31. [Moore, John] / [Anonymous: “By the Author of Zeluco”].

Edward. Various Views of Human Nature, Taken From Life and Manners, Chiefly in England.

First Irish Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed for P.Wogan, P.Byrne, J.Moore, J.Rice, W.Watson and Son, G. Folingsby etc. etc., 1797. Small-Octavo (11.5 cm x 17.5 cm). 331, 376 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th-century leather with original spinelabels. Both Volumes in protective Mylar and now housed in a bespoke Solander Box. Bindings a little shaky but still intact; stronger rubbed with loss to labels. Bookplate / Exlibris of Richard Meade of Ballymartle attached to pastedown of Volume I.

32. Thomson, James / [Newton, Sir Isaac / Walpole, Robert].

The Works of James Thomson. Volume The First only [of Two]. Containing, The Seasons, Liberty, The Castle of Indolence and Poems on Several Occasions [Includes also: “Antient and Modern Italy compared: Being the First Part of ‘Liberty’, A Poem”].

Volume I (of II). Dublin, Printed for G.Risk, G. and A. Ewing and W.Smith, Booksellers in Dame-Street, 1751. Small – Octavo (10 cm x 16,5 cm). 363 pages with all four original engravings (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) and also including the section with “A Poem sacred to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton. Inscribed to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole”. Hardcover / Original, 18th century full calf. In protective Mylar. Endpaper with small tear. The engraving “Spring”, loosened and with damage to upper margin (effecting the image). The three other engravings in place and in very good condition (see photographic images). Provenance-Entry: “Eliza Hungerford, March 5, 1771” [Elizabeth Hungerford].

33. Heriot / Innerleithen / Scottish Borders – Anonymus –

Vintage manuscript map of “Road from Heriot to Innerleithen – 1843”. [With an inset of wider dirctions to Pentland Hills, Arthurs Seat / showing the River Tweed in the South and names the kinds of sheep that are kept along the road to Edinburgh (″Black-Faced Sheep” – “Cheviot Sheep”)].

Ink on Paper. [Britain], 1843. 9.8 cm wide x 17 cm high. Very good condition. Some mild browning. From a wonderful collection of maps at South Shields Library (tiny stamp verso (on the back) of this map).

34. [Cromwell, Oliver] Carlyle, Thomas.

Oliver Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches : With Elucidations. [Including a special chapter on the Irish Campaign].

First Edition. Three Volumes (complete set with the Supplement in Second Edition). London, Chapman and Hall, 1845 – 1846. Octavo (14,5 cm x 22 cm). Volume I: Frontispiece-Portrait of Cromwell, engraved by Francis Holl, with Cromwell’s facsimile – signature, XII, 522 pages / Volume II: XIV, 692 pages / [Volume III] Supplement to the First Edition: XVIII, 224 pages plus c. 230 empty pages for annotations and notes, which were left empty by the 19th century owner. Hardcover / Stunning, original 18th century full calf with gilt lettering and original spine-labels. Marbled Endpapers matched with marbled edges all around. Strengthened and restored bindings in splendid and firm condition. Minor, repaired tear to titlepage of Volume I only. The text in excellent, very clean condition (which is unusual for this set). Very Rare in this condition !

35. MacPherson, James.

Fingal, An Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books : Together with several other Poems, composed by Ossian the Son of Fingal. Translated from the Gallic [Gaelic] Language by James MacPherson.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for Richard Fitzsimons in High-Street, 1762. Small Octavo. [8], XX, 304 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with original spine-label. Binding slightly rubbed but in firm condition. Some very minor paper-defects to endpaper. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of one “John Courtenay”, with his name in ink on the titlepage. This is possibly John Courtenay (22 August 1738 – 24 March 1816), who was an Irish officer in the British Army, later becing a politician in England. He was a Whig member of Parliament (MP) at Westminster from 1780 to 1807, and again in 1812. (Wikipedia)

36. [Mary, Queen of Scots] Foster, J.J.

Concerning the True Portraiture of Mary Queen of Scots. With a Chapter by L. Dimier on the French Court Painters of the XVI. Century. Illustrated by numerous examples selected from famous Collections.

London, Dickinsons, 1904. Large-Folio. Frontispiece, XVII, 125 (1) pages with 57 Illustrations (36 plates of which 4 are in color plus several text-illustrations). Original, very decorative red half-morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine / Coat of Arms of “Maria Regina″on front board. / Hardcover. Some signs of stronger external wear to upper hinge. Binding rubbed but firm. Only occasional foxing, also to some of the illustrations. Edition de Luxe: No.65 of 175 copies. Signed by J.J.Foster.

37. [Saunders, Richard] Rider, Cardanus.

Rider’s British Merlin: For the Year of our Lord 1799. Being the Third after Bissextile or Leap-Year. Adorned with many delightful and useful Verities, fitting all Capacities in the Islands of Great Britain’s Monarchy. With notes of Husbandry, Fairs, Marts, High Roads and Tables for many necessary uses. Compiled for the Country’s Benefit by Cardanus Rider. [With: “The Arms of the Peers, Peeresses &c. of England, Scotland & Ireland the Insignia of the Different Orders of Knighthood with the Baronets of Great Britain and the Dates of their Creations” [With: “Heraldry in Miniature” / Including a small section to the end of the publication with “British Governments in America and the West-Indies with Upper Canada – Lower Canada – Cape Breton – Virgin Island – Montserrat – Grenada – Jamaica – Leeward Islands – Barbados [Barbadoes]” etc.]. [ With a section on “Peers, Peeresses and Bishops of Ireland – That are Not Peers of England”].

London, Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1799. Slim-Octavo (9,5 cm x 16 cm). Collation complete with parts of the book interleaved: 60, XXXVI, [122 + 4 misbound planches with coats of arms, pagination incorrect but all plates available that are called for], plus 321 pages [House of Peers of Great Britain with misprinted pagination to the beginning of the 321 pages]. Original Hardcover / 18th century or early 19th century red leather. Stronger rubbed but firm and intact binding. Interior with tear to page 15/16, some minor foxing and browning only, some writing to interleaved pages in a child’s hand. All plates with Heraldic Bearings, Coat of Arms, Emblemata, Badges etc. included. Here the rare 1799 publication with over 500 examples of Heraldry of Ireland, Scotland and England. Includes Irish Earls, Irish Barons, Irish Archbishops, Irish Viscounts, etc. [Coat of Arms of Fingal, Glandore, Lisburne, Winterton, Arran, Barrymore, Marq. Donegall, Clanricarde, Fife, Lowth, Upper Ossory etc. etc.]

38. Gaugain, Mrs. [Jane].

The Lady’s Assistant in Knitting, Netting, And Crochet Work; With an Appendix Containing Directions and Remarks for Working in Embroidery or Worsted Work, Raised Cut Work, Tatting, &c. Illustrated by upward of forty coloured Patterns. Volume II.

Original Edition. Edinburgh / London, Published by I.L.Gaugain and Ackermann & Co., 1843. Oblong Octavo (17 cm x 10,8 cm). Titlepage, 8 handcoloured plates with 46 single illustrations of patterns, instructive hand-movements etc. by the author Jane Gaugain, Dedication-page by Jane Gaugain to Lady Henrietta Fergusson, 422 pages with peface, Index of Signs and 185 instructions. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on boards. Binding firm with endpaper slightly detached but the whole book overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All plates present with beautiful, original 19th century hand-colouring.

39. Home, Henry [Lord Kames].

Sketches of the History of Man.

Considerably Improved in A Third Edition. In Two Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed by James Williams, 1779. Octavo (14 cm x 21 cm). Volume I: VIII, 552 pages / Volume II: [4], 551 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with original spine-labels and gilt ornament to spine. Both Volumes firm and strong / Leather with stronger wear and some strong abrasions to the boards with some loss to leather. Interior in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Minor wormhole passages to outer margin of text. Paper in excellent condition. From the library of John & Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with their ownership – signatures to titlepages and a gift-inscription: “Helena Meade to her nephew William Richard Meade – October 3rd, 1837”.

40. Blair, Hugh.

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Letters.

First Dublin Edition. In Three Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Colles, Burnet, Moncrieffe etc., 1783. Large Octavo (13,5 cm x 21 cm). Pagination: Volume I: 429 pages / Volume II: 444 pages / Volume III: 389 pages plus 34 unnumbered pages of an Index. Hardcover / Original full leather. Original Trinity College Dublin price-binding with supralibros on all boards (some in gilt) and three beautiful price-bookplates from Trinity College, awarded to Ricardo Meade, on the pastedowns. Some old wormhole-damage. Still overall very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.