Roscoe, Thomas.

Sketches of France and Frenchmen.

London, I.J. Chidley, 1841. 21 x 13 cm. 280 pages plus six pages publishers list. Original brown embossed cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some ink stains on boards. Spine faded. Front hinge started to open. Name of previous owner in ink opposite title page. Internally dust dulled, but clean.

Rosenbaum, Ron.

The Shakespeare Wars. Clashing Scholars, Public Fiascos, Palace Coups.

First Edition. New York, Random House, 2006. 23 x 16 cm. xvii, 601 pages, (4). Original black paper boards. Hard Cover with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Foreedge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Close to new condition.

Rothe, David / Moran, Patrick F. (editor).

The Analecta of David Rothe, Bishop of Ossory. Edited with Introduction by Patrick F. Moran. Bishop of Ossory.

First Edition. Signed. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1884. 18 x 12 cm. cxxxv, 608 pages. Original green cloth. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Black end papers. Some glue marks on front end papers. Inscription on first blank page reads: “To Edward A Fitzpatrick from His Grace the ArchBp. of Sydney P.F. Moran.”

Rousseau, John James [Jean Jacques].

Emilius; or, An Essay On Education. By John James Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva. Translated from the French by Mr. Nugent.

First Edition in English. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for J. Nourse and P. Vaillant, in the Strand, 1763. 20.5 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xiv, (4), 406 pages plus two pages publishers list / Vol.2: (6), 406 pages, (38) [Index]. With six Plates, as per List of Plates in Volume 1. Uniform contemporary calf. Raised bands and red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor losses to spine ends, see images. A little age darkened throughout. Names of previous owners in ink. Front free end paper and half title page a little worn with two small holes. Overall a very nice set in solid contemporary bindings.

Ruskin, John.

Four Books: 1. Hortus Inclusus / 2. Aratra Pentelici / 3. The Queen of the Air / 4. Our Fathers Have Told Us. 1. Messages from the Wood to the Garden, sent in happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston / 2. Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture, given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 / 3. Being a Study of the Greek Myth of Cloud and Storm / 4. Sketches of the History of Christendom for Boys and Girls who have been held at its Fonts. The Bible of Amiens.

Second Edition / New Edition / Fifth Edition & Third Edition. 1888 / 1890 / 1892 & 1897. xiii, 172 pages / xii, (4), 281 pages / x, (2), 233 pages / xi, (4), 310 pages. Uniform half morocco over marbled boards. Matching marbled end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. A lovely uniform set of John Ruskin books. Edges dust dulled. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. With Illustrations.

Ryan, Abram J.

Poems: Patriotic, Religious, Miscellaneous. Containing his Posthumous Poems.

New York, P.J. Kennedy & Sons, 1896?. 18 x 13 cm. xxxviii, 360 pages. With a frontispiece and several B&W plates. Original decorated green cloth. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to binding. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp on front paste down. Internally bright and clean. Household Edition of the Poets.

S.J. / Salmon, J.

The Round Towers of Ireland: Their Origin and Uses.

[First Edition]. Belfast, D.T. Doherty, 1886. 20.5 x 14 cm. 68 pages. Small title vignette and small vignettes in text. Quarter brown leather over paper covered boards. Handwritten title on front board. Binding appears to be done by a hobby binder. Good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally age darkened. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Some mild damp staining. A few pencil lines. Edges worn. Original staples corroded.

Saint Jerome / Vallarsi, Dominic (Editor).

Sanctii Eusebii Hieronymi Stridonensis Presbytery Operum. Post Monaghorum Ord. S. Bened. E Congreg. S. Mauri Recensionem denuo ad Mss. Codices Romanos, Ambrosianos, Veronses …

First Edition in this Form. Four Volumes (of ten). Veronae (Verona), Apud Petrum Antonium Bernum & Jacobum Vallarsium. Cum Gratia Ac Privilegio Excellentiss. Senatus Ven., 1734, 1735, c. 43 x 28 cm. Vol.1: Half Title, engraved Frontispiece, Title Page in Red and Black, (6)[Epistola], xxx[Praefatio], (28)[Praefatio & Index], Main text printed in two numbered columns per page (1264 columns on 632 pages) / Vol.2: Title Page with engraved Vignette, (6), 1078 numbered columns on 539 pages / Vol.3: Title Page with engraved Vignette, (6)[Praefatio], 916 numbered columns on 458 pages, clx columns on 80 pages [Index] / Vol.4: Title page with engraved Vignette, (6) [Praefatio], [two missing pages], 1194 columns on 596 pages. Uniform marbled paper covered boards. Spine covered by heavy duty spine tape on all four volumes (see images). Top and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with material losses to binding. Edges dust dulled / age darkened. Internally very clean, with occasional dust dulling and mild damp staining.

Saintine, X.-B. / Dore, Gustave (illustrations).

La Mythologie du Rhin et les Contes de la Mère-Grand’.

First Edition. Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1862. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. 403 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary textured cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Rebacked in 2023. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. First few pages with damp stain to lower edge. A few stains and annotations, mainly in pencil.

Samuel [Horsley], Late Lord Bishop of Rochester, Now of St. Asaph.

