The Louisville Times. Congress Declares War.
Louisville, 1941. 12 numbered pages. No supplements etc. Original newspaper. Very good condition. Age darkened/browned.
EUR 40,-- Order
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Russia. From the French of the Marquis De Custine. In Three Parts.
Three Parts in One Volume. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. xxiv, 532 pages. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner inscibed. Internally clean. A nice sturdy copy.
EUR 95,-- Order
The Nation. America’s Leading Liberal Weekly Since 1865. A Collection of 41 Vintage Magazines. Sold as a Collection only.
New York, The Nation Inc., 1942 – 1945. C. 29 x 21 cm. Original soft cover magazines. Condition ranges from poor (very few) to very good (most). See images. Some inscriptions, mainly pencil.
EUR 150,-- Order
The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1792. To which is prefixed, The Conclusion of the History of Knowledge, Learning and Taste, in Great Britain, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
First Edition. London, Printed for G.G.J and J. Robinson, 1793. 21 x 13 cm. xxxix, 208, (148), [326] pages. Several tables in text. Full calf with elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Red spine label with gilt title. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Joints beginning to crack, but boards securely in place. Sound binding. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 140,-- Order
The Queen’s University of Belfast. Centenary Celebrations held 25th-30th September, 1949.
First Edition. Belfast, Printed by Marjory Boyd for the Queen’s University, 1951. 27 x 22 cm. 77 pages with Illustrations in B&W. Dark blue cloth hard cover with gilt title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mild fading to boards. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
Loca Patriciana. An Identification of Localities, Chiefly in Leinster, visited by Saint Patrick and his Assistant Missionaries and of some contemporary Kings and Chieftains. With an Essay on the Three Patricks, Palladius, Sen Patrick, and Patrick Mac Calphurn. Apostles of Ireland in the fifth Century.
Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1882. 25 x 15 cm. xiii, 495 pages. With a frontispiece. With folding Plates. Modern fine half morroco over marbled boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding as new. New end papers. Edges dust dulled. First few pages mildly foxed and damp stained. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy in a solid binding.
EUR 250,-- Order
Cambrensis Eversus. Seu Potius Historica Fides in Rebus Hibernicis Giraldo Cambresi Abrogata … edited, with translation and notes by the Rev. Matthew Kelly.
Three Volumes in Four Volumes – as published. Dublin, Printed for the Celtic Society, 1848, 1850, 1851 & 1852. 23 x 15 cm. Vol. 1: xvi, 515 pages / Vol. 2: 793 pages / Vol. 3: 304 (8) / Vol.4: pages 305 to 575, (16). Original hard covers with elaborate blind decorations. Gitlt titles on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.
EUR 240,-- Order
History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon. Forming a Sequel to “The History of the French Revolution”. By M.A. Thiers. Late Prime Minister of France, Member of the French Academy, and of the Institute &c. &c. &c. Translated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq. with the Sanction and Approval of the Author.
First Edition in English: “The only authorized Edition”. 20 volumes bound in 10. London, Henry Colburn, Colburn and Co., Willis and Sotheran, 1845 to 1862. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 272 pages, FP / xiii, 252 pages / viii, 328 pages FP / viii, 322 pages / vi, 254 pages FP / vi, 302 pages / vi, 362 pages FP / vi, 378 pages / viii, 318 pages FP / vi, 230 pages / vi, 192 pages / viii240 pages / vi, 251 pages / viii, 268 pages / xi, 253 pages / vii, 277 pages / (2), 480 pages / (2), 390 pages / (2), 361 pages / (2), 440 pages. Uniform calf over marbled boards. Red and black morocco labels with gilt titles, author and volume numbers. Elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. All bindings sound. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. First and last few pages dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally very clean. A lovely set in sturdy attractive bindings. See images.
EUR 880,-- Order
War Story – Association Copy – Signed.
First Edition. Bristol, Published by Ethel Thomas, 1989. 21 x 14 cm. 279 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth hardback with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Captain Kenneth J. Leslie, who is also mentioned in the Acknowledgements. A nice copy.
EUR 28,-- Order
Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco. Libri Octo. Graece et Latine. Ad Editionem Ios. Wasse et Car. Andr. Dukeri. Accurate Expressi Cum Varietate Lectionis et Annotationibus.
Six Volumes – Complete. Biponti [Zweibrücken], Studiis Societatis Bipontinae. Ex Typographia Societatis, 1788-89. 21 x 12 cm. Vol.1: civ, 411, (2) / Vol.2: 578 / Vol.3: 568 / Vol.4: 527 / Vol.5: 596 / Vol.6: 288 plus c. 250 pages Index [Indices]. Volumes 1-5 with a small title page engraving. Speckled calf boards. Later matching and uniform spines? with gilt decorations & titles. Gilt dentelles. Very good to near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional very mild foxing/browning, mainly to end papers and first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. A lovely complete set.
