From Ideal to Action: The Inner Nature of a Catholic School Today.
Dublin, Veritas, 1999. 14 x 21cm. 250 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.
EUR 20,-- Order
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The Resurrection of a Nation. By Reverend James K. Fielding. Former State President Gaelic League of Illinois, National Chaplain Gaelic League of America, President, Irish Literary Society, Chicago, Founder and First President, Gaelic Park Athletic Club, Chicago.
First Edition. Chicago, The Mayer & Miller Company, 1934. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 139 pages. Small vignettes in text. Frontispiece. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 95,-- Order
Foxford and its Factory. The Story of an Irish Industry.
New Edition. Dublin, Dollard Printing House, 1923. 18 x 12 cm. 24 pages. With photos in B&W. Original green paper wrappers. Stapled soft cover. Very good condition. Metal staples corroded away. Pages now loose. Some shelf wear.
EUR 35,-- Order
An Age of Elegance. Irish Art of the 18th Century.
First Edition. New York, Mallett Fine Arts, 2007. 28 x 24 cm. 64 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Includes an invitation to Bruce Arnold and his wife to a dinner for the launch of the exhibition, menu and a letter.
EUR 38,-- Order
The History, Topography, and Antiquities, of the County and City of Limerick. With a preliminary View of the History and Antiquities of Ireland. By the Rev. P. Fitzgerald. Vicar of Cahircorney in the Diocese of Emly and J. J. M’Gregor, Author of “The History of the French Revolution” &c.
First Edition. Two NON-UNIFORM Volumes. Dublin, Printed for George M’Kern, Limerick. Also by Baldwin, Chadock, and Joy, London, 1826 & 1827. 21 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: ii, 424 pages. With a large folding Map of the County of Limerick, a folding distance Table and two engraved Plates. / Vol.2: x, 623 pages, lxvi [Appendix], (20) [Index]. With a Frontispiece and two more engraved Plates. The folding Map of Limerick is not present. Vol.1: Stiff card boards held together by spine tape. Front board almost disconnected. Ex Libary with a library stamp on the title page and three further pages (209,0301 & 361). / Vol.2: Contemporary red half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and line decorations on spine. Fair condition. Rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Small book sellers stamp on front past downs. Name and Address of previous owner in pencil on front free end paper. Occasional mild foxing / damp & ink staining, otherwise internally clean. Rear hinge cracked, but binding sound. A good reding copy or candidate for rebinding.
EUR 250,-- Order
Nineteen-Sixteen: An Anthology. Compiled by Edna C. Fitzhenry.
First Edition. Dublin & London, Browne and Nolan & Geo. G. Harrap, 1935. 18 x 12 cm. 112 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside a clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.
EUR 35,-- Order
The King of the Claddagh. A Story of the Cromwellian Occupation of Galway.
First Edition. London, Sands and Company, 1899. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 249 pages plus publishers list. With a Frontispiece. Modern cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Sound binding. Later end papers. Small bookbinder label on front paste down. First pages worn and mildly damp damaged, incl. title page (see images). Mild damp staining throughout. Edges and end papers dust dulled.
EUR 75,-- Order
Curious Family History; or, Ireland before the Union. Including Lord Chief Justice Clonmell’s Unpublished Diary. A Sequel to the Sham Squire and the Informers of 1798.
Fifth Edition, with a mass of New Matter. Dublin, W.B. Kelly, 1869. 18 x 12 cm. xxiv, viii, 268 pages. With a folding frontispiece. New (2020) black cloth. With gilt title on spine. Facsimile copies of the original boards have been pasted onto the new boards (see images). New ened papers. Good condition. Internally age darkened and stained on a few pages. Closed tears to frontispiece and title page (see images). A few small tears.
EUR 75,-- Order
In Five Provinces. A Journal of [Unconventional] Wanderings in Ireland. Contains the following Chapters: A Walking Tour in Kerry / In the Black North / Iar Connacht / In the Midlands / The Fifth Province / Royal Meath / A Day on Lough Righ / Memories of Ardagh.
