McCarthy, Kieran.

The Odyssey for Arznel.

U.S.A., Published by the author, 2014. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. 315 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author.

McCarthy, Michael J.F.

Priests and People in Ireland.

Third Impression. Dublin and London, Hodges, Figgis & Co. and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1903. 19 x 13 cm. xvi, 624 pages. Original red cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minro shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two stamps of previous owner on front free end paper and verso of Frontispiece. A few of the Plates coming lose. Internally clean.

McCarthy, Thomas.

Seven Winters in Paris [Signed].

First Edition. London, Anvil Press, 1989. 21 X 14 cm. 61 pages (2). Original trade paperback. Near fine condition. Inscribed by the Author to Dublin collector Tony Smith, signed ‘Tom’.

McClendon, Lise.

Painted Truth. An Alix Thorssen Mystery.

NY, Walker Publishing Company, 1995. 15 x 22 cm. 243 Pages. Dark Blue Boards. Excellent condition – Like new. Dustjacket in Mylar cover. Signed on title-page by author.

McClintock, P.V.E. (Editor).

McClintock Family Papers. A Collection of genealogical notes on the McClintock, McCausland, Hime, Robinson, Dobbs, Reid, Powell, Elston and associated Families compiles by P.E.V.McClintock.

‘First Edition’. Lancaster, England, Published by the Author, 1986. 28 x 20 cm. xiv, 258 pages. With a map of Ireland and various family trees. With two losely inserted letters, signed by the author, Red cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

McCormick, W.P.

The Railways of Northern Ireland and their Locomotives. Illustrated.

[First Edition]. Belfast, W.P. McCormick, 1946. 21 x 14 cm. 30 pages, (2). With B&W Photographs. Original paper covers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internallyu bright and clean.

McCrackan, W.D.

The Tyrol. Illustrated.

First UK Edition. London, Duckworth & Co., 1905. 19 x 13 cm. xx, 328 pages with 32 plates (complete). Original green cloth with gilt decorations and title. Top edge gilt. Uneven fore edge. Very good condition. Professionally recased in 2019 using original boards and spine. New end papers.

McCrumb, Sharyn.

She Walks These Hills.

First Edition. New York / London / Toronto, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1994. 16cm x 24cm. 336 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. From the Ballad series.

McCutchen McBride, George.

Chile: Land and Society.

First edition. New York, American Geographical Society, 1936. 21 x 14 cm. XIV, 408 pages with 58 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding age darkened and mildly discoloured.

McDaniel, Raymond.

Saltwater Empire – Poetry.

Minneapolis, Coffee House Press, 2008. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. 121 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

McDannell, Colleen & Lang, Bernhard.

Heaven: A History.

First Edition. New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 1988. 17 x 24 cm. XIV, 410 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

McDonald, Walter / Gwynn, Denis.

Reminiscences of a Maynooth Professor. Edited by Denis Gwynn.

First Edition. London, Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1925. 15 x 23 cm. Photographic Frontispiece, 411 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. Rare copy of the original first edition. Minor signs of rubbing and edgewear on the cover.

McDowell, R.B.

Alice Stopford Green. A Passionate Historian.

First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis and Company, 1967. 21 x 14 cm. 116 pages. With a frontispiece and a few B&W Illustrations. Original yellow cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Hard Cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name and address of previous owner pencilled in on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket shows some edgwear and tiny paper losses to spine ends and corners.

McElligott, Richard.

Forging a Kingdom. The GAA in Kerry 1884 – 1934.

First Edition. Cork, The Collins Press, 2013. 20 x 13 cm. viii, 487 pages. With B&W photos in text. Original decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

McEnery, John Hartnett.

Fortress Ireland. The story of the Irish Coastal Forts and the River Shannon Defence Line.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 2006. 24 x 16 cm. xiv, 222 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine in original decorated dust jacket. As New.

McGinniss, Joe.

The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.

New York, Crown Publishers, 2011. 16cm x 24cm. 321 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

McGuinness, Frank.

The Wedding Breakfast [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 77 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

McGuire, James.

Steeple and People. The Story of Ballina & Its Cathedral.

