McDannell, Colleen & Lang, Bernhard.

Heaven: A History.

First Edition. New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 1988. 17 x 24 cm. XIV, 410 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

Anon.

Hebrew Bible.

Druck von Adolf Holzhausen in Wien [Printed in Vienna], 1874. 21 x 13 cm. 1384 pages. Black textured cloth. Hard cover. Elaborate blind decorations. Gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with small material losses to corners and edges (see images). Hinges cracked open and weak. Name of previous owner on front free end paper (see comments below).

Pope Benedict XIV.

Heroic Virtue. A Portion of the Treatise of Benedict XIV. on the Beatification and Canonization of the Servants of God. Translated into English from the original Latin.

London, Thomas Richardson and Son, 1850. 19 x 12 cm. xxiv, (2) [TOC], 377 pages. With a Frontispiece. Hard cover. Rebacked in 2024 with a new spine, using the original boards. New end papers. Blind decorations to boards. Very good condition. Rebacked. Edges dust dulled. Initial of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Le Pape Benoît XIV [Pope Benedict XIV].

HISTOIRE DES MYSTERES ET DES FÊTES DE NOTRE SEIGNEUR ET DE SA SAINTE MERE.

First Edition. Two volumes bound in One. Paris, LOUIS VIVES, 1863. 21 x 13 cm. 520 and 444 pages. Original yellow wrappers bound in with text. New dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Binding new. Internally mildly age darkened and occasionally foxed.

Renan, Ernest.

Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Volumes 1 – 8: Vie de Jesus / Les Apotres / Saint Paul / L’Antechrist / Les Evangiles et la Seconde Generation Chretienne, L’Eglise Chretienne, Marc-Aurele & Index General.

15th, 1st / 1st / 3rd / 1st / 1st and 1st Editions. Eight Volumes – Complete Set. Paris, Michel Levy Freres & Calmann Levy (vol.5). 1877, 1866, 1869, 1873, 1877, 1879 & 1882. c. 21 x 13 cm. cv, 552 / lxiv, 388 / lxxvii, 572 plus folding map / li, 569 / vii, 564 / vii, 564 / Index: iv, 297 pages plus folding Map. Non Uniform Bindings (see images) of contemporary half leather over marbled or cloth boards. Marbled edges in all volumes, except Index volume. Marbled end papers (vol.1, 2, 6-8). Spine labels with gilt title. Gilt titles and decorations. Please review images for different binding styles and materials. Very good condition. Volumes 1-5 and Index: Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Volumes 6 & 7 with some damage to bindings and damp damage (not affecting text) to first few pages of volume 6 (see images). Ex Libris of Castle Pollard (see image) on all eight front paste downs. No names of inscriptions. Occasional mild age darkening / dust dulling. Series: Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Volumes 1 – 8.

Agricola, Ignatio.

Historia Provinciae Societatis Jesu Germaniae Superioris. Pars Secunda Ab Anno 1591. ad 1600. Authore Ignatio Agricola, Societatis Jesu Sacerdote. Superiorum Permissu.

Auguste Vindelicorum / Monachij [Augsburg / Munich], Martini Happach & Franc. Xaver Schlueter / Mariae Magdalenae Riedlin, 1729. Folio [33 x 20 cm]. Title page with Vignette, (2) [Facultas R.P. Provincialis and Praefatio], 352 pages, (10) [Index], (1) [Errata]. [2, A2-Z2, Aa2-Zz2, Aaa2-Zzz2, Aaaa2-Xxxx, 1]. Some woodcut vignettes and leading letters. See comments below. Contemporary full calf. Good condition. Binding worn and spine missing (see images). Binding weak with first few pages being lose. Some edgewear. Mild foxing and occasional damp staining. See images.

Domino Phillippo Austriaco / D. Phillippo O’Sullevano Bearro / Matthaeus Kelly (Editor).

Historiae Catholicae Iberniae. Compendium.

First Edition. Dublin, Apud Johannem O’Daly, 1850. 24 x 15 cm. xxx, 369 pages. Editor’s Preface in English. Main text in Latin. Half calf over green cloth. Five raised bands and label on spine. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Marbled edges . Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, some abrasion. Edges and end papers age darkened. Hinges cracked, but binding is sound. Bookbinders label on front paste down. Small sticker with name and address of previous owner on front free end paper. One old signature on titel page. Internally mildly age darkened and ocassionally foxed. Text block clean.

Newman, John Henry.

Historical Sketches. Volume 3: Rise and Progress of Universities / Northmen and Normans in England and Ireland / Medieval Oxford / Convocation of Canterbury.

First Edition. London, Basil Montagu Pickering, 1872 14 x 19 cm, 421 pages. Original cloth hard back. Blind decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine bumped and rubbed. Top and bottom of spine partially worn off. Inner hinges started to open. Binding still tight. Text block clean and bright. Edges age darkened. Mild browning/foxing.

Quinn, J.F.

History of Mayo.

Five Volumes. Ballina, Brendan Quinn, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2002. 25 x 15 cm. xvii, 447 / xv, 435 / xvi, 472 / xv, 466 / xiii, 590 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt titles on spine. In original dust jackets. Illustrated end papers (maps). Fine condition. A bright and clean set.

Warburton, J. (The Late) Whitelaw, Rev. J. and Rev. Robert Walsh.

History of the City of Dublin. Containing its Annals, Antiquities, Ecclesiastical History & Charters, its present extent, public buildings, schools, institutions etc., to which are added Biographical Notices of eminent men, and copious appendices of its population, revenue, commerce and literature. Illustrated with numerous Plates, Plans and Maps.

First Edition. Large Paper Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand, 1818. 32 x 25 cm. Vol.1: Frontispiece (Map), Title Page, (6) [Dedication & Preface], xx, 668 pages & 17 Plates / Vol.2: Folding Map of Dublin, Title page, (6) [Dedication & TOC], pages 669 to 1348, cvi, (6) [Corrections & Additions], 9 Plates (incl. one folding Plate) and a large folding Map of the Canals in Ireland. Some small Illustrations in text and numerous Tables and Lists. Some losely inserted newpaper cuttings. Contemporary full straight grained dark blue morocco. Blind tooled borders. Gilt decorations and titles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Volume 1 with some damp staining. Both volumes show mild age darkening and occasional mild foxing. Overall a very nice set in a sturdy attractive binding.