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  • The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna: A Poem with historical and Legendary notices. by BURY, Lady Charlotte
    BURY, Lady Charlotte
    The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna: A Poem with historical and Legendary notices. Illustrated by engravings of the Scenery from original drawings by the late Reverend Edward Bury.

    London: John Murray, 1833. First Edition. Original brown cloth with leather label to front board. With engraved title, A little rubbing to the edges, and slight scratching to label. Slight splitting to surface of spine edge. Monogram bookplate to the inside board. Slight weakness to the binding at the title, and darkening to the page edges, but overall a very respectable copy. Portrait of Lady Bury and 6 engraved aquatints (complete). Sadlier 480: "This pious memorial to her husband (he died in 1832) was surely erected at Lady Charlotte's expense. the drawings are of considerable merit and beautifully reproduced. I include the book, despite its poetical character, for the sake of the drawings, and in order that its existence…

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    London: John Murray, 1833. First Edition. Original brown cloth with leather label to front board. With engraved title, A little rubbing to the edges, and slight scratching to label. Slight splitting to surface of spine edge. Monogram bookplate to the inside board. Slight weakness to the binding at the title, and darkening to the page edges, but overall a very respectable copy. Portrait of Lady Bury and 6 engraved aquatints (complete). Sadlier 480: "This pious memorial to her husband (he died in 1832) was surely erected at Lady Charlotte's expense. the drawings are of considerable merit and beautifully reproduced. I include the book, despite its poetical character, for the sake of the drawings, and in order that its existence may be known." Having said that, there is a significant list of Royal Subscribers at the beginning of the book. xiv, 140 pages.

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  • The Tower of London by McKIVRAGEN, Terry
    McKIVRAGEN, Terry
    The Tower of London

    N.P, C1990. An attractive print of a water colour landscape by McKivragen, showing the Tower of London from across the Thames, with a red barge in the middle ground. A very high quality print, unsigned in the plate by by Terry McKirvragen, and with the title beneath. The print is done onto embossed art card, which gives an attractive border. The paper is held under passe partout card with a yellow bevelled edge. The passe partout is very slightly darkened with a couple of very light marks. Held under glass in a contemporary gilt faux antique frame. A very attractive work. Paper area 21cm x 15.5cm. Frame is 40cm x 34cm. Terry McKivragan (1929-2013) was a British artist born…

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    N.P, C1990. An attractive print of a water colour landscape by McKivragen, showing the Tower of London from across the Thames, with a red barge in the middle ground. A very high quality print, unsigned in the plate by by Terry McKirvragen, and with the title beneath. The print is done onto embossed art card, which gives an attractive border. The paper is held under passe partout card with a yellow bevelled edge. The passe partout is very slightly darkened with a couple of very light marks. Held under glass in a contemporary gilt faux antique frame. A very attractive work. Paper area 21cm x 15.5cm. Frame is 40cm x 34cm. Terry McKivragan (1929-2013) was a British artist born in Cheshire in 1929. He studied at Wimbledon Art School, and pursued a career in commercial art before becoming a full time watercolour artist in 1986. He specialised in landscapes and sporting scenes.

    . Une jolie reproduction d'une aquarelle de McKivragen représentant la Tour de Londres vue depuis l'autre rive de la Tamise, avec une péniche rouge au milieu. Une reproduction de très haute qualité, non signée par Terry McKirvragen, avec le titre inscrit en dessous. L'impression est réalisée sur une carte artistique gaufrée, ce qui lui confère une bordure attrayante. Le papier est maintenu sous un passe-partout avec un bord biseauté jaune. Le passe-partout est très légèrement assombri et présente quelques marques très légères. Il est maintenu sous verre dans un cadre contemporain doré imitation antique. Une œuvre très attrayante. Surface du papier : 21 cm x 15,5 cm. Le cadre mesure 40 cm x 34 cm. Terry McKivragan (1929-2013) était un artiste britannique né dans le Cheshire en 1929. Il a étudié à la Wimbledon Art School et a poursuivi une carrière dans l'art commercial avant de devenir aquarelliste à plein temps en 1986. Il s'est spécialisé dans les paysages et les scènes sportives.

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  • The Triumph of Quassia by GILLRAY, James
    GILLRAY, James
    The Triumph of Quassia

    NP, 1810. A lovely copy of this caricature by Gillray. This copy seems to have come from a volume of prints. It is not the original print by Hannah Humphrey. There is no printing information to the bottom edge, and has "No XVI" to the top right. the size is also smaller than the original print. The print has been folded into three at some point, and been reinforced to the verso. Fractional darkening, and a tiny chip to one corner, but overall in very good condition. Our copy is the same as that of the Paris Musées collection G.26637, which also doesn't have the publisher information. We can find no information about when our print was produced or…

