61. [Luckombe, Philip].

Clark’s Skeleton.

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: 14,5 cm wide x 21,3 cm high. Sheet Size: 20,8 cm wide x 27,2 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

62. Roche, Regina Maria [Author of “The Children of the Abbey”].

Clermont – A Tale.

Second Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed by William Porter, 1799. Small-Octavo (11,5 cm x 17,5 cm). Volume I: 269 pages / Volume II: 326 (of 329) pages [3 pages missing at the end]. Hardcover / Modern, very decorative half-leather bindings with replicated spinelabels in the style of the 18th century. Both Volumes in protective Mylar and now housed in a bespoke Solander Box. Name of Richard Meade of Ballymartle on titlepage of both Volumes. Minor lesion and tear to titlepage of Volume II. Overall very good ! Extremely scarce publication in first or second edition !

63. [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.

64. Vallancey, Charles / Piers, Sir Henry [Provenance: Abraham Abell (Cork City)].

Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis – Five-Volume-Set with thirteen (13) Numbers (I – XIII) plus “A Vindication of the Ancient History of Ireland” and “Anecdotes of Chess in Ireland”. [See full list of Numbers, Chapters and Illustrations below and detailed images on our website].

Dublin, Thomas Ewing, 1770 – 1790. Octavo (13,5 cm wide x 21,5 cm high). Pagination: Volume I (contains Numbers I, II, III, IV): Frontispiece-Portrait, XIV, [6 unnumbered pages of “Contents”], 636 pages, [2] pages with the contents-page misbound [2], and 24 pages on “The Brehon Laws of Ireland” to the rear of the Volume. Volume I includes three illustrations (including the Large Folding-Map of Meath)/ Volume II (contains Numbers V, VI, VII, VIII, IX): 562 pages and 10 illustrations (including the Large Folding-Plan of the City of Kilkenny) / Volume III (contains Numbers X, XI, XII): LXX, 682 pages with one illustration (being the Large Fold-Out-Map of “Antient Ireland” by William Beauford) and VI Tables on two large sheets in the rear of the Volume (containing Orthography/Names of Numbers in different Languages, Names of Numbers of some of the Indians of America etc. etc. compared to the antient Irish) / Volume IV (contains Number XIII of Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis and “A Vindication of the Ancient History of Ireland” by Charles Vallancey”): LX, 161 pages (being the end of Number XIII), plus Pagination for “The Vindication of the Ancient History of Ireland”: Frontispiece-Map of Europe and Asia, XLVIII, 551 pages, followed by 16 unnumbered pages of an Index for “The Ancient History of Ireland”, followed by X (10) Plates (mainly fold-out plates with numerous illustrations for the “Ancient History of Ireland”, aslo included is a text-illustration “Inscription in the Cave of New Grange (page 212). / Volume V of Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis: 368 pages plus Hardcover / Original 19th century full-leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Spine of Volume Three is coming apart. From the library of Cork Antiquarian Abraham Abell, with an inscription and original manuscript letter by his friend and “Brother Antiquarian”, John Bennett, 9 Academy St., 18th September, 1841.

65. [Clerke, Agnes Mary].

Collection of eight publications by and about Agnes Mary Clerke plus one autographed / signed manuscript-letter by Agnes Clerke [The letter answers the request of a fellow german Astronomer who complimented her on her History of Astronomy and asked for her permission to translate her latest work). The recipient is possibly german astronomer R.Engelmann who wrote about Nebula. The letter dates from 1891 and is written in perfect german (Agnes Clerke was known to have written reviews and letters in French, German, Greek and Italian). This rare collection includes the following books: 1. A.M.Clerke – Geschichte der Astronomie während des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Gemeinfasslich dargestellt. (Autorisierte deutsche Ausgabe von H.Maser) – First german edition of “A popular History of Astronomy during the 19th century” from 1889 – with a signed, contemporary manuscript letter by Agnes Clerke in german (!) regarding this publication / 2. Agnes Clerke – Familiar Studies in Homer (London, 1892) / 3. Agnes Clerke – “The Herschels and Modern Astronomy” (with a loosely inserted portrait of Sir William Herschel) (London, 1895) / 4. Agnes Clerke – “A popular History of Astronomy during the 19th century” (The important Fourth Edition, revised and corrected by the author) (London, Adam and Charles Black, 1902) – Famously: With the vintage photographs pasted to frontispiece and titlepage / 5. Agnes Clerke – “The System of the Stars” – Second Edition (London, 1905) / 6. Agnes Clerke – Modern Cosmogonies (London, 1905) / 7. Agnes Clerke – “A popular History of Astronomy during the 19th century” 1908-Reprint of the important Fourth Edition, revised and corrected by the author) (London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908) / 8. Mary Brueck / Mary Brück – Agnes Mary Clerke & The Rise of Astrophysics (Cambridge University Press, 2002).

A mixture of first and later editions. Berlin / London, Springer / Cassell / Longmans & Green and others, 1889 – 1908. Octavo. More than 2500 pages with many illustrations and diagrams etc. / The vintage letter has two pages filled and signed by Clerke in ink / The only modern publication within the collection is a very important monograph on Clerke by scientist Mary Brueck / Mary Brück, published by Cambridge University Press (275 pages). Original Hardcovers in bespoke protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A stunning collection of all the major publications by this important woman astronomer. Agnes Clerke paved the way for women in science and must be seen as the pioneer female astronomer. The price includes worldwide free shipping of the collection per UPS Express Courier.

66. [de Valera, Éamon]

Collection of eleven (11) important publication on Éamon de Valera, including some interesting newspaper-clippings. The collection of books include: 1. Diarmaid Ferriter – Judging Dev – A Reassessment of the Life and Legacy of Eamon de Valera / 2. Tim Pat Coogan – De Valera – Long Fellow, Long Shadow (Paperback Edition)/ 3. Ronan Fanning – Éamon de Valera – A Will to Power / 4. J.P.O’Connell and John A. Murphy – De Valera and his Times / 5. Owen Dudley Edwards – Éamon de Valera / 6. John Bowman – De Valera and the Ulster Question 1917-1973 / 7. Joseph Lee and Gearoid O Tuathaigh – The Age of de Valera / 8. Kevin J. Browne – Éamon de Valera & The Banner Country. With a Foreword by Thomas P.O’Neill / 9. Kevin Boland – Up Dev ! / 10. T.Ryle Dwyer – De Valera’s Finest Hour (1932-1959) / 11. Proinsias Mac Aonghusa – Quotations from Éamon de Valera – With a Preface by Charles J. Haughey, TD / Two very interesting newspaper-clippings and a xeroxed pamphlet: “The Anglo-Irish Treaty and Mr.de Valera’s Alternative.

Dublin / Cork / Oxford, Mercier / Glendale / Oxford University Press / and others, c. 1982 – 2007. Octavo. More than 1500 pages. Four Volumes in original Hardcover with dustjacket and several Volumes in orginal softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

67. Gilpin, William. [Castle-Freke Library Bookplates]

Collection of four Volumes (bound in two) by Gilpin – All from the historical library at Castle Freke (Castlefreke, West Cork / Ireland). The Volumes include: I. & II. Observations Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain; particularly the High-Lands of Scotland. [Second Edition, with an “Account of the Prints” bound to the rear] / III. Observations on the River Wye and several Parts of South Wales &c. relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; Made in the summer of the Year 1770 (Third Edition). / IV. An Essay on Prints – [″The chief intention of the following work was to put the elegant amusement of collecting prints, on a more rational footing; by giving the unexperienced collector a few principles and cautions to assist him”] (Fourth Edition with the printed dedication “To the Honorable Horace Walpole in Deference to his Taste in the Polite Arts; and the Valuable Researches he has made to improve them; the following work is inscribed by his most obedient and very humble servant, William Gilpin”). [Volumes I & II with 40 original illustrations and vintage 18th century maps [correctly 39 illustrations and one table], for example of Loch Lomond and the Firth of Forth/ all illustrations are vintage mezzotint-plates].

