Burke, Brendan, Commins, Willie et al.

Monivea and its People. The Story so Far. A Village in Galway.

1995. 21 x 14 cm. 170 pages, (10) [Plates]. Illustrated in B&W. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping.

Henry, Francoise / Marquardt, Janet T. (editor) / Duffy, Huw (tarnslator).

Francoise Henry in Co. Mayo. The Inishkea Journals.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2012. 23 x 16 cm. xi, 152 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy with minor shelf wear.

Coronelli, P. / Filippo Di Lamberg / [Bonanni, F.]

Ordinum religiosorum in Ecclesia militanti catalogus, eorumque indumenta in iconibus expressa. Latin Title Page: Ordinum religiosorum in Ecclesia militanti catalogus, eorumque indumenta in iconibus expressa, Auctus, Nec Non Moderatus Posteriori hac Editione Anni MDCCVII. In Necessarium Seraphicae fuae Religionis Munimen. A’ P. Generali Coronelli. Consecratus Eminentissimo Principi S.R.E. Cardinali Joanni Philippo De Lamberg. Episcopo Passaviensi &c. Pars I. Complectens Virorum Ordines [Monks]. Pars: Complectens Monialium Ordines [Nuns]. / Italian Title Page: Catalogo Degli Ordini Religiosi Della Chiesa Militante, Espresso con Imagini, E spiegato con breve narrazione, Aumentato, E Moderato Nella presente posterior Edizione Dell’ Anno MDCCVII. In Necessaria Riparazione Della Serafica Sua Religione Dal Padre Generale Coronelli Consacrato All’ Eminentissimo Principe Gio: Filippo Di Lamberg, Cardinale Di S.R.C. Vescovo di Passavia &c. Parte I: Degli Vomini Religiosi. Parte Che descrive le Monache.

Rome, 1707. Vol.1: (2) [blank], (2) [Engravings], Latin Title, Italian Title, (4) [Dedication], (4) [Index, Errata], 146 text pages in Latin and Italian and 209 Engravings (some double-sided), (2) [Publishers list], (2) [blank]. / Vol.2: (2) [blank], engraved title, Latin Title, (1) [Engraving], Italian Title, Engraving of Virgin Mary, 108 text pages in Latin and Italian, and 122 Engravings (some double sided), (4) [Index], (2) [blank]. Contemporary limp Vellum. Spine labels. Marbled end papers (only paste-downs – no free end papers). Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Some age darkening. Overall very good. See images.

Seamus O’ Ceallaigh (editor).

Colaiste Einde. 75 Bliain Faoi Bhlath. [St. Enda’s College 75].

Galway, St. Enda’s College, 2003. xii, 156 pages, Illustrated. Black cloth. Hard cover. Inside dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

Scott, Michael.

Mountmellick Pictorial Memories. Book Two.

First Edition. [Mountmellick], Published by the Author, 1998. 248 pages. Illustrated. Dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book is slightly bent/slanted.

O’Malley, Ernie.

On Another Man’s Wound / The Singing Flame / Raids and Rallies.

Three First Editions. Three Volumes. London & Dublin, Rich & Cowan / Anvil Press, 1936, 1978 & 1982. Octavo. 336 pages / 312 pages / 208 pages. Original cloth. Three hard covers. All inside original dust jacket and clear archival jackets. Very good in very good dust jackets. See images. On Another Man’s Wound age darkened with occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with edge wear, minor losses to corners and some small repairs / reinforcements in the back. Raids and Rallies with names of two former owners on front free end paper. Overall a very nice set of three scarce hard cover first editions in their original dust jackets.

O’Malley, Ernie.

On Another Man’s Wound.

First Edition, First Printing. London, Rich & Cowan, Ltd., 1936. Octavo. 336 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside unclipped original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of book darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with some edgewear and tiny losses to the corners. Some reinforcement/repair to the back of the DJ. Now inside clear archival protective jacket. Internally clean without any inscriptions, anotations etc. Scarce, especially in original dust jacket.

O’Malley, Ernie.

The Singing Flame.

