A Collection of five Historic Acts and Declarations. Collection consists of five individually bound volumes: Vol.1: An Act for the Attainder of the Rebels in Ireland. (1657) / Vol. 2: A Declaration of His Highness The Lord Protector and the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, for a Day of Solemn Fasting and Humiliation in the Three Nations. (1656) / Vol. 3: An Act for an Assessment at the Rate of Five and Thirty thousand Pounds by the moneth upon England, Six thousand Pounds by the Moneth upon Scotland, and Nine thousand pounds by the Moneth upon Ireland, For Three Years from The Twenty fourth of June 1657. / Vol. 4: An Act and Declaration Touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the Twentieth of April 1653. and before the Third of September 1654. and Other Acts. / Vol. 5: An Additional Act for the Better Improvement and Advancing the Receipts of the Excise and New-Impost (1657).

Five Volumes. London, Henry Hill and John Fields, 1857, Vol. 1: (2), 24 pages, (50 blank pages) / Vol. 2: (2), 5 pages, (74 blank pages) / Vol. 3: (2), 28 pages, (50 blank pages) / Vol. 4: (2), 40 pages (not consistently numbered), 50 blank pages) / Vol. 5: (2), 61 pages (2). Vol. 1-4: Modern three-quarter dark blue leather with blue cloth boards. Some gilt line decorations to boards. Gilt titel and decorations on spine. (Bindings by Period Binders, Bath, England) / Vol. 5: Modern half-leather with pale blue cloth. Gilt line decorations on boards. Gilt titel and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Bindings for vol.1-4 as new. Binding for vol. 5 with some shelf wear, some staining and discoloration to boards. The actual acts show age darkening, browning and occassional foxing. Edges are darkened. Pages have small tears and small amount of paper loss, but not affecting the actual text. A few pencil lines. A very handsome collection in tasteful bindings.

Abbot Gasquet.

English Monastic Life.

London, Methuen, 1904. 22 x 14 cm. xix, 326 pages plus 40 pages publishers list. Illustrated throughout, including foldout plans. Original red cloth with gilt titles on spine and front boards. Gilt decorations. Good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded, frayed and cracked. Water staining to many pages in the book, including frontispiece and title page. Edges age darkened. Internally clean with no annotations.

Abbot Gasquet.

The Greater Abbeys of England.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1908. 18 x 23 cm, xvi, 268 pages. Colour frontispiece and 59 full page colour Illustrations after Warwick Goble. Original cloth with gilt titles and illustrations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Edges darkened. Corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some foxing. Award plate glued to front paste down. Colour plates are bright and clean.

Abbott, John S.C.

The History of the Civil War in America. Comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin.

Two Volumes – Complete. New York, Published by Henry Bill, 1866. 24 x 16 cm. Vol.1: xiii, 507 pages, four pages publishers list. Frontispiece showing Lincoln plus 19 Maps and 17 Plates. / Vol.2: xvi, 629 pages, four pages publishers list. With a frontispiece showing U.S. Grant, 28 Maps & Diagrams plus nine Plates. Uniform dark brown leather bindings. Appears to be rebound using old boards, but adding a new spine in matching leather. Boards are extensively blind decorated. Pieces of the original spine are losely inserted in the book. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Sound bindings. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription in volume 1. Name of previous owner (‘Denis M. Tierney’) in volume 2. Otherwise internally clean. A very nice set.

Adams, John.

A Voyage to South America. Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns and Provinces, &c. on that Extensive Continent: Undertaken, by Command of the King of Spain, by Don Geoge Juan and Don Antonio De Ulloa, Captains of the Spanish Navy, Fellows of the Royal Society of London, Members of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c. &c. Translated from the original Spanish; with Notes and Observations; and an Account of the Brazils. By John Adams, Esq. of Waltham Abbey; who resided several Years in those Parts.

The Fourth Edition. Volume 2 ONLY! London, Printed for John Stockdale, R. Faulder et al, 1806. 20 x 13 cm. Title Page, (2) [TOC], 419 pages plus 14 pages Index. Two folding engraved Plates. New (2021) green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. New binding and end papers. Internally age darkened, but clean. An excellent reading copy.

Addison, C.G. [Charles Greenstreet].

The Knights Templars.

Second Edition. London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1842. 20 x 13 cm. xv, 559 pages. With a Frontispiece, title page vignette and four additional Plates. Modern quarter morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Text block with some edgewear and minor paper losses to first and last few pages. A few pages protruding. Small sticker with name and address of previous owner on front paste down. Occasional mild foxing and damp staining. See images.

Agricola, Ignatio.

Historia Provinciae Societatis Jesu Germaniae Superioris. Pars Secunda Ab Anno 1591. ad 1600. Authore Ignatio Agricola, Societatis Jesu Sacerdote. Superiorum Permissu.

Auguste Vindelicorum / Monachij [Augsburg / Munich], Martini Happach & Franc. Xaver Schlueter / Mariae Magdalenae Riedlin, 1729. Folio [33 x 20 cm]. Title page with Vignette, (2) [Facultas R.P. Provincialis and Praefatio], 352 pages, (10) [Index], (1) [Errata]. [2, A2-Z2, Aa2-Zz2, Aaa2-Zzz2, Aaaa2-Xxxx, 1]. Some woodcut vignettes and leading letters. See comments below. Contemporary full calf. Good condition. Binding worn and spine missing (see images). Binding weak with first few pages being lose. Some edgewear. Mild foxing and occasional damp staining. See images.

[Aileran] Breen, Aidan.

Ailerani. Interpretatio Mystica Et Moralis Progenitorvm Domini Iesv Christi.

Dublin, North America, Four Courts Press Ltd., 1995. 24cm x 16cm. VII, 215 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed and signed by the author Aidan Breen. [Celtic Studies].

Alexander, T. / Dowling, John / Harri, J.T. / Nolan, J.J. / Rogers, R.A.P. / Harris, J.T. / Drumm, J.J. / Egan, M. / Gatenby, J.T. / Cahill, P.J. / Charlesworth, J.K. / Armstrong, E.C.R. / Breuil, H. / Macalister, R.A.S. / Power, P. / Westropp, T.J. et al.

Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Volume XXXVI. Section A: Mathematical, Astronomical, and Physical Science / Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science / Section C: Archaeology, Lingusitics, and Literature.

Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1921-24. 27 x 18 cm. Proceedings individually paginated. With Illustrations, Maps etc. Contemporary quarter leather over cloth covered boards. Gilt title and Volume Number on Spine. Very good condition. Dust dulled and binding slanted.

Allen, Nicholas.

George Russell (AE) and the New Ireland, 1905-30.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. 267 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Alvarez, Emanuel / Geoghegan, Rev. E.J. / Wheeler, G.B.

The Latin Prosody of Emanuel Alvarez, S.T.P. Provost of the College of St. Roch; with Explanations in English, by the Rev. E.J. Geoghegan.

A New Edition, revised and corrected. Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, [1864]. 14 x 9 cm. 109 pages, 40 pages (Appendix). Original dark cloth. Gilt title on front board (‘Standard School and College Books’). Very good condition. Rubbed, Bumped and age darkened throughout. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Hand written note on rear free end paper. A few pencil annotations / underlinings.

Amos, Sheldon.

The Science of Politics.

Third Edition. London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, Truebner & Co. 1890. 18 x 13 cm. viii, 490 pages. Original red cloth. Hard cover with gilt and black titles and decorations. Black end papers. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Anon.

1905 Report of the St. Mary’s Hospitals. (Formerly the St. Mary’s, Manchester Southern, and Manchester Maternity Hospitals), Manchester.

Manchester, Chas. Sever, Printer, 1906. Two folded Frontispiece with Hospital Views, Title, 135 pages. Original grey stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition.

Anon.

A Catalogue of the Bradshaw Collection of Irish Books in the University Library Cambridge. Vol.1: Books printed in Dublin by known Printers 1602-1882. / Vol.2: Books printed in Dublin without Printer’s Name et al / Vol.3: Index.

