Jorgensen, Poul.

Modern Trout Flies and How to Tie Them. Color Photographs by Lee Boltin. Additional photographs by Jorgensen.

London/ Tonbridge, Ernest Benn Limited, 1979. 28.4cm x 22.1cm. 80 pages. 22 pages of photographs. 240 photographs in total. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Jorgensen, Poul.

Salmon Flies. Their Character, Style and Dressing. A Modern Guide to Tying Flies for Salmon, including over 160 Traditional and Contemporary Patterns. Introduction by Joseph D. Bates, Jr.

PA, Stackpole Books, 1978. 24cm x 19.3cm. 256 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Joyce, P.W. / Sullivan, A.M. / Nunan, P.D.

Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland. Part 1: A Comprehensive Delineation of the Thirty-Two Counties / Part 2: The General History [of Ireland].

New York, Murphy & McCarthy, 1902. 27 x 21 cm. Part 1: (14), 40 colour plates of Arms, 32 County Maps, Text and Images, (24) [Index] / Part 2: x, 290 pages (6) [Robert Emmet]. Later half morroco over cloth covered boards. Black spine labels with gilt titles. See images. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. A few closed tears. Last few pages (section on Robert Emmet) with some creases / edgewear. Occasional mild damp staining. Overall a very nice copy in a modern sturdy binding.

Junius / Everett, C.W. (Editor).

The Letters of Junius. Edited with an Introduction by C.W. Everett, M.A.

[First Edition]. London, Faber & Gwyer, 1927. 22 x 14 cm. lviii, 410 pages. With a frontispiece. Later half leather over marbled boards. Coloured end papers. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Raised bands and morroco spine labels with gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges darkened. Internally clean. A very nice copy in an attractive and sturdy binding.

Kästner, Erich.

Gesammelte Schriften Band 1-7. Band 1: Gedichte, Band 2: Romane I, Band 3: Romane II, Band 4: Theater, Band 5: Vermischte Beiträge, Band 6: Romane für Kinder I, Band 7: Romane für Kinder II.

7 Bände (vollständig). Frankfurt am Main, Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1958. 20.6cm x 13.2cm. Band 1: 402 Seiten / Band 2: 294 Seiten / Band 3: 406 Seiten / Band 4: 561 Seiten / Band 5: 613 Seiten / Band 6: 509 Seiten / Band 7: 392 Seiten. Illustriert. Original Hardcover / Leinenbände mit den originalen Schutzumschlägen. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

Kalkbrenner, Fred. (Friedrich).

Treatise on Harmony for the Pianist. Containing general Principles of Modulation for the Aquirement of the Art of Preluding and of Extemporizing, with Examples of Studies, Fugues, & Preludes for the Piano Forte. Translated from the Original by Robert Lincoln Cocks.

[First English Edition]. London, Messrs Robert Cocks & Co., [1849]. 36 x 26 cm. Engraved title, (2), 63 engraved pages plus 12 pages publishers list. Engraved cardboard soft cover. Very good condition. Covers rubbed and bumped. Age darkened, otherwise very clean and neat. Ex libris of previous owner inside (Alfred G Farmer). A nice copy.

Katayev, Valentin.

The Grass of Oblivion. Translated from the Russian and with an introduction by Robert Daglish.

London and others, Macmillan, 1969. 20.9cm x 13.4cm. vi, 222 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent, near Fine condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Endpaper signed by preowner (pencil).

Kautsky, Karl.

Terrorism and Communism. A Contribution to the Natural History of Revolution.

First English Edition. London and Manchester, The National Labour Press Ltd., 1920. 18 x 12.5 cm. (6), 234 pages. Original paper wrappers with title over stiff cardboard covers. Softcover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor paperlosses to outer paper covers (see images). Age darkened and stained on outside. Clear tape used on title page. Internally bright and clean.

Keane, John B.

