Strategicus.

The War for World Power & The War Moves East.

Second Printings. Two Volumes. London, Faber and Faber, 1941 & 1943. c. 20 x 13 cm. 304 pages and 234 pages. With a few map illustrations. Original hard covers. Very good condition.

Vann, Gerald.

The Water and the Fire.

London, The Catholic Book Club, 1954. 14cm x 22cm. 187 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Torn dustjacket, otherwise very good condition.

Scott, Sir Walter.

The Waverley Novels. Vol. I, II, III, IV, VI, VII,IX, XIII, XVI, XVII, XIX, XXI, XXII, XXIV & XXV. Set consists of the following Novels: Waverley, Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, Rob Roy, The Black Dwarf. A Legend of Montrose, Heart of Mid-Lothina, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Quentin Durward, St. Ronan’s Well, The Betrothed, Woodstock, The Fair Maid of Perth, Count Robert of Paris, The Surgeon’s Daughter, Castle Dangerous, Glossary.

15 Volumes. Edinburgh, Adam and Chalres Black, 1851, 1852. 16.5 x 10 cm. 421, 360, 349, 385, 315, 470, 398, 390, 401, 360, 434, 424, 394, 341, 370 pages. Each volume with an engraved title page. Volume 1 also contains a Portrait of the Author and a folding Facsimile Sample of his Handwriting. Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands and red morroco spine labels (some missing). Black and gilt decorations to spine (see images). Brown end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled throughout. Minor material losses to some corners / spine ends. Two spine labels missing. Some damp staining to some volumes.

Praeger, Robert Lloyd.

The Way That I Went. An Irishman in Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1937. 24 x 16 cm. xiii, 394 pages. With a frontispiece, 38 photographic plates and a large folding map, as called for. Small illustrations in text. Original blue cloth, inside original pale dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Deckle edges. Very good in good dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine ends just starting to fray. Edges and end papers age darkened. Very mild spotting to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket with small paper losses to spine ends and corners. Now inside protective clear jacket. A nice copy in the rare dust jacket. See images.

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.

Roberts, Morley.

The Western Avernus. Or Toil and Travel in Further North America.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1887. 20 x 13 cm, 307 pages plus four pages publishers list. With a folding map of the author’s route through North America. Original dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Dark brown end papers. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Slightly slanted. Extremities slightly rubbed and bumped. Head and tail of spine a little frayed. Two closed tears in map. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Insribed on half title by the author: To Edward Downey with kind regards from Morley Roberts 4.10.9? Prosit!’ From the library of Edmund Downey, Publisher (Downey & Co.).

Adams, Rev.H.C.

The Widow’s Son.

[First Edition]. London, George Routledge and Sons, [Not Dated, 1887?]. 18 x 12 cm. Pages numbered 290 to 352. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth with black illustrations and title on front board. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some faint staining to boards. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Hinge opened after title page. Binding holding. Various extensive inscriptions to front and rear end papers (see image). Main inscription is dated 1887. Some large numbers written on top of page 310. Internally foxed and browned.

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.

Elliott, Arthur H.

The Witty and Humorous Side of the English Poets. With a Variety of Specimens arranged in Periods.

First Edition. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1880. 20 x 13.5 cm. (4), 335 pages. With title page and Illustrations printed in black and red. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding a little shaky! Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing and a few pencil lines / annotations. From the library of Howth Castle, Ireland. Name of previous owner on half title, dated 1883. Overall a very nice copy.

Dickens, Charles.

The Works of Charles Dickens. The Old Curiosity Shop (2 vol) / Barnaby Rudd & Hard Times (2 vol) / Little Dorrit (2 vol) / Nicholas Nickleby (2 vol) / Martin Chuzzlewit (2 vol) / David Copperfield (2 vol) / Bleak House (2 vol) / Dombey and Son (2 vol) / Our Mutual Friend (2 vol) / The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and other Stories / Oliver Twist / Sketches by Boz / The Uncommercial Traveller / A Child’s History of England / Great Expectations / A Tale of Two Cities / America Notes & Pictures from Italy / Christmas Stories / Christmas Books / The Pickwick Papers (Volume 2 only). With Illustrations by H.K. Browne, G. Cattermole, F. Walker, Marcus Stone, George Cruikshank, Edwin Landseer, Maclise, Stanfield, F. Stone, Doyle, Leech, and Tenniel.

29 Volumes. London & Philadelphia, Chapman and Hall & J.B. Lippincott, 1874-1876. c. 21 x 13.5 cm. vii, 532 / vi, 509 / ix, 578 / vi, 572 / xi, 524 / vii, 489 / xiv, 506 / viii, 500 / xiii, 504 / vii, 504 (4) / ix, 517 / vii, 527 / xi, 528 / vii, 523 / ix, 522 / vii, 528 / vi, 513 / vi, 500 / 552 / x, 506 / xii, 577 / vi, 409 / x, 468 / 560 / x, 431 / vii, 506 / 709 & 493 pages. Illustrated. Uniform contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Each volume with two morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations to spine. Matching marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing/browning, but generally exceptionally bright and clean. A very nice set, but missing volume 1 of Nicholas Nickleby.