First Edition. First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1978. Octavo. 312 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edges a little dust dulled. A bright and clean copy.

O’Malley, Ernie.

Raids and Rallies.

First Edition, First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1982. Octavo. 208 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. Spine of dust jacket mildly faded. A bright and clean copy.

Newton, Isaac.

Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light.

The Third Edition, Corrected. London, Printed for William and John Innys, 1721. c. 18 x 12 cm. Title Page, (6) [Advertisement I & II], 382 pages, followed by 12 folding Plates. Collation: A1-A4, B1 to Bb7. One page (Q3, 229/230) missing. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Original binding with new matching marbled papers on boards. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Marbled papers replaced with new ones in 2025. Recased, using the original board and spine. Sound binding. Edges age darkened. Top edge worn with some paper losses. Age darkened throughout. Minor signs of old bookworm. Old signatures on title page and verso of title page. Some damp staining to the top edge. Some losses to the 12 Plates present. Text block remains fully readable. Plates heavily worn, with some losses.See images.

Cellarius, Christoph / Patrick, Samuel.

Geographia Antiqua. Smalcaldensis Geographia antiqua. Recognita denuo, & ad veterum novorumque scriptorum fidem, historiocorum maxime idemtidem castigata & Quinta editione plurimis locis aucta et immutata.

London, S. Ballard, J. Senex, G. Innys, J. Osborn, & T. Longman, 1731. c. 20 x 12 cm. viii, 180 pages. 26 (of 27) Maps, lacking map of ‘Acarnania, Graecia Propria & Peleponnesus. Contemporary calf. Raised bands. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. No free end papers. Binding rubbed and bumped. Hinges tender. Lacking one map. Otherwise a very nice clean copy. See images.

Atlas Portatif et Itineraire de L’Europe. Pour Servir D’Intelligence Au Guide des Voyageurs Dans Cette Partie Du Monde; Compose de Treize Cartes et Vues.

Huitième Edition. Paris, Chez Hyacinthe Langlois, Libraire – Geographe, 1817. 22 x 15 cm. Half title, title page, followed by 10 (of 13) folding Maps. See list below. Full vellum. New spine label. Good condition. Lacking two of the alpine panoramas and the map of Italy. Remaining maps in good to very good condition. Some dust dulling, edgewear and mild staining.

Anon. / Very Rev. S. Malone (translation & annotations).

Life of Saint Flannan. Patron of Killaloe Diocese. Translated and Annotated by Very Rev. S. Malone, V.G., M.R.I.A.

First Edition. Dublin, James Duffy and Co., 1902. 23 x 15 cm. viii, 56 pages. Original dark green cloth. Gilt title on front board. Blind line decorations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Partially damp stained. See images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Semple, Maurice.

Reflections on Lough Corrib [Signed].

First Edition. Galway, Publsihed by the Author, 1974. 24 x 18 cm. 218 pages. With a folding map and illustrations in B&W. Original blue cloth. HArd cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Inside original dustr jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed by the Author of the front free end paper. Internally clean. Dust jacket with wear and material losses (see images).

Oscar Leslie Stephen (editor)

Sir Victor Brooke. Sportsman and Naturalist. A Memoir of his Life and Extracts from his Letters and Journals. A Chapter on his Researches in Natural History by Sir William H. Flower. Portraits and Illustrations.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1894. 20 x 14 cm. x, 266 pages, 28 pages publishers list. Complete with all Illustrations, as listed. Original maroon cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front hinge cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing.

Bacon, Francis [Francesco Bacone].

Franc. Baconi de Verulamio Historia regni Henrici septimi Angliae regis opus vere politicum.

Lugd.[uni] Batavor[um], [Leiden], Apud Franc. Hackium, 1647. 13.5 x 7 cm. 403 pages plus six pages ‘Index Vocabulorum’. Contemporary limp Vellum. Handwritten title on spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Titlepage missing. A copy of the titlepage (provided by the British Library) is losely inserted in the book. End papers worn. Internally clean.

Meynell, Wilfrid.

John Henry Newman. The Founder of Modern Anglicanism and a Cardinal of the Roman Church. With Portrait.

