Price, Victor.

Overkill.

First Edition. Belfast, Ulsterman Publications, 1980. 21 x 15 cm. 24 pages. Original soft cover. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and some discoloration to outside. Internally bright and clean.

Prince of Hohenlohe / Curtius, Friedrich / Chrystal, George W. (Editors).

Memoirs of Prince Chlodwig of Hohenlohe Schillingsfuerst. Edited by Friedrich Curtius for Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe Schillingsfuerst. Translated from the First German Edition and Supervised by George W. Chrystal B.A.

First English Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, William Heinemann, 1906. 24 x 15 cm. Vol.1: vii, 406 pages, with two Illustrations / Vol.2: 502 pages with four Plates, of which one is folding. Original red cloth with title information on front boards and spines. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end paper dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally very clean, partially uncut. With all Illustrations as called for.

Prince von Bülow (Bulow).

Memoirs. 1903 – 1909 & 1909 – 1919.

Two First Editions. Two Volumes. London & New York, Putnam, 1931 & 1932. 24 x 16 cm. Vol.1: xiv, (2), 534 pages / Vol.2: xi, 373 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean.

Prince, Joyce.

Miss Nightingale’s Vision of a Nursing Profession. an interim report. The third Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture.

London, Royal College of Nursing. 1984. 21 x 15 cm. 20 pages. Text only. Stapled pamphlet with stiff blue cover. Excellent condition. Bright and clean.

Princess Catherine Radziwill (Catherine Danvin).

Those I Remember.

First Edition. London et al, Cassell and Company, 1924. 20 x 14 cm. ix, 274 pages. With a Frontispiece showing the Author. Original pale green cloth. Hard cover. Title and decorations on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Edges mildly foxed. Inscribed and signed by the Author on front free end paper, dated ‘Paris 1924’. Blind stamp of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Prinz, Jessica.

Art Discourse – Discourse in Art.

New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 1991. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. XVI, 226 pages. With 54 illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Proal, Louis / Morrison, Douglas (Series Editor).

Political Crime. With an Introduction by Prof. Franklin H. Giddings of Columbia University.

First Edition. New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1898. 19 x 13 cm. xxii, 355 pages plus publishers list. Brown cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of the Christian Brothers O’Brien Institute on front paste down. Internally bright and clean. Series: The Criminology Series. Edited by Douglas Morrison.

Proctor, Richard A.

A New Star Atlas. For the Library, the School, and the Observatory. In Twelve Circular Maps (with two Index Plates). Intented as a Companion to Webb’s Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes. With a Letterpress Introduction on the Study of the Stars. Illustrated with several Woodcust.

Fourth Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875. 19 x 12 cm. xii, 27 test pages with Illustrations, followed by 14 double page star maps. Fine leather binding with gilt titles and decorations. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Hinges weak, but holding. Binding rubbed and bumped with small losses to spine ends (see images). Stamps of previous owner (‘Sir Thomas Bazley, Hatherop Castle, Fairford, Glos.’) on first blank. Small inscription on same page. Internally clean.

Prof. Dr. Pannwitz (Editor).

Het Rood Kruis – Das Rote Kreuz – La Croix Rouge. Official Magazine of the Belgian Red Cross – Tri-Lingual Publication (Belgian / German / French).

Complete set of 52 Issues for the second Year of Publication 1916. Brussel / Bruxelles. Red Cross of Belgium, 1916. 31 x 24 cm. 52 Weekly Issues with 16 pages each (832 pages). With B&W Photos. Half cloth over paper covered boards. Gilt title and year on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper creased. A few small line annotations, otherwise internally bright and clean.

Proprium Sanctorum Romanorum Pontificum. Et Aliorum Pro Sacrosancta Romana Cathedrali Ecclesia Lateranensi. A Sac. Rit. Congregatione Approbatum. Ad commodiorem usum in quatuor anni partes distributum.