First Edition. Ballina, The Western People, 1991. 29 x 21 cm. vi, 164 pages. Illustrated in colour and B&W. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Wrappers rubbed and bumped with some creases. Internally clean. Scarce local history publication.

McHugh J.B.

The Friary of Ross [Signed]. A History and a Guide.

First Edition. Galway, Kelly Office Printing, 1994. 19 x 14 cm. 76 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

McHugh, Carmel / Donnellan, Eithne (editors).

Gardenfield School Reunion 1885 – 1985.

78 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original trade paperback. Good condition.

McHugh, J.B.

The Friary of Ross.

Galway, Kelly Office Printing, 1994. 19 x 14 cm. 76 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Small spots on rear cover.

McHugh, Mary Frances.

The Bud of the Spring [Signed].

First Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1932. 19 x 12 cm. 320 pages. Original green cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end page. Scarce.

McKenna, Stephen.

Last Confessions. A Novel.

[First Edition ? ]. London, Hutchinson & Co., Not dated [1937 ? ]. 17.5 x 12 cm. ix, 432 pages. Original orange cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Text block mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Binding weak, but holding. See images for condition.

McLean Matthews, Anne.

The Cave.

First Edition. New York, Warner Books, 1997. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 277 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

McNally, Kenneth.

Achill [Signed]. The Island Series.

First Edition. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1973. 21 x 13 cm. 239 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original price-clipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed and signed by the author on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

McNamara Lacey, Margaret et al.

Carrakennedy National School. Echoes of the Past – A Vision for the Future. 1906 – 2006.

2006. 29 x 21 cm. 148 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated stiff paper covers. With a CD with Music by John Hoban. Very good condition. Price sticker on front Cover. Internally bright and clean.

McSorley, Joseph / Peterson, John B. (foreword).

An Outline History of the Church by Centuries. From St. Peter to Pius XII.

Fourth Revised Edition. St. Louis & London, B. Herder Book Co., 1945. 23 x 15 cm. xxx, 1083 pages. Illustrated. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

McWalter, P. / Bunce, R. / Wright, C. et al.

Island Images: From the Chambers Archive, 1929 – 1938.

First Edition. Galway, County Council Archives, 2022. 26 x 21 cm. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout. Trade paperback. Soft covers. As new.

Meadows Taylor, Philip.

Confessions of a Thug. Edited with an introduction by Brian Rawson. Drawings by Clarke Hutton.

London, The Folio Society, 1974. 14.5 x 23cm. 372 pages, with black and white illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover in protective slipcase. Green stained top edges. Endpapers illustrated with maps.

Meadows, Lindon.

Dame Perkins and her grey Mare; or, The Mount for Market. With coloured Illustrations by Phiz.

London, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1866. 22 x 18 cm. 48 pages. With colour plates. Original green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board. All edges gilt. Inside custom made clam shell box made by Anthony David Estill. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription in ink on front free end paper. Ex Libris (Anthony David Estill) on front paste down. Small bookseller stamp on rear paste down.

Meldon, Maurice.

Aisling. A Dream Analysis by Maurice Meldon. With a Foreword by Seamus Kelly.

First Edition. Dublin, Progress House, 1959. 18 x 12 cm. 80 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers a little worn. Internally clean. Name of previous owner on front wrapper.

Melville, Herman (author) / Rockwell Kent (illustrator).

Moby Dick or the Whale.

New York, Random House, 1930. 18 x 13.5 cm. xxxi, 822 pages, (4). Original black cloth with silver titles and decorations. Hard cover. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled / age darkened. Rear hinge started to open with some netting exposed. Binding shaky, but holding. Internally clean, no annotations. See images.

Merrick, James.

Annotations on the Psalms.

First Edition. Reading, Printed by J. Carnan and Co., and sold by Messrs. Newbery and Carnan et al, 1768. 26 x 20 cm. vi, 342 pages plus one page publishers list. Contemporary full vellum binding. Handwritten title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris on front paste down. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy. See images.

Metcalf, Paul.

Waters of Potowmack.[Signed].

First Edition. San Francisco, North Point Press, 1982. 16cm x 23.5cm. XV, 246 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed with a dedication by author.