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    NP, 1810. A lovely copy of this caricature by Gillray. This copy seems to have come from a volume of prints. It is not the original print by Hannah Humphrey. There is no printing information to the bottom edge, and has "No XVI" to the top right. the size is also smaller than the original print. The print has been folded into three at some point, and been reinforced to the verso. Fractional darkening, and a tiny chip to one corner, but overall in very good condition. Our copy is the same as that of the Paris Musées collection G.26637, which also doesn't have the publisher information. We can find no information about when our print was produced or for which collection of prints, but was clearly produced at about the same time. Satirical print about alcohol; From the OCLC description: "Print shows a triumphal procession of a rotund black woman symbolizing Quassia, which is supposed to have supplanted hops in brewing. She sits astride a drayman's pole from which is suspended horizontally a cask inscribed 'True Quassia Free from Taxation'. The pole is supported on the shoulders of two brewers, Whitbread (right), and Combe (left). She holds up in one hand a branch of the quassia tree, with a (tricolour) scroll: 'Kill-Devil [rum] for ever', and in the other a frothing tankard inscribed 'Quos-sia'. This is irradiated, the rays being inscribed 'Apoplexy', 'Palsy', 'Consumption', 'Debility', 'Colic', 'Stupor', 'Dropsy', 'Scurvy', 'Dysentery', 'Hæmorrhoids', 'Hydrophobia', 'Idiotism'. A third brewer, the very corpulent George Barclay, follows on the extreme left. He holds up a standard: 'Pro bono Publico - Quassia for Ever, - No Hops! no Malt! Down with all the Private Breweries! - Kill-Devil and Quassia for Ever!' From his apron projects a book: 'Receipts to make a Cauliflour Head'. In front of the procession is a dray-horse, with dangling chains which show that the barrel has been detached from them. On its back sits the bulky Grenville between Fox and Petty who clings to his waist. All are in court dress, and exultingly wave their cocked hats, which, like the hats of the brewers, are decorated with large tricolour favours inscribed 'Quassia for Ever'. On the horse is a pannier with a (tricolour) label: 'Grains from the Quassia Breweries for the New Piggery'; this, like the riders' pockets, is overflowing with guineas. From Petty's hat fall two bundles of papers: 'Tax upon Private Brewer[ies]' and 'Tax upon Maid-Servants'. Whitbread, who looks round at the spectator, has a favour in his hat larger than the others and having the additional inscription. 'No Private Breweries - Impeachment of Malt & Hops! No Scotch Barley'. On the ground lie broken hop-poles, with hop-vines still attached to them. Behind are conical stacks of hop-poles 'To be Sold for Fire-Wood'." 191 x 238mm (7½ by 9¼ inches). James Gillray, along with Hogarth, is considered to be the most influential of all British political caricaturists. OCLC: 387703125 (for first Hannah Humpreys printing).

    . Un bel exemplaire de cette caricature de Gillray. Cet exemplaire semble provenir d'un volume d'estampes. Il ne s'agit pas de l'estampe originale de Hannah Humphrey. Il n'y a pas d'information sur l'impression sur le bord inférieur, et il y a "No XVI" en haut à droite. Le format est également plus petit que l'original. L'estampe a été pliée en trois à un moment donné et renforcée au verso. Il y a un petit assombrissement et un petit éclat dans un coin, mais l'ensemble est en très bon état. Notre exemplaire est le même que celui de la collection des Musées de Paris G.26637, qui ne comporte pas non plus d'information sur l'éditeur. Nous n'avons pas trouvé d'information sur la date de production de notre estampe ni sur la collection d'estampes à laquelle elle appartient, mais il est clair qu'elle a été produite à peu près à la même époque. Estampe satirique sur l'alcool ; Extrait de la description OCLC : "L'estampe montre une procession triomphale d'une femme noire corpulente symbolisant le Quassia, qui est censé avoir supplanté le houblon dans les brasseries. Elle est assise à califourchon sur une perche de drayman à laquelle est suspendu horizontalement un tonneau portant l'inscription 'True Quassia Free from Taxation' (Le vrai Quassia libre d'impôts). La perche est soutenue par les épaules de deux brasseurs, Whitbread (à droite) et Combe (à gauche). Elle tient dans une main une branche de quassia, avec un parchemin (tricolore) : Kill-Devil [rhum] for ever", et dans l'autre une chope de mousse portant l'inscription "Quos-sia". Cette dernière est irradiée, les rayons étant inscrits "Apoplexie", "Paralysie", "Consommation", "Débilité", "Colique", "Stupeur", "Drops", "Scorbut", "Dysenterie", "Hæmorrhoïdes", "Hydrophobie", "Idiotisme". Un troisième brasseur, le très corpulent George Barclay, suit à l'extrême gauche. Il brandit un étendard : "Pro bono Publico - Quassia for Ever, - No Hops ! no Malt ! A bas toutes les brasseries privées ! - Kill-Devil and Quassia for Ever !" (Pro bono Publico - Quassia for Ever) De son tablier sort un livre : Receipts to make a Cauliflour Head" (Recettes pour faire une tête de chou-fleur). Devant le cortège se trouve un cheval de trait, dont les chaînes pendantes montrent que le tonneau en a été détaché. Sur son dos est assis le volumineux Grenville entre Fox et Petty qui s'accroche à sa taille. Tous sont en tenue de cour et agitent avec exaltation leurs chapeaux à coque qui, comme ceux des brasseurs, sont ornés de grandes faveurs tricolores portant l'inscription "Quassia for Ever" (Quassia pour l'éternité). Sur le cheval se trouve une sacoche portant une étiquette (tricolore) : "Grains des brasseries du Quassia pour la nouvelle porcherie" ; celle-ci, comme les poches des cavaliers, déborde de guinées. Du chapeau de Petty tombent deux liasses de papiers : "Taxe sur les brasseries privées" et "Taxe sur les servantes". Whitbread, qui regarde le spectateur, a dans son chapeau une faveur plus grande que les autres et portant une inscription supplémentaire. Pas de brasseries privées - Mise en accusation du malt et du houblon ! Pas d'orge écossaise". Sur le sol gisent des poteaux de houblon cassés, auxquels sont encore attachées des lianes de houblon. Derrière se trouvent des piles coniques de poteaux de houblon "à vendre comme bois de chauffage". 191 x 238 mm. James Gillray est considéré, avec Hogarth, comme le plus influent des caricaturistes politiques britanniques. OCLC : 387703125 (pour la première impression de Hannah Humpreys).

