Griffith, Richard.

County of Mayo. Valuations of the Several Tenements in the Union of Newport.

Dublin, Alex. Thom and Sons, 1855. 33 x 22 cm. 94 pages. Later purple cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Blue end papers. Very good condition.

Howard, John Eliot.

“The Island of Saints;” or, Ireland in 1855.

First Edition. London, Seeleys, 1855. 16 x 10 cm. xxiv, 276 pages. With 10 (out of 11) Lithotint Plates and three woodcut Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine (see images). Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Spine faded into brown. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small Ex Libris on front paste down. Inscription on front free end paper reads : ‘From the Author Sept. 1855’. A few neat annotations. A very nice copy.

Knight, Charles.

The Popular History of England. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]. An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to our own Times.

First Edition. Eight Volumes – Complete Set. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1856 – 1862. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: viii, 492 / Vol.2: xii, 500 / Vol.3: xi, 499 / x, (2), 499 / Vol.5: xii, (2), 483 / Vol.6: x, 472 / Vol.7: xvi, 582 / Vol.8: xvi, 672 pages. All volumes illustrated throughout with numerous Plates, Illustrations in text and one folding Map of London Fine uniform contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Red speckled edges. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened and occasional mild foxing. Inscribed and signed by the Author Charles Knight on second blank of first volume, dated Sept. 21, 1860. A very nice set in a fine and sturdy binding.

Newman, Cardinal John Henry.

The Church of the Fathers. [From the Advertisement: The volume now presented to th reader, contains some of the earliest compositions of what is called the Oxford, or Tractarian, School. They are portions of a Series, which appeared in the British Magazine of 1833 and the following years…].

A New Edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1857. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 356 pages. Attractive Maynooth University Prize Binding. Full calf. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

M. Le Vicomte De Magny.

Nobiliaire universel. Recueil général des généalogies historiques et véridiques des maisons nobles de l’Europe. Cinquième volume.

Paris, Au secrétariat de l’Institut héraldique, 1858. 32 x 24 cm. xii, xvi, 310 pages. Illustrated. One colour Plate. Contemporary half faux-leather. Cloth covered boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Boards a little worn and stained (see images). Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean.

M. Le Vicomte De Magny.

Nobiliaire universel. Recueil général des généalogies historiques et véridiques des maisons nobles de l’Europe. Cinquième volume.

Volume 5 ONLY. Paris, Au secrétariat de l’Institut héraldique, 1858. 32 x 24 cm. xii, xvi, 310 pages. Illustrated. One colour Plate. Losely inserted handwritten note and a photo of George V. See images. Contemporary green textured cloth. Elaborate gilt decorations. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy.

Sullivan, Robert.

Geography Generalized; Or, An Introduction to the Study of Geography on the Principles of Classification and Comparison. With Maps and Illustrations: and an Introduction to Astronomy.

Twenty-Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected. Dublin, Marcus and John Sullivan, 1858. c. 16 X 10 cm. 320 pages. With Maps and Illustrations. Original tectured cloth. Gilt title. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small material losses to top of spine. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Bar code sticker on rear free end paper. Binding weak, but holding.

Wilson, John Marius (Editor).

The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland; or Dictionary of Scottish Topography. Compiled from the most recent Authorities. And forming a complete Body of Scottish Geography. Physical, Statistical, and Historical. Illustrated with a complete County Atlas, various chorographical Maps, Plans of Ports, Harbours, and interesting Views.

Two Volumes – Complete. London and Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co., ND (c. 1860). 25 x 16.5 cm. Vol.1: lxviii, 816 pages / Vol.2: 872 pages. Both volumes with coloured maps, and B&W plates. Volume 1 with a large folding map of Scotland (repaired in the back). Contemporary half calf over cloth covered boards. Marbled edges. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. folding map with long closed tear, which has been repaired in the back. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy with interesting Maps and Plates. See images.

Colenso, John W.

Zulu – English Dictionary. By the Right Reverend John W. Colenso, D.D., D.C.L. Bishop of Natal.

First Edition. Pietermaritzburg, P. Davis, 23 Church Street, 1861. 17 x 12 cm. viii, 552 pages. New (2025) deep red buckram. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. New sound binding. Internally a little dust dulled. Large corner of page 199/200 missing.

Nightingale, Florence.

Notes on Hospitals.

Third Edition, Enlarged and for the most part Re-written. London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1863. 25.5 x 19 cm. ix, (2), 187 pages. Illustrated. Complete with all Plans, Maps, Fold-outs, Forms etc. – as stated in the ‘List of Plans’. Original dark brown textured cloth. Blind decorations on boards. Gilt title on spine. Professionally rebacked in 2019 using the original boards and spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Corners a little worn. Edges dust dulled. New dark end papers. Short closed tears to the two maps in the back. Small paper loss to Paris map – none affecting actual maps. Overall a very nice, bright, complete and clean copy of this rare publication.