Cronin, Maureen.

Letting in the Light [Signed].

First Edition. Ennis, Maureen Cronin Publications, 1998. 21 x 15 cm. 66 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on verso of front wrapper.

Crooks, Brenda (Editor).

NHRC Report Calendar Year 1978. Department of the Navy. Naval Health Research Center.

San Diego, Naval Health Research Center, 1978. 28 x 21.5 cm i, 58 pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs. Original stiff yellow paper covers. Stapled. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Crory, William Glenny.

A Treatise on Industrial Resources (Still Neglected) in Ireland. In which the manufacturing powers of Ireland are pointed out, their value estimated, and how to work them on purely commercial Principles fully set forth.

[First Edition]. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1860. 17 x 10 cm. xxii, 182 pages plus 18 pages of Advertising, mainly Galway interest. New black cloth and new end papers. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Edges dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing internally, otherwise clean. Minor shelf wear.

Crosby, Ned.

Glimpses of Clare Island.

First Edition. Published by the Author, Printed at Colour Books, Dublin, 2004. 29 x 20 cm. viii, 261 pages. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. Original blue cloth. Hard cover inside original decorated dust jacket. A bright and clean copy. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Fine in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket.

Cundall, H.M.

The Norwich School.

London, Geoffrey Holme, 1920. 29cm x 23.5cm. vii, 32 pages. Additional pages with 80 illustrations in colour and B&W. Hardcover. Unusual Ludgate Spring Back Binder. See images. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Cunningham, George / Lydon, James (preface) / Feehan, John (foreword).

The Anglo Norman Advance into the South-West Midlands of Ireland 1185 – 1221.

Roscrea, Parkmore Press, 1987. 20 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. Stapled. Soft cover. Very good condition. A bright and clean copy.

Cunningham, George (Editor) / Feehan, John (Author).

John Feehan. An Illustrated, Reflective Bibliography with excerpts and commentary.

Signed, numbered & limited (300 copies) first Edition. Roscrea, Parkmore Press, 2024. 26 x 20 cm. viii, 151 pages. Illustrated throughout. Laminated boards hard cover. As new. Numbered and signed by John Feehan and George Cunningham.

Currie, Edwina.

Diaries 1987-1992.

London, Little, Brown, 2002. 16cm x 24cm. XI, 334 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Curtis, A.C.

A New Trafalgar. A Tale of the Torpedo Fleet.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1902. 19 x 12 cm. vi, 301 pages plus ten pages publishers list. Includes two newspaper reviews of the book losely inserted. Original cloth with title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed, bumped and stained. Spine age darkened and seriously frayed with some material losses to its ends. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Spine a little shaky, but holding. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing.

Cusack, M.F.

A History of the Irish Nation. Social, Ecclesiastical, Biographical, Industrial and Antiquarian.

Ireland & London, Kenmare Publications Office & J.G. Murdock, 1876. 28 x 22 cm. xvi, (2), 956 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary dark cloth with blind decorations to boards. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Rear hinge open and rear free end paper missing. Binding is shaky, but holding. Internally clean.

D. Alfonso De Ligorio.

Homo Apostolicus. Instructus in sua vocatione ad audiendas confessiones, sive praxis, et instructio confessariorum.

Editio Quinta. Three Volumes in One. Bassani, Sed Prostant Venetiis Apud Remondini, 1782. 24.5 x 17.5 cm. xvi, 199 pages / viii, 166 pages, 120 pages. Contemporary fine calf with gilt title and decorations. Red and black morroco spine labels. All edges red. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. A little dust dulled. Mild damp staining to a few pages. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

D. Andream Philopatrum [Andreas Philopater, Robert Parsons or Persons].

Elizabethae Angliae Reginae Haeresim Calvinianam. Propugnantis Saevissimum in Catholicos sui Regni Edictum, Quod In Alios QuoQue Reipublicae Christinae principes contumelian continet indignissimas. Promulgatum Londini 29. Nouembris M.D.X C I.

Romae [Rome], Ex Typographia Aloysij Zannetti, 1593. c. 19 x 13 cm. TP, (2), 485 pages, (14) [Index & Errata sic corrigito]. Collation: TP, (2), A4 – Z4, Aa4 – Zz4, Aaa4 – Rrr2 Contemporary limp vellum. Handwritten title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear to binding with a small hole near the top of the spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Lacks page 23/24. Some old annotations and underlining to a small number of pages. Otherwise a bright and clean copy.

