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.

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.

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.

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.

Ward, Philip (Editor).

The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature.

First Edition. Oxford, University Press, 1978. 23 x 15 cm. viii, 629 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Appears unused. Minor shelf wear. A nice clean copy.

Ware, James.

The Antiquities and History of Ireland. By the Right Honourable Sir James Ware, Knt. Containing 1. His Inquiries into the Antiquities of Ireland, Illustrated with Copper Cutts: To which are annexed Catalogues of all the Chief Governors, of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in the Present Parliament; the Mayors, Lord Mayors and Sherrifs of the City of Dublin; the Present Establishment of Ireland, with Lists of the Principal Officers Civil and Military, the Commissioners of the Revenue &c. 2. His Annals of Ireland from the first Conquest by the English, a great part of which is now first Published, together with a Chronological Account of the most memorable Events continued from the Reign of Queen Elizabeth to this present time. 3. His Commentaries of the Prelates of Ireland from the first Planting of Christianity there, to the year 1665: to which is now added a Continuation therof to 1704; and a Catalogue of all the Chancellors and Provosts of Trinity College, Dublin, from its Foundation; together with the present Fellows. 4. His two Books of the Writers of Ireland, wherein are many remarkable Pieces of Antiquity, much Augmented from the Author’s Original Manuscripts. 5. By way of Appendix is added that rare and Admirable Discourse of Sir John Davis, Knight, of the Cause why Ireland was no sooner reduced to the Obedience of the Crown of England. Very useful for all Persons who are desirous of being acquainted with the ancient and present Estate of that Kingdom. Now first Published in one Volume in English; and the Life of Sir James Ware prefixed.

First Edition in this Format. Dublin, Printed by A. Crook for E. Dobson and M. Gunne, 1705. 32 x 20 cm. 2 x blank, engraved frontispiece, title page in black and red, (16) [Dedication, Preface, Life of James Ware, TOC], 4 [Rules of Dublin], (2) [Prefaces to Latin Editions], 172, (12), Title page, 76, 164, 62, pages 175 to 196, (6), 70, 44, 55, 28, 42, (4), 59, (2) [Errata]. Collation: (24), A2-Z2, Aa2 – Zz2, Aaa – Ccc, A2, A2 – T2, B4 – Y2, A*2 – Q*2, Aa*2 – Ff*, (2), A2 – S, A2 – C2, Dd2 – Ll2, A2, Bbb2 – Iii2, (2), Kkk2 – Ooo2, Aaaa2 – Gggg2, A2 – N2, A2 – P2, (4). With 5 Plates (see notes below). Contemporary full calf binding with panel design. Blind decorations. Raised bands and spine label (partially missing). Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor losses to spine ends and corners. Both joints cracked. Binding remains sound. Name of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean with some edgewear, some occasional mild foxing and age darkening. Generally a very good copy in an attractive contemporary binding.

Ware, James.

The Works of Sir James Ware concerning Ireland. Revised and Improved. In three Volumes. Vol 1. Containing, The History of the Bishops of that Kingdom, and such Matters Ecclesiastical and Civil, in which they were concerned, from the first Propagation of Christianity therein to the present time. Vol.2. Containing, the Antiquities of Ireland. Vol.3. Containing, The Writers of Ireland. In two Books. All written in Latin by Sir James Ware, Knight, now newly translated into English, and Revised and Improved with numerous and material Additions. Embellished with Copper Plates.

Three volumes bound in Two. Dublin, Printed for the Author, by E. Jones, S. Paul (Vol 2) & A. Reilly (Vol.3), 1739, 1745 & 1746. 32 x 21 cm. Vol.1: Engraved frontispiece, Title page, (10) [Preface, Dedication etc.], 660 pages, (16) [Index]. With 16 folding Plates. [Collation: (14), A2-Z2, Aa2-Zz2, Aaa2-Zzz2 Aaaa2-Zzzz2, A2-Z2, A2-Z2, A2-Z2, A2-Z2, E-M]. / Vol.2: Engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (8) [Dedication, Preface, Subscribers etc.), 284 pages, (4) [Index], Title Page, (2) [Preface], 263 pages, (5) [Index]. [Collation: (14), A2-Z2, Aa2-Zz2, Aaa2-Zzz2, Aaaa2-Cccc2, (4), A2-Z2, Aa2-Zz2, Aaa2-Zzz2, A2-Z2]. New (2024) half cloth over marbled boards. Red morocco spine labels with gilt titles and volume numbers. New end papers. See images. Very good condition. New sound bindings. Inscription on both title pages reads ‘Kildare St. Club Library presented by the Hon. Judge Townsend’. Blind stamps of the Kildare Street Club Library on title pages and in other places throughout both volumes. Armorial Ex Libris on first blank of volume 2. Internally both volumes are mildly age darkened. Some edgewear and a few missing corners, none affecting text or images. Overall a very nice copy.

Waring, J.B. [John Burley].

Stone Monuments, Tumuli and Ornament of Remote Ages. With Remarks on the Early Architecture of Ireland and Scotland.

First Edition. London, Printed and Published by John B. Day, 1870. 36 x 27 cm. x. 96 text pages (incl. Index pages) and 108 Plates. Complete. Contemporary half cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, somewhat discoloured and stained (see images). Top edge of most pages mildly damp stained (not affecting text or images). Overall still a very impressive publication. Very heavy item.

Watson, William J. (Editor).

Scottish Verse from the Book of the Dean of Lismore.

First Edition. Edinburgh, Published by Oliver & Boyd for the Scottish Gaelic Text Society, 1937. 22 x 14 cm. xl, 355 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore and Tail Edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous onwer on front free end paper. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Watts, Isaac.

Logick: or, the Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth. With a Variety of Rules to guard against Error, in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as well as in the Sciences.

The Eleventh Edition. London, Printed in the Year 1755. 16.5 x 10 cm. TP in red and black, (6) [Dedication & TOC], 336 pages. Contemporary calf with raised bands and gilt title on red morroco label. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small material losses to corners and spine ends. Spine label worn. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Lacking front free end paper and half title. A few pencil tick marks in text. A nice copy.

Wedgwood, Julia.

The Message of Israel in the Light of Modern Criticism.

First Edition. London, Isbister and Company, 1894. 22 x 14 cm. 310 pages, (4) [Index], two pages publishers list. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris. Internally bright and clean.

Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1812. 25 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. With a title vignette, two maps (one folding), one folding panoramic view & 17 plates. Modern fine quarter calf over marbled boards. Red spine label with title in gilt. gilt and blind decorations to spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some dust dulling to edges. Occasional very mild spotting. Very few descriptive pencil annotations. Internally very clean. A lovely copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees et al, 1812. 23 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. Complete with engraved title page, two maps (incl. one folding), a folding panoramic view and 17 Plates. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Good condition only. Binding severely rubbed and bumped with material losses to corners. Age darkened throughout. Occasional foxing / browning. Small bookseller label and Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down. Some ink stains in red and black. Red ink used on title page engraving (see image). A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

White, Gilbert.

A Naturalist’s Calendar. With Observations in various Branches of Natural History; extracted from the Papers of the late Rev. Gilbert White, M.A. of Selborne, Hampshire. Senior Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.

First Edition. London, Printed for R. and J. White, 1795. 19 x 12 cm. iv, 170 pages plus six pages TOC. One coloured plate. Half calf over marbled boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Serious rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Age darkened and foxed throughout, some knicks and small tears, minor paper losses. Generally still a nice copy. Two Ex Libris on front paste down: Robert Wakefield and Alan Francis Brooke.

White, Gilbert (author) & Nash, John (artist).

The Natural History of Selborne. With Drawings by John Nash R.A. and an Introduction by The Earl of Cranbrook.

Limited Edition. Copy 456 of 1500. Signed by the Artist. Ipswich, Printed by W.S. Cowell for the Limited Editions Club, 1972. 29 x 22 cm. 275 pages. Original quarter calf over decorated paper boards. Hard cover in matching slip case. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to book and slip case. Internally a bright and clean copy. Signed by the artist on the colophone page.

William Wordsworth.

The Poetical Works of Wordsworth. With Memoir, Explanatory Notes &c.

London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co., Not dated.[ca.1900] 14 x 19 cm, xliv, 628 pages. Original dark green cloth hardcover.Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Solid binding. Pages and edges age darkened. Some browing and foxing mainly to end papers. Some pages unopened.

Willis, N.P & J. Stirling Coyne (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (drawings).

