The Girl who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.
London, Maclehose Press, 2009. 24 x 16cm. 602 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.
EUR 25,-- Order
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The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.
First American edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. 24 x 16cm. 563 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new. Book Three in the Millenium Trilogy.
EUR 45,-- Order
Farewell to Model T.
First Edition. Third Printing. New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1936. 17 x 11 cm. Illustrated in B&W. Original light brown cloth with black title and decoration. Inside original price clipped dust jacket., now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.Edges and end papers mildly age darkened. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket age darkened and mildly damp stained. Some edgewear. See images.
EUR 50,-- Order
What it all Meant [Signed]. Poems and Monotypes by Fay Lipshitz.
First Edition. Israel, Design and production, Danny Battat, 2015. 27 x 21 cm. 42 pages of poems and art. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Fine condition. Inscribed (‘Fay’) by the author on verso of front board. See images.
EUR 35,-- Order
The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas.
First Edition. London, Martin Secker, 1929. 21 x 17 cm. (4), 340 pages. Complete with 8 Plates, as listed. Original blue textured cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Rebacked in 2024 using the original board and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Sound binding (rebacked). Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.
EUR 95,-- Order
The Colvins and their Friends.
First Edition. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. 22 x 15 cm. x, 365 pages. With a frontispiece and 25 other Illustrations. Original red cloth with with paper label on spine. Top edge gilt, others deckle. Very good condition. Binding mildly rubbed and bumped, partially faded. Front hinge opened, but binding holding. Internally some foxing and age darkening, mainly to the end papers and the first and last few pages of the book. Bookblock internally bright and clean.
EUR 28,-- Order
Outposts of Mercy. The Record of a Visit in November and December , 1916, to the various Units of the British Red Cross in Italy.
First Edition. London, Published for the British Red Cross Society by Methuen & Co., 1917. 17 x 11 cm. 60 pages with sixteen Illustrations. Complete, as stated. Stiff brown paper covers with flaps. Black title on front board and spine. Decorated red cross on front board. ‘Selection of Methuen’s List’ on rear board. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Paper spine creased and partially split. Tiny paper losses to spine ends. Some creases to front board. Internally mildly foxed, but otherwise clean. No markings or annotations. A nice copy of this rare publication, published during the Great War.
EUR 420,-- Order
The McCormick Reaper Legend. The True Story of a Great Invention.
First Edition. New York, Exposition Press, 1955. 20 x 14 cm. 217 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth hard cover, inside original dust jacket. Now inside clear archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Mild damp stain to frontispiece and lower edge. Internally clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
The Marram-Clocks [Signed].
First Edition. Limited to 100 copies. Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Published at Corratowick, Printed by Simon King, Cumbria, UK, 1997. 26 x 18 cm. 12 pages, (2). Original dark green and brown paper wrappers. String bound. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Outside wrappers mildly damp stained (see images). Signed and dated, inscribed ‘to Sue’ on title page. Internally bright and clean. From the libary of poet and artist Sue Minish.
EUR 120,-- Order
Nuala Ni Neill.
Second Edition. Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair, 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 332 pages. Soft spine with stiff blue boards (see image). Black title on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internall bright and clean.
EUR 45,-- Order
The Men in Possession. A Farce in three acts by J. Bernard MacCarthy.
Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1922. 18 x 12 cm. 87 pages. Original blue paper covers. Stapled paperback. Good condition only. Staples severely corroded. Title page and covers loose. Edges thumbed and edge worn. Age darkened. Internally clean.
EUR 25,-- Order
Poems by EDWARD MacLYSAGHT. Comprising New Poems and Poems reprinted from IRISH ECLOGUES..
First Edition. Limited to 950 Copies. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1928. 19 x 12 cm. 80 pages. Original red cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Spine and top part of front board slightly faded (see image). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.
EUR 240,-- Order
Boccaccio. Writers of the World Series.
First Edition. London, Sheed & Ward, 1947. Octavo. xii, 267 pages. Folded frontispiece and other illustrations. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some wear and minor losses to dust jacket (see images).
EUR 38,-- Order
The Clanking of Chains. A Story of Sinn Fein.
[First Edition]. New York, Brentano’s, 1919. 18.5 x 12.5 viii, 262 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original green cloth with black title on front board and spine Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front hinge cracked. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 38,-- Order
Despite Fools’ Laughter. Poems by Terence MacSwiney.
First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1944. 18 x 12 cm. xvi, 74 pages. Frontispiece. Quarter green cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper. Internally clean.
EUR 75,-- Order
The Life of the White Ant. Translated by Alfred Sutro.
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1927. 18 x 12 cm. 213 pages plus publishers list. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth with black title. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good inside good dust jacket. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few neat line annotations. Dust jacket with minor paper losses at spine ends.
EUR 30,-- Order
The Treasure of the Humble.
London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. 16 x 12 cm. 218 pages. Paperback in glassine Wrapper. Printed on quality white paper. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Paperboards darkened and foxed. Glassine wrapper worn with a few tears. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner: ‘Thomas SK Lees’ on first blank page. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 65,-- Order
The Flying Boats [Signed]. With monoprints by Michael Kane.
Signed and Numbered Limited Edition. 131/175. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2014. 21 x 13 cm. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Fine condition. Numbered and signed by Derek Mahon on colophon page.
EUR 120,-- Order
Nuair A Bi Me Og.
First Edition. Dublin, Cloluct an Talboidig [Talbot Press], 1942. 18 x 12 cm. 268 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Black title on spine. Very good condition. Minor slant to binding. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.
EUR 48,-- Order
Chaucer’s Women. Nuns, Wives, and Amazons.
First Edition. Iowa City, University of Iowa, 1990. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xv, 254 pages. Losely inserted hand written letter by the author. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper. See images.
EUR 30,-- Order
The Log of the Griffin. From Switzerland to Teddington. The Story of a Cruise from the Alps to the Thames by Donald Maxwell. With Illustrations by the Author and Cottington Taylor.
[First Edition]. London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1905. 22 x 14 cm. 298 pages plus Appendix and Publishers List. Illustrated throughout. Original decorated green cloth with gilt titles and decorations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Ruubed and bumped. Spine dulled and a little frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 45,-- Order
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.
EUR 150,-- Order
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.
EUR 35,-- Order
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.
EUR 48,-- Order
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).
EUR 75,-- Order
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.
EUR 22,-- Order
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.
EUR 100,-- Order
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.
EUR 70,-- Order
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.
EUR 45,-- Order
The Hungry Land [Signed].
Special limited and signed Edition. 31/50. New York et al., Bantam Press, 1986. Octavo. 428 pages. One of 50 copies signed by the Author and bound by Kennys in Galway in a quarter cloth over marbled boards. Inscribed on the title page to a previous owner. Book in near fine condition. Top of slipcase open and repaired with archival tape.
EUR 95,-- Order
The Innocents. Photographs by Carol Murphy and Elliot Howard.
[First Edition]. [Ireland], The Arts Council, 2000. 21 x 15. 39 pages text and B&W photographs. Original decorated stiff cardboard covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small abrasion on front cover (see image). Internally bright and clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
A Corner in Ballybeg.
First Edition. London, John Lang, 1902. 13 x 19 cm, 255 pages. Original illustrated cloth hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and age darkening; rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Inside bright and clean. Rear free end paper missing. Small closed tear on contents page. Overall a very nice copy.
EUR 60,-- Order
Antoine Bloyé. Translated by Edmund Stevens. Introduction by Richard Elman.
New York / London, Monthly Review Press, 1973. 14 x 21cm. 250 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Minor signs of wear to dustjacket, including small tear to rear flap. Excellent condition otherwise.
EUR 25,-- Order
The Borrowers.
First Edition. London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1952. 20 x 14 cm. 159 pages. With a frontispiece. Illustrated. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket with small paper losses to spine ends and corners. (see images). Internally bright and clean. Overall a very nice copy.
EUR 295,-- Order
Cuimhni Cinn. Cuid 1: Cuimhni An Eiri Amach.
First Edition. Dublin, Sairseal agus Dill, 1951. 18 x 12 cm. 208 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Silver title and decorations. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.
EUR 38,-- Order
Miss Crookshank agus coirp eile.
First Edition. Dublin, Sairseal agus Dill, 1951. c 18 x 12 cm. 181 pages. Complete with six Plates, incl. the frontispiece. Original black cloth. White title and decorations. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.
EUR 35,-- Order
Gnas Na Gaeldilge.
First Edition. Baile Atha Cliath [Dublin], Oifig An tSolatair, 1940. 21 x 14 cm. xxiv, 660 pages. Original blue cloth with gilt title and author on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and faded. Front free end paper neatly cut off. Stamp of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner on half title. Number ‘28’ written on top edge. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 220,-- Order
The Fleadh in Eyre Square agus dreachtai eile [Signed]. Bilingual. [A collection of prose and poetry, in both English and Irish].
No publishing data. [c. 1994]. 55 pages. Original stiff laminated wrappers. Very good condition. Wrappers partially faded (see images). Inscribed and signed by the Author. Internally clean.
EUR 45,-- Order
Éire: Bliainiris Ghaedheal. [The Year’s Treasury of Gaelic Literature]. Rogha Saothair Ghaedheal mBeo.
First Edition. Dublin, Basil Clancy / Cahill & Co. Ltd., 1940. 27 x 21.5 cm. 148 pages. 44 pages Ads. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original textured stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Externally dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 120,-- Order
Sleibhte Mhaigh Eo.
First Edition. Dublin, FNT, 1964. 21 x 14 cm. 203 pages. Illustrations in text. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
The Last Legend. A Narrative Poem.
First Edition. Boston, Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1947. 22 x 16 cm. 64 unnumbered pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. No dust jacket. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the front free end paper. See images.
EUR 45,-- Order
Tonn Tuile.
First Edition. Dublin, Sairseal Agus Dill, 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 194 pages. original red quarter cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers foxed. Name of previous owner. Internally clean.
EUR 35,-- Order
Oige An Dearthar.i. Myles na gCopaleen. [An account of Myles O Nuallain’s early years by his brother Ciaran].
First Edition. Dublin, FNT, Printed in Westport, 1973. 31 x 13 cm. 110 pages. Illustrated title page. Original hard cover inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.
EUR 38,-- Order
At Swim Two Birds.
First Edition. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1939. c. 19 x 13 cm. 316 pages. Original pale cloth. Black title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Spine and part of the front board faded (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed to front free end paper, dated 1940. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean. A very nice copy overall.
EUR 2.500,-- Order
The Irish Revolution. And how it came about.
Dublin, The Phoenix Publishing Company, Printed by the Talbot Press, ND [c. 1920]. 21 x 14 cm. vi, 462 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.
EUR 55,-- Order
Fiction [Signed].
First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2005. 21 x 14 cm. 75 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed to Irish Poet Paul Durcan, dated and signed ‘Conor’. From the Library of Paul Durcan.
EUR 38,-- Order
Mary Jo.
First Edition. Kilmeena, Self Published, May 2016 23 x 15 cm. xii, 207 pages. With B&W Photos and Family Trees. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed on front free end paper, possibly by the author. Internally bright and clean.
EUR 45,-- Order
Midsummer Night Madness & Other Stories.
Second Impression. London, Jonathan Cape, 1932. Ocatavo. 283 pages plus publishers list. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Edges mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean. A very attractive copy.
EUR 75,-- Order
On Another Man’s Wound.
First Edition, First Printing. London, Rich & Cowan, Ltd., 1936. Octavo. 336 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside unclipped original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of book darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with some edgewear and tiny losses to the corners. Some reinforcement/repair to the back of the DJ. Now inside clear archival protective jacket. Internally clean without any inscriptions, anotations etc. Scarce, especially in original dust jacket.
EUR 350,-- Order
On Another Man’s Wound / The Singing Flame / Raids and Rallies.
Three First Editions. Three Volumes. London & Dublin, Rich & Cowan / Anvil Press, 1936, 1978 & 1982. Octavo. 336 pages / 312 pages / 208 pages. Original cloth. Three hard covers. All inside original dust jacket and clear archival jackets. Very good in very good dust jackets. See images. On Another Man’s Wound age darkened with occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with edge wear, minor losses to corners and some small repairs / reinforcements in the back. Raids and Rallies with names of two former owners on front free end paper. Overall a very nice set of three scarce hard cover first editions in their original dust jackets.
EUR 600,-- Order