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.

Groarke, Vona.

Spindrift [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2009. 21 x 14 cm. 75 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. As new condition. Inscribed on title page and signed ‘Vona’. A lovely copy. From the Library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

O Malley, Thomas (text) / O Malley, John (illustrations).

The Last Legend. A Narrative Poem.

First Edition. Boston, Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1947. 22 x 16 cm. 64 unnumbered pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. No dust jacket. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the front free end paper. See images.

Boland, Robert Leslie [Bob].

Thistles And Docks.

Limited Edition. Not signed or numbered! Tralee, Co. Kerry, Kenno Ltd. 1993. 30 x 19 cm. Unpaginated. With Illustrations in colour and B&W. Original dark green cloth. Hard cover in slip case. Gilt titles on front board and spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

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.

Pope, Alexander.

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq.

Three Volumes. Glasgow, Printed by Andrew Foulis, Printer to the University, 1785. Folios, 37 x 24 cm. Vol.1: xxxviii [Engraved Frontispiece, Title, Dedication, TOC, The Life of Alexander Pope, Preface], (3), pages numbered 43 – 315 / Vol.2: Title, Dedication, TOC, 365 pages / Vol.3: Title, Dedication, TOC, 402 pages, (4) [Subscribers List]. Uniform contemporary full calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Two spine labels per volume. Marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Sound bindings. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner (Sir Samuel Hannay, Bart.) on all three front paste downs. All three dedication pages are dated by hand in the bottom, see images. A beautiful complete set.

Anon.

Hymns for Infant Minds. By the Authors of “Original Poems”, “Rhymes for the Nursery” &c.&c.

Thirty-First Edition. London, Jackson and Walford, 1839. 14 x 9 cm. 98 pages plus two pages publishers list. Frontispiece. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Rebacked in 2023 using the original boards. New dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. New cream end papers. Very good condition. Rebacked with new spine. Sound binding. Internally dust dulled, otherwise clean and complete.

Grantham, Sybil.

Silent Songs.

First edition. London, Gay and Hancock, Ltd., 1915. 16 x 10 cm. vii, 119 pages. Small vignette on title page. Contemporary pale white cloth, hard cover with dark green title on front board and spine. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated 1917. Internally very mildly foxed otherwise clean. A very nice copy of this scarce book.

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.

Herbert, A.P.

Half-Hours at Helles.

First Edition. Oxford, B.H. Blackwell, 1916. 19 x 13 cm. (4), 63 pages plus publisher’s list. Stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and age darkening. Name of previous owner on half title page. Internally clean.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Evangeline, The Seaside and the Fireside & Poems on Slavery. Three Longfellow Poetry Books bound in One.

Seventh, First & Second Edition. Boston, Boston & Cambridge, William T. Tickner & Company / Tickner, Reed and Fields & John Owen, 1850, 1850 & 1842. 17 x 11 cm. 163, 141 & 31 pages. Fine dark green Morocco with gilt decorations and gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping (see images). Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Occasional very mild damp staining. Gift inscription on verso of front free end paper. Internally clean. A nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord (author) / Riviere and Son (binders).

The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Poet Laureate. [Scarce Riviere Binding with Mother-of-Pearl Inlays].

London, Macmillan and Co., 1905. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 900 pages, (2), Frontispiece showing the Author. Binding by Riviere and Son (stamp-signed on front turn-in). Contemporary pale morocco with gilt decorations to boards and spine. Small Mother-of-Pearl inlays to front board. See images. Gilt title on spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. One (of two) front blanks missing. Mild foxing to first and last pages. Internally clean.

Rosa, Salvator.

Satire e Vita Di Salavator Rosa. con Note D’Anton Maria Salvini e D’Altri.

Edizione diligentemente corretta. Firenze, Dai Torchj do Attilio Tofani, 1833. 21 x 14 cm. 383 pages. With a frontispiece. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally mildly foxed. See images.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1, 3 & 5 bound together in one volume. London, Printed and Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., 1822. 25 x 17 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Contemporary hald calf over paper covered boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Some damage to top of spine (see images). Front free end paper missing. Internally agae darkened.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1 & 2. London, Printed & Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., [1822]. 25 x 18 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Later fine half calv over marbled boards. Gilt decorations. Red spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Fine bindings with minimal shelf wear. Internally age darkened. Some edge wear and occasional mild foxing. See images. Name of previous owner on both title pages. Neat gift inscription in volume 1, dated 1828. Overall a very attractive set.

