Todd, James Henthorn.

St. Patrick Apostle of Ireland. A Memoir of his Life and Mission. With an Introductory Dissertation on some early Usages of the Church in Ireland, and its Historical Position from the Establishment of the English Colony to the present Day.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Smith & Co., 1864. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 515 pages. Modern quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. New end papers. Binding, as new. Edges age darkened. Internally clean.

Colgan, Nathaniel.

Flora of the County Dublin: Flowering Plants, Higher Cryptogams and Characeae. With a Map.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 22 x 14 cm. lxx, 324 pages and a folding map. Original dark green textured cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Black end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Gift inscription by Professor MacAllister, D.N.F.C. [Dublin Naturalist’s Field Club] on half title page.

Tomas O Neill, Padraig O Fiannachta.

De Valera I. [Signed].

First Edition. Volume 1 only. Dublin, Clo Morainn, 1968. 23 x 15 cm. ix, 285 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket; now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by both authors on the front free end paper. Losely inserted copy of a letter by the publisher.

Kenyon, John R. / O’Conor, Kieran (editors).

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.

Gaughan, J. Anthony.

Scouting in Ireland [Signed].

First Edition. Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Kingdom Books, 2006. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 193 pages. Illustrated. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some edgewear to dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page.

Duranti, Joannis Stephani.

Joannis Stephani Duranti, Secretioris Regii Consistorii Consiliarii Amplissimi, Senatus Tholosani Primi Præsidis, Libri Tres De Ritibus Ecclesiae Catholicae

Lugduni [Paris], Joannem Certe, 1675. 23 x 18 cm. Title page, (6), 512 pages, 36 pages Index. Contemporary full vellum. Handwritten title on spine. New white end papers. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and stained (see images). New end papers somewhat oversized and paper poorly matched to text block. Internally clean with occasional signs of book worm activity.

Ceremoniale Episcoporum Clementis Papae VIII. et Innocentii X. Jussu recognitum…

Rome, Michaelis Angeli & Petri Vincentii de Rubeis, 1713. 23 x 16 cm. Half title, title page in red and black with engraving, (8), 327 pages plus 37 pages Index. Numerous engravings. Modern fine red morocco. Gilt title and decorations. Red speckled edges. New end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Edges dust dulled. Some old underlining. Some bookworm traces. Overall a very nice copy.

By a Barrister at Law.

An Exact Abridgment of All The Irish Statutes. From First Sessions of Parliament in the Third Year of the Reign of King Edward II. to the End of the Seventh Session of His Present Majesty King George II. Together with An Abridgment of All the English Statutes in Force in Ireland, from Magna Charta, to the End of the Seventh Session of His Present Majesty King George II. With Tables…

Dublin, Printed by George Grierson, 1736. 24 x 20. Three blank pages, (2) [Approval], Title page, (2) [Preface], 770 pages, (34) [A Table of the Titles of the statutes…], (66) [A General Table. containing the Substance of each Clause…]. Three folding Tables. Modern half brown morocco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Name of a previous owner on first blank. Three library stamps on frontispiece and title page (see images). No further stamps. Internally mildly age darkened, otherwise clean. A few small annotations. Occasional mild damp staining. Overall a very nice copy of this scarce book.

O Conlain, Micheal / Mullingar Archaeological and Historical Society.

The Castlepollard Massacre. A Collection of reports, from various sources on the state of the Country during the 1820s, and in particular of the Affair at Castlepollard on Monday 23rd May 1831. Produced in May 1981 by Mullingar Archaeological and Historical Society an an Occasional Paper to mark the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the event.

Mullingar, 1981. 33 x 20 cm. 40 pages. Stapled paper. Stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Covers dust dulled and a little stained. Staples rusty. A few numbers scribbled on the rear cover. Internally clean. Scarce.

Gregory, Vere R.T.

The House of Gregory [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Brown and Nolan / The Richview Press, 1943. 21 x13 cm. xv, 210 pages. With Plates and a Map. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some shelf wear. Minor losses to dust jacket (see images). Signed by the Author on the title page. With the Author’s Ex Libris on the front paste down. Dust jacket now inside clear archival jacket.

Fitzgerald, Sheila.

A Donegal Summer [Signed]. A Young Girl’s Sketchbook of the 1920’s. With an Introduction by Pauline Bewick.

First Edition. Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1985. 99 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Signed by the Author on frist blank. Internally bright and clean.

Brennan, Martin.

The Boyne Valley Vision. With Illustrations by the Author.

First Edition. Mountrath, Portlaoise, The Dolmen Press, 1980. 27 x 18 cm. v, (2), 120 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

Grayson, C.E. / French, M. / O’Brien, M.J.

Traditional Archery from six Continents. The Charles E. Grayson Collection.

First Edition. Columbia & London, The University of Missouri Press, 2007. 26 x 21 cm. ix, 256 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original black cloth. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Garrity, Devin A. (editor).

New Irish Poets. Representative Selections from the Work of 37 Contemporaries. Edited by Devin A. Garrity with Woodcuts by Harry Kernoff, R.H.A.

First Edition. New York, Devin-Adair Company, 1948. 22 x 15 cm. xiii, 209 pages. Eight woodcuts and B&W photos of the Poets. Original pale green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A lovely copy.

Fredengren, Christina.

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.

Palladio, Andrea (author) / Richards, Godfrey (translator).

The First Book of Architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: With an Appendic Touching Doors and Windows, by Pr Le Muet Architect to the French King. Tranlated out of French by G.R. [Godfrey Richards]. Also Rules and Demonstrations, with several Designs for the Framing of any manner of Roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether Square or Bevel, never published before. With Designs of Floors of variety of small pieces of Wood, lately made in the Pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a Curiosity never practiced in England before.

The Fifth Edition Corrected and Enlarged. With the new Model of the Cathedral of St. Paus as it is now to be Built. London, Printed for T. Parkhurst, G. Sawbridge and E. Tracy, 1693. 19.5 x 15 cm. 2 Blank, Engraved Title Page, Title Page, (6) [Preface], 239 pages, 2 Blank. With 69 engraved plates of which 6 are folding, incl. the one showing the Cathedral of St. Pauls in London.. Modern half calf, over marbled paper boards. Two red morocco spine labels. Gilt decorations and titles. New end papers. Please see images. Minor shelf wear to binding. Various names of previous owners on first blank, engraved title and title pages. Edges age darkened. Minor edge wear. A few pages/plates misnumbered. Occasional very mild foxing / staining. Pages/plates 173, 185 and 231 appear to be missing. Overall a very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Corlett, Christiaan.

Antiquities of West Mayo.

First Edition. Bray, Co. Wicklow, Wordwell, 2001. 25 x 19 cm. xi, 170 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed (‘Christiaan’) on the title page. A very nice clean copy.

Spollen, James A.

What a Press… What a People!

First Edition. Athlone, Alfa Print Ltd., 1990. 24 x 16.5 cm. 59 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. A few small stains on front cover (see image). A bright clean copy.

Smith, John.

Choir Gaur. The Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids, Commonly called Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. Astronomically explained, and Mathematically proved to be a Temple errected in the earliest Ages, for observing the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies. Illustrated with three Copper Plates.

First Edition. Salisbury, Printed for the Author, 1771. 29 x 23 cm. vi, 73 pages. Three numbered Plates at the back of the book, and two folding drawings. See images. One Illustration in text (page 61). Contemporary paper covered boards. Quarter paper spine with printed paper spine label. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to binding (see images). Name of previous owner on title page. Long neat annotation on page 70 relating to Egyptian Antiquities. A very nice copy.

O’Toole, Jimmy.

Grange. The Path to the Present [Signed]. A History of a Community in County Carlow.

First Edition. Grange, Co. Carlow, Grange G.A.A. Club, 1987. 20 x 14 cm. 174 pages. Illustrated. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Donohoe, Tony.

The History of Crossmolina [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, De Burca & Castlehill Donohoe, 2003. 24 x 17 cm. 627 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Illustrated. Near fine in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Signed by the Author on half title page. A very nice copy.

