Elliott, Arthur H.

The Witty and Humorous Side of the English Poets. With a Variety of Specimens arranged in Periods.

First Edition. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1880. 20 x 13.5 cm. (4), 335 pages. With title page and Illustrations printed in black and red. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding a little shaky! Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing and a few pencil lines / annotations. From the library of Howth Castle, Ireland. Name of previous owner on half title, dated 1883. Overall a very nice copy.

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.

Ashton, John.

Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century with Facsimiles, Notes, and Introduction.

First Edition. London, Chatto and Windus, 1882. 18.5 x 12 cm. xvi, 486 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth with gilt and black decorations and title on front board and spine. Appears to be recased, using new end papers. Very good condition. A little slant. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Ex Library with a few small stamps throughout.

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.

Rooke, Charles.

The Handy Pocket-Guide to Health & Health-Restoring Places.

250th Thousand. Scarborough, C. Rooke, 1884. 13 x 10 cm. 86 pages plus two pages ads. Illustrated in B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt title and black decorations on front board. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Internally clean.

Bartholomew, John.

Philips’ Handy Atlas of the Counties of England.

New and Enlarged Edition with Consulting Index. London, George Philip & Son, 1884. 18 x 13 cm. 44 double sided maps followed by 47 pages of Index and four pages publishers list. Original dark cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Brown end papers. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some fraying to spine ends. Joints and hinges cracked. Front free end paper loose. Internally bright and clean. Complete with all Maps, as listed.

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.

Holmes, Richard R.

The Queen’s Pictures: Illustrating the Chief Events of Her Majesty’s Life. Reproduced by Her Majesty’s Special Permission. With Descriptive Notes by Richard R. Holmes. Being the Jubilee Number of the ‘Magazine of Art’ 1887.

London, Cassell and Company, 1887. 32 x 22 cm. (2), 46 pages. Illustrated. Contemporary dark cloth. Hard cover. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling.

O’Brien, R. Barry.

Thomas Drummond. Under-Secretary in Ireland 1835 – 40. Life and Letters.

First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. 22 x 14 cm. viii, 401 pages. With a frontispiece showing Thomas Drummond and three plates, one being a fold-out. Original decorated cloth with black title and lines on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Spine faded. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally some mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Small neat stamp of a previous owner on title page. Bright and clean inside. Many pages unopened. A very nice copy.

Lovett, Rev. Richard.

London Pictures. Drawn with Pen and Pencil. With One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations.

First Edition. London, The Religious Tract Society, 1890. 27 x 19 cm. 223 pages with B&W Illustrations. Eight pages of publishers list. Orininal decorated cloth with gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Tight and clean. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally bright and clean.