MacLYSAGHT, EDWARD.

Poems by EDWARD MacLYSAGHT. Comprising New Poems and Poems reprinted from IRISH ECLOGUES..

First Edition. Limited to 950 Copies. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1928. 19 x 12 cm. 80 pages. Original red cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Spine and top part of front board slightly faded (see image). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

MacManus, Emily E.P. [Elvira Primrose] / Strong, L.A.G. (foreword).

Matron of Guy’s. With a Foreword by L.A.G. Strong.

Second Edition. London, Andrew Melrose, 1956. c. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 228 pages. Illustrated with many B&W photographs. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Front part of original dust jacket losely inserted. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally clean

MacManus, Emily E.P. [Elvira Primrose] / Strong, L.A.G. (foreword).

Matron of Guy’s [Signed].

New Edition. London, Jarrolds Publishers, 1958. Octavo. xii, 228 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the Author on the title page.

MacManus, Emily E.P. [Elvira Primrose] / Strong, L.A.G. (foreword).

Matron of Guy’s. [Signed w/ additional material].

First Edition. London, Andrew Melrose, 1956. c. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 228 pages. Illustrated with many B&W photographs. Losely inserted materials include: a death notice and obituary for the author (The Tines, March 6, 1978), a printed announcement by Guy’s (Margaret Helliwell) about the authors death (2 copies), a program of a funeral service held June 5, 1978 in Southwark, a second program for a Holy Communion service at Guy’s Hospital Chapel on May 10th, 1978. Two photographs; one showing the author, together with Florence Taylor in Ireland, and a printed address (12 pages, w/ illustrations, in red wrappers) given by the author on June 3rd, 1945. Original black cloth. Gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Book with minor shelf wear and occasional very mild foxing. Front hinge cracked with netting exposed. Signed by the Author on the title page. Dust jacket worn with some material losses. See images.

MacManus, Francis.

Boccaccio. Writers of the World Series.

First Edition. London, Sheed & Ward, 1947. Octavo. xii, 267 pages. Folded frontispiece and other illustrations. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some wear and minor losses to dust jacket (see images).

MacManus, Francis.

Men Withering.

Second Edition. Dublin, The Talbot Press Limited, 1944. 18.6cm x 12.4cm. 288 pages. Original Hardcover (half cloth with black lettering on spine). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

MacManus, Francis.

Men Withering.

First Edition. Dublin, The Phoenix Publishing Company Ltd., 1939. 20.2cm x 13.2cm. 288 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with some external wear. Paper label with typed name and adress of previous owner on front free end paper.

MacManus, Francis.

Statue for a Square.

First Edition. Dublin, The Talkot Press Limited, 1945. 16.7cm x 12.7cm. 286 pages. Original Hardcover. Good condition with external wear on the cover.

MacNamara, Brinsley.

The Clanking of Chains. A Story of Sinn Fein.

[First Edition]. New York, Brentano’s, 1919. 18.5 x 12.5 viii, 262 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original green cloth with black title on front board and spine Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front hinge cracked. Internally bright and clean.

MacSweeney, Micheal / O’Riordan, Kitty / Cunningham, John.

Galway Golf Club 1895 – 1995.

First Edition. Galway, Printed by the Connacht Tribune, 1995. 25 x 19 cm. 144 pages. Illustrated. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Various signatures on front free end paper. Also signed by Gerald F. Molloy and Maire Swan inside the book.

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.

Madam Belloc (Bessie Rayner Parkes).

The Flowing Tide.

First Edition. London, Sands & Co., 1900. 13 x 18 cm, xi, 298 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Spine faded and parts of boards are discoloured (see images). Corners and spine bumped and rubbed. Edges age darkened. Text block bright and clean. Some tanning, mainly to endpapers.

Madame C—(Calderon) de la B—(Barca) – Frances Erskine / Prescott, W.H. (Foreword).

Life in Mexico. During a Residence of two Years in that Country.

