Vallancey, Charles.

A Grammar of the Iberno-Celtic or Irish Language. To which is prefixed an Essay on the Celtic Language shewing the Importance of the Iberno-Celtic or Irish Dialect, to Students in History, Antiquity, and the Greek and Roman Classics.

The Second Edition with many Additions. Dublin, Printed by R. Marchbank, and sold by L. Flin, 1781. 20 x 14 cm. vi, 151 pages(4), 135 pages. With 9 Plates, of which two are folding. Contemporary full calf boards. Rebacked with a new cloth spine. Red morocco spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner on title page. Some edgewear to text block.

Vane, Charles William. Marquess of Londonderry.

Narrative of the War in Germany and France in 1813 and 1814. By Lieut.-General Charles William Vane, Marquess of Londonderry, G.C.B. G.C.H. Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars.

First Edition. London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. 28 x 22 cm. xvii, 420 pages plus two pages of publishers list. Complete with a folding Map and a Battle Plan. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Paper label on spine. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down (‘John Harvey’). Internally dust dulled with occasional very mild foxing. A closed tear to the folding colour Map (c. 66 x 66 cm) has been repaired with archival tape. The coloured Plan of the Battle of Leipzig in excellent condition. Overall a very nice copy in the original binding.

Various Authors.

An Universal History, from the earliest Account of Time to the Present. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological and other Tables.

Volumes 2 to 19 (18 Volumes in Total). Dublin, Printed by Edward Bate, for the Editors, 1744 / 1745 / 1746. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Vol.2: (2), 630 pages / Vol.3: (2), 645 pages / Vol.4: (2), 629 pages / Vol.5: (4), 615 pages / Vol.6: (2), 636 pages / Vol.7: (2), 653 pages / Vol.8: (2). 638 pages / Vol.9: (4), 651 pages / Vol.10: (2), 656 pages / Vol.11: (2), 632 pages / Vol.12: (2), 646 pages / Vol.13: (2). 650 pages / Vol.14: (2), 666 pages / Vol.15: (2), 724 pages / Vol.16: (2), 749 pages / Vol.17: (2), 813 pages / Vol. 18: (2), 706 pages / Vol.19: (2), 760 pages plus 10 pages Index. For list of Plates per volume, please see comments. Contemporary uniform calf. Spine label with title in gilt. Gilt decorations on spine. Raised bands. Red speckled edges. All volumes in very good condition, except for Vol. 5, which is seriously damaged by bookworm. All volumes rubbed and bumped. Age darkened edges and end papers. Very few annotations. Top edge of volume 19 marked with red felt pen. Internally age darkened with the occasional closed tear. Some plates with closed tears and poor folding. Overall a very nice and interesting set with some amazing Plates and Maps.

Various Authors.

Statuta Dioecesana per Provinciam Dubliniensem. Observanda, et a RRmis. DD.DD. Daniele Murray, Archiepiscopo Dubliniensi, Jacobo Keating, Jacobo Doyle et al. [Incl. Appendices: Rules for Conducting Ecclesiastical Conferences in the Province of Dublin / Rules of the Society of the Christian Doctrine et al.]

[First Edition]. Dublinii [Dublin], Ex Typ. Richardi Coyne, 1831. 17 x 10.5 cm. 118 pages [Main text in Latin], xxxii [Appendices in English and Latin]. Original plain leather binding. Black title label on spine. Gilt decorations. Very good text block in fair binding. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses. Front board detached. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.

Various Authors.

The Dublin Saturday Magazine. Vol.2: With Issues No. 53 to 108.

First Edition. Dublin, John Mullany, Not dated [c.1865]. 27 x 20 cm. Title, (2)[Index to Volume 2], 56 Issues with 672 pages in total. Illustrations on all title pages (see images). Contemporary green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Front and rear hinges cracked. Binding weak, but holding. Half of page 375 missing, some small tears, dog ears etc. Clean copy without annotation marks etc.

Various Authors / Russell, Rev. Matthew (Editor).

The Irish Monthly 1889. A Magazine of General Literature. Seventeenth Yearly Volume 1889.

Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1889. 21 x 14 cm. vii, 666 pages. Original cloth. Hard Cover. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Ex Library w/ Library stickers on front paste down. Frontispiece missing. Internally dust dulled throughout. A good reading copy in sound binding.

Various Authors: Inglis, Henry David / M’Lean, Archibald / Anon.

24 Tracts: The Society for diffusing Scriptural Knowledge by the distribution of Tracts. 1. Essay on the Nature of Divine Grace / 2. Doctrine of the Grace of God (William Mills) / 3. The Way of Forgiveness / 4. The Revealed Character of the True God / 5. A Suitable Remedie for Human Wretchedness / 6. A Letter to six Men under Sentence of Death / 7. Essay on the Most important of all Subjects / 8. Poor Joseph / 9. The Nature and Importance of Christ’s Salvation / 10. Christian Confidence / 11. The True Riches / 12. The Prophet and the Widow / 13. The Pharisee and the Publican / 14. The important Question answered / 15. The Fisherman / 16. Sin. No Trifle / 17. Atheism and Christianity Contrasted / 18. Doctrine of the Cross of Christ / 19. Israel healed by the Brazen Serpent / 20. Effectual Remedy / 21. Divine Grace Exemplified / 22. Poor Sarah / 23. Doctrine of three divine Persons / 24. Dialogue between a father and his son.

London, Printed by Benjamin Bensley, J. Haddon & Sold by W. Jones, 1819 – 1824. c. 13 x 8 cm. 6, 36, 15, 12, 16, 8, 14, 6, 8, 12, 18, 12, 24, 8, 8, 6, 30, 18, 12, 14, 8, 16, 16 & 20 pages. Contemporary full calf. Black spine label and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Bottom of front joint cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper. Most of spine label missing. Bookworm channel on front end papers. Internally dust dulled, but otherwise clean.

Various Authors. Dobson, Austin (Introduction) / Hugh Thomson (Illustrations).

Coridon’s Song and Other Verses from Various Sources.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1894. 18 x 12 cm. xxxi, 163 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original dark cloth with gilt Titles and Illustrations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Gift inscription dated 1900.

Various Authors. Irish Unionist Alliance.

Publications. Volume I. [Irish Unionist Alliance Publications between 1891 and 1892].

First Edition. Dublin, The Irish Unionist Alliance, [1893]. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 574 pages. New (2022) dark blue cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Binding end end papers as new. Internally mild dust dulling and occasional edge wear. Overall a very nice copy.

Verne, Jules.

Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers [English: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]. Illustre de 111 Dessins par de Neuville et Riou. Graves par Hildibrand.

Paris, Bibliotheque D’Education et de Recreation J. Hetzel et Cie. ND [1877 or earlier]. 27 x 18 cm. Blank, Half-Title, Frontispiece, Title Page, 434 pages, (2) [Table des Matieres], (2) [Publisher’s Ads], Blank. Contemporary polished red calf. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Arms of ‘Collegium Sanct Petri’ (Radley College, Oxfordshire, England) in gilt on front and rear board.Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some age darkening to binding. Edges dust dulled. Front hinge started to crack, but binding remains sound. Prize Inscription on first blank, dated May 22, 1877. Internally mildly age darkened / foxed, otherwise clean. A very nice copy. Please review images provided.

Veron, Eug.

Histoire De La Prusse Depuis La Mort De Frederic II. Jusqu’a La Bataille de Sadowa.

Paris, Germer Bailliere, 1867. 17 x 11 cm. iv, 440 pages. Contemporary half leather. Red spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of Castle Pollard on front paste down.

Villon, Francois / Hookham, Paul (Translator).

Ballades of Francois Villon. Interpreted into English Verse by Paul Hookham. Sheldonian Series.

Oxford, Published by Basil H. Blackwell, 1918. 12 x 15, 38 pages (2). Printed in blue and black type on hand made paper, with decorated capitals and a colophon. All edges deckle. Quarter cloth, decorated blue paper boards with paper title labels. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, age darkening. Faint stains on boards. Part of original paper label on spine missing. Some staining to end papers, but text itself is bright and clean.

Virgil / Dryden, John (translator).

The Works of Virgil. Translated by John Dryden. In Two Volumes.

London, For J. Bumpus, Sharpe, Samms, Warren & Reilly, 1820. 14 x 8.5 cm. Vol.1: 267 pages / Vol.2: 300 pages. Both volumes with engraved title pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Hard covers. Red spine labels. Gilt titles and decorations. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to corners and spine ends. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner (‘A. Galbraith’) on front paste down. Internally clean.

