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.

Adams, Rev.H.C.

The Widow’s Son.

[First Edition]. London, George Routledge and Sons, [Not Dated, 1887?]. 18 x 12 cm. Pages numbered 290 to 352. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth with black illustrations and title on front board. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some faint staining to boards. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Hinge opened after title page. Binding holding. Various extensive inscriptions to front and rear end papers (see image). Main inscription is dated 1887. Some large numbers written on top of page 310. Internally foxed and browned.

Addis, William E. / Arnold, Thomas / Scannell, Rev. T.B.

A Catholic Dictionary. Containing some Account of the Doctrine, Discipline, Rites, Ceremonies, Councils, and Religious Orders of the Catholic Church.

Fifth Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner & Co., 1897. 21.5 x 14 cm. viii, 961 pages plus six pages publishers list. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Red edges. Black end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on half title page, dated 1899. Internally clean.

Addison, Mr. [Joseph].

Maxims, Observations, and Reflections, Moral, Political, and Divine. The Second Part.

[First Edition]. London, Printed for E. Curll in Fleet Street, 1720. 18 x 12 cm. Title page with Vignette, (2) [TOC], Pages 91 to 187, (2) [blank]. Contemporary red morroco with fine gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner and neat gift inscription, dated 1765, on first blank (see image). A few underlinings, otherwise internally clean. A very nice copy of this rare little book in an attractive binding.

[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].

Alder, E.C.

The Disciple.

London, Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd. Not dated (c.1930). 18 x 12 cm. (4), 304 pages. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover with black title and decoration. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Mild foxing to edges. Ex Library (Convent of Mercy – Ballinasloe) with an embossed stamp on title page and some writing (Convent School Libary) on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. Front top hinge cracked on 2 cm (see images).

Alexander, Francesca.

The Hidden Servants. And other very old stories – Told over again by Francesca Alexander.

First Edition. London, David Nutt, 1903. 19 x 13 cm. xvii, 233 pages. With a frontispiece. Green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Good condition. Some water damage to rear board and rear end papers / hinge. Rear free end paper loose. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on front paste down: ‘Benita Pelly, With very sincere good wishes [J. Phelps?] 16 September 1913’. Internally bright and clean.

Ambrose, Saint. Bishop of Milan / Erasmus of Rotterdam (Translator-Editor)

Divi Ambrosii Episcopi Mediolanensis Operum Continens. Explanationes, hoc, est ea quae faciunt at interpretationem diuinarum scripturarum ueteris testamenti.

Volumes 4 & 5 (Quartus Tomus / Quintus Tomus) bound in one Volume . Basileae (Basel), Froben, MDXXXVIII (1538). 32 x 21 cm. (3)[blank], Title, 593 pages / Title, 414 pages plus 40 unnumbered pages Index, (3)[blank]. Panelled calf. Five raised bands. Red edges. Title with gilt decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some fraying/short cuts to spine ends. Internally some age darkening / dust dulling. Occasional mild foxing. Mild damp staining to tops of some pages. A few short and neat annotations and some neat underlining. Minor paper losses to lower corner of pages 97 to 114. Minor bookworm trails. Overall a very nice copy. Ex Libary with a single library stamp (‘College Library Carlow’) on title page. Names of various owners in ink on title page. Please see images to appeciate the condition of the book.

An Tiomna Nuadh. [The New Testament in Irish]. Ar Dtiearna agus ar Slanighheora Josa Criosd: ris an tahair is onorsighhe a Ndia Uilliam O’Domnuill, Aird Easpoug Thuaim.

London, Printed by Richard Clay for the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1847. 18 x 11 cm. 561 pages. New (2018) Half calf over green cloth boards with gilt line decorations. Gilt title on red spinal label. Binding new. New end papers. Bottom part (about one third) of original title page missing. Previous owner inserted a facsimile of the title page (see images). Internally age darkened and with a few minor nicks and tears.