Childers, E.S.E., and Stewart, Robert.

The Story of The Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 95 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Clark, Roy.

The Longshoremen.

First Edition. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1974. 21 x 14 cm. 201 pages. Illustrated. Original dark red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Dust jacket price clipped with minor shelf wear, now in archival jacket). Internally clean.

Clutterbuck, Colonel L.A / Dooner, Colonel W.T. / Denison, Commander C.A. (Editors).

The Bond of Sacrifice. A Biographical Record of all British Officers who fell in the Great War. Volume 1: Aug – Dec 1914.

First Edition. London, The Anglo-African Publishing Contractors, [1916]. 29 x 20 cm. xlvii, 459 pages. Contemporary half leather over cloth covered boards. Marbled end papers. Gilt and blind title and decorations on spine. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding sound. Stain to front board. Ex Libris of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally occasional a little dust dulled, otherwise bright and clean. A nice copy.

Connell, John.

Wavell. Scholar and Soldier To June 1941.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1964. 23 x 14 cm. 573 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on red on spine. In original dust jacket. Top edge coloured. Map-decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some damp staining to first few pages of book. Fore edge of frontispiece a little frayed. Dust jacket dust dulled and edge worn; now in archival jacket.

Crichton, Tom.

Caribbean Vagabond.

First Edition. London, Robert Hale Limited, 1968. 21 x 13 cm. 207 pages. With B&W photos. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Some age darkening. Some wear to dust jacket and long closed tears. See images.

Crooks, Brenda (Editor).

NHRC Report Calendar Year 1978. Department of the Navy. Naval Health Research Center.

San Diego, Naval Health Research Center, 1978. 28 x 21.5 cm i, 58 pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs. Original stiff yellow paper covers. Stapled. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Crosby, Ned.

Glimpses of Clare Island.

First Edition. Published by the Author, Printed at Colour Books, Dublin, 2004. 29 x 20 cm. viii, 261 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. Original blue cloth. Hard cover inside original decorated dust jacket. A bright and clean copy. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Fine in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket.

Curtis, A.C.

A New Trafalgar. A Tale of the Torpedo Fleet.

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

Darwin, Charles.

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World. Under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy.

Eighteenth Thousand. London, John Murray, 1888. 13 x 18 cm, x, 519 pages. With a few small B&W Illustrations in the text. Original decorated leather spine with gilt decorations and title on new boards and new marbled end papers. Professonally rebound in 2017. Marbled edges. Very good condition. New boards and marbled end papers. Original spine plate a little worn and darkened. Internally clean and bright. Some foxing, mainly to end papers and first / last pages. Gift insription on ‘half title’ page, dated 1943. A handsome little book.

De Courcy Ireland, John / Sheehy, David C. (editors).

Atlantic Visions.

Dun Laoghaire, Boole Press, 1989. 23 x 15 cm. ix, 229 pages. Illustrated. Trade Paperback. Very good condition. Small address sticker of previous owner. A bright clean copy.

De Gaulle, Charles.

War Memoirs Unity 1942 – 1944. Documents. Signed and inscribed to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke.

First UK Edition. Two Volumes. London, Weidenfels and Nicolson, 1959. 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 340 pages / Vol.2: 424 pages. Original green (Vol.1) and blue (Vol.2) cloth with gilt titles on spine. In original unclipped dust jackets. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Minor edge wear to dust jackets. Vol.1 inscribed by Charles De Gaulle to General Sir Alan Brooke. Vol.2 signed and dated by Charles De Gaulle.

Dean, C.G.T. / Liddell, Clive G.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea. With Letter from General Bernard Paget to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke

First Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1950. 22 x 15 cm. xiv, pages 15 to 328. With a frontispiece and other illustrations in colour and B&W. There is a losely inserted letter from General Bernard Paget to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Half title, frontispiece and title page show some damp staining. Otherwise bright and clean inside.

Dean, Donald / Crowdy, Terry [Ed].

Donald Dean VC: The Memoir of a Volunteer and Territorial From Two World Wars.

Barnsley, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XXIII, 178 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Delany, Ruth.

Ireland’s Royal Canal 1789 – 1992 [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1992. 23 x16 cm. vii, 216 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover in original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed to Sean Fitzsimons, signed and dated on Title Page.

Derrett, D.R.

Ship Stability for Masters and Mates.

Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. 24cm x 16.1cm. V, 386 pages. With over 200 figures and tables. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, such as rubbed edges and minor scratches on the back of the book.

Dietz, Peter.

The Last of the Regiments: Their Rise and Fall.

First Edition. London, Brassey’s, 1990. 15cm x 23.5cm. XIV, 271 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Dodsley, J. / Burke, Edmund (Editors). Washington, George / Jefferson, Thomas / Founding Fathers et al.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1774, 1776, 1778 – 1781, 1783 and 1787. [A Crucial Primary Source for the American Revolution / Early Printing of the Declaration of Independance / American Civil War / 1787 Constitution of the United States of America etc.].

1774 & 1776 Fourth Editions. All others: First Editions. Eight Volumes. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1789, 1788, 1779, 1780, 1780, 1782, 1785 & 1789. 21 x 12.5 cm. 1774: (2), 280, 245, (10) / 1776: IV, 270, 259, (9) / 1778: IV, 334, 245, (11) / 1779: vii, 442, 193, (10) / 1780: vii, 404, 251, (12) / 1781: (2), 339, 207, (12) / 1787: II, 320, 202, (14). Uniform contemporary tree calf. Gilt decorations to spine. Dentelles. Generally very good condition. Bindings seriously rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Spine labels missing. Some joints started to crack. Some material losses to heads of spines and corners (see images). The 1779 volume has a split spine. Bindings remain sound. Internally mildly age darkened / dust dulled, occasionally foxed, otherwise clean. The 1781 volumes shows some damp and bookworm damage for the last 20 pages or so, not affecting readability. No annotations, library stamps etc. Eight clean copies. Excellent reading copies or candidates for rebinding.

Dungan, Myles.

Distant Drums – Irish Soldiers in Foreign Armies.

Belfast, Appletree Press, 1993. 13.5 cm x 21 cm. VIII, 184 pages. With 32 illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Very slight foxing to pages.

Edward Earl of Clarendon.

The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. Begun in the Year 1641, with the Precedent Passages, and Actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy End and Conclusion there by the King’s blessed Restoration. and Return upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660.

Dublin Edtion. Three Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Printed for John Hyde and Robert Owen, Booksellers, 1719. 32 x 19 cm. Vol.1: Blank, engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, xii [Preface], (4) [List of Subscribers], 422 pages. / Vol.2: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (4) [Dedication], 459 pages. / Vol.3: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (6) [Dedication], 445 pages plus 33 pages Index. Small vignettes in text. Contemporary panelled calf. Blinf decorations to boards. Gilt decorations to spine. Spine labels with title and volume numbers in gilt. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material losses / abrasions to corners and spine ends. Volume spine label missing on volume 2. Some joints started to crack, but bindings remain sound. Name and Ex Libris of previous owners on front paste down and title pages. Internally clean, mildly age darkened. A few minor tears. A nice set overall.

Egan-Mitchell, B.

Western Wings. The Story of Galway Flying Club.

First Edition. [Galway], Published by the Galway Flying Club, and Corsar Press, 2008. 20 x 14 cm. 169 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Scarce.