Rome, Typis Tinassij, 1690. c. 19 x 12 cm. Engraved Plate, Title Page in Red & Black, (28), 526 pages, (13). Printed in red and black with numerous Tables and Illustrations. [*8, +8, A8-O8, P10, Q8-Kk6, 16]. Fine red morocco with elaborate gilt decorations on both boards and spine. Crest of Cardinal Prospero Collona (1662 – 1743) on front and rear board, topped by tasseled cardinal’s hat. Six raised bands. All edges gilt (with added red decorations). Dentelles. Green and gold decorated end papers. A unique binding – please review images. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with small material losses to spine ends and corners.

Prout, Samuel.

Hints on Light and Shadow, Composition, etc., as Applicable to Landscape Painting. Illustrated by Examples, by Samuel Prout, F.S.A. Painter in Water Colours in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

New Edition. London, James Rimell & Son, 1876. 36 x 28 cm. 16 text pages, followed by 20 Plates and explanatory text pages. New (2022) dark red cloth. Part of the original binding used as label on front board (see images). New end papers. Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Closed tear to tissue guard of frontispiece. Internally clean with occasional very mild foxing / staining. A nice copy in a solid new binding.

Prunty, Jacinta.

Maps and Map-Making in Local History. Maynooth Research Guides for Irish Local History Number 7.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2004. 23 x 15 cm. 344 pages. With many B&W map illustrations. Original black cloth with silver title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Nice copy. See images.

Published by Authority [Zephaniah Swift – editor].

The Laws of the United States of America. In Three Volumes.

Three volumes – complete. Philadephia, Printed by Richard Folwell, No. 33, Mulberry-Street, 1796, 1796 & 1796. c. 20 x 12 cm. Vol.1: 494 pages / Vol.2: 576 pages / Vol.3: 477 pages, (1), (130) [Index]. A few small Vignettes. Contemporary full sheep with blind decorations to boards and spine. Red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some small material losses to spine ends and boards (see images). Front board of volume 3 repaired, but weak. Some water staining to first and last pages of volume 3 only. Internally clean. A nice complete set.

Pulling, J.K. (Joan King).

Louis Colquhoun.

[1930]. 19 x 12 cm. 311 pages plus 8 pages publishers list. Original blue cloth with dark blue title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Tiny amount of foxing on first few pages. Internally clean. A nice copy of this rare book.

Queen Victoria et al.

Official Military Appointment for Henry Edmund Lacon. Signed by Queen Victoria.

Saint James, London, 1968. c. 40.5 x 30.5 cm. Very good condition. Folds weakened. Some staining (see images).

Quinn, Niall.

Voyovic and Other Stories.

First edition. Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1980. 15 x 22 cm. 163 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear on dustjacket.

Quoist, Michel.

Prayers. Translated by Agnes M. Forsyth and Anne Marie de Commaille.

New York, Sheed and Ward, 1963. 14cm x 21cm. X, 179 pages. Original decorative hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

R.J. Tennent, M.M.

Red Herrings of 1918. “F.A.N.Y.s – Not Fish Flesh nor Fowl but dam’ good Red Herrings”. General Plumer. 2nd Army.

First Edition. Speldhurst, Kent, Midas Books, 1980. 18 x 12.5 cm. 114 pages. Paperback with stiff decorated cardboard covers. With B&W photos and a few small line drawings in text. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Publisher sticker on rear cover.

Raftery, John Malachy.

WEST Gale-Day ad verse. Modern Anglo-European verse of West Ireland.

[First Edition]. Gleann na Maigh Dubh, Forlaget Cairde Lios na gCaorach, 2000. 21 x 14 cm. 64 pages. Some B&W Drawings. Original decorated yellow wrappers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Front wrapper bottom right corner dog-eared. Bold signature of the author in red felt pen on title page. With a losely inserted signed note by the author.

Raftery, Joseph.

The Tumulus-Cemetery of Carrowjames. Co. Mayo.

Galway, Reprinted from the Journal of Galway Arch. and Historical Society, 1940. Pages numbered 16 to 85. With Plates and Illustrations. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Good condition. Ruubbed and bumped. Wrappers and first pages coming apart. Dust dulled.

