Price, Victor.

Overkill.

First Edition. Belfast, Ulsterman Publications, 1980. 21 x 15 cm. 24 pages. Original soft cover. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and some discoloration to outside. Internally bright and clean.

Mortimer, John.

The Sound of Trumpets.

London, Viking, 1998. 23 x 15 cm. 272 pages. Original black cloth. In decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Pages age darkened.

Bradley, Henry / Bridges, Robert.

The Collected Papers of Henry Bradley. With a Memoir by Robert Bridges.

College Park, Maryland, McGrath Publishing, 1970. 21 x 14 cm. x, 296 pages. With a frontispiece and two facsimile letters in the text. Green cloth with silver title on spine. Very good condition. Mild shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Clifton, Harry.

Comparative Lives.

First Paperback Edition. Dublin, Gallery Books, 1982. 21 x 14 cm. 57 pages. Decorated paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. A clean copy.

Gurganus, Allan.

White People.

Proof Copy. London, Faber and Faber, [1991]. 23 x 15 cm. 252 pages, (2). Decorated paperback showing title and author with probable publication date and probable price information. In oversized dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean. Dust jacket too big for book, creased. Now in protective archival jacket.

Rogers, Kitty.

A Strangford Winter and other Poems.

[First Edition]. Belfast, Dick Rogers, [not dated]. 21 x 15 cm. 12 pages. Illustrated by Alison J. Brown. Orange illustrated paperback booklet. Very good condition. Bright and clean.

Ward, Philip (Editor).

The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature.

First Edition. Oxford, University Press, 1978. 23 x 15 cm. viii, 629 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Appears unused. Minor shelf wear. A nice clean copy.

Lewis, Wyndham / Stephan, Dom John et al.

A History of the Benedictine Nuns of Dunkirk. Now at St. Scholastica’s Abbey Teignmouth, Devon. Edited by the Community.

First Edition. London, The Catholic Book Club, 1957. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 209 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled and foxed. A few nicks and small custs to dust jacket. Age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Bridges, Robert.

The Testament of Beauty. A Poem in Four Books.

Second Edition, with the Author’s final corrections. Oxford, Clarendon Press, [1930]. 22 x 17 cm. 175 pages. With a frontispiece showing the author and a losely inserted ‘Publisher’s note on the Text’. Quarter vellum over marbled boards. Gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original dust jacket. Very good with good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket shows some edge wear with minor paper losses and a few tears. Now in protective archival jacket.

Kingsley, Charles.

Alton Locke. Tailor and Poet. An Autobiography.

London, Richard Edward King, [not dated, ca. 1880]. 18 x 12 cm. vi, 3564 pages. Original dark red cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and blind line decorations on front board and spine. Bevelled boards. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, mild rubbing and bumping. Internally clean but browned. Mild foxing to end papers. Large book plate glued to front paste down. See image.

Woodward, B.B.

The Life of the Mollusca.

First Edition. London, Methuen and Co, 1913. 19 x 12 cm. xi, 158 pages, 32 plates and a small fold out map. 33 pages publishers list. Original cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped, partially faded and a little stained. Internally age darkened and occasionally mildly foxed. All plates present and clean.

Barclay, Robert.

An Apology for the True Christian Divinity. As the same is held forth and preached by the People, in Scorn, called Quakers.

Thirteenth Edition. Manchester, William Irwin, 1869. 18 x 12 cm. xvi, 384 pages. Original dark cloth with blind decorations. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Joints and hinges cracking. Binding shaky, but holding. Internally dust dulled and occasionally foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Small binder stamp on front paste down.

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.

Rambach, John Jacob / Benson, Samuel.

Meditations on the Sufferings of Christ.

London, Printed for Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1827. 21 x 13.5 cm. x, 451 pages. Half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Gilt and blind decorations. Title on spine. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Joints cracked, but in place. Age darkened and dust dulled. Internally surprisingly clean and bright.

The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1792. To which is prefixed, The Conclusion of the History of Knowledge, Learning and Taste, in Great Britain, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.

First Edition. London, Printed for G.G.J and J. Robinson, 1793. 21 x 13 cm. xxxix, 208, (148), [326] pages. Several tables in text. Full calf with elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Red spine label with gilt title. Speckled edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled. Joints beginning to crack, but boards securely in place. Sound binding. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean.

