Ledwich, Edward.

The Antiquities of Ireland. To which is Added A Collection of Miscellaneous Antiquities.

The Second Edition, with Additions and Corrections. Dublin, Printed by and for John Jones, 1803 / 1804. 26 x 21 cm. xxii [blank, frontispiece, engraved title, title page, dedication, preface, subscribers], 526 pages, (14) [Index]. Complete with 40 Plates as listed. Contemporary full calf with elaborate blind decorations. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. Marbled end papers. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Mild age darkening and foxing internally. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. Name of previous owner on title page (see notes on Provenance below). Overall a very nice copy.

Ubbelohde-Doering, Heinrich.

The Art of Ancient Peru.

Second Edition. New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1954. 27 x 21 cm. 240 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W and Colour. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner. Internally a bright and clean copy.

O’Reilly, Sean et al.

The Casino at Marino.

Dublin, The Government of Ireland, 1991. 20 x 20 cm. 30 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Clean, no markings.

Wells, J.

The Charm of Oxford. Illustrated by W.G. Blackall.

Second Edition (revised). London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd, 1921. 23 x 28 cm, x, 154 pages. Illustrated end papers. With 26 tipped in B&W plates on grey card. Original decorated cloth with gilt and colour decorations. Gilt title on spine and front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and fading. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Mild browning and foxing.

Petrie, George.

The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland. Anterior to the Anglo-Norman Invasion; Comprising an Essay on the Origin and Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland, which obtained the Gold Medal and Prize of the Royal Irish Academy.

Second Edition. Dublin, Hodges and Smith, 1845. 26.5 x 17.5 cm. xxi, 525 pages. Illustrated throughout. Trinity College Dublin Prize Binding by George Mullen. College Crest on front and rear boards. Extensive gilt decorations on polished calf. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Prize label on front paste down. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy in a very fine binding.

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.

[Carton, Ronald Lewis] / Anon.

The English Scene [Signed]. The Spirit of England in the Monuments of her Social Life and Industrial History. Special articles from “The Times”, with additional chapters by the same author.

First Edition. London, A. & C. Black, 1930. 23 x 15 cm. viii, 125 pages. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding partially faded (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Signed by the author on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

The Georgian Society / Sadleir, Thomas U. / Dickinson, Page L.

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin Volumes 1 to 5 & Georgian Mansions in Ireland.

First and Limited Editions. See comments below. Six Volumes in Total. Dublin, Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press by Ponsonby & Gibbs, 1909 to 1913 & 1915. c. 30 x 25 cm. Vol.1: xix, 101 Plates, 43 pages [Notes & Index] / Vol.2: xxii, 144 pages, 115 Plates / Vol.3: Frontispiece, xxv, one Plate, 135 pages, 103 pages / Vol.4: Frontispiece, xxx, one Plate, 126 pages, 122 Plates / Vol.5: Frontispiece, xxvi, one Plate, 129 pages, 129 Plates / Georgian Mansions in Ireland: Frontispiece, xx, 103 pages, 80 Plates. Original cloth bindings with black titles and decorations on front board and spine. See images. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Free end papers missing in volumes 1 and 2. Hinges cracked in volume 5. Occasional mild foxing to text pages. Bright and clean Plates. A very nice set.

Abbot Gasquet.

The Greater Abbeys of England.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1908. 18 x 23 cm, xvi, 268 pages. Colour frontispiece and 59 full page colour Illustrations after Warwick Goble. Original cloth with gilt titles and illustrations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Edges darkened. Corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some foxing. Award plate glued to front paste down. Colour plates are bright and clean.

Monck Mason, William.

The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, near Dublin. From its Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819: comprising A Topographical Account of the Lands and Parishes Appropriated to the Community of the Cathedral, and to its Members; and biographical Memoirs of its Deans. Collected, chiefly, from Sources of Original Record, by William Monck Mason, Esq.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, 1819. 26.5 x 21.5 cm. Frontispiece, TP1, Dedication, TP2, (2)[TOC], 444 pages, xcvii [Appendix, Additional Notes and Illustrations]. With a Frontispiece and six additional Plates. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards (see images). Black spine label with gilt title. Blind and gilt decorations to spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Front hinge professionally reinforced. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild browning and mild damp staining to a few pages. Otherwise internally clean. A very nice copy in a sturdy contemporary binding.