451. [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.

452. [Clarke, Harry] The Committee of the Irish National War Memorial.

Ireland’s Memorial Records, 1914-1918, Being the Names of Irishman Who Fell in the Great European War, 1914-1918, compiled by The Committee of the Irish National War Memorial with decorative Borders by Harry Clarke.

Reprint of the original edition from 1923. 8 Volumes (complete set). Uckfield, The Naval & Military Press, 2003. Folio. 3200 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The price for this heavy set includes worldwide free shipping per Courier !

453. Celtic Society, Kingship and Customary Law – Dillon, Myles.

Celts & Aryans. / Survivals of Indo-European Speech and Society.

First Edition. Calcutta, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 1975. 15 cm x 21,5 cm. XXIII, 153 pages [24] plates. Original Hardcover with illustrated, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Private gift inscription on front free endpaper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor tear to the dustjacket. Extremely Rare !

454. [Carew, Sir Peter / MacCarthy Glas / MacCarthy Reagh] MacLean, John.

The Life and Times of Sir Peter Carew, Kt. (From the Original Manuscript) – With a Historical Introduction and Elucidatory Notes, by John MacLean.

London, Bell & Daldy, 1857. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait of Sir Peter Carew (Steel Engraving by J.J.Chant, being Plate I.), CXVIII, 317 pages plus 6 pages “List of Subscribers”. With several Plates: Plate II: Musical Notes: “By a Bank as I lay” / Plate III: Monument to Sir Peter Carew in St.Peter’s Cathedral, Exeter (Steel Engraving) / Plate IV: Folded Map of Kylkenny (Kilkenny) / Plate V: Pedigree of the Family of Carew (Large Fold – out Plate). Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and armorial emblemata on front board. Professionally repaired and now in excellent and firm condition in protective Collector’s Mylar. With the armorial supralibro of the Carew Family to the binding’s front board: Arms of Carew: Or, three lions passant in pale sable / Exlibris-Bookplate of the Mac Carthy Glas family on the pastedown with their family motto: “Lam Laidir Aboo” [The Mac Carthy Glas family descended from the princes of Carbery and the Mac Carthy Reagh family].

455. [Carew, Sir Peter / George Oliver (Historian) / John Carew Esq.] MacLean, John.

The Life and Times of Sir Peter Carew, Kt. (From the Original Manuscript) – With a Historical Introduction and Elucidatory Notes, by John MacLean. [Personal copy of John Carew Esq., with two unpublished manuscript letters by historian George Oliver, Exeter (Devon), tipped-in to the rear of the Volume, one longer manuscript entry to the rear in which George Oliver mentions that he has consulted the Inventory of Ottery Mohan House and that he has “made a few pencil notes in the margin” of the book (Oliver must have been sent the book and then returned it or it was his own copy and he gifted it to John Carew)/ George Oliver helped John Carew, Esq., a descendant of Sir Peter Carew, to identify some information form the original manuscript of John Hoker, to which Oliver must have had access. The letters deal with details of John Hoker’s [Hooker’s] Manuscript on Sir Peter Carew and details in John MacLean’s Biography of Carew. George Oliver’s correspondence with John Carew, a descendant of Sir Peter, is very interesting indeed and Oliver seems to study the original manuscript by Hoker for John Carew and reports his insight in the original manuscript of Hoker’s Manuscript on History, mentioning for example Carew’s death-notice: “This year died the worthy and Honorable Knight Sir Peter Carew at Ross in Leinster, and buried in the City of Waterford in Munster in Ireland, in all such honourable order…” (see detailed images on our website)].

London, Bell & Daldy, 1857. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait of Sir Peter Carew (Steel Engraving by J.J.Chant, being Plate I.), CXVIII, 317 pages plus 6 pages “List of Subscribers”. With several Plates: Plate II: Musical Notes: “By a Bank as I lay” / Plate III: Monument to Sir Peter Carew in St.Peter’s Cathedral, Exeter (Steel Engraving) / Plate IV: Folded Map of Kylkenny (Kilkenny) / Plate V: Pedigree of the Family of Carew (Large Fold – out Plate). Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and armorial emblemata on front board. With the armorial supralibro of the Carew Family to the binding’s front board: Arms of Carew: Or, three lions passant in pale sable / Manuscript-entry of previous owner John Carew on endpaper. Boards fragile and spine loosened. In protective Collector’s Mylar to give the slightly broken binding stability. A very rare publication with the beautiful, signed manuscript-letters by George Oliver, signed in the years 1857 and 1858. The letters are also of interest regarding the history of John Hoker [John Hooker / John Vowell] because George Oliver mentions Hoker’s entry “into the New Office of Chamberlain of Exeter at Michaelmas 1555 – having the fee of £4 by the yere & his Lyveries – MS. Hist. p.351”.

456. [Carew, Sir George] Brewer, J.S. / Bullen, William.

Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts, Preserved in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth, 1589 – 1600. Edited by J.S.Brewer and William Bullen.

