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France.
New and Revised Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1902. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. xxxix, 668 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Includes a loosely inserted post card from France to ‘President Tierney University College Dublin’. Also some newspaper articles.
EUR 35,-- Order
The Works of Monsr. Boileau Despreaux. Containing: 1 Longinus’s Treatise of the Sublime. With Critical Reflections on some Passages out of Longinus, wherein Answer is occasionally made to some Objections of Monsieur Perrault against Homer and Pindar: Likewise further Remarks and Observations by Dacier, Boivin &c. / 2. Miscellanies, with a Discourse upon Satire. [Incl. Epistles / New Epistles / An Ode on the Taking of Namur, Anno 1692 / A Discourse Upon Ode / Epigrams and Other Pieces / A Treatise of the Sublime / Index].
Volume 2 Only. London, Printed for E. Sanger, and E. Curll, 1711. 19 x 12 cm. Frontispiece, Title page, 189 pages [ Epistles / New Epistles] / Odes / Epigrams and Other Pieces] / 267 pages [Treatise of the Sublime], (16) [Index and Errata]. Contemporary calf. Spine labels with gilt title. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Joints cracked, but binding remains sound. Name of previous owner (‘JohnGeoBoileau’) on first blank. Internally age darkened, but clean.
EUR 220,-- Order
A Contribution Towards a Catalogue of the Prints and Maps of Dublin City and County. Volume 1: Prints / Volume 2: Maps.
First Limited Edition. 25/500 (Vol.1) & 136/500 (Vol.2). Two Volumes – Complete. Shankill, Co. Dublin, Published by The Neptune, 2005. 29 x 20 cm. Vol.1: x, (2), 248, (14) / Vol.2: ii, pages 251 to 411, (10). Illustrated thoughout. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jackets (now inside archival jackets). Books in very good + conditions. Dust jacket for volume 1: good condition (some creases and short close tears). Dust jacket for volume 2: very good condition. Both jackets protected by clear archival jackets. Volume 1 signed by both authors on front free end paper. Gift inscription on ffep. Books internally bright and clean. A nice and rare set.
EUR 350,-- Order
In Estherem Commentarius, Literalis & Moralis. Cum triplici Indice accuratissimo Documentorum, Rerum Et Argumentorum, Expositioni Euanggeliorum & Epistolarum rotius anni servientum.
Coloniae Agrippinae [Cologne], Sumptibus Cornelii ab Egmondt, & Sociorum, 1647. c. 33 x 21 cm. Engraved title page, Title page, (6), 456 pages, (26)[Index]. Contemporary full calf with elaborate blind decoration. See images. Gilt title and decorations to spine. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses to boards and spine (see images). Age darkened throughout. A few signatures and small stamps on various pages. Overall still a very nice book.
EUR 450,-- Order
A Short History of Switzerland.
First Edition. Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1952. 21 x 13 cm. vii, 388 pages. With B&W Maps in Text. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney’) on front free end paper.
EUR 30,-- Order
The Dolmens of Ireland. Their Distribution, Structural Characteristics, and Affinities in other Countries; together with the Folk-Lore attaching to them; Supplemented by Considerations on the Anthropology, Ethnology, and Traditions of the Irish People. With four Maps, and eight hundred Illustrations, including two coloured Plates.
First Edition. In three Volumes – Complete. London, Chapman & Hall, 1897. 26 x 17 cm. Vol.1: xxxvi, 312 pages / Vol.2: pages numbered 313 to 712 / Vol.3: pages numbered 713 to 1234. Complete with the four folding coloured Maps and the two Frontipiece Plates. Original green cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. Black end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Some discoloration (see images) to Bindings. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small stamp of previous owner (‘Rosturk Castle’) on half title page of all three volumes. Internally very bright and clean. A lovely set.
EUR 880,-- Order
An Account of Corsica. The Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica.
First Edition. Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, 1786. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Halftitle, Title Page with Engraving, xxi, (2) [Content], Folded Map, 382 pages. Contemporary calf. Morroco spine label with gilt title. Raised bands and gilt line decorations to spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some small loses to spine ends and bottom of front board. Joints cracked, but binding remains sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean. Large folding Map with short (<1 cm) closed tear and mild damp staining (see images). Occasional mild foxing, but generally very clean. Overall a very nice complete copy in a contemporary sound binding.
EUR 800,-- Order
Paddy’s Memories.
First Edition. Colchester, Privately Published, 1998. 23.5 x 15 cm. 333 pages, xiv. Illustrated in B&W. Modern cloth. Hard cover with gilt title and decorations on spine. Fine. Edges a little dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. With a losely inserted hand-written letter, signed ‘Sue’.
EUR 295,-- Order
