21. Le Brocquy, Louis.

Personal copies of an early set of 18 photographs [contacts] of works by Louis le Brocquy, mostly titled and annotated / explained by Louis le Brocquy himself verso. Some of the photographs refer to very early works of Louis le Brocquy. Some have no entries by le Brocquy verso, some have quite extensive manuscript-information in Louis le Brocquy’s hand like “Sold to:…..” etc. etc. / Also included is an original, very early exhibition catalogue (Louis le Brocquy’s personal copy of the catalogue) for an exhibition in Mayfair/″Gimpel Fils” – November 1959. The catalogue has several annotations and underlinings in Louis le Brocquy’s hand and included are most of the original photographs of works le Brocquy selected for the printing of the catalogue.

Loandon / Mayfair, Gimpel Fils, 1959. Octavo. 12 pages plus four photographs directly related to the exhibition catalogue / 18 photographs of earlier works. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A stunning, really original set of interesting ephemera from the artist’s personal collection, given to his friend John Montague. Provenance: From the private collection of John Montague’s papers in his recently sold West Cork Home.

22. Lenihan, Liam.

The writings of James Barry and the Genre of History Painting, 1775-1809.

Farnham/Burlington, VT, Ashgate, 2014. Octavo (16.2 cm wide x 24 cm high). XII, 206 pags / Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed and signed by Liam Lenihan.

23. Lloyd, Nathaniel.

A History of the English House – From the Primitive Times to the Victorian Period.

Second Edition. London, The Architectural Press, 1949. Quarto: (23 cm wide x 31 cm high). 487 pages with a large section of 888 (!) illustrations. Original Hardcover / Original green publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and frontcover. Binding slightly stained and bumped but overall firm and especially the interior in absolutely excellent condition.

24. [MacMahon, Ella [Eleanor Harriet] / Watson, Aaron / Edwardes, Charles / Bonney, Professor / etc.].

Historical Houses of the United Kingdom [and Ireland] – Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial. [The two articles on Lismore Castle and Kilkenny Castle were written by irish romance novelist Ella MacMahon].

London / Paris / Melbourne, Cassell & Company, 1892. Quarto (23 cm x 27.5 cm high). Frontispice, VIII, 328 pages with numerous text-illustrations and severl full-page illustrations of the Houses and Castles. Original, decorative Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and cover. Bidning shaky but bookblock firm. Wonderful publication with many historical building-details of irish and english houses. To our knowledge the full-page illustrations of Kilkenny Castle and Lismore Castle are not found in any other publication.

25. Maguire, Brian.

REMAINS [The Arizona Series] / [Signed by the artist Brian Maguire in Cork, 2021].

Cork, Crawford Art Gallery, 2021. Quarto (28.5 cm wide x 28 cm high). 48 pages with illustrations throughout. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.Signed by the artist !

26. 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.

27. McCullough, Niall / Mulvin, Valeri.

A Lost Tradition – The Nature of Architecture in Ireland.

Gandon Editions, 1989. Octavo. 122 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Binding slightly stained but dustjacket in excellent condition. Interior in very good condition. This is now an Extremely Rare Book !!

28. Mulligan, Kevin V.

BALLYFIN – The Restoration of an Irish House & Demesne.

Tralee, Churchill House Press, 2011. Folio (25 cm wide x 31 cm high). 240 pages with illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent, firm condition with only minor signs of wear.

29. Murray, Peter (ed.).

Irish Art 1770 – 1995. History and Society. Works from the Collection of the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork.

Cork, City of Cork VEC, 1995. 30 x 30 cm. 96 pages / Illustrated throughout. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

30. O’Malley, Tony.

Works 14.

First Edition. Dublin, Gandon Editions, 1994. 15cm x 20cm. 31 pages. Original paperback (softcover). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.