21. Lenihan, Liam.

The writings of James Barry and the Genre of History Painting, 1775-1809.

Farnham/Burlington, VT, Ashgate, 2014. Octavo (16.2 cm wide x 24 cm high). XII, 206 pags / Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed and signed by Liam Lenihan.

22. Lloyd, Nathaniel.

A History of the English House – From the Primitive Times to the Victorian Period.

Second Edition. London, The Architectural Press, 1949. Quarto: (23 cm wide x 31 cm high). 487 pages with a large section of 888 (!) illustrations. Original Hardcover / Original green publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and frontcover. Binding slightly stained and bumped but overall firm and especially the interior in absolutely excellent condition.

23. [MacMahon, Ella [Eleanor Harriet] / Watson, Aaron / Edwardes, Charles / Bonney, Professor / etc.].

Historical Houses of the United Kingdom [and Ireland] – Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial. [The two articles on Lismore Castle and Kilkenny Castle were written by irish romance novelist Ella MacMahon].

London / Paris / Melbourne, Cassell & Company, 1892. Quarto (23 cm x 27.5 cm high). Frontispice, VIII, 328 pages with numerous text-illustrations and severl full-page illustrations of the Houses and Castles. Original, decorative Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and cover. Bidning shaky but bookblock firm. Wonderful publication with many historical building-details of irish and english houses. To our knowledge the full-page illustrations of Kilkenny Castle and Lismore Castle are not found in any other publication.

24. Maguire, Brian.

REMAINS [The Arizona Series] / [Signed by the artist Brian Maguire in Cork, 2021].

Cork, Crawford Art Gallery, 2021. Quarto (28.5 cm wide x 28 cm high). 48 pages with illustrations throughout. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.Signed by the artist !

25. McCarthy, Patricia.

Life in the Country House in Georgian Ireland.

New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2016. Quarto: (25 cm wide x 28 cm high). 260 pages with illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition. The rare Hardcover-Edition.

26. McCullough, Niall / Mulvin, Valeri.

A Lost Tradition – The Nature of Architecture in Ireland.

Gandon Editions, 1989. Octavo. 122 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Binding slightly stained but dustjacket in excellent condition. Interior in very good condition. This is now an Extremely Rare Book !!

27. Mulligan, Kevin V.

BALLYFIN – The Restoration of an Irish House & Demesne.

Tralee, Churchill House Press, 2011. Folio (25 cm wide x 31 cm high). 240 pages with illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent, firm condition with only minor signs of wear.

28. Murray, Peter (ed.).

Irish Art 1770 – 1995. History and Society. Works from the Collection of the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork.

Cork, City of Cork VEC, 1995. 30 x 30 cm. 96 pages / Illustrated throughout. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

29. O’Malley, Tony.

Works 14.

First Edition. Dublin, Gandon Editions, 1994. 15cm x 20cm. 31 pages. Original paperback (softcover). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

30. Pakenham, Valerie. (Photography by Thomas Pakenham).

The Big House in Ireland.

First edition. London, Cassell & Co., 2000. 30 x 25 cm. 192 pages, 207 illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

31. Palm House Conservatory Belfast – Anonymus.

Palm House Conservatory – Botanical Garden in Belfast.

Original 19th century Gouache painting with title in ink mounted separately. Belfast, c. 1880. Beautifully framed. The frame with the Gouache measures: 36 cm x 38.5 cm. The Gouache itself measures: 15 cm high x 19 cm wide. Excellent condition of this beautiful original artwork showing the spectacular 19th century Palm House with surroundings.

32. Payne, A.H.

“The Builder’s Practical Director” or “Building for All Classes Containing Plans, Sections and Elevations for the Erection of Cottages, Villas, Farm Buildings, Dispensaries, Public Schools &c. With Detailed Estimates, Quantities, Prices &c. Illustrated By Numerous Plates and Diagrams – [Bound with: “The Builder’s Practical Director – “Supplementary Series”] – [With stunning designs of Houses, Stucko and Plasterer-Work as well as unusual illustrations like “Bridge of One Span of 100 Feet over the Mohawk River near the City of Rome (USA)”]. [With 192 Plates in total including Supplement].

First Edition. Two Volumes in One [Complete with the rare Supplement]. Leipzig and Dresden / London, A.H.Payne, no year (c.1855). Quarto (23 cm wide x 28 cm high). Volume I: Frontispiece, Illustrated Titlepage, 264, (2) pages plus 132 Lithographic plates (many in multi-colour) / Volume II: “Supplement” – 126 pages plus an additional 60 Plates. Hardcover / Original, very decorative half-leather-binding with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some signs of foxing.

33. Phoenix Park Dublin – Anonymus.

Phoenix Park in Dublin with Wellington Monument.

Original 19th century Gouache painting with title in ink mounted separately. Dublin, c. 1880. Beautifully framed. Size of the Gouache in the frame: 36 cm x 38.5 cm. The Gouache itself measures: 15 cm high x 19 cm wide. Excellent condition of this very accomplished and atmospheric work, capturing the full romance of the early 19th century Phoenix Park.

34. Rockett, Kevin.

Ten Years After / The Irish film board 1993-2003.

Galway, Ireland, Irish Film Board, 2003. 29 cm. X, 157 pages with numerous illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Besides some minor staining to endpapers in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

35. [Tuohy, Patrick] Murphy, Patrick J.

Patrick Tuohy. From conversations with his friends. [With a Catalogue of known works by Patrick Tuohy]

First Edition. Dublin, Town House, 2004. 20 x 25 cm. 206 pages including numerous illustartions and an index. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private giftinscription on titlepage and endpaper.

36. Turrell, James.

Long Green.

Zürich, Turske and Turske, 1990. 26cm x 30cm. 151 pages. With 58 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

37. Walker, Dorothy.

Modern Art in Ireland. Foreword by Seamus Heaney.

First Edition. Dublin, Lilliput Press, 1997. Quarto (24.5 cm wide x 28.5 cm high). 239 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

38. Westropp, Michael Seymour Dudley.

Irish Glass – A History of Glass-Making in Ireland from the Sixteenth Century. Revised Edition with additional Text and 40 Illustrations. Edited by Mary Boydell.

Dublin, Allen Figgs, 1978. 22,2 cm x 29,1 cm. Frontispiece, XVII, 248 pages with many photographs and text-illustrations. Original green hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.