First British Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1843. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 436 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Dark brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations on boards and spine. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and foxed throughout. Some fraying to spine ends. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Maeterlinck, Maurice.

The Life of the White Ant. Translated by Alfred Sutro.

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1927. 18 x 12 cm. 213 pages plus publishers list. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth with black title. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good inside good dust jacket. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few neat line annotations. Dust jacket with minor paper losses at spine ends.

Maeterlinck, Maurice.

The Treasure of the Humble.

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. 16 x 12 cm. 218 pages. Paperback in glassine Wrapper. Printed on quality white paper. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Paperboards darkened and foxed. Glassine wrapper worn with a few tears. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner: ‘Thomas SK Lees’ on first blank page. Internally bright and clean.

Maginn, Christopher.

‘Civilizing’ Gaelic Leinster. The Extension of Tudor Rule in the O’Byrne and O’Toole Lordships.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2005. 23 x 15 cm. vii, (2), 223 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright 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.

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.

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.

Mahr, Adolf.

Christian Art in Ancient Ireland. Selected Objects Illustrated and Described. Edited on behalf of the Government of the Irish Free State by Adolf Mahr, D.PH., M.R.I.A., Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum, Dublin with the Collaboration of the Royal Irish Academy.

First Editions. Two Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Stationary Office of Saorstat Eireann, 1932 / 1941. 36 x 27 cm. Vol. 1: xxvii (text) followed by 80 Plates in B&W / Vol.2: 184 pages (text), followed by Plates 81 – 130. Original half cloth hard covers. Two tone design. Gilt titles on front boards and spines. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Bindings age darkened and a little stained (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Sound bindings. Internally bright and clean. Two nice copies.

Maile, Roger (editor).

Best of Friends 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 10. The Yearbook of Creative Monochrome.

Eight volumes. Croydon, Surrey, Creative Monochrome, 1994 – 2003. 27 x 24 cm. Original stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. All books bright and clean copies.

[Mailer, Norman] Rollyson, Carl.

The Lives of Norman Mailer – A Biography.

New York, Paragon House, 1991. 23.6cm x 16cm. XXII, 425 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Máire (a sgríobh). [Séamus Ó Grianna].

Nuair A Bi Me Og.

First Edition. Dublin, Cloluct an Talboidig [Talbot Press], 1942. 18 x 12 cm. 268 pages. With a Frontispiece. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Black title on spine. Very good condition. Minor slant to binding. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

Malthus, Rev. T. R. [Thomas Robert].

An Essay on the Principle of Population [Bayntun Riviere Binding]. Or, A View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness, with an Inquiry into our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils which it Occasions.

Ninth Edition. London, Reeves and Turner, 1888. 21 x 14 cm. xv, 551 pages. Later fine polished calf. Dark blue and green spine labels. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Binder Stamp (‘Bound by Bayntun Riviere Bath England’) on verso of front free end paper. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Joint and hinges started to crack. Internally bright and clean.

Manchee, Dorothy / Howitt, Sir Alfred B. (Foreword).

Textbook for Almoners.

First Edition. London, Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1947. 22 x 14 cm. xii, 466 pages. With a Frontispiece and six Plates (complete). Many tables and charts in text, some folding. Original pale cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat inscription by the authors for her parents (‘To Mummy and Daddy who have watched this book grow…’) dated Feb. 48. Some damp staining to bottom, mainly to binding, end papers and first few pages. Inscribed by the author.

Mandelbaum, Ann.

New Work.

Tucson, University of Arizona, 27 x 24 cm. 102 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Manning, Anne].

The Maiden & Married Life of Mary Powell, Afterwards Misstress Milton.

New Edition. London, Printed for Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. ND [c. 1840s]. 18 x 11.5 cm. 271 pages. With a frontispiece. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Spine label with gilt title. Raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on verso of frontispiece in ink. Internally clean.

Manning, Archbishop H.E.

Ireland. A Letter to Earl Grey.

First Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1868. 20 x 13 cm. 44 pages. Pamphlet in recent plain paper wrappers. Very good condition. New warppers. Original pages a little brittle. Some minor losses to edges, not affecting the text. Internally very clean.

Manning, Stephen.

Soldiers of the Queen: Victorian Colonial Conflict in the Words of Those who Fought.

Stroud, Spellmount / The History Press, 2009. 16 x 24cm. 224 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Manuscript Music Book.

Unpublished. Before 1889. 30 x 23 cm. 20 pages of handwritten music scores – stapled. Plus one losely inserted page of music scores. Decorated blue cardboard covers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some fading and discolorations. Name of previous owner on front cover: ‘A.M. Poore’.

Marc Alexander,

A.E. Stegmann The Life and Art of a Remarkable Artist.

First Edition, London, Mouth & Foot Painting Artists, 2000. 22 x 30 cm, 163 pages. With many photos and paintings by this artist. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Marchetto, Annibale, [San Luigi Gonzaga].

De Rebus Gestis Beati Aloysii Gonzagae E Societate Iesu.

[First Edition]. Florence, Typis Sereniss, 1687. Octavo. TP, (12), 374 pages, (18) [Index & Errata]. Small vignettes and leading letters in text. Later fine calf. Gilt title and decorations. Dentelles. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Ex LIbris of previous owner on front paste down. A bright clean copy in an attractive binding. See images.

Maritain, Jacques.

Theonas. Conversations of a Sage. Translated by F.J. Sheed.

First Edition. London and New York, Sheed & Ward, 1933. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 200 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of. / Hooke, Nathaniel

An Account Of The Conduct Of The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, From her first coming to Court, To the Year 1710. In a Letter from Herself to My Lord.

London, Printed by James Bettenham, for George Hawkins, 1742. 20 x 12 cm. 316 pages. Contemporary calf. Gilt decorations and raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A little dust dulled. Ex Libris. Internally clean.

Marmontel.

Belisarius. A Tale.

London, W. Suttaby, 1806. 12.5 x 7 cm. vi, 163 pages. With a frontispiece and engraved title page (Vignette). Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A little dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down

[Marpeck, Pilgrim] Boyd, Stephen Blake.

Pilgrim Marpeck. His Life and Social Theology.

Mainz am Rhein, Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1992. 18 x 24.5 cm. X, 200 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Duke Monographs in Medieval and Renaissance Studies].

Marsden, Peter.

The Roman Forum Site in London – Discoveries before 1985.

First Edition. London, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1987. 27.6cm x 22cm. 55 pages. With 111 figures, 1 table, and additional pages with 20 plates. Also includes fold-out maps. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, such as bumped edges.

Marshall, Alfred.

Principles of Economics. An Introductory Volume.

Eighth Edition. Fourth Printing. London. Macmillan and Co., 1930. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xxxiv, 871 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding, edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Dust jacket age darkened with some edge wear and minor paper losses to spine ends and corners. See images. Internally clean.

Marshall, Emma.

Up and Down the Pantiles & Bristol Bells. [Two books bound in one]. A Story of Tunbridge Wells a hundred Years ago.

Seventh Thousand / First Edition. London, Seeley and Co., 1890 & 1892. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages & 182 pages. With a frontispiece for each Novel. Contemporary laf calf over cloth covered boards. Blue end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine labels missing. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Marshman, John Clark / Havelock, Sir Henry.

Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B.

First Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. 21 x 14 cm. x, 462 pages. With a Frontispiece and three colour Maps, of which two are folding. Contemporary full calf. Gilt decorations and gilt title on black morocco spine label. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses to bottom of spine (see images). Internally mild foxing and occasional damp stains. Names of previous owners.

Martin, FX / Maguire, George (Editors).

The Murder of Fr. Jordan. A Mayo Martyr. 1649.

First Edition. Claremorris, Claremorris Community Radio, 2015. 21 x 15 cm. 48 pages. Illustrated. With a CD. Original trade paperback. As new condition.

Martin, John & Kerr, Donal (editors).

