Abbot Gasquet.

English Monastic Life.

London, Methuen, 1904. 22 x 14 cm. xix, 326 pages plus 40 pages publishers list. Illustrated throughout, including foldout plans. Original red cloth with gilt titles on spine and front boards. Gilt decorations. Good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded, frayed and cracked. Water staining to many pages in the book, including frontispiece and title page. Edges age darkened. Internally clean with no annotations.

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.

Anon.

Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet. Vol. I-IV, bound in two Volumes. Containing a Series of Elegant Views of the Most Interesting Objects of Curiosity in Great Britain. Accompanied with Letter-Press Descriptions.

Four volumes bound in two. London, W. Clarke, J. Carpenter & H.D. Symonds, 1807, 1807, 1808 & 1808. c. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 48 Plates / Vol. 2: 49 Plates / Vol. 3: 49 Plates / Vol. 4: 49 Plates. Each tissue guarded plate accompanied by text page(s). Contemporary uniform calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Tones edges. Rebacked in 2023 using the original boards and spines. New marbled end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing / browning.

Anon.

London to Dublin. With a Trip to the Irish Lakes and the Mountains of Connamara. Interspersed with passing Glances at North Wales and the Manufacturing Districts of England. With numerous Engravings.

[First Edition]. London & Dublin, William S. Orr and Co. & James McGlashan, ND [c.1850]. Folio. 216 pages. With five Plates, incl. the Map of Ireland and other Illustrations in text. Original blind stamped cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. (see images). Pale yellow end papers. Good condition only! Lacks the front free end paper and folding Frontispiece, otherwise complete. Rubbed and bumped, age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and damp staining. Edgeworn with minor paper losses (corners) to some pages, not affecting the text or images. A very good reading copy of this scarce book.

Anon.

South of Ireland Illustrated and Described. Cork, Queenstown, Glengarriff, Killarney Lakes, Fjords of Kerry, Etc.

London & Cork, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. & Guy and Co. ND [c. 1900]. 21 x 28 cm – oblong. 120 pages. Complete with the three maps, as listed, incl. one coloured multi-folding map. Many B&W images, some folding panorama images. Original textured cloth. Hard cover. String bound. Bevelled edges. Gilt title and decorations. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild damp stain to the lower corners of a few pages. Internally clean.

Aringhi, Pauli / Bosio, Antonio.

Roma Subterranea Novissima. In Qua Post Antonium Bosium Antesignanum, IO: Severanum Congreg. Oratorii Presbyterum, Et celebres alios Scriptores Antiqua Christiamorum Et praecipue Martyrum Coemetria, Tituli, Monimenta, Epitaphia, Inscriptiones. Ac Nobiliora Sanctorum Sepulchra. Sex Libris Distincta Illustrantur. Opera Et Studio Pauli Aringhi Romani Congreg. Eiusdem Presyteri.

Romae (Rome), Expensis Blasij Diuersini, & Zanobij Masotti Bibliopolarum, Typis Vitalis Mascardi, 1651. 40 x 26 cm. Vol.1: Half Title, Engraved Title Page, Frontispiece, (2), 626 pages, (29) [Index]. Collation Vol.1: [HT, ETP, FP, (2), ++ – ++6, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Nnnn4], With a folding Map of Rome, 92 Full Page Engravings and small Engravings / Illustrations in Text. Vol.2: Half Title, Frontispiece, Engraved Title Page, (6), 718 pages, (24). Collation Vol.2: [HT, FP, TP, (6), A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Xxxx4, a4-c3]. Volume 2 with 128 Full Page Engravings, of which 7 are folding. Small Illustrations in Text. Old calf, later repaired/rebacked spine and corners (see images). Gilt title and decorations on spine. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding repaired, rubbed, bumped, scratched. Age darkened throughout. Large sections damp stained (see images). Some minor tears, paper losses, none affecting the text or Illustrations. A very impressive set.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H, Allom, T (drawings).

Scotland / Caledonia. Illustrated In A Series Of Views Taken Expressly For This Work By Messrs. T.Allom, W.H.Bartlett, and Others.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and New York, George Virtue, ND (c. 1840). 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1 : 200 pages / Vol.2: 172 pages. Illustrated with steel plates. Complete with all Plates, as listed. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some foxing / browning. Gift inscription in ink in both volumes. A nice set in good sturdy bindings.

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.

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.

Brivio, Ernesto (Editor).

Index of the Gothic Cathedrals / Repertorio Delle Cattedrali Gotiche.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. Milan, Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano / NED – Nuove Edizione Duomo, 1986. 30 x 21.5 cm. Vol.1: xv, 447 pages / Vol.2: pages to 1009. Illusttrated thoughout in B&W. Original green textured cloth. Inside original dust jackets, now inside archival jackets. Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex Libris and gift inscription in both volumes. Internally bright and clean. A nice clean set.

Brown, James.

The Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. Collected by James Brown. Keeper of the Grounds, and Author of the “Deeside Guide”. With an Introduction and Notes.

First Edition. Edinburgh & London J.Moodie Miller & Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1867. 18 x 12 cm. lxxxiv, 360 pages. With a Frontispiece, A Plan of the Cemetary and 20 Plates – Complete (see note below). List of Subscribers. Original blind stamped brown cloth. Gilt title. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription on verso of front free end paper. Binding weakened but holding. Internally clean. A very nice copy of this scarce work.

Brown, Richard.

The Principles of Practical Perspective; or, Scenographic Projection: Containing Universal Rules for Deliniating Designs on Various Surfaces, and taking Views from Nature, by the Most Simple and Expeditious Methods. To which is added, Rules for Shadowing, and the Elements of Painting. The whole treated in a Manner calculated to render the Science of Perspective and Art of Drawing Easy of Attainment to every Capacity.

First Edition. Illustrated with Fifty-One Plates. London, Printed for Samuel Leigh, in the Strand, 1815. 30 x 23.5 cm. xviii, 96 text pages and 51 Plates, as listed. Including one colour Plate (XXXIX) which is at times used as a Frontispiece, but is bound here in the correct position between pages 56 and 57. Dark green half calf over marbled boards. Dark red spine label with gilt title. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed and bumped. Corners worn with some material losses (see images), Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally dust dulled and mildly foxed. Small bookseller sticker on front pastedown.Name of previous owner in ink on verso of front free end paper.

Captain Batty.

French Scenery from Drawings Made in 1819 by Captain Batty of the Grenadier Guards.

First Edition. London, Rodwell & Martin, 1822. 25 x 18 cm. Unpaginated. Engraved frontispiece vignette and titel page plus 62 full page engraved plates (of 64) with views of France. Dark green morocco with elaborate gilt decorations to spine and boards.All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Spine and edges age darkened. Internally dust dulled with occassional mild foxing. Some water staining.

Captain Batty.

French Scenery from Drawings Made in 1819 by Captain Batty of the Grenadier Guards.

First Edition. London, Rodwell & Martin, 1822. 28 x 22 cm. Engraved title page, vignette, dedication, followed by 63 (out of 64) Plates. Each plate accompanied with a text description. The missing plate is Paris ‘Boulevard des Italiens’. Contemporary half calf. Textured cloth boards. Spine label and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Severe rubbing and abrasions to binding (see images). Internally age darkened and damp stained in places (mainly title page – see images). Most of the plates are clean with some age darkening towards the edges of the page. Overall still a nice copy.

[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.

Champneys, Arthur C.

Irish Ecclesiastical Architecture. With some Notice of similar or related Work in England, Scotland and Elsewhere.

First Edition. London, G.Bell and Sons, 1910. 28 x 20 cm. xiii, 258 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original dark green textured cloth with blind title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise clean. Rear hinge cracked, but binding remains sound. Ex Libris (‘P.G.M. Dickinson) on front past downn.

Champneys, Arthur C.

Irish Ecclesiastical Architecture. With some Notice of Similar or Related Work in England, Scotland and Elsewhere. With numerous Illustrations Chiefly from Photographs by the Author.

First Edition. London & Dublin, G. Bell and Sons & Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1910. 28 c 20 cm. xxxiii, 258 pages. Illustrated. Original dark cloth. Blind title on front board. Gilt title on Spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bymped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing.

Clark, Clifford Edward.

The American Family Home, 1800-1960.

Chapel Hill / London, The University of North Carolina Press, 1987. 21 x 26cm. 281 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Conry, Michael J.

Carlow Granite [Signed]. Years of History Written in Stone.

First Edition. Avila, Chapelstown, Co. Carlow, Chapelstown Press, 2006. 24 x 16 cm. 268 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Near fine. Edges dust dulled, otherwise like new. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Cusack, M.F.

A History of the Irish Nation. Social, Ecclesiastical, Biographical, Industrial and Antiquarian.

Ireland & London, Kenmare Publications Office & J.G. Murdock, 1876. 28 x 22 cm. xvi, (2), 956 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary dark cloth with blind decorations to boards. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Rear hinge open and rear free end paper missing. Binding is shaky, but holding. Internally clean.

Deutsche Baukunst des Mittelalters und der Renaissance. Old German Architecture. Ancienne Architecture Allemande.

[First Edition]. Koenigstein im Taunus, Karl Robert Langewiesche, 1920. 29 x 21 cm. xvi, 192 pages. With 200 photographs, mostly full page. Multi-lingual text: German, English and French. Original pale cloth with dark brown decorations and title on front board and spine. Brown end papers. Top edge dark coloured. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some discoloration and staining. Top of spine frayed. Binding shaky, but holding. Gift inscription on half title, dated June 1930 (in German). Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally clean and bright.

Ditchfield, P. H. / Jones, Sydney R.

The Manor Houses of England. Illustrated by Sydney R. Jones.

London, B.T. Batsford, 1910. 17.2cm x 26.4cm. Frontispiece, VI, 211 pages with many (nearly 100) wonderful sketches of Manor Houses in rural settings. (The Frontispiece is a beautiful original, coloured engraving of Grimshaw Hall in Warwickshire). Original Hardcover (illustrated blue cloth). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Excellent publication !

Dugdale, William.

Monasticon Anglicanum. Or the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England and Wales: Also of all such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteries, as did in any manner relate to those in England. Containing a full Collection of all that is necessary to be known concerning the Abby-Lands, and their Revenues, with a particular Account of their Foundations, Grants and Donations; collected from original MSS. the Records in the Tower of London, at York, and in the Court of Exchequer, and Augmentation Office: As also the Famous Libraries of Bodley, King’s-College, Camb. the Benedictine College at Dowey, Arundel, Cotton, Selden, Hatton, &c. Illustrated with original Cuts of the Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and the Habits of the Religious and Military Orders. First publish’d in Latin by Sir William Dugdale, Kt. Late Garter Principal King at Arms. To which is added, Exact Catalogues of the Bishops of the several Dioceses, to the Year 1717. The whole corrected, and supplied with many Useful Additions, by an Eminent Hand.

Three volumes in One. London, Printed by R. Harbin; for D. Brown and J. Smith et al., 1718. 34.5 x 21 cm. New blank, engraved frontispiece, TP, xvi [Preface], 124 [Volume the First], 125-244 [Volume the Second], 241-375 [Volume the Third], (8) [Index], (1) [Publishers List), blank. With 104 Plates (1-103 with two Plates numbered 101), of which 16 Plates are folding. New (2025) brown half leather over marbled boards. Black spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations. Marbled end papers. Please see images. Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Edges dust dulled. Very few small library stamps. Ocassional mild foxing / darkening. Otherwise internally very clean. A very nice copy.

Ebers, G. / Birch, S. (Introduction) / Bell, Clara (Translator).

Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque.

Volume 1 ONLY! London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, Cassell & Company, 1887. 32 x 24 cm. xxiv, 314 pages. Illustrated thoughout. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Bevelled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing internally, otherwise clean.

Fitzgerald, Rev. P. / M’Gregor, J.J.

The History, Topography, and Antiquities, of the County and City of Limerick. With a preliminary View of the History and Antiquities of Ireland. By the Rev. P. Fitzgerald. Vicar of Cahircorney in the Diocese of Emly and J. J. M’Gregor, Author of “The History of the French Revolution” &c.

