Hall, Mr. & Mrs. S.C.

Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c.

First Edition. Volumes 1 & 2 ONLY! London, How and Parsons, 1841 & 1842. 24 x 17 cm. Vol.1: xii, 435 pages. / Vol.2: viii, 468 pages. Illustrated throughout with Maps, Plates and Illustrations in text. Contemporary polished calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Spine labels. Blind decorations. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some material losses to spine and front board of volume 1. Occasional mild foxing / staining. Volume 1 lacks Frontispiece. All other Plates, Maps, Illustrations are present.

Hallam, Henry.

The Constitutional History of England [George Bellew Binding]. From the Accesion of Henry VII to the Death of George II.

Fifth Edition. Two Volumes. London, John Murray, 1846. 21 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xv, 719 pages / Vol.2: viii, 624 pages. Uniform green morroco by G. Bellew, Dublin. Binders stamp in gilt on front past down. Elaborate gilt decorations. Decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubing and bumping. Occasional mild staining to edges. Prize paper label on front paste donw. Internally bright and clean. Overall a very nice set in a lovely sturdy binding.

Hamilton, Walter.

Dated Book-Plates. (Ex Libris). With a Treatise on their Origin and Development. Part 1: Dated Book-Plates prior to 1700. / Part 2: Dated Book-Plates of the Eighteenth Century. / Part 3: Dated Book-Plates of the Nineteenth Century to 1895. With about One Hundred Illustrations.

First Combined Edition. London, A.C. Black, 1895. 27 x 21 cm. 124 & 225 pages plus 22 pages Index. With B&W Illustrations, some full page. Original red cloth with gilt and blind decorations. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Very good condition. Professionally recased in 2018 using original boards and spine. New end papers. Edges and pages dust dulled. A few stains. A very nice copy.

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.

Hartmann Schedel / [Koberger, Anton – Printer].

The Nuremberg Chronicle. A Facsimile of Hartmann Schedel’s Buch der Chroniken. Printed by Anton Koberger in 1493.

New York, Landmark Press, 1979. 35 x 25 cm. As published: green morocco-grained cloth with black labels. Gilt title on front board and spine. Dark grey end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Slipcase rubbed and bumped with a small stain. See images.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Evangeline, The Seaside and the Fireside & Poems on Slavery. Three Longfellow Poetry Books bound in One.

Seventh, First & Second Edition. Boston, Boston & Cambridge, William T. Tickner & Company / Tickner, Reed and Fields & John Owen, 1850, 1850 & 1842. 17 x 11 cm. 163, 141 & 31 pages. Fine dark green Morocco with gilt decorations and gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Occasional very mild damp staining. Gift inscription on verso of front free end paper. Internally clean. A nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Hubbard, Sue / Teskey, Donald.

The Idea of Islands.

First Edition. Aghabullogue, Co. Cork, Occasional Press, 2010. 25 x 17 cm. 51 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard Cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Occasional very mild spotting.

Hugo, Victor.

Theatre. Vol.1: Cromwell / Vol.2: Hernani – Marion De Lorme – Le Roi S’Amuse / Vol.3: Lucrece Borgia – Marie Tudor – Angelo / Vol.4: La Esmeralda – Ruy Blas – Les Burgraves.

Paris, Librairie Hachette Et Cie, 1872. 17 x 11 cm. Vol.1: 527 pages / Vol.2: 541 pages / Vol.3: 444 pages / Vol.4: 379 pages, (12). Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Two spine labels with gilt titles. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Castle Pollard Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down of all four volumes. Internally very clean. A very nice set in sturdy bindings.

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.

Ioannis Duns Scoti. [John Duns Scotus].

Philosophi Subtilissimi, Theologique profundissimi, & Seraphicae Religionis splendidissimi iubaris. Scriptum Oxoniense, in Primum Sententiarum Librum. Opera, et Labore Admodum, Reverendi Viri, et Domini Gregorii Pomi Avrei…

Venetiis (Venice), Apud Bernadum Iuntam, 1612. 32 x 21 cm. Title page in red and black, with vignette, (18), 444 pages, (47) [Index]. / [A-A6, A-A4, A6 – Ss6] Missing leafs Ee1 (pages 325 & 326) and Ee6 (pages 335 & 336). Contemporary vellum. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Internally damp stained throughout (see images). Remains fully readable, despite damp staining / age darkening..