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  • The truths of others. by IWANSKA, Alicja.
    IWANSKA, Alicja.
    The truths of others. An essay on nativistic intellectuals in Mexico.

    Cambridge, Mass: Schenkman Publishing Company, 1977. First edition. Softback. Very good, clean condition inside and out. No significant flaws. A work about two social movements organised by Mexican intellectuals during the 1940's. 23cm x 15.5cm Worldcat / OCLC: 2401881. [iv], 124 pages. Alicja Iwańska was a Polish sociologist, academic and writer.

    . Première édition. Livre souple. Très bon état, propre à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur. Aucun défaut notable. Ouvrage sur deux mouvements sociaux organisés par des intellectuels mexicains dans les années 1940. 23cm x 15.5cm Worldcat / OCLC : 2401881. [iv], 124 pages. Alicja Iwańska était une sociologue, universitaire et écrivain polonaise.

    Book ID: 5086
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  • The two journals. Joul 1 by WILLIAMS, Charles
    WILLIAMS, Charles
    The two journals. Joul 1

    London: Thomas Tegg, 1814. First edition. A single sheet with a sequence of eight scenes, arranged in two rows, each with an inscription below it. They represent a day spent by the Tsar while in London. [1] Alexander stands by a combined wash-stand and dressing-table (left) in a simply furnished bedroom. A valet helps him to put on his coat. The rest follow in a similar fashion. Very good, clean condition, with attractive hand colouring. Still bright. Clean but slightly darkened to the verso. By insisting on staying with his sister, he slighted the Prince Regent, who had offered him the use of St James' Palace. The incidents of the day are carefully adapted to contrast with the habits…

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    London: Thomas Tegg, 1814. First edition. A single sheet with a sequence of eight scenes, arranged in two rows, each with an inscription below it. They represent a day spent by the Tsar while in London. [1] Alexander stands by a combined wash-stand and dressing-table (left) in a simply furnished bedroom. A valet helps him to put on his coat. The rest follow in a similar fashion. Very good, clean condition, with attractive hand colouring. Still bright. Clean but slightly darkened to the verso. By insisting on staying with his sister, he slighted the Prince Regent, who had offered him the use of St James' Palace. The incidents of the day are carefully adapted to contrast with the habits of the Regent. The plate is 24.5cm x 34.5cm the sheet is 25cm x 41cm. British museum ref: 1866,0407.279; Wellcome Collection 652537i. Première édition. Une seule feuille avec une séquence de huit scènes, disposées en deux rangées, chacune avec une inscription en dessous. Elles représentent une journée passée par le tsar à Londres. [1] Alexandre se tient près d'un lavabo et d'une coiffeuse (à gauche) dans une chambre à coucher meublée simplement. Un valet l'aide à enfiler son manteau. Les autres suivent de la même manière. Très bon état, propre, avec des couleurs attrayantes à la main. Les couleurs sont encore vives. Le verso est propre mais légèrement assombri. En insistant pour rester avec sa sœur, il a dédaigné le prince régent, qui lui avait offert l'usage du palais de St James. Les incidents de la journée sont soigneusement adaptés pour contraster avec les habitudes du Régent. La plaque mesure 24,5 cm x 34,5 cm et la feuille 25 cm x 41 cm. Réf. du British Museum : 1866,0407.279 ; Wellcome Collection 652537i.

