[Blake, William] Pierce, John B.

The Wond’rous Art. Wiiliam Blake and Writing.

First Edition. London, Associated University Presses, 2003. 16cm x 24cm. 188 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

[Booth, William and Catherine] Hattersley, Roy.

Bood and Fire – William and Catherine Booth and Their Salvation Army.

New York, Doubleday, 2000. 23.4cm x 16.1cm. VIII, 471 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Bulwer, Edward Lytton].

The Pilgrims of the Rhine.

New Edition [Second Edition]. London, Charles Tilt, 1840. 21 x 14 cm. xxxvi, 341 pages. Complete with all Plates and Illustrations in Text. Original red cloth with gilt and blind decorations. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Mild fraying to spine ends. Spine faded. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner on front free end paper and on top of title page. Occasional very mild foxing / damp staining. Internally clean. Overall a very nice, complete copy.

[Burns, Robert] Esslemont, Peter.

Brithers A’ – A Minute A Day with Burns, Poet, Lover and prophet. With a Foreword by Professor J.Y. Simpson.

London, Oliphants Ltd., n.d. 22cm x 14.5cm. 191 pages. With historic iusstrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only external wear.

[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.

[Cavendish, George / Grove, Joseph].

The History of the Life and Times of Cardinal Wolsey, Prime Minister to King Henry VIII.

Volume 1. Adorn’d with Cuts, and a complete Index. London, Printed by J. Purser, for the Author… 1742. 19.5 x 12 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page, (4) [Dedication], ix [Preface], 402 pages, (46) [Index]. Complete with 9 Plates, as listed. Rebacked in 2023 with a new cloth spine and end papers. Original contemporary boards. Red spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Rebacked. Boards rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to corners (see images). Top of title page and first page of Dedication cut off, not affecting text. Lower corner of page vii/viii of Preface missing. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed in places.

[Dante] Leithart, Peter J.

Ascent To Love – A Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy.

First Edition. Idaho, Canon Press, 2001. 21.5cm x 13.8cm. 181 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new edition.

[Digby, Jane] Schmidt, Margaret Fox.

Passion’s Child – The Extraordinary Life of Jane Digby.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1977. 23.9cm x 16cm. XVI, 268 pages. With 28 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Hardwicke, Robert]. Anon.

Holiday Excursions of a Naturalist. Forming A Guide-Book to the Natural History of the Inland and Littoral.

First Edition. London, Robert Hardwicke, 1867. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 345 pages. Publishers List. Contemporary dark cloth. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Hinges weak. Names of previous owners inscribed. Internally clean.

[Johnson, Samuel] Davis, Philip.

In Mind of Johnson – A Study of Johnson The Rambler.

First edition. Athens, The University of Georgia Press, 1989. 22,5 x 14,5 cm. VII, 318 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

[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.

[Lord Kitchener] Arthur, George.

Life of Lord Kitchener.

First Edition. 2 volumes (of 3). London, Macmillan and co., Limited, 1920. 22.9cm x 15.2cm. Vol I: XXVI, 326 pages / XI, 413 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Ludwig II of Bavaria] Blunt, Wilfrid.

The Dream King – Ludwig II of Bavaria. With a Chapter on Ludwig and the Arts by Dr Michael Petzet.

New York, The Viking Press, 1970. 25.4cm x 20.5cm. 264 pages. With 41 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Macfarquhar, Colin & Gleig, George – Chief Editors]

Encyclopaedia Britannica. Three Plates Volumes with 460 Plates. Volumes 1, 3 & 4 (including the Plates issued as a Supplement in 1801-03.

Third Edition & Supplement to 3rd Edition. Three volumes of four. [Edinburgh], [Privately published by Andrew Bell, Archibald Constable & Colin Macfarquhar], [1788 – 1803]. c. 26 x 20 cm. Vol.1: Plates 1 – 161 / Vol. 3: Plates 292 – 446 / Vol. 4: Plates 447 – 542 and 1 – 50. See comments below for noted ‘anomalies’. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations and volume numbers in gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with wear to spine and ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Joints cracked, but bindings remain sound. Spine leather dried and cracked. Internally dust dulled, but generally clean. A few closed tears and some edge wear to some plates. Overall a very nice collection of more than 450 plates. See images.

[Mailer, Norman] Rollyson, Carl.

The Lives of Norman Mailer – A Biography.

