Lyons, Tommy / Higgins, Tom.

Breaffy. School and Parish.

Westport, Berry’s Printing Works, 1990. 29 x 21 cm. 159 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original decorated stiff paper boards. Soft Covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping.

Lysaght, Edward E.

The Gael.

Dublin/ London, Maunsel & Company, Ltd., 1919. 18.6cm x 12.5cm. 337 (5) pages. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lysaght, Seán.

Erris. Edited by Peter Fallon.

County Meath, The Gallery Press, 2002. 21.4cm x 13.8cm. 94 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the Author

Lysaght, Sean.

The Marram-Clock.

Sole 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. Original dark green and brown paper wrappers. String bound. As new. A bright clean copy.

Lysaght, Sean.

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.

Lysaght, Sean.

Wild Nephin.

First Edition. Westport, Stonechat Editions, 2020. Octavo. 281 pages. Illustrated end papers. With a map. Original brown cloth hard cover with silver title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket. As new. Signed by the Author on the title page.

Lytton, Sir Henry [Gilbert & Sullivan]

The Immortal Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. Containing the Stories of the Plays and the Words and Music of Famous Numbers from Each Opera. With an Appreciation by Sir Henry Lytton.

Four Volumes. London, The News Chronicle Publications Dept., Not dated (c. 1920s). 28 x 22.5 cm. Original red cloth with blue and yellow decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

M. Fabii Quintiliani. [Quintilianus Marcus Fabius] [Quintillian].

Institutionum Oratoriarum Libri Duodecimi / Oratoris Eloquentissimi Declamationes Undeviginti. Summa diligentia ad fidem vetustissimorum codicum recogniti, ac resstituti. Cum rerum verborumque indice locupletissimo.

Lugduni (Lyon), Apud Antonium Gryphium, 1575. 16.5 x 11 cm. 756 pages, (68) [Index], 227 pages. Collation: original ffep w/ name of previous owner [*8, a8-z8, A8-Z8,AA8-FF6,aa8-pp2], original rfep with notes. Later, but old calf binding and end papers. Blind decorations on boards. Four raised bands. Gilt title on red morocco spine label. Gilt decorations to spine. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Head and tail of spine with minor material losses (see images). Leather binding dried out and a little brittle. Binding sound. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner, dated 1602. Stamp on title page (see image). Some traces of old woodworm, mainly on margins, rarely affecting text. Internally mildly age darkened, but very clean. A nice copy.

M. Le Vicomte De Magny.

Nobiliaire universel. Recueil général des généalogies historiques et véridiques des maisons nobles de l’Europe. Cinquième volume.

Paris, Au secrétariat de l’Institut héraldique, 1858. 32 x 24 cm. xii, xvi, 310 pages. Illustrated. One colour Plate. Contemporary half faux-leather. Cloth covered boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Boards a little worn and stained (see images). Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean.

M. Le Vicomte De Magny.

Nobiliaire universel. Recueil général des généalogies historiques et véridiques des maisons nobles de l’Europe. Cinquième volume.

Volume 5 ONLY. Paris, Au secrétariat de l’Institut héraldique, 1858. 32 x 24 cm. xii, xvi, 310 pages. Illustrated. One colour Plate. Losely inserted handwritten note and a photo of George V. See images. Contemporary green textured cloth. Elaborate gilt decorations. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy.

Mac Amhlaigh, Donall.

An Irish Navvy. The Diary of an Exile. Translated from the Irish by Valentin Iremonger.

First Edition. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1964. 21 x 14 cm. ix, 182 pages. Original green 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 nice clean copy. See images.

Mac Giolla Chearna, An tAthair P.

Ceachta as Leabhar na Cruinne [Lessons from the Book of the World].

1955 Reprint. Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair, 1955. 18 x 12 cm. 125 pages. Original soft covers. Very good condition. Front board partially faded. See image. Name of previous owner. Internally clean.

Mac Maoláin, Seán.