Hosea. Translated from the Hebrew. And a Sermon, now first published, On Christ’s Descent into Hell. With Notes Explanatory and Critical.

Second Edition, Corrected with Additional Notes. London, Printed for J. Hatchard, J. Robson et al, 1804. 28 x 22 cm. l, 226 pages plus 18 pages Sermon. Contemporary paper covered boards. Paper label on spine. Deckle edges. Good condition. Binding sound, but rubbed and bumped. Age darkened / stained covers. Small material losses to spine top. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally mildly age darkened with occasional spotting, but generally very clean

Scott, Lord Byron, Cowper, Wordsworth, Dryden, Swift, Addison et al.

Half Hours with the best Authors. Third and Fourth Quarter in one Volume.

Volume 2 Only. [London], Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Not Dated. C.1850-1880. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. iv, 312 pages, iv, 316 pages. Each quarter with a title page and frontispiece, showing four authors each. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands, gitl title and decorations. Blind decorations and Dentelles. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. A few round marks on boards (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internallly clean. A nice copy in a very nice binding.

Scott, Sir Walter.

The Waverley Novels. Vol. I, II, III, IV, VI, VII,IX, XIII, XVI, XVII, XIX, XXI, XXII, XXIV & XXV. Set consists of the following Novels: Waverley, Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, Rob Roy, The Black Dwarf. A Legend of Montrose, Heart of Mid-Lothina, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Quentin Durward, St. Ronan’s Well, The Betrothed, Woodstock, The Fair Maid of Perth, Count Robert of Paris, The Surgeon’s Daughter, Castle Dangerous, Glossary.

15 Volumes. Edinburgh, Adam and Chalres Black, 1851, 1852. 16.5 x 10 cm. 421, 360, 349, 385, 315, 470, 398, 390, 401, 360, 434, 424, 394, 341, 370 pages. Each volume with an engraved title page. Volume 1 also contains a Portrait of the Author and a folding Facsimile Sample of his Handwriting. Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands and red morroco spine labels (some missing). Black and gilt decorations to spine (see images). Brown end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled throughout. Minor material losses to some corners / spine ends. Two spine labels missing. Some damp staining to some volumes.

Seddall, Rev. Henry / The Most Rev. Lord Plunket (Introduction).

Edward Nangle: The Apostle of Achill. A Memoir and a History.

First Edition. London & Dublin, Hatchards Piccadilly & Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1884. 18 x 12 cm. xxxv, 380 pages plus four pages publishers list. Complete with a Frontispiece and four additional Plates. Dark cloth hard cover with gilt title and author’s name on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Both hinges cracked. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end paper. Top part of half title page missing (see image). Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean.

Sepet, Marius.

Jeanne D’Arc.

Douzieme Edition. Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1885. 26 x 17 cm. 376 pages. Dark red textured cloth. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Large gilt decoration from the Irish College in Paris to front board. All edges gilt. White textured end papers. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped with abrasions and small material losses to corners. Rear cover stained (see images). Ex Libris of previous owner on front free end paper. Name of previous owner inscribed on half title (‘Morgan O’Flaherty Irish College Paris’). Internally dust dulled. Closed tear to page 15/16. A few annotations.

Sepet, Marius.

Jeanne D’Arc.

Deuxieme Edition Revue. Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1887. 27 x 18 cm. 535 pages. Illustrated with Plates in B&W. Original red cloth. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine and rear board partially faded and warped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some mild staining. Internally clean.

Shahan, The Very Rev. Thos. J.

Saint Patrick in History.

First Edition. London and Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904. 16.5 x 11.5 cm. 77 pages. Original tectured green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Shakespeare, William.

The Plays of Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Poems. From the Text of Dr. Johnson. With the Prefaces, Notes &c. of Rowe, Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, Johnson, and select Notes from many other Critics. Also, the Introduction of the last Editor Mr. Capell; and a Table showing his Various Readings.

13 Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Thomas Ewing, 1771. 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Vol.1: engraved FP and TP / Vol.2-10: engraved TP, some small engravings in text / Vol.13: no engravings. Contemporary calf. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some abrasions to bindings. Edges dust dulled. Volumes 2, 6, 9-12 lacking front free end papers. Some material losses / abrasion to bindings (see images). Some spine labels missing. Occasional damp staining / age darkening. Name of a previous owner on front paste downs. Overall a very nice complete set.

Shakespeare, William / J. Dover Wilson (Introduction).

Julius Caesar. A Facsimile of the First Folio Text with an Introduction by J. Dover Wilson, Litt.D. and a List of Modern Readings.

London, Printed at the Chiswick Press and published by Faber & Gwyer, ND (c. 1930). 33 x 21 cm. TP, (2), Facsimile pages numbered 109 to 130, (2). With a ‘First Folio Line Indicator’ tool. See image. Original quarter green cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean.

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley / Burgoyne, John / Holcroft, Thomas / Richardson, Joseph / Reynolds, Frederick.

Five Plays / Comedy: The Rivals / The Heiress / The School of Arrogance / The Fugitive / How to Grow Rich.

5th / 8th / 1st / 4th & 3rd Editions. London, G.&T. Wilkie / J. Debrett / J. Robinson / J. Debrett / T.N. Longman, 1791 / 1787 / 1791 / 1792 & 1793. 20 x 12 cm. 100 / 76 / 103 / 84 & 70 pages. Contemporary speckled calf with gilt decorations. See images. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Paste-downs detached from boards. Binding generally sound but a few pages protruding. Dust dulled and age darkened.

Shoberl, Frederic (author) / Landseer, Thomas (illustrator).

Natural History of Quadrupeds.

Second Edition. ND [c. 1840]. 13 x 10 cm. viii, 363 pages plus four pages publishers list. With a frontispiece and 31 other Plates. Contemporary black quarter morroco over marbled boards. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards and the remains of the spine. New plain end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped boards. Parts of the original spine missing (see images). Edges age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. A nice little copy.

Simon, Jules.

Le Gouvernement de M. Thiers. Tomes 1 et 2. 8 Fevrier 1871 – 24 Mai 1873.

Two volumes. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1878. c. 21 x 13 cm. 473 pages / 453 pages. Attractive half leather over marbled boards. Spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional mild age darkening. Closed tear to some pages of volume 1, not affecting text. Very attractive sturdy bindings. 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.

Smith, Charles.

Smith’s Classical Atlas & New General Atlas (two Atlases bound into one). Full Titles: 1. Smith’s Classical Atlas Containing Distinct Maps of the Countries described in Ancient History both Sacred and Profane / 2. Smith’s New General Atlas Containing Distinct Maps of all the Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States Throughout the World. Arranged According to the General Treaty signed in Congress at Vienna, June 1815.

London, Printed for C. Smith, Mapseller extraordinary to his Majesty, 1820 & 1822. c. 40 x 32 cm. Classical Atlas: Engraved title page, TOC, 14 Maps, incl. eight double paged / 2. Engraved title page, TOC, 49 Maps, incl. 7 doubled paged. Complete with all maps, as listed in the TOCs. Contemporary half leather over marbled paper boards. Rebacked in 2024 using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to spine ends and corners. Ages age darkened. Internally clean with mild dust dulling and occasional very mild foxing. Some neat annotations to some maps, mainly Britain and Europe. Overall a very nice copy of two atlases, published in 1820 and 1822, bound into one.

Smith, Charles Hamilton.

Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain & Ireland. From the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century, out of the Collection in the Possession of the Author.

First Edition. London, William Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press. For Messrs. Colnaghi and Co., 1814. 36.5 x 26.5 cm. Frontispiece, Decorated Title Page, Title Page, Engraved Dedication Page, viii [Preface], (4) [subscribers & List of Plates]. 60 unpaginated coloured Plates with text description pages. Complete. Conteporary full red morocco with elaborate gilt and blind decorations. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Tiny loss to top of spine (see images). Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Deburgh, Earl of Clanricarde’) on front paste down. Mild age darkening throughout. Small stain affecting the top of one plate (see images). Otherwise very clean, with beautiful colour. A great copy. Please review all the images on our web site.

Smith, Rev. Sydney.

The Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Sydney Smith. A Selection of the most memorable Passages in his Writings and Conversations.

Fourth Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. 19 x 12 cm. viii, 355 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine and front board. Elaborate blind decorations. Brown end papers. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Book sellers (Manchester) blind stamp on front free end paper. Binders label on rear end paper. A few small nicks. Internally clean.

Smith, Richard Henry.

Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael. Illustrated by Photographs, Printed by Dunmore.

New Edition. London, Arthur Miall, 1868. 20 x 15 cm. 99 pages. Illustrated. One page publishers list. Contemporary red textured cloth with gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat gift inscription on half title page. Internally clean.

Smollett, Tobias / Roscoe, Thomas.

The Miscellaneous Works of Thomas Smollett. Complete in one Volume. With Memoir of the Author, by Thomas Roscoe.

New Edition. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, Henry G. Bohn, 1848. 23 x 15 cm. xl, 966 pages. With a frontispiece showing Tobias Smollett and 19 plates by George Cruikshank (complete). Half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Gilt decorations and gilt title (on black label) on spine. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. 5 cm crack to top of front joint. Binding sound. Edges dust dulled. Internally slightly age darkened. Some browning to plates.

Snow, W.B. / Crane, J. C. / Chamberlain, M. / Gardner, L.M. / Whitmore, W.H. / Hassam, J.T. / Sparague, H.H. / Porter, A.S. / Morton, E.W. / Hoyt, A.H. / Anon / Burdett, E.W. / MacDonald, E. / Brackett, J.A. / Anon /

