Colgan, Edward.

For Want of Good Money. The Story of Ireland’s Coinage.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 2003. 24 x 16 cm. x, 208 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine in original decorated dust jacket. As New.

Dennehy, William F. (Editor).

Record. The Irish International Exhibition 1907. Compiled and Edited by William F. Dennehy.

First Edition. Dublin, Hely’s Limited and Acme Works, 1909. 25 x 18 cm. xix, 142 pages, ccxi [211] pages Appendix. With B&W Photographs. Contemporary half morroco over textured cloth. Hard Cover. Gilt title and Decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing.

N.W. Ayer & Son Advertising Agency Staff / Schulze, E.H. / Farrar, G.P. / Ramsay, R.E. / Woods. C.F. / Bridewell, C.O.

Where and How to Advertise. Mediums / Advertising Letters / Catalogs, Booklets, and Folders / House Publications / Street-Car Advertising et al. International Library of Technology 468. 283 Illustrations.

First Edition. Scranton, PA, International Textbook Company, 1928. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 98, 56, 91, 49, 54, 56, 43, 64 & 65 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Tipped in Samples. Original red cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Red edges. Marbled end papers. See images. Very good condition. Minro shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Odhams Press Ltd. (Publishers).

A Collection of Vintage ‘News Review’ Magazines. The First British Newsmagazine. 259 Copies in total, of which 51 lack the front cover. Offered as a Collection WAF. Realistic Offers Welcome.

London, Odhams Press Ltd., 1939 – 1947. C. 29 x 21 cm. Conditions range from poor (a few) to very good (most). Generally a little dust dulled. Some Titles lack the front covers. See list of issues below. Overall a very interesting Collection with many fascinating front covers showing the Key Figures of this age: Americans: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, MacArthur et al. British: Churchill, Wavell, Montgomery et al. Russians: Stalin, Shukov et al. Germans: Hitler, Goebbels et al. Other covers show Ghandi, James Mason et al. See sample images.

Marshall, Alfred.

Principles of Economics. An Introductory Volume.

Eighth Edition. Fourth Printing. London. Macmillan and Co., 1930. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xxxiv, 871 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding, edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Dust jacket age darkened with some edge wear and minor paper losses to spine ends and corners. See images. Internally clean.

Clark, Sir Terence.

Underground To Overseas. The Story of Petroleum Development Oman.

First Edition. London, Stacey International, 2007. 28 x 24 cm. vii, 123 pages [English] / 123 pages [Arabic]. Illustrated throughout. Original hard cover in original decorated dust jackets. Very good in very good dust jacket. Internally bright and clean.

Maxwell, Denis Wellesley.

The Principal Cause of Unemployment. A simple Explanation of our Defective Money System, showing how it causes Unemployment and Industrial Disaster and how it brings about the State of Affairs known as Over (?) -Production.

First Edition. London, William & Norgate Ltd., 1932. 22 x 14 cm. 273 pages. Original light blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped.Mild staining/age darkening to boards. Edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Internally clean. Bookseller stickers on rear paste down.

O’Brien, George.

The Economic History of Ireland from the Union to the Famine.

London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1921. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 589 pages plus unnumbered Index. Original dark cloth with title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Spine title faded. Edges and end papers age darkened. Part of front free end paper was cut out (5 x 13 cm). First and last pages mildly foxed. Internally clean.

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.

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.

Young, Arthur.

A Six Months Tour through the North of England. Containing an Account of the present State of Agriculture, Manufactures and Population, in several Counties of this Kingdom. (…) Also, Experiements on Rearing and Fattening of Hogs, As laid before the Society of Arts & c.

First Dublin Edition. Complete in Three Volumes. Dublin, Printed for Wilson, Exshaw, Saunders, Sleater et al., 1770. 21 x 12.5 cm. Vol.1: Title, (2), xvi, 395, (2) with eight plates, incl. 6 folding plates / Vol.2: Title, vi, 390 pages with 14 plates, incl. 7 folding plates / Vol.3: Title, vii, 403 pages with one plate and five folding tables. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands. Red labels on spine. Gilt title and volume number, some gilt line decorations on spine. Plain boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Edges and end papers age darkened. A few small nicks and closed tears. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner in all three volumes. Internally bright and clean. A lovely set.

Smith, John.

Chronicon Rusticum-Commerciale, or Memoirs of Wool. – A Collection of History and Argument Concerning the Woolen Manufacture and the Woolen Trade in general.

Reprint of 1747. Two volumes. New York, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1969. 14.5 x 22.5 cm. XVI, 422 + 576 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Postlethwayt, Malachy.

Great Britain’s True System.

Reprint of 1757. New York, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1967. 15 x 22.5 cm. CL, 363 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Porter, Michael E. / Takeuchi, Hirotaka / Sakakibara. Mariko.

Can Japan Compete?

London, Macmillan, 2000. 16 x 24cm. (11), 208 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

O’Mahony, David.

The Irish Economy. An Introductory Description.

First Edition. Cork, Cork University Press, 1964. 22cm x 13.8cm. 174 (2) pages. Includes foldout table of Livestock and crop distribution in 1960. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Cavell, Stanley.

Themes out of School. Effects and Causes.

First edition. San Francisco, North Point Press, 1984. 21,5 x 14,5 cm. XIV, 268 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

Firth, Raymond (Editor).

Themes in Economic Anthropology.

First Edition. London, Tavistock Publications, 1967. 21 x 14 cm. x, 292 pages. Original cloth hard cover with title on spine. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf and edge wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Johnson, Samuel.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes.

Volume The Sixth ONLY! London, W. Pickering, 1825. 21 x 13 cm. vi, 520 pages. Dark green half- calf ober marbled boards. Red spinal label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. All edges marbled. Marbaled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Ex Libris (on front paste down). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Front hinge cracked.

Crory, William Glenny.

A Treatise on Industrial Resources (Still Neglected) in Ireland. In which the manufacturing powers of Ireland are pointed out, their value estimated, and how to work them on purely commercial Principles fully set forth.

[First Edition]. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1860. 17 x 10 cm. xxii, 182 pages plus 18 pages of Advertising, mainly Galway interest. New black cloth and new end papers. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Edges dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing internally, otherwise clean. Minor shelf wear.

Kitzinger, Uwe.

Diplomacy and Persuasion. How Britain joined the Common Market.

First Edition. London, Thames and Hudson, 1973. 21 x 14 cm. 432 pages with tables and diagrams. Original cloth hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. In original price clipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional foxing. Some edge wear to dust jacket.