Ó Braoin, Pádraig.

An Dá Shaol.

Fermoy, Éigse na Mainistreach, 1983. 11 x 18cm. 120 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

O Cadlaigh, Cormac.

Gnas Na Gaeldilge.

First Edition. Baile Atha Cliath [Dublin], Oifig An tSolatair, 1940. 21 x 14 cm. xxiv, 660 pages. Original blue cloth with gilt title and author on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and faded. Front free end paper neatly cut off. Stamp of previous owner on front paste down. Name of previous owner on half title. Number ‘28’ written on top edge. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Ó Céilleachair, Séamus.

Coillte An Ceoil.

First Edition. Dublin, Oifig An tSolatair, 1955. 18 x 12 cm. 53 pages. Stiff cardboard covers. Soft Covers. Very good condition. Minor staining / fading to boards. Inscribed by the Author. Internally clean.

O Conaill, Micheal.

Cineal Feicin Agus Siol Anmachadha.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Maire Ni Raghallaigh, 1932. 18 x 11.5 cm. 80 pages. Small sketches. Original stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and age darkening of wrappers.

Ó Cuiv, Shan.

Sgealta on Radio [Stories on Radio].

First Edition. Dublin, Oifig Diolta Foillseachain Rialtais, 1931. 18 x 12 cm. 70 pages. Soft covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear rubbing and bumping. Mild staining to covers. Internally clean.

O Domhnaill, Padraig.

The Fleadh in Eyre Square agus dreachtai eile [Signed]. Bilingual. [A collection of prose and poetry, in both English and Irish].

No publishing data. [c. 1994]. 55 pages. Original stiff laminated wrappers. Very good condition. Wrappers partially faded (see images). Inscribed and signed by the Author. Internally clean.

Ó Donnchú, M. F.

Leo: Saol agus Saothar an Fhile Seán Aogánach Ó Cathasaigh.

First Edition. Dublin, Foilseacháin Náisiúnta Teo., 1981. 12.5 x 18.5cm. 164 pages, with black and white illustrations. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Text and boards clean and bright, binding firm. Minor signs of shelf wear to dustjacket.

Ó Duinn, Tomás.

Ar Mo Chonlán Féin.

First Edition. Dublin, Foilseacháin Náisiúnta Teo., 1980. 12.5 x 18.5cm. 149 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of shelf wear. Text and boards clean and bright, binding firm.

O Farachain, Roibeard (Editor).

Éire: Bliainiris Ghaedheal. [The Year’s Treasury of Gaelic Literature]. Rogha Saothair Ghaedheal mBeo.

First Edition. Dublin, Basil Clancy / Cahill & Co. Ltd., 1940. 27 x 21.5 cm. 148 pages. 44 pages Ads. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Original textured stiff paper wrappers. Soft cover. Title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Externally dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Ó Floinn, Críostóir.

Learairí Lios an Phúca.

First Edition. Dublin, Foilseacháin Náisiúnta Teo., 1968. 12.5 x 19cm. 255 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket. Minor signs of shelf wear to dustjacket, otherwise excellent condition. Text clean and bright, binding firm.

O hOdhrain, Micheal.

Sleibhte Mhaigh Eo.

First Edition. Dublin, FNT, 1964. 21 x 14 cm. 203 pages. Illustrations in text. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Ó Móráin, Padraig / O Moghrain, Padraig.

Annála Beaga Pharáiste Bhuiréis Umhaill. A short Account of the History of Burrishoole Parish.

Proof Copy with the Authors Revision Marks. Westport, Berrys, 1957. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. HT, TP, (4), 160 pages – text only. Without the Plates and folding Map of the Final Edition. Stiff paper wrappers with paper labels on front board and spine, now iside a clear plastic wrapper. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A few ‘corrections’ in pencil, most likely by the Author himself. See images.

O Neill, Padraig.

Knockbridge Miscellany.

First Edition. Knockbridge, 1998. 24 x 17 cm. ix, 312 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean.

O Nuallain, Ciaran.

Oige An Dearthar.i. Myles na gCopaleen. [An account of Myles O Nuallain’s early years by his brother Ciaran].

First Edition. Dublin, FNT, Printed in Westport, 1973. 31 x 13 cm. 110 pages. Illustrated title page. Original hard cover inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.

O Searcaigh, Cathal.

Kathmandu. Poems Selected & New. Translated into Nepali with an ‘Introduction’ by Yuyutsu RD Sharma.

First Edition. Bilingual Edition. Delhi, Nirala Publications, 2006. 22 x 14 cm. xxiii, (4), 71 pages plus publishers list. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by Yuyutsu RD Sharma on the title page. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Ó Treasaigh, Lorcán.

An Doras Grianlasta.

First Edition. Dublin, Foilseacháin Náisiúnta Teo., 1983. 12.5 x 18.5cm. 159 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition. Boards, text and dustjacket clean and bright, binding firm.

O’Brien, Eoin (Editor).

A.J. Leventhal. 1896 – 1979. Dublin scholar, wit and man of letters.

First Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Dublin, Published by the Con Leventhal Scholarship Committee, 1984. 24 x 18 cm. 44 pages. With illustrations in B&W. Losely inserted page (‘Auction gifts received since catalogue was printed’). Original stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Two pages of the auction catalogue have numbers written on them, otherwise bright and clean.

O’Brien, Flann.

At Swim Two Birds.

First Edition. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1939. c. 19 x 13 cm. 316 pages. Original pale cloth. Black title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Spine and part of the front board faded (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed to front free end paper, dated 1940. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean. A very nice copy overall.

O’Brien, Sir Edward.

Directions for a day’s Shooting at Dromoland. Written & illustrated by Sir Edward O’Brien 4th Baronet about A.D. 1830.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed at the Dolmen Press, 1961. 20 x 14 cm. 14 pages. Illustrated. Original paper wrappers. Paper sticker on front board. Very good condition. Wrappers a little age darkened with a small biro mark. Internally bright and clean.

O’Brien, William.

A Queen of Men.

Third and Popular Edition. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. 18 x 12 cm. x, 321 pages. Original green cloth with black titles on front board and spine. Professionally rebacked in 2024. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

O’Callaghan, Conor.

Fiction [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2005. 21 x 14 cm. 75 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed to Irish Poet Paul Durcan, dated and signed ‘Conor’. From the Library of Paul Durcan.

O’Callaghan, Conor.

Seatown [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 1999. 21 x 14 cm. 63 pages. Original black cloth, inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed to Irish Poet Paul Durcan, dated and signed ‘Conor’. From the Library of Paul Durcan.

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.

O’Callaghan, Julie.

No Can Do [Signed].

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 2000. 93 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft cover. Near fine. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

O’Cathain, Seamas / O’Flanagan, Patrick.

The Living Landscape. Kilgalligan, Erris, County Mayo.

First Edition. Dublin, Comhairle Bhealoideas Eireann An Colaiste Ollscoile, 1975. 21 x 13 cm. x, 312 pages. With B&W maps and photographs. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Some minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket with edgewear, small close tears and tiny losses. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

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’Donnell, Michael, McNamara, Eoin et al (editors).

Scoil Acla II. Cnusacht Amhran Agus Dan. Achill Songs and Poetry.

Second Edition. Castlebar, Cashin Printers, 2015. 21 x 15 cm. 188 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Near fine condition. A bright and clean copy.

O’Donnell, Pat.

Mary Jo.

First Edition. Kilmeena, Self Published, May 2016 23 x 15 cm. xii, 207 pages. With B&W Photos and Family Trees. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed on front free end paper, possibly by the author. Internally bright and clean.

O’Donoghue, D.J.

The Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability.

First Edition. Dublin and London, O’Donoghue & Co. / M.H. Gill & Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1906. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. xviii, 333 pages plus publishers list. Green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Some browning/foxing, mainly to fore edges of the first and last few pages. Faint inscription on top of title page. Internally clean.

O’Donoghue, David J.

The Poets of Ireland. A Biographical Dictionary with bibliographical Particulars.