Historical Boston Pamphlets. Extra Illustrated. Contains the following 15 Pamphlets: 1. Hohn. C. Crane: Rev. William Blackstone. The Pioneer of Boston (1896) / 2. Mellen Chamberlain: Samuel Maverick’s Palisade House of 1630 (1885) / 3. Lucie Marion Gardner: The Settlers about Boston Bay (1910) / 4. William H. Whitmore: Notes Concerning Peter Pelham … (1867) / 5. John T. Hassam: The Confiscated Estates of Boston Loyalists (1895) / 6. Henry H. Sprague: City Government in Boston: Its Rise and Development [1890] / 7. Alexander S. Porter: Changes of Values in Real Estate in Boston – The Past Hundred Years (1888) / 8. William Henry Whitmore: An Historical Summary of Fires in Boston ( ) / 9. Ellis W. Morton: Annexation of Charlestown and Somerville to Boston – An Argument … (1871) / 10: Albert H. Hoyt: Donations to the People of Boston suffering under the Port Bill (1876) / 11. Anon: An Exposition of the Right of the Commonwealth to the Ferries in the Harbour of Boston (1833) / 12. Everett W. Burdett: History of the Old South Meeting-House in Boston (1877) / 13: E. MacDonald: Old Copp’s Hill and Burial Ground; with Historical Sketches (1882) / 14. J. Albert Brackett: Historical Sketch and Matters Appertaining to the Granary Burial-Ground (1902) / 15. Anon: Story of The Old Elm on Boston Common (1876).

Boston, Cambridge, Salem, Worcester, MA et al. Various Publishers, 1833 to 1902. Octavo. 14 / 10 / 12 / 31 / 27 / 53 / 20 / 12 / 34 / 10 / 32 / 106 / 48 / 37 pages with large folding plan and photos) / 23 pages. Most of the Pamphlets include a frontispiece and several are illustrated. Ten of the original front covers of the Pamphlets are bound in at the back. Red cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, a little dust dulled. Edges dust dulled. A few small nicks and closed tears. the 1833 pamphlet age darkened (see images). Overall a very good collection.

Sotheby & Co.

The Celebrated Library of Boies Penrose Esq FSA FRGS. Removed from Barbados Hill Devon, Pennsylvania. The First Portion: Travel & Exploration, Navigation & Trade. A – L.

First Edition. London, Sotheby & Co., 1971. 107 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Losely inserted list of Prices and Buyers’ Names. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover.

Southey, Robert.

The Life of Nelson.

London, E.H. Wells, Not dated [c.1900]. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 351 pages. Contemporary claf Prize Binding for Cork Grammar School. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Mild abrasion to front paste down. Prize label losely inserted. The Farrington Classics.

St. Basil the Great / St. John Chrysostom / St. Eucherius / Coombes, William Henry.

Sacred Eloquence. Or Discourses selected from the Writings of St. Basil the Great, and St. John Chrysostom; With the Letters of St. Eucherius Bishop of Lyons to His Kinsman Valerian on the Contempt of the World. Translated from the Greek & Latin Originals. To which are prefixed Introductory Accounts of the Life of these Fathers.

London, Printed by J.P. Coghlan et al, 1798. 21 x 12 cm. Title Page, (4) [Dedication and TOC], xvi, 338 pages. Pages 339 to 343 missing. Contemporary full calf. Vlue speckled edges. Good condition due to missing last few pages. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Sound binding. Internally clean.

[STAËL, Madame de].

Corinne, Ou L’Italie

Four Volumes. Paris, Chez Dauthereau, 1827. 11 x 7 cm. 212, 205, 193 & 199 pages. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Sopme shelf wear, internally dust dulled, but otherwise clean. Name of previous owner on versos of front free end papers. A nice solid set.

Stanfield, Clarkson.

Stanfield’s Coast Scenery. A Series of Views in the British Channel, from Original Drawings taken Expressly for the Work by Clarkson Stanfield.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder and Co., 1836. 22 x 16 cm. viii, 128 pages. Complete with 40 tissue guarded Plates and one Vignette. Contemporary half leather over textured cloth. Gilt title and decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed / spotted. See images.

Stanley, Arthur P.

Historical Memorials of Canterbury. The Landing of Augustine. The Murder of Becket. Edward the Black Prince. Becket’s Shrine. With Illustrations.

Fourth Edition. London, John Murray, 1865. 18 x 1 cm. 302 pages. With a frontispiece, a folding plan and other illustrattions in text. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner on first blank, dated 1869.Edges dust dulled. Long closed tear to page 107/108. Internally bright and clean.

Steele, Richard / Addison, Joseph.

Sir Roger De Coverley and The Spectator’s Club.

London, Cassell and Company, 1906. 16 x 10 cm. 192 pages with a frontispiece. Red cloth with title and decorations on boards and spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to spine, abrasion to front hinge. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ink inscription on front free end paper: ’ Pelly May 1907 Thorngrove Gillingham Dorset.’ Mild damp staining to some pages. Cassell’s National Library.

[Steele, Richard / Addison, Joseph].

The Guardian.

Two Volumes. London, Printed by J. Nichols for Rivington, Longman, White et al., 1789. 21.5 x 13 cm. Vol.1: iv, 571 pages / Vol.2: 600 pages. Both title pages with engaving (see images). Fine contemporary calf. Morroco labels with gilt titles and volume numbers. Gilt decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Sound bindings with minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice set.

Stevenson, Sir John (music) / Moore, Thomas (text).

A Selection of Irish Melodies. With Symphonies and Accompaniment by Sir John Stevenson, Mus. Doc. and Characteristic Words by Thomas Moore, Esq’r.

[First Editions]. 5th & 6th Number bound into one Volume. London & Dublin, Printed and Sold at J. Power’s Music & Instrument Warehouse & at W. Power’s Music Warehouse, [1813 & 1815]. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. (2) [blank], tissue guarded engraved title page, (4) [dedication & index], 52 pages, engraved music scores / title page, advertisement, pages numbered 52 to 113. Full page engraving between pages 77 and 78. New half cloth over decorated paper covered boards. Contemporary red morroco label [‘Mrs. T. Moore’] from original binding on front board. Good condition only. New solid binding. Internally seriously age darkened and damp stained. See images for a clear idea of the condition. Gift inscription on first blank page (see comments below). Partially trimmed inscription on top of second title page (6th Number), possibly by the author?

Stewart, Alexander & O’Brien, Rev. Paul.

Elements of Gaelic Grammar & A Practical Grammar of the Irish Language. [Two Books Bound in One]. Subtitle for Stewart: In four Parts: 1. Of Pronounciation and Orthoraphy. 2. Of the State of Speech. 3. Of Syntax. 4. Of Derivation and Composition.

The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged / First Edition. Two Books bound into One. Edinburgh & Dublin, Printed by C. Stewart / Printed by H. Fitzpatrick, 1812 & 1809. 20 x 12 cm. xxiii, 200 pages one folding chart / x, 214 pages with one folding chart. Contemporary calf. Morroco spine label with git title. Gilt line decorations. See images. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Internally dust dulled and damp stained (see images). A few neat annotations. Small wormholes to some pages, not affecting text. Overall a very nice copy.

Stokes, Margaret.

Early Christian Architecture in Ireland. Illustrated with Woodcuts.

First Edition. London, George Bell and Sons, 1878. 28 x 18 cm. viii, 160 pages, followed by 52 Plates with Illustrations. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover. Celtic blind decorations on front and rear boards. Gilt title on Spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Strutt, Jacob George.

Sylva Britannica; or, Portraits of Forest Trees. Distinguished for their Antiquity, Magnitude, or Beauty. Drawn from Nature.

London, Publishd for the Author by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, [1830]. 28 x 20 cm. xvi, 151 test pages and 50 Plates (incl. engraved title page). Original textured cloth. Hard cover. Black spine label with gilt title and original price. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies in Four Volumes. Volume 1.

The Fifth Edition Corrected: With Several Additional Pieces in Verse and Prose. Volume 1 Only. London, Printed for Charle Bathurst, MDCCXLVII (1747). 17 x 10 cm. (10), 269 pages plus three pages publishers list. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies. The Eights Volume.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for C. Davis and C. Bathurst, MDCCXLVIII (1748). 17 x 10 cm. 310 pages. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies. The Ninth Volume.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for C. Davis and C. Bathurst, MDCCXLVIII (1748). 17 x 10 cm. 278 pages. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies. The Seventh Volume.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for C. Davis and C. Bathurst. MDCCXLVIII (1748). 17 x 10 cm. 326 pages. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift. Volume XIV.

London, Bowyer, Dodsley, Davis and Reymers, 1762. 17 x 10 cm. iv, 276 pages. Original spotted calf. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations partially worn. Spine label missing. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining. Old Library label (Todd’s Circulating Library, Sheffield) on front pastedown and small inscription (No.14). The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. Volume XIV. With an Index to the Whole.

Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift. Volume XV.

London, Printed for W. Johnston, MDCCLXV (1765). 17 x 10 cm. xxviii, 224 pages. Original spotted calf. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations partially worn. Spine label missing. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining. The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. Volume XV. Collected and Revised by Deane Swift Esq; of Goodrich, in Herefordshire.

Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift. Volume XVII.

London, Printed for W. Johnston, MDCCLXV (1765). 17 x 10 cm. (4), 271 pages. Original spotted calf. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations partially worn. Spine label missing. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining. The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. Volume XVII. Collected and Revised by Deane Swift Esq; of Goodrich, in Herefordshire.

Temple, John / Tichborne, Henry.

The History of the General Rebellion in Ireland. Raised upon the Three and Twentieth Day of October, 1641. Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon. To which is added, Sir Henry Tichborne’s History of the Siege of Drogheda, in the Year 1641. As also the whole Tryal of Connor Lord Macguire, with the perfect copies of the Indictment, and all the Evidences against him. Together with the Pope’s Bull to the Confederate Catholicks in Ireland.

The Seventh Edition. Cork, Printed by Phineas and George Bagnell, in Castle Street, 1766. 21 x 13 cm. 1 Blank, Title, xxiv [TOC, Preface], (12) [Subscribers Names], 412 pages, 1 Blank. Contemporary full calf with black spine label. Gilt title and five raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Rear joint started to crack from the top. Binding sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down (‘Thomas Brownrigg’). Small bookseller stamp, just below. Front hinge started to crack. Lower corner of page 1 missing, not affecting text. Internally clean. A very nice copy of this scarce Cork publication.

Temple, John / Tichborne, Henry.

