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Click here to subscribeLimited Edition, 1000 Copies Bakst -The Designs of Leon Bakst for The Sleeping Princess, A Ballad in Five Acts after Perrault, Music by Tchaikovsky, Preface by Andre Levinson. Folio London (Benn Brothers) 1923. Limited Edition, No. 299 of 1000 Copies. Hf. title, two coloured vignettes, & 54 coloured plates, each plt. with tissue guards, t.e.g. orig. vellum backed blue cloth, some stains, but a good copy. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Irish Paintings: Van Hoek (Kees)ed. Gaetano de Gennaro Pastels and Paintings, Lg. Atlas, folio Dublin (Three Candles Press) 1945. De Luxe Limited Edn. No. 41 of 100 Copies Only Signed by Artist, 37 tipped-in plts. later hf. crushed green mor. gilt decor. spine; Conor (William) The Irish Scene, lg. folio Belfast 1944. First Edn., 12 cold. & other plts., orig. cloth. Both v. good. (2)
With 363 Hand-Coloured Plates Gould (John) “The Birds of Great Britain”, 5 vols. lg. atlas folio, Lond. (Taylor & Francis) 1873. Published by the Author. First Edition. List of subscribers, 363 hd. coloured litto. plates (ex. 367). Several of the plates have been damaged by smoke, some with water stains, some are partly defective, and repaired, a few of the plates are lacking letterpress, some offsetting, rebound in uniform hf. green mor., gilt lettered spines and gilt decorated raised bands. Some beautiful plates, despite damage, most are still very frameable. S.N.S.R. w.a.f. (5) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. * Listing and condition report available on request
Astronomy: Boeddicker (Otto) The Milky Way from The North Pole to 10 of South Inclination, Drawn at The Earl of Rosse's Observatory at Birr Castle, Lg. Atlas folio London (Longman Green & Co.) 1892. First Edin. Title with illus of Birr Castle, Co. Offaly in Ireland, one sheet of letterpress & 4 full page lithos of the Milky Way, also included loosely inserted is an introductory prospectus. In orig. blue cloth portfolio, with printed label on front cover. V. good copy. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Atlas: Hall (Sidney) A New General Atlas, with the Divisions and Boundaries Carefully Coloured. V. Lg. Atlas folio Lond. (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green) 1830. First Edn., Damp Damage. With 42 full page maps, only some frayed at edges, many still frameable. As a coll. of maps. w.a.f. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Atlas: Johnston (Alex. Keith) The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, Lg. Atlas folio Edin. & L. (Wm. Blackwood & Sons) 1861. First Edn.,, 48 dble page coloured engraved maps, a.e.g., cont. hf. mor. raised bands gilt decor. spine. V. good solid copy. (1) * Prize Bookplate from T.C.D. to Ld. Oxmantown, 1863. Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Atlas: Johnston (Alex. Keith) The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena, v. large atlas folio Edin. & Lond. (Wm. Blackwood & Sons) 1856. New and Enlarged Edition (Second), 35 dbl. page cold. maps, plus 7 cold. engd. plts., title & preface damp stained,& some lesser occasional damp stains, fine strongly bound hf. crimson mor. tooled gilt spine, raised bands. As an Atlas, w.a.f. (1) * V. large T.C.D. Prize bookplate, approx. 36cms x 26cms. Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
[Wood (Robert)] The Ruins of Palmyra, otherwise Tedmor, in the Desart. Atlas folio London 1753. First Edn., 57 engd. plts. after G.B. Borra, Plate I on three sheets forming large panorama, 3 full page engravings of inscriptions, approx. 570mms x 385mms, some small water-stains, uncut, orig. hf. calf, marble boards, spine dam. Generally clean text. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Chambers (William) A Treatise on Civil Architecture, lg. atlas folio Lond. (For the Author, by J. Haberkorn) 1759. First Edn., list of subscribers, 50 full page plts., some slight browning or dust stains, stamp removed from title, rebound full calf, raised bands, with orig. tooled gilt panels mostly laid down, new label. (1)
Atlas: Irish Railway Commission - Atlas to Accompany 2nd Report of the Railway Commissioners of Ireland, 1838, V. lg. folio 1838 First Edn., Six large dble. page maps, include one hand-coloured Geological map, in orig. mor. backed cloth, with mor. label. As an Atlas, w.a.f. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Special Limited Edition - Signed Sex (Susan) & Sayers (Brendan) Ireland's Wild Orchids, lg. Atlas folio Belfast (Nicholson & Bass) 2004. Special Lim. Edn. No. 234 of 700 Copies - Signed by Both Artist & Author, list of subscribers etc., 35 full page cold. plts., decor. ends, cloth backed pict. vellum boards, & cloth slipcase. V. Good. (1)