Lyacos, Dimitris.

Poena Damni Nyctivoe [Signed].

First English Edition. Beeston, Notts, Shoestring Press, 2005. 24 x 14 cm. 32 pages. With a CD. Original trade paperback. Stiff cardboard covers. Near fine. A bright and clean copy, complete with CD. Signed by the Author on half title page.

Witherby, H.F (editor) et al.

The Handbook of British Birds.

Fourth Impression. Five Volumes. London, Witherby, 1946. 21 x 16 cm. Original dark blue cloth. Hard covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Swaysland, W.

Familiar Wild Birds. First, Second, Third and Fourth Series. With coloured Plates.

Four Volumes. London, Paris & New York, Cassell & Company, 1883, ND, ND, ND. 19 x 13 cm. Original decorated green cloth bindings. Hard covers. Good condition. Some bindings weak with some pages protruding. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. See images.

Stroud, Robert.

Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds. Illustrated by the Author.

First Edition. Minneapolis, Minn., Published by L.G. Marcus and Robert Stroud, [1943]. 23 x 15 cm. ix, 500 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original semi-hard cloth. Title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

Forbes, John.

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.

Usher, James [Ussher / Usserius, Jacobus].

A Body of Divinity. or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded and explained by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled, for the use of families : to which is adjoyned a tract intituled Immanuel; or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God. By the Most Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh.

The seventh edition, carefully corrected from very many errors in former editions. London, Printed by J.D for Nathaniel Ranew and Jonathan Robinson, 1677. 32 x 20 cm. Frontispiece, Title Page, (4)[To the Reader], 40 pages [Life of the Author], (8) [TOC], 433 pages, (8) [Index]. [blank, frontispiece, a4-f3, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Mmm2]. Old calf. Very professionally rebacked. Later spine label with title and author in gilt. Very good condition. Sound binding. Names of a few previous owners neatly inscribed. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.

First Edition. Two Volumes. New York, Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 584 pages / Vol.2: 647 pages. Illustrated. Original deluxe three-quarter brown morocco, raised bands, circular gilt-stamped medallions on front and rear covers, marbled endpapers and edges. Very good condition. Sound bindings. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Neat gift inscription to Library. Small library stamp (‘Peru Library’) on first blank of each volume. Occasional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A very nice set overall.

Barrett, Pat.

The Revival of Irish. The Ten Commandments And a kick in the arse.

First Edition. Galway, Printed by Corrib Printers, 1999. Oblong 21 x 15 cm. (6), 154 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth with gilt title. Hard cover. Very good condition. Dust jacket is worn and stained (see images). Internally clean. Inscribed by the Author (‘Pat’) on the front free end paper. Scarce.

Proctor, Richard A.

A New Star Atlas. For the Library, the School, and the Observatory. In Twelve Circular Maps (with two Index Plates). Intented as a Companion to Webb’s Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes. With a Letterpress Introduction on the Study of the Stars. Illustrated with several Woodcust.

Fourth Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875. 19 x 12 cm. xii, 27 test pages with Illustrations, followed by 14 double page star maps. Fine leather binding with gilt titles and decorations. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Hinges weak, but holding. Binding rubbed and bumped with small losses to spine ends (see images). Stamps of previous owner (‘Sir Thomas Bazley, Hatherop Castle, Fairford, Glos.’) on first blank. Small inscription on same page. Internally clean.

Olmsted, Denison.

The Mechanism of the Heavens.

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1859. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 400 pages. With colour and B&W Illustrations. Original embossed cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shefwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small blind bookseller stamp on front free end paper. Occasional mild foxing / browning throughout.

Keill, John.

An Introduction to the True Astronomy: or, Astronomical Lectures, Read in the Astronomical School of the University of Oxford.

The Sixth Edition, corrected. London, Printed for Rivington, Buckland, Keith et al., 1778. 21 x 13 cm. (4), [Dedication], xiv [Preface], (4) [TOC], 396 pages plus 10 pages Index. With 26 numbered Plates and two folding Plates showing the surface of the Moon. Contemporary polished calf. Black spine label. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Plate 1 with a long closed tear. Half of Plate 13 missing. All other Plates in very good condition.

Emerson, W. [William].

A System of Astronomy. Containing the Investigation and Demonstration of the Elements of that Science.

London, Printed for J. Nourse, 1769. 20 x 12 cm. x, ii, 368 pages. With 15 out of 16 Plates, lacking Plate XII. Contemporary quarter calf over paper covered boards. Black spine label. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Some small losses to corners. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small amount of worm damage. Some annotations. Name of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean.

MacGiolla Chiolle, Breandan / Simington, Robert C.

Books of Survey and Distribution. Being abstracts of various surveys and instruments of title 1636-1703 Vol III County of Galway.

First Edition in this Form. Dublin, The Stationary Office, 1962. Oblong 37 x 27 cm. lxvii, 357 pages. Lacking the Map ! Original cloth hard cover. Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Hull, Edward.

The Physical Geology & Geography of Ireland. With two coloured Maps and Twenty-Six Wood Engravings.

First Edition. London, Edward Stanford 1878. 19 x 13 cm. xvi, 291 pages plus publishers list. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and blind decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional mild foxing. A nice copy.

Hole, Samuel Reynolds (author) / Leech, John (illustrator).

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.

Bligh, Lieutenant William.

A Narrative of the Mutiny, On Board His Majesty’s Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship’s Boat, from Tofoa, on of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by Lieutenant William Bligh.

Scarce and early pirated edition. Dublin, Printed for L. White, P. Byrne, J. Moore, J. Jones, B. Dornin, Grueber and M’Allister. W. Jones, and R. White. 1790. 22 x 13.5 cm. vii, (1), 144 pages. [[A]4, B8-K8]. Watermarked Paper. Contemporary cloth. Rough cut edges. Condition: Binding seriously rubbed, bumped, (damp) stained and faded (see images). Front joint open at the top of spine. Front free end paper and large part of half title page missing. Large part (c. 80%) of leaf D8 (pages 47 & 48) missing (a facsimile page printed on archival photo paper is losely inserted). Top section of the book damp stained. Edges dust dulled. Some minor nicks, tears & creases). Name of previous owner in colour pencil on ‘Advertisement’ page. Otherwise internally clean. The book would benefit greatly from rebinding. Despite its faults it remains a fascinating copy and a terrific read.

Scott, Richard J.

The Galway Hookers. Sailing work boats of Galway Bay.

Fourth Edition. With a dedication by the author, signed Dick Scott. Limerick, A.K.Ilen Company, 2004. 17 x 24 cm, 160 pages. Richly illustrated with Colour and B&W photographs, illustrations, maps, plans etc. Includes a 52 minute TG4 documentary on DVD. Original illustrated paperback with foldout flap holding DVD. Excellent condition with only minor shelf wear. DVD present.

Meldon, Maurice.

Aisling. A Dream Analysis by Maurice Meldon. With a Foreword by Seamus Kelly.

First Edition. Dublin, Progress House, 1959. 18 x 12 cm. 80 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers a little worn. Internally clean. Name of previous owner on front wrapper.

Keane, John B.

Sive. A Play in Three Acts. With a Foreword by Micheal O hAodha.

First Edition. First Printing. Dublin, Progress House, 1959. 18 x 12 cm. 112 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers a little creased with some abrasion to the rear. Name of previous owner on front wrapper. Internally clean. A nice copy. Scarce.

Feehan, John.

The Bogs of Ireland. An Introduction to the Natural, Cultural and Industrial Heritage of Irish Peatlands.

First Edition. Dublin, University College Dublin, 1996. 29 x 20 cm. xv, 518 pages. Illustrated in colour and B&W. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Inscribed and signed (‘John’) on the title page. See images.

Dunlevy, Mairead.

Dress in Ireland.

First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford, 1989. 27.5 x 21.5 cm. 192 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket. A bright and clean copy. Scarce hard cover.