Voltaire.

Candide et autres contes. Illustres par Raoul Serres.

Limited illustrated edition. 1138/4000. Angers, Editions Jacques-Petit, 1947. 22 x 17 cm. 278 pages. Illustrated. Sturdy half leather binding over paper covered boards. Decorated end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Spine faded. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on first blank. Internally bright and clean.

W. Cooke-Taylor.

The National Portrait Gallery. Of Illustrious and Eminent Personages, chiefly of the Nineteenth Century.

[First Edition]. Two volumes bound into One. London, Peter Jackson, late Fisher, Son & Co. & The Caxton Press, [1846]. 27 x 20 cm. Vol.1: 128 text pages / Vol.2: 128 text pages. Numerous Plates. Contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Gilt titles and decorations. Two spine labels. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Binding sound. Edges age darkened. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise clean. A nice sturdy volume.

Wagner, Richard / Corder, H.&F. (translators).

Text Books / Librettos for Nine Wagner Operas bound in four Volumes. Consisting of: Vol.1: Das Rheingold (The Rhine-Gold) & Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) / Vol.2: Siegfried & Götterdämmerung (The Dusk of the Gods) / Vol.3: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg) / Vol.4: Parsifal / Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg / Der Fliegende Holländer / Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen. Volumes 1-3 in GERMAN & ENGLISH. Volume 4 Plays are in GERMAN only!

Four uniform volumes. Mainz (Mayence) & Dresden, B.Shott’s Soehne & C.F. Meser. 1882, 1882, 1880, ND. c. 16 x 10 cm. Vol. 1: 75 & 75, 84 & 84 pages. Vol.2: 98 & 98, 86 & 86 pages. Vol. 3: 135 & viii, 135 pages. Vol. 4: 62, 42, 40 & 48 pages. Uniform red morroco with gilt titles on front boards. Blind and gilt line decorations. Name of previous owner (‘Queenie Mason’) on all four front boards in gilt. Decorative end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Some plays slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed. A very nice set in uniform bindings.

Walker, John / Washington, George (Appendix: General Washingtons Farewell Address).

Elements of Geography and Natural and Civil History. [Contains a summary of the early history of the United States, incl. a reprint of the US Constitution and the Farewell Speech of George Washington.]

Third Edition. Dublin, Printed and Sold by Thomas Morton Bates, 1797. 20.5 x 13 cm. xii, 624 pages. Folding map of Switzerland. Contemporary calf. Good condition only, missing most Plates and Maps. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Binding shaky. Some signs of bookworm. Text block appears to be complete. A good reading copy.

Walker, Joseph C.

An Historical Essay on the Dress of the Ancient and Modern Irish. Addressed to the Right Honourable Earl of Charlemont. To which is subjoined a Memoir on the Armour and Weapons of the Irish.

Dublin, Printed for the Author, by George Grierson, 1788. 28 x 22 cm. vii, (3) [TOC], 179 text pages. With a Frontispiece and 13 Plates, of which one is hand coloured. Complete. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Internally age darkened, foxed and damp stained. See images. Edge wear to pages. The book is complete with all Plates. Very good reading copy. Please review all the images on our web site westcoastrarebooks.

Wallop Brabazon (Author) / Cooper, William (Illustrations).

The Deep Sea and Coast Fisheries of Ireland, with Suggestions for the Working of a Fishing Company. Dedicated by Permission to the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, London, Derby, James McGlashan et al, 1848. 22 x 13.5 cm. x, 111 pages. Complete with 21 Plates, including 8 folding plates (see images). Later attractive quarter calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and blind line decorations on spine. New plain end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Text block dust dulled with occasional mild foxing. See images

Walpole, Charles, George.

A Short History of the Kingdom of Ireland. From the earliest Times to the Union with Great Britain. With five Maps and Appendices.

First Edition. London, Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co., 1882. 20 x 14 cm. xxxv, 579 pages plus 32 pages publishers list. Complete with five coloured Maps, as listed. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Rebacked in 2024. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. New end papers. Tipped in paper with ‘the author’s best wishes’ dated 1882. Occasional mild foxing. A few closed tears to some of the maps.