First Edition. Dublin, Thomas Kiersey Palmerston Gardens, 1918. 18 x 12 cm. 115 pages. With eight Plates (B&W Photos). Original dark green paper wrappers. Small B&W Photo on front board. Black titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and creasing. Internally dust dulled and occasioanlly foxed, otherwise clean.
EUR 85,-- Order
Memorandums Made in Ireland in the Autumn of 1852. With a Map and Illustrations.
First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Smith, Elder, and Co., 1853. 20 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xiv, (2), 308 pages, 16 pages publishers list / Vol.2: xv, 414 pages. Complete with Map, Plates and Illustrations as listed. Original green cloth. Blind and gilt decorations. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Small material losses to top of spine of volume 2. See images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris in both volumes.
EUR 280,-- Order
James Ussher. Theology, History, and Politics in Early-Modern Ireland and England.
First Edition. Oxford, University Press, 2007. 23 x 15 cm. xi, 315 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Portrait of Ussher (from dust jacket?) glued to front free end paper. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally very bright and clean. A very nice copy.
EUR 120,-- Order
The Sugar Industry in Ireland.
First Edition. Dublin, Comhlucht Siuicre Eireann Teo., 1976. 30 x 21 cm. 160 pages. Illustrated. Original dark cloth. Decorations in gilt and silver. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good, in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket with some edge wear and creases. Internally clean. Scarce.
EUR 120,-- Order
Crannogs. A study of people’s interaction with lakes, with particular reference to Lough Gara in the North-West of Ireland.
First Edition. Bray, County Wicklow, Wordwell, 2002. 25 x 19 cm. xvi, 332 pages. Illustrated. With CD in back-pocket. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Gift inscription on half title page. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. Complete with the CD.
EUR 95,-- Order
The Compossicion Booke of Conought & Index to. Irish Manuscript Commission.
First Edition in this form. Two books in One. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1936 & 1942. C. 24 x 15 cm. ix, 179 pages / 61 pages. Maroon buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Mild discoloration to spine edges (see images). End papers foxed. Internally bright and clean. The ‘Index’ published in 1942 is bound in as a facsimile (photo copied).
EUR 220,-- Order
The Historical Works of the Right Rev. Nicholas French D.D. Bishop of Ferns. Vol.2. Containing The Vnkinde Desertor of Loyall Men and True Frinds.
Dublin, James Duffy, 1846. 14 x 9 cm. vi, 202 pages. Original blind stamped cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner pencilled on top of title page. Internally clean.
EUR 45,-- Order
The Historical Works of the Right Rev. Nicholas French, D.D. Bishop of Ferns. Vol.2. Containing: The Vnkinde Desertor of Loyall Men and True Frinds.
Volume 2 Only. Dublin, James Duffy, 1846. 13.5 x 8.5 cm. v, (10), 202 pages. Half cloth over marbled boards. Hard cover. Blue speckled edges. Good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Ex Library with small stamp on title page (‘Mount Melleray Abbey’). Front free end end paper and half title missing. Text block clean. Sturdy binding. A good reading copy.
EUR 38,-- Order
The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, 1783-1983.
First edition. Sussex, Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 1983. 19 x 25cm. (14), 146 pages, with colour and B&W photographs. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Mild foxing to top edges, otherwise excellent condition. Inscribed to previous owner on front free endpaper.
EUR 35,-- Order
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.
EUR 180,-- Order
Mother Mary Arsenius of Foxford.
Signed First Edition. London and Dublin, Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., 1936. Octavo. (12), 198 pages. With photos and illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free end paper. Scarce.
EUR 95,-- Order
The O’Malley Heritage. A History of the Family of Patrick O’Malley and Julia Downey.
First and Limited Edition. One of 12 bound copies. Coolamon, NSW, Published by the Author, ND [c. 1987]. 24 x 17 cm. 96 pages. Illustrated with B&W Photos and Illustrations. Dark blue cloth with gilt title on front board. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by the Author. Losely inserted handwritten and signed letter by the Author. A very nice copy. Scarce.
EUR 350,-- Order
The Goodbodys. Millers, Merchants and Manufacturers. The Story of an Irish Quaker Family. 1630 – 1950.