Meynell, Wilfrid.

John Henry Newman. The Founder of Modern Anglicanism and a Cardinal of the Roman Church. With Portrait.

First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner and Co., 1890. 19 x 13 cm. vi, (2) [TOC], 116 pages. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth. Gilt title. Hard cover. Very good condition. Ex Library, with the usual stamps.

M’Glinchy, Very Rev. James.

The Spirit of Irish Nationhood.

Second Edition, 5th Thousand. Dublin, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1919. 18 x 12 cm. 36 pages. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Internally clean.

[Michelangelo] Hall, Marcia.

Michelangelo – The Frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photographs by Takashi Okamura.

New York, Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, 2002. 30.5cm x 25.2cm. 239 pages. With 93 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Some lines (ball point pen) on text pages. Otherwise bright and clean.

Middleton, Ivy.

Kay of the Pimpernels.

Second Impression London and Redhill, Lutterworth Press, 1942. 18.5 x 12 cm. v, pages 7 – 223. Original red cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated dust jacket. Dust jacket now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Dust jacket age darkened, Edge worn and minor paper losses to spine, some closed tears. Not price clipped. Internally clean.

Middleton, R.D.

Newman & Bloxam. An Oxford Friendship.

First Edition. London, New York, Toronto, Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press, 1947. 14 x 22 cm, x, 261 pages. With a frontispiece and seven additional B&W plates. Original blue cloth with gilt title. Decorated dust jacket in archival jacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of use or shelf wear. Dust jacket is faded and shows some small tears and minor paper losses at the spine and corners.

Mill, John Stuart.

Autobiography.

First Edition, but not First Printing (w/ Erratum). London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. 15 x 22 cm, vi, 313 page, Erratum, Publishers List (2). Original dark green cloth with black and gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed and bumped. Shelfwear and signs of use. Front and rear hinge open. Spine slightly slanted. Binding shaky. Front board with circular stain. Top and bottom of spine worn. Ex Library (W.H.Smith & Sons Subscription Library). Library sticker on front pastdown. Edges darkened. Text block is bright and clean.

Mill, John Stuart.

England and Ireland. The Separation of the two Countries Considered. 1868 – 1918 A Lesson for To-Day.

Dublin, Wilson, Hartnell & Co., 1918. 18 x 12 cm. 48 pages. Green wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Name of previous owner on half title. Internally clean.

Mill, John Stuart.

Nature The Utility of Religion and Theism. Three Essays on Religion.

Second Edition. London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874. 15 x 22 cm, xi, 257 pages plus two pages Publisher’s List. Original dark green cloth with black and gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Mild foxing, mainly to end papers. Edges darkened. Front and rear hinges started to open. Binding tight.

Mill, John Stuart.

The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill. Edited by A.O.J. Cockshut.

Second Edition. Halifax, Ryburn Publishing, 1992. 24.2cm x 16.3cm. XV, 253 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with minor external signs of wear on dustjacket.

Mill, John Stuart.

Three Essays on Religion. Nature. The Utility of Religion and Theism.

Second Edition. London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874. 22 x 14 cm. xi, (4), 257 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original green cloth. Black and blind line decorations. Gilt title. Dark brown end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front and rear hinge cracked. A few pencil annotations by previous owner, otherwise bright and clean.

Millar, Florence M.

The Lone Kiwi.

First Edition. Dublin, Dawson Publications, 1948. 18 x 12 cm. 234 pages with six full page B&W Illustrations. Original orange cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Cloth binding dust dulled with minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket has some large paper losses to spine and rear (see image). Marked by colour pens on front cover. Dust jacket now inside archival jacket.

Millar, George Henry.

A New and Complete, and Universal Body, or System of Natural History. Being a Grand, Accurate and Extensive Display of Animated Nature.

[First Edition]. [London], [Printed for Alex Hogg], [ca. 1785]. Folio, 37 x 23 cm. No title page. Missing first parts up to page 126. Pages 127 to 598. 73 (out of 86) full page Plates. Some hand coloured. Modern cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Fair condition due to missing parts. Binding is as new and internally bright and clean. Some nicks and creases, closed tears and minor paper losses. Despite the missing parts it remains a fascinating book with amazing Illustrations (see images).