[First Edition]. Three volumes – complete. Cambridge, Printed for the University Library and to be had of Bernard Quaritch, London, 1916. 25 x 17 cm. Vol.1: x, 690 pages / Vol.2: pages 690 to 1340 / Vol.3: pages 1341 to 1696. Uniform quarter black morrocco over black cloth boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Clean and bright with minor shelf wear only. A very nice sturdy set.

Anon.

A History of Rome in Two Volumes.

London, Printed for Longman, Reese, Orme et al, 1833 & 1835. C. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: xvi, 371 pages / Vol.2: xliii, 335 pages. Title page vignettes. Contemporary dark green calf with elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine. Gilt title and dentelles. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened spines. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on both front paste downs. Internally clean.

Anon.

Annual Report of the Greengate Dispensary, 123, Greengate, Salford. For 1904. To be presented at the Annual Meeting of Subscribers and Friends, to be held on Thursday, 30th March, 1905…

First Edition. Manchester, Gavin and Co., 1905. 21 x 14 cm. 15 pages. Original paper covers. Very good condition. A little dust dulled.

Anon.

Annual Report of the Manchester and Salford Hospital for Skin Diseases. Quay Street, Deansgate, for 1905 (Twenty-First Year). To be presented at the Annual Meeting of Subscribers, to be held on 6th February 1906.

First Edition. Manchester, E. Hulton and Co., 1906. 21 x 14 cm. 55 pages, some B&W photographs. Original stiff paper covers. ‘Special Notice’ slip tipped to front cover (see image). Very good condition. Clean.

Anon.

Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet. Vol. I-IV, bound in two Volumes. Containing a Series of Elegant Views of the Most Interesting Objects of Curiosity in Great Britain. Accompanied with Letter-Press Descriptions.

Four volumes bound in two. London, W. Clarke, J. Carpenter & H.D. Symonds, 1807, 1807, 1808 & 1808. c. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 48 Plates / Vol. 2: 49 Plates / Vol. 3: 49 Plates / Vol. 4: 49 Plates. Each tissue guarded plate accompanied by text page(s). Contemporary uniform calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Tones edges. Rebacked in 2023 using the original boards and spines. New marbled end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing / browning.

Anon.

Dod’s Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, Etc. of Great Britain and Ireland for 1917. Including Bishops, Members of the Privy Councils, Companions of all Orders, etc.

Seventy-Seventh Year. London, Dod’s Peerage, Ltd., 1917. 24 x 15 cm. liiii, 988 pages. Ads to front and back of the book. Original red cloth with gilt title and gilt decorations. Top edge red. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A little dust dulled. Binding weak, but holding.

Anon.

Fifteenth Report of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Chelsea, Printed at Tilling and Hughes, Printers, 1819. 20 x 13 cm. 78 pages, (1). New paper covers. Very good condition. A little age darkened. Text block bright and clean.

Anon.

H Kainh Aiaohkh [The New Testament].

No publishing information. ND [C. 1650-1700?) 12 x 7 cm. 666 pages. Late 17th century style full calf with restrained blind panel decorations to boards. Red spine label with gilt title (‘GREEK TESTAM.’). Very good condition. Sound binding. Three raised bands. Spine leather dry and cracked (see images). Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end paper dust dulled. Internally clean without any writing / stamps etc. A very nice copy in a sturdy binding.

Anon.

Kreuzer “Karlsruhe”. Linientaufe am 22.11.1935 auf der Fahrt von Sao Thome nach Lobito / Angola (7 Grad 44 Min. Ost).

First Edition. No publishing information. 1935. 22 x 14 cm. 68 pages. With photographs. Original blue cloth hard cover. Gilt title and decoration of front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling to binding. Internally bright and clean.

Anon.

Les modes Parisiennes illustrees, journal de la bonne compagnie. Trentieme Annee.

Paris, D’Aubert, January to June 1873. 27 x 20 cm. 312 pages, (2). With B&W Illustrations and coloured Plates, some folding. Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards. New cloth spine. Morocco spine label wih gilt title. New end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Anon.

Monasticon Hibernicum. The Monastical History of Ireland. Containing, I. All the Abbies, Priories, Nunneries, and other Regular Communities which were in that Kingdom. II. The Time when, and the Titles under which, they were founded. III. The Name and Quality of their Founders. IV. The Provinces, Counties, Cities or Towns in which they were seated. V. The several Regular Orders to which they belong’d and the most remarkable Circumstances relating to their Foundation and Suppression. VI. Historical and Critical Observations, and Draughts of their several Habits, with a Map of Ireland.

First Edition. London, Printed for William Mears at the Lamb with-out Temple bar, 1722. 23 x 14 cm. Folded Map, Title page in black and red, (28) [Introduction], 416 pages, (8) [Index], one blank. Complete with Map and eight Plates. See comments below for misnumbering etc. Contemporary full calf. Gilt decorations to boards and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Leather dried out and brittle, with minor material losses to spine and corners. See images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Spine label missing. Internally mildly age darkened (see images). Some short annotations and name of a previous owner inscribed throughout the book.

Anon.

Monasticon Hibernicum. The Monastical History of Ireland. Containing, I. All the Abbies, Priories, Nunneries, and other Regular Communities which were in that Kingdom. II. The Time when, and the Titles under which, they were founded. III. The Name and Quality of their Founders. IV. The Provinces, Counties, Cities or Towns in which they were seated. V. The several Regular Orders to which they belong’d and the most remarkable Circumstances relating to their Foundation and Suppression. VI. Historical and Critical Observations, and Draughts of their several Habits, with a Map of Ireland.

First Edition. London, Printed for William Mears at the Lamb with-out Temple bar, 1722. 19 x 12 cm. Title page in red and black, (28) [Introduction],416 pages, (8), [Index]. Complete with folding Map and eight Plates. Modern green half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands. Marbled end papers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and mild age darkening internally. A very nice copy. See images.

Anon.

Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Sligo. Report on the Proposed Municipal Boundary and Division into Wards of the Borough of Sligo.

No Publishing Information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Sligo and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below the maps. Very good condition. A little dust dulled.

Anon.

Municipal Corporation Boundaries Ireland: Tuam. Report on the Proposed Municipal Boundary of the Borough of Tuam.

No publishing information. [C. 1835]. 33 x 21 cm. Two leaves from a Folio. Leave 1: Text on both sides, describing Tuam and proposed boundary changes. Leave 2: Two small hand coloured maps on one side, verso blank. With a signature in ink below the maps. Very good condition. Mildly dust dulled.

Anon.

Programme of the “Good Samaritan” Performance Promoted by Madame Sarah Bernhardt. In Aid of the French Hospital in London, and of Lord Lonsdale’s special Appeal for Funds for the Charing Cross Hospital, held at the London Coliseum Saturday Evening, October 11th, 1913. Under the most gracious Patronage of their Majesties the King & Queen & Members of the Royal Family.

[London], No publishing information, [1913]. 27 x 20 cm. 48 unnumbered pages, printed on heavy textured paper. With many tipped in photographs in B&W. Gilt decorations. Silk covered boards with gilt crest on front bopard. Hand cover. Text block held place by silk string. Gilt dentelles Good condition. Voards worn and dust dulled. Silk covers torn at the edges (see images). Internally dust dulled, otherwise in very good clean condition.

Anon.

Some Account of the Life And Religious Labours of Sarah Grubb. with an Appendix Containing an Account of Ackworth School : Remarks on Christian Discipline, and Extracts from her Letters.

Third Edition. London, James Phillips, 1796. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. viii, 398 pages, two pages publishers list. Contemporary calf. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. front free end paper and first blank almost detached. Some pencil annotations to end papers. Internally clean.

Anon.

Souvenir of the Michie Hospital 1916-1917. 242 Westminster V.A.D. 179 – 184 & 193 Quenn’s Gate – S.W.7. Opened by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra March 15th 1916.