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  • The Un Corrected Billy Childish - No Such Number by CHILDISH, Billy
    CHILDISH, Billy
    The Un Corrected Billy Childish - No Such Number

    Hay on Wye: Aquarium / Kestrel Gallery, 2005. Signed limited edition (50 copies) book with hand painted original cover. Published by Aquarium & Kestrel Gallery, Hay-on-Wye. Signed and numbered to back board by Billy Childish, with Hangman gallows and Aquarium sea horse stamps. Book is number 33 of only 50. There is a second signature on a heavy paper (almost like a bookplate) tipped into the inside of the front board. This is also adorned with one of Childish's hangman block cuts (a different one to that on the rear board. There is also a small red stamp that looks Chinese, but is indecipherable.
    16 pages on heavy stock. Poetry in red type. 12 full colour plates. Hand…

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    Hay on Wye: Aquarium / Kestrel Gallery, 2005. Signed limited edition (50 copies) book with hand painted original cover. Published by Aquarium & Kestrel Gallery, Hay-on-Wye. Signed and numbered to back board by Billy Childish, with Hangman gallows and Aquarium sea horse stamps. Book is number 33 of only 50. There is a second signature on a heavy paper (almost like a bookplate) tipped into the inside of the front board. This is also adorned with one of Childish's hangman block cuts (a different one to that on the rear board. There is also a small red stamp that looks Chinese, but is indecipherable.
    16 pages on heavy stock. Poetry in red type. 12 full colour plates. Hand bound hardback in hessian boards. Red handmade paper end papers. Book in very good condition with just a touch of darkening to edge of front board (from handling we suspect). 110 x 90 mm (4¼ x 3½ inches).

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  • The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley by BEARDSLEY, Aubrey, HIND, F. Lewis
    BEARDSLEY, Aubrey, HIND, F. Lewis
    The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley

    London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1925. First edition, the second issue binding in blue cloth hardback, with title and decoration in black. Includes portrait frontispiece in the 162 plates, with explanatory paper guards. No dust jacket. Boards are rubbed at edges and slightly soiled. Inside clean and tidy, with some light foxing throughout. Binding is sound with no shaking or loose plates. Overall in good condition. 290 x 230 mm (11½ x 9 inches) Première édition, deuxième édition reliée en toile bleue, avec le titre et la décoration en noir. Comprend un portrait-frontispice dans les 162 planches, avec des gardes de papier explicatives. Pas de jaquette. Les plats sont frottés sur les bords et légèrement salis. L'intérieur est…

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    London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1925. First edition, the second issue binding in blue cloth hardback, with title and decoration in black. Includes portrait frontispiece in the 162 plates, with explanatory paper guards. No dust jacket. Boards are rubbed at edges and slightly soiled. Inside clean and tidy, with some light foxing throughout. Binding is sound with no shaking or loose plates. Overall in good condition. 290 x 230 mm (11½ x 9 inches) Première édition, deuxième édition reliée en toile bleue, avec le titre et la décoration en noir. Comprend un portrait-frontispice dans les 162 planches, avec des gardes de papier explicatives. Pas de jaquette. Les plats sont frottés sur les bords et légèrement salis. L'intérieur est propre et bien rangé, avec quelques rousseurs légères. La reliure est solide, les planches ne tremblent pas et ne se détachent pas. Dans l'ensemble en bon état. 290 x 230 mm

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  • The Underground Sketchbook of Tomi Ungerer, by UNGERER, Tomi
    UNGERER, Tomi
    The Underground Sketchbook of Tomi Ungerer, with a preface by Jonathan Miller.

    New York: Dover Publications, INC, 1972. First thus. Softback book of 152 pages, mainly satirical and erotic b/w illustrations. In a very good condition, with minimal sign of handling. Closed page edges have blue ink to top - pages themselves not affected. 175 x 215 mm (7 x 8½ inches).

    Book ID: 2642
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  • The Voice of Asia. by MICHENER, James
    MICHENER, James
    The Voice of Asia.

    New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition. Stated first printing. Hardback in neatly price clipped dust jacket - now in Mylar. Dust jacket has some light edge wear. Illustrated end papers. Pages clean. Michener had travelled widely in Asia and this book is the result of him having talked to many people he encountered along the way about their opinions of their country's religious problems, economic questions, and social revolutions. A snap shot of mid twentieth century Asia. 338 pages. 215 x 145 mm (8½ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3222
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  • The War in Korea 1950-1953 by THOMAS, Major R.C.W.
    THOMAS, Major R.C.W.
    The War in Korea 1950-1953 A military study of the war in Korea up to the signing of the Cease Fire

    Aldershot: Gale and Polden Ltd, 1954. First edition in dust wrapper. The wrapper has significant chipping and closed tears, but is still holding together, and is reasonably clean. Held within an archival wrapper. Red cloth boards are clean and tidy, with just a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A touch of foxing to the closed page edges. 15 black and white photographs, 5 maps. Complete. 119 pages. 190 by 125mm (7½ by 5 inches).

    . Première édition avec jaquette. La jaquette présente des ébréchures et des déchirures importantes, mais elle tient toujours et est raisonnablement propre. L'ouvrage est conservé dans une pochette d'archivage. Les planches en tissu rouge sont propres et bien rangées, avec…

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    Aldershot: Gale and Polden Ltd, 1954. First edition in dust wrapper. The wrapper has significant chipping and closed tears, but is still holding together, and is reasonably clean. Held within an archival wrapper. Red cloth boards are clean and tidy, with just a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A touch of foxing to the closed page edges. 15 black and white photographs, 5 maps. Complete. 119 pages. 190 by 125mm (7½ by 5 inches).

