O’Muraile, Nollaig.

Mayo Places. Their Names & Origins.

First Edition. Dublin, FNT, 1985. 17 x 11 cm. 136 pages, (4). With a few B&W line maps. Original decorated paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on first blank. From the library of Prof. Etienne Rynne (see comments). Internally clean.

Oscar Leslie Stephen (editor)

Sir Victor Brooke. Sportsman and Naturalist. A Memoir of his Life and Extracts from his Letters and Journals. A Chapter on his Researches in Natural History by Sir William H. Flower. Portraits and Illustrations.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1894. 20 x 14 cm. x, 266 pages, 28 pages publishers list. Complete with all Illustrations, as listed. Original maroon cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front hinge cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing.

O’Sullivan, Roderick.

Lough Corrib A Cause for Concern.

Published on behalf of Lough Corrib Angling Federation, 1996. 147 pages. With Tables, Maps etc. Trade paperback. Very good condition.

O’Sullivan, Thos. F.

Romantic Hidden Kerry. Legendary, antiquarian and historical associations, political, economic and social conditions, & scenic attractions of the Barony of Corkaguiny.

First Edition. Tralee, The Kerryman Ltd., 1931. 18 x 12 cm. xiii, 656 pages. Illustrated. Complete with the folding map and all Illustrations listed. Original dark green cloth. Gitlt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some staining and blistering (see images). Front hinge cracked. Edges and end papers dust dulled.

O’Sullivan, William (Editor).

The Strafford Inquisition of County Mayo. (R.I.A. MS 24 E 15).

First Edition. Dublin, Stationary Office for the Irish Manuscript Commission, 1958. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. x, 245 pages. Original brown stiff paper covers with titles on front cover and spine. Printed on off-white paper. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

O’Toole, Jimmy.

Grange. The Path to the Present [Signed]. A History of a Community in County Carlow.

First Edition. Grange, Co. Carlow, Grange G.A.A. Club, 1987. 20 x 14 cm. 174 pages. Illustrated. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

O’Toole, Jimmy.

The Bicentenary of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Grange Co. Carlow 1822 – 2022.

First Edition. Grange, Tullow, Grange Bicentenary Committee, 2022. Oblong 29 x 21 cm. 128 pages. Illustrated. Original paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the title page. Internally clean.

Otway, Caesar.

A Tour in Connaught: Comprising Sketches of Clonmacnoise, Joyce Country, and Achill. With Illustrations engraved on Wood.

First Edition. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1839. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. xi, 412 pages. Complete with eight illustrations. Contemporary dark green calf over marbled boards. Gilt and blind decorations. Black spine label and gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front hinge cracked. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing (see images).

Otway, Rev. Caesar.

Sketches in Erris and Tyrawly. Illustrative of the Scenery, Antiquities, Architectural Remains, and the Manners and Superstitions of the Irish Peasantry.

A new Edition, with a Map and other Illustrations. Dublin, Thomas Connolly, 1850. 17 x 11 cm. xv, 418 pages plus two pages publishers list. Some newspaper articles pasted in the back of the book. Complete with a colour map and all illustrations, as listed. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on title page (in pencil). Internally clean. A nice copy.

P.O’. Curry.

The Story of St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral Armagh.

Second Edition. Gloucester, The British Publishing Company, Not dated. [c. 1940]. 19 x 12 cm. 32 pages. With B&W images and ads. Original dark red decorated stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Name and address of previous owner inscribed. See images.

Patrick Eric Mac Finn / MacFinn.

Milic.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Maire Ni Ragallaig, 1943. 21 x 14 cm. 23 pages. Stapled pamphlet with paper covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulled. Rare Irish local history.

Pearse, Padraic H.

Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse. The Story of a Success. Edited by Desmond Ryan and the Man called Pearse by Desmond Ryan.

Dublin, The Phoenix Publsihing Co., 1924. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xii, 260 pages. With a Frontispiece and seven Plates in B&W (complete). Original green cloth. Hard cover. Embossed celtic decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened / browned. Front hinge weak.

Pearse, Padraic H. / Ryan, Desmond (Editor).

Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse. The Story of a Success and the Man Called Pearse.

Dublin, Cork, Belfast, The Phoenix Publishing Co., 1924. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 260 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original dark cloth with title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally age darkened and occasionally mildly foxed.

