McHugh, Carmel / Donnellan, Eithne (editors).

Gardenfield School Reunion 1885 – 1985.

78 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original trade paperback. Good condition.

Anon.

The Centenary Record of St. Joseph’s College Galway (Patrician Brothers) 1862 – 1962.

Galway, Published by the Patrician Brothers’ Pupils’ Union, 1962. 89 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers mildly creased. Internally bright and clean.

Rice, Mick.

In Their Bare Feet. A History of Derrydonnell AC.

First Edition. [Galway], iii, 237 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Gift inscription on title page. Internally bright and clean.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus.

Seneca Moralis.

Venice, Bernardinum de Cremona & Simonem de Luero, October 5, 1490. 31.0 x 20.5 cm. Title page, (3) [TOC], 147 pages, 66 pages. Collation [+2, a8-r8, s6-t6, A8-G8, H9], Registrum: +i, a iiii, b iiii, c iiii,d iiii, f iiii,g iiii, h iiii,i iiii, k iiii, l iiii, m iiii, n iiii, o iiii, p iiii, q iiii, r iiii, s iii, t iii, A iiii, B iiii, C iiii, D iiii, E iiii, F iiii, G iiii, H v. Quarter vellum over stiff cardboard. Handwritten author’s name on spine. Now inside a velvet lined half morocco clamshell box with spine label and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Exteriors rubbed and bumped, some abrasion to boards (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Full page Ex Libris on front paste down. Tiny worm trail on front free end paper and first two leaves. Name of a previous owner on bottom of page a1. Occasional very mild foxing. Very few annotations. Rubricated in red and blue throughout the book. A wonderful copy.

Anon.

The Historical Part of the Holy Bible. Or the Old and New Testament Exquisitely and Accurately describ’d and Engraven from Designs of the Greatest Masters.

Dublin, Sold by George Grierson, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1787. 28 x 22 cm. Engraved title page, followed by 57 numbered and engraved pages, each with four biblical scenes. One blank page. Later fine polished half calf over marbled paper boards. New end papers. Raised bands. Gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Binding near fine. Internally mildly age darkened. Occasional mild foxing / staining. No inscriptions / annotations. Last page (57) bound upside down.

Anon.

The Book of Common Prayer & The Whole Book of Psalms. And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches. Bound together with: The Whole Book of Psalms. Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and Others; Confer’d with the Hebrew.

Cambridge, Joseph Bentham and Charles Bathurst & Joseph Bentham and B. Dod, 1751 & 1752. Octavo. Two blanks, engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, title page, unpaginated text block. 53 full page engraved Plates. Fine contemporary calf. Five raised bands. Elaborate gilt tooled design on spine and boards. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Dark green and marbled end papers (see images). Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Minor abrasions. Tight binding. Name of previous owner (‘Isabella Powlett’) on first blank. Neat gift inscription (from Elizabeth Dinet? to her daughter Isabella Dinet?) on second blank, dated May 1838. Name of Isabella Dinet? on engraved title page. No further inscription or annotations. Internally clean.

Stockdale, John Joseph.

The History of the Inquisitions. Including the Secret Transactions of those Horrific Tribunals. Illustrated with Twelve Plates.

First Edition. London, Printed for J.J. Stockdale, 1810. 27 x 21 cm. xxxi, pages 32 to 402. Complete with 12 engraved Plates, as listed. Contemporary speckled calf. Gilt title and decoration on spine. Black spine label. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. No annotations.

Hardiman, James.

The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the present Time, embellished with several Engravings. To which is added a copious Appendix, containing the principal Charters and other original Documents.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 27 x 22 cm. xvi, 316 pages, lvi, (4) [Index]. Complete with all the Plates and Plans listed, some of which are folding. Contemporary half leather over cloth covered boards. Green end papers. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Some shelfwear rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing / staining. All plates and maps in very good condition. A very nice copy.

[British Dominion General Insurance].

War Facts & Figures. An Encyclopaedia of useful Information, Statistics, Photographs, Maps, etc. compiled from the most reliable Sources.

London, British Dominions General Insurance Co., [1914]. 20 x 13 cm. 180 pages text, followed by 60 pages of photographs in B&W. Original blue wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear. Wrappers dust dulled / faded. Names of previous owners on first blank. Iternally bright and clean.

[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.