Rowley, Rosemarie.

Flight into Reality.

First Edition. Caorthainn, The Rowan Tree Press, 1989. 21 x 15 cm. 102 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Quinn, Justin.

Early House.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2015. 67 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. Near fine condition. As bright and 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.

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.

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.

Young, Edward.

The Poetical Works of Edward Young.

Two Volumes – Complete. London, William Pickering, 1852. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: lvii, 298 pages. With a Frontispiece. / Vol.2: vi, 334 pages. Full brown morroco with armorial gilt designs to both boards. Raised bands and gilt title. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally clean. Name of previous owner on front free end papers.

Rowley, Rosemarie.

The Broken Pledge and other poems [Signed].

[Dublin], A Martello Publication, ND. 20 xs 14 cm. 56 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to wrappers. Slightly faded / stained. Internally bright and clean. Inscribed and signed (‘Rosemarie’) on title page.

Kingston, Rev. J.A. (editor).

The Ideal Book of Poetry. Secondary School Series. With an Introduction by Professor Donovan.

Ninth Edition. Dublin et al, Browne and Nolan Limited, ND (Introduction 1915). 18 x 12 cm. vi, 144 pages. With illustrations Stiff cardboard covers. Spine missing. Good condition. Spine missing. Some annotations.

Tyssen Amherst, Margaret S. (Editor). Oscar Wilde; Wilfred Cripps; Lady Augusta Noel; Ralph Iron et al.

In A Good Cause. A Collection of Stories, Poems, and Illustrations.

First Edition. London, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., 1885. 20.5 x 16.5 cm. viii, (2)-Lists of Patrons and Stallholders of the North-Eastern Hospital for Children, 297 pages plus 22 pages of advertising. Various B&W Illustrations, many full page. Original decorated cloth. Title in red on spine and front board. Bevelled boards. All edges red. Good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some age darkening and mild staining. Water staining on one corner throughout the book. Mild browning and foxing, mainly to end papers. A good reading copy.

Various Authors.

Years of Mondays. 24 Mayo Writers.

Victoria, Trafford Publishing, 2004. 20 x 20 cm. 150 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. Losely inserted invitation for the launch of the book in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

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.

Stallworthy, Jon.

Positives.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1969. 27 x 15 cm. 18 pages. Original stiff wrappers. In dust jacket. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Signed.

O’Dwyer, Sean.

Into My Night.

First Edition. Dun Laoghaire, Self-published, 1991. 21 x 15 cm. 20 pages. Plastic ring-bound. Dark blue covers. Plastic covers. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the Author (‘Darkie’) on title page.

O Domhnaill, Padraig.

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.

Murray, Paul.

Rites and Meditations.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1982. 21 x 13 cm. 56 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Losely inserted page from ‘Poetry Ireland’.

Montague, John.

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.

Montague, John.

The Cave of Night [Signed].

First and limited edition of 50 copies. Cork, Golden Stone, 1974. 22 x 14 cm. Unpaginated. Paper wrappers. Very good condition. A little creased throughout with a short closed tear to rear wrapper. Signed by the Author on the front wrapper.

Harris, Michael (author) / Mackenzie, Compton (introduction) / O’Connor, Ulick (inscription).

Poems by Michael Harris. With an Introduction by Sir Compton Mackenzie.

First and limited edition of 500 copies. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1965. 22 x 15 cm. 28 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Wrappers dust dulled. Gift inscription, signed by Ulick O’Connor on half title page. Internally bright and clean.

Clifford, Sigerson.

Travelling Tinkers. Ballads by Sigerson Clifford.

Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1954. 16 x 12 cm. 30 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Wrappers a little dust dulled. See images. Internally clean.

Clarke, Austin.

Too Great A Vine. Poems and Satires. Second Series.

First and limited Edition of 200 copies. Templeogue, Co. Dublin, The Bridge Press, 1957. 18 x 12 cm. 32 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. In dust jacket. Soft covers. Very good condition. Dust jacket dust dulled and a little age darkened. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Barry, Francis.

In Dante’s Wood.

First and limited edition of 250 copies. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1969. 27 x 18 cm. 16 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. In dust jacket. Very good condition. Signed and numbered.

O’Flynn, Criostoir.

A Poet in Rome [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1992. 88 pages. Original trade paperback. As new. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

O’Byrne, Brendan.

The Legend of Rollright and other poems.

Burton-on-the-Water, Aquarius, 1997. 56 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Wrappers dust dulled. Internally clean.

Montague, John.

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.

Kinsella, Thomas.

Love Joy Peace. Peppercanister 29.

First Edition. Dublin, Dedalus Press, 2011. 20 pages. Stiff paper covers with flaps. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to wrappers. Internally bright and clean.

Hayden Murphy.

Turnabout Leylines [Signed]. [1999 Christmas Card from Hayden Murphy. Signed poem on the Front. Inscribed and signed by Hayden and Francis on the rear].

Edinburgh, Self-published, 1999. 21 x 9 cm. Very good condition.

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.

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.

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.

Fallon, Peter.

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

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

Devlin, Denis / Sheridan Niall (introduction).

The Heavenly Foreigner.

First Edition. [Dublin], Published in Poetry Ireland, July 1950. 20 pages. Stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Clean copy.

Daybell, Christopher.

Requiem for Man Alone.

First Edition. Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1989. 52 pages. Original trade paperback. Near fine condition.

Casey, Juanita.

Horse by the River and other poems. With drawings by the author.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, Poetry Ireland Editions, 1968. 56 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Dust jacket. Near fine condition.

Strong, Eithne.

Flesh … the Greatest Sin.

First Edition. Monkstown, The Runa Press, 1980. 22 x 16 cm. 48 pages. Unpaginated. Line drawings. Stiff cardboard covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Some shelfwear. Internally clean.

Smith, Michael.

Dedications [Signed].

First and limited Edition (200 copies). Dublin, NWP: New Writers’ Press, 1967. 20 x 15 cm. Unpaginated. Original stiff paper covers. Near fine condition. Wrappers age darkened in places (see images). Inscribed to Katherine Kavanagh (wife of the poet Patrick Kavanagh?), signed ‘Michael’ and dated 1969 on half title page. Internally clean.

McGuinness, Frank.

The Wedding Breakfast [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 77 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

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’.

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.

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.

Kelly, James Anthony.

Poems on the Edge [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Published by the Author, 1997. 21 x 14 cm. 44 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the title page.

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.

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.

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’.

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.

Selected Poems [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2008. 21 x 14 cm. 119 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed on the title page by the Author. Internally clean.

Coady, Michael.

Given Light [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2017. 21 x 14 cm. 94 pages. B&W photos. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

Herbert, William.

Helga. [Fore-edge Painting]. A Poem. In seven Cantos. By the Honorable William Herbert.

London, Printed for John Murray, 1815. Octavo. vi, (2) [TOC], 299 pages plus publishers list. Fine crimson morocco with elaborate gilt decorations. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Fore-edge painting (see images). Inside cloth-covered clamshell box. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste-down. Some spotting to gray end papers. Neat gift inscription on first blank page. Internally clean. With a very pretty rural scene fore-edge painting.

Rice, Adrian.

The Mason’s Tongue.

Signed and Limited Edition. 11/500. Newry and Belfast, The Abbey Press, 1999. 21 x 13 cm. 63 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed and numbered by the Author.

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.

Liddy, John.

The Well. New and Selected Poems. Preface by Desmond O’Grady. Introduction by Patrick Galvin.

First Edition. Limerick, Revival Press, 2007. 122 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Liddy, James.

In a Blue Smoke.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1964. 40 pages. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition.

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.

Cronin, Anthony.

Reductionist Poem.

First Edition. Finglas, Dublin, Raven Arts, [1980]. 39 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

Creeley, Robert.

Thanks. Illustrations by Timothy Engelland.

First, signed and limited (250) Edition. Massachusetts & Dublin, The Deerfield Press & The Galley Press, 1977. 16 pages (incl. blanks) Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Signed. Very good in very good dust jacket. Internally bright and clean.

Coffey, Brian.

Chanterelles. Short Poems, 1971-1983.

First Edition, Wilton, Cork, The Melmoth Press, 1985. 61 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

Lyacos, Dimitris.

Poena Damni Nyctivoe [Signed].

First English Edition. Beeston, Notts, Shoestring Press, 2005. 24 x 14 cm. 32 pages. With a CD. Original trade paperback. Stiff cardboard covers. Near fine. A bright and clean copy, complete with CD. Signed by the Author on half title page.

Thomas Dillon Redshaw (editor), [John Montague].

Hill Field. Poems and Memoirs for John Montague on his Sixthieth Birthday, 28 February 1989. Compiled and Edited by Thomas Dillon Redshaw.

First Edition. Minneapolis & Oldcastle, Coffee House Press & Gallery Books, 1989. 22 x 14 cm. (4), 110 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Robertson, Robin (editor), [Longley, Michael].

Love Poet, Carpenter. Michael LOngley at Seventy. [A tribute of poetry, illustrations, and prose celebrating the 70th birthday of Irish poet Michael Longley. Contributors include Seamus Heaney, John Banville, Paul Farley, Donald Hall, Anne Tannahill, Don Paterson, Sharon Olds, Paul Muldoon, Brendan Kennelly and many others].

First Edition. London, Enitharmon Press, 2009. 23 x 15 cm. 125 pages. Illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by Miachael Longley and one more person on the title page. Internally bright and clean.

Garrity, Devin A. (editor).

New Irish Poets. Representative Selections from the Work of 37 Contemporaries. Edited by Devin A. Garrity with Woodcuts by Harry Kernoff, R.H.A.

First Edition. New York, Devin-Adair Company, 1948. 22 x 15 cm. xiii, 209 pages. Eight woodcuts and B&W photos of the Poets. Original pale green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A lovely copy.

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.

Wolf, Joseph (Illustrator).

Feathered Favourites. Twelve Coloured Pictures of British Birds from Drawings by Joseph Wolf.

First Edition. London, Thomas Bosworth, 1854. 25 x 18 cm. (6), 54 pages. Illustrated with 12 colour plates. Dark green Morocco with extesive gilt and blind decorations to boards and spine. Gilt title on front board and spine. Bevelled boards. All edges gilt. In custom-made clamshell box with paper label. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Dust dulled. Occassional some mild browning / foxing. Internally clean. All 12 plates with tissue guards.

O Farachain, Roibeard (Editor).

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.

Mitchell, Susan L. (editor).

Secret Springs of Dublin Song.

First and limited edition. No. 278 of 500. Dublin, The Talbot Press / T. Fisher Unwin, 1918. 24 x 17 cm. xi, 51 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled.

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.

Welch, Robert.

Muskerry [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1991. 21 x 15 cm. 51 pages. Original trade paperback. Near fine. Inscribed by the Author to Irish Poet Paul Durcan. Also signed on title page.

Tranströmer, Tomas.

For the Living and the Dead.

First English Edition. Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1994. 23 x 15 cm. 32 pages. Losely inserted newspaper review. Trade paperback. Cream wrappers with an Illustration by John Behan. Near fine. A bright and clean copy.

O’Donovan, Uinsin.

Footprints and other poems.

First Edition. Dublin, Cillenna Press, 1987. 20 x 15 cm. 32 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Birdthistle, Sheighle.

demons…and other friends [Signed].

First Edition. Limerick, The Treaty Press, [1997]. 21 x 15 cm. 28 unnumbered pages. Stiff paper wrappers. Paperback. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on tite page.

Durcan, Paul.

Sam’s Cross [Signed]. Poems by Paul Durcan.

First Edition. Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Profile Poetry, 1978. 21 x 14 cm. 88 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Trade paperback. Very good condition. Binding a little worn and stained (see images). Some spotting / foxing internally. Small sticker on verso of front board with the Author’s signature, dated.

Cronin, Maureen.

Letting in the Light [Signed].

First Edition. Ennis, Maureen Cronin Publications, 1998. 21 x 15 cm. 66 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on verso of front wrapper.

O’Callaghan, Julie.

No Can Do [Signed].

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 2000. 93 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft cover. Near fine. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

Murphy, Gerry.

The Humours of Nothingness [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 2020. 21 x 14 cm. 89 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft cover. Near fine. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of poet Paul Durcan.

Thomas Dillon Redshaw.

Lost Bridge [Signed].

First Edition, limited to 500 copies. Minneapolis, Vanilla Press, 1976. 21 x 14 cm. Eight pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Binding dust dulled (see image). Internally clean. Signed by the Author on verso of title page.

Ryan, Richard.

From My Lai The Thunder Went West.

Dublin, Printed for the Author at the Dolmen Press, 1970. c. 19 x 12 cm (folded). Single sheet of paper, folded twice. Very good condition. Losely inserted newspaper articles. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

Ramsay, Jay.

After Rumi. With paintings by Genie Poretsky-Lee.

Second Edition. London, The Lotus Foundation, 2004. 21 x 14 cm. 48 unumbered pages. Stiff paper covers. Trade paperback. Near fine condition. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

Newmann, Joan.

Thin Ice [Signed].

First Edition. Newry, Abbey Press, 1998. 22 x 14 cm. 30 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed by the Author on the title page.

Daly, Padraig J.

This Day’s Importance [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1981. 21 x 15 cm. 48 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Trade paperback. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed (‘Padraig’) on first blank page. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

Cronin, Eamon.

Secular Sonnets.

First Edition. Belfast and Cork, Athol Books and Church and State, 1988. 20 x 15 cm. 40 pages. Illustrated. Green paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition.

Blyth, Ion.

The Redeemed Realm. A Satire on T.S. Eliot and the Hollywood Hindus.

First Edition. Boston, David Page Books, 1947. 23 x 15 cm. 19 pages. Original stapled paperback. Very good condition. A bright clean copy with minimal shelf wear.

Shaw, Roud.

Thunder in the Night [Signed]. Poems by Roud Shaw.

First Edition, signed. New York, Poetry Library, 1955. 20 x 14 cm. 94 pages. Original yellow cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by the Author on the front free end paper.

Kennelly, Brendan.

New and Selected Poems [Signed]. Edited by Peter Fallon.

First Edition. Dublin, The Gallery Press, 1976. 63 pages. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by the Author on the title page. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Long inscription (poem by Christina Rossetti) on first blank (see image). Internally bright and clean.

Kennelly, Brendan.

Cromwell [Signed]. A Poem by Brendan Kennelly.

First Edition. Scarce Hard Cover. Donnybrook, Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1983. 22 x 14 cm. (6), 146 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end paper. See images.

Delanty, Greg.

The New Citizen Army.

First and limited Edition. No. 49/300. Burlington, Vermont, Combat Paper Press, 2010. Oblong 23 cx 14 cm. 68 pages. Letterpress printed. Hand sewn with Linen Thread. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edgeworn by design.

Harte, Jack.

Poems of Alienation.

First Edition. No Place, Matrix Press, 1969. 24 x 20 cm. 20 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers rubbed and a little stained. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

O Searcaigh, Cathal.

Kathmandu. Poems Selected & New. Translated into Nepali with an ‘Introduction’ by Yuyutsu RD Sharma.

First Edition. Bilingual Edition. Delhi, Nirala Publications, 2006. 22 x 14 cm. xxiii, (4), 71 pages plus publishers list. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by Yuyutsu RD Sharma on the title page. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Morash, Chris / Honan, Kevin (editors) / Various Authors.

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.

Kenny, Colum.

Standing on Bray Head hoping it might be so.

First Edition, signed. Bray, Kestrel Books, 1995. 21 x 15 cm. (8), 158 pages. Illustrated. Original soft covers. Paperback. Very good condition. A bright clean copy. Inscribed to fellow Irish poet Paul Durcan on the title page. The author’s address is written on the inside of the rear cover. A lovely association copy.

Johnson, Linton Kwesi.

Tings an Times. Selected Poems [Signed].

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books / LKJ Music Publishers, 1991. 20 x 13 cm. 64 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Bright clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author on half title page.

Berrigan, Daniel.

Tulips in the Prison Yard [Signed]. Selected Poems of Daniel Berrigan chosen and introduced by Patrick O’Brien.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1992. 21 x 14 cm. 77 pages. Hard cover, inside original unclipped dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy. Signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Kennelly, Brendan.

Familiar Strangers. New & Selected Poems 1960 – 2004.

First Edition. Highgreen, Tarset, Bloodaxe Books, 2004. 496 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside a clear archival jacket. Red end papers. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Ingoldsby, Pat.

i’mouthere [I’m Out Here]. Signed.

First Edition. Dublin, Willow Publications, 2005. 500 pages. Original wraps. Soft cover. Near fine. Signed and inscribed to Irish Poet Paul Durcan. Internally bright and clean.

Delanty, Greg (author) / Burnett, Archie (editor).

Selected Delanty [Signed]. Poems and translations by Greg Delanty chosen and introduced by Archie Burnett.

First Edition. Boston, Un-Gyve Press, 2017. xxi, 244 pages. Scarce Hard Cover Copy. Pale cloth hard cover with blue line design across boards. Authors name and book title on front board and spine. Dark blue end papers. Frontispiece. Fine textured paper and deckle fore edge. Near fine. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the titel page. A very attractive copy. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Clifton, Harry.

Secular Eden [Signed]. Paris Notebooks 1994 – 2004.

First Edition. Wake Forest University Press, 2007. xv, 201 pages. Pale cloth hard cover with name of Author in gilt on front board and spine. Inside a plain white dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. A very nice copy. Large collection (>10) of newpaper articles losely inserted. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Stevenson, Sir John (music) / Moore, Thomas (text).

A Selection of Irish Melodies. With Symphonies and Accompaniment by Sir John Stevenson, Mus. Doc. and Characteristic Words by Thomas Moore, Esq’r.

[First Editions]. 5th & 6th Number bound into one Volume. London & Dublin, Printed and Sold at J. Power’s Music & Instrument Warehouse & at W. Power’s Music Warehouse, [1813 & 1815]. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. (2) [blank], tissue guarded engraved title page, (4) [dedication & index], 52 pages, engraved music scores / title page, advertisement, pages numbered 52 to 113. Full page engraving between pages 77 and 78. New half cloth over decorated paper covered boards. Contemporary red morroco label [‘Mrs. T. Moore’] from original binding on front board. Good condition only. New solid binding. Internally seriously age darkened and damp stained. See images for a clear idea of the condition. Gift inscription on first blank page (see comments below). Partially trimmed inscription on top of second title page (6th Number), possibly by the author?

Paterson, Don.

Landing Light [Signed].

First Edition. London, Faber & Faber, 2003. 20 x 13 cm. 84 pages. Original paper covered boards. Inside original dust jacket. Inscribed and signed (‘Don’) on the title page. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Includes several losely inserted newspaper clips.

O’Siadhail, Micheal.

Hail! Madam Jazz [Signed]. New & Selected Poems.

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1992. 21 x 14 cm. 160 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

O’Callaghan, Conor.

Seatown [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 1999. 21 x 14 cm. 63 pages. Original black cloth, 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.

O’Callaghan, Conor.

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.

Higgins, Rita Ann.

Sunny Side Plucked. New and Selected Poems.

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1996 21 x 14 cm. 159 pages. Original paperback. Very good condition. Small crease on front board. Internally bright and clean.

Hartnett, Michael.

A Book of Strays. Edited by Peter Fallon.

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2002. 21 x 14 cm. 689 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Dawe, Gerald.

The Last Peacock.

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 55 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A bright clean copy.