Sive. A Play in Three Acts. With a Foreword by Micheal O hAodha.

First Edition. First Printing. Dublin, Progress House, 1959. 18 x 12 cm. 112 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers a little creased with some abrasion to the rear. Name of previous owner on front wrapper. Internally clean. A nice copy. Scarce.

Kearns, Andrew (Editor).

Sooey National School. A Celebration.

First Edition. Westport, Berry Print Group, ND. 25 x 17 cm. 223 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original blue cloth inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. Clean and bright.

Keill, John.

An Introduction to the True Astronomy: or, Astronomical Lectures, Read in the Astronomical School of the University of Oxford.

The Sixth Edition, corrected. London, Printed for Rivington, Buckland, Keith et al., 1778. 21 x 13 cm. (4), [Dedication], xiv [Preface], (4) [TOC], 396 pages plus 10 pages Index. With 26 numbered Plates and two folding Plates showing the surface of the Moon. Contemporary polished calf. Black spine label. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Plate 1 with a long closed tear. Half of Plate 13 missing. All other Plates in very good condition.

Kelly, Allison.

The Story of Wedgwood.

First Edition in this form. London, Faber and Faber, 1962 21 x 15 cm. 80 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping, Edges and end papers dust dulled and age darkened. A few small specks, but generally bright and clean. Dust jacket worn and age darkened, now in protective jacket.

Kelly, Walter Keating.

Syria and the Holy Land. Their Scenery and Their People. Being Incidents of History and Travel, from the best and most recent Authorities, including J.L. Burckhardt, Lord Lindsay, and Dr. Robinson by Walter Keating Kelly. Illustrated with one hundred and eighty wood engravings.

First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. viii, 451 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary brown cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Blind decorations to boards and spine. Very good condition. Binding severily rubbed and bumped. Small losses to top of spine (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down, together with a small piece of paper from an auction catalogue. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise internally clean and complete.

Kennedy Martin, Troy.

Beat on a Damask Drum.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1959. 13.5cm x 20.5cm. 287 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition, but foxed throughout.

Kennedy, James.

Modern Poets and Poetry in Spain.

First Edition. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. 23 x 14 cm. xl, 388 pages. Red cloth with gilt decorations to front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened throughout. Parts of spinal plate missing (possibly rebacked). Front and rear hinge cracked. Binding tight. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Kennedy, Patrick (Editor).

The Book of Modern Irish Anecdotes. Humour, Wit and Wisdom. Edited by Patrick Kennedy.

New Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1891. 16.5 x 11.5 cm. iv, 192 pages. New (2021) pale cloth. Facsimiles of the original paper covers are used on front and rear board. See images. Black title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Kennedy, S.B. (author) / Henry, Paul (artist).

Paul Henry.

First Edition. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2000. 29 x 24 cm. 176 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original blue cloth. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. No inscriptions. A very nice copy.

Kennelly, Brendan.

Cromwell [Signed]. A Poem by Brendan Kennelly.

First Edition. Scarce Hard Cover. Donnybrook, Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1983. 22 x 14 cm. (6), 146 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end paper. See images.

Kennelly, Brendan.

Familiar Strangers. New & Selected Poems 1960 – 2004.

First Edition. Highgreen, Tarset, Bloodaxe Books, 2004. 496 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside a clear archival jacket. Red end papers. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Kennelly, Brendan.

New and Selected Poems [Signed]. Edited by Peter Fallon.

First Edition. Dublin, The Gallery Press, 1976. 63 pages. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by the Author on the title page. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Long inscription (poem by Christina Rossetti) on first blank (see image). Internally bright and clean.

Kennelly, Brendan.

The Florentines.

First Edition. [Dublin], Allen Figgis & Co., 1967. 109 pages. Original cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Remnants of a price sticker on front of dust jacket. Occasional very mild spotting. Internally clean.

Kennelly, Brendan.

The Man Made of Rain. [Signed].

