Tomas O Cathasaigh.

The Heroic Biography of Cormac Mac Airt.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Institute for Advanced Studies, 1977. 21 x 14 cm. xiii, 138 pages. Green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy.

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.

Stevenson, Sir John (music) / Moore, Thomas (text).

A Selection of Irish Melodies. With Symphonies and Accompaniment by Sir John Stevenson, Mus. Doc. and Characteristic Words by Thomas Moore, Esq’r.

[First Editions]. 5th & 6th Number bound into one Volume. London & Dublin, Printed and Sold at J. Power’s Music & Instrument Warehouse & at W. Power’s Music Warehouse, [1813 & 1815]. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. (2) [blank], tissue guarded engraved title page, (4) [dedication & index], 52 pages, engraved music scores / title page, advertisement, pages numbered 52 to 113. Full page engraving between pages 77 and 78. New half cloth over decorated paper covered boards. Contemporary red morroco label [‘Mrs. T. Moore’] from original binding on front board. Good condition only. New solid binding. Internally seriously age darkened and damp stained. See images for a clear idea of the condition. Gift inscription on first blank page (see comments below). Partially trimmed inscription on top of second title page (6th Number), possibly by the author?

Lever, Charles (Harry Lorrequer) (editor) / Phiz (illustrator).

Our Mess. Tom Burke of “Ours”. Volume First & Volume Second. With Numerous Illustrations on Steel by Phiz.

Two Volumes. Dublin & London, William Curry, Jun. and Company & William S. Orr, 1844. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xi, 372 pages & 24 Plates, as listed. / Vol.2 x, 294 pages & 20 Plates, as listed. Contemporary red half morroco over marbled paper boards. Gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some abrasions (see images). Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste downs. Internally clean but occasionally age darkened / browned.

Lorrequer, Harry [Lever, Charles]. Phiz (illustrator).

Charles O’Malley. The Irish Dragoon.

First Edition. Two Volumes. Dublin & London, W. Curry & W.S. Orr, 1841. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: ix, (2), 317 pages. With 19 (out of 22) Plates / Vol.2: vii, (2), 336 pages. 22 Plates. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Gilt titles and decorations. Blind decorations on spine. Fair condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Plates with heavy foxing (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened.

Lorrequer, Harry [Lever, Charles]. Phiz (illustrator).

The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. With numerous Illustrations by Phiz.

First Edition. Dublin & London, William Curry & William S. Orr, 1839. 22 x 14 cm. (4) [Ads], xv, 344 pages. Complete with 22 Plates, as listed. Contemporary cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Blind decorations. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and stained (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Paper label with number on front board. Some damp staining and foxing, mainly to Plates. Text pages generally bright and clear.

Anon. [Otway, Caesar].

A Tour in Connaught: Comprising Sketches of Clonmacnoise, Joyce Country, and Achill. By the Author of “Sketches in Ireland”. With Illustrations engraved on Wood.

First Edition. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1839. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 442 pages. Complete with eight Illustrations, as listed. Later quarter green morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very cood condition. Minor shelf wear. Mild staining to bottom of spine and rear board (see images). Edges age darkened. Some of the Plates age darkened and damp stained. Name of the Author inscribed twice, but most likely not by the Author, as the name is misspelled.

O’Connor.

Chronicles of Eri; Being the History of the Gaal Sciot Iber: or, The Irish People; Translated from the original Manuscripts in the Phoenician Dialect of the Scythian Language.

First Edition. Volume 2 only! London, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822. 23 x 14 cm. Folding coloured frontispiece, title page with vignette, folding map of Eri, folding plate, 509 pages plus three pages publishers list. New (2023) dark blue half cloth over marbled boards. Spine labels with gilt titles. New end papers. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. A very nice copy in a new sturdy binding.

O’Connor.

Chronicles of Eri; Being the History of the Gaal Sciot Iber: or, The Irish People; Translated from the original Manuscripts in the Phoenician Dialect of the Scythian Language.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822. 23 x 14 cm. Vol1: ccclxii, ii, 91 pages, with a frontispiece and four folding maps. / Vol.2: Coloured folding frontispiece, folding map of Eri, 509 pages with one folding plate. All maps and plates listed are present in both volumes. Contemporary fine red morroco. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to spine ends and corners. Joints weak, but bindings remain sound. Ex Libris ( ‘Ursuline Convent St. Joseph’s Sligo’) on front paste downs of both volumes. Various inscriptions on first blank pages of volume 1. Library stamp (‘Tullabeg College’) on both title pages. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two small paper stickers on spines. Overall a very nice set.

Allen, Nicholas.

George Russell (AE) and the New Ireland, 1905-30.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. 267 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean.