1. Peters, Carl.

The Eldorado of the Ancients. With Two Maps and Ninety-Seven Illustrations from Original Drawings from Tennyson Cole and from Photographs.

London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1902. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, X, 447 pages. Includes the large fold-out map “Du Royaume de Congo, du Monomotapa et de la Cafrerie” [Reproduced from a map dated 1719]. Colour fold-out map of “Dr. Carl Peters Zambesi Expeditions” within book. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Gilt embossment to front board also. Top edge gilt. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior is very bright and clean. Name and date of preowner in ink on endpaper.

2. Menzies, Mrs. Stephen [editor].

The Traveller’s Guide from Death to Life.

London / Liverpool, S.W. Partridge & Co. / British Gospel Book Association, no year (c.1880). 18.5 cm x 25 cm. 160 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original red pebbled-finished cloth]. Gilt stamped device with title and black tooled borders on front board. Blind border tooling to rear board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Faded cloth at spine. Binding still firm and solid. Sharp cornered interior clean and bright. Tricoloured Bookplate carrying “Sin, Subsitution, Salvation” and similiarly themed quotes. Preowner’s name on front endpaper. Loosely inserted ephemera: Maroon-coloured Recognition card of ‘Mrs Mary Maynard’ for the Young Women’s Christian Association with Biblical quotes dated ‘July 1885’.

3. Sloan, Michael.

The Harmonius Organ of Sedulius Scottus. Introduction to His Collectaneum in Apostolum and Translation of Its Prologue and Commentaries on Galatians and Ephesians.

Berlin, Boston, De Gruyter, 2012. 17.5 cm x 24.5 cm. VIII, 249 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies – Volume 39].

4. [Provenance: Daniel Conner of Manch House-Library (Dunmanway, County Cork)] – Patrick, Symon [Simon Patrick, Late Lord Bishop of Ely] / Whitby, Daniel / Lowth, William / Arnald, Richard / Johannes Millii.

“A Commentary upon the Historical Books of the Old Testament, Viz. Genesis – Exodus – Leviticus – Numbers – Deuteronomy – Joshua – Judges – Ruth – I. Samuel – II. Samuel – I. Kings – II. Kings – I. Chronicles – II. Chronicles – Ezra – Nehemiah – Esther. In Two Volumes. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Dr. Symon Patrick, Late Lord Bishop of Ely. The Sixth Edition Corrected. To wich is added a compleat Alphabetical Table.” / Plus: [Volume III: “The Books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon, Paraphrased: With Arguments to each Chapter, and Annotations thereupon”. / Plus: [Volume IV: “A Commentary upon the Three Lesser Prophets: Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick by William Lowth, B.D. Prebendary of Winchester”]. / Plus: [[Volume V and Volume VI ]″A Paraphrase and Commentary on the New Testament. In Two Volumes. The First, containing The Four Gospels and the Acts of the Holy Apostles. The Second, All the Epistles, with a Discourse of the Millenium. To which are added, A Chronology of the New Testament, a Map and Alphabetical Table of all the Places mentioned in the Gospels, Acts, or the Epistles. With Tables of the Matters contained and of the Words and Phrases explained throughout the whole Work; and the Examen Millii. By Daniel Whitby, D.D. Late Chantor of the Church of Sarum. The Seventh Edition, carefully revised and corrected from the many Errors of the former Impressions”. Including: “An Appendix to Chapter XL, containing “A Discourse of the Calling of the Jews to the Christian Faith” – Including: “A Treatise of the True Millenium: shewing that it is not a Reign of Persons raised from the Dead but of the Church. Flourishing gloriously for a Thousand Years after the Conversion of the Jews, and the Flowing-in of all Nations to them thus converted to the Christian Faith” / Including: “An Index of the Greek Words and Phrases explained in this Commentary”, including “Examen Variantium Lectionum Johannis Millii in Novum Testamentum” (Editio quarta priori Emendatior. London, 1740). / Plus: [Volume VII] “A Critical Commentary upon the Book of the Wisdom of Solomon; Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick and Mr.[William] Lowth. By Richard Arnald, B.D. Rector of Thurcaston in Leicestershire”. / Including: [Volume VIII]: “A Critical Commentary upon the Book of the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach. Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick and Mr.[William] Lowth”./ Including: [Volume IX]: “A Critical Commentary upon the Books of Tobit, Judith, Baruch, The History of Susanna, and Bel and the Dragon: To which are added, two Dissertations on The Book of Maccabees and Esdras. Being a Continuation of Bishop [Symon] Patrick and Mr.[William] Lowth”. By Richard Arnald.//

Set of Nine Volumes (bound in Seven). London, Printed for A. Millar, J.Beecroft, W.Strahan, J.Hinton etc. / And for the Richard Arnald publication: “Printed for the Author” by W.Bowyer, 1744-1765. Folio (24,5 cm x 36 cm). Volume I: Portrait-Frontispiece of Symonis Patrick by Godfrey Kneller & Gerard Vandergucht, [2], 908 pages / Volume II: [2], 755 pages plus 28 unnumbered pages of an Alphabetical Index / Volume III: [6], 544 pages / [Volume IV]: [2], IV, 540 pages including an Index. / [Volume V (Being Volume I of Daniel Whitby’s “Paraphrase”: [2], L, 736, [5], pages / [Volume VI (Being Volume II of Daniel Whitby’s “Paraphrase”: [4], XXXIV, 854 pages / [Volume VII (Being the “Critical Commentary of the Book of The Wisdom of Solomon” by Richard Arnald): [1], XXXII, 148 pages / [Volume VIII: (Being the “Critical Commentary upon the Book of the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach”): IX, [7], IV, 248 pages / [Volume IX: (Being “A Critical Commentary upon the Books of Tobit Judith etc.”)XII, 128 pages.// Recently rebound set in Hardcover (Modern cloth and one modern half leather). All Volumes in protective Collector’s Mylar and with new endpapers and new spine-labels. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. The Interior in very good, rather excellent condition with only some very few sections with some browning. The paper-quality of this set is magnificent ! From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his name and date of his studies in Oxford on all titlepages. A very rare set of the important Commentary by Symon Patrick, Bishop of Ely. With all the original illustrations by Gerard Vandergucht. The set includes the continuations of Simon Patrick’s works by William Lowth, Daniel Whitby and Richard Arnald. Please see the numerous, detailed photographs for this set on our website. The price includes worldwide free shipping per Courier (UPS Express Saver).

5. Breckensiek, Marne.

Adam’s Apple and Other Stories. As told by tennagers.

Missouri, Liguorian Books, 1970. 10.5 cm x 17.5 cm. 86 pages. Black and white pencil drawings throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Internal pages clean and bright.

6. Hercus, John.

David.

London, Inter-Varsity Press, 1973. 11 cm x 17.5 cm. 144 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Stamp in green ink on endpapers for Presentation Brothers, Maiville, Turner’s Cross, Cork

7. Collins, Adela Yarbro.

The Apocalypse.

Dublin, Veritas Publications, 1979. 13.5 cm x 21 cm. XIV, 155 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. [New Testament Message 22]

8. O’Connell, Rev. Patrick.

Science of Today and the Problems of Genesis: The Six Days of Creation, The Origin of Man, The Deluge and the Antiquity of Man. A Vindication of the Papal Encyclicals and Rulings of the Church on these Questions.

Second Edition. Pinerolo, Edizioni G. Alzani, 1969. 13.5 cm x 21.5 cm. XLIX, 186, XXII, 142 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with signs of external wear. Wear along spine and at corners. Damp stain on lower part of pages towards front of book. Clean inside with intact binding.