First Edition. Newcastle on Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1998. 21 x 14 cm. 98 pages. Trade paperback. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed (‘Brendan’) by the Author. Internally bright and clean.

Kennett, Basil.

Romae Antiquae Notitia. or, The Antiquities of Rome. In Two Parts. 1. A Short History of the Rise, Progress, and Decay of the Commonwealth. II. A Description of the City: An Account of the Religion, Civl Government, and Art of War; with the Remarkable Customs and Ceremonies, Publick and Private. Two Essays: concerning the Roman Learning, and the Roman Education.

London, T. Child and R. Knaplock, 1717. 18 x 11 cm. xxx, 375 pages plus 26 pages Index. Numerous Maps and Plates, some folding. Later half calf over marbled paper boards. Red edges. Raised bands and red spine label. Marbled boards. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and mild age darkening. A very nice, solid copy.

Kenny, Colum.

Standing on Bray Head hoping it might be so.

First Edition, signed. Bray, Kestrel Books, 1995. 21 x 15 cm. (8), 158 pages. Illustrated. Original soft covers. Paperback. Very good condition. A bright clean copy. Inscribed to fellow Irish poet Paul Durcan on the title page. The author’s address is written on the inside of the rear cover. A lovely association copy.

Kenny, Michael.

William Francis Roantree (1829-1918): Fínín Dearmadta Léim an Bhradáin.

Dublin, Coiscéim, 1996. 14 x 21cm. 63 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Previous owner’s name on title page.

Kenyon, John R. / O’Conor, Kieran (editors).

The Medieval Castle in Ireland and Wales. Essays in Honour of Jeremy Knight.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. 261 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

Keogh, Dermot / McCarthy, Andrew J.

The Making of the Irish Constitution 1937. Bunreacht na hEireann.

First Edition. Cork, Mercier Press, 2007. Octavo. 511 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gitl title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Kerr, Cecil.

Cecil Marchioness of Lothian. A Memoir. Edited by Her Granddaughter Cecil Kerr.

First Edition. London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Sands and Company, ND [1922]. 21 x 14 cm. xi, 244 pages. With a Frontispiece and another 11 Plates. Complete, as listed. Original dark blue cloth. Gilt title on spine. Gilt decorations on front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine age darkened. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small ink stain on tail edge. Small bookseller label on front paste down. Internally very clean. A very nice copy of this scarce publication.

Kiddell-Monroe, Joan.

Ingulabi.

First Edition. London, Sylvan Press – Nicolson & Watson, [1943]. 27 x 20 cm. 48 unnumbered Pages. Illustrated in colour throughout. New (2020) green cloth hard cover. Original paperback front cover has been used for new hardback front board (see images). New green end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Neat (Child) Ex Libris on half title page. Some coloured pencil marks on one page, otherwise bright and clean inside. A nice copy in a new hardback binding with gilt title and author on spine.

Kiernan, R.H.

The Unveiling of Arabia. The Story of Arabian Travel and Discovery.

First Edition. London et al., George G. Harrap & Co., 1937. 22 x 14 cm. 360 pages. Complete with 31 Photos and 13 Maps in Text. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally bright and clean.

King-Hall, Commander Sir Stephen.

Power Politics in the Nuclear Age. A Policy for Britain.

Uncorrected Proof. London, Victor Gollancz, 1962. 21 x 14 cm. 224 pages. Paperback proof copy with title on front board. In original unclipped yellow dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling throughout. Some edge wear to dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Dust jacket front and title page are stamped ‘UNCORRECTED’. With a typed letter to Field Marshal Alanbrooke, signed by the author. The author also added typed paper sections stapled to various pages and containing corrections made between the proof phase and printing phase.

King-Hall, Stephen.

Defence in the Nuclear Age.

First Edition. London, Victor Golancz, 1958. 21 x 13 cm. 223 pages. Includes two signed letters by the author to Field-Marshal Alanbrook, a ‘compliment’ card from the publisher, a small folded card with opinions about the book (incl. Alanbrooke’s) and a selection (10) of newspaper clips. Original blue cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original yellow decorated dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some dust dulling. Inscription by author to Alanbrooke on front free end paper. Letter stapled (rust spot) and tipped to half title page. Other materials losely inserted. Internally bright and clean.

Kingsley, Charles.

Alton Locke. Tailor and Poet. An Autobiography.

London, Richard Edward King, [not dated, ca. 1880]. 18 x 12 cm. vi, 3564 pages. Original dark red cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and blind line decorations on front board and spine. Bevelled boards. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, mild rubbing and bumping. Internally clean but browned. Mild foxing to end papers. Large book plate glued to front paste down. See image.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Barrack Room Ballads and Other Verses.

Eighteenth Edition. London, Methuen and Co., 1900. 18 x 11 cm. xix, 208 pages. Red Calf with gilt decorations and title on spine. Raised bands. Small book binder stamp on front paste down (Sumpus, Oxford). All edges gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, slightly age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner (Victor Brooke) on front free end paper. Internally clean. With a letter by Jane Mary Richardson, Alan Brooke’s first wife. The letter contains Kipling’s poem ‘If’ and her initials: J.M.R.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Departmental Ditties and other Verses.

Sixth Edition. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink and Co. 1891. 18 x 14 cm. vi, 125 pages plus 24 pages of publishers list. Blue cloth with gilt and black decorations on boards. Gilt title on spine. Bevelled boards. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Binding shaky. Externals rubbed and bumped, faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on half title page: ’ Harold Pelly Oct 1891’. Internally clean.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Letters of Marque.

First Unauthorized Edition. Allahabat, A.H. Wheeler & Co., 1891. 21 x 14 cm. (4), ii, 154 pages, (6). Original diagonally-divided red and blue cloth with gilt title and author on fron board and spine. Very good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed and bumped. Mild discoloration to boards. Mild blistering to rear board. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two stamps on front free end paper (Wheeler Bookstall Price / Issue 18 Nov. 91). There is a losely inserted Indian Telegraph strip paper. The telegraph is dated 18-12-91 and addressed to Meerut.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Puck of Pook’s Hill.

First Edition. First Printing. London, Macmillan & Co., 1906. 19 x 13 cm. x, 306 pages and publishers list. With Illustrations. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards and spine. New plain end papers.Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Kipling, Rudyard.

The Five Nations.

First Edition. London, Methuen and Co., 1903. 19 x 12 cm. xiii, 215 pages plus 38 pages publishers list, dated July 1903. Original cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded, small faint stains (see images). Remains of a signature on front paste down. First and last few pages mildly foxed / browned. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Kipling, Rudyard / German, Edward (Music).

The Just So Song Book. Being Songs from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Set to Music by Edward German.

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1918. 30 x 24 cm. 62 pages. Original decorated red cloth. Hard cover. Black decorations and title on spine. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some abrasion to the top of the front board (see image). Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Kirke White / Howard, Alfred (Editor).

The Beauties of Kirke White. Consisting of Selections from his Poetry and Prose.

London, Printed by T. Davison, for Thomas Tegg et al., Not dated [1826]. 13 x 8.5 cm. 212 pages. With a frontispiece showing Kirke White. Contemporary calf with elaborate gilt decorations. Red spine label with gilt title. Marbled edges (faded/darkened). Marbled end papers. Binding by Patrick McCormick, Bookseller and Binder, Dublin, with his paper label on front paste down. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small material losses to tail of spine and corners. Names of previous owners on front free end paper and title page. Internally dust dulled, otherwise clean.

Kirkpatrick, T. Percy C.

Steevens Hospital, Dublin. [Reprinted from THE MEDICAL PRESS AND CIRCULAR, March 1, 1944, Vol. CCXI, No. 5469.

Printed by Samuel Temple & Co. Hammersmith, 1944. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. 24 pages. B&W Illustrations. Original blue paper wrappers. Stapled soft cover. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Minor age darkening and small creases. Internally bright and clean.

Kirkpatrick, T. Percy C.

The History of Doctor Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, 1720 – 1920. [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Printed at the University Press, by Ponsonby and Gibbs. 1924. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. xvi, 397 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Full polished calf. Five raised bands. Red morocco label with gilt title. Gilt and blind decorations. Marbled end papers. Speckled edges. Original dark blue stiff covers bound in. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Inscribed by the author on the verso of the original blue cover page (see image). Name of previous owner (‘Dr. D.M. Brooke’) in pencil on top of title page. Internally clean. A superb copy.

Kitzinger, Uwe.

Diplomacy and Persuasion. How Britain joined the Common Market.

First Edition. London, Thames and Hudson, 1973. 21 x 14 cm. 432 pages with tables and diagrams. Original cloth hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. In original price clipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional foxing. Some edge wear to dust jacket.

Klingsor, Tristan / Bouquet, Georges / Menanteau, Pierre.

Florilege Poetique De Tristan Klingsor.

Limited Edition. Number 345 / 500. Signed by Author. Blainville-Sur-Mer (Manche), L’Amitie Par Le Livre, 1955. 18 x 14 cm. 79 pages. With small illustrations in text. Quarter leather over paper covered boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Ex Library with a few library stamps and numbers. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Minor shelf wear. Text block bright and clean.

Klopstock, Frederic Gottlieb [Friedrich Gottlieb].

The Messiah. Descriptive of the Principal Events Attending the Passion, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Stereotype Edition. London, R. Evans, Not dated (ca. 1812). 21 x 12 cm. xv, 559 pages. With a frontispiece and ten plates (complete), eight with tissue guards. Brown calf. Gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Dentelles and gilt decorations on boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Spine ends and corners worn. Age darkened throughout, but internally clean. A nice copy.

Knight, Charles.

The Popular History of England. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]. An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to our own Times.

First Edition. Eight Volumes – Complete Set. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1856 – 1862. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: viii, 492 / Vol.2: xii, 500 / Vol.3: xi, 499 / x, (2), 499 / Vol.5: xii, (2), 483 / Vol.6: x, 472 / Vol.7: xvi, 582 / Vol.8: xvi, 672 pages. All volumes illustrated throughout with numerous Plates, Illustrations in text and one folding Map of London Fine uniform contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Red speckled edges. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened and occasional mild foxing. Inscribed and signed by the Author Charles Knight on second blank of first volume, dated Sept. 21, 1860. A very nice set in a fine and sturdy binding.

Knight, Greg/ Anderson, Kent (eds.).

Cold-Drill 1997.

Boise, Boise State University, 1997. 15 x 23 cm. 266 pages. Paperback. In protective transparent cover. Signed and dedicated by Kent Anderson. Excellent Condition.

Knowles, David / StJoseph, J.K.S.

Monastic Sites from the Air. With 138 Photographs.

First Edition. Cambridge, At the University Press, 1952. 28 x 21 cm. xxvii, 282 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. Original blue cloth, inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name and Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

Knox, Alexander.

A History of the County of Down. From the most remote Period to the present Day; including an Account of its Early Colonization, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military Polity, Geography, Topography, Antiquities and Natural History. Illustrated by Woodcuts, and a coloured Geographical, and Geological Map, Based on the Researches of the Ordnance and Geological Surveys.

Facsimile Reprint of the 1875 Edition. Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Davidson Books, 1982. 20 x 13.5 cm. vi, 724 pages. Illustrations in Text. Large folding Map in the back of the book. Original cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A very nice clean copy.

Knox, Bernard.

Essays: Ancient and Modern.

Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. 15cm x 23cm. XXXV, 312 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.