Hartnett, Michael.

A Book of Strays. Edited by Peter Fallon.

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2002. 21 x 14 cm. 689 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Hayes, Richard.

The Last Invasion of Ireland. When Connacht Rose.

First Edition. Dublin, Gill and Son, 1937. 21 x 14 cm. xxvi, 341 pages. Complete with six Illustrations, as listed. Original green cloth. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy in the scarce dust jacket.

Healy, John.

Nineteen Acres.

First Edition. Galway, Kennys Bookshops & Art Galleries Ltd., 1978. 14 x 21 cm. 138 pages. Original hardcover in original unclipped dustjacket, now in archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. A bright and clean copy.

Henry, Paul / O’Faolain, Sean (foreword).

An Irish Portrait [Signed]. The Autobiography of Paul Henry R.H.A. With a Foreword by Sean O’Faolain.

First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford, 1951, 22 x 15 cm. xi, 116 pages. With 12 Plates – complete. With a losely inserted letter, signed by Mabel Young, Paul Henry’s second wife, to whom the book is dedicated. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in fair only dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to book. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Signed by the Author on the front free end paper. Dust jacket worn with significant paper losses (see images).

Henry, William / Nally, Tom / Burke, Ray / Martyn, Hilary (prefaces).

Galway Through Time & Tide. Volumes 1 – 4.

Four Volumes – Complete Set. Galway, Published by Galway Independent Newspapers Ltd., 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2014. 27 x 21 cm. 181, 201, 195 & 194 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated trade paperbacks. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. Three volumes are signed by the Author.

Herbert, Phyl.

After Desire.

First Edition. Dublin, Arlen House, 2015. 21 x 14 cm. 128 pages. Decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Clean copy.

Hickey, Patrick.

Famine in West Cork. The Mizen Peninsula. Land and People, 1800 – 1852. A local Study of pre-famine and famine Ireland.

Cork, Mercier Press, 2002. 23 x 16 cm. 424 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A bright and clean copy of this scarce book.

Higgins, Rita Ann.

Sunny Side Plucked. New and Selected Poems.

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1996 21 x 14 cm. 159 pages. Original paperback. Very good condition. Small crease on front board. Internally bright and clean.

Hill, Aaron.

Zara. A Tragedy. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent Garden. Regulated from the Prompt-Books, by Permission of the Managers.

Dublin, Printed for William Jones, 1791. 17 x 10 cm. 94 pages. With two engraved Plates preceding the Titel Page. Modern cloth covered boards with gilt title on front board. Very good condition. Binding a little rubbed, bumped. Internally a little age darkened, otherwise bright and clean.

Hogan, Robert / O’Neill, Michael J.

Joseph Holloway’s Abbey Theatre. A Selection from his unpublished journal Impressions of a Dublin Playgoer.

london and Amsterdam, Southern Illinois University Press, 1967. 21 x 13 cm. 296 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Hole, Samuel Reynolds (author) / Leech, John (illustrator).

A Little Tour in Ireland [Signed].

A New Edition. Large Paper Copy No. 23/100. Signed. London, Edward Arnold, 1892. 25 x 19 cm. xii, 240 pages. Coloured folding frontispiece and Illustrations in Text. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling to binding. Internally bright and clean. A very nice signed copy.

Hubbard, Sue / Teskey, Donald.

The Idea of Islands.

First Edition. Aghabullogue, Co. Cork, Occasional Press, 2010. 25 x 17 cm. 51 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard Cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Occasional very mild spotting.

Hughes, Harry / Ryan, Aine.

Charles Hughes. Lankill to Westport. 1876 – 1949.

First Edition. Westport, Charles Hughes Ltd. and Portwest Ltd., 2007. 24.5 x 17 cm. xvi, 351 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf and edgewear. Signed by both authors on the title page, together with a gift inscription by an unknown person. See images. Internally bright and clean.

Ingoldsby, Pat.

i’mouthere [I’m Out Here]. Signed.

First Edition. Dublin, Willow Publications, 2005. 500 pages. Original wraps. Soft cover. Near fine. Signed and inscribed to Irish Poet Paul Durcan. Internally bright and clean.

Jack B. Yeats (Art Work).

Broadside Characters: Drawings by Jack B. Yeats. ‘Broadside Characters by Jack B. Yeats’ with an Introduction by Anne Yeats is printed on Irish Paper at the Cuala Press, 116 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Alistair Carwood was the press-man, The Edition consists of three hundred hand coloured copies. December 1971. This is Number 175.

First and Limited Edition in this Form. Dublin, Cuala Press, 1971. 28 x 19 cm. Top edges uncut. Original blue cloth. Hard cover with paper label on front board. Fine. Very minor shelf wear and dust dulling.

