Kipling, Rudyard / German, Edward (Music).

The Just So Song Book. Being Songs from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Set to Music by Edward German.

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1918. 30 x 24 cm. 62 pages. Original decorated red cloth. Hard cover. Black decorations and title on spine. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some abrasion to the top of the front board (see image). Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Kirke White / Howard, Alfred (Editor).

The Beauties of Kirke White. Consisting of Selections from his Poetry and Prose.

London, Printed by T. Davison, for Thomas Tegg et al., Not dated [1826]. 13 x 8.5 cm. 212 pages. With a frontispiece showing Kirke White. Contemporary calf with elaborate gilt decorations. Red spine label with gilt title. Marbled edges (faded/darkened). Marbled end papers. Binding by Patrick McCormick, Bookseller and Binder, Dublin, with his paper label on front paste down. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small material losses to tail of spine and corners. Names of previous owners on front free end paper and title page. Internally dust dulled, otherwise clean.

Kirkpatrick, T. Percy C.

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.

Kirkpatrick, T. Percy C.

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.

Kitzinger, Uwe.

Diplomacy and Persuasion. How Britain joined the Common Market.

First Edition. London, Thames and Hudson, 1973. 21 x 14 cm. 432 pages with tables and diagrams. Original cloth hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. In original price clipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional foxing. Some edge wear to dust jacket.

Knight, Charles.

The Popular History of England. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]. An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to our own Times.

First Edition. Eight Volumes – Complete Set. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1856 – 1862. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: viii, 492 / Vol.2: xii, 500 / Vol.3: xi, 499 / x, (2), 499 / Vol.5: xii, (2), 483 / Vol.6: x, 472 / Vol.7: xvi, 582 / Vol.8: xvi, 672 pages. All volumes illustrated throughout with numerous Plates, Illustrations in text and one folding Map of London Fine uniform contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Red speckled edges. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened and occasional mild foxing. Inscribed and signed by the Author Charles Knight on second blank of first volume, dated Sept. 21, 1860. A very nice set in a fine and sturdy binding.

Knight, Greg/ Anderson, Kent (eds.).

Cold-Drill 1997.

Boise, Boise State University, 1997. 15 x 23 cm. 266 pages. Paperback. In protective transparent cover. Signed and dedicated by Kent Anderson. Excellent Condition.

Knight’s Vases and Ornaments. Designed for the Use of Architects, Silversmiths, Jewellers, Modellers, Chasers, Die Sinkers, Founders, Carvers and All Ornamental Manufacturers.

London, Published by J. Williams, Simpkin & Marshall Stationers & Ackermann and Co., 1833. 33 x 27 cm. 50 numbered plates, incl. title page. Quarter morocco over textured cloth. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some age darkening and foxing.

Knowles, David / StJoseph, J.K.S.

Monastic Sites from the Air. With 138 Photographs.

First Edition. Cambridge, At the University Press, 1952. 28 x 21 cm. xxvii, 282 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. Original blue cloth, inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name and Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

Knox, Alexander.

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.

Knox, Bernard.

Essays: Ancient and Modern.

Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. 15cm x 23cm. XXXV, 312 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Knox, H.T.

Ruins of Cruachan Ai.

Dublin, The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1914. 25 x 16 cm. 50 pages. With four Plates and Illustrations in Text. Contemporary paper wrappers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Ex Libris Sticker on Titel page (see images). Internally clean.

Knox, Hubert Thomas.

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.

Knox, Hubert Thomas.

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.

Knox, Hubert Thomas.

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.

[Knox, John].

A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels. Containing whatever is worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America… (Vol.VII Only). Contents: An Account of the Country and Constitution of Great Britain… / A short general description of the City of London… / An Account of the Kingdom and Laws of Scotland… / A short View of the Naval Transactions of Britain… / A List of the Royal Navy of Great Britain 1762.

