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.

Oscar Leslie Stephen (editor)

Sir Victor Brooke. Sportsman and Naturalist. A Memoir of his Life and Extracts from his Letters and Journals. A Chapter on his Researches in Natural History by Sir William H. Flower. Portraits and Illustrations.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1894. 20 x 14 cm. x, 266 pages, 28 pages publishers list. Complete with all Illustrations, as listed. Original maroon cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Front hinge cracked. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing.

O’Siadhail, Micheal.

Hail! Madam Jazz [Signed]. New & Selected Poems.

First Edition. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1992. 21 x 14 cm. 160 pages. Original cloth inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

O’Suilleabhain, Muiris [Maurice O’Sullivan].

Fiche Blian Ag Fas.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Clolucht An Talboidig, 1933. c. 20 x 13 cm. 381 pages. With a Frontispiece. New (2026) blue cloth. Hard cover. Title and author on spine in gilt. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Text block mildly age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Short inscription on verso of frontispiece. Some lines in pencil. Overall a very copy in a new sturdy binding.

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.

O’Sullivan, Roderick.

Lough Corrib A Cause for Concern.

Published on behalf of Lough Corrib Angling Federation, 1996. 147 pages. With Tables, Maps etc. Trade paperback. Very good condition.

O’Sullivan, Seumas.

Mud and Purple. Pages from the Diary of a Dublin Man.

[First Edition]. Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1918. 21 x 13 cm. (2), 96 pages. With small in text illustrations. Half cloth over stiff cardboard boards. Gilt title and author on front board. Small paper label on spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping, Mild age darkening throughout. Text block bright and clean.

O’Sullivan, Thos. F.

Romantic Hidden Kerry. Legendary, antiquarian and historical associations, political, economic and social conditions, & scenic attractions of the Barony of Corkaguiny.

First Edition. Tralee, The Kerryman Ltd., 1931. 18 x 12 cm. xiii, 656 pages. Illustrated. Complete with the folding map and all Illustrations listed. Original dark green cloth. Gitlt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Some staining and blistering (see images). Front hinge cracked. Edges and end papers dust dulled.

O’Sullivan, William (Editor).

The Strafford Inquisition of County Mayo. (R.I.A. MS 24 E 15).

First Edition. Dublin, Stationary Office for the Irish Manuscript Commission, 1958. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. x, 245 pages. Original brown stiff paper covers with titles on front cover and spine. Printed on off-white paper. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

O’Toole, Jimmy.

Grange. The Path to the Present [Signed]. A History of a Community in County Carlow.

First Edition. Grange, Co. Carlow, Grange G.A.A. Club, 1987. 20 x 14 cm. 174 pages. Illustrated. Original paper covered boards. Hard cover. Inside original decorated dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author.

O’Toole, Jimmy.

The Bicentenary of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Grange Co. Carlow 1822 – 2022.

First Edition. Grange, Tullow, Grange Bicentenary Committee, 2022. Oblong 29 x 21 cm. 128 pages. Illustrated. Original paper wrappers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the title page. Internally clean.

Otway, Caesar.

A Tour in Connaught: Comprising Sketches of Clonmacnoise, Joyce Country, and Achill. With Illustrations engraved on Wood.

First Edition. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1839. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. xi, 412 pages. Complete with eight illustrations. Contemporary dark green calf over marbled boards. Gilt and blind decorations. Black spine label and gilt title. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front hinge cracked. Internally clean with occasional mild foxing (see images).

Otway, Rev. Caesar.

Sketches in Erris and Tyrawly. Illustrative of the Scenery, Antiquities, Architectural Remains, and the Manners and Superstitions of the Irish Peasantry.

A new Edition, with a Map and other Illustrations. Dublin, Thomas Connolly, 1850. 17 x 11 cm. xv, 418 pages plus two pages publishers list. Some newspaper articles pasted in the back of the book. Complete with a colour map and all illustrations, as listed. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on title page (in pencil). Internally clean. A nice copy.

Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé).

Ruffino &c.

Popular Edition. London, Chatto & Windus, 1912. 18 x 12 cm. 309 pages plus 32 pages publishers list incl. a colour plate showing the poet Maud Muller. Original decorated red cloth. Hard cover. Black title to front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges dust dulled and slightly foxed. Occasional foxing within, otherwise internally clean.

Owen, E.C.E.

Some Authentic Acts of the Early Martyrs. Translated with Notes and Introduction by E.C.E. Owen. Late Assistant Master in Harrow School. Sometime Fellow of New College, Oxford.

First Edition. Oxford, At the Clarendon Press. 1927. c 18 x 12 cm. 183 pages. B&W Frontispiece. Later black half calf over cloth covered boards. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Oxenham, John.

The King’s High Way. Some more helpful Verse.

First Edition. London, Methuen, 1916. 15 x 9 cm. 94 pages. Leather covered paper boards. Soft cover. Gilt titles on spine and front board. Blind line decoration. Very good condition. Slightly dust dulled, otherwise as new. Still in original glassine jacket inside card board box with a gift card reading: ‘With grannies love Xmas 1916’.

P. [Publius] Virgilii Maronis [Virgil].

P. Virgilii Maronis Opera. Varietate Lectionis at Perpetua Adnotatione Illustrata, A Chr. Gottl. Heyne…

Four Volumes. London, T. Rickaby, 1793. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: cclv, 566 pages / Vol.2: xciv, 820 pages / Vol.3: 730 pages / Vol.4: vi, 703 pages. Contemporary full vellum. Gild titles and decorations. Dentelles. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Mildly aga darkened bindings. Internally clean. A nice set.

P.Angelus Walz O.P.

Compendium Historiae Ordinis Praedicatorum.

Revised and updated Edition. Rome, Pontificum Athenaeum Angelicum, 1948. c 24 x 17 cm. xxiv, 733, (2). Modern half morroco over marbled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Four raised bands. Matching marbled end papers. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

P.O’. Curry.

The Story of St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral Armagh.

Second Edition. Gloucester, The British Publishing Company, Not dated. [c. 1940]. 19 x 12 cm. 32 pages. With B&W images and ads. Original dark red decorated stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Name and address of previous owner inscribed. See images.

Paley, William.

Horae Paulinae. Or The Truth of the Scripture History of St. Paul. Evinced by a Comparison of the Epistles which bear his Name with the Acts of the Apostles and with one another.

Fifth Edition. London, Printed for R. Faulder, 1807. 20 x 13 cm. (2), 426 pages. Dark morrocco with gilt lines and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges gilt. Grey end papers. Very good condition. Ex Library with ex libris (Brynkinalt Library) glued to front paste down. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Top edge dust dulled. Mild foxing inside, but overall bright and clean.

Paley, William.

Sermons and Tracts.

First Edition. London, Printed for R. Faulder, 1808. 20 x 13 cm. viii, 517 pages. Dark morrocco with gilt lines and gilt title on spine. Five raised bands. All edges gilt. Grey end papers. Very good condition. Ex Library with ex libris (Brynkinalt Library) glued to front paste down. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Top edge dust dulled. Mild foxing inside, but overall bright and clean.

Palladio, Andrea (author) / Richards, Godfrey (translator).

The First Book of Architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: With an Appendic Touching Doors and Windows, by Pr Le Muet Architect to the French King. Tranlated out of French by G.R. [Godfrey Richards]. Also Rules and Demonstrations, with several Designs for the Framing of any manner of Roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether Square or Bevel, never published before. With Designs of Floors of variety of small pieces of Wood, lately made in the Pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a Curiosity never practiced in England before.

The Fifth Edition Corrected and Enlarged. With the new Model of the Cathedral of St. Paus as it is now to be Built. London, Printed for T. Parkhurst, G. Sawbridge and E. Tracy, 1693. 19.5 x 15 cm. 2 Blank, Engraved Title Page, Title Page, (6) [Preface], 239 pages, 2 Blank. With 69 engraved plates of which 6 are folding, incl. the one showing the Cathedral of St. Pauls in London.. Modern half calf, over marbled paper boards. Two red morocco spine labels. Gilt decorations and titles. New end papers. Please see images. Minor shelf wear to binding. Various names of previous owners on first blank, engraved title and title pages. Edges age darkened. Minor edge wear. A few pages/plates misnumbered. Occasional very mild foxing / staining. Pages/plates 173, 185 and 231 appear to be missing. Overall a very nice copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Palmer, Arnold.

More Than Shadows. A Biography of W. Russell Flint R.A., P.R.W.S.

Signed by W. Russell Flint on half title. London & New York, The Studio, 1943. 16 x 24 cm, (8), 146 pages. With 136 Illustrations in Colour and B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt titles on spine Top edge blue. Very good condition. Some minor rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Age darkened.

[Palmer, Samuel] Peacock, Carlos.

Samuel Palmer. Shoreham and After.

London, John Baker, 1968. 22cm x 30cm. 144 pages with 11 colour plates, 24 black and white plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the dustjacket.

Par M. Necker, [Jacques].

De L’Importance Des Opinions Religieuses

First Edition. A Londres, et se trouve à Lyon, chez G. Regnault, 1788. c, 19 x 12 cm. Title page, 542 pages (2). With a Frontispiece. Contemporary speckled calf. Elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Gilt title. Marbled end papers. Red edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A lovely copy. See images.

Parfitt, Richard.

Musical Culture and the Spirit of Irish Nationalism, 1848-1972. Routledge Studies in Cultural History.

First Edition. New York and London Routledge, 2020. Octavo. xiii, 285 pages. Original laminted boards. Hard cover. As new. A bright and clean copy with minimal shelf wear.

Parker, Gilbert.