Mixed Editions. Four Volumes (bound in two). London, Printed for R. Blamire, Strand, 1792. Octavo. Pagination: Volume I: XI, [1], 221 pages with 24 mezzotints / Volume II: 195, XVI pages with 16 mezzotints and an “Account of the Prints” as well as “Translations of Latin Passages” / [Volume III]: [River Wye]: XVI, 152 pages with 16 (of 17) full – page mezzotints / [Volume IV]: [An Essay on Prints]: XIII, [3], 174 pages plus XI pages Index and 1 page Errata. Hardcover / Early 19th century quarter – morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Both volumes bound in unison. Very good + condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages 185 – 191 of Volume I with some stronger browning. Otherwise the interior very clean. All mezzotints in very good or even better condition. This is the original copy from the historical Castle-Freke Library in West Cork (Ireland), with two armorial bookplates to front and rear pastedown with the family’s motto ‘Pro Patria’. With two pages of manuscript annotations by a contemporary hand with a reference between the common name “Tarbet” in Scotland and a place-name in County Kerry in Ireland” (pages 13 of Volume II) / another entry is on page 12 of Volume II regarding the name-sake “Loch-Loung” for a Lake of ships in Scotland and Ireland.

68. [Partition / Tuairim Pamphlets] Barrington, Donal / Gibson, Norman.

Collection of the two rarest early Tuairim Pamphlets: 1. Donal Barrington – Uniting Ireland (Tuairim Pamphlet No.1) / 2. Norman Gibson – Partition Today – A Northern Viewpoint (Tuairim Pamphlet No.2).

Dublin, Sealy, Bryers and Walker, 1958. Octavo. 24, 12 pages. Original Softcover. Some minor dogears and a small lesion to the cover of Pamphlet 1. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

69. Hammond Lane Ironfounders [Dublin].

Company Catalogue of “The Hammond Lane Ironfounders Ltd. – 111 Pearse Street – Dublin” – Listing: Cast Iron Cookers – Grates – Ranges – Heating Stoves – Low Fires – C.B.Fires – R.W. & Soil Goods – Manhole Covers – Gulleys – Gratings – Ventilators – C.I.Tanks – W.C.Cisterns & General Castings. [With two Birds-Eye-View-Photographs of the Ironworks in Dublin’s Pearse Street pasted to the inner boards of the binding / Shows also a very interesting image-sheet with photographs of the Fleet of Lorries and one Service-Van which delivered the Stoves anywhere in Ireland].

[Dublin, Hammond Lane Ironfounders Ltd., 1954. Large Octavo (22.5 cm wide x 28.5 cm high). 71 single sheets with fantastic, photographic illustrations of Cast Iron Aga – Style – Stoves, Fireplaces etc. Hardcover with single sheets bound in. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

70. Mizen Archaeological and Historical Society [Mackey, Mary / O’Donovan, Michael / O’Leary, Paddy and others].

Complete Set of the very rare Mizen Journal. 13 Volumes together (All which was published). Present are Volumes 1 (1993)-13 (2007).

13 Volumes (complete set) Skibbereen, 1993-2007. 8°. Volume 1 (1993) / Volume 2 (1994) / Volume 3 (1995) / Volume 4 (1996) / Volume 5 (1997) / Volume 6 (1998) / Volume 7 (1999) / Volume 8 (2000) / Volume 9 (2001) / Volume 10 (2002) / Volume 11 (2003) / Volume 12 (2004) / Volume 13 (2007) // Original Softcover. Excellent condition of all Volumes, with only very minor signs of wear. None of the Volumes with entries or text-markings. Extremely rare run of these very sought after, original magazines. The best, unrivalled source of understanding the History of West Cork and the Mizen Peninsula.