Fiction

Peter Haining / The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories

Over 25 short story masterpieces from writers such as Louis de Bernières and Ian Rankin - modern literary tales to chill the blood. This spine-chilling new anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by...

E.E. Cummings / 73 Poems

Composed between 1958 and his death in 1962, this was the last published collection by E. E. Cummings. It contains some of his surest and most characteristic work.Much has been made of his...

Hermione Hoby / Neon in Daylight

'What do you get when a writer of extreme intelligence, insight, style and beauty chronicles the lives of self-absorbed hedonists - The Great Gatsby, Bright Lights, Big City, and now Neon in Daylight...

Kate Carlisle / Homicide in Hardcover

When she finds her mentor lying in a pool of blood, clutching a priceless and supposedly cursed copy of Goethe''s Faust, book restorer Brooklyn Wainwright is accused of murder and theft by an...

Lynne Reid Banks / The Fairy Rebel

Tikki wants to give her new human friend, Jan, a precious gift. BUT - fairies are forbidden to touch humans, still less make magic for them! The Fairy Queen says that all humans want are favours. And...

Lynne Heitman / Hard Landing/Parts Unknown

Hard Landing On a cold afternoon in Massachusetts, the body of Ellen Shepard is found hanging in the attic of her home. She leaves no family. She leaves no note. And she leaves vacant her position as...

Oscar Wilde - Play, Prose Writings and Poems - HB

1991 EDITION, HARDCOVER - LACKS THE ORIGINAL PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. sOME SCUFFS TO THE MAROON CLOTH COVERS.  Effortlessly achieved, each revealing a different aspect of his brilliance, all of the...

J.P Donleavy - A Fairytale of New York - Penguin PB 1978

A Fairy Tale of New York is a funny, lusty, and sad novel of comic genius. Returning from study abroad, Cornelius Christian enters customs with his luggage and his dead wife. His first encounter in...

Patricia Looney (Editor) - Cork Words 3 : An Anthology of Contemporary Cork Writing - PB - 2022

The third anthology of Cork Writers and writing, published by Cork City Libraries - a mix of essays, poems, short stories, extracts from novels - all manner of Cork writing, some of it unpublished...

J.T Edson - The Devil Gun - Vintage 1967 PB

Paperback, 1967 reprint, Sabre Books UK , first publsihed in the USA in 1966.  Slight spine lean, Dublin bookshop sticker on front cover.  The story revolves around a deadly threat to Texas during...

Iain Banks - The Bridge (HB Reprint - 2001)

The man who wakes up in the extraordinary world of a bridge has amnesia, and his doctor doesn't seem to want to cure him. Does it matter? Exploring the bridge occupies most of his days. But at night...

J.P Donleavy - A Singular Man - Vintage Penguin PB 1966

What will happen to George Smith? Mysteriously rich and desperately lonely, George appears to be under attack from all quarters: his former wife and four horrible children are suing to get his money;...

Eoin Neeson - The Second Book of Irish Myths and Legends - Vintage Mercier PB

Paperback, published by Mercier Paperbacks, fifth impresssion, originally published 1966.  Light edgewear to back cover.  Includes the Children of Lir, Diarmuid and Graine, and the Sickbed of...

Wilbur Smith / A Falcon Flies (Vintage Paperback) (1)

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Bernard Shaw / Heartbreak House (Vintage Paperback) (1)

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Doris Lessing / The Story of a Non-Marrying Man and Other Stories (Vintage Paperback)

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Oscar Wilde / Lady Windermere's Fan; a Woman of No Importance; an Ideal Husband; the Importance of Being Earnest; Salome (Vintage Paperback)

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John le Carre / The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Vintage Paperback) (1)

*The Spy Who Came in from the Cold* is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. It depicts Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer, being sent to East Germany as a faux...

Jean Plaidy / The Captive Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart Series: Volume 2) (Vintage Paperback)

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Anita Ganeri / Secrets and Spies (Children's Coffee Table book)

Prepare to go undercover and enter a world of secret missions, covert operations and classified information. Explore the history of espionage from ancient secret agents to modern-day surveillance,...

Virginia Hamilton / The People Could Fly (Children's Coffee Table book)

A group of slaves dreams that they have the ability to fly back to their native land where a life of freedom and dignity await them amidst the people they know and love, in a re-release of an...

John Patience / New Adventures in Fern Hollow (Children's Coffee Table book)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a...

Philip Pullman / Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp (Children's Coffee Table book)

Philip Pullman's wry wit and award-winning talent brings much to this rich, dark and uplifting rendition of the classic tale ALADDIN AND THE ENCHANTED LAMP. With magic and mischief in equal measure,...

J.T Edson - The Man From Texas - (Vintage Brown Watson PB) 1966

J.T Edson - You're in Command Now, Mr Fog - (Vintage Corgi PB) 1973

Set during the American Civil War, the story follows a 17-year-old Dusty Fog serving as a freshly promoted first lieutenant in the Confederate Army. When his company's commanding officer is suddenly...

Tom Evans / Famous Myths and Legends of Canada and Northern United States (Children's Coffee Table book)

Creatures of the air, water, and plains feature in Myths and Legends of North America: Canada and Northern United States. Through engaging narration and colorful illustrations, the volume helps...

Gaby Goldsack / Three Little Pigs (Coffee Table Book)

Tells the story of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Bruce F. Murphy / The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery (Coffee Table Book)

An indispensable reference for lovers of the mystery genre looks at mystery writers, famous and lesser known, in an A-to-Z format, and offers a cross-referenced catalog of titles, characters, movie...

William Shakespeare - The Sonnets - HB Gift Edition Illustrated - 1995

Published by Barrie & Jenkins UK, as issued in illustrated blue boards with cameo portait of the poet to front covers.  Interiorart ( which is excellent) by Ian Penney. All 154 sonnets included, and...

Rachel Ferguson - Alas, Poor Lady - PB (Persephone Books 2006) ( Originally 1937)

Paperback, in wraps, Number 65 in the reissues of classics under the Persephone imprint.  Light scuffing to page block.  horror and disbelief at what had happened to the daughters of extravagantly...

Edgar Allen Poe - The Raven and Other Poems - HB (Illustrated by Gustave Doré )

A beautifully presented version of Poe's works, the illustrations accentuate the drama of his classic work The Raven. Published by Arcturus , 2010, the poem was first published in 1845, the Doré...

DK / Star Wars in 100 Scenes (Coffee Table Book)

Go behind the scenes and relive 100 iconic moments from Star Wars™, episode I-VI Join Luke Skywalker as he battles with the dark side, watch as Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader and fly through...

Mystics and Prophets (Marvels & Mysteries S.) (Coffee Table Book)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a...

Marvels and mysteries: Life After Death (Coffee Table Book)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a...

Tim Dedopulos / The Middle-earth Puzzle Collection (Coffee Table Book)

J.R.R. Tolkien was a master of riddles and wordplay-and fans of his towering masterpiece will enjoy this stunning journey through Middle-earth, where curiosities and stimulating puzzles await them at...

Alex Light / The Upside of Falling (Large Paperback)

A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. Perfect for Jenny Han fans. It's been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love...

Michael Cussen / 21 Poems for 2021 (Large Paperback)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a...

Nancy Warren / The Vampire Knitting Club (Large Paperback)

Vampires who knit. A troublemaking witch. Who killed Granny? and is she really dead? At a crossroads between a cringe-worthy past (Todd the Toad) and an uncertain future (she's not exactly homeless,...

M. O'neill / Poems of W.B. Yeats (Large Paperback)

Deeply involved with Irish culture and history, W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) is one of the greatest poets writing in the last two centuries. This sourcebook provides essential help for readers who wish to...

Faith Hogan / The Sisters of Hope Square (Large Paperback)

From the bestselling author of The Bookshop Ladies, Faith Hogan, comes a wonderfully gripping and poignant story of two sisters and their family hotel on peaceful Pin Hill Island, once a thriving...

Stephen Jarvis / Death and Mr. Pickwick (Large Paperback)

"So dramatically convincing that it is all the more surprising how much of it is historically verifiable... [Jarvis] has written a novel that reflects upon the world-altering effects of novel reading...

Anita Hughes / Christmas at the Chalet (Large Paperback)

It's the day after Christmas, and Felicity Grant is at a gorgeous ski chalet in St. Moritz for the biggest fashion show of her career. Felicity is a rising star on the bridal design scene, and this...

Sean Eckett / Ghost Stories (Coffee Table Book)

Twenty-two ghost stories, ranging from the gentle beauty of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to the chilling horror of Thornley Abbey, make this a treat for all fans and the perfect introduction for...

Jenny Raworth / Creating Flower Displays (Coffee Table Book)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a...

Brian Innes / Body in Question (Coffee Table Book)

Body in Question: Exploring the Cutting Edge in Forensic Science takes an in-depth look at the modern scientific practices that go into solving crime today. It examines the broad scope of...

Eithne Massey - Legendary Ireland - A Journey Through Celtic Places and Myths - HB 2003

This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them. Woven into these landscapes are tales of love and betrayal, greed and...

J.P Donleavy - The Unexpurgated Code - PB - BRAND NEW

BRAND NEW, published by Lilliput Press, 2026. Reprint.  The Unexpurgated Code is J.P. Donleavy at his most gloriously mischievous; a wry, impeccably-phrased manual for surviving the theatre of...

Harry Harrison - Winter in Eden (Eden Trilogy - Book 2 ) 1987

This is the third printing Granada PB paperback edition, originally published in 1986. In excellent condition The book in the picture is the copy of the book you will recieve.  Harry Harrison broke...

George & Weedon Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody - PB

The Diary of a Nobody is an 1892 English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine...

Lonely Planet / Lonely Planet Everyday Adventures (Coffee Table Book)

Weave a little wonder into daily life with these fun and challenging activities - and experience your local area in a whole new way. Invite friends on a social adventure, follow your senses somewhere...

Reader's Reader's Digest / Traditional Wisdom Rediscovered (Coffee Table Book)

Crammed with wisdom from past times, researched by experts and made relevant for today's busy lifestyles, "Traditional Wisdom Rediscovered" is a perfect reference book for the modern home. This...

Ronald Pearsall / Myths and Legends of Ireland (Coffee Table Book)

From the myths and legends of the ancient world to the verfied historical records of modern times, these inspiring volumes provide a window onto the past, enabling the reader to understand previous...