First Edition. Volume 7 [of 7] Only! London, Printed for J. Knox, 1767. 21 x 12.5 cm. 528 pages. With three folding maps (one incomplete) and five Plates. (see comments and images). Original calf. Two spine labels. Raised bands. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Some stains and closed tears. City map of London lacks some parts. Other maps with small tears and poor folding. Sound binding. Internally clean.

Kohl, J.G.

Russia. St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kharkoff, Riga, Odessa, the German Provinces on the Baltic, the Steppes, the Crimea, and the Interior of the Empire.

First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. iv, 530 pages. With a folded map. Original brown cloth with elaborate blind decorations. Gilt title. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Edges age darkened. Front free end paper missing. Some closed tears to Map.

Koht, Halvdan.

The Life of Ibsen.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Allen & Unwin (American-Scandinavian Foundation), 1931. 21 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: (8), 304 pages / Vol.2: (4), 341 pages. With B&W Plates. Original cloth with gilt titles on spine. Both volumes in original dust jackets. Very good in good dust jackets. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some wear and age darkening to dust jackets (see images). Name and address of previous owner on front free end papers of both volumes. Internally clean.

Kossoff, David.

The Book Of Witnesses.

First edition. London, Collins, 1971. 15cm x 23.5cm. 175 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Kotzebue, Augustus von.

The Reconciliation; or, Birth-Day. A Comediy in five Acts. Now under Representation at the Theatre Royal, Vienna, with unbounded Applause. Translated from the German.

The Fifth Edition. Dublin, Printed for B. Dornin, 1800. 17 x 10 cm. 94 pages. Modern cloth with gilt title on front board. Brown matching end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally clean. See images.

[Koussevitzky, Hugo] Leichtentritt, Hugo.

Serge Koussevitzky – The Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New American Music.

Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1947. 21.5cm x 14.5cm. 199 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Krauth, Theodor / Meyer, Franz Sales.

Die Gesamte Möbelschreinerei – Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der kunstgewerblichen Form.

Leipzig, Verlag von E.A. Seemann, 1902. 24.5cm x 18cm. 290 Seiten mit 276 Textfiguren. Zusätzliche 136 Tafeln. Original Hardcover. Sehr guter Zustand / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Title in gilt on the cover and spine.

La Roche de Maine, J.-P.-L. Luchet und marquis de:

Le Vicomte De Barjac ou Memoires. Pour servir a l’Histoire de ce Siecle.

Two volumes in One. A Dublin, de l’imprimerie de Wilson, et se trouve a Paris, chez les libraires qui vendent des nouveautes, 1784. 13 x 8.5 cm. 166 and 163 pages. Two half-titles and two title pages (see images). Contemporary tree calf. Red spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription on title page (see image). A very nice clean copy.

L’Abbe Prevost.

Manon Lescaut. “Petite Collection Guillaume”. Illustrations de Conconi, Marold et Rossi.

Paris, E. Dentu, 1892. 14 x 9 cm. 322 pages. Illustrated. Oversized brown leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and dentelles. ‘Silk’ and marbled end papers. All edges Gilt. See images. Very good condition. Binding with mild shelf wear. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean. A lovely little gift item.

Laffey, James.

Fields of Gold. A history of Aurivo Co-operative and farming in the West.

First Edition. Knockmore, Ballina, Aurivo Co-operative Society, 2018. 23 x 23 cm. xxxix, 533 pages. Illustrated. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine. A bright and clean copy.

Laheen, Kevin A.

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.

Lamartine, Alphonse de / Huish, Robert (translator).

Travels in the Holy Land [with additional Plates]. or, a Visit to the Scenes of Our Redeemer’s Life by Alphone de Lamartine in 1832-1833. Translated from the original Paris Edition, by Robert Huish.

London, William Wright, 1837. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. iv, 764 pages. With na Frontispiece, engraved title page and 24 Plates. See comments below. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations. Rebacked in 2023. Very good condition. Sound, rebacked binding. New end papers. Some age darkening / foxing throughout.

[Lamb, Charles], Walton, Izaak, [Defoe, Daniel].