First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner and Co., 1890. 19 x 13 cm. vi, (2) [TOC], 116 pages. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth. Gilt title. Hard cover. Very good condition. Ex Library, with the usual stamps.

Smith, Charles.

The Antient and Present State of the County of Kerry. Being a Natural, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Historical, and Topographical Description thereof…

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, and sold by Ewing, Faulkner, Wilson and Exshaw, 1756. 19 x 12 cm. xxi, 419 pages, (5) [Index]. With a large folding Map of Kerry and four other folding Plates (see comments below). New (2024) attractive brown half leather over marbled boards. Red spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Very good condition. New solid binding. Internally very clean. Maps and Plates in very good condition.

Archdall, Mervyn.

Monasticon Hibernicum. Or, A History of the Abbbeys, Priories, and other Religious Houses in Ireland. [Volume 1 covers the following Counties: Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegall, Down and Dublin].

Volume 1 ONLY. Dublin, W.B. Kelly, 1873. 24 x 19 cm. 336 pages. Two folding Maps and nine Plates (some in colour). Complete, as listed. New (2024) half cloth over marbled boards. New end papers. Very good condition. Ex Library with a few faint red stamps. Some wear and occasional mild foxing. Inscribed, signed and dated by the publisher W.B. Kelly on title page.

A.P. [Patterson, Alexander].

Collectanea Anglo-Minoritica, or, A Collection of the Antiquities of the English Franciscans. Or Friers Minors, commonly call’d Gray Friers. In two Parts. With an Appendix concerning the English Nuns of the Order of Saint Clare. Compil’d and Collected by A.P.

First Edition. London, Printed by Thomas Smith, 1726. 22 x 17 cm. xxviii, 272 pages [Part 1], viii, 42 pages [Part 2], 4 pages [Nuns of the Order of St. Clare], (4) [Errata & Blank]. With four Plates. New [2024] red half morocco over marbled boards. Black spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations. New end papers. The old rear free end paper has been bound in to preserve the elaborate signature of a previous owner. Very good condition. New sound binding. Internally occasionally worn, age darkened/foxed. Ex Library with only one stamp on verso of frontispiece. Names of previous owners on verso of frontispiece and old rear free end paper. Felt pen ‘star’ on verso of frontispiece and title page. See images.

Winterbotham, W.

An Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies. [Contents of Volume 4: History of the British Settlements in America, History of American Quadrupets, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, Insects, Appendices: Treaties between his most Christian Majesty and the thirteen United States of America].

Volume 4 ONLY. London, Printed for the Editor, J. Ridgway, H.D. Symonds & D. Holt, 1795. 21 x13 cm. (6) [FP, TP, TOC], 415 pages, 54 pages [Appendices], (20) [Index, Directions for the Binder, List of Subscribers]. Complete with two large folding maps, folding tables and numerous Plates showing American Animals. New (2024) half cloth over marbled boards. Hard cover. Green spine label with gilt title. New end papers. See images. Very good condition. New attractive binding. Mild damp staining (red stains) to top edge, mainly first and last pages. Mild age darkening.

Smith, Charles.

The Antient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford. Being a Natural, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Historical and Topographical Description therof…

First Edition. xvi [Introduction], (10) [Subscribers / TOC], 376 pages, (6) [Index]. With seven Plates/Maps, six of them folding (see list below). New (2024) blue half cloth over marbled papers. Hard cover. Spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good good condition. New sound binding. Ex Library with the usual stamps and figures. Some damp staining and age darkening. Overall a very good reading copy.

Wright, Thomas,

Louthiana. Or, an Introduction to the Antiquities of Ireland. In upwards of Ninety Views and Plans; representing, with proper Explanations, the Principle Ruins, Curiosities, and Antient Dwellings, in the County of Louth. Divided into three Books. Engraved by Paul Fourdrinier.

The second Edition, Revised and Corrected, with some few Additions by the Author. London, Printed for Thomas Payne, 1758. 28 x 23 cm. Frontispiece, Title page in red and black, (6) [Dedication and Preface], Book 1: 16 text pages and 20 plates / Book 2: 8 text pages and 24 plates / Book 3: 20 text pages and 22 plates, one blank. Contemporary calf boards. New matching spine with red spine label and gilt title. Raised bands. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very attractive copy. See images.

