Greenstock, David.

Lenten Meditations.

London, Geoffrey Chapman, 1960. 12.5cm x 19cm. 155 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the series Doctrine And Life.

Gwynn, John.

Why I am a Catholic. [A Series of Lectures given in the Jesuit Church, St. Francis Xavier’s, Dublin].

First Edition. Dublin, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1909. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 101 pages. Original green cloth with red titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine darkened. Edges and end paper dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy of this rare book.

H.D.C.P. [Pepler, H.D.C.] / E.P.J.G. [Gill, Eric P.J.].

Nisi Dominus. Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam.

First Edition, limited to 500 Copies. Ditchling, Sussex, Printed and Published at S. Dominic’s Press, 1919. c. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. (viii), 56 pages. Illustrated by Eric Gill and H.D.C. Pepler. Original gray paper wrappers. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Haerdelin, Alf (Editor) / Various Authors.

In Quest of the Kingdom. Ten Papers on Medieval Monastic Spirituality.

[First Edition]. Stockholm, Almquist & Wiksell International, 1991. 23.5 x 16 cm. 284 pages. Few B&W Photos. Original stiff decorated paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Inscribed [in Irish] to Próinséas [Ní Chatháin] for Christmas 1991, possibly by one of the contributors ‘Jan Erik’ [Rekdal?]. Bibliotheca Theologiae Practcae 48.

Hancock, Harriet.

Questions on The Scriptures, for Young Persons Attending Catechetical Examinations. Selected and Arranged from Commentaries and Other Works.

[First Edition]. Cork, George Purcell & Co., 1853. 17 x 11 cm. 132 pages. New (2021) black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. New binding. Internally dust dulled. Few annotations / lines in pencil.

Hardy, Arthur Sherburne.

Life and Letters of Joseph Hardy Neesima.

Third Edition. Boston and New York, Houghton, Miflin, The Riverside Press, 1892. 19 x 13 cm. vi, 350 pages. With a frontispiece and two more plates. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Hinges cracked. Binding a little shaky, but holding. Free end papers missing. Some pages dog-eared, some rough cut, but not affecting text block.

Hartford, Rev. R.R.

Godfrey Day. Missionary, Pastor and Primate. A Memoir. With a Foreword by The Archbishop of Armagh.

First Edition. Dublin and Cork, The Talbot Press, 1940. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. 246 pages with B&W Plates. Original cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind line decorations. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Internally mildly foxed. Dust jacket with tears and small paper losses (see images).

Haweis, Rev. Thomas.

Evangelical Principles and Practice: Being Fifteen Sermons. Preached in the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalen in Oxford.

Fifth Edition, Corrected. Cork, Richard Tivy, 1819. 18 x 11 cm. xii, 339 pages. Contemporary quarter cloth over marbled boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Overall a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Haydock, The Rev. Geo. Leo (Editor).

The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate. Diligently compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and Other Editions in Divers Languages and First Published by the English College, at Doouay, A.D. 1609, With Useful Notes, Critical, Historical, Controversial, and Explanatory, selected from the most eminent Commentators, and the most Able and Judicious Critics by the Rev. Geo. Leo Haydock. Enriched with Engravings.

Volume 2 (of Two) ONLY! Dublin & Manchester, Printed and Published by Thos. Haydock, at his original Catholic Publications-Warehouse and at his shop, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin, 1815 & 1814. 42 x 26 cm. Frontispiece, title page, pages 1015 – 1383 (Old Testament), (4) [Index], title page (New Testament), xii, 446 pages, (13) [Index, References, Maps]. This volume complete with 12 Plates and two Maps on one page. New (2021) half cloth over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Internally age darkened and in places edgeworn. Some dog ears and minor tears. Last few pages show a damp stain. Overall a nice volume in a sturdy modern binding.

Hedley, John Cuthbert.

A Bishop and his Flock.

First Edition. London, Burns & Oates, 1903. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 414 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and titles on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened and foxed. Internally occasional foxing. Text block clean.

Heenan, John Carmel.

Our Faith.

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1958. 13.5 x 20.5cm. (15), 286 pages, with plates. Original hardcover. Some signs of external wear, excellent condition internally.

Hickey, Patrick.

Famine in West Cork. The Mizen Peninsula. Land and People, 1800 – 1852. A local Study of pre-famine and famine Ireland.

Cork, Mercier Press, 2002. 23 x 16 cm. 424 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy of this scarce book.

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.

Historical Manuscripts Commission.

Report on Franciscan Manuscripts. Preserved at the Convent, Merchants’ Quay, Dublin. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of his Majesty.

Dublin, Printed for his Majesty’s Stationary Office by John Falconer, 1906. 24 x 15 cm. xii, 296 pages, x. Quarter black leather over green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to corners, spine and boards. Some fading / discoloration to boards. Browning to end papers. Internally very clean. Edges dust dulled. Small label glued to front paste down ( Waterford News – Printing and Binding Works)

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.

Ioannis Duns Scoti. [John Duns Scotus].

Philosophi Subtilissimi, Theologique profundissimi, & Seraphicae Religionis splendidissimi iubaris. Scriptum Oxoniense, in Primum Sententiarum Librum. Opera, et Labore Admodum, Reverendi Viri, et Domini Gregorii Pomi Avrei…

Venetiis (Venice), Apud Bernadum Iuntam, 1612. 32 x 21 cm. Title page in red and black, with vignette, (18), 444 pages, (47) [Index]. / [A-A6, A-A4, A6 – Ss6] Missing leafs Ee1 (pages 325 & 326) and Ee6 (pages 335 & 336). Contemporary vellum. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Internally damp stained throughout (see images). Remains fully readable, despite damp staining / age darkening..

[Jarrett, Bede] Wykeham-George, Kenneth / Mathew, Gervase.

Bede Jarrett of the Order of Preachers . With a foreword by Fr. Hilary J. Carpenter.

First edition. London, Blackfriars Publications, 1952. 14.5cm x 22cm. VII, 168 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some signs of wear to dustjacket, text itself in excellent condition.

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.

Jones, Frederick M.

Alphonsus de Liguori: The Saint of Bourbon Naples 1696-1787.

Dublin, Gill and Macmillan, 1992. 16cm x 24cm. XII, 532 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Binding in poor condition, spine starting to separate from bookblock. Textblock in very good condition.

Klopstock, Frederic Gottlieb [Friedrich Gottlieb].

The Messiah. Descriptive of the Principal Events Attending the Passion, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Stereotype Edition. London, R. Evans, Not dated (ca. 1812). 21 x 12 cm. xv, 559 pages. With a frontispiece and ten plates (complete), eight with tissue guards. Brown calf. Gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Dentelles and gilt decorations on boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Spine ends and corners worn. Age darkened throughout, but internally clean. A nice copy.