New York, Paragon House, 1991. 23.6cm x 16cm. XXII, 425 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Manning, Anne].

The Maiden & Married Life of Mary Powell, Afterwards Misstress Milton.

New Edition. London, Printed for Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. ND [c. 1840s]. 18 x 11.5 cm. 271 pages. With a frontispiece. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Spine label with gilt title. Raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on verso of frontispiece in ink. Internally clean.

[Matthew Archdeacon].

Legends of Connaught, Irish Stories &c. &c. By the Author of “Connaught in 1798”.

First Edition. NOT A REPRINT ! Dublin, Published by John Cumming, Lower Ormond Quay, MDCCCXXIX [1839]. 20.5 x 13 cm. xv (List of Subscribers & Preface), 406 pages. Contemporary half leather over textured cloth. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Rear hinge cracked. Front hinge started to crack. Binding shaky, but holding. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed.

[Nureyev, Rudolf] Stuart, Otis.

Perpetual Motion – The Public and Private Lives of Rudolf Nureyev.

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1995. 24.3cm x 16.3cm. 317 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[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.

[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.

[Scott, Walter] Lockhart, J.G.

The Life of Walter Scott.

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1893. 23.8cm x 16cm. XII, 806 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with signs of external wear and some foxing. Lovely gilt lettering on the cover and spine.

[Shaw, Bernard] Laurence, Dan H.

Bernard Shaw – Collected Letters 1926-1950.

London, Max Reinhardt, 1988. 24cm x 16cm. XXVII, 946 pages. With 25 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Shaw, Bernard] Pascal, Valerie.

The Disciple and His Devil.

First edition. London, Michael Joseph, 1971. 22 x 14,5 cm. 319 pages with 24 plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with some external wear on dustjacket and a slightly cracked hinge but no loose pages.

[Shaw, George Bernard], Costello, Donald P.

The Serpent’s Eye. Shaw and the Cinema. With a foreword by Cecil Lewis.

Notre Dame & London, University of Notre Dame Press, 1965. 16 x 24 cm. XX, 209 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Good condition with some tears to the dustjacket. Some markings within the text. Interior in clean condition.

[Sidney, Philip] Stewart, Alan.

Philip Sidney: A Double Life.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 2000. 16cm x 24cm. XI, 400 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

[STAËL, Madame de].

Corinne, Ou L’Italie

Four Volumes. Paris, Chez Dauthereau, 1827. 11 x 7 cm. 212, 205, 193 & 199 pages. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Sopme shelf wear, internally dust dulled, but otherwise clean. Name of previous owner on versos of front free end papers. A nice solid set.

[Steele, Richard / Addison, Joseph].

The Guardian.

Two Volumes. London, Printed by J. Nichols for Rivington, Longman, White et al., 1789. 21.5 x 13 cm. Vol.1: iv, 571 pages / Vol.2: 600 pages. Both title pages with engaving (see images). Fine contemporary calf. Morroco labels with gilt titles and volume numbers. Gilt decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Sound bindings with minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice set.

[Strauss, Johann] Jacob, H.E.

Johann Strauss – Father and Son, A Century of Light Music. Translated by Marguerite Wolff.

USA, The Greystone Press, 1940. 23.8cm x 16cm. 385 pages. With illustrations and music sheets. Original Hardcover. Good condition with signs of external wear and small open tear.

[Tennyson, Emily] Thwaite, Ann.

Emily Tennyson: The Poet’s Wife.

London, Faber and Faber, 1996. 24cm x 16.2cm. XIX, 716 pages. With 33 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Trembley, Abraham] Baker, John R.

Abraham Trembley of Geneva. Scientist and Philosopher 1710-1784.

First edition. London, Edward Arnold, 1952. 15 x 23 cm. 259 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition throughout. Exlibris on pastedown.

[Valera, Eamon de] Farragher, Sean P.

Dev and his Alma Mater. Eamon de Valera’s Lifelong association with Blackrock College.

Dublin, London, Paraclete Press, 1985. 23.5cm x 20cm. 239 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition, some shelfwear and dust dulling

[Watts, George Frederic] Blunt, Wilfrid.

‘England’s Michelangelo’ – A Biography of George Frederic Watts, O.M., R.A.

First Edition. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1975. 16cm x 24cm. XIX, 258 pages with 8 colour and 24 black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed and inscribed by the author.