Anon.

The Book of Common Prayer. And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of Ireland; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches, and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. [Also bound in: ‘Constitutions and Canons Eccesiastical, Treated upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Clergy of Ireland’ Dublin, 1751].

Dublin, Printed by the Executors of G.A. Grierson, 1757. 26 x 20 cm. Title page in red and black. Unpaginated thoughout. [A4-B4, *B, B2, *C, C, C2, *C4-*E4, E4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Lll4, Mmm2,A4-E4]. Modern half calf over marbled paper boards. Hard cover. New end papers. Very good condition. Sturdy and attractive modern binding. Internally mildly age darkened and some wear to edges. A few closed tears and minor material losses (corners) to some pages, not affecting text readability. Occasional mild damp staining. Text block appears to be complete. A few stubs, possibly indicating missing illustrations? For all images, please see our web site: westcoastrarebooks.com.

Corlett, Christiaan.

Antiquities of West Mayo.

First Edition. Bray, Co. Wicklow, Wordwell, 2001. 25 x 19 cm. xi, 170 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original black cloth. Gilt title. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket with some edgewear and small closed tears. Internally bright and clean.

Warburton, J. (The Late) Whitelaw, Rev. J. and Rev. Robert Walsh.

History of the City of Dublin. Containing its Annals, Antiquities, Ecclesiastical History & Charters, its present extent, public buildings, schools, institutions etc., to which are added Biographical Notices of eminent men, and copious appendices of its population, revenue, commerce and literature. Illustrated with numerous Plates, Plans and Maps.

First Edition. Large Paper Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand, 1818. 32 x 25 cm. Vol.1: Frontispiece (Map), Title Page, (6) [Dedication & Preface], xx, 668 pages & 17 Plates / Vol.2: Folding Map of Dublin, Title page, (6) [Dedication & TOC], pages 669 to 1348, cvi, (6) [Corrections & Additions], 9 Plates (incl. one folding Plate) and a large folding Map of the Canals in Ireland. Some small Illustrations in text and numerous Tables and Lists. Some losely inserted newpaper cuttings. Contemporary full straight grained dark blue morocco. Blind tooled borders. Gilt decorations and titles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Volume 1 with some damp staining. Both volumes show mild age darkening and occasional mild foxing. Overall a very nice set in a sturdy attractive binding.

The Earl of Suffolk and Bershire Hedley Peek / Aflalo, F.G.

The Encyclopaedia of Sport.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1897 & 1898. 26 x 18 cm. Vol.1: x, 632 pages / Vol.2: v, 655 pages. Both volumes illustrated throughout in text and many fine, tissue guarded Plates. Original cloth. Gilt decorations and titles. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spines faded. Hinges started to open, but binding remains intact. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Ruskin, John.

The Seven Lamps of Architecture. With Illustrations, Drwan by the Author.

New Edition. Orpington, Kent, George Allen, 1880. 28 x 20 cm. xii, (4) [TOC & List of Plates], 222 pages. Complete with 14 Plates, as listed. Tipped in Plates showing the Author. Tipped in handwritten note / letter. See images. Original paper covered boards. Paper label on spine. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping, Edges and end papers age darkened c/ foxed. Internally clean.

[Young, Arthur].

A Six Weeks Tour, through the Southern Counties of England and Wales. … with Descriptions and Copper-Plates…

The Second Edition, Corrected and enlarged. Dublin, Printed for J. Milliken, 1771. 20 x 12 cm. Folding Frontispiece, Title page, xii, 284 pages. (20) [TOC & Publishers List]. One Illustration in text (p.42). Numerous Tables and Lists. Contemporary full calf. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition.

Harris, Walter / Smith, Charles.

