The Song of the Cold.
First Edition. New York, The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1948. 24.5cm x 16.5cm. 113 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.
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Lives of the Engineers. Early Engineering: Vermuyden – Myddelton – Perry – James Brindley / The Locomotive: George and Robert Stephenson / History of Roads: Metcalfe: Telford / Harbours, Lighthouses, Bridges: Smeaton and Rennie.
A New and Revised Edition. Four Volumes. London, John Murray, 1874. 18 x 12 cm. xxxiii, 320 pages / xl, 388 pages / ix, 331 pages / ix, 389 pages. Illustrated. All volumes bound uniform in 2019. Black cloth with gilt titles on spine. New end papers. Original marbled edges. Very good condition. New bindings. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean with many illustrations in B&W. A nice set.
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Smith’s Classical Atlas & New General Atlas (two Atlases bound into one). Full Titles: 1. Smith’s Classical Atlas Containing Distinct Maps of the Countries described in Ancient History both Sacred and Profane / 2. Smith’s New General Atlas Containing Distinct Maps of all the Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States Throughout the World. Arranged According to the General Treaty signed in Congress at Vienna, June 1815.
London, Printed for C. Smith, Mapseller extraordinary to his Majesty, 1820 & 1822. c. 40 x 32 cm. Classical Atlas: Engraved title page, TOC, 14 Maps, incl. eight double paged / 2. Engraved title page, TOC, 49 Maps, incl. 7 doubled paged. Complete with all maps, as listed in the TOCs. Contemporary half leather over marbled paper boards. Rebacked in 2024 using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to spine ends and corners. Ages age darkened. Internally clean with mild dust dulling and occasional very mild foxing. Some neat annotations to some maps, mainly Britain and Europe. Overall a very nice copy of two atlases, published in 1820 and 1822, bound into one.
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The Antient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford. Being a Natural, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Historical and Topographical Description therof…
First Edition. xvi [Introduction], (10) [Subscribers / TOC], 376 pages, (6) [Index]. With seven Plates/Maps, six of them folding (see list below). New (2024) blue half cloth over marbled papers. Hard cover. Spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good good condition. New sound binding. Ex Library with the usual stamps and figures. Some damp staining and age darkening. Overall a very good reading copy.
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The Antient and Present State of the County of Kerry. Being a Natural, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Historical, and Topographical Description thereof…
First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, and sold by Ewing, Faulkner, Wilson and Exshaw, 1756. 19 x 12 cm. xxi, 419 pages, (5) [Index]. With a large folding Map of Kerry and four other folding Plates (see comments below). New (2024) attractive brown half leather over marbled boards. Red spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Very good condition. New solid binding. Internally very clean. Maps and Plates in very good condition.
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Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain & Ireland. From the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century, out of the Collection in the Possession of the Author.
First Edition. London, William Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press. For Messrs. Colnaghi and Co., 1814. 36.5 x 26.5 cm. Frontispiece, Decorated Title Page, Title Page, Engraved Dedication Page, viii [Preface], (4) [subscribers & List of Plates]. 60 unpaginated coloured Plates with text description pages. Complete. Conteporary full red morocco with elaborate gilt and blind decorations. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Tiny loss to top of spine (see images). Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Deburgh, Earl of Clanricarde’) on front paste down. Mild age darkening throughout. Small stain affecting the top of one plate (see images). Otherwise very clean, with beautiful colour. A great copy. Please review all the images on our web site.
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Surgeon Major T.H. Parke. The Rarest Doctor. A Short History of his Life. Published by Carrick-On-Shannon & District Historical Society.
Carrick-on-Shannon, Historical Society, 1994. 21 x 15 cm. Eight pages. With Illustrations. Original stiff card board wrappers. Decorated. Very good condition. A little dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
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Dedications [Signed].
First and limited Edition (200 copies). Dublin, NWP: New Writers’ Press, 1967. 20 x 15 cm. Unpaginated. Original stiff paper covers. Near fine condition. Wrappers age darkened in places (see images). Inscribed to Katherine Kavanagh (wife of the poet Patrick Kavanagh?), signed ‘Michael’ and dated 1969 on half title page. Internally clean.
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The Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Sydney Smith. A Selection of the most memorable Passages in his Writings and Conversations.
Fourth Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. 19 x 12 cm. viii, 355 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine and front board. Elaborate blind decorations. Brown end papers. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Book sellers (Manchester) blind stamp on front free end paper. Binders label on rear end paper. A few small nicks. Internally clean.
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Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael. Illustrated by Photographs, Printed by Dunmore.
New Edition. London, Arthur Miall, 1868. 20 x 15 cm. 99 pages. Illustrated. One page publishers list. Contemporary red textured cloth with gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat gift inscription on half title page. Internally clean.
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