Barry, Francis.

In Dante’s Wood.

First and limited edition of 250 copies. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1969. 27 x 18 cm. 16 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. In dust jacket. Very good condition. Signed and numbered.

Bateman, Gerald Cooper.

A Countryman’s Calendar. Sayings for the Months compiled by Gerald Cooper Bateman.

First Edition. Ditchling, Sussex, St Dominic’s Press, A.D. 1927. 19 x 14 cm. 31 pages. Printed on stiff handmade paper. Illustrated with B&W woodcuts. Original quarter cloth over black paper covered boards. Title on front board. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Boards and edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean

Bates, William.

The Everlasting Rest of the Saints in Heaven. By the Reverend and Learned William Bates, D.D.

First Edition. London, Printed for B. Aylmer at the Three Pigeons, 1701. 19 x 12 cm. Frontispiece, Title, (2) – Bookseller’s Advertisement to the Reader, ix – TOC, 176 pages plus four pages Booksellers List. Illustrated Frontispiece showing the Author. Contemporary panelled calf. Raised bands, title label and gilt decorations on spine. Blind decorations to boards. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Binding weak with front board just attached. Front and rear hinges open. Front and rear joints cracked open. Spine ends frayed. Names of two previous owners on front free end paper. Name of one previous owner in ink on title page. Internal bright and clean. An appealing copy in a frail, but nice binding.

Bayle St. John.

Purple Tints of Paris. Character and Manners in the New Empire.

Two Volumes – Complete. London, Chapman and Hall, 1854. 19 x 12 cm. xxii, 322 pages / xi, 330 pages. Contemporary black half morroco over marbled boards. Very good condition. Seriously rubbed and bumped with small material losses to spine ends and corners. Some foxing to first and last few pages of each volume. Library sticker on front board of volume 2. No further library marks or stamps. Ex libris of previous owner (‘Maurice Brooks’) on front paste down of both volumes. Top of front hinge of volume 1 started to crack. Bindings sound.

Bayne-Powell, Isabella.

Death Enters the Ward.

First Edition. London, Francis James Publishing, 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Paper somewhat age darkened / browned. Name of previous owner on front paste down. A nice clean copy of this scarce book.

Beard, Geoffrey.

The National Trust Book of English Furniture.

Middlesex, Penguin Books, 1986. 14.5cm x 21cm. 295 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Beary, Roberta (Haiku) / O’Reilly, Frank (Design), Prescott, Christina (photography), Walsh, Willie (production).

One Breath. Notes from the Reluctant Engagement Project. Stories that tell us about truly empowering relationships.

First and limited Edition of 92 copies. No. 21. Westport, Mayo, Clan Beo / The Doire Press, 2019. 22 x 22 cm. One Breath Pack – including explanatory pamphlet, 23 Haiku from Roberta Beary, Kona from Maitiu Quinn, 24 seperate cards and narratives by Willie Walsh with art work from Clan Beo, all beautifully presented in a bespoke designed box. As new.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H, Allom, T (drawings).

Scotland / Caledonia. Illustrated In A Series Of Views Taken Expressly For This Work By Messrs. T.Allom, W.H.Bartlett, and Others.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and New York, George Virtue, ND (c. 1840). 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1 : 200 pages / Vol.2: 172 pages. Illustrated with steel plates. Complete with all Plates, as listed. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some foxing / browning. Gift inscription in ink in both volumes. A nice set in good sturdy bindings.

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

Switzerland. Illustrated in a Series of Views taken expressly for this Work by W.H. Bartlett; Esq.

First Edition. London, George Virtue, 1836. 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1: (4), 188 pages, engraved title plus 57 Plates (see comments!) / Vol.2: (2), 152 pages, engraved title plus 48 Plates, plus a folding map of Switzerland in the back. Contemporary half morroco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Gilt titles and decorations on spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Rear free end paper of Vol.1 and front free end paper of Vol.2 missing. Some tissue guards missing. Names of previous owners neatly inscribed in ink. Internally with some browning, foxing and large visible damp stains on most pages, incl. Plates. (see images).

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.

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de.

Le Barbier de Seville ou La Precaution Inutile. / L’Autre Tartufe ou La Mere Coupable.

Two Volumes (Tom. 1 & 3). Paris, Roux-Dufort Aine, 1825. 11 x 7 cm. xlvij, (4), 161 pages / xj, (2), 170 pages. Uniform half calf with gilt decorations and title. Dark end papers. With a Frontispiece in each volume. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ocassional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end papers.

Beck, Henry Charlton.

Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey and More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey.

New Brunswick / New Jersey, Rutgers University Press, 1961 & 1963. Two octavos. 278 and 338 pages. With B&W photographs. Trade paperbacks. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling.

Beckett, Samuel.

Poems 1930 – 1989. With previously unpublished poetry and translations.

First and limited Edition. Number 54 of 100 copies. London, Calder Publications, 2002. Octavo. 226 pages. Includes the Lithograph “Images of Samuel Beckett” by Louis Le Brocquy. Colophon page with handwritten copy number and signature of Louis Le Brocquy. Bound in quarter goatskin, with raised bands. Hand tooled spine. Top edge gilt. Marble boards with matching slipcase. Fine in fine slipcase.

Bedwell, C.E.A.

Manual for Hospital Librarians.

First Edition. London, The Library Association, 1947. 21 x 14 cm. (2), 120 pages. Original green paper covered boards. Hard cover. Good condition. Ex Library with stamps and stickers on front end papers and title page. Internally clean.

[Beecham, Thomas] Cardus, Neville.

Sir Thomas Beecham. A Memoir.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1961. 21.5cm x 14.5cm. 125 (4) pages. Frontispiece photograph of Beecham. Includes photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Beers, F.W.

Atlas of Monmouth Co. New Jersey. From Recent and Actual Surveys and Records.

Facsimile Edition of the 1873 Edition. Lincroft N.J., Gerrit Publishers / Harmony Press, 1986. 39 x 30 cm. Paper wrappers. Very good condition. Wrappers dust dulled. Some shelf wear. Internally clean.

Beglane, Fiona.

Anglo-Norman Parks in Medieval Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2015. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 227 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. As new.

Belaney, Rev. R.

The Sovereignty of the Pope. A Lecture delivered by the Rev. R. Belaney (Late Vicar of Arlington) to the Catholic Young Men’s Society of Dublin, in the Rotundo, on Monday the 30th of January, 1860.

Third Edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1860. 21 x 14 cm. 35 pages. Pamphlet. Very good condition. A little rubbed and dust dulled. Text block clean.

Belitt, Ben.

The Double Witness – Poems: 1970-1976.

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1977. 22.4cm x 16.4cm. X, 71 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Bell, Don.

Bookspeak.

Limited edition of 120 copies. Francestown, Typographeum, 2000. 24,5 cm x 16,5 cm. 25 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.