The Antient and Present State of the County of Down. Containing a Chorographical Description, with the Natural and Civil History of the same. Illustrated by Observations made on the Baronies, Parishes, Towns, Villages, Churches, Abbeys, Charter Schools, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Medicinal and other Springs, &c. With a Survey of the New Canal; as also a new and correct Map of the County.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by A. Reilly for Edward Exshaw, 1744. 20 x 12 cm. xx, 271 pages, (20)[Index]. Large folding Map of County Down as Frontispiece. Contemporary full calf. Spine label with gilt title. Edges dyed green. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of Castle Hacket, with Percy Paley’s Signature and dated November 1963. Internally clean. Front joint started to crack, but binding remains sound. A very nice copy.

‘By an Officer of the Caroline’. [Johnson, James].

An Account of a Voyage to India, China, &c. In his Majesty’s Ship Caroline, performed in the Years 1803-4-5. Interspersed with Descriptive Sketches and Cursory Remarks.

First Edition. London, Printed for Richard Phillips, 1806. 21 x 13 cm. 138 pages, iii [Index], Errate page and folding table. Lacks the Chart and two Plates listed. Text only. Modern fine quarter calf over marbled boards. New end papers. Good condition due to lacking Plates and Chart. A very good reading copy in an attractive sound new binding.

Robertson, William. An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India.

And the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope. With an Appendix, containing Observations on the Civil Policy – The Laws and Judicial Proceedings – the Arts – the Sciences – and Religious Institutions, of the Indians.

Scarce First Dublin Edition. Dublin, Printed by John Ershaw for G. Burnet, L. White, P. Wogan, P. Byrne et al., 1791. 21 x 13 cm. vi, (2), Large folding map (of two) [Map of the South East part of Asia], 349 pages, (14) [Index]. Contemporary full calf. Black spine lable with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mildly age darkened. Lacking one of the two folding maps. A very good reading copy in a sound binding.

Jones, Sir W. / Chambers, W. / Rawlins, J. / Shore, J. et al.

Dissertations and Miscellaneous Pieces relating to the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia.

Dublin, P. Byrne and W. Jones, 1793. 21 x 13 cm. (16), 643 pages. Contemporary full calf. Red spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally very clean.

Swinburne, Henry.

Travels through Spain in the Years 1775 and 1776. In which several Monuments of Roman and Moorish Architecture are Illustrated by Accurate Drawings taken on the Spot.

The second Edition, to which is added a Journey from Bayonne to Marseilles. Two Volumes. London, Printed by J. Davis for P. Elmsly, 1787. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xvii, (6) [TOC], 373 pages, (6) [Index] / Vol.2: (6) [TOC], 469 pages, (6) [Index]. Complete with 13 Plates and Maps, of which most are folding. Contemporary tree calf. Black spine lables with gilt titles. Gilt decorations. See images. Very good condition. Some shelaf wear, rubbing and bumping. Front joints cracked, but holding. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice set.

Parkin, David & Nyamwaya, David (Editors).

Transformations of African Marriage.

First Edition. Manchester, University Press for the International African Institute, 1987. Octavo. xiv, 350 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Colenso, John W.

Zulu – English Dictionary. By the Roght Reverend John W. Colenso, D.D., D.C.L. Bishop of Natal.

First Edition. Pietermaritzburg, P. Davis, 23 Church Street, 1861. 17 x 12 cm. viii, 552 pages. New (2025) deep red buckram. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. New sound binding. Internally a little dust dulled. Large corner of page 199/200 missing.

Turner, Frederick Jackson.

Rereading Frederick Jackson Turner. “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” and Other Essays. With Commentary by John Mack Faragher.

First edition. New York, Henry Holt, 1994. 16 x 24 cm 255 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine.

Grey, Zane.

The Spirit of the Border – A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley. With four page illustrations by J. Eatson Davis.

First Edition. New York, A.L.Burt Company, 1906. 8°. 266 pages with 4 additional pages of advertising. Original Hardcover / Illustrated, original cloth in excellent condition. Some minor rubbing and soiling to the cloth at the corners. But overall near fine or better condition of this extremely rare book.

[Aileran] Breen, Aidan.

Ailerani. Interpretatio Mystica Et Moralis Progenitorvm Domini Iesv Christi.