First Edition. Dublin, Ashfield Press, 2011. 24 x 17 cm. xx, 532 pages with illustrations in colour and B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Fine in fine DJ.
EUR 95,-- Order
Daniel Grose (c.1766-1838) The Antiquities of Ireland. A Supplement to Francis Grose.
First Edition. Dublin, The Irish Architectural Archive, 1991. 28 x 25 cm. xxiv, 214 pages. Illustrated throughout. Quarter black morocco over cloth covered boards. Gitlt title and line decorations. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping. Internally clean. A nice copy.
EUR 75,-- Order
The Antiquities of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland. [With more than 1100 Plates].
England and Wales: New Edition / Scotland & Ireland: First Editions. 12 Volumes. London, Hooper and Wigstead / S. Hooper, ND [1810], 1789-1791, 1791-1795. Folios (c. 26 x 21 cm). England & Wales: Vol.1: iv, 160 pages [preface], 63 pages / Vol.2: (12), pages 61 to 250, (6) / Vol.3: (14), 168 pages / Vol.4: (14), 188 pages / Vol.5: (14), 195 pages / Vol.6: (14), 214 pages / Vol.7: (14), large folding map, 74 pages (6) / Vol.8: (8), 4, (2), iv, 172 pages. Scotland: Vol.1: (8), iv, large folding map, xxiii, 176 pages / Vol.2: (6), iv, (2), pages 171 to 308 pages. Ireland: (10), iv, xliii, (18), 88 pages, (2), vi / Vol.2: xv, (3), 98 pages (4), vi. see section below for numbers of Plates and Maps in each volume. Full calf bindings. Gilt titles and decorations. Volumes 1&2 of England and Wales recently rebacked with new spines and end papers (see images). Other volumes uniform with marbled end papers and Ex Libris Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Some hinges weak, but holding. Spine leather dried out and flaky. Occasional mild foxing, age darkening.
EUR 2.000,-- Order
The Antiquities of Ireland.
First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Printed for S. Hooper, 1791 / 1795. 26 x 17.5 cm. Vol.1: (2), FP, Title Page w/ Vignette, iv, xlii, (18), 88 pages, iv (Index). With 138 Views on 135 Plates (incl. Frontispiece). / Vol.2: (2), FP, Title Page w/ Vignette, xv, 98 pages, vi (Index). With 124 Views on 121 Plates. See comments for more Explantions on Plates. Contemporary polished calf with gilt titles and decorations to boards and spine. Dentelles. Marbled end papers. Armorial Ex Libris (‘Woolsington’). Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Both joints of volume 2 are split, but still attached. One leaf (pages 11/12) lose. Page 13 misnumbered as 31. Internally bright and clean. See comments for more information on Plates.
EUR 650,-- Order
The Antiquities of Ireland. (2 Volumes). With a new foreword by Liam de Paor.
Kilkenny, Wellbrook Press Ltd., 1982. 19 x 25.5cm. Volume One: (24), 88 pages / Volume Two: 97 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Original clothbound hardcover in protective slipcase. Excellent condition, as new.
EUR 150,-- Order
Irish Books and Irish People.
Dublin, The Talbot Press, Not dated. Library label shows 1943. 13 x 18 cm, 120 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Good condition. Ex Library with library labels on front free end paper and rear paste down. Spine a little shaky, but binding intact. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges darkened. Spine label missing.
EUR 28,-- Order
The Charm of Ireland. Her Places of Beauty Entertainment Sport and Historic Association.
Reprint of Second Edition. London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1934. 20cm x 14.8cm. 314 pages.With 36 beautiful black/white and coloured illustrations. Map Missing ! Original Hardcover. Good condition with minor external signs of wear and foxing. No text markings. Edges age darkened.Boards and spine darkened and dull.
EUR 25,-- Order
The Scandinavian Kingdom of Dublin.
First Edition. Dublin, Alex. Thom & Co, 1881. c. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. cxxiii, 300 pages. Complete with seven folding maps / plates, as listed. Contemporary textured brown cloth. Blind decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine ends frayed. Front free end paper missing. Binding weak, but holding. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. All maps in excellent condition.
EUR 250,-- Order
Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c.
First Edition. Volumes 1 & 2 ONLY! London, How and Parsons, 1841 & 1842. 24 x 17 cm. Vol.1: xii, 435 pages. / Vol.2: viii, 468 pages. Illustrated throughout with Maps, Plates and Illustrations in text. Contemporary polished calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Spine labels. Blind decorations. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some material losses to spine and front board of volume 1. Occasional mild foxing / staining. Volume 1 lacks Frontispiece. All other Plates, Maps, Illustrations are present.
EUR 150,-- Order
The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the Present Time, Embellished with several Engravings. To which is added a Copious Appendix, containing the Principle Charters and other Original Documents.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 27 x 22 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi [Appendix], (4) [Index]. With several Plates, some folding. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some abrasions (see images). Sound original binding. Edges age darkened. Numerous inscriptions/annotations. Names of previous owners inscribed largely in many places throughout the book. Some dust dulling and staining, some closed tears. Text block complete. Most plates present, some with losses (see comments below). A very good reading copy of the now scarce first edition.
EUR 350,-- Order
The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the Present Time, Embellished with several Engravings. To which is added a Copious Appendix, containing the Principle Charters and other Original Documents.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 26.5 x 21.5 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi [Appendix], (4) [Index]. Complete with all Plates and Maps, some folding. Later dark green half morroco. Cloth covered boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Raised bands. New end papers. Very good condition. Sound binding. Edges dust dulled. A little dust dulling and occasional mild damp staining. A very nice copy of this now scarce first edition.
EUR 1.250,-- Order
The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the present Time, embellished with several Engravings. To which is added, a copious Appendix, containing the principal Charters and other original Documents.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 26 x 21 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi, (4). With 7 Plates and 4 fragments of Plates (see comments). New (2021) dark red half calf over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Good condition. New Binding. Text pages and seven plates complete. Only fragements remain of the folding plates (see images). Age darkened and thumped throughout with some dog ears and annotations in ink, pencil and colour pencil. Faint damp staining and some repairs to some pages & plates. Gift inscription (‘The Right Honourable Nathanial Earl of Leitrim’s Gift to James [O’Fair?] 15th January 1826’) in ink on title page.
EUR 450,-- Order
The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the present Time, embellished with several Engravings. To which is added a copious Appendix, containing the principal Charters and other original Documents.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 27 x 22 cm. xvi, 316 pages, lvi, (4) [Index]. Complete with all the Plates and Plans listed, some of which are folding. Contemporary half leather over cloth covered boards. Green end papers. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Some shelfwear rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing / staining. All plates and maps in very good condition. A very nice copy.
EUR 1.200,-- Order
The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the present Time, embellished with several Engravings. To which is added a copious Appendix, containing the principal Charters and other original Documents.
Facsimile Edition. Galway, Kennys Bookshops and Art Galleries, 1975. 28 x 22 cm. xvi, 32 pages, lvi [appendix], (4) [index]. Complete with 11 Plates and Maps, several of them folding. Quarter fine blue morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gitlt decorations. Five raised bands. Fine condition in near fine slipcase. A very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.
EUR 260,-- Order
Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest. Being Notes on Achill Island – Cashel – Cleggan – Clifden – Clonbur – Cong – Corcomroe Abbey – Dephi – Doon – Galway – Inniscrone – Kilfenora – Killaries – Kille – Kylemore – Lenane – Letterfrack – Lisdoonvarna – Maam – Newport – New Quay (Co. Clare) – Recess – Renvyle – Salruck – Sligo – Westport – Etc.
First Edition. London, Health Resort Publishing, 1906. 21 x 14 cm. (4), 422 pages. Illustrated. Original green cloth. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.
EUR 150,-- Order
Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest. Being Notes on Achill Island – Cashel – Cleggan – Clifden – Clonbur – Cong – Corcomroe Abbey – Dephi – Doon – Galway – Inniscrone – Kilfenora – Killaries – Kille – Kylemore – Lenane – Letterfrack – Lisdoonvarna – Maam – Newport – New Quay (Co. Clare) – Recess – Renvyle – Salruck – Sligo – Westport – Etc.
