7351. McMahon, Brendan.

The Princess who Ate People. The Psychology of Celtic Myths.

First Edition. Loughborough, Heart of Albion, 2006. Octavo. VII, 102 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7352. Harris, Franklin S. / Stewart, George.

The Principles of Agronomy: A Text-Book of Crop Production for High-Schools and Short-Courses in Agricultural Colleges.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1915. 13 x 19.5cm. (16), 451 pages, with photographs and illustrations. Original hardcover in protective collector’s mylar. Some signs of external wear, otherwise very good condition with binding solid. Library stamp on front endpaper. Some underlining to text. Handwritten name of preowner: “G.W. Salter – School of Agriculture Olds. Alberta” From the Rural Text-Book Series, edited by L.H. Bailey.

7353. [Pennsylvania Germans] Stopp, Klaus.

The printed birth and baptismal certificates of the German Americans [Pennsylvania Germans] / [The price for this heavy multi-volume-set includes free Courier shipping worldwide]. With numerous illustrations in colour throughout the six Volume-set.

One of 500 copies of a Limited Edition. Six Volumes (complete set). Mainz / Germany / East Berlin (Pennsylvania (USA), Published by the Author, 1997 – 1998. Oblong Quarto (29 cm x 25 cm). Volume I: 286 pages / Volume II: 283 pages / Volume III: 302 pages / Volume IV: 331 pages / Volume V: 238 pages / Volume VI: 278 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to NEW condition with only very minor signs of wear. A fabulous and thorough publication which reflects the author’s dedication to the subject and which will remain unrivalled.

7354. [Gross, Anthony] Herdman, Robin.

The Prints of Anthony Gross – A catalogue raisonné. / [With an Essay “Anthony Gross – A Technical Note” by Alan Windsor / Introduction to the Catalogue / Chronology / The Prints]. With a Foreword by Michael Rothenstein.

Aldershot, Scolar Press, 1991. Quarto (22.3 cm wide x 27.2 cm high). 126 pages with Colour Plates and many Black-and-White Illustrations throughout. Covering the period of 1920 – 1984. Hardcover / Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of wear.

7355. [English History Collection] – Central Council for the Care of Churches (Church of England).

The Problem of England’s Historic Churches. Eleventh report of the Central Council for the Care of Churches. With a foreword by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

London, A.R. Mowbray, 1951. 22 cm. XV, 131 pages. 8 leaves of plates. 16 black and white illustrations. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7356. Kurtz, Paul W.

The Problems of Value Theory.

New York, Eagle Enterprises, 1952. 27,5 cm x 21 cm. V, 197 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight wear at the spine. Page III/IV missing. Some annotations with pencil.

7357. [Luckombe, Philip].

The Proprietor of the Irish Traveller presenting a Copy of that Work into the hand of Futurity to be preserved from the devastation of Time.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the original Engraving which was printed in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 14 cm wide x 21 cm high. Sheet Size: 20 cm wide x 27 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

7358. Anderton, James.

The Protestants Apology for the Roman Church. [incomplete 17th century version of the 1608 edition / With manuscript annotations and dating by the owners of the book on page 512: Father John Coyne / Richard Power in 1683]. [Deuided into three seuerall tractes. VVherof the first concerneth the antiquity & continuance of the Roman Church & religion, euer since the Apostles times. The second 1. that the Protestants religion was not so much as in being, at, or before Luthers first appearing. 2. that the marks of the true church are apperteyning to the Roman, and wholy wanting to the seuerall churches, begun by Luther & Caluin. The third that Catholicks are no lesse loyall, and dutifull to their soueraigne, than Protestants. All which is vndertaken, & proued by testimonies of the learned Protestants themselues. VVith a conclusion to the reuerend iudges, and other the graue and learned sages of the law. By Iohn Brereley priest.]

[St. Omer], Permissu Superiorum, no year [c.1683]. Small Quarto. Pages 1 – 104 missing, pages 105 – 751 complete. Contemporary pigskin binding with original title in manuscript hand to spine. Poor condition with many damaged pages, frayed and traces of dried mold. Prt II and III of the book are complete: The Second Chapter: That the true Church must have her Pastours administration of the word and Sacraments evermore to continue / The Third Tract – Conteining the confessed Antiquity of Catholicke Priesthood, Confession, Absolution, Masse &c. and of the penall lawes made against them.