    . Première édition avec jaquette. La jaquette présente des ébréchures et des déchirures importantes, mais elle tient toujours et est raisonnablement propre. L'ouvrage est conservé dans une pochette d'archivage. Les planches en tissu rouge sont propres et bien rangées, avec juste un peu de bosses à la tête et à la queue de la colonne vertébrale. Quelques rousseurs sur les bords des pages fermées. 15 photographies en noir et blanc, 5 cartes. Complet. 119 pages. 190 x 125 mm

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  • A scarce item of Roman Catholic devotional poetry
    The Way of the Cross and Other Verses. by DISMAS
    DISMAS
    The Way of the Cross and Other Verses.

    Edition: First Edition

    London: R. & T. Washbourne Ltd, 1913. First edition. Original purple buckram with white titles and Holy Cross to the front board. Bookplate of Syon Abbey, Chudleigh to the inside front board. Overall in sound condition. The buckram is clean, but the colour has entirely faded to the spine. Internally clean and tidy, with a little darkening to the end papers only. 72 pages.

    Book ID: 1241
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  • The Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome: Or the History of Popery. The Second volume by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    The Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome: Or the History of Popery. The Second volume Together with the Popish Courant

    London: Langley Curtis [LC], 1679. A single issue of a weekly anti-Catholic diatribe in the form of a contemporary broadside issued at the time of the Popish Plot (1678-1681). The Weekly Pacquet is Number 16 - Both of the broadsides were issued Friday 24th October 1679. Pagination is continuous (presumably from issue 1) and these leaves are numbered page [121] - [128]. They are held together, but would appear to have been bound together with other issues at some point. 16 pages. 190 by 140mm (7½ by 5½ inches). Clean and tidy with very slight darkening to the page edge only.

    Condition: Clean and tidy with very slight darkening to the page edge only.

    Book ID: 2489
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  • A Study in Folk Culture
    The Welsh House. by PEATE, Iorwerth C.
    PEATE, Iorwerth C.
    The Welsh House. Being volume XLVII of Y Cymmrodor, The Journal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion

    London: The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1940. This work describes the various types of traditional houses and is profusely illustrated with Frontis and other b/w illustrations throughout; including plans and sketches - many folding. Very clean and tidy throughout. Lightly soiled dust wrapper that is slightly darkened to the spine. 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches).

    Iorwerth C. Peate was The Keeper of the Department of Folk Cultures and Industries, in The National Museum of Wales. From the library of the Welsh Nationalist John Legonna (1918-1978), author of the book Celtic Odyssey. Has his bookplate to front endpaper. 232 pp.

    Book ID: 2230
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  • The Wife Hunter, by MORIARTY, Denis Ignatius [pseud.]
    MORIARTY, Denis Ignatius [pseud.]
    The Wife Hunter, by the Moriarty Family.

    Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1838. First edition. An uncommon Irish novel, written by William J. O'Neill Daunt under the pseudonym Denis Ignatius Moriarty. Two volumes, as issued. Red cloth spine, and cream card boards. A little fading to the labels on the spine, and slight rubbing to the boards only. Internally clean and tidy, but the text block is quite darkened. Adverts to the front of Volume 1. (18), 198, 191 (i). pages. 130 x 100 mm (5 x 4 inches).

    Book ID: 1860
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  • Deluxe edition including the first appearance of James Joyce in an anthology
    The Wild Harp. by TYNAN, Katharine.
    TYNAN, Katharine.
    The Wild Harp. A selection from Irish Poetry. Illustrated by C.M. Watts.

    London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1913. First edition. A poetry anthology edited by Tynan and illustrated by C. M. Watts. Tynan was ideally placed to compile such an anthology, she had been a close associate of W. B. Yeats from the time they first met in June 1885 until around the time of her marriage in 1893, and was a central figure in Dublin literary circles. This would appear to be a deluxe edition of the anthology. Sidgwick & Jackson, like many Edwardian publishers, sometimes produced a small run in superior binding for the gift trade or for presentation copies, using a deeper cloth and gilt blocking where the standard trade edition used black. In addition to poems by…

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    London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1913. First edition. A poetry anthology edited by Tynan and illustrated by C. M. Watts. Tynan was ideally placed to compile such an anthology, she had been a close associate of W. B. Yeats from the time they first met in June 1885 until around the time of her marriage in 1893, and was a central figure in Dublin literary circles. This would appear to be a deluxe edition of the anthology. Sidgwick & Jackson, like many Edwardian publishers, sometimes produced a small run in superior binding for the gift trade or for presentation copies, using a deeper cloth and gilt blocking where the standard trade edition used black. In addition to poems by William Butler Yeats, A.E., James Stephens etc. this work saw the first appearance of a James Joyce work in an anthology with three poems. ("Strings in the Earth and Air," "At that hour," and "I hear an Army.") The cloth has some bumping to the edges, and bleaching for the colour to the edge and to the rear panel. Slight rubbing to the gilt. Inside, the work is mainly clean and tidy, with a little darkening and slight foxing to the pages. The double title page is printed on high quality art paper and is a beautiful colour Celtic knot work panel. The panel is repeated uncoloured as a surround to each page. xxvi, 160 pages. 24cm x 17cm.