The Irish Rebellion. Or, an History of the Beginnings and first Progress of the General Rebellion, Raised within the Kingdom of Ireland, upon the Three and Twentieth Day of October, 1641. Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon. To which is added, Sir Henry Tichborne’s History of the Siege of Drogheda, in the Year 1641. And also the whole Tryal of Connor, Lord MacGuire …

The Sixth Edition. Dublin, Printed by and for Aaron Rhames, 1724. 21 x 16 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page in red and black. xvi, 245 pages. Later half leather over cloth. Raised bands. Gilt title on morroco spine label. Gilt line decorations. Pale green textured end papers and blanks. Binding with only minor shelf wear. Internally age darkened. A very clean complete copy. See images.

Tennyson, Alfred.

Poems (Claribel).

London, Strahan and Co., 1869. 16 x 10 cm. xii, 379 pages. Small vignette on title page. Full calf with gilt lines on boards. Gilt decorations and title (Claribel) on spine. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Edges dust dulled. Neat inscription of previous owner on front free end paper. Very mild foxing to end papers and title, otherwise bright and clean.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord.

The Death of Oenone, Akbar’s Dream, and other Poems.

First Trade Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1892. 18 x 11 cm, vi, 111 pages. Original green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. Top edge dust-dulled. Mild foxing to end papers. Text block bright and clean. Name of previous owner on top of title page.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord (author) / Riviere and Son (binders).

The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Poet Laureate. [Scarce Riviere Binding with Mother-of-Pearl Inlays].

London, Macmillan and Co., 1905. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 900 pages, (2), Frontispiece showing the Author. Binding by Riviere and Son (stamp-signed on front turn-in). Contemporary pale morocco with gilt decorations to boards and spine. Small Mother-of-Pearl inlays to front board. See images. Gilt title on spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. One (of two) front blanks missing. Mild foxing to first and last pages. Internally clean.

The Beauties of the Press. With an Appendix containing the Speech of Arthur O’Connor, on the Catholic Question, in the House of Commons of Ireland on Monday, May 4, 1795. Also his Letter to Lord Castlereagh.

London, [no publisher – privately printed for John Stockdale?], 1800. 21 x 12 cm. vi, 602 pages, 48 pages (Letter to Lord Castlereagh). Full brown calf. Small gilt decorations to spine. Blind stamp on front board (St. Patrick Library). Good condition. Binding worn. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Spine label missing. Ex Library: Ink writings on title page and TOC, number 394 on spine and TOC. Head and tail bands damaged. Joints cracked, but boards attached and binding sound. No front free end paper. No half title. Half of rear free end paper missing. Otherwise text block complete. Title page creased. Internally age darkened with some stains and occasionally foxed.

The Count Joseph De Maistre / The Rev. Aeneas McD. Dawson (Translator).

Letters to a Russian Gentleman, on the Spanish Inquisition.

London, C. Dolman, 1851. 15 x 9.5 cm. vi, 114 pages plus 34 pages publishers list of Charles Dolman. Original embossed cloth with gilt title on fron board. Good condition. Binding rubbed bumped and age darkened (see images). Text block almost disconnected from binding. Ex Library with library stampand numbers on front free end paper. Text block bright and clean. A good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

The Marquis De Custine.

Russia. From the French of the Marquis De Custine. In Three Parts.

Three Parts in One Volume. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. xxiv, 532 pages. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner inscibed. Internally clean. A nice sturdy copy.

The Mottoes of the Spectators, Tatlers, and Guardians. Translated into English, to which is added, the Mottoes of the Freeholders.

The Second Edition. London, Printed for Richard Wellington, 1737. 16 x 10 cm. 287 pages. Some small vignettes in text. Later cloth. Hard cover. Handwritten title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Name of previous owner on front paste down. Mildly age darkened, otherwise very clean.

The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1792. To which is prefixed, The Conclusion of the History of Knowledge, Learning and Taste, in Great Britain, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.

First Edition. London, Printed for G.G.J and J. Robinson, 1793. 21 x 13 cm. xxxix, 208, (148), [326] pages. Several tables in text. Full calf with elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Red spine label with gilt title. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Joints beginning to crack, but boards securely in place. Sound binding. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean.

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.

The Rev. Matthew Kelly (editor).

Cambrensis Eversus. Seu Potius Historica Fides in Rebus Hibernicis Giraldo Cambresi Abrogata … edited, with translation and notes by the Rev. Matthew Kelly.

Three Volumes in Four Volumes – as published. Dublin, Printed for the Celtic Society, 1848, 1850, 1851 & 1852. 23 x 15 cm. Vol. 1: xvi, 515 pages / Vol. 2: 793 pages / Vol. 3: 304 (8) / Vol.4: pages 305 to 575, (16). Original hard covers with elaborate blind decorations. Gitlt titles on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.

Thiers, M.A. (author) / Campbell, D. Forbes (translator).

History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon. Forming a Sequel to “The History of the French Revolution”. By M.A. Thiers. Late Prime Minister of France, Member of the French Academy, and of the Institute &c. &c. &c. Translated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq. with the Sanction and Approval of the Author.

