O’Byrne, Brendan.

The Legend of Rollright and other poems.

Burton-on-the-Water, Aquarius, 1997. 56 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Wrappers dust dulled. Internally clean.

O’Callaghan, Conor.

Fiction [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, Ireland, The Gallery Press, 2005. 21 x 14 cm. 75 pages. Original black cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed to Irish Poet Paul Durcan, dated and signed ‘Conor’. From the Library of Paul Durcan.

O’Callaghan, John Cornelius.

The Green Book. Or Gleanings from the Writing-Desk of a Literary Agitator.

Second Edition, with considerable Additions and Improvements. Dublin, James Duffy, 1844. 22 x 14 cm. xii, pages 12-349, (2). With a Frontispiece and Vignette Title Page. New (2019) green cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Internally age darkened, mildly browned and damp stained. Number and stamp on verso of frontispiece, no other annotations.

O’Callaghan, Julie.

No Can Do [Signed].

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 2000. 93 pages. Original trade paperback. Soft cover. Near fine. Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of Irish poet Paul Durcan.

O’Cathain, Seamas / O’Flanagan, Patrick.

The Living Landscape. Kilgalligan, Erris, County Mayo.

First Edition. Dublin, Comhairle Bhealoideas Eireann An Colaiste Ollscoile, 1975. 21 x 13 cm. x, 312 pages. With B&W maps and photographs. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Some minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket with edgewear, small close tears and tiny losses. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Scarce.

O’Connor.

Chronicles of Eri; Being the History of the Gaal Sciot Iber: or, The Irish People; Translated from the original Manuscripts in the Phoenician Dialect of the Scythian Language.

First Edition. Volume 2 only! London, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822. 23 x 14 cm. Folding coloured frontispiece, title page with vignette, folding map of Eri, folding plate, 509 pages plus three pages publishers list. New (2023) dark blue half cloth over marbled boards. Spine labels with gilt titles. New end papers. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. New binding. Edges dust dulled. A very nice copy in a new sturdy binding.

O’Connor, Michael M. / O’Connor, James R.

When Crowbar & Bayonet Ruled. The Land War on the Belcarra Estate of Harriet Gardiner & Susanna Pringle 1879 – 1910.

First Edition. Dublin, Original Writing, 2013. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 284 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. As new.

O’Connor, Patrick J.

Fairs and Markets of Ireland. A Cultural Geography.

First Edition. Coolanoram, Newcastle West, Oireacht na Mumhan Books, 2003. 29 x 21 cm. (6), 158 pages. With plans and Illustrations. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very god condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

O’Connor, Thomas.

An Irish Theologian in Enlightenment France. Luke Joseph Hooke 1714-96.

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1995. 23 x 15 cm. 218 pages. Original cloth inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Odate, Toshio.

Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use.

First Printing. Newtown, CT, The Taunton Press, 1984. 30 x 22 cm. viii, 189 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photos in B&W. Original dark blue cloth with title on spine. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some edgewear and one short (1.5 cm) closed tears to dust jacket. Internally bright and clean without annotations. A nice copy.

Odhams Press Ltd. (Publishers).

A Collection of Vintage ‘News Review’ Magazines. The First British Newsmagazine. 259 Copies in total, of which 51 lack the front cover. Offered as a Collection WAF. Realistic Offers Welcome.

London, Odhams Press Ltd., 1939 – 1947. C. 29 x 21 cm. Conditions range from poor (a few) to very good (most). Generally a little dust dulled. Some Titles lack the front covers. See list of issues below. Overall a very interesting Collection with many fascinating front covers showing the Key Figures of this age: Americans: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, MacArthur et al. British: Churchill, Wavell, Montgomery et al. Russians: Stalin, Shukov et al. Germans: Hitler, Goebbels et al. Other covers show Ghandi, James Mason et al. See sample images.

O’Donnell, F. Hugh.

The Ruin of Education in Ireland and the Irish Fanar.

Third Edition. London, David Nutt, 1903. 16 x 23cm. (23), 202 pages. Original brown clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering. Some bumping and scuffing to corners and edges, otherwise in good condition, text clean and binding firm.

O’Donnell, Pat.

Mary Jo.