    . Première édition. Un recueil de poésie édité par Tynan et illustré par C. M. Watts. Tynan était la personne idéale pour compiler un tel recueil : elle avait été une proche collaboratrice de W. B. Yeats depuis leur première rencontre en juin 1885 jusqu'à son mariage en 1893 environ, et occupait une place centrale dans les cercles littéraires de Dublin. Il semble s'agir ici d'une édition de luxe de ce recueil. Sidgwick & Jackson, à l'instar de nombreux éditeurs de l'époque édouardienne, produisait parfois de petits tirages à la reliure de qualité supérieure destinés au marché des cadeaux ou aux exemplaires de présentation, en utilisant une toile plus épaisse et des lettrines dorées là où l'édition commerciale standard utilisait du noir. Outre des poèmes de William Butler Yeats, A.E., James Stephens, etc., cet ouvrage marque la première apparition d'une œuvre de James Joyce dans un recueil, avec trois poèmes. (« Strings in the Earth and Air », « At that hour » et « I hear an Army ».) La toile présente quelques chocs sur les bords, ainsi qu'une décoloration au niveau de la tranche et du dos. Légers frottements sur les dorures. À l'intérieur, l'ouvrage est globalement propre et soigné, avec un léger noircissement et de légères rousseurs sur les pages. La double page de titre est imprimée sur du papier d'art de haute qualité et présente un magnifique motif de nœuds celtiques en couleur. Ce motif est repris en noir et blanc en bordure de chaque page. xxvi, 160 pages. 24 cm x 17 cm.

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  • The Wild Orchard. by SWEETMAN, Elinor
    SWEETMAN, Elinor
    The Wild Orchard.

    London: Herbert & Daniel, 1911. A book of Irish Catholic poetry. Bound in original green cloth boards, with gilt stamped title to front and spine. Minor shelf-wear with very slight darkening to spine. Internally in a clean condition with minor foxing only to endpapers. Very good condition. 120 pages. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches).

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  • The Winchelsea Hermit by H.B. [John Doyle]
    H.B. [John Doyle]
    The Winchelsea Hermit (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchelsea)

    London: Thomas McLean. First edition lithograph, published 1829. Image is 28.5 x 39.5 cm. Laid onto brown card (35 x 50 cm). To verso is a blank mount of the same size. The print is reasonably clean, but has a damp stain across the cave wall, and light foxing. A little nicking and edgewear to the edges of the card. Issued as #6 of "Political sketches" - Issued in 5 volumes. (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchelsea). Description is: "The Earl of Winchelsea conceived so great a disgust with politics, on account of the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act, that he announced it to be his intention of retiring altogether from…

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    London: Thomas McLean. First edition lithograph, published 1829. Image is 28.5 x 39.5 cm. Laid onto brown card (35 x 50 cm). To verso is a blank mount of the same size. The print is reasonably clean, but has a damp stain across the cave wall, and light foxing. A little nicking and edgewear to the edges of the card. Issued as #6 of "Political sketches" - Issued in 5 volumes. (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchelsea). Description is: "The Earl of Winchelsea conceived so great a disgust with politics, on account of the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act, that he announced it to be his intention of retiring altogether from the House of Lords. Moore, the lyrical poet, ever ready with his joke, took occasion, on the day after his Lordship's announcement of his resolution, to tell the story of a man in the gallery at Drury Lane, who, having paid his shilling to see George Barnwell, and not choosing to be disturbed from his tragedy-state of mind by the noise which an Easter Monday audience generally makes before the play begins, called out lustily for silence, and having, with much difficulty, obtained a hearing, very gravely acquainted the audience, that if they did not conduct themselves in a more orderly manner, he should be under the necessity of leaving the house. The public laughed with the poet and at the Earl, well knowing that such resolutions are the offspring of temporary emotions, and are never kept." Mclean. Illustrative Key to the Political Sketches of H.B. From No.1 to No. 600. Conforms to the National Portrait Gallery copy: NPG D40941. The Duke of Wellington is mentioned in this sketch, as he was the Prime Minister at the time of the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act.