London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1869. Quarto (20 cm x 27 cm). CII, 604 pages. Hardcover / Original, contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Binding slightly rubbed. Overall firm, strong and in very good condition. Name of G.B.O’Connor on titlepage in ink. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate loosely inserted.

457. Byrne, Donn [Brian Oswald Patrick Donn-Byrne].

The Power of the Dog.

No.103 of a Limited Edition of only 516 copies. London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., no year [1929]. Octavo. Portrait-Frontispiece, 473 pages. Hardcover / Original quarter vellum with gilt lettering to spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private giftinscription on endpaper from 1929: “Eva M. Clarke from O.W.L. – Christmas 1929”. Donn Byrne was owner of Coolmain Castle (near Kilbrittain) until his death in a car accident in 1929.

458. Buttimer, Neil / Rynne, Colin / Guerin, Helen.

The Heritage of Ireland – Natural, Man-Made and Cultural Heritage / Conservation and Interpretation / Business and Administration. Edited by Neil Buttimer, Colin Rynne, Helen Guerin.

Wilton, Collins Press, 2000. 28 cm. XIV, 713 pages with numerous illustrations and maps. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. This is the rare Hardcover-Edition !

459. [Burnet, Gilbert] / Higgons, B.

Historical And Critical Remarks on Bishop Burnet’s History Of His Own Time. The Second Edition, with Additional Remarks. To which is added a Postscript, in answer to the London Journal of the 30th of January and 6th of February, 1724/1725.

London, Printed for P.Meighan, 1727. Octavo. [8], 348, [12] pages including Index and advertising of Books sold by P.Meighan. Hardcover / Oriignal 18th century full calf with ornament to spine and new spine-label created to style. Very good and firm condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

460. [Blasket Island / Na Blascaodaí]

Collection of fourteen (14) Volumes of the Blasket Island Journal: Ceiliúradh an Bhlascaoid. The collection includes: Volume 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.

14 Volumes. Baile Atha Cliath, Coisceim, 2000-2015. Octavo. More than 2000 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

461. Blácam, Aodh De.

From A Gaelic Outpost. With the printed dedication: “Respectfully inscribed to the Coarb of S. Eunan”. [And with the wonderful introductory sentence: “What ! – You were never in the Gaeltacht ? – never in the still Irish-speaking territory that fringes the Atlantic Coast ? – Then for you this book is written.”]

First Edition. Dublin, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1921. Small Octavo. XII, 106 pages. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Beautiful publication with charming frontcover illustration. No stamps, no names, very clean.

462. [Beckett, Samuel] O’Brien, Eoin.

Beckett Country – Samuel Beckett’s Ireland. Photography David H. Davison ; foreword James Knowlson ; illustrations Robert Ballagh ; design Ted and Ursula O’Brien.

(Monkstown), Black Cat in association with Faber, (1986). 27x28 cm. xxvi, 402 pages with illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Inscribed and signed by the author Eoin O’Brien.

463. [Barton, Anna / Maj.-Gen. Nathaniel William Massey, 2nd Baron Clarina of Elm Park] Scott, Sir Walter.

The Antiquary – Volume I and Volume II of a 3-Volume-Set, with the Exlibris and name in ink of Anna Barton, daughter of Hugh Barton and Anne Johnston (relation to the Baron’s of Clarina).

Paris, Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1821. Small Octavo. VII, 221, 228 pages. Original Hardcover / Contemporary half-leather with beautiful ornament and lettering to spine. Interior with dampstain but otherwise in very condition with some minor signs of wear only. The two bookplates of Clarina in very good condition, bearing the family’s Motto: “Pro libertate patriae” / “For the liberty of my country”.

464. [Anonymous].

Guide to Killarney and Glengariff. With a Map and Six Plates.

New Edition, revised and corrected. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1835. 11 cm x 17 cm. Frontispiece, [4], 130 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with spinelabel and label on frontcover. Some staining to the binding but otherwise firm and with the original endpapers intact. Interior in very good condition besides some pages and illustrations being a little dusty. Few illustrations with faded dampstain. Rare and early publication for the tourist in 19th century Ireland. With name of prewoner in ink on titlepage: “Robert Morrison, Shanakiel, Cork”.

465. Long, Bill.

Bright Light, White Water: The story of Irish lighthouses and their people.

Dublin, New Island Books, 1993. 17.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 224 pages including many colour photographs. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Some spotting on page edges. Clean inside with solid binding. Contains a dedication by the author.

466. King, Linda / Sisson, Elaine.

Ireland, Design and Visual Culture: Negotiating Modernity, 1922-1992. Edited by Linda King and Elaine Sassoon.

First Edition. Cork, Cork University Press / School of Creative Arts IADT, 2011. Octavo (17 cm wide x 24 cm high). 312 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Unusually excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of wear. One of the most remarkable and one of the rarest books on Irish Design and Visual Culture.

467. [Luckombe, Philip / Smith, Charles].