7359. Bishop, Patrick.

The provisional IRA.

London, Heinemann, 1987. Large Octavo. 374 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

7360. Gelineau, Joseph.

The Psalms: Singing Version.

Fifth Impression. London, Collins, 1973. 11 cm x 18.5 cm. 252 Pages with additional pages including musical notes. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7361. Ouspensky, P.D.

The Psychology of Man’s Possible Evolution.

New York, Vintage Books, 1974. 11 cm x 18 cm. XIII, 128 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor discolouration to pages. Spine sunned. Rare.

7362. Culler, Jonathan.

The Pursuit of Signs – Semiotics, Literature, Deconstruction.

New York, Cornell University Press, 1981. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. XIII, 242 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7363. Emery, Jack.

The Putney Debates.

Cambridge, The Rampant Lions Press, 1983. 18.8cm x 27.8 cm. Colour Lino Frontispiece. 94 pages. With 6 colour lino-print illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with plain card slipcase. Deckled edges. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Moderate foxing and discolouration to slip case. Book in as new condition. Front pastedown contains ‘Erik Haugaard’ Exlibris dated 1974. With navy colour decorated top edges. ‘This book was designed and five hundred copies were printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge. This type is 12 point Times New Roman set by the Stellar Press, with displayed matter in Hunt Roman; the paper is Zerkall Silurian; the lino-cuts were printed from the original blocks. The binding, in specially designed patterned paper boards, was by Woolnough of Wellingborough. This is number 174.’

7364. Golding, William.

The Pyramid.

First Edition. London, Russell Square, 1967. 13 cm x 19 cm. 217 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7365. [Plato] McClain, Ernest.

The Pythagorean Plato – Prelude to the Song itself.

First Paperback Edition. York Beach (Maine), Nicolas-Hays, 1984. Octavo. VII, (3), 192 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Rare !

7366. Self, Will.

The Quantity Theory of Insanity.

London, Bloomsbury, 1991. 19.8cm x 12.7cm. (8) 211 pages. Original illustrated softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Titlepage signed by the Will Self.

7367. Cowley, Robert (Editor).

The Quarterly Journal of Military History. 44 issues (of which 11 issues are in softcover and 33 issues are in Hardcover. The collection includes: Volume IX (1997) (2 issues of 4) Volume X (1998) / Volume XI (1999) / Volume XIV (2002) (3 of 4 issues only)/ Volume XV (2003) / Volume XVI (2004) / Volume XVII (2005) / Volume XVIII (2006) / Volume XIX (2007) / Volume XX (2008) / Volume XXI (2009) / Volume XXII (2 issues of 4) / Volume XXIII (2010) (1 issue) /

New York, American Historical Publications, Inc., 1997 – 2010. Quarto. c. 4200 pages. Original Hardcover and some Softcover issues. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7368. [Greenaway, Kate] Harte, Bret.

The Queen of The Pirate Isle. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.

Re-issue of the original 1886-edition. London / New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1955. 16 cm x 22.2 cm. VIII, 64 pages. With colour frontispiece and twenty-seven colour text illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With some tears and fraying to dustjacket. Only minor foxing to dustjacket and occasionally within the text. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

7369. Burgess, Graham/ Pedersen, Steffen.

The Queen’s Gambit for the Attacking Player.

London, B.T. Batsford, 1995. 21.5cm x 13.8cm. 176 pages. Original softcover (paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7370. Fevyer, W.H. / Wilson, J.W.

The Queen’s South Africa Medal to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.

London, Spink & Son Ltd., 1983. 25 cm x 18,7 cm. 148 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7371. [Viereck, Peter] Gardner, Howard.

The Quest for Mind – Piaget, Levi-Strauss, and the Structuralist Movement.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 1973. 15 x 22 cm. 276 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. In protective mylar. Very good condition with minimal signs of usage on the dustjacket only. Private inscription on front pastedown to Peter Viereck: “To Peter, this birthday present – Gardnerdoesn’t quite explain why the Piagetian approach is so revolutionary, but he does a very good job explaining how. Thought you’d find this interesting reading — a good warm-up to my book. Sincerely, John”.

7372. [Aquinas, St. Thomas] de Wohl, Louis.

The Quiet Light – A Novel of St.Thomas Aquinas.

New York, Image Books, 1962. 10.5 cm x 18 cm. 319 pages. Original Softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some evidence of dogears. Minor discoloration inside covers and endpapers. Rare.

7373. Baker, Herschel.

The Race of Time. Three Lectures on Renaissance Historiography.

First Edition. Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1967. 23cm x 14.5cm. 110 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. (Alexander lectures at the University of Toronto)

7374. Scholes, Percy A.

The Radio Times Music Handbook. Being a complete book of reference giving both meaning and pronunciation of the technical words found in programmes.

Third Edition. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1936. 13 cm x 19 cm. XXXVII, 144 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket. Good condition with minor signs of external wear and two small tears at corners of dustjacket. Signed in pencil by previous owner.

7375. Smith, David Norman.

The Railway and its Passengers – A social History.

Newton-Abbot/London/North Pomfret, David & Charles, 1988. 8°. 192 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

7376. Nye, Robert.

The Rain and the Glass. 99 Poems, New and Selected.

London, Greenwich Exchange, 2004. 13,5 cm x 20,7 cm. 122 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7377. Grubb, David H.W.

The Rain Children.

Exeter, Stride, 1993. 14,7 cm x 21 cm. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7378. Merwin, W.S.

The Rain in the Trees. Poems.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 15 x 23 cm. 78 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7379. Grey, Zane.

The Rainbow Trail. A Romance.

New York, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1915. 12.8 cm x 19.2 cm. Colour Frontispiece. 372 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Front endpaper separated from book block. Spine separated from book block. Edges slightly tanned. Minor wear to spine. Otherwise clean. Contains loose ephemera: Post Card “Lydon Mfg. Co. Chicago, U.S.A.”

7380. Lawrence, D.H.

The Rainbow. With an Introduction by Richard Aldington.

New York, The Viking Press, 1961. 12.5 x 19.5cm. (11), 495 pages. Original softcover. Good condition with some signs of external wear, including sunned spine and discolouration to jacket. Text annotations throughout. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. [Compass Books, No. C77].

7381. 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.

7382. Stott, M.D.

The Real Algeria. With 36 Illustrations from Photographs by the Author.

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1914. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece. XVI, 319 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Occasional signs of foxing along edges and on some pages throughout. Interior otherwise bright and unmarked.

7383. Somerville, E. OE. / Ross, Martin.

The Real Charlotte.

London / New York, Quartet Books, 1986. 12.5 x 20cm. 344 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear to spine. Inscribed with previous owner’s name.

7384. [Duncan, Isadora] Seroff, Victor.

The Real Isadora.

First Edition. New York, The Dial Press, 1971. 16cm x 23.5cm. 441 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to the dustjacket and some foxing to the edges. From the collection of Margot Fonteyn – photographer and artist Keith Money.

7385. Chichester, Henry Manners / Burges-Short, George.

The Records and Badges of Every Regiment and Corps in the British Army, 2 Volumes.

Facsimile of Second Edition, 1900. Uckfield, The Naval & Military Press Limited. c.2005. 13.5 cm x 21.5 cm. XV, 942 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7386. Birmingham, George A.

The Red Hand of Ulster. Introduction by R. B. D. French.

Shannon, Irish University Press, 1972. 23 cm. xvi, 277 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. The dustjacket with some fraying and a minor tear. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

7387. Wilson-Haffenden, J.R.

The Red Men of Nigeria – An Account of a Lengthy Residence Among The Fulani, Or ‘Red Men’ & Other Pagan Tribes Of Central Nigeria, With A Description Of their Headhunting, Pastoral & Other Customs, Habits & Religion. With Illustrations & Map.

London, Seelet, Service & Co. Limited, 1930. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 318 pages. 22 illustrations, including frontispiece. Map for “The Red Men of Nigeria” at rear. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Blind tooling to front board edges. Maroon text-block trim. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7388. Gibbons, Floyd.

The Red Napoleon.

First Edition. New York, Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1929. Octavo. 475 pages with several battle diagrams in the text as well as a fold-out plate opposite page 464 with a diagram of the decisive battle in the Caribbean. Original Hardcover (organge publisher’s cloth). Binding slightly stained but firm. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7389. Webb, Professor D.A.

The Red Tree Trail: Fifty Trees of Distinction in The Birr Castle Demesne.

1992. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. 19 pages. Original pamphlet. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7390. Arrabal, Fernando.

The Red Virgin. Translated from the Spanish and French by Andrew Hurley.

First edition. New York / London, Penguin Books, 1993. 13 x 20cm. 248 pages. Original softcover in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Inscribed / Signed by author on title page.

7391. White, Stewart Edward.

The Rediscovered Country. Illustrated from Photographs.

London, New York, Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, no year. 14 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, VIII, 358 pages. 100 illustrations. Fold-out map of region at rear. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. The fold-out-map with tear. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean and sharp-cornered.

7392. Berman, Morris.

The Reenchantment of the World.

London, Cornell University Press, 1981. 23 cm x 15 cm. 357 pages with several illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Inscribed and signed by author to Graham Parkes on the titlepage.

7393. Gallagher, Michael.

The referendum Experience in Europe [including a newspaper-clipping: “Do Referenda have the vote of the people ?” by Theresa Reidy] Edited by Michael Gallagher and Pier Vincenzo Uleri.

Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1996. 23cm. IX,263 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of an irish university lecturer and council man.

7394. [Costello, John A.] McCullagh, David:

The reluctant Taoiseach – A biography of John A. Costello. [With two lossely inserted newspaper-clippings with very interesting articles about Costello]

Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 2010. 24 cm. viii, 530 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7395. James, Clive.

The Remake.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1987. 22 cm x 32 cm. 223 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7396. Strong, Roy.

The Renaissance Garden in England.

London, Thames and Hudson, 1988. 19 cm x 25 cm. 240 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7397. Piñon, Nélida.

The Republic of Dreams. Translated from the Portuguese by Helen Lane.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 24.1cm x 16.7cm. 663 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7398. Lysaght, D. R. O’Connor.

The Republic of Ireland – An hypothesis in eight chapters and two intermissions.

Cork, Mercier Press, 1970. Small Octavo. 255 pages. Softcover. Good condition with some stronger signs of external wear. Name of preowner and some scribbling on endpaper.

7399. Ayearst, Morley.

The Republic of Ireland – Its Government and Politics – Collection of 215 books on Irish Politics, Irish Government, Irish local planning and Local government, Irelands connection to the EU, History of Irish Elections, books on Governmental policy (general and irish related), books on the history of Ireland’s connection to the UK etc. Also included are several publications on the history of the irish political parties. The comprehensive collection comes from the library of a former council man and university lecturer and includes many of the minor and major publications needed to understand the forming of the irish state from 1940 onwards. The collection includes publications like: 1. John McG. Smyth – The Theory and Practice of the Irish Senate / 2. John Coakley and Michael Gallagher – Politics in the Republic of Ireland / 3. Desmond Roche – Local Government in Ireland / 4. Patrick Keatinge – Maastricht and Ireland – What the Treaty means / 5. Stephen Collins – The Power Game – Fianna Fail since Lemass / 6. Cornelius O’Leary – Irish Elections (1918 – 1977) – Parties, Voters and Proportional Representation / 7. Bruce Arnold – What Kind of Country – Modern Irish Politics 1968-1983 / 8. Michael Flannery – Sanitation – Conservation and Recreation Services in Ireland / 9. Peter Mair – The Changing Irish Party System / 10. R.C.Geary – and F.S.O Muircheartaigh – Equalization of Opportunity in Ireland – Statistical Aspects / 11. Mary Minihan – A Deal with the Devil – The Green Party in Government / 12. Donal de Buitleir – Problems of Irish Local Finance / 13. Communications and Community in Ireland (Brian Farrell) / etc. etc.

London, University of London Press, 1971. 24 cm. vii,241 pages with 8 plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The collection of 215 books (of which only c.60 are listed here) is in very good condition (only a few volumes with stronger wear).

7400. Dawe, Gerald.

The Rest is History.

First Reprint. Newry, Abbey Press, 1998. Octavo. 123 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Examines Belfast through its poetry and culture. Signed and inscribed by Gerald Dawe to John and Hilary Wakeman.