351. [Constable, Poussin/ Turner/ Claude/ Manet/ Raphael etc.] Morphet, Richard.

Encounters. New Art From Old.

London, The National Gallery Company Limited, 2000. 25.4cm x 26cm. 336 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

352. Cavallo, Adolph S.

Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

First English Edition. London a.o, Paul Hamlyn, 1970. 23.5cm x 29.5cm. 171 pages with 135 colour plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

353. Bonfante-Warren, Alexandra.

The Uffizi Gallery Museum and the Pitti Palace Collections. With Additional Writings by Gerhard Gruitrooy.

New York, Beaux Arts Editions, 2006. 25cm x 34cm. Uffizi: 320 pages / Pitti Palace: 320 pages. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition. 2 volumes (complete). Without the slipcase.

354. Becherucci, Luisa.

Uffizi Florence.

First English Edition. London a.o, Hamlyn, 1970. 23.5cm x 30cm. 171 pages with 142 full colour plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

355. Baker, Christopher / Henry, Tom.

The National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalogue.

London, National Gallery Publications, 1995. 26 cm x 29 cm. XXIV, 790 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

356. [Yeats, Jack B.] Rosenthal, T.G.

The Art of Jack B.Yeats. Chronology, List of Exhibitions, Bibliography and Notes on the Plates by Hilary Pyle.

London, Andre Deutsch, 1993. Folio. Frontispiece, XI, 308 pages with illustrations throughout. Original, illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Small giftinscription to endpaper.

357. Lucey, Conor.

House and Home in Georgian Ireland. Spaces and cultures of domestic Life.

Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2022. Octavo. 210 pages with illustrations throughout the volume. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.

358. Jullian, Philippe.

Dreamers of Decadence. Symbolist painters of the 1890’s.

First English Edition. London, Pall Mall Press Limited, 1971. 18cm x 25.5cm. 272 pages with 149 illustrations including 16 in full colour. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very rare with dustjacket and in this excellent condition.

359. James, John.

Chartres – The Masons who built a Legend.

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985. Quarto (18.5 cm x 24 cm). 200 pages with illustrations throughout. Original Softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

360. Norman, Haskell F.

One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine.

New York, The Grolier Club, 1995. Folio. XLII, 390, (2) pages. Original Hardcover (cloth) in custom made slipcase. Excellent, close to new condition.

361. [Boswell, James] Sisman, Adam.

Boswell’s Presumptuous Task – The Making of the Life of Dr.Johnson.

First American Edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. XXII, 351 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Fine/ As New.

362. McCarthy, Thomas.

Questioning Ireland – Essay and Reviews [Rare Hardcover-Edition SIGNED by Thomas McCarthy on the titlepage].

First Edition (simultaneously published in Softcover (Paperpack) and Hardcover). Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2024. Octavo. 420 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. As new condition with only minor signs of wear. This is the very rare Hardcover-Edition which was sold out very quickly. SIGNED by Thomas McCarthy on the titlepage.

363. [Arnoux, Thérèse] Jacques Prevert et Joseph Kosma.

CHANSONS – Illustrations de Thérèse Arnoux.

FIRST EDITION (No.00177 / 1500). Quarto. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

364. Adams, Maurice B.

Modern Cottage Architecture – Illustrated from Works of Well-Known Architects. Selected and Described by Maurice B. Adams.

Second Edition – Revised and Enlarged. London, B.T.Batsford, (1912). Quarto (19.2 cm wide x 27 cm high). XII, 81 pages Text plus LXXXIII plates and 4 unnumbered pages oof advertising. Original Hardcover. POOR condition of the binding. Last two pages detached. Bookblock firm and all illustrations in excellent condition. Excellent publication with architectural building-plans of english cottages at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century.

365. [Wright, Frank Lloyd] Kaufmann jr., Edgar.

9 Commentaries on Frank Lloyd Wright.

New York, The Architectural History Foundation / The MIT Press, 1989. Small Quarto (22 cm wide x 23.5 cm high). 158 pages / Illustrated throughout. Original Hardcover (no dustjacket). Excellent condition.

366. McCarthy, Patricia.

Life in the Country House in Georgian Ireland.

New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2016. Quarto: (25 cm wide x 28 cm high). 260 pages with illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition. The rare Hardcover-Edition.

367. Schumpeter, Joseph A.

History of Economic Analysis. With a new introduction by Mark Perlman.

London, Routledge, 1997. Octavo. XLVIII, 1260 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear only. Interior absolutely clean with no names or markings.

368. Hillaby, John.

Journey Through Britain [The amazing account of Hillaby’s walk from Land’s End to John o’ Groats]. Photographs by Tim Stephens.

London, The Folio Society, 1987. Small Quarto (19 cm wide x 24.5 cm high). 174 pages with photographs interspersed. Hardcover in slipcase. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some foxing, as usual to slipcase and binding only. Interior excellent.

369. [Calder, Alexander] Prather, Marla.

Alexander Calder 1898–1976.

Yale University Press, 1998. Quarto (27.5 cm wide x 30 cm high). 366 pages / Illustrated. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Mint condition / Still shrink-wrapped.

370. [Calder, Alexander] Mulas, Ugo / Arnason, H.H..

CALDER – Photographs and Design by Ugo Mulas. Introduction by H.Harvard Arnason. With compliments by Alexander Calder.

London, Thames and Hudson, 1971. Quarto. 216 pages with 114 photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Former library-copy (with several Withdrawn-stamps). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

371. [Calder, Alexander] Gibson, Michael.

Calder.

Paris, Fernand Hazan, 1988. Small Octavo. 109 pages / Illustrated. Original, illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

372. [Calder, Alexander] Bellew, Peter.

CALDER.

New Jersey, Chartwell Books, 1969. Small-Quarto. 120 pages / Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Small stain from removed price-sticker on dustjacket. Otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

373. [Calder, Alexander] Archives Maeght.

“calder” – the artist, the work.

First english edition. Boston, Boston Book & Art, publisher, 1971. Quarto. 136 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The dustjacket frayed and woth some tearing. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

374. [Alexander Calder Collection] – [Calder, Alexander].

“Calder’s Universe” – Large Collection of seventyone (71) Books and Lithograph-Portfolios on and by American Artist Alexander “Sandy” Calder. The collection includes not only rare Monographs, Volumes of Biography and Autobiography and some very rare Exhibition-catalogues but also a collection of wonderful issues of eleven Derriere Le Mirroir [with 54 original Lithographs by Calder (36 single-page-Lithos and 19 double-page Lithos). Also included is the very rare, signed Artist Book: “A BESTIARY” – [One of 50 copies on luxurious Rives-mould, signed by Calder and Wilbur]. The collection includes early monographs as well as later catalogues and is a perfect chance to acquire some good understanding of his works in Mobiles, Stabiles, Oil Paintings, Gouches, Toys and other art. See detailed descriptions and images of every single item within this collection listed under “Libraries & Collections” on our website.

Quarto. The collection includes books in different bindings: Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket / Original Softcover / Hardcover without dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Most books in excellent condition. The price of this collection includes traceable, international UPS Express Saver shipping.

375. [Calder, Alexander].

autobiographie. Traduction de Jean Davidson.

[Edition française de “Calder – an Autobiography with Pictures]. Paris, Atelier Maeght, 1972. Quarto. 208 pages / Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

376. MacCarthy, Bridget G[erard].

The Whip Hand – A Comedy in Three Acts.

9th edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1965. Small Octavo. 72 pages. Original Softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

377. Somerville-Large, Peter.

Irish Eccentrics – A Selection.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1975. Octavo. VIII, 286 pages with several illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

378. [Gauguin] Unbekannt.

Die Nabis und ihre Freunde. Les Nabis et leurs Amis. 23. Oktober 1963 bis 6. Januar 1964.

Bilingual: Deutsch / Français. Mannheim, Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1964. 24 cm x 21 cm. Keine Paginierung. Mit zahlreichen Farb- und Schwarzweißabbildungen. Original Softcover. Bindung etwas fleckig, sonst in sehr gutem Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

379. Mount St. Michael Centenary Committee.

Mercy in Rosscarbery 1894 – 1994: History, Development and Reminiscences.

Cork, Mount St. Michael Centenary Committee, 1994. 16 x 22.5cm. (17), 236 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Extremely rare !

380. Bawden, Edward / [The Curwen Press].

Pottery Making at Poole.

[Plaistow, Newham], Printed at The Curwen Press, no year [c.1925]. Small Octavo (10 cm wide x 15.8 cm high). 12 pages (including printed wrappers). Original, printed card-wrappers (sewn binding). Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear and no tears. Interior very bright. Extremely Rare !

381. Laffan, William.

The Sublime and the Beautiful Irish Art 1700-1830. Anne Crookshank, The Knight of Glin, Nicola Figgis, Brendan Rooney, Patrick Healy.

London, Pyms Gallery, 2001. 23,5 cm x 24 cm 192 page, 96 illustrations. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

382. Piper, John.

Victorian Dream Palaces and Other Buildings in Landscape.

London, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., no date [1977]. Quarto (21 cm wide x 29.7 cm high). 16 pages, Illustrated. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

383. Heffernan, Mary / Moore, Jacqueline / OPW.

Art in State Buildings 1985-1995.

Dublin, Stationery Office, 1997. Quarto (22.5 cm wide x 29.7 cm high). 135 pages with many illustrations throughout. Original Softcover. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of wear.

384. Brown, Terence / Gibney, Arthur / O’Doherty, Michael / Pequm, Caroline.

Building for Government: The Architecture of Irish State Buildings, 1900-2000. With Essays by Terence Brown, Arthur Gibney & Michael O’Doherty – Reserached by Caroline Pequm.

Dublin, Town House and Country House Trinity House, 1999. Quarto (24.5 cm wide x 27.4 cm high). 269 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

385. Black, Eileen.

Through The Salerooms – Art Auctions in Belfast, 1807-1888.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster Historical Foundation, 2022. Quarto (21.8 cm wide x 29.4 cm high). XXI, 424 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some in colour). Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

386. Barber, Fionna.

Art in Ireland since 1910.

London, Reaktion Books, 2013. 26 cm. 318 pages illlustrations (chiefly color). Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

387. Shih-Chui, Liang.

A New Practical Chinese-English Dictionary.

Taipei, The Far East Book Company, 1971. 21.4cm x 15cm. 63, 1355 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

388. Sasaki, Ken-ichi. (Editor).

Asian Aesthetics.

Kyoto, Kyoto University Press, 2010. 22,5 cm x 15 cm. XV, 309 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

389. Clough, Ralph N.

Island China. A Twentieth Century Fund Study.

First Edition. Cambridge/London, Harvard University Press, 1978. 14,8 x 21,2 cm. IX, 264 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear and slight discolorations on front endpaper.

390. Cargill, S.T.

The Philosophy of Analogy and Symbolism.

First Edition. London, Rider and Company, 1948. 264 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition.

391. Bock, Alfred.

Deutsche Dichter in ihren Beziehungen zur Musik [Widmungsexemplar von Alfred Bock]. Klopstock – Wieland – Lessing – Schiller – Goethe – Herder – Jean Paul – Romantiker – Hoffmann – Lenau – Heine – Grillparzer.

Neue Ausgabe. Giessen, J.Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, 1900. Octavo. XI, 264 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Originaler, sehr dekorativer Ganzleinenband mit wundervollen Jugendstil-Elementen. Nahezu neuwertige Erhaltung. Extrem seltenes Widmungsexemplar von Alfred Bock. Die Widmung liest sich: “Meinem Freund – Prof. Dr. H. Walther in aufrichtiger Gesinnung – G[iessen], May.18 – Der Verf[asser]”.”

392. Bence-Jones, Mark.

A Guide to Irish Country Houses.

Revised Edition. London, Constable, 1990. 22 cm x 30 cm. XXXI, 320 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition of a rare book.

393. Wilson, Wilfrid G.

Change Ringing – The Art and Science of Change Ringing on Church and Hand Bells.

Fourth Impression. Rushden, Freda P. Willgress, 1989. Large Octavo. XV, 238 pages with a section of excellent photographs of Bell Ringing in action etc. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the dustjacket. Rare !

394. Morison, Samuel Eliot.

The Maritime History of Massachusetts (1783 – 1860). With Illustrations.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company – The Riverside Press Company, 1941. Octavo. XI,420 pages with wonderful illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to the jacket (some fraying and loss to corners of the jacket only). The book is firm and due to the protected dustjacket in wonderful gift-condition.

395. Meehan, Denis.

Window on Maynooth. With Drawings by Donal Murphy.

First Edition. Dublin, Clonmore and Reynolds, 1949. Octavo. 182 pages with illustrations and drawings throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner on dustjacket. Extremely Rare Publication !

396. Laffan, William.

Irish Art at Castle Coole – The Familiar is Transformed. With a Foreword by S.B.Kennedy. Published by The Greylag Press for private circulation only !

One of 250 copies only. Enniskillen, Greylag Press, 2017. Quarto (21.5 cm wide x 24.5 cm high). Frontispiece, 172 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

397. Haliday, Charles / Brendain O Riordain (introduction).

The Scandinavian Kingdom of Dublin. Edited with some Notice of the Author’s Life by John P.Prendergast.

Reprint of the Second Edition – Dublin, 1894. Shannon, Irish University Press, 1969. 15 cm x 24 cm. CXXIII, 300 pages. Illustrated with maps and plans. Original Hardcover. Extensive spotting on endpapers and some on pages edges and spine. Interior pages mostly clean with intact binding. Inscription by preowner. Otherwise in very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

398. Fowler, H.W. / Fowler, F.G.

The King’s English.

Third Edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1949. 13 cm x 18.5 cm. 383 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear.

399. Ching-Tzu, Wu.

The Scholars. Translated by Yang Hsien-Yi and Gladys Yang / The Author’s Portrait and Illustrations by Cheng Shih-Fa.

Third Edition. Peking, Foreign Language Press, 1973. Octavo. Frontispiece, 607 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in original slipcase. Unusually Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the dustjacket. The Volume itself as new, basically unread ! Rare in this condition !

400. Long, Bill.

Bright Light, White Water: The story of Irish lighthouses and their people.

Dublin, New Island Books, 1993. 17.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 224 pages including many colour photographs. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Some spotting on page edges. Clean inside with solid binding. Contains a dedication by the author.