Bobrick, Benson.

Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution.

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1997. 16cm x 24cm. 553 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Bodley, John Edward Courtenay.

France.

New and Revised Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1902. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. xxxix, 668 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Includes a loosely inserted post card from France to ‘President Tierney University College Dublin’. Also some newspaper articles.

Bonar Law, Andrew / Bonar Law, Charlotte.

A Contribution Towards a Catalogue of the Prints and Maps of Dublin City and County. Volume 1: Prints / Volume 2: Maps.

First Limited Edition. 25/500 (Vol.1) & 136/500 (Vol.2). Two Volumes – Complete. Shankill, Co. Dublin, Published by The Neptune, 2005. 29 x 20 cm. Vol.1: x, (2), 248, (14) / Vol.2: ii, pages 251 to 411, (10). Illustrated thoughout. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jackets (now inside archival jackets). Books in very good + conditions. Dust jacket for volume 1: good condition (some creases and short close tears). Dust jacket for volume 2: very good condition. Both jackets protected by clear archival jackets. Volume 1 signed by both authors on front free end paper. Gift inscription on ffep. Books internally bright and clean. A nice and rare set.

Bonar Law, Andrew & Charlotte.

A Contribution towards a Catalogue of the Prints and Maps of Dublin City and County. Volume 1: Prints. Volume 2: Maps.

First and Limited Edition of 500. Set 97. Shankill Castle, Co. Dublin, The Neptune, 2005. 29 x 21 cm. Vol.1: x, (2), 248, (10) [Index] / Vol.2: ii, pages 251 – 411, (10). Illustrated throughout. Original dark blue cloth. Gilt titles. Inside original decorated dust jackets, now inside clear archival jackets. Near fine books inside very good dust jackets. Volume 1 inscribed and signed by the Author. Very clean copies. Dust jackets with minor edge wear. Overall a very nice set.

Bonjour, E. / Offler, H.S. / Potter, G.R.

A Short History of Switzerland.

First Edition. Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1952. 21 x 13 cm. vii, 388 pages. With B&W Maps in Text. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney’) on front free end paper.

Borlase, William Copeland.

The Dolmens of Ireland. Their Distribution, Structural Characteristics, and Affinities in other Countries; together with the Folk-Lore attaching to them; Supplemented by Considerations on the Anthropology, Ethnology, and Traditions of the Irish People. With four Maps, and eight hundred Illustrations, including two coloured Plates.

First Edition. In three Volumes – Complete. London, Chapman & Hall, 1897. 26 x 17 cm. Vol.1: xxxvi, 312 pages / Vol.2: pages numbered 313 to 712 / Vol.3: pages numbered 713 to 1234. Complete with the four folding coloured Maps and the two Frontipiece Plates. Original green cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. Black end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Some discoloration (see images) to Bindings. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small stamp of previous owner (‘Rosturk Castle’) on half title page of all three volumes. Internally very bright and clean. A lovely set.

Boswell, James.

An Account of Corsica. The Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica.

First Edition. Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, 1786. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Halftitle, Title Page with Engraving, xxi, (2) [Content], Folded Map, 382 pages. Contemporary calf. Morroco spine label with gilt title. Raised bands and gilt line decorations to spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some small loses to spine ends and bottom of front board. Joints cracked, but binding remains sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean. Large folding Map with short (<1 cm) closed tear and mild damp staining (see images). Occasional mild foxing, but generally very clean. Overall a very nice complete copy in a contemporary sound binding.

Brabazon, Wallop / Cooper, William (Illustrations).

The Deep Sea and Coast Fisheries of Ireland. With Suggestions for the Working of a Fishing Company.

First Edition. Dublin, James McGlashan et al, 1848. 21. 5 x 13.5 cm. x, 111 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on front board. Blind stamped boards. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Remnants of a paper label (possibly from an auction catalogue?) on front paste down. Mild damp stain to front and rear end papers. One or two pencil drawings (sails ?). Internally very tight and clean.Complete with 21 Plates, of which 8 are folding.

Brash, Richard Rolt.

The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland. to the Close of the Twelfth Century; accompanied by interesting historical and antiquarian Notices of numerous ancient Remains of that Period. With fifty-four Plates.

First Edition. Dublin, W.B. Kelly, 1875. 24 x 18 cm. xii, 174 pages. B&W Plates. Original green cloth with black and gilt decorations and titles to front board and spine. Bevelled edges. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed on half title, dated 1907. Internally bright and clean.

Briggs, John Joseph.

The History of Melbourne, in the County of Derby. Including Biographical Notices of the Coke, Melbourne, and Harding Families.

Second Edition. Derby & London, Bemrose and Son & Whittaker and Co., ND [1852]. 25 x 16 cm. 205 pages. Complete with a frontispiece and another 10 Plates, as listed. Original brown textured cloth. Gilt titles on spine and front board. Blind decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Edges age darkened. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise clean.