Alvarez, Emanuel / Geoghegan, Rev. E.J. / Wheeler, G.B.

The Latin Prosody of Emanuel Alvarez, S.T.P. Provost of the College of St. Roch; with Explanations in English, by the Rev. E.J. Geoghegan.

A New Edition, revised and corrected. Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, [1864]. 14 x 9 cm. 109 pages, 40 pages (Appendix). Original dark cloth. Gilt title on front board (‘Standard School and College Books’). Very good condition. Rubbed, Bumped and age darkened throughout. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Hand written note on rear free end paper. A few pencil annotations / underlinings.

Anon.

Tearmai Dochtuireachta. Focloir Eolaiochta. Focloir Bitheolaiochta. Three small dictionaries.

Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office (1), Oifig an tSolathair (2), ND, 1966, 1968. 24 x 15 cm. 64, 46 & 38 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A little age darkened.

Best, R.I.

Bibliography of Irish Philology and Manuscript Literature. Publications 1913 – 1941.

First Edition. Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1942. 24 x 16 cm. x, 253 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. A few underlinings and tick marks inside, otherwise bright and clean.

Blackmore, R.D. / Aindrias O Baoighill (Translator).

Sceal Lorna Doone.

Dublin, Oifig Diolta Foillseachain Rialtais, 1934. 18 x 12 cm. 932 pages. Original blue textured cloth. Hard cover. Black title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Blok, D.P. (Editor).

Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Onomastic Sciences.

First Edition. The Hague & Paris, Mouton & Co., 1966. 26 x 18 cm. lvi, 611 pages. Original blue cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket with significant paper losses. Dust dulled. Inside archival jacket.

Botkin, B.A.

A Treasury of American Folklore. Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People.

Third Printing. New York, Crown Publishers, 1944. 21 x 14 cm. xxvii, 932 pages. Original blue cloth with gilt dragon on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Front free end paper missing. Some shelf wear. Binding and edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Bradley, Henry / Bridges, Robert.

The Collected Papers of Henry Bradley. With a Memoir by Robert Bridges.

College Park, Maryland, McGrath Publishing, 1970. 21 x 14 cm. x, 296 pages. With a frontispiece and two facsimile letters in the text. Green cloth with silver title on spine. Very good condition. Mild shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Christian Brothers.

Aids to the Pronunciation of Irish. By the Christian Brothers.

Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1922. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 107 pages. Two Plates. Original cloth. Hard cover. Good condition. Binding rubed and bumped, faded clour (see inages). Front free end paper neatly cut out. Internally bright and clean.

Colenso, John W.

Zulu – English Dictionary. By the Right Reverend John W. Colenso, D.D., D.C.L. Bishop of Natal.

First Edition. Pietermaritzburg, P. Davis, 23 Church Street, 1861. 17 x 12 cm. viii, 552 pages. New (2025) deep red buckram. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. New sound binding. Internally a little dust dulled. Large corner of page 199/200 missing.

Freedle, Roy O. / Carroll, John B.

Language Comprehension and the Acquisition of Knowledge.

Washington, John Wiley and Sons, 1972. 8°. XIII, 380 pages. Hardcover. Original cloth with dustjacket. Very good+ condition.

Guenther, F. / Schmidt, S.J.

Formal Semantics and Pragmatics for Natural Languages.

Dordrecht / Boston, Reidel, 1979. 8°. VIII, 378 pages. Softcover. Original Reidel edition. Near FINE condition. Absolutely clean and tight. [Synthese Language Library – Volume 4].

Hazlitt, W. Carew.

English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases. Collected from the Most Authentic Sources Alphabetically arranged and annotated by W. Carew Hazlitt.

First and Limited Edition. London, John Russell Smith, 1869. 23 x 15 cm. xxix, 505 pages. Title page Vignette. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title and author on spine. Foreedge deckle. Rebacked in 2024 using the original boads and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Neat gift inscription on half title page. Internallty bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Innes, C. (Editor).

The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Vol.1 A.D. MCXXIV – A.D. MCCCCXXIII [1124-1423]. Printed by Command of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Persuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

[First Edition]. [Edinburgh], 1844. Elephant Folio (c. 45 x 30 cm). Sectional pagination (in black): vi, 95, 26, 40, xxxvi, (66) [Tables], 36, 514 pages. / Continuous pagination (red numbers on top of each page): 878 pages with pages 673 to 676 misnumbered as 713 – 716. With 32 Plates, of which 26 are in ‘colour’, and five are folding or multi-folding, with the largest measuring c. 80 x 65 cm. Contemporary half red leather over plain paper boards. Gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping with minor abrasions to spine ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Mild foxing. Internally clean. Not ex-library. An impressive book.

Jacobi, Mary Putnam.

Physiological Notes on Primary Education and the Study of Languages.

[First Edition]. New York and London, G.P. Putnam’s Sons The Knickerbocker Press, 1889. 19 x 13 cm. (2), 120 pages plus two pages publishers list. Few B&W Illustrations. Decorated end papers. Marroon cloth with gilt title on spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp (Hodges, Figgis, Dublin) on front free end paper (both sides). Half title pages missing. Half of rear free end paper missing. Internally age dulled and mildly foxed. A few dog ears. Text block clean.

[Johnson, Samuel].

Johnson’s Pocket Dictionary of the English Language. Greatly improved by an Augmentation of some Thousand Words and Technical Terms. The Accentuation corrected according to the most approved Mode of Pronunciation. Subjoined is a concise Classical Mythology, a List of Men of Learning and Genius, Phrases from various Languages, and Translations of the Mottos of the Nobility.

London, Printed for T. Tegg & Son et al, 1835. c. 11 x 7.5 cm. iv, 252 pages. With a tissue-guarded Frontispiece showing Samuel Johnson. Contemporary dark green textured cloth. Blind decorations. Gilt title on spine. All edges gilt. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Tiny material loss to top of spine. Occasional mild foxing. A lovely little item.

Leadbeater, Mary / Edgeworth, Maria (Notes and Preface).

Cottage Dialogues Among the Irish Peasantry. With Notes and A Preface by Maria Edgeworth, Author of Castle Rackrent, &c. [‘Glossary and Notes’ from page 269 to 343].

First Edition. London, Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811. 17 x 10 cm. v, (4) [TOC], 343 pages. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards. New matching green cloth spine and black spine label. Gilt title. See images provided. Very good condition. New spine and end papers. Rebacked in 2022. Original boards worn, rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled. Faint blind stamp (’ Birkbeck College Library’) on first blank and title page. Numbers in pencil on verso of title page. Corner of page 73/74 missing, not affecting text. Small paper losses to page 103/104, not affecting text. A very nice copy of this very scarce publication. WorldCAT lists only one copy of the 1811 First Edition.

Liddell, M.A. / Scott, R.

A Lexicon Abridged from The Greek – English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott.

The Third Edition. Oxford, At the University Press, 1849 iv, 804 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine label with gilt title. Professionally rebacked in 2024. New end papers, Very good condition. Rebacked with sound binding. Boards worn and rubbed. Some ink staining on title page. Edges dust dulled. Some wear to corners and dog earing. Internally clean.

Lord Macaulay.

Critical and Historical Essays. Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. Authorized Edition.

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. viii, 850 pages. Black and brown half calf. Gilt vignette of Queen’s University Belfast on front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Five raised bands. Blind decorations on spine and boards. All edges speckled. Good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped, mildly stained. Edges age darkened. Front hinge opened. Front free end paper lost two corners. Internally mildly foxed and age darkened. A few annotations in text. Binding sound, but a few pages lose.

MacAlister, R.A.S.

The Ogham Inscriptions at Maumanorig, Co. Kerry / On an Excavation conducted on Cro-Inis, Loch Ennell. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.

Dublin, Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1938. pages 242 to 252. Two Plates with four images. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Name of previous owner on front board. See images.

[Macfarquhar, Colin & Gleig, George – Chief Editors]

Encyclopaedia Britannica. Three Plates Volumes with 460 Plates. Volumes 1, 3 & 4 (including the Plates issued as a Supplement in 1801-03.

Third Edition & Supplement to 3rd Edition. Three volumes of four. [Edinburgh], [Privately published by Andrew Bell, Archibald Constable & Colin Macfarquhar], [1788 – 1803]. c. 26 x 20 cm. Vol.1: Plates 1 – 161 / Vol. 3: Plates 292 – 446 / Vol. 4: Plates 447 – 542 and 1 – 50. See comments below for noted ‘anomalies’. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations and volume numbers in gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with wear to spine and ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Joints cracked, but bindings remain sound. Spine leather dried and cracked. Internally dust dulled, but generally clean. A few closed tears and some edge wear to some plates. Overall a very nice collection of more than 450 plates. See images.

MacHale, John (Translator).

An Irish Translation of the Book of Genesis from the Latin Vulgate. With a Corresponding English Version, chiefly from the Douay. Accompanied with Notes from the most distinguished Commentators. To be followed by that of the other Books, in successive Parts, to the Close of the inspired Writings.

Published in Tuam, Sold by James Duffy, Dublin, 1868. 28 x 22 cm. viii, 388 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally darkened with occassional mild foxing, mainly to outer leaves. Neat gift inscription in ink on verso of Frontispiece, dated 1881. Internally clean.

MacLean, Donald.

Typographia Scoto-Gadelica. Or, Books Printed in the Gaelic of Scotland from the Year 1567 to the Year 1914, with Bibliographical and Biographical Notes.

Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition, published in 1915. Shannon, Ireland, Irish University Press, 1972. 23 x 15 cm. x, 372 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Maunder, Samuel.

The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference. Revised throughout by B.B. Woodward, John Morris and W. Hughes.

New Edition. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1866. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. (4), 899 pages. With a frontispiece. Full calf with red spine label and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges red speckled. Gilt decorations. Blind line decorations on boards. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Age darkened. Text block bright and clean.

Merrick, James.

Annotations on the Psalms.

First Edition. Reading, Printed by J. Carnan and Co., and sold by Messrs. Newbery and Carnan et al, 1768. 26 x 20 cm. vi, 342 pages plus one page publishers list. Contemporary full vellum binding. Handwritten title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris on front paste down. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy. See images.

Nicolson, W.

The English, Scotch and Irish Historical Libraries. Giving a Short View and Character of Most of our Historians, either in Print or Manuscript. With an Account of our Records, Law-Books, Coins &c. by W. Nicolson, Late Bishop of Carlisle to which is added a Letter to the Reverend White Kennet, D.D. in Defence of the English Historical Libray, &c.

A New Edition, Corrected. London, Printed for T. Evans and T. Becket, 1776. 29 x 23 cm. xii, 241 pages (English Library), (6), 114, (2) (Scotch Library), viii, 90, (2) (Irish Library). Library Binding. Dark cloth hard cover with red label on spine. Gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some staining / discoloration (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Library with a few small stamps on title page and verso of title page. No stamps internally. Occasional very mild foxing, but generally a bright and clean copy internally.

Nolan, M.A. / McClelland, J.A / Fry, M.W.J. / Kew, H.W. / Ryan, H. / Algar, J. / Armstrong, E.C.R. / Lawlor, Rev. H.J / Macalister, R.A.S. / Westropp, T.J et al.

Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Volume XXXIII. Section A: Mathematical, Astronomical, and Physical Science / Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science / Section C: Archaeology, Lingusitics, and Literature.

Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1916-17. 27 x 18 cm. Proceedings individually paginated. With Illustrations, Maps etc. Contemporary quarter leather over cloth covered boards. Gilt title and Volume Number on Spine. Very good condition. Dust dulled. A little slanted.

O Cadlaigh, Cormac.

Gnas Na Gaeldilge.

First Edition. Baile Atha Cliath [Dublin], Oifig An tSolatair, 1940. 21 x 14 cm. xxiv, 660 pages. Original blue cloth with gilt title and author on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and faded. Front free end paper neatly cut off. Stamp of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner on half title. Number ‘28’ written on top edge. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Ó Máille, Tomás.

Urlabhraidheacht. Agus Graimear Na Gaedhilge. Cuid 1.

First Edition. Dublin. An Chead Chlo, Comlucht Oideachais Na Heireann, 1927. 20 x 14 cm. x, (2), 193, (2). Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and blind decorations. Brown end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumpined. Few small white specs on front board. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. A few small annotations, otherwise bright and clean. Scarce. See images.

Ó Searcaigh, Séamus.

Coimhréir Ghaedhilg an Tuaiscirt.

First Edition. Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair, 1939. 21 x 14 cm. xiii, 317 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to binding. Spine faded (see images). Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

O’Callaghan, John Cornelius.

The Green Book. Or Gleanings from the Writing-Desk of a Literary Agitator.

Second Edition, with considerable Additions and Improvements. Dublin, James Duffy, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. xii, pages 12-349, (2). With a Frontispiece and Vignette Title Page. New (2019) green cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened, mildly browned and damp stained. Number and stamp on verso of frontispiece, no other annotations.

O’Cathain, Seamas / O’Flanagan, Patrick.

The Living Landscape. Kilgalligan, Erris, County Mayo.

First Edition. Dublin, Comhairle Bhealoideas Eireann An Colaiste Ollscoile, 1975. 21 x 13 cm. x, 312 pages. With B&W maps and photographs. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Some minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket with edgewear, small close tears and tiny losses. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

O’Connor.

Chronicles of Eri; Being the History of the Gaal Sciot Iber: or, The Irish People; Translated from the original Manuscripts in the Phoenician Dialect of the Scythian Language.

First Edition. Volume 2 only! London, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822. 23 x 14 cm. Folding coloured frontispiece, title page with vignette, folding map of Eri, folding plate, 509 pages plus three pages publishers list. New (2023) dark blue half cloth over marbled boards. Spine labels with gilt titles. New end papers. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. A very nice copy in a new sturdy binding.

Petrie, George / Stokes, M. (Editor).

Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Vol. 1. [NOT A REPRINT]. Edited by M. Stokes.

First Edition. Volume 1 Only. Dublin, Printed at the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872. 23 x 29 cm, 86 text pages without the plates. Illustrated throughout with Drawings by George Petrie with a total of 179 Drawings on 74 Plates. Original half leather binding with gilt line decorations on boards. Leather spine with gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear: Edges and Corners rubbed and bumped. Boards rubbed and partially faded. Ex Library. Some glue stains on boards and end papers. Paper glued to front paste down (Markree Library). Name of University (Univ.Coll.N.Staffs) embossed on the bottom of the title page (small and neat). Some foxing. Pages and edges age darkened. Top edge gilt. Front edge deckle.

Petrie, George / Stokes, M. [Margaret] (Editor).

Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Chiefly Collected and Drawn by George Petrie and Edited by M. Stokes.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872. 28 x 25 cm. Vol.1: 86 pages followed by 74 Plates / Vol.2: 187 pages, v [Corrigenda], 54 Plates. Original dark cloth with celtic blind decorations. Gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Library with faint numbers on spine and a few small stamps internally..

Ray, J.

A Complete Collection of English Proverbs. Also the most celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Languages. To which is added, by the same Author a Collection of English Words, not generally used. With an Account of the Preparing and refining such Metals & Minerals as are found in England. Reprinted Verbatim from the Edition of 1768.

London, Printed for T. and J. Allman et al, 1818. 19 x 11 cm. vi, 308 pages. Red half calf with gilt title on spine. Red cloth covered boards. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Rivet, A.L.F / Smith, Colin.

The Place-Names of Roman Britain.

London, B.T Batsford, 1982. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. xviii, 426 pages. With some B&W Illustrations. Original blue cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner (‘Próinséas Ní Chatháin’) on front free end paper. Internally clean. Batsford Studies in Archaeology Series.

Robinson, The Rev. Stanford F.H.

Celtic Illuminative Art. In the Gospel Books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1908. 34 x 28 cm. xxx, unpaginated. Numerous plates, some in colour. Original cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Good condition only. Binding poor with damp stains and strong fading to parts (see images). End papers age darkened / stained. Internally clean. Binding weak, but holding. A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Robinson, Tim.