Photographs: The Boer War An oblong folio Album, of 90 photographs of South Africa, 1902-1905 in the aftermath of The Boer War, members of the Royal Irish Regiment etc. Pretora, Bloomfontein, etc. Soldiers Life, building different stations, sport, etc., also 7 small photos of the conflict itself, by Van Nos. An interesting collection, probably by T.B. Vandeleur. As photos, w.a.f. (1)
Travel - In French & German: Leger (L. Th.) Du Tanganika a l'Atlantique, Impressions de Voyage sur l'Oeuvre - Coloniale Belge, 8vo Brussels 1921. First Edn., hf. title, frontis & other photo illus., uncut, orig. pict. ptd. wrappers; de Wiart (Cte Caton) Ministre d'Etat, Mes Vacances au Congo, 8vo Brussels 1923. First Edn., illus., uncut, orig. ptd. wrappers with oval photo overlay; Kromer (P. Bertrode)C.S.S.P., Vom Neuen Afrika 8vo Dusseldorf 1931. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy Fold. map, photo illus. & text map, orig. pict. wrappers; also, Muller (Col. Emmanuel) Les Troupes de Katanga et Les Campagnes d'Afrique 1914-1918, Sm. folio Brussels 1935. First Edn., Signed Presentation Coy. Port. frontis, map & photo illus., unopened copy, orig. pict. boards. All v. good. (4)
Argentina - Ireland Association, Illuminated Address An attractive sm. folio pen and ink decorated illuminated address to Ambrose V. Martin,.. from a few friends and well wishers of the far flung Gaelic Race, Argentina 1922. Tipped-in photo frontis, title & 4 printed pages (some text redacted), each with pen and ink borders, decorated in the Celtic taste, & 6 pages of approx. 175 Original Signatures & with varied rubber stamps, including 'por ha Assocacion Catolica Irlandesa,' 'Liga Republicana Irlandesa,' 'Colegio Santa Brigita de Ninas Irlandesas,... Flores,' etc. In a contemporary full mor. amateur Argentinian binding with tooled gilt border of Celtic design with harp, shamrock, Ardagh Chalice and other motifs surrounded by mor. overlaid flags of Argentina and Ireland. Unique As a binding, w.a.f. (1)
Neeson (Eoin) A History of Irish Forestry, sm. folio Dublin 1991; Hayes (Samuel) Practical Treatise on Trees, 8vo Reprint 2003, Foreward by Thos. Pakenham, illus. etc.; Fennell (Aubrey) Heritage Trees of Ireland, folio Cork 2013; Campbell-Culver (Maggie) A Passion for Trees - The Legacy of John Evelyn, Lond. 2006, all illus. & d.w.s. (4)
Rathlin Island: Marshall (J.D.) Notes on the Statistics and Natural History of the Island of Rathlin, 4to D. (R.I.A.) n.d. c. 1836, engd. map frontis., recent cloth; Forsythe (Wes) and Mc Conkey (Rosemary) Rathlin Iland - An Archaeological Survey of a Maritime Landscape, 4to N. Ireland S.O. 2012. Signed by Authors, d.w.; PRONI - Copy Out Letter Book of Edmund Mc Gildowny, Ballycastle - Feb. 1820 - March 1822, folio typescript, mod. cloth; 3 others on Rathlin Island. (6)
South Africa: Photographs of South Africa, comprising Representative Views... Collected from Cape Colony, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Basutoland, Zululand, Swaziland, Delagoa Bay etc., oblong folio Capetown (The South Africa Photo-Publishing Co.) 1894. Sold by Subscription Only. Full page illus. thro.-out, orig. gilt stamped mor., worn. As an Album. (1)
Folio Society: The Letterpress Shakespeare, Vols. folio London c. 1993. Lim. Edn. 1000 (3750) Copies. Including the following: 1. As You Like It, 2. The Tempest; 3. A Mid-Summers Night Dream; 4. The Twelfth Night; 5. Othello; 6. Hamlet; 7. King Lear; 8. Coriolanus; 9. Macbeth; 10. Titus Andronicus; 11. Anthony and Cleopatra; 12. Julius Caesar; 13. Richard III; 14. Henry IV Part 1 15. Henry IV Part 2 16. Henry V; together 16 Copies, all on hand made paper, and hf. green, blue and crimson mor., marble sides, uncut, with separate commentary 8vo volume, in full green, blue and crimson buckram box. In pristine condition. As a lot. a wonderful collection. (1)
Photographs: An Album of mostly Chinese and some Continental Photos, mostly large, some Signed Floyd, c. 1870/70, & some earlier, some photographs of ships H.M.S. 'Orontes,' H.M.S. 'Serapis,' some military portraits etc., over 60 photos, folio hf. mor.; another Album of English, Scottish & Continental views, c. 1880/90, & a smaller Album of cold. Irish Views, as photos, w.a.f. (3)
Robertson (James George) Antiquities and Scenery of the County of Kilkenny, oblong folio, Kilkenny (Boethius Press) 1983, Limited Edn. (585) Numbered Copies of whicj this is 'B' of a special extra limited edition in hf leather. Twenty-six Lettered Copies. Plates, fine hf. calf, marble sides, in orig, matching cloth bound box. (1)
Engraved Plates: Smith (J.) Select Views in Italy, with Topographical and Historical Descriptions in England and French. Vol. II only (ex. 2), lg. landscape folio Lond. 1796. Engd. frontis & 35 full page plts., a.e.g., cont. full straight grained dark mor. with lg. gilt tooled borders, & cental panel, gilt spine. (1)
