7101. [John Minihan Collection] – [Minihan, John].

Literary Lives – Portraits from the Crawford Art Gallery and Abbey Theatre, Ireland [With John Minihan’s iconic photograph of Samuel Beckett on page 70 / Signed and inscribed by John Minihan]

Cork, Crawford Gallery, 2010. Quarto. 95 pages. Illustrated with stunning images of irish literary figures. Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent condition. SIGNED and Inscribed by John Minihan on the titlepage.

7102. Snyder, Gary.

Back on the Fire – Essays.

California, Shoemaker & Hoard, 2007. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 167 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fine / As New. Signed by author Gary Snyder on the titlepage. Rare !

7103. [Crane, Walter] Molesworth, Mrs. [Mary Louisa].

The Cuckoo Clock – Illustrated by Walter Crane [with seven full-page illustrations and one Vignette].

London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1919. Octavo. Frontispiece, Title-Page with Vignette by Walter Crane, 242 pages plus 2 pages of advertising. [The Illustration mentioned to be bound at page 221 was used here as Frontispiece]. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth. Delightful binding with gilt letettering on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear and some occasional staining. Bookblock slightly broken inside.

7104. Wilson, Wilfrid G.

Change Ringing – The Art and Science of Change Ringing on Church and Hand Bells.

Fourth Impression. Rushden, Freda P. Willgress, 1989. Large Octavo. XV, 238 pages with a section of excellent photographs of Bell Ringing in action etc. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the dustjacket. Rare !

7105. [Westmacott, C.M.] / [Lady Mary Wortley Montagu].

The Gazette of Fashion, and Magazine of The Fine Arts and Belle Lettres, dedicated by permission to His Royal Highness the Duke of York [With the rare Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and an early case of “Musical Copyright” discussed on page 137]. Published in weekly, monthly and wuarterly parts. Composed of Original Papers and Music, with Reviews of Literature in General. Illustrated with numerous Engravings, Portraits of Eminent Persons and Subjects connected with Fashion and the Fine Arts.

Two Parts in one Volume (First half year from January to July, 1822). London, Published for C.M.Westmacott, by Hoffmann, 1822. Quarto (20 cm x 27 cm). Portrait-Frontispiece, 214, Portrait Frontispiece, 208 pages plus Index for both quarterly parts with listing of all engravings, scores of original pieces of music, portraits, engravings of the latest, “newest” Parisian Costumes etc. Original Hardcover / 19th – century half leather with gilt lettering on spine. With 11 instead of 23 full-page illustrations of which some included are not called for and others seem to have never been part of the collection. Some minor signs of wear only, a few very faint signs of foxing, a little dusty endpapers but especially the text and illustrations all in generally very good or even better condition with some minor signs of wear only. Extremely Rare !

7106. [John Minihan Collection] – [Minihan, John].

Photographs of John Minihan at Auction in 1994 [Original Catalogue of Phillips, London, September 1994 – showing Minihan’s Photograph of Beckett on the cover and two more on pages 41 and 42 inside].

Cork, Crawford Gallery, 2010. Quarto. 95 pages. Illustrated with stunning images of irish literary figures. Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent condition. With notation of auction results by John Minihan, next to the catalogue-entry. From the personal library of John Minihan.

7107. Lucie-Smith, Edward.

Adam. Het Mannelijk Naakt in de Kunst. [Rare Dutch Version of “Adam: the Male Figure in Art”]

Dutch Version. Hedel, Librero, 1998. 28,5 cm x 24 cm. 192 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke kleuren illustraties / With many colour illustrations throughout book. Originele Hardcover met stofomslag. Met een mylar beschermlaag / Original Hardcover with dustjacket. In protective mylar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7108. Bury, Viscount / Hillier G. Lacy.

Cycling. With Numerous Illustrations by Viscount Bury and Joseph Pennell.

Second Edition, Revised. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1889. 14 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece, XIII, 452 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with lettering and ornament on spine. Large pictorial on front board. Illustrated pastedowns and enpapers. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor tear at valley between rear endpage and pastedown. Binding still firm and strong with the original, decorative endpapers in excellent condition. Tissue guard and throughout the book with occasional foxing. Some untrimmed pages at front. Armorial Bookplate / Exlibris of Arthur John Thornhill Esq. with his Motto: “Be Fast” on pastedown. [The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes]

7109. Bence-Jones, Mark.

A Guide to Irish Country Houses.

Revised Edition. London, Constable, 1990. 22 cm x 30 cm. XXXI, 320 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition of a rare book.

7110. Drachmann, Holger.

Troldtøj: Folkesagn I Nutidsliv [Translates: “Witchcraft: Folklore in Contemporary Life”]. Med Billed-Fantasier af Joachim Skovgaard, Aug. Jerndorff og Th. Bindesbøll.

Kjøbenhavn, Ernst Bojesens Kunstforlag, 1889-90. 27.5 cm x 33 cm. 202 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Poor condition. Gilt title and ornamental decoration on spine. Binding and spine weakening. Boards, corners and spine rubbed. Minor foxing throughout. Pages separating from bookblock. Tanned deckled edges. Previous owner’s name in ink on front endpaper. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

7111. Tremearne, A.J.N.

The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria – An Account of an Official’s Seven Years’ Experiences in the Northern Nigerian Pagan Belt, and a Description of the Manners, Habits, and Customs of the Native Tribes. With 38 Illustrations & a Map.