Proprium Sanctorum Romanorum Pontificum. Et Aliorum Pro Sacrosancta Romana Cathedrali Ecclesia Lateranensi. A Sac. Rit. Congregatione Approbatum. Ad commodiorem usum in quatuor anni partes distributum.

Rome, Typis Tinassij, 1690. c. 19 x 12 cm. Engraved Plate, Title Page in Red & Black, (28), 526 pages, (13). Printed in red and black with numerous Tables and Illustrations. [*8, +8, A8-O8, P10, Q8-Kk6, 16]. Fine red morocco with elaborate gilt decorations on both boards and spine. Crest of Cardinal Prospero Collona (1662 – 1743) on front and rear board, topped by tasseled cardinal’s hat. Six raised bands. All edges gilt (with added red decorations). Dentelles. Green and gold decorated end papers. A unique binding – please review images. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with small material losses to spine ends and corners.

Feehan, John.

Farming in Ireland: History, Heritage and Environment.

First Edition. Dublin, Faculty of Agriculture, University College Dublin, 2003. 21 x 30cm. (16), 606 pages, 8 colour plates, black and white illustrations and figures throughout. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket with minor edge wear, now inside clear archival jacket. Internally bright and clean.

Sr. Mary De Lourdes Fahy.

Education in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh in the Nineteenth Century.

First Edition. No publishing information. 1972. 21 x 14 cm. 149 pages. Hard cover with dust jacket. Very good condition.

Mill, John Stuart.

England and Ireland. The Separation of the two Countries Considered. 1868 – 1918 A Lesson for To-Day.

Dublin, Wilson, Hartnell & Co., 1918. 18 x 12 cm. 48 pages. Green wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Name of previous owner on half title. Internally clean.

Biacensi, A.C. / Morali, F.C. / Bassanensi, A.V.

Vitae et Res Gestae Pontificum Romanorum [Lives and Acts of the Roman Pontiffs]. Et S.R.E. Cardinalium Ab initio nascentis Ecclesiae, usque ad Urbanum VIII. Pont. Max. Auctoribus M. Alphonso Ciagonio Biacense Or. Praed. Poenitentiario Apostolico Francisco Cabrera Morali, & Andrea Victorello Bassanensi Doct. Theol. Iconibus Pontificum, horum, & Cardinalium Insignibus, & plurimorum Elogijs adiunctis… [And His Eminence the Cardinals From the beginning of the nascent Church, to the time of Urban VIII. Pont. Max. Authors M. Alphonso Ciagonio Biacense Or. Praed. Apostolic Penitentiary Francisco Cabrera Morali, & Andrea Victorello Bassanensi Doct. Theol. Icons of the Pontiffs, their & Cardinals’ Insignia, & many more Elogies added…].

Two Volumes. Rome, Typis Vaticanis, 1630. Folios: c. 41 x 27 cm. Vol.1: Half title, title page in Red and Black with engraved Vignette, (10) 517 pages with two colums per page numbered 1 to 1034 / Vol.2: Title page in Red and Black with engraved Vignette, 498 pages with two colums per page, numbered 1035 to 2030, (16) [Index]. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of portraits, arms, vignettes, leading letters, etc. in text. Vol. 1 with three full page engraved Plates. Vol.2 with 10 engraved Plates, nine of which are full page. Rebound in modern fine red half morocco over cloth covered boards. Two blue spine labels per volume with gilt titles and authors. Gilt decorations. New marbled end papers. Very good conditions. Solid bindings with minimal shelf wear. Name of previous owner on title pages scratched out. Internally age darkened and foxed to various, but generally mild degree. A very good set.

Leabar Aonghais: Srait Na Rite – III.

[Cork], Comluct Oideacais Na hEireann, [ND]. c. 18 x 12 cm. 72 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Previous owner protected booklet with another outer wrapper made of stiff card board (see images). Very good condition. With extra protective cover and a home made bookmark. Interesting little item, nicely illustrated.

Kennedy, S.B. (author) / Henry, Paul (artist).

Paul Henry.

First Edition. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2000. 29 x 24 cm. 176 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original blue cloth. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. No inscriptions. A very nice copy.

Hourihane, Colum (editor).

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.