Vintage, USED & Collectible Books - Newly Added

Denis G. Marnane & Mary Guinan Darmody - County Tipperary 1921-23 - A History in 60 Documents - PB Booklet

An illustrated 36page booklet, published by Tipperary County Council,  part of a series (it followed on from County Tipperary in 1916, and Tipperary 2017-21  by the same authors)  No ISBN, approx copybook size, on high quality glossy...

Liam Ó Briain - Cuimhní Cinn : Cuimhní an Eirí Amach - Memoir 1916 Rising - HB 1951

An account of his role in the 1916 Rising ( in the Stephen's Green area) and the period that followed. This first edition was published ( in Irish only) by Sáirséal & Dill ,1951   Cúntas as Gaeilge in iomlán le Liam...

Lytton Strachey - Queen Victoria - HB 1958 (Originally 1921)

A biography of the British queen covers her childhood, relations with other heads of state, devotion to Prince Albert, and the psychological influences on her character.    Introduction by Ivor brown, this editionCollins Classics, bright...

David Knowles - The Evolution of Medieval Thought - PB

This book is a concise introduction to the development of medieval thought. Specifically it discusses the thinkers themselves and the institutions that birthed them. The main word to keep in mind here is that this an "overview" of medieval thought and...

Bernard Wolfe - Limbo '90 - PB - Vintage Penguin PB - 1961

In the aftermath of an atomic war, a new international movement of pacifism has arisen. Multitudes of young men have chosen to curb their aggressive instincts through voluntary amputation - disarmament in its most literal sense. Those who have undergone...

Owen McCrohan - Paddy Mo : A Biography of Patrick Moriarty 1926-1997 - HB

This biography charts the life of the Dingle-born Chief Executive of the ESB, who revolutionized corporate life during the 1980s and 90s. He became one of Ireland's leading business people of the twentieth century, when he transformed the ESB into a...

Missale Romanum, Ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum, S. PII V. Pontificus Maximi. Jussu Editum, et Clementis VIII. Et Urbani VIII. Auctoritate recognitum. Accuratissima Editio novis Missis et Indulto Apostolico Concessis Aucta.

Published in Dublin, mdccclviii Dublini: (Duffy, 1858) Quarto. pp. xliv, 468, 155 (Index), 5. Bound ( in what I'm assuming is a contem[porary or near contemporary full red morocco by James Duffy of Dublin - Duffy Binder Dublin' ( so bound by the...

Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett) - The Sword of Welleran - HB 1908 UK 1ST Edition

Hardcover, first edition ( date in Roman numerals as mcmviii [1908] to title page) published by George Allen & Sons, London.  Predates the (slightly commoner) US 1916 1st Edition ( Edward Luce, Boston) by 8 years.  Lacks original...

Kieran A Kennedy ( Editor) - From Famine to Feast : Economic and Social Change in Ireland 1847-1997 - PB

Paperback, published by the IPA/ Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland - pb - 1998.    

Paddy Butler - The Extraordinary Story of Mary Elmes ; The Irish Oskar Schindler - PB - 2017

Mary Elmes is the great unsung heroine of modern Ireland. Risking her life to save Jewish children during the Holocaust, she turned her back on a promising academic career to help others. She is the only Irish person to be honoured as Righteous Among the...

John Murphy (Editor)- Four Limerick Plays ( Pigtown | Small One | Bingo! | The Bachelor of Kilkish ) - PB

Paperback, published by Limerick Writer's Centre, 2021 4 recent plays - with brief introductions to each.  Pigtown - Mike Finn Small One - John Murphy Bingo! - Carrie Barrett The Bachelor of Kilkishen - Myles Breen

F.L Carsten (Editor)- Material Progress and World-Wide Problems - 1870-1898 - HB - (The New Cambridge Modern History - Volume XI - 1960)

A standalone volume in the multi-volume Cambridge Modern History . Covers the late 19th ecntury in Europe and the world. Hardcover in dustjacket, Dustdarkening to the spine and page block. The dustjacket is now in a clear plastic removable Herma jacket...

