Baillie, Rev. John / Leaper Newton, Adelaide.

A Memoir of Adelaide Leaper Newton.

13th Edition. London, James Nisbet, 1861. c 18 x 12 cm. xvi, 377 pages plus publishers list. With a Frontispiece. Original embossed cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name and address stamp on title page. Internally clean.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.

First Edition. Two Volumes. New York, Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 584 pages / Vol.2: 647 pages. Illustrated. Original deluxe three-quarter brown morocco, raised bands, circular gilt-stamped medallions on front and rear covers, marbled endpapers and edges. Very good condition. Sound bindings. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Neat gift inscription to Library. Small library stamp (‘Peru Library’) on first blank of each volume. Occasional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A very nice set overall.

Lang, Andrew / Dobson, Austin.

The Library. With a Chapter on Modern English Illustrated Books by Austin Dobson.

Second Edition. London, Macmillan & Co., 1892. 19 x 13 cm. xxi, 192 pages. With a Frontispiece and Illustrations in Colour and B&W. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Small Ex Libris.

Van Hamel, A.G. (editor).

Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol. 3: Compert Con Culainn and other Stories.

First Edition in this Form. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1933. c. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 223 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on ffep. Few annotations.

O’Keeffe, J.G. (editor).

Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol.1: Buile Suibhne.

First Edition in the Form. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1931. c 18 x 12 cm. vii, 110 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on ffep.

O’Keeffe, J.G. / Joynt, Maud / Van Hamel, A.G. / Byrne, Mary E. & Dillon, Myles (editors).

Buile Suibhne / Tromdamh Guaire / Compert Con Culainn and other Stories / Tain Bo Fraich. Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol.1,2,3 & 5.

Four Volumes. Dublin, Published for the Stationary Office, 1931, 1931, 1933 & 1933. c. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 110 pages / xv, 55 pages / vii, 223 pages & ix, 50 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard covers. Gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. One front cover damp stained. Name of previous owner on all four ffep. A few annotations in two of the books.

Joynt, Maud (editor).

Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol. 2: Tromdamh Guaire.

First Edition in this Form. Dublin, The Stationary Office, 1931. c. 18 x 12 cm. xv, 55 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on ffep.

Byrne, Mary E. & Dillon, Myles (editors).

Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol. 5: Tain Bo Fraich.

First Edition in this Form. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1933. c. 18 x 12 cm. ix, 50 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Front cover damp stained (see picture). Name of previous owner on ffep. Some annotations.

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.

Anon.

A History of Rome in Two Volumes.

London, Printed for Longman, Reese, Orme et al, 1833 & 1835. C. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: xvi, 371 pages / Vol.2: xliii, 335 pages. Title page vignettes. Contemporary dark green calf with elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine. Gilt title and dentelles. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened spines. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on both front paste downs. Internally clean.