Miller, Henry / Perles, Alfred / Durrell, Lawrence.

Art and Outrage: A Correspondence about Henry Miller.

First Edition. London, Putnam, 1959. 14.5 x 22cm. Frontispiece, 63 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective archival wrapper. Boards, binding and text in very good condition. Slight signs of wear to dustjacket, including minor paper loss to corners.

Miller, John Grider.

The Battle to Save the Houston. October 1944 to March 1945.

Maryland, Bluejacket Books, 2000. 23 x 15 cm. XII, 226 pages with 30 illustrations. Original Bluejacket Books Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

Miller, Liam.

Dolmen XXV. An illustrated Bibliography of the Dolmen Press 1951 – 1976. Compiled by Liam Miller.

First Edition. The Dolmen Press, 1976. 27 x 18 cm. 96 pages. Illustrated. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good inside good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing. Dust jacket worn and stained. See images.

Miller, Sue.

For Love. [Signed].

First Edition. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. 16 x 24cm. (14), 301 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Excellent condition, as new. Signed by author on title page.

Milligan, Alice L.

The Daughter of Donagh. A Cromwellian Drama in Four Acts.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Martin Lester, [1920]. 22 x 14 cm. 73 pages. Original brown paper covered boards with paper label. In original dust jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Pages are age darkened but clean. No annotations. Dust jacket with minor paper losses, now in archival jacket (see image).

Milner, C. Douglas.

Mountain Photography. Its Art and Technique in Britain and Abroad.

Reprint of 1945. New York, The Focal Press, 1946. 24 x 17,5 cm. 238 pages with photographies. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Good condition with external wear on dustjacket.

Milton ‘Mezz’ Mezzrow / Bernard Wolfe.

Really the Blues.

London, The Jazz Book Club, 1959. 20 x 12.5 cm. (6), 388 pages. Original cloth hard cover with title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Spine faded. Internally clean.

Milton, John.

The Poetical Works of John Milton. Reprinted from the Chandos Poets, with Memoir, Explanatory Notes, etc.

London, Frederick Warne and Co., Not Dated [1886?] 14 x 19 cm, xxiv, 581 pages plus two pages of publisher’s catalog. Original dark blue cloth with small paper label on spine. Good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Name of previous owner neat on title page (dated March 1886). Edges and some pages darkened and mildly foxed. Small piece of paper (2 x 1 cm) missing from top of title page. Text block bright and clean.

Miss Corner.

The History of China and India, Pictorial and Descriptive. By Miss Corner, Author of “The Historical Library”, “Questions on the History of Europe” &c&c.

London, Dean & Co., ND [1846]. 22.5 x 16.5 cm. iv, ii, iii, iii, iii, iii, 393 pages. Complete with two folding Maps, 31 Plates and Illustrations in Text, as listed. Fine contemporary calf with gilt decorations to boards and spine. Morocco spine label with gilt title. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Front joint just starting to crack at top. Ex Libris of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally a little dust dulled. Some edge wear and nicks.

Mitchell, Susan L. (editor).

Secret Springs of Dublin Song.

First and limited edition. No. 278 of 500. Dublin, The Talbot Press / T. Fisher Unwin, 1918. 24 x 17 cm. xi, 51 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled.

Mm. Scribe at Melesville.

Repertoire Du Theatre De Madame. La Chatte / La Demoiselle et la Dame / Le Comte Ory / Coraly / L’Interieur D’Un Bureau / Une Visite A Bedlam / Le Confident / Les Grisettes / Le Medecin De Dames / Les Femmes Romantiques / La Haine D’Une Femme / La Maitresse Au Logis / Le Solliciteur / Yelva / Le Bal Champetre / Les Inseparables / La Quarantaine / L’Ambassadeur / La Belle-Mere / La Mansarde.

Five Volumes. Paris, Baudouin Freres et Pollet, 1828. 12 x 8 cm. Uniform red leather over paper coverd boards. Gilt decorations and Titles. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little dust dulled. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed.

Mme La Comtesse De Segur.

Memoires D’Une Ane. Illustres de 75 Vigenttes Par H. Castelli.

Nouvelle Edition. Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1888. 17 x 11 cm. 378 pages plus 16 pages of publishers list. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original red cloth with gilt and blind decorations to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing internally. Binding a little weak. Short inscription on half title page dated 14 Avril 1993. Stamp on opposite page: ‘Alan F. Brooke Pau’.

Mme. De Genlis [Stéphanie Félicité de DuCrest de Saint-Aubin Genlis, Comtesse de].

Alphonse, Ou Le Fils Naturel.

Three Volumes – Complete. London, De l’Imprimery de R. Juigne, pour B. Dulau et Co., 1809. 17 x 10 cm. Vol.1: iv, 188 pages / Vol.2: 190 pages / 187 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Hard covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and age darkening. Some material losses to leather and paper boards (see images). Paper coming off the boards in places. Internally ahe darkened, but otherwise clean.

Mo Slige Cun De. Leabar Urnaigte d’n Atair Peadar Un Laoghaire. Ar Deir De Go Raid A Anam.

Dublin, Brun Agus O Nolain, Teoranta, 1921. 12 x 8 cm. vii, 174 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on front board. Red edges. Good condition only. Binding weak and opening. Spine frayed. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end paper. Text block remains in very good condition, but mildly age darkened. Reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Möller, Vera.

Klein Erna. Ganz dumme Hamburger Geschichten. Band 1-4.

Hamburg, Hans Christians Verlag, 1950. Ca. 15 x 11 cm. 95, 88, 88 and 88 pages. With Illustrations in B&W. Original stiff cardboard covers. See image. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally very clean. A nice set.

Moffitt, Miriam.

Soupers & Jumpers. The Protestant Missions in Connemara, 1848 – 1937.

First Edition. Dublin, Nonsuch Publishing, 2008. 23 x 15 cm. 287 pages. Illustrated. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. As new.

Moir, James.

Bran Pie. A Book of Light Verse.

First Edition. Harrow, The Harrow School Book Shop, 1929. 17 x 11 cm. 52 pages. Original small dark blue cloth hard cover. Gilt titles to front board. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean.

Monaco, Domenico.

The Principal Objets [Objects] of Art in the National Museum of Naples. Engraved on Copper-Plates by the best Italian Artists. Text by Domenico Monaco, Curator of the Museum of Naples.

Naples, [Published by the National Museum], 1880. 28 x 22 cm. 34 text pages, followed by 160 Plates, incl. one folding Plate. Contemporary dark green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, dust dulled and a little slanted. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner inscribed on title page. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean with occasional very mild foxing.

Monck Mason, William.

The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, near Dublin. From its Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819: comprising A Topographical Account of the Lands and Parishes Appropriated to the Community of the Cathedral, and to its Members; and biographical Memoirs of its Deans. Collected, chiefly, from Sources of Original Record, by William Monck Mason, Esq.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, 1819. 26.5 x 21.5 cm. Frontispiece, TP1, Dedication, TP2, (2)[TOC], 444 pages, xcvii [Appendix, Additional Notes and Illustrations]. With a Frontispiece and six additional Plates. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards (see images). Black spine label with gilt title. Blind and gilt decorations to spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Front hinge professionally reinforced. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild browning and mild damp staining to a few pages. Otherwise internally clean. A very nice copy in a sturdy contemporary binding.

Monck Mason, William.

The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, near Dublin. From its Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819: comprising A Topographical Account of the Lands and Parishes Appropriated to the Community of the Cathedral, and to its Members; and biographical Memoirs of its Deans. Collected, chiefly, from Sources of Original Record, by William Monck Mason, Esq.

Large Paper Edition. Dublin, Printed for the Author, 1820. 34 x 27 cm. FP, Title page, (8), 478 pages, xcvii [Appendix]. With a Frontispiece and six additional Plates. Later dark green quarter morroco over marbled boards. Five raised bands. Fore and tail edge deckle. Unopened top edge. Gilt title and author on spine. Later end papers. Very good condition. Unopened. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing, otherwise very clean. Small bookseller label on front paste down (‘Hodges Figgis, Dublin’). A very nice copy.