Connemara. Part 1: Introduction and Gazetteer. [NO MAP].

First Edition. Roundstone, Co. Galway, Folding Landscapes. 1990. 20 x 15 cm. 146 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to wrappers. Internally bright and clean.

Stewart, Alexander & O’Brien, Rev. Paul.

Elements of Gaelic Grammar & A Practical Grammar of the Irish Language. [Two Books Bound in One]. Subtitle for Stewart: In four Parts: 1. Of Pronounciation and Orthoraphy. 2. Of the State of Speech. 3. Of Syntax. 4. Of Derivation and Composition.

The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged / First Edition. Two Books bound into One. Edinburgh & Dublin, Printed by C. Stewart / Printed by H. Fitzpatrick, 1812 & 1809. 20 x 12 cm. xxiii, 200 pages one folding chart / x, 214 pages with one folding chart. Contemporary calf. Morroco spine label with git title. Gilt line decorations. See images. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Internally dust dulled and damp stained (see images). A few neat annotations. Small wormholes to some pages, not affecting text. Overall a very nice copy.

[The Christian Brothers].

Graimear Gaeilge Na Mbraithre Criostai. [An Irish Grammar].

Dublin, [Christian Bothers and McGill], 1960. c. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 432 pages. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Black titles. Near fine. Edges dust dulled. Spine slightly faded. A bright and clean copy.

Tomás Ó Criomhthain [Tomas O’Crohan] (Author) / An Seabhac [Padraig O Siochfhradh](Editor).

Allagar na h-Inise [Island Cross-Talk].

First Edition. Dublin, C.S. O Fallamain, hOifig an tSolatain, [Printed by Alex. Thom & Co., Iona Works Dublin], 1928. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 186 pages. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with a paper sticker and dark stain on front board (see image). Mild fraying to spine ends. Sound binding. Single library stamp (‘Colaiste Moibi’) and three numbers on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened. Small red stain on page iii (see image). Internally bright and clean without annotations, underlining etc.

Vallancey, Charles.

A Grammar of the Iberno-Celtic or Irish Language. To which is prefixed an Essay on the Celtic Language shewing the Importance of the Iberno-Celtic or Irish Dialect, to Students in History, Antiquity, and the Greek and Roman Classics.

The Second Edition with many Additions. Dublin, Printed by R. Marchbank, and sold by L. Flin, 1781. 20 x 14 cm. vi, 151 pages(4), 135 pages. With 9 Plates, of which two are folding. Contemporary full calf boards. Rebacked with a new cloth spine. Red morocco spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner on title page. Some edgewear to text block.

Various Authors.

An Universal History, from the earliest Account of Time to the Present. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological and other Tables.

Volumes 2 to 19 (18 Volumes in Total). Dublin, Printed by Edward Bate, for the Editors, 1744 / 1745 / 1746. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Vol.2: (2), 630 pages / Vol.3: (2), 645 pages / Vol.4: (2), 629 pages / Vol.5: (4), 615 pages / Vol.6: (2), 636 pages / Vol.7: (2), 653 pages / Vol.8: (2). 638 pages / Vol.9: (4), 651 pages / Vol.10: (2), 656 pages / Vol.11: (2), 632 pages / Vol.12: (2), 646 pages / Vol.13: (2). 650 pages / Vol.14: (2), 666 pages / Vol.15: (2), 724 pages / Vol.16: (2), 749 pages / Vol.17: (2), 813 pages / Vol. 18: (2), 706 pages / Vol.19: (2), 760 pages plus 10 pages Index. For list of Plates per volume, please see comments. Contemporary uniform calf. Spine label with title in gilt. Gilt decorations on spine. Raised bands. Red speckled edges. All volumes in very good condition, except for Vol. 5, which is seriously damaged by bookworm. All volumes rubbed and bumped. Age darkened edges and end papers. Very few annotations. Top edge of volume 19 marked with red felt pen. Internally age darkened with the occasional closed tear. Some plates with closed tears and poor folding. Overall a very nice and interesting set with some amazing Plates and Maps.