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Books 1000 to 1131

1001. Redmond-Howard, l.g. Six Days of the Irish Republic. A Narrative and critical account of the latest phase of Irish politics. Boston. John Luce& Co. 1916. First. U.S. p.p.131. Org. green cloth, title in black with shamrock on cover. V.g. €295

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Ex. Lib. Donagh MacDonagh

1002. Ryan, Desmond. The Rising. The Complete Story of Easter Week. Dublin. Golden Eagle Books. 1949. First. p.p.276. Signed by Donagh Mac Donagh (Son of thomas Mac Donagh) on E.P. Org. green cloth. Good. €135

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1004. Thompson, William Irwin. The Imagination of an Insurrection Dublin Easter 1916. A Study of an Ideological Movement. New York. O.U.P. 1967. p.p.262. First. Signed and dated by Donagh MacDonagh on end paper. Pictorial D.J. V.g. €250

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1006. O'Higgins, Brian. The Soldier's Story of Easter Week. Dublin. O'Huiginn. 1925. First. p.p.78 + 2 pages ads. Org. décor wrps. Good. €125

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1007. The easter Proclamation of the Irish Republic MCMXVI. Dublin. Dolmen Press. 1960. p.p.8. Small 8vo. Org. pictorial boards. Very attractive printing with coloured capital letters. V.g. €125

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1008. Irwin, Wilmot. Betrayal in Ireland. Belfast. Northern Whig Ltd. n.d. C.1930. First. p.p.156. Org. pictorial wrps. Good. €150

An eye-witness record of the tragic and terrible years of revolution and civil war in Ireland 1916-24.

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1009. Neligan, David. The Spy in the Castle. London. Trinity Press. 1968. First. p.p.189. Illustrated. Fine in pictorial D.J. €150

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Inscribed Presentation Copy.

1010. DeBurca, Seamus. The Soldier's Song. The Story of Peadar o Cearnaigh. Dublin. Bourke. 1957. p.p.255. Author's signed and inscribed copy. Org. cloth. Good. €250

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1012. Hodges Figgis & Co. Catalogue "the Rising of 1916 and the Struggle for Independence". Dublin. 1966. p.p.44. Stiff pictorial wrps. Cover illustrating item 397 in catalogue "Original Proclamation of the Irish Republic". Scarce. V.g. €125

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1013. Daily Sketch - May 12 - 1916. Tabloid size. p.p.12. Cover illustration of Francis Sheehy Skeffington "Why was he Shot"? Inside pages deal with Easter Rising & Great War. Good. €95

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1014. I.R.A. Review. Iris Drong Átha Cliath. Dublin. Brigade Review. Illustrated. Dublin. The National Association of the Old I.R.A. 1939. Folio. p.p.122. Illustrated wrps. V.g. €395

With chapters on: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Battalions; Fianna Éireann, Filleadh na Féinne, Kevin Barry, Active Service Unit, Pre-Truce Intelligence Department, A Diary of Easter Week, The Resurrection of Ireland, The Role of Dublin in the War of Independence, Irish Republican Prisoners' Escape from Kilmainham Gaol, Gun-Running, etc.

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1015. Fox, R.M. Rebel Irishwomen. Dublin. Talbot Press. 1935. First. Illustrated. p.p.204. Maud gonne, Constance Markievicz, eva gore-Booth, grace Plunkett, etc. are fittingly extolled. Org. green cloth, title in red. V.g. €145

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1021. Pearse, P.H. An Macaom. Edited by P.H. Pearse and written by the masters and pupils of St. enda's School. Dublin. Kevin J. Kenny. 1909. Volume 1 - Number 1. p.p.90 + 12 pages ads. Small 4to. Illustrated. Bottom right hand corners of first few pages neatly incised with no effect on text. Rare first edition, first number of St. Enda's School magazine first published midsummer 1909. Recent marbled boards, moroc. label. Rare. €195

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1022. Cuimni na bPiarsac - Memories of the Brothers Pearse. Dublin. Brothers Pearse Commemoration Committee. 1958. First. Foreword by Margaret M. Pearse (sister). p.p.36. Org. white wrps with green print. V.g. €125

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Limited Edition Sterling Silver Plate.

1025. Padraig Mac Piarais Centenary Plate. Sterling Silver Commemorative Plate of Padraig Pearse 1979. Limited edition size 11'' diameter, weight 18ozs. in special presentation box with 4 page illustrated booklet. Handmade in sterling silver by Royal Charter of Dublin. Pristine. €950.

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1026. Beaslai, Piarais. Michael Collins and the Making of New Ireland. London. Harrap. 1926. First. 2 Volumes. p.p.(1) 458 and (2) 484. Royal 8vo. Two colour frontis paintings by John Lavery and numerous illustrations. Org. green cloth with oval portrait of Collins on covers. V.g. €950

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1027. Beaslai, Piarais. Michael Collins. Soldier and Statesman. Dublin. Talbot Press. 1937. First. p.p.430. Portrait frontis and other illustrations. Org. green cloth with slight ink marks on upper cover. Scarce. €250

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1028. Ryan, Desmond. The Invisible Army - A Story of Michael Collins. London. Barker. 1932. First. p.p.236. Probably an advance proof copy marked "no publication" till 5th September, 1932. Org. blue cloth, spine rubbed. Scarce. €125

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1030. O'Malley, Ernie. Raids and Rallies. Dublin. Anvil Books. 1982. First. p.p.208. Fine pictorial D.J. V.g. €145

O'Malley's accounts of raids on Drangan, Hollyford and Rearcross Ric Barracks in all of which he participated and his first hand knowledge of raids on Rineen, Scramogue, tourmakeady, Modreeny, Kilmeeney and Carrowkennedy barracks.

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1033. MacSwiney, Terence. Principles of Freedom. Dublin. Talbot Press. 1921. First Irish Edition. p.p.244. Portrait Frontis. Org. green cloth. Good. €125

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1035. With the I.R.A. in the Fight for Freedom 1919 to the Truce Tralee. The Kerryman. n.d. C.1930. p.p.238. Map illustrations. Pictorial wrps. Good. €325

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1036. Cork. Rebel Cork's Fighting Story. From 1916 to the Truce with Britain. Tralee. The Kerryman. n.d. Illustrated. Pictorial wrps. V.g. €250

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1037. Limerick's Fighting Story. Tralee. Anvil Books. n.d. Edited by J. M. MacCarthy. p.p.256. Stiff wrps. Good. €225

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1038. Kerry's Fighting Story. Told By The Men Who Made It. Tralee. The Kerryman. n.d. p.p. 197. Illustrated. Pictorial wrps. V.g. €325

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1041. Compensation for Malicious Injuries in Ireland. Letter to the (Irish) Provisional Government. London. S.O. 1922. (26th July 1922). p.p.4. Letter from Downing Street London expressing concern for injuries and damage sustained during the continuing Civil War: "Prominent among these are those of men lately serving in the Royal Irish Constabulary, who have been murdered or otherwise injured in person or property by criminals inspired by motives of revenge towards their victims and ill-will towards
the Provisional Government". Disbound. Glassine folder. V.g. Scarce. €165

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Session Dec. 1921 - January 1922.

1042. Official Report. Debate on the Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland signed in London on the 6th December 1921. Dublin. Talbot Press. C.1922. Royal 8vo. p.p.424. Org. green cloth, gilt title. Scarce. V.g. €395

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Proclamation From the Four Courts.

1042(A) Stop Press: Poblacht na h-Eireann. War News. No. 4. Friday - June 30 - 1922. Large tabloid size sheet, approx. 49x37cms, printed on one side only on pink paper. Rare original copy with rallying call to the people of Ireland and news reports under the following headings: "The Fight Goes On",
"War News from the Four Courts at Noon Friday 30th June", "Firing on Hospital and Red Cross", "Capture of Transport", "Latest Intelligence", "Army Executive-Official", "British Co-operation", Questions for T.D.'s", "Free State Truths". Scarce - excellent Condition. €750

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Birth of Partition.

1044. Irish Boundary. Extracts from Parliamentary Debates, Command papers, etc., relevant to questions arising out of Article XII of the articles of agreement for A Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, dated 6th December, 1921. London. S.O. 1924. p.p.97. Recent attractive marbled
boards, moroc. label. V.g. €275

Specific arrangements re the future of Ulster and the border between the Republic and the North.

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1045. Neeson, Eoin. The Civil War in Ireland. Cork. Mercier Press. 1966. First. p.p.234. Illustrated. Fine in pictorial D.J. €135

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1046. McCann, John. War by the Irish. Tralee. The Kerryman. 1946. First. p.p.211. Illustrated. Org. quarter linen, grey boards. V.g. €145

Deals with Easter 1916 and the War of Independence.

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1049. Townshend, Charles. The British Campaign in Ireland 1919-1921. The Development of Political and Military Policies. Oxford University Press. 1975. First. p.p.242. Illustrated. Fine in D.J. Scarce. €125

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1051. Boswell, James. Boswell's Life of Johnson. Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales. Edited by George Birbeck Hill. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1887. Six volumes portrait frontis and folding plates. Royal 8vo. B.P.'s. Very fine
cntp. three quarters calf, green boards, gilt spines with raised bands. Fine set. €1,250

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1052. Ingoldsby, Thomas. The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels. London. Bentley. 1855. Three volumes. Full polished calf, gilt spines. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Fine binding by Kelly & Sons with his embossed signature. V.g. €595

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Ex. Library William Gladstone. Signed.

1053. Edgeworth, Maria. Tales and Miscellaneous Pieces. London. Hunter et al. 1825. Fourteen volumes. Title pages with vignette illustration. Each volume has the Fasque book plate from the family library of William gladstone, probably the most famous of all British Prime Ministers and highly
regarded by many people in Ireland for his Home Rule initiatives. Magnificent binding set in full contemporary crimson morocco, with gilt tooled borders on covers, gilt décor spines. A.E.G. Significant association copy with Gladstone's original signature below Fasque book plate and Maria
Edgeworth's original signature tipped on to title page. Rare. €2,750

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1054. Irving, Washington. The Works. London. G. Bell & Sons. 1885. Eleven volume set. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, gilt spines. Fine set. €1,450

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1055. Lever, Charles. Lever's Works. London. Ward Lock & Co. 1879/1881. Twenty-one volumes. Cntp. half calf, marbled boards. Gilt décor spines with twin blue and brown labels. Beautiful set. €1,250

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1056. Lodge, Edmund. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain engraved from authentic pictures in the galleries of the nobility and the public collections of the country. With biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. London. Harding & Lepard. 1835. Twelve vols.
B.P.'s. Numerous portrait illustrations. 4to. Very fine contemporary half red calf, marbled boards, gilt spines with raised bands. Beautiful set. €995

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Political Economist.

1057. Mill, John Stuart. Dissertations and Discussions, Political, Philosophical, and Historical. London. Parker. 1859. First. Two volumes. Contemporary gilt polished calf, gilt spines with blue & crimson moroc. labels. Fine set. €350

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1058. Moore, Thomas. The History of Ireland from the Earliest Kings of that realm down to the Last Chief. London. Longman, Brown. 1846. First. Four volumes. Contemporary green morocco, gilt spines with shamrock motifs in compartments. Twin crimson morocco labels. Fine set. €795

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1061. Swift, Jonathan Rev. The Works of Jonathan Swift D.D. Dean of St. Patricks, Dublin, including the whole of his Posthumous Pieces, Letters& a new edition accurately revised with an account of the Author's life and notes. Historical Critical and Explanatory by J. Hawkesworth and others. London, Elliot. 1784. Complete in 18vols. Adorned with Copper plates. Calf. Crimson & green labels. Very fine & rare set. €2,200

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Fishing Interest.

1062. Application made to the Commissioners of Fisheries in Ireland by the Board of Conservators or other persons in the Districts of Ballina and londonderry. London. House of Commons. 1863. p.p.23. Small folio. Recent marbled boards, moroc. label. V.g. €295

12 Pages devoted to Ballina Fisheries on the Moy, size of nets, danger of trout to salmon fry and the decline in salmon catches. Irish Manuscripts.

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1063. Ashburnham Manuscripts. Copy of Papers relating to the Purchase of the Stowe Collections by Her Majesty's Government. London. House of Commons. 1883. p.p.72. Small folio. Recent marbled boards, moroc. label. V.g. €195

In 1883, the British Government purchased the "Stowe" portion of the Earl of Ashburnham's Library for €45,000. The collection contained 996 volumes of manuscripts of which 102 volumes related to Ireland. 69 Volumes were in the Irish language and the balance of 33 manuscripts were in
English. All of the Irish manuscripts are listed on 7 pages and the collection was placed on permanent loan with the Royal Irish Academy in the late 1883 where the collection remains a significant part of the Academy's Library.

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Limerick Interest.

1067. Catair Luimnige. Gearóid MacSpealain. Dublin. S.O. 1948/1950. 2 Volumes. p.p.(1) 218 and (2) 408. Volume (1) 432-1691, Volume (2) 1691- 1941. Prof. illustrated. Irish text. Org. cloth. €125

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1068. Census of Ireland - 1871. Province of Connaught. Dublin. Thom. Large folio. 1874. p.p.835. Blue buckram, gilt title on spine. V.g. €325

Volume covers Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo, listing area, houses and population, also the ages, civil condition, occupations, birthplaces, religion and education of the people.

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1069. Census of Ireland, 1871. Province of leinster. Dublin. Thom. 1872. Large folio. p.p.1,173. Blue buckram. V.g. €395

Volume covers, Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, King's County, Longford, Louth, Meath, Queen's County, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow, listing area, houses and population, also the ages, civil condition, occupations, birthplaces, religion and education of the people.

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1070. Colby, Major-general. Ordnance Survey. Abstracts of Principal lines of Spirit Levelling in Ireland. Carried on during the years 1839 to 1843, under the direction of the Late Major-General Colby. Published by Order of the Master-General and Board of Ordnance, London: Eyre, 1855. Pages 252.
Unopened. Map to rear. Folio. Good. €425

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1072. Coulter, Henry. The West of Ireland: its Existing Condition, and Prospects. Illustrated with thirty-four lithographic plates (some coloured), and two folding maps. Dublin. Hodges, 1862. p.p. xii, 372, 20 (Ads). Green cloth, title in gilt on spine, Hibernia and Britannia in gilt on upper cover and in blind on lower. Fine. The Telegraph map is usually absent. Rare. €1,200

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1074. Estimates of the office of ordnance including Barracks, Surveys of the United Kingdom, Commissariat, and Military and Civil Superannuations for the Year 1840-41. London. House of Commons. 1841. p.p.33. Large 4to. 2 Fine coloured maps (1) index showing the present state of the
townland Survey of Ireland, Dec. 1839, and (2) England & Wales. Jan. 1840. Attractive recent marbled boards, moroc. label. V.g. €165

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1077. Harbours of Refuge. Copy of Correspondence between the Board of Tradeand any other Departments of the Government on the Subject of Harbours of Refuge since the Report of the Secret Committee of 1857. London. House of Commons. 1864. Large 4to. p.p.135. 2 Fine large folding
coloured maps (1) Wreck Chart of u.K. and Ireland for the years 1850 to 1860 showing locations of every casualty attended with loss of life, distinguishing the number of lives lost and the direction of wind in each case, chart size 56x40cms and (2) wreck chart of the North Coast of england
1856 to 1860, size 83x56cms. Marbled boards, moroc. label. Scarce maritime enhanced by large folding charts. V.g. €295

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1078. Hogan, Edmund. Onomasticon Goedelicum Locorum et Tribuum Hibernae et Scotiae. An index with identifications to the Gaelic Names of Places and Tribes. Dublin. Hodges Figgis. 1910. First. p.p.680 + 16 page errata. 4to. Diocesan map of Ireland. Manx lib. B.P. Org. cloth, gilt title on spine.
V.g. €300

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1079. (Lever, Charles). Tales of Ireland. Dublin. Wl Curry. 1834. First. p.p.366. Cntp. half calf, marbled boards, gilt spine with red moroc. label. Illustrated. V.G. in fine binding. €145

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1080. (Levery, Charles). The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. Dublin. Wl. Curry. 1839. First. p.p.344 + 10 pages of ads. Numerous illustrations by Phiz. Usual foxing in the first edition due to paper quality. Fine Dublin binding, full green morocco, gilt ruled borders, gilt spine, raised bands, A.E.G. with very attractive pink rose end papers. Fine copy. €225

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1081. (Levy, John.) Captain Prout - Edited by. Bob Norberry or Sketches from the Note Book of an Irish Reporter. Dublin. James Duffy. 1844. First. p.p.360. Illustrated by Henry MacManus, etc. Dedicated to C. Bianconi. Full polished calf, gilt spine with moroc. labels, professionally rebacked. T.E.G. Fine. €265

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1082. MicNamara, Micil Móir. Foras Minuigad air Áit-ainmeacaib a d-Tir Bail at Cléit. Place Names in County Dublin. Dublin. Cahill. 1922. First. p.p.145. English text. Black buckram. Scarce. V.g. €295

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1083. Maps of the united Kingdom and Ireland showing the Depot Centres and Districts as proposed in the Report of the committee on the organisation of the various military land forces of the country. London. House of Commons. 1872. Folio. p.p.2 Two large folding coloured maps (1) England
& Wales and (2) Ireland in relation to Army Locations in Both Countries. Recent marbled boards. V.g. €250

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Rare Topographical Irish Views and Demesnes.

1084. Milton, Thomas. Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in Ireland, in a Collection of Select Views from Original Drawings (by J.J. Barralet, F. Wheatley, W. Ashford & T. Roberts) engraved by Thomas Milton. London. Walter. 1783/1787. Oblong 4to. 20 Engraved plates numbered 1 to 20. Designated plates are (1) The Phoenix Lodge, (2) Leinster House, (3) Lucan House, (4) The Dargle, (5) Marino, (6) Belan-House, (7) Malahide- Castle, (8) The Scalp, (9) Bessborough, (10) Brockley-Park, (11) Beau-
Park, (12) The Salmon-Leap, (13) The Castle of Lismore, (14) Howth-House, (15) Florence Court, (16) Entrance of Glen-Molaur, (17) Tullymore Park, (18) Mount-Kennedy, (19) Ballyfinn and (20) Lucan.
Beautiful small engravings, each set of four in their original salmon coloured printed wrappers. Plates have usual light foxing and each plate has an accompanying leaf of descriptive text. Bound in custom made solander case. Rare. Accompanying the 5 volumes is a copy of the Dolmen Press Booklet of Milton's Views published 1963, with original subscribers list and with 12 plates illustrated. It would appear from this booklet that 6 volumes of Milton's Views, each containing 4 views were originally published. Our holding consists of the first five works containing 20 p l a t e s but not including the final vol. 6 containing 4 further plates. Rare. €1,450

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1085. (Nicholson), William. Lord Bishop of Derry. The Irish Historical Library. Pointing at most of the Authors and records in print or manuscript which may be serviceable to the compilers of a general history of Ireland. Dublin. Aaron Rhames. 1724. p.p.256. Recent quarter calf, marbled boards, new
E.P.s. V.g. €295

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1086. O'grady, Standish. Finn and His Companions. London. T. Fisher Unwin. 1892. First. p.p.182 + 6 page publisher's list. Illustrated by Jack B. Yeats Org. gilt brown calf. Uncut. V.g. €425

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Seven Maps.

1087. Ordnance geological Survey. England, Ireland and Scotland. London. House of Commons. 1860. Large 4to. p.p.6 plus 7 large folding coloured maps including two maps of Ireland coloured to show the state of the geological survey of Ireland at the close of the year 1859. Recent marbled
boards, moroc. label. Fine copy. €225

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1088. Oyster Culture. Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the methods of Oyster Culture in the U.K. and France. With a view to the introduction of improved methods of cultivation of oysters into Ireland. Dublin. Thom. 1870. Folio. p.p.192 plus 10 lithograph maps & plates.
Marbled boards, moroc. label. Numerous B/W illustrations. Scarce. €495

Major report commissioned by Lord Abercorn, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for enquiring into the artificial cultivation and propagation of oysters in Ireland. John Blake, Francis Francis, George Hart and Thomas Brady were commissioned to visit fisheries in France, Jersey, England and thirty locations
in Ireland resulting in the above work being the most comprehensive report ever made in relation to oyster culture in Ireland.

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Emo Park Records.

1089. Portarlington, Lord. Hunting and Shooting Records of lord Portarlington, emo., Co. Laois for the years 1909/1910. Two large oblong folio record books with details of hunt meetings in England & Ireland and particulars of game killed at various locations. Calf bound with Portarlingtons
P and coronet in gilt on covers. Books contains all usual shooting/hunting record, and original photographs, cards, some watercolours and sketches. Rare. €995

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1090. Property Defence Association - Ireland. Pamphlets. Dublin. Robert Chapman. 1881/1887. Scarce selection of pamphlets bound in one volume: (1) Annual Report of the Property Defence Association for 1881, (2) Report for 1882, (3) Report for 1883, (4) Report for 1884, (5) Report for
157 1885, (6) Report for 1886, (7) The Woodford Evictions, (8) H.A. Foster: The Truth about the Land League and (9) Guilty or not Guilty. p.p.255. Recent quarter calf. B.P. lord Courtown. Scarce. €575

The property defence association was formed in December 1880, to combat the grown and influence of the Land League whose "truculent agitation, commenced in 1869 had excited the tenant class throughout Ireland to repudiate all contracts and oppose all process of law." The Property Defence
Association, whose first chairman was the earl of Courtown, consisted of a who's who of major landlords, gentry and establishment figures. Among their first committee were the Earls of Rosse, Meath, Bandon, Donoughmore, Carysfort and leitrim. Also the Marquis of ormonde, lord talbot De Malahide and the earl of Courtown. The Land League, superbly organised, had a years start on the establishment and as its power and influence increased it sounded the death knell of centuries of rack
rent, landlord oppression, evictions and blatant injustice for a disenfranchised and impoverished peasantry.

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1091. Report from the Select Committee on Irish land act 1870. London. House of Commons. 1877. p.p.291. Folio. Org. blue stiff wrps., printed paper label. V.g. €225

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1092. Royal Commission of Inquiry into the procedure and practice and the methods valuation followed by the Land Commission, the Land Judge's Court, and the Civil Bills Courts in Ireland, under the Land Acts & The Land Purchase Act. Dublin. Thom. 1898. p.p.429. Folio. Org. blue wrps, printed paper label. V.g. €250

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Major Report on Irish Agriculture.

1093. Reports from Her Majesty's Commissioners on Agriculture. London. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1881. 3 Volumes. Folio. p.p.(1) 1098, (2) 979 and (3) 836. Comprehensive report on agriculture in Ireland, England and Scotland. In volume (1), 740 pages relate solely to Ireland while in volume 3,
51 pages relate to Cork Butter Trade. Two coloured maps in volume 2. Org. matching quarter linen, marbled boards. V.g. €550

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1094. Public auction. Rental and Particulars of Sale - Part Property of John Rorke, Counties of Dublin, Kildare & Meath sold before the honourable Judge Longfield at his court, Inns Quay, Dublin, 5th July, 1864. Large oblong folio. p.p.20 + 6 large (lithograph) maps. Marbled boards. Moroc. labels.
See Illustration. V.g. Scarce. €550

Total acreage for sale amounted to 3,071 with 427 acres at Tyrrellstown, Barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin, a further 274 acres at Blakestown& Hartstown, CO. Dublin, 1,237 acres at Castle-martin & Tankardstown, Co. Meath. A further 802 acres at Johnstown, Co. Meath, and 331 acres at Newtown, Co. Kildare.

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1095. Henry, Francois. La Sculpture Irlandaise pendant Les Douze Premiers Siecles de L'Ére Chretienne. Paris Leroux. 1933. First. 2 Volumes in 1. p.p.(1) 234 text pages and (2) 171 full pages of plates. Folio. Quarter calf incorporating original printed wrappers for both volumes. V.g. Scarce. €1,350

This is one of the truly great works on Irish antiquities. The definition of detail in the photographs of high crosses, and Romanesque architecture is outstanding.

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Original Irish 19th Century Photographs.

1096. Davis, George. Photographer. Irish Views. C.1880. Thirteen original 19th century Irish photographs by George Davison, Dublin with his monogram on each. The photographs, which are of outstanding quality relate to scenery and topography in County Meath, louth, Cork and Scattery Island
on the Shannon. Tissue guarded. Size 27x22cms. Tissue guarded in fine oblong folio album, quarter calf, green boards. See Illustration. Rare. V.g. €750

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1097. Daily graphic. Home Rule Cartoons. London. Baines. C.1912. Large folio. p.p.16. Carsons "Ulster's Solemn League and Covenant" dated 28th September, 1912 printed on page two while in the best traditions of British tabloid press, remainder of paper consists of numerous anti Home Rule
cartoons. Org. pictorial wrappers end loosely bound in fine original portfolio. V.g. €225

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Sligo and Belfast lunatic asylums.