C.U.S. Catholic University School. 1867 – 1967. A Centenary Record.

Dublin, Catholic University School, 1967. 24 x 18 cm. vii, 192 pages. Illustrations in B&W. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Wrappers creased. Internally clean.

Martin, Priscilla.

Chaucer’s Women. Nuns, Wives, and Amazons.

First Edition. Iowa City, University of Iowa, 1990. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xv, 254 pages. Losely inserted hand written letter by the author. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper. See images.

Martin, William.

Annapolis.[Signed].

First edition. New York, Warner Books, 1996. 15.5 x 23.5cm. 685 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new. Signed by author on title page.

Martino Martinii [Martini].

Regni Sinensis a Tartaris. Tyrannice evastati depopulatique concinna Enarratio, Authore Martino Martinii. Ultima hac Aeditione, Indice, tabulisque aenis illustrata.

Amstelaedami [Amsterdam], Apud Aegidium Jansonium Valkenier, 1661. c. 13 x 8 cm. Blank, engraved title page, title page, 120 pages. Unnumbered folding Map of China, followed by 12 folding Plates, numbered 2 to 13. [*1-12, (2), A1 – E12, (2)]. Contemporary vellum with handwritten title on spine (faded). Red or red speckled edges (faded). Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some mild staining. Top edge appears to be trimmed (see title page), not affecting text or Plates. Names of previous owners on front free end paper. Overall a very nice copy.

Mason, A E W (Alfred Edward Woodley) & Lang, Andrew / Niall Ó Domhnaill (Translator).

An Minirtir O Ceallaigh (Parson Kelly).

First Irish Edition. Dublin, 1937. 18 x 12 cm. 455 pages. Original orange cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Spine, edges and end papers dust dulled. Stamp with name of previous owner on title page. Occasional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Masters, John.

Bhowani Junction.

First edition. London, Michael Joseph, 1954. 13.5 x 20.5cm. 367 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition, other than slight age darkening to endpapers and mottling to front board.

[Matthew Archdeacon].

Legends of Connaught, Irish Stories &c. &c. By the Author of “Connaught in 1798”.

First Edition. NOT A REPRINT ! Dublin, Published by John Cumming, Lower Ormond Quay, MDCCCXXIX [1839]. 20.5 x 13 cm. xv (List of Subscribers & Preface), 406 pages. Contemporary half leather over textured cloth. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Rear hinge cracked. Front hinge started to crack. Binding shaky, but holding. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed.

Matthews, William / Rader, Ralph W.

Autobiography, Biography, and the Novel. Papers read at a Clark Library Seminar, May 13, 1972.

First Edition. Los Angeles, William Andrew Clark Memorial Library, 1973. 22 x 15 cm. (2), 79 pages. Original paper wrapper. Soft cover – paperback. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean and bright. With a small compliment slip from the University Librarian.

Maunder, Samuel.

The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference. Revised throughout by B.B. Woodward, John Morris and W. Hughes.

New Edition. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1866. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. (4), 899 pages. With a frontispiece. Full calf with red spine label and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges red speckled. Gilt decorations. Blind line decorations on boards. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Age darkened. Text block bright and clean.

Maundrell, Henry / The Prefetto of Egypt / Clayton, Robert (translator).

A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, at Easter, A.D. 1697. Also, A Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and Back Again. Translated from a Manuscript written by the Prefetto of Egypt, by the Right Rev. Robert Clayton. To which is added, An Account of the Author’s Journey to the Banks of Euphrates at Beer, and to the Country of Mesopotamia.

The Eighth Edition. London, Printed for J. White and Co. and J. Nunn, by B. McMillan, 1810. 23 x 14 cm. xi, 282 pages. With 15 Plates, of which nine are folding. Small Illustrations in Text. Rebacked in 2024 using the contemporary boards and a new spine. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Boards rubbed and bumped with minor losses to corners. Edges age darkened. Name of previous owner on title page (see images). Occasional mild foxing, otherwise a very clean complete copy in a new sturdy binding.

