Capel, Arthur.

Letters written by His Excellency Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the Year 1675. To which is prefixed an Account of his Life, and deplorable Death in the Tower of London.

The Second Edition. Dublin, Printed for T. Walker, 1773. 21 x 12.5 cm. xxxix, 367 pages. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. Internally clean

Boulter, Hugh.

Letters written by His Excellency Hugh Boulter, D.D. Lord Primate of All Ireland, &c. to several Ministers of State in England and some Others. Containing an Account of the most interesting Transctions which passed in Ireland from 1724 to 1738.

Two volumes bound in one. Oxford, At the Clarendon Press. Sold by D. Prince. Sold also by R. Horsfield in Ludgate Street, London; and by George Faulkner in Dublin. 1769 & 1770. 21 x 13 cm. viii, 360, (4), 254 pages plus 16 unnumbered pages of Index. Half calf over marbled paper boards. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front and rear joind cracked, front hinge weakened, but boards still firmly attached. Ex Libris of previous owner (Sir Robert Johnson Eden Bart.) on front paste down. Internally slightly age darkened and some very mild foxing. A very clean copy.

Aime-Martin, L. [Louis].

Lettres A Sophie Sur La Physique, La Chimie et L’Histoire Naturelle. Avec Des Notes Par M. Patrin, De L’Institut.

Dixieme Edition. Four Volumes. Bruxelles, Aug. Wahlen, 1827. 11 x 7.5 cm. xxvi, 214 / 238 / 230 / 218 pages. With a Frontispiece in each volume. Uniform black half calf over cloth. Hard Covers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and dust dulling. A nice uniform set.

Blaise Pascal.

Lettres Provinciales par Blaise Pascal.

Two Volumes. Paris, Au Bureau Principal des Editeurs, 1830. 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 408 pages / Vol.2: 380 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Black spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional very mild foxing. Ex Libris of previous owner. A nice set.

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.

Nichols, John / Clair, Colin (Editor).

Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century.

First Edition. Fontwell, Sussex, Centaur Press, 1967. 22 x 14 cm. 525 pages. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Dust jacket is price clipped and has a few small nicks and closed tears. Now in an archival jacket. A nice clean copy.

Dickens, Charles.

Little Dorrit.

First Edition. London, Bradbury & Evans, 1857. 21 x 14 cm. xiv, 625 pages. Complete with all Plates as listed. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Rebacked in 2023. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. See images.

Smiles, Samuel.

Lives of the Engineers. Early Engineering: Vermuyden – Myddelton – Perry – James Brindley / The Locomotive: George and Robert Stephenson / History of Roads: Metcalfe: Telford / Harbours, Lighthouses, Bridges: Smeaton and Rennie.

A New and Revised Edition. Four Volumes. London, John Murray, 1874. 18 x 12 cm. xxxiii, 320 pages / xl, 388 pages / ix, 331 pages / ix, 389 pages. Illustrated. All volumes bound uniform in 2019. Black cloth with gilt titles on spine. New end papers. Original marbled edges. Very good condition. New bindings. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean with many illustrations in B&W. A nice set.

Burnet, Gilbert.

Lives, Characters, and a Sermon preached at the Funeral of the Hon. Robert Boyle.

A New Edition, with Large Additions. Dublin, Printed by Graisberry and Campbell, for W. Watson, 1804. 17 x 10 cm. ix, (14), 327 pages. Fine contemporary calf with gilt decorations and dentelles. Marbled end papers. Black spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. First blank coming loose. Neat ink inscription on blank, dated ‘Oct. 69’. Faint inscription on top of title page. Internally clean. A nice copy. See images.

The Rev. John Francis Shearman.

Loca Patriciana. An Identification of Localities, Chiefly in Leinster, visited by Saint Patrick and his Assistant Missionaries and of some contemporary Kings and Chieftains. With an Essay on the Three Patricks, Palladius, Sen Patrick, and Patrick Mac Calphurn. Apostles of Ireland in the fifth Century.

Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1882. 25 x 15 cm. xiii, 495 pages. With a frontispiece. With folding Plates. Modern fine half morroco over marbled boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding as new. New end papers. Edges dust dulled. First few pages mildly foxed and damp stained. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy in a solid binding.