EUR 720,-- Order
An Account of Some of the Remarkable Events of the War between the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians from 1756 to 1763: and a Treatise on Several Branches of the Military Art, with Plans and Maps. Volume II: The Campaign of the Prussian and Russian Armies in the Year 1758; Including the Battle of Zornsdorf, and The Siege of Colberg, also A Plan proposed by The Author for Taking Colberg by Surprise and Storm the Following Winter, with Plans.
First Edition. Volume 2 of 2 only. London, Printed for the Translators, 1788. 22 x 14.5 cm. xvi, 414 pages (2). Complete with 10 Plates as listed. (Note Plates 5-8 printed on one sheet). Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title, volume number and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. Some of the maps with closed tears. Internally clean. Scarce.
EUR 120,-- Order
The Story of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
First Edition. London, The Offices of ‘Country Life’, 1915. 23 x 14 cm. xii, 281 pages plus ten pages publishers list. Complete with all Plates and Illustrations, as listed. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some fading and staining (see images). Edges dust dulled. Internally a bright and clean copy.
EUR 38,-- Order
Verses, Letters, & Remembrances of Arthur Walderne St. Clair Tisdall, V.C. Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. Scholar of Trinity College and Chancellor’s Gold Medallist in the University of Cambridge. With a Foreword by the Master of Trinity.
First Edition. London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1916. 19 x 13 cm. 158 pages. Complete with a tissue-guarded frontispiece, plates and illustrations in text, as listed. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Paper spine label. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Part of spine label worn off. Inscription by previous owner, dated 1917, on front free end paper. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean.
EUR 295,-- Order
St. Patrick Apostle of Ireland. A Memoir of his Life and Mission. With an Introductory Dissertation on some early Usages of the Church in Ireland, and its Historical Position from the Establishment of the English Colony to the present Day.
First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Smith & Co., 1864. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 515 pages. Modern quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. New end papers. Binding, as new. Edges age darkened. Internally clean.
EUR 220,-- Order
Allagar na h-Inise [Island Cross-Talk].
First Edition. Dublin, C.S. O Fallamain, hOifig an tSolatain, [Printed by Alex. Thom & Co., Iona Works Dublin], 1928. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 186 pages. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with a paper sticker and dark stain on front board (see image). Mild fraying to spine ends. Sound binding. Single library stamp (‘Colaiste Moibi’) and three numbers on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened. Small red stain on page iii (see image). Internally bright and clean without annotations, underlining etc.
EUR 450,-- Order
La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. Preceduta da un Discorso Critico Letterario di Ugo Foscolo, Ed Illustrata da Note Storiche.
Terza Edizione. Firenze, Felice Le Monnier, 1850. 17 x 11.5 cm. xx, 440 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down (‘Josephine Martineau’). Internally clean. A nice copy in a very pretty binding.
EUR 35,-- Order
The Buccaneer Queen. A Visit to her Ancient Haunts.
[First Edition]. London, Marshall Brothers, 1902. 18 x 12 cm. 82 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original green cloth. Black titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner inscribed on front free end paper. Scarce.
EUR 120,-- Order
The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. By his Nephew the Right Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Bart.
New Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. 18 x 12 cm. xiv, 695 pages. Contemporary calf. Prize binding. Spine label, gilt title and decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some mild fraying to spine ends. Edges dust dulled. Partial remains of a prize paper label on front paste down. Internally clean. A nice reading copy.
EUR 35,-- Order
SEAMAS O hARGADAIN [James Hardiman] 1782 – 1855.
Appears to be a Review Copy. No publishing Information. 24 x 18 cm. Pages numbered 46 to 62. With a Frontispiece. Stiff paper covers. Stapled. Soft Cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and age darkening. Staples corroded. With various annotations indicating a review copy of sorts.
EUR 35,-- Order
Story of a Great Hospital. The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 1729 – 1929.
First Edition. Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1937. xv, 406 pages. With B&W Plates. Original dark blue cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. Occasional mild foxing / damp staining.
EUR 25,-- Order
History, Frontier, and Section, Three Essays by Frederick Jackson Turner, Introduction by Martin Ridge.
Albuquerque, University of Mexico Press, 1993. 23.5cm x 15.7cm. VII, 116 pages with nine (9) illustrations. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.
EUR 25,-- Order
The Modern Gallery of British Artists; consisting of a Series of Engravings. Of their most admired Works, with illustrative Descriptions. New Series.
London, Charles Tilt, 1837. 27 x 21 cm. Engraved Title, TP and 41 Plates with tissue guarded Engravings, each with a short description. Original dark cloth with blind and gilt decorations. Gilt titles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and foxed. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper, dated 1836. Complete with all Plates. See images. From the Library of Howth Castle, Dublin, Ireland.