First Edition. Two NON-UNIFORM Volumes. Dublin, Printed for George M’Kern, Limerick. Also by Baldwin, Chadock, and Joy, London, 1826 & 1827. 21 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: ii, 424 pages. With a large folding Map of the County of Limerick, a folding distance Table and two engraved Plates. / Vol.2: x, 623 pages, lxvi [Appendix], (20) [Index]. With a Frontispiece and two more engraved Plates. The folding Map of Limerick is not present. Vol.1: Stiff card boards held together by spine tape. Front board almost disconnected. Ex Libary with a library stamp on the title page and three further pages (209,0301 & 361). / Vol.2: Contemporary red half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and line decorations on spine. Fair condition. Rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Small book sellers stamp on front past downs. Name and Address of previous owner in pencil on front free end paper. Occasional mild foxing / damp & ink staining, otherwise internally clean. Rear hinge cracked, but binding sound. A good reding copy or candidate for rebinding.

Formaggio, Dino.

Basiliche Di Assisi. Musei E Monumenti.

Novara, Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1958. 26 x 20 cm. 164 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original pale green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition book with poor dust jacket, now in protective jacket. Binding rubbed, bumped and occasionally discoloured. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket shows significant paper losses and tears. Internally book is bright and clean.

Freart, Roland / Evelyn, John / Alberti, Leon Baptista.

A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern. I a Collection of Ten Principal Authors who have Written upon the Five Orders, Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, Compared with One Another. The Three Greek Orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, Comprise the First Part of this Treatise. And the Two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the Latter. Written in French by ROLAND FREART, Sieur de Chambray; made English for the Benefit of Builders. To which is added an account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain terms particularly affected by architects. With Leon Baptista Alberti’s Treatise on Statues. By John Evelyn Esq. Fellow of the Royal Society.

The Second Edition with Large Additions. London, Printed for Brown, Walthoe, Took et al., 1707. 34 x 22 cm. Title Page [Freart], (18) [Epistle Dedicatory], 115 pages with 40 full page Plates. Small Illustrations in Text. Second Title Page [Evelyn], (4) [Dedication / To the Reader], 75 Pages with two small Illustrations in Text, (1) [Advertisement]. Half leather over cloth covered boards. Gilt title. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Damp stained and foxed throughout to various degrees. Some edge wear and minor losses. Some repairs / reinforcements. Old annotations and inscriptions. Various misnumbered pages & plates, but appears to be complete.

Frederic Leopold Count Stolberg / Holcroft, Thomas (Translator).

Travels Through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily. Translated from the German of Leopold Count Stolberg, by Thomas Holcroft.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796. 26 x 21 cm. Vol.1: xx, 506 pages, with eight Plates / Vol.2: xi, 656 pages with eight Plates, plus Directions for the Binder. See Notes below. Contemporary tree calf. Raised bands. Red morroco labels with titles and volume numbers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some material losses to spine ends (see images). Internally dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed.

Grose, Daniel / Stalley, Roger (Editor).

Daniel Grose (c.1766-1838) The Antiquities of Ireland. A Supplement to Francis Grose.

First Edition. Dublin, The Irish Architectural Archive, 1991. 28 x 25 cm. xxiv, 214 pages. Illustrated throughout. Quarter black morocco over cloth covered boards. Gitlt title and line decorations. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Grose, Francis.

The Antiquities of England & Wales with The Antiquities of Scotland.

First Editions. Six plus Two Volumes. London, Printed for S. Hooper, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1777, 1777 & 1787 / 1789, 1791. Folio c. 32 x 24 cm. Vol.1: FP, Engraved Title Page, ii, 83 pages [Preface], (116) 63 Engravings / Vol.2: FP, Engraved Title Page, (202), 97 Engravings / Vol. 3: FP, Engraved Title Page, (248), 118 Engravings / Vol.4: FP, Engraved Title Page, (230), 101 Engravings / Supplement Vol.1: FP, Engraved Title Page, (336), 132 Engravings & 32 colour outlined Maps / Supplement Vol. 2: Engraved Title Page, (344), 119 Engravings & 23 Maps / Scotland Vol.1: FP, Engraved Title Page, xxiii, large folding colour outlined Map, 176 pages plus two pages publisher’s list, 87 Engravings / Scotland Vol.2: FP, TP, iv, pages numbered 171 to 308, 105 Engravings. A total of 838 Engravings and 56 colour outlined maps, including a large folding Map of Scotland. Uniform recent fine crimson levant over marbled boards. Gilt titles and decorations. New end papers. See images. Very good condition. Bindings, as new. Internally age darkened and foxed to various degrees. Some mild damp staining and dust dulling, mainly in the Scotland volumes. Some interesting neat notes in an old hand, commenting on the book’s content. Scotland title pages with small damages. Overall a very nice set in very attractive bindings. See iadditional images on our web site.