First Edition. London, Health Resort Publishing, 1906. 21 x 14 cm. 422 pages with many maps and photographs in B&W. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to end papers. Neat owners name inscribed. Binding weak. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 180,-- Order
The Antient and Present State of the County of Down. Containing a Chorographical Description, with the Natural and Civil History of the same. Illustrated by Observations made on the Baronies, Parishes, Towns, Villages, Churches, Abbeys, Charter Schools, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Medicinal and other Springs, &c. With a Survey of the New Canal; as also a new and correct Map of the County.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed by A. Reilly for Edward Exshaw, 1744. 20 x 12 cm. xx, 271 pages, (20)[Index]. Large folding Map of County Down as Frontispiece. Contemporary full calf. Spine label with gilt title. Edges dyed green. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of Castle Hacket, with Percy Paley’s Signature and dated November 1963. Internally clean. Front joint started to crack, but binding remains sound. A very nice copy.
EUR 795,-- Order
Godfrey Day. Missionary, Pastor and Primate. A Memoir. With a Foreword by The Archbishop of Armagh.
First Edition. Dublin and Cork, The Talbot Press, 1940. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. 246 pages with B&W Plates. Original cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind line decorations. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Internally mildly foxed. Dust jacket with tears and small paper losses (see images).
EUR 28,-- Order
Feltrim Hill, Co. Dublin; A Neolithic and Early Christian Site. Journal, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Volume 94, Pt. 1, 1964.
Dublin, Royal Society of Antiquaries, 1964. 24 x 18 cm. 37 pages. With B&W Illustrations, incl. two folding Plates. Stiff paper covers with title on front cover. Soft Covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner in red on title page. From the Library of Westport Historian Jarlath Duffy.
EUR 28,-- Order
Irish Swordsmen of France. With a Foreword by Rev. Patrick Browne, M.A., D.Sc.
First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1934. 21 x 13.5 cm. xix, 307 pages. With a coloured frontispiece and seven additional Plates, of which one is folding. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened and mildly foxed. Dust jacket with some edgewear and losses to spine top and rear. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 160,-- Order
The Last Invasion of Ireland. When Connacht Rose.
First Edition. Dublin, Gill and Son, 1937. 21 x 14 cm. xxvi, 341 pages. Complete with six Illustrations, as listed. Original green cloth. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy in the scarce dust jacket.
EUR 275,-- Order
Munster and the City of Cork. With pencil drawings by Raymond Piper.
First Edition. London, Phoenix House / J.M. Dent & Sons, 1964. 17 x 25cm. (14), 354 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt decoration. Excellent condition other than slightly bumped corners. Previous owner’s bookplate on front endpaper. Inscription on front free endpaper.
EUR 35,-- Order
Nineteen Acres.
First Edition. Galway, Kennys Bookshops & Art Galleries Ltd., 1978. 14 x 21 cm. 138 pages. Original hardcover in original unclipped dustjacket, now in archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. A bright and clean copy.
EUR 120,-- Order
Stolen Waters. A Page in the Conquest of Ulster.
First Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1913. 21 x 14 cm. x, 492 pages, folding colour map. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened edges and end papers. Occasional mild foxing. Names of two previous owners on front paste down. Internally clean.
EUR 80,-- Order
Galway Through Time & Tide. Volumes 1 – 4.
Four Volumes – Complete Set. Galway, Published by Galway Independent Newspapers Ltd., 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2014. 27 x 21 cm. 181, 201, 195 & 194 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated trade paperbacks. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. Three volumes are signed by the Author.
EUR 120,-- Order
Queen of Them All. A history of Killarney Golf and Fishing Club 1893 – 1993.
First Edition. Killarney, Golf and Fishing Club, 1993. c. 29 x 21 cm. 156 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.
EUR 25,-- Order
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Volume XXXIV. Section A: Mathematical, Astronomical, and Physical Science / Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science / Section C: Archaeology, Lingusitics, and Literature.
Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co. 1917-19. 27 x 18 cm. Proceedings individually paginated. With Illustrations, Maps etc. Contemporary quarter leather over cloth covered boards. Gilt title and Volume Number on Spine. Very good condition. Dust dulled and slanted.