[London], No publishing Information, 1917. 23 x 18 cm. 29, (2), Losely inserted ‘Donation Form’. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original oversized stiff paper wrappers. Colour image tipped to front cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Anon.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1789.

London, J. Doscley, 1792. 20 x 12 cm. TP, (2), 353, 192, (16) [TOC]. Contemporary polished calf. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. See images.

Anon.

The Castleknock College Chronicle 1934. Vol. XLIX.

Castleknock, Published at St. Vincent’s College, June 1934. 24 x 19 cm. 171 pages plus 22 pages Ads. Illustrated in B&W. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some edgewear and minor creasing. Internally bright and clean.

Anon.

The Gentleman’s Magazine: For October 1764.

London, By Sylvanus Urban, 1764. 21 x 13 cm. Paper wrappers, pages numbered 455 to 499. Two plates of which one folds. Original paper wrappers. Spine reinforced with tape. Very good condition. Mildly age darkened, otherwise clean.

Anon.

The Glasgow Geography. [Volume IV: North & South America incl. the US]. The Glasgow Geography, Containing a Physical, Political, and Statistical View of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States &c. &c. in the Known World; Including the Most Recent Discoveries and Latest Political Arrangements; with a Philosophical View of Universal History, and a Compendium of Astronomy, Mineralogy, &c. To Which is Subjoined a Historical Appendix, Comprising a Concise Narration of the Wars Consequent on the French Revolution, Till the Treaty of Paris, 1815. Embellished with Appropriate Engravings, and Illustrated by Correct Statistical Tables, and a Complete Atlas.

First Edition. Glasgow, Khull, Blackie & Co., 1825. 21 x 13 cm. iv, 863 pages. With four folding maps and various Plates. Contemporary tree calf. Red morocco spine label. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Small tears and creases.

Anon.

The Hospital Guide 1937. A Directory and Handbook of the Hospitals of London.

Third Edition, 1937. London, The Hospital Saving Association, 1937. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 168 pages, ix – xvi. Advertising to the front and rear of the book is printed on green paper. Original stiff paper covers with title information on front board. ‘Dettol’ Ad on rear board. Good condition. Covers worn and age darkened. Small material losses to top of spine and top left corner of front board (see image). Internally very good, bright and clean.

Anon.

The Life of Catharine II. Empress of Russia. With seven Portraits elegantly engraved and a correct Map of the Russian Empire.

Second Edition, with considerable Improvements. Volume 1 only (of 3). London, Printed for T.N. Longman and J. Debrett, 1798. 21 x13 cm. viii, 484 pages. With a folded map of Russia. Some Tables (genealogical charts) in text. Contemporary calf. Black spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding worn with material losses (see images). Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Closed tear (along fold) in map. Otherwise internally clean.

Anon.

The Nursing Mirror and Midwives’ Journal. Golden Jubilee Number. Commemorating Fifty Years of Service to Nursing. 1888 – 1938.

First Edition. Vol. LXVIII, No. 1753. London, The Nursing Mirror, 1938. 26 x 19 cm. xlii (Ads), Pages numbered 131 to 182, Pages numbered xliii – lxii. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original paper warppers. Soft Cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little age darkened throughout, but otherwise clean.

Anon.

The Seventy-Seventh Annual Report of the Manchester Children’s Hospital Pendlebury. Out-Patients’ Department: Gartside Street, Manchester. Convalescent Home: St. Annes-On-The-Sea. For the Year Ended December 31, 1905.

First Edition. Salford, W.F. Jackson and Sons, The Manor Press, April 1906. 21 x 14 cm. 103 pages. B&W Plates. Original stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Clean.

Anon.

The Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme.

First Edition. Limerick, Published by T.C. Carroll & Sons, Not dated, c. 1926. 18 x 12 cm. 53 pages plus 18 pages of local (Limerick) advertising. With illustrations and photos. Original textured and decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy of this rare publication.

Anon / Cuitt, G. (Illustrations).