Hall, Mr. & Mrs. S.C.

Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c.

First Edition. Volumes 1 & 2 ONLY! London, How and Parsons, 1841 & 1842. 24 x 17 cm. Vol.1: xii, 435 pages. / Vol.2: viii, 468 pages. Illustrated throughout with Maps, Plates and Illustrations in text. Contemporary polished calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Spine labels. Blind decorations. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some material losses to spine and front board of volume 1. Occasional mild foxing / staining. Volume 1 lacks Frontispiece. All other Plates, Maps, Illustrations are present.

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 Principle Charters and other Original Documents.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 26.5 x 21.5 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi [Appendix], (4) [Index]. Complete with all Plates and Maps, some folding. Later dark green half morroco. Cloth covered boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Raised bands. New end papers. Very good condition. Sound binding. Edges dust dulled. A little dust dulling and occasional mild damp staining. A very nice copy of this now scarce first edition.

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 Principle Charters and other Original Documents.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 27 x 22 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi [Appendix], (4) [Index]. With several Plates, some folding. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some abrasions (see images). Sound original binding. Edges age darkened. Numerous inscriptions/annotations. Names of previous owners inscribed largely in many places throughout the book. Some dust dulling and staining, some closed tears. Text block complete. Most plates present, some with losses (see comments below). A very good reading copy of the now scarce first edition.

Higgins, Jim / Heringklee, Susanne (Editors).

Monuments of St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway. A Historical, Genealogical and Archaeological Record.

First Edition. Galway, Rock Crow’s Press / The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas Galway, 29 x 20 cm. xii, 331 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Trade Paperback. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Mild damp staining. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Howard, John Eliot.

“The Island of Saints;” or, Ireland in 1855.

First Edition. London, Seeleys, 1855. 16 x 10 cm. xxiv, 276 pages. With 10 (out of 11) Lithotint Plates and three woodcut Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine (see images). Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Spine faded into brown. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small Ex Libris on front paste down. Inscription on front free end paper reads : ‘From the Author Sept. 1855’. A few neat annotations. A very nice copy.

Joannis Ciampini Romani.

Vetera Monimenta. In quibus praecipue Musiva Opera Sacrarum, Profanarumque Aedium Structura, Ac Nonnulli Antiqui Ritus, Dissertationibus, Iconibusque Illustratur. Pars Prima.

[First Edition]. Romae [Rome], Ex Typographia Joannis Jacobi Komarek Bohemi, apud S. Angelum Custodem, [1690]. 33 x 23 cm. Frontispiece, title page, (12) [Dedication etc.], (6) [Praefatio], (2) [Index Capitum], 276 pages plus 22 pages [Index Rerum], (2) [Errara + Blank]. With a frontispiece and 71 further plates of which 16 are folding and one is in text. See comments below for list of plates. Later modern cloth. New end papers. Fore edge deckle. Good condition with several plates being absent. Binding rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally age darkened and occasionally spotted. Some stains and small tears. Remains an impressive folio with more than 70 original architectural copper plate engravings. Please review all ten images to gain better insight in the condition of the book and its binding.

Joyce, P.W. / Sullivan, A.M. / Nunan, P.D.

Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland. Part 1: A Comprehensive Delineation of the Thirty-Two Counties / Part 2: The General History [of Ireland].

New York, Murphy & McCarthy, 1902. 27 x 21 cm. Part 1: (14), 40 colour plates of Arms, 32 County Maps, Text and Images, (24) [Index] / Part 2: x, 290 pages (6) [Robert Emmet]. Later half morroco over cloth covered boards. Black spine labels with gilt titles. See images. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. A few closed tears. Last few pages (section on Robert Emmet) with some creases / edgewear. Occasional mild damp staining. Overall a very nice copy in a modern sturdy binding.