Dallas, Rev. Alex.

The Story of the Irish Church Missions. An Account of the Providential Preparation which led to the Establishment of the Society for Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics in 1849. Part 1 [all published].

First Edition. London, Published for the Society for Irish Church Missions and Sold by Hatchard et al., 1867. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. viii, 232 pages. Contemporary cloth. Hard cover with gilt titles on front board and spine. Gilt decorations. Dark end papers. Binding very good condition, internally fine. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine ends mildly frayed with minor material losses (see images). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy of this scarce item.

Dalrymple, Sir John.

Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. rom the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II Until the Sea-Battle Off La Hogue.

Vol.1: First Edition / Other Volumes: 2nd Editions. Edinburgh, W. Strachan, T. Cadell, A. Kincaid, J. Bell & J. Balfour, 1771 & 1773. 26 x 21 cm. Vol.1: viii, 59 pages [Review], 232 pages [Part 1], 211 pages [Part 2] / Vol.2: xiv, 325 pages [Appendix] / Vol.3: 342 pages [Appendix Part the First] / Vol.4: 246 pages [Appendix Part the Second]. Contemporary calf. Red spine labels and volume numbers in gilt. Dentelles. Raised bands. Very good condition. A nice set.

Daly, Donal (Editor).

The Karst of Ireland. Limestone Landscapes, Caves and Groundwater Drainage Systems.

Dublin, Geological Society of Ireland, 2000. 29 x 21 cm. 37 pages. Illustrated in Colour. Original soft covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping.

Daly, Padraig J.

This Day’s Importance [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1981. 21 x 15 cm. 48 pages. Original stiff paper wrappers. Trade paperback. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed (‘Padraig’) on first blank page. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

Dame Gwen Lucy Ffrangcon-Davies.

Autograph card and Letter.

Very good condition.

Daneman, Meredith.

The Groundling.

First Edition. London, Michael Joseph, 1982. 22.3cm x 14.5cm. 186 pages. Original Hardcover with original, illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Fine condition. Rare in this condition !

[Dante] Leithart, Peter J.

Ascent To Love – A Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy.

First Edition. Idaho, Canon Press, 2001. 21.5cm x 13.8cm. 181 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new edition.

Darwin, Charles.

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World. Under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy.

Eighteenth Thousand. London, John Murray, 1888. 13 x 18 cm, x, 519 pages. With a few small B&W Illustrations in the text. Original decorated leather spine with gilt decorations and title on new boards and new marbled end papers. Professonally rebound in 2017. Marbled edges. Very good condition. New boards and marbled end papers. Original spine plate a little worn and darkened. Internally clean and bright. Some foxing, mainly to end papers and first / last pages. Gift insription on ‘half title’ page, dated 1943. A handsome little book.

Davenport, Guiles.

Zaharoff. High Priest of War. With Illustrations.

First Edition. Boston, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, 1934. 20 x 14 cm. xi, 319 pages. Original red cloth. Black titles. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded (see images). Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Davey, John (General Editor).

Newtown School Waterford. Bicentenary Celebrations 1998.

Waterford, Newtown School, 1999. 24 x 17 cm. vi, 186 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Illustrated paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally clean.

Davidson, Florence (author) / Kerr, Alfred E. (illustrator).

Loan – Ends. Stories in Ulster by Florence Davidson. Author of “The Little Roads” and other Poems. Illustrated from original Linocuts by Alfred E. Kerr.

First Edition. Belfast, The Quota Press, 1933. 24 x 19 cm. 120 pages. Illustrated with 12 Illustrations. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Minor material losses to corners. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. OInternally clean with occasional mild foxing.

Davidson, Gladys.

Standard Stories from the Operas.

London, T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1935. 19 x 13 cm. xvi, 1048 plus publishers list. Original red cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Blind decorations. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. A nice copy.

Davidson, Jenny.

Heredity.

First edition. New York, Soft Skull Press, 2003. 23 x 15,5 cm. 231 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by author.

Davies, K.G. / Johnson, A.M. / Williams, G. (Introduction).

Northern Quebec and Labrador Journals and Correspondence 1819-35.

Limited Edition No. 669. London, The Hudson’s Bay Record Society, 1963. 23 x 15 cm. lxxix, 415 pages, xv (List of Members and Subscribers). Original black cloth with armorial gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. In original cardboard box. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Mild fading / discoloration to binding. Internally bright and clean.

Davies, Sir John.

