Thomas Dillon Redshaw (editor), [John Montague].

Hill Field. Poems and Memoirs for John Montague on his Sixthieth Birthday, 28 February 1989. Compiled and Edited by Thomas Dillon Redshaw.

First Edition. Minneapolis & Oldcastle, Coffee House Press & Gallery Books, 1989. 22 x 14 cm. (4), 110 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Robertson, Robin (editor), [Longley, Michael].

Love Poet, Carpenter. Michael LOngley at Seventy. [A tribute of poetry, illustrations, and prose celebrating the 70th birthday of Irish poet Michael Longley. Contributors include Seamus Heaney, John Banville, Paul Farley, Donald Hall, Anne Tannahill, Don Paterson, Sharon Olds, Paul Muldoon, Brendan Kennelly and many others].

First Edition. London, Enitharmon Press, 2009. 23 x 15 cm. 125 pages. Illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by Miachael Longley and one more person on the title page. Internally bright and clean.

Marchetto, Annibale, [San Luigi Gonzaga].

De Rebus Gestis Beati Aloysii Gonzagae E Societate Iesu.

[First Edition]. Florence, Typis Sereniss, 1687. Octavo. TP, (12), 374 pages, (18) [Index & Errata]. Small vignettes and leading letters in text. Later fine calf. Gilt title and decorations. Dentelles. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Ex LIbris of previous owner on front paste down. A bright clean copy in an attractive binding. See images.

Branca, Giovanni.

Manuale Di Architettura Di Giovanni Branca Architetto Della S. Casa Di Loreto. Con Figure in Rame, delineate, ed incise da Filippo Vasconi Architetto Romano. All’ Emo, e Rmo Principe Il Sig. Cardinale Fabio Olivieri.

Roma, Presso il Salvioni Stampator Vaticano, 1718. 15.5 x 8.5 cm. Engraved title page, title page in red and black, (8), 202 pages plus 11 pages Index. 27 Plates plus two engraved tables. [a6, A12-I11] Contemporary full vellum. Handwritten title on spine (faded). Red marbled edges (faded). Very good condition. Binding age darkened. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Remnants of a paper label on front paste down. Internally clean. An attractive copy.

Anon.

Handwritten Manuscript Book of [Anglican] Sermons and Prayers. First Heading is ‘First Sunday after Easter’. Last Heading reads ‘Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity’. A remarkably well executed handwritten manuscript book.

ND [assumed 19th century]. 23 x 16 cm. C. 170 handwritten pages. Writing in black with red ink annotations. See images. Full vellum. String sown. Two functional brass clasps [‘Truscott London’]. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding darkened and scratched. Some rubbing and bumping. Front joint started to crack. Minor material losses to top end of spine. Internally very clean. Occasional dust dulling.

Swinburne, Henry.

Travels through Spain in the Years 1775 and 1776. In which several Monuments of Roman and Moorish Architecture are Illustrated by Accurate Drawings taken on the Spot.

The second Edition, to which is added a Journey from Bayonne to Marseilles. Two Volumes. London, Printed by J. Davis for P. Elmsly, 1787. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xvii, (6) [TOC], 373 pages, (6) [Index] / Vol.2: (6) [TOC], 469 pages, (6) [Index]. Complete with 13 Plates and Maps, of which most are folding. Contemporary tree calf. Black spine lables with gilt titles. Gilt decorations. See images. Very good condition. Some shelaf wear, rubbing and bumping. Front joints cracked, but holding. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice set.

Anon. [Various Authors/Artists].

Early 20th Century Lady’s Travel Autograph Book. Small handwritten book with numerous text pages, pencil drawings, small paintings and sketches. The book appears to have belonged to a ‘Miss Hayden’, but most of the entries were made in various places in France, such as Paris, Deauville, Fontainebleau, Nice and others. Entries are dated between 1909 and c. 1920.

15 x 15 cm. c. 80 pages, some left blank. Maroon cloth boards. Hard cover. Inside a homemade linen cover (see images). Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Linen cover worn and stained. See images. A unique Item.

Anon.

Early Victorian Album. [A well executed Victorian Album with prose and poetry, and neat original drawings and water colours].

C.1840s. 20 x 16 cm. 106 pages; some coloured, some embossed, with tipped in images and letters, some drawings in colour and B&W. Contemporary cloth. Front board covered with blind stamped leather cover. Red textured end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Binding shaky, but holding. Some remnants of early tape repairs. Internally dust dulles, a few mild stains and closed tears. A fascinating piece.

Harris, Walter / Smith, Charles.

The Antient and Present State of the County of Down. Containing a Chorographical Description, with the Natural and Civil History of the same. Illustrated by Observations made on the Baronies, Parishes, Towns, Villages, Churches, Abbeys, Charter Schools, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Medicinal and other Springs, &c. With a Survey of the New Canal; as also a new and correct Map of the County.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by A. Reilly for Edward Exshaw, 1744. 20 x 12 cm. xx, 271 pages, (20)[Index]. Large folding Map of County Down as Frontispiece. Contemporary full calf. Spine label with gilt title. Edges dyed green. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of Castle Hacket, with Percy Paley’s Signature and dated November 1963. Internally clean. Front joint started to crack, but binding remains sound. A very nice copy.

Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Catena Aurea Justissimo Titulo Nuncupata. Complete Title: Sancti Thomae Aquinatis. Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum Doctoris Angelici Expositio Continua Super Quatuor Evangelistas, Latinis et Graecis Auctoribus Ac Praesertim ex Patrum Sententiis et Glossis Miro Artificio Quasi Uno Tenore Contextuque Conflata. Simul Ac Catena Aurea Justissimo Titulo Nuncupata. Nunc verd tandem ab innumeris & enormibus medis aliarum Editionum expurgata & locorum indicibus antea falsis vel imperfectis insignita & novis additamentis, marginibus, & ornamentis aueta ut singulisEvangelistis praefixaPraefatio plenius indicabit per R. P. F. Joannem Nicolai … Prima Pars in Matthaeum. Editio in Germania Prima, Cum Gratia & Privilegio Sac. Caesar Majestatis.

Herbiboli [Wuerzburg], Joannis Ziegeri, 1706. 34 x 22 cm. Half title, Title page in red and black, 16 [Praefatio, Divi Thomae Aquinatis], 901 pages. Small vignettes. See comments below. A full leather [pig skin?] binding over boards with clasps. Covers blind tooled. Dark edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some book worm holes. Sound tight binding. Clasps present and closing. Dust dulled. One stamp (‘Holy Cross Priory Library Sligo’) on title page. Old inscription on top of title pages. No further stamps or inscriptions. Mild age darkening / foxing. Internally very clean. Overall a very nice copy in an attractive binding. See images.