4431. Froude, James Anthony.

History of England – From the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth and To the Defeat of the Spanish Armada [12 Volumes – Complete set].

[Reprinted from the edition of 1862-1870, London]. New York, AMS Press, 1969. Octavo. Volume I: Reign of Henry The Eight (489 pages), Volume II: Reign of Henry The Eight (544 pages), Volume III: Reign of Henry The Eight (535 pages), Volume IV: Reign of Henry The Eight (557 pages), Volume V: Reign of Edward VI (515 pages), Volume VI: Queen Jane and Queen Mary (568 pages), Volume VII: Reign of Elizabeth – Part I (541 pages), Volume VIII: Reign of Elizabeth – Part II (483 pages), Volume IX: Reign of Elizabeth – Part III (595 pages), Volume X: Reign of Elizabeth – Part IV (563 pages), Volume XI: Reign of Elizabeth – Part V (671 pages), Volume XII: Reign of Elizabeth – Part VI (634 pages). Hardcover / Original grey publisher’s cloth. Unusually excellent, nearly unused condition with only minor signs of wear.

4432. De Dienes, André.

The Nude. With a Foreword by Norman Hall and a Preface by André de Dienes.

First Edition. London, The Bodley Head, 1956. Quarto (22.5 cm wide x 28 cm high). 126 pages with 90 photographs. Hardcover / Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The very rare jacket with some defects to the spine. The Volume itself in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Easily one of the most beautiful Nude – Photography Volumes of the 20th century. Here available in a very rare condition ! Private gift-inscription to endpaper: “To George with love, Isobel – Xmas 1956”.

4433. Payne, John / Zachariah Jackson [Dublin Printer].

Universal Geography – Formed Into A New And Entire System; Describing Asia, Africa, Europe And America ; With Their Subdivision Of Empires, Kingdoms, States And Republics : The Extend, Boundaries, and remarkable Appearances of each Country ; Cities, Towns, and Curiosities of Nature and Art. Also giving A general Account of the Fossil and Vegetable Production of the Earth, and of every Species of Animal : The History of Man, In all Climates, Regions, And Conditions ; Customs, Manners, Laws, Governments, And Religions : The State of Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Manufactures, And Knowledge : Sketches of the Ancient and Modern History of each Nation and People. To which is added, A Short View of Astronomy, As Connected With Geography ; Of The Planetary System to which the Earth belongs ; And of the Universe in General. With a Set of Maps, drawn from the best Materials, every one of which is very neatly coloured ; And a great Variety of Copper-Plates ; Descriptive of the most Remarkable Curiosities in the World. [This Edition with all three Volumes but only with 14 Maps, 3 Colour-Engravings and 5 Black-and-White Engravings (see detailed listing of these Maps and Engravings at the end of this Bibliography)].

Two Volumes in Three Parts (bound in Two Volumes). Dublin, Printed by Zachariah Jackson, 1793 – 1794 Quarto (23 cm wide x 28 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: Hand-coloured Frontispiece, VI [Subscribers], XIII, 894 pages [page 555 misprinted as 454] [Stating “The End” at the end of the Volume] with Four Maps and Three engravings (including Frontispiece) / Volume II: Hand-coloured Frontispiece, 792 pages [Stating “End Of The Second Volume” at the end of Volume II] with Ten Maps and One Engraving (Frontispiece) / [Volume III] is Bound to the rear of Volume II and is falsely ending with “End of The Second Volume” even though it is the “Continuation of Book IV” and in all other listings of this book internationally is accepted to be Volume III. Pagination of [Volume III]: Hand-coloured Frontispiece, [No separate titlepage], 416 pages, XXXIII pages of an Index, 1 page “Directions to the Binder”, 10 pages “A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, Discoveries and Inventions”, with Four Engravings (including Frontispiece). Hardcover / Modern Binding in the style of the 18th century. Full leather with gilt lettering on spine. Very minor signs of neglectable, minimal wormhole-damage. Obviously this work was robbed of many of the maps but those which remain have the original hand-colouring in stunning condition (see description). Overall near Fine condiiton of this extremely rare set, with only minor signs of wear. Page 199/200 of Volume II with longer cut (Text not effected). All the engravings and maps without defects.

4434. The Kilbrittain Historical Society.

Kilbrittain Historical Society. Articles and Records from the Past. 2015/16. Volume I.

Skibbereen, Southern Star Creative, 2015. 15 x 21 cm. 112 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

4435. [Homer] Korfmann, Prof.Dr. Dr. Manfred / Mannsperger, Prof.Dr. Dietrich P.

Troia / Wilusa – General Background and A Guided Tour. Prepared by the Director of the Excavations. English Translation by Jean D.Carpenter Efe.

Enlarged and revised Edition. Tuebingen, Canakkale-Tuebingen Troia Vakfi [Foundation], 2007. Octavo. 150 pages plus colourful fold-out map to the rear. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

4436. [Castle Townshend / Castletownsend] Hardy, Philip Dixon.

Dublin Penny Journal – Volume III – No.105 (July1834) – Volume IV – No.207 (June 1836) [With a rare appearance of two early images of “Castle Townsend” and “Castle Townsend Harbour” and a printed Letter from Cork, August 21, 1834 and another from Cork, August 25th, 1834 by F.H.T. on Castle Townsend and its Harbour. WIth a strong mention of places in the area like Toe Head, Gallyhead, Cape Clear, Sandy Cove, Reen, The Stags in the Harbour, sent to the Penny Journal by F.H.T. (possibly a member of the Townsend – Family)].

Two Volumes in One [Volume III and IV of the Dublin Penny Journal complete]. Dublin, Philip Dixon Hardy, July 1834 – June 1836. Quarto (19 cm wide x 27.7 cm high). Pagination: Volume III: Frontispiece, VII, [1 List of Engravings], 416 pages with 211 illustrations throughout Volume III / Volume IV: XVI, VII, [1 List of Engravings], 416 pages with 173 illustrations. Hardcover / Original half-leather with gilt lettering on spine. Binding poor and spine split but still holding. An extremely rare Volume with hundreds of interesting illustrations of local irish history, many of which are showing places in Munster.

4437. [Gifford, John / Gifford William] / Whittle, Thomas (Publisher) / Rowlandson, Thomas (Illustrator) / Davison, Alexander (Illustrator).

The Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine ; Or Monthly Political and Literary Censor. From January to April, (Inclusive) 1799 – With an Appendix, containing An Ample Review of Foreign Literature. [This being the Rare Volume which deals with the 1798 Irish Rebellion and its aftermath reflected in publications]. Volume II (Embellished with Plates).

London, Printed for the Proprietors, by J. Plymell, at the Anti-Jacobin Press, 1799. Octavo (14 cm wide x 22.5 cm high). IV, 586 pages. With three Illustrations (Two XXL-Fold-out Caricatures by Thomas Rowlandson and one Engraving on Nelson in Octavo by Alexander Davison). Hardcover / Original, very decorative half-leather with gilt lettering and prnament on spine and marbled-paper-covered boards. In protective Collectors-Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very Rare original edition in its original binding !

4438. Goff, Robert J. Goff & Co. [Bloodstock Auctioneer in Dublin].

Collection of fifteen (15) Historical Auction-Catalogues of Bloodstock-Sales between the Years 1938-1954. / Includes the 54th Annual Sale in Conjunction with the Royal Dublin Society’s Horse Show in 1938, 1939 and 1940 / Includes Sales of Horses in Training, Likely ‘Chasers, Untried Stock, Stallions, Yearlings, Mares and Foals. Sales happened at Paddocks in Ballsbridge, Dublin etc.

15 Volumes. Dublin, Robert J. Goff & Co., 1938-1954. Octavo. c.2500 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some stronger signs of external wear.

4439. Stephens, Henry.

The Book of the Farm – Detailing The Labours of the Farmer, Farm-Steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Farm-Labourer, Field-Worker and Cattleman. In Three Volumes – With Numerous Illustrations [Steel-Engravings and Wood-Engravings of Animals, Machinery, Farm Buildings etc.].

Third Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). Edinburgh / London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1871. Large Octavo (17 cm wide x 25 cm). Pagination: Volume I: Portrait-Frontispiece showing Henry Stephens, XVI, 550 pages with three Engravings in Steel and 268 Wood-Engravings within the Text / Volume II: XI, 654 pages with 14 Engravings on Steel and 288 Wood-Engravings within the Text. As an Appendix to Volume II: With 12 pages of a List of Works on Agricultural and Rural Affairs published by William Blackwood & Sons. Hardcover / Original, decorative half-leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and board. Binding of Volume I a bit shaky and with some damages to the spines. But the bookblock both very clean and with the stunning illustrations complete. Volume II firm and intact. This particular Third Edition is a great example of 19th century farming-history documentation. The popularity of this work is the reason why each edition improved over time. The Third Edition is the pinnacle of the publication with stunning steel-engravings and please pay attention to the particularly smart way of illustrating sowing and harvesting techniques by using black-and-white firguartive illustation of farm-hands, farmers and planters (Pitato-Planting etc.).

4440. Weimarer Republik.

Collection of thirteen (13) Publications on the History of the Weimar Republic and the transition into the Third Reich (12 german Publications, 1 english publication) / Kleine Sammlung mit dreizehn (13) wichtigen Publikationen zum Thema Weimarer Republik. Die Sammlung enthält die folgenden Titel: 1. Renate Breipohl – Religiöser Sozialismus und bürgerliches Geschichtsbewußtsein zur Zeit der Weimarer Republik. Zürich, 1971. 285 pages. / 2. Günter Brakelmann – Evangelische Kirche in sozialen Konflikten der Weimarer Zeit. Das Beispiel des Ruhreisenstreits. Bochum, 1986. 136 Seiten. / 3. Christoph Führ – Zur Schulpolitik der Weimarer Republik. Darstellung und Quellen. Die Zusammenarbeit von Reich und Ländern im Reichsschulausschuß (1919-1923) und im Ausschuß für das Unterrichtswesen (1924-1933). Darstellung und Quellen. Weinheim, 1970. 371 pages. / 4. Karl Holl / Adolf Wild – Ein Demokrat kommentiert Weimar. Die Berichte Hellmut von Gerlachs an die Carnegie-Friedensstiftung in New York 1922-1930. Bremen, 1973. 268 Seiten / 5. Maser, Werner – Der Sturm auf die Republik. Frühgeschichte der NSDAP. Stuttgart, 1973. 524 Seiten / 6. Gossweiler, Kurt – Kapital, Reichswehr und NSDAP 1919-1924. Berlin, 1982. 616 Seiten. 35 Abbildungen. / 7. Nicholls, Anthony and Matthias, Erich – German Democracy and the Triumph of Hitler. Essays in Recent German History. London, 1971. 271 pages. / 8. Fischer, Kurt Gerhard – Politische Bildung in der Weimarer Republik. Grundsatzreferate der “Staatsbürgerlichen Woche” 1923. Grundsatzreferate der “Staatsbürgerlichen Woche” 1923. Frankfurt, 1970. 190 Seiten. / 9. Holl, K. – Wette, W. – Pazifismus in der Weimarer Republik. Beiträge zur historischen Friedensforschung. Paderborn, 1981. 181 Seiten. / 10. Köhler, Henning – Adenauer und die Rheinische Republik. Der erste Anlauf 1918-1924. Opladen, 1986. 287 Seiten / 11. Hildemarie Dieckmann – Johannes Popitz. Entwicklung und Wirksamkeit in der Zeit der Weimarer Republik. Berlin, 1960. 157 Seiten. / 12. Hans-Hermann Hartwich – Arbeitsmarkt, Verbände und Staat 1918-1933. Die öffentliche Bindung unternehmerischer Funktionen in der Weimarer Republik. Mit einem Vorwort von Georg Kotowski. Berlin, 1967. 488 Seiten / 13. Fritz Berber – LOCARNO – Eine Dokumentensammlung. (Locarno-Vertrag). Mit einer Einleitung des Botschafters Joachim von Ribbentrop. Berlin, 1936. 408 Seiten //

Berlin (und andere Verlags-Orte), Junker und Duennhaupt (und andere Verlage), 1936 – 1986. 8°. c.2000 pages. Mix of Hardcover and Softcover Volumes. All Volumes are former Library-copies with the usual markings / Alle Bände sind Bibliotheksexemplare in guten Zuständen aber mit den üblichen, teilweise unschönen Merkmalen (Stempel, Rückenschilder, ggfs. Stempel auf Schnitt).