Current
Moore’s Irish Melodies
An example of the Irish antique and rare book material we currently offer through eBay.
Independent Dealer & Collector
The Ten Bells House
Formerly Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland · Now Gothenburg, Sweden
Antique & Rare Books · Paper Memorabilia & Ephemera · Antique & Vintage Photography
Letters · Manuscripts · Archives · Historical Paper
We buy, research, catalogue and sell original historical material, with a particular interest in Irish books, Irish social history, nineteenth- and twentieth-century paper, and named or studio-marked photography.
What we specialise in
Antique books, paper and photography.
We focus on original material that can be researched, catalogued and preserved: antique and rare books, paper memorabilia, ephemera, Victorian and Edwardian photographs, Irish studio photography, manuscripts, letters and coherent archival groups.
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Antique & Rare Books
We handle Irish books, first editions, association copies, literature, medical books, children’s books and unusual nineteenth- and twentieth-century editions.
Explore our books focus → 02Paper Memorabilia & Ephemera
We deal in letters, postcards, documents, posters, advertising, newspapers, receipts, institutional paper and Irish social-history ephemera.
Explore our paper material → 03Antique & Vintage Photography
Our photography interests include Victorian and Edwardian portraits, Irish and Dublin studio photographs, cabinet cards, CDVs, post-mortem photography, negatives and albums.
Explore our photography focus →Our current stock
Our live eBay presence
We maintain an active eBay selling history under tenbellshouse.
Our current and recent listings include Edwardian Irish photography, Victorian Irish photography, Dublin studio photographs, Bobs Studio Dublin, Lauder Studio Dublin, Stanley Studio Dublin, Victorian post-mortem photography, Irish historical paper, vintage Dublin receipts, Weekly Irish Times material and Irish antiquarian books.
Examples from our stock
Current and sold material
Sold
Olympia Theatre — The Field
Irish theatre paper memorabilia and ephemera previously sold by us.
Sold
Olympia Theatre — Knocknagow
Original Irish performance-history poster previously sold by us.
Our Dalkey history
The Tramyard, Castle Street, Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland.
Our historical advertising already placed first editions and rare books, Victorian and early twentieth-century memorabilia, photography and unusual historical material at the centre of The Ten Bells House.
Read about our Dalkey history →
Contact us
Private enquiries
We welcome enquiries about antique books, paper memorabilia, Irish ephemera, Victorian and Edwardian photography, historical paper and archival material.