Petrie, George.

The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland. Anterior to the Anglo-Norman Invasion; Comprising an Essay on the Origin and Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland, which obtained the Gold Medal and Prize of the Royal Irish Academy.

Second Edition. Dublin, Hodges and Smith, 1845. 26.5 x 17.5 cm. xxi, 525 pages. Illustrated throughout. Trinity College Dublin Prize Binding by George Mullen. College Crest on front and rear boards. Extensive gilt decorations on polished calf. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Prize label on front paste down. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy in a very fine binding.

Petrie, George / Stokes, M. (Editor).

Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Vol. 1. [NOT A REPRINT]. Edited by M. Stokes.

First Edition. Volume 1 Only. Dublin, Printed at the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872. 23 x 29 cm, 86 text pages without the plates. Illustrated throughout with Drawings by George Petrie with a total of 179 Drawings on 74 Plates. Original half leather binding with gilt line decorations on boards. Leather spine with gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear: Edges and Corners rubbed and bumped. Boards rubbed and partially faded. Ex Library. Some glue stains on boards and end papers. Paper glued to front paste down (Markree Library). Name of University (Univ.Coll.N.Staffs) embossed on the bottom of the title page (small and neat). Some foxing. Pages and edges age darkened. Top edge gilt. Front edge deckle.

Petrie, George / Stokes, M. [Margaret] (Editor).

Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Chiefly Collected and Drawn by George Petrie and Edited by M. Stokes.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872. 28 x 25 cm. Vol.1: 86 pages followed by 74 Plates / Vol.2: 187 pages, v [Corrigenda], 54 Plates. Original dark cloth with celtic blind decorations. Gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Library with faint numbers on spine and a few small stamps internally..

Petrie, George / Stokes, Margaret (editor).

Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Chiefly Collected and Drawn by George Petrie and Edited by M. Stokes.

First Edition. Dublin Printed for the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872 & 1878. C. 28 x 21 cm. Vol.1: 86 pages followed by 74 Plates / Vol.2: 187 pages, v [Corrigenda], 54 Plates. Original blind stamped dark cloth. Volume 1 rebacked with a new spine and end papers in 2023. Please see images. Spine design is NOT uniform. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Library with a few library stamps.

Pitts Capper, Benjamin.

A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom. Compiled from Parliamentary, and other authentic Documents and Authorities; containing Geographical, Topographical, & Statistical Accounts of every District, Object, and Place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the various small Islands dependant on the British Empire. Accompanied by Forty-Six Maps, drawn purposely for this Work, on an original Plan.

First Edition. London, Printed for Richard Phillips, 1808. 21 x 13 cm. Both volumes unpaginated, c. 1000+ pages. Illustrated with 45 Maps, including 6 folding (Ireland x 2 / Scotland x 2 / Wales & Yorkshire). Note: Wales is shown on one map only, not two, as described in the ‘List of Maps’. Modern half leather over marbled boards. Black spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations. Plain end papers. Very good condition. Binding as new. Internally mildly age darkened. Very few small annotations. Name of previous owner with small pencil drawing on verso of half title page. A very attractive set in a nice modern binding.

Praeger, Robert Lloyd.

The Way That I Went. An Irishman in Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1937. 24 x 16 cm. xiii, 394 pages. With a frontispiece, 38 photographic plates and a large folding map, as called for. Small illustrations in text. Original blue cloth, inside original pale dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Deckle edges. Very good in good dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine ends just starting to fray. Edges and end papers age darkened. Very mild spotting to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket with small paper losses to spine ends and corners. Now inside protective clear jacket. A nice copy in the rare dust jacket. See images.

Praeger, Robert Lloyd (author) / Nelson, Charles (inscription / provenance).

The Way That I Went. An Irishman in Ireland.

Second, revised Edition. Dublin & London, Hodges, Figgis & Co. / Methuen & Co., 1939. c. 21 x 14 cm. xiii, 304 pages. Complete with 38 Plates, 12 Illustrations in Text and a folding Map at the end of the book. Complete, as listed. Original light blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Top right corner of front free end paper cut out. Ex Libris of Sue and Charles Nelson on front paste down. Beautiful gift inscription by Charles Nelson to his wife Sue on first blank page.