Godburn, Mark R.

Nineteenth-Century Dust-Jacket.

First Edition. New Castle, Delaware, Private Libraries Association and Oak Knoll Press, 2016. c 27 x 19 cm. 215 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover.Inside original dust jacket. As new.

Markakis, John.

Ethiopia. Anatomy of a Traditional Polity.

First Edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1974. 21 x 14 cm. (14), 408 pages. Some Illustrations. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Burnes, Sir Alexander.

Cabool. A Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City in the Years 1836, 7, and 8.

Facsimile Reprint of the Second Edition. Lahore, Government of West Pakistan, 1961. 24 x 15 cm. xi, 317 pages. With Plates, some folding. Red cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Very good condition. Some shelfwear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Temple, Sir William / Swift, Jonathan (editor/Life of …).

The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart.

First Edition. Volume 1 ONLY (of two). London, Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin et al, 1720. c. 32 x 20 cm. Title page, (10) [Life of the Author & TOC], 480 pages. A few small vignettes. Contemporary full calf. Blind decorations. Raised bands. Good condition. Binding severely rubbed and bumped with serious material losses to spine and boards. Internally very good. A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding. See images.

Marshman, John Clark / Havelock, Sir Henry.

Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B.

First Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. 21 x 14 cm. x, 462 pages. With a Frontispiece and three colour Maps, of which two are folding. Contemporary full calf. Gilt decorations and gilt title on black morocco spine label. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses to bottom of spine (see images). Internally mild foxing and occasional damp stains. Names of previous owners.

Fielding, Reverend James K.

The Resurrection of a Nation. By Reverend James K. Fielding. Former State President Gaelic League of Illinois, National Chaplain Gaelic League of America, President, Irish Literary Society, Chicago, Founder and First President, Gaelic Park Athletic Club, Chicago.

First Edition. Chicago, The Mayer & Miller Company, 1934. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 139 pages. Small vignettes in text. Frontispiece. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Otway, Rev. Caesar.

Sketches in Erris and Tyrawly. Illustrative of the Scenery, Antiquities, Architectural Remains, and the Manners and Superstitions of the Irish Peasantry.

A new Edition, with a Map and other Illustrations. Dublin, Thomas Connolly, 1850. 17 x 11 cm. xv, 418 pages plus two pages publishers list. Some newspaper articles pasted in the back of the book. Complete with a colour map and all illustrations, as listed. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on title page (in pencil). Internally clean. A nice copy.

Hughes, Harry / Ryan, Aine.

Charles Hughes. Lankill to Westport. 1876 – 1949.

First Edition. Westport, Charles Hughes Ltd. and Portwest Ltd., 2007. 24.5 x 17 cm. xvi, 351 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf and edgewear. Signed by both authors on the title page, together with a gift inscription by an unknown person. See images. Internally bright and clean.

Innes, C. (Editor).

The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Vol.1 A.D. MCXXIV – A.D. MCCCCXXIII [1124-1423]. Printed by Command of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Persuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

[First Edition]. [Edinburgh], 1844. Elephant Folio (c. 45 x 30 cm). Sectional pagination (in black): vi, 95, 26, 40, xxxvi, (66) [Tables], 36, 514 pages. / Continuous pagination (red numbers on top of each page): 878 pages with pages 673 to 676 misnumbered as 713 – 716. With 32 Plates, of which 26 are in ‘colour’, and five are folding or multi-folding, with the largest measuring c. 80 x 65 cm. Contemporary half red leather over plain paper boards. Gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping with minor abrasions to spine ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Mild foxing. Internally clean. Not ex-library. An impressive book.

Timoney, Martin A. (editor).

A Celebration of Sligo. First Essays for Sligo Field Club.

First Edition. Sligo, Published by Sligo Field Club, 2002. 29 x 21 cm. 336 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.