4261. McCarthy, Justin Huntly.

Ireland since the Union – Sketches of Irish history from 1798 to 1886.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1887. 20 cm. XVIII, 368 pages plus 32 pages of a catalogue of books by Chatto & Windus in the rear of the publication. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

4262. Bolitho, Hector.

The Glorious Oyster – Its History, in Rome and Britain; what various writers and poets have said in its praise; together with chapters by Maurice Burton on the ‘Reproduction and Growth’ of oysters, ‘Their Enemies’, their ‘Anatomy and Physiology’, and their ‘Culture’, and a chapter on ‘Oysters, Raw and Cooked’ by W.A.Bentley. Illustrated with still life paintings from collections in England, Europe and America.

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1960. Octavo. Frontispiece, 174 pages with 17 illustrations (including Frontispiece). Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

4263. [Karl V.] Seibt, Ferdinand.

Karl V. Der Kaiser und die Reformation.

Erste Ausgabe. Berlin, Wolf Jobst Siedler Verlag, 1990. 21.9cm x 14.5cm. 269 Seiten. Original Hardcover. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur wenigen äusserlichen Gebrauchsspuren. Namenszug des Vorbesitzers auf Titelblatt. Stempel verso Titel. Einige wenige Anmerkungen. Seltener Titel.

4264. Ars Erotica.

Die erotische Buchillustration im Frankreich des 18. Jahrhunderts. [Translates: The erotic bookillustrations in the 18th century]

Trilingual edition (German / French / English). Köln. Parkland Verlag, 1999. 21,5 x 30,5 cm. 574 Seiten mit zahlreichen Illustrationen / 574 pages with several illustrations (also in colour). Hardcover with dustjacket / Gebundene Ausgabe im originalen Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren.

4265. Belloc, Hilaire.

But Soft — We are Observed! With thirty-seven drawings by G.K. Chesterton.

London, Arrowsmith, 1928. 20 cm. 312 pages. Illustrations, including frontispiece, in black and white. Original Hardcover. Good condition but with minor signs of external wear. There is noticeable rubbing and discolouration to the spine. Minor stain to frontcover. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard.

4266. Boucher Beug, Katherine.

TELEMACHUS and the Moonprints.

Cork, The Fenton Gallery, 2003. 17 cm x 24.5 cm. 46 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Original clothbound hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Slight stains on covers.

4267. [John Minihan Collection] – Christie’s.

19th and 20th Century Photographs including Soviet Photography 1925-1965 London Thursday, 29 October 1992 at 2.30 pm.

London, Christie’s, 1992. 21 cm x 26.5 cm. 97 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. From the library and personal archive of irish photographer John Minihan.

4268. Cripps, Thomas.

Slow Fade to Black. The Negro in American Film, 1900-1942.

First Edition. New York, Oxford University Press, 1977. 24 cm. XI, 447 pages. With illustrations in black and white throughout. Original hardcover. Very good condition, ex-libris edition with only very minor signs of external wear. [Galaxy book ; GB484].

4269. Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris (Institut Historique Allemand).

FRANCIA – Forschungen zur Westeuropäischen Geschichte. Band 26/1 (1999): Mittelalter – Moyen Age.

Sigmaringen, Jan Thorbecke, 2000. 8°. X, 405 Seiten. Hardcover / Originaler Pappband. Sehr guter, neuwertiger Zustand. Aus der Bibliothek des Mediaevisten Josef Fleckenstein.

4270. [Eliot, T.S.] Jones, Genesius.

Approach to the Purpose – A Study of the Poetry of T.S. Eliot.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1964. 15 cm x 22 cm. 351 pages. Original Hardcover (green cloth with embossed gilt lettering on spine). Former library copy in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some marking and entries to front free endpaper and marked over stamp on titlepage.