EUR 120,-- Order
The Description of Ireland. And the State thereof as it is at this present in Anno 1598. Now for the first time published from a Manuscript preserved in ClongowesWood College. With Copious Notes and Illustrations.
First Edition. Dublin and London, M.H.Gill & Son / Bernard Quaritch, 1878. 25 x 18 cm. xii, 382 pages. Later quarter morroco over cloth covered boards. Black morroco label with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges mildly age darkened / foxed. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 180,-- Order
A Little Tour in Ireland [Signed].
A New Edition. Large Paper Copy No. 23/100. Signed. London, Edward Arnold, 1892. 25 x 19 cm. xii, 240 pages. Coloured folding frontispiece and Illustrations in Text. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling to binding. Internally bright and clean. A very nice signed copy.
EUR 280,-- Order
Irish Art Historical Studies in Honour of Peter Harbison.
First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2004. 27 x 21 cm. xix, (4), 310 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.
EUR 40,-- Order
“The Island of Saints;” or, Ireland in 1855.
First Edition. London, Seeleys, 1855. 16 x 10 cm. xxiv, 276 pages. With 10 (out of 11) Lithotint Plates and three woodcut Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine (see images). Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Spine faded into brown. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small Ex Libris on front paste down. Inscription on front free end paper reads : ‘From the Author Sept. 1855’. A few neat annotations. A very nice copy.
EUR 300,-- Order
Charles Hughes. Lankill to Westport. 1876 – 1949.
First Edition. Westport, Charles Hughes Ltd. and Portwest Ltd., 2007. 24.5 x 17 cm. xvi, 351 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf and edgewear. Signed by both authors on the title page, together with a gift inscription by an unknown person. See images. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 50,-- Order
Irish Secrets. German Espionage in Ireland 1939 – 1945.
First Edition. Dublin & Portland, Irish Academic Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. xx, 383 pages. With Illustrations in B&W. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Parts of dust jacket glued to front end papers. Name of previous owner on front free end paper (see images). Internally bright and clean.
EUR 120,-- Order
Civilian Casualties of the War of Independence in Lackagh Parish 1920. Compiled by Michael J. Hurley. With a Foreword by Liam Rabitte.
First Edition. Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association, 2020. 32 pages. Illustrated. Original stapled paperback. Signed by the Author on title page. Very good condition.
EUR 30,-- Order
Map of part of the Bogs in the District of Lough Corrib in the Counties of Galway & Mayo. Plate X. No. 1. Third Report of the Commisioners on the Nature and Extent of the Bogs of Ireland.
[London], House of Commons, 1814. 46 x 46 cm. Single sheet map – folded. Unbound. Very good condition. Minor edgewear and age darkening. Short closed tear.
EUR 150,-- Order
Map of Part of the Bogs in the District of Lough Corrib in the County of Galway. Levelled and Surveyed by Order of the Commisioners for Enquiries in the Nature etc. of the Bogs of Ireland. Plate Xi. No. 2. Third Report of the Commisioners.
[London], House of Commons, 1814. c. 54 x 46 cm. Single sheet map – folded. Unbound. Very good condition. Minor edgewear and age darkening.
EUR 150,-- Order
Map of Part of the Bogs in the District of Lough Corrib. Plate XIII. No. 4. Levelled and Surveyed by Order of the Commissioners for Enquiring into the NAture etc. of the Bogs of Ireland.
[London], House of Commons, 1814. c. 50 x 38 cm. Single sheet map – folded. Unbound. Very good condition. Minor edge wear and age darkening.
EUR 150,-- Order
Christy Brown’s Women. A Biography drawing on his Letters. Includes the Founding of Cerebral Palsy Ireland by Robert Collis.
First Edition. Dublin, Westport Books, Not dated. 21 x 14.5 cm. 178 pages. With B&W photos. Original decorared stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by the Author to Westport Historian Jarlath Duffy. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 30,-- Order
Claddagh Ring Story.