[Williams, Rowan Douglas]. Bentall, Eleanor (Photographer).

Documents and Photos to Rowan Douglas Williams. Pamphlet 1: The Ordination or Consecration of the Reverend Canon Professor RDW, Bishop of Monmouth. / Pamphlet 2: Confirmation of the Election of the Most Reverend Doctor Rowan Williams as Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan. Incl. Two Photos of Rowan Douglas Williams.

1992 & 2002. 35 and 19 pages. Two Photos. Original stiff paper covers. Paperbacks. Very good condition. Covers mildly stained and with some pencil notes. ‘Reserved’ in ink on rear cover of the 1992 pamphlet. Internally bright and clean.

[Wollstonecraft, Mary] Nixon, Edna.

Mary Wollstonecraft. Her Life and times.

London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1971. 24 x 16 cm. 205 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Young, Arthur].

A Six Weeks Tour, through the Southern Counties of England and Wales. … with Descriptions and Copper-Plates…

The Second Edition, Corrected and enlarged. Dublin, Printed for J. Milliken, 1771. 20 x 12 cm. Folding Frontispiece, Title page, xii, 284 pages. (20) [TOC & Publishers List]. One Illustration in text (p.42). Numerous Tables and Lists. Contemporary full calf. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition.

[Lamb, Charles], Walton, Izaak, [Defoe, Daniel].

The Essays of Elia. / The Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert, and Sanderson. / Memoirs of a Cavalier. The Essays of Elia. First & Second Series / / Memoirs of a Cavalier, or A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany and the Wars in England, from the Year 1632 to the Year 1648.

London, Edward Moxon, A. Bell, J. Osborn, W. Taylor and T. Warner, all 1840. 23 x 14 cm. TP, iv, 94 / TP, vi, 80 / TP, vii, (2), 107 / TP, (4), 96 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Speckled edges. Very good condition.Front board detached. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean.

Usher, James [Ussher / Usserius, Jacobus].

A Body of Divinity. or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded and explained by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled, for the use of families : to which is adjoyned a tract intituled Immanuel; or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God. By the Most Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh.

The seventh edition, carefully corrected from very many errors in former editions. London, Printed by J.D for Nathaniel Ranew and Jonathan Robinson, 1677. 32 x 20 cm. Frontispiece, Title Page, (4)[To the Reader], 40 pages [Life of the Author], (8) [TOC], 433 pages, (8) [Index]. [blank, frontispiece, a4-f3, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Mmm2]. Old calf. Very professionally rebacked. Later spine label with title and author in gilt. Very good condition. Sound binding. Names of a few previous owners neatly inscribed. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

A. Martin Freeman (editor).

Annala Connacht. The Annals of Connacht. (A.D. 1224 – 1544).

Dublin, The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1944. 25 x 15 cm. xxiv, 854 pages. With two folding Plates. Contemporary blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Very good condition. Dust jacket mildly age darkend. Edges dust dulled. A very nice clean copy.

A.P. [Patterson, Alexander].

Collectanea Anglo-Minoritica, or, A Collection of the Antiquities of the English Franciscans. Or Friers Minors, commonly call’d Gray Friers. In two Parts. With an Appendix concerning the English Nuns of the Order of Saint Clare. Compil’d and Collected by A.P.

First Edition. London, Printed by Thomas Smith, 1726. 22 x 17 cm. xxviii, 272 pages [Part 1], viii, 42 pages [Part 2], 4 pages [Nuns of the Order of St. Clare], (4) [Errata & Blank]. With four Plates. New [2024] red half morocco over marbled boards. Black spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations. New end papers. The old rear free end paper has been bound in to preserve the elaborate signature of a previous owner. Very good condition. New sound binding. Internally occasionally worn, age darkened/foxed. Ex Library with only one stamp on verso of frontispiece. Names of previous owners on verso of frontispiece and old rear free end paper. Felt pen ‘star’ on verso of frontispiece and title page. See images.

Ackerman, Diane.

The Zookeeper’s Wife – A War Story.

New York / London, W.W. Norton & Co., 2007. 14.5cm x 21.5cm. 368 pages. Includes photographs. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

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.

Agate, James.

Around Cinemas (Second Series).