Denison, Charles.

Rocky Mountain Health Resorts. An Analytical Study of High Altitudes in relation to the Arrest of Chronic Pulmonary Disease.

First Edition. Boston, Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880. 20 x 14 cm. xii, 192 pages plus 18 pages of advertisement. Includes a large colour fold-out map and a large folded ‘Chest Examination Chart’ in a pocket. Dark red cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Grey end papers. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping to boards, corners and spine. Spine ends frayed. Very small stain on front board. Small bookseller stamp on front paste down. Closed tear on fold-out map (not affecting the map).

Stephenson, Sir Henry K.

Printing. Some account of its invention, earlier writing forms, personalities and later developments in England.

First Edition, limited to 400 copies. This is copy 191, signed by the author. Self-published, December 1941. 32 x 21 cm. 33 pages. Several illustrations. Quarter vellum over paper covered boards. Gilt line decoration on boards and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Mild rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Lord Macaulay.

Critical and Historical Essays. Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. Authorized Edition.

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. viii, 850 pages. Black and brown half calf. Gilt vignette of Queen’s University Belfast on front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Five raised bands. Blind decorations on spine and boards. All edges speckled. Good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped, mildly stained. Edges age darkened. Front hinge opened. Front free end paper lost two corners. Internally mildly foxed and age darkened. A few annotations in text. Binding sound, but a few pages lose.

Shaw, Bernard.

The Apple Cart. A Political Extravaganza.

First Edition. London, Constable and Company, 1930. 17 x 12 cm. xxix, 78 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Minor dust dulling and shelf wear. A very nice copy.

Reece, Dr.R.J / Low, Dr. R. Bruce et al.

Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals Liverpool. This book contains various reports, observations, letters etc. regarding smallpox and smallpox hospitals in Liverpool and Germany published between 1902 and 1905 namely: Text 1: Report by Dr. R.J. Reece to the Local Government Board on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool, 1902-1903. / Text 2: Observations of the Medical Officer of Health upon the Report of Dr. R.J. Reece. / Text 3: Memorandum by Dr. R.J Reece, as to questions raised by Dr. Hope regarding his report on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool 1902-03. / Text 4: Letter from W.E.Knollys, Esq. Assistant Secetary to the Local Government Board, to the Town Clerk, relating to Dr. Hope’s “Observations” on Dr. Reece’s Report. / Text 5: Letter from the Town Clerk to the Secretary of the Local Government Board, in reply to the above. / Text 5: Dr. Bruce Low’s Report to the Local Government Board on the Arrangements made in Germany fro the Isolation of Small-pox Cases.

London, Liverpool, His Majesty’s Stationary Office, City of Liverpool (C. Tinling and Co.), 1905, 1904. 32 x 21 cm. TOC typed to front paste down / Text 1: 15 pages w 23 full page maps. / Text 2. 23 pages w two large foldout maps and six digrams incl. one foldout. / Text 3: 18 ‘typed’ pages / Text 4: 3 ‘typed’ pages / 5: 15 pages plus several full page colour plates showing hospital setups in Germany. Quarter leather over clothed boards. Gilt title on spine and front boards. Small decorations. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Front joint broken, but front board still attached to volume. Fading and discoloration to boards. Edges dust dulled. Some browning and age darkening to end papers. Closed tear to one of the foldout maps. Otherwise internally very clean.

Paley, William.

Horae Paulinae. Or The Truth of the Scripture History of St. Paul. Evinced by a Comparison of the Epistles which bear his Name with the Acts of the Apostles and with one another.

Fifth Edition. London, Printed for R. Faulder, 1807. 20 x 13 cm. (2), 426 pages. Dark morrocco with gilt lines and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges gilt. Grey end papers. Very good condition. Ex Library with ex libris (Brynkinalt Library) glued to front paste down. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Top edge dust dulled. Mild foxing inside, but overall bright and clean.

Paley, William.

Sermons and Tracts.