F.L Carsten (Editor)- The Reformation 1520-1559 - HB - (The New Cambridge Modern History - Volume II - 1958)

A standalone volume in the multi-volume Cambridge Modern History . Covers the era of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Hardcover in dustjacket, Dustdarkening to the spine and page block. The dustjacket is now in a clear plastic removable Herma jacket...

F.L Carsten (Editor)- The Zenith of European Power 1830-1870 - HB - (The New Cambridge Modern History - Volume X - 1960)

A standalone volume in the multi-volume Cambridge Modern History . Covers the era of mid 19th century global history, an era where European colonialism was nearing it's zenith, and the USA a rising force. Hardcover in dustjacket, Dustdarkening to the...

F.L Carsten (Editor)- The Era of Violence 1898-1945 - HB - (The New Cambridge Modern History - Volume XII - 1960)

A standalone volume in the multi-volume Cambridge Modern History . Covers the first half of the 20th century( but centers mostly on WW1 and the post WW1 era , Hardcover in dustjacket, Dustdarkening to the spine and page block. The dustjacket is now in a...

Collins - Irish Grammar ( Easy Learning) PB - 2ED 2017

Éamonn Ó Dónaill - Irish Grammar (Teach Yourself Series) - PB - 2005

Paperback, published by Teach Yourself series, 2005, paperback, first printing of this edition.  Explains grammar structure , with examples and grammar exdplained in a clear , jargon free way. Aimed at someone with a basic knowledge to begin with,...

Sarah Underwood - Lies We Sing to the Sea - HB - signed ( Waterstones Exclusive Edition) - HB - 2023

Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago. But when that fate comes for Leto, death is not...

Georgette Heyer - The Nonesuch - HB - 1963

Hardcover, a 1963 Book Club Edition, in the year after the original publication by Heinemann UK in 1962. Uses the same cover design as the trade edition.  Light edgewear to the covers, (at edges of the dustjacket) otherwise in good condition, no...

Christopher Fitz-Simon - Organ Voluntary - HB

These vivid, masterful short stories explore the condition of Ireland’s people as the country steps cautiously towards modernity. Caught between tradition and change, the characters portrayed long to move forward, yet fear what they may lose. In...

Máirtín Ó Díreáin - Cloch Choirnéil - PB Filíocht - 1966

Cnuasach filíochta , foilsithe sa gcló seo ( an 3ú cló) ag Clochchomhar, 1966, clúdach bog.  Tá marc fágtha ar an gclúdach tosaigh sa ait a raibh praghas ag am éicint roimhe seo. Istigh,...

Arthur Flynn - Irish Dance - HB - 1998

Hardcover, published by Appletree Press, small format hardcover, illustrated by Anne Farrall.  The blank endpage has been removed from the front of the book, neatly enough. No other marks or damage noted.  This book traces the history of dance...

Margraet Lantry - A History of St Finbarr's Church, Cork 1766-2016 - PB

Paperback, published by Lettertec, 2016 An illustrated history of St Finbarr's South Church, Cork City, the oldest Catholic church in the city, it was the parish church for a larege section of the city centre.  This focuses both on the parish...

Arthur Broomfield - At Home in Ireland : New & Selected Poems - PB

Paperback, published by Revival Press, Limerick , 2023. 

Sean Gallagher - Who's Who on Limerick County Council 1899 to 2014 - PB

Paperback, published by Limerick County Council, 2015, a full listing of all councillors and mebers of the council, since it's first meeting, and it lasted for 115 years before merging with Limerick City Council to form a new organisation in 2014...

James Kelly & Martyn J. Powell ( Editors) - Clubs and Societies in Eighteenth Century Ireland - HB - 2010

Hardcover, published by Four Courts Press, 2010. Light dustdarkening to page block, otherwise unmarked, binding solid, no underlining or other wear noted.  Clubs and societies emerge as a distinct feature of the Irish social landscape from the end...

Olivie Blake - Alone With You in the Ether - HB - Deluxe Waterstones Edition - 2022

An 'as new' copy, this edition was the Waterstones Deluxe Special edition, with yellow and blue haxagonal beehive motifs to page block, and illustrated front and rear endpages.  Published by Tor UK , 2928377105136 ( this refers to the special ed) -...

Olivie Blake - Masters of Death - HB - Deluxe Waterstones Edition - 2023

An 'as new' copy, this edition was the Waterstones Deluxe Special edition, with skull motifs to page block, and illustrated front and rear endpages.  Published by Tor UK , 2928377160036 ( this refers to the special ed) - the text content is...

Peter Somerville-Large - Irish Voices : 50 Years of Irish Life 1916-1966 - HB

Hardcover, published by Chatto & Windus, 1999.  Previous owner's gift inscription on inside front endpages, partly erased and scribbled out. (*never* do this, people !)  Age spotting and the start of foxing on some internal pages.  (...

Ian Fox - 100 Nights at the Opera - - 40th Anniversary of Wexfortd Festival Opera - HB - 1991

Hardcover, published by TownHouse Dublin, 1991.  Celebrating 40 years of the hugely successful Wexford Opera Festival , focusing on its establishment, notable operas stages during the 40 years, photographs, backstage and organiser photos , and a...

Inpho Sports Photography Agency - Putting it on the Line : A Year in the Life of the Irish Rygby Team - HB

A large format hardcover, published in association with the IRFU and sponsors PTSB.  Covers the 2001-2002 season, a point when older players ( such as Peter Clohessy) retiring, and younger players such as Paul O'Connell on the way in.  Edgewear...

David Ross( Editor) - Through Irish Eyes : A Visual Com

Foreword by Malachy McCourt (brother of Frank McCourt) , large format hardcover, illustrated throughout with photographs of Ireland ( Limerick mostly) from the 1920's to the 1940's . Gift inscription ( dated 2000) on the front endpage.  Slight...

Caimin O'Brien - Stories from a Scared Landscape - Croghan Hill to Clonmacnoise - HB

Large format hardcover, published by Mercier Press ( in association with Offaly County Council)  2006.  Internally unmarked, illustrated in colour. The dustjacket, which is now in a clear plastic removable Herma jacket protector has a closed...

Kildare GAA County Board - Cill Dara 2003 - Kildare - PB Illustrated Gaelic Games

The Kildare GAA Yearbook, 2003 (Irisleabhar Oifigiúil Co. Cill Dara) published by Kildare County Board.  128 pages, large format paperback, excellent copy. Colour photography throughout, and full local and club coverage.   

Reuben Butler - St Flannan's 1881-1981 - PB ( Ennis - Clare)

Published for the centenary of the noted Ennis, County Clare college 1981, a large format paperback, 1981. Both a history of the colleg and the building, and a history of the students and staff over the century.  Illustrated in black and white...

Larry Byrne - St Mary's Rosslare G.A.A Club - 2022 - No Hiding Place - PB

A history of St May's GAA Club, Rosslare, County Wexford, published 2022.  Illustrated tyhroughout, 270 pages. Larger format paperback. 

Peter Lynch - Rambling Round Ireland : A Commodius Vicus of Recirculation - pb

Paperback, published by The Liffey Press, 2010, paperback.  An account of a circular journey around Ireland, broadly following the coast, north and south ( and venturing inland on occasion, to vist towns such as Clonmel, Cong,etc.  There is a...

Kieran McCarthy & Daniel Breen - West Cork Through Time - PB - 2013

Paperback, published by Amberley Publishing, 2013.  The book uses historic postcards from the Cork City Museum collection with a 'then and now' look at the images (from circa 1900-1914) and withg a modern image on the same page. 

Amstrad Consumer Electronics - Amstrad CPC 6128 - User Instruction Manual 3rd Ed 1985

A user manual ( with detailed programming notes ) for the mid 1980's Amstrad CPC6128. An early version of a desktop PC aimed at home computing 9 and home office use)  Very retro.  RINGBOUND IN PLASTIC , LARGER FORMAT MANUAL. 

Noel Dundon - Thurles Musical Society : From Stage To Page - PB - 2010

Paperback, illustrated throughout in colour, published to celebrate 60 years of amateur drama in Thurles, and the huge role played by Thurles Musical Society since 1950.  Covers both onstage production and backstage supports, with a host of...

Tipperary GAA County Board - Tipperary GAA Yearbook 2018 - Blianiris PB Illustrated Gaelic Games

The Tipperary GAA Yearbook, 2018 ( Blianiris Thiobraid Árann, 2012) published by Tipperary County Board, Thurles.  216 pages, large format paperback, excellent copy. Colour photography throughout, and full local and club coverage.   

William J Hayes - Moyne Templetuohy : A Life of Its Own - The Story of a Tipperary Parish - 2 x hb

Volume I - Published 2001, states 'in two volumes' (the series was later expanded and another volume added)  Illustrated throughout , covers the history and archaeology of the parish from earliest times to the famine era. A large and heavy volume,...

Leachlain S Ó Catháin - Focal sa Chúirt - PB Téarmaí Dlí

A dictionary of Irish ) as Gaeilge) law terms and terminology, written by a parcticing legal professional Foilsithe ag Coiscéim, Baile Átha Cliath, 2001. 

Harrap & Co. Publishers - Essays of Today and Yesterday Series - 8 HB 1926

A collection of 8 uniformly sized books, as issued in small format hardcovers with illustrated covers, text in gilt to spine on each. ( This is not the complete collection, as further books were planned for the series)  A previous owner has added...

Brendan Clifford ( Editor) - Seán Moylan : In His Own Words - His Memoir of the Irish War of Independence - PB - 2003

Paperback, published by Aubane Historical Society, Cork, 2003, based largely on Moylan's own ( previously unpulished - autobiography) and accounts from the Bureau of Military History, a number of his political speeches and other writings. 

Stephen Davis - Hammer of the Gods : The Led Zeppelin Saga - HB

If ever there were Satanic Majesties of rock their name was Led Zeppelin. The band that out-sold the Rolling Stones and made Robert Johnson's deals with the devil look like a playground game of conkers were as high, inflated and glorified as their...

Peter Wright - Spycatcher : The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer (Hardback) - 1987

The former assistant director of MI5 offers an account of British Intelligence, including his work on the Ring of Five and exposing Soviet espionage and the conspiracy to oust Harold Wilson from the office of Prime Minister in the 1970s .  Hugely...

Lady Augusta Gregory - Irish Myths and Legends : Volume 1 : Gods and Fighting Men - PB

Lady Augusta Gregory's Irish Myths and Legends, or Gods and Fighting Men as it was first titled in 1904, is an essential collection of Irish myths, legends and folk tales gathered by Gregory from Irish oral story tellers at the close of the nineteenth...

Seamark ( Austin J. Small) - The Mystery Maker - Vintage Hodder Yellowjacket - HB - 1951 ( Originally 1929)

Published under the pseudonym Seamark ( first published 1929, after the death of the author ) small format hardcover, Hodder UK, 1951. Small areas of paper loss to the head and tail of the spine dustjacket, solid in red cloth underneath...

James Stephens - The Demi-Gods - HB 1914

Hardcover, published by Macmillan UK, 1914, a small format hardcover in green cloth, rubbed and lightly edgeworn, titles in gilt to front cover, and embossed to spine ( possibly originally in gilt also but now faded)  Bookshop label from Edward...

Joachim C Fest - Hitler : A Biography- HB 1974

History records no phenomenon like Adolf Hitler. No name still evokes such hate and fear, and no individual has left so much terror, death and destruction in his wake. Even today historians speculate over the question: how did it happen? Was Hitler a...

Naoise Dolan - Opwindende Tijden ( Exciting Times) - Netherlands Edition - PB

Over liefde, geld en het gevoelsleven van drie cynische millennials in Hongkong. Geeft Ava haar gemoedelijke leventje met bankier Julian op voor advocate Edith?‘Opwindende tijden’ van Naoise Dolan gaat over liefde, geld en het gevoelsleven...