871. Kerr, George H.

Okinawa – The History of an Island People.

Sixth Printing. Rutland (Vermont) / Tokyo (Japan, Charles Tuttle Company, 1967. Octavo. XVIII, 542 pages. Original Hardcover with the beautiful, original dustjacket, designed by M. Kuwata, in the original, publisher’s slipcase. Excellent, absolutely stunning condition due to the Volume being housed in the original slipcase.

872. Babcock, Louis L.

The Tarpon [The True First Issue of the First Edition / Inscribed, Signed and dated in March 1920].

Printed for Private Distribution. [Louis L.Babcock], 1920. Octavo. 62 pages. Illustrated Softcover. Spine damaged. Front board and first layer cleanly detached. Needs new binding. Softcover boards slightly frayed. Interior excellent. This is the Extremely Rare, inscribed and signed first edition, meant for private circulation only. Inscribed by Babcock to W.J.Duncan in Buffalo, New York: “Dear Mr.Duncan, please accept this little volume with my regards & good wishes – L.L.B. – Mch 20/20 – Louis L. Babcock – 802-826 Buffalo, N.Y.”.

873. Staunton, Howard [Provenance: William Joseph O’Hanlon brother of irish chess player John’O’Hanlon].

The Chess-Player’s Handbook. A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters, And Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions.

Second Edition, revised. London, Henry G.Bohn, 1848. Octavo. Coloured Frontispiece showing a Chessboard (″The Spynx”) with the position of “White Playing First Mates in Eleven Moves”, VIII, 518 pages. Original publisher’s binding. Red cloth with gilt-embossed chess board on front cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very interesting names of 19th and 20th century irish preowners written inside the book: J.J.O’Sullivan in Bantry / W. O’Hanlon (Cork) /

874. Mac Piarais, Pádraic / [Pádraig Pearse].

Bodach an Chóta Lachtna [The Carle in the Drab Coat].

Baile Átha Cliath, Connradh na Gaeilge, No year [c. 1926]. 8°. 28 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

875. Grotius, Hugo / [and Clerici, Joannis (that is Jean Le Clerc)].

De Veritate Religionis Christianæ [Christianae]. Cum Notulis Joannis Clerici ; Accesserunt Ejusdem de Eligenda inter Christianos Dissentientes Sententia, et Contra Indifferentiam Religionum Libri Duo.

Editio Novissima, ex Collatione Optimorum Exemplarium Emendata. London, F. Wingrave, 1804. Small Octavo. XVI, 315 pages. Hardcover / Modern half leather with marbled-paper-covered boards and new endpapers. Recently rebound by our favourite bookbindery in Germany. The Volume is now in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

876. Wooley, Roger.

Modern Trout Fly Dressing. With many Illustrations and Dressings of over 400 Flies.

First Edition. London, Offices of the Fishing Gazette, 1932. Duodecimo. 215 pages plus pages for notes and a large fold-out-plate. Illustrated throughout. Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

877. Whelan, Ken.

The Angler in Ireland – Game, Coarse & Sea.

Dublin, Country House, 1989. Quarto. 408 pages. Illustrated. Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Endpaper missing but otherwise firm and excellent inside.

878. Waterhouse, T.A.

With Nets and Lines.

London, Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1947. Small Octavo. 235 pages. Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

879. Walton, Izaak.

The Complete Angler – Or: The Contemplative Man’s Recreation – Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

London, Harrap, 1985. Octavo. 224 pages. Beautifully Illustrated. Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

880. Towner-Coston, H.E.

Water Symphony – Fishing with a Camera [With a Photograph oif the Grave of Izaak Walton]. Photographs by the Author.

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1948. Quarto. 53 pages text plus 53 full-page-photographs. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.