First Edition. London, Printed for R. Faulder, 1808. 20 x 13 cm. viii, 517 pages. Dark morrocco with gilt lines and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges gilt. Grey end papers. Very good condition. Ex Library with ex libris (Brynkinalt Library) glued to front paste down. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Top edge dust dulled. Mild foxing inside, but overall bright and clean.

Botkin, B.A.

A Treasury of American Folklore. Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People.

Third Printing. New York, Crown Publishers, 1944. 21 x 14 cm. xxvii, 932 pages. Original blue cloth with gilt dragon on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Front free end paper missing. Some shelf wear. Binding and edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

The Duke ofr Bedford.

The Road to Real Success.

First Edition. Glasgow, The Strickland Press [1930]. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 476 pages. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding somewhat faded / discolored. Edges age darkened. Internally very clean. Inscribed on front free end paper: ‘With best wishes from the author’.

Langton, Neville.

The Prince of Beggars.

Third Edition. London, Hutchinson & Co., [1925]. 19 x 12 cm. vii, 224 pages. Original green cloth with black title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to book. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Edges dust dulled. Dust jacket has a few tears and minor paper loss to the spine. Gift plate glued to front paste down. Very neat, dated 1925.

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.

Newman, John Henry.

Historical Sketches. Volume 3: Rise and Progress of Universities / Northmen and Normans in England and Ireland / Medieval Oxford / Convocation of Canterbury.

First Edition. London, Basil Montagu Pickering, 1872 14 x 19 cm, 421 pages. Original cloth hard back. Blind decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine bumped and rubbed. Top and bottom of spine partially worn off. Inner hinges started to open. Binding still tight. Text block clean and bright. Edges age darkened. Mild browning/foxing.

Davey, John (General Editor).

Newtown School Waterford. Bicentenary Celebrations 1998.

Waterford, Newtown School, 1999. 24 x 17 cm. vi, 186 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Illustrated paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally clean.

Turner, W.J.

Miss America. Altiora in the Sierra Nevada.

First Edition. London, Mandrake Press Ltd., 1930. 16 x 13 cm. (4), 63 pages, (4) Original beige cloth hard cover with original illustrated dust jacket. Foreedge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Endpapers and edges browned and foxed. Internally clean. Dust jacket a little worn and age darkened. Some small closed tears. Now in protective jacket.

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.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.

The Courtship of Miles Standish. With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy.

London, Grant Richards, 1908. 19 x 24 cm, 152 pages. With numerous Colour and B&W Illustrations. Original cloth boards with gilt title and decorations, blind stamping and a colour image on the front board. Very good condition. Inscription on front free end paper dated 1908. Some browning and foxing to pages and edges. Some rubbing and bumping to spine and corners.

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.

O’Brien, R. Barry.

Thomas Drummond. Under-Secretary in Ireland 1835 – 40. Life and Letters.

First Edition. London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. 22 x 14 cm. viii, 401 pages. With a frontispiece showing Thomas Drummond and three plates, one being a fold-out. Original decorated cloth with black title and lines on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Spine faded. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally some mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Small neat stamp of a previous owner on title page. Bright and clean inside. Many pages unopened. A very nice copy.

Geruzez, Eugene.

Essais D’Histoire Litteraire.

Second Edition (Revue et Augmentee). Paris, Librairie de Garnier Freres, 1853. 18 x 11 cm. iv, 458 pages. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Gilt decorated spine with gilt title. Very good condition. Some minor rubbing and bumping to binding. Minor paper losses at corners. Spine a little faded. Some age darkening and foxing to end papers and some pages

Gosse, Philip Henry.

Life. In its Lower, Intermediate and Higher Forms: or, Manifestations of the Divine Wisdom in the Natural History of Animals.

Third Edition. London, James Nisbet and Co., 1870. 17 x 11 cm. viii, 363 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Some full page illustrations. Original green cloth, with gilt, black and blind decorations to boards and spine. Very Good condition. Ex Library with library ‘ex libris’ on front paste down and some stamps inside. Some age darkening, browning and foxing. Minor rubbing and bumping to binding. Internally nice and clean. Small bookbinders sticker on rear end paper (Bound by Burn & Co.). A nice volume.

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.

Disher, M.L.

American Factory Production of Women’s Clothing.

First Edition. Limited Edition, copy no. 868. London, Devereaux Publications Ltd, 1947 24 x 19 cm, xvi, 251 pages with 24 full page plates. Original ‘velvet’ type dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Paper labels on front cover and spine. Binding seriously rubbed on corners and spine. Part of spine label missing. Internally very good condition. Minor amounts of foxing. Some age darkening.

Wilson, Tony / Sheppard, Colin.

Theory and Practice of Scanning Optical Microscopy.

London, Academic Press (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers), 1984. 23 x 15 cm, ix, 213 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs and drawings, charts, etc. Illustrated hard cover. No Dust Jacket. Excellent condition. As new.

Wells, H.G.

In the Days of the Comet.

First Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1906. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 305 pages, 14 pages publisher’s list. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind decorations on front board. Top edge gilt. Fore edge deckle. Good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to externals. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed. Edges dust dulled. Some foxing internally. Binding a little shaky, but intact.Front hinge cracked, but holding. Ex Library with remains of a labels on the front board and front paste down. Library stamp on front free end paper

Wells, H.G.

Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul.

First Reprint. London, Macmillan and Co., 1905. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 425 pages, eight pages publisher’s list. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind decorations on front board. Top edge gilt. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to externals. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed. Edges dust dulled. Some foxing internally. Binding a little shaky, but intact. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated Christmas 1905.

The Book of the Highlands.

Glasgow, Published for the Central Advertising Board for the Highlands by John Menzies & Co. Ltd, 1934. 12.5 x 18.5 cm, 336 pages. Illustrated with many B&W photographs. Countless advertisements for local Highland businesses. Illustrated soft covers. Very good condition. No annotations. Text block bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Darwin, Charles.

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World. Under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy.

Eighteenth Thousand. London, John Murray, 1888. 13 x 18 cm, x, 519 pages. With a few small B&W Illustrations in the text. Original decorated leather spine with gilt decorations and title on new boards and new marbled end papers. Professonally rebound in 2017. Marbled edges. Very good condition. New boards and marbled end papers. Original spine plate a little worn and darkened. Internally clean and bright. Some foxing, mainly to end papers and first / last pages. Gift insription on ‘half title’ page, dated 1943. A handsome little book.

Murphy, Nicholas P.

A Corner in Ballybeg.

First Edition. London, John Lang, 1902. 13 x 19 cm, 255 pages. Original illustrated cloth hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and age darkening; rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Inside bright and clean. Rear free end paper missing. Small closed tear on contents page. Overall a very nice copy.

Boland, Bridget.

At My Mother’s Knee.

Uncorrected Proof Copy. London, The Bodley Head, 1978. 21 x 13 cm. 137 pages. With several B&W illustrations. Limp grey paper covers with title on spine and front boards. ‘Uncorrected Proof Copy’ printed on front cover (see image). Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Short (1 cm) closed tear to half title.

O’Reilly Hoey, J.

Sir Hervey’s Bride, and other Poems.

First Edition. London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1882. 18 x 13 cm, 200 pages. Original brown cloth hard cover with black and gilt decorations and text on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. End papers browned and edges age darkened. Text block bright and clean. Spine faded. A very nice copy. Not ex library.

Clansman (Bryce MacMaster).

Short Poems.

First Edition (not stated). Inscribed by the author (Bryce MacMaster) 1919. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner & Co., Not dated [1908?]. 17 x 11 cm, 47 pages. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. Front edge deckle. Some pages cut rough. Mild shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Faint staining to boards. Mild foxing / browning, mainly to end papers.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord.

The Death of Oenone, Akbar’s Dream, and other Poems.

First Trade Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1892. 18 x 11 cm, vi, 111 pages. Original green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening. Top edge dust-dulled. Mild foxing to end papers. Text block bright and clean. Name of previous owner on top of title page.

Villon, Francois / Hookham, Paul (Translator).

Ballades of Francois Villon. Interpreted into English Verse by Paul Hookham. Sheldonian Series.

Oxford, Published by Basil H. Blackwell, 1918. 12 x 15, 38 pages (2). Printed in blue and black type on hand made paper, with decorated capitals and a colophon. All edges deckle. Quarter cloth, decorated blue paper boards with paper title labels. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, age darkening. Faint stains on boards. Part of original paper label on spine missing. Some staining to end papers, but text itself is bright and clean.

Motley, John Lothrop.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History. A new Edition. Complete in one Volume.

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1894. 14 x 19 cm, xi, 930 pages. Frontispiece showing ‘The Siege of Maestricht’. Half leather with marbled boards. Raised bands. Gitl title on red leather. Gilt decorations on spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Very good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and minor bumping. Solid binding. Presentation plate glued to front pastedown, dated 1896. Text block is bright and clean. Title page has a fold line. Two-column text.

Palmer, Arnold.

More Than Shadows. A Biography of W. Russell Flint R.A., P.R.W.S.

Signed by W. Russell Flint on half title. London & New York, The Studio, 1943. 16 x 24 cm, (8), 146 pages. With 136 Illustrations in Colour and B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt titles on spine Top edge blue. Very good condition. Some minor rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Age darkened.

Holland, J.G (Josiah Gilbert).

Kathrina Her Life and Mine in a Poem.

New York, Charles Scribner & Company, 1869. 17 x 23 cm, xii, 281 pages. B&W Illustrations by W.J.Hennessy and C.C. Linton, engraved by W.J. Linton. Original gree cloth with elaborate gilt decorations on boards and spine. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Spine darkened. Corners and spine bumped and rubbed. Small tear near the hing of the title page. Textblock bright and clean.

Herbert Norris.

Costume & Fashion. The Evolution of European Dress through the Earlier Ages. With Sixteen Full-Page Coloured Plates, Eight Half-Tone and over Three Hundred Line Drawings by the Author.

London & New York, J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd & E.P. Dutton and Co. Inc., 1947. 19 x 25 cm, xv, 300 pages. Beautifully illustrated in colour and B&W throughout. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Book in excellent condition. Clean and tight. No annotations, but the name of the previous owner small on front paste down. Some foxing on end papers and edges. Dust jacket with just a little shelf wear, darkened and foxed. Dust jacket front corners both clipped. A very nice copy.

Sitwell, Edith.

The Song of the Cold.

First Edition. Advance Review Copy issued by Publisher. London, Macmillan & Co., 1945. 14 x 22 cm, viii, 115 pages. With a lose card: Advance Review Copy. Original dark blue cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and signs of use. Some age darkening and mild foxing. Dust jacket rubbed and with some minor paper loss to the ends of the spine.

Riding, Laura (Jackson).

First Awakenings: The Early Poems. Edited by Elizabeth Friedmann, Alan J. Clark and Robert Nye.

First Edition with Review Copy Slip. Manchester, Carcanet, 1992. 14 x 22, xvi, 280 pages. Original black cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and signs of use. Dust jacket a little rubbed with small stain to the top of the spine. A clean bright copy.

Eliot, T.S.

What is a Classic? an address delivered before the Virgil Society on the 16th of October 1944.

First Edition. London, Faber & Faber, 1945. 22 x 14 cm, 32 pages. Original light blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Book is slanted and begins to open between pages 8 and 9. Binding is faded. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean.

Sheehan, Canon.

Geoffrey Austin Student.

Fifth Impression. Dublin, M.H.Gill and Son Ltd., 1904. 13 x 18 cm, vii, 212 pages plus two pages publisher’s catalog. Front free end paper missing. Original decorated blue cloth. Blind stamped decoration on front board with red lettering. Gilt title on spine. Gilt decoration on rear board. Front free end paper missing – half title is first page. Corners, edges and spine bumped and rubbed. Small stains on boards. Edges and pages age darkened. Small picture glued to page 1 (Sedna Coca Cola bottle). Text block clean and unmarked. Binding tight.

Milton, John.

The Poetical Works of John Milton. Reprinted from the Chandos Poets, with Memoir, Explanatory Notes, etc.

London, Frederick Warne and Co., Not Dated [1886?] 14 x 19 cm, xxiv, 581 pages plus two pages of publisher’s catalog. Original dark blue cloth with small paper label on spine. Good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Name of previous owner neat on title page (dated March 1886). Edges and some pages darkened and mildly foxed. Small piece of paper (2 x 1 cm) missing from top of title page. Text block bright and clean.