1098. Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the State of the lunatic asylums in Ireland. Dublin. Thom. 1858. Folio. p.p.719 plus nine litho plates, seven folding, of asylums in Sligo and Belfast. Org. Home Office buckram. Good. €325

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1099. Report. Army Medical Department - The Progress of Military Prison Hygiene in Ireland. By Surgeon-Major a.a. gore. 1879. p.p.15. 3 Small B/W sketch plans of interiors of Royal Barracks, Richmond Barracks and Kilmainham cells. Org. stiff blue wrps. with printed paper label. V.g. €125

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Kildare Interest.

1,100. Report on the Borough of Naas. 1833. p.p.13 bound with an act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Clane and Manheim in the county of Kildare, (6th April, 1819). p.p.23. London. Eyre & Strahan. 1819. 4to. Recent marbled boards, moroc. label. V.g. €135

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1,101. Robinson, Rev. Stansford H. Celtic Illuminative Art in the Gospel Books of Durrow, Lindisfarne & Kells. Dublin. Hodges Figgis. 1908. First. Large 4to. Numerous fine colour lithographs and other full page B/W illustrations. Org. gilt green cloth with Celtic large gilt borders. B.P. V.g. €550

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Kerry Interest.

1102. Russell, W.H. The Atlantic Telegraph. London. Day & Son Ltd. C.1865. 4to. p.p.117 + 4 pps ads. The Story of the Laying of the First underwater cable between Valentia (Kerry) and Newfoundland in 1858. Historic account of the trials and vicissitudes of the ships and crews involved, the
Great Eastern, the Agememnon, the Niagara, and their ultimate triumph, 26 fine full page tinted lithographs. The Lithos are of outstanding quality and include the five scarce South Kerry Views: (1) Valentia in 1858. (2) The Bay-Valentia, (3) Foilhummerum Bay-Valentia from Cromwell Fort.
(4) The Cliffs Foilhummerum-landing of the Shore end of Cable. July 22. (5) General view of Port Magee from the heights below Cora Beg. The Caroline laying the shore end of the cable July 22. Original magnificent gilt cloth covers, depicting the U.S. and British flags. The Royal crowned
coat of arms. The American Eagle inside a gilt border of sea shells & sea horns with nautical roping in elaborate knots entwined throughout the attractive marine tableau. A.E.G. Fine copy of a much sought after book. €1,650

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1103. Shaw, William. A Galic and English Dictionary containing All the Words in the Scotch and Irish Dialects of the Celtic, that could be collected from the Voice and Old Books and Mss. Two volumes in one. London. W & A. Strahan. 1780. First. p.p.(1) 381 (2) 305. Fine in recent quarter calf. €595

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1104. Strange, Sir John. Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer from Trinity Term in the Second Year of King George 1 to Trinity Term in the Twenty-First Year of King George II. Dublin. Nelson & Cotter. Printed on Irish Paper made by
T. Slator and Irish type made by Perry and Malone. 1756. Folio. Two volumes. p.p.(1) 714 and (2) 558 + 100 pages table. L.P. Full cntp. calf. Red & green moroc. labels. V.g. €695

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Archbishop of Armagh.

1105. Usserio, Jacobo. Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates: quibis inserta est pestiferae adversus dei gratiam á Pelagio Britanno in Ecclesiam Inductae Haereseos Historia Accedit Gravissim ae Quaestionis de Christtianarum Ecclesiarum Succession & Statu Historica Explication. London.
Tooke. 1687. p.p.549 + 191. Full cntp. calf. V.g. €550

One of Ussher's greatest works, Britanniacrum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates contains the most exact account of the Church, both in Britain and Ireland, from A.D. 20 to the end of the seventh century. It was commenced at the request of King James, twenty years previously. Ussher dedicated thiswork
to King Charles 1. There is a chronological index in which the events of each century are described. Very interesting list of subscribers.

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1106. Sharpe, R. Bowdler. (Editor). Lloyds Natural History. London. Edward Lloyd. 1896. First. 16 Vols. Full set consisting of British Birds (4 vols.), game Birds (2), Butterflies (3), Moths (2), Monkeys (2), Mammalia, Marsupials and Cats. Beautifully bound in contemporary half calf, gilt ornate
spines, with twin red & green morocco labels. Raised bands. Collection has 543 colour lithographs and numerous maps and woodcuts. 166 of the colour lithos are bird plates. Exceptional set enhanced by plates. €1,250

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1109. Auction Catalogue regarding sale of lands at West End, Leaselands, Laghnalooha,
in Mallow, Co. Cork on 13th March 1907. "Valuable premises situate in the town of Mallow and choice Villa residences in the their own grounds, situate within a short distance of the town properties to be sold in 7 lots before Mr. Justice Ross at his Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin. Large oblong folio. 3 Colour maps. p.p.14. Recent marbled boards incorporating original white printed wrps. V.g. €595

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Waterford & Cork Interest.

