SARGENT,HARRY R.

first edition 446pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep and verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents) this is the true first edition - this from the author's preface Be it of what merit it may, the book should have been published more than two years ago by those to whom I had first entrusted it; however they have been got rid of, and the well-known firm of Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.are now my publishers - August, 1895 - I suspect that title pages may have been prepared by the dismissed publisher and were subsequently used by Simpkin for later editions despite them perhaps showing an earlier date

PUBLISHER: simpkin marshall hamilton kent london 1895

KEYWORDS: sport history harry sargent literature

FLANAGAN,PATRICK J.

first edition 192pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] NF (tan cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and osiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: david & charles newton abbot 1966

KEYWORDS: ireland history transport railway cavan leitrim patrick flanagan

MCDOWELL,R.B.

first edition 306pp VG+ (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1944

KEYWORDS: ireland history public opinion mcdowell

MOORE,H.KINGSMILL

ex-lib.first edition 325pp VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,few lib.stamps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1930

KEYWORDS: ireland history kingsmill moore

FRASER,DUNCAN

first edition inscribed by author's wife 192pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's label to ffep,author's wife's [Dora Knight] inscr.to title page [author died before the book was published] ) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: melven press perth 1982

KEYWORDS: scotland fife history geography duncan fraser dora knight signed

PEARL,CYRIL

first edition [author typed letter signed loosely inserted] 85pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,typed letter from author loosely inserted) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: angus & robertson london 1969

KEYWORDS: geography history dublin cyril pearl james joyce signed

GAMBLE,DAVID [COMPILER]; GAMBLE,JOHN WILLIAM

second edition inscribed by compiler [2 vols.bound as 1] 53pp+blanks+27pp VG (fawn cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.owner's inscr.to ffep,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,compiler's inscr.to blank prelim.dated August 1899,aeg sl.rubbed)

PUBLISHER: [np] copp clark [printers] toronto 1899

KEYWORDS: family history genealogy biography david gamble john gamble fermanagh toronto

ADAMS,BENJAMIN WILLIAM; PEERS,MAXWELL RICHARD WILLIAM PEERS

first edition author's copy [Maxwell Richard William Peers Adams] [possibly a proof copy] 195pp [hand-numbered with many pp hand-written] ills.[b/w original photos mounted on prelims.] VG (full black leather w.gilt ruled borders,raised/gilt bands to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,marbled eps w.author/owner's armorial bookplate to front pastedown,content edges sl.soiled,many pages handwritten with [author's ?] annotations,many related pieces of ephemera loosely inserted incl.contemporary newspaper clippings,many blank pp bound in) a unique copy of what may well be the author's [Maxwell Richard William Peers Adams] bound proof copy - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: traill calcutta 1891 / simla [np] 1892

KEYWORDS: history biography peers adams alveston warwickshire proof copy genealogy

MONTGOMERY,B.G.DE

first edition numbered/limited [214/600] 303pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth w.gilt crest stamp to top board,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear to extrems.w.external tape repairs to corners and hinges,internal tape reinforcing) scarce in d/w

PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1948

KEYWORDS: history genealogy montgomery biography

FRASER,SIR WILLIAM

first edition signed by the author numbered/limited [30/150] [presented by The Earl of Haddington to The Marquis of Salisbury] 2 vols.lxiv+387pp/liv+392pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth w.red leather spines,gilt ruled borders w.gilt crest stamped to top boards,top board of vol.2 detached but present,split to full length of lower hinge on vol.1.,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,presentation bookplate to front pastedown is signed by author and numbered,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,stamp of Hatfield House Library to title page both vols.,spines cracked but generally tight) unique set presented to the Marquis of Salisbury by the Earl of Haddington - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: [np] edinburgh 1889

KEYWORDS: biography history genealogy haddington william fraser signed marquis salisbury

HARVEY,OSCAR JEWELL; SMITH,ERNEST GRAY

first edition 6 vols.2215/795pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth w.gilt stamp to top boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) scarce complete set in 6 vols. - heavy item

PUBLISHER: [np] wilkes-barre 1909-1930

KEYWORDS: geography history wilkes-barre oscar jewell harvey ernest smith pennsylvania genealogy

PHILLIMORE,W.P.W.; CARTER,W.F.

first edition 360pp [b/w frontis.portrait w.folding maps and charts to text] VG+ (full leather w.gilt crest stamped to both boards,raised bands to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,top hinge split but holding tight,v.sl.foxing to some margins,aeg sl.rubbed) very tidy copy attractively bound

PUBLISHER: phillimore london 1901

KEYWORDS: history biography phillimore middlemore warwickshire worcestershire carter genealogy

N/A

first edition [first 9 volumes bound in 5 books] ills.[b/w and duotone] VG- (bound in full green calf w.gilt ruled borders and gilt stamp to boards,gilt/raised bands to spines,lower board of book1 barely attached,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,all vols.rebacked w.spines sl.browned,marbled eps,prelims.and some margins sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,a few plates are detached but present,occasional pen/pencil notes and underlining to text but not too distracting,spines cracked and sl.shaky,aeg mod.rubbed) heavy set - scans available on request - the first 9 volumes of this journal bound in 5 books

PUBLISHER: archer belfast 1853-1862

KEYWORDS: history arts archaeology ulster journal ireland

BALL,F.ELRINGTON

first edition 2 vols.365/408pp [b/w frontis.vol.1] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,owner's bookplate and dealer's stamp to front pastedown both vols.,2x owner's inscr.to ffep and verso both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/ws (mod.rubbed and soiled,spines browned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1926

KEYWORDS: history law judges ireland elrington ball biography

MANT,RICHARD

first edition 809pp [1 b/w plate] VG- (rebind in full leather w.diced/blind stamped borders gilt ruled,raised bands to spine,rubbed and stained w.surface losses,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep and dedication page,prelims.stained,some minor soiling to contents,speckled edges,spine cracked but binding is tight)

PUBLISHER: john w.parker london 1840

KEYWORDS: history theology church ireland richard mant

D'HAUTERIVE,M.BOREL

416pp [text in french] ills.[col.heraldic plates] VG- (rebind in marbled paper boards w.black leather spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,marbled eps,owner's bookplate to front pastedown and stamp to title page,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,water stain across centre of pages in first half of contents)

PUBLISHER: bureau de la publication dentu libraire paris [nd]

KEYWORDS: history france heraldry annuaire noblesse maisons souveraines borel d'hauterive genealogy heraldry

PETRIE,GEORGE

second edition 525pp ills.[b/w] G+ (brown cloth sunned to mauve,blind celtic dec.stamps to boards,rubbed and soiled,spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.,splits to lower hinge,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: hodges and smith dublin 1845

KEYWORDS: history ecclesiatical architecture theology george petrie ireland

SEVIER,CORA BALES; MADDEN,NANCY S.

first edition 558pp ills.[b/w w.3x col.coats of arms] NF (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep) superb copy

PUBLISHER: [np] kaufmann [printer] washington dc 1961

KEYWORDS: history biography cora bales sevier nancy madden genealogy

DOUGLAS,SIR ROBERT; WOOD,JOHN PHILIP

second edition 2 vols.759pp+xiv+9 b/w plates / 752pp+xiii+plates 10-17 VG+ (rebinds in full polished calf w.gilt dec.stamped borders,raised bands to spine w.gilt stamped compartments,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,spine sl.sunned,marbled eps w.owner's armorial bookplate to front pastedown both vols.,prelims.and some margins sl.foxed,aeg) attractively bound folio set - heavy items

PUBLISHER: constable edinburgh 1813

KEYWORDS: scotland history genealogy biography peerage robert douglas john wood

GREENWELL,G.C.

ex-lib.third edition 255pp+plates [b/w and col.] VG- (blue cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,chipping to head/foot of spine,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,plates are generally clean,spine sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: spon london 1889

KEYWORDS: mine engineering greenwell history science