Colgan, Edward.

For Want of Good Money. The Story of Ireland’s Coinage.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 2003. 24 x 16 cm. x, 208 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine in original decorated dust jacket. As New.

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.

Colin, Louis.

Lamps of Love: A Recall to the Principal Sources of Love. Translated by Sr. David Mary SNJM.

Cork, The Mercier Press, 1959. 14cm x 22cm. XI, 247 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Some signs of wear to dustjacket, including tear to back. Otherwise in excellent condition.

Collier, Jer.

An Appendix to the Three English Volumes in Folio of Morery’s Great Historical, Geographical, Genealogical and Poetical Dictionary: Being a Curious Miscellany of Sacred and Profane History…

London, Printed for Geo. James et al., 1721. 38 x 23 cm. Title page in red and black. List of Subscribers. Several hundred unnumbered (alphabetically sorted) pages. Old calf. Blind and gilt decoration. Binding worn. Boards still attached but hinges and joints open. Seriously rubbed and bumped. Internally the text block is in very good condition. Two pages with red underlining.

Collins, William / Mr. Hammond.

The Poetical Works of Mr. William Collins. To which are added Mr. Hammond’s Elegies.

Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, 1770. 12.5 x 7 cm. (2)[Contents], 106 pages. Contemporary calf. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Plain boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and title label worn and faded. Front joint started to crack, but holding. Internally very clean.

Colwell, Stella.

Family Roots: Discovering the Past in the Public Record Office.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991. 20.5 x 27cm. 231 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Pre-owner’s name on front endpaper.

Compiled by the Editor of the “Nation”. [T.D. Sullivan].

Penny Readings for the Irish People. Volumes 1, 2 & 3.

[First Edition]. Three volumes bound in one. Dublin, T.D. Sullivan, 1879. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. 316, (4), 316, (4), 319 pages. New (2021) black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding, new end papers. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed, but clean. A very good copy in a new sturdy binding.

Compton, David.

The Acolyte.

First edition. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996. 24 x 16 cm. 398 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by the author.

[Comte De] Buffon [Georges-Louis Leclerc] / Barr, J.S.

Barr’s Buffon. Buffon’s Natural History / Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects, and Reptiles. Buffon’s Natural History. Containing A Theory of the Earth, A General History of Man, opf the brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals &c &c &c From the French with Notes by the Translator. In ten Volumes / Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects, and Reptiles. Embellished with Upwards of Two Hundred Engravings. In Five Volumes.

Ten plus Five Volumes. Two complete Sets in 15 Volumes Total. London, Printed for the Propietor and sold by H.D. Symonds 1797 / 1798. 19 x 11.5 cm. Vol.1: viii, 333 pages / Vol.2: iv, 348 pages / Vol.3: (2), 348 pages, 4 plates / Vol.4: (2), 352 pages, 1 plate / Vol.5: (2), 347 pages, 16 plates / Vol.6: iv, 346 pages, 19 plates / Vol.7: iv, 338 pages, 13 plates / Vol.8: iv, 343 pages, 18 plates / Vol.9: vi, 355 pages, 15 plates / Volume 10: (2), 366 pages / Vol.11: vii, 322 pages, 13 plates / Volume 12: vii, 332 pages, 8 plates / Vol.13: viii, 320 pages, 9 plates / Vol.14: viii, 322 pages, 8 plates / Vol.15: viii, 386 plates. See comments below for plates. Contemporary uniform tree calf. Two spine labels and gilt line decorations. Two red spine labels on all volumes. Some spine labels replaced at a later stage. Gilt line decorations on spine. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Front hinge of volume 12 weak, but holding. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down of all volumes. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front free end paper of volume one with small paper losses. Internally a very clean set. Some age darkening, Overall a very nice complete set.

Conan Doyle, Arthur.

Sir Nigel.

London, John Murray, 1940. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 394 pages plus two pages of publishers list. Original red cloth with black title on spine. Black facsimile signature of the author on front board. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mildly foxed inside. Gift inscription on front free end paper: ‘Victor Brooke with lots of love from Mum. 24th Nov 1943’. Dust jacket very worn with some paper losses; now in archival jacket. Conan Doyle Uniform Edition.

Connell, John.

Wavell. Scholar and Soldier To June 1941.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1964. 23 x 14 cm. 573 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on red on spine. In original dust jacket. Top edge coloured. Map-decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some damp staining to first few pages of book. Fore edge of frontispiece a little frayed. Dust jacket dust dulled and edge worn; now in archival jacket.

Conry, Michael J.

Carlow Granite [Signed]. Years of History Written in Stone.

First Edition. Avila, Chapelstown, Co. Carlow, Chapelstown Press, 2006. 24 x 16 cm. 268 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Near fine. Edges dust dulled, otherwise like new. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Conwell, Eugene Alfred.

Discovery of the Tomb of Ollamh Fodhla (Olluv Fola). Ireland’s famous Monarch and Law-Maker upwards of Three Thousand Years ago. With Fifty-Six Illustrations.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill et al. 1873. 22 x 14 cm. x, 69 pages, (4) [Subscribers and Publishers List]. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on front board and spine. Blind decorations. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Armorial Ex Libris of A.V. Montgomery on front paste down

Conwell, John Joe.

Lickmolassy By The Shannon: A History Of Gortanumera & Surrounding Parishes.

Gortanumera Historical Society, Galway, 1998. 344 pages. Illustrated. Paperback. Very good condition. Gift inscription. Internally clean.

Cooke, Grace MacGowan.

Son Riley Rabbit and Little Girl. With forty Illustrations in Black and White from Photographs.

First UK Edition. London, W.&R.Chambers, Limited, Not dated [c. 1910]. 26 x 20 cm. (6), 113 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original red cloth with decorations. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. Some dog ears and short closed tears to first few pages. Internally clean.

Coon, Carleton S.

The Seven Caves: Archaeological Explorations in the Middle East.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. 14.5 x 21.5cm. (13), 338 pages, with 45 photographs, 39 line drawings and 3 maps. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering in dustjacket and protective Mylar wrapper. Deckled edges. Very good condition, boards, binding and text firm and clean, very minor signs of wear to dustjacket edges.

Cooney, Gabriel; Becker, Katharina; Coles, John; Ryan, Michael; Sievers, Susanne (editors).

Relics of Old Decency. A Festschrift for Barry Raferty : Archaeological Studies in Later Prehistory.

First Edition. Dublin, Wordwell, 2009. 28 x 21 cm. xii, 560 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Gift inscription on half title page, otherwise bright and clean.

Cooney, John / McGarry, Tony.

Ireland and Europe – In Times of World Change. Humbert International Chronicle and Directory.

First Edition. Dublin, Humbert International School Publication. 2002. 25.7cm x 15.7cm. 378 pages. With illustrations in black/white. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Inscribed and signed by one of Authors on title page.

Corcoran, Doreen.

A Tour of East Antrim. Historic photographs from the W.A. Green Collection in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.

First Edition. Belfast, Friar’s Bush Press, 1990. 18cm x 21.4cm. 92 pages. With historic photographs of rural life in early 1900’s Antrim. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Corcoran, T. (Editor).

The National University Handbook 1908 – 1932.

First Edition. Dublin, Published for the Senate National University of Ireland, 1932. 25 x 18 cm. xi, 287 pages. Illustrated. Stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Paper covers disconnected from text block. Some tears to covers. Text block bright and clean.