[First Edition]. No Place, Published by Cecily Joyce in Ireland, Printed by Clodoiri Lurgan Teo, 1990. 21 x 15 cm. (10), 88 pages. Illustrated. Trade Paperback. Soft covers. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and creasing to wrappers. Edges dust dulled.
EUR 38,-- Order
A Social History of Ancient Ireland. Treating of the Government, Military System, and Laws; Religion, Learning, and Art; Trades, Industries, and Commerce; Manners, Customs, and Domestic Life, of the Ancient Irish People.
Second Edition. Two Volumes. Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1913. 21 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xxiii, 632 pages / Vol.2: xi, 651 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings, maps, photographs. Original green cloth with gilt decorations (Celtic Design) on spine and front board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Remnants of a paper label on front free end papers. Neat gift inscription (‘x-mas 1914’) in volume 1. Internally bright and clean. A very set.
EUR 240,-- Order
The Medieval Castle in Ireland and Wales. Essays in Honour of Jeremy Knight.
First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. 261 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.
EUR 60,-- Order
The Making of the Irish Constitution 1937. Bunreacht na hEireann.
First Edition. Cork, Mercier Press, 2007. Octavo. 511 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gitl title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 140,-- Order
Steevens Hospital, Dublin. [Reprinted from THE MEDICAL PRESS AND CIRCULAR, March 1, 1944, Vol. CCXI, No. 5469.
Printed by Samuel Temple & Co. Hammersmith, 1944. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. 24 pages. B&W Illustrations. Original blue paper wrappers. Stapled soft cover. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Minor age darkening and small creases. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
The History of Doctor Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, 1720 – 1920. [Signed].
First Edition. Dublin, Printed at the University Press, by Ponsonby and Gibbs. 1924. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. xvi, 397 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Full polished calf. Five raised bands. Red morocco label with gilt title. Gilt and blind decorations. Marbled end papers. Speckled edges. Original dark blue stiff covers bound in. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Inscribed by the author on the verso of the original blue cover page (see image). Name of previous owner (‘Dr. D.M. Brooke’) in pencil on top of title page. Internally clean. A superb copy.
EUR 450,-- Order
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.
EUR 180,-- Order
Notes on the Early History of the Dioceses of Tuam Killala and Achonry.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, 410 pages. With a large folding Map. New (2023) green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Ex Library with small faded stamp on title page (see image). Another stamp on pages 127 & 223. Some underlining by previous owner. Mild foxing / browning to first and last few pages.
EUR 240,-- Order
The History of the County of Mayo. To the Close of the Sixteenth Century.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1908. 24 x 16 cm. xvi, (2), 451 pages. Complete with two Plates and three folding Maps. Original brown cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Binding faded (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front paste down. Small piece of the large folding Map missing (bottom right corner – see image). A few annotations, otherwise bright and clean.
EUR 420,-- Order
The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1908. 24 x 15 cm. xvi, (2), 451 pages. With two Plates and two small Maps. Missing the large Map of County Mayo at the end of the book. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Good condition only, due to lack of large map. Binding worn, frayed edges. Joints and hinges started to crack (see images). The book is full of annotations and underlining (see images). A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.
EUR 320,-- Order
The Jesuits in Tullabeg. Book Two: A Century of Service 1814 – 1914.
First Edition. Newmarket-on-Fergus, O’Brien Book Publications, 2009. 25 x 18 cm. x, 117 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth with gilt title. Inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. Inscribed by the Author on title page. Stamp of ‘The Abbey’ Galway on Contents page. A very nice copy.
EUR 35,-- Order
Cottage Dialogues Among the Irish Peasantry. With Notes and A Preface by Maria Edgeworth, Author of Castle Rackrent, &c. [‘Glossary and Notes’ from page 269 to 343].
First Edition. London, Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811. 17 x 10 cm. v, (4) [TOC], 343 pages. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards. New matching green cloth spine and black spine label. Gilt title. See images provided. Very good condition. New spine and end papers. Rebacked in 2022. Original boards worn, rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled. Faint blind stamp (’ Birkbeck College Library’) on first blank and title page. Numbers in pencil on verso of title page. Corner of page 73/74 missing, not affecting text. Small paper losses to page 103/104, not affecting text. A very nice copy of this very scarce publication. WorldCAT lists only one copy of the 1811 First Edition.
