Scott, Gail.

My Paris.

First American Edition. U.S.A. Dalkey Archive Press, 2003. 21.5cm x 14cm. 138 pages. With illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Scott, Peter.

The Eye of the Wind. An Autobiography – Association Copy.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. 22 x 14 cm. xxii, 679 pages. Illustrated with B&W sketches in the text and several coloured plates. Original blue cloth with facsimile signature in gilt on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original price clipped dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Cloth binding faded/discoloured. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Dust dulling and some edge wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: ‘For Brookie with love and admiration from Peter. 19th June 1961’.

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.

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.

Service, Robert W.

Songs of a Sourdough / Ballads of a Cheechako / Rhymes of a Rolling Stone.

Three volumes. London, T. Fisher Unwin, ND, 1913 & 1916. 19 x 13 cm. 109, 140 & 189 pages. Red cloth hard covers with gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat gift inscriptions of the time.

Service, Robert W.

The Rhymes of a Red-Cross Man.

First Edition. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1916. 18 x 12 cm. 176 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title and decorations. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. First and last few pages mildly browned. Internally clean.

Seymour, St. John D. / Neligan, Harry L.

True Irish Ghost Stories.

First Edition. Dublin & London, Hodges, Figgis and Co. & Humphrey Milford, 1914. 20 x 14 cm. xix, 273 pages. Original dark blue cloth. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Gilt line decorations. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Previous owners signature on front free end paper. Blind address stamp on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened / dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing, but otherwise clean.

Shapero, Rick.

Wild Animus.

First Edition. Advance Reading Copy. Woodside, Too Far, 2004. 23 x 15 cm. 315 pages. Original paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Lower front corner slightly bumped. Internally bright and clean.

Shaw, Bernard.

The Apple Cart. A Political Extravaganza.

First Edition. London, Constable and Company, 1930. 17 x 12 cm. xxix, 78 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Minor dust dulling and shelf wear. A very nice copy.

[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.

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.

Simmons, Dan.

Flashback.

First Edition. New York / Boston / London, Reagan Arthur Books – Little, Brown and Company, 2011. 16cm x 24cm. 554 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Simms, Evelyn.

A Vision of Consolation.

Second Impression. London, Martin Secker, 1916. 16 x 11 cm. 32 pages. Original paper covered boards with paper label on front board. Very good condition. A little dust dulled throughout. Both paper joints starting to open. Internally clean.

Sims, George.

The Despain Papers.

First edition. Philadelphia, Holmes Publishing Co., 1992. 27.5 x 13 cm. 146 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear on the dustjacket.

Sitwell, Edith.

The Shadow of Cain.

First Edition. London, John Lehmann, 1947. 22 x 14,5 cm. 18 pages. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover in original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally foxed. Annotated in pencil. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.

Sitwell, Edith.

The Song of the Cold.

First Edition. Advance Review Copy issued by Publisher. London, Macmillan & Co., 1945. 14 x 22 cm, viii, 115 pages. With a lose card: Advance Review Copy. Original dark blue cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and signs of use. Some age darkening and mild foxing. Dust jacket rubbed and with some minor paper loss to the ends of the spine.

Snodin, David.

Iago.

First Edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2011. 16.5cm x 24cm. 445 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Deckle edges. Excellent condition.

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander.

The First Circle. Translated from the Russian by Michael Guybon.

London, Collins & Harvill Press, 1968. 14 x 22cm. 581 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective archival wrapper. Slight lean, binding and boards otherwise in very good condition. Edges age darkened, mild signs of wear to dustjacket.

Somerset Maugham, W.

Of Human Bondage. A Novel.

Second Impression. September 1915. London, William Heinemann, 1915. 19 x 12 cm. 648 pages. Original cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on front board and spine. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine in 2020. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Mild staining to boards (see images). Age darkened. Internally clean. A solid copy.

Spielmann, M.H. / Jerrold, Walter.

Hugh Thomson. His Art His Letters His Humour and His Charm.

First Edition. London, A. & C. Black, 1931. 22 x 15.5 cm. xx(2), 269 pages. With Illustrations in Colour and B&W. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally bright and clean. Ex Libris of previous owner on front free end paper. Dust jacket worn with small paper losses. Age darkened and brittle. Now inside archival protective jacket.

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.

Staples, Richard.

John Cain Mole. Airman, World War 2. [With two a letter and a card by the Author].

First Edition. Christchurch, Orca Publishing 1998. 19 x 13 cm. 87 pages. Trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally clean. Bookshop sticker on rear board. Losely inserted are two handwritten documents signed by the author.

Stead, C.K.

The End of the Century at the End of the World.

London, Harvill, 1992. 8°. 220 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

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.

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.

Tipp, J.E.

and out of the darkness…

First Edition. Self published by the Author, ND. 20 x 14 cm. iii, 44 pages. Original decorated paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Signed and Inscribed by the Author on verso of front cover.

Tisdall, Arthur Walderne St. Claire / H. Montagu Butler (foreword).

Verses, Letters, & Remembrances of Arthur Walderne St. Clair Tisdall, V.C. Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. Scholar of Trinity College and Chancellor’s Gold Medallist in the University of Cambridge. With a Foreword by the Master of Trinity.

First Edition. London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1916. 19 x 13 cm. 158 pages. Complete with a tissue-guarded frontispiece, plates and illustrations in text, as listed. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Paper spine label. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Part of spine label worn off. Inscription by previous owner, dated 1917, on front free end paper. Occasional very mild foxing. 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.