Dublin, North America, Four Courts Press Ltd., 1995. 24cm x 16cm. VII, 215 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed and signed by the author Aidan Breen. [Celtic Studies].

Turner, Frederick Jackson.

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.

Lloyd, G.E.R.

The Revolutions of Wisdom. Studies in the Claims and Practice of Ancient Greek Science.

Berkeley and others, University of California Press, 1987. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. xii, 468 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Former library copy. Unusually clean for a library-copy. Stamp from University Mannheim on halftitle. Library number label on spine.

Robinson, Eric.

London. Illustrated Geological Walks. Book Two: West End.

Edinburgh/ London, Scottish Academic Press, 1985. 23cm x 11.5cm. vi, 142 (4) pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Jefferson, David.

Tobruk – A Raid Too Far.

London, Robert Hale, 2013. 20 x 30 cm. 304 pages. Some maps and photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition. As New.

Tzouliadis, Tim.

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.

Birmingham, Stephen.

Real Lace. America’s Irish Rich.

First Edition. London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1973. 14 x 23 cm. XIII, 322 pages including an index. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

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 !

Lysaght, Edward E.

The Gael.

Dublin/ London, Maunsel & Company, Ltd., 1919. 18.6cm x 12.5cm. 337 (5) pages. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Holloway, W.R.

Indianapolis: a Historical and Statistical Sketch of the Railroad City, a Chronicle of Its Social, Municipal, Commercial and Manufacturing Progress, With Full Statistical Tables.

Indianapolis: Journal Print, 1870. Octavo, gilt-stamped cloth, 390 pp. with two maps of the city, 24 plates, advertisements for railroad equipment. A near fine copy in original publisher’s gilt stamped green cloth.

Burrows, A.R.

The 1st Battalion in the Great War. The Faugh-A-Ballaghs.

First published in 1925. Uckfield, The Naval & Military Press, 2003. 19 cm x 25 cm. 182 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Reprint of original 1925 publication.

Orr, Philip.

The Road to the Somme. Men of hte Ulster Division Tell Their Story.

Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1987. 18 cm x 24 cm. VIII, 248 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Samuels, A.P.I. and Belfast, D.G.S.

With the Ulster Division in France – A Story of the 11th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. From Bordon to Thiepval in Four Parts.

Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 97 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Bray, Edward William. [et al].

Memoirs and Services of the Eighty-Third Regiment County of Dublin – From 1793 to 1907. Including the Campaigns of the Regiment in the West Indies, Africa, The Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada and India.

Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 99 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Clogan, Paul Maurice.

Medievalia et Humanistica – Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Culture.

Cleveland and London, Case Western Reserve University 1970 24 x 15 cm. VII, 251 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Smith, John.

Chronicon Rusticum-Commerciale, or Memoirs of Wool. – A Collection of History and Argument Concerning the Woolen Manufacture and the Woolen Trade in general.

Reprint of 1747. Two volumes. New York, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1969. 14.5 x 22.5 cm. XVI, 422 + 576 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Postlethwayt, Malachy.

Great Britain’s True System.

Reprint of 1757. New York, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1967. 15 x 22.5 cm. CL, 363 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Shacochis, Bob.

The Immaculate Invasion.

New York, The Penguin Group, 1999. 24 x 16 cm. 408 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lathrop, Elise.

Early American Inns and Taverns.

First edition. New York, Robert M. McBride & Company, 1926. 24 x 16,5 cm. XXI, 365 pages with 90 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front hinge cracked.

Vinal, Theodora.

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.

Prange, Gordon W., Goldstein, Donald M., and Dillon, Katherine V.

December 7, 1941 – The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor.

London, Harrap, 1988. 24 x 16 cm. XVI, 493 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some foxing.

Cavell, Stanley.

Themes out of School. Effects and Causes.

First edition. San Francisco, North Point Press, 1984. 21,5 x 14,5 cm. XIV, 268 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

Miller, John Grider.

The Battle to Save the Houston. October 1944 to March 1945.

Maryland, Bluejacket Books, 2000. 23 x 15 cm. XII, 226 pages with 30 illustrations. Original Bluejacket Books Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Webb, Igor.

