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Click here to subscribeIllustrations by Geo. Cruikshank Ainsworth (Wm. H.) The Tower of London, A Historical Romance L. 1840. First Edn., engd. frontis, & 39 plts. after Geo. Cruikshank, with text illus., a.e.g., cont. crushed levant mor., raised bands, gilt decor. in panels; also George Cruickshank's Table Book, roy 8vo L. 1845. First Edn., engd. frontis plts. & illus. by G.C. cont. hf. calf, mor. label. V. good copies. (2)
Livingstone (Peadar) The Monaghan Story, Enniskillen 1980. Second, Signed Copy; also The Fermanagh Story, Enniskillen 1990, illus. etc., both yellow d.w.'s; Swan (H. Percival) Romantic Donegal, its Songs, Poetry and Ballads, Belfast 1964. First Edn. With orig. m/ss. note, signed by Seamus Mac Manus, tipped in, d.w. (3)
Hody (Ed.) Cases in Midwifery, 8vo L. 1734. Lacks title, 3 fold. plts., cont. calf, cover loose; Aveling (J.H.) English Midwives Their History and Prospects, L. 1872. First Edn. hf. title, frontis, cloth; Maunsell (H.) The Dublin Practice of Midwifery, sm. 8vo L. 1856. New Edn.; MacNaughton-Jones (H.) Points of Practical Interest in Gynaecology, 8vo L. 1901., 12plts. all cloth. (4) * Ex Collection R.C.P.
Evanson (R.T.) & Maunsell (H.) A Practical Treatise on the Management and Diseases of Children, sm. 8vo D. 1836. First; Duke (Valentine) An Essay on the Cerebral Affections occurring mostly commonly in Infancy and Childhood. 8vo D. 18489. First; & a copy of the Fourth Edn. of the first item. All cloth. (3) * Ex Collection R.C.P.
Rare Cork Medical Treatise Rogers (Joseph)M.D. An Essay on Epidemic Diseases, and More Particularly on Endemial Epidemics of the City of Cork, such as Fevers and Smallpox... 8vo, D. (S. Powell) 1734. First Edn., 2pps. list of subs., XIV, 187pps, lacks some leaves at end cont. calf. Scarce. S.N.S.R. (1) * Ex Collection R.C.P.
Messingham (Thomas) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, folio Paris 1624. First Edn., red & bl. title with engd. vignette of saints, 3 engd. ports. of saints in text, wd.-cut heads & initials thro-out, a.e.g., in a later full mor. binding, gilt fillet borders with corner decor., raised bands, gilt lettered, and gilt decor. in panels by Clarke & Bedford. An exceptionally good copy. * Ex Museo Hythii, with leather bookmark inside front cover. (1)
Kirkpatrick (T. Percy C.) History of Medical Teaching in T.C.D. and of the School of Physics in Ireland, D. 1912, First, illus. cloth & d.w.; The Book of the Rotunda Hospital, lg. 4to L. 1913. First, illus. gilt decor. cloth; The History of Doctor Steevens Hospital Dublin, 1720-1920, 4to D. 1924, First, illus, uncut, unopened; also Henry Quin M.D., 4to D. 1919. First, unopened, orig. wrappers. All good. (4) * Ex Collection R.C.P.
The Colclough Case, 1855 Co. Wexford: In the House of Lords: Boyse (Appellant) V. Rossborough and Another (Respondents) - The Respondents Case, and Appendix. Thick 4to D. 1855, lacks title & first leaf, recent mor. backed boards. * This was one of the most celebrated cases of its kind in 19th Century Ireland. There were over 62 lawyers and court officers involved, & 43 members of the Colclough family were named in the document, together with 29 land agents and employees of the Tintern Estate also mentioned. (1)
Records of The Tower of London Bayley (J. Whitcomb) The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London, with Memoirs of Royal and Distinguished Persons, 2 vols. 4to London 1825, First Edn. plates in Vol. 1 (some repairs). Also Arthur Henry Cook, Prisoners of the Tower, one of 45 copies of a MS history compiled by a Chief Yeoman Warder prior to his retirement in 1954. Comprises biographical sketches of prisoners from 1101 (Bishop Flambard) to 1941 (Rudolf Hess), in chronological order. (There are very few entries after 1820). Also lists of executions, escapes and deaths from natural causes, and an alphabetical index of all prisoners. All uniform cloth. Many of the most illustrious names in British and Irish history feature. The Irish entries include the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Earls of Kildare (1494 - 1582), Arthur and Roger O'Connor (1798), and Sir Roger Casement (1916), besides several other well known national figures and a few rogues. These volumes were acquired by Dennis H.N. Sellers in 1991-2 to be used in his proposed biographical dictionary of all prisoners in the Tower. As a coll., w.a.f. (1)
Piozzi (Hester Lynch) Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy and Germany, 2 vols. L. 1789. First Edn., 6pp. of adverts at end, a few small stains, attractive later hf. calf, profusely gilt spine in panels, contrasting mor. labels by Root, Binders, London. (2)
Binding: Irving (Washington) Rip Van Winkle; A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker. 8vo L. 1850. First Illustrated Edition, with 6 etched plts. by Charles Simms, a.e.g., full tree calf, tooled gilt decor. & fillet borders, spine gilt in panels, mor. label, by Riviere, Lond. A fine copy. (1)
Fishing: Taylor (Samuel) Angling in all its Branches, L. 1800, First Edn. hf. title, 6pp. adverts at end, recent full mor. mor. label; also Markham (Gervase) Country Contentment's: or The Husbandmans Recreations. ... Hunting, Hawking, Coursing with Grey-hounds.. The Whole Art of Angling, ... 4to L. 1631. Fourth, [8], 118pp some stains, later attractive tooled gilt calf. (2)
Fishing: Young (Lambton J.H.) Sea-Fishing as a Sport, L. 1865. First, frontis + 7 plts. 4pp. cat. at end, orig. cloth, v. good; Wilcocks (J.C.) The Sea-Fisherman; L. 1868, Second, plts. & adverts; Cholmondeley - Pennell (H.) The Book of the Pike, L. 1865 First, cold. frontis plts. & illus. adverts., orig. green cloth, v. good; Walker (C.E.) Old Flies in New Dresses, roy 8vo L. 1898. First, frontis & 2 plts. orig. cloth. Good lot. (4)
A Fine Copy in Full Tree Calf Binding Taylor (Geo) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Roy 8vo L. & D. 1778. First Edn. lg. fold. map frontis (repaired), engd. frontis & dedit, & 288 engd. maps, some L.S.'s & a few stains, cont. full tree calf, raised bands, mor. label. V. good copy of this scarce item. (1)
Pennefather (John P.) Thirteen Years on The Prairies, From Winnipeg to Cold Lake... . 8vo L. 1892. First Edn. Signed Pres. Copy, frontis & 23 illus., cloth; Hardy (Iza Duffus) Oranges and Alligators Sketches of South Florida Life. L. 1886. Hf. title; di Beauclerk (Lady) A Summer and Winter in Norway, L. 1868. First Edn., 4 plts. cloth. (3)
Novels: James (G.P.R.) Arabella Stuart. A Romance from English History, 3 vols. L. 1844. First Edn., ; also Ticonderoga; or The Black Eagle, A Tale of Times Not Long Past, 3 vols. 12mo L. 1854. First Edn., all cont. hf. mor. mor. labels. Bookplate's of Horace J.N. Meade, M.D. T.C.D. V. good; [James (G.P.R.)] The Gipsy: A Tale, 3 vols. 12mo L. 1835. First Edn., cont. hf. mor. mor. labels; Riddell (Mrs. J.H.) Austin Friars. A Novel. 3 vols. 12mo L. 1870. cont. hf. crimson mor. all v. good. (12)
Novels: Egerton (Mrs.) The Countess's Cross, 3 vols. L. 1868 First, 3 hf. titles; Sylvester (C.) Rosewarn, 3 vols. L. 1866 First,; Peard (F. Mary) Near Neighbours, 2 vols. L. 1885, 2 hf. titles; James Jr. (H.) Confidence, 2 vols. L. 1880, hf. titles; Auerbach (B.) Waldfried, 3 vols. L. 1874, all orig. cloth. (13)
Scarce First Edition Stevenson (Robert Louis) Kidnapped Being memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751. First Edn. L. (Cassell & Company) 1886, hf. title, cold. fold. map frontis (re folded) "Treasure Island" advert on verso of final leaf of text, 2 lists of adverts at end, each of 8pp & dated respectively 5G.4.86, & 5B.4.86, some stains or finger marks throughout, a couple of advert pages repaired at corners., orig. dark brown cloth. Scarce. (1)
Scarce First Edition Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure Island, L. (Cassell & Co.) 1883. First Edn. hf. title, colour printed map frontis, with 'Dead Man's Chest' not capitalised on pp. 2 & 7; lacks 'a' before glance on p. 63 line 6; p. 178 line 20 without full stop after opportunity; 'worse' for 'worst' on p. 197, line 3; 8pp. cat. at end (5R - 1083), black end papers, orig. green cloth, spine worn, the entire re-tightened. (1)
Doyle (Arthur Conan) The Hound of the Baskervilles, another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, 8vo L. 1902. First Edn. [ with 'you' for 'your' on line 3, page 13], hf. title, frontis & 15 plts., lacks front & end loose blanks, orig. crimson cloth, with gilt & black pictorial decor. In a recent cloth clam box. (1)
Warner (Rev. R.) A Second Walk Through Wales, Bath 1799 First Edn., 2 sepia plts. & wd. cut maps, cont. hf. mor. gilt spine; Sproule (J.) The Official Hand-Book to North Wales, sm. 8vo D. 1859. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, fold. map frontis & 11 engd. plts., orig. full mor. gilt tooled. (2)
Lamb (R.) An Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences during the late American War,... to the Year 1783, D. 1809. First, lg. list of subs., cont. calf; Brereton (Sir W.) Travels in Holland the United Provinces England, Scotland and Ireland, 4to L. (Chetham Society) 1844, recent cloth. (2)
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