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)

Lynch, Rev. P.M.

Lessons from the Life of an Irish Priest of the old School.

Dublin, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1907. 18 x 12 cm. 36 pages. With a B&W photo. Original paper wrappers. Soft cover. Stapled. Very good condition. Staples corroded, leaving stains. Paper age darkened. Stapm with name of previous owner on front cover. Internally clean.

Abbot Gasquet.

The Greater Abbeys of England.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1908. 18 x 23 cm, xvi, 268 pages. Colour frontispiece and 59 full page colour Illustrations after Warwick Goble. Original cloth with gilt titles and illustrations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Edges darkened. Corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some foxing. Award plate glued to front paste down. Colour plates are bright and clean.

Robinson, The Rev. Stanford F.H.

Celtic Illuminative Art. In the Gospel Books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1908. 34 x 28 cm. xxx, 51 plates, each with cover page and text description. Some plates in colour. Original cloth with elaborate celtic style gilt decorations. Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. Fore and taile edge deckle. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally a little dust dulled, otherwise clean. A nice copy of an impressive book.

Father James Clare S.J. (Editor)

The Life of Blessed Julie Billiart. Foundress of the Institute of Sisters of Notre Dame. By a Member of the Same Society.

Edinburgh and London, Sands and Company, 1909. 20 x 13 cm. xxxii, 559 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. With a folding map. Black cloth covered stiff cardboard covers with gilt title on spine. Gilt decorations on front board: Convent of Notre Dame Birkdale. Decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some material losses to spine (see images). Neat inscription (prize) on verso of half title, dated 1909. Internally age darkened but clean.

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.

Champneys, Arthur C.

Irish Ecclesiastical Architecture. With some Notice of similar or related Work in England, Scotland and Elsewhere.

First Edition. London, G.Bell and Sons, 1910. 28 x 20 cm. xiii, 258 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original dark green textured cloth with blind title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise clean. Rear hinge cracked, but binding remains sound. Ex Libris (‘P.G.M. Dickinson) on front past downn.

Champneys, Arthur C.

Irish Ecclesiastical Architecture. With some Notice of Similar or Related Work in England, Scotland and Elsewhere. With numerous Illustrations Chiefly from Photographs by the Author.

First Edition. London & Dublin, G. Bell and Sons & Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1910. 28 c 20 cm. xxxiii, 258 pages. Illustrated. Original dark cloth. Blind title on front board. Gilt title on Spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bymped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing.

Newman, John Henry Cardinal.

The Idea of a University. Defined and Illustrated. 1. In nine Discourses delivered to the Catholics of Dublin. 2. In occasional Lectures and Essays addressed to the Members of the Catholic University.

New Impression. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1910. 18 x 12 cm. xxii, 527 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Dark blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Rebacked in 2022 using original boards and spine. Rubbed and bumped. New end papers. Library stamps on verso of half title page (see image). Some pencil lines and annoations. Otherwise clean. A nice copy in a solid rebacked binding.

Sibree, Rev. James.

Our English Cathedrals. Their Architectural Beauties and Characteristics and Their Historical Associations Popularly Described. Together with Chapters on the Cathedrals in Medieval and in Modern Times, and in English Poetry and Prose. Volume 1: The Northern Cathedrals. Volumes 2: The Southern Cathedrals.

In Two Volumes. London, Francis Griffith, 1911. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. 244 pages / 286 pages. Publishers Lists. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Uniform original blue cloth. Hard covers with gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris of previous owners (‘Howth Castle, Dublin, Ireland’) in both volumes. A very nice set.