H.D.C.P. [Pepler, H.D.C.] / E.P.J.G. [Gill, Eric P.J.].

Nisi Dominus. Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam.

First Edition, limited to 500 Copies. Ditchling, Sussex, Printed and Published at S. Dominic’s Press, 1919. c. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. (viii), 56 pages. Illustrated by Eric Gill and H.D.C. Pepler. Original gray paper wrappers. Fore and Tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Haines, Gladys M.

Pines On The Hill and Other Poems.

First Edition. London et al. Hutchinson & Co., ND [c. 1940]. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. 36 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. Scarce.

Clarke, Austin.

The Vengeance of Fionn.

First Edition. Dublin and London, Maunsel & Company, Ltd., 1917. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. (2), 60 pages. Contemporary half cloth over paper covered boards. Paper label with title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers age darkened / browned. Very mild foxing to first and last few pages (see image of title page). Internally clean.

Shakespeare, William.

The Plays of Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Poems. From the Text of Dr. Johnson. With the Prefaces, Notes &c. of Rowe, Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, Johnson, and select Notes from many other Critics. Also, the Introduction of the last Editor Mr. Capell; and a Table showing his Various Readings.

13 Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Thomas Ewing, 1771. 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Vol.1: engraved FP and TP / Vol.2-10: engraved TP, some small engravings in text / Vol.13: no engravings. Contemporary calf. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some abrasions to bindings. Edges dust dulled. Volumes 2, 6, 9-12 lacking front free end papers. Some material losses / abrasion to bindings (see images). Some spine labels missing. Occasional damp staining / age darkening. Name of a previous owner on front paste downs. Overall a very nice complete set.

Lang, Andrew (Editor).

A Collection of Ballads. With Illustrations and Notes.

First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1897. 15 x 9 cm. xxii, 249 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Small bookseller stamp on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Butler, Lambert.

Poems by Lambert Butler.

First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill, 1878. 18 x 12 cm. 208 pages. Original blue cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

Anthero De Quental / Prestage, Edgar (Translator).

Anthero De Quental. Sixty-Four Sonnets. Englished by Edgar Prestage.

First Edition. London, Published by David Nutt in the Strand, 1894. 17.5 x 11 cm. xiv, 133 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Deckle edges a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Johnson, Samuel.

The Poems of Dr. Samuel Johnson. To which is prefixed a Life of the Author by F.W. Blagdon, Esq.

London, Published by W. Suttaby, B. Crosbie, Scatchard, C.Corrall, 1808. 11.5 x 6.5 cm. 84 pages. With a Frontispiece. Contemporary calf. Good condition only. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Front board detached. Ex Libris.

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.

Hubbard, Sue / Teskey, Donald.

The Idea of Islands.

First Edition. Aghabullogue, Co. Cork, Occasional Press, 2010. 25 x 17 cm. 51 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard Cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Occasional very mild spotting.

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.

Boileau Despreaux, [Nicolas] (1636-1711).

The Works of Monsr. Boileau Despreaux. Containing: 1 Longinus’s Treatise of the Sublime. With Critical Reflections on some Passages out of Longinus, wherein Answer is occasionally made to some Objections of Monsieur Perrault against Homer and Pindar: Likewise further Remarks and Observations by Dacier, Boivin &c. / 2. Miscellanies, with a Discourse upon Satire. [Incl. Epistles / New Epistles / An Ode on the Taking of Namur, Anno 1692 / A Discourse Upon Ode / Epigrams and Other Pieces / A Treatise of the Sublime / Index].

Volume 2 Only. London, Printed for E. Sanger, and E. Curll, 1711. 19 x 12 cm. Frontispiece, Title page, 189 pages [ Epistles / New Epistles] / Odes / Epigrams and Other Pieces] / 267 pages [Treatise of the Sublime], (16) [Index and Errata]. Contemporary calf. Spine labels with gilt title. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Joints cracked, but binding remains sound. Name of previous owner (‘JohnGeoBoileau’) on first blank. Internally age darkened, but clean.

Clarke, Austin.

Later Poems.

First Edition. Dublin, Dolmen Press, 1961. 20 x 14 cm. (4), 96 pages. Errata slip tipped in on page 96. Original cloth inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Dust jacket age darkened. Small closed tear to top of spine. Small damage to spine. (see images). Internally clean.

Gordon, Adam Lindsay.

Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon.[Bound by Zaehnsdorf].

Fourth Edition. Melbourne, A.H. Massina & Co., Not dated [c. 1890s]. 18 x 12 cm. xv, 325 pages. Dark green Morocco with elaborate gilt decorations by Zaehnsdorf. Marbled end papers. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Faint circular stains to rear board. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy in a beautiful binding.

Various Authors. Dobson, Austin (Introduction) / Hugh Thomson (Illustrations).

Coridon’s Song and Other Verses from Various Sources.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1894. 18 x 12 cm. xxxi, 163 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original dark cloth with gilt Titles and Illustrations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Gift inscription dated 1900.

Hume Nisbet [James].

Hathor and other Poems.

First Edition. London, Greening & Co., Ltd, 1905. 19 x 13 cm. xx, 331 pages plus 4 pages publishers list. With a frontispiece and vignette on title page. Inscribed by the author on the half title. NO SIGNATURE (see photo). Original white cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding slightly rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Small stains on boards. Mild browning and foxing to end papers and titles. Edges and spine dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Watson, William J. (Editor).

Scottish Verse from the Book of the Dean of Lismore.

First Edition. Edinburgh, Published by Oliver & Boyd for the Scottish Gaelic Text Society, 1937. 22 x 14 cm. xl, 355 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore and Tail Edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous onwer on front free end paper. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Akenside, Mark.

The Pleasures of the Imagination. To which is prefixed A Critical Essay on the Poem.

A New Edition. Dublin, Printed by P. Wogan, 1804. 18 x 11 cm. 101 pages. Contemporary calf with gilt decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front joint cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally dust dulled thoughout with a few stains. Bottom corner of page 75/76 missing (c. 5 x 3 cm).

Wieners, John.

Selected Poems.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1972. 14 x 22cm. 125 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, other than very mild foxing and minor shelfwear to dustjacket spine.

White, Eric W. [Ed].

Poetry Book Society: The First Twenty-Five Years, 1954-1978.

First Edition. London, Poetry Book Society, 1979. 14 x 22cm. 71 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective archival wrapper. Text and boards clean and bright, binding firm. Mild wear to dustjacket, including minor paper loss to edges.

Wain, John.

Feng: A Poem.

First Edition. London, Macmillan, 1975. 14 x 22cm. 56 pages. Original clothbound hardcover in dustjacket with gilt lettering. Very good condition, other than mild shelf wear to dustjacket edges.

Raine, Craig.

Rich.

First Paperback Edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1984. 13 x 20cm. 109 pages. Original softcover. Spine and jacket slightly sunned, otherwise very good condition. Signed by the author on title page.

Plomer, William.

A Shot In The Park.

First Edition. London, Jonathan Cape, 1955. 14 x 21cm. 60 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective archival wrapper. Slightly foxed, dustjacket mildly age darkened, otherwise very good condition.

Howitt, William.

Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets. Illustrations by W. and G. Measom.

Second Edition. Two Volumes. London, Richard Bentley, 1847. 15 x 23.5cm. Vol. 1: 504 pages / Vol.2: 473 pages, illustrated throughout. Original green embossed cloth, hardcover with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Some signs of wear including small slight tear to cloth at spine joint, some foxing to text and loosening of subtitle page.

Browning, Robert.

The Poetical Works of Robert Browning.

Two Volumes. London, John Murray, 1915. 19 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xvi, 748 pages / Vol.2: vii, 786 pages. Both volumes with Frontispiece. Contemporary dark blue morroco by Riviere & Son. Raised bands. Gilt title and dentelles. Blue end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to bindings. Some wear to joints. Faint circular stain on front board of volume 1. Occasional mild foxing. Small neat gift inscription in both volumes. Internally bright and clean. See images.

[Wilbur, Richard / Stafford, William / Simpson, Louis / Wright, James / Warren, Robert Penn] Stitt, Peter.

The World’s Hieroglyphic Beauty. Five American Poets.

First Edition. Georgia, The University of Georgia Press, 1985. 15 x 23.5 cm. XI, 291 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Sitwell, Edith.

The Song of the Cold.

First Edition. New York, The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1948. 24.5cm x 16.5cm. 113 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

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.