Witherby, H.F (editor) et al.

The Handbook of British Birds.

Fourth Impression. Five Volumes. London, Witherby, 1946. 21 x 16 cm. Original dark blue cloth. Hard covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Swaysland, W.

Familiar Wild Birds. First, Second, Third and Fourth Series. With coloured Plates.

Four Volumes. London, Paris & New York, Cassell & Company, 1883, ND, ND, ND. 19 x 13 cm. Original decorated green cloth bindings. Hard covers. Good condition. Some bindings weak with some pages protruding. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. See images.

Forbes, John.

Memorandums Made in Ireland in the Autumn of 1852. With a Map and Illustrations.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Smith, Elder, and Co., 1853. 20 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xiv, (2), 308 pages, 16 pages publishers list / Vol.2: xv, 414 pages. Complete with Map, Plates and Illustrations as listed. Original green cloth. Blind and gilt decorations. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Small material losses to top of spine of volume 2. See images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris in both volumes.

Colgan, Nathaniel.

Flora of the County Dublin: Flowering Plants, Higher Cryptogams and Characeae. With a Map.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 22 x 14 cm. lxx, 324 pages and a folding map. Original dark green textured cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Black end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Gift inscription by Professor MacAllister, D.N.F.C. [Dublin Naturalist’s Field Club] on half title page.

Feehan, John.

The Bogs of Ireland. An Introduction to the Natural, Cultural and Industrial Heritage of Irish Peatlands.

First Edition. Dublin, University College Dublin, 1996. 29 x 20 cm. xv, 518 pages. Illustrated in colour and B&W. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Inscribed and signed (‘John’) on the title page. See images.

Berkeley Hill / Arthur Cooper.

Syphilis and Local Contagious Disorders.

Second Edition, Entirely Re-Written. London, H.K. Lewis, 1881. 23 x 15 cm. xxviii, 636 pages, plus 32 pages publishers list. Original cloth. Gilt title. Rebacked with new end papers. Very good condition. Binding with some shelf wear. Ex Library with some library stamps on title page. End papers, title page, first and last few pages damp stained and discoloured from the binding (see images). Edges dust dulled. Otherwise internally clean. A very good reading copy in a solid binding.

Doyle, Martin [pseud. for Rev. William Hickey].

Hints for the small Farmers of Ireland. Published by the Society for Promoting the United and Scriptural Education of the Poor of Ireland, Kildare Place, Dublin.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Printed by P.D. Hardy, ND [1828]. c. 14 x 9 cm. 175 pages. With a Frontispiece. Contemporary tree calf. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed, signed and dated by the Author on the front paste down. Internally clean.

Feehan, John / O’Donovan, Grace.

The Bogs of Ireland. An Introduction to the Natural, Cultural and Industrial Heritage of Irish Peatlands.

First Edition. Dublin, University College Dublin, 1996. 29 x 21 cm. xv, 518 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy. Losely inserted pages by the University of Dublin, with two pages referring to John Feehan.

Heath, Francis George.

The Fern Portfolio.

Third Edition. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1885. c. 40 x 30 cm. TP, (4), 15 Plates, each preceded by a text explanation. Complete. New (2025) dark green cloth. Hard cover. The original decorative front board has been glued to the front board. See images. Very good condition. New binding. Internally occasional mildly dust dulled / foxed. Nice copy. See images.

Newton, Isaac.

Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light.

The Third Edition, Corrected. London, Printed for William and John Innys, 1721. c. 18 x 12 cm. Title Page, (6) [Advertisement I & II], 382 pages, followed by 12 folding Plates. Collation: A1-A4, B1 to Bb7. One page (Q3, 229/230) missing. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Original binding with new matching marbled papers on boards. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Marbled papers replaced with new ones in 2025. Recased, using the original board and spine. Sound binding. Edges age darkened. Top edge worn with some paper losses. Age darkened throughout. Minor signs of old bookworm. Old signatures on title page and verso of title page. Some damp staining to the top edge. Some losses to the 12 Plates present. Text block remains fully readable. Plates heavily worn, with some losses.See images.