H.D.C.P. [Pepler, H.D.C.] / E.P.J.G. [Gill, Eric P.J.].

Nisi Dominus. Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam.

First Edition, limited to 500 Copies. Ditchling, Sussex, Printed and Published at S. Dominic’s Press, 1919. c. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. (viii), 56 pages. Illustrated by Eric Gill and H.D.C. Pepler. Original gray paper wrappers. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Sherwood, Robert E.

Roosevelt and Hopkins. An intimate History.

First Edition. New York, Harper Brothers, 1948. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 979 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth with red and gilt label on spine. In original, price clipped dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few pages a little creased. Inscribed on the front free end paper: ‘A footnote to history of which you took such an important and able part’.

Sarr, Kenneth [Kenneth Sheils Reddin]. Colum, Padraic (Foreword).

The White Bolle-Trie. A Wonder Story by Kenneth Sarr. Illustrated by Maurice McGonigal.

First Edition. Dublin & Cork, The Talbot Press Limited, 1927. 22 x 14 cm. 96 pages. With a Frontispiece and four B&W Plates. Original cloth with white title on front board. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped; partially faded and mildly stained (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on half title page. Internally clean.

Pope, Alexander.

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Edited by the Rev. H.F. Cary, M.A. A new Edition carefully revised, to which is prefixed, A Biographical Notice. With Illustrations by John Gilbert.

London, George Routledge, 1853. 16 x 10 cm. xvi, 485 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Brown morrocco with extensive blind decorations on boards and spine. Gilt title on spine. All edges gilt with pattern (see image). Bevelled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Ocassional minor foxing, but generally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Fitzgerald, Rev. T.A.

The Five Of Trumps. [Short Stories].

Second Impression. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1926. 18.5 x 12 cm. 256 pages. With B&W Illustrations in Text. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Blind title on front board. Gilt title one spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened and mildly foxed. Boards discoloured and spotted (see images). Name of previous owner on front paste down. Both hinges started to crack. Internally clean.

Carr, Antony.

Strange Harmony. Detective Novel by Antony Carr.

First Edition. Bournemouth & London, William Earl & Company, ND (c. 1950s). 18 x 12 cm. 296 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Silver title and author on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled and very mildly foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Kerr, Cecil.

Cecil Marchioness of Lothian. A Memoir. Edited by Her Granddaughter Cecil Kerr.

First Edition. London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Sands and Company, ND [1922]. 21 x 14 cm. xi, 244 pages. With a Frontispiece and another 11 Plates. Complete, as listed. Original dark blue cloth. Gilt title on spine. Gilt decorations on front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine age darkened. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small ink stain on tail edge. Small bookseller label on front paste down. Internally very clean. A very nice copy of this scarce publication.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Barrack Room Ballads and Other Verses.

Eighteenth Edition. London, Methuen and Co., 1900. 18 x 11 cm. xix, 208 pages. Red Calf with gilt decorations and title on spine. Raised bands. Small book binder stamp on front paste down (Sumpus, Oxford). All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, slightly age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner (Victor Brooke) on front free end paper. Internally clean. With a letter by Jane Mary Richardson, Alan Brooke’s first wife. The letter contains Kipling’s poem ‘If’ and her initials: J.M.R.

Various Authors. O’Sullivan, Seumas (editor).

The Dublin Magazine. A Quarterly Review of Literature, Science and Art.

Three Volumes: 1928, 1930 & 1933. Dublin, Alex Thom & Co. 1928, 1930 & 1933. 25 x 18 cm. c. 80 pages per magazine plus advertising pages. Four quarterly Magazines in each volume. 12 Magazines in Total. C. 1000 pages. Later modern full bukram. Gilt titles and years on spine. See images. Very good condition. Strong bindings. Original wrappers bound in with the text pages. Internally bright and clean.

Anon / Payne, Albert Henry (publisher) / Leutemann, H. (translator of Reynard the Fox).

Payne’s Orbis Pictus or Book of Beauty for Every Table & Reynard the Fox A Poem in Twelve Cantos. Two Books bound into One Volume.

Dresden, Leipzig & London, A.H. Payne & W. French, ND [c. 1852]. 27 x 20 cm. Orbis Pictus: Coloured Title Page, 240 pages of text and numerous Plates / Reynard the Fox: xii, 81 text pages plus 37 steel engravings. Full calf binding with gilt and blind decorations. Dentelles. Black spine label with gilt title. Decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of front joint starting to crack. Binding sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Moderate age darkening / browning. Internally clean.