Eán Corr.

First Edition. Dublin, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais / Oifig An tSolatair, 1937. 18 x 12 cm. 230 pages. Original green cloth. Inside original unclipped dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket.

Mac Maoláin, Seán.

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.

MacAlister, R.A.S.

Muiredach. Abbot of Monasterboice 890 – 923 A.D. His Life and Surroundings. The Margaret Stokes Lectures, 1913.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1914. 32 x 24 cm. xii, 85 pages. With eight Plates (complete) and Illustrations in Text. Quarter olive cloth over paper covered decorated boards. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

MacAlister, R.A.S.

The Ogham Inscriptions at Maumanorig, Co. Kerry / On an Excavation conducted on Cro-Inis, Loch Ennell. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.

Dublin, Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1938. pages 242 to 252. Two Plates with four images. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Name of previous owner on front board. See images.

MacArthur, Douglas / MacArthur, Jean / Douglas, Lewis William.

Three Letters relating to Douglas MacArthur and Field-Marshal Alanbrooke. Small collection consisting of two typed and signed letters and one hand written letter. Letter 1: typed letter, dated 23 August 1962 from Douglas MacArthur to Mr. William O. Randall, signed by Douglas MacArthur. Letter 2: Typed letter, dated January 22, 1964 from Lewis William Douglas to Lady Alanbrooke; some handwritten notes, signed ‘Lew’. Letter 3: handwritten letter from Jean MacArthur to Lady Alanbrooke.

1962, 1964, 1964.

MacCarthy, J. Bernard.

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.

MacCarthy, Mary.

Fighting Fitzgerald and Other Papers.

First Edition. London, Martin Secker, 1930. 22 x 14 cm. 230 pages. Complete with five Plates, als listed. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archioval jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some age darkening and mild foxing to dust jacket.

MacDermot, Brian (Editor).

The Catholic Question in Ireland & England. 1798 – 1822. The Papers of Denis Scully.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Irish Academy Press, 1988. 23 x 15 cm. xxiii, 748 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

MacDonald, William (publisher).

MacDonald’s Irish Directory. With which is incorporated “The Business Directory of Ireland” Accompanied with a Map and Town Plans.

Four Volumes for the Years: 1935, 1938, 1939 & 1941. Edinburgh, William MacDonald & Company, 1935, 1938, 1939 & 1941. 25 x 17 cm. Original dark green textured cloth. Blind and gilt titles. Very good condition. Ex Library. See images.

[Macfarquhar, Colin & Gleig, George – Chief Editors]

Encyclopaedia Britannica. Three Plates Volumes with 460 Plates. Volumes 1, 3 & 4 (including the Plates issued as a Supplement in 1801-03.

Third Edition & Supplement to 3rd Edition. Three volumes of four. [Edinburgh], [Privately published by Andrew Bell, Archibald Constable & Colin Macfarquhar], [1788 – 1803]. c. 26 x 20 cm. Vol.1: Plates 1 – 161 / Vol. 3: Plates 292 – 446 / Vol. 4: Plates 447 – 542 and 1 – 50. See comments below for noted ‘anomalies’. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations and volume numbers in gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with wear to spine and ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Joints cracked, but bindings remain sound. Spine leather dried and cracked. Internally dust dulled, but generally clean. A few closed tears and some edge wear to some plates. Overall a very nice collection of more than 450 plates. See images.

MacGinty, Blathnaid.

The Game – The Game is Over. A Memoir.

First Edition. No publishing information. 21 x 14 cm. 156 pages. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner. Signed by the Author on title page. Internally clean.

MacGiolla Chiolle, Breandan / Simington, Robert C.

Books of Survey and Distribution. Being abstracts of various surveys and instruments of title 1636-1703 Vol III County of Galway.

First Edition in this Form. Dublin, The Stationary Office, 1962. Oblong 37 x 27 cm. lxvii, 357 pages. Lacking the Map ! Original cloth hard cover. Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

MacGrath, Harold.