History of the City of Chester. From its Foundation to the Present Time; collected from Public Records, Private Manuscripts, and other authentic Sources, with an Account of Parochial and other Charities, never before published; and a Chronological Register of important Events to the year 1815. Illustrated with five Etchings by G. Cuitt.

[First Edition]. Chester, Printed for T. Poole, 1815. 20 x 13 cm. iii, 334 pages, ii [Index]. With a Frontispiece, small engraving on title pages and three further full page Engravings. Later morroco over marbled boards. Red spine label with gilt title. Gilt and blind decorations. Near fine. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Ex Libris of previous owner (see provenance comments below). A lovely copy in a nice sturdy binding. See images.

Anon [Thomas Hibernicus or Thomas of Ireland].

Flores Bibliorum, Sive Loci communes omnium fere materiarum ex veteri ac nouo testamento excerpti, atque alphabetico ordine digesti: nuncque demum castigati.

Antverpiae, Apud Ioannem Steelsium, Anno 1555. 14 x 9 cm. 584 pages plus six pages ‘Index Rerum’, 2 Blank. Speckled calf. Spine label with gilt title. Gilt dentelles. Red speckled edges. Blind line decorations on boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some age darkening. A few handwritten words on title page and very few annotations in text. Internally clean. A very nice copy of this scarce 1555 Edition. WorldCat lists nine copies in various libraries.

Anstruther, Ian

The Scandal of the Andover Workhouse.

First Edition. London, Geofrey Bles, 1973. 22 x 14 cm. 176 pages. With a folding red & black map and various B&W Plates. Original black cloth in original decorated dust jacket. Decorated end papers. Very good in good dust jacket. Dust jacket with a few closed tears and minor paper loss to the front (see image), now inside protective jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Inscribed by the Author on the half title page. Small closed tear to bottom of half title page. Internally bright and clean.

Archdall, Mervyn.

Monasticon Hibernicum. Or, An History of the Abbies, Priories, and other Religious Houses in Ireland. Interspersed with Memoirs of their several Founders and Benefactors, and of their Abbots and other Superiours, to the Time of their Final Suppression. Likewise, An Account of the Manner in which the Possessions belonging to those Foundations were disposed of, and the Present State of their Ruins. Collected from English, Irish, and Foreign Historians; Records, and other Authentic Documents, and from Curious and Valuable Manuscripts. With Engravings of the Several Religious and Military Habits, and a Map illustrating the History.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for Luke White, 1786. c. 25 x 20 cm. One blank, folded Map of Ireland, Title page, (6) [Dedication & Subscribers], 18 numbered Plates, pages numbered ix to xxiii [Introduction], 820 pages, (10) [Index & Errata]. Later fine brown calf binding by B. Silva, Porto. Five raised bands. Gilt title and decorations. Silk-style end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material losses to boards (see images). Sound binding. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris on front paste down by the ‘Hon.ble Simon Butler (see comments below). Ex Libris on rear paste down ‘Menlough [Castle]. Gift inscription on top of title page. Some burn damage to top first few pages, incl. Map and Title Page, not affecting images or readability. A few pencil annotation. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy with an interesting Provenance.

Archdall, Mervyn.

Monasticon Hibernicum. Or, An History of the Abbies, Priories, and other Religious Houses in Ireland. Interspersed with Memoirs of their several Founders and Benefactors, and of their Abbots and other Superiours, to the Time of their Final Suppression. Likewise, An Account of the Manner in which the Possessions belonging to those Foundations were disposed of, and the Present State of their Ruins. Collected from English, Irish, and Foreign Historians; Records, and other Authentic Documents, and from Curious and Valuable Manuscripts. With Engravings of the Several Religious and Military Habits, and a Map illustrating the History.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for Luke White, 1786. 26 x 22 cm. This copy lacks the folding map, title page and list of subscribers ! Pages ix-xv [Introduction], 18 numbered Plates, pages xvii-xxiii [A Concise Account…], 820 pages, (10) [Index & Errata], two blanks. Contemporary olive green morroco. Hard cover with gilt and blind decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Good condition only, due to the lack of the folding map, title page and list of subscribers. Map and title page are included as facsimiles (losely inserted A4 Prints). Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Binding tender with front hinge cracked. Front free end paper and first blank coming lose, but still attached. Names of previous owners inscribed on Introduction page. Name of Author also inscribed on Introduction Page. Small libary stamp (see image). Internally a little dust dulled, but otherwise clean. A very good reading / research copy of this scarce item.

