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.

Carson, Ciaran.

For All We Know [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2008. 21 x 14 cm. 113 pages. Original black cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. As new condition. Signed by the Author on the title page.

Bolger, Dermot (editor).

The Bright Wave. An Tonn Gheal.

First Edition. Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1986. 21 x 14 cm. 200 pages. Original paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Signed by the Editor. Inscribed to ‘Paul’ and dated. From the Library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Downey, Edmund (Editor) / Walker, Francis S. (Artwork).

Killarney’s Lakes and Fells. Twelve Mezzotint Engravings by Francis S. Walker. Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers; Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. With some Accounts of Killarney, its Legends and its Poems. Edited by Edmund Downey.

First Edition. Ordinary Edition, printed on India paper by Gilbert & Rivington. London, Downey & Co., 1902. 27 x 37 cm (oblong). (4) [Title / TOC], 120 pages plus 12 Mezzotint Engravings, as called for. Original boards, rebacked in 2024 with new cloth spine. Original green moire cloth boards with gilt title across fron board. New black end papers. Good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped, and damp damaged (see images). Half-title and first title page chipped on side edges; light chipping to edges of feps and pages. Internally dust dulled with light ink smudging from plates to opposite pages. Most pages show mild damp staining to the bottom edge, not affecting the text or the actual angravings. Despite the wear; still an impressive book with wonderful illustrations.

Jermyn, Gary.

My Life as a Chatshow Host [Signed].

First Edition. Sandycove, Co. Dublin, Brownbear, 2004. 21 x 14 cm. 101 pages. Illustrated. Trade paperback. Soft covers. Near fine. Inscribed by the Author on title page. See images.

P. [Publius] Virgilii Maronis [Virgil].

P. Virgilii Maronis Opera. Varietate Lectionis at Perpetua Adnotatione Illustrata, A Chr. Gottl. Heyne…

Four Volumes. London, T. Rickaby, 1793. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: cclv, 566 pages / Vol.2: xciv, 820 pages / Vol.3: 730 pages / Vol.4: vi, 703 pages. Contemporary full vellum. Gild titles and decorations. Dentelles. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Mildly aga darkened bindings. Internally clean. A nice set.

Kennelly, Brendan.

The Man Made of Rain. [Signed].

First Edition. Newcastle on Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1998. 21 x 14 cm. 98 pages. Trade paperback. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed (‘Brendan’) by the Author. Internally bright and clean.

O’Sullivan, Michelle.

The Flower and the Frozen Sea.

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2015. 21 x 14 cm. 64 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. As new condition.

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.

O Malley, Thomas (text) / O Malley, John (illustrations).

The Last Legend. A Narrative Poem.

First Edition. Boston, Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1947. 22 x 16 cm. 64 unnumbered pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. No dust jacket. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the front free end paper. See images.