Jermyn, Gary.

My Life as a Chatshow Host [Signed].

First Edition. Sandycove, Co. Dublin, Brownbear, 2004. 21 x 14 cm. 101 pages. Illustrated. Trade paperback. Soft covers. Near fine. Inscribed by the Author on title page. See images.

Jordan, Anthony J.

The Yeats Gonne MacBride Triangle.

First Edition. Dublin, Westport Books, 2000. 20 x 14 cm. 154 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear.

Jordan, Anthony J. / Collis, Robert.

Christy Brown’s Women. A Biography drawing on his Letters. Includes the Founding of Cerebral Palsy Ireland by Robert Collis.

First Edition. Dublin, Westport Books, Not dated. 21 x 14.5 cm. 178 pages. With B&W photos. Original decorared stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by the Author to Westport Historian Jarlath Duffy. Internally bright and clean.

Joyce, Cecily.

Claddagh Ring Story.

[First Edition]. No Place, Published by Cecily Joyce in Ireland, Printed by Clodoiri Lurgan Teo, 1990. 21 x 15 cm. (10), 88 pages. Illustrated. Trade Paperback. Soft covers. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and creasing to wrappers. Edges dust dulled.

Joyce, P.W.

A Social History of Ancient Ireland. Treating of the Government, Military System, and Laws; Religion, Learning, and Art; Trades, Industries, and Commerce; Manners, Customs, and Domestic Life, of the Ancient Irish People.

Second Edition. Two Volumes. Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1913. 21 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xxiii, 632 pages / Vol.2: xi, 651 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings, maps, photographs. Original green cloth with gilt decorations (Celtic Design) on spine and front board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Remnants of a paper label on front free end papers. Neat gift inscription (‘x-mas 1914’) in volume 1. Internally bright and clean. A very set.

Joynt, Maud (editor).

Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol. 2: Tromdamh Guaire.

First Edition in this Form. Dublin, The Stationary Office, 1931. c. 18 x 12 cm. xv, 55 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on ffep.

Keane, John B.

Sive. A Play in Three Acts. With a Foreword by Micheal O hAodha.

First Edition. First Printing. Dublin, Progress House, 1959. 18 x 12 cm. 112 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Wrappers a little creased with some abrasion to the rear. Name of previous owner on front wrapper. Internally clean. A nice copy. Scarce.

Kelly, James Anthony.

Poems on the Edge [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Published by the Author, 1997. 21 x 14 cm. 44 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the title page.

Kennedy, Patrick (Editor).

The Book of Modern Irish Anecdotes. Humour, Wit and Wisdom. Edited by Patrick Kennedy.

New Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1891. 16.5 x 11.5 cm. iv, 192 pages. New (2021) pale cloth. Facsimiles of the original paper covers are used on front and rear board. See images. Black title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Kennelly, Brendan.

Cromwell [Signed]. A Poem by Brendan Kennelly.

First Edition. Scarce Hard Cover. Donnybrook, Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1983. 22 x 14 cm. (6), 146 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end paper. See images.

Kennelly, Brendan.

Familiar Strangers. New & Selected Poems 1960 – 2004.

First Edition. Highgreen, Tarset, Bloodaxe Books, 2004. 496 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside a clear archival jacket. Red end papers. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Kennelly, Brendan.

New and Selected Poems [Signed]. Edited by Peter Fallon.

First Edition. Dublin, The Gallery Press, 1976. 63 pages. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by the Author on the title page. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Long inscription (poem by Christina Rossetti) on first blank (see image). Internally bright and clean.

Kennelly, Brendan.

The Florentines.

First Edition. [Dublin], Allen Figgis & Co., 1967. 109 pages. Original cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Remnants of a price sticker on front of dust jacket. Occasional very mild spotting. Internally clean.

Kennelly, Brendan.

The Man Made of Rain. [Signed].

First Edition. Newcastle on Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1998. 21 x 14 cm. 98 pages. Trade paperback. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed (‘Brendan’) by the Author. Internally bright and clean.

Kenny, Colum.

Standing on Bray Head hoping it might be so.

First Edition, signed. Bray, Kestrel Books, 1995. 21 x 15 cm. (8), 158 pages. Illustrated. Original soft covers. Paperback. Very good condition. A bright clean copy. Inscribed to fellow Irish poet Paul Durcan on the title page. The author’s address is written on the inside of the rear cover. A lovely association copy.

Kilroy, Thomas.

Blake.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2015. 66 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. Near fine condition. A bright and clean copy.

Kilroy, Thomas.

Christ Deliver Us!