From Custom to Capital – The English Novel and the Industrial Revolution.

First Edition. Ithaca / London, Cornell University Press, 1981. 22.5cm x 14.5cm. 219 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with minor external signs of wear, such as slightly fading colour on dustjacket.

Baker, Carlos.

Emerson Among the Eccentrics. A Group Portrait. Introduction and Epilogue by James R. Mellow.

First Edition. New York, Viking Penguin, 1996. 23.5cm x 16.5cm. XV, 608 pages. With illustrations including 11 portraits. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Deckle edge.

Carlyle, Thomas.

Sartor Resartus and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History.

Reprint of First Edition. London, MacMillan and Co. Ltd., 1927. 22.6cm x 15.3cm. 503 pages. Original Hardcover. Good condition with minor external signs of wear, such as bumped edges and some foxing.

Gibbon, Edward.

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol I: 180 A.D.-395 A.D. / Vol II: 395 A.D.-1185 A.D. / Vol III: 1185 A.D.-1453 A.D.

3 volumes. New York, The Modern Library, n.d. 21cm x 14.4cm. Vol I: VIII, 956 pages / Vol II: IX, 923 pages / Vol III: IX, 898 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Díaz, Bernal.

The Conquest of New Spain. Translated and introduced by J.M. Cohen.

London, The Folio Society, 1974. 25cm x 16cm. 351 pages. With 16 historic illustrations. Original Hardcover with original Slipcase. Excellent, close to new. Green gilt decorated cloth boards in brown slip-case and maps on endpapers.

Herrmann, Paul.

Sieben vorbei und acht verweht – Das Abenteuer der frühen Entdeckungen.

Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, 1953. 24.5cm x 16.3cm. 525 Seiten / Mit zahlreichen historischen Abbildungen / 525 pages. With beautiful historic illustrations. Original Hardcover. Sehr guter Zustand / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Buley, R. Carlyle.

The Old Northwest – Pioneer Period 1815-1840.

2 volumes (complete). Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1951. 24cm x 16.7cm. Vol I: XVI, 632 with 27 historic illustrations and 9 maps / Vol II: IX, 686 pages with 20 historic illustrations and 5 maps. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining to the covers.

Sweetser, M.F.

Picturesque Maine. With Descriptions.

First Edition. Portland, Chisholm Brothers, 1879. 15cm x 11.8cm. 38 pages. With beautiful illustrations of the best sides of Maine, New England. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Williams, W. Alister.

Heart of a Dragon – the VCs of Wales and the Welsh Regiments.

Wales, Bridge Brooks, 2008. 27.8cm x 22.4cm. 480 pages. With historic illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author.

Hunter, David.

Apollinaire in the Great War 1914-1918.

London, Peter Owen, 2015. 21.6cm x 13.6cm. 255 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Hunt, John Dixon / Willis, Peter. (ed).

The Genius of the Place – The English Landscape Garden 1620-1820.

Massachusetts, The MIT Press, 1988. 24.1cm x 17.2cm. XX, 392 pages. With 101 historic illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear on the cover.

Sage, Michael M.

Roman Conquests: Gaul.

Barnsley, Pen & Sword Military, 2011. 16cm x 24cm. XXXI, 188 pages. Includes maps, illustrations and photographs. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [From the Roman Conquests series].

Bobrick, Benson.

Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution.

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1997. 16cm x 24cm. 553 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Morgan, Lael.

Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush.

Fairbanks / Seattle, Epicenter Press, 1998. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 351 pages with photographs. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Arnold-Baker, Charles.

The 5000 and the Power Tangle.

First edition. London, John Murray, 1967. 13.5cm x 21cm. XIV, 210 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, slight foxing to page edges.

Norwich, John Julius.

Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy.

First U.S. Edition. New York, Random House, 2011. 16.5cm x 24cm. XIII, 512 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition. Deckled page edges.

Knox, Bernard.

Essays: Ancient and Modern.

Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. 15cm x 23cm. XXXV, 312 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Boswell, James / Johnson, Samuel / Pottle, Frederick A. / Bennett, Charles H.

