Russell, Bertrand.

Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization ? / The Faith of a Rationalist. An Examination and a Criticism.

Two First Editions. London, Watts & Co., [1930] & [1947]. 18 x 12 cm. 30 pages plus two pages publishers list / Six pages. Original Wrappers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Small stains and some pencil annotations.

Russell, Bertrand.

History of Western Philosophy. and its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.

Second Impression. London, George Allen and Unwin, 1947. 22 x 14 cm. 916 pages. New (2023) half cloth over marbled paper boards. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. New end paper. Very good condition. Binding in ‘as new’ condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Ryan, Frederick W.

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

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

S. Hutchinson Harris.

The Doctrine of Personal Right. Obra Premiada en el XIII Concurs, Corresponent A L’Any 1932.

First Edition. Barcelona, 1935. 22 x 17 cm. 593 pages. Original tectured cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Mild rubbing and bumping to binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Schama, Simon.

Landscape and Memory.

First Edition. London, HarperCollins Publishers 1995. 23 x 15 cm. xi, 652 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original black cloth, inside original decorated dust jacket; now inside archival jacket. Fine, inside fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Roger [Katz] on the title page.

Shaw, Rev. William.

A Galic and English Dictionary. Containing all the Words in Scotch and Irish Dialects of the Celtic, that could be collected from the Voice, and Old Books and MSS.

First Edition. Two Volumes in One. London, Printed for the Author, by W. and A. Strahan, 1780. 26 x 21 cm. Unpaginated. pp. [10] [list of subscribers, incl. James Boswell & Samuel Johnson], [372]; [2], [306]. Text in double columns. Contemporary full calf. Five raised bands. Red Morocco label with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers mildly age darkened. Front joint cracked. Binding remains sound. Ex Libris of previous owner [‘Maud Hodgson’] on front free end paper. Name of another owner on both title pages (see images). Otherwise a bright and clean copy.

Sherwood, Robert E.

Roosevelt and Hopkins. An intimate History.

First Edition. New York, Harper Brothers, 1948. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 979 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth with red and gilt label on spine. In original, price clipped dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few pages a little creased. Inscribed on the front free end paper: ‘A footnote to history of which you took such an important and able part’.

Silberman, Charles E.

Crisis in Black and White.

First US Edition. New York, Random House, 1964. 21 x 15 cm. xii, 370 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover, inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some staining to binding (see image) and end papers. Internally bright and clean. Minor edge wear to dust jacket.

Simon, Jules.

Le Gouvernement de M. Thiers. Tomes 1 et 2. 8 Fevrier 1871 – 24 Mai 1873.

Two volumes. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1878. c. 21 x 13 cm. 473 pages / 453 pages. Attractive half leather over marbled boards. Spine label. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional mild age darkening. Closed tear to some pages of volume 1, not affecting text. Very attractive sturdy bindings. See images.

Sinn Fein Standing Committee.

The Republic of Ireland Addresses His Holiness, The Pope. An English rendering of the Remonstrance recently addressed to His Holiness, the Pope, by the Executive Council, Republic of Ireland.

[First Edition]. [Dublin], Issued by Sinn Fein Standing Committee, [1929]. 21 x 13 cm. Eight pages. Unbound pamphlet. Issued stapled, but staples coroded away. Very good condition. Staples corroded away, leaving some rust stains (see images). A little dust dulled and edgeworn.