Pidgin Island. Illustrated by Arthur William Brown.

Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1914. 12.5 x 19cm. 341 pages, with plates. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Very good condition, some shelf wear to spine. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper.

MacHale, John (Translator).

An Irish Translation of the Book of Genesis from the Latin Vulgate. With a Corresponding English Version, chiefly from the Douay. Accompanied with Notes from the most distinguished Commentators. To be followed by that of the other Books, in successive Parts, to the Close of the inspired Writings.

Published in Tuam, Sold by James Duffy, Dublin, 1868. 28 x 22 cm. viii, 388 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally darkened with occassional mild foxing, mainly to outer leaves. Neat gift inscription in ink on verso of Frontispiece, dated 1881. Internally clean.

Machiavel, Nicolas [Niccolò Machiavelli].

[The Works of Nicholas Machiavel]. Containing the following Works: The History of Florence / The Prince, Together with the Original of Guelf and Ghibilin, Life of Castruccio Castracani, Murther of Vitelli, &c. by Duke Valentino, State of France, State of Germany. / The Discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, upon the First Decade of Titus Livius. / The Art of War. / The Marriage of Belphegor. Also The Publisher to the Reader, concerning the following Letter & The Author’s Introduction.

London, Printed for A. Churchill, R. Bonwick, T. Goodwin et al, 1720. C. 32 x 20 cm. TP [History of Florence], (2) [Epistle to Clement VII], (10) [TOC], 180 pages (Florence], (4) [TP & Dedication: The Prince], pages 199-267 [The Prince], (4) [TP & Dedication: Discourses], pages 267-431 [Discourses], (4) [TP &c. The Art of War], pages 433-523 [The Art of War], pages 524-529 [The Marriage of Belphegor], pages 530-532 [Preface to the Reader], (1) [Epistle to Clement VII], (3) [The Author’s Introduction]. Numerous pages misnumbered: 169-170, 175-179, 235, 265. New (2024) half leather over marbled boards. New end papers. Spine labels. Text block in good condition. Missing overall title page [Works of Machiavel]. Heavy edge wear, particularly to first and last pages, with paper losses, but not affecting text. Large section (c. 50%) of page 26/26 missing. Closed tear to page 509/510. Paper darkened with some damp staining and occasional foxing.

MacInnes, Helen.

The Unconquerable.

London, George G. Harrap, 1947. 20 x 13 cm. 452 pages. Original blue cloth with white title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Mackay, Charles.

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions.

First Edition. Volumes 1 & 2 bound together in one volume. London, Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1841. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: vi, (2) [TOC], 400 pages . Vol. 2: (2) [TOC], 406 pages. Each volume with a tissue guarded Frontispiece. Polished dark calf with elaborate gilt and blind decorations to boards and spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. See images. Very good condition. Binding mildly rubbed and bumped. Spine label appears to be missing. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Small bookbinder label (‘C.C. Wetton, Bookbinder, Egham’) on front paste down. Name of a previous owner in ink on top of Frontispiece of volume 1. Occasional mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy, in an attractive leather binding. See images.

Macknight, James / Owen, Henry / Balguy, Thomas / Samuel, Lord Bishop of St. David’s / Watson, Richard / Robert, Lord Bishop of Oxford,

Various Religious Publications: 1. A New Literal Translation, from the Original of the Apostle Paul’s First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians / 2. The Modes of Quotation used by the Evangelical Writers Explained and Vindicated / 3. A Sermon Preached in Lambeth Chapel at the Consecrations of Richard Hurd and of John Moore, Feb. 12, 1775 / 4. A Sermon Preached before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster, January 30, 1793 / 5. A Sermon Preached before the Stewarts of the Westminster Dispenary, April 1785 / 6. A Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Landaff, June 1791 / 7. The Bishop of Oxford’s Sermon before the Right Honorable The House of Lords, January 30, 1767.

