11. Byrne, Donn.

Ireland – The Rock whence I was Heaven. Foreword by the Right Hon. T.P.O’Connor.

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Co., 1929. Octavo. Frontispiece Map of Ireland, 104 pages plus several historical photographs of Irelandand a section with advertising to the rear. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed on endpaper: “A Small Souvenir – In remembrance of your visit to Park Villas from G. McMahon”.

12. 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.

13. [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.

14. [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.

15. Cody, Bryan A.

The River Lee, Cork, And The Corkonians.

Cork, Tower Books, 1974. 12,5 x 18,5 cm. 140 pages with a folded map (Plan of the City and suburbs of Cork City). Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear to the dustjacket only.

16. 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 !

17. [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.

18. [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 !

19. [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 !!

20. [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.