41. [Clonakilty].

Clonakilty and District 1916 [Memorial publication on the anniversary of the 1916 Rising].

Cork, Lee Press, 1966. Octavo. 10 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

42. [Clonakilty / Castle Freke / Castlefreke]

Souvenir Views of Clonakilty – Duplex Souvenir Album containing ten Views of Clonakilty and surroundings, including Castle Freke, Cradle Rock, Rosscarbery Convent – The Postcard-Views in “Rich sepia Photogravure detachable for use as postcards, with miniature view of each picture for future reference”.

First Edition. Clonakilty, J.E.Spiller & Co., no year [c.1915]. Oblong slim-octavo. 10 sheets, perforated with miniature view. Original, printed softcover. Tiny faded dampstain to rear. Otherwise in unused, very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely scarce with the spectacular views of this rural area and the surroundings.

43. Clutterbuck, Richard.

Protest and the Urban Guerrilla.

New York, Abelard-Schuman, 1973. 22 cm. X,277 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Rare publication !

44. [Conner of Manch] Burke, Sir Bernard / [Ulster King of Arms].

A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland [Including “An Essay on the Position of British Gentry”]..

Fourth Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, Harrison, Pall Mall, Bookseller to the Queen and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, 1863. Slim-Quarto (17,5 cm x 25 cm). XVIII, 1759 pages (Two Volumes with continued pagination). Hardcover / Original, red half-leather with original marbled endpapers. Both Volumes in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Both Volumes firm and strong in their bindings.

45. Conran, Joanes / Eduardus.

Sermons delivered at the Centenary Celebrations of the Congregation Of The Mission (Vincentians.): 1833-1933.

Dublin, Drogheda Independent Co., Ltd., 1933. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 52 pages. Original Softcover. Rusty spine staples, otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

46. Coombes, James.

A Bishop Of Penal Times: The Life and Times of John O’Brien Bishop of Cloyne and Ross 1701-1769.

First Edition. Cork, Tower Books, 1981. 14.5cm x 21.5cm. 135 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. A very rare publication !

47. [Cork – UCC] Queen’s College Cork.

Original Matriculation Card for the Faculty of Law – Class of Jurisprudence.

Printed in Cork, Queen’s College, 1860. 12,2 cm x 9,3 cm. 1 page. Original cardboard with beautiful 19th century typefont. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very rare original matriculation card of the 1860’s for Cork University / Queen’s College.

48. [Cork – West Cork / County Kerry History Pre-Famine] Nicholson, Asenath.

Ireland’s Welcome To The Stranger or An Excursion through Ireland in 1844 & 1845, for the Purpose of Personally Investigating the Condition of the Poor.

First Edition. New York, Baker and Scribner, 1847. Small Octavo. XV, 456 pages plus 22 pages of a catalogue for the publisher Baker and Scribner in the rear. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and ornament to covers. Recently, professionally restored. Very good condition with the usual signs of some browning and foxing to this publication. From the library of Lathrop Josiah Tracy, Honesdale, Pennsylvania (1825-1897). With his name to the halftitle. A very rare and important book !

49. [Cork – West Cork / Diocese of Ross & Cloyne] Cole, John Harding.

Church and Parish Records of the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. Comprising the Eventful Period in the Church’s History of the Forty Years from A.D. 1863, to the Present Time.

Cork, Guy and Company Limited, 1903. 8°. XVI, 347 pages. Original Hardcover (Green cloth with lettering on spine). Original 1903-Edition. Binding and endpaper with minor dampstain. Internally in very good condition. Very Rare !!

50. [Cork – West Cork] O’Regan, Philip / O’Brien, Gerald / Byrne, Jim and many others.

Skibberen and District Historical Society. – Journal – Volumes 1-19 (complete set of the years 2005-2023). / Cumann Staire An Sciobairin is a Cheantar.

19 volumes. Skibbereen, 2005-2023. 8°. Volume I (2005): 162 pages / Volume II (2006): 159 pages / Volume III (2007): 109 pages / Volume IV (2008): 170 pages / Volume V (2009): 168 pages / Volume VI (2010): 182 pages / Volume VII (2011): 120 pages / Volume VIII (2012): 121 pages. / Volume IX (2013): 158 pages / Volume X (2014): 204 pages / Volume XI (2015): 242 pages / Volume XII (2016): 277 pages / Volume XIII (2017): 208 pages / Volume XIV (2018) 198 pages / Volume XV (2019) 180 pages / Volume XVI (2020) 197 pages / Volume XVII (2021) 170 pages / Volume XVIII (2022) 189 pages / Volume XIX (2023) 225pages // Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent, as new condition.

51. [Corker, Ruth / Falkiner, Ruth (1693 – 1760) of St Stephen’s Green, Dublin] – Watts, Isaac.

Armorial Binding from the library of Ruth Corker with manuscript entries regarding the History of family-relations and marriage of Ruth Corker (born Falkiner) of St.Stephen’s Green in Dublin during the years 1693 – 1760. The armorial binding is containing the rare fifth edition of the important Prayer – Guide by english Theologian, Hymn-writer and Logician, Isaac Watts: “A Guide to Prayer : Or A Free and Rational Account of the Gift, Grace and Spirit of Prayer; With plain Directions how every Christian may attain them”.

The Fifth Edition. London, Printed for Emanuel Matthews, 1730. Small Octavo. [5], 156, [1] pages. Hardcover / Original, early 18th century full-leather with armorial embossing to both boards. New spine-label. Ruth Corker’s Library-stamp verso the titlepage. This used to be Ruth Corker’s mother’s book prior to her own and the name Mary Falkiner is written in ink on top of the Preface-page. Manuscript entry “Ruth Corker Her Book 1731” on halftitle with several entries informing on marriages and relationships within the Falkiner and Corker and Robinson – family added obviousy by a later relative (Ruth Robinson, who was married to Robert Robinson). Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

52. Corkery, Daniel.

The Philosophy of the Gaelic League.

First Edition. [Ireland], Conradh na Gaeilge Ath Cliath, [c.1943]. Small Octavo. 14 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small stain to cover. Rare pamphlet !

53. Coughlan, Christopher.

Olde Cork – Historical – Theatrical – Commercial. Illustrated [The best Concise History of Cork City].

Cork, Feehan & Co., 1975. Small Octavo. 48, (4 unnumbered) pages. Illustrated Softcover. The spine of this small publication is usually broken, not this one ! Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

54. [County Kerry / Original Artwork of Lakes of Killarney] – Newman, John.

View of Muckross Lake from Brickeen Bridge. [Torc Lake, a name commonly used for Muckross Lake or Middle Lake due to the nearby Torc Mountain / Killarney].

Original chalk lithograph mounted on carton / stiff paper. [London], [J.Newman & Co.], c.1850. 32,5 cm x 24 cm. Closely cropped but in very good condition with only mild signs of foxing.

55. Cowell, John.

Sligo Land of Yeats’ Desire. It’s History, Literature, Folklore and Landscape.

Dublin, The O’Brien Press, 1990. 16 cm x 24 cm. 192 pages with illustrations Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding.

56. Cox, Ronald.

Engineering Ireland.

Cork, Collins Press 2006. 25.5 cm x 29.5 cm. XII, 371 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket and protective Mylar covering. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

57. Crawford Art Gallery [Cork].

[c]artography – Map – Making as Artform.

Cork, Crawford Art Gallery, Octavo. 61 pages. Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

58. [Crawford, Mabel] Anonymous.

Through Algeria.

London, Richard Bentley, 1863. 12 cm x 19 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 362 pages. The frontispiece is a colour-lithograph of El Kantara. Attractive hardcover [publisher’s original purple cloth] with gilt lettering and ornamental design on spine. Gilt lettering and richly decorative tooling on front board. Blind tooling on back board also. Pebbled boards. All edges gilt. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Cloth frayed at spine head and tail. Slight cracking to gutter between front pastedown and endpaper. Binding still very good and firm. Some foxing to endpapers. Interior very clean and bright. Some untrimmed pages. Handwritten message on front endpaper reads “A Prize gained by Louisea Mells for Progress in her French studies, Xmas. 1869. Magdalen House.” An extremely rare, rather scarce, early publication by an Irish Woman Traveller in Africa who also lived and helped through the Irish Famine and was not only an early Feminist but also one of the first members of the Suffragette Movement.

59. [Croker, John Wilson].

An Intercepted Letter from J- T-, Esq. – Writer at Canton, to his friend in Dublin, Ireland.

Fourth Edition. Dublin, Printed for M.N.Mahon, 109, Grafton Street, 1804. Small Octavo (11.5 cm x 18 cm). III, 42 pages. Hardcover / Stunning, recent half leather and marbled-paper-covered-boards with gilt lettering and ornament to spine, bound to style of the 18th/19th century. Excellent condition. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his name in ink to titlepage.

60. [Croker, John Wilson].

Familiar Epistles to Frederick Jones, Esq. – On the Present State of the Irish Stage. Fourth Edition, with considerable Additions.

Dublin, Printed by Graisberry & Campbell and sold by all booksellers, 1805. Small Octavo (11.5 cm x 18 cm). XXX, 178 pages plus Errata-leaf. Hardcover / Stunning, recent half leather and marbled-paper-covered-boards with gilt lettering and ornament to spine, bound to style of the 18th/19th century. Excellent condition. Tear in Errata-leaf professionally repaired. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his name in ink to titlepage.