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.

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.

Rush, Norman / Smiley, Jane.

Mating & A Thousand Acres.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 23.5cm x 15.5cm. 65 pages / 31 pages. Original Softcovers with original Slipcase. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Ryan, Abram J.

Poems: Patriotic, Religious, Miscellaneous. Containing his Posthumous Poems.

New York, P.J. Kennedy & Sons, 1896?. 18 x 13 cm. xxxviii, 360 pages. With a frontispiece and several B&W plates. Original decorated green cloth. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to binding. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp on front paste down. Internally bright and clean. Household Edition of the Poets.

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.

Scully, Sean (artist) / Grovier, Kelly (poetry).

Sean Scully: Cut Ground & Tin Mal. Three art catalogues, inside a presentation box.

Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Abu Dhabi, Kerlin Gallery, 2010 / 2011. Box 23 x 23 cm. 24 pages, 28 pages & multifolding card. Textures brown stiff card. Inside presentation box. Near fine. Bright and clean. A few small ‘blisters’ on front cover of the cover (see images).

Service, Robert W.

Songs of a Sourdough / Ballads of a Cheechako / Rhymes of a Rolling Stone.

Three volumes. London, T. Fisher Unwin, ND, 1913 & 1916. 19 x 13 cm. 109, 140 & 189 pages. Red cloth hard covers with gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat gift inscriptions of the time.

Service, Robert W.

The Rhymes of a Red-Cross Man.

First Edition. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1916. 18 x 12 cm. 176 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. First and last few pages mildly browned. Internally clean.

Shakespeare, William.

The Plays of Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Poems. From the Text of Dr. Johnson. With the Prefaces, Notes &c. of Rowe, Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, Johnson, and select Notes from many other Critics. Also, the Introduction of the last Editor Mr. Capell; and a Table showing his Various Readings.

13 Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Thomas Ewing, 1771. 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Vol.1: engraved FP and TP / Vol.2-10: engraved TP, some small engravings in text / Vol.13: no engravings. Contemporary calf. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some abrasions to bindings. Edges dust dulled. Volumes 2, 6, 9-12 lacking front free end papers. Some material losses / abrasion to bindings (see images). Some spine labels missing. Occasional damp staining / age darkening. Name of a previous owner on front paste downs. Overall a very nice complete set.

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.