Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Catena Aurea Justissimo Titulo Nuncupata. Complete Title: Sancti Thomae Aquinatis. Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum Doctoris Angelici Expositio Continua Super Quatuor Evangelistas, Latinis et Graecis Auctoribus Ac Praesertim ex Patrum Sententiis et Glossis Miro Artificio Quasi Uno Tenore Contextuque Conflata. Simul Ac Catena Aurea Justissimo Titulo Nuncupata. Nunc verd tandem ab innumeris & enormibus medis aliarum Editionum expurgata & locorum indicibus antea falsis vel imperfectis insignita & novis additamentis, marginibus, & ornamentis aueta ut singulisEvangelistis praefixaPraefatio plenius indicabit per R. P. F. Joannem Nicolai … Prima Pars in Matthaeum. Editio in Germania Prima, Cum Gratia & Privilegio Sac. Caesar Majestatis.

Herbiboli [Wuerzburg], Joannis Ziegeri, 1706. 34 x 22 cm. Half title, Title page in red and black, 16 [Praefatio, Divi Thomae Aquinatis], 901 pages. Small vignettes. See comments below. A full leather [vellum?] binding over boards with clasps. Covers blind tooled. Dark edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some book worm holes. Sound tight binding. Clasps present and closing. Dust dulled. One stamp (‘Holy Cross Priory Library Sligo’) on title page. Old inscription on top of title pages. No further stamps or inscriptions. Mild age darkening / foxing. Internally very clean. Overall a very nice copy in an attractive binding. See images.

Foy, Michael.

The Sugar Industry in Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, Comhlucht Siuicre Eireann Teo., 1976. 30 x 21 cm. 160 pages. Illustrated. Original dark cloth. Decorations in gilt and silver. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. A little worn. Age darkened and mildly stained. Please see images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few small stains. Name and address of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean. Scarce.

Todd, James Henthorn.

St. Patrick Apostle of Ireland. A Memoir of his Life and Mission. With an Introductory Dissertation on some early Usages of the Church in Ireland, and its Historical Position from the Establishment of the English Colony to the present Day.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Smith & Co., 1864. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 515 pages. Modern quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. New end papers. Binding, as new. Edges age darkened. Internally clean.

Colgan, Nathaniel.

Flora of the County Dublin: Flowering Plants, Higher Cryptogams and Characeae. With a Map.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 22 x 14 cm. lxx, 324 pages and a folding map. Original dark green textured cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Black end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Gift inscription by Professor MacAllister, D.N.F.C. [Dublin Naturalist’s Field Club] on half title page.

Tomas O Neill, Padraig O Fiannachta.

De Valera I. [Signed].

First Edition. Volume 1 only. Dublin, Clo Morainn, 1968. 23 x 15 cm. ix, 285 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket; now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by both authors on the front free end paper. Losely inserted copy of a letter by the publisher.

Kenyon, John R. / O’Conor, Kieran (editors).

The Medieval Castle in Ireland and Wales. Essays in Honour of Jeremy Knight.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. 261 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

Gaughan, J. Anthony.

Scouting in Ireland [Signed].

First Edition. Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Kingdom Books, 2006. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 193 pages. Illustrated. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some edgewear to dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page.

Duranti, Joannis Stephani.

Joannis Stephani Duranti, Secretioris Regii Consistorii Consiliarii Amplissimi, Senatus Tholosani Primi Præsidis, Libri Tres De Ritibus Ecclesiae Catholicae

Lugduni [Paris], Joannem Certe, 1675. 23 x 18 cm. Title page, (6), 512 pages, 36 pages Index. Contemporary full vellum. Handwritten title on spine. New white end papers. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and stained (see images). New end papers somewhat oversized and paper poorly matched to text block. Internally clean with occasional signs of book worm activity.

Ceremoniale Episcoporum Clementis Papae VIII. et Innocentii X. Jussu recognitum…

Rome, Michaelis Angeli & Petri Vincentii de Rubeis, 1713. 23 x 16 cm. Half title, title page in red and black with engraving, (8), 327 pages plus 37 pages Index. Numerous engravings. Modern fine red morocco. Gilt title and decorations. Red speckled edges. New end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Edges dust dulled. Some old underlining. Some bookworm traces. Overall a very nice copy.

By a Barrister at Law.

An Exact Abridgment of All The Irish Statutes. From First Sessions of Parliament in the Third Year of the Reign of King Edward II. to the End of the Seventh Session of His Present Majesty King George II. Together with An Abridgment of All the English Statutes in Force in Ireland, from Magna Charta, to the End of the Seventh Session of His Present Majesty King George II. With Tables…

Dublin, Printed by George Grierson, 1736. 24 x 20. Three blank pages, (2) [Approval], Title page, (2) [Preface], 770 pages, (34) [A Table of the Titles of the statutes…], (66) [A General Table. containing the Substance of each Clause…]. Three folding Tables. Modern half brown morocco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Name of a previous owner on first blank. Three library stamps on frontispiece and title page (see images). No further stamps. Internally mildly age darkened, otherwise clean. A few small annotations. Occasional mild damp staining. Overall a very nice copy of this scarce book.