    . Première édition de la lithographie, publiée en 1829. L'image mesure 28,5 x 39,5 cm. Collée sur une carte brune (35 x 50 cm). Au verso se trouve un montage vierge de la même taille. L'estampe est relativement propre, mais présente une tache d'humidité sur la paroi de la grotte, ainsi que de légères rousseurs. Les bords de la carte sont légèrement entaillés et usés. Publié en tant que n° 6 de "Political sketches" - Publié en 5 volumes. (Arthur Wellesley, 1er duc de Wellington ; George William Finch-Hatton, 10e comte de Winchelsea). La description est la suivante : "Le comte de Winchelsea a éprouvé un tel dégoût pour la politique, en raison de l'adoption de la loi sur l'émancipation des catholiques, qu'il a annoncé son intention de se retirer complètement de la Chambre des lords. Moore, le poète lyrique, toujours prêt à plaisanter, eut l'occasion, le lendemain de l'annonce par sa Seigneurie de sa résolution, de raconter l'histoire d'un homme dans la galerie de Drury Lane, qui, ayant payé son shilling pour voir George Barnwell, et ne voulant pas être dérangé de son état d'esprit tragique par le bruit qu'un public du lundi de Pâques fait généralement avant le début de la pièce, demanda bruyamment le silence, et se retira de la salle, Après avoir payé son shilling pour voir George Barnwell, et ne voulant pas être dérangé dans son état d'esprit tragique par le bruit que fait généralement le public du lundi de Pâques avant le début de la pièce, il réclama bruyamment le silence et, après avoir obtenu avec beaucoup de difficultés d'être entendu, il informa très sérieusement le public que s'il ne se comportait pas de manière plus ordonnée, il serait obligé de quitter la maison. Le public a ri avec le poète et le comte, sachant bien que de telles résolutions sont le fruit d'émotions passagères et ne sont jamais respectées". Mclean. Clé illustrant les croquis politiques de H.B. du n° 1 au n° 600. Conforme à l'exemplaire de la National Portrait Gallery : NPG D40941. Le duc de Wellington est mentionné dans cette esquisse, car il était Premier ministre au moment de l'adoption de la loi sur l'émancipation des catholiques.

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  • Attractive first edition of White's collected works, with inscription of his nephew and publisher.
    The works in Natural History of the Late Rev. Gilbert White. by WHITE, Gilbert. Rev.
    WHITE, Gilbert. Rev.
    The works in Natural History of the Late Rev. Gilbert White. Comprising The Natural History of Selborne; The Naturalist's Calendar; and Miscellaneous Observations, extracted from his Papers. To which are added, A Calendar and Observations, by W. Markwich, esq.

    London: J. White, Fleet Street by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, 1802. First edition. The first collected edition of White's works. Two volumes in one volume. Complete with four engravings (two hand coloured). Full leather. The spine has been re-laid to the binding, with some loss to the top and bottom edge, and a little loss to the label. Still and attractive binding, with gilt decorated panels. Spine is a little darkened. The boards have triple fillets of gilt to the edges. End papers have been reinforced by the binder. Bookplate of the Rev. B.E. Lampet to the inside board. * To the first blank page, is a gift inscription. "W. Key esq. With White's comps. 1810" This is probably…

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    London: J. White, Fleet Street by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, 1802. First edition. The first collected edition of White's works. Two volumes in one volume. Complete with four engravings (two hand coloured). Full leather. The spine has been re-laid to the binding, with some loss to the top and bottom edge, and a little loss to the label. Still and attractive binding, with gilt decorated panels. Spine is a little darkened. The boards have triple fillets of gilt to the edges. End papers have been reinforced by the binder. Bookplate of the Rev. B.E. Lampet to the inside board. * To the first blank page, is a gift inscription. "W. Key esq. With White's comps. 1810" This is probably the inscription of John White, the publisher and Gilbert White's nephew and executor. An attractive frontis engraving "Where the Hermit hangs his straw clad cell." Folding engraving of Mytilus. The second volume opens with a folding, hand coloured frontis of a Charadrius Himanlopus (a wading bird!). Slight darkening to this.Title page for volume two. The fourth engraving is an attractive hand coloured illustration of "A hybrid bird." There is moderate darkening of the pages opposite the illustrations, otherwise the book is in excellent, fractionally darkened condition. viii, 392., [ii], 300. pages. 22cm x 14cm. *Reverend Barrett Edward Lampet (1811-1867), was a 19th-century Anglican clergyman, who was primarily the vicar of Great Bardfield in Essex.

    , Première édition. La première édition des œuvres de White. Deux volumes en un seul. Complet avec quatre gravures (dont deux coloriées à la main). Plein cuir. Le dos a été recollé à la reliure, avec quelques pertes au bord supérieur et inférieur, et un peu de perte à l'étiquette. Il s'agit toujours d'une reliure attrayante, avec des panneaux décorés en doré. Le dos est légèrement assombri. Les planches sont ornées de triples filets dorés sur les bords. Les gardes ont été renforcées par le relieur. L'ex-libris du révérend B.E. Lampet se trouve à l'intérieur de la planche. * Sur la première page blanche, on trouve une inscription de cadeau. "W. Key esq. With White's comps. 1810" Il s'agit probablement de l'inscription de John White, l'éditeur et le neveu et exécuteur testamentaire de Gilbert White. Une jolie gravure en frontispice intitulée "Where the Hermit hangs his straw clad cell" (Où l'ermite suspend sa cellule recouverte de paille). Gravure dépliante de Mytilus. Le deuxième volume s'ouvre sur un frontispice dépliant, coloré à la main, d'un Charadrius Himanlopus (un oiseau échassier !). Page de titre du deuxième volume. La quatrième gravure est une jolie illustration coloriée à la main d'"Un oiseau hybride". Il y a un noircissement modéré des pages en face des illustrations, sinon le livre est en excellent état, légèrement noirci. viii, 392, [ii], 300. pages. 22cm x 14cm. *Le révérend Barrett Edward Lampet (1811-1867) était un ecclésiastique anglican du XIXe siècle, qui était principalement le vicaire de Great Bardfield dans l'Essex.

