1791. [Plunket, Lord William] Plunket, David.

The Life, Letters and Speeches of Lord Plunket. [With chapters on Wolfe Tone / Irish Whigs in 1798 etc.] By his Grandson, the honourable David Plunket. With an introductory Preface by Lord Brougham.

In two Volumes. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1867. 8°. Volume I: XI, 410 pages / Volume II: VII, 380 pages. Original Hardcover (Original cloth with gilt lettering on spine and blindstamped boards). Recently rebacked and professionally repaired, this volume is now in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Very firm and tight. Very rare in this condition !

1792. Lowry, Malcolm.

Lunar Caustic. Traduit de l’anglais par Clarisse Francillon.

Paris, Julliard, 1963. 8°. 116 pages. Broché. Exemplaire No. 292. Trés bon état. / Fantastic condition of this rare edition in french. [Collection “Les Lettres nouvelles”]

1793. [Wu Cheng’en] / [Yu, Anthony C. (Editor)].

The Journey to the West. [Plus Supplement Volume: “The Tower of Myriad Mirrors” – A Supplement to “Journey to the West” by Tung Yueh (1620-1686)]. Translated and Edited by Anthony C.Yu.

Revised Edition. Four Volumes (complete set plus Supplement-Volume). Chicago / London, The University of Chicago Press, 2012. Large Octavo (15.5 cm x 23 cm). Pagination: Volume I: XX, 552 pages / Volume II: XVI, 410 pages / Volume III: XVI, 422 pages / Volume IV: XVI, 428 pages. [Volume V: Supplement : 200 pages]. Illustrated Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. With the often missing Supplement.

1794. Wright, R.C.

Greenhouse Ferns and Romance of Plant Life.

Second Edition. London, Jarrold & Sons, (1898). Octavo. Frontispiece, 148 pages plus 12 unnumbered pages of advertising. Front pastedown and endpaper are also filled with advertising. Hardcover / Original, very decoratively illustrated publisher’s cloth with gilt ornament. Very good condition with some signs of external wear.

1795. [van der Rohe, Mies].

Mies van der Rohe’s German Pavilion in Barcelona (1929 – 1986).

Barcelona, Public Foundation for the Mies van der Rohe German Pavilion in Barcelona (Ajuntament de Barcelona), 1987. Folio (24 cm wide x 32 cm high). 119 pages with illustrations and photographs throughout. Original, illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

1796. McCormick, Michael.

Origins of the European Economy – Communications and Commerce A.D. 300-900.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2002. 26 cm. xxviii, 1101 pages with illustrations, maps. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Name of preowner on endpaper. Few minor entries to rear endpaper. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear and this edition more valuable because its dustjacket is in the protective Mylar that allows handling without losing the value of the expensive Volume.

1797. Chabon, Michael.

Wonder Boys.

Advance Reader’s Edition. New York, Villard Books, 1995. 14 x 21cm. 369 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author Michael Chabon on the titlepage.

1798. [Maguire, Shandy] Fennell, Patrick.

Random Rhymes and Rhapsodies of the Rail.

Cleveland, O., The Cleveland printing Co., 1907. 19 cm. 412 pages. Front portrait illustration. Original hardcover in protective covering. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

1799. Nexö, Martin Andersen / Hartmann, Jacob Wittmer (translator).

Days in the Sun.

New York, Coward -McCann, 1929. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. 297 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. [Jacket Design signed T.L.] Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear to dustjacket. Interior bright and clean.

1800. Ritchie, Eric Moore.

The Unfinished War. The Drama of the Anglo-German Conflict in Africa in Relation to the Future of the British Empire.

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. 14 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 341 pages. 3 illustrations. 8 maps. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing on edges. Interior bright and clean. Armorial bookplate (‘Nil Sine Deo’) of F. Hamilton Lacey on front pastedown. Private inscription from previous owner on front endpaper.