Rahner, Karl / Bourke, David (translator).

Theological Investigations XIII [13]: Theology, Anthropology, Christology.

First Edition in English. London, Darton, Longman & Todd, 1975. c. 21 x 14 cm. 235 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some handwritten comment on rear free end paper, otherwise bright and clean inside.

Raine, Craig.

Rich.

First Paperback Edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1984. 13 x 20cm. 109 pages. Original softcover. Spine and jacket slightly sunned, otherwise very good condition. Signed by the author on title page.

Rambach, John Jacob / Benson, Samuel.

Meditations on the Sufferings of Christ.

London, Printed for Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1827. 21 x 13.5 cm. x, 451 pages. Half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Gilt and blind decorations. Title on spine. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Joints cracked, but in place. Age darkened and dust dulled. Internally surprisingly clean and bright.

Ramsay, Jay.

After Rumi. With paintings by Genie Poretsky-Lee.

Second Edition. London, The Lotus Foundation, 2004. 21 x 14 cm. 48 unumbered pages. Stiff paper covers. Trade paperback. Near fine condition. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

Ranganathan, S.R.

Ramanujan. The Man and the Mathematician.

First Edition. Bombay et al, Asia Publishing House, 1967. 22 x 14 cm. 138 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and worn looking. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Rankin, Kathleen.

The Linen Houses of the Lagan Valley. The Story of their families.

Belfast, Ulster Historical Foundation, 2003. 26 x 20 cm. xvi, 221 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth, inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Gift inscription on half title page. Binding weakened.

Raphael, Sandra.

An Oak Spring Sylva. A Selection of the Rare Books on Trees in the Oak Spring Garden Library. Described by Sandra Raphael.

[First Edition]. Upperville, Virginia, Oak Spring Garden Library, 1989. 28.5 x 24 cm. xxvii, 147 pages. With colour and B&W Illustrations. Original dark cloth with gilt title and decorations. In original decorated dust jacket, inside archival jacket. Decorated end papers. Very good in very good dust jacket. Gift inscription and address of previous owner in ink on half title page. Internally bright and clean.

Ratcliffe, Eric.

On Baker’s Level. Travels of Rocket Harbinger from the Chair of his Ancestors and Reports from the Cosmos.

First Edition. No place, Four Quarters Press, 2002. 21 x 14 cm. 24 pages. With a losely inserted typed letter, signed by the Author. Original stiff paper covers. Stapled paperback. Very good condition.

Ray, J.

A Complete Collection of English Proverbs. Also the most celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Languages. To which is added, by the same Author a Collection of English Words, not generally used. With an Account of the Preparing and refining such Metals & Minerals as are found in England. Reprinted Verbatim from the Edition of 1768.

London, Printed for T. and J. Allman et al, 1818. 19 x 11 cm. vi, 308 pages. Red half calf with gilt title on spine. Red cloth covered boards. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

[Redgrave] Spoto, Donald.

The Redgraves – A Family Epic.

London, The Robson Press, 2012. 24.3cm x 16cm. XVIII, 361 pages. With 18 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Redmond, Paul.

Gravestone Inscriptions from Killshin, Sleaty…

First Edition. Stradbally, J.P.F. Print, 1997. 20 x 15 cm. 120 pages. Paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page.

Reece, Dr.R.J / Low, Dr. R. Bruce et al.

Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals Liverpool. This book contains various reports, observations, letters etc. regarding smallpox and smallpox hospitals in Liverpool and Germany published between 1902 and 1905 namely: Text 1: Report by Dr. R.J. Reece to the Local Government Board on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool, 1902-1903. / Text 2: Observations of the Medical Officer of Health upon the Report of Dr. R.J. Reece. / Text 3: Memorandum by Dr. R.J Reece, as to questions raised by Dr. Hope regarding his report on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool 1902-03. / Text 4: Letter from W.E.Knollys, Esq. Assistant Secetary to the Local Government Board, to the Town Clerk, relating to Dr. Hope’s “Observations” on Dr. Reece’s Report. / Text 5: Letter from the Town Clerk to the Secretary of the Local Government Board, in reply to the above. / Text 5: Dr. Bruce Low’s Report to the Local Government Board on the Arrangements made in Germany fro the Isolation of Small-pox Cases.

London, Liverpool, His Majesty’s Stationary Office, City of Liverpool (C. Tinling and Co.), 1905, 1904. 32 x 21 cm. TOC typed to front paste down / Text 1: 15 pages w 23 full page maps. / Text 2. 23 pages w two large foldout maps and six digrams incl. one foldout. / Text 3: 18 ‘typed’ pages / Text 4: 3 ‘typed’ pages / 5: 15 pages plus several full page colour plates showing hospital setups in Germany. Quarter leather over clothed boards. Gilt title on spine and front boards. Small decorations. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Front joint broken, but front board still attached to volume. Fading and discoloration to boards. Edges dust dulled. Some browning and age darkening to end papers. Closed tear to one of the foldout maps. Otherwise internally very clean.

Reid, James M. (Clerk).

The Incorporation of Wrights in Glasgow.

Glasgow, Printed by James Erskine and Son, 1928. 21 x 14 cm. viii, 73 pages, clxiv (Appendix). With a large folding facsimile document in the back. Original green cloth with gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Reidy, Tommy [Editor].

Crossmolina Parish Annual – Chronicle 2012.

Crossmolina, 2012. 29 x 21 cm. 272 pages. Illustrated throughout. Some advertising. Original Trade Paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition.

Renan, Ernest.

Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Volumes 1 – 8: Vie de Jesus / Les Apotres / Saint Paul / L’Antechrist / Les Evangiles et la Seconde Generation Chretienne, L’Eglise Chretienne, Marc-Aurele & Index General.

15th, 1st / 1st / 3rd / 1st / 1st and 1st Editions. Eight Volumes – Complete Set. Paris, Michel Levy Freres & Calmann Levy (vol.5). 1877, 1866, 1869, 1873, 1877, 1879 & 1882. c. 21 x 13 cm. cv, 552 / lxiv, 388 / lxxvii, 572 plus folding map / li, 569 / vii, 564 / vii, 564 / Index: iv, 297 pages plus folding Map. Non Uniform Bindings (see images) of contemporary half leather over marbled or cloth boards. Marbled edges in all volumes, except Index volume. Marbled end papers (vol.1, 2, 6-8). Spine labels with gilt title. Gilt titles and decorations. Please review images for different binding styles and materials. Very good condition. Volumes 1-5 and Index: Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Volumes 6 & 7 with some damage to bindings and damp damage (not affecting text) to first few pages of volume 6 (see images). Ex Libris of Castle Pollard (see image) on all eight front paste downs. No names of inscriptions. Occasional mild age darkening / dust dulling. Series: Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Volumes 1 – 8.

Rev. Robert Eaton Batty.

Some Particulars connected with the History of Baptismal Fonts. With four Norman Illustrations, being a Paper read at the Quarterly General Meeting of the Architectural and Archaeological Society for the County of Buckingham.

First Edition. London, Aylesbury: J. Pickburn et al., 1848. 22 x 14 cm. 32 pages plus four Plates. Original paper covers. Soft covers. See images. Good condition. Some edgewear. Covers worn and age darkened. Minor material losses to wrappers. Some pencil underlining. Top of Plates damp stained (see images).

Rheinallt, T. / Craik, C / Daw, P. et al.

Birds of Argyll.

First Edition. Minard, Argyll, Argyll Bird Club, 2007. 29 x 21 cm. 424 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Short gift inscription, otherwise a bright and clean copy.

Rice, Adrian.

Impediments.

Northern Ireland, Abbey Press, 1998. 22.3cm x 14.4cm. 30 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

Rice, Shawn (illustrations) / Rice, Paul (text).