Maupin, Armistead.

Sure of You.

First Edition. New York, Harper & Row, 1989. 16cm x 24cm. 262 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Deckled page edges.

Maxtone-Graham, John / Verdure, Michel / Guillotin, Yes.

Queen Mary 2 – The Greatest Ocean Liner of Our Time. Photographs by Harvey Lloyd.

New York, Bulfinch Press, 2004. 34.3cm x 26cm. 207 pages. With over 150 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, such as rubbed edges.

Maxwell, Donald.

The Log of the Griffin. From Switzerland to Teddington. The Story of a Cruise from the Alps to the Thames by Donald Maxwell. With Illustrations by the Author and Cottington Taylor.

[First Edition]. London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1905. 22 x 14 cm. 298 pages plus Appendix and Publishers List. Illustrated throughout. Original decorated green cloth with gilt titles and decorations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Ruubed and bumped. Spine dulled and a little frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Internally bright and clean.

Maxwell, John S.

The Czar; His Court and People: Including a Tour in Norway and Sweden.

Dublin, James M’Glashan, 1849. 16 x 11 cm. xvi, 334 pages plus two pages publishers list. Embossed brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore edge deckle. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and mildly foxed.

Mc Grath, Eamonn.

The Fish in the Stone. A Novel.

Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1994. 13 x 19,5 cm. 236 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition. Signed and with a dedication by the author on the front free endpaper. Minor edgewear on the cover.

Mc Loughlin, Peter.

Addergoole People and culture – a testament.

First Edition. Ballina, Co. Mayo, Self-published, 2024. c. 24 x 17 cm. (12), 711 pages. Illustrated. Decorated laminated boards. Hard cover. Near fine. Appears to be unread. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Mc Sweeney, Richard.

Oriental Mystique.

Cork, Funcheon Press, 1993. 14.5 x 20.5cm. 129 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition.

McAteer, Michael.

Standish O’Grady, AE and Yeats. History, Politics, Culture.

Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2002. 23 x 15 cm. (4), 200 pages. Original black cloth hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy.

McCarthy, Justin / Mrs. Campbell Praed.

Our Book of Memories. Letters of Justin McCarthy to Mrs. Campbell Praed.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1912. 22 x 15 cm. viii, (2), 463 pages. With Illustrations. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

McCarthy, Kieran.

The Odyssey for Arznel.

U.S.A., Published by the author, 2014. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. 315 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author.

McCarthy, Michael J.F.

Priests and People in Ireland.

Third Impression. Dublin and London, Hodges, Figgis & Co. and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1903. 19 x 13 cm. xvi, 624 pages. Original red cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minro shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two stamps of previous owner on front free end paper and verso of Frontispiece. A few of the Plates coming lose. Internally clean.

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’.

McClendon, Lise.

Painted Truth. An Alix Thorssen Mystery.

NY, Walker Publishing Company, 1995. 15 x 22 cm. 243 Pages. Dark Blue Boards. Excellent condition – Like new. Dustjacket in Mylar cover. Signed on title-page by author.

McClintock, P.V.E. (Editor).

McClintock Family Papers. A Collection of genealogical notes on the McClintock, McCausland, Hime, Robinson, Dobbs, Reid, Powell, Elston and associated Families compiles by P.E.V.McClintock.

‘First Edition’. Lancaster, England, Published by the Author, 1986. 28 x 20 cm. xiv, 258 pages. With a map of Ireland and various family trees. With two losely inserted letters, signed by the author, Red cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

McCormick, W.P.

The Railways of Northern Ireland and their Locomotives. Illustrated.

[First Edition]. Belfast, W.P. McCormick, 1946. 21 x 14 cm. 30 pages, (2). With B&W Photographs. Original paper covers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internallyu bright and clean.

McCrumb, Sharyn.

She Walks These Hills.

First Edition. New York / London / Toronto, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1994. 16cm x 24cm. 336 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. From the Ballad series.

McCutchen McBride, George.

Chile: Land and Society.

First edition. New York, American Geographical Society, 1936. 21 x 14 cm. XIV, 408 pages with 58 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding age darkened and mildly discoloured.

McDaniel, Raymond.

Saltwater Empire – Poetry.

Minneapolis, Coffee House Press, 2008. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. 121 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

McDannell, Colleen & Lang, Bernhard.

Heaven: A History.

First Edition. New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 1988. 17 x 24 cm. XIV, 410 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

McDonald, Walter / Gwynn, Denis.

Reminiscences of a Maynooth Professor. Edited by Denis Gwynn.

First Edition. London, Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1925. 15 x 23 cm. Photographic Frontispiece, 411 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. Rare copy of the original first edition. Minor signs of rubbing and edgewear on the cover.

McDowell, R.B.

Alice Stopford Green. A Passionate Historian.

First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis and Company, 1967. 21 x 14 cm. 116 pages. With a frontispiece and a few B&W Illustrations. Original yellow cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Hard Cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name and address of previous owner pencilled in on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket shows some edgwear and tiny paper losses to spine ends and corners.

McElligott, Richard.

Forging a Kingdom. The GAA in Kerry 1884 – 1934.

First Edition. Cork, The Collins Press, 2013. 20 x 13 cm. viii, 487 pages. With B&W photos in text. Original decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

McEnery, John Hartnett.

Fortress Ireland. The story of the Irish Coastal Forts and the River Shannon Defence Line.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 2006. 24 x 16 cm. xiv, 222 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine in original decorated dust jacket. As New.

McGinniss, Joe.

The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.

New York, Crown Publishers, 2011. 16cm x 24cm. 321 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

McGuire, James.

Steeple and People. The Story of Ballina & Its Cathedral.

First Edition. Ballina, The Western People, 1991. 29 x 21 cm. vi, 164 pages. Illustrated in colour and B&W. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Wrappers rubbed and bumped with some creases. Internally clean. Scarce local history publication.

McHale, Bernard (editor).

Menlough Looking Back. A Parish and Sporting History.

First Edition. [Menlough] No publishing information. 21 x 15 cm. 215 pages plus 24 pages local ads. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers mildly creased. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

McHugh J.B.

The Friary of Ross [Signed]. A History and a Guide.

First Edition. Galway, Kelly Office Printing, 1994. 19 x 14 cm. 76 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

McHugh, Carmel / Donnellan, Eithne (editors).

Gardenfield School Reunion 1885 – 1985.

78 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original trade paperback. Good condition.

McHugh, J.B.

The Friary of Ross.

Galway, Kelly Office Printing, 1994. 19 x 14 cm. 76 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Small spots on rear cover.

McHugh, Mary Frances.

The Bud of the Spring [Signed].

First Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1932. 19 x 12 cm. 320 pages. Original green cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end page. Scarce.

McKenna, Stephen.

Last Confessions. A Novel.

[First Edition ? ]. London, Hutchinson & Co., Not dated [1937 ? ]. 17.5 x 12 cm. ix, 432 pages. Original orange cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Text block mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Binding weak, but holding. See images for condition.

McLean Matthews, Anne.

The Cave.

First Edition. New York, Warner Books, 1997. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 277 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

McNamara Lacey, Margaret et al.

Carrakennedy National School. Echoes of the Past – A Vision for the Future. 1906 – 2006.

2006. 29 x 21 cm. 148 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated stiff paper covers. With a CD with Music by John Hoban. Very good condition. Price sticker on front Cover. Internally bright and clean.

McSorley, Joseph / Peterson, John B. (foreword).

An Outline History of the Church by Centuries. From St. Peter to Pius XII.

Fourth Revised Edition. St. Louis & London, B. Herder Book Co., 1945. 23 x 15 cm. xxx, 1083 pages. Illustrated. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

McWalter, P. / Bunce, R. / Wright, C. et al.

Island Images: From the Chambers Archive, 1929 – 1938.

First Edition. Galway, County Council Archives, 2022. 26 x 21 cm. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout. Trade paperback. Soft covers. As new.

Meadows Taylor, Philip.

Confessions of a Thug. Edited with an introduction by Brian Rawson. Drawings by Clarke Hutton.

London, The Folio Society, 1974. 14.5 x 23cm. 372 pages, with black and white illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover in protective slipcase. Green stained top edges. Endpapers illustrated with maps.

Meadows, Lindon.

Dame Perkins and her grey Mare; or, The Mount for Market. With coloured Illustrations by Phiz.

London, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1866. 22 x 18 cm. 48 pages. With colour plates. Original green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board. All edges gilt. Inside custom made clam shell box made by Anthony David Estill. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription in ink on front free end paper. Ex Libris (Anthony David Estill) on front paste down. Small bookseller stamp on rear paste down.

Meek, C.E. & Simms, M.K. (editors).

‘The Fragility of her Sex’? Medieval Irishwomen in their European Context.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1996. Octavo. 208 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Spine faded. Name of previous owner on title page. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Meldon, Maurice.

Aisling. A Dream Analysis by Maurice Meldon. With a Foreword by Seamus Kelly.

First Edition. Dublin, Progress House, 1959. 18 x 12 cm. 80 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers a little worn. Internally clean. Name of previous owner on front wrapper.

Metcalf, Paul.

Waters of Potowmack.[Signed].

First Edition. San Francisco, North Point Press, 1982. 16cm x 23.5cm. XV, 246 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed with a dedication by author.

Metlake, George.

The Life and Writings of Saint Columban. 542? – 615.

First Edition. Philadelphia, The Dolphin Press, 1914. c. 22 x 15 cm. xx, 258 pages. With two Plates, printed on both sides in B&W. Green cloth with elaborate gilt decorations in a celtic style. Gilt title on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Bevelled boards. See images online. Near fine. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Scarce.

Meynell, Wilfrid.

John Henry Newman. The Founder of Modern Anglicanism and a Cardinal of the Roman Church. With Portrait.

First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner and Co., 1890. 19 x 13 cm. vi, (2) [TOC], 116 pages. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth. Gilt title. Hard cover. Very good condition. Ex Library, with the usual stamps.

M’Glinchy, Very Rev. James.

The Spirit of Irish Nationhood.

Second Edition, 5th Thousand. Dublin, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1919. 18 x 12 cm. 36 pages. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Internally clean.

[Michelangelo] Hall, Marcia.

Michelangelo – The Frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Photographs by Takashi Okamura.

New York, Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, 2002. 30.5cm x 25.2cm. 239 pages. With 93 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Some lines (ball point pen) on text pages. Otherwise bright and clean.

Middleton, Ivy.

Kay of the Pimpernels.

Second Impression London and Redhill, Lutterworth Press, 1942. 18.5 x 12 cm. v, pages 7 – 223. Original red cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated dust jacket. Dust jacket now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Dust jacket age darkened, Edge worn and minor paper losses to spine, some closed tears. Not price clipped. Internally 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.

Mill, John Stuart.

England and Ireland. The Separation of the two Countries Considered. 1868 – 1918 A Lesson for To-Day.

Dublin, Wilson, Hartnell & Co., 1918. 18 x 12 cm. 48 pages. Green wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Name of previous owner on half title. Internally clean.

Mill, John Stuart.

Nature The Utility of Religion and Theism. Three Essays on Religion.

Second Edition. London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874. 15 x 22 cm, xi, 257 pages plus two pages Publisher’s List. Original dark green cloth with black and gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Mild foxing, mainly to end papers. Edges darkened. Front and rear hinges started to open. Binding tight.

Mill, John Stuart.

The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill. Edited by A.O.J. Cockshut.

Second Edition. Halifax, Ryburn Publishing, 1992. 24.2cm x 16.3cm. XV, 253 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with minor external signs of wear on dustjacket.