Strohmeyer, John.

Extreme Conditions: Big Oil and the Transformation of Alaska.

First edition. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1993. 16 x 24cm. 287 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Gay, John.

Fables. With upwards of One Hundred Embellishments.

London, Printed for Booker, Whittaker, Rodwell, Martin and Whittingham (Chiswick Press), 1820. 12 x 7 cm. xii, 212 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary full brwon calf. Gilt line decorations to boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Three raised bands. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Small piece of spine missing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription opposite half title page (‘Harriet ?. Vincent from her Papa on her leaving ? for Hurst Apr. 23 1845’). Occassional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A lovely little book.

O’Connor, Patrick J.

Fairs and Markets of Ireland. A Cultural Geography.

First Edition. Coolanoram, Newcastle West, Oireacht na Mumhan Books, 2003. 29 x 21 cm. (6), 158 pages. With plans and Illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very god condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Jan K Coetzee, Lynda Gilfillan, Otakar Hulec.

Fallen Walls. Voices from the Cells that held Mandela and Havel. With a Foreword by Vaclav Havel.

First Edition. Robben Island, Lidove Noviny Publishing & Robben Island Museum, 2002. 14 x 21 cm, 194 pages with numerous B&W photographs. Original illustrated hardcover. Illustration based on an etching by William Kentridge. Excellend condition. Some shelfwear. Corners and spine a little bumped.

Hoving, Thomas.

False Impressions: The Hunt for Big-Time Art Fakes.

First Edition. New York / London, Simon & Schuster, 1996. 16cm x 24cm. 366 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

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.

Swaysland, W.

Familiar Wild Birds. First, Second, Third and Fourth Series. With coloured Plates.

Four Volumes. London, Paris & New York, Cassell & Company, 1883, ND, ND, ND. 19 x 13 cm. Original decorated green cloth bindings. Hard covers. Good condition. Some bindings weak with some pages protruding. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. See images.

Alegria, Claribel.

Family Album. Signed. Translated by Amanda Hopkinson.

Willimantic, Curbstone Press, 1991. 8°. 191 pages. Softcover. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. Near Fine.

Colwell, Stella.

Family Roots: Discovering the Past in the Public Record Office.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991. 20.5 x 27cm. 231 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Pre-owner’s name on front endpaper.

[Yeats, W.B.] Murphy, William M.

Family Secrets – William Butler Yeats and His Relatives.

Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 1995. 23.6cm x 16cm. XXVII, 534 pages. With 101 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Edges mildly dust dulled. Internally clean.