Ó Maolmhuaidh, Proinsias.

‘Athair na hAthbheochana’ [Father of the Revival].

First Edition. Baile Átha Cliath, Foilseachán Náisiúnta Teoranta, 1981. 8°. VII, 207 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Maginn, Christopher.

‘Civilizing’ Gaelic Leinster. The Extension of Tudor Rule in the O’Byrne and O’Toole Lordships.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2005. 23 x 15 cm. vii, (2), 223 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright clean copy.

Meek, C.E. & Simms, M.K. (editors).

‘The Fragility of her Sex’? Medieval Irishwomen in their European Context.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1996. Octavo. 208 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Spine faded. Name of previous owner on title page. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Ryan, Frederick W.

“The House of the Temple”. A Study of Malta and its Knights in the French Revolution by Frederick W. Ryan.

First Edition. London, Burns Oates and Washbourne, 1930. 22 x 14 cm. xvi, 358 pages. With Illustrations and a folding Map. Original bright red cloth. HArd cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good, slightly discoloured dust jacket. Edges and end papers mildly foxed. Internally a bright and clean copy.

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.

Le Prince, Jean Baptist (artwork) / Abbe Chappe (artwork) / McIntyre, Archibald (engraver).

[A Collection of Engravings showing Habits & Dresses from Various Countries]. [Unknown Title and Publisher – No Title Page].

No publishing Information. c. 1790-1800. 21 x 13 cm. 35 engraved plates. No title or text pages. Contemporary leather. Front board detached. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front board detatched. Dust dulled throughout. First three pages with edgewear and minor losses, not affecting the engravings. See images.

[Vaticanum Secundum / Vatican II].

[Documenta Sacrosanctum Oecumenicum Concilium Vaticanum Secundum / Documents of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II)]. The 16 Documents include: Constitutio De Sacra Liturgia/ Decretum De Instrumentis Communicationis Socialis / Constitutio Dogmatica De Ecclesia / Decretum De Oecumenismo / Decretum De Ecclesiis Orientalibus Catholicis / Decretum De Pastorali Episcoporum Munere In Ecclesia / Decretum De Institutione Sacerdotali / Decretum De Accommodata Renovatione Vitae Religiosae / Declaratio De Ecclesiae Habitundine Ad Religiones Non-Christianas / Declaratio De Educatione Christiana / Constitution Dogmatica De Divina Revelatione / Decretum De Apostolatu Laicorum / Constitutio Pastoralis De Ecclesia In Mundo Huius Temporis / Decretum De Presbyterorum Ministerio Et Vita / Decretum De Activitate Missionali Ecclesiae / Deceratio De Libertate Religiosa.

[Presumed First Editions]. Rome, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1963-1965. c 25 x 17 cm. 39, 7, 14, 74, 22, 13, 28, 19, 15, 7, 16, 18, 34, 94, 38, 49 & 16 pages. Each document with its title page. Very attractive quarter dark blue morroco over red linen covered boards. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Marbled end papers. Near fine. Minor shelf wear. Edges mildly dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Monseigneur de la Mothe Fenelon Archeveque Duc de Cambray.

[Prieres Du Matin & Du Soir Avec Reflexions Saintes Pour Tous Les Jours Du Mois & L’Ordinaire De La Sainte Messe].

[Paris], De L’Impremerie de Joseph Barbou, 1729. 12 x 7.5 cm. (2)[Blank], pages numbered 4 to 162, (6), xxxvj. [No half title or title page]. Textured calf with gilt title (‘REFL SAIN’) and gilt decorations on spine and boards. Very good condition. No half title or title page. Text block starts with page number 3 (‘Avis’). Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner on first blank. Internally darkened, otherwise very clean.

Machiavel, Nicolas [Niccolò Machiavelli].

[The Works of Nicholas Machiavel]. Containing the following Works: The History of Florence / The Prince, Together with the Original of Guelf and Ghibilin, Life of Castruccio Castracani, Murther of Vitelli, &c. by Duke Valentino, State of France, State of Germany. / The Discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, upon the First Decade of Titus Livius. / The Art of War. / The Marriage of Belphegor. Also The Publisher to the Reader, concerning the following Letter & The Author’s Introduction.

London, Printed for A. Churchill, R. Bonwick, T. Goodwin et al, 1720. C. 32 x 20 cm. TP [History of Florence], (2) [Epistle to Clement VII], (10) [TOC], 180 pages (Florence], (4) [TP & Dedication: The Prince], pages 199-267 [The Prince], (4) [TP & Dedication: Discourses], pages 267-431 [Discourses], (4) [TP &c. The Art of War], pages 433-523 [The Art of War], pages 524-529 [The Marriage of Belphegor], pages 530-532 [Preface to the Reader], (1) [Epistle to Clement VII], (3) [The Author’s Introduction]. Numerous pages misnumbered: 169-170, 175-179, 235, 265. New (2024) half leather over marbled boards. New end papers. Spine labels. Text block in good condition. Missing overall title page [Works of Machiavel]. Heavy edge wear, particularly to first and last pages, with paper losses, but not affecting text. Large section (c. 50%) of page 26/26 missing. Closed tear to page 509/510. Paper darkened with some damp staining and occasional foxing.

Busenbaum, Hermann / P. Claudio La Croix [Claude Lacroix] / Colendall, Leonardo.

[Theologiae Moralis] Index Locupletissimus Resolutionum omnium, quae continentur, tam in Medulla R.P. Hermanni Busenbaum, S.J. Quam in Omnibus ad illam a Reverendo et Eximio P. Claudio La Croix, ejusdem Societ. Jesu, SS, Theologiae in Unversitate Coloniensi Doctore & Professore publico, Factis additamentis, secundum ordinem Alphabeti digestus a R.P. Leonardo Colendall, ejusdem Societatis Sacerdote. Tomulus IX.

Cologne, Apud Servatium Noethen, 1717. 1014 pages. Contemporary full pig skin with blind decorations to both boards. Leather and metal clasps. Handwritten author and volume number on spine. Raised bands. Blue coloured edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mildly age darkened throughout, otherwise clean. Name of previous owner on top of title page. A lovely copy in an attractive sturdy contemporary binding. See images.