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.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Puck of Pook’s Hill.

First Edition. First Printing. London, Macmillan & Co., 1906. 19 x 13 cm. x, 306 pages and publishers list. With Illustrations. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards and spine. New plain end papers.Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally 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.

Knight, Greg/ Anderson, Kent (eds.).

Cold-Drill 1997.

Boise, Boise State University, 1997. 15 x 23 cm. 266 pages. Paperback. In protective transparent cover. Signed and dedicated by Kent Anderson. Excellent Condition.

Koht, Halvdan.

The Life of Ibsen.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Allen & Unwin (American-Scandinavian Foundation), 1931. 21 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: (8), 304 pages / Vol.2: (4), 341 pages. With B&W Plates. Original cloth with gilt titles on spine. Both volumes in original dust jackets. Very good in good dust jackets. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some wear and age darkening to dust jackets (see images). Name and address of previous owner on front free end papers of both volumes. Internally 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.

Lancaster, Harry S.

Songs of Lyonnesse.

[First Edition]. Privately published. Printed by J. Bale and Danielson, Ltd., [1909]. C. 17 x 10 cm. 20 unnumbered pages. Silky pale textured cloth. Stiff cardboard covers. Title and small vignette on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. End paprs age darkened. Inscibed by the Author ‘Harry’ on front free end paper.

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.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

London, Maclehose Press, 2009. 24 x 16cm. 602 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

London, Maclehose Press, 2009. 24cm x 16cm. 602 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

First American edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. 24 x 16cm. 563 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new. Book Three in the Millenium Trilogy.

Larsson, Stieg.

The Girl Who Played with Fire. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland.

London, Maclehose Press, 2009. 24cm x 16cm. 569 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Laver, James (Editor) / Goetz, Walter (Illustrator).

Memorable Balls.

First Edition. London, Derek Verschoyle, 1954. 28 x 21 cm. xi, 116 pages. Colour Plates. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust age darkened. Internally clean.

Lawrence, Starling.

Legacies: Stories.

First Edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. 14.5 x 21.5cm. 243 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, as new.

Lee Strout White (text) / Alain (drawings).

Farewell to Model T.

First Edition. Third Printing. New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1936. 17 x 11 cm. Illustrated in B&W. Original light brown cloth with black title and decoration. Inside original price clipped dust jacket., now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket.Edges and end papers mildly age darkened. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket age darkened and mildly damp stained. Some edgewear. See images.

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.

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.

Lipshitz, Fay.

What it all Meant [Signed]. Poems and Monotypes by Fay Lipshitz.

First Edition. Israel, Design and production, Danny Battat, 2015. 27 x 21 cm. 42 pages of poems and art. Laminated boards. Hard cover. Fine condition. Inscribed (‘Fay’) by the author on verso of front board. See images.

Loerke, Oskar.

Reisetagebücher.

Darmstadt, Lambert-Schneider, 1960. 8°. 260 Seiten. Hardcover / Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren am Umschlag. Kleiner Einriss am Umschlag. ( Veröffentlichung der Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung- 22 )

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.

Lord Alfred Douglas.

The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas.

First Edition. London, Martin Secker, 1929. 21 x 17 cm. (4), 340 pages. Complete with 8 Plates, as listed. Original blue textured cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Rebacked in 2024 using the original board and spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Sound binding (rebacked). Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Lucas, E.V.

The Colvins and their Friends.

First Edition. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. 22 x 15 cm. x, 365 pages. With a frontispiece and 25 other Illustrations. Original red cloth with with paper label on spine. Top edge gilt, others deckle. Very good condition. Binding mildly rubbed and bumped, partially faded. Front hinge opened, but binding holding. Internally some foxing and age darkening, mainly to the end papers and the first and last few pages of the book. Bookblock internally bright and clean.

Lucas, E.V. [Edward Varrell].

Outposts of Mercy. The Record of a Visit in November and December , 1916, to the various Units of the British Red Cross in Italy.

First Edition. London, Published for the British Red Cross Society by Methuen & Co., 1917. 17 x 11 cm. 60 pages with sixteen Illustrations. Complete, as stated. Stiff brown paper covers with flaps. Black title on front board and spine. Decorated red cross on front board. ‘Selection of Methuen’s List’ on rear board. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Paper spine creased and partially split. Tiny paper losses to spine ends. Some creases to front board. Internally mildly foxed, but otherwise clean. No markings or annotations. A nice copy of this rare publication, published during the Great War.

Lyacos, Dimitris.

Poena Damni Nyctivoe [Signed].

First English Edition. Beeston, Notts, Shoestring Press, 2005. 24 x 14 cm. 32 pages. With a CD. Original trade paperback. Stiff cardboard covers. Near fine. A bright and clean copy, complete with CD. Signed by the Author on half title page.

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.

Lyons, Norbert.

The McCormick Reaper Legend. The True Story of a Great Invention.

First Edition. New York, Exposition Press, 1955. 20 x 14 cm. 217 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth hard cover, inside original dust jacket. Now inside clear archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Mild damp stain to frontispiece and lower edge. Internally clean.

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 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.

MacGrath, Harold.

Pidgin Island. Illustrated by Arthur William Brown.

Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1914. 12.5 x 19cm. 341 pages, with plates. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Very good condition, some shelf wear to spine. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper.

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.

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, Emily E.P. [Elvira Primrose] / Strong, L.A.G. (foreword).

Matron of Guy’s. With a Foreword by L.A.G. Strong.

Second Edition. London, Andrew Melrose, 1956. c. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 228 pages. Illustrated with many B&W photographs. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Front part of original dust jacket losely inserted. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally clean

MacManus, Emily E.P. [Elvira Primrose] / Strong, L.A.G. (foreword).

Matron of Guy’s [Signed].

New Edition. London, Jarrolds Publishers, 1958. Octavo. xii, 228 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the Author on the title page.

MacManus, Emily E.P. [Elvira Primrose] / Strong, L.A.G. (foreword).

Matron of Guy’s. [Signed w/ additional material].

First Edition. London, Andrew Melrose, 1956. c. 23 x 15 cm. xii, 228 pages. Illustrated with many B&W photographs. Losely inserted materials include: a death notice and obituary for the author (The Tines, March 6, 1978), a printed announcement by Guy’s (Margaret Helliwell) about the authors death (2 copies), a program of a funeral service held June 5, 1978 in Southwark, a second program for a Holy Communion service at Guy’s Hospital Chapel on May 10th, 1978. Two photographs; one showing the author, together with Florence Taylor in Ireland, and a printed address (12 pages, w/ illustrations, in red wrappers) given by the author on June 3rd, 1945. Original black cloth. Gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Book with minor shelf wear and occasional very mild foxing. Front hinge cracked with netting exposed. Signed by the Author on the title page. Dust jacket worn with some material losses. See images.

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.

Maeterlinck, Maurice.

The Life of the White Ant. Translated by Alfred Sutro.

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1927. 18 x 12 cm. 213 pages plus publishers list. With a frontispiece. Original green cloth with black title. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good inside good dust jacket. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. A few neat line annotations. Dust jacket with minor paper losses at spine ends.

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.

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.