Photographs: World Travels. A large oblong folio Photograph Album, containing approx. 450 orig. photos, various sizes, many with m/ss captions & titles, c. 1898-1902, principally The West Indies, include Bermuda, Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados, Dominica, Granada, St. Lucia & Jamaica, street scenes, sugar and banana plantations and other views, many of Canada, Newfoundland, Halifax, St. Johns, etc., several photos of named ships, portraits of captains, officers, and socializing, and many small family photos, mostly identified. A very good and interesting collection, in oblong folio strongly bound hf. mor. album. As photos, w.a.f. (1)
Hill (Rev. George) An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the Seventeenth Century 1608-1620, Sm. folio Belfast 1877. First Edn., red & bl. title, orig. cloth; Reeves (Rev. Wm.) Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor, and Dromore, 4to Dublin 1847. First Edn., Pres. Copy, orig. cloth. Good. (2)
Arctic Travel: Koldewey (Karl) Die Zweite Deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870, unter fuhrung des Kapitan Karl Koldewey, 2 vols. sm. folio Leipzig (F.A. Brockhaus) 1873-74. Hf. title, cold. frontis Vol. 1, 2 engd. ports., 11 other cold. plts. 16 bl. & white plts., 6 fold. & other plts. (some in pocket at end) (38 illus in all) recent hf. green mor. (some wear) with orig. ptd. wrappers bound in, & with orig. 'Prospectus' loosely inserted. (2)
Special Bindings: Galway: O'Sullivan (M.D.) Old Galway, The History of a Norman Colony in Ireland, sm. folio Galway (Kennys) 1983. Reprint, illus. etc. fine crimson mor. backed marble boards, raised bands, mor. label; Hardiman (James) The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway, Facsimile Reprint of First Edn., 4to Galway (Kenny's) 1975, fold. maps illus. etc. attractive quarter crimson mor., raised bands, mor. label. V. good pair. (2)
Astronomy: Guillemin (Amedee) The World of Comets, sm. folio Lond. (Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington) 1877. First English Edn., Trans. by James Glaisher. With 5 cold. plts. & other full page illus., & text illus., Signed by the Earl of Rosse on t.p., thro.-out, a.e.g., orig. gilt & black pictorial dark blue cloth. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Astronomy: Proctor (Richard A.) Old and New Astronomy, Completed by A. Cowper Ranyard. Folio London (Longmans, Green & Co.) 1892. First Edn., frontis & 30 plts. complete plus text illus., lacks errata slip, t.e.g., v. attractive orig. gilt decor. pictorial cloth. V. good. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Plants & Gardens: O'Beirne (Megan) Kilmacurragh: Sourced in the Wild, The moulding of a heritage Arboretum. Folio Gorey 2014; Nelson (E. Charles) An Irishman's Cuttings, Tales of Irish Gardens and Gardeners, Plants & Plant Hunters. Sm. folio Cork 2009; Mitchell (A.) & Coombes (A.) The Garden Tree - An Illustrated Guide, sm. folio Lond. 1998; Magner (D.) Stopping by Woods, A Guide to the Forest and Woodlands of Ireland, D. 2011. (4)
Magnificent Limited Fac-simile Folio Society: Young (Edward) & William Blake, Night Thoughts, 2 lg. folio volumes, plus 8vo Commentary volume, London (Folio Society) 2005. Special Lim. Edn. No. 420 of 1000 Copies, with coloured illustrations thro-out, orig. mor. backed decor. linen bindings & mor. labels, in orig. cloth box, with mor. label. Pristine Copy. (1)
Carrick-on-Suir: Thomas McGrath & Co., Main Street, Carrick-on-Suir, A small collection of manuscript rent and expense ledgers, shop counter books, etc., c. 1910 - 1943, & Bank Books for Account at The Provincial Bank of Ireland, c. 1908-1926, some with letters, bills etc., loosely inserted. Together 11 items folio & 8vo, cloth & vellum. As a coll. of m/ss. (11)
Property in Dublin and Raphoe, 1896 Property Sale: Printed Brochure, 34.5cms x 44cms, advertising the sale by trustees of the estate of Patrick. C. Martin, Q.C., deceased, by James H. North, Auctioneer, Dublin. The property consisted of fee farm rents out of houses etc. in the city and county of Dublin; a chief rent out of demesne lands in Raphoe, Co Donegal; a finishing farm of 100 acres at Finglas; and house property in Dublin. 6 pp of maps, including Santry Lodge, Drumcondra, and “Cappa or Cappogue,” Finglas, etc. Lg. oblong folio, folded, orig. ptd. wrappers, good. Scarce. As an Atlas, w.a.f. (1)
Co. Galway: Incumbered Estates in Ireland. Rental, Maps and Particulars of Sale of the Estate of James Kearney Aylward situate in the Barony of Galway... to be Sold by Auction ... on Thursday 9th of November, 1854. Lg. oblong folio (folded), D. 1854, 4 lg. folded hand cold. maps, printed wrappers. V. good. (1) * In 4 lots, mostly in the Barony of Clonmacnowen.
Heraldry: Guillim (John) A Display of Heraldrie: Folio Lond. (Richard Badger for Ralph Mab.) 1632 Second Edn., title within ruled borders, full page wd-cut arms, & numerous small armorials, many hand coloured, mis-pagination thro.-out, orig. sprinkled, blind fillets, raised bands, top & bottom of spine dam. As is. (1)
Bookplates: An Album of approx. 120 Irish, English & some Continental Bookplates, tipped into an oblong folio Album, put together by William Kearney. There are examples for Egerton Castle, Lord Powerscourt, Gerald Fitzgibbon, George Fottrel, Earl of Fingall, Robinson of Rokeby, Chas. Kendal Bushe, Lord Dunboyne, Louis C. Kinchela, The Carton Library, Sir Charles Gairdner, Victoria of Schlesnig-Holstein, George Cockburn, Stoneleigh, & others, & a few loose, also some other items. As a coll., w.a.f. (1)
Presentation Copy with Fine Coloured Plates Lydekker (R.) Wild Oxen, Sheep & Goats of All Lands Living and Extinct, Folio London (Rowland Ward) 1898. First Edn., Limited Edn. No. 74 of 500 Copies Signed by Publisher, vignette title, & 28 full cold. engd. plts. (all v. good), text damp stained on early pages, some still stuck together, later buckram backed boards. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Italian Plates: Werner (Chas.) Views of the Siege of Rome in 1849, oblong folio Rome [1849], 12 full page plts. engraved by Domenico Amici, orig. ptd. wrappers; also Grassi (Ranieri) Rappresentazione degli Edifizj piu Cospicui de Pisa. Sm. oblong folio Pisa (Ranieri Prosperi) 1852. First Edn. 12 full page plts. with letterpress, orig. printed wrappers. Both volumes with exceptionally clean plates. As a collection, w.a.f. (2)
Astronomy: Herschel (Sir J. Fred. Wm.) Catalogue of Nebulae and Cluster of Stars, folio Lond. (Taylor and Francis) 1844. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, For the Year MDCCCLXIV, Volume 154, Part I, with some m/ss notes in pen & pencil, by the Earl of Rosse, 137pp, front loose blank inscribed 'Observatory, Birr Castle,' full mor. worn. Rare. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
Heaney (Seamus) Iron Spike (broadside poem). 1992, New Hampshire, single sheet folio, with vignette by Gino Lee, One of 100 copies ‘Signed by the Author’ [but this copy NOT signed]. With a covering letter (2006) from the printer John Kristensen of Firefly Press; together with Mint, Broadside poem, with engraving, single sheet folio, No. 2 of 100 Copies, Firefly Press, Massachusetts, 1991, Signed and inscribed by Heaney to ‘Don and Jane’, 12.v.91. Fine copy. (2)
Republican Newspapers: A tall folio bound Volume of original First Editions of Republican Newspapers, including The Nation, 3 issues, 1849-1852; The Irishman, 5 issues, March-November 1849; The Talbot, 10 issues, Jan. 1850-Nov. 1851; & 1 issue of The Citizen, New York, December 2, 1854, all bound as one, cont. hf. mor. mor. label. As a coll. of newspapers, bound as one, w.a.f. (1)
Rickmer (W. Rickmer) The Duab of Turkestan A Physiographic Sketch and Account of Some Travels. Sm. folio Cambridge (University Press) 1913. First Edn., frontis, 2 fold. cold. maps & 201 other maps, diagrams and other illus., orig. green buckram. A very clean copy. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
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