Desbordes-Valmore, [Marceline].

Poemes et Poesies par Madame Desbordes-Valmore.

Bruxelles, Mme. Laurent, Imprimeur – Editeur, 1839. 10 x 6.5 cm. 430 pages. Contemporary dark morocco with blind decorations and gilt title on spine. Marbled end papers. Miniature Book. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean.

Hamilton, Antoine.

Memoires Du Comte De Grammont, Par Hamilton.

Two Volumes. Paris, Delongchamps, 1823. 10.5 x 7 cm. vj, 217 / 240 pages. With a Frontispiece in each volume. Uniform red half morocco over paper coverd boards. Dark end papers. Gilt decorations and title. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end paper.

Carroll, Lewis.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alan Brooke’s Copy. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel.

Sixty-Third Thousand. London, Macmillan and Co., 1880. 18 x 12 cm. (6), 192 pages. Illustrated. Original maroon cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Black end papers. All edges gilt. Good condition. Binding well rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Front and rear free end papers missing. Half title age darkened. Name of previous owner on half title (‘Alan Brooke’). Gift inscription on front paste down (‘To Dear little Victor from his friend Charlie Rially ? 1880’). Front and rear hinge exposed and binding weak.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Departmental Ditties and other Verses.

Sixth Edition. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink and Co. 1891. 18 x 14 cm. vi, 125 pages plus 24 pages of publishers list. Blue cloth with gilt and black decorations on boards. Gilt title on spine. Bevelled boards. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Binding shaky. Externals rubbed and bumped, faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on half title page: ’ Harold Pelly Oct 1891’. Internally clean.

Haggard, H. Rider.

Allan Quatermain. Being an Account of his Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R.N. and one Umslopogaas.

First UK Edition. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1887. 19 x 12 cm. (4), 278 pages, (2). With a tissue guarded frontispiece and 19 plates (complete), plus illustrations in the text. Original dark cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Bevelled boards. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Book slightly slanted. Some stains on front board. It appears that the spine label was re-attached onto the text block. Inscription by ? on front free end paper dated 1887.

Butler, Samuel.

Hudibras in Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Late Wars. With a Life of the Author, Annotations, and an Index.

London, Printed for J. Walker et al. 1809. 12.5 x 7 cm. viii, 336 pages plus 16 pages index. With a frontispiece and illustrated title page. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Closed tear to edge of frontispiece (see image).

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

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.

Gay, John.

Fables. With upwards of One Hundred Embellishments.

London, Printed for Booker, Whittaker, Rodwell, Martin and Whittingham (Chiswick Press), 1820. 12 x 7 cm. xii, 212 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary full brwon calf. Gilt line decorations to boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Three raised bands. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Small piece of spine missing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription opposite half title page (‘Harriet ?. Vincent from her Papa on her leaving ? for Hurst Apr. 23 1845’). Occassional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A lovely little book.

Pope, Alexander.

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Edited by the Rev. H.F. Cary, M.A. A new Edition carefully revised, to which is prefixed, A Biographical Notice. With Illustrations by John Gilbert.

London, George Routledge, 1853. 16 x 10 cm. xvi, 485 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Brown morrocco with extensive blind decorations on boards and spine. Gilt title on spine. All edges gilt with pattern (see image). Bevelled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Ocassional minor foxing, but generally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Coward, Noel.

Future Indefinite. Signed and with a handwritten Letter by Coward to FM Alanbrooke. A second volume of autobiography.

First Edition. London, William Heinemann, 1954. 21 x 13 cm. viii, 336 pages. Illustrated. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New pale blue end papers. In original unclipped dust jacket. Good condition. Binding and end papers new. Internally mildly foxed / browned, mainly to first and last pages. Tipped intwo-sided hand written and signed letter by Noel Coward to Lord Alanbrooke, in which Coward writes about Alanbrooke’s War Diaries and his own autobiography. Book also inscribed by Coward to Alanbrooke ‘with best wishes and great admiration’. Dust jacket seriously worn with several tears and some paper losses. Now in archival jacket.

Murray, Arthur C.

Lord Grey of Fallodon.

Reprinted for the Author. Edinburgh, R & R Clark, 1947. 20 x 13 cm. 30 pages with a frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some small stains and dust dulling to Binding. Internally some browning and age darkening. Frontispiece is lose. Inscription by Arthur C. Murray to Field Marshal Alanbrooke, dated March 1950.

Simms, Evelyn.

A Vision of Consolation.

Second Impression. London, Martin Secker, 1916. 16 x 11 cm. 32 pages. Original paper covered boards with paper label on front board. Very good condition. A little dust dulled throughout. Both paper joints starting to open. Internally clean.

Mangles, James Henry / Knies, Earl A. (Editor).

Tennyson at Aldworth. The Diary of James Henry Mangles. Edited with an Introduction by Earl A. Knies.

First Edition. Athens, Ohio, London, Ohio University Press, 1984. 21.5 x 14 cm. xviii, 155 pages. With Illustrations in B&W. Original black cloth. Silver title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor rubbing, bumping and dust dulling to edges. Dust jacket shows minor edge wear. Internally bright and clean. Inscribed by the Editor (Earl Knies) on front free end paper.

Guthrie, Paddy.

Shadows of the Eagle – Signed. A Collection of Verse by Paddy Guthrie.

First Edition. Westport, Covie Publications, 2003. 21 x 14.5 cm. 80 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W Photographs. Original decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Bright and clean. Signed (‘Paddy G.’) on title page.

Somerset Maugham, W.

Of Human Bondage. A Novel.

Second Impression. September 1915. London, William Heinemann, 1915. 19 x 12 cm. 648 pages. Original cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on front board and spine. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine in 2020. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Mild staining to boards (see images). Age darkened. Internally clean. A solid copy.

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.

McBrien, Peter F.

Higher English: Drama. How to Know Good Drama and to Say Why it is Good. A Text-Book of Literary Appreciation…

Dublin, The Intermediate & University College, Not dated. C. 1930. 21 x 14 cm. 269 pages plus ads. Original stiff cardboard covers. Very good condition. Some abrasion to front cover (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

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.

Raftery, John Malachy.

WEST Gale-Day ad verse. Modern Anglo-European verse of West Ireland.

[First Edition]. Gleann na Maigh Dubh, Forlaget Cairde Lios na gCaorach, 2000. 21 x 14 cm. 64 pages. Some B&W Drawings. Original decorated yellow wrappers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Front wrapper bottom right corner dog-eared. Bold signature of the author in red felt pen on title page. With a losely inserted signed note by the author.

MacInnes, Helen.

The Unconquerable.

London, George G. Harrap, 1947. 20 x 13 cm. 452 pages. Original blue cloth with white title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Milligan, Alice L.

The Daughter of Donagh. A Cromwellian Drama in Four Acts.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Martin Lester, [1920]. 22 x 14 cm. 73 pages. Original brown paper covered boards with paper label. In original dust jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Pages are age darkened but clean. No annotations. Dust jacket with minor paper losses, now in archival jacket (see image).

O’Callaghan, John Cornelius.

The Green Book. Or Gleanings from the Writing-Desk of a Literary Agitator.

Second Edition, with considerable Additions and Improvements. Dublin, James Duffy, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. xii, pages 12-349, (2). With a Frontispiece and Vignette Title Page. New (2019) green cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened, mildly browned and damp stained. Number and stamp on verso of frontispiece, no other annotations.

Fitzachary, John Christopher.

The Bridal of Drimna and other Poems, Legendary, Patriotic, Sentimental and Humorous.

Author’s Complete Edition. Dublin, Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1885. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 15 pages List of Subscribers, 191 pages. Green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Blind decorations on boards. Olive green end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, slightly discoloured binding. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally age darkened, but clean.

Porter, Eric.

Vanishing Sparks.

[First Edition]. No publishing information. Printed by S.J. Bigger Ltd. 18 x 12 cm. Title page plus 14 unnumbered pages. Original blue cloth hard cover with gilt title and author on front board. Very good condition. As new.

Cowan, S.K. / Cousins, J.H. / Knox, W.M. / McQuilland, L.J. / Anderson, W.T. / Pender, J.J.

Sung by Six.

[First Edition]. Belfast, R. Aickin & Co., 1896. 19 x 13 cm. 128 pages with a frontispiece and one small Illustration at the end. Original green cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Deckle edges. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped, Age darkened throughout. Various names of previous owners inscribed. Part of rear free end paper missing. A few closed tears. Text block clean.

Gladstone, W.E. / M’Carthy, Justin.

W.E. Gladstone. A Souvenir. Reprinted from Chambers’s Encyclopaedia. Contains the Essay ‘W.E. Gladstone’ by Justin M’Carty and ‘Homer’ by W.E. Gladstone.

[First Edition]. London and Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, not dated. 19 x 13 cm. 64 pages. With several B&W photos. Brown textured paper covers. Gilt title on front board. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Robert ?.

Verses to Fina.

Privately printed. No publishing information. [ca. 1931]. 19 x 13 cm. 22 unnumbered pages with poetry. Stiff cardboard covers with title and decoations on front cover. Very good condition. Cover age darkened. Signed and dated (1931) by the Author on dedication page. Privately published without title or half-title pages or publishing information. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Wilson, Robert A.

Seeing Shelley Plain. Memories of New York’s Legendary Phoenix Book Shop.

First Edition. New Castle, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2001. 23 x 15 cm. (8), 237 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth hard cover. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Top edge a little dust dulled.

Neale, A.

Biblical Sketches and Hymns.

First Edition. London, William and Frederick G. Cash, 1854. 20 x 12 cm. xii, 509 pages. Original blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine. Fore edge deckle. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some parts unopened. A very nice clean copy.

Kennedy, James.

Modern Poets and Poetry in Spain.

First Edition. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. 23 x 14 cm. xl, 388 pages. Red cloth with gilt decorations to front board. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened throughout. Parts of spinal plate missing (possibly rebacked). Front and rear hinge cracked. Binding tight. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Brander Matthews (Editor).

Ballads of Books. Books for the Bibliophile.

First Edition. New York, George J. Coombes, 1887. 16 x 10 cm. xiv, 174 pages. Small B&W Illustrations in text. Vellum with gilt decorations on boards and spine. Gilt title on brown spine label. Dentelles and marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine age darkened. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

O’Sullivan, Seumas.

Mud and Purple. Pages from the Diary of a Dublin Man.

[First Edition]. Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1918. 21 x 13 cm. (2), 96 pages. With small in text illustrations. Half cloth over stiff cardboard boards. Gilt title and author on front board. Small paper label on spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping, Mild age darkening throughout. Text block bright and clean.

Fitzgay, John.

Throne Shadows. A Historical Episode.

[First Edition]. London, Rich and Cowan, [1950]. 19 x 13 cm. 272 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in good dust jacket.Minor rubbing and bumping. Mild fading / staining to cloth. Dust jacket creased with edge wear and paper losses (see images). Dust jacket now in neat archival jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

James, G.P.R.

The Huguenot: A Tale of the French Protestants / Darnley; or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold. Two Books bound in one volume.

A New Edition. London, Routledge and Sons / Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1865 / 1863. 17 x 10 cm. 448 and 392 pages. Brown half leather over textured cloth. Raised bands and two spine labels. Gilt title on spine. Dark end papers. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped, some material losses to edges. Age darkened. Front and rear hinge open, but boards still attached. Paper label with two signatured on fron paste down. Occassional mild foxing.

Oxenham, John.

The King’s High Way. Some more helpful Verse.

First Edition. London, Methuen, 1916. 15 x 9 cm. 94 pages. Leather covered paper boards. Soft cover. Gilt titles on spine and front board. Blind line decoration. Very good condition. Slightly dust dulled, otherwise as new. Still in original glassine jacket inside card board box with a gift card reading: ‘With grannies love Xmas 1916’.

H. Rider Haggard.

Jess. A Tale of the Boer War. The Sixpenny Series of Copyright Books.

London, George Newnes, 1900. 21 x 15 cm. iv, 192 pages. With some ads before title page and on paper covers. Thick illustrated paper covers. Good condition. Spine title in pieces. Binding coming loose, held by a threat. Some small closed tears and dog corners.Age darkened.

Du Maurier, George.

Peter Ibbetson. With an Introduction by his Cousin Lady ***** (″Madge Plunket”). Edited and Illustrated by George Du Maurier.

London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1894. 19 x 14 cm. 381 pages with B&W Illustrations. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New pale blue end papers. Original yellow front free end paper with signature of previous owner: ‘A.F. Brooke RHA’ [Royal Horse Artillery] bound in after new end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Text block dust dulled and occassionally mildly foxed.

Steele, Richard / Addison, Joseph.

Sir Roger De Coverley and The Spectator’s Club.

London, Cassell and Company, 1906. 16 x 10 cm. 192 pages with a frontispiece. Red cloth with title and decorations on boards and spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to spine, abrasion to front hinge. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ink inscription on front free end paper: ’ Pelly May 1907 Thorngrove Gillingham Dorset.’ Mild damp staining to some pages. Cassell’s National Library.

Gilbert, W.S.

The BAB Ballads. With which are included Songs of a Savoyard.

Sixth Edition. London, Macmillan, 1906. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 563 pages plus 32 pages publisher’s list. With 350 illustrations by the author. Original green cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Binding a little shaky, but holding. Name on half title page reads ‘a.m. Pelly 3rd ap. 1909’.

Moir, James.

Bran Pie. A Book of Light Verse.

First Edition. Harrow, The Harrow School Book Shop, 1929. 17 x 11 cm. 52 pages. Original small dark blue cloth hard cover. Gilt titles to front board. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean.

Thorpe, Benjamin (Editor).

Yule-Tide Stories. A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular Tales and Traditions, from the Swedish, Danish, and German.

London, George Bell & Sons, 1892. 18 x 12 cm. xv, 504 pages plus 32 pages of publisher’s list. New (2018) red cloth with gilt title and line decorations on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally a little age darkened, but clean.

Ingram, Kenneth.

The Steep Steps. A Detective Story.

First Edition. [London], Philip Allan, 1931. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 319 pages. Original red cloth with title on spine. Black line decorations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and faded / stained. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two names of previous owners on front free end paper (in pencil). Internally clean.

Boyle, Mary Louisa.

The Forester: A Tale of 1688.

First Edition. Volumes 1 and 2 (of 3) ONLY! London, Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. 1839. 19 x 11 cm. Vol.1: vi, (2), 358 pages / Vol.2: (2), 345 pages. No half titles / frontispiece. Potentially missing. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Brown end papers. Gilt titles and volume numbers on spine. Gilt and blind decorations. Very good condition. Age darkened, rubbed and bumped. Names of previous owners inscribed. Bookseller stickers on front paste down of both volumes. Front and rear joint of volume 1 cracked.

Millar, Florence M.

The Lone Kiwi.

First Edition. Dublin, Dawson Publications, 1948. 18 x 12 cm. 234 pages with six full page B&W Illustrations. Original orange cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Cloth binding dust dulled with minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket has some large paper losses to spine and rear (see image). Marked by colour pens on front cover. Dust jacket now inside archival jacket.

Himmelfarb, Gertrude.

Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution.

First Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1959. 21 x 13 cm. ix, 422 pages. With a frontispiece and a fold out map. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front hinge starting to open, but sound binding. Some edge wear to dust jacket, now in protective plastic jacket.

Deacon, Richard.

A Biography of William Caxton. The First English Editor, Printer, Merchant and Translator.

First Edition. London, Frederick Muller, 1976. viii, 198 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

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.

Smith, Rev. Sydney.

The Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Sydney Smith. A Selection of the most memorable Passages in his Writings and Conversations.

Fourth Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. 19 x 12 cm. viii, 355 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine and front board. Elaborate blind decorations. Brown end papers. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Book sellers (Manchester) blind stamp on front free end paper. Binders label on rear end paper. A few small nicks. Internally clean.

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.

Young, Andrew.

The Collected Poems of Andrew Young. Arranged with a bibliographical Note by Leonard Clark. Wood-Engravings by Joan Hassall.

First Edition. London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. 21 x 14 cm. 219 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition in good dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Minor rubbing and bumping to book. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket a little worn with some short tears and minor paper losses to corners and spine. Some notes written on the dust jacket inner flap. Internally a bright and clean copy.

Nichols, John / Clair, Colin (Editor).

Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century.

First Edition. Fontwell, Sussex, Centaur Press, 1967. 22 x 14 cm. 525 pages. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Dust jacket is price clipped and has a few small nicks and closed tears. Now in an archival jacket. A nice clean copy.

Brown, Ivor.

Masques and Phases.

First Edition. London, Richard Cobden-Sanderson, 1926. 19 x 13 cm. xv, 229 pages. Original red cloth with paper label on spine. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Spine label darkened. Large Exlibris to front pastedown. Internally dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed. A few closed tears. Otherwise internally clean.

Curtis, A.C.

A New Trafalgar. A Tale of the Torpedo Fleet.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1902. 19 x 12 cm. vi, 301 pages plus ten pages publishers list. Includes two newspaper reviews of the book losely inserted. Original cloth with title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed, bumped and stained. Spine age darkened and seriously frayed with some material losses to its ends. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Spine a little shaky, but holding. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing.

Mac Maoláin, Seán.

Nuala Ni Neill.

Second Edition. Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair, 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 332 pages. Soft spine with stiff blue boards (see image). Black title on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internall bright and clean.

Bullock, Shan F. / Niall Ó Domhnaill (Translator).

Muinntir Chois Locha. (The Loughsiders).

First Irish Edition. Dublin, 1934. 18 x 12 cm. 371 pages. Original dark blue cloth with black titles on front board and spine. In original dust jacket, now in clear archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Spine a little faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Short biro pen line on fore edge. Stamp with name of previous owner on front free end paper. Dust jacket a little dust dulled and with a few short closed tears. Very minor paper losses to corners and head of spine. Internally bright and clean. A 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.

Standish O’Grady, Niall Ó Domhnaill (Translator).

Eadar Muir is Tír. .1. Lost on Du-Corrig.

First Edition. Dublin, 1935. 18 x 12 cm. 256 pages. Original cloth with black titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Stamp with name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Downey, Alan / Nioclas Toibin (Translator).

Datad A Haon. (Forty-One. A Story of the second Anglo-Irish War in the Seventeenth Century.)

First Irish Edition. Dublin, 1955. 18 x 12 cm. 344 pages. Original red cloth with black titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Head of spine a little frayed. Mild browning to edges and end papers. Paper sticker on title page with names of author and translator (by publisher?). Internally bright and clean.

Jones, Mary Whitmore.

Time and Tide.

[First Edition]. London, Henry J. Drane, 1907. 18 x 12 cm. 422 pages plus 32 pages of publishers catalogue. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New Binding. Edges and text block a age darkened. Neat ink inscription, dated 1907. A few small stains inside, otherwise clean.

Kipling, Rudyard / German, Edward (Music).

The Just So Song Book. Being Songs from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Set to Music by Edward German.

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1918. 30 x 24 cm. 62 pages. Original decorated red cloth. Hard cover. Black decorations and title on spine. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some abrasion to the top of the front board (see image). Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Nevinson, Henry W.

In the Valley of Tophet.

First Edition. London, J.M. Dent and Co., 1896. 19 x 13 cm. 286 pages plus eight pages publishers list. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine, small gilt decoration on front board. Top edge gilt. Other edges rough deckle. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Some abrasions and discoloration. Front hinge beginning to open. Edges and end papers dust dulled / browned. Occasional very mild foxing, otherwise internally clean.

Bullen, A.H. (Editor).

Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age.

First Limited Edition. 457/520. London, John C. Nimmo, 1889. 20 x 13 cm. xxviii, 243 pages. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Good condition. Corners, boards and spine strongly rubbed and bumped. Front joint cracked, but binding holding. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some signs of book worm activity. Ex Libris on front paste down. Pencil signature of previous owner on title page. Internally occasional foxing, but generally bright and clean.

Shapero, Rick.

Wild Animus.

First Edition. Advance Reading Copy. Woodside, Too Far, 2004. 23 x 15 cm. 315 pages. Original paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Lower front corner slightly bumped. Internally bright and clean.

Gilbert, George.

The Island of Sorrow. An Historical Novel 1797 – 1808.

First Edition. London, John Long, 1903. 18 x 12 cm. 383 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed, bumped and faded. Edges dust dulled. Short inscription on half title. Occasional mild foxing inside.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tennyson, Alfred.

Poems (Claribel).

London, Strahan and Co., 1869. 16 x 10 cm. xii, 379 pages. Small vignette on title page. Full calf with gilt lines on boards. Gilt decorations and title (Claribel) on spine. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Edges dust dulled. Neat inscription of previous owner on front free end paper. Very mild foxing to end papers and title, otherwise bright and clean.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

William Wordsworth.

The Poetical Works of Wordsworth. With Memoir, Explanatory Notes &c.

London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co., Not dated.[ca.1900] 14 x 19 cm, xliv, 628 pages. Original dark green cloth hardcover.Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Solid binding. Pages and edges age darkened. Some browing and foxing mainly to end papers. Some pages unopened.

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.