Luxury Reprint of “The Compleat Irish Traveller” [With high quality Reproductions of the 31 original Plates of detailed Maps of County Cork in the 18th century, County Kerry in the 18th century and Waterford in the 18th century, as well as some of the earliest engravings of Irish Towns here for the first time reproduced as beautiful Artworks for framing and housed in a special, handmade Folder. The publication was just recently enlarged with a detailed, Topographical Index (July 2023)]. Complete Title: “The Compleat Irish Traveller, containing A general Description of the most Noted Cities, Towns, Seats, Buildings, Loughs &c. in the Kingdom of Ireland, Interspersed with Observations on the Manners, Customs, Antiquities, Curiosities and Natural History of that Country. With Elegant Copper Plates”. [With 31 original Plates after Charles Smith, including Frontispiece, this Reprint / Facsimile is the result of 10 years of research and purchase of three (3) original versions of the First Edition from the year 1788. The first Editions known to Inanna Rare Books all had different quantities of Plates and Maps included. This Reprint by Inanna Rare Books has been produced from an extremely clean version of the original and shows the most complete set of illustrations and XL-Size Maps and Artworks we could find in any of the original editions. The publication shows not only Maps of County Cork, County Kerry and County Waterford but also Views of Irish Cities and Towns in these Counties of the Province of Munster and besides the wonderful Historical Plan of Cork City this set also includes the very rare Plan of the “Grand Canal from Dublin to the River Shannon” (see detailed list of all the illustrations present at the end of this description)].

Luxury Limited-Edition-Reprint of the First Edition by Luckombe in 1788. Two Volumes plus extra Folder with 31 Plates reprinted as Artworks for framing. Skibbereen (County Cork), Inanna Rare Books Publishing, 1788. Octavo (13.5 cm x 21 cm). Pagination: Volume I: Frontispiece, engraved Titlepage, XXX, 189 pages plus recently published Index (July, 2023) / Volume II: Engraved Titlepage, 263 pages plus recently published Index (July, 2023). Plus large, bespoke made Folder with thirtyone (31) Reproductions of the Maps, Plans and Illustrations which usually were folded inside this publication and now for the first time have been liberated from the book and were published as the beautiful works of art they are. Textvolume: Volume I and II of the text bound in one beautiful half-leather-volume with gilt lettering on spine, bound in the style of the 18th century / Illustrations-Folder with 31 reprinted illustrations of Towns and Maps of Ireland but mainly of Munster, bound in bespoke made half-cloth with paper-covered boards and pasted Reprint of the original titlepage. Excellent, new condition. One of only 300 printed. [Inanna Rare Books – Reprint & Facsimile – Series].

468. [Land Art and Country House] – Turrell, James / Wick, Oliver.

The Irish Sky Garden. With an essay by Günter Metken.

Skibbereen, Liss Ard Foundation, 1992. 29.7cm x 25.3cm. 111 pages. With 64 original illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

469. Hodges, Rev. Richard J. / Pike, W.T.

Cork and County Cork in the Twentieth Century / Contemporary Biographies. / [History of Big Houses, Town Houses and Country Estates in Cork, County Cork, North Cork, East Cork & West Cork with original Photographs of Houses and Portraits as well as Biographies of the Men and their Families who lived in these Houses] / [Half-Leather-Version – Limited Edition Reprint]. Edited by W. T. Pike.

Limited Edition Reprint of the First and only Edition by Pike in 1911. [Skibbereen (County Cork)], Inanna Rare Books / Inanna Reprint Series, 2022. 4° (24,5 cm wide x 33,5 cm high). 319 pages with hundreds of photographs and including an Index to Biographies and Illustrations. Hardcover / Half-Leather with marbled-paper-covered boards in protective Collector’s Mylar. [Important Information: This special limited edition has a special feature which makes each volume of this reprint unique: Each version of the book is bound by hand by a craft-bookbindery and the colour of the leather and endpapers, as well as the marbled-paper-covered boards, are always different / This means the interior is always the same while the look of the binding can differ from the image attached to this description]. One of 350 copies of the Half-Leather-version of a limited edition, republished by Inanna Rare Books Ltd. / This high-quality reprint, hand-bound and hand-numbered, includes hundreds of photographs of grand houses in the irish countryside from South Cork to North Cork, from East Cork to West Cork. The stories of the houses are not only accompanied by photographs of now mostly vanished or derelict homes, the images also show the original state of homes which are now restructured etc. The second part of the publication offers an abundance of historical biographies of local irish Nobility (Meade family, O’Callaghan, Browne, Kelly etc.), Gentry and Clergy and general owners of Country Houses etc. [Pike’s New Century Series].

470. Murray, Peter.

Maritime Paintings of Cork and Associated Historical Material, 1700 – 2000.

Cork, Gandon Editions, 2005. 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 240 pages. Beautifully illustrated. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition with only very minor signs of external wear but with the advantage of the Mylar-jacket.