First Edition. [Amsterdam], Home & Van Thal Ltd., 1948. 21 x 14 cm. 284 pages plus ten pages Index. With a frontispiece. Original pale cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Edges and end papers dust dulled/foxed. Names of previous owners on front free end paper. Internally clean.

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.

Aherne, Brian.

A Proper Job. Illustrated with Photographs.

First Edition, First Printing. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. 21 x 14 cm. xi, 355 pages. With photographs. Original light blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on front board and spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the Author on the front free end paper. A very nice clean inscribed copy (see images).

Aime-Martin, L. [Louis].

Lettres A Sophie Sur La Physique, La Chimie et L’Histoire Naturelle. Avec Des Notes Par M. Patrin, De L’Institut.

Dixieme Edition. Four Volumes. Bruxelles, Aug. Wahlen, 1827. 11 x 7.5 cm. xxvi, 214 / 238 / 230 / 218 pages. With a Frontispiece in each volume. Uniform black half calf over cloth. Hard Covers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and dust dulling. A nice uniform set.

Airth, Rennie.

River of Darkness.

London, Macmillan, 1999. 8°. 386 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in excellent condition. From the library of painter, photographer and Margot Fonteyn – expert Keith Money.

Akenside, Mark.

The Pleasures of the Imagination. To which is prefixed A Critical Essay on the Poem.

A New Edition. Dublin, Printed by P. Wogan, 1804. 18 x 11 cm. 101 pages. Contemporary calf with gilt decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front joint cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally dust dulled thoughout with a few stains. Bottom corner of page 75/76 missing (c. 5 x 3 cm).

Al Aswany, Alaa.

The Yacoubian Building. Translated from Arabic by Humphrey Davies.

Cairo / New York, The American University in Cairo Press, 2004. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 253 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Albee, Edward.

Tiny Alice.

First Edition. London, Jonthan Cape, 1966. 20.4cm x 13.5cm. 190 pages. Original Hardcover with original unclipped dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear to the jacket. Endpaper with name of preowner.

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).

Alegria, Claribel.

Family Album. Signed. Translated by Amanda Hopkinson.

Willimantic, Curbstone Press, 1991. 8°. 191 pages. Softcover. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. Near Fine.

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.

Allen, James Lane.

Flute and Violin and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances.

London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1900. 19.5cm x13.5cm. XII, 308 pages. With illustrations in black/white. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

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.

Allende, Isabel.

Inés of My Soul. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden.

First Edition. New York, Harper Collins, 2006. 16cm x 23.5cm. 321 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition. Deckled edges.

Allende, Isabel.

The Stories of Eva Luna.

New York, Atheneum, 1991. 24.2cm x 16.1cm. 331 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and signed by Allende on the front endpaper.

Allies, Mary H. (author) / Allies, T.W. (editor).

Leaves from St. Augustine.

First Edition. London, Burns and Oates, 1886. 19 x 12 cm. xii, 483 pages, 16 pages publishers list. Original brown cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Library with stamps and Ex Libris on front paste down, half title and title page. Internally bright and clean without stamps or annotations.

Alther, Lisa.

Blood Feud – The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance.

Guilford, Connecticut, Lyons Press, 2012. 16cm x 24cm. XVII, 286 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Alvarez, Julia.

¡YO! [Signed].

First edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books, 1997. 13 x 18.5cm. 309 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new. Signed by the author.

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.

An A D’Imigh Huis! Agus A Chaill Feasog. Go Sruth Na Maoile.

Three First Editions. Three Volumes. Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1964 / 1965. 27 x 21 cm. Each volume contains 46 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original decorated hardcovers. See images. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Short closed tear to last page of the first 1964 volume. Cover a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

An Athair Pádraig Ua Duinnín [Patrick Dinneen].

Filidhe na Máighe. no amhrain Sheain Ui Thuama & Aindreais Mhic Craith.

[First Edition]. Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin], M.H. Gill [agus] a Mhac [Dublin: M.H. Gill and Son], 1906. lv [Introduction in English], 208 pages [in Irish]. With a Frontispiece. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. some stains. Spine age darkened. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Numerous inscriptions and annotations. Half of rear free end paper cut off. Scarce.

Robertson, William. An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India.

And the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope. With an Appendix, containing Observations on the Civil Policy – The Laws and Judicial Proceedings – the Arts – the Sciences – and Religious Institutions, of the Indians.