Historical Tracts. by Sir John Davies, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland. Consisting of 1. A Discovery of the true cause why Ireland was never brought under obedience of the crown in England. / 2. A Letter to the Earl of Salisbury on the State of Ireland, in 1607. / 3. A Letter to the Earl of Salisbury, in 1610; giving an Account of the Plantation in Ulster. / 4. A Speech to the Lord Deputy in 1613, Tracing the ancient Constitution of Ireland. To which is prefixed a new Life of the Author, from authentic Documents.

First Edition. London, Printed for John Stockdale, 1786. 21 x 13 cm. xxxii, 317 pages plus three pages publishers list. Full calf with gilt decorations on spine. Very good condition. Front board detached. Binding rubbed and bumped, material losses to spine. Leather brittle. Spine label missing. Edges age darkened. Two stains to top edge. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise surprisingly clean.

Davin, Dan.

Roads from Home.

Second Impression May 1949. London, Michael Joseph, 1949. 18.5 x 12 cm. 254 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket with small paper losses to top of spine and closed tear (5cm) to the back. Mild age darkening. Internally clean.

Dawe, Gerald.

The Last Peacock.

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 55 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A bright clean copy.

Dawes Green, George.

The Juror.[Signed].

New York, Warner Books, 1995. 16cm x 24cm. VIII, 420 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by author.

Daybell, Christopher.

Requiem for Man Alone.

First Edition. Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1989. 52 pages. Original trade paperback. Near fine condition.

De Burgh, William and Margaret.

The Breakaways.[Signed]

Special Limited Edition. Number 35. Austin, Texas, Eakin Press, 1997. 21 x 14 cm. x, 304 pages. With B&W photos and family trees. Original blue cloth. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. A bright and clean copy. Signed by both Authors. Internally bright and clean.

De Courcy Ireland, John / Sheehy, David C. (editors).

Atlantic Visions.

Dun Laoghaire, Boole Press, 1989. 23 x 15 cm. ix, 229 pages. Illustrated. Trade Paperback. Very good condition. Small address sticker of previous owner. A bright clean copy.

De Gaulle, Charles.

War Memoirs Unity 1942 – 1944. Documents. Signed and inscribed to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke.

First UK Edition. Two Volumes. London, Weidenfels and Nicolson, 1959. 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 340 pages / Vol.2: 424 pages. Original green (Vol.1) and blue (Vol.2) cloth with gilt titles on spine. In original unclipped dust jackets. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Minor edge wear to dust jackets. Vol.1 inscribed by Charles De Gaulle to General Sir Alan Brooke. Vol.2 signed and dated by Charles De Gaulle.

De Terra, Helmut.

Man and Mammoth in Mexico. Translated from the German by Alan Houghton Brodrick.

First Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1957. 22 x 14 cm. 191 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally a bright clean copy.

De Tocqueville, Alexis.

Democracy in America. Part 1.

The Third Edition. Two non-uniform Volumes. London, Saunders and Otley, 1838. c. 19 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xxxvi, 302 pages, including a folding map of North America / Vol.2: viii, 325 pages. Binding Vol.1: original cloth with gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations. Binding Vol.2: Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title on spine. ‘Fredricton Library’ in gilt on spine. Very good condition. Both volumes rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper of volume 1. Front hinge of volume 1 cracked. Small corner of front free end paper volume 1 missing. Map in volume 1 glued to title page (upside down) causing small damages and glue stains on title page, see images. Internally clean.

De Tocqueville, Alexis.

Democracy in America. Part 2. Edited with Notes. The translation revised and in great part rewritten, and the additions made to the recent Paris Editions now first translated by Francis Bowen.

Sixth US Edition. Volume 2 only. Boston, John Allyn, 1876. 20 x 13 cm. xiv, 499 pages. Contemporary brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally bright and clean.

De Tocqueville, Alexis (Author). Reeve, Henry and Bowen, Francis (Translators).

Democracy in America. Parts 1 & 2 complete. [A non-uniform set of various early editions].

Part 1: Third UK Edition / Part 2: Sixth US Edition. Three Volumes (Part 1 in two Volumes, Part 2 in one Volume). London and Boston, Saunders & Otley and John Allyn, 1838 & 1876. Octavo. Part 1: Vol.1: xxxvi, 302 pages, including a folding map of North America / Vol.2: viii, 325 pages / Part 2: xiv, 499 pages. Part 1, Vol.1: original cloth with gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations. Part 1, Vol.2: Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title on spine. ‘Fredricton Library’ in gilt on spine / Part 2: Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. All volumes rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper of volume 1. Front hinge of volume 1 cracked. Small corner of front free end paper volume 1 missing. Map in volume 1 glued to title page (upside down) causing small damages and glue stains on title page, see images. All volumes internally clean.

De Valinger, Leon.

Calendar of Sussex County Delaware Probate Records 1680 – 1800.

Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, 1993. 21 x 14 cm. 310 pages, followed by 87 pages Index. Original trade paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Mild creasing to wrappers. Some underlining, otherwise clean.

Deacon, Richard.

A Biography of William Caxton. The First English Editor, Printer, Merchant and Translator.

First Edition. London, Frederick Muller, 1976. viii, 198 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Dean, C.G.T. / Liddell, Clive G.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea. With Letter from General Bernard Paget to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke

First Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1950. 22 x 15 cm. xiv, pages 15 to 328. With a frontispiece and other illustrations in colour and B&W. There is a losely inserted letter from General Bernard Paget to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Half title, frontispiece and title page show some damp staining. Otherwise bright and clean inside.

Dean, Donald / Crowdy, Terry [Ed].

Donald Dean VC: The Memoir of a Volunteer and Territorial From Two World Wars.

Barnsley, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XXIII, 178 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Deane, John F.

Give Dust a Tongue [Signed]. A Faith & Poetry Memoir.

First Edition. Blackrock, Co. Dublin, The Columba Press, 2015. Octavo. 229 pages. Original paper covered boards. Hard Cover. Inside original dust jacket. Inscribed by the Author on the front free end paper. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Deeney, Daniel.

Peasent Lore from Gaelic Ireland. Collected by Daniel Deeney.

[First Edition]. London, David Nutt, 1900. 19 x 12.5 cm. xi, 80 pages. Original green stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened. Remnants of old tape on covers (see images). Rear cover dog-eared. Sections unopened. Age darkened and mildly foxed, otherwise clean.

Delafaye-Brehier, Julie.

Le Verger Des Ecoliers. Histoire Morale ecrite pour le jeunesse.

[First Edition?]. Paris, Lehuby, 1841. 17 x 10 cm. viii, 528 pages. With a tissue guarded frontispiece and two full page plates. Decorated title page. Black morocco with fine gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding tight. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated 1846. Internally age darkened and foxed, otherwise clean. Tissue guard for frontispiece is worn. A nice copy.

Delaney, Gerard M. (Editor)

South Mayo Family Research Society. Journal 1991. Vol. IV.

South Mayo Family Research Centre, 1991. 29 x 21 cm. 68 pages with few B&W Illustrations. Original green wrappers. Soft Covers. Very good condition. Clean.

Delanty, Greg.

The New Citizen Army.

First and limited Edition. No. 49/300. Burlington, Vermont, Combat Paper Press, 2010. Oblong 23 cx 14 cm. 68 pages. Letterpress printed. Hand sewn with Linen Thread. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edgeworn by design.

Delanty, Greg (author) / Burnett, Archie (editor).

Selected Delanty [Signed]. Poems and translations by Greg Delanty chosen and introduced by Archie Burnett.

First Edition. Boston, Un-Gyve Press, 2017. xxi, 244 pages. Scarce Hard Cover Copy. Pale cloth hard cover with blue line design across boards. Authors name and book title on front board and spine. Dark blue end papers. Frontispiece. Fine textured paper and deckle fore edge. Near fine. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the titel page. A very attractive copy. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

[Delany, Patrick].

An Historical Account of the Life and Reign of David King of Israel. Interspersed with Various Conjectures, Digressions, and Disquisitions. In which (among other Things) Mr. Bayle’s Criticisms, upon the Conduct and Character of That Prince, are fully considered. By the Author of Revelation examined with Candor. To which are prefixed, Reflections upon the present Neglect of the Public Worship of God.

The Fourth Edition. London, Printed by S. Richardson, for John Rivington et al., 1759. 19 x 12 cm. xxviii, 346 pages plus two pages publishers list. Later half calf over marbled boards. Later end papers. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding with mild shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally age darkened thoughout. Name of previous owner in ink opposite title page. Inscriptions (some crossed out) on title page (see images). Internally age darkened, but otherwise clean.

Delany, Ruth.

Ireland’s Royal Canal 1789 – 1992 [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1992. 23 x16 cm. vii, 216 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover in original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed to Sean Fitzsimons, signed and dated on Title Page.