Hardiman, James.

The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the Present Time, Embellished with several Engravings. To which is added a Copious Appendix, containing the Principle Charters and other Original Documents.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 26.5 x 21.5 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi [Appendix], (4) [Index]. Complete with all Plates and Maps, some folding. Later dark green half morroco. Cloth covered boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Raised bands. New end papers. Very good condition. Sound binding. Edges dust dulled. A little dust dulling and occasional mild damp staining. A very nice copy of this now scarce first edition.

Hardiman, James.

The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the present Time, embellished with several Engravings. To which is added, a copious Appendix, containing the principal Charters and other original Documents.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 26 x 21 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi, (4). With 7 Plates and 4 fragments of Plates (see comments). New (2021) dark red half calf over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Good condition. New Binding. Text pages and seven plates complete. Only fragements remain of the folding plates (see images). Age darkened and thumped throughout with some dog ears and annotations in ink, pencil and colour pencil. Faint damp staining and some repairs to some pages & plates. Gift inscription (‘The Right Honourable Nathanial Earl of Leitrim’s Gift to James [O’Fair?] 15th January 1826’) in ink on title page.

Hardiman, James.

The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the Present Time, Embellished with several Engravings. To which is added a Copious Appendix, containing the Principle Charters and other Original Documents.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 27 x 22 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi [Appendix], (4) [Index]. With several Plates, some folding. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some abrasions (see images). Sound original binding. Edges age darkened. Numerous inscriptions/annotations. Names of previous owners inscribed largely in many places throughout the book. Some dust dulling and staining, some closed tears. Text block complete. Most plates present, some with losses (see comments below). A very good reading copy of the now scarce first edition.

Harris Stone, J.

Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest. Being Notes on Achill Island – Cashel – Cleggan – Clifden – Clonbur – Cong – Corcomroe Abbey – Dephi – Doon – Galway – Inniscrone – Kilfenora – Killaries – Kille – Kylemore – Lenane – Letterfrack – Lisdoonvarna – Maam – Newport – New Quay (Co. Clare) – Recess – Renvyle – Salruck – Sligo – Westport – Etc.

First Edition. London, Health Resort Publishing, 1906. 21 x 14 cm. 422 pages with many maps and photographs in B&W. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to end papers. Neat owners name inscribed. Binding weak. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Harris Stone, J.

Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest. Being Notes on Achill Island – Cashel – Cleggan – Clifden – Clonbur – Cong – Corcomroe Abbey – Dephi – Doon – Galway – Inniscrone – Kilfenora – Killaries – Kille – Kylemore – Lenane – Letterfrack – Lisdoonvarna – Maam – Newport – New Quay (Co. Clare) – Recess – Renvyle – Salruck – Sligo – Westport – Etc.

First Edition. London, Health Resort Publishing, 1906. 21 x 14 cm. (4), 422 pages. Illustrated. Original green cloth. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.

Harvey, John.

Dublin: A Study in Environment.

First Edition. London / New York, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1949. 14.5 x 22cm. (12), 116 pages, Colour frontispiece, black and white photographs, maps and drawings. Original hardcover with illustrated endpapers and dustjacket. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Name of previous owner inscribed. Some edge wear to dustjacket, including minor paper loss to spine ends.

Hayes, Richard.

Irish Swordsmen of France. With a Foreword by Rev. Patrick Browne, M.A., D.Sc.

Second Impression. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1941. 21 x 13.5 cm. xix, 307 pages. With eight Illustrations, incl. one colour and one folding Plate – Complete. Original blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. A nice copy.

Hayward, Richard.

Munster and the City of Cork. With pencil drawings by Raymond Piper.

First Edition. London, Phoenix House / J.M. Dent & Sons, 1964. 17 x 25cm. (14), 354 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt decoration. Excellent condition other than slightly bumped corners. Previous owner’s bookplate on front endpaper. Inscription on front free endpaper.

Healy, John.

Nineteen Acres.

First Edition. Galway, Kennys Bookshops & Art Galleries Ltd., 1978. 14 x 21 cm. 138 pages. Original hardcover in original unclipped dustjacket, now in archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. A bright and clean copy.

Henry, William / Nally, Tom / Burke, Ray / Martyn, Hilary (prefaces).

