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.

Martin, Priscilla.

Chaucer’s Women. Nuns, Wives, and Amazons.

First Edition. Iowa City, University of Iowa, 1990. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xv, 254 pages. Losely inserted hand written letter by the author. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper. See images.

Martin, William.

Annapolis.[Signed].

First edition. New York, Warner Books, 1996. 15.5 x 23.5cm. 685 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new. Signed by author on title page.

Masters, John.

Bhowani Junction.

First edition. London, Michael Joseph, 1954. 13.5 x 20.5cm. 367 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition, other than slight age darkening to endpapers and mottling to front board.

Maupin, Armistead.

Sure of You.

First Edition. New York, Harper & Row, 1989. 16cm x 24cm. 262 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Deckled page edges.

Maxwell, Donald.

The Log of the Griffin. From Switzerland to Teddington. The Story of a Cruise from the Alps to the Thames by Donald Maxwell. With Illustrations by the Author and Cottington Taylor.

[First Edition]. London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1905. 22 x 14 cm. 298 pages plus Appendix and Publishers List. Illustrated throughout. Original decorated green cloth with gilt titles and decorations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Ruubed and bumped. Spine dulled and a little frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Internally bright and clean.

Mc Grath, Eamonn.

The Fish in the Stone. A Novel.

Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1994. 13 x 19,5 cm. 236 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition. Signed and with a dedication by the author on the front free endpaper. Minor edgewear on the cover.

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.

McBrien, Peter F.

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

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

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’.

McClendon, Lise.

Painted Truth. An Alix Thorssen Mystery.

NY, Walker Publishing Company, 1995. 15 x 22 cm. 243 Pages. Dark Blue Boards. Excellent condition – Like new. Dustjacket in Mylar cover. Signed on title-page by author.

McCrumb, Sharyn.

She Walks These Hills.

First Edition. New York / London / Toronto, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1994. 16cm x 24cm. 336 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. From the Ballad series.

McDaniel, Raymond.

Saltwater Empire – Poetry.

Minneapolis, Coffee House Press, 2008. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. 121 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

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.

McHugh, Mary Frances.

The Bud of the Spring [Signed].

First Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1932. 19 x 12 cm. 320 pages. Original green cloth. Gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the front free end page. Scarce.

McKenna, Stephen.

Last Confessions. A Novel.

[First Edition ? ]. London, Hutchinson & Co., Not dated [1937 ? ]. 17.5 x 12 cm. ix, 432 pages. Original orange cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Text block mildly foxed, otherwise clean. Binding weak, but holding. See images for condition.

McLean Matthews, Anne.

The Cave.

First Edition. New York, Warner Books, 1997. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 277 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

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, Sue.

For Love. [Signed].

First Edition. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. 16 x 24cm. (14), 301 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Excellent condition, as new. Signed by author on title page.

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.

Moir, James.

Bran Pie. A Book of Light Verse.

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

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.

Montague, John.

The Dead Kingdom. Part 2: This Neutral Realm.

First and limited edition of 126 copies. No. 69. North Tonawana, New York, Bolt Court Press, 1984. 23 x 15 cm. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Stiff paper covers. In dust jacket. Soft cover. Near fine condition. Signed by the Author on colophon page.

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.

Morrow, Bradford.

Giovanni’s Gift.[Signed].

First Edition. New York, Viking, 1997. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 325 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed by author on title page.

Mortimer, John.

The Sound of Trumpets.

London, Viking, 1998. 23 x 15 cm. 272 pages. Original black cloth. In decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Pages age darkened.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

Nizan, Paul.

Antoine Bloyé. Translated by Edmund Stevens. Introduction by Richard Elman.

New York / London, Monthly Review Press, 1973. 14 x 21cm. 250 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Minor signs of wear to dustjacket, including small tear to rear flap. Excellent condition otherwise.

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.

Norton, Mary (author) / Stanley, Diana (illustrations).

The Borrowers.

First Edition. London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1952. 20 x 14 cm. 159 pages. With a frontispiece. Illustrated. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket with small paper losses to spine ends and corners. (see images). Internally bright and clean. Overall a very nice copy.

O Baoighill, Padraig.

Nally as Maigh Eo.

First Edition. Dublin, Coisceim, 1998. 20 x 14 cm. 390 pages. B&W Illustrations. Trade paperback. Soft covers. Near fine condition. A bright and clean copy.

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 Briain, Liam.

Cuimhni Cinn. Cuid 1: Cuimhni An Eiri Amach.

First Edition. Dublin, Sairseal agus Dill, 1951. 18 x 12 cm. 208 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Silver title and decorations. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.

O Broin, Leon.

Miss Crookshank agus coirp eile.

First Edition. Dublin, Sairseal agus Dill, 1951. c 18 x 12 cm. 181 pages. Complete with six Plates, incl. the frontispiece. Original black cloth. White title and decorations. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.

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.