Armfelt, Nicholas.

Catching Up.

First Edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1971. 21.5cm x 13.5cm. 245 (5) pages. Original Hardcover with original, unclipped dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Bainville, Jacques.

Dictators. Translated from the French by J. Lewis May.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1940. 20 x 14 cm. 268 pages. Original green cloth with silver titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous onwer (‘Michael Tierney’) on half title page. Internally clean. The Life and Letters Series No. 96.

Barker, George.

Eros in Dogma.

First Edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1944. 14.5cm x 22.5cm. 61 pages. Original hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Barrett, Pat.

The Revival of Irish. The Ten Commandments And a kick in the arse.

First Edition. Galway, Printed by Corrib Printers, 1999. Oblong 21 x 15 cm. (6), 154 pages. Illustrated. Original black cloth with gilt title. Hard cover. Very good condition. Dust jacket is worn and stained (see images). Internally clean. Inscribed by the Author (‘Pat’) on the front free end paper. Scarce.

Bayne-Powell, Isabella.

Death Enters the Ward.

First Edition. London, Francis James Publishing, 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Paper somewhat age darkened / browned. Name of previous owner on front paste down. A nice clean copy of this scarce book.

Belitt, Ben.

The Double Witness – Poems: 1970-1976.

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1977. 22.4cm x 16.4cm. X, 71 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Bell, Don.

Bookspeak.

Limited edition of 120 copies. Francestown, Typographeum, 2000. 24,5 cm x 16,5 cm. 25 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Bell, William (Editor), Drummond, Allison / Larkin, Philip / King, Francis et al.

Poetry from Oxford in Wartime.

First Edition. London, The Fortune Press, 1945. 19 x 12 cm. 94 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Benford, Gregory / Niven, Larry.

Bowl of Heaven.

First Edition. New York, Tom Doherty Associates, 2012. 8°. 412 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

Berrigan, Daniel.

Tulips in the Prison Yard [Signed]. Selected Poems of Daniel Berrigan chosen and introduced by Patrick O’Brien.

First Edition. Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1992. 21 x 14 cm. 77 pages. Hard cover, inside original unclipped dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy. Signed by the Author on the title page. From the library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Birmingham, George.

The Northern Iron.

Dublin & Cork, The Educational Company of Ireland, ND [c. 1920-40]. 18 x 12 cm. 210 pages. Original laminated boards with red and black celtic design. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. ‘Specimen’ stamp on front board and title page. Name of previous owner on title page. Internally clean.

Black, Baxter.

Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy.

New York, Crown, 1997. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. IX, 275 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Blackwell. [Pub].

The New Decameron. Four Volumes. Volume I: Containing The Prologue and The First Day, Volume II: Containing The Second Day, Volume III: Containing Stories by Compton Mackenzie, D.H. Lawrence & Vita Sackville West, Volume IV: Edited by Blair and Containing Stories by L.A.G. Strong, D.H. Lawrence & J.D. Beresford.

4 Volumes (of 6 Volume Set). Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1919 / 1920 /1922 /1925. 13 x 20cm. 225 / 183 / 231 / 269 pages. Original quarter-clothbound hardcover. Foxing to edges and age darkening to endpapers. Bumping and slight splitting to corners. Spine label worn on Volume I. Text in good condition.

Blakey, John A.

The Tale of Lundravar the Dragon.

Limited Collectors Edition. Copy No. 33 of 650. Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland, Wee Hills Publishing, [2008]. 30 x 21 cm. (6), 207 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Extensively decorated brown leather with coloured and blind decorations. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Inlaid natural stones on front board. Raised Bands. In plain, dark green padded presentation case with gilt title on front. All edges gilt. Two coloured book mark strips with natural stone decorations. Signed and numbered on half title page. Loosely inserted ‘Certificate of Authenticity’. Marbled end papers. Decorated brass clasp. A unique presentation binding (see images). Fine. As New.

Block, Lawrence / Emerson, Jill.

Getting Off: A Novel of Sex and Violence.

First Edition. London, Hard Case Crime / Titan Books, 2011. 16cm x 24cm. 335 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Bodett, Tom.

The Free Fall of Webster Cummings.

First Edition. New York, Hyperion, 1996. 16cm x 24cm. 366 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Boland, Bridget.

At My Mother’s Knee.

Uncorrected Proof Copy. London, The Bodley Head, 1978. 21 x 13 cm. 137 pages. With several B&W illustrations. Limp grey paper covers with title on spine and front boards. ‘Uncorrected Proof Copy’ printed on front cover (see image). Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Short (1 cm) closed tear to half title.

Bolger, Dermot (editor).

The Bright Wave. An Tonn Gheal.

First Edition. Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1986. 21 x 14 cm. 200 pages. Original paperback. Soft covers. Very good condition. Signed by the Editor. Inscribed to ‘Paul’ and dated. From the Library of Irish Poet Paul Durcan.

Bowen-Colthurst, Paddy.

Paddy’s Memories.

First Edition. Colchester, Privately Published, 1998. 23.5 x 15 cm. 333 pages, xiv. Illustrated in B&W. Modern cloth. Hard cover with gilt title and decorations on spine. Fine. Edges a little dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. With a losely inserted hand-written letter, signed ‘Sue’.

Bratby, Michael / Scott, Peter.

Through the Air. Adventures with Wild Fowl and Small-boat Sailing.

First Edition. London, Country Life, 1941. 24 x 18 cm. 127 pages. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Peter Scott, including 20 original drawings in blue ink, of which one is a full page drawing. All drawings are signed or initialed. Blue Morrocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London. Gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to binding. Minor material losses to lower front board. Internally dust dulled and foxed. Text block clean. Inscribed by Michael Bratby ‘To the Field Marshal’. 20 original drawings by Peter Scott.