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1896312959Dublin : Gill 1896. 5th Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: viii 312 pages ; 19cm. Subjects: Ireland -- History. Dublin : Gill hardcover
1893001719London: Longmans Green 1893 Book. Illus. by Colour Map Foldout. Good. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth decorated in black on boards. Gilt spine lettering intact. Minor hinge strain demotes it to good but intact and sound. Minor edge stain lower right corner.General edge and corner wear. In four parts: Manners Customs and Institutions of the Ancient Irish; Ireland under Native Rulers; The Period of the Invasion; and The Period of Insurrection Confiscation and Plantation. 565 pp.with index plus catalog. Believed first edition. Longmans, Green hardcover
190057914NY: Murphy & McCarthy. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1900. Hardcover. Very light wear to top and bottom of spine; Blue cloth hardcover with gilt cover decoration marbled edges color frontispieces with tissue guards B&W photos color maps index. Two volumes in one ; 4to; 334 281 pages . Murphy & McCarthy hardcover
1828849F14London: Baldwin and Cradock 1828 . Leather. Very Good. 6" by 4". None. A smart set of early nineteenth century educational scientific works aimed at the 'Entertainment of Young People'. Five volumes only of the seven volume 1828 'New Edition' of the scientific dialogues of educator and Unitarian minister Jeremiah Joyce.Consisting of volumes II to VI: Vol. II Astronomy; Vol. III Hydrostatics; Vol. IV Pneumatics; Vol. V Optics and Magnetism and Vol. VI Electricity.A wonderfully informative introduction to various scientific subjects published with the intention of igniting an interest in such subjects in the young.With numerous vignette illustrations.Former owner's illustrations to head of front boards. In quarter morocco bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Fading to back strips with minor losses to back strip heads. Rubbing to boards. Former owner's inscriptions to head of each front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright with only the odd spot. Very Good Baldwin and Cradock hardcover
1894314068Wakefield Mass: Privately Printed 1894. First edition. Illustrated with plates vignettes in text. 36 2pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Very good plus. First edition. Illustrated with plates vignettes in text. 36 2pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Angling verseabout fishing at Camp Goodall Maine dedicated to Frank Hopewell who is the leading figure in the Hopewell Club and Joyce's later volume Dreams ca. 1896. Wetzel p. 168; Bruns J84; Heller 2:1029. Wetzel p. 168; Bruns J84; Heller 2:1029 <br/><br/> Privately Printed hardcover
1870309496Dublin : Gill 1870. New Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age; boards starting. Corners sharp with an overall; bright and clean impression. Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; 107 p. ; 17 cm. Subjects; Names Geographical. Names Geographical Ireland. Ireland. Dublin : Gill hardcover
1888gra047London: Illustrated Newspapers Ltd. G : in good condition. Pages 1-28 missing. Occasional foxing and marks. 1888. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 410mm x 310mm 16" x 12". 764pp of 792pp 32pp. Includes the 1893 Christmas supplement. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . Illustrated Newspapers Ltd hardcover
1893biblio37241<p>London: Longmans Green and Co.; First Edition 1893. VIII565 pp. 24pp. catalogue. Fold-out map. NearFine to Fine Hardcover no dj. Practically no wear.Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong Tight binding perfect hinges. 7.3"x5.3"x1.7". be33538.</p> Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
190022329New York: Murphy & McCarthy 1900. 4to. Part I: unnumbered; Part II: 26 pp Index 281 pp. 2 chromolithograph plates with tissue guards; 32 color maps; 100 black & white illustrated plates. Publisher's dark green gilt-stamped cloth; floral endpapers. A very good copy light wear to extremities; small tear at lower front joint; front hinge cracked; light foxing. Part I. A Comprehensive Delineation Of The Thirty-Two Counties. By P.W.Joyce.Part II. The General History As Told By A.M.Sullivan And Continued by P.D.Nunan. Murphy & McCarthy unknown
182145395London 1821. hardcover. very good. 24 engraved plates. 7 volumes. 18mo. Contemporary 1/2 black morocco over marbled boards rubbed. London: Baldwin Cradock & Joy 1821. Very good.<br/> <br/> Ambitious guide for Regency youngsters the volumes covering Mechanics Astronomy Hydrostatics Pneumatics Optics & Magnetism Electricity and Vol. VII dated 1824 the "Companion" of examination questions etc. New Edition with Additions & Improvements.<br/> <br/> unknown
