Various Authors.

Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service – Vol.1 – No.1 – 1915 – FACSIMILE

Facsimile Edition. 102 Pages. With B&W Illustrations. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good Condition. Bright and clean.

Various Authors.

Nursing Illustrated. 53 Issues of ‘Nursing Illustrated’ published between Jan 1939 and Jan 1941.

London, Hulton Press, Ltd., 1939 – 1941. 29.5 x 21.5 cm. Original light blue paper wrappers. Stapled. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping; some dust dulling. Overall clean.

Musgrave, Richard.

Memoirs of the different Rebellions in Ireland. From the Arrival of the English: with a particular Detail of that which broke out the XXIII D of May MDCCXCVIII; the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it; and the Characters of the principal Actors in it. Compiled from original Affiidavits and other authentic Documents and illustrated with Maps and Plates.

Dublin and London, Printed by Robert Marchbank for John Milliken and John Stockdale, 1801. 27 x 20.5 cm. x, (2), 636 pages plus 166 pages Appendix plus 10 pages Index and Errata. With 10 Maps and Plates, nine of them folding. New (2021) dark green half calf over marbled boards. New end papers. New attractive binding. Internally age darkened throughout with occasional foxing / browning. Name of previous owner in ink on first blank. Internally clean. All 10 Plates present, however, Plates 1 & 3 appear to be facsimiles.

Southey, Robert.

The Life of Nelson.

London, E.H. Wells, Not dated [c.1900]. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 351 pages. Contemporary claf Prize Binding for Cork Grammar School. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Mild abrasion to front paste down. Prize label losely inserted. The Farrington Classics.

Dodsley, J. / Burke, Edmund (Editors). Washington, George / Jefferson, Thomas / Founding Fathers et al.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1774, 1776, 1778 – 1781, 1783 and 1787. [A Crucial Primary Source for the American Revolution / Early Printing of the Declaration of Independance / American Civil War / 1787 Constitution of the United States of America etc.].

1774 & 1776 Fourth Editions. All others: First Editions. Eight Volumes. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1789, 1788, 1779, 1780, 1780, 1782, 1785 & 1789. 21 x 12.5 cm. 1774: (2), 280, 245, (10) / 1776: IV, 270, 259, (9) / 1778: IV, 334, 245, (11) / 1779: vii, 442, 193, (10) / 1780: vii, 404, 251, (12) / 1781: (2), 339, 207, (12) / 1787: II, 320, 202, (14). Uniform contemporary tree calf. Gilt decorations to spine. Dentelles. Generally very good condition. Bindings seriously rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Spine labels missing. Some joints started to crack. Some material losses to heads of spines and corners (see images). The 1779 volume has a split spine. Bindings remain sound. Internally mildly age darkened / dust dulled, occasionally foxed, otherwise clean. The 1781 volumes shows some damp and bookworm damage for the last 20 pages or so, not affecting readability. No annotations, library stamps etc. Eight clean copies. Excellent reading copies or candidates for rebinding.

Ross-Lewin, Harry / Wardell, John (Editor).

With “The Thirty-Second” In the Peninsular and other Campaigns. By Harry Ross-Lewin of Ross Hill, Co. Clare.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 22 x 14 cm. xxiv, 368 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Mild discoloration to binding (see images). Front hinge split. Dublin bookseller stamp on front paste down. Small note in ink on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Smith, Des / Cox, Des.

Surgeon Major T.H. Parke. The Rarest Doctor. A Short History of his Life. Published by Carrick-On-Shannon & District Historical Society.

Carrick-on-Shannon, Historical Society, 1994. 21 x 15 cm. Eight pages. With Illustrations. Original stiff card board wrappers. Decorated. Very good condition. A little dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Younghusband, Col. G.J.

The Story of the Guides.

First Reprint, London, Macmillan and Co., 1908. 22 x 14 cm. xvi, 207 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, some staining and fading (see images). Gift inscription on front paste down. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Complete with 16 Plates, as listed.

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.

Edward Earl of Clarendon.

The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. Begun in the Year 1641, with the Precedent Passages, and Actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy End and Conclusion there by the King’s blessed Restoration. and Return upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660.

Dublin Edtion. Three Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Printed for John Hyde and Robert Owen, Booksellers, 1719. 32 x 19 cm. Vol.1: Blank, engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, xii [Preface], (4) [List of Subscribers], 422 pages. / Vol.2: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (4) [Dedication], 459 pages. / Vol.3: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (6) [Dedication], 445 pages plus 33 pages Index. Small vignettes in text. Contemporary panelled calf. Blinf decorations to boards. Gilt decorations to spine. Spine labels with title and volume numbers in gilt. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material losses / abrasions to corners and spine ends. Volume spine label missing on volume 2. Some joints started to crack, but bindings remain sound. Name and Ex Libris of previous owners on front paste down and title pages. Internally clean, mildly age darkened. A few minor tears. A nice set overall.