Herbert, Phyl.

After Desire.

First Edition. Dublin, Arlen House, 2015. 21 x 14 cm. 128 pages. Decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Clean copy.

Herbert, William.

Helga. [Fore-edge Painting]. A Poem. In seven Cantos. By the Honorable William Herbert.

London, Printed for John Murray, 1815. Octavo. vi, (2) [TOC], 299 pages plus publishers list. Fine crimson morocco with elaborate gilt decorations. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Fore-edge painting (see images). Inside cloth-covered clamshell box. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste-down. Some spotting to gray end papers. Neat gift inscription on first blank page. Internally clean. With a very pretty rural scene fore-edge painting.

Hernández, José.

Martín Fierro. With foreword by Jorge Luis Borges.

Buenos Aires, Emecé, 2001. 14cm x 22cm. 317 pages. Line-drawn illustrations throughout by Alberto Guiraldes. Original softcover. Spanish edition. Excellent condition.

Hesse, Hermann.

Knulp. Drei Geschichten aus dem Leben Knulps von Hermann Hesse.

First Edition. Berlin, S. Fischer Verlag, 1915. 17 x 12 cm. 145 pages. New (2024) brown cloth. Hard cover. Original front cover has been cut to size and used on new front board (see images). Gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Small stamp with name and address of previous owner on half title. Internally clean. Faint damp staining. Mild shelf wear. Printed on ‘war paper’. A nice little item.

Higgins, Rita Ann.

Sunny Side Plucked. New and Selected Poems.

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1996 21 x 14 cm. 159 pages. Original paperback. Very good condition. Small crease on front board. Internally bright and clean.

Hill, Aaron.

Zara. A Tragedy. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent Garden. Regulated from the Prompt-Books, by Permission of the Managers.

Dublin, Printed for William Jones, 1791. 17 x 10 cm. 94 pages. With two engraved Plates preceding the Titel Page. Modern cloth covered boards with gilt title on front board. Very good condition. Binding a little rubbed, bumped. Internally a little age darkened, otherwise bright and clean.

Hill, Headon.

By A Hair’s-Breadth.

[First Edition]. London, Paris & Melbourne, Cassell and Company, 1897. Octavo. 307 pages plus 20 pages publishers list. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Decorative end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped and stained / faded (see images). First and last few pages mildly damp stained. Edges dust dulled. Rebacked in 2026.

Hillenbrand, Laura.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.

New York, Random House, 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XVIII, 473 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Himmelfarb, Gertrude.

Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1959. 21 x 13 cm. ix, 422 pages. With a frontispiece and a fold out map. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front hinge starting to open, but sound binding. Some edge wear to dust jacket, now in protective plastic jacket.

Hoffman, Alice.

The Dovekeepers.

New York, Scribner, 2011. 15.5 x 23.5cm. 504 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Hogan, Edmund.

The Description of Ireland. And the State thereof as it is at this present in Anno 1598. Now for the first time published from a Manuscript preserved in ClongowesWood College. With Copious Notes and Illustrations.

First Edition. Dublin and London, M.H.Gill & Son / Bernard Quaritch, 1878. 25 x 18 cm. xii, 382 pages. Later quarter morroco over cloth covered boards. Black morroco label with gilt title. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges mildly age darkened / foxed. Internally bright and clean.

Hogan, Robert / O’Neill, Michael J.

Joseph Holloway’s Abbey Theatre. A Selection from his unpublished journal Impressions of a Dublin Playgoer.

london and Amsterdam, Southern Illinois University Press, 1967. 21 x 13 cm. 296 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Hole, Samuel Reynolds (author) / Leech, John (illustrator).

A Little Tour in Ireland [Signed].

A New Edition. Large Paper Copy No. 23/100. Signed. London, Edward Arnold, 1892. 25 x 19 cm. xii, 240 pages. Coloured folding frontispiece and Illustrations in Text. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling to binding. Internally bright and clean. A very nice signed copy.

Holland, J.G (Josiah Gilbert).

Kathrina Her Life and Mine in a Poem.

New York, Charles Scribner & Company, 1869. 17 x 23 cm, xii, 281 pages. B&W Illustrations by W.J.Hennessy and C.C. Linton, engraved by W.J. Linton. Original gree cloth with elaborate gilt decorations on boards and spine. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Spine darkened. Corners and spine bumped and rubbed. Small tear near the hing of the title page. Textblock bright and clean.

Holley, George W.

The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1882. 20 x 14 cm. xv, 183 pages with B& W Illustrations. New (2019) black cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. New binding. Internally age darkened.

Home, Michael.

City Of The Soul.

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1943. 12.5 x 19cm. (10), 252 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition, some signs of wear to dustjacket. Previous owner’s name on front endpaper.

Hook, Theodore.

The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist 1840. Edited by Theodore Hook, Esq.

First Edition. Part The First. Part The Second. Two Volumes. London, Henry Colburn, 1840. 22 x 14 cm. Part The First: iv, 580 pages weith seven Plates / Part The Second: iv, 572 pages with five Plates. Uniform cloth. Two hard covers. Very good condition. Bindings worn and weakened. Some pages protruding or lose. Spine labels missing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally dust dulled and occasionally stained. Plates show browning / foxing. See images. Remains a very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Hornby, Nick.

How To Be Good.

New York, Riverhead Books, 2001. 14cm x 21cm. 305 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Houston, Pam.

Waltzing The Cat.

First Edition. New York / London, W. W. Norton & Co., 1998. 15cm x 22cm. 288 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Excellent condition.

Houston, Pam.

Waltzing The Cat.[Signed].

First Edition. New York / London, W. W. Norton & Co., 1998. 15 x 22cm. 288 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Signed by the author. Excellent condition, like new.