EUR 60,-- Order
Workhouses and Pauperism. And Women’s Work in the Administration of the Poor Law.
[First Edition]. London, Methuen & Co., 1898. 17 x 12 cm. x, 276 pages plus 40 pages publishers list. Original red cloth with black title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Three small stamps (‘Public Service / Local Government Board Whitehall’), otherwise internally clean. A nice copy.
EUR 48,-- Order
The Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. Edited with and Introduction by Lord Ronal Gower.
Two Volumes bound in One. London, J.S. Virtue & Co., ND (c. 1880s). 30 x 24 cm. Vol.1: Engraved Title Page, Title Page, 236 pages / Vol.2: Engraved Title Page, Title Page, 234 pages. Illustrated. Contemporary half morocco. Hard cover. Gilt titles and decorations. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some abrasions and material losses. Binding sound. Edges dust dulled. A few closed tears. Internally clean. Nicely illustrated.
EUR 66,-- Order
The Forsaken. From the Great Depression to the Gulags: Hope and Betrayal in Stalin’s Russia.
Second Edition. London, Little Brown, 2008. 16 x 24 cm. 472 pages including photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Preowner’s giftinscription on titlepage.
EUR 28,-- Order
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.
EUR 38,-- Order
Geyserland. Yellowstone Grand Teton National Parks.
Omaha, Nebr., W.S. Basinger, Passenger Traffic Manager, Union Pacific System, ND [1935]. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. 48 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W Photos. Two Maps. Original stiff paper covers. Gilt illustrations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Stain and abrasion to back cover (see image). Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 32,-- Order
Personal Recollections of the Life and Times … of Valentine Lord Cloncurry. With Extracts from the Correspondence.
First Edition. Dublin, James McGlashan, 1849. 22 x 14 cm. xi, 510 pages, (2). Original dark green cloth. Elaborate blind decorations. Gilt decoration mon front board. Gilt title on spine. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on title page. Both hinges cracked, but binding remains sound. A few pencil annotations on rear free end paper. Internally clean with very mild foxing to a few pages. Overall a nice copy.
EUR 150,-- Order
Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis. Number XII. Contents: Of All hallow Eve / Of the Gule of August, or Lammas Day / Description of the Banqueting-hall of Tamar or Tara / Of the Kiss of Salutation / Miscellaneous / Second Letter from Charles O’Conor, Esq., on the Heathen State and Ancient Topography of Ireland.
Dublin, Printed by W. Spotswood and sold by Luke White, Dame Street, 1783. 20 x 12 cm. clxxv, pages numbered 444 to 682. Complete with two plates, as listed. Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Mildly age darkened throughout. Ex Libris of previous owner. A nice copy. Not a Reprint.
EUR 180,-- Order
Narrative of the War in Germany and France in 1813 and 1814. By Lieut.-General Charles William Vane, Marquess of Londonderry, G.C.B. G.C.H. Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars.
First Edition. London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. 28 x 22 cm. xvii, 420 pages plus two pages of publishers list. Complete with a folding Map and a Battle Plan. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Paper label on spine. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down (‘John Harvey’). Internally dust dulled with occasional very mild foxing. A closed tear to the folding colour Map (c. 66 x 66 cm) has been repaired with archival tape. The coloured Plan of the Battle of Leipzig in excellent condition. Overall a very nice copy in the original binding.
EUR 250,-- Order
Katharine Fry’s Book.
First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. 21 x 14 cm. 160 pages. With Illustrations. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Decorated end papers. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket age darkened and edge worn; now in archival jacket.
EUR 22,-- Order
The Times of India. Illustrated Weekly. Christmas Number 1910.
Bombay, The Times of India, 1910. 37 x 28 cm. 112 pages. Illustrated throughout in Colour and B&W. Original heavy paper covers bound in dark cloth boards. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally clean with a few stains, some tears etc. Some pages tape repaired.
EUR 95,-- Order
An Universal History, from the earliest Account of Time to the Present. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological and other Tables.
Volumes 2 to 19 (18 Volumes in Total). Dublin, Printed by Edward Bate, for the Editors, 1744 / 1745 / 1746. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Vol.2: (2), 630 pages / Vol.3: (2), 645 pages / Vol.4: (2), 629 pages / Vol.5: (4), 615 pages / Vol.6: (2), 636 pages / Vol.7: (2), 653 pages / Vol.8: (2). 638 pages / Vol.9: (4), 651 pages / Vol.10: (2), 656 pages / Vol.11: (2), 632 pages / Vol.12: (2), 646 pages / Vol.13: (2). 650 pages / Vol.14: (2), 666 pages / Vol.15: (2), 724 pages / Vol.16: (2), 749 pages / Vol.17: (2), 813 pages / Vol. 18: (2), 706 pages / Vol.19: (2), 760 pages plus 10 pages Index. For list of Plates per volume, please see comments. Contemporary uniform calf. Spine label with title in gilt. Gilt decorations on spine. Raised bands. Red speckled edges. All volumes in very good condition, except for Vol. 5, which is seriously damaged by bookworm. All volumes rubbed and bumped. Age darkened edges and end papers. Very few annotations. Top edge of volume 19 marked with red felt pen. Internally age darkened with the occasional closed tear. Some plates with closed tears and poor folding. Overall a very nice and interesting set with some amazing Plates and Maps.