Kenyon, John R. / O’Conor, Kieran (editors).

The Medieval Castle in Ireland and Wales. Essays in Honour of Jeremy Knight.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. 261 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

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.

Leask, Harold G.

Irish Churches and Monastic Buildings. Volume 1: The First Phases and the Romanesque / Volume 2: Gothic Architecture to A.D. 1400 / Vol. 3: Medieval Gothic. The Last Phases.

Second, Second and First Edition. Three volumes. Dundalk, Dundalgan Press (W. Tempest Ltd.), 1977 / 1967 / 1960. 19 x 25cm. 173, 162 & 190 pages, with illustrations and photographs throughout. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition in very good dust jackets. A nice set. Small sticker with name of previous owner in volumes 2 and 3.

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.

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.

Lorenzen, Eivind.

“Along the Line where Columns are set”. Book 11 continuing Technological Studies in Ancient Metrology.

Copenhagen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag, 1970. 30 x 23 cm, 159 pages. With numerous illustrations, tables, charts and photographs in B&W. Original stiff cardboard covers. Illustrated front and rear. Excellent condition. Bright and clean throughout. Not Ex Library. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front free endpaper.

Lovett, Rev. Richard.

London Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. With One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations.

First Edition. London, The Religious Tract Society, 1890. 27 x 19 cm. 223 pages with B&W Illustrations. Eight pages of publishers list. Orininal decorated cloth with gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Tight and clean. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally bright and clean.

MacAlister, R.A.S.

Muiredach. Abbot of Monasterboice 890 – 923 A.D. His Life and Surroundings. The Margaret Stokes Lectures, 1913.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1914. 32 x 24 cm. xii, 85 pages. With eight Plates (complete) and Illustrations in Text. Quarter olive cloth over paper covered decorated boards. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

[Macfarquhar, Colin & Gleig, George – Chief Editors]

Encyclopaedia Britannica. Three Plates Volumes with 460 Plates. Volumes 1, 3 & 4 (including the Plates issued as a Supplement in 1801-03.

Third Edition & Supplement to 3rd Edition. Three volumes of four. [Edinburgh], [Privately published by Andrew Bell, Archibald Constable & Colin Macfarquhar], [1788 – 1803]. c. 26 x 20 cm. Vol.1: Plates 1 – 161 / Vol. 3: Plates 292 – 446 / Vol. 4: Plates 447 – 542 and 1 – 50. See comments below for noted ‘anomalies’. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations and volume numbers in gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with wear to spine and ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Joints cracked, but bindings remain sound. Spine leather dried and cracked. Internally dust dulled, but generally clean. A few closed tears and some edge wear to some plates. Overall a very nice collection of more than 450 plates. See images.

Mahr, Adolf.

Christian Art in Ancient Ireland. Selected Objects Illustrated and Described. Edited on behalf of the Government of the Irish Free State by Adolf Mahr, D.PH., M.R.I.A., Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum, Dublin with the Collaboration of the Royal Irish Academy.

First Editions. Two Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Stationary Office of Saorstat Eireann, 1932 / 1941. 36 x 27 cm. Vol. 1: xxvii (text) followed by 80 Plates in B&W / Vol.2: 184 pages (text), followed by Plates 81 – 130. Original half cloth hard covers. Two tone design. Gilt titles on front boards and spines. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Bindings age darkened and a little stained (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Sound bindings. Internally bright and clean. Two nice copies.

McCullough, Niall / Mulvin, Valerie.

A Lost Tradition. The Nature of Architecture in Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, Gandon Editions, 1987. 28.5 x 28.5 cm. 121 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W Photographs and Drawings. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Gilt decoration on front board. Black end papers. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket with some edge wear and short closed tears. Now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean.

McEnery, John Hartnett.

Fortress Ireland. The story of the Irish Coastal Forts and the River Shannon Defence Line.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 2006. 24 x 16 cm. xiv, 222 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine in original decorated dust jacket. As New.