O’Cathain, Seamas / O’Flanagan, Patrick.

The Living Landscape. Kilgalligan, Erris, County Mayo.

First Edition. Dublin, Comhairle Bhealoideas Eireann An Colaiste Ollscoile, 1975. 21 x 13 cm. x, 312 pages. With B&W maps and photographs. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket shows some edgewear and small close tears. Round blind stamp on half title and title page. Reference number on verso of title page. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

O’Connor.

Chronicles of Eri; Being the History of the Gaal Sciot Iber: or, The Irish People; Translated from the original Manuscripts in the Phoenician Dialect of the Scythian Language.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822. 23 x 14 cm. Vol1: ccclxii, ii, 91 pages, with a frontispiece and four folding maps. / Vol.2: Coloured folding frontispiece, folding map of Eri, 509 pages with one folding plate. All maps and plates listed are present in both volumes. Contemporary fine red morroco. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to spine ends and corners. Joints weak, but bindings remain sound. Ex Libris ( ‘Ursuline Convent St. Joseph’s Sligo’) on front paste downs of both volumes. Various inscriptions on first blank pages of volume 1. Library stamp (‘Tullabeg College’) on both title pages. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two small paper stickers on spines. Overall a very nice set.

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.

Odhams Press Ltd. (Publishers).

A Collection of Vintage ‘News Review’ Magazines. The First British Newsmagazine. 259 Copies in total, of which 51 lack the front cover. Offered as a Collection WAF. Realistic Offers Welcome.

London, Odhams Press Ltd., 1939 – 1947. C. 29 x 21 cm. Conditions range from poor (a few) to very good (most). Generally a little dust dulled. Some Titles lack the front covers. See list of issues below. Overall a very interesting Collection with many fascinating front covers showing the Key Figures of this age: Americans: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, MacArthur et al. British: Churchill, Wavell, Montgomery et al. Russians: Stalin, Shukov et al. Germans: Hitler, Goebbels et al. Other covers show Ghandi, James Mason et al. See sample images.

O’Donnell, J.F.

Memories of the Irish Franciscans.

First Edition. Dublin, James Duffy, [1871]. 14 x 9 cm. xxiii, 171 pages. Dark green embossed cloth with gilt decoations and title. Very good condition. Ex Library with one stamp and one paper label on front end papers. Internally clean. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A nice copy.

O’Donnell, John Francis.

Poems by John Francis O’Donnell. With Introduction by Richard Dowling.

First Edition. London, Ward & Downey, 1891. 18 x 12 cm. xxi, 256 pages. With small B&W Illustrations. Original dark green cloth with gilt title and author on front board and spine. Bevelled boards. All edges gilt. Black end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Mild fraying to spine ends. Small red paper label on front paste down (bookcase and shelf numbers). Name (Kathleen Boyd) of previous owner pencilled on black front free end paper. Front and rear hinges started to open. Binding weak but holding. Internally age darkened, but clean.

O’Donoghue, D.J.

The Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability.

First Edition. Dublin and London, O’Donoghue & Co. / M.H. Gill & Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1906. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. xviii, 333 pages plus publishers list. Green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Some browning/foxing, mainly to fore edges of the first and last few pages. Faint inscription on top of title page. Internally clean.

O’Donovan, J. / Butler, Richard / Hardiman, J. / Smith, A. et al.

The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society. Vol.1. [With articles about: St. Columbkille, The Book of Kells, Mellifont, Connaught et al.].

First Edition. Dublin, For the Irish Archaeological Society, 1846. 23 x 18 cm. TP, (6), 302 pages, 4. Modern half morroco over green cloth covered boards Hard over with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Name of title page. Internally clean. A nice copy.

O’Donovan, John.

Leabhar Na G-Ceart, Or the Book of Rights.

Dublin, Printed for the Celtic Society, 1847. 23 x 15 cm. lxvii, 326 pages. 4 pages publishers list. With a Frontipiece and a few Illustrations in text. Red cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Library stamps on front free end paper and title page (see images). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

O’Flaherty, Roderic (author) / Hardiman, James (editor).

A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught. Written A.D. 1684, by Roderic O’Faherty, Esq. Edited, from a MS. in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, with Notes and Illustrations by James Hardiman.

Dublin, For the Irish Archaeological Society, 1846. 23 x 18 cm. xiv, 467 pages, 25 pages annual report of the archaeological Society. With a Map (frontispiece). Later fine half morroco over cloth-covered boards. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding as new. Edges dust dulled. First few pages (<10) damp damaged towards the foreedge (see image of title page). Name of previous owner on small sticker on front free end paper. Internally clean. Losely inserted facsimile letter from Roderic O’Flaherty to a ‘Mr. Downing’. Lacks the folding chart. Good solid binding.