Scarce First Dublin Edition. Dublin, Printed by John Ershaw for G. Burnet, L. White, P. Wogan, P. Byrne et al., 1791. 21 x 13 cm. vi, (2), Large folding map (of two) [Map of the South East part of Asia], 349 pages, (14) [Index]. Contemporary full calf. Black spine lable with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mildly age darkened. Lacking one of the two folding maps. A very good reading copy in a sound binding.

Woodfall, William.

An Impartial Sketch of the Debate in the House of Commons of Ireland. On a Motion Made on Friday, August 12, 1785, by the Rt.Hon. Thomas Orde, Secretary to the Rt.Hon. Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant, for Leave to Bring in a Bill for Effectuating the Intercourse and Commerce between Great Britain and Ireland, on permanent and equitable Principles, for the Mutual Benefit of both Countries. Together with an impartial Sketch of the principle Speeches on the Subject of the Bill that were delivered in the House on Monday, August 15, 1785. With a Copy of the Bill, presented to the House of Commons of Ireland…

[First Edition]. Dublin, Printed for Luke White, [1785]. 23 x 14 cm. Title, ii, 200 pages (Sketch), (2), 24 pages (Bill) plus eight pages publishers list. Modern paper covered boards with paper label on front board. Hard cover. New end papers. Fore and tail edge rough deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, slightly faded. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened. Some water staining. Title and next two pages (‘To the Public’) with tape repaired closed tears. Occasional foxing.

Anderson, Barbara.

Portrait of the Artist’s Wife.

London, Secker & Warburg, 1992. 22.3cm x 14cm. 309 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Anna Louisa Hildebrand (A.L.H.).

Western Lyrics.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1872. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 190 pages. Small B&W Decorations in Text. Original dark green embossed cloth. Hard Cover. Gilt title on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mildly dust dulled / age darkened. A nice copy.

Anon / O’Connor, Frank (Translator) / Yeats, Jack B. (Illustrator).

A Lament for Art O’Leary: Translated from the Irish by Frank O’Connor, with six Illustrations by Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.

Photo-Lithographic Reprint of the First Cuala Press Edition. Shannon, T.M. MacGlinchey for the Irish University Press, Robert Hogg – Printer, 1971. 28 x 19 cm. 32 unnumbered pages, incl. blank and title page. Title page vignette and six further Illustrations. Original quarter cloth over blue paper covered boards. Hard cover. Black title on front board. Blue end papers. In original plain paper jacket. Fine in very good, somewhat creased dust jacket. See images.

Anon / Payne, Albert Henry (publisher) / Leutemann, H. (translator of Reynard the Fox).

Payne’s Orbis Pictus or Book of Beauty for Every Table & Reynard the Fox A Poem in Twelve Cantos. Two Books bound into One Volume.

Dresden, Leipzig & London, A.H. Payne & W. French, ND [c. 1852]. 27 x 20 cm. Orbis Pictus: Coloured Title Page, 240 pages of text and numerous Plates / Reynard the Fox: xii, 81 text pages plus 37 steel engravings. Full calf binding with gilt and blind decorations. Dentelles. Black spine label with gilt title. Decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of front joint starting to crack. Binding sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Moderate age darkening / browning. Internally clean.

Anon. / Uilliam Bhedel & Uiliiam O Domhnuill [Bedell, William & Daniel, William] (Translators).

An Biobla Naomhtha. [The Bible in Irish]. Leabhuir an tSean Tiomna – ar na dtarruing on teanguidh ughdarach go Gaidhlig tre churam agus saothar an Doctur Uilliam Bhedel roimhe so Easpog Chillemoire a nErin.

Dublin, Hardy and Sons, 1852. c. 14 x 9 cm. 1573 pages. Main title page [Bible]. Title pages for both Old and New Testaments. Contemporary calf. Gilt title and gilt line decorations on spine. Blind decorations to boards. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened throughout. Name of previous owner inscribed on front paste down in pencil. Internally clean. Attractive old Gaelic Script.

Anon. “Crom A Boo”.

Poteen Punch. Strong, Hot and Sweet. Made and Mixed by “Crom A Boo”. Being a Succession of Irish After-Dinner Stories of Love-Making, Fun, and Fighting, some of which have already appeared in various Christmas Numbers of “United Ireland”.

