Dugdale, Sir William.

Monasticon Anglicanum. Or, the History of the ancient Abbies, and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches in England and Wales. With Divers French, Irish, and Scotch Monasteries Formerly relating to England. Collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knt. late Garter King of Arms. In Three Volums. And now Epitomized in English, Page by Page. With Sculptures of the several Religious Habits.

London, Printed for Sam Keble and Ben Rhodes, 1693. c. 31 x 19 cm. Title page in red and black, (6) [Dedication / To the Reader], 331 pages, (12) [Catalogue of Religious Houses], (2) [Blank]. Three separate title pages for the three volumes. With ten full page copper engravings. Contemporary paneled calf. New (2026) matching leather spine. Rebacked. New spine label. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some material losses (see images). Age darkened throughout. Signs of old bookworm on first few pages. Mild damp staining in places. Several pages (201,202,207,209,218,270,294) misnumbered. Provenance: Ex Westport House Library with the armorial Ex Libris on front paste down.

Curtis, Edmund (editor).

Calendar of Ormond Deeds. Six Volumes – Complete. Being the Mediaeval Documents Preserved at Kilkenny Castle. Vol. 1: 1172-1350 A.D. / Vol. 2: 1650-1413 A.D. / Vol. 3: 1413-1509 A.D. / Vol. 4: 1509-1547 A.D. / Vol. 5: 1547-1584 A.D. / Vol. 6: 1584-1603 A.D.

Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1941 & 1970. Vol. 1: lxiii, 424 pages / Vol. 2: xlii, 403 pages / Vol. 3: xxxi, 432 pages / Vol. 4: xxxiv, 432 pages / Vol. 5: xli, (2), 396 pages / Vol. 6: ixx, 240 pages. Non-Uniform red cloth. Hard covers. Gilt title on spine. Near fine. Minor shelf wear. Name of previous owner in volume 1. No other inscriptions, annotations, etc. Books appear unread. Coimisiun Laimhscribhinni Na hEireann – Irish Manuscript Commission.

Heist, W.W. (editor).

Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae. Ex Codice Olim Salmanticensi Nunc Bruxellensi. Subsidia Hagiographica No. 28.

First Edition. Brussels, Societe Des Bollandistes, 1965. c 24 x 16 cm. lii, 436 pages. Modern half morroco over marbled paper boards. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Matching marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges mildly dust dulled. Closed tear to half title page – repaired. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

Newman, Cardinal John Henry.

The Church of the Fathers. [From the Advertisement: The volume now presented to th reader, contains some of the earliest compositions of what is called the Oxford, or Tractarian, School. They are portions of a Series, which appeared in the British Magazine of 1833 and the following years…].

A New Edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1857. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 356 pages. Attractive Maynooth University Prize Binding. Full calf. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Mullen, Michael.

The Hungry Land [Signed].

Special limited and signed Edition. 31/50. New York et al., Bantam Press, 1986. Octavo. 428 pages. One of 50 copies signed by the Author and bound by Kennys in Galway in a quarter cloth over marbled boards. Inscribed on the title page to a previous owner. Book in near fine condition. Top of slipcase open and repaired with archival tape.

[Moore, Thomas].

Travels of an Irish Gentleman in Search of a Religion. With Notes and Illustrations by the Editor of “Captain Rock’s Memoirs”. In Two Volumes.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1833. c. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: xii, 335 pages / Vol.2: vii, 354 pages. Non-Uniform half leather over marbled boards. Please see images. Marbled end papers. Volume 2 with marbled edges. Very good condition. Some annotations on title page of volume 2 (see image). A good reading copy.

Kilroy, Thomas.

Christ Deliver Us!

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2010. Octavo. 66 Pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine condition. Minor fading to dust jacket spine. A bright and clean copy.

Groarke, Vona.

Shale.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 1994. Octavo. 60 pages. Original black cloth. Inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. Very good condition. Clean copy. Mild age darkening to edges.

Egan-Mitchell, B.

Western Wings. The Story of Galway Flying Club.

First Edition. [Galway], Published by the Galway Flying Club, and Corsar Press, 2008. 20 x 14 cm. 169 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Scarce.

Dowd, J.H. (author) / Spender, Brenda E. (illustrator).

Important People.

Fourth Impression. London, Country Life Limited, 1934. 28 x 22 cm. 78 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Inside unclipped dust jacket. Inside Archival cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated Xmas 1934. Internally bright and clean.