Petrie, George.

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

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

O’Brien, George.

The Economic History of Ireland from the Union to the Famine.

London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1921. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 589 pages plus unnumbered Index. Original dark cloth with title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Spine title faded. Edges and end papers age darkened. Part of front free end paper was cut out (5 x 13 cm). First and last pages mildly foxed. Internally clean.

[Carton, Ronald Lewis] / Anon.

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

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

Nicolson, W.

The English, Scotch and Irish Historical Libraries. Giving a Short View and Character of Most of our Historians, either in Print or Manuscript. With an Account of our Records, Law-Books, Coins &c. by W. Nicolson, Late Bishop of Carlisle to which is added a Letter to the Reverend White Kennet, D.D. in Defence of the English Historical Libray, &c.

A New Edition, Corrected. London, Printed for T. Evans and T. Becket, 1776. 29 x 23 cm. xii, 241 pages (English Library), (6), 114, (2) (Scotch Library), viii, 90, (2) (Irish Library). Library Binding. Dark cloth hard cover with red label on spine. Gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some staining / discoloration (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Library with a few small stamps on title page and verso of title page. No stamps internally. Occasional very mild foxing, but generally a bright and clean copy internally.

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.

[Lamb, Charles], Walton, Izaak, [Defoe, Daniel].

The Essays of Elia. / The Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert, and Sanderson. / Memoirs of a Cavalier. The Essays of Elia. First & Second Series / / Memoirs of a Cavalier, or A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany and the Wars in England, from the Year 1632 to the Year 1648.

London, Edward Moxon, A. Bell, J. Osborn, W. Taylor and T. Warner, all 1840. 23 x 14 cm. TP, iv, 94 / TP, vi, 80 / TP, vii, (2), 107 / TP, (4), 96 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Speckled edges. Very good condition.Front board detached. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean.

Bates, William.

The Everlasting Rest of the Saints in Heaven. By the Reverend and Learned William Bates, D.D.

First Edition. London, Printed for B. Aylmer at the Three Pigeons, 1701. 19 x 12 cm. Frontispiece, Title, (2) – Bookseller’s Advertisement to the Reader, ix – TOC, 176 pages plus four pages Booksellers List. Illustrated Frontispiece showing the Author. Contemporary panelled calf. Raised bands, title label and gilt decorations on spine. Blind decorations to boards. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Binding weak with front board just attached. Front and rear hinges open. Front and rear joints cracked open. Spine ends frayed. Names of two previous owners on front free end paper. Name of one previous owner in ink on title page. Internal bright and clean. An appealing copy in a frail, but nice binding.

Plutarch.

The Fifth and Last Volume of Plutarchs Lives. Translated from the Greek by Several Hands. [Includes: The Lives of Demetrius Poliocretes, Marcus Antonius, Demosthenes, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Aratus, Artaxerxes, Dion, Marcus Brutis, Galba & Otho].

London, Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judges-Head in Chancery-lane, near Fleet-street, 1686. 17.5 x 11 cm. 764 pages (some sections misnumbered). With a frontispiece and nine plates. Contemporary panelled calf. Blind decorations. Red speckled edges. Raised bands. Interesting armorial blind stamp with two lions (?) on front and rear boards (see images). Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. An impressive little book in a sound contemporary binding.

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.

McHugh J.B.

The Friary of Ross [Signed]. A History and a Guide.

First Edition. Galway, Kelly Office Printing, 1994. 19 x 14 cm. 76 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author.