 22 x 14 cm. lxxii, 519 / 544, 4 Plates / lxv, 502, 5 Plates / cxix, 506, 4 Plates / 488, 2 Plates / 602 pages, 8 Plates. See notes below. Fine contemporary uniform half morocco over marbled paper boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Title and volume numbers in gilt on spine. Gilt decorations. A wonderful set. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of ‘Castle Pollard’ in all six volumes. Internally bright and clean with occasional very mild foxing, mainly to the Plates. Overall a very nice set in attractive sturdy bindings. Please review all the images on westcoastrarebooks.com.

Stanley, Arthur P.

Historical Memorials of Canterbury. The Landing of Augustine. The Murder of Becket. Edward the Black Prince. Becket’s Shrine. With Illustrations.

Fourth Edition. London, John Murray, 1865. 18 x 1 cm. 302 pages. With a frontispiece, a folding plan and other illustrattions in text. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner on first blank, dated 1869.Edges dust dulled. Long closed tear to page 107/108. Internally bright and clean.

Various Authors.

The Dublin Saturday Magazine. Vol.2: With Issues No. 53 to 108.

First Edition. Dublin, John Mullany, Not dated [c.1865]. 27 x 20 cm. Title, (2)[Index to Volume 2], 56 Issues with 672 pages in total. Illustrations on all title pages (see images). Contemporary green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Front and rear hinges cracked. Binding weak, but holding. Half of page 375 missing, some small tears, dog ears etc. Clean copy without annotation marks etc.

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.

James, G.P.R.

The Huguenot: A Tale of the French Protestants / Darnley; or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold. Two Books bound in one volume.

A New Edition. London, Routledge and Sons / Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1865 / 1863. 17 x 10 cm. 448 and 392 pages. Brown half leather over textured cloth. Raised bands and two spine labels. Gilt title on spine. Dark end papers. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped, some material losses to edges. Age darkened. Front and rear hinge open, but boards still attached. Paper label with two signatured on fron paste down. Occassional mild foxing.

Abbott, John S.C.

The History of the Civil War in America. Comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin.

Two Volumes – Complete. New York, Published by Henry Bill, 1866. 24 x 16 cm. Vol.1: xiii, 507 pages, four pages publishers list. Frontispiece showing Lincoln plus 19 Maps and 17 Plates. / Vol.2: xvi, 629 pages, four pages publishers list. With a frontispiece showing U.S. Grant, 28 Maps & Diagrams plus nine Plates. Uniform dark brown leather bindings. Appears to be rebound using old boards, but adding a new spine in matching leather. Boards are extensively blind decorated. Pieces of the original spine are losely inserted in the book. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Sound bindings. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription in volume 1. Name of previous owner (‘Denis M. Tierney’) in volume 2. Otherwise internally clean. A very nice set.

Maunder, Samuel.

The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference. Revised throughout by B.B. Woodward, John Morris and W. Hughes.

New Edition. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1866. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. (4), 899 pages. With a frontispiece. Full calf with red spine label and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges red speckled. Gilt decorations. Blind line decorations on boards. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Age darkened. Text block bright and clean.