Monseigneur de la Mothe Fenelon Archeveque Duc de Cambray.

[Prieres Du Matin & Du Soir Avec Reflexions Saintes Pour Tous Les Jours Du Mois & L’Ordinaire De La Sainte Messe].

[Paris], De L’Impremerie de Joseph Barbou, 1729. 12 x 7.5 cm. (2)[Blank], pages numbered 4 to 162, (6), xxxvj. [No half title or title page]. Textured calf with gilt title (‘REFL SAIN’) and gilt decorations on spine and boards. Very good condition. No half title or title page. Text block starts with page number 3 (‘Avis’). Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner on first blank. Internally darkened, otherwise very clean.

Monseigneur D’Orleans De La Motte.

The Perfect Religious. For the Use of Confessors in Convents, the Inmates of Convents, and those who Aspire to the Religious Life.

New York et al, Benziger Brothers, 1899/1900. 16 x 11 cm. 242 pages plus 14 pages publishers list. Contemporary black textured cloth. Gilt title on spine. All edges red. Black end papers. Very good condition. Small paper label on front paste down: Library Carmelite Monastery St. Joseph’s – Kilmacud’. Internally bright and clean.

Montague, John.

Patriotic Suite / Tides / The Rough Field / A Slow Dance / Poisoned Lands.

First, First, Second, First & New Edition. Dublin and London, The Dolmen Press and Oxford University Press, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1977. 16 pages / 63 pages / 87 pages / 64 pages and 64 pages. Some illustrations. Original trade paperbacks. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally clean copies.

Montague, John.

The Cave of Night [Signed].

First and limited edition of 50 copies. Cork, Golden Stone, 1974. 22 x 14 cm. Unpaginated. Paper wrappers. Very good condition. A little creased throughout with a short closed tear to rear wrapper. Signed by the Author on the front wrapper.

Montague, John.

The Dead Kingdom. Part 2: This Neutral Realm.

First and limited edition of 126 copies. No. 69. North Tonawana, New York, Bolt Court Press, 1984. 23 x 15 cm. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Stiff paper covers. In dust jacket. Soft cover. Near fine condition. Signed by the Author on colophon page.

Montgomery, George L.

Pathology for Students of Dentistry [Signed].

Second Edition. Edinburgh and London, E. & S. Livingstone, 1958. 21 x 14 cm. 307 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original price clipped dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed to T.C Dodds (Head of the Department of Medical Photography, who is mentioned in the Preface) by the Author. Some edge wear and dust dulling to dust jacket. Internally bright and clean.

Moody, T.W. / Simms, J.G.

The Bishopric of Derry and the Irish Society of London, 1602 – 1705. Volume 2: 1670 – 1705.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Stationary Office for the Irish Manuscript Commission, 1983. xix, 580 pages. With a B&W Map. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket edgeworn and damp stained. See images. Internally bright and clean.

Moore, Gerald.

Am I Too Loud? Memoirs of an Accompanist.

First Edition. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1962. 21 x 14 cm. 304 pages. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket with edge wear and fraying at spine ends and corners, now inside archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Moore, N. Hudson.

Old Glass – European and American. With Two Hundred and Sixty-Five Ilustrations. [With a Chapter on Irish Glass / A Chapter on Waterford Glass / A Chapter on Dublin and Cork Glass].

London, Hodder & Stoughton, no year (c.1935). Octavo. XVI, 394 pages. Original, illustrated Hardcover [Grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine and embossed illustration on spine andfront board]. Original binding in very good condition with some strong signs of spotting and staining to the covers. Interior in very good condition. The binding still very firm.

Moore, Patrick.

The Astronomy of Birr Castle. With a Foreword of the Earl of Rosse.

First Edition. London, Mitchell Beazley, 1971. Octavo. xii, 81 pages. Original cloth hard cover inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy.

Moore, Roger / Owen, Gareth.

My Word Is My Bond: The Autobiography.

London, Michael O’Mara Books, 2008. 16 cm x 24cm. 336 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Original hardcover with dustjacket with protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Moore, Thomas.

Travels of an Irish Gentleman and Second Travels of an Irish Gentleman (Volume 1 of 2).

First Editions. Three volumes (of four). London & Dublin, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, Longman & Richard Milliken and Son, 1833. c. 17 x 11 cm. Vol.1: xii, 335 pages / Vol.2: vii, 354 pages / Vol.1 of Second Travels: xvii, 249 pages. Non Uniform set. See images. The Two first volumes are uniform. Half leather over marbled boards. Very good condition. NO VOLUME 2 OF THE ‘SECOND TRAVELS’!

[Moore, Thomas].

Travels of an Irish Gentleman in Search of a Religion. With Notes and Illustrations by the Editor of “Captain Rock’s Memoirs”. In Two Volumes.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1833. c. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: xii, 335 pages / Vol.2: vii, 354 pages. Non-Uniform half leather over marbled boards. Please see images. Marbled end papers. Volume 2 with marbled edges. Very good condition. Some annotations on title page of volume 2 (see image). A good reading copy.

Morash, Chris / Honan, Kevin (editors) / Various Authors.

The Lighter Craft. Poems for Peter Denman.

First Edition. Dublin, Astrolabe Press, 2013. 23 x 13 cm. 74 pages. Ilustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. As new. Losely inserted Thank You card from Peter (Denman) inside envelope, addressed to Gerard Fanning, one of the contributing Authors. Scarce.

Moreri, Louïs.

Le grand Dictionaire historique ou le mélange curieux de l’Histoire sacrée ou profane qui contient en abrégé les vies et les actions remarquables.

Dix-Huitième et Dernière Edition. Eight Volumes A-Z. Complete Set. Amsterdam, Leyden, La Haye, Utrecht, Chez P. Brunel, R. Wetstein et al., 1740. c. 40 x 25 cm. Uniform contemporary full calf, raised back with gilt decorated compartments and two labels on spines. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste downs. Internally clean. A very nice set. Please review all the images.

Morgan, Charles.

The River Line. A Play.

First edition. London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1952. 22 x 14 cm. XXIV, 165 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some foxing.

Morgan, Lael.

Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush.

Fairbanks / Seattle, Epicenter Press, 1998. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 351 pages with photographs. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Morris, Desmond.

The Naked Ape. A Zoologist’s Study of the Human Animal.

First Edition. London. Jonathan Cape, 1967. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. 252 pages. Original two-tone cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy. Dust jacket with some edge wear and a closed tear in the front. Now in archival jacket. See images.

Morris, T.A.

The Irish Greyhound Stud Book. Established by the Irish Coursing Club. 1923. Volume VIII. (Section 2). Containing the Names, Colours, Ages and Pedigrees of Greyhounds registered Therein from 31st December 1929, to 1st June 1930. Compiled by T.A. Morris, Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book.

Clonmel, The Greyhound and Sporting Press, 1930. 21 x 14 cm. 967 pages. A few illustrations and ads. Original gree cloth with gilt decorations on front board and spine. Gilt title on spine. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. Otherwise complete and clean inside.

Morris, T.A.

The Irish Greyhound Stud Book. Established by the Irish Coursing Club, 1923. Containing the Names, Colours, Ages and Pedigrees of Greyhounds registered therein from 1st January, 1934, to 31st May, 1934.

Volume XII. (Section II). Clonmel, The Greyhound and Sporting Press, 1934. 22 x 14 cm. 1644 pages. Original olive green cloth with gilt title and gilt decorations to front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine creased. Front hinge open over ca. 5 cm. Binding sound. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Morrow, Bradford.

Giovanni’s Gift.[Signed].

First Edition. New York, Viking, 1997. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 325 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed by author on title page.

Mortimer, John.

The Sound of Trumpets.

London, Viking, 1998. 23 x 15 cm. 272 pages. Original black cloth. In decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Pages age darkened.

Morton, J.W.

8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars Diary of the South African War 1900-1902.

Uckfield, Naval & Military Press Ltd., 2009. 14cm x 21.5cm. XV, 160 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Moss, Peter.

Hong Kong Style.