Torrington, Jeff.

Swing Hammer Swing!

First American edition. New York, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. 23.5 x 15.5cm. 407 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. Inscribed by pre-owner on front free endpaper.

Turner, W.J.

Miss America. Altiora in the Sierra Nevada.

First Edition. London, Mandrake Press Ltd., 1930. 16 x 13 cm. (4), 63 pages, (4) Original beige cloth hard cover with original illustrated dust jacket. Foreedge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Endpapers and edges browned and foxed. Internally clean. Dust jacket a little worn and age darkened. Some small closed tears. Now in protective jacket.

Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens).

A Tramp Abroad.

A New Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1903. 19 x 12 cm. xxiii, 564 pages plus 32 pages publishers catalog. With 314 Illustrations in B&W. Original dark blue textured cloth. Hard cover. Blind and gilt decorations. Gilt title on spine and front board. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends worn with minor material losses. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally a few dog ears, but otherwise clean.

Uhrig, Alexander.

America Goes To War. A Morality Play.

First Edition. Oconomowoc, Wis., Printed for the Author, 1938. 20 x 13 cm. 40 pages. Original dark red wrappers with gilt title on front. Very good condition. Minor shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Staples corroded.

Updike, John.

The Witches of Eastwick.

First Trade Edition. New York, Alfred R. Knopf, 1984. 21 x 14 cm. 307 pages (4). Original purple cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author on front free end paper.

Upton, Sydney.

Australia’s Empty Spaces.

First Edition. London, George Allen & Unwin, 1938. 21 x 14 cm. 288 pages with a frontispiece and other B&W photographs. Original cloth in original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Minor browning/foxing to some pages. Dust jacket edge worn and dust dulled. Minor fraying to tail end of spine.

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.

Vincent Poklewski Koziell.

The Ape Has Stabbed Me [Signed]. A Cocktail of Reminiscences.

First Edition. The Wright Factor, 2014. 23 x 14 cm. (16), 253 pages. With colour and B&W Images. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A very nice clean copy.

Wall, Mervyn.

The Unfortunate Fursey.

Dublin, Helicon Ltd., 1965. 11 x 17.5cm. 241 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of shelf wear.

Walser, Martin.

Breakers. [Signed]. Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz.

First American Edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1987. 14.5 x 21.5cm. 305 pages. Original quarter-clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition other than very minor spotting to cloth edges. Signed by the author on title page.

Walser, Martin.

The Swan Villa. [Signed]. Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz.

First American Edition. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. 14.5 x 21.5cm. 247 pages. Original quarter-clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Excellent condition, other than very mild foxing to top edges. Signed by the author on front free endpaper.

Walther, Klaus.

Romantische Lieder und eine Leiche. Ein Buecher Krimi.

First Edition. Erstausgabe. Mironde Verlag, 2015. 21 x 12 cm. 159 pages. Original cloth inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by the author on title page. Gift inscription opposite title page (not by the author!).

Ward, Philip (Editor).

The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature.

First Edition. Oxford, University Press, 1978. 23 x 15 cm. viii, 629 pages. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Appears unused. Minor shelf wear. A nice clean copy.

Waszek, John.

Three Books: Dunkel.Warm / Herzkasperl / Stimmen. Kurzprosa, Gedichte & Anderes.

Verlag Stephan Kaluza / Sassafras, 1997, 1995 & 1986. Three paperbacks. Excellent condition, see images. All three carry a stamp of John Waszek incl. his Address. Otherwise as new.

Weir, Alison.

The Lady Elizabeth.

New York, Ballantine Books, 2008. 16 x 24cm. 477 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

Wellesley, Lord Gerald.

The Diary of A Desert Journey.

First Edition. London, Putnam, 1938. 22 x 14 cm. 90 pages. Original marbled boards with paper labels on front board and spine. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Mild foxing throughout. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Losely inserted photo of a ship, mounted on card board (see images). Internally clean.

Wells, H.G.

In the Days of the Comet.

First Edition. London, Macmillan and Co., 1906. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 305 pages, 14 pages publisher’s list. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind decorations on front board. Top edge gilt. Fore edge deckle. Good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to externals. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed. Edges dust dulled. Some foxing internally. Binding a little shaky, but intact.Front hinge cracked, but holding. Ex Library with remains of a labels on the front board and front paste down. Library stamp on front free end paper

Wells, H.G.

Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul.

First Reprint. London, Macmillan and Co., 1905. 19 x 13 cm. viii, 425 pages, eight pages publisher’s list. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind decorations on front board. Top edge gilt. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to externals. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed. Edges dust dulled. Some foxing internally. Binding a little shaky, but intact. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated Christmas 1905.

West, Morris L.

The Shoes of the Fisherman.

First US Edition. New York, William Morrow and Company, 1963. Octavo. 374 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt decorations. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good, price-clipped dust jacket.

West, W.J.

The Larger Evils: Nineteen Eighty-Four – The Truth Behind The Satire.

Edinburgh, Canongate Press, 1992. 15.5 x 23.5cm. (16), 207 pages, with B&W illustrations. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Wheen, Francis.

Karl Marx.

First Edition. London, Fourth Estate, 1999. 23 x 15 cm. 431 pages. Original paper covered boards, inside original decorated dust jacket; now inside archival jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Roger [Katz] on the title page.

Whittle, Robert J.

Bound By Loyalty – Book One of the Victoria Chronicles.[Signed].

Victoria BC, Whitlands Publishing Ltd., 2001. 14cm x 22cm. XII, 338 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author.