First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1890. 18 x 12 cm. 150 pages. New (2022) red cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New Binding. Edges dust dulled. Small amount of damage to bottom of Title and TOC pages (see images). Name of previous owner inscribed to Title page, dated 1891. Small sticker of another previous owner on top of title page. Blind stamps of that owner on two pages. Occasional mild dust dulling, staining. Overall a very nice copy of this scarce publication.

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. / Very Rev. S. Malone (translation & annotations).

Life of Saint Flannan. Patron of Killaloe Diocese. Translated and Annotated by Very Rev. S. Malone, V.G., M.R.I.A.

First Edition. Dublin, James Duffy and Co., 1902. 23 x 15 cm. viii, 56 pages. Original dark green cloth. Gilt title on front board. Blind line decorations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Partially damp stained. See images. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Internally clean.

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.

Acta physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae naturae curiosorum. Exhibentia ephemerides sive observationes historias et experimenta a celeberrimis Germaniae et exterarum regionum viris habita et communicata singulari studio collecta. Volumen Secundum cum Appendice.

[First Edition]. Nuremberg, Apud Haeredes W. M. Endteri & J.A. Engelbrechti, 1730. 20 x 16 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page, (18), 470 pages, 64 pages [Supplement], (2) [Index], 15 Plates, incl. nine folding Plates. Contemporary calf boards. Rebacked with a new matching cloth spine. New red morroco label with gilt title. Both hinges reinforced. Very good condition. Original boards rubbed and bumped. New spine and spine label. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris of previous owner on front free end paper. Strong edge wear to first few pages. Stamp on title page (‘Duplicate Copy’). Ink signature on title page. Internally clean. New sound binding.

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 [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.

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.

Hebrew Bible.

Druck von Adolf Holzhausen in Wien [Printed in Vienna], 1874. 21 x 13 cm. 1384 pages. Black textured cloth. Hard cover. Elaborate blind decorations. Gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with small material losses to corners and edges (see images). Hinges cracked open and weak. Name of previous owner on front free end paper (see comments below).

Anon.

Hymns for Infant Minds. By the Authors of “Original Poems”, “Rhymes for the Nursery” &c.&c.

Thirty-First Edition. London, Jackson and Walford, 1839. 14 x 9 cm. 98 pages plus two pages publishers list. Frontispiece. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Rebacked in 2023 using the original boards. New dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. New cream end papers. Very good condition. Rebacked with new spine. Sound binding. Internally dust dulled, otherwise clean and complete.

Moreri, Louïs.

Le grand Dictionaire historique ou le mélange curieux de l’Histoire sacrée ou profane qui contient en abrégé les vies et les actions remarquables.

Dix-Huitième et Dernière Edition. Eight Volumes A-Z. Complete Set. Amsterdam, Leyden, La Haye, Utrecht, Chez P. Brunel, R. Wetstein et al., 1740. c. 40 x 25 cm. Uniform contemporary full calf, raised back with gilt decorated compartments and two labels on spines. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste downs. Internally clean. A very nice set. Please review all the images.

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.

London to Dublin. With a Trip to the Irish Lakes and the Mountains of Connamara. Interspersed with passing Glances at North Wales and the Manufacturing Districts of England. With numerous Engravings.

[First Edition]. London & Dublin, William S. Orr and Co. & James McGlashan, ND [c.1850]. Folio. 216 pages. With five Plates, incl. the Map of Ireland and other Illustrations in text. Original blind stamped cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. (see images). Pale yellow end papers. Good condition only! Lacks the front free end paper and folding Frontispiece, otherwise complete. Rubbed and bumped, age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and damp staining. Edgeworn with minor paper losses (corners) to some pages, not affecting the text or images. A very good reading copy of this scarce book.

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.

South of Ireland Illustrated and Described. Cork, Queenstown, Glengarriff, Killarney Lakes, Fjords of Kerry, Etc.

London & Cork, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. & Guy and Co. ND [c. 1900]. 21 x 28 cm – oblong. 120 pages. Complete with the three maps, as listed, incl. one coloured multi-folding map. Many B&W images, some folding panorama images. Original textured cloth. Hard cover. String bound. Bevelled edges. Gilt title and decorations. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild damp stain to the lower corners of a few pages. Internally clean.

Innes, C. (Editor).

The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Vol.1 A.D. MCXXIV – A.D. MCCCCXXIII [1124-1423]. Printed by Command of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Persuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

[First Edition]. [Edinburgh], 1844. Elephant Folio (c. 45 x 30 cm). Sectional pagination (in black): vi, 95, 26, 40, xxxvi, (66) [Tables], 36, 514 pages. / Continuous pagination (red numbers on top of each page): 878 pages with pages 673 to 676 misnumbered as 713 – 716. With 32 Plates, of which 26 are in ‘colour’, and five are folding or multi-folding, with the largest measuring c. 80 x 65 cm. Contemporary half red leather over plain paper boards. Gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping with minor abrasions to spine ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Mild foxing. Internally clean. Not ex-library. An impressive book.

Anon.

The Book of Common Prayer. And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of Ireland; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches, and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. [Also bound in: ‘Constitutions and Canons Eccesiastical, Treated upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Clergy of Ireland’ Dublin, 1751].

Dublin, Printed by the Executors of G.A. Grierson, 1757. 26 x 20 cm. Title page in red and black. Unpaginated thoughout. [A4-B4, *B, B2, *C, C, C2, *C4-*E4, E4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Lll4, Mmm2,A4-E4]. Modern half calf over marbled paper boards. Hard cover. New end papers. Very good condition. Sturdy and attractive modern binding. Internally mildly age darkened and some wear to edges. A few closed tears and minor material losses (corners) to some pages, not affecting text readability. Occasional mild damp staining. Text block appears to be complete. A few stubs, possibly indicating missing illustrations? For all images, please see our web site: westcoastrarebooks.com.

Anon.

The Book of Common Prayer & The Whole Book of Psalms. And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches. Bound together with: The Whole Book of Psalms. Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and Others; Confer’d with the Hebrew.

Cambridge, Joseph Bentham and Charles Bathurst & Joseph Bentham and B. Dod, 1751 & 1752. Octavo. Two blanks, engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, title page, unpaginated text block. 53 full page engraved Plates. Fine contemporary calf. Five raised bands. Elaborate gilt tooled design on spine and boards. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Dark green and marbled end papers (see images). Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Minor abrasions. Tight binding. Name of previous owner (‘Isabella Powlett’) on first blank. Neat gift inscription (from Elizabeth Dinet? to her daughter Isabella Dinet?) on second blank, dated May 1838. Name of Isabella Dinet? on engraved title page. No further inscription or annotations. Internally clean.

Anon.

The Historical Part of the Holy Bible. Or the Old and New Testament Exquisitely and Accurately describ’d and Engraven from Designs of the Greatest Masters.

Dublin, Sold by George Grierson, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1787. 28 x 22 cm. Engraved title page, followed by 57 numbered and engraved pages, each with four biblical scenes. One blank page. Later fine polished half calf over marbled paper boards. New end papers. Raised bands. Gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Binding near fine. Internally mildly age darkened. Occasional mild foxing / staining. No inscriptions / annotations. Last page (57) bound upside down.

Anon.

The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature: The First Forty Years.

First Edition. Dublin, Ashfield Press, 2016. 23 x 15 cm. 95 pages. Illustrated. Original light blue cloth. Hard cover. Near fine condition. Bright and clean. Losely inserted invitation card for the 2016 event and prospectus. Scarce. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Anon.

Tiomna Nuadh Ar Dtighearna. Agus Ar Slanuigheora Iosa Criosd: Ar Na Tharruing Go Firinneach As An Ghreigis Go Gaoidheilg.

A Shacklewell, T. Rutt, 1819. 17 x 10.5 cm. 526 pages. Contemporary full calf. Blind stamp of ‘British & Foreign Bible Society’ on front board. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Tear to top of spine. Age darkened / dust dulled throughout. Names of previous owners, incl. Rev. D. Magee, Stradbally’ on front pages. Internally clean.

Ansay, A. Manette.

River Angel.

First Edition. New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1998. 24 x 16 cm. 243 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Anthero De Quental / Prestage, Edgar (Translator).

Anthero De Quental. Sixty-Four Sonnets. Englished by Edgar Prestage.

First Edition. London, Published by David Nutt in the Strand, 1894. 17.5 x 11 cm. xiv, 133 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Deckle edges a little dust dulled. Internally 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. 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.

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.

Arenas, Reinaldo.

Singing from the Well.

New York, Viking Penguin Inc., 1987. 23.8cm x 15.7cm. 206 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

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.

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.