11. [Praeger, Robert Lloyd] Collins, Timothy.

Floreat Hibernia. A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Lloyd Praeger (1865 – 1953). Preface by David Bellamy.

Dublin, Royal Dublin Society, 1985. Large Ocatvo. XIV, 151 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare, out-of-print.

12. [Russell, Thomas] Carroll, Denis.

The Man from God knows where – Thomas Russell 1767 – 1803.

Dublin, Tartan, 1995. 14 x 22 cm. 256 pages including an index. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

13. Bourke, Rev. Ulick J.

Easy Lessons: Self-Instruction in Irish.

Seventh Edition. Dublin, M. H. Gill & Son, 1877. 8°. 390 pages. Original Hardcover (green cloth with gilt lettering on spine). First layer of pages cleanly detached. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear (some staining to boards).

14. Bunting, Edward.

The Ancient Music of Ireland, arranged for the Piano Forte. To which is prefixed a Dissertation on the Irish Harp and Harpers, Including an Account of the Old Melodies of Ireland / [″A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland, arranged for the Piano Forte; some of the most admired melodies are adapted for the voice, to poetry chiefly translated from the original Irish songs”].

Reprint of the First Edition (Dublin, 1840). Three Volumes in One. Dublin, Cahill & Co., 1969. Folio. Pagination: Three titlepages for three works bound in one: Volume I: “The Ancient Music of Ireland” (1840): 11, 100 pages of History of Irish Music and the Antiquity of the Harp and Bagpipe of Ireland” as well as 109 pages of “The Ancient Music of Ireland arranged for the Pianoforte” with the essential “Index to the Irish Names of the Airs” [Names of Airs are displayed in Gaelic / in English Translation and then Translated [For example: “A muinnin” / “A muirnin” / “The Darling”] and “Index to the English Names of the Airs” [with “Name of the Air”, “Author and Date of Origin of the Air” as well as “Where and from Whom procured”]/ Volume II: “A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland” (1809) – with: “An Historical and Critical Disssertation on the Harp” – 28 pages of text plus two p;lates of Historical Harp – Illustrations plus 72 pages of Irish Airs set to Music / Volume III: “A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music – Containing a variety of Admired Airs never before Published” (1796), 31 pages//. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition of this important reproduction of the original 18th and 19th century edition of Bunting’s work on Airs and the Harp. Essential for every collection on the History of Irish Music and in this reprduced form especially carefree to use.

15. Connolly, James.

The Re-Conquest of Ireland. With an introduction by A. Raftery.

Dublin, New Books Publications, 1972. 19 cm. x, 74 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

16. Fitzpatrick, David.

Oceans of Consolation. Personal Accounts of Irish Migration to Australia.

Ithaca, Cornell University, 1994. 23,5 cm x 15,5 cm. XIV, 649 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only slightly foxed.

17. Foster, Vere [Henry Louis / Lewis] / [Emily Albinia “Alba” Foster] / [Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire / Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire].

Amazing Vere Foster-Collection including Educational Materials and as a centerpiece the “Presentation Copy of “The Two Duchesses” with Autograph / Manuscript – Letter by Vere Foster to his niece, Emily Albinia “Alba” Foster. With a stunning, unpublished, two-page-letter, revealing several important details about the immediately favorable reviews and reception of the book [″in the Daily Telegraph”] and Vere Foster’s disdain about some criticism from one J.Donohue [which led to an alteration in the second edition of the book]. Vere Foster is also expecting a review to appear in the “Athenaeum” but reports “the Athenaeum has nothing yet”. Vere Foster apologizes to his niece for the delay in sending the book and explains that he had left 12 “parcels″£ with Blackie’s agent and gave instructions to send them but a few days later found they had been “untouched”. / The Two Duchesses – Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire / Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire – Family Correspondence of and Relating to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire / Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire, Earl of Bristol (Bishop of Derby), The Countess of Bristol, Lord and Lady Byron, The Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Augustus Foster Bart, and Others, 1777-1859. [See Full list of items which are part of this collection, on our website under the topic “Libraries & Collections”].

First Edition. London / Glasgow and Dublin, Blackie & Son Limited, 1898. Octavo (15 cm x 22 cm). Pagination: Frontispiece, IX, [3], 497 pages with 18 Illustrations (including frontispiece and one Vignette of the two Duchesses opposite page 1). Hardcover / Original, publisher’s green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. This is an astonishing find for the Vere Foster Research Community and the letter gives significant insight into the importance the publication had for him, its reception as seen by Vere Foster and it solves the riddle why an altertaion was necessary for the second edition [which Vere Foster explains in a brief note to the reader at the beginning of the second edition]. The heartfelt inscription to his niece Albinia Foster is also of great importance and to our knowledge the only presentation-copy of this book on the international market for the several decades we can look back at auction records.

18. Galvin, Michael.

The Slow Sunrise – Land Reform – Labour – Home Rule in Mid Cork 1865-1881.

Ireland, Privately published / Michael Galvin, no date (c.1999). Octavo. 301 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very Rare !

19. Hurley, Michael S.J. ed.

Irish Anglicanism 1869-1969: Essays on the Role of Anglicanism in Irish Life Presented to the Church of Ireland on the Occasion of the centenary of its Disestablishment by a Group of Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker and Roman Catholic Scholars.

Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1970. 18.5 cm x 24.5 cm. XI, 236 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket and protective Mylar covering. Some marks to the back cover. Otherwise very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by previous owner.

20. Kennedy, J.P. [Secretary John Pitt Kennedy] / [House of Commons].

Instructions to Committees of Relief Districts – Extracted from Minutes of the Proceedings of the Commissioners appointed in reference to the apprehended Scarcity.

[Dublin Castle], 28th February, 1846. Octavo. 4 Pages. Softcover / Original Pamphlet. Historical publication of great scarcity and importance. With manuscript notification to front and one annotation within the text. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Provenance: From the private collection of Irish cardiologist and clinical scientist, Eoin O’Brien