Nealon, Leo P.

The Constitution of the United States. Caselaw Examination of Rules and Guidelines for Judicial Review 1803-1990.

No publishing information. Stiff blue paper wrappers, plastic spine. See images. Very good condition. Bright and clean.

O’Donovan, J. / Butler, Richard / Hardiman, J. / Smith, A. et al.

The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society. Vol.1. [With articles about: St. Columbkille, The Book of Kells, Mellifont, Connaught et al.].

First Edition. Dublin, For the Irish Archaeological Society, 1846. 23 x 18 cm. TP, (6), 302 pages, 4. Modern half morroco over green cloth covered boards Hard over with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Name of title page. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Sotheby’s.

The Library of Henry Myron Blackmer II.

London, Sotheby’s, 1989. 27 x 20 cm. 636 pages plus References. Illustrated thoughout in colour and B&W. Losely inserted eight page price list. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. See images.

Sotheby’s.

Catalogue of The Psalter of Henry IV, King of England. Sold by Order of the Right Hon. Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale.

London, Sotheby’s, 1937. 24 x 18 cm. 9 pages, followed by three blank pages. Four Plates of which on is in colour and one folding Plate. Original green paper warppers. See images. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy.

Christie’s.

Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books / Valuable Printed Books and Indian Miniatures. Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books (3) / Valuable Printed Books and Indian Miniatures (1). The Property of the Late Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C.

Four Volumes. London, Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., 1965. 24 x 18 cm. Original light blue paper wrappers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. rubbing and bumping. Dust dulled and some stains (see images)

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.

Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. [Sotheby’s].

Music. Catalogue of Printed & Manuscript Music, Books on Music & Musical Instruments.

London, Sotheby’s, 1977. 154 pages plus Index. Illustrated in colour and B&W. Losely inserted price list for the auction. Original green wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. See image.

Sotheby & Co.

The Celebrated Library of Boies Penrose Esq FSA FRGS. Removed from Barbados Hill Devon, Pennsylvania. The First Portion: Travel & Exploration, Navigation & Trade. A – L.

First Edition. London, Sotheby & Co., 1971. 107 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Losely inserted list of Prices and Buyers’ Names. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover.

Prout, Samuel.

Hints on Light and Shadow, Composition, etc., as Applicable to Landscape Painting. Illustrated by Examples, by Samuel Prout, F.S.A. Painter in Water Colours in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

New Edition. London, James Rimell & Son, 1876. 36 x 28 cm. 16 text pages, followed by 20 Plates and explanatory text pages. New (2022) dark red cloth. Part of the original binding used as label on front board (see images). New end papers. Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Closed tear to tissue guard of frontispiece. Internally clean with occasional very mild foxing / staining. A nice copy in a solid new binding.

Bishop [Gilbert] Burnet.

Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. From the Restoration of King Charles II. to the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht. In the Reign of Queen Anne. To which is prefixed, a Summary Recapitulation of Affairs in Church and State, from King James I. to the Restoration in the Year 1660. Together with the Author’s Life, by the Editor: and some Explanatory Notes. The Whole Revised and Corrected by Him. In Four Volumes.

Four Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for J. Nunn et al, 1818. 21 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: lxiv, 451 pages / Vol.2: (6), 407 pages / Vol.3: 96), 385 pages / Vol.4: (6), 436 pages. Uniform brown calf. Elaborate gilt decorations. Red spine labels with gilt titles. Black spine labels with volume numbers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean.