Schaumann, Ruth.

Der blühende Stab. Neun Geschichten – Neun Holzschnitte.

München, Verlag J. Kösel & F. Pustet, 1929. 8°. 161 Seiten. 9 Holzschnitte. Originales Halbleinen mit illustriertem Einbanddeckel. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren an der Bindung (etwas nachgedunkelt).

Scofield, Sandra.

Beyond Deserving. [Signed].

First edition. New York, The Permanent Press, 1991. 14.5 x 22.5cm. 310 pages. Original half-clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, as new. Signed by author on title page.

Scofield, Sandra.

More Than Allies. [Signed].

First edition. New York, The Permanent Press, 1993. 14 x 22cm. 174 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, as new. Signed by the author on title page.

Scofield, Sandra.

Walking Dunes. [Signed].

New York, The Permanent Press, 1992. 14.5 x 22cm. 247 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed by author on title page.

Scott-Mongrieff, George.

This Day. With a Foreword by James Walsh.

First Edition. London, Hollis & Carter, 1959. 18.5 x 12 cm. 93 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Rubbed and bumped. Dust jacket dust dulled with some edge wear. Internally foxed. Initials of previous owner (‘PNiC’) on front free end paper. (see comments on Provenance). Internally foxed throughout. See images.

Scott, Gail.

My Paris.

First American Edition. U.S.A. Dalkey Archive Press, 2003. 21.5cm x 14cm. 138 pages. With illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Scott, Lord Byron, Cowper, Wordsworth, Dryden, Swift, Addison et al.

Half Hours with the best Authors. Third and Fourth Quarter in one Volume.

Volume 2 Only. [London], Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Not Dated. C.1850-1880. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. iv, 312 pages, iv, 316 pages. Each quarter with a title page and frontispiece, showing four authors each. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands, gitl title and decorations. Blind decorations and Dentelles. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. A few round marks on boards (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internallly clean. A nice copy in a very nice binding.

Scott, Peter.

The Eye of the Wind. An Autobiography – Association Copy.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. 22 x 14 cm. xxii, 679 pages. Illustrated with B&W sketches in the text and several coloured plates. Original blue cloth with facsimile signature in gilt on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original price clipped dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Cloth binding faded/discoloured. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Dust dulling and some edge wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: ‘For Brookie with love and admiration from Peter. 19th June 1961’.

Scott, Sir Walter.

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Complete in One Volume. With all his Introductions and Notes; also various Readings, and the Editor’s Notes.

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1853. c. 24 x 15.5 cm. iv, 823 pages. With a tissue-guarded frontispiece showing the Author, titel vignette and a further 25 engraved plates. Also included is a folded facsimile page showing the author’s handwriting in 1810. Contemporary dark green morocco over marbled boards. Gilt decorations and title. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Neat gift inscription on verso of front free end paper, dated 1858. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise bright and clean. A very nice copy with attractive plates in an attractive and sturdy binding.

Scott, Sir Walter.

The Waverley Novels. Vol. I, II, III, IV, VI, VII,IX, XIII, XVI, XVII, XIX, XXI, XXII, XXIV & XXV. Set consists of the following Novels: Waverley, Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, Rob Roy, The Black Dwarf. A Legend of Montrose, Heart of Mid-Lothina, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Quentin Durward, St. Ronan’s Well, The Betrothed, Woodstock, The Fair Maid of Perth, Count Robert of Paris, The Surgeon’s Daughter, Castle Dangerous, Glossary.

15 Volumes. Edinburgh, Adam and Chalres Black, 1851, 1852. 16.5 x 10 cm. 421, 360, 349, 385, 315, 470, 398, 390, 401, 360, 434, 424, 394, 341, 370 pages. Each volume with an engraved title page. Volume 1 also contains a Portrait of the Author and a folding Facsimile Sample of his Handwriting. Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands and red morroco spine labels (some missing). Black and gilt decorations to spine (see images). Brown end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled throughout. Minor material losses to some corners / spine ends. Two spine labels missing. Some damp staining to some volumes.

[Scott, Walter] Lockhart, J.G.

The Life of Walter Scott.

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1893. 23.8cm x 16cm. XII, 806 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with signs of external wear and some foxing. Lovely gilt lettering on the cover and spine.

Sean ‘Ac Fhionnlaoich.

Is Glas Na Cnoic.

First Edition. Dublin, FNT, 1977. 18 x 12 cm. 242 pages. Original brown cloth. Hard cover in original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. An exceptionally well preserved clean copy.

Sean G. Ronan (Ambassador of Ireland – Publisher).

Catalogue of the Lafcadio Hearn Library at the Embassy of Ireland Tokyo.

Tokyo, Embassy of Ireland, 1988. 21 x 15 cm. iii, 28 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Inscribed by Sean G. Ronan on the Title Page.

Seoighthe, Padraic.

Diabhal Smid Bhreige Ann!

First Edition. Baile Atha Cliath (Dublin), FNT, 1980. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. 123 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original brown cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. In original decorated, unclipped dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Decorated end papers. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Including two newpaper clippings about the death of the Author.

Sepet, Marius.

Jeanne D’Arc.

Deuxieme Edition Revue. Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1887. 27 x 18 cm. 535 pages. Illustrated with Plates in B&W. Original red cloth. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine and rear board partially faded and warped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some mild staining. Internally clean.

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.

Sexton, Anna (editor).

The Heart of Breifne; I gCeartlar Breifne. Traditions, Ballads, Legends and Folklore from mid – Cavan.

Cavan Cumann Staire Leathratha, 1981. 112 pages. Illustrated. Paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Glue binding becoming weak with first few pages losely inserted.

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.

Shakespeare, William / J. Dover Wilson (Introduction).

Julius Caesar. A Facsimile of the First Folio Text with an Introduction by J. Dover Wilson, Litt.D. and a List of Modern Readings.

London, Printed at the Chiswick Press and published by Faber & Gwyer, ND (c. 1930). 33 x 21 cm. TP, (2), Facsimile pages numbered 109 to 130, (2). With a ‘First Folio Line Indicator’ tool. See image. Original quarter green cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean.