Aleksin, Anatolii.

A Late-born child. Translated by Maria Polushkin. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.

New York, World Publishing, 1971. 8°. 75 pages. Original cloth with dustjacket. Near fine condition.

Newman, John Henry.

A Letter Addressed to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk. On Occasion of Mr. Gladstone’s Recent Expostulation.

First Edition, 12th Thousand. London, B M Pickering, 1875. 22 x 14 cm. 131 pages. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Front cover disconnected and edgeworn. Edges dust dulled and worn. Stamps on title page. Internally clean. A good reading copy.

Liddell, M.A. / Scott, R.

A Lexicon Abridged from The Greek – English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott.

The Third Edition. Oxford, At the University Press, 1849 iv, 804 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine label with gilt title. Professionally rebacked in 2024. New end papers, Very good condition. Rebacked with sound binding. Boards worn and rubbed. Some ink staining on title page. Edges dust dulled. Some wear to corners and dog earing. Internally clean.

Feely, Barry.

A Life in Stone [Signed].

First Edition. Boyle, Published by the Author, 2014. 112 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original trade paperback. Near fine. Signed by the Author on title page.

Scambly Schott, Penelope.

A Little Ignorance.

First Edition. New York, Clarkson N. Potter, 1986. 15 x 22 cm. 232 Pages. Original Boards with Green Cloth and white lettering (hardback). Very good condition, in very good dust jacket, now in archival jacket.

Hole, Samuel Reynolds (author) / Leech, John (illustrator).

A Little Tour in Ireland [Signed].

A New Edition. Large Paper Copy No. 23/100. Signed. London, Edward Arnold, 1892. 25 x 19 cm. xii, 240 pages. Coloured folding frontispiece and Illustrations in Text. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling to binding. Internally bright and clean. A very nice signed copy.

Gosse, Philip Henry.

A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles.

[First Edition]. Two Volumes. London, John Van Voorst, 1855, 1856. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: xi, 203 pages / Vol.2: iv, 239 pages. With B&W Illustrations in text. Uniform dark green cloth. Hard covers. Gilt titles and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Name stamp of previous owner on end paper / title page.

Spaulding, R.C. / Richlin, R. / Phelan, J.D.

A Method for Quantifying a Mental Status Examination. Report No. 78-19.

San Diego, Naval Health Reseach Center, Center of Prisoner of War Studies, 1978 28 x 21 cm. (2), 13, 6, (2) pages. Original stiff yellow paper covers. Stapled. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Corkery, Daniel.

A Munster Twilight and The Hounds of Banba. [The Library of Modern Irish Fiction].

Dublin and Belfast, The Phoenix Publishing Company, ND (c. 1930s). 19 x 13 cm. 140 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Remnants of a paper label glued to front free end paper. Spine creased. See images.

Bligh, Lieutenant William.

A Narrative of the Mutiny, On Board His Majesty’s Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship’s Boat, from Tofoa, on of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by Lieutenant William Bligh.

Scarce and early pirated edition. Dublin, Printed for L. White, P. Byrne, J. Moore, J. Jones, B. Dornin, Grueber and M’Allister. W. Jones, and R. White. 1790. 22 x 13.5 cm. vii, (1), 144 pages. [[A]4, B8-K8]. Watermarked Paper. Contemporary cloth. Rough cut edges. Condition: Binding seriously rubbed, bumped, (damp) stained and faded (see images). Front joint open at the top of spine. Front free end paper and large part of half title page missing. Large part (c. 80%) of leaf D8 (pages 47 & 48) missing (a facsimile page printed on archival photo paper is losely inserted). Top section of the book damp stained. Edges dust dulled. Some minor nicks, tears & creases). Name of previous owner in colour pencil on ‘Advertisement’ page. Otherwise internally clean. The book would benefit greatly from rebinding. Despite its faults it remains a fascinating copy and a terrific read.

White, Gilbert.

A Naturalist’s Calendar. With Observations in various Branches of Natural History; extracted from the Papers of the late Rev. Gilbert White, M.A. of Selborne, Hampshire. Senior Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.

