[Cornelius Goggin, Dublin, Ireland]

Rare Irish Hand Carved Bog Oak Book Slide. The adjustable base with allround Laurel Leaf decoration and a central split carving depicting a view of a Church or Abbey (Muckross Abbey, Killarney?). Two hinged folding bookends, one carved depicting an Irish Celtic Cross, the other as an Irish Harp surrounded by shamrocks.

Ireland, 19th Century. Folded dimensions: c. 53 x 18 x 4 cm / Expanded dimensions: c. 76 x 18 x 21 cm. Excellent condition. See images.

O’Malley, Ernie.

The Singing Flame with Signed Letter by the Author.

First Edition. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1978. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. 312 pages. Original cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket with minor edge wear and some mild foxing (see images). Includes a hand written, signed and dated letter, written at the authors home Burrishoole Lodge. The letter is written on thin paper, a little creased and mildly foxed.

Kinsella, Thomas (Translator) / Le Brocquy (Brush Drawings).

The Tain. Translated by Thomas Kinsella from the Irish with Brush Drawings by Louis Le Brocquy. Dolmen Editions IX.

First Edition. Limited to 1750 Copies. SBN: 19 647 5031. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, September 1969. 28.5 x 18.5 cm. vi, Map, 294 pages (2). Illustrated. Original black cloth with white title and decorations (see images). Inside original illustrated slip case. Near fine in fair slip case. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner and date in ink on half title page. Internally bright and clean. Slip case worn and opening at the corner (see images).

Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales) / O’Meara, John (translator).

The History and Topography of Ireland. (Topographia Hiberniae). With a map and drawings from a contemporary copy c. 1200 A.D.

First Dolmen Edition (Dolmen Texts 4). Dolmen Press & Humanities Press, 1982. 136 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Top edge dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

O’Hara, Bernard (editor).

Mayo. Aspects of its Heritage [Signed].

First Edition. Special Limited Edition. Galway, The Archaeological, Historical and Folklore Society, Regional Technical College, 1982. Halt title, title page, (8), 313 pages. Illustrated. Green cloth. Hard cover. Inside red slip case. Near fine inside very good slip case. Edges dust dulled, otherwise bright and clean. Signed by the Authors, who contributed to this collection. Losely inserted invitation to the book launch at GMIT Galway in 1982. See images.

Gwynn, Stephen.

A Holiday in Connemara. With Sixteen Illustrations.

First Edition. London, Methuen & Co., 1909. 22 x 14 cm. vii, 320 pages plus 30 pages publishers list. Complete with all Plates as listed (16). Original green cloth with gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean, with occasional mild browning to some pages. A very nice copy.

Anon. [John Stevens / Stephens]

Monasticon Hibernicum. The Monastical History of Ireland. Containing, I. All the Abbies, Priories, Nunneries, and other Regular Communities which were in that Kingdom. II. The Time when, and the Titles under which, they were founded. III. The Name and Quality of their Founders. IV. The Provinces, Counties, Cities or Towns in which they were seated. V. The several Regular Orders to which they belong’d and the most remarkable Circumstances relating to their Foundation and Suppression. VI. Historical and Critical Observations, and Draughts of their several Habits, with a Map of Ireland.

First Edition. London, Printed for William Mears at the Lamb with-out Temple bar, 1722. 23 x 14 cm. Folded Map, Title page in black and red, (28) [Introduction], 416 pages, (8) [Index], one blank. See comments below for misnumbering etc. Contemporary full calf. Gilt decorations to boards and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Leather dried out and brittle, with minor material losses to spine and corners. See images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Spine label missing. Internally mildly age darkened (see images). Some short annotations by a previous owner.

Dutton, Hely.

A Statistical and Agricultural Survey of the County of Galway. With Observations on the Means of Improvement; drawn up for the Consideration. and by the Direction of the Royal Dublin Society.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed at the University Press by R. Graisberry, 1824. 21 x 13 cm. xx, 528 pages plus 112 pages Appendix. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Binding sound. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Names of previous owners on front free end paper and title page (see images). A few newspaper clips tipped in. Some annotations by a previous owner (in Irish and English). A very nice copy.