Aringhi, Pauli / Bosio, Antonio.

Roma Subterranea Novissima. In Qua Post Antonium Bosium Antesignanum, IO: Severanum Congreg. Oratorii Presbyterum, Et celebres alios Scriptores Antiqua Christiamorum Et praecipue Martyrum Coemetria, Tituli, Monimenta, Epitaphia, Inscriptiones. Ac Nobiliora Sanctorum Sepulchra. Sex Libris Distincta Illustrantur. Opera Et Studio Pauli Aringhi Romani Congreg. Eiusdem Presyteri.

Romae (Rome), Expensis Blasij Diuersini, & Zanobij Masotti Bibliopolarum, Typis Vitalis Mascardi, 1651. 40 x 26 cm. Vol.1: Half Title, Engraved Title Page, Frontispiece, (2), 626 pages, (29) [Index]. Collation Vol.1: [HT, ETP, FP, (2), ++ – ++6, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Nnnn4], With a folding Map of Rome, 92 Full Page Engravings and small Engravings / Illustrations in Text. Vol.2: Half Title, Frontispiece, Engraved Title Page, (6), 718 pages, (24). Collation Vol.2: [HT, FP, TP, (6), A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Xxxx4, a4-c3]. Volume 2 with 128 Full Page Engravings, of which 7 are folding. Small Illustrations in Text. Old calf, later repaired/rebacked spine and corners (see images). Gilt title and decorations on spine. Spine labels. Very good condition. Binding repaired, rubbed, bumped, scratched. Age darkened throughout. Large sections damp stained (see images). Some minor tears, paper losses, none affecting the text or Illustrations. A very impressive set.

Armstrong, Olive.

Edward Bruce’s Invasion of Ireland.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1923. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 179 pages. With a folding map. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front free end paper. Mildly age darkened, otherwise a very nice copy. See images.

Arnold-Baker, Charles.

The 5000 and the Power Tangle.

First edition. London, John Murray, 1967. 13.5cm x 21cm. XIV, 210 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, slight foxing to page edges.

Arnold, Thomas.

History of Rome. Vol 1: Early History to the Burning of Rome by the Gauls / Vol 2: From the Gaulish Invasion to the End of the First Punic War / Vol 3: From the End of the First Punic War to the End of the Second Punic War.

5th, 4th and 4th Edition copies. London, Fellowes, Rivington et al., 1848, 1848 & 1850. 21 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xx, 578 pages / Vol 2: xi, 676 pages / Vol.3: xvi, 494 pages. Uniform contemporary calf. Gilt decorations to spine. marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Worn spines with spine labels missing. Some foxing to end papers and first few pages. Internally bright and clean. A nice set.

Ashton, John.

Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century with Facsimiles, Notes, and Introduction.

First Edition. London, Chatto and Windus, 1882. 18.5 x 12 cm. xvi, 486 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth with gilt and black decorations and title on front board and spine. Appears to be recased, using new end papers. Very good condition. A little slant. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Ex Library with a few small stamps throughout.

Atkinson, Thomas Witlam.

Oriental and Western Siberia. A Narrative of Seven Years’ Exploration and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central Asia. With a Map and Numerous Illustrations.

First Edition. London, Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1858. 25 x 15.5 cm. viii, (4) [TOC], 620 pages. Complete with 20 Lithographs, as listed, and numerous wood engravings in text. Original dark green cloth. Elaborate blind and gilt decorations. Gilt titles. Black end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of spine frayed with minor losses (see images). Binding weak with a few pages coming loose. Map shows some edge wear and closed tears. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing.