An t-Athair Padruig Breathnach.

Songs of the Gael. A Collection of Anglo-Irish Songs and Ballads. Wedded to Old Traditional Irish Airs. No. 1-12.

Dublin, Browne and Nolan, ND [1915]. 15 x 12 cm. xiii, 384 pages. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding weak. Front hinge open. Single stamp on front free end paper and on title page. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Anon.

London to Dublin. With a Trip to the Irish Lakes and the Mountains of Connamara. Interspersed with passing Glances at North Wales and the Manufacturing Districts of England. With numerous Engravings.

[First Edition]. London & Dublin, William S. Orr and Co. & James McGlashan, ND [c.1850]. Folio. 216 pages. With five Plates, incl. the Map of Ireland and other Illustrations in text. Original blind stamped cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. (see images). Pale yellow end papers. Good condition only! Lacks the front free end paper and folding Frontispiece, otherwise complete. Rubbed and bumped, age darkened. Occasional mild foxing and damp staining. Edgeworn with minor paper losses (corners) to some pages, not affecting the text or images. A very good reading copy of this scarce book.

Anon / O’Connor, Frank (Translator) / Yeats, Jack B. (Illustrator).

A Lament for Art O’Leary: Translated from the Irish by Frank O’Connor, with six Illustrations by Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.

Photo-Lithographic Reprint of the First Cuala Press Edition. Shannon, T.M. MacGlinchey for the Irish University Press, Robert Hogg – Printer, 1971. 28 x 19 cm. 32 unnumbered pages, incl. blank and title page. Title page vignette and six further Illustrations. Original quarter cloth over blue paper covered boards. Hard cover. Black title on front board. Blue end papers. In original plain paper jacket. Fine in very good, somewhat creased dust jacket. See images.

Betham, Sir William.

Irish Antiquarian Researches. [Contains papers on: Leabhar Dhimma, The Caah, The Meeshac, Book of Armagh, St. Patrick et al.]

Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Co. and Hodges and M’Arthur, 1827. 21 x 13 cm. Coloured frontispiece, Title page, (2), 442 pages, lv. Complete with 12 Plates of which seven are hand coloured and some are folding. Contemporary hald calf over marbled boards. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards and spine. Black morroco label with gilt title. Gild decorations. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Rebacked. New end papers. Rubbed and bumped. Occasional mild age darkening / browning. A very nice clean copy.

Boland, Robert Leslie [Bob].

Thistles And Docks.

Limited Edition. Not signed or numbered! Tralee, Co. Kerry, Kenno Ltd. 1993. 30 x 19 cm. Unpaginated. With Illustrations in colour and B&W. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover in slip case. Gilt titles on front board and spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

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.

Bonar Law, Andrew / Bonar Law, Charlotte.

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.

Brash, Richard Rolt.

The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland. to the Close of the Twelfth Century; accompanied by interesting historical and antiquarian Notices of numerous ancient Remains of that Period. With fifty-four Plates.

First Edition. Dublin, W.B. Kelly, 1875. 24 x 18 cm. xii, 174 pages. B&W Plates. Original green cloth with black and gilt decorations and titles to front board and spine. Bevelled edges. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed on half title, dated 1907. Internally bright 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.

[Campbell, Thomas].

A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland. In a Series of Letters to John Watkinson, M.D.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for W. Whitestone, W. Sleater, D. Chamberlaine et al. 1777. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. xvi, 478 pages. Engraved frontispiece plus five further plates, two of which are folding. Plate 3 (Rock of Cashel, folding) appears to be a later facsimile. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations, title label and five raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine decorations and label worn. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Thomas Bond’) on front paste down. Internally occassional mild foxing and damp staining. Overall a sturdy clean copy.