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, 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.

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.