Books and Ephemera largely consisting of its history, culture, music, literature, poetry, politics, travel accounts, folklore. Also included are many books illustrated by Hugh Thomson, and other well known Irish illustrators, guides, and some maps.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1885. Nineteenth Edition. Flexible "Field" Hardcover. Green cloth (6 1/8 in. x 4 in.), double-ruled in blind. Pocket-sized. List of Black's Guide-Books in violet ink, to front endpapers, and Black's list of Travelling Maps and Foreign Guide-Books, in like ink, to rear endpapers. Foldout frontis..... More
London, England: Elliot Stock, 1904. Rev. Canon Lucious O'Brien. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 6 x 9.2 in., pp. x + 1 (poem) + 364. Illustrated with frontispiece of Adare Castle and 38 additional black and white plates. Green cloth boards and dark green leatherette spine. Gilt title and shamrock image..... More
Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1918. Hardcover. 12mo, 7.25 in. x 4.8 in., pp. 143. Navy blue boards with title embossed in a frame in blind to front. Title embossed in blind to spine. Light rubbing to extremities; shelfwear to top-bottom of spine. Age-toning to pages, especially endpapers. Previous owner's signature..... More
Belfast, Ireland: Henry Lanktree, 1830. Leather-bound. Rebound brown half-leather with gilt tooling, raised bands on spine with gilt tooling/lettering. RARE with all five plates (5 plus frontis), including large folding plate "Denvir's Hotel" Downpatrick. A few stray blue pencil placeholding marks. Previous owner's name (John Henry Blaney) and address (1135..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: Oliver and Boyd, 1830. Second Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 7.7 x 4.5 in., pp. 358, [1] (advertising). Contemporary pale blue publisher's boards over cream paper spine. Black title on tan paper panel affixed to spine. Untrimmed fore-edge and bottom-edge. Rubbing to extremities. Corners nudged. Spine label cracked and chipped..... More
London, England: Richard Phillips, 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.2 x 8.4 in., pp. 32 + 2(Index), Printed by Barnard and Seltzer, Water Lane, Fleet Street. Illustrated wth engraving of Grant's Causeway and map of The Lakes of Killarney. Rebound in smooth black three-quarter calf with marble boards. Gilt title..... More
London, England: Cassell and Company, Limited, c. 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. 9.5 x 12.25 in., pp. viii, 192. Contemporary green pebble-grain cloth with embossed gilt title and black floral design to bevelled boards. Gilt title and black design to spine. Embossed floral design in blind to rear board. Gilt..... More
London, England: Printed for William Mears at the Lamb without Temble-bar, 1722. First Edition. Leather-bound. Octavo. Contemporary calf, double ruled in gilt, with large gilt designs along all borders. Possibly, an early rebacking with original spine laid down. Marbled endpapers. Red and black title page, with three lines of manuscript..... More
London, England: J. Robins and Co., Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1824. George Cruikshank. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavos. 6 3/4 in. x 4 1/4. Appear to be original boards with paper labels[11] ii-iv, [1], 2-242, [4] (publisher's advertisements) pp.; (Vol. II:) [7], 2-249, [5] (publisher's advertisements). Six black and white..... More
London, England: Longman and Co., 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. NOTE: Lacks title page. Half title present. Reprinted from the Edinburgh Review, No. CLXXV, January, 1848. Small Quarto. 9 1/2 in. x 6 in. Original silk boards, green "water"- patterned. Irish harp draped in a brocade of flowers, in gilt, to..... More
London, England: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1823. First Edition. Leather-bound. Matching set: Octavo, 9.25 in. x 5.5 in. Rebound in modern dark half calf with tooling in blind over marbled boards. Gilt title to black panel on spines; four raised bands to spines. New endpapers. Untrimmed fore- and bottom edges..... More
London, England: Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1833. Leather-bound. Octavo. Half calf over (stone) marbled boards. Rubbing to extremities. Probable original boards, rebacked with a fairly recent calf spine laid down. Stain to fore-edge. Pages supple and bright. Author would no doubt be labeled a "socialist" these days, given his championing..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Printed for the author by Thomas Courtney, 1815. Leather-bound. Imperial octavo hardcover, measuring 9 in. x 5 3/4 in. Rebound in marbled paper over boards, brown ruled half-calf, gilt ruling and title over black cloth Four raised bands. New headbands and endpapers. Title page (originally unbound?), chipped and..... More
London, England: John Murray, 1836. D. Maclise, and others. Leather-bound. 8vo. 7.5 x 4.75 in., pp. xi, [1], 379, [1], 38 (appendix). Rebound in dark brown three-quarter tooled calf over brown stone-marbled boards. Four raised bands to spine with gilt roll and gilt rule bordering each band, and bright gilt..... More
PRONI, 1978. Hardcover. Quarto, 11.8 in. x 8.5 in., pp. xlix, [1], 404. "Printed in Northern Ireland by W. & G. Baird Limited at Greystone Press Antrim". Illustrated with frontis of George Macartney. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. Sunning to top of boards and top/bottom of spine..... More
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 7 x 9.8 in., ppp. xxv + 565. Illlustrated with dozens of black and white drawings, photographs, and maps. Red cloth boards with black panel and gilt title in double-frame to spine. Dark green endpapers. From the dustjacket: "This is..... More
Belfast, Ireland: Printed by W. & G. Baird, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 6 x 9.5 in., pp. 130. Illustrated with two foldout maps. Gray publisher's stiff cardboard boards with brown decorative frame and title in dark brown. Pen signature at top of cover in margin, illegible ("with author's respects"??)..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Printed by R. Reilly on Cork-Hill, for S. Hyde, Bookseller. 1736. Leather-bound. The three gauffered edges, no matter how faintly so, make this short octavo hardcover exemplar, measuring 8" x 6 1/4" in height and width, respectively, sit up and bark. Decorated paper over boards, gilt-ruled half-calf, with..... More
London, England: John Betts, c. 1860. Hardcover. Gorgeous 30 inch x 25 inch colored, detailed map of Ireland dissected into 24 sections backed with linen cloth. Shows completed and proposed railroad lines. Light rubbing and sunning to edges of map. Map encased in brown cloth boards with decorative tooling in..... More
London, England: John Murray, 1825. First Edition. Leather-bound. Crown octavo. Full original calf, measuring approximately 19 cm. x 12 cm. (7 3/8 in. x 4 1/2 in.) Five raised bands to spine, each double-ruled in gilt with a narrow band of gilt filleting across the center of each hub. Gilt..... More
Dublin: Geo. and Alex. Ewing, 1755. Second edition thus. Hardcover. Small quarto. 7" x 8.75", viii - 214. Leather half-calf over marbled boards. Gilt title with seven gilt lines to spine. Title page of Part 2 dated 1726; title page of Part 3 dated 1725. 11 engraved plates, 7 foldout..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Geo. and Alex. Ewing at the Angel and Bible in Dames-Street, 1755. Second Edition. Leather-bound. Quarto. 8.9 in. x 6.8 in., pp. iv, [4] (Contents), 213. Contiguous pagination through all three parts. Illustrated with eleven full page engravings, nine of which foldout. Cambridge panelled calf, rebacked, ruled and..... More
Dublin, Ireland: George Grierson, 1726. Leather-bound. Quarto. 9 in. x 7 ΒΌ in. Contemporary calf. Rebacked with five raised bands, gilt lettering over black labels, gilt ruled place of publication (Dublin), and date of publication (1726) at bottom compartment. (Title page of Part 2 dated 1726, that of Part 3..... More
London, England: C. Dolmen, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.75 x 9.25 in., pp. vii + 246 + 2 (advertising). Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Spine and hinges are tight. Staining from past spill to boards and endpapers, and light rippling throughout. Previous owner's address label on..... More
Dublin, Ireland: The Lilliput Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. x, 230. Black paper-covered boards with gilt title to spine. Shelfwear to top/bottom of spine. Light wrinkle along top of dustjacket's front. Light sunning to dustjacket spine. Price clipped. "The dramatic failure of the..... More
