Verne, Jules.

Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers [English: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]. Illustre de 111 Dessins par de Neuville et Riou. Graves par Hildibrand.

Paris, Bibliotheque D’Education et de Recreation J. Hetzel et Cie. ND [1877 or earlier]. 27 x 18 cm. Blank, Half-Title, Frontispiece, Title Page, 434 pages, (2) [Table des Matieres], (2) [Publisher’s Ads], Blank. Contemporary polished red calf. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Arms of ‘Collegium Sanct Petri’ (Radley College, Oxfordshire, England) in gilt on front and rear board.Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some age darkening to binding. Edges dust dulled. Front hinge started to crack, but binding remains sound. Prize Inscription on first blank, dated May 22, 1877. Internally mildly age darkened / foxed, otherwise clean. A very nice copy. Please review images provided.

Locke, John.

An Essay concerning Human Understanding / Thoughts concerning the Reading and Study for a Gentleman / Of the Conduct of the Understanding. With the Author’s last Additions and Corrections; and an Analysis of the Doctrine of Ideas.

London, Printed and Sold by J.F.Dove, 1828. 22 x 13 cm. xii, 590 pages. With a large folding chart. Contemporary dark brown calf. Prize binding for Trinity College Dublin with their arms on front and rear boards in gilt. Gilt and blind decorations. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor material losses (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Prize label tipped in. Large closed tear to folded chart. Internally a little dust dulled, otherwise clean.

Dali, Salvator.

Les Métamorphoses érotiques. Choix de dessins exécutés de 1940 à 1968.

Limited Edition. Number 551 / 900 on Zerkall. [Lausanne], A l’Erotitiade, 1969. 33 x 25 cm. 60 unbound pages, followed by map with ten losely inserted Plates, some tipped in – complete. Red cloth hard cover with gilt title on front board and spine. All contents are losely inserted, as issued. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and mild staining to boards (please see images). Edges dust dulled. Paper sticker with gift inscription on front paste down (see images). Internally clean with occasional mild foxing, mainly towards the edges. Plates are clean and complete.

De Courcy Ireland, John.

The History of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Signed.

First Edition, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Caislean An Bhurcaigh (De Burca Publishers), 2001. 25 x 17 cm. Folding Frontispiece, Title Page, (10), 183 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Illustrated end papers. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on half title. Signed by the Author on title pages. Internally bright and clean. A nice signed copy of the scarce first edition. See images.

Poliziano, Angelo.

L’elegantissime stanze di Messer Angelo Poliziano & La Favola Di Orfeo, e ridotta ora la prima volta alla sua vera e sincera lezione. incominciate per la giostra del Magnifico Giuliano di Piero de’ Medici; le quali vengono allegate come testo di lingua dagli accademici della Crusca nel loro vocabolario; Ridotte ora col riscontro di varie antiche edizioni alla loro vera lezione; e accresciute d’una canzone, e di varie notizie. Edizione II padovana.

In Padova, Appresso Guiseppe Comino, 1751 & 1749. 19 x 13 cm. xliv, 58, 24 & 8 pages. Small vignettes and illustrations. Contemporary cardboard wrappers. Handwritten titles on Spine. See images. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean. A lovely item.

MacKay, Charles (editor).

A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry. Selected and Arranged by Charles MacKay. Illustrated by Millais, John Gilbert, John Tenniel, Birket Foster, and Others.

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1878. 19 x 14 cm. iv, 538 pages. Illustrated. Full black leather with elaborate gilt decorations. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Sound binding. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Internally clean.

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.

H.D.C.P. [Pepler, H.D.C.] / E.P.J.G. [Gill, Eric P.J.].

Nisi Dominus. Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam.

First Edition, limited to 500 Copies. Ditchling, Sussex, Printed and Published at S. Dominic’s Press, 1919. c. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. (viii), 56 pages. Illustrated by Eric Gill and H.D.C. Pepler. Original gray paper wrappers. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Bonar Law, Andrew & Charlotte.

A Contribution towards a Catalogue of the Prints and Maps of Dublin City and County. Volume 1: Prints. Volume 2: Maps.

First and Limited Edition of 500. Set 97. Shankill Castle, Co. Dublin, The Neptune, 2005. 29 x 21 cm. Vol.1: x, (2), 248, (10) [Index] / Vol.2: ii, pages 251 – 411, (10). Illustrated throughout. Original dark blue cloth. Gilt titles. Inside original decorated dust jackets, now inside clear archival jackets. Near fine books inside very good dust jackets. Volume 1 inscribed and signed by the Author. Very clean copies. Dust jackets with minor edge wear. Overall a very nice set.

Frederic Leopold Count Stolberg / Holcroft, Thomas (Translator).

Travels Through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily. Translated from the German of Leopold Count Stolberg, by Thomas Holcroft.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796. 26 x 21 cm. Vol.1: xx, 506 pages, with eight Plates / Vol.2: xi, 656 pages with eight Plates, plus Directions for the Binder. See Notes below. Contemporary tree calf. Raised bands. Red morroco labels with titles and volume numbers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some material losses to spine ends (see images). Internally dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed.