Aytoun, W.E.

Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers.

Verbatim Reprint of first Edition 1849. London, Bliss Sands & Co., 1896. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. 245 pages. Prize Binding in red calf with gilt decorations. Dentelles. Marbled end papers and edges. Prize Label (Suffield Park School) on front paste down. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Toquato Tasso.

La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. Preceduta da un Discorso Critico Letterario di Ugo Foscolo, Ed Illustrata da Note Storiche.

Terza Edizione. Firenze, Felice Le Monnier, 1850. 17 x 11.5 cm. xx, 440 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down (‘Josephine Martineau’). Internally clean. A nice copy in a very pretty binding.

Desbordes-Valmore, [Marceline].

Poemes et Poesies par Madame Desbordes-Valmore.

Bruxelles, Mme. Laurent, Imprimeur – Editeur, 1839. 10 x 6.5 cm. 430 pages. Contemporary dark morocco with blind decorations and gilt title on spine. Marbled end papers. Miniature Book. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean.

Anna Louisa Hildebrand (A.L.H.).

Western Lyrics.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1872. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 190 pages. Small B&W Decorations in Text. Original dark green embossed cloth. Hard Cover. Gilt title on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mildly dust dulled / age darkened. A nice copy.

Butler, Samuel.

Hudibras in Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Late Wars. With a Life of the Author, Annotations, and an Index.

London, Printed for J. Walker et al. 1809. 12.5 x 7 cm. viii, 336 pages plus 16 pages index. With a frontispiece and illustrated title page. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Closed tear to edge of frontispiece (see image).

Patrick Eric Mac Finn / MacFinn.

Milic.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Maire Ni Ragallaig, 1943. 21 x 14 cm. 23 pages. Stapled pamphlet with paper covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulled. Rare Irish local history.

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.

Heaney, Seamus / McGahern, John / Gibbons, John / Gorman, Michael / Johnston, Fred et al.

Criterion. A small collection of Five Issues. Criterion – An Anthology 1953-1983 / Criterion 78 / Criterion 79 / Criterion 79-80 / Criterion 83-84.

Five Volumes. Galway, Galway Arts Society, 1970s / 1980s. 24 x 18 cm. 57 pages / 52 pages / 48 pages / 48 pages / 51 pages. Original soft covers. Decorated paperbacks. Very good condition. Covers age darkened and rubbed with some stains. Internally clean.

Various Authors.

The Dublin Saturday Magazine. Vol.2: With Issues No. 53 to 108.

First Edition. Dublin, John Mullany, Not dated [c.1865]. 27 x 20 cm. Title, (2)[Index to Volume 2], 56 Issues with 672 pages in total. Illustrations on all title pages (see images). Contemporary green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Front and rear hinges cracked. Binding weak, but holding. Half of page 375 missing, some small tears, dog ears etc. Clean copy without annotation marks etc.

Haldane, Sean.

The Hugger Mugger. Selected Poems – 2020.

First Edition in this Form. London, Rune Press, 2020. 15 x 10 cm. 166 pages. Illustrated Paperback. New and unread.