1817WUV1219London: Longman. 1817. Original marbled boards backed by brown calf gilt with leather tips somewhat bumped. Vol. 1 missing several blank endpapers. Bookticket on front pastedown. Signature of pps. 119-122 is loose. Some old mould evident. P. 581 is a nice mathematical plate. Previous owner signatures in each volume. Vol. 2 has tears in last free endpaper but is present. Seven plates present in Vol. 2. Second Edition. Half-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Longman. Hardcover books
1802vs011.023GB: J Johnson 1802. V1&2 2nd edn 1803; V3&4 1st 1802; V5&6 1st 1805; 143 x 90 mm. Six matching volumes all with armorial bookplate of Joseph Laycock.Full leather with twin title labels. Front cover of v1 is DETACHED. Else set is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1300g. . Hardback. VG-/No DW. J Johnson Hardcover
1898352760Dublin : Gill 1898. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Spine starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 107 pages 17cm. Subjects: Irish place names. Genre: History. Language: English. Dublin : Gill hardcover
1870439110Dublin Boston : McGlashan & Gill ; P. Donahoe 1870. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Previous owners' signature and paste-down. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xviii 571 pages. Subjects: Names Geographical Ireland. Irish literature. Dublin Boston : McGlashan & Gill ; P. Donahoe hardcover
1896314069Wakefield Mass: Privately Printed 1896. First edition. With photographic plates and illustrations in text. 33 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth gilt t.e.g. Spine a bit dull and soiled at foot. Very Good. First edition. With photographic plates and illustrations in text. 33 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "An account of a fishing party in verse" Bruns also known as Dreams and Chronicles. The fishing trip on Great East Lake took place in "the seventh year of the reign of Grover when the voice of the frog was known throughout the land."<br /> <br /> Dedicated to the members of the Hopewell Club who are identified in the preface; with an additional poem "To Frank Hopewell" laid in dated May 17 1895 Goodall Camp. Wetzel p. 168; Bruns J83; Heller 2:1030 Privately Printed unknown
1896314069Wakefield Mass: Privately Printed 1896. First edition. With photographic plates and illustrations in text. 33 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth gilt t.e.g. Spine a bit dull and soiled at foot. Very Good. First edition. With photographic plates and illustrations in text. 33 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "An account of a fishing party in verse" Bruns also known as Dreams and Chronicles. The fishing trip on Great East Lake took place in "the seventh year of the reign of Grover when the voice of the frog was known throughout the land."<br/><br/>Dedicated to the members of the Hopewell Club who are identified in the preface; with an additional poem "To Frank Hopewell" laid in dated May 17 1895 Goodall Camp. Wetzel p. 168; Bruns J83; Heller 2:1030 Privately Printed unknown books
1883688481883. JOYCE John A. A Checkered Life. Chicago: S.P. Rounds Jr. 1883. 1st ed. 318pp. Portrait frontis. illus. Orig. decorated cloth. Near fine. Dornbusch II 368. "The first sections of this weak memoir recount the author's experiences in the 24th Kentucky" Nevins Ip.115. unknown
1896702341896. JOYCE John A. Jewels of Memory. Washington DC: Gibson Bros. 1896. 2nd ed. illustrated. Portrait frontis. portraits plates. Orig. cloth. Near fine. Presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper "Presented to Hon. David G. Colson with the Radical Respects of a Radical Kentucky soldier. John A. Joyce Washington D.C. Feby. 3d. 1897." Dornbusch IV 6821. . unknown
1879017050London United Kingdom: C. Kegan Paul & Company 1879. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition First Print. Pp. xx 420. Original red cloth decorated in black and gilt to front panel and spine. Boards have some light fade and darkening. Internally complete spotting to some pages tightly bound. C. Kegan Paul & Company Hardcover
