1621. A’Beckett, Gilbert Abbott.

The Comic History of England. With Twenty Coloured Etchings, and Hundred Woodcuts by John Leech.

Two Volumes in One Volume (complete set). London, Bradbury, Evans and Co., c.1850 14.5 cm x 22.3 cm. Volume I: XVIII, 320 pages with 10 hand-coloured steelengravings and wood-engravings throughout the text. / Volume II: 304 pages with 10 hand-coloured steelengravings and wood-engravings throughout the text. Original Hardcover with gilt decoration on spine and cover. Recently professionally repaired and restored binding with new endpapers and the saved original bookplate / exlibris of J. Henry H.V. Lane of Kings Bromley in Staffordshire to the pastedown. Gilted edge. Rubbed and sign of wear on cover and spine. Overall very good condition with firm binding and clean interior. Bookplate / Exlibris to pastedown. Inscribed on Augst 10,1879 by previous owner and embossed stamp marks by bookshop W.H.Smyth in London on endpaper.

1622. Landor, Walter Savage / Bradley, William.

The Early Poems of Walter Savage Landor. A study of his development and debt to Milton.

London, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., (1914). 13.7 cm x 21 cm. 121 pages. Hardcover / Professionally, recently rebound in pale grey cloth, preserving the original wrapper. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. A few notes and marks on title pages in pencil.

1623. The Classical Association of Ireland.

Proceedings for 1909 with Rules and List of Members.

Dublin, Browne & Nolan / Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1909. 14 cm x 21.9 cm. 101, [4] pages. Hardcover / Professionally repaired and recently rebound in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Orginal softcover bound together. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Minor foxing throughout the book.

1624. Fukuyama, Francis.

Trust – The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity.

First Edition. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1995. 17 cm x 25 cm. XV, 457 pages/ Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Private gift-inscription on half-title.

1625. Wootton, David / Margaret Winifred Tarrant, Helen Mary Jacobs, Beatrice May Goldsmith etc.

The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1780-1996 / 1880-1997. [With many short biographies and listings of women illustrators].

2 volumes (complete set). London, Chris Beetles Limited, 1996-1997. 21 cm x 21 cm. 543 pages includes hundreds of colour-illustrations. Original Softcover with colour illustrations on both front and back cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Loosely inserted is the Price-list for the illustrations for their Sale on November 30th – January 25th 1996).

1626. Kumin, Maxine.

The Designated Heir.

New York, The Viking Press, 1974. 14.5 cm x 21.3 cm. 174 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Author on title-page. Endpaper and half-title are slightly separated.

1627. [Howard, Henry / Wyatt, Thomas] Cole, G.D.H. and M.I.

Surrey & Wyatt ; Selected Poems.

London, Noel Douglas, 1928. 11 cm x 17.5 cm 62 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt decoration on front cover. Deckled Edge. Good condition with minor signs of external wear. Stronger rubbed and discolouration on spine. Minor foxing on edge. Inscribed by previous owner on endpaper. A part of book block (Page 49-60) is slightly separated. An Ephemera loosely inserted. ( Bookmaker from the publisher)

1628. Coras Iompair Eireann.

Regulations for Train Signalling and General Instructions to Signalmen. To operate on and from 1st May 1979.

Dublin, Coras Iompair Eireann, 1979-1980. 15.8 cm x 21.6 cm. 203 pages plus 64-pages booklet. Original Plastic Hardcover bound with metal filing clips. Soft cover for the booklet, stapled. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Tear on the top hole on Page D39/D40. Edges are slightly rubbeed and tannned. Occational marks by previous owner throughout the book. An ephemera loosely inserted. (Amendant Notice) Additional booklet loosely inserted, “Additions and Amendments to Rule book 1967”. The booklet was issued in August 1980. Signed by previous owner on back of front cover, top of the booklet cover and back of the ephemera.

1629. Daly, Gerry.

A Gardening Year. Illustrations by Melanie le Brocquy.

Birr, Blue Moon Books, 1992. 15 cm x 21 cm. 269 pages including 12 back and white line drawing. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Out of print.

1630. Durney, James.

On the One Road. Political Unrest in Kildare 1913-1994.

No place, Gaul House, 2001. 17 cm x 24.5 cm. 208 pages including numerous black and white photographs. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing and stains on edge and endpaper.