First Edition in English: “The only authorized Edition”. 20 volumes bound in 10. London, Henry Colburn, Colburn and Co., Willis and Sotheran, 1845 to 1862. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 272 pages, FP / xiii, 252 pages / viii, 328 pages FP / viii, 322 pages / vi, 254 pages FP / vi, 302 pages / vi, 362 pages FP / vi, 378 pages / viii, 318 pages FP / vi, 230 pages / vi, 192 pages / viii240 pages / vi, 251 pages / viii, 268 pages / xi, 253 pages / vii, 277 pages / (2), 480 pages / (2), 390 pages / (2), 361 pages / (2), 440 pages. Uniform calf over marbled boards. Red and black morocco labels with gilt titles, author and volume numbers. Elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. All bindings sound. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. First and last few pages dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally very clean. A lovely set in sturdy attractive bindings. See images.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1 & 2. London, Printed & Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., [1822]. 25 x 18 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Later fine half calv over marbled boards. Gilt decorations. Red spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Fine bindings with minimal shelf wear. Internally age darkened. Some edge wear and occasional mild foxing. See images. Name of previous owner on both title pages. Neat gift inscription in volume 1, dated 1828. Overall a very attractive set.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1, 3 & 5 bound together in one volume. London, Printed and Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., 1822. 25 x 17 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Contemporary hald calf over paper covered boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Some damage to top of spine (see images). Front free end paper missing. Internally agae darkened.

Thomson, James.

The Seasons, Hymn, Ode, and Songs of James Thomson. With his Life, by Mr. Murdoch; and a complete Glossary and Index. With Wood-cuts.

Stereotype Edition. London, Printed by and for J.W.H. Payne et al., 1813. 17.5 x 10 cm. 323 pages. With a Frontispiece and Illustrations. Contemporary red half morroco over marbled boards Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine head frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some abrasion to front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

Thorpe, Benjamin (Editor).

Yule-Tide Stories. A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular Tales and Traditions, from the Swedish, Danish, and German.

London, George Bell & Sons, 1892. 18 x 12 cm. xv, 504 pages plus 32 pages of publisher’s list. New (2018) red cloth with gilt title and line decorations on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally a little age darkened, but clean.

Thucydidis [Thucydides].

Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco. Libri Octo. Graece et Latine. Ad Editionem Ios. Wasse et Car. Andr. Dukeri. Accurate Expressi Cum Varietate Lectionis et Annotationibus.

Six Volumes – Complete. Biponti [Zweibrücken], Studiis Societatis Bipontinae. Ex Typographia Societatis, 1788-89. 21 x 12 cm. Vol.1: civ, 411, (2) / Vol.2: 578 / Vol.3: 568 / Vol.4: 527 / Vol.5: 596 / Vol.6: 288 plus c. 250 pages Index [Indices]. Volumes 1-5 with a small title page engraving. Speckled calf boards. Later matching and uniform spines? with gilt decorations & titles. Gilt dentelles. Very good to near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional very mild foxing/browning, mainly to end papers and first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. A lovely complete set.

Tielke, J.K. / Craufurd, R. & C. (translators).

An Account of Some of the Remarkable Events of the War between the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians from 1756 to 1763: and a Treatise on Several Branches of the Military Art, with Plans and Maps. Volume II: The Campaign of the Prussian and Russian Armies in the Year 1758; Including the Battle of Zornsdorf, and The Siege of Colberg, also A Plan proposed by The Author for Taking Colberg by Surprise and Storm the Following Winter, with Plans.

First Edition. Volume 2 of 2 only. London, Printed for the Translators, 1788. 22 x 14.5 cm. xvi, 414 pages (2). Complete with 10 Plates as listed. (Note Plates 5-8 printed on one sheet). Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title, volume number and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. Some of the maps with closed tears. Internally clean. Scarce.

Titmarsh, M.A. [Thackeray, William Makepeace].

The Kickleburys on the Rhine.

Second Edition. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1866. 18 x 14 cm. xv, 87 pages plus 12 pages publishers list. Illustrated. See images. Original dark cloth hard cover. Gilt titles and Illustrations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front joint started to crack. Both hinges cracked. Binding holding. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller label on front paste down.

Tomas O Cathasaigh.

The Heroic Biography of Cormac Mac Airt.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Institute for Advanced Studies, 1977. 21 x 14 cm. xiii, 138 pages. Green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy.

Tombleson, William.

Tombleson’s Upper Rhine. Ober Rhein. Le Rhin Superieur.

London, Black & Armstrong, ND [c. 1830s]. 23 x 14.5 cm. viii, 181 pages plus three pages Index (Places/Plates). Complete with 70 tissue-guarded Plates (incl. Title Vignette), as listed. Contemporary half calf over buckram covered boards. Gilt title. Gilt and blind decorations to spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Internally clean. Some foxing/browning, mainly to tissue guards. Plates are in excellent clean condition. A nice copy.

Tooley, R.V.

English Books with Coloured Plates 1790 to 1860. A Bibliographical Account of the most important Books illustrated by English Artists in Colour Aquatint and Colour Lithography.

London, B.T. Batsford. 1987. 24 x 18 cm. vii, 424 pages. Original grey cloth with gilt title on spine. In original price-cipped dust jacket. Very good in very good jacket.

Toquato Tasso.

La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. Preceduta da un Discorso Critico Letterario di Ugo Foscolo, Ed Illustrata da Note Storiche.