18916968Leipzig Germany; Trieste: Tauchnitz 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. Stanislaus Joyce's copy inscribed by him presumably in Triests where he shared lodgings with his brother James Joyce. Black textured cloth binding presumed to be a mid twentieth century rebind gilt spine lettering; original pastedowns laid down at either end of the small format Tauchnitz imprint - 15x11cm. Browning to paper stock which has become brittle with small loss to upper margins of the contents and two subsequent leaves. Short tape repair to foreedge of page 33: this is a book which has been valued for a long time. Stanislaus Joyce has written his name in black ink at the head of the half-title. There are no further annotations to the book but a small ink blot in the margin of page 27 suggesting that it was read with pen in hand. It was in 1905 that Stanislaus Joyce 1884-1955 joined his brother James Joyce's household in Trieste where the brothers shared ideas and books. While in Trieste James Joyce completed Dubliners a second version of Chamber Music and he started to work on Exiles and on the novel Ulysses that would finally make his name. This title does not appear among the known catalogue lists of James Joyce's library. pp 278. Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1891 Tauchnitz hardcover
190088326New York: Murphy & McCarthy 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Small Folio 12 in. x 9.25 in. Unpaginated. Illustrated with two full-page chromo-lithographs with tissue-guards a full-page colored map of each province and many black and white photographs and portraits. Dark blue-green cloth boards ruled in blind with Erin gilt harpist with wolfhound to front. Gilt title embellishments and bandlines to rebacked spine. Marbled edges. Professionally repaired board corners and front and rear hinges. Unmarked supple interior. Subtitle Of Part I: With A Beautifully Colored Map Of Each Arranged Alphabetically Showing Over 11000 Cities Towns Villages And Places Of Public Interest. Embracing Over Two Hundred Illustrations Of The Natural Scenery Public Buildings Abbeys Round Towers And Other Romantic And Historic Places Reproduced By Eminent Artists From Photographs Especially Taken For This Work. <br /> <br /> Subtitle Of Part II: A Complete And Authentic History Of Ireland From The Earliest Ages. With Graphic Descriptions Of The Battle Of Clontarf Strongbow's Invasion Death Of Roderick O'Connor Last King Of Ireland Cromwell's Invasion Siege Of Derry And The Battle Of The Boyne; Siege Of Limerick Penal Laws The Volunteers The United Irishmen Catholic Emancipation And Repeal The Young Irelanders Fenian Insurrection Home Rule And Land League Agitations Bringing It Down Almost To The United Irish League. / Embellished With Portraits Of The Leading Statesmen Orators Poets And Martyrs Of The Emerald Isle Taken From The Original Paintings Of Haverty Reynolds Lesage And Others. Murphy & McCarthy hardcover
180800009131London: Richard Phillips 1808. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 3 iv-viii 1 2-256 pp. Nineteenth-century half sheep dyed green over marbled boards binding ca. 1835. DeMorgan 90 DeMorgan's speculation that 1816 is the first edition is incorrect. Contemporary owner has tipped in leaves with their hand-written calculations and notes one of which folds out. Joyce's volume covers stocks and the stock market long division logarithms "vulgar" fractions decimals subtraction compound interest and annuities permutations and combinations and exchanges. Illustrated with charts relevant to the different mathematical lessons. The volume is concerned with arithmetic relevant to economics and business practices a pragmatic text with historical interest. A Very Good book with contemporary owner's gift inscription and ink annotations light spotting to leaves. Richard Phillips hardcover
190048461London: Chatto & Windus 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 8vo. Pp. 287 no publisher's catalogue. Blue decorated cloth with white lettering to the front cover gilt spine lettering. Some loss to white picture to the front cover dulled spine with light rubbing to the spine ends light foxing throughout but overall clean and the binding tight but slightly cocked. Nice copy overall scarce. Chatto & Windus hardcover
182145395London 1821. hardcover. very good. 24 engraved plates. 7 vols. 18mo. Contemporary 1/2 black morocco marbled boards rubbed. London: Baldwin Cradock & Joy 1821. Very good.<br/><br/> Ambitious guide for Regency youngsters the volumes covering Mechanics Astronomy Hydrostatics Pneumatics Optics & Magnetism Electricity and Vol. VII dated 1824 the "Companion" of examination questions etc. New Edition with Additions & Improvements.<br/><br/> unknown books
189516075Washington DC: Gibson Brothers 1895. 1st edition. Presentation copy. Red cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & boards ruled in blind. A VG copy bit of spine sunning/light soil to cloth. 245 pp. Frontis of Joyce. 12mo. 5" x 7 3/8" <br/><br/>Armstrong a respected member of the Confederate miliatary senior guard having served with Polk & Jackson. Long laudatory inscription from Joyce to Armstrong on the ffep: "Inscribed to / Genl Frank C. / Armstrong with / the respect that / a genuine soldier / of the "Blue" has / for a genuine / soldier of the "Gray" / John A. Joyce / Author / Washington D.C. / Nov. 25th 1895". Gibson Brothers hardcover books