Galway Through Time & Tide. Volumes 1 – 4.

Four Volumes – Complete Set. Galway, Published by Galway Independent Newspapers Ltd., 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2014. 27 x 21 cm. 181, 201, 195 & 194 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated trade paperbacks. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. Three volumes are signed by the Author.

Hermannides, Rutgerus.

Rutgeri Hermannidae Britannia magna sive Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae & adjacentium insularum geographico-historica descriptio.

[First Edition]. Amstelodami, Jansonii Valckenier, 1661. 13 x 7.5 cm. (3) Blank, Title page with Vignette, 28 pages, 645 pages, (4), (36) [Index]. Includes 28 (out of 32) folded Maps. See list of maps below. New quarter morroco over marbled paper boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. New binding. Internally mildly age darkened. Missing four Maps and pages 347-350.

Higgins, Jim / Heringklee, Susanne (Editors).

Monuments of St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway. A Historical, Genealogical and Archaeological Record.

First Edition. Galway, Rock Crow’s Press / The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas Galway, 29 x 20 cm. xii, 331 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Trade Paperback. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Mild damp staining. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Hogan, Edmund.

The Description of Ireland. And the State thereof as it is at this present in Anno 1598. Now for the first time published from a Manuscript preserved in ClongowesWood College. With Copious Notes and Illustrations.

First Edition. Dublin and London, M.H.Gill & Son / Bernard Quaritch, 1878. 25 x 18 cm. xii, 382 pages. Later quarter morroco over cloth covered boards. Black morroco label with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges mildly age darkened / foxed. Internally bright and clean.

Hone, Joseph.

The Moores of Moore Hall.

First Edition. London, Jonathan Cape, 1939. 20 x 13.5 cm. 287 pages. With B&W Photos. Original green cloth hard cover with black title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Ex Libris and name of previous owner on front paste down. Some edge wear and minor material losses to dust jacket. Internally clean.

Howard, John Eliot.

“The Island of Saints;” or, Ireland in 1855.

First Edition. London, Seeleys, 1855. 16 x 10 cm. xxiv, 276 pages. With 10 (out of 11) Lithotint Plates and three woodcut Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine (see images). Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Spine faded into brown. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small Ex Libris on front paste down. Inscription on front free end paper reads : ‘From the Author Sept. 1855’. A few neat annotations. A very nice copy.

Hughes, Harry / Ryan, Aine.

Charles Hughes. Lankill to Westport. 1876 – 1949.

First Edition. Westport, Charles Hughes Ltd. and Portwest Ltd., 2007. 24.5 x 17 cm. xvi, 351 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf and edgewear. Signed by both authors on the title page, together with a gift inscription by an unknown person. See images. Internally bright and clean.

Hull, Eleanor (editor).

The Poem-Book of the Gael. Translations from Irish Gaelic Poetry into English Prose and Verse. With a Frontispiece.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1912. C. 18 x 12.5 cm. xxxviii, 370 pages. With a frontispiece, illustrated title page and small celtic decorations in text. Contemporary half morroco over cloth. Hard cover. Five raised bands, gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Michael Morris,Baron Killanin’) on front paste down, together with small sticker of another previous owner. Overall a very attractive copy of the scarce first edition.

Hull, Mark M.

Irish Secrets. German Espionage in Wartime Ireland 1939 – 1945.

First Edition. Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. xx, 383 pages. With Illustrations. Original black cloth hard cover. Gitlt title. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. As New.

Inglis, Henry D.

A Journey Throughout Ireland during the Spring, Summer, and Autumn of 1834. Ireland in 1834.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Whittaker & Co., 1834. 18 x 11 cm. Vol.1: xii, 350 pages. With a folding map of Ireland / Vol.2: viii, 348 pages. With a folding Chart of the River Shannon. Contemporary half leather over paper covered boards. Gilt titles and decorations. Red speckled edges. Both volumes rebacked. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages and the two maps. Internally clean.

Ingoldsby, Pat.

i’mouthere [I’m Out Here]. Signed.

First Edition. Dublin, Willow Publications, 2005. 500 pages. Original wraps. Soft cover. Near fine. Signed and inscribed to Irish Poet Paul Durcan. Internally bright and clean.