Terza Edizione. Firenze, Felice Le Monnier, 1850. 17 x 11.5 cm. xx, 440 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down (‘Josephine Martineau’). Internally clean. A nice copy in a very pretty binding.

Townsend, Rev. J.H.

The Buccaneer Queen. A Visit to her Ancient Haunts.

[First Edition]. London, Marshall Brothers, 1902. 18 x 12 cm. 82 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original green cloth. Black titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner inscribed on front free end paper. Scarce.

Trevelyan, Sir George Otto.

The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. By his Nephew the Right Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Bart.

New Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. 18 x 12 cm. xiv, 695 pages. Contemporary calf. Prize binding. Spine label, gilt title and decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some mild fraying to spine ends. Edges dust dulled. Partial remains of a prize paper label on front paste down. Internally clean. A nice reading copy.

Trollope, T. Adolphus.

The Story of the Life of Pius the Ninth.

Two Volumes – Complete. London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1877. 22 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xviii, 346 pages / Vol.2: x, 310 pages plus 48 pages publishers list. Original dark cloth. Hard covers. Elaborate decorations (see images). Black end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Ex Libris of previous owners (‘Castle Pollard’). Internally very clean. A nice set.

Tupper, Martin F.

Proverbial Philosophy. [First and Second Series].

Thirty-ninth Edition. London, Hatchard and Co., 1863. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 522 pages. With a frontispiece showing the author. Fine contemporary dark morroco with elaborate gilt decorations to boards and spine. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller label on front paste down (Willis and Sotheran, London). First and last pages mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy in an attractive and sturdy contemporary binding.

Turner, J.W.M / Marshall, C. / Wright, J.M. et al (artwork).

The Modern Gallery of British Artists; consisting of a Series of Engravings. Of their most admired Works, with illustrative Descriptions. New Series.

London, Charles Tilt, 1837. 27 x 21 cm. Engraved Title, TP and 41 Plates with tissue guarded Engravings, each with a short description. Original dark cloth with blind and gilt decorations. Gilt titles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and foxed. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper, dated 1836. Complete with all Plates. See images. From the Library of Howth Castle, Dublin, Ireland.

Tytler, Sarah / Lord Ronald Gower (editor and introduction).

The Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. Edited with and Introduction by Lord Ronal Gower.

Two Volumes bound in One. London, J.S. Virtue & Co., ND (c. 1880s). 30 x 24 cm. Vol.1: Engraved Title Page, Title Page, 236 pages / Vol.2: Engraved Title Page, Title Page, 234 pages. Illustrated. Contemporary half morocco. Hard cover. Gilt titles and decorations. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some abrasions and material losses. Binding sound. Edges dust dulled. A few closed tears. Internally clean. Nicely illustrated.

Usher, James [Ussher / Usserius, Jacobus].

A Body of Divinity. or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded and explained by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled, for the use of families : to which is adjoyned a tract intituled Immanuel; or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God. By the Most Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh.

The seventh edition, carefully corrected from very many errors in former editions. London, Printed by J.D for Nathaniel Ranew and Jonathan Robinson, 1677. 32 x 20 cm. Frontispiece, Title Page, (4)[To the Reader], 40 pages [Life of the Author], (8) [TOC], 433 pages, (8) [Index]. [blank, frontispiece, a4-f3, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Mmm2]. Old calf. Very professionally rebacked. Later spine label with title and author in gilt. Very good condition. Sound binding. Names of a few previous owners neatly inscribed. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Valentine Lord Cloncurry.

Personal Recollections of the Life and Times … of Valentine Lord Cloncurry. With Extracts from the Correspondence.

First Edition. Dublin, James McGlashan, 1849. 22 x 14 cm. xi, 510 pages, (2). Original dark green cloth. Elaborate blind decorations. Gilt decoration mon front board. Gilt title on spine. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on title page. Both hinges cracked, but binding remains sound. A few pencil annotations on rear free end paper. Internally clean with very mild foxing to a few pages. Overall a nice copy.

Vallancey, C. [Charles].

Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis. Number XII. Contents: Of All hallow Eve / Of the Gule of August, or Lammas Day / Description of the Banqueting-hall of Tamar or Tara / Of the Kiss of Salutation / Miscellaneous / Second Letter from Charles O’Conor, Esq., on the Heathen State and Ancient Topography of Ireland.

Dublin, Printed by W. Spotswood and sold by Luke White, Dame Street, 1783. 20 x 12 cm. clxxv, pages numbered 444 to 682. Complete with two plates, as listed. Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Mildly age darkened throughout. Ex Libris of previous owner. A nice copy. Not a Reprint.

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.

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.

Walpole, Spencer.

A History of England. From the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815.

First Edition. Five Volume Set – Complete. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1878, 1878, 1880, 1886 & 1886. c. 22 x 14 cm. xviii, 647, 24 [publishers list] / xvii, 705, (2) / xxiv, 679, 24 / xxii, 611 / xvi, 560 pages plus 24 pages publishers list. Uniform dark brown cloth. Hard covers with gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). A little dust dulled. Ex Libris of Castle Pollard on all front paste downs. Internally clean. A nice set.