Couperus, Louis / Berrington B.S. (Translator).

Psyche.

First English Edition. London, Alston Rivers, Ltd., 1908. 19 x 13 cm. 198 pages, 20 pages publisher’s catalog. With 12 Illustrations by Dion Clayton Calthrop. Original half cloth over cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles on spine and front board. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Discoloration to boards (water staining?). Front and rear hinges opening. Binding shaky, but holding. Triangular piece (5 x 5 x 5 cm) cut out of front free end paper. Internally very bright and clean.

Langton, Neville.

The Prince of Beggars.

Third Edition. London, Hutchinson & Co., [1925]. 19 x 12 cm. vii, 224 pages. Original green cloth with black title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to book. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket has a few tears and minor paper loss to the spine. Gift plate glued to front paste down. Very neat, dated 1925.

Roberts, Morley.

Rachel Marr.

Second Edition. London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1925. 18 x 12 cm. 454 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. Very good condition. Spine a little faded and edges dust dulled and foxed. Internally some mild foxing, otherwise clean.

Middleton, R.D.

Newman & Bloxam. An Oxford Friendship.

First Edition. London, New York, Toronto, Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press, 1947. 14 x 22 cm, x, 261 pages. With a frontispiece and seven additional B&W plates. Original blue cloth with gilt title. Decorated dust jacket in archival jacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of use or shelf wear. Dust jacket is faded and shows some small tears and minor paper losses at the spine and corners.

Historical Manuscripts Commission.

Report on Franciscan Manuscripts. Preserved at the Convent, Merchants’ Quay, Dublin. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of his Majesty.

Dublin, Printed for his Majesty’s Stationary Office by John Falconer, 1906. 24 x 15 cm. xii, 296 pages, x. Quarter black leather over green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to corners, spine and boards. Some fading / discoloration to boards. Browning to end papers. Internally very clean. Edges dust dulled. Small label glued to front paste down ( Waterford News – Printing and Binding Works)

Turner, W.J.

Miss America. Altiora in the Sierra Nevada.

First Edition. London, Mandrake Press Ltd., 1930. 16 x 13 cm. (4), 63 pages, (4) Original beige cloth hard cover with original illustrated dust jacket. Foreedge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Endpapers and edges browned and foxed. Internally clean. Dust jacket a little worn and age darkened. Some small closed tears. Now in protective jacket.

Loftie, W.J.

Westminster Abbey. With many illustrations chiefly by Herbert Railton.

New edition, revised. London, Seeley and Co., Limited, 1891. 20 x 14 cm, xii, 319 pages. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Many full page plates. Full leather binding with blind and gilt decorations to boards and spine. Prize binding for ‘Cambridge Local Examination Honours. First Class’. Gilt decoration in centre of front board (Owen’s School Founded 1613’). Raised bands and gilt title on spine. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Sound binding. Large prize label of the Owen’s School on front paste down. Mild foxing and age darkening. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Still a very handsome book to hold.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.

The Courtship of Miles Standish. With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy.

London, Grant Richards, 1908. 19 x 24 cm, 152 pages. With numerous Colour and B&W Illustrations. Original cloth boards with gilt title and decorations, blind stamping and a colour image on the front board. Very good condition. Inscription on front free end paper dated 1908. Some browning and foxing to pages and edges. Some rubbing and bumping to spine and corners.

O’Brien, R. Barry.

Thomas Drummond. Under-Secretary in Ireland 1835 – 40. Life and Letters.

First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. 22 x 14 cm. viii, 401 pages. With a frontispiece showing Thomas Drummond and three plates, one being a fold-out. Original decorated cloth with black title and lines on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Spine faded. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally some mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Small neat stamp of a previous owner on title page. Bright and clean inside. Many pages unopened. A very nice copy.

Criminal Trials.

Two Volumes. London, Charles Knight, 1832 / 1835. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: 520 pages / Vol.2: xvi, 409 pages. With a frontispiece in volume 2. Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt titles and decoration on spine. Very good condition. Age darkened. Some stains internally. Rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Front hinge of volume 1 starting to open, but binding is sound. Inscriptions by previous owner on end papers in both volumes. The Library of Entertaining Knowledge.

Geruzez, Eugene.

Essais D’Histoire Litteraire.

Second Edition (Revue et Augmentee). Paris, Librairie de Garnier Freres, 1853. 18 x 11 cm. iv, 458 pages. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Gilt decorated spine with gilt title. Very good condition. Some minor rubbing and bumping to binding. Minor paper losses at corners. Spine a little faded. Some age darkening and foxing to end papers and some pages

Garry O’Connor.

Sean O’Casey. A Life.

First Edition. Signed by author. New York, Antheneum, 1988. 16 x 24 cm, (6), 448 pages with B&W photographs and illustrations throughout. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition and very good dust jacket. Edges dusted and a little age darkened. Minor shelf wear. Text block clean and bright.

Wells, H.G.

In the Days of the Comet.

First Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1906. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 305 pages, 14 pages publisher’s list. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind decorations on front board. Top edge gilt. Fore edge deckle. Good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to externals. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed. Edges dust dulled. Some foxing internally. Binding a little shaky, but intact.Front hinge cracked, but holding. Ex Library with remains of a labels on the front board and front paste down. Library stamp on front free end paper

Wells, H.G.

Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul.

First Reprint. London, Macmillan and Co., 1905. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 425 pages, eight pages publisher’s list. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind decorations on front board. Top edge gilt. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to externals. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed. Edges dust dulled. Some foxing internally. Binding a little shaky, but intact. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated Christmas 1905.

Murphy, Nicholas P.

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.

Burton, John Hill.

The Book-Hunter. ETC.

A New Edition, with Portrait. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. 14 x 19 cm, x, 427 pages. With a frontispiece and few small decorations in text. Quarter Leather with red clothed hard covers. Gilt title on spine. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Very mild foxing, mainly to end papers.

Mill, John Stuart.

Autobiography.

First Edition, but not First Printing (w/ Erratum). London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. 15 x 22 cm, vi, 313 page, Erratum, Publishers List (2). Original dark green cloth with black and gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed and bumped. Shelfwear and signs of use. Front and rear hinge open. Spine slightly slanted. Binding shaky. Front board with circular stain. Top and bottom of spine worn. Ex Library (W.H.Smith & Sons Subscription Library). Library sticker on front pastdown. Edges darkened. Text block is bright and clean.

Boland, Bridget.

At My Mother’s Knee.

Uncorrected Proof Copy. London, The Bodley Head, 1978. 21 x 13 cm. 137 pages. With several B&W illustrations. Limp grey paper covers with title on spine and front boards. ‘Uncorrected Proof Copy’ printed on front cover (see image). Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Short (1 cm) closed tear to half title.

O’Reilly Hoey, J.

Sir Hervey’s Bride, and other Poems.

First Edition. London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1882. 18 x 13 cm, 200 pages. Original brown cloth hard cover with black and gilt decorations and text on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. End papers browned and edges age darkened. Text block bright and clean. Spine faded. A very nice copy. Not ex library.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord.

The Death of Oenone, Akbar’s Dream, and other Poems.

First Trade Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1892. 18 x 11 cm, vi, 111 pages. Original green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. Top edge dust-dulled. Mild foxing to end papers. Text block bright and clean. Name of previous owner on top of title page.

Villon, Francois / Hookham, Paul (Translator).

Ballades of Francois Villon. Interpreted into English Verse by Paul Hookham. Sheldonian Series.

Oxford, Published by Basil H. Blackwell, 1918. 12 x 15, 38 pages (2). Printed in blue and black type on hand made paper, with decorated capitals and a colophon. All edges deckle. Quarter cloth, decorated blue paper boards with paper title labels. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, age darkening. Faint stains on boards. Part of original paper label on spine missing. Some staining to end papers, but text itself is bright and clean.

Palmer, Arnold.

More Than Shadows. A Biography of W. Russell Flint R.A., P.R.W.S.

Signed by W. Russell Flint on half title. London & New York, The Studio, 1943. 16 x 24 cm, (8), 146 pages. With 136 Illustrations in Colour and B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt titles on spine Top edge blue. Very good condition. Some minor rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Age darkened.

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.

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.

William Wordsworth.

The Poetical Works of Wordsworth. With Memoir, Explanatory Notes &c.

London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co., Not dated.[ca.1900] 14 x 19 cm, xliv, 628 pages. Original dark green cloth hardcover.Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Solid binding. Pages and edges age darkened. Some browing and foxing mainly to end papers. Some pages unopened.

Riding, Laura (Jackson).

First Awakenings: The Early Poems. Edited by Elizabeth Friedmann, Alan J. Clark and Robert Nye.

First Edition with Review Copy Slip. Manchester, Carcanet, 1992. 14 x 22, xvi, 280 pages. Original black cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and signs of use. Dust jacket a little rubbed with small stain to the top of the spine. A clean bright copy.

Sitwell, Edith.

The Song of the Cold.

First Edition. Advance Review Copy issued by Publisher. London, Macmillan & Co., 1945. 14 x 22 cm, viii, 115 pages. With a lose card: Advance Review Copy. Original dark blue cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and signs of use. Some age darkening and mild foxing. Dust jacket rubbed and with some minor paper loss to the ends of the spine.

Eliot, T.S.

What is a Classic? an address delivered before the Virgil Society on the 16th of October 1944.

First Edition. London, Faber & Faber, 1945. 22 x 14 cm, 32 pages. Original light blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Book is slanted and begins to open between pages 8 and 9. Binding is faded. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean.

Milton, John.

The Poetical Works of John Milton. Reprinted from the Chandos Poets, with Memoir, Explanatory Notes, etc.

London, Frederick Warne and Co., Not Dated [1886?] 14 x 19 cm, xxiv, 581 pages plus two pages of publisher’s catalog. Original dark blue cloth with small paper label on spine. Good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Name of previous owner neat on title page (dated March 1886). Edges and some pages darkened and mildly foxed. Small piece of paper (2 x 1 cm) missing from top of title page. Text block bright and clean.

Sheehan, Canon.

Geoffrey Austin Student.

Fifth Impression. Dublin, M.H.Gill and Son Ltd., 1904. 13 x 18 cm, vii, 212 pages plus two pages publisher’s catalog. Front free end paper missing. Original decorated blue cloth. Blind stamped decoration on front board with red lettering. Gilt title on spine. Gilt decoration on rear board. Front free end paper missing – half title is first page. Corners, edges and spine bumped and rubbed. Small stains on boards. Edges and pages age darkened. Small picture glued to page 1 (Sedna Coca Cola bottle). Text block clean and unmarked. Binding tight.

Gandhi, Mahatma / Andrews, C.F. (Editor)

Mahatma Gandhi: His Own Story.

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1932. 15 x 21 cm, 350 pages with three illustrations in B&W. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good. Small discoloration to front board top. Head and tail of spine a little bumped. Some shelf wear and signs of use. Dust jacket has multiple paper losses, now protected in Brodart jacket. Edges age darkened. Very nice inscription (1939) on front free end paper (Quote by Greek Philosopher). Text block and illustrations bright and clean.

Neil Jordan.

The Past.

Reprint 1981. London, Jonathan Cape, 1981. 13 x 19 cm, 232 pages. Original hardcover with price clipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Text block bright and clean. Binding solid. Dust Jacket shows minor signs of wear on spine and corners.