O’Reilly, Sean et al.

The Casino at Marino.

Dublin, The Government of Ireland, 1991. 20 x 20 cm. 30 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Clean, no markings.

Wells, J.

The Charm of Oxford. Illustrated by W.G. Blackall.

Second Edition (revised). London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd, 1921. 23 x 28 cm, x, 154 pages. Illustrated end papers. With 26 tipped in B&W plates on grey card. Original decorated cloth with gilt and colour decorations. Gilt title on spine and front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and fading. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Mild browning and foxing.

Petrie, George.

The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland. Anterior to the Anglo-Norman Invasion; Comprising an Essay on the Origin and Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland, which obtained the Gold Medal and Prize of the Royal Irish Academy.

Second Edition. Dublin, Hodges and Smith, 1845. 26.5 x 17.5 cm. xxi, 525 pages. Illustrated throughout. Trinity College Dublin Prize Binding by George Mullen. College Crest on front and rear boards. Extensive gilt decorations on polished calf. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Prize label on front paste down. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy in a very fine binding.

[Carton, Ronald Lewis] / Anon.

The English Scene [Signed]. The Spirit of England in the Monuments of her Social Life and Industrial History. Special articles from “The Times”, with additional chapters by the same author.

First Edition. London, A. & C. Black, 1930. 23 x 15 cm. viii, 125 pages. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding partially faded (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Signed by the author on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Brown, James.

The Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. Collected by James Brown. Keeper of the Grounds, and Author of the “Deeside Guide”. With an Introduction and Notes.

First Edition. Edinburgh & London J.Moodie Miller & Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1867. 18 x 12 cm. lxxxiv, 360 pages. With a Frontispiece, A Plan of the Cemetary and 20 Plates – Complete (see note below). List of Subscribers. Original blind stamped brown cloth. Gilt title. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription on verso of front free end paper. Binding weakened but holding. Internally clean. A very nice copy of this scarce work.

Palladio, Andrea (author) / Richards, Godfrey (translator).

The First Book of Architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: With an Appendic Touching Doors and Windows, by Pr Le Muet Architect to the French King. Tranlated out of French by G.R. [Godfrey Richards]. Also Rules and Demonstrations, with several Designs for the Framing of any manner of Roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether Square or Bevel, never published before. With Designs of Floors of variety of small pieces of Wood, lately made in the Pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a Curiosity never practiced in England before.

The Fifth Edition Corrected and Enlarged. With the new Model of the Cathedral of St. Paus as it is now to be Built. London, Printed for T. Parkhurst, G. Sawbridge and E. Tracy, 1693. 19.5 x 15 cm. 2 Blank, Engraved Title Page, Title Page, (6) [Preface], 239 pages, 2 Blank. With 69 engraved plates of which 6 are folding, incl. the one showing the Cathedral of St. Pauls in London.. Modern half calf, over marbled paper boards. Two red morocco spine labels. Gilt decorations and titles. New end papers. Please see images. Minor shelf wear to binding. Various names of previous owners on first blank, engraved title and title pages. Edges age darkened. Minor edge wear. A few pages/plates misnumbered. Occasional very mild foxing / staining. Pages/plates 173, 185 and 231 appear to be missing. Overall a very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

McHugh J.B.

The Friary of Ross [Signed]. A History and a Guide.

First Edition. Galway, Kelly Office Printing, 1994. 19 x 14 cm. 76 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

The Georgian Society / Sadleir, Thomas U. / Dickinson, Page L.

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin Volumes 1 to 5 & Georgian Mansions in Ireland.

First and Limited Editions. See comments below. Six Volumes in Total. Dublin, Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press by Ponsonby & Gibbs, 1909 to 1913 & 1915. c. 30 x 25 cm. Vol.1: xix, 101 Plates, 43 pages [Notes & Index] / Vol.2: xxii, 144 pages, 115 Plates / Vol.3: Frontispiece, xxv, one Plate, 135 pages, 103 pages / Vol.4: Frontispiece, xxx, one Plate, 126 pages, 122 Plates / Vol.5: Frontispiece, xxvi, one Plate, 129 pages, 129 Plates / Georgian Mansions in Ireland: Frontispiece, xx, 103 pages, 80 Plates. Original cloth bindings with black titles and decorations on front board and spine. See images. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Free end papers missing in volumes 1 and 2. Hinges cracked in volume 5. Occasional mild foxing to text pages. Bright and clean Plates. A very nice set.

The Georgian Society.

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin. Vol. III.

First Edition. Volume 282 of 550. Dublin, Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press, 1911. c. 30 x 24 cm. xxv, 135 text pages, CIII [103] Plates. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed and bumped (see images). Small losses to spine ends and corners. Ex Library with the usual labels and stamps. Occasional mild foxing.

The Georgian Society.

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin. Vol. IV.

First Edition. Volume 70 of 550. Dublin, Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press, 1912. c. 30 x 24 cm. xxx, 126 text pages, CXXII [122] Plates. Original cloth. Rebacked in 2025. New end papers. Very good condition. Sound binding. Occasional mild foxing.