1. St.Leger, Alicia.

Silver Sails & Silk.: Huguenots in Cork 1685 – 1850.

Cork, Cork Civic Trust Ltd., 1991. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. VIII, 71 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Names of pre-owners on titlepage and endpaper. Extremely Rare publication !

2. [Grierson, George and John]

[Sabbath – Servants – Burning Land – Impounding – Cattle Trespassing – Replevin] Sammelband / Collection of six Acts: 1. An Act for The better Observation of the Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday [Sabbath]. Dublin, 1803. 22 pages / 2. An Act relating to Servants and Apprentices, Artificers and Day-Labourers. Dublin, 1831. 55 pages / 3. An Act to Repeal the several Laws for Recovery of small Sums due for Wages, in Ireland; and to make other Provisions for Recovery of such Wages. Dublin, 1830. 96 pages / 4. An Act to amend the 10° Charles I. for Impounding of Distresses in Ireland. Dublin, 1829. 22 pages / 5. An Act for preventing the Vexatious Impounding of Cattle for Trespass or Damage Feasant [Pheasant]. Dublin, 1829. 25 pages. / 6. An Act to provide for the Relief of Persons aggrieved by unlawful or excessive Distresses in Ireland. [An Act to show cause why Replevin should not be made] Dublin, 1830. 28 pages.

Dublin, G. and J. Grierson & His Majesty’s Printers, 1803-1831. Duodecimo. 22, 55, 96, 22, 25, 28 pages. Hardcover / Original, very decorative full 19th century calf with gilt lettering on original, red spinelabel. Binding and interior in unusually excellent condition. Only a very small lesion (fraying) to the outer margins of three pages.

3. [Luckombe, Philip] Smith, Charles.

Large Map of County Kerry in the 18th century: “The County of Kerry – To the Nobility and Gentry of this County this Map – Drawn from Actual Surveys is Inscribed by their most Obedient Servant – Charles Smith”.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the Engraving which was originally created by Charles Smith but later pirated/printed without permission in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 43,5 cm wide x 50 cm high. Sheet Size: 49,4 cm wide x 56 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

4. [O’Connor, Arthur / United Irishmen] Hayter-Hames, Jane.

Arthur O’Connor, United Irishman.

Cork, Collins Press, 2001. 24 cm. xi, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

5. Kingston, W.J.

The Story of West Carbery.

First edition. Waterford, The Friendly Press, 1985. 14 cm x 20 cm. VI, 133 pages. With a number of photographs and maps. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear.

6. [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.

7. Bhaldraithe, Tomás de.

English-Irish Dictionary. Edited by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Baile Atha Cliath, 1976. Octavo (14.5 cm wide x 21.8 cm high). XII, 864 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

8. O’Sullivan, Ted.

Bere Island: A Short History.

Cork, Inisgragy Books, 2002. 20.5 cm x 14.5 cm. 128 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Slight curling of corners on cover. Clean inside with solid binding.

9. Alexander the Coppersmith.

Remarks Upon, The Religion, Trade, Government, Police, Customs, Manners, And Maladys, Of The City Of Corke.

Cork, Tower Books, 1974. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 133 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

10. Lucey, Conor.

House and Home in Georgian Ireland. Spaces and cultures of domestic Life.

Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2022. Octavo. 210 pages with illustrations throughout the volume. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.

11. Somerville-Large, Peter.

Irish Eccentrics – A Selection.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1975. Octavo. VIII, 286 pages with several illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

12. Mc Cormaic, Tomas.

1798 ! – Rebel Cork in Insurrection – The United Irishmen of Cork City and County.

Midleton, Litho Press, 1998. Octavo (14.7 cm wide x 20.8 cm high). 131 pages. Illustrated. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed / Inscribed by the author. Very rare !

13. Tyrrell, John.

Weather and Warfare – A Climatic History of the 1798 Rebellion.

Cork, Collins Press, 2001. 23 cm. viii, 208 pages. Illustrated. Softcover. Few markings but otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

14. Silverman, Marilyn.

Approaching the Past – Historical anthropology through Irish case studies. Edited by Marilyn Silverman, P.H. Gulliver.

New York, N.Y., Columbia University Press, [1992]. 24 cm. vi, 428 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

15. Leslie, Shane.

The Irish Tangle for English Readers.

First Edition. London, MacDonald & Co., [1946]. Octavo. 254 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

16. O’Faoláin, Seán.

The Great O’Neill – A Biography of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, 1550-1616.

Cork, Mercier, 1970, c1942. 21 cm. xii, 284 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

17. McCarthy, Justin Huntly.

Ireland since the Union – Sketches of Irish history from 1798 to 1886.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1887. 20 cm. XVIII, 368 pages plus 32 pages of a catalogue of books by Chatto & Windus in the rear of the publication. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

18. [O’Nolan Family History] Nolan, Rev. John / Kavanagh, Art.

O’Nolan – The History of A People. By Rev. John Nolan and Art Kavanagh. With extended notices of other great Gaelic, Anglo Norman and English families of South East Leinster.

Bunclody (Coounty Wexford), Published by “Irish Family Names”, 2000. Large Octavo. VI, 360 pages. Illustrated Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed by Art Kavanagh.

19. Coughlan, Christopher.

Olde Cork – Historical – Theatrical – Commercial. Illustrated [The best Concise History of Cork City].

Cork, Feehan & Co., 1975. Small Octavo. 48, (4 unnumbered) pages. Illustrated Softcover. The spine of this small publication is usually broken, not this one ! Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

20. Townsend, Molly.

Not by Bullets and Bayonets – Cobbett’s writings on the Irish question, 1795-1835.

London, Sheed and Ward, 1983. Octavo. 119 pages. With pages of plates with illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.