Casey, Juanita.

Horse by the River and other poems. With drawings by the author.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, Poetry Ireland Editions, 1968. 56 pages. Illustrated. Original stiff paper covers. Dust jacket. Near fine condition.

Synge, J.M. (author) / Adams, Tate (linocuts).

Riders to the Sea. Dolmen Editions VIII. Edited by Robin Skelton from the Manuscript in the Houghton Library in Harvard University with five Linocuts in Colour by Tate Adams.

Limited Edition of 750 copies. Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1969. 27 x 19 cm. 58 pages (2). Cloth bindings. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jackets. Near fine in near fine dust jackets. Minor shelf wear only. Internally bright and clean.

Strong, Eithne.

Flesh … the Greatest Sin.

First Edition. Monkstown, The Runa Press, 1980. 22 x 16 cm. 48 pages. Unpaginated. Line drawings. Stiff cardboard covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Some shelfwear. Internally clean.

Smith, Michael.

Dedications [Signed].

First and limited Edition (200 copies). Dublin, NWP: New Writers’ Press, 1967. 20 x 15 cm. Unpaginated. Original stiff paper covers. Near fine condition. Wrappers age darkened in places (see images). Inscribed to Katherine Kavanagh (wife of the poet Patrick Kavanagh?), signed ‘Michael’ and dated 1969 on half title page. Internally clean.

McGuinness, Frank.

The Wedding Breakfast [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 77 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

McCarthy, Thomas.

Seven Winters in Paris [Signed].

First Edition. London, Anvil Press, 1989. 21 X 14 cm. 61 pages (2). Original trade paperback. Near fine condition. Inscribed by the Author to Dublin collector Tony Smith, signed ‘Tom’.

Mahon, Derek.

The Flying Boats [Signed]. With monoprints by Michael Kane.

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition. 131/175. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2014. 21 x 13 cm. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Soft covers. Fine condition. Numbered and signed by Derek Mahon on colophon page.

Mahon, Derek.

Resistance Days.

First, numbered, signed and limited Edition. 61/175. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2001. 21 x 14 cm. Unpaginated. Original stiff paper wrappers. Fine condition. Signed and numbered by the author and the artist on colophone page.

Kelly, James Anthony.

Poems on the Edge [Signed].

First Edition. Dublin, Published by the Author, 1997. 21 x 14 cm. 44 pages. Original trade paperback. Very good condition. Signed by the Author on the title page.

Groarke, Vona.

Double Negative [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2019. 21 x 14 cm. 81 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

Fallon, Peter.

The Company of Horses [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2007. 21 x 14 cm. 65 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dusty jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

Fallon, Peter.

Deeds and Their Days. After Hesiod. [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2017. 21 x 14 cm. 71 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page. Losely inserted card, inscribed to ‘Tom’ and signed ‘Peter’.

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.

Selected Poems [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2008. 21 x 14 cm. 119 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed on the title page by the Author. Internally clean.

Coady, Michael.

Given Light [Signed].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2017. 21 x 14 cm. 94 pages. B&W photos. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed by the Author on title page.

Norton, Mary (author) / Stanley, Diana (illustrations).

The Borrowers.

First Edition. London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1952. 20 x 14 cm. 159 pages. With a frontispiece. Illustrated. 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, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket with small paper losses to spine ends and corners. (see images). Internally bright and clean. Overall a very nice copy.

Smithson, Annie M.P.

Paid in Full.

First Edition. Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1946. Octavo. 269 pages. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Names of previous owners on end papers. Internally clean.

Melville, Herman (author) / Rockwell Kent (illustrator).

Moby Dick or the Whale.

New York, Random House, 1930. 18 x 13.5 cm. xxxi, 822 pages, (4). Original black cloth with silver titles and decorations. Hard cover. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled / age darkened. Rear hinge started to open with some netting exposed. Binding shaky, but holding. Internally clean, no annotations. See images.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.

The XII Books of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Emperor. [Marcus Aurelius : Meditations ]. Translated by George Long.

London, George Bell and Sons (Printed by Charles Whittingham abd Co. / Chiswick Press), 1898. 23 x 17 cm. Engraved frontispiece, title page in red and black, 202 pages, (4). Contemporary tree calf. Gilt title and decorations. Dentelles. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Fine marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Minor material losses to boards (see images). Binding sound. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end paper. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. Nice copy.

Macken, Walter.

The Coll Doll and other stories.

First Edition. Dublin / London, Gill & Macmillan / Macmillan, 1969. Octavo. 250 pages. Original green cloth with silver title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally clean.

Herbert, William.

Helga. [Fore-edge Painting]. A Poem. In seven Cantos. By the Honorable William Herbert.

London, Printed for John Murray, 1815. Octavo. vi, (2) [TOC], 299 pages plus publishers list. Fine crimson morocco with elaborate gilt decorations. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Fore-edge painting (see images). Inside cloth-covered clamshell box. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste-down. Some spotting to gray end papers. Neat gift inscription on first blank page. Internally clean. With a very pretty rural scene fore-edge painting.