1,110. An Album of scarce original photographs (varying size) of Cork & Waterford views. C.1890. Scarce photos of Waterford City, Blarney and Glengariffe. Oblong folio. Later quarter linen marbled boards. Pencil note on end paper "Cusack-Smith Family". V.g. Scarce. €395

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Waterford Interest.

1,111. Report from the Select Committee on Postal Arrangements (Waterford, etc.) together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence. London. House of Commons. 1855. p.p.305. Folio. Org. blue stiff wrps with white printed label. V.g. €295

Major enquiry and report into the postal arrangements in the city and county of Waterford and Cork, Tipperary and Limerick with a view to inquire and report how they may be improved. Also the postal arrangements in Kildare, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wicklow, Wexford and into the postal arrangements between Dublin, Cork & Tralee and postal arrangements between Limerick and Ennis and Dublin and Ennis. Reading this extensive report it appears to me they had a speedier postal system in 1855 than in 2010!!

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Waterford Interest.

1,112. Archive of documents, correspondence, etc. relating to Captain Edmeston& Mary Edmeston of Berwick relating to their extensive properties in Waterford. Numerous letters, documents and two fine set of folio Irish rental books (1) 1792 to 1800 and (2) 1800-1807 relating to property and lands
of Upper Grants Town, Patrick St., Upper Carrigan, Dikes Marsh, Thomas Hill, Pauls Bower in Cook Lane & High St. Waterford. Also property and lands of Kilbridge in Kilkenny. The account books are large 4to with volume 1 in contemporary marble boards, spine lacking & cover worn. Volume
2 is bound in cntp. vellum. Manuscript rent books of this period are scarce & together with numerous correspondence form an interesting Waterford archive. €750

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1,113. Ward. the Hon. Mrs. Ward. The Microscope or descriptions of various objects of especial interest and beauty, adapted for microscopic observation. With directions for the arrangement of a microscope, and the collection and mounting of objects. London. Groombridge & Sons. 1870. Third
edit. p.p.154. Fine colour plates and other text illustrations. Fine contemporary blue calf, gilt spine with red moroc. label and gilt oval college brand embossed on upper cover. V.g. €195

Mary Ward (1827-1869), astronomer, microscopist, artist and entrepreneur was born at Ballylin, Co. Offaly, the youngest child of the Rev. Henry King and his wife Harriette. From an early age she showed a great interest in astronomy and natural history, which was encouraged by her cousin Lord Rosse, in Parsonstown, just fifteen miles away. She married in 1854, Henry William Crosbie Ward of Castle Ward, Co. Down, the second son of the third Viscount Bangor.

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1,114. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway. London. House of Commons. 1850. p.p.36. Large 4to. Marbled boards. V.g. €230.

Report and copy of the return of share capital of the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Company, together with a copy of the Minutes of Evidence taken at the Bar of the House of Lords on the 18th& 22nd March 1850 and statements made by Mr. Nash at the bar of the House on the 12th April in explanation of his Evidence in the Matter of the Returns respecting the said Railway. Report includes 4 page list of shareholders and details of their individual holdings.

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Wexford Interest.

1,115. Report upon Wexford Harbour. By C. Coode. London. House of Commons. 1860. p.p.16. 4to. with large folding map (68x32cms) of Wexford Harbour surveyed by g.a. Frazer, Commander of H.M.S. Lucifer in 1845 and 1846, some colouring. Recent marbled board, moroc. label. V.g. €225

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1,116. Young, Ella. Flowering Dusk. Things Remembered Accurately and Inaccurately. London. Dobson. 1947. p.p.356. Frontis portrait and other illustrations of author. News clipping inserted. (Gibson Review 1947). Org. cloth, title in black on spine. V.g. €95

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1,117. Murphy, Rev. Denis. ed. by. The Annals of Clonmacnoise being Annals of Ireland from the earliest period to A.D. 1408. Translated into English A.D. 1627 by Conell Mageoghagan. Dublin: U.P. 1896. First Edition. Roy. 8vo. p.p. x, 393. V.g. €250

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1,118. Simington, Robert C. The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656. County of limerick with a section of Clanmaurice Barony, Co. Kerry. Dublin. Stationary Office 1938. 4to. p.p.532. Original maroon cloth. V.g. €185

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1,119. Simington, Robert C. The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656. County of tipperary. eastern and Southern Baronies. Dublin. Stationary Office. 1931. 4to. p.p.388. Org. maroon cloth. V.g. €185

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1,120. Simington, Robert C. The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656. County of tipperary. Western and Northern Baronies with the return of Crown and Church Lands for the whole County. Dublin. Stationary Office. 1934. 4to. Org. maroon cloth. p.p.418. V.g. €185

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1,121. Simington, Robert C. The Civil Survey. 1654-1656. Counties of Donegal, london-Derry and tyrone with the returns of Church Lands for the three Counties. Dublin. Stationary Office. 1937. 4to. p.p.453. Org. maroon cloth. V.g. €185

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1,122. Simington, Robert C. The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656. County of Waterford with Appendices. Muskerry Baron, Co. Cork. Kilkenny City and Liberties (Part) also valuations, circa 1663-64 for Waterford and Cork Cities. Dublin. Stationary Office. 1942. Thick 4to. p.p.557. €195

Probably the most comprehensive of the Surveys.