EUR 1.650,-- Order
Nursing Illustrated. 53 Issues of ‘Nursing Illustrated’ published between Jan 1939 and Jan 1941.
London, Hulton Press, Ltd., 1939 – 1941. 29.5 x 21.5 cm. Original light blue paper wrappers. Stapled. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping; some dust dulling. Overall clean.
EUR 60,-- Order
Statuta Dioecesana per Provinciam Dubliniensem. Observanda, et a RRmis. DD.DD. Daniele Murray, Archiepiscopo Dubliniensi, Jacobo Keating, Jacobo Doyle et al. [Incl. Appendices: Rules for Conducting Ecclesiastical Conferences in the Province of Dublin / Rules of the Society of the Christian Doctrine et al.]
[First Edition]. Dublinii [Dublin], Ex Typ. Richardi Coyne, 1831. 17 x 10.5 cm. 118 pages [Main text in Latin], xxxii [Appendices in English and Latin]. Original plain leather binding. Black title label on spine. Gilt decorations. Very good text block in fair binding. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses. Front board detached. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.
EUR 95,-- Order
The Dublin Saturday Magazine. Vol.2: With Issues No. 53 to 108.
First Edition. Dublin, John Mullany, Not dated [c.1865]. 27 x 20 cm. Title, (2)[Index to Volume 2], 56 Issues with 672 pages in total. Illustrations on all title pages (see images). Contemporary green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Front and rear hinges cracked. Binding weak, but holding. Half of page 375 missing, some small tears, dog ears etc. Clean copy without annotation marks etc.
EUR 150,-- Order
The Journal of Irish Archaeology. Vol.1 1983 to Vol.8 1997.
First Edition. Eight Volumes bound in two hardcover Volumes. Belfast, Journal of Irish Archaeology, 1983-1997. 28 x 20 cm. iv, 62 / (2), 79 / (2), 80 / (2), 79 / (2), 80 / iv, 62 / iv, 116 / ii, 121. With B&W Illustrations and Photographs. Modern blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Hard covers. The original stiff blue paper covers are bound in with each volume. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small stains and a little dust dulled. Overall a nice clean set.
EUR 120,-- Order
The Priest [Periodical]. Volume 2, No. 1-12.
Huntington, Indiana, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Jan – Dec 1946. c. 18 x 12 cm. C. 1000 pages. Each section contains c. 80 pages. Sturdy red library binding. Hard cover. Red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Ex Library with some stamps. Some underlining. Overall a very good copy.
EUR 95,-- Order
Publications. Volume I. [Irish Unionist Alliance Publications between 1891 and 1892].
First Edition. Dublin, The Irish Unionist Alliance, [1893]. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 574 pages. New (2022) dark blue cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Binding end end papers as new. Internally mild dust dulling and occasional edge wear. Overall a very nice copy.
EUR 130,-- Order
Histoire De La Prusse Depuis La Mort De Frederic II. Jusqu’a La Bataille de Sadowa.
Paris, Germer Bailliere, 1867. 17 x 11 cm. iv, 440 pages. Contemporary half leather. Red spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of Castle Pollard on front paste down.
EUR 45,-- Order
Niagara Portage. From Past to Present.
First edition. Buffalo, Foster & Stewart Publishing Corporation, 1949. 22,5 x 14,5 cm. V, 157 pages with 40 illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Good condition only. Rubbed and bumped. Damp staining to bottom of pages. Dust jacket with paper losses. Edges and end papers age darkened. Reading copy.
EUR 25,-- Order
The National Portrait Gallery. Of Illustrious and Eminent Personages, chiefly of the Nineteenth Century.
[First Edition]. Two volumes bound into One. London, Peter Jackson, late Fisher, Son & Co. & The Caxton Press, [1846]. 27 x 20 cm. Vol.1: 128 text pages / Vol.2: 128 text pages. Numerous Plates. Contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Gilt titles and decorations. Two spine labels. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Binding sound. Edges age darkened. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise clean. A nice sturdy volume.
EUR 125,-- Order
Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Skinners of London. Being the Guild or Fraternity of Corpus Christi.
London, Blades, East & Blades, 1902. 25 x 16 cm. x, 340 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth with armorial gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional foxing, otherwise internally clean. Some pages unopened.
EUR 55,-- Order