EUR 495,-- Order
Antiquities of Ireland.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed for Arthur Grueber, 1790. c. 25 x 21 cm. (4) [Dedication & TOC], iv [Subscribers]. (4) [Preface], 473 pages, (12) [Index]. Complete with a frontispiece, engraved title page and a further 38 Plates, as listed. One plate in colour. Contemporary tree claf. Red spine lable with gilt title. Gilt lines to spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and weak! Front board barely connected. Front joint and hinge open. Would benefit from rebacking or rebinding. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and a few damp stains. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean. Despite the weak binding a nice complete copy of the scarce first edition.
EUR 600,-- Order
Ardfert & Aghadoe Clergy and Parishes [with a Letter by the Author]. Being an Account of the Clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe from the earliest Period, with Historical Notices of the several Parishes, Churches, etc.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author by the Church of Ireland Printing and Publishing Co., 1940. 24 x 15 cm. xvi, 182 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscription by the Author and one further inscription on front free end paper (see images). Losely inserted letter by the Author (signed). Internally bright and clean. Scarce original.
EUR 195,-- Order
Dublin’s Oldest Charity. The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society 1790 – 1990.
First Edition. [Dublin], The Anniversary Press, 1990. 21 x 15 cm. xi, (2), 177 pages. With a few illustrations. Original green cloth with silver title to spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket, now in protective jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Tail end of spine bumped. Top edge dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 25,-- Order
The Peerage of Ireland. Or, A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. With their paternal Coats of Arms, engraven on Copper.
First Edition. Dublin, Printed for J. Leathley, G. and A. Ewing, W. Smith et al., 1754. 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: x, (6) [TOC], (16) [Engravings], 395 pages, (22) [Index] / Vol. 2: 4 [TP & Dedication], (32) [Engravings], 416 pages, (28) [Index] / Vol.3: 4 [TP & Dedication], (36) [Engravings], 381 pages, (24) [Index] / Vol. 4: (4) [TP & Dedication], (34) [Engravings], 348 pages, (36) [Appendix], (22) [Index]. Contemporary uniform polished calf. Gilt decorations. Red morocco spine labels with gilt title. Marbled end papers. Armorial Ex Libris of William James Grove White on front paste downs. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Lacks one page with two coats of arms in volume 1. Mildly age darkened. A very nice set.
EUR 800,-- Order
Speeches of Lord Macaulay. Corrected by Himself & The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay. Two books bound in one.
London, Longmans, Green & Co. / Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1870 & 1865. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 256 pages & xii, 394 pages. Fine contemporary calf by Bickers and Son, London. Spine label, gilt title ande decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Small binders and bookseller stamps on verso of front free end paper. First and last few pages mildly foxed. Internally very clean. Gift inscription, dated 1870 and second name of previous owner (‘Carl Heinz Petersen, Dublin 1939’) on first blank.
EUR 60,-- Order
In Search of Water. A History of the Belfast Water Supply. Published on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Belfast City and District Water Commissioners, 1840 – 1940.
First Edition. Belfast, WM. Mullan, 1940. (10), 187 pages, ix [Index]. Illustrated. Original blue cloth. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end paper dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 30,-- Order
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.
EUR 45,-- Order
Muiredach. Abbot of Monasterboice 890 – 923 A.D. His Life and Surroundings. The Margaret Stokes Lectures, 1913.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1914. 32 x 24 cm. xii, 85 pages. With eight Plates (complete) and Illustrations in Text. Quarter olive cloth over paper covered decorated boards. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 95,-- Order
The Ogham Inscriptions at Maumanorig, Co. Kerry / On an Excavation conducted on Cro-Inis, Loch Ennell. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.
Dublin, Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1938. pages 242 to 252. Two Plates with four images. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Name of previous owner on front board. See images.
EUR 35,-- Order
Fighting Fitzgerald and Other Papers.
First Edition. London, Martin Secker, 1930. 22 x 14 cm. 230 pages. Complete with five Plates, als listed. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archioval jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some age darkening and mild foxing to dust jacket.
EUR 45,-- Order