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2010. Octavo. 66 Pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine condition. Minor fading to dust jacket spine. A bright and clean copy.

Kingston, Rev. J.A. (editor).

The Ideal Book of Poetry. Secondary School Series. With an Introduction by Professor Donovan.

Ninth Edition. Dublin et al, Browne and Nolan Limited, ND (Introduction 1915). 18 x 12 cm. vi, 144 pages. With illustrations Stiff cardboard covers. Spine missing. Good condition. Spine missing. Some annotations.

Kinsella, Thomas.

Love Joy Peace. Peppercanister 29.

First Edition. Dublin, Dedalus Press, 2011. 20 pages. Stiff paper covers with flaps. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to wrappers. Internally bright and clean.

Lamplighter.

Hidden Years. Scenes from the Childhood of Jesus.

[First Edition]. Dublin, M.H. Gill, 1940. 18 x 12 cm. Title, (4), 25 pages. Musical scores on last two pages. Original blue stiff paper covers with title in black on front board. Very good condition. Very clean.

Leabar Aonghais: Srait Na Rite – III.

[Cork], Comluct Oideacais Na hEireann, [ND]. c. 18 x 12 cm. 72 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Previous owner protected booklet with another outer wrapper made of stiff card board (see images). Very good condition. With extra protective cover and a home made bookmark. Interesting little item, nicely illustrated.

Leadbeater, Mary / Edgeworth, Maria (Notes and Preface).

Cottage Dialogues Among the Irish Peasantry. With Notes and A Preface by Maria Edgeworth, Author of Castle Rackrent, &c. [‘Glossary and Notes’ from page 269 to 343].

First Edition. London, Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811. 17 x 10 cm. v, (4) [TOC], 343 pages. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards. New matching green cloth spine and black spine label. Gilt title. See images provided. Very good condition. New spine and end papers. Rebacked in 2022. Original boards worn, rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled. Faint blind stamp (’ Birkbeck College Library’) on first blank and title page. Numbers in pencil on verso of title page. Corner of page 73/74 missing, not affecting text. Small paper losses to page 103/104, not affecting text. A very nice copy of this very scarce publication. WorldCAT lists only one copy of the 1811 First Edition.

Leon O Broin.

Emmet.

Dublin, Sairseal Agus Dill, 1954. 18 x 12 cm. 271 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with silver title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

Lewis-Crosby, Very Rev. E.H.

The Ancient Books of Christ Church Cathedral. Christ Church Series N.4

Dublin, Not dated, c. 1950s. 18 x 12 cm. 12 pages with four Plates. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition.

Liam Mac Con Iomaire [Liam Macconlomaire].

Seosamh Ó Héanaí: Nár Fhágha Mé Bás Choíche.

First Edition. Clo Iar-Chonnachta, 2007 25 x 15 cm. 519 pages. Original black cloth. Inside original dust jacket. Very good condition. Clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Liddy, James.

In a Blue Smoke.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1964. 40 pages. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Very good condition.

Liddy, John.

The Well. New and Selected Poems. Preface by Desmond O’Grady. Introduction by Patrick Galvin.

First Edition. Limerick, Revival Press, 2007. 122 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Longford, Christine.

The United Brothers.

Dublin, Hodges Figgis & Co., 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 96 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Lynd, Robert.

Galway of the Races. Selected essays edited and introduced by Sean McMahon.

Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1990. 21.3cm x 13.8cm. 296 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Lysaght, Seán.

Erris. Edited by Peter Fallon.

County Meath, The Gallery Press, 2002. 21.4cm x 13.8cm. 94 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the Author

Lysaght, Sean.

The Marram-Clock.

Sole edition, limited to 100 copies. Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Published at Corratowick, Printed by Simon King, Cumbria, UK, 1997. 26 x 18 cm. 12 pages. Original dark green and brown paper wrappers. String bound. As new. A bright clean copy.

Lysaght, Sean.

The Marram-Clocks [Signed].

First Edition. Limited to 100 copies. Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Published at Corratowick, Printed by Simon King, Cumbria, UK, 1997. 26 x 18 cm. 12 pages, (2). Original dark green and brown paper wrappers. String bound. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Outside wrappers mildly damp stained (see images). Signed and dated, inscribed ‘to Sue’ on title page. Internally bright and clean. From the libary of poet and artist Sue Minish.

Lysaght, Sean.

Wild Nephin.

First Edition. Westport, Stonechat Editions, 2020. Octavo. 281 pages. Illustrated end papers. With a map. Original brown cloth hard cover with silver title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket. As new. Signed by the Author on the title page.

Mac Amhlaigh, Donall.

An Irish Navvy. The Diary of an Exile. Translated from the Irish by Valentin Iremonger.

First Edition. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1964. 21 x 14 cm. ix, 182 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A nice clean copy. See images.

Mac Cluin, An tAhair Seoirse.

Reiltini Oir.

First Edition. Dublin, Comhlucht Iodeachais na h-Eirean, 1922. 18 x 12 cm. (4), 272 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on front board and spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Binding with mild shelfwear. Front board discoloured (see images). Dust jacket with some edge wear.

Mac Giolla Chearna, An tAthair P.

Ceachta as Leabhar na Cruinne [Lessons from the Book of the World].

1955 Reprint. Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair, 1955. 18 x 12 cm. 125 pages. Original soft covers. Very good condition. Front board partially faded. See image. Name of previous owner. Internally clean.

Mac Maoláin, Seán.

Eán Corr.

First Edition. Dublin, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais / Oifig An tSolatair, 1937. 18 x 12 cm. 230 pages. Original green cloth. Inside original unclipped dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket.

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.

MacCarthy, J. Bernard.

The Men in Possession. A Farce in three acts by J. Bernard MacCarthy.

Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1922. 18 x 12 cm. 87 pages. Original blue paper covers. Stapled paperback. Good condition only. Staples severely corroded. Title page and covers loose. Edges thumbed and edge worn. Age darkened. Internally clean.

MacGinty, Blathnaid.

The Game – The Game is Over. A Memoir.

First Edition. No publishing information. 21 x 14 cm. 156 pages. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner. Signed by the Author on title page. Internally clean.

Macken, Walter.

I Am Alone.

First Edition. London, MacMillan & Co., 1949. 19 x 12 cm. 300 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original price clipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Dust jacket with some edgewear (see images).

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Saoghal Corrach.

First Edition. Dublin, An Press Náisiúnta, [1945]. c. 18 x 12 cm. 298 pages. Original hard cover inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owners on front free end paper and title page. Occasional mild foxing.

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.

[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.

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, 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’.

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.

McGuinness, Frank.

The Wedding Breakfast [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 77 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

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.

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.

Miller, Liam.

Dolmen XXV. An illustrated Bibliography of the Dolmen Press 1951 – 1976. Compiled by Liam Miller.

First Edition. The Dolmen Press, 1976. 27 x 18 cm. 96 pages. Illustrated. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good inside good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing. Dust jacket worn and stained. See images.

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).

Mitchell, Susan L. (editor).

Secret Springs of Dublin Song.

First and limited edition. No. 278 of 500. Dublin, The Talbot Press / T. Fisher Unwin, 1918. 24 x 17 cm. xi, 51 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled.

Mo Slige Cun De. Leabar Urnaigte d’n Atair Peadar Un Laoghaire. Ar Deir De Go Raid A Anam.

Dublin, Brun Agus O Nolain, Teoranta, 1921. 12 x 8 cm. vii, 174 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on front board. Red edges. Good condition only. Binding weak and opening. Spine frayed. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end paper. Text block remains in very good condition, but mildly age darkened. Reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Montague, John.

Patriotic Suite / Tides / The Rough Field / A Slow Dance / Poisoned Lands.

First, First, Second, First & New Edition. Dublin and London, The Dolmen Press and Oxford University Press, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1977. 16 pages / 63 pages / 87 pages / 64 pages and 64 pages. Some illustrations. Original trade paperbacks. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally clean copies.

Montague, John.

The Cave of Night [Signed].

First and limited edition of 50 copies. Cork, Golden Stone, 1974. 22 x 14 cm. Unpaginated. Paper wrappers. Very good condition. A little creased throughout with a short closed tear to rear wrapper. Signed by the Author on the front wrapper.

Morash, Chris / Honan, Kevin (editors) / Various Authors.

The Lighter Craft. Poems for Peter Denman.

First Edition. Dublin, Astrolabe Press, 2013. 23 x 13 cm. 74 pages. Ilustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. As new. Losely inserted Thank You card from Peter (Denman) inside envelope, addressed to Gerard Fanning, one of the contributing Authors. Scarce.

Mrs. S.C. Hall.

Sketches of Irish Character [Signed].

The Fifth Edition. London, Nattali & Bond. 1855. 20 x 14 cm. xxiv, 412 pages. With Plates and Illustrations in text. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. Professionally rebacked in 2025. All edges gilt. New end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Inscribed by Mrs. S.C. Hall. See images.

Mulkerns, Val.

Very Like a Whale.

London, John Murray, 1986. 22.2cm x 14.4cm. 192 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by previous owner.

Mullen, Michael.

The Hungry Land [Signed].

