Esse, James [Stephens, James].

Hunger. A Dublin Story.

First Edition. Dublin, The Candle Press, 1918. 18 x 11 cm. 29 pages. Two pages publishers list. Original stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition.

Evanovich, Janet.

Four to Score: a Stephanie Plum Novel.[Signed].

First Edition. New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1998. 16cm x 24.5cm. 294 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition. Signed by author on title page.

Fabes, Gilbert H. & Foyle, William A.

Modern First Editions: Points and Values: Second and Third Series.

First Limited Editions.289/1000 and 458/750. Two Volumes. London, W. & G. Foyle, 1931 & 1932. 23 x 14 cm. 2nd Series: xvii, 93 pages / 3rd Series: xxvii, 99 pages. Original black cloth with gilt titles on foreboards and spines. In original unclipped dust jackets (inside protective plastic jackets). Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. 2nd Series inscribed by author on ffep. Printed on heavy stiff paper. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some age darkening and dust dulling. Over all two very nice copies.

Fallon, Peter.

Deeds and Their Days. After Hesiod. [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2017. 21 x 14 cm. 71 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page. Losely inserted card, inscribed to ‘Tom’ and signed ‘Peter’.

Fallon, Peter.

The Blaskets. [Folding Christmas Card with a Poem by Peter Fallon, incribed and signed ‘Peter’].

Oldcastle, [The Gallery Press], 2001. Fine condition.

Fallon, Peter.

The Company of Horses [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2007. 21 x 14 cm. 65 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dusty jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

Fallon, Peter (editor) / Heaney, Seamus / Boland, Eavan / Muldoon, Paul / Gillis, Alan et al (authors).

Chosen Light. Poets on poems by John Montague on honour of his 80th birthday. Edited by Peter Fallon.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2009. 149 pages. Original hard cover inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

Fallon, Peter (editor) / Heaney, Seamus / Carson, Ciaran / Montague, John et al.

Forty. Dublin Writers Festival presents The Gallery Press 40th Anniversary Poetry Celebration.

First and limited Edition of 400. Dublin and Oldcastle, The Abbey Theatre / The Gallery Press, 2010. 32 pages. Original trade paperback. Near fine condition.

Farmanfarmaian, Tanya.

The Lifted Veil. a collection of poems 1966 – 67.

First Edition. Tehran, Sherkat Sahami Ketabhaye Jibi, 1968. 23 x 12 cm. (4), 59 pages. Original blue cloth with title and author on the front board. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some edgewear to dust jacket. Inside bright and clean.

Fergusson, James.

Kandahar Cockney: A Tale of Two Worlds.[Signed].

London, HarperCollins, 2004. 14cm x 22cm. 376 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition. Signed by author on title page.

Fitzgay, John.

Throne Shadows. A Historical Episode.

[First Edition]. London, Rich and Cowan, [1950]. 19 x 13 cm. 272 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in good dust jacket.Minor rubbing and bumping. Mild fading / staining to cloth. Dust jacket creased with edge wear and paper losses (see images). Dust jacket now in neat archival jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Fitzgerald, Rev. T.A.

The Five Of Trumps. [Short Stories].

Second Impression. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1926. 18.5 x 12 cm. 256 pages. With B&W Illustrations in Text. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Blind title on front board. Gilt title one spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened and mildly foxed. Boards discoloured and spotted (see images). Name of previous owner on front paste down. Both hinges started to crack. Internally clean.

Fitzhenry, Edna C. (editor).

Nineteen-Sixteen: An Anthology. Compiled by Edna C. Fitzhenry.

First Edition. Dublin & London, Browne and Nolan & Geo. G. Harrap, 1935. 18 x 12 cm. 112 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside a clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.

Ford, Richard.

Canada.

First Edition. First Printing. New York, Ecco / Harper Collins, 2012. 420 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Ford, Richard.

Children. From Rock Springs: Stories. Signed.

First Edition. Signed, advance excerpts. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. 32 pages. Stapled stiff paper wrappers. Fine. Signed by the Author on first page.

Ford, Richard.

