The James Fenning Sale of Antiquarian Books

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Whyte’s are proud to offer an impressive international stock, of over 4,000 volumes, assembled by one of Ireland’s most well known and respected antiquarian book dealers during a career spanning over fifty years. Comprised mainly of publications from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, this remarkable stock is mostly in very good to fine condition. Highlights include rare first editions by Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Jane Austen, and many others. There are many scarce 18th century Dublin and other Irish printings, good ranges of 17th and 18th century political, theological and literary interest, as well as many scarce and interesting travel books of the 19th century.
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FOLLY OF APPOINTMENTS.  The Folly of appointing Men of Parts to Great Offices in a State. Printed fo168 - FOLLY OF APPOINTMENTS. The Folly of appointing Men of Parts to Great Offices in a State. Printed fo
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FOLLY OF APPOINTMENTS. The Folly of appointing Men of Parts to Great Offices in a State. Printed for J. Coote, at the King's Arms opposite Deve...
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FOOTE ( Samuel ).  The Author : a comedy, of two acts, as performed at the Theatres Royal in London 169 - FOOTE ( Samuel ). The Author : a comedy, of two acts, as performed at the Theatres Royal in London
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FOOTE ( Samuel ). The Author : a comedy, of two acts, as performed at the Theatres Royal in London and Dublin. Dublin : Printed for P. and W. Wilson,
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FORBES ( James D. ), FRS. Norway and its glaciers visited in 1851 ; followed by journals of excursio170 - FORBES ( James D. ), FRS. Norway and its glaciers visited in 1851 ; followed by journals of excursio
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FORBES ( James D. ), FRS. Norway and its glaciers visited in 1851 ; followed by journals of excursions in the high alps of Dauphiné, Berne, an...
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FORBES ( Sir John ), MD, FRS.  Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852. Smith, Elder, and 171 - FORBES ( Sir John ), MD, FRS. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852. Smith, Elder, and
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FORBES ( Sir John ), MD, FRS. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852. Smith, Elder, and Co., 1853FIRST EDITION, with 4 tinted litho plates
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FORFEITED ESTATES : -.  A Report from the Commissioners appointed to enquire of the estates of certa172 - FORFEITED ESTATES : -. A Report from the Commissioners appointed to enquire of the estates of certa
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FORFEITED ESTATES : -. A Report from the Commissioners appointed to enquire of the estates of certain traitors, &c. In that part of Great Brita...
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FORSYTH ( James )173 - FORSYTH ( James )
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FORSYTH ( James ). The Highlands of Central India. Notes on their forests and wild tribes, natural history, and sports. Second edition. Chapman &am...
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FORTEGUERRI ( Nicolo ).  The first canto of Ricciardetto : translated from the Italian … with an int174 - FORTEGUERRI ( Nicolo ). The first canto of Ricciardetto : translated from the Italian … with an int
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FORTEGUERRI ( Nicolo ). The first canto of Ricciardetto : translated from the Italian … with an introduction, concerning the principal romantic, burl
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FRANKLIN ( Sir John ) : - Traill ( Henry Duff ).  The life of Sir john Franklin, R.N. With maps, por175 - FRANKLIN ( Sir John ) : - Traill ( Henry Duff ). The life of Sir john Franklin, R.N. With maps, por
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FRANKLIN ( Sir John ) : - Traill ( Henry Duff ). The life of Sir john Franklin, R.N. With maps, portraits and facsimilies. London : John Murray, 1896
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FRERE ( John Hookham ).  The works … in verse and prose … Memoir by the Right Hon. Sir Bartle Frere.176 - FRERE ( John Hookham ). The works … in verse and prose … Memoir by the Right Hon. Sir Bartle Frere.
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FRERE ( John Hookham ). The works … in verse and prose … Memoir by the Right Hon. Sir Bartle Frere. Second edition, revised with additions. Basil Mon
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FROMONDUS ( Libertus ).  Commentari in omnes B. Pauli Apostoli, et Septem Canonicas aliorum apostolo177 - FROMONDUS ( Libertus ). Commentari in omnes B. Pauli Apostoli, et Septem Canonicas aliorum apostolo
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FROMONDUS ( Libertus ). Commentari in omnes B. Pauli Apostoli, et Septem Canonicas aliorum apostolorum epistolas. Editio nova … (with : Brevis Commen
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GASCOIGNE ( Gwendolen Trench ). Among Pagodos and Fair Ladies. An account of a tour through Burma. A178 - GASCOIGNE ( Gwendolen Trench ). Among Pagodos and Fair Ladies. An account of a tour through Burma. A
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GASCOIGNE ( Gwendolen Trench ). Among Pagodos and Fair Ladies. An account of a tour through Burma. A. D. Innes & Co., 1896FIRST EDITION, with a...
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GEOGRAPHICAL GRAMMAR. A compendious geographical and historical grammar : exhibiting a brief survey 179 - GEOGRAPHICAL GRAMMAR. A compendious geographical and historical grammar : exhibiting a brief survey
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GEOGRAPHICAL GRAMMAR. A compendious geographical and historical grammar : exhibiting a brief survey of the terraqueous globe ; and shewing the situat
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GEORGE III : -. Report from the Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to examine the physicia180 - GEORGE III : -. Report from the Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to examine the physicia
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GEORGE III : -. Report from the Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to examine the physicians who have attended His Majesty, during his illn
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GEORGIAN SOCIETY. The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decor181 - GEORGIAN SOCIETY. The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decor
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GEORGIAN SOCIETY. The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Ireland. Volume V. With complete index t
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GIBBINGS ( Robert ) : - Empson ( Patience ), ed. The wood engravings of Robert Gibbings182 - GIBBINGS ( Robert ) : - Empson ( Patience ), ed. The wood engravings of Robert Gibbings
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GIBBINGS ( Robert ) : - Empson ( Patience ), ed. The wood engravings of Robert Gibbings, with some recollections by the artist. J. M. Dent & So...
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GIBBON ( Edward ).  The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire183 - GIBBON ( Edward ). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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GIBBON ( Edward ). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1983The Folio SocietyVols 1 - 8 Uniformly Bound and Divided into Two Slip
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GIBSON ( Wm. ). The true method of dieting horses. Containing many curious and useful observations …184 - GIBSON ( Wm. ). The true method of dieting horses. Containing many curious and useful observations …
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GIBSON ( Wm. ). The true method of dieting horses. Containing many curious and useful observations … as also, observations concerning the right order
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GIFFEN ( Sir Robert ). The progress of the working classes in the last half century. George Bell and185 - GIFFEN ( Sir Robert ). The progress of the working classes in the last half century. George Bell and
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GIFFEN ( Sir Robert ). The progress of the working classes in the last half century. George Bell and Sons, 1884Pages 30, (2, adverts), 8vo, recent wr
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GILBERT ( Linney ). Russia Illustrated ; an historical & descriptive account of that immense empire,186 - GILBERT ( Linney ). Russia Illustrated ; an historical & descriptive account of that immense empire,
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GILBERT ( Linney ). Russia Illustrated ; an historical & descriptive account of that immense empire, particularly as regards St. Petersburgh an...
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GILL ( Eric ). Nisi Dominus. Rimes . . . . . H. D. C. P[epler]. Engravings … E. P. J. G[ill]. Printe187 - GILL ( Eric ). Nisi Dominus. Rimes . . . . . H. D. C. P[epler]. Engravings … E. P. J. G[ill]. Printe
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GILL ( Eric ). Nisi Dominus. Rimes . . . . . H. D. C. P . Engravings … E. P. J. G . Printed and published at S. Dominic's Press, Ditchling,
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