Eogan, George.

Catalogue of Irish Bronze Swords. [National Museum of Ireland].

First Edition. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1965. 28 x 22 cm. xxxix, 190 text pages, followed by 97 Illustration Pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Mild ring stain on front board. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner inscribed. Internally bright and clean.

Feheney, John M.

Ballysteen: The People and The Place.

Cork, Iverus Publications, 1998. 14.5 x 21cm. (9), 203 pages. Original softcover. Spine faded, otherwise excellent condition. Inscribed by author on title page.

Dallas, Rev. Alex.

The Story of the Irish Church Missions. An Account of the Providential Preparation which led to the Establishment of the Society for Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics in 1849. Part 1 [all published].

First Edition. London, Published for the Society for Irish Church Missions and Sold by Hatchard et al., 1867. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. viii, 232 pages. Contemporary cloth. Hard cover with gilt titles on front board and spine. Gilt decorations. Dark end papers. Binding very good condition, internally fine. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine ends mildly frayed with minor material losses (see images). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy of this scarce item.

Waring, J.B. [John Burley].

Stone Monuments, Tumuli and Ornament of Remote Ages. With Remarks on the Early Architecture of Ireland and Scotland.

First Edition. London, Printed and Published by John B. Day, 1870. 36 x 27 cm. x. 96 text pages (incl. Index pages) and 108 Plates. Complete. Contemporary half cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, somewhat discoloured and stained (see images). Top edge of most pages mildly damp stained (not affecting text or images). Overall still a very impressive publication. Very heavy item.

Bennett, George.

The History of Bandon.

First Edition. Cork, Henry and Coghlan, 1862. 19 x 12 cm. xv, 373 pages. Original bright blue cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Blind decorations. Professionally rebacked in 2023 using the original boards and spine. New decorative end papers. See images. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and faded. Internally clean. A nice sturdy copy of this scarce first edition.

Townsend, Rev. J.H.

The Buccaneer Queen. A Visit to her Ancient Haunts.

[First Edition]. London, Marshall Brothers, 1902. 18 x 12 cm. 82 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original green cloth. Black titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner inscribed on front free end paper. Scarce.

Lever, Charles.

The O’Donoghue; A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago. With Illustrations by H.K. Brown.

Dublin & London, William Curry, Jun. & William Orr, 1845. 21 x 13 cm. xi, 410 pages. Complete with 26 Plates, as listed. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Pale yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. All Plates age darkened. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner inscribed on first blank.

Flood, J.M.

The Northmen in Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin et al, Brown and Nolan, ND [1933]. 18 x 12 cm. 119 pages. Complete with four Plates. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled.

Barrow, John.

A Tour Round Ireland. Through the Sea-Coast Counties, in the Autumn of 1835.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1836. 20 x 12 cm. xi, 379 pages, 38 pages Appendix. Complete with a folding Map, Plates and Illustrations in Text, as listed. Later green cloth with gilt title on spine. New dark green end papers. Very good condition. Sound new binding. Name of previous owner and gift label on front paste down (see images). First and last pages age darkened and mildly foxed. Internally clean.

Dunlevy, Mairead.

Dress in Ireland.

First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford, 1989. 27.5 x 21.5 cm. 192 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. One page (111/112) creased. Overall a very nice copy. Scarce.

Macmahon, Noel (edited after Germain Bapst).

Here I Am, Here I Stay! Marshal MacMahon 1808 – 1893.

First Edition. Whitegate, Co. Clare, Ballinakella Press, 1993. 24 x 18 cm. xliii, 70 pages, pages numbered xlvi to xciii [Appendices & Index]. Illustrated. Original laminated boards.Hard cover. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Signed by Noel MacMahon on the Title Page.

An t-Athair Padruig Breathnach.

Songs of the Gael. A Collection of Anglo-Irish Songs and Ballads. Wedded to Old Traditional Irish Airs. No. 1-12.

Dublin, Browne and Nolan, ND [1915]. 15 x 12 cm. xiii, 384 pages. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding weak. Front hinge open. Single stamp on front free end paper and on title page. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.