Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd.

Catalogues 98, 95, 94, 93 & 91. Valuable & Interesting Books for the Reader Collector and Connoisseur / Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts.

First Edition. London, Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd., 1930 – 1928. 24 x 15 cm. 112, 64, 80, 48 & 116 pages. Illustrated. Fine quarter morroco over cloth covered boards. Binding by Edmund Worrall, with his label on front paste down. Gilt title and decorations. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing.

Locke, John / Rollin.

Some Thoughts Concerning Education / New Thoughts Concerning Education. [Rare Dublin Printing].

The Tenth Edition. Dublin, Printed by R. Reilly on Cork Hill; for G. Risk, G. Ewing, and W. Smith, Booksellers in Dame’s Street., 1738 / 1737. 17 x 10 cm. 237 pages, (2)[TOC] (Locke) / x, 84 pages (Rollin). Frontispiece. Contemporary full calf. Red spine label with gilt title. Raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Front hinge started to crack (c. 4 cm). Sound binding. Small ink notes on verso of ffep. Name of previous owner inked out on title page (see images). Internally age darkened, but clean. Two books in one.

ANON.

The Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland. From the Eleventh Year of King James the First.

Second Edition. Dublin, Published by Order of the Honourable House of Commons bearing Date the Ninth of December, 1761. 1761. Folio, 36 x 22 cm. 927 pages plus 30 unnumbered pages Index. Several fold-out tables and charts. New (2018) brown half calf over decorated boards. Gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. New end papers. Binding by Kenny’s, Galway. Binding new. Internally dust dulled and mildly age darkened. Edges dust dulled. Title pages show minor paper losses, mainly to edges. Minor bookworm damage to some pages in rear (Index), not affecting text.

[H.G. Collins].

Collins’ Railway Map of Ireland. Coloured and Mounted on Linen. Two Shillings & Sixpence. Exhibiting the Mail, Coach and Turnpike Roads, the Lakes, Rivers & Canals, the Principal Rages of Mountains: also the Boroughs & Market Towns with their distances from the Capital. Compiled from Numerous Trigonometrical Surveys & Other Approved Authorities.

London, H.G. Collins, ND [c. 1860]. c. 67 x 83 cm unfolded. Very good condition.

Severn Wildfowl Trust.

Annual Reports 1948 and 1949.

Two volumes bound in one. London, Severn Wildfowl Trust, 1948 / 1949. 24 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 72 pages, illustrated. Vol.2: 64 pages plus 24 pages photographs plus 48 pages illustrated ‘Key to Wildfowl of the World’ by Peter Scott. The original paperback covers are bound in with the rest of the reports. Quarter green Morocco over white Morocco boards. Gilt title and decorations. Light blue end papers. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Inscribed, otherwise bright and clean.

Wright, Thomas.

The History of Ireland. From the Earliest Period of the Irish Annals to the Present Time. Illustrated with beautiful steel engravings, from original drawings, executed expressly for this work by H. Warren, Esq.

[First Edition]. London and New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, ND [c. 1850s]. 27 x 18.5 cm. Vol1: xiv, 728 pages, with a Map and 18 Plates (incl. title page) / Vol.2: iv, 663 pages, with 12 Plates / Vol.3: (4), 592 pages, with 13 Plates (incl. title page). All Plates complete,as listed. Later fine quarter green calf over cloth covered boards. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations and raised bands. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Strong bindings. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean, with occasional age darkening. A very nice set.

Musgrave, Sir Richard.

Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland. From the Arrival of the English: Also, A Particular Detail of that which broke out the XXIIID of May, MDCCXCVIII; with the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it.

The Third Edition. Dublin, Printed by Robert Marchbank and sold by J. Archer [and others], 1802. c. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Vol.1: xviii, (2), 583 pages / Vol.2: vii, 552 pages, (16) [Index]. With nine out of ten listed Maps, lacking the ‘Ground-plan of the town of Antrim’ in volume 2. Contemporary tree-calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Lacking one map. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name and Ex Libris of previous owners on front paste downs. Some long closed tears to other maps.

Stevenson, Sir John (music) / Moore, Thomas (text).

A Selection of Irish Melodies. With Symphonies and Accompaniment by Sir John Stevenson, Mus. Doc. and Characteristic Words by Thomas Moore, Esq’r.

[First Editions]. 5th & 6th Number bound into one Volume. London & Dublin, Printed and Sold at J. Power’s Music & Instrument Warehouse & at W. Power’s Music Warehouse, [1813 & 1815]. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. (2) [blank], tissue guarded engraved title page, (4) [dedication & index], 52 pages, engraved music scores / title page, advertisement, pages numbered 52 to 113. Full page engraving between pages 77 and 78. New half cloth over decorated paper covered boards. Contemporary red morroco label [‘Mrs. T. Moore’] from original binding on front board. Good condition only. New solid binding. Internally seriously age darkened and damp stained. See images for a clear idea of the condition. Gift inscription on first blank page (see comments below). Partially trimmed inscription on top of second title page (6th Number), possibly by the author?

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (illustrations).

The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coast Scenery of Great Britain. Illustrated by Views taken on the Spot, by W.H. Bartlett; with Descriptions by William Beattie.

First Edition in this Form. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Virtue, 1842. 27 x 20 cm. Vol.1: 190 pages and 65 (out of 66) Plates. / Vol.2: 155 pages and 60 Plates, as listed. Including frontispieces and engraved title pages. Uniform contemporary dark morroco with gilt titles and gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris sticker on front paste down of both volumes. Stamp of a previous owner on both title pages and on rear free end paper of volume one. Some foxing. Some tissue guards with a colour tinge. Otherwise a clean attractive copy in sturdy attractive bindings.

F.R. (Francis Russell).

A Short History of the East India Company. Exhibiting a State of their Affairs, Abroad and at Home, Political and Commercial; The Nature and Magnitude of their Commerce, and its relative Connection with the Government and Revenue of India, and a Discussion on the Question of Right to the conquered Territories in India; also…

The Second Edition, with some Additions. London, Printed for John Sewell, Cornhill, and John Debrett, Piccadilly, 1793. 26 x 20 cm. Half-Title, Title, (3) [TOC], 95 pages plus three pages publishers list. Recent half leather over marbled boards. Recent end papers. Red spine label with gilt title. Blue speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding shows only minor shelf wear. Spine label rubbed. Top edge age darkened. Occasional mild foxing, mainly to first few pages, incl. title (see image). Closed tear to one of the pages of publishers list has been repaired. A very nice copy of this scarce title.