1521. Swift, Jonathan.

The Tale Of A Tub And Other Pieces: “The Battle Of The Books” and “A Discourse concerning Mechanical Operations of the Spirit”.

London, Charles Daly, 1837. Miniature Book: (7 cm wide x 10.7 cm high). Frontispiece, Engraved Title, LIV, 200 pages. Hardcover / Original Publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Besides some minor staining to cover, pastedown and endpaper, in very good and firm condition with only minor signs of wear (a very minor lesion to lower spine).

1522. [Luckombe, Philip] Smith, Charles.

The Castle of Loghort, in the County of Cork in Ireland, belonging to John Perceval Earl of Egmont; strongly Fortified in the Rebellion of 1641, surprised by the Irish in 1645, retaken by Cromwell’s Army in 1650.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the Engraving which was originally created by Anthony Chearnley for Charles Smith but later pirated/printed without permission in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 21 cm wide x 13,7 cm high. Sheet Size: 27 cm wide x 19,7 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

1523. [Luckombe, Philip] Smith, Charles / Anthony Chearnley.

The West Prospect of the Nave, Choir & Steeple of Buttevant Abbey with St.Mary’s Chappel [sic].

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the Engraving which was originally created by Anthony Chearnley for Charles Smith but later pirated/printed without permission in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 13,6 cm wide x 21 cm high. Sheet Size: 19,7 cm wide x 27 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

1524. [Luckombe, Philip] Smith, Charles.

West View of the Castle of Kanturk, the Capital Seat of the Cantred and Barony of Duhallow, in the County of Cork in Ireland, erected into an Honour by Patent 1615, the 13th of James Ist by the name of the Honour of Kanturk, belonging to John Perceval Earl of Egmont, Viscount of Kanturk &c.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the Engraving which was originally created by Anthony Chearnley for Charles Smith but later pirated/printed without permission in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 21 cm wide x 14 cm high. Sheet Size: 27 cm wide x 20 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

1525. Adam, Alexander.

Roman Antiquities : Or, An Account of the Manners and Customs – The Romans; Respecting their Government, Magistracy, Laws, Judicial Proceedings, Religion, Games, Military and Naval Affairs, Dress, Exercises, Baths, Marriages, Divorces, Funerals, Weights and Measures, Coins, Method of Writing, Houses, Gardens, Agriculture, Carriages, Public Buildings, &c. &c. &c. Designed chiefly To Illustrate the Latin Classics, by explaining words and phrases, from the Rites and Customs to which they refer. By Alexander Adam, LL.D. – Rector of the High School of Edinburgh.

The Ninth Edition, corrected. London, Printed for T.Cadell (and others), 1822. Octavo (14 cm wide x 21.3 cm high). XV, 558 pages. Mordern Hardcover of the 20th century. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

1526. [Luckombe, Philip] Paul Sandby / William Walker.

The Lough and Harbour of Belfast.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the Engraving which was originally created by Paul Sandby and William Walker but later pirated/printed slightly altered and without permission in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 20,3 cm wide x 21 cm high. Sheet Size: 26,5 cm wide x 27 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

1527. [Luckombe, Philip] Smith, Charles / Paul Sandby / William Walker.

Dromona [sic] [correctly ‘Dromana’]– the Seat of Lord Grandison on the River Blackwater.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the Engraving which was originally created by Paul Sandby and William Walker for G.Kearsly but later pirated/printed without permission in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 21 cm wide x 17 cm high. Sheet Size: 27 cm wide x 23 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

1528. Italy – [Anonymous].

Two Views of Italy – Florence and Naples.

Original engraving. [no place], [no year / c.1780]. Plate Size: 19.5 cm x 15 cm / 25 cm x 19.5 cm. Sheet Size: 21.3 cm x 21 cm / 27.2 cm x 20.5 cm. Original engraving. In very good condition.

1529. Solovyov, Vladimir Sergeyevich.

Natsionalnyj vopros v Rossii / Nacional’nyj vopros v Rossii. [The national question in Russia].

Moskva, 1884. Large Octavo. 107 pages. Original, illustrated softcover in protective collector’s mylar. Unusually excellent condition. Uncut / Unopened version of this extremely scarce publication in original printed wrappers.

1530. Skrine, Henry.

Two Successive Tours throughout the whole of Wales. With Several of the Adjacent English Counties, so as to form a Comprehensive View of the Picturesque Beauty, the Peculiar Manners, and the Fine Remarks of Antiquity, in that Interesting Part of the British Island.

London, Printed for Elmsely and Bremner, 1798. 8°. XVIII, 280 pages. Original quarter leather with gilt lettering on spine. Leather on spine with fine cracks but binding fully intact and tight. Besides minor wear to extremities a very good or even better copy. Historical Presentation copy: “From the author”. Exlibris of Producer David Puttnam to front fly-leaf. Ownership-signature of John Powell from 1862 verso front free endpaper.

1531. Newcastle & Derwent Valley Railway – Smith, William.

“Map of the proposed Newcastle upon Tyne & Derwent Valley Railway, 1860.”

Original Lithograph. Edinburgh, William Smith (Lithographer), 1860. 19.7 cm wide x 30.5 cm high. Mounted on paper. Very good condition with some minor signs of browning only. Extremely rare map with the proposed new built part of the railway handcoloured.

1532. Paris – [Anonymous].

A View of the Royal Palace of the Fontainbleau.

Original engraving. [no place], [no year / c.1780]. Plate Size: 23.3 cm x 19 cm. Sheet Size: 26.5 cm x 20.5 cm. Original engraving. In very good condition.

1533. Cavling, Henrik.

Paris. Skildringer fra det moderne Frankrig.

Kjøbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1899. 16 cm x 23 cm. 470 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Very decorative half leather with gilt lettering on spine / Stunning marble-paper-covered boards and marbled endpapers in high quality. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some noticeable rubbing and discolouration of spine.

1534. Cubillo De Aragon, Don Alvaro.

Comedias Escogidas. [Tomo Primero].

First Edition. Madrid, Con Licencia, 1826. 10.5 x 16 cm. 424 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt text on spine. Faded dampstain throughout. Bookblock slightly separating from binding. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

1535. [Homer] Moncrieff, A. R. Hope (Ascott Robert Hope).

Classic Myth and Legend. [With the beautiful Introduction-Essay: “The Growth of Myths” and a wonderful Plate, showing Homer “A blind man, sweetest he sings”].. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from famous Paintings & Statuary.

Deluxe Edition. London, Gresham, no year [c. 1921]. 13.5 cm x 22 cm. 440 pages. Illustrations in black and white and colour throughout. Original illustrated hardcover in protective covering. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Pages XV & XVI of the index have cleanly detached and are loosely inserted. Beautifully illustrated and the beautifully tooled binding in bright and firm condition. [Myth and Legend in Literature and Art].

1536. Jones, Stephen.

A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a brief account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons and remarkable characters in every age and nation.

Fourth edition (corrected). London, Robinson / Longman and Rees / Wallis, 1802. 8.5 x 13.5cm. Unpaginated. Hardcover / Contemporary, full morocco with gilt lettering on spine and gilt tooling on board edges. Marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Very minor signs of wear to spine and corners, otherwise excellent condition. Binding solid and text clear and bright. Previous owner’s name on title page: “Susan Courteney, died 10 June 1808”.

1537. Prisons – Maddocks.

James Neild Esqr.

Original engraving. no place. [c.1804]. Plate Size: 10 cm x 19 cm. Sheet Size: 13. 3 cm x 21 cm. In very good condition. Minor inkstain visible.

1538. Crichton, Michael.

Airframe.

First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. 17 x 25 cm. 351 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Signed by Michael Crichton on the titlepage. Near fine condition. Wrapped in protective mylar.

1539. [Nimmo, Alexander] Villiers-Tuthill, Kathleen.

Alexander Nimmo & The Western District – Emerging infrastructure in pre-Famine Ireland.

Clifden, Connemara Girl Publications, 2006. Quarto. XVI, 248 pages. Illustrated throughout. With the Map of Ballynahinch Barony as a Frontispiece. Hardcover / Original Publisher’s cloth with the original, illustrated dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

1540. [Gross, Anthony] Herdman, Robin.

The Prints of Anthony Gross – A catalogue raisonné. / [With an Essay “Anthony Gross – A Technical Note” by Alan Windsor / Introduction to the Catalogue / Chronology / The Prints]. With a Foreword by Michael Rothenstein.

Aldershot, Scolar Press, 1991. Quarto (22.3 cm wide x 27.2 cm high). 126 pages with Colour Plates and many Black-and-White Illustrations throughout. Covering the period of 1920 – 1984. Hardcover / Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of wear.