The Essays of Elia. / The Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert, and Sanderson. / Memoirs of a Cavalier. The Essays of Elia. First & Second Series / / Memoirs of a Cavalier, or A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany and the Wars in England, from the Year 1632 to the Year 1648.

London, Edward Moxon, A. Bell, J. Osborn, W. Taylor and T. Warner, all 1840. 23 x 14 cm. TP, iv, 94 / TP, vi, 80 / TP, vii, (2), 107 / TP, (4), 96 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Speckled edges. Very good condition.Front board detached. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean.

Lamplighter.

Hidden Years. Scenes from the Childhood of Jesus.

[First Edition]. Dublin, M.H. Gill, 1940. 18 x 12 cm. Title, (4), 25 pages. Musical scores on last two pages. Original blue stiff paper covers with title in black on front board. Very good condition. Very clean.

Lampton, Nana (Artist).

Four Travel Journal Art Books: NL90 / Impressions of Japan / Vaison la Romaine & India / On the Way to Greece. [Small art books produced by the artist for distribution to friends – unpublished material]. All four volumes inscribed by the artist to the Irish Poet and Artist Sue Minish.

No publishing information. 1990, 1997, 1999 & 2003. 22 x 14 / 18 x 13 / 22 x 14 / 36 x 16 cm. 18 plates / 17 Plates / 18 Plates [Vaison la Romaine], 50 pages [India – Text & Images] / 29 pages. Illustrations in colour and B&W. Plastic ring bindings. Soft covers. See images. Very good condition. Some minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled.

Lancaster, Harry S.

Songs of Lyonnesse.

[First Edition]. Privately published. Printed by J. Bale and Danielson, Ltd., [1909]. C. 17 x 10 cm. 20 unnumbered pages. Silky pale textured cloth. Stiff cardboard covers. Title and small vignette on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. End paprs age darkened. Inscibed by the Author ‘Harry’ on front free end paper.

Lang, Andrew / Dobson, Austin.

The Library. With a Chapter on Modern English Illustrated Books by Austin Dobson.

Second Edition. London, Macmillan & Co., 1892. 19 x 13 cm. xxi, 192 pages. With a Frontispiece and Illustrations in Colour and B&W. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Small Ex Libris.

Lang, Andrew (Editor).

A Collection of Ballads. With Illustrations and Notes.

First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1897. 15 x 9 cm. xxii, 249 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Langton, Neville.

The Prince of Beggars.

Third Edition. London, Hutchinson & Co., [1925]. 19 x 12 cm. vii, 224 pages. Original green cloth with black title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to book. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket has a few tears and minor paper loss to the spine. Gift plate glued to front paste down. Very neat, dated 1925.

Lankaster, Owen.

The Human Body. A short Account of the Anatomical Arrangement and Physilological Functions of the Various Organs of the Human Body. Illustrated by Diagrams and a coloured Mannikin, containing the precise position and relative size of the various Organs of the Human Body, arranged in a movable form.

London, Allman & Son, Not dated. Preface dated 1892. 25 x 17 cm. 16 pages of text with B&W Illustrations. Stiff cardboard covers. Rear cover contains the ‘Mannikin’. Stiff illustrated cardboard covers with narrow red cloth ‘spine’. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened and a little stained in places. Some pencil annotations in text. Signature of A.F. Brooke R.F.A. on front board. Stapled text block separated from cover.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

London, Maclehose Press, 2009. 24 x 16cm. 602 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

London, Maclehose Press, 2009. 24cm x 16cm. 602 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

First American edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. 24 x 16cm. 563 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new. Book Three in the Millenium Trilogy.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl Who Played with Fire. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

London, Maclehose Press, 2009. 24cm x 16cm. 569 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Last, Murray.

The Sokoto Caliphate. Ibadan History Series.

First Edition. London, Longman, Green and Co., 1967. 21 x 14 cm. lxxxii, 280 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Five folding charts in pocket at the end of the book. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Lathrop, Elise.

Early American Inns and Taverns.

First edition. New York, Robert M. McBride & Company, 1926. 24 x 16,5 cm. XXI, 365 pages with 90 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front hinge cracked.

Laurentius Heisterus [Heister, Lorenz].

Compendium Anatomicum Totam Rem Anatomicam Brevissime Complectens Editio Quarta Prioribus Longe Auctior At2ve Emendatior.

Two volumes in bound in one. Norimbaergae [Nuremberg], Georg. Christoph. Weberi, 1736. 20 x 12.5 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page vol.1 with title vignette, (2) [Dedication], xxvi [Prefatio], 205 pages, (2)[blank], title page vol.2, 190 pages, (38) [Index], nine folding plates [Tab I to Tab IX]. Complete. Contemporary calf with gilt decorations and title on spine. Five raised bands. Red speckled edges. Binding very worn with material losses to spine and spine ends. Joints and hinges cracked. Small paper losses to end papers. (see images). Internally in very good condition. Occasional mild browning and small damp stains, otherwise very clean.

Lavater, John Caspar (author) / Holcroft, Thomas (translater).

Essays on Physiognomy. for the promotion and the knowledge and the love of mankindtranslated into English by Thomas Holcroft.To which are added one hundred physiognomonical rules, a posthumous work by Mr. Lavater, and memoirs of the life of the author.

Second Edition. Three Volumes in Four. London, Printed by C. Whittingham, 1804. 24 x 15 cm. Vol.1: cxlvii, 242 pages & 96 Plates / Vol.2: TP, (2) [TOC], 324 pages & 114 Plates / Vol.3: TP, (4) [TOC], 272 pages & 62 Plates / Vol.4: pages 273 to 399 & 152 Plates , followed by ten pages Index. Counted 424 Plates in Total. Uniform quarter green morocco over paper covered boards. Rough cut edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing / browning. Overall a very nice set.

Laver, James.

Royal Progress. A Pageant of Regal Travel. Painted by John Leigh Pemberton.

First Limited Edition printed on mould-made paper. No. 53/550. Signed. London, The Curwen Press for Shell-Mex and B.P. Limited, 1953. 31 x 25 cm. 36 pages with 13 tissue guarded colour plates, some double-paged. Original cloth with large paper plate glued to front board. Gilt title on spine. ER2 decorated end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. cloth binding cockled on rear board. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some of the tiisue guards worn and folded. Paper label on front paste down: ‘Presented to Field Marshal, the Viscount Alanbrooke, Coronation Year 1953’. Losely inserted card ‘With Mr. C.M. Vignoles’ Compliments. Shell-Mex House, London.’

Laver, James (Editor) / Goetz, Walter (Illustrator).

Memorable Balls.

First Edition. London, Derek Verschoyle, 1954. 28 x 21 cm. xi, 116 pages. Colour Plates. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust age darkened. Internally clean.

Lawrence, Starling.

Legacies: Stories.

First Edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. 14.5 x 21.5cm. 243 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, as new.

Lazell, James D. Jr.

This Broken Archipelago. Cape Cod and the Islands, Amphibians and Reptiles. Photographs by Martin C. Michener.

New York, New York Times Book Co., 1976. 16 x 24 cm. 260 pages. Hardcover / Original cloth with dustjacket. Good condition with minor signs of usage and slight foxing on the dustjacket. Some small tears and discolourings on the spine. Inside very clean.

Le Brocquy, Louis.

Louis le Brocquy and his Masters. Early Heroes Later Homage.

First Edition. Dublin, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, 2007. 27 x 23 cm. 94 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Small close tear and mild rubbing to back of the dust jacket. A very nice copy.

Le Mesurier, Rev. T. / Faber, George et al.

A General Vindication of the Catholic’s Remarks on the Intolerant Charge of Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham, to the Clergy of his Diocese. with appropriate Animadversions on Three Illiberal Replies etc.; containing also some cursory observations etc. etc. (see title page for full title).

Dublin, Printed for R. Coyne, 1808. 20 x 13 cm. 68 pages, (3 pages ‘Preface’), pages 71 to 97 ‘Remarks &c. Disbound book section without boards. Very good condition. Age darkened and thumbed.

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.

Le Prince, Jean Baptist (artwork) / Abbe Chappe (artwork) / McIntyre, Archibald (engraver).

[A Collection of Engravings showing Habits & Dresses from Various Countries]. [Unknown Title and Publisher – No Title Page].

No publishing Information. c. 1790-1800. 21 x 13 cm. 35 engraved plates. No title or text pages. Contemporary leather. Front board detached. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front board detatched. Dust dulled throughout. First three pages with edgewear and minor losses, not affecting the engravings. See images.

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.

Leadbeater, Mary / Edgeworth, Maria (Notes and Preface).

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.

Leakey, Arundell.

Ghent. Archeological and Historical. Illustrations and Notes. (Issued by Order of the Municipal Council).

Ghent, Ad. Hoste, 1897. 12.5 x 19 cm. vii, (2), 66 pages plus ten pages advertisements. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original red cloth with silver title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. With a gift inscription by the author. Minor shelf wear. Some dust dulling. Internally clean.

Lecomte, Ferdinand.

Guerre de la Prusse et de L’Italie contre L’Autriche et la Confederation Germanique en 1866. Relation Historique et Critique. Avec Cartes et Plans.

First Edition. Two Volumes. Paris, Ch. Tanera, 1868. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 474 pages plus seven folding maps / Vol.2: 397 pages, 73 pages (Annexes) plus six maps. Contemporary full calf. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine. Gilt dentelles. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed along the board edges (see images). Some mildly fading to boards. Edges dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris (‘Castle Pollard’) on front paste down of both volumes. Name of previous owner (in pencil) inscribed. Internally very clean. Appears unread.

Ledwich, Edward.

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.

Lee Strout White (text) / Alain (drawings).

Farewell to Model T.

First Edition. Third Printing. New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1936. 17 x 11 cm. Illustrated in B&W. Original light brown cloth with black title and decoration. Inside original price clipped dust jacket., now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.Edges and end papers mildly age darkened. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket age darkened and mildly damp stained. Some edgewear. See images.

[Lee-Johnson, Eric.] Turner, John B.

Eric Lee-Johnson. Artist with a Camera.

First Edition. Auckland, PhotoForum Inc., 1999. 29.5cm x 23.5cm. 111 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

Leech, Kenneth.

Soul Friend: A Study of Spirituality.

London, Sheldon Press, 1980. 13.5 x 21.5cm. 250 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lees-Milne, Alvilde / Verey, Rosemary.

The Englishman’s Garden. Foreword by the Marchioness of Salisbury.

London, Allen Lane, 1982. 22cm x 28cm. 154 pages with 200 colour and black and white photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Lefrak, Ellen (artist) / Roach, Max (forword) / Lynda Ashby Ludy (editor).

The Irish Connection & Jazz Gallery. Two Art Catalogues.

[Westport], Published for the Artist, Not dated (c. 2005-2015). c. 28 x 21 cm. 60 and 80 unnumbered pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. Trade paperbacks. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Both catalogues inscribed and signed by the artist.

Leipnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm / Latta, Robert [translation & notes].

Leipnitz. The Monadology and other Philosophical Writings.

Second Impression 1925. London et al, Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford, 1925. 19 x 13 cm. x, 437 pages. Original dark cloth. Gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front past down. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Leitch Ritchie (text) / Turner, J.M.W. (artist).

Wanderings by the Seine. By Leitch Ritchie, Esq. Author of Heath’s Picturesque Annual, Schinderhannes, Romance of French History, &c. With Twenty Engravings from Drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A.

[First Edition]. London, Paris & Berlin, Longman, Reese, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman / Rittner and Gaupil / A. Asher, ND [1835]. 21 x 13 cm. (6), 256 pages, (2). Complete with all Plates, as listed. Contemporary cloth. Elaborate blind decorations. Gilt title. Rebacked in 2024 using original boards and remaining parts of the spine. See images. New end papers. Very good condition. Rebacked. Part of original spine missing. Internally mild dust dulled and occasionally damp stained.

Leo XII, Pope.

Extensio Universalis Jubilaei in Urbe Celebrati anno Domine Millessimo Octingentesimo Vigesimo Quinto ad Universum Catholicum Orbem. / The Bull of His Holiness, Leo XII. Extending the Universal Jubilee, celebrated at Rome, A.D. 1825, to the whole Catholic World.

Two books bound in One. Dublinii / Dublin, Ex Typis Richardi Coyne / Richard Coyne, 1826. 16 x 10 cm. 23 pages (Latin text), 71 pages (English). Illustrated title page. Contemporary morocco with gilt decorations on boards and spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses to spine and front board detached. Rear board still attached, but weak. Internally bright and clean and in very good condition.

Leon O Broin.

Emmet.

Dublin, Sairseal Agus Dill, 1954. 18 x 12 cm. 271 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with silver title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

Leslie, Rev. James B.

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.

Lewis-Crosby, Very Rev. E.H.

The Ancient Books of Christ Church Cathedral. Christ Church Series N.4

Dublin, Not dated, c. 1950s. 18 x 12 cm. 12 pages with four Plates. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition.

Lewis, Samuel.

A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Comprising the several Counties; Cities; Boroughs; Corporate, Market, and Post Towns; Parishes; and Principle Villages; with Historical and Statistical Descriptions; and embellished with Engravings of the Arms of the Cities, Bishoprics, Corporate Towns, and Boroughs; and the Seals of the several Municipal Corporations.

The Second Edition. Two Text Volumes & Atlas – Complete Set. London, Published by S. Lewis and Co., 1849. 33 x 25 cm. Vol.1 A-J: vi, 696 pages / Vol.2 K-Z: 704 pages. Text Volumes with small Illustrations (Arms). Vol.3 Atlas with folding map of Ireland and 32 Maps of the Counties – Complete. All Maps are colour-outlined. Losely inserted folded sheet advertising the publications of the ‘Topographical Dictionary of Wales with a list of subscribers. Uniform blind stamped dark cloth with gilt titles on spine. Elaborate blind decorations on boards and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear rubbing and bumping. Mild local discoloration to binding of Volume 2. Small blemish to spine of volume 2. Mild fraying to spine ends (see images). Edges dust dulled. Occassional very mild spotting. Long (c. 14 cm) closed tear to folded map of Ireland (see image). Otherwise a very bright and clean set.

Lewis, Wyndham / Stephan, Dom John et al.

A History of the Benedictine Nuns of Dunkirk. Now at St. Scholastica’s Abbey Teignmouth, Devon. Edited by the Community.

First Edition. London, The Catholic Book Club, 1957. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 209 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled and foxed. A few nicks and small custs to dust jacket. Age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Liam Mac Con Iomaire [Liam Macconlomaire].

Seosamh Ó Héanaí: Nár Fhágha Mé Bás Choíche.

First Edition. Clo Iar-Chonnachta, 2007 25 x 15 cm. 519 pages. Original black cloth. Inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. Clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Lichtenstein, Rachel / Sinclair, Iain.

Rodinsky’s Room.

First Edition. London, Granta Books, 1999. 24.2cm x 16cm. 338 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Original newspaper-clipping associated to the story is attached to the rear endpaper and pastedown.

Liddell, M.A. / Scott, R.

A Lexicon Abridged from The Greek – English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott.

The Third Edition. Oxford, At the University Press, 1849 iv, 804 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine label with gilt title. Professionally rebacked in 2024. New end papers, Very good condition. Rebacked with sound binding. Boards worn and rubbed. Some ink staining on title page. Edges dust dulled. Some wear to corners and dog earing. Internally clean.

Liddle, H.G.

Notes on Old Chipperfield.

[Kings Langley], Printed by W.G. Kingham Ltd., 1948. 18 x 12 cm. 64 pages. Illustrated with B&W photos. With a large folded map. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean. Scarce.

Liddle, Rev. WM. / Liddle, Mrs.

Sweden. With illustrations by Anders Zorn and Carl Larsson.

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1911. 13.8cm x 19.8cm. VIII, 88 pages. With twelve full-page colour illustrations. Original embossed hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition with minor signs of external wear, including some discolouration to boards and some foxing to page edges. Inscribed with pre-owner’s name on title page. From the series Peeps At Many Lands.

Liddy, James.

In a Blue Smoke.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1964. 40 pages. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition.

Liddy, John.

The Well. New and Selected Poems. Preface by Desmond O’Grady. Introduction by Patrick Galvin.

First Edition. Limerick, Revival Press, 2007. 122 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Lily, William.

Lily’s Rules Construed: Whereunto are added Tho. Robinson’s Heteroclites, The Latin Syntaxia, also there are added the rules for the genders of nouns and preterperfect tenses and supines of verbs, in English alone, with many Corrections.

Dublin, Printed by Isaac Jackson, 1766. c 15 x 9 cm. 90 pages. Contemporary calf. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Minor dust dulling.

Lindsay, Deirdre.

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.

Lindsay, Martin & Johnston, M.E. (Text) / Harris, N.B. (Photographs), Montgomery (Foreword).

History of 7th Armoured Division. June 1943 – July 1945.

First Edition. Germany, British Army of the Rhine, [1945]. 23 x 15 cm. (4), 171 pages with B&W photographs. Pocket on rear paste down contains a set of 11 folded maps, showing various battles and movements of the division during the second world war. Specially prepared grey textured cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. ‘Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke’ in gilt on front board. Yellow textured end papers and rear map pocket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material loss to head of spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally as new.

Lippmann, Walter.

Public Opinion.

First Edition. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. 20 x 14 cm. x, 427 pages. Original dark blue cloth. Paper spine label with title. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened with some stains on top edge. Ex Library. Small number on spine and in ink on copyright page. Small library paper label (‘Bixby Memorial Free Library’) on front paste down. Two small library blind stamps. Internally very clean. A nice copy of the exceedingly scarce first edition of this important book.

Lipshitz, Fay.

What it all Meant [Signed]. Poems and Monotypes by Fay Lipshitz.

First Edition. Israel, Design and production, Danny Battat, 2015. 27 x 21 cm. 42 pages of poems and art. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Fine condition. Inscribed (‘Fay’) by the author on verso of front board. See images.

Livingstone, David.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years’ Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean. With Portrait, Maps by Arrowsmith, and numerous Illustrations.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1857. 22 x 14 cm. ix, 711 pages plus eight pages publishers list. Folding Map in rear pocket. Complete with all Maps, Plans and Illustrations, as listed. Original brown textured cloth. Gilt title on spine. Blind decorations. Brown end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. Both inner hinges cracked. Binding weakened, but holding. Maps and Illustrations in very good condition. No annotations. Overall a very nice, complete copy.

Lloyd, G.E.R.

The Revolutions of Wisdom. Studies in the Claims and Practice of Ancient Greek Science.

Berkeley and others, University of California Press, 1987. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. xii, 468 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Former library copy. Unusually clean for a library-copy. Stamp from University Mannheim on halftitle. Library number label on spine.

Lloyd, R.G.

Kerly’s Law of Trade MArks and Trade Names [Kerly on Trade Marks].

Eighth Edition. London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1960. 25 x 15 cm. lxiv, 704 pages. Original red cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, dust dulled. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Locke, John.

Some Thoughts Concerning Education.

The Fourth Edition Enlarged. London, Printed for A. and J. Churchill, at the Black Swan in Pater- noster- row, 1699. 19 x 11 cm. Blank, TP, (6) [Dedicatory], 380 pages, (2) [TOC]. Contemporary speckled calf. Blind line decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some material losses to corners, spine ends and boards (see images). Front and rear hinge started, but binding remains sound. Raised bands. Edges and end papers age darkened. Faint name of previous owner on title page. Internally age darkened and occasionally foxed. Overall still a nice sound copy.

Locke, John / Rollin.

Some Thoughts Concerning Education / New Thoughts Concerning Education. [Rare Dublin Printing].

The Tenth Edition. Dublin, Printed by R. Reilly on Cork Hill; for G. Risk, G. Ewing, and W. Smith, Booksellers in Dame’s Street., 1738 / 1737. 17 x 10 cm. 237 pages, (2)[TOC] (Locke) / x, 84 pages (Rollin). Frontispiece. Contemporary full calf. Red spine label with gilt title. Raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Front hinge started to crack (c. 4 cm). Sound binding. Small ink notes on verso of ffep. Name of previous owner inked out on title page (see images). Internally age darkened, but clean. Two books in one.

Lodge, Mr. [John].

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.

Loerke, Oskar.

Reisetagebücher.

Darmstadt, Lambert-Schneider, 1960. 8°. 260 Seiten. Hardcover / Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren am Umschlag. Kleiner Einriss am Umschlag. ( Veröffentlichung der Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung- 22 )

Lofting, Hugh.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. Illustrated by the author.

Philadelphia / New York, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1950. 21cm x 14.5cm. IX, 364 pages. With 18 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition with stronger signs of external wear on dustjacket.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.

The Courtship of Miles Standish. With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy.

London, Grant Richards, 1908. 19 x 24 cm, 152 pages. With numerous Colour and B&W Illustrations. Original cloth boards with gilt title and decorations, blind stamping and a colour image on the front board. Very good condition. Inscription on front free end paper dated 1908. Some browning and foxing to pages and edges. Some rubbing and bumping to spine and corners.

Longford, Christine.

The United Brothers.

Dublin, Hodges Figgis & Co., 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 96 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Lonsdale Margaret / Tutin, Dorothy et al.

Sister Dora Collection. A small collection of printed materials relating to Sister Dora consisting of Margaret Lonsdale’s book ‘Sister Dora. A Biography’ (1880 Edition), A commemorative brochure, edited by Dorothy Tutlin (1978), Six early 20th century post cards, two stamp first day covers (1978 & 1982), a newspaper article and an old mounted photgraph of a ‘Presentation to Sister Dora’ in June 1873. All items can be seen in attached photographs.

Lord Alfred Douglas.

The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas.

First Edition. London, Martin Secker, 1929. 21 x 17 cm. (4), 340 pages. Complete with 8 Plates, as listed. Original blue textured cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Rebacked in 2024 using the original board and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Sound binding (rebacked). Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Lord Davies (Davies, David).

Foundations of Victory.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1941. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Dust dulled throughout. Gift inscription from the author to Sir Alan Brooke, dated 24 April 1941.

[Lord Kitchener] Arthur, George.

Life of Lord Kitchener.

First Edition. 2 volumes (of 3). London, Macmillan and co., Limited, 1920. 22.9cm x 15.2cm. Vol I: XXVI, 326 pages / XI, 413 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lord Macaulay.

Critical and Historical Essays. Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. Authorized Edition.

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. viii, 850 pages. Black and brown half calf. Gilt vignette of Queen’s University Belfast on front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Five raised bands. Blind decorations on spine and boards. All edges speckled. Good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped, mildly stained. Edges age darkened. Front hinge opened. Front free end paper lost two corners. Internally mildly foxed and age darkened. A few annotations in text. Binding sound, but a few pages lose.

Lord Macaulay [Macaulay, Thomas Babington].

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.

Loudan, Jack.

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.

Loughman, Thomas J.

Fierce Reality – Italian Masters from Seventeenth Century Naples.

Milano, Skira Editore S.p.A., 2006. 28.1cm x 24.2cm. 151 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear.

Lowe, Henry N.

County Fermanagh One Hundred Years Ago: A Guide and Directory 1880.

Belfast, The Friar’s Bush Press, 1990. 13cm x 19.5cm. 204 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.