Anon.

A Guide to Grey Abbey. Co. Down.

Belfast, His Majesty’s Stationary Office, 1935. 21 x 14 cm. 12 pages. Illustrated. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Mild wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Anon.

Data and Descriptions to Accompany Quarter Sheet 45 S.E. of the Maps of the Geological Surbey of Ireland.

Dublin, Printed by Alex. Thom & Sons, 1858. 24 x 15 cm. 27 pages with a few B&W geological illustrations in text. Paper wrappers. Soft covers. Good condition only. Rear paper cover missing. Front cover very worn. Text block dust dulled and with worn corners, otherwise complete and clean.

By the Writers of “The Nation”.

The Spirit of the Nation. Ballads and Songs by the Writers of “The Nation” with Original and Ancient Music. Arraged for the Voice and Piano-Forte.

Dublin, Published by James Duffy, 1846. 21 x 17 cm. vi, 347 pages. With musical scores. Original green cloth with gilt title and decorations. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Binding weak. Neat gift inscription on verso of front free end paper. Internally dust dulled and occasionally spotted. Minor staining in places. See images.

Pitts Capper, Benjamin.

A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom. Compiled from Parliamentary, and other authentic Documents and Authorities; containing Geographical, Topographical, & Statistical Accounts of every District, Object, and Place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the various small Islands dependant on the British Empire. Accompanied by Forty-Six Maps, drawn purposely for this Work, on an original Plan.

First Edition. London, Printed for Richard Phillips, 1808. 21 x 13 cm. Both volumes unpaginated, c. 1000+ pages. Illustrated with 45 Maps, including 6 folding (Ireland x 2 / Scotland x 2 / Wales & Yorkshire). Note: Wales is shown on one map only, not two, as described in the ‘List of Maps’. Modern half leather over marbled boards. Black spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations. Plain end papers. Very good condition. Binding as new. Internally mildly age darkened. Very few small annotations. Name of previous owner with small pencil drawing on verso of half title page. A very attractive set in a nice modern binding.

Downey, Edmund (Editor) / Walker, Francis S. (Artwork).

Killarney’s Lakes and Fells. Twelve Mezzotint Engravings by Francis S. Walker. Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers; Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. With some Accounts of Killarney, its Legends and its Poems. Edited by Edmund Downey.

First Edition. Ordinary Edition, printed on India paper by Gilbert & Rivington. London, Downey & Co., 1902. 27 x 37 cm (oblong). (4) [Title / TOC], 120 pages plus 12 Mezzotint Engravings, as called for. Original boards, rebacked in 2024 with new cloth spine. Original green moire cloth boards with gilt title across fron board. New black end papers. Good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped, and damp damaged (see images). Half-title and first title page chipped on side edges; light chipping to edges of feps and pages. Internally dust dulled with light ink smudging from plates to opposite pages. Most pages show mild damp staining to the bottom edge, not affecting the text or the actual angravings. Despite the wear; still an impressive book with wonderful illustrations.

Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1812. 25 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. With a title vignette, two maps (one folding), one folding panoramic view & 17 plates. Modern fine quarter calf over marbled boards. Red spine label with title in gilt. gilt and blind decorations to spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some dust dulling to edges. Occasional very mild spotting. Very few descriptive pencil annotations. Internally very clean. A lovely copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Wynne, John Huddlestone.

A General History of Ireland. From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time.

[First Edition]. London, Printed by Edward Cox for George Riley, 1772. 20 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: xxxii, 480 pages plus 11 pages Index. With six Plates, incl. frontispiece and plate showing the Author. Engraving on dedication page. Also a folding hand outlined folding Map. / Vol.2: 388 pages, (2) [Genealogical Table] plus four pages Index. With a Frontispiece. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Speckled edges. Red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt volume numbers on spine. Raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor abrasions and material losses to spine ends and corners. Hinges weak, but holding. Boards remain attached. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris on front paste downs. Name of previous owner on front free end papers, dated 1787. Internally mildly age darkened, but otherwise very clean. A very nice copy.

Dunne, T.J.

Macmillan’s General and Regional Geography of Ireland. Illustrated with Maps, Diagrams etc. For Primary and Secondary Schools.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1930. 18 x 13 cm. 179 pages. With B&W Illustrations and 1 Map in Colour. Original paper warppers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Initial of a former owner on title pages. Internally bright and clean.

Kennedy, Patrick (Editor).

The Book of Modern Irish Anecdotes. Humour, Wit and Wisdom. Edited by Patrick Kennedy.

New Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1891. 16.5 x 11.5 cm. iv, 192 pages. New (2021) pale cloth. Facsimiles of the original paper covers are used on front and rear board. See images. Black title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Craigie, Eric.

Irish Sporting Sketches – Signed.

First Edition. Gigginstown, Mullingar, The Lilliput Press, 1984. 21 x 14 cm. 108 pages. With small B&W Illustrations. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Inscribed by the Author (‘Eric’) on the first blank page. See images.

Craigie, Eric.

Telling Tales – Signed.

First Edition. Scarriff Bridge, Ballivor, County Meath, Zircon Publishing, 1990. 21 x 13.5 cm. v, 89 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Losely inserted invitation to the book launch. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Inscribed by the Author (‘Eric’) on title page.

Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees et al, 1812. 23 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. Complete with engraved title page, two maps (incl. one folding), a folding panoramic view and 17 Plates. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Good condition only. Binding severely rubbed and bumped with material losses to corners. Age darkened throughout. Occasional foxing / browning. Small bookseller label and Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down. Some ink stains in red and black. Red ink used on title page engraving (see image). A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

White, Newport B. (Editor).

Irish Monastic and Episcopal Deeds. AD 1200 – 1600. Trascribed from the Originals preserved at Kilkenny Castle. With an Appendix of Documents of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries relating to Monastic Property after the Dissolution.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Published at the Stationary Office, 1936. 23.5 x 15 cm. xxxi, 368 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Moody, T.W. / Simms, J.G.

The Bishopric of Derry and the Irish Society of London, 1602 – 1705. Volume 2: 1670 – 1705.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Stationary Office for the Irish Manuscript Commission, 1983. xix, 580 pages. With a B&W Map. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket edgeworn and damp stained. See images. Internally bright and clean.

Compiled by the Editor of the “Nation”. [T.D. Sullivan].

Penny Readings for the Irish People. Volumes 1, 2 & 3.

[First Edition]. Three volumes bound in one. Dublin, T.D. Sullivan, 1879. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. 316, (4), 316, (4), 319 pages. New (2021) black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding, new end papers. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed, but clean. A very good copy in a new sturdy binding.

Kirkpatrick, T. Percy C.

The History of Doctor Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, 1720 – 1920. [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Printed at the University Press, by Ponsonby and Gibbs. 1924. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. xvi, 397 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Full polished calf. Five raised bands. Red morocco label with gilt title. Gilt and blind decorations. Marbled end papers. Speckled edges. Original dark blue stiff covers bound in. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Inscribed by the author on the verso of the original blue cover page (see image). Name of previous owner (‘Dr. D.M. Brooke’) in pencil on top of title page. Internally clean. A superb copy.

Temple, John / Tichborne, Henry.

The History of the General Rebellion in Ireland. Raised upon the Three and Twentieth Day of October, 1641. Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon. To which is added, Sir Henry Tichborne’s History of the Siege of Drogheda, in the Year 1641. As also the whole Tryal of Connor Lord Macguire, with the perfect copies of the Indictment, and all the Evidences against him. Together with the Pope’s Bull to the Confederate Catholicks in Ireland.

The Seventh Edition. Cork, Printed by Phineas and George Bagnell, in Castle Street, 1766. 21 x 13 cm. 1 Blank, Title, xxiv [TOC, Preface], (12) [Subscribers Names], 412 pages, 1 Blank. Contemporary full calf with black spine label. Gilt title and five raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Rear joint started to crack from the top. Binding sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down (‘Thomas Brownrigg’). Small bookseller stamp, just below. Front hinge started to crack. Lower corner of page 1 missing, not affecting text. Internally clean. A very nice copy of this scarce Cork publication.

Bowen-Colthurst, Paddy.

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’.

Monck Mason, William.

The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, near Dublin. From its Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819: comprising A Topographical Account of the Lands and Parishes Appropriated to the Community of the Cathedral, and to its Members; and biographical Memoirs of its Deans. Collected, chiefly, from Sources of Original Record, by William Monck Mason, Esq.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, 1819. 26.5 x 21.5 cm. Frontispiece, TP1, Dedication, TP2, (2)[TOC], 444 pages, xcvii [Appendix, Additional Notes and Illustrations]. With a Frontispiece and six additional Plates. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards (see images). Black spine label with gilt title. Blind and gilt decorations to spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Front hinge professionally reinforced. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild browning and mild damp staining to a few pages. Otherwise internally clean. A very nice copy in a sturdy contemporary binding.

Monck Mason, William.

The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, near Dublin. From its Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819: comprising A Topographical Account of the Lands and Parishes Appropriated to the Community of the Cathedral, and to its Members; and biographical Memoirs of its Deans. Collected, chiefly, from Sources of Original Record, by William Monck Mason, Esq.

Large Paper Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, 1820. 34 x 27 cm. FP, Title page, (8), 478 pages, xcvii [Appendix]. With a Frontispiece and six additional Plates. Later dark green quarter morroco over marbled boards. Five raised bands. Fore and tail edge deckle. Unopened top edge. Gilt title and author on spine. Later end papers. Very good condition. Unopened. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing, otherwise very clean. Small bookseller label on front paste down (‘Hodges Figgis, Dublin’). A very nice copy.