Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1812. 25 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. With a title vignette, two maps (one folding), one folding panoramic view & 17 plates. Modern fine quarter calf over marbled boards. Red spine label with title in gilt. gilt and blind decorations to spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some dust dulling to edges. Occasional very mild spotting. Very few descriptive pencil annotations. Internally very clean. A lovely copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees et al, 1812. 23 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. Complete with engraved title page, two maps (incl. one folding), a folding panoramic view and 17 Plates. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Good condition only. Binding severely rubbed and bumped with material losses to corners. Age darkened throughout. Occasional foxing / browning. Small bookseller label and Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down. Some ink stains in red and black. Red ink used on title page engraving (see image). A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

White, Gilbert.

A Naturalist’s Calendar. With Observations in various Branches of Natural History; extracted from the Papers of the late Rev. Gilbert White, M.A. of Selborne, Hampshire. Senior Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.

First Edition. London, Printed for R. and J. White, 1795. 19 x 12 cm. iv, 170 pages plus six pages TOC. One coloured plate. Half calf over marbled boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Serious rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Age darkened and foxed throughout, some knicks and small tears, minor paper losses. Generally still a nice copy. Two Ex Libris on front paste down: Robert Wakefield and Alan Francis Brooke.

William Wordsworth.

The Poetical Works of Wordsworth. With Memoir, Explanatory Notes &c.

London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co., Not dated.[ca.1900] 14 x 19 cm, xliv, 628 pages. Original dark green cloth hardcover.Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Solid binding. Pages and edges age darkened. Some browing and foxing mainly to end papers. Some pages unopened.

Willis, N.P & J. Stirling Coyne (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (drawings).

The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Illustrated from Drawings by W.H. Bartlett; The Literary Portion of the Work by N.P. Willis and J. Stirling Coyne, ESQRS.

Two Volumes. London, George Virtue, ND [1840s]. 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1: 170 pages & 62 Plates / Vol.2: 186 pages & 60 Plates. Lacks portrait of Mr. Willis, otherwise contains all Plates as listed. The Plates of ‘Carrickfergus Castle’ and ‘Carrigogunnell Castle’ are both present but are in each others place. Uniform contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Black spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Complete with all Plates with the exception of the listed Portrait of Mr. Willis, which appears to be missing from all copies. Sturdy bindings, but rubbed and bumped with minor losses. Internally clean, with occasonal mild foxing / age darkening. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed. Small name & address sticker of another owner on front paste downs. A very nice set.

Wills, James / Wills, Freeman.

The Irish Nation. Its History and its Biography. [With short biographies of many Irish historical persons].

Volume 1 & 2 ONLY! Edinburgh, London & Dublin, A. Fullarton & Co., 1876. 24 x 15 cm. Vol.1: v, 684 pages / Vol.2: iv, 730 pages. Tissue guarded Frontispiece and Plates, incl. genealogical plates of the families Fitzgerald (x2), Niall or O’Neill and Fitzmaurice. New (2021) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. New bindings. Internally clean with occasional very mild foxing, mainly to tissue guards.

[Wilson].

The Post Chaise Companion or Traveller’s Directory through Ireland. Containing a new & accurate Description of the direct and principal Cross Roads, with particulars of the Noblemen & Gentlemen’s Seats, Cities, Towns, Parks, Natural Curiosities, Antiquities, Castles, Ruins, Manufactures, Loughs, Glens, Harbours &c &c. Forming An Historical & Descriptive Account of the Kingdom, to which is added a Travelling Dictionary, or Alphabetical Tables, showing the Distances of all the Principal Cities, Boroughs, Market & Sea Port Towns in Ireland from each other. The 3rd Edition, corrected and enlarged, with an entire new set of Plates.

Third Edition. Dublin, Printed & Published by J. & J.H. Fleming, 1803. 20 x 12 cm. xxvii, 660 pages, (19) [Index]. With a frontispiece, a map and four additional plates, some folding. Modern quarter morroco. Gilt title and decorations to spine. Spine label. New end papers. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Sound new binding with minor shelf wear. Overall age darkened. Some foxing/browning. Map in poor condition. Overall a very good, complete copy of this reference book.

Wilson, John Marius (Editor).

The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland; or Dictionary of Scottish Topography. Compiled from the most recent Authorities. And forming a complete Body of Scottish Geography. Physical, Statistical, and Historical. Illustrated with a complete County Atlas, various chorographical Maps, Plans of Ports, Harbours, and interesting Views.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co., ND (c. 1860). 25 x 16.5 cm. Vol.1: lxviii, 816 pages / Vol.2: 872 pages. Both volumes with coloured maps, and B&W plates. Volume 1 with a large folding map of Scotland (repaired in the back). Contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Marbled edges. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. folding map with long closed tear, which has been repaired in the back. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy with interesting Maps and Plates. See images.

Wolf, Joseph (Illustrator).

Feathered Favourites. Twelve Coloured Pictures of British Birds from Drawings by Joseph Wolf.

First Edition. London, Thomas Bosworth, 1854. 25 x 18 cm. (6), 54 pages. Illustrated with 12 colour plates. Dark green Morocco with extesive gilt and blind decorations to boards and spine. Gilt title on front board and spine. Bevelled boards. All edges gilt. In custom-made clamshell box with paper label. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Dust dulled. Occassional some mild browning / foxing. Internally clean. All 12 plates with tissue guards.

Wood-Martin, W.G.

The Lake Dwellings of Ireland. Or Ancient Lacustrine Habitations of Erin, commonly called Crannogs.

First Edition. Dublin & London, Hodges, Figgis & Co./ Longmans, Green & Co., 1886. 25 x 16 cm. xxi, (2), 268 pages. Illustrated. Complete with all Plates, as listed. Later fine green half morocco over ‘marbled’ boards. Dark green end papers. Raised bands and gilt decorations. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. With a stamp of the ‘Kildare Street Club’ on half title and title page. Otherwise internally bright and clean. A very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Wood-Martin, W.G.

The Rude Stone Monuments of Ireland. (Co. Sligo and the Island of Achill).

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1888. c. 25.5 x 15.5 cm. xvii, 268 pages. Later cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Only minor shelf wear to binding. First pages, incl. the old wrapper very edge worn (see images), otherwise very bright and clean internally. Last few Index pages missing (Index ends at ‘N’).

Woodfall, William.

An Impartial Sketch of the Debate in the House of Commons of Ireland. On a Motion Made on Friday, August 12, 1785, by the Rt.Hon. Thomas Orde, Secretary to the Rt.Hon. Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant, for Leave to Bring in a Bill for Effectuating the Intercourse and Commerce between Great Britain and Ireland, on permanent and equitable Principles, for the Mutual Benefit of both Countries. Together with an impartial Sketch of the principle Speeches on the Subject of the Bill that were delivered in the House on Monday, August 15, 1785. With a Copy of the Bill, presented to the House of Commons of Ireland…

[First Edition]. Dublin, Printed for Luke White, [1785]. 23 x 14 cm. Title, ii, 200 pages (Sketch), (2), 24 pages (Bill) plus eight pages publishers list. Modern paper covered boards with paper label on front board. Hard cover. New end papers. Fore and tail edge rough deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, slightly faded. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened. Some water staining. Title and next two pages (‘To the Public’) with tape repaired closed tears. Occasional foxing.

Wordsworth, Charles / Hodgson, W. Earl (Editor).

Annals of My Early Life 1806-1846 / Annals of My Life 1847-1856. With occasional Compositions in Latin and English Verse.

Two Volumes. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891 & 1893. 22 x 14 cm. xvi, 42 pages plus 24 pages publishers list / xxxvi, 230 pages. Original dark blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Hard covers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Library sticker on front paste down of ‘Early Life’. Hinges starting to crack. Bindings remain sound. A few pencil annotations. Internally clean.

Wornum, Ralph Nicholson.

Etchings from the National Gallery. Eighteen Plates after Bellini, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Turner et al.

First Edition. London, Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, 1876. 38 x 28 cm. (2), 37 text pages and 18 engraved Plates – complete. Rebacked in 2022 using the original decorated boards, with a new spine and new end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rebacked. Internally occasional mild foxing.

Wright, Lyle H.

American Fiction. A Contribution Towards a Bibliography. Vol.1: 1774 – 1850 / Vol.2: 1851 – 1875 / Vol.3: 1876 – 1900.

Three Volumes. San Marino, California, The Huntington Library, 1969, 1965 & 1972. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: xviii, 411 pages / Vol.2: xviii, 438 pages / Vol.3: xix, 683 pages. Original cloth bindings. Hard covers with gilt title on spine. Inside original price clipped dust jackets, no inside archival jackets. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally very clean. A nice set.

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.

Wynne, John Huddlestone.

A General History of Ireland. From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time.

[First Edition]. London, Printed by Edward Cox for George Riley, 1772. 20 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: xxxii, 480 pages plus 11 pages Index. With six Plates, incl. frontispiece and plate showing the Author. Engraving on dedication page. Also a folding hand outlined folding Map. / Vol.2: 388 pages, (2) [Genealogical Table] plus four pages Index. With a Frontispiece. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Speckled edges. Red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt volume numbers on spine. Raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor abrasions and material losses to spine ends and corners. Hinges weak, but holding. Boards remain attached. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris on front paste downs. Name of previous owner on front free end papers, dated 1787. Internally mildly age darkened, but otherwise very clean. A very nice copy.

Young, Arthur.

A Six Months Tour through the North of England. Containing an Account of the present State of Agriculture, Manufactures and Population, in several Counties of this Kingdom. (…) Also, Experiements on Rearing and Fattening of Hogs, As laid before the Society of Arts & c.

First Dublin Edition. Complete in Three Volumes. Dublin, Printed for Wilson, Exshaw, Saunders, Sleater et al., 1770. 21 x 12.5 cm. Vol.1: Title, (2), xvi, 395, (2) with eight plates, incl. 6 folding plates / Vol.2: Title, vi, 390 pages with 14 plates, incl. 7 folding plates / Vol.3: Title, vii, 403 pages with one plate and five folding tables. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands. Red labels on spine. Gilt title and volume number, some gilt line decorations on spine. Plain boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Edges and end papers age darkened. A few small nicks and closed tears. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner in all three volumes. Internally bright and clean. A lovely set.

Young, Edward.

The Poetical Works of Edward Young.

Two Volumes – Complete. London, William Pickering, 1852. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: lvii, 298 pages. With a Frontispiece. / Vol.2: vi, 334 pages. Full brown morroco with armorial gilt designs to both boards. Raised bands and gilt title. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally clean. Name of previous owner on front free end papers.