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912. 15.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 342 pages. 38 illustrations. Fold-out map near rear showing ‘Northern Nigeria for “The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria.”’ Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt lettering and pictorial to front board. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor abrasions to board cloth near spine. Slight tanning throughout. Interior bright and clean. Binding good and firm. Text-block tight and square.

7112. Collins, Leonora.

London in the Nineties [Victorian London in Photographs]. Edited by Leonora Collins.

London, The Saturn Press, 1950. Quarto (21 cm x 27 cm). 96 pages with many photographs. Original Hardcover with the rare dustjacket. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only.

7113. [John Minihan Collection] – [Minihan, John / Beckett, Samuel].

“Samuel Beckett – A Celebration” – Wonderful piece of Ephemera / Printed Program for the Special Collections Department of the university of Delaware, using photographs of John Minihan to exhibit and celebrate first editions of Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” etc. [Signed by John Minihan].

University of Delaware Library, 2003. 8°. 6 pages. Softcover. Signed by John Minihan. From the personal library of John Minihan !

7114. Drake-Brockman, Ralph E.

British Somaliland. With 74 Illustrations from Photographs on Art Paper, Other Illustrations And a Map.

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1912. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. X, 334 pges, 74 illustrations on 49 plates. Fold-out map at rear showing British Somaliland. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Pictorial and patterned design embossed on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight bumps to lower board corners. Discreet bookseller’s label on front pastedown (Newbold’s Bookshop Ltd. – 289 George Street, Dunedin, New Zealand).

7115. Mitsuko, Ono.

The Camphor Tree’s Story. Japanese Text. Illustrated by Fuyuji Yamanaka.

No Place, No Publisher, No Year. 21.1 cm x 24.4 cm. 31 pages. With many colour illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only minor dampstain to a few pages throughout. With ephemera of a typed translation from Japanese into English by ‘Erik and Masako Haugaard’. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard. The book is inscribed by the illustrator Fuyuji Yamanaka.

7116. Wagner, Eduard.

Cut and Thrust Weapons.

London, Spring Books, 1967. Folio. 491 pages with 159 text-illustrations and 249 plates with colour and black-and-white illustrations. Modern, professional Hardcover-binding (Beautiful quarter Buckram). Magnificent publication. Excellent condition after the recent restoration. Name of preowner on endpaper. This heavy volume is usually not surviving in very good condition. The excellent and expensive new binding and new endpapers that have been applied to this volume will make all the difference in using this important reference work. The image shows this book together with similar publications.

7117. Crane, Joan.

Guy Davenport: A Descriptive Bibliography 1947-1995. [Signed by Davenport]

Haverford, Green Shade, 1996. 8°. XX, 247 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Number 61 of only 100 signed copies (out of a total edition of 550).

7118. Bock, Alfred.

Deutsche Dichter in ihren Beziehungen zur Musik [Widmungsexemplar von Alfred Bock]. Klopstock – Wieland – Lessing – Schiller – Goethe – Herder – Jean Paul – Romantiker – Hoffmann – Lenau – Heine – Grillparzer.

Neue Ausgabe. Giessen, J.Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, 1900. Octavo. XI, 264 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Originaler, sehr dekorativer Ganzleinenband mit wundervollen Jugendstil-Elementen. Nahezu neuwertige Erhaltung. Extrem seltenes Widmungsexemplar von Alfred Bock. Die Widmung liest sich: “Meinem Freund – Prof. Dr. H. Walther in aufrichtiger Gesinnung – G[iessen], May.18 – Der Verf[asser]”.”

7119. Hamma, Fridolin.

Meisterwerke italienischer Geigenbaukunst. Ihre Beschreibung und bisher erzielte Preise / [Translates: “Masterpieces of italian Violin-Building – Their description and known prices so far (c.1932)”] [Mit Zugabe / Includes also: Fridolin Hamma: “Materialkenntnisse und Goldener Schnitt im Geigenbau” [Translates: “Materials and Golden Ratio in Violin-Building”]. With 217 Illustrations.

No.1029 of only 1200 copies ever printed / Eines von nur 1200 Exemplaren. Stuttgart, Hamma & Co., [1932]. Quarto (26 cm x 30 cm). [1], XIII, [1], 345 pages plus [2] / With 9 double-page plates showing Violins from all sides. Hardcover / Originales Halbpergament wit Schutzumschlag im Originalschuber / Original quarter Vellum with original dustjacket in publisher’s Slipcase. Besides some minor signs of foxing to the endpaper in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Wenige Stock-Fleckchen auf dem Vorsatz.

7120. [John Minihan Collection] – [Minihan, John / Beckett, Samuel].

“Samuel Beckett – A Celebration” – Wonderful piece of Ephemera / Printed Program for the Special Collections Department of the university of Delaware, using photographs of John Minihan to exhibit and celebrate first editions of Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” etc. [Signed by John Minihan].

University of Delaware Library, 2003. 8°. 6 pages. Softcover. Signed by John Minihan. From the personal library of John Minihan !