651. 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”.

652. [Hammond, Henry].

The Whole Duty of Man, Laid Down In A Plain and Familiar Way for The Use of ALL, but especially The Meanest Reader. [Before the Preface we find here printed “Letter to the Bookseller” by Henry Hammond, dated March 7, 1657”]. Divided into XVII Chapters ; One whereof being read every Lord’s Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the Year. Necessary for ALL Families. With Private Devotions for several Occasions.

Dublin, Printed for William Watson, No.7, Capel-Street, 1809. Small Octavo (11.3 cm wide x 18.3 cm high). XXII, [1], 452 pages plus a Book-Catalogue over 4 pages “Books Sold By William Watson, No.7, Capel-Street”. Hardcover / Stunning full leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Armorial binding with supralibros on front and rear boards “Association for Promoting the Christian Religion Incorporated”. The beautiful binding in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle). This is a prize-binding, awarded to “Mary Townsend Meade” at Christ Church Cork, 19th if October, 1814 by The Reverend Richard Lee.

653. Stoddart, Thomas Tod.

The Angler’s Companion To The Rivers And Lochs Of Scotland [With the Large Fold-Out-Map, hand-coloured border-colouring: “Map of Scotland, to illustrate the Angler’s Companion”].

First Edition. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1847. Octavo (13 cm wide x 20.5 cm high). Frontispiece, XIII, 431 pages plus Publisher’s “Catalogue of Books” bound into the rear. The often missing, large fold-out-map of Scotland is safe in the rear pocket of the Volume. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Recently rebound by using the original binding, strengthen it and Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

654. [Fly Fishing / Angling – Collection] – Houghton, Rev. W.

British Fresh Water Fishes. Illustrated with a coloured Figure of each Species drawn from Nature by A.F.Lydon and numerous Engravings.

London / Edinburgh and Dublin, William Mackenzie, (1879). Folio. XXVI, 204 pages with 41 stunning full-page lithographs in colour. Wonderful, recent half leather binding with new endpapers applied. Excellent condition. Extraordinarily beautiful publication with quite some romance applied to the pages juxtaposed to the colourful illustrations. Here we find the localities where one was able to catch the illustrated fish, beautifully depicted by skillful 19th century artists.

655. Tryal of Connor Lord MacGuir – Temple, John / Tichborne, Sir Henry.

The History of the General Rebellion in Ireland raised upon the Three and Twentieth day of October 1641. Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon. To which is added, Sir Henry Tichborne’s History of the Siege of Drogheda, in the Year 1641. As also, The whole Tryal of Connor Lord MacGuir, with the perfect Copies of the Indictment, and all the Evidences against him. Together with the Pope’s Bull to the Confederate Catholicks in Ireland.

The Seventh Edition. Cork, Phineas and George Bagnell, 1766. 14 cm x 21 cm. xxiv, [12 pages with list of Subscribers], 412 pages. Hardcover / Professionally rebacked, original boards with gilt lettering and ornament to style of the 18th century. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. Title and following page slightly fingerstained. Else in very good condition and especially beautiful and firm after the restoration of the volume by an english masterbinder.

656. Poe, Edgar Allan / Clarke, Harry.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Illustrated by Harry Clarke. [With eight tipped-in-plates in colour, 24 black-and-white illustrations and several illustrations throughout the text].

Fourth Edition of the 1919 publication. London / Bombay / Sydney, George G. Harrap & Co., 1928. 4°. (21.5 cm wide x 27.7 cm high). 381 pages with all the stunning colour-plates and black-and-white-plates in place but page 15/16 and the relevant illustration cleanly detached. Hardcover with restored original dustjacket / Original full cloth-binding with gilt lettering/illustrated spine. Top edge gilt. A stunning, absolutely unusually firm and clean binding, nearly with no flaws, very unusual for the original 1928-edition. Tight and clean example of one of the most beautiful macabre art nouveau-publications. All illustrations by Harry Clarke in excellent condition. The restored dustjacket in protective Mylar. When we speak of “restored” we mean in this case parts of the original dustjacket’s spine and frontcover were pasted on black paper in style of the time. The absolutely best example of this work we ever handled, despite the detached layer of pages.

657. Creedon, J.C.

The Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway. An Illustrated History. Volume 1: 1849 – 1899 / Volume 2: 1900-1950 / Volume 3: 1951-1961-1976.

Three Volumes (Complete set). Cork, self-published, 1989-1991. 15 x 21 cm. 162, 248 pages with several illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition. Very Rare ! Signed by author. Personal letter from author with an old Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound note attached as ephemera loosely inserted. [The Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway]

658. [Calder, Alexander] Aimé et Marguerite Maeght.

Derrière Le Miroir N°248 – Octobre 1981 [With 10 full-page-colour-illustrations (including covers) and several illustrations and reproductions of letters between Calder and french galerist Daniel Lelong.

First Edition. Paris, Maeght Editeur [Aimé et Marguerite Maeght], 1981. Folio (27.8 cm wide x 37.8 cm high). 18 pages plus Cover. (Text partially paginated up to page 16). Original, illustrated softcover / brochure. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

659. [Eton / King’s Bromley] Ainger, A.C. / Marten, Sir (Clarence) Henry Kennett KCVO.

Eton in Prose and Verse. [Inscribed by C.H.K.M. the Provost of Eton and the private tutor of Queen Elizabeth II.]. Selected by A.C.Ainger of Trinity College, Cambridge, formerly Senior Assistant Master in Eton College, with 30 plates in colour reproduced from Paintings by Arthur Garratt and from Portraits in the College.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, no date (ca.1915). Quart. XIX, 231, (1) pages. Original blindstamped cloth with Eton Coat of Arms on front board. Gilt lettering on spine. The binding stronger stained on the hinge. Corners bumped. Occasional foxing. The interior bright and clean with all illustrations in excellent condition (including the titled tissue-guards). Occasional foxing only. With the very rare personal inscription by C.H.K.M., the Provost of Eton and the private tutor of Queen Elizabeth II. The inscription reads: “To T.J.Lane from C.H.K.M. – With best wishes on his leaving Eton. Eton: Dec. 1919 (?).

660. [Voegelin, Eric] Sebba, Gregor / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

Eric Voegelin: From Enlightenment to Universal Humanity.

The Southern Review, 1975. Octavo. 7 pages [pages 918 – 925 of Volume XI, No.4 – Autumn 1975 of the Southern Review. Original Offprint / Stapled. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear and some staining only. Signed and inscribed by Emory Professor, Gregor Sebba, to Henry David Aiken: “For Professor Aiken from a fellow traveller – G. Sebba”.