7271. [Swift, Jonathan] Irving, David.

The Elements of English Composition [With an essay on ‘Critical examinations of a passage in the writings of [Jonathan] Swift’].

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for Richard Phillips, 1816. Octavo. X, 318 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s interimsbinding. Binding slightly rubbed. Endpaper with small abrasion (minor tear). Bookseller-sign on pastedown: “Sold by J.Bolster, Bookseller, No.7, Patrick Street, Cork”. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle) / Name of preowner John Meade in ink on titlepage.

7272. Swinnerton, Frank.

Reflections From A Village.

London, Hutchinson & Co., 1969. 14 cm x 22 cm. 196 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7273. Sydney, Grahame.

The Art of Grahame Sydney. Grahame Sydney and Contributors Michael Findlay, Brian Turner, Belinda Jones, Reg Graham.

First Edition. Dunedin, Longacre Press, 2000, 30cm x 27.5cm. 191 pages with 143 reproductions and 9 photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

7274. Sykes, Sir Percy.

A History of Exploration – From the earliest Times to the Present Day.

Second Edition. London, George Routledge & Sons, 1935. 8°. XIV, 374 pages including Index. With 25 illustrations and 35 maps (some folded). Original Hardcover (red cloth). Very good condition with some stronger signs of external wear (some staining to the binding). Occasional foxing. Bookplate on pastedown. Phantastic, underestimated publication.

7275. Sýkora, Zdenek.

Zdenek Sýkora.

Rejta, Galerie Benedikta, 2000. 23,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 34 pages. 29 full colour plates. Illustrated Softcover. From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7276. Symons, Julian.

Hvem Myrdede Francie Lake ?

Copenhagan, Lademann Aktieselskab, [1968]. 11 cm x 17.5 cm. 238 pages. Original hardcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some slight rubbing to the outer edges of spine and frontcover. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard.

7277. Symons, N.V.H.

The Story of Government House [Raj Bhavan].

Bengal, Bengal Government Press, 1935. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece (Lord Wellesley as Govenor General, 1800 from a painting by R. Home), 155 pages, XVII. Some black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover. Good condition with obvious signs of external wear. Book block and binding intact although frontipiece is cleanly detached. Message in ink pen to endpaper “With love to Henry from the Staff 29/5/46”. Covers slightly warped.

7278. [Synge, J.M.] Shaw, Ruth Wills.

J.M.Synge’s Guide to the Aran Islands. Edited by Ruth Wills Shaw. With Photographs and Suggestions for Lodging.

Old Greenwich (Connecticut), The Devin-Adair Company, 1975. 19.7cm x 12.8cm. 123 pages plus Appendix. Original, illustrated softcover. Excellent condition. Unusual and rare publication, using Synge’s Aran Island guide and adding local lodging to the Aran Islands in 1960s Ireland for the american tourist-market.

7279. Synge, John M.

A Few Personal Recollections, with biographical Notes by John Masefield.

Identical Reprint of the Original Cuala Press Edition from 1915. Shannon, Irish University Press, 1971. 16cm x 24cm 34 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

7280. Synge, John M.

In Wicklow and West Kerry.

Dublin. Maunsel & Roberts, 1921. 12 cm x 17 cm. 136 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only some minor signs of external wear.