Boswell’s Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides.

London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1936. 16.5cm x 24cm. XVIII, 436 pages. With maps and illustrations. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of age-related wear including some mild foxing.

Schaeffer, Heinz.

U-Boat 977. Preface by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrery. Foreword by Nicholas Monsarrat.

Eighth Edition. London, William Kimber & Co. Ltd., 1955. 14.5cm x 22cm. 207 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Good condition with minor signs of external wear, including some mild foxing.

Fehrenbach, T.R.

This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History. Foreword by General Gordon Sullivan.

50th Anniversary Edition. Washington D.C., Brassey’s, 2000. 16cm x 24cm. XL, 483 pages. With 25 pages of battlefield maps. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Williams, David.

Rich Man’s War: Class, Caste and Confederate Defeat in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley.

Athens, Georgia / London, The University of Georgia Press, 1999. 16cm x 24cm. XIV, 288 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Bryan, C.D.B.

Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abductions and UFOs – Witnesses and Scientists Report.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1995. 16cm x 24cm. IX, 476 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

White, Arthur S. [Ed].

A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army. With a foreword by Field Marshall Sir Gerald W.R. Templar.

Revised Edition. Sussex, Naval and Military Press, 2009. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 331 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Scott Daniell, David.

Cap of Honour: The 300 Years of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Foreword by HRH the Duke of Gloucester. With additional chapters by General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley and others.

Stroud, Sutton Publishing Ltd., 2005. 16cm x 24cm. XVI, 446 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Dean, Donald / Crowdy, Terry [Ed].

Donald Dean VC: The Memoir of a Volunteer and Territorial From Two World Wars.

Barnsley, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XXIII, 178 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Graves, Donald E.

Dragon Rampant: The Royal Welch Fusiliers At War 1793-1815. Foreword by Lieutenant-General J.P. Riley.

London, Frontline Books, 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XVII, 301 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Dietz, Peter.

The Last of the Regiments: Their Rise and Fall.

First Edition. London, Brassey’s, 1990. 15cm x 23.5cm. XIV, 271 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Wood, Alan C.

Military Ghosts.

Stroud, Amberley Publishing, 2010. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 190 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Blakeney, Robert.

A Boy In The Peninsular War.

Uckfield, The Naval & Military Press Ltd., 2007. 15cm x 23cm. 382 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Payne, Michael.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 in the West 1937-1940: From the Spanish Civil War to the Battle of Britain.

London, Greenhill Books, 1998. 19cm x 25.5cm. 72 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. From the series Luftwaffe At War.

Morton, J.W.

8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars Diary of the South African War 1900-1902.

Uckfield, Naval & Military Press Ltd., 2009. 14cm x 21.5cm. XV, 160 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Ellsworth, Scott.

Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Foreword by John Hope Franklin.

Baton Rouge / London, Louisana State University Press, 1992. 15cm x 23cm. XVII, 159 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Metcalf, Paul.

Waters of Potowmack.[Signed].

First Edition. San Francisco, North Point Press, 1982. 16cm x 23.5cm. XV, 246 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed with a dedication by author.

Philpott, William.

Three Armies on the Somme: The First Battle of the Twentieth Century.

First U.S. edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. 16.5 x 24cm. 631 pages, with 24 pages of photgraphs and 9 maps. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new.

Manning, Stephen.

Soldiers of the Queen: Victorian Colonial Conflict in the Words of Those who Fought.

Stroud, Spellmount / The History Press, 2009. 16 x 24cm. 224 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Porter, Michael E. / Takeuchi, Hirotaka / Sakakibara. Mariko.

Can Japan Compete?

London, Macmillan, 2000. 16 x 24cm. (11), 208 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Cahill, Thomas.

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter.

First edition. New York, Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2003. 15 x 21.5cm. 304 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new. From the series ‘The Hinges of History’ (Book Four).

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.

Colwell, Stella.

Family Roots: Discovering the Past in the Public Record Office.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991. 20.5 x 27cm. 231 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Pre-owner’s name on front endpaper.