Independence Day.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. 451 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good condition. Edges mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the Author on the title page.

Ford, Richard.

Independence Day.

First UK Edition. London, Harvill Press, 1995. 23 x 16 cm. 451 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the title page.

Ford, Richard.

Rock Springs. Stories.

First Edition. First Printing. New York, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. 235 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket. Now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Mild foxing to dust jacket.

Ford, Richard.

The Sportswriter. Signed.

First Edition. New York, Vintage Books / Vintage Contemporaries, 1987. 20 x 13 cm. 375 pages. Trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Occasional mild foxing/browning. Internally clean. Signed by the Author on the title page.

Ford, Richard.

Wildlife.

First Edition. First Printing. New York, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. 177 pages. Original grey cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine. A bright clean copy. Signed and dated by the Author on the title page.

Ford, Richard et al.

Trips. No.1 Spring 1988. Inaugural Issue. Signed by Richard Ford.

San Francisco, Banana Republic Inc. 1988. 25 x 18 cm. 160 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original paperback, soft cover magazine. Very good. A bright and clean copy. Signed by Richard Ford. See images.

Forester, C.S.

Lieutenant Hornblower.

First Edition. London, Michael Joseph Ltd., 1952. 12.5cm x 19cm. 304 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

French, Tana.

Broken Harbor.

First edition. New York, Viking, 2012, 16 x 23.5cm. 450 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Fuentes, Carlos.

Myself With Others: Selected Essays.

London, André Deutsch Limited, 1988. 15.5 x 23cm. 214 pages. Original half-clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Gaiman, Neil / Sancken, Renata.

American Gods: The Author’s Preferred Edition. Lettered Edition.

Limited Lettered Edition. Copy XX of 52. Three books in total. All signed by Neil Gaiman. One signed by Renata Sancken. Ossining, NY, Hill House, Publishers, 2003 & 2005. 533 pages [American Gods], 33 pages [A Guide ot the Gods], 20 pages [An Astonishingly Incomplete Bibliography], 661 pages [The Reader’s Copy]. Losely inserted envelop with ‘Door Replacement Instructions’. Hardcover, bound in a mauve japanese silk with slipcase, paper spine label and mounted illustration to the book cover. Matching slipcase with die cut window. Includes purple clothbound chapbook with printed paper title labels for the covers, and a bound-in ribbon placemarker. Both are housed in a custom box with a lacquered rosewood veneer, a door made of jet black marble with spiral doorknob. A sliding shelf holds the slipcased book and chapbook. Accompanied by ‘The Reader’s Copy’ of American Gods: Soft covers, also signed by Neil Gaiman on the title page. Near fine condition. Books are bright and clean and appear unread. Tiny chip (2 mm) at the rear top of the marbled door, otherwise pristine. A very nice copy of this most unusual publication. A real piece of Art.

Gallagher, Frank.

Days of Fear.

Cork, The Mercier Press, 1967. 18 x 11 cm. 117 pages plus publishers list. Original decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened and mildly foxed throughout.

Galsworthy, John.

The Plays of John Galsworthy.

Fourth Impression. London, Duckworth, 1935. 21 x 14 cm. 1149 pages. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing / browning to first and last few pages. Internally very clean.

Galvin, Patrick.

By Nature Diffident. A Poem by Patrick Galvin.

First and Limited Edition of 250 copies. Brighton, Tone Press Publications, 1971. Eight pages. Stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Clean copy.

Galvin, Patrick.

Man on the Porch. Selected Poems.

First Edition. London, Martin Brian & O’Keefe, 1979. 21 x 13 cm. 100 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

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.

Garvin, Tom.

The Lives of Daniel Binchy. Irish Scholar, Diplomat, Public Intellectual.

First Edition. Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2016. 22 x 15 cm. xii, 212 pages. With B&W photographs. Original cloth inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Gavin, Mary.

Mayo Libraries. Memories, tales and anecdotes [Signed].

First Edition. Castlebar, Self-published, 2011. 96 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original trade paperback.

Gibson, Gregory.

Hubert’s Freaks. A rare Book Dealer, the Times Square Talker, and the Lost Photos of Diane Arbus.

First Edition. Orlando, Harcourt, 2008. 21 x 14 cm. 273 pages with B&W photos within text. Two-tone red cloth. Silver title on spine. In original dust jacket. As new. Dust jacket protected in archival jacket.

Gilbert, George.

The Island of Sorrow. An Historical Novel 1797 – 1808.

First Edition. London, John Long, 1903. 18 x 12 cm. 383 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed, bumped and faded. Edges dust dulled. Short inscription on half title. Occasional mild foxing inside.

Gilbert, Sandra M.

Wrongful Death: A Medical Tragedy.

New York / London, W. W. Norton & Co., 1995. 14.5cm x 21.5cm. 365 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Gilbert, W.S.

The BAB Ballads. With which are included Songs of a Savoyard.

Sixth Edition. London, Macmillan, 1906. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 563 pages plus 32 pages publisher’s list. With 350 illustrations by the author. Original green cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Binding a little shaky, but holding. Name on half title page reads ‘a.m. Pelly 3rd ap. 1909’.

Gill, Moira.

Themes of Thought [signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Published for the Author by Browne and Nolan, 1932. 18 x 12 cm. 40 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the Author on front free end paper. Stamp of previous owner on verso of Frontispiece. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

Gillis, Alan.

Scapegoat.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2014. 87 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. Near fine. Corners clightly bumped. Internally bright and clean.

Gilmore, Lorna H.

The O’Malley Heritage. A History of the Family of Patrick O’Malley and Julia Downey.

First and Limited Edition. One of 12 bound copies. Coolamon, NSW, Published by the Author, ND [c. 1987]. 24 x 17 cm. 96 pages. Illustrated with B&W Photos and Illustrations. Dark blue cloth with gilt title on front board. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by the Author. Losely inserted handwritten and signed letter by the Author. A very nice copy. Scarce.

Grantham, Sybil.

Silent Songs.

First edition. London, Gay and Hancock, Ltd., 1915. 16 x 10 cm. vii, 119 pages. Small vignette on title page. Contemporary pale white cloth, hard cover with dark green title on front board and spine. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated 1917. Internally very mildly foxed otherwise clean. A very nice copy of this scarce book.

Greacen, Robert.

Lunch at the Ivy [Signed].

First Edition. Belfast, Lagan Press, 2002. 54 pages plus publishers list. Trade paperback. As new. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page.

Green, Red.

How To Do Everything: From The Man Who Should Know. A Completely Exhaustive Guide to Do-It-Yourself and Self-Help.

Canada, Doubleday Canada, 2010. 15cm x 24cm. 230 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition.

Greene, Graham.

A Burnt-Out Case.

First Edition. London / Melbourne / Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd., 1961. 13 x 20.5cm. 256 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Slightly foxed, spine sunned, otherwise very good condition.

Greene, Graham.

The Comedians.

First Edition. London, The Bodley Head, 1966. 20 x 13 cm. 313 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Edges and end papers dust dulled / darkened. Some edge wear and age darkening to dust jacket and a small closed tear. Internally clean.

Gregory, Philippa.

The Kingmaker’s Daughter.

First edition. New York, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 2012. 16 x 24cm. 417 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new. From the series The Cousins’ War.

Grimble, Arthur.

A Pattern of Islands.

Second Reprint. London, John Murray, 1952. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, map, 250 pages. With B&W Illustrations in text. Original cloth with title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket unclipped, but with edge wear and some paper losses to spine ends (see images). Internally bright and clean.

Groarke, Vona.

Double Negative [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 81 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

Groarke, Vona.

Shale.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 1994. Octavo. 60 pages. Original black cloth. Inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. Very good condition. Clean copy. Mild age darkening to edges.

Groarke, Vona.

Spindrift [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2009. 21 x 14 cm. 75 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. As new condition. Inscribed on title page and signed ‘Vona’. A lovely copy. From the Library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Groff, Lauren.

The Monsters of Templeton.

First edition. New York, Hyperion, 2008. 17 x 24cm. (12), 364 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new.