London, 1. Printed for the Author / 2. Printed by J. Nichols / 3. Printed for Lockyer Davis / Printed for J. Robson / Printed for T. Cadell / Printed for Thomas Evans / Printed for A. Millar & T. Cadell, 1789 / 1789 / 1775 / 1793 / 1793 / 1792 / 1767. 1. lxvi, 96 pages / 2. xxiv, 111 pages / 3. 17 pages / 4. 39 pages / 5. 31 pages / 6. 20 pages / 7. 20 pages. Half calf over marbled boards. Two red morroco labels with names of the Authors in Gilt. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Front joint started to crack, but binding sound. Internally a little dust dulled. One sermon with a few small annotations, otherwise clean. A very nice copy.

MacLean, Donald.

Typographia Scoto-Gadelica. Or, Books Printed in the Gaelic of Scotland from the Year 1567 to the Year 1914, with Bibliographical and Biographical Notes.

Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition, published in 1915. Shannon, Ireland, Irish University Press, 1972. 23 x 15 cm. x, 372 pages. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

MacLYSAGHT, EDWARD.

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.

MacManus, Emily E.P. (author) / Strong, L.A.G. (foreword).

Matron of Guy’s [Signed].

New Edition. London, Jarrolds Publishers, 1958. Octavo. xii, 228 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the Author on the title page.

MacManus, Francis.

Men Withering.

Second Edition. Dublin, The Talbot Press Limited, 1944. 18.6cm x 12.4cm. 288 pages. Original Hardcover (half cloth with black lettering on spine). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

MacManus, Francis.

Men Withering.

First Edition. Dublin, The Phoenix Publishing Company Ltd., 1939. 20.2cm x 13.2cm. 288 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with some external wear. Paper label with typed name and adress of previous owner on front free end paper.

MacManus, Francis.

Statue for a Square.

First Edition. Dublin, The Talkot Press Limited, 1945. 16.7cm x 12.7cm. 286 pages. Original Hardcover. Good condition with external wear on the cover.

MacNamara, Brinsley.

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.

MacSweeney, Micheal / O’Riordan, Kitty / Cunningham, John.

Galway Golf Club 1895 – 1995.

First Edition. Galway, Printed by the Connacht Tribune, 1995. 25 x 19 cm. 144 pages. Illustrated. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Various signatures on front free end paper. Also signed by Gerald F. Molloy and Maire Swan inside the book.

MacSwiney, Terence (author) / MacCarthy, B.G. (editor).

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.

Madam Belloc (Bessie Rayner Parkes).

The Flowing Tide.

First Edition. London, Sands & Co., 1900. 13 x 18 cm, xi, 298 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Spine faded and parts of boards are discoloured (see images). Corners and spine bumped and rubbed. Edges age darkened. Text block bright and clean. Some tanning, mainly to endpapers.

Madame C—(Calderon) de la B—(Barca) – Frances Erskine / Prescott, W.H. (Foreword).

Life in Mexico. During a Residence of two Years in that Country.

First British Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1843. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 436 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Dark brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations on boards and spine. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and foxed throughout. Some fraying to spine ends. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Maeterlinck, Maurice.

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.

Maeterlinck, Maurice.

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.

Maginn, Christopher.

‘Civilizing’ Gaelic Leinster. The Extension of Tudor Rule in the O’Byrne and O’Toole Lordships.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2005. 23 x 15 cm. vii, (2), 223 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright clean copy.

Mahon, Derek.

Echo’s Grove. Translations.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2013. 206 pages. Original cloth, inside original dust jacket. Near fine condition. A few faint speck on bottom edge. Internally bright and clean.

Mahon, Derek.

Resistance Days.

First, numbered, signed and limited Edition. 61/175. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2001. 21 x 14 cm. Unpaginated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Fine condition. Signed and numbered by the author and the artist on colophone page.

Mahon, Derek.

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.

Mahr, Adolf.

Christian Art in Ancient Ireland. Selected Objects Illustrated and Described. Edited on behalf of the Government of the Irish Free State by Adolf Mahr, D.PH., M.R.I.A., Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum, Dublin with the Collaboration of the Royal Irish Academy.

First Editions. Two Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Stationary Office of Saorstat Eireann, 1932 / 1941. 36 x 27 cm. Vol. 1: xxvii (text) followed by 80 Plates in B&W / Vol.2: 184 pages (text), followed by Plates 81 – 130. Original half cloth hard covers. Two tone design. Gilt titles on front boards and spines. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Bindings age darkened and a little stained (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Sound bindings. Internally bright and clean. Two nice copies.

Maile, Roger (editor).

Best of Friends 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 10. The Yearbook of Creative Monochrome.

Eight volumes. Croydon, Surrey, Creative Monochrome, 1994 – 2003. 27 x 24 cm. Original stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. All books bright and clean copies.

[Mailer, Norman] Rollyson, Carl.

The Lives of Norman Mailer – A Biography.

New York, Paragon House, 1991. 23.6cm x 16cm. XXII, 425 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Máire (a sgríobh). [Séamus Ó Grianna].

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.

Malthus, Rev. T. R. [Thomas Robert].

An Essay on the Principle of Population [Bayntun Riviere Binding]. Or, A View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness, with an Inquiry into our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils which it Occasions.

Ninth Edition. London, Reeves and Turner, 1888. 21 x 14 cm. xv, 551 pages. Later fine polished calf. Dark blue and green spine labels. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Binder Stamp (‘Bound by Bayntun Riviere Bath England’) on verso of front free end paper. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Joint and hinges started to crack. Internally bright and clean.

Manchee, Dorothy / Howitt, Sir Alfred B. (Foreword).

Textbook for Almoners.

First Edition. London, Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1947. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 466 pages. With a Frontispiece and six Plates (complete). Many tables and charts in text, some folding. Original pale cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat inscription by the authors for her parents (‘To Mummy and Daddy who have watched this book grow…’) dated Feb. 48. Some damp staining to bottom, mainly to binding, end papers and first few pages. Inscribed by the author.

Mandelbaum, Ann.

New Work.

Tucson, University of Arizona, 27 x 24 cm. 102 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Mangles, James Henry / Knies, Earl A. (Editor).

Tennyson at Aldworth. The Diary of James Henry Mangles. Edited with an Introduction by Earl A. Knies.

First Edition. Athens, Ohio, London, Ohio University Press, 1984. 21.5 x 14 cm. xviii, 155 pages. With Illustrations in B&W. Original black cloth. Silver title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor rubbing, bumping and dust dulling to edges. Dust jacket shows minor edge wear. Internally bright and clean. Inscribed by the Editor (Earl Knies) on front free end paper.

[Manning, Anne].

The Maiden & Married Life of Mary Powell, Afterwards Misstress Milton.

New Edition. London, Printed for Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. ND [c. 1840s]. 18 x 11.5 cm. 271 pages. With a frontispiece. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Spine label with gilt title. Raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on verso of frontispiece in ink. Internally clean.

Manning, Archbishop H.E.

Ireland. A Letter to Earl Grey.

First Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1868. 20 x 13 cm. 44 pages. Pamphlet in recent plain paper wrappers. Very good condition. New warppers. Original pages a little brittle. Some minor losses to edges, not affecting the text. Internally very clean.

Manning, Stephen.

Soldiers of the Queen: Victorian Colonial Conflict in the Words of Those who Fought.

Stroud, Spellmount / The History Press, 2009. 16 x 24cm. 224 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Manuscript Music Book.

Unpublished. Before 1889. 30 x 23 cm. 20 pages of handwritten music scores – stapled. Plus one losely inserted page of music scores. Decorated blue cardboard covers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some fading and discolorations. Name of previous owner on front cover: ‘A.M. Poore’.

Marc Alexander,

A.E. Stegmann The Life and Art of a Remarkable Artist.

First Edition, London, Mouth & Foot Painting Artists, 2000. 22 x 30 cm, 163 pages. With many photos and paintings by this artist. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Marchetto, Annibale, [San Luigi Gonzaga].

De Rebus Gestis Beati Aloysii Gonzagae E Societate Iesu.

[First Edition]. Florence, Typis Sereniss, 1687. Octavo. TP, (12), 374 pages, (18) [Index & Errata]. Small vignettes and leading letters in text. Later fine calf. Gilt title and decorations. Dentelles. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Ex LIbris of previous owner on front paste down. A bright clean copy in an attractive binding. See images.

Maritain, Jacques.

Theonas. Conversations of a Sage. Translated by F.J. Sheed.

First Edition. London and New York, Sheed & Ward, 1933. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 200 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Markakis, John.

Ethiopia. Anatomy of a Traditional Polity.

First Edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1974. 21 x 14 cm. (14), 408 pages. Some Illustrations. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of. / Hooke, Nathaniel

An Account Of The Conduct Of The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, From her first coming to Court, To the Year 1710. In a Letter from Herself to My Lord.

London, Printed by James Bettenham, for George Hawkins, 1742. 20 x 12 cm. 316 pages. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations and raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A little dust dulled. Ex Libris. Internally clean.

Marmion, Anthony.

The Ancient and Modern History of the Maritime Ports of Ireland.

Second Edition. Printed for the Author by W.H. Cox, 1856. 22 x 14 cm. xviii, 633 pages, (2). Original dark green cloth. Gilt title and gilt harp on front board. Elaborate blind decorations. Good condition. Rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. A very good reading copy.

Marmontel.

Belisarius. A Tale.

London, W. Suttaby, 1806. 12.5 x 7 cm. vi, 163 pages. With a frontispiece and engraved title page (Vignette). Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A little dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down

[Marpeck, Pilgrim] Boyd, Stephen Blake.

Pilgrim Marpeck. His Life and Social Theology.

Mainz am Rhein, Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1992. 18 x 24.5 cm. X, 200 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Duke Monographs in Medieval and Renaissance Studies].

Marsden, Peter.

The Roman Forum Site in London – Discoveries before 1985.

First Edition. London, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1987. 27.6cm x 22cm. 55 pages. With 111 figures, 1 table, and additional pages with 20 plates. Also includes fold-out maps. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, such as bumped edges.

Marshall, Alfred.

Principles of Economics. An Introductory Volume.

Eighth Edition. Fourth Printing. London. Macmillan and Co., 1930. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xxxiv, 871 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding, edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Dust jacket age darkened with some edge wear and minor paper losses to spine ends and corners. See images. Internally clean.

Marshall, Emma.

Up and Down the Pantiles & Bristol Bells. [Two books bound in one]. A Story of Tunbridge Wells a hundred Years ago.

Seventh Thousand / First Edition. London, Seeley and Co., 1890 & 1892. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages & 182 pages. With a frontispiece for each Novel. Contemporary laf calf over cloth covered boards. Blue end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine labels missing. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Marshman, John Clark / Havelock, Sir Henry.

Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B.

First Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. 21 x 14 cm. x, 462 pages. With a Frontispiece and three colour Maps, of which two are folding. Contemporary full calf. Gilt decorations and gilt title on black morocco spine label. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses to bottom of spine (see images). Internally mild foxing and occasional damp stains. Names of previous owners.

Martin, FX / Maguire, George (Editors).

The Murder of Fr. Jordan. A Mayo Martyr. 1649.

First Edition. Claremorris, Claremorris Community Radio, 2015. 21 x 15 cm. 48 pages. Illustrated. With a CD. Original trade paperback. As new condition.

Martin, John & Kerr, Donal (editors).

C.U.S. Catholic University School. 1867 – 1967. A Centenary Record.

Dublin, Catholic University School, 1967. 24 x 18 cm. vii, 192 pages. Illustrations in B&W. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Wrappers creased. Internally clean.

Martin, Priscilla.

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.

Martin, William.

Annapolis.[Signed].

First edition. New York, Warner Books, 1996. 15.5 x 23.5cm. 685 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new. Signed by author on title page.

Martino Martinii [Martini].

Regni Sinensis a Tartaris. Tyrannice evastati depopulatique concinna Enarratio, Authore Martino Martinii. Ultima hac Aeditione, Indice, tabulisque aenis illustrata.

Amstelaedami [Amsterdam], Apud Aegidium Jansonium Valkenier, 1661. c. 13 x 8 cm. Blank, engraved title page, title page, 120 pages. Unnumbered folding Map of China, followed by 12 folding Plates, numbered 2 to 13. [*1-12, (2), A1 – E12, (2)]. Contemporary vellum with handwritten title on spine (faded). Red or red speckled edges (faded). Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some mild staining. Top edge appears to be trimmed (see title page), not affecting text or Plates. Names of previous owners on front free end paper. Overall a very nice copy.

Mason, A E W (Alfred Edward Woodley) & Lang, Andrew / Niall Ó Domhnaill (Translator).

An Minirtir O Ceallaigh (Parson Kelly).

First Irish Edition. Dublin, 1937. 18 x 12 cm. 455 pages. Original orange cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Spine, edges and end papers dust dulled. Stamp with name of previous owner on title page. Occasional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Masters, John.

Bhowani Junction.

First edition. London, Michael Joseph, 1954. 13.5 x 20.5cm. 367 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition, other than slight age darkening to endpapers and mottling to front board.

[Matthew Archdeacon].

Legends of Connaught, Irish Stories &c. &c. By the Author of “Connaught in 1798”.

First Edition. NOT A REPRINT ! Dublin, Published by John Cumming, Lower Ormond Quay, MDCCCXXIX [1839]. 20.5 x 13 cm. xv (List of Subscribers & Preface), 406 pages. Contemporary half leather over textured cloth. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Rear hinge cracked. Front hinge started to crack. Binding shaky, but holding. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed.

Matthews, William / Rader, Ralph W.

Autobiography, Biography, and the Novel. Papers read at a Clark Library Seminar, May 13, 1972.

First Edition. Los Angeles, William Andrew Clark Memorial Library, 1973. 22 x 15 cm. (2), 79 pages. Original paper wrapper. Soft cover – paperback. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean and bright. With a small compliment slip from the University Librarian.

Maunder, Samuel.

The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference. Revised throughout by B.B. Woodward, John Morris and W. Hughes.

New Edition. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1866. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. (4), 899 pages. With a frontispiece. Full calf with red spine label and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges red speckled. Gilt decorations. Blind line decorations on boards. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Age darkened. Text block bright and clean.

Maundrell, Henry / The Prefetto of Egypt / Clayton, Robert (translator).

A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, at Easter, A.D. 1697. Also, A Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and Back Again. Translated from a Manuscript written by the Prefetto of Egypt, by the Right Rev. Robert Clayton. To which is added, An Account of the Author’s Journey to the Banks of Euphrates at Beer, and to the Country of Mesopotamia.

The Eighth Edition. London, Printed for J. White and Co. and J. Nunn, by B. McMillan, 1810. 23 x 14 cm. xi, 282 pages. With 15 Plates, of which nine are folding. Small Illustrations in Text. Rebacked in 2024 using the contemporary boards and a new spine. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Boards rubbed and bumped with minor losses to corners. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner on title page (see images). Occasional mild foxing, otherwise a very clean complete copy in a new sturdy binding.

Maupin, Armistead.

Sure of You.

First Edition. New York, Harper & Row, 1989. 16cm x 24cm. 262 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Deckled page edges.

Maxtone-Graham, John / Verdure, Michel / Guillotin, Yes.

Queen Mary 2 – The Greatest Ocean Liner of Our Time. Photographs by Harvey Lloyd.

New York, Bulfinch Press, 2004. 34.3cm x 26cm. 207 pages. With over 150 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, such as rubbed edges.

Maxwell, Donald.

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.

Maxwell, John S.

The Czar; His Court and People: Including a Tour in Norway and Sweden.

Dublin, James M’Glashan, 1849. 16 x 11 cm. xvi, 334 pages plus two pages publishers list. Embossed brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore edge deckle. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and mildly foxed.

Mc Grath, Eamonn.

The Fish in the Stone. A Novel.

Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1994. 13 x 19,5 cm. 236 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition. Signed and with a dedication by the author on the front free endpaper. Minor edgewear on the cover.

Mc Sweeney, Richard.

Oriental Mystique.

Cork, Funcheon Press, 1993. 14.5 x 20.5cm. 129 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition.

McAteer, Michael.

Standish O’Grady, AE and Yeats. History, Politics, Culture.

Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2002. 23 x 15 cm. (4), 200 pages. Original black cloth hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

[McBean, Angus] Woodhouse, Adrian.

Angus McBean. Text by Adrian Woodhouse.

First Edition. London/Sydney, Macdonald, 1985. 30cm x 26cm. 64 unnumbered pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. [Masters of Photography]

McBride, Ian.

The Siege of Derry in Ulster Protestant Mythology.

Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1997. 16 cm x 23 cm. 93 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition.

McBrien, Peter F.

Higher English: Drama. How to Know Good Drama and to Say Why it is Good. A Text-Book of Literary Appreciation…

Dublin, The Intermediate & University College, Not dated. C. 1930. 21 x 14 cm. 269 pages plus ads. Original stiff cardboard covers. Very good condition. Some abrasion to front cover (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

McCarthy, Justin / Mrs. Campbell Praed.

Our Book of Memories. Letters of Justin McCarthy to Mrs. Campbell Praed.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1912. 22 x 15 cm. viii, (2), 463 pages. With Illustrations. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

McCarthy, Kieran.

The Odyssey for Arznel.

U.S.A., Published by the author, 2014. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. 315 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author.

McCarthy, Michael J.F.

Priests and People in Ireland.

Third Impression. Dublin and London, Hodges, Figgis & Co. and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1903. 19 x 13 cm. xvi, 624 pages. Original red cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minro shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two stamps of previous owner on front free end paper and verso of Frontispiece. A few of the Plates coming lose. Internally clean.

McCarthy, Thomas.

Seven Winters in Paris [Signed].

First Edition. London, Anvil Press, 1989. 21 X 14 cm. 61 pages (2). Original trade paperback. Near fine condition. Inscribed by the Author to Dublin collector Tony Smith, signed ‘Tom’.

McClendon, Lise.

Painted Truth. An Alix Thorssen Mystery.

NY, Walker Publishing Company, 1995. 15 x 22 cm. 243 Pages. Dark Blue Boards. Excellent condition – Like new. Dustjacket in Mylar cover. Signed on title-page by author.

McClintock, P.V.E. (Editor).

McClintock Family Papers. A Collection of genealogical notes on the McClintock, McCausland, Hime, Robinson, Dobbs, Reid, Powell, Elston and associated Families compiles by P.E.V.McClintock.

‘First Edition’. Lancaster, England, Published by the Author, 1986. 28 x 20 cm. xiv, 258 pages. With a map of Ireland and various family trees. With two losely inserted letters, signed by the author, Red cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

McCormick, W.P.

The Railways of Northern Ireland and their Locomotives. Illustrated.

[First Edition]. Belfast, W.P. McCormick, 1946. 21 x 14 cm. 30 pages, (2). With B&W Photographs. Original paper covers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internallyu bright and clean.

McCrumb, Sharyn.

She Walks These Hills.

First Edition. New York / London / Toronto, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1994. 16cm x 24cm. 336 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. From the Ballad series.