First Edition. Kilmeena, Self Published, May 2016 23 x 15 cm. xii, 207 pages. With B&W Photos and Family Trees. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed on front free end paper, possibly by the author. Internally bright and clean.

O’Donoghue, D.J.

The Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability.

First Edition. Dublin and London, O’Donoghue & Co. / M.H. Gill & Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1906. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. xviii, 333 pages plus publishers list. Green cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Some browning/foxing, mainly to fore edges of the first and last few pages. Faint inscription on top of title page. Internally clean.

O’Donoghue, David J.

The Poets of Ireland. A Biographical Dictionary with bibliographical Particulars.

London, Published by the Author, 1892-3. 21 x 13 cm. vi, ii, vi, 265 pages, (2). Blue cloth hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Blind and gilt decorations to boards. Very good condition. Ex Library with stamps. Ex Libris on front paste down (Christian Brothers Artane). Internally age darkened and occasional mild foxing. Front joint started to open. Binding sound. Text block bright and clean.

O’Donovan, J. / Butler, Richard / Hardiman, J. / Smith, A. et al.

The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society. Vol.1. [With articles about: St. Columbkille, The Book of Kells, Mellifont, Connaught et al.].

First Edition. Dublin, For the Irish Archaeological Society, 1846. 23 x 18 cm. TP, (6), 302 pages, 4. Modern half morroco over green cloth covered boards Hard over with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Edges age darkened. Name of title page. Internally clean. A nice copy.

O’Donovan, Uinsin.

Footprints and other poems.

First Edition. Dublin, Cillenna Press, 1987. 20 x 15 cm. 32 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

O’Dowd, Peadar.

In From the West – The McDonogh Dynasty.

First Edition. Galway, Thomas O’Donogh & Son, Ltd., 2002. 29 x 21 cm. xiv, 156 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

O’Dwyer, Sean.

Into My Night.

First Edition. Dun Laoghaire, Self-published, 1991. 21 x 15 cm. 20 pages. Plastic ring-bound. Dark blue covers. Plastic covers. Very good condition. Inscribed and signed by the Author (‘Darkie’) on title page.

O’Faolain, Sean.

Midsummer Night Madness & Other Stories.

Second Impression. London, Jonathan Cape, 1932. Ocatavo. 283 pages plus publishers list. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Edges mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean. A very attractive copy.

[Office of the Diocese of Meath].

Life of St. Finian of Clonard. “Tutor of the Saints of Ireland”. Patron of the Diocese of Meath.

3rd Edition. Dublin, Irish Messenger, 1927. 16 x 10 cm. 32 pages. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Clean copy.

O’Flaherty, Roderic.

A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught. Written A.D. 1684, by Roderic O’Flaherty, Esq. Edited, from A MS. in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, with Notes and Illustrations, by James Hardiman, M.R.I.A.

Facsimile Edition. Galway, Kenny’s Bookshops and Art Galleries, 1978. 24 x 18 cm. xiv, (16) [New Introduction by William J. Hogan], 469 pages, 25 pages ‘Irish Archaeological Society’. With a Frontispiece Map and a folding Chart. Half morroco over marbled boards. Black morroco spine lable with gilt title. Gilt decorations. See images. Top edge gilt. Fine condition. A bright clean copy.

O’Flynn, Criostoir.

A Poet in Rome [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1992. 88 pages. Original trade paperback. As new. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

Ogg, David.

Europe in the Seventeenth Century.

Fifth Edition. London, Adam and Charles Black, 1949. 14.5 x 22cm. 576 pages, with four fold-out maps. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering in dustjacket. Some wear to dustjacket, including paper loss to rear flap. Text clean, binding firm, endpapers age darkened. Inscribed with previous owner’s name. From the series The History of Europe.

O’Grady, Standish.

In The Wake Of King James, or, Dun-Randal On The Sea.

London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1896. 13 x 19.5cm. (6), 242 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering to spine and gilt tops. Slight lean to spine, some mottling to boards and minor fraying to cloth at corners, binding firm and text itself clean. Endpapers foxed, with previous owner’s name inscribed on front endpaper.

O’Halloran, S.

A History of Ireland. Volume 1. An Introduction to the Study of the History and Antiquities of Ireland, and Ierne Defended.

Volume 1 Only (of 3). Dublin, Printed by J. Christie, 1819. 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 581 pages, two Plates. Vol.1 Full tree calf. Name of previous owner blind on front board. Morroco label with gilt title. Very good condition.Binding worn with minor losses to spine ends and corners. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally dust dulled, otherwise clean.

O’Hara, Bernard.

Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish [Signed].

First Edition. Swinford, Killasser/Callow Heritage Society, 2011. 24 x 16 cm. xviii, 413 pages. Illustrated. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Signed.

O’Hara, Bernard (editor).

Mayo. Aspects of its Heritage [Signed].

First Edition. Special Limited Edition. Galway, The Archaeological, Historical and Folklore Society, Regional Technical College, 1982. Halt title, title page, (8), 313 pages. Illustrated. Green cloth. Hard cover. Inside red slip case. Near fine inside very good slip case. Edges dust dulled, otherwise bright and clean. Signed by the Authors, who contributed to this collection. Losely inserted invitation to the book launch at GMIT Galway in 1982. See images.

O’Hara, Eliot.

Watercolor Fares Forth / Making the Brush Behave / Making Watercolor Behave [Three Volumes].

Fifth Impression / Tenth Impression / Thirteenth Impression. Three Volumes. New York, Minton, Balch & Company 1938, 1935, 1932. 20 x 14 cm. 178 pages / 136 pages / 90 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

O’Keeffe, J.G. / Joynt, Maud / Van Hamel, A.G. / Byrne, Mary E. & Dillon, Myles (editors).

Buile Suibhne / Tromdamh Guaire / Compert Con Culainn and other Stories / Tain Bo Fraich. Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol.1,2,3 & 5.

Four Volumes. Dublin, Published for the Stationary Office, 1931, 1931, 1933 & 1933. c. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 110 pages / xv, 55 pages / vii, 223 pages & ix, 50 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard covers. Gilt titles on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. One front cover damp stained. Name of previous owner on all four ffep. A few annotations in two of the books.

O’Keeffe, J.G. (editor).

Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series: Vol.1: Buile Suibhne.

First Edition in the Form. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1931. c 18 x 12 cm. vii, 110 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on ffep.

Okri, Ben.

Songs of Enchantment.

First U.S. edition. New York, Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1993. 16.5 x 24cm. 297 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckled edges. Excellent condition, as new. Signed with a dedication by the author on title page.

O’Laverty, James.

An Historical Account of the Diocese of Down and Connor (Vol. 1 & 2). Ancient and Modern, by The Rev. James O’Laverty, M.R.I.A., Parish Priest of Holywood.

First Editions. Dublin, James Duffy and Sons / M.H. Gill, 1878 / 1880. 18 x 12 cm. Vol.1: lxxi, 448 pages / Vol.2: (6), 464 pages, xci [Appendix and Index]. Original green cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper partially removed in volume 1 (see images). Occasional mild foxing, but generally bright and clean.

Oldenberg, Hermann.

Buddha. Reprinted from the translation by W. Hoey, by permission of Messrs Williams & Norgate.

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. 21 x 17 cm. 382 pages. Contemporary half leather over cloth-covered boards. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front board was detached and has been professionally re-attached, but remains and weak point. Internally clean.

O’Leary, Patrick.

St. Mullins Illustrated. A local History and the Life of St. Moling. [SIGNED]. Compiled from Ancient MSS. With Notes and Traditions by Patrick O’Leary.

Graig-Na-Managh, [Printed by The People Printing Works – Wexford], 1913. 18 x 12.5 cm. 75 pages, (2). With several B&W photos and a Frontispiece (see images). Paper wrappers. Soft cover. Good condition only. Front cover and part of spine paper missing. Some wear to corners. Age darkened. Text block appears to be complete. Frontispiece and nine Plates present. Inscribed by the Author on the ‘Introduction’ page.

O’Mahony, David.

The Irish Economy. An Introductory Description.

First Edition. Cork, Cork University Press, 1964. 22cm x 13.8cm. 174 (2) pages. Includes foldout table of Livestock and crop distribution in 1960. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

O’Malley, C. Conor.

With a Fishing Rod in Ireland. Illustrated.

First Edition. Signed. New York et al, Vantage Press, 1975. c. 20 x 13 cm. (14), 173 pages, (18). Illustrated in B&W. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in good price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket with long closed tears (repaired), age darkened. Edges and end paper dust dulled. Signed by the author on the title page. Internally clean.

O’Malley, Edward.

Memories of a Mayoman.

Second Edition. Dublin, FNT, 1981. 18 x 12 cm. 120 pages plus publishers list. Original decorated stiff paper covers. Paperback. Good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded (see images). Small creases. Edges dust dulled. The first two blank pages have been cleanly removed. Some scribble (by a child?) on the verso of the front board. Internally clean. A very good reading copy.

O’Malley, Ernie.

On Another Man’s Wound.

First Edition, First Printing. London, Rich & Cowan, Ltd., 1936. Octavo. 336 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside unclipped original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of book darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with some edgewear and tiny losses to the corners. Some reinforcement/repair to the back of the DJ. Now inside clear archival protective jacket. Internally clean without any inscriptions, anotations etc. Scarce, especially in original dust jacket.

O’Malley, Ernie.

On Another Man’s Wound / The Singing Flame / Raids and Rallies.

Three First Editions. Three Volumes. London & Dublin, Rich & Cowan / Anvil Press, 1936, 1978 & 1982. Octavo. 336 pages / 312 pages / 208 pages. Original cloth. Three hard covers. All inside original dust jacket and clear archival jackets. Very good in very good dust jackets. See images. On Another Man’s Wound age darkened with occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with edge wear, minor losses to corners and some small repairs / reinforcements in the back. Raids and Rallies with names of two former owners on front free end paper. Overall a very nice set of three scarce hard cover first editions in their original dust jackets.

O’Malley, Ernie.

Raids and Rallies.

First Edition, First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1982. Octavo. 208 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. Spine of dust jacket mildly faded. A bright and clean copy.

O’Malley, Ernie.

The Singing Flame.

First Edition. First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1978. Octavo. 312 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edges a little dust dulled. A bright and clean copy.

O’Meara, John J.

Understanding Augustine.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1997. 23 x 15 cm. 165 pages. Dark green cloth. Hard cover with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. A nice clean copy.

O’Meara, John (Translator) / De’ Angeli, Daniel (Paintings).

The Voyage of Saint Brendan.

First Illustrated Edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, [1994]. 28 x 24 cm. 95 pages. Illustrated with 28 colour paintings by Daniel De’ Angeli. Original black cloth hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Top edge dust dulled. Internally a bright and clean copy.

Ommanney, F.D.

The River Bank – An Autobiography of the 1920s.

London, Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. 1966. 22.2cm x 14.4cm. 279 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of wear.

Ondaatje, Michael.

Divisadero.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 14.5cm x 22cm. 273 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition.

O’Reilly Hoey, J.

Sir Hervey’s Bride, and other Poems.

First Edition. London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1882. 18 x 13 cm, 200 pages. Original brown cloth hard cover with black and gilt decorations and text on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. End papers browned and edges age darkened. Text block bright and clean. Spine faded. A very nice copy. Not ex library.

O’Riordan, Michael.

Connolly Column. The Story of the Irishmen who fought in the ranks of the International Brigades in the national-revolutionary war of the Spanish People 1936 – 1939.

First Edition. Dublin, New Books, 1979. 23 x 16 cm. 232 pages. Illustrated. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Small stain to the bottom of the spine (see image). Map on rear end papers upside down.

O’Riordan, Michael.

Connolly Column. The Story of the Irishmen who fought in the ranks of the International Brigades in the national-revolutionary war of the Spanish People 1936 – 1939.

First Edition. Dublin, New Books, 1979. 23 x 16 cm. 232 pages. Illustrated. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Scarce.

O’Riordan, Michael.

Connolly Column [Signed]. The Story of the Irishmen who fought in the ranks of the International Brigades in the national-revolutionary war of the Spanish People 1936 – 1939.

First Edition. Dublin, New Books, 1979. 23 x 16 cm. 232 pages. Illustrated. Original pale cloth. Hard cover. Map-decorated end papers. Very good in very good dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Small stain to top of spine (see image). Inscribed and signed by the Author on the title page. Scarce.