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  • The Works of the Right Honourable John Hookham Frere In Verse and Prose. by HOOKHAM FRERE, John
    HOOKHAM FRERE, John
    The Works of the Right Honourable John Hookham Frere In Verse and Prose. In three volumes. Second edition. Revised with Additions.

    London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. Second edition. Three volumes. Uniform calf boards with gilt decoration and red and burgundy labels to the spine. The boards are slightly loose, and the binding a little cracked to the hinges, but still holding well. A little rubbing to the spine and edges, with some loss, but otherwise in clean condition. Marbled page edges. Internally clean and tidy with a little foxing only. Frere's complete works were published in 1871, with a memoir by his nephews W.E. and Sir Henry Bartie frere. This is the second enlarged edition. John Hookham Frere (1769-1846) was an English diplomat and author. His reputation now largely rests on his translations of Aristophanes. His "prospectus and specimen", a…

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    London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. Second edition. Three volumes. Uniform calf boards with gilt decoration and red and burgundy labels to the spine. The boards are slightly loose, and the binding a little cracked to the hinges, but still holding well. A little rubbing to the spine and edges, with some loss, but otherwise in clean condition. Marbled page edges. Internally clean and tidy with a little foxing only. Frere's complete works were published in 1871, with a memoir by his nephews W.E. and Sir Henry Bartie frere. This is the second enlarged edition. John Hookham Frere (1769-1846) was an English diplomat and author. His reputation now largely rests on his translations of Aristophanes. His "prospectus and specimen", a mock Arthurian poem, was used extensively by Byron in "Don Juan." Bookplate and signature of Reginald Heber Macaulay from his Eton master Francis St John Thackeray on the occasion of his leaving Eton in 1878. Macaulay (1858-1937) was an amateur English footballer who won the FA cup for the Old Etonians in 1882 and made an appearance for England in 1881. viii, 354., viii, 426., 436. pages. 22cm x 14cm.

    . Deuxième édition. Trois volumes. Plaques de veau uniforme avec décoration dorée et étiquettes rouge et bordeaux au dos. Les planches sont légèrement détachées et la reliure est un peu fissurée au niveau des charnières, mais elle tient encore bien. Le dos et les bords sont légèrement frottés, avec quelques pertes, mais ils sont par ailleurs en bon état. Les pages sont marbrées. L'intérieur est propre et bien rangé, avec seulement quelques rousseurs. Les œuvres complètes de Frere ont été publiées en 1871, avec un mémoire de ses neveux W.E. et Sir Henry Bartie Frere. Il s'agit de la deuxième édition augmentée. John Hookham Frere (1769-1846) était un diplomate et un auteur anglais. Sa réputation repose aujourd'hui en grande partie sur ses traductions d'Aristophane. Son "prospectus et spécimen", un faux poème arthurien, a été largement utilisé par Byron dans "Don Juan". Ex-libris et signature de Reginald Heber Macaulay de la part de son maître à Eton, Francis St John Thackeray, à l'occasion de son départ d'Eton en 1878. Macaulay (1858-1937) était un footballeur amateur anglais qui a remporté la FA cup pour les Old Etonians en 1882 et a fait une apparition en équipe d'Angleterre en 1881. viii, 354, viii, 426, 436 pages. 22cm x 14cm.

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  • The World in Miniature; England, Scotland, and Ireland; by PYNE, W. H.
    PYNE, W. H.
    The World in Miniature; England, Scotland, and Ireland; Containing a description of the character, manners, customs, dress, diversions and other peculiarities of the inhabitants of Great Britain. In Four Volumes.

    London: R. Ackermann, 1827. Four volumes. Hardback. Original blue paper covered boards (interim bindings), with yellow paper labels to spines. Boards a little stained and rubbed. Complete with all 81 colour engraved costume plates. Although the title pages state 84 plates, in fact the Errata and plate index show that the Chelsea Pensioner and the Greenwich Pensioner are on a single plate, elsewhere the Fisherwoman and the Dustman are on the same plate, and the plate of the Dr of Music is listed twice. So in fact there are 81 plates and the work is complete. Some light foxing to the margins. A little splitting to the binding of Volume 2. Overall a very nice copy.
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    London: R. Ackermann, 1827. Four volumes. Hardback. Original blue paper covered boards (interim bindings), with yellow paper labels to spines. Boards a little stained and rubbed. Complete with all 81 colour engraved costume plates. Although the title pages state 84 plates, in fact the Errata and plate index show that the Chelsea Pensioner and the Greenwich Pensioner are on a single plate, elsewhere the Fisherwoman and the Dustman are on the same plate, and the plate of the Dr of Music is listed twice. So in fact there are 81 plates and the work is complete. Some light foxing to the margins. A little splitting to the binding of Volume 2. Overall a very nice copy.
    Ref: Tooley 515; Colas 2736; Hiler 797; Abbey Travel 6.
    viii, 288; 288; 288; 252 pp. 160 x 100 mm (6¼ x 4 inches).

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