Nineteenth-Century Dust-Jacket.
First Edition. New Castle, Delaware, Private Libraries Association and Oak Knoll Press, 2016. c 27 x 19 cm. 215 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover.Inside original dust jacket. As new.
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Map of the Bogs of District No. 12 in the Queen’s County. Plate VII. Drawn by order of the Commissioners for the Improvement of the Bogs in Ireland.
[London], House of Commons, 1814. c. 69 x 56 cm. Single sheet map – folded. Unbound. Very good condition. Minor sedge wear and age darkening.
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Science in a Nut-Shell [Nutshell]. In which Rational Amusement is Blended with Instruction. With numerous Illustrations.
Edinburgh, W. & A. K. Johnston, 1882. c. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 88 pages plus four pages publishers list. Illustrated in B&W. Illustrated paer covered boards. Very good condition. Boards seriously rubbed and bumped (see images). A little damp staining to front free end paper and title page (see image), other wise internally clean.
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The Peoples of Zanzibar. Their Customs and Religious Beliefs by Godfrey Dale, M.A. Archdeacon of Zanzibar.
[First Edition]. London, The Universities’ Mission to Central Africa, 1920. c. 18 x 12 cm. 124 pages plus publishers list. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Pencil annotations on rear end papers. Internally clean.
EUR 75,-- Order
The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart.
First Edition. Volume 1 ONLY (of two). London, Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin et al, 1720. c. 32 x 20 cm. Title page, (10) [Life of the Author & TOC], 480 pages. A few small vignettes. Contemporary full calf. Blind decorations. Raised bands. Good condition. Binding severely rubbed and bumped with serious material losses to spine and boards. Internally very good. A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding. See images.
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The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Vol.1 A.D. MCXXIV – A.D. MCCCCXXIII [1124-1423]. Printed by Command of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Persuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain.
[First Edition]. [Edinburgh], 1844. Elephant Folio (c. 45 x 30 cm). Sectional pagination (in black): vi, 95, 26, 40, xxxvi, (66) [Tables], 36, 514 pages. / Continuous pagination (red numbers on top of each page): 878 pages with pages 673 to 676 misnumbered as 713 – 716. With 32 Plates, of which 26 are in ‘colour’, and five are folding or multi-folding, with the largest measuring c. 80 x 65 cm. Contemporary half red leather over plain paper boards. Gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping with minor abrasions to spine ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Mild foxing. Internally clean. Not ex-library. An impressive book.
EUR 280,-- Order
Connolly Column [Signed]. The Story of the Irishmen who fought in the ranks of the International Brigades in the national-revolutionary war of the Spanish People 1936 – 1939.
First Edition. Dublin, New Books, 1979. 23 x 16 cm. 232 pages. Illustrated. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Map-decorated end papers. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Small stain to top of spine (see image). Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. Scarce.
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Connolly Column. The Story of the Irishmen who fought in the ranks of the International Brigades in the national-revolutionary war of the Spanish People 1936 – 1939.
First Edition. Dublin, New Books, 1979. 23 x 16 cm. 232 pages. Illustrated. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Scarce.
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Connolly Column. The Story of the Irishmen who fought in the ranks of the International Brigades in the national-revolutionary war of the Spanish People 1936 – 1939.
First Edition. Dublin, New Books, 1979. 23 x 16 cm. 232 pages. Illustrated. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Small stain to the bottom of the spine (see image). Map on rear end papers upside down.
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The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and other Principal Saints.
Four Volumes. London, Dublin & Belfast, Virtue & Co. ND (c. 1926). 27 x 19 cm. Vol.1: xvi, 457 pages, 11 of 11 Plates Vol.2: vi, 432 pages, 9 of 9 Plates / Vol.3: vi, 463 pages, 11 of 11 Plates / Vol.4: vi, 409 pages, 9 of 9 Plates. Original dark green textured cloth. Hard covers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Not Ex Library. Complete with all Plates, as listed.
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The Peerage of Scotland: Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, from their Origin to the present Generation: Collected from the public Records, Antient Chartuleries, the Charters and other Writings of the Nobility, Works of our best Historians &c. Revised, corrected, with a Continuation to the Present Period by John Philip Wood, Esq. With Engravings of the Arms of the Peers.
Second Edition. Edinburgh, Printed for George Ramsay for A. Constable, Longman, Hurst Rees et al., 1813. c 35 x 24 cm. Vol.1: xii, (2), 759 pages, xiv [Index], Plates 1-9 / Vol.2: iv, 752 pages, xiii [Index], Plates 10 – 17. Contemporary half calf. Spine label with gilt title. Good condition. Binding seriously worn and all four boards detached. Text block and spine solid. Age darkened and dust dulled. A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding. See images.
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The Conquests of Charlemagne. Edited from the Book of Lismore and three other Vellum MSS. By Douglas Hyde, L.L.D.,D.LITT., M.R.I.A.
London, Irish Texts Society, 1917, 1919. Octavo. xv, 128 pages, iii [Glossary], 22 pages [Publishers List]. Original green cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Near fine. Partially unopened. Gabhaltais Shearluis Mhoir.
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Sufis and Soldiers in Awrangzeb’s Deccan. Malfuzat-i Naqshbandiyya. Translated from the Persian and with an Introduction by Simon Digby.
First Edition. New Delhi, India, Oxford University Press, 2001. Octavo. xxviii, 275 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket with some edgewear and mild blistering.
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George Owen of Henllys. A Welsh Elizabethan.
First Edition. Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales Press, 1973. xiv, (2), 220 pages. With a Frontispiece and Folding Plan. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of Previous owner on front free end paper. A nice copy.
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Fathnamah-I Sind. Being the Original Record of the Arab Conquest of Sind. Known later by such other names as ‘History of Dahar son of Chach’, Tarikh-i-Hind wa Sind’, ‘Tarikh-i-Fath-i Sind alias Chachnama’, Minhaj al Mansalik alias Chachnama’, Tarikh-i Qasimi’ or simply as ‘Chachnama’. Persian Text. Edited with Introduction, Notes and Commentary by N.A. Baloch.
Islamabad, Pakistan, Institute of Islamic History, Culture and Civilization, 1983. Large Octavo. xii, 158 pages [Introduction and Commentary] followed by c. 200 pages in Persian. Folding map plus one Plate. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.
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The Antiquities of Scotland.
First Edition. Two Volumes. London, S. Hooper, 1789-1791. Folios. Vol.1: (8), iv, large folding map, xxiii, 176 pages / Vol.2: (6), iv, (2), pages 171 to 308 pages. Volume 1 with 84 Plates plus a large folding colour outlined map. Volume 2 with 106 Plates. Contemporary full calf. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Spine leather dry and flaky. Occasional mild foxing.
EUR 400,-- Order
The Antiquities of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland. [With more than 1100 Plates].
England and Wales: New Edition / Scotland & Ireland: First Editions. 12 Volumes. London, Hooper and Wigstead / S. Hooper, ND [1810], 1789-1791, 1791-1795. Folios (c. 26 x 21 cm). England & Wales: Vol.1: iv, 160 pages [preface], 63 pages / Vol.2: (12), pages 61 to 250, (6) / Vol.3: (14), 168 pages / Vol.4: (14), 188 pages / Vol.5: (14), 195 pages / Vol.6: (14), 214 pages / Vol.7: (14), large folding map, 74 pages (6) / Vol.8: (8), 4, (2), iv, 172 pages. Scotland: Vol.1: (8), iv, large folding map, xxiii, 176 pages / Vol.2: (6), iv, (2), pages 171 to 308 pages. Ireland: (10), iv, xliii, (18), 88 pages, (2), vi / Vol.2: xv, (3), 98 pages (4), vi. see section below for numbers of Plates and Maps in each volume. Full calf bindings. Gilt titles and decorations. Volumes 1&2 of England and Wales recently rebacked with new spines and end papers (see images). Other volumes uniform with marbled end papers and Ex Libris Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Some hinges weak, but holding. Spine leather dried out and flaky. Occasional mild foxing, age darkening.
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The Printed Maps of Ireland 1612 – 1850.
First Edition. Dublin, The Neptune Gallery, 1997. 30 x 20 cm. 334 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original green cloth. In original unclipped dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Small number written onto rear paste down. A bright and clean copy of this scarce reference book.
EUR 275,-- Order
The Irish Historical Library. Pointing at most Authors and Records in Print or Manuscript, which may be serviceable to the Compilers of a general History of Ireland by William, Lord Bishop of Derry.
A New Edition. No publishing information. [1776]. 28 x 23 cm. Title, Dedication, vii (Preface), 90 pages plus two pages Index. New (2018) half calf over cloth boards. Blind decorations. Gilt title on spine. New marbled end papers. Excellent condition. New binding. Text block age darkened but very clean.
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This Old Monmouth of Ours. History, Tradition, Biography, Genealogy, and other Anecdotes Related to Monmouth County, New Jersey. With a new Introduction by Milton Rubincam.
Reprint of the 1932 Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Cottonport, Polyanthos, 1974. 25 x 18 cm. (10), 444 pages. Original dark blue cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. Internally bright and clean.
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Aids to the Pronunciation of Irish. By the Christian Brothers.
Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1922. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 107 pages. Two Plates. Original cloth. Hard cover. Good condition. Binding rubed and bumped, faded clour (see inages). Front free end paper neatly cut out. Internally bright and clean.
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Nature Trails. The Open Forest. A Guide to Areas which are open to the Public.
Dublin, Forest and Wildlife Service, 1972. Folding plastic pocket with 12 folding maps / route guides (Number 5 both in Irish and English), the others 1-10 plus Avondale Forest Park all in English. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little dust dulled.
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The Loyalists of New Jersey. Their Memorials, Petitions, Claims, Etc. from English Records. [Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society, Volume X].
Newark, N.J., New Jersey Historical Society, 1927. 24 x 16 cm. 346 pages. Unbound text block. Losely covered in a leather sleeve (see images). Very good condition. No binding. Some shelf wear. Textblock clean.
EUR 75,-- Order
Textbook for Almoners.
First Edition. London, Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1947. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 466 pages. With a Frontispiece and six Plates (complete). Many tables and charts in text, some folding. Original pale cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat inscription by the authors for her parents (‘To Mummy and Daddy who have watched this book grow…’) dated Feb. 48. Some damp staining to bottom, mainly to binding, end papers and first few pages. Inscribed by the author.
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The Sokoto Caliphate. Ibadan History Series.
First Edition. London, Longman, Green and Co., 1967. 21 x 14 cm. lxxxii, 280 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Five folding charts in pocket at the end of the book. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.
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The Official Directory of the World’s Columbian Exposition. May 1st to October 30th, 1893. A Reference Book … General Information concerning the Fair. Copiously Illustrated.
Chicago, W.B. Conkey Company, 1893. viii, 1120 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Losely inserted are four different admission tickets for the Chicago Fair in 1893. Original light blue cloth (see images). Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Hinges started to crack and binding weak, but holding.
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Peter Gauntt 1610 – 1680. And some of his Descendants.
First Edition. Woodbury, New Jersey, Gloucester County Historical Society, 1989. 27 x 21 cm. viii, 583 pages. Some illustrations. Original stiff orange paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some dust dulling. Internally bright and clean.
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Monasticon Anglicanum. Or, the History of the ancient Abbies, and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches in England and Wales. With Divers French, Irish, and Scotch Monasteries Formerly relating to England. Collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knt. late Garter King of Arms. In Three Volums. And now Epitomized in English, Page by Page. With Sculptures of the several Religious Habits.
London, Printed for Sam Keble and Ben Rhodes, 1693. c. 31 x 19 cm. Title page in red and black, (6) [Dedication / To the Reader], 331 pages, (12) [Catalogue of Religious Houses], (2) [Blank]. Three separate title pages for the three volumes. With ten full page copper engravings. Contemporary paneled calf. New (2026) matching leather spine. Rebacked. New spine label. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some material losses (see images). Age darkened throughout. Signs of old bookworm on first few pages. Mild damp staining in places. Several pages (201,202,207,209,218,270,294) misnumbered. Provenance: Ex Westport House Library with the armorial Ex Libris on front paste down.
EUR 440,-- Order
Calendar of Ormond Deeds. Six Volumes – Complete. Being the Mediaeval Documents Preserved at Kilkenny Castle. Vol. 1: 1172-1350 A.D. / Vol. 2: 1650-1413 A.D. / Vol. 3: 1413-1509 A.D. / Vol. 4: 1509-1547 A.D. / Vol. 5: 1547-1584 A.D. / Vol. 6: 1584-1603 A.D.
Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1941 & 1970. Vol. 1: lxiii, 424 pages / Vol. 2: xlii, 403 pages / Vol. 3: xxxi, 432 pages / Vol. 4: xxxiv, 432 pages / Vol. 5: xli, (2), 396 pages / Vol. 6: ixx, 240 pages. Non-Uniform red cloth. Hard covers. Gilt title on spine. Near fine. Minor shelf wear. Name of previous owner in volume 1. No other inscriptions, annotations, etc. Books appear unread. Coimisiun Laimhscribhinni Na hEireann – Irish Manuscript Commission.
EUR 500,-- Order
The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656. Vol. 1: County of Tipperary, Eastern and Southern Baronies / Vol. 2: The County of Tipperary, Western and Northern Baronies / Vol. 3: Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone / Vol. 4: County of Limerick / Vol. 5: County of Meath / Vol. 6: County of Waterford / Vol. 7: County of Kildare / Vol. 9: County of Wexford / Vol. 10: Miscellanea.
Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1952, 1953 & 1961. Vol.1: xxvi, (2), 388 pages, one map / Vol.2: xxxii, (2), 418 pages, one map / Vol. 3: xxxvi, (4), 453 pages, one map / Vol. 4: xlvii, 532 pages, one map / Vol. 5: xlviii, 410 pages, one map / Vol. 6: lxi, (2), 557 pages / Vol. 7: County of Dublin / Vol. 8: xlix, (4), 317 pages, one map / Vol. 8: xliv, (4), 244 pages, one map / Vol. 9: xlvi, (2), 321 pages, one map / Vol. 10: xxxiv, 136 pages. Non-uniform red and blue cloth bindings. All hard covers. Spine titles in either gilt or silver. Vol. 10 in dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean. No annotations, underlining or highlighter marks. A clean and complete set. Coimisiun Laimhscribhinni Na hEireann – Irish Manuscript Commission.
EUR 1.200,-- Order
Compendium Historiae Ordinis Praedicatorum.
Revised and updated Edition. Rome, Pontificum Athenaeum Angelicum, 1948. c 24 x 17 cm. xxiv, 733, (2). Modern half morroco over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Four raised bands. Matching marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A very nice copy.
EUR 250,-- Order
The Basilica of S. Clemente in Rome. With 61 Illustrations.
Second Edition. Rome, Grottaferrata, S. Nilo, 1914. c 19 x 12 cm. xxiii, 266 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Modern half red morroco over marbled boards. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Matching marbled end papers. Near fine. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened. A very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.
EUR 150,-- Order
Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae Juxta Ritum Sac. Ord. Praedicatorum. Sub Reveredissimo Padre Fr. A. Vincento Jandel. Ejusdem Ordinis Magistro Generali.
[Presumed First Edition]. Rome, Typis Bernardi Morini, 1867. c 19 x 13 cm. 362 pages. Printed in red and black. Modern black half morroco. Four raised bands. Gilt title and decorations. Edges red. Marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Mild age darkening.
EUR 150,-- Order
Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae. Ex Codice Olim Salmanticensi Nunc Bruxellensi. Subsidia Hagiographica No. 28.
First Edition. Brussels, Societe Des Bollandistes, 1965. c 24 x 16 cm. lii, 436 pages. Modern half morroco over marbled paper boards. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Matching marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges mildly dust dulled. Closed tear to half title page – repaired. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.
EUR 350,-- Order
Constitutiones Fratrum Ordinis Praedicatorum.
Editio Approbata. Paris, Apud Poussielgue Fratres, Bibliopolas, 1872. c 21 x 13 cm. xiii, 710 pages. Frontispiece showing Saint Thomas Aquinus (tipped in?). Blue library stamp on page 710 (‘Convento S. Maria Di Castello – Genova’). Modern quarter morroco over marbled boards. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Aged dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing / age darkening. Internally clean.
EUR 250,-- Order
The Church of the Fathers. [From the Advertisement: The volume now presented to th reader, contains some of the earliest compositions of what is called the Oxford, or Tractarian, School. They are portions of a Series, which appeared in the British Magazine of 1833 and the following years…].
A New Edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1857. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 356 pages. Attractive Maynooth University Prize Binding. Full calf. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.
EUR 150,-- Order
Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849. [an exact reproduction of original hand-written Minute Books of Kilrush Union for the Period].
First Edition. Ennis, County Clare, Clare Local Studies Press (CLASP), 1997. 29 x 21 cm. [viii], 391 pages. Illustrated. Attractive fine quarter calf over marbled papers. Gilt title on spine. Minor shelf wear. Internally as new. A very attractive copy.
EUR 150,-- Order
War Facts & Figures. An Encyclopaedia of useful Information, Statistics, Photographs, Maps, etc. compiled from the most reliable Sources.
London, British Dominions General Insurance Co., [1914]. 20 x 13 cm. 180 pages text, followed by 60 pages of photographs in B&W. Original blue wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear. Wrappers dust dulled / faded. Names of previous owners on first blank. Iternally bright and clean.
EUR 48,-- Order
Trees of Ireland. Native and Naturalized [Charles Nelson’s Copy].
Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1993. 28 x 20 cm. vii, 247 pages. Illustrated. Stiff cardboard wrappers with flaps. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Ex Libris of Charles Nelson on the inside of the front wrapper. See images.
EUR 160,-- Order
The Art of Botanical Illustration [Charles Nelson’s Copy].
New Edition – revised and enlarged. Kew, Antique Collectors’ Club in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1994. 27 x 21 cm. 368 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Ex Libris of Sue and Charles Nelson on front paste down. A bright and clean copy with interesting provenance.
EUR 120,-- Order
Tiernaur Oral History Group: Remember Us. The People’s War, Newport Area, Mayo 1914-1924.
First Edition. Castlebar, Tiernaur Oral History Group, 2019. 22 x 22 cm. 388 pages. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 40,-- Order
Steeple and People. The Story of Ballina & Its Cathedral.
First Edition. Ballina, The Western People, 1991. 29 x 21 cm. vi, 164 pages. Illustrated in colour and B&W. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Wrappers rubbed and bumped with some creases. Internally clean. Scarce local history publication.
EUR 40,-- Order
C.U.S. Catholic University School. 1867 – 1967. A Centenary Record.
Dublin, Catholic University School, 1967. 24 x 18 cm. vii, 192 pages. Illustrations in B&W. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Wrappers creased. Internally clean.
EUR 38,-- Order