An Bealach Achtuighthe [The Right of Way]. Séamus Ó Grianna (‘Máire’) a rinne an t-aistriú. [Translation by Séamus Ó Grianna (‘Máire’)].

First Edition. Dublin, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais, 1937. 8°. 527 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

[Parrish, Maxfield] Bharucha, Fershid.

Buried Treasures. The Black and White work of Maxfield Parrish 1896-1905. Edited by Fershid Bharucha. Text by Rosalie Gomes.

San Francisco, Pomegranate Artbooks, 1992. 22cm x 28cm. 224 unnumbered pages, 208 pages of illustrations. Original, illustrated paperback (Softcover). Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

Parry, Donald, Wilkinson, Patrick et al.

Seven individual Memoirs prepared by direction of King’s College, Cambridge. Lancelot Patrick Wilkinson, E.M. Forster and King’s, Lord Noel Gilroy Annan, Frank Ezra Adcock, John Tresidder Shepard, Edmund Leach & Bernard Williams.

Seven Volumes. Cambridge, University Press, 1985, 1970, 2001, 1969, 1969, 1989 & 2005. Small paperback publications in various colours. See images. Very good condition. Name of previous owner in some of the pamphlets, otherwise internally clean.

Paterson, Don.

Landing Light [Signed].

First Edition. London, Faber & Faber, 2003. 20 x 13 cm. 84 pages. Original paper covered boards. Inside original dust jacket. Inscribed and signed (‘Don’) on the title page. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Includes several losely inserted newspaper clips.

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.

Patterson, R. Hogarth.

The New Golden Age. And Influence of the Precious Metals upon the World.

First Edition. Two Volumes. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. 22 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xi, (4), 487 pages / Vol.2: vi, (2), 542 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard covers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small library stamps on fron free end paper and title pages. Internally clean. A very good copy.

Payne, Michael.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 in the West 1937-1940: From the Spanish Civil War to the Battle of Britain.

London, Greenhill Books, 1998. 19cm x 25.5cm. 72 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. From the series Luftwaffe At War.

Payne, William W. / Willard, Charlotte R. (editors).

Popular Astronomy. Vol.1 1893-4. By the Word of the Lord were the Heavens made. Plainly worded and untechnical in Language. Amply Illustrated. Issued monthly, except for July and August.

Northfield, Minnesota, Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1894. 24 x 16 cm. 492 pages. Illustrated. Folding Plates, Tables etc. Red cloth. Hard cover. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and paint stained binding (see images). Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Pearse, Padraic H.

Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse. The Story of a Success. Edited by Desmond Ryan and the Man called Pearse by Desmond Ryan.

Dublin, The Phoenix Publsihing Co., 1924. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xii, 260 pages. With a Frontispiece and seven Plates in B&W (complete). Original green cloth. Hard cover. Embossed celtic decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally mildly age darkened / browned. Front hinge weak.

Pearse, Padraic H. / Ryan, Desmond (Editor).

Collected Works of Padraic H. Pearse. The Story of a Success and the Man Called Pearse.

Dublin, Cork, Belfast, The Phoenix Publishing Co., 1924. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 260 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original dark cloth with title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Internally age darkened and occasionally mildly foxed.

Peek, Hedley / Aflalo, F.G.

The Encyclopaedia of Sport.

First volume available. London, Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., 1897. 27.1cm x 19cm. X, 632 pages. With historic illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With gilt cover and spine illustrations, and gilt edges. Front endpaper loose.

Pelly, Lilian.

True Tales of our Animals. For my Grandchildren.

First Edition. Ilfracombe, Devon, Arthur H. Stockwell, 1962. 18 x 12 cm. 24 pages. Small paperback with illustrated stiff card covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Inscribed by the author on the title page: ‘With love from Lilian Pelly’.

Peppin, Brigit / Micklethwait, Lucy.

Dictionary of British Book Illustrators. The Thentieth Century.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1983. 26 x 19 cm. 336 pages. With illustrations showing samples and styles of various book illustrators. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

PEREZ-REVERTÉ, Arturo.

The Nautical Chart.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 2001. Octavo, 465pp. First edition, inscribed by the author on the title page. A fine copy of this nautical thriller. In protective Mylar.

Pessl, Marisha.

Special Topics in Calamity Physics.

First Edition. New York, Viking, 2006. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 514 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Peters, J.G.

A Treatise on Equitation or the Art of Horsemanship. Simplified progressively for Amateurs. Forming complete lessons for training horses, and instructions for beginners. Illustrated with Twenty-Seven Descriptive Plates.

First Edition. London, Whittaker and Co., 1835. 23 x 15 cm. lv, 316 pages. Complete with Frontispiece and 27 Plates. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper. Hard cover. Missing spine label. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean.

Peters, Stewart.

Festival Gold – Forty years of Cheltenham Racing.

Gloucestershire, Tempus, 2003. 23.2cm x 25.2cm. 192 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.