The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Illustrated from Drawings by W.H. Bartlett; The Literary Portion of the Work by N.P. Willis and J. Stirling Coyne, ESQRS.

Two Volumes. London, George Virtue, ND [1840s]. 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1: 170 pages & 62 Plates / Vol.2: 186 pages & 60 Plates. Lacks portrait of Mr. Willis, otherwise contains all Plates as listed. The Plates of ‘Carrickfergus Castle’ and ‘Carrigogunnell Castle’ are both present but are in each others place. Uniform contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Black spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Complete with all Plates with the exception of the listed Portrait of Mr. Willis, which appears to be missing from all copies. Sturdy bindings, but rubbed and bumped with minor losses. Internally clean, with occasonal mild foxing / age darkening. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed. Small name & address sticker of another owner on front paste downs. A very nice set.

Wills, James / Wills, Freeman.

The Irish Nation. Its History and its Biography. [With short biographies of many Irish historical persons].

Volume 1 & 2 ONLY! Edinburgh, London & Dublin, A. Fullarton & Co., 1876. 24 x 15 cm. Vol.1: v, 684 pages / Vol.2: iv, 730 pages. Tissue guarded Frontispiece and Plates, incl. genealogical plates of the families Fitzgerald (x2), Niall or O’Neill and Fitzmaurice. New (2021) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. New bindings. Internally clean with occasional very mild foxing, mainly to tissue guards.

[Wilson].

The Post Chaise Companion or Traveller’s Directory through Ireland. Containing a new & accurate Description of the direct and principal Cross Roads, with particulars of the Noblemen & Gentlemen’s Seats, Cities, Towns, Parks, Natural Curiosities, Antiquities, Castles, Ruins, Manufactures, Loughs, Glens, Harbours &c &c. Forming An Historical & Descriptive Account of the Kingdom, to which is added a Travelling Dictionary, or Alphabetical Tables, showing the Distances of all the Principal Cities, Boroughs, Market & Sea Port Towns in Ireland from each other. The 3rd Edition, corrected and enlarged, with an entire new set of Plates.

Third Edition. Dublin, Printed & Published by J. & J.H. Fleming, 1803. 20 x 12 cm. xxvii, 660 pages, (19) [Index]. With a frontispiece, a map and four additional plates, some folding. Modern quarter morroco. Gilt title and decorations to spine. Spine label. New end papers. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Sound new binding with minor shelf wear. Overall age darkened. Some foxing/browning. Map in poor condition. Overall a very good, complete copy of this reference book.

Wilson, John Marius (Editor).

The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland; or Dictionary of Scottish Topography. Compiled from the most recent Authorities. And forming a complete Body of Scottish Geography. Physical, Statistical, and Historical. Illustrated with a complete County Atlas, various chorographical Maps, Plans of Ports, Harbours, and interesting Views.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co., ND (c. 1860). 25 x 16.5 cm. Vol.1: lxviii, 816 pages / Vol.2: 872 pages. Both volumes with coloured maps, and B&W plates. Volume 1 with a large folding map of Scotland (repaired in the back). Contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Marbled edges. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. folding map with long closed tear, which has been repaired in the back. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy with interesting Maps and Plates. See images.

Wolf, Joseph (Illustrator).

Feathered Favourites. Twelve Coloured Pictures of British Birds from Drawings by Joseph Wolf.

First Edition. London, Thomas Bosworth, 1854. 25 x 18 cm. (6), 54 pages. Illustrated with 12 colour plates. Dark green Morocco with extesive gilt and blind decorations to boards and spine. Gilt title on front board and spine. Bevelled boards. All edges gilt. In custom-made clamshell box with paper label. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Dust dulled. Occassional some mild browning / foxing. Internally clean. All 12 plates with tissue guards.

Wood-Martin, W.G.

The Lake Dwellings of Ireland. Or Ancient Lacustrine Habitations of Erin, commonly called Crannogs.

First Edition. Dublin & London, Hodges, Figgis & Co./ Longmans, Green & Co., 1886. 25 x 16 cm. xxi, (2), 268 pages. Illustrated. Complete with all Plates, as listed. Later fine green half morocco over ‘marbled’ boards. Dark green end papers. Raised bands and gilt decorations. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. With a stamp of the ‘Kildare Street Club’ on half title and title page. Otherwise internally bright and clean. A very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Wood-Martin, W.G.