First Edition. Hong Kong, FormAsia Books Ltd., 1999. 26 x 16 cm. 119 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

Most Rev. John Healy.

Maynooth College. Its Centenary History 1795 – 1895.

First Edition. Dublin, Brown & Nolan, 1895. 27.5 x 21.5 cm. xxiv, 774 pages. Folding frontispiece. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original quarter leather over olive-green boards. Hard cover with gilt titles and decorations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Both hinges cracked. Internally clean, with occasional very mild foxing.

Motley, John Lothrop.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History. A new Edition. Complete in one Volume.

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1894. 14 x 19 cm, xi, 930 pages. Frontispiece showing ‘The Siege of Maestricht’. Half leather with marbled boards. Raised bands. Gitl title on red leather. Gilt decorations on spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and minor bumping. Solid binding. Presentation plate glued to front pastedown, dated 1896. Text block is bright and clean. Title page has a fold line. Two-column text.

Mottley, John.

The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia.

Volume 1 of 3 only! Dublin, Re-printed by and for George Faulkner, G. Risk, G. Ewing, W. Smith and O. Nelson, 1740. 16 x 10 cm. viii, 336 pages plus 40 pages Index. With a three folding maps and a folding view of Moscow. Full calf. Spinal label with gilt title. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spinal label worn. Age darkened throughout. Names of previous owners on title page. Some tears and minor paper losses, not affecting text.

Mountbatten, Louis Dickie.

Mountbatten – Eighty years in pictures.

London, Macmillan, 1979. 25.5cm x 19.2cm. 224 pages. With historic illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Mourret, Rev, Fernand.

A History of the Catholic Church. Volume 2: Period of the Church Fathers.

First Edition. London, B. Herder Book Co., 1935. 23 x 15 cm. xx, 700 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner (‘Michael Tierney’) on front free end paper.

Mrs. S.C. Hall.

Sketches of Irish Character [Signed].

The Fifth Edition. London, Nattali & Bond. 1855. 20 x 14 cm. xxiv, 412 pages. With Plates and Illustrations in text. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Professionally rebacked in 2025. All edges gilt. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Inscribed by Mrs. S.C. Hall. See images.

Muir, Percy.

English Children’s Books 1600 to 1900.

First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1954. 24 x 19 cm. 255 pages. Illustrated in Colour and B&W. Original blue cloth in original price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket permanently mounted inside plastic jacket. Very good in very good jacket.

Mulkerns, Val.

Very Like a Whale.

London, John Murray, 1986. 22.2cm x 14.4cm. 192 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by previous owner.

Muller, John.

A Treatise of Artillery. Containing I. General Construction of brass and iron Guns used by Sea and Land, and of their carriages. II. General Constructions of Mortars and Howitzes, their beds and Carriages. III. The Dimensions of all other kinds of Carriages used in the Artillery. IV. The Exercise of the Regiment at home, and its Service abroad in a Siege or Battle. V. Its March and Encampment; Ammunition, Stores, and Horses. VI. Lastly, the necessary Laboratory Work. To which is prefixed, A Theory of Powder applied to Fire-Arms. For the Use of the Royal Academy of Artillery. By John Muller, Professor of Artillery and Fortification.

First Edition. London, Printed for John Millan, Whitehall, 1757. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, pages 1 – 288, later blank page, pages 307 – 309, plus one page Advertisement. With a frontispiece, Vignettes and 28 folding plates. Later brown calf with gilt line decorations and label on spine. Raised bands. Later end papers. Very good condition. Binding seriouly rubbed and bumped. Material losses and signs of animal activity. Edges age darkened. Text block in very good condition, but pages 289 to 306 absent. Folding plates complete and in very good condition, except plate 26, which shows a 5 cm closed tear. Text block age darkened with ocassional mild foxing. Two old signatures, one scratched out and dated 1766.

Mulloy, Bridie.

Itchy Feet & Thirsty Work. A Guide to the History & Folklore of Ballinrobe.

First Edition. [Castlebar], Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association, ND [c. 1990]. 21 x 15 cm. 268 pages, (4). With Illustrations, maps etc. in B&W. Trade paperback. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Etches dust dulled. Internally clean.