Over the Moon [signed].

First Edition. London, Methuen Children’s Books, 1983. 21 x 15 cm. 32 unnumbered pages. Illustrated. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor bumping to corners. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Signed by the Illustrator on title page. Losely inserted invitation to a Private View Exhibition. See images.

Richter, Michael.

Ireland and Her Neighbours in the Seventh Century.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1999. 23 x 15 cm. 256 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good condition. A few highlighter marks, otherwise bright and clean.

Rickaby, Joseph.

The Lord My Light.

[First Edition]. London, Burns & Oates, 1915. 21 x 14 cm. viii, 326 pages plus 10 pages publishers list. Original blue cloth with gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last pages. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Riding, Laura (Jackson).

First Awakenings: The Early Poems. Edited by Elizabeth Friedmann, Alan J. Clark and Robert Nye.

First Edition with Review Copy Slip. Manchester, Carcanet, 1992. 14 x 22, xvi, 280 pages. Original black cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and signs of use. Dust jacket a little rubbed with small stain to the top of the spine. A clean bright copy.

Ripka, Dr. Hubert.

Munich: Before and After.

Left Book Club Edition. London, Victor Golancz Ltd., 1939. 21 x 13 cm. 523 pages. Original paper covered bopards. Hard cover. Black titles. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally very clean.

Ritter, Lorenz (artist) / Dohme, Dr. Robert (text).

Malerische Ansichten aus Nürnberg.

Berlin, Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth, 1876. 42 x 32 cm. Engraved title page, title page, (4) [Dedication], 12 text pages (with Illustrations), followed by 25 tissue guarded engraved Plates – complete. Original textured cloth with elaborate gilt and black decorations. Gilt titles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with small material losses. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Blank Ex Libris sticker on one of the text pages. Foxing throughout, heavy in places (see images).

[Rivers, Stanford].

Home Education. By the Author of Natural History of Enthusiasm.

Second Edition. London, Jackson and Walford, 1838. 21 x 13 cm. viii, 380 pages. Contemporary dark cloth. Hard cover with blind and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded and gilt title dulled (see images). Appears to be rebacked later with new end papers. Sound binding. Internally clean.

Rivet, A.L.F / Smith, Colin.

The Place-Names of Roman Britain.

London, B.T Batsford, 1982. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. xviii, 426 pages. With some B&W Illustrations. Original blue cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner (‘Próinséas Ní Chatháin’) on front free end paper. Internally clean. Batsford Studies in Archaeology Series.

[Robbins, Jerome] Lawrence, Greg.

Dance with Demons. The Life of Jerome Robbins. [Signed by Keith Money on front free end paper].

First Edition. New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001. 16cm x 23.5cm. XVI, 622 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition. From the collection of Margot Fonteyn – photographer and artist Keith Money.

Robert ?.

Verses to Fina.

Privately printed. No publishing information. [ca. 1931]. 19 x 13 cm. 22 unnumbered pages with poetry. Stiff cardboard covers with title and decoations on front cover. Very good condition. Cover age darkened. Signed and dated (1931) by the Author on dedication page. Privately published without title or half-title pages or publishing information. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Robert Edmond Chester Waters.

Parish Registers. Reprinted with Additions and Corrections, from ‘The Home and Foreign Review’, No. IV, April 1863.

London, Spottiswoode and Co., 1870. 21 x 14 cm. iv, 47 pages. Paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Binding a little worn and age darkened. Internally clean.

Roberts, Morley.

The Western Avernus. Or Toil and Travel in Further North America.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1887. 20 x 13 cm, 307 pages plus four pages publishers list. With a folding map of the author’s route through North America. Original dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Dark brown end papers. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Slightly slanted. Extremities slightly rubbed and bumped. Head and tail of spine a little frayed. Two closed tears in map. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Insribed on half title by the author: To Edward Downey with kind regards from Morley Roberts 4.10.9? Prosit!’ From the library of Edmund Downey, Publisher (Downey & Co.).