The Rude Stone Monuments of Ireland. (Co. Sligo and the Island of Achill).

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1888. c. 25.5 x 15.5 cm. xvii, 268 pages. Later cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Only minor shelf wear to binding. First pages, incl. the old wrapper very edge worn (see images), otherwise very bright and clean internally. Last few Index pages missing (Index ends at ‘N’).

Woodfall, William.

An Impartial Sketch of the Debate in the House of Commons of Ireland. On a Motion Made on Friday, August 12, 1785, by the Rt.Hon. Thomas Orde, Secretary to the Rt.Hon. Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant, for Leave to Bring in a Bill for Effectuating the Intercourse and Commerce between Great Britain and Ireland, on permanent and equitable Principles, for the Mutual Benefit of both Countries. Together with an impartial Sketch of the principle Speeches on the Subject of the Bill that were delivered in the House on Monday, August 15, 1785. With a Copy of the Bill, presented to the House of Commons of Ireland…

[First Edition]. Dublin, Printed for Luke White, [1785]. 23 x 14 cm. Title, ii, 200 pages (Sketch), (2), 24 pages (Bill) plus eight pages publishers list. Modern paper covered boards with paper label on front board. Hard cover. New end papers. Fore and tail edge rough deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, slightly faded. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened. Some water staining. Title and next two pages (‘To the Public’) with tape repaired closed tears. Occasional foxing.

Wordsworth, Charles / Hodgson, W. Earl (Editor).

Annals of My Early Life 1806-1846 / Annals of My Life 1847-1856. With occasional Compositions in Latin and English Verse.

Two Volumes. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891 & 1893. 22 x 14 cm. xvi, 42 pages plus 24 pages publishers list / xxxvi, 230 pages. Original dark blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Hard covers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Library sticker on front paste down of ‘Early Life’. Hinges starting to crack. Bindings remain sound. A few pencil annotations. Internally clean.

Wornum, Ralph Nicholson.

Etchings from the National Gallery. Eighteen Plates after Bellini, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Turner et al.

First Edition. London, Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, 1876. 38 x 28 cm. (2), 37 text pages and 18 engraved Plates – complete. Rebacked in 2022 using the original decorated boards, with a new spine and new end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rebacked. Internally occasional mild foxing.

Wynne, John Huddlestone.

A General History of Ireland. From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time.

[First Edition]. London, Printed by Edward Cox for George Riley, 1772. 20 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: xxxii, 480 pages plus 11 pages Index. With six Plates, incl. frontispiece and plate showing the Author. Engraving on dedication page. Also a folding hand outlined folding Map. / Vol.2: 388 pages, (2) [Genealogical Table] plus four pages Index. With a Frontispiece. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Speckled edges. Red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt volume numbers on spine. Raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor abrasions and material losses to spine ends and corners. Hinges weak, but holding. Boards remain attached. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris on front paste downs. Name of previous owner on front free end papers, dated 1787. Internally mildly age darkened, but otherwise very clean. A very nice copy.

Young, Arthur.

A Six Months Tour through the North of England. Containing an Account of the present State of Agriculture, Manufactures and Population, in several Counties of this Kingdom. (…) Also, Experiements on Rearing and Fattening of Hogs, As laid before the Society of Arts & c.

First Dublin Edition. Complete in Three Volumes. Dublin, Printed for Wilson, Exshaw, Saunders, Sleater et al., 1770. 21 x 12.5 cm. Vol.1: Title, (2), xvi, 395, (2) with eight plates, incl. 6 folding plates / Vol.2: Title, vi, 390 pages with 14 plates, incl. 7 folding plates / Vol.3: Title, vii, 403 pages with one plate and five folding tables. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands. Red labels on spine. Gilt title and volume number, some gilt line decorations on spine. Plain boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Edges and end papers age darkened. A few small nicks and closed tears. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner in all three volumes. Internally bright and clean. A lovely set.

Young, Edward.

The Poetical Works of Edward Young.

Two Volumes – Complete. London, William Pickering, 1852. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: lvii, 298 pages. With a Frontispiece. / Vol.2: vi, 334 pages. Full brown morroco with armorial gilt designs to both boards. Raised bands and gilt title. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally clean. Name of previous owner on front free end papers.