First Edition. London, Printed for R. and J. White, 1795. 19 x 12 cm. iv, 170 pages plus six pages TOC. One coloured plate. Half calf over marbled boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Serious rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Age darkened and foxed throughout, some knicks and small tears, minor paper losses. Generally still a nice copy. Two Ex Libris on front paste down: Robert Wakefield and Alan Francis Brooke.

Millar, George Henry.

A New and Complete, and Universal Body, or System of Natural History. Being a Grand, Accurate and Extensive Display of Animated Nature.

[First Edition]. [London], [Printed for Alex Hogg], [ca. 1785]. Folio, 37 x 23 cm. No title page. Missing first parts up to page 126. Pages 127 to 598. 73 (out of 86) full page Plates. Some hand coloured. Modern cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Fair condition due to missing parts. Binding is as new and internally bright and clean. Some nicks and creases, closed tears and minor paper losses. Despite the missing parts it remains a fascinating book with amazing Illustrations (see images).

[Knox, John].

A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels. Containing whatever is worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America… (Vol.VII Only). Contents: An Account of the Country and Constitution of Great Britain… / A short general description of the City of London… / An Account of the Kingdom and Laws of Scotland… / A short View of the Naval Transactions of Britain… / A List of the Royal Navy of Great Britain 1762.

First Edition. Volume 7 [of 7] Only! London, Printed for J. Knox, 1767. 21 x 12.5 cm. 528 pages. With three folding maps (one incomplete) and five Plates. (see comments and images). Original calf. Two spine labels. Raised bands. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Some stains and closed tears. City map of London lacks some parts. Other maps with small tears and poor folding. Sound binding. Internally clean.

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.

Curtis, A.C.

A New Trafalgar. A Tale of the Torpedo Fleet.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1902. 19 x 12 cm. vi, 301 pages plus ten pages publishers list. Includes two newspaper reviews of the book losely inserted. Original cloth with title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed, bumped and stained. Spine age darkened and seriously frayed with some material losses to its ends. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Spine a little shaky, but holding. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing.

Freart, Roland / Evelyn, John / Alberti, Leon Baptista.

A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern. I a Collection of Ten Principal Authors who have Written upon the Five Orders, Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, Compared with One Another. The Three Greek Orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, Comprise the First Part of this Treatise. And the Two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the Latter. Written in French by ROLAND FREART, Sieur de Chambray; made English for the Benefit of Builders. To which is added an account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain terms particularly affected by architects. With Leon Baptista Alberti’s Treatise on Statues. By John Evelyn Esq. Fellow of the Royal Society.

The Second Edition with Large Additions. London, Printed for Brown, Walthoe, Took et al., 1707. 34 x 22 cm. Title Page [Freart], (18) [Epistle Dedicatory], 115 pages with 40 full page Plates. Small Illustrations in Text. Second Title Page [Evelyn], (4) [Dedication / To the Reader], 75 Pages with two small Illustrations in Text, (1) [Advertisement]. Half leather over cloth covered boards. Gilt title. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Damp stained and foxed throughout to various degrees. Some edge wear and minor losses. Some repairs / reinforcements. Old annotations and inscriptions. Various misnumbered pages & plates, but appears to be complete.

Grimble, Arthur.

A Pattern of Islands.

Second Reprint. London, John Murray, 1952. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, map, 250 pages. With B&W Illustrations in text. Original cloth with title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket unclipped, but with edge wear and some paper losses to spine ends (see images). Internally bright and clean.

[Campbell, Thomas / Watkinson, John].

A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland. In a Series of Letters to John Watkinson, M.D.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for Whitestone, Sleater, Chamberlaine et al., 1778. Ocatavo. xvi, 478 pages. Four Plates (out of six), incl. 2 folding Plates. Lacks the Frontispiece and the ‘Rock of Cashel’ Plate. Later fine half morocco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Fine binding. Two Plates missing. Top corner of title page torn off (see images). Ex Library with a few stamps. A very good reading copy in a sturdy attractive binding.

Wilson, Edmund.

A Piece Of My Mind. Reflections at Sixty.

First Edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. 19.4cm x 11.5cm. 239 (9) pages. Original Hardcover with original price-clipped dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Endpaper signed by preowner.

O’Flynn, Criostoir.

A Poet in Rome [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1992. 88 pages. Original trade paperback. As new. Inscribed and signed by the Author.