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1,123. The Works of Shakespeare. Edited by Howard Staunton. Illustrated by John Gilbert and engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. London. Routledge. 1866. 3 Volumes. Royal 8vo. Bound by Hodges Foster & Co. Dublin in contemporary red morocco with their name embossed in large gilt lettering
on inside covers. Covers decorated to a rectangular panel design with blind and gilt tooling enclosing the arms of t.C.D. on upper and lower covers. Spines divided into six compartments by five raised bands with the title and editor in gilt and remaining compartments identically tooled to a floral design. Turn-ins decorated with gilt rolls; comb-marbled end papers. A.E.G. Provenance. t.C.D. Premium labels awarded to Edmond Maunsell, Michaelmas Term, 1871. Superb set. €1,750

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1,124. Wordsworth, Christopher. Greece, Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. London. John Murray. 1871. Royal 8vo. p.p.452. Bound by Hodges, Foster & Co., in contemporary brown morocco, with their name in large gilt lettering on inside cover. Covers decorated to a panel design, with blind and gilt tooling enclosing the arms of t.C.D. on both covers. Spine divided into six compartments by five raised bands with the title in gilt in the second, the remainder identically tooled to a lozenge design. Turn-ins
decorated with gilt rolls, comb-marbled endpapers. A.E.G. Provenance, trinity College Premium label on the first pastedown: Edmond Maunsell, Trinity Term, 1873. Fine copy with numerous steel engravings. €750

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1,125. The Poetical Works of lord Byron. London. John Murray. 1870. Royal 8vo. p.p.827. Bound by Hodge, Foster & Co. in contemporary green morocco, with their name in large gilt lettering embossed on the inside cover. Covers decorated to a panel design with blind and gilt tooling enclosing the
arms of t.C.D. on both covers. Spine divided into six compartments by five raisedbands with title in gilt in the second, the remainder identically tooled to a lozenge design. Turn-ins decorated with gilt rolls, comb-marbled endpapers. A.E.G.Provenance. T.C.D. Premium label awarded to Edmond Maunsell, Hilary Term, 1871. V.g. €750

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1,126. Oeuvres De Moliere. Paris. Bibliotheque D'Education et de Recreation. n.d. C.1870. 4to. p.p.796. Profusely illustrated. Bound by Hodges Foster & Co., with their name in gilt in contemporary on inside cover. Red morocco to an oval design with blind stamped floral design enclosing the gilt
arms of t.C.D. on both covers. Spine divided into six compartments by five raised bands with title in gilt on second, remainder in identical blind tooling turn-ins decorated with gilt rolls, comb-marbled endpapers. a.e.g. Provenance: T.C.D. Premium label awarded to Edmond Maunsell, Trinity Term 1873. V.g. €750

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1,127. The Poetical Works of John Milton, edited by Sir Egerton Brydges. London. William. Tegg. n.d. C.1870. p.p.767. Dublin binding. (Hodges Foster & Co., but unsigned) in contemporary green morocco to a panel design with blind and gilt tooling enclosing the arms of t.C.D. on both covers.
Spine divided into six compartments by five raised bands with the title in gilt on the second, the remainder identically tooled to a floral design. Turn-ins decorated with gilt roles, comb-marbled endpapers. A.E.G. Provenance t.C.D. Premium label awarded to Edmond Maunsell, Michaelmas Term 1873. V.g. €650

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1,128. Ingoldsby, Thomas. The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels. London. Bentley. 1870. Royal 8vo. p.p.514. Illustrated by george Cruikshank, John leech and John tenniel. Bound by Hodges, Foster & Co. in fine red contemporary morocco, with their name embossed in large gilt lettering on inside cover. Cover decorated to a panel design with blind and gilt tooling enclosing the arms of T.C.D. on upper and lower cover. Spine divided into six compartments by five raised bands with the title in gilt in the second, the remainder identically tooled to a lozenge design. Turn-ins decorated with gilt rolls, comb-marbled end papers. A.E.G. Provenance T.C.D. Premium label awarded to Edmond Maunsell, Michaelmas Term 1872. Exceptional copy. €850

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1,129. Mills, James. Calender of the Justiciary Rolls or proceedings in the court of the justiciar of Ireland preserved in the public records office of Ireland XXIII to XXXI years of Edward I. Dublin. 1905. 4to. p.p.611. Org. navy blindstamped cloth. Fine copy. €300

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1,130. Mills, James. Calender of the Justiciary Rolls or proceedings in the courts of the justiciar of Ireland preserved in the public record office of Ireland. Edward I. Part 2 XXXIII to XXXV years. Dublin. Thom. 1914. p.p.672. Org. navy blindstamped cloth. V.g. €300

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1,131. Berry, Henry F. ed. by. Statue Rolls of the Parliament of Ireland, reign of King Henry the Sixth. Dublin. Thom. 1910. p.p. xxxi, 832. V.g. €175