Anon [Thomas Hibernicus or Thomas of Ireland].

Flores Bibliorum, Sive Loci communes omnium fere materiarum ex veteri ac nouo testamento excerpti, atque alphabetico ordine digesti: nuncque demum castigati.

Antverpiae, Apud Ioannem Steelsium, Anno 1555. 14 x 9 cm. 584 pages plus six pages ‘Index Rerum’, 2 Blank. Speckled calf. Spine label with gilt title. Gilt dentelles. Red speckled edges. Blind line decorations on boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some age darkening. A few handwritten words on title page and very few annotations in text. Internally clean. A very nice copy of this scarce 1555 Edition. WorldCat lists nine copies in various libraries.

Anon. “Crom A Boo”.

Poteen Punch. Strong, Hot and Sweet. Made and Mixed by “Crom A Boo”. Being a Succession of Irish After-Dinner Stories of Love-Making, Fun, and Fighting, some of which have already appeared in various Christmas Numbers of “United Ireland”.

First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1890. 18 x 12 cm. 150 pages. New (2022) red cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New Binding. Edges dust dulled. Small amount of damage to bottom of Title and TOC pages (see images). Name of previous owner inscribed to Title page, dated 1891. Small sticker of another previous owner on top of title page. Blind stamps of that owner on two pages. Occasional mild dust dulling, staining. Overall a very nice copy of this scarce publication.

Anon. [Defoe, Daniel].

The New Robinson Crusoe. An instructive and entertaining History, for the Use of Children of both Sexes; Translated from the French. Embellished with Thirty-two beautiful Cuts by Bewick. In two Volumes.

New Edition. London, Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1804. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. Vol.1: 328 pages. Vol.2: 303 pages. Complete with 32 Plates by Bewick, as called for. Uniform contemporary speckled calf. Red spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations and volume numbers. See images. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front joint of volume 1 started to crack. Mildly age darkened throughout. Missing pages 59 – 62 of volume 1. One plate (No. 25) with closed tear. Gift inscriptions on front paste down in ink. Occasional mild foxing and damp staining. Remains a very nice set.

Anon. [John Stevens / Stephens]

Monasticon Hibernicum. The Monastical History of Ireland. Containing, I. All the Abbies, Priories, Nunneries, and other Regular Communities which were in that Kingdom. II. The Time when, and the Titles under which, they were founded. III. The Name and Quality of their Founders. IV. The Provinces, Counties, Cities or Towns in which they were seated. V. The several Regular Orders to which they belong’d and the most remarkable Circumstances relating to their Foundation and Suppression. VI. Historical and Critical Observations, and Draughts of their several Habits, with a Map of Ireland.

First Edition. London, Printed for William Mears at the Lamb with-out Temple bar, 1722. 23 x 14 cm. Folded Map, Title page in black and red, (28) [Introduction], 416 pages, (8) [Index], one blank. See comments below for misnumbering etc. Contemporary full calf. Gilt decorations to boards and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Leather dried out and brittle, with minor material losses to spine and corners. See images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Spine label missing. Internally mildly age darkened (see images). Some short annotations by a previous owner.

Anon. [Katherine Sophia Baily, Lady Kane].

The Irish Flora comprising the Phaenogamous Plants and Ferns.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges and Smith, 1833. 18 x 11 cm. xi, 220 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Paper label with title and original price. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened / browned. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated 1833. Small sticker with name of another owner on front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

Anon. [Otway, Caesar].

A Tour in Connaught: Comprising Sketches of Clonmacnoise, Joyce Country, and Achill. By the Author of “Sketches in Ireland”. With Illustrations engraved on Wood.

First Edition. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1839. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 442 pages. Complete with eight Illustrations, as listed. Later quarter green morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very cood condition. Minor shelf wear. Mild staining to bottom of spine and rear board (see images). Edges age darkened. Some of the Plates age darkened and damp stained. Name of the Author inscribed twice, but most likely not by the Author, as the name is misspelled.

Anstey, F.

Vice Versa or A Lesson To Fathers.

London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1883. 18 x 12 cm. vi, (2), 370 pages. Contemporary half morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Top of front joint started to crack (c. 5 cm). Glue remnants on front paste down. Name stamp of Egerton Castle. on title page. Internally bright and clean.

Anthero De Quental / Prestage, Edgar (Translator).

Anthero De Quental. Sixty-Four Sonnets. Englished by Edgar Prestage.

First Edition. London, Published by David Nutt in the Strand, 1894. 17.5 x 11 cm. xiv, 133 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Deckle edges a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Aringhi, Pauli / Bosio, Antonio.

Roma Subterranea Novissima. In Qua Post Antonium Bosium Antesignanum, IO: Severanum Congreg. Oratorii Presbyterum, Et celebres alios Scriptores Antiqua Christiamorum Et praecipue Martyrum Coemetria, Tituli, Monimenta, Epitaphia, Inscriptiones. Ac Nobiliora Sanctorum Sepulchra. Sex Libris Distincta Illustrantur. Opera Et Studio Pauli Aringhi Romani Congreg. Eiusdem Presyteri.

Romae (Rome), Expensis Blasij Diuersini, & Zanobij Masotti Bibliopolarum, Typis Vitalis Mascardi, 1651. 40 x 26 cm. Vol.1: Half Title, Engraved Title Page, Frontispiece, (2), 626 pages, (29) [Index]. Collation Vol.1: [HT, ETP, FP, (2), ++ – ++6, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Nnnn4], With a folding Map of Rome, 92 Full Page Engravings and small Engravings / Illustrations in Text. Vol.2: Half Title, Frontispiece, Engraved Title Page, (6), 718 pages, (24). Collation Vol.2: [HT, FP, TP, (6), A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Xxxx4, a4-c3]. Volume 2 with 128 Full Page Engravings, of which 7 are folding. Small Illustrations in Text. Old calf, later repaired/rebacked spine and corners (see images). Gilt title and decorations on spine. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding repaired, rubbed, bumped, scratched. Age darkened throughout. Large sections damp stained (see images). Some minor tears, paper losses, none affecting the text or Illustrations. A very impressive set.

Arnold, Edwin.

The Light of Asia. Or the Great Renunciation (Mahabhinishkramana) being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism. As told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist.

London, Truebner & Co., 1884. 21 x 14 cm. xv, 238 pages. Six pages publishers list. Rebacked in 2020 using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Rebacked sound binding. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and binding age darkened. Small part of old spine missing (see images). Internally bright and clean.