Downey, Edmund (Editor) / Walker, Francis S. (Artwork).

Killarney’s Lakes and Fells. Twelve Mezzotint Engravings by Francis S. Walker. Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers; Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. With some Accounts of Killarney, its Legends and its Poems. Edited by Edmund Downey.

First Edition. Ordinary Edition, printed on India paper by Gilbert & Rivington. London, Downey & Co., 1902. 27 x 37 cm (oblong). (4) [Title / TOC], 120 pages plus 12 Mezzotint Engravings, as called for. Original boards, rebacked in 2024 with new cloth spine. Original green moire cloth boards with gilt title across fron board. New black end papers. Good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped, and damp damaged (see images). Half-title and first title page chipped on side edges; light chipping to edges of feps and pages. Internally dust dulled with light ink smudging from plates to opposite pages. Most pages show mild damp staining to the bottom edge, not affecting the text or the actual angravings. Despite the wear; still an impressive book with wonderful illustrations.

Eberhart, Richard.

Collected Poems 1930-1976. Including 43 new poems.

New York, Oxford University Press, 1976. 20.9cm x 13.4cm. XVI, 364 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with minor external wear on the dustjacket.

Eliot, T.S.

East Coker / Burnt Norton.

EC: Sixth Impression 1942 / BN: Third Impression 1941. London, Faber and Faber, 1942 / 1941. 22.5 x 15.5 cm. 15 pages / 15 pages. Original paper wrappers. Stapled. Very good condition. Covers a little dust dulled (see images). Small gift card with handwritten note tipped in, in both volumes. Internall clean. Few small nicks and creases.

Farmanfarmaian, Tanya.

The Lifted Veil. a collection of poems 1966 – 67.

First Edition. Tehran, Sherkat Sahami Ketabhaye Jibi, 1968. 23 x 12 cm. (4), 59 pages. Original blue cloth with title and author on the front board. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some edgewear to dust jacket. Inside bright and clean.

Finden, Edward.

The Beauties of Moore. A Series of Portraits of His Principal Female Characters from Paintings by Eminent Artists, executed expressly for the Work. Engraved by, or under immidiate Supervision of Mr. Edward Finden. With a Memoir of the Poet, and descriptive Letterpress.

London et al, John Tallis and Company, ND [c. 1850s]. 35 x 26 cm. Frontispiece, engraved Title Page, Title page, viii, (2), 47 tissue guarded engraved Plates, each with a two page text description. Complete with all Plates as listed. New (2021) red cloth binding. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Internally foxed and water stained to various degrees. See images.

Fitzachary, John Christopher.

The Bridal of Drimna and other Poems, Legendary, Patriotic, Sentimental and Humorous.

Author’s Complete Edition. Dublin, Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1885. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 15 pages List of Subscribers, 191 pages. Green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Blind decorations on boards. Olive green end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, slightly discoloured binding. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally age darkened, but clean.

Frostic, Gwen.

Multiversality. Words and Blockprints by Gwen Frostic.

First Edition. Michigan, Presscraft Papers, 1985. 26cm x 19.5cm. 62 pages. With unique, beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Gaskin, J.J. (Editor)

The Viceregal Speeches and Addresses Lectures and Poems of the Late Earl of Carlisle, KG. Collected and Edited by J.J.Gaskin.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1865 / 1866. 16 x 22 cm, cxxxv, 483 pages including 24 pages List of Subscribers. Frontispiece showing Carlisle. Signature (‘yours very faithfully Carlisle’) assumed to be printed. Small illustration of Castle Howard on first title page. Second title page text only. First title page dated 1865, second title page dated 1866. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Fine gilt crest of carlisle on front board. Blindstamp decoration on front and rear boards. Very good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Gift inscription on front pastedown. Some shelf wear. Corners, boards and spine a little bumped and rubbed. Age darkening, some browning the foxing, mainly to end papers and first few pages. Text block bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Gilbert, W.S.

The “BAB” Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense. With Illustrations by the Author.

London, George Routledge and Sons, ND [1868]. 18 x 13 cm. ix, 222 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original green cloth with gilt title and decorations. Dark end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Gilbert, W.S.

The BAB Ballads. With which are included Songs of a Savoyard.

Sixth Edition. London, Macmillan, 1906. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 563 pages plus 32 pages publisher’s list. With 350 illustrations by the author. Original green cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Binding a little shaky, but holding. Name on half title page reads ‘a.m. Pelly 3rd ap. 1909’.