London, Published by the Author, 1892-3. 21 x 13 cm. vi, ii, vi, 265 pages, (2). Blue cloth hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Blind and gilt decorations to boards. Very good condition. Ex Library with stamps. Ex Libris on front paste down (Christian Brothers Artane). Internally age darkened and occasional mild foxing. Front joint started to open. Binding sound. Text block bright and clean.

O’Donovan, J. / Butler, Richard / Hardiman, J. / Smith, A. et al.

The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society. Vol.1. [With articles about: St. Columbkille, The Book of Kells, Mellifont, Connaught et al.].

First Edition. Dublin, For the Irish Archaeological Society, 1846. 23 x 18 cm. TP, (6), 302 pages, 4. Modern half morroco over green cloth covered boards Hard over with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Name of title page. Internally clean. A nice copy.

O’Dowd, Peadar.

In From the West – The McDonogh Dynasty.

First Edition. Galway, Thomas O’Donogh & Son, Ltd., 2002. 29 x 21 cm. xiv, 156 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

O’Dwyer, Sean.

Into My Night.

First Edition. Dun Laoghaire, Self-published, 1991. 21 x 15 cm. 20 pages. Plastic ring-bound. Dark blue covers. Plastic covers. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the Author (‘Darkie’) on title page.

O’Flynn, Criostoir.

A Poet in Rome [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1992. 88 pages. Original trade paperback. As new. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

O’Grady, Standish.

In The Wake Of King James, or, Dun-Randal On The Sea.

London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1896. 13 x 19.5cm. (6), 242 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering to spine and gilt tops. Slight lean to spine, some mottling to boards and minor fraying to cloth at corners, binding firm and text itself clean. Endpapers foxed, with previous owner’s name inscribed on front endpaper.

O’Laverty, James.

An Historical Account of the Diocese of Down and Connor (Vol. 1 & 2). Ancient and Modern, by The Rev. James O’Laverty, M.R.I.A., Parish Priest of Holywood.

First Editions. Dublin, James Duffy and Sons / M.H. Gill, 1878 / 1880. 18 x 12 cm. Vol.1: lxxi, 448 pages / Vol.2: (6), 464 pages, xci [Appendix and Index]. Original green cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper partially removed in volume 1 (see images). Occasional mild foxing, but generally bright and clean.

O’Malley, Ernie.

On Another Man’s Wound / The Singing Flame / Raids and Rallies.

Three First Editions. Three Volumes. London & Dublin, Rich & Cowan / Anvil Press, 1936, 1978 & 1982. Octavo. 336 pages / 312 pages / 208 pages. Original cloth. Three hard covers. All inside original dust jacket and clear archival jackets. Very good in very good dust jackets. See images. On Another Man’s Wound age darkened with occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with edge wear, minor losses to corners and some small repairs / reinforcements in the back. Raids and Rallies with names of two former owners on front free end paper. Overall a very nice set of three scarce hard cover first editions in their original dust jackets.

O’Malley, Ernie.

Raids and Rallies.

First Edition, First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1982. Octavo. 208 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. Spine of dust jacket mildly faded. A bright and clean copy.

O’Malley, Ernie.

The Singing Flame.

First Edition. First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1978. Octavo. 312 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edges a little dust dulled. A bright and clean copy.

O’Reilly, Stephen.

Spirit Flowers. Poems and Essays by Stephen O’Reilly. Who in company with his gallant brother fell valiantly fighting for Irish Freedom on that great day of hero-deeds when Ireland’s Army smote by Liffey’s side The Custom House of Britain. With a Foreword by Brian O Huiginn, dated 1922.

[First Edition]. Dublin, The Gael Co-Op. Society, Ltd., 1923. 18 x 12 cm. 40 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Blind line decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and a few small stains on front board. Internally clean. Scarce.

Orpen, William.

Stories of Old Ireland & Myself.

First Edition. London, Williams and Norgate, 1924. 21 x 17 cm. viii, 94 pages plus publishers list. Illustrated with photos and drawings. Original quarter pale cloth over green cloth covered boards. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Some shelfwear. and spotting to binding (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Two newspaper cuttings pasted on front end papers. Name of previous owner inscribed on half title page, dated 1931. Internally clean with mild foxing to text pages.

O’Siadhail, Micheal.

Hail! Madam Jazz [Signed]. New & Selected Poems.

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1992. 21 x 14 cm. 160 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

O’Sullivan, Michelle.

The Flower and the Frozen Sea.

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2015. 21 x 14 cm. 64 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. As new condition.

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.

O’Sullivan, Thos. F.

Romantic Hidden Kerry. Legendary, antiquarian and historical associations, political, economic and social conditions, & scenic attractions of the Barony of Corkaguiny.

First Edition. Tralee, The Kerryman Ltd., 1931. 18 x 12 cm. xiii, 656 pages. Illustrated. Complete with the folding map and all Illustrations listed. Original dark green cloth. Gitlt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some staining and blistering (see images). Front hinge cracked. Edges and end papers dust dulled.

Parker, Gilbert.

An Bealach Achtuighthe [The Right of Way]. Séamus Ó Grianna (‘Máire’) a rinne an t-aistriú. [Translation by Séamus Ó Grianna (‘Máire’)].

First Edition. Dublin, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais, 1937. 8°. 527 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Patrick Eric Mac Finn / MacFinn.

Milic.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Maire Ni Ragallaig, 1943. 21 x 14 cm. 23 pages. Stapled pamphlet with paper covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulled. Rare Irish local history.

Pearse, Padraic H.

Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse. The Story of a Success. Edited by Desmond Ryan and the Man called Pearse by Desmond Ryan.

Dublin, The Phoenix Publsihing Co., 1924. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xii, 260 pages. With a Frontispiece and seven Plates in B&W (complete). Original green cloth. Hard cover. Embossed celtic decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened / browned. Front hinge weak.

Pearse, Padraic H. / Ryan, Desmond (Editor).

Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse. The Story of a Success and the Man Called Pearse.

Dublin, Cork, Belfast, The Phoenix Publishing Co., 1924. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 260 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original dark cloth with title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally age darkened and occasionally mildly foxed.

Petrie, George / Stokes, M. [Margaret] (Editor).

Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language. Chiefly Collected and Drawn by George Petrie and Edited by M. Stokes.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed for the University Press, for the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 1872. 28 x 25 cm. Vol.1: 86 pages followed by 74 Plates / Vol.2: 187 pages, v [Corrigenda], 54 Plates. Original dark cloth with celtic blind decorations. Gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Library with faint numbers on spine and a few small stamps internally..

Pierce, David.

Yeats’s Worlds: Ireland, England and the Poetic Imagination. With contemporary photographs by Dan Harper.

First Edition. New Haven / London, Yale University Press, 1995. 20 x 26cm. (14), 346 pages, with illustrations throughout. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition, as new. Boards, text and dustjacket bright and clean, binding firm.

Pike, Oliver G. / Mac Giollarnáth, Seán.

Ríoghacht na nÉan [The Kingdom of Birds]. [Birdland]. Leabhar le haghaidh an aosa óg .i. Birdland. 48 bpictiúirí de Ghriandealbha a rinne an tÚghdar féin agus é i measg na nÉan.[A book for young people. I.E. Birdland. With 48 pictures taken by the author himself when he was among the birds].

First Edition. Baile Átha Cliath, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais, No year (c.1935). 8°. XVI, 95 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Power, Arthur / Henry, Paul (Foreword).

From the old Waterford House.

First Edition. Waterford and Dublin, The Carthage Press, 1940. 16 x 10 cm. (4), 180 pages. New (2024) blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. New binding. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean.

Praeger, Robert Lloyd.

The Way That I Went. An Irishman in Ireland.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1937. 24 x 16 cm. xiii, 394 pages. With a frontispiece, 38 photographic plates and a large folding map, as called for. Small illustrations in text. Original blue cloth, inside original pale dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Deckle edges. Very good in good dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine ends just starting to fray. Edges and end papers age darkened. Very mild spotting to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket with small paper losses to spine ends and corners. Now inside protective clear jacket. A nice copy in the rare dust jacket. See images.

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.

Quinn, Justin.

Early House.

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2015. 67 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Hard cover. Near fine condition. As bright and clean copy.

Quinn, Niall.

Voyovic and Other Stories.

First edition. Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1980. 15 x 22 cm. 163 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear on dustjacket.

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.

Rice, Adrian.

The Mason’s Tongue.

Signed and Limited Edition. 11/500. Newry and Belfast, The Abbey Press, 1999. 21 x 13 cm. 63 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed and numbered by the Author.

Robertson, Robin (editor), [Longley, Michael].

Love Poet, Carpenter. Michael LOngley at Seventy. [A tribute of poetry, illustrations, and prose celebrating the 70th birthday of Irish poet Michael Longley. Contributors include Seamus Heaney, John Banville, Paul Farley, Donald Hall, Anne Tannahill, Don Paterson, Sharon Olds, Paul Muldoon, Brendan Kennelly and many others].

First Edition. London, Enitharmon Press, 2009. 23 x 15 cm. 125 pages. Illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by Miachael Longley and one more person on the title page. Internally bright and clean.

Robinson, The Rev. Stanford F.H.

Celtic Illuminative Art. In the Gospel Books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1908. 34 x 28 cm. xxx, unpaginated. Numerous plates, some in colour. Original cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Good condition only. Binding poor with damp stains and strong fading to parts (see images). End papers age darkened / stained. Internally clean. Binding weak, but holding. A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Roland Burke Savage.

A Valiant Dublin Woman. The Story of George’s Hill (1766 – 1940). With a Preface and two Maps by Rev. T. Corcoran…

First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1940. 21 x 14 cm. xiv, (2), 312 pages. Complete with all Maps and Illustrations listed. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. SSome shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some edgewear to DJ. Remants of tape on DJ and paste downs.

Rowley, Rosemarie.

Flight into Reality.

First Edition. Caorthainn, The Rowan Tree Press, 1989. 21 x 15 cm. 102 pages. Illustrated. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Rowley, Rosemarie.

The Broken Pledge and other poems [Signed].

[Dublin], A Martello Publication, ND. 20 xs 14 cm. 56 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to wrappers. Slightly faded / stained. Internally bright and clean. Inscribed and signed (‘Rosemarie’) on title page.

Ryan, Richard.

From My Lai The Thunder Went West.

Dublin, Printed for the Author at the Dolmen Press, 1970. c. 19 x 12 cm (folded). Single sheet of paper, folded twice. Very good condition. Losely inserted newspaper articles. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

Sarr, Kenneth [Kenneth Sheils Reddin]. Colum, Padraic (Foreword).

The White Bolle-Trie. A Wonder Story by Kenneth Sarr. Illustrated by Maurice McGonigal.

First Edition. Dublin & Cork, The Talbot Press Limited, 1927. 22 x 14 cm. 96 pages. With a Frontispiece and four B&W Plates. Original cloth with white title on front board. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped; partially faded and mildly stained (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on half title page. Internally clean.

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.

Semple, Maurice.

Reflections on Lough Corrib [Signed].

First Edition. Galway, Publsihed by the Author, 1974. 24 x 18 cm. 218 pages. With a folding map and illustrations in B&W. Original blue cloth. HArd cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Inside original dustr jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed by the Author of the front free end paper. Internally clean. Dust jacket with wear and material losses (see images).

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.

Share, Bernard / Bolger, William.

An A D’imigh Huis!

First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1964. 27 x 21 cm. 46 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated hardcover. See image. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Short closed tear to last page. Cover a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Share, Bernard / Bolger, William.

An Leaba A D’imigh Huis! Agus A Chaill Feasog.

First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1965. 27 x 21 cm. 46 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated hardcover. See image. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Cover a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

[Shaw, Bernard] Laurence, Dan H.

Bernard Shaw – Collected Letters 1926-1950.

London, Max Reinhardt, 1988. 24cm x 16cm. XXVII, 946 pages. With 25 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Shaw, Bernard] Pascal, Valerie.

The Disciple and His Devil.

First edition. London, Michael Joseph, 1971. 22 x 14,5 cm. 319 pages with 24 plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with some external wear on dustjacket and a slightly cracked hinge but no loose pages.

[Shaw, George Bernard], Costello, Donald P.

The Serpent’s Eye. Shaw and the Cinema. With a foreword by Cecil Lewis.

Notre Dame & London, University of Notre Dame Press, 1965. 16 x 24 cm. XX, 209 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Good condition with some tears to the dustjacket. Some markings within the text. Interior in clean condition.

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.

Smith, Michael.

Dedications [Signed].

First and limited Edition (200 copies). Dublin, NWP: New Writers’ Press, 1967. 20 x 15 cm. Unpaginated. Original stiff paper covers. Near fine condition. Wrappers age darkened in places (see images). Inscribed to Katherine Kavanagh (wife of the poet Patrick Kavanagh?), signed ‘Michael’ and dated 1969 on half title page. Internally clean.

Smithson, Annie M.P.

Paid in Full.

First Edition. Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1946. Octavo. 269 pages. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Names of previous owners on end papers. Internally clean.

Spellissy, Sean.

The Merchants of Ennis.

First Edition. Cloghroe, Blarney, Co. Cork, Published for Ennis Chamber of Commerce by On Stream Publications, 1996. c. 21 x 15 cm. 200 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original red cloth with gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Near fine. Minor shelf wear only. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Signed by the Author on title page.

Spollen, James A.

What a Press… What a People!

First Edition. Athlone, Alfa Print Ltd., 1990. 24 x 16.5 cm. 59 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. A few small stains on front cover (see image). A bright clean copy.

Stallworthy, Jon.

Positives.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1969. 27 x 15 cm. 18 pages. Original stiff wrappers. In dust jacket. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy. Signed.

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.

Stein, Amelia (Photography) / Banville, John (Foreword) / Sayers, Brendan (Introduction).

The Palm House [Signed]. [Signed by Amelia Stein, Brendan A. Sayers and John Banville, opposite title page. Hand numbered 6/100].

[Limited] Signed Edition (6/100). Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 2012. 28 x 28 cm. 127 pages. Original decorated paper covered boards. Hard cover. Fine, close to new condition.

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?

Stewart, Alexander & O’Brien, Rev. Paul.

Elements of Gaelic Grammar & A Practical Grammar of the Irish Language. [Two Books Bound in One]. Subtitle for Stewart: In four Parts: 1. Of Pronounciation and Orthoraphy. 2. Of the State of Speech. 3. Of Syntax. 4. Of Derivation and Composition.

The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged / First Edition. Two Books bound into One. Edinburgh & Dublin, Printed by C. Stewart / Printed by H. Fitzpatrick, 1812 & 1809. 20 x 12 cm. xxiii, 200 pages one folding chart / x, 214 pages with one folding chart. Contemporary calf. Morroco spine label with git title. Gilt line decorations. See images. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Internally dust dulled and damp stained (see images). A few neat annotations. Small wormholes to some pages, not affecting text. Overall a very nice copy.

Strong, Eithne.

Flesh … the Greatest Sin.

First Edition. Monkstown, The Runa Press, 1980. 22 x 16 cm. 48 pages. Unpaginated. Line drawings. Stiff cardboard covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Some shelfwear. Internally clean.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies in Four Volumes. Volume 1.

The Fifth Edition Corrected: With Several Additional Pieces in Verse and Prose. Volume 1 Only. London, Printed for Charle Bathurst, MDCCXLVII (1747). 17 x 10 cm. (10), 269 pages plus three pages publishers list. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies. The Eights Volume.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for C. Davis and C. Bathurst, MDCCXLVIII (1748). 17 x 10 cm. 310 pages. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies. The Ninth Volume.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for C. Davis and C. Bathurst, MDCCXLVIII (1748). 17 x 10 cm. 278 pages. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

Miscellanies. The Seventh Volume.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for C. Davis and C. Bathurst. MDCCXLVIII (1748). 17 x 10 cm. 326 pages. Original spotted calf with red label on spine. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations and label partially worn. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining.

Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift. Volume XIV.

London, Bowyer, Dodsley, Davis and Reymers, 1762. 17 x 10 cm. iv, 276 pages. Original spotted calf. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations partially worn. Spine label missing. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining. Old Library label (Todd’s Circulating Library, Sheffield) on front pastedown and small inscription (No.14). The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. Volume XIV. With an Index to the Whole.

Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift. Volume XV.

London, Printed for W. Johnston, MDCCLXV (1765). 17 x 10 cm. xxviii, 224 pages. Original spotted calf. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations partially worn. Spine label missing. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining. The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. Volume XV. Collected and Revised by Deane Swift Esq; of Goodrich, in Herefordshire.

Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift. Volume XVII.

London, Printed for W. Johnston, MDCCLXV (1765). 17 x 10 cm. (4), 271 pages. Original spotted calf. Gilt titles and decoration on front board and spine. Raised bands. Red coloured edges. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt decorations partially worn. Spine label missing. Internally age darkened with mild browning and foxing. Some faint water staining. The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. Volume XVII. Collected and Revised by Deane Swift Esq; of Goodrich, in Herefordshire.

Synge, J.M. (author) / Adams, Tate (linocuts).

Riders to the Sea. Dolmen Editions VIII. Edited by Robin Skelton from the Manuscript in the Houghton Library in Harvard University with five Linocuts in Colour by Tate Adams.

Limited Edition of 750 copies. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1969. 27 x 19 cm. 58 pages (2). Cloth bindings. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jackets. Near fine in near fine dust jackets. Minor shelf wear only. Internally bright and clean.

The Earl of Longford.

The Vineyard. Being the story of Elijah, Ahab & Jezebel. A drama in three acts. [The drama was first played at the Dublin Gate Theatre on Tuesday, 16th March, 1943].

Dublin, Hodges Figgis & Co., Not dated [c. 1940s]. 18 x 12 cm. 74 pages. Original stiff paper covers with title information on front board. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Thomas Dillon Redshaw (editor), [John Montague].

Hill Field. Poems and Memoirs for John Montague on his Sixthieth Birthday, 28 February 1989. Compiled and Edited by Thomas Dillon Redshaw.

First Edition. Minneapolis & Oldcastle, Coffee House Press & Gallery Books, 1989. 22 x 14 cm. (4), 110 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Thompson, Sam / Parker, Stewart (Editor) / McManus, Jack (Illustrations).

Over the Bridge. edited and introduced by Stewart Parker. Illustrations by Jack McManus.

First Edition. Dublin and London, Gill and Macmillan 1970. 18 x 12 cm. 119 pages. B&W Photographs. Original decorated paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Tomás Ó Criomhthain [Tomas O’Crohan] (Author) / An Seabhac [Padraig O Siochfhradh](Editor).

Allagar na h-Inise [Island Cross-Talk].

First Edition. Dublin, C.S. O Fallamain, hOifig an tSolatain, [Printed by Alex. Thom & Co., Iona Works Dublin], 1928. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 186 pages. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with a paper sticker and dark stain on front board (see image). Mild fraying to spine ends. Sound binding. Single library stamp (‘Colaiste Moibi’) and three numbers on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened. Small red stain on page iii (see image). Internally bright and clean without annotations, underlining etc.

Tomas O Neill, Padraig O Fiannachta.

De Valera I. [Signed].

First Edition. Volume 1 only. Dublin, Clo Morainn, 1968. 23 x 15 cm. ix, 285 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket; now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by both authors on the front free end paper. Losely inserted copy of a letter by the publisher.

Various Authors.

The Dublin Saturday Magazine. Vol.2: With Issues No. 53 to 108.

First Edition. Dublin, John Mullany, Not dated [c.1865]. 27 x 20 cm. Title, (2)[Index to Volume 2], 56 Issues with 672 pages in total. Illustrations on all title pages (see images). Contemporary green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Front and rear hinges cracked. Binding weak, but holding. Half of page 375 missing, some small tears, dog ears etc. Clean copy without annotation marks etc.

Various Authors.

The Irish Arts Review 1988 – 2002. A Complete Run of the Magazine from 1988 to 2002 in 14 Volumes.

Dublin, Irish Arts Review Limited, 1988- 2002. 29 x 21 cm. Magazines with stiff illustrated paper covers. Very good condition. Clean and complete. Sound bindings.