Special limited and signed Edition. 31/50. New York et al., Bantam Press, 1986. Octavo. 428 pages. One of 50 copies signed by the Author and bound by Kennys in Galway in a quarter cloth over marbled boards. Inscribed on the title page to a previous owner. Book in near fine condition. Top of slipcase open and repaired with archival tape.

Mulloy, Bridie.

Itchy Feet & Thirsty Work. A Guide to the History & Folklore of Ballinrobe.

First Edition. [Castlebar], Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association, ND [c. 1990]. 21 x 15 cm. 268 pages, (4). With Illustrations, maps etc. in B&W. Trade paperback. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Etches dust dulled. Internally clean.

Mulloy, Sheila.

O’Malley People and Places [Signed].

First Edition. Whitegate and Westport, Ballinakeela Press and Carrowbaun Press, 1988. 21 x 14 cm. 95 pages with B&W Photos, Maps and Illustrations. Original dark green cloth hard cover inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good condition. Inscribed, signed and dated by the Author on title page.

Murphy, Carol.

The Innocents. Photographs by Carol Murphy and Elliot Howard.

[First Edition]. [Ireland], The Arts Council, 2000. 21 x 15. 39 pages text and B&W photographs. Original decorated stiff cardboard covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small abrasion on front cover (see image). Internally bright and clean.

Murphy, Gerry.

The Humours of Nothingness [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 2020. 21 x 14 cm. 89 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft cover. Near fine. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of poet Paul Durcan.

Murphy, Michael J.

Mountain Year. Life on an Irish mountain side. Its people and customs.

First Edition, Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1964. 20 x 13 cm. 63 pages. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Hard cover. Inside original price clipped dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.

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.

Murphy, Rev. Denis (editor).

The Annals of Clonmacnoise. Being Annals of Ireland from the earliest Period to A.D. 1408. Translated into English A.D. 1627 by Conell Mageoghagan and now for the first Time printed.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed at the University Press for the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1896. 25 x 16 cm. ix, 393 pages, 4. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing / age darkening. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Murray, Paul.

Rites and Meditations.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1982. 21 x 13 cm. 56 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Losely inserted page from ‘Poetry Ireland’.

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.

Nelson, E. Charles (text) / Brown, Patrick (text) / Walsh, Wendy (illustrations).

Flowers of Mayo. Dr Patrick Browne’s Fasciculus Plantarum Hiberniae 1788. Introduced, Transcribed & Edited by E. Charles Nelson F.L.S. Original Watercolours & Vignettes by Wendy Walsh.

First and Limited Edition. No. 3 / 150. Dublin, Eamonn De Burca for Edmund Burke Publisher, 1995. Folio. (10), 275 pages, (4). With 15 tipped in colour Plates and other Illustrations. Quarter goatskin on handmade paper, title inset on printed label on upper cover and in gilt on spine; red and maroon endbands. Bevelled boards. Decorated end papers. Please see images. Fine. Inside original green and brown slip case. A very nice copy. Numbered by hand (No. 3) and signed by the Editor, Artist and Publisher.

Newmann, Joan.

Thin Ice [Signed].

First Edition. Newry, Abbey Press, 1998. 22 x 14 cm. 30 pages. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Inscribed by the Author on the title page.

Nicolson, W.

The English, Scotch and Irish Historical Libraries. Giving a Short View and Character of Most of our Historians, either in Print or Manuscript. With an Account of our Records, Law-Books, Coins &c. by W. Nicolson, Late Bishop of Carlisle to which is added a Letter to the Reverend White Kennet, D.D. in Defence of the English Historical Libray, &c.

A New Edition, Corrected. London, Printed for T. Evans and T. Becket, 1776. 29 x 23 cm. xii, 241 pages (English Library), (6), 114, (2) (Scotch Library), viii, 90, (2) (Irish Library). Library Binding. Dark cloth hard cover with red label on spine. Gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some staining / discoloration (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Library with a few small stamps on title page and verso of title page. No stamps internally. Occasional very mild foxing, but generally a bright and clean copy internally.

Nicolson, William.

The Irish Historical Library. Pointing at most Authors and Records in Print or Manuscript, which may be serviceable to the Compilers of a general History of Ireland by William, Lord Bishop of Derry.

A New Edition. No publishing information. [1776]. 28 x 23 cm. Title, Dedication, vii (Preface), 90 pages plus two pages Index. New (2018) half calf over cloth boards. Blind decorations. Gilt title on spine. New marbled end papers. Excellent condition. New binding. Text block age darkened but very clean.

Nolan, Jim.

Sky Road.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2007. 80 pages. Original cloth hard cover, inside original dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket.