Anckarsvard, Karin - The mysterious Schoolmaster Pb Scholastic Books USa 1972 - Translated from Swedish

This is a translation from the original Swedish of Karin Anckarsvard's The Mysterious Schoolmaster, published by Scholastic USA in 1972, translated by Annabelle MacMillan, illustrated by Paul Galdone.  Book one of the Cecilia & Michael series,...

Cronin, Eileen - Guide to the Stained Glass Windows of Saint Fin Barre's cathedral Cork - Art History

Profusely illustrated in full colour throughout, this is a detailed study and history of the historic high gothic revival art by William Burges , who designed all the stained glass for the construction of the cathedral in the 1870's All the religious...

Hoban, Russell - Riddley Walker - PB Picador Edition 1982 SF Classic

Set in a post-apocalyptic England, RIDDLEY WALKER tells the tale of one twelve year old boy and his journey through the ruins of civilisation. After the death of his father in an accident, Riddley must become a man. But his inquiring mind and strange...

Bullock, Alan - Hitler and Stalin : Parallel Lives HB 1st Edition 1991

Alan Bullock's 1991 classic Hitler and Stalin was his crowning achievement, the magnum opus of one of the century's most admired historians--the distinguished Oxford scholar and author of the now classic Hitler: A Study in Tyranny. This work is...

Crichton, Michael - The Great Train Robbery - HB US 1st edition 1975

The fourth published book by Michael Crichton, ( following The Andromeda man, Five patients and the Terminal man) This is a US first edition, published by Knopf USA, 1975, hardcover in green and brown cloth titles printed to front covers, in an...

Poe, Edgar Allan - Complete Poems HB US Ed 1992 - Classic poetry The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is internationally renowned as a pioneering master of the macabre. He is regarded as one of the world's great short story writers as well as a great lyric poet, and is credited with inventing the detective story and the modern...

Paisnel, Joan - The Beast of Jersey ( Edward Paisnel ) PB Vintage NEL PB ed 1973

Edward John Louis Paisnel (1925 – 1994), dubbed the Beast of Jersey, was a notorious sex offender  who terrorised the channel island of Jersey  between 1960 and 1971. He entered homes at night dressed in a rubber...

Ó Conaire, Padraic - M'asal beag Dubh & 14 Short Stories - English Translation 1982

This collection, the first representative translation of his work, contains 15 of his greatest short stories including M'Asal Beag Dubh, beloved of generations of schoolchildren. Padraic ó Conaire was born in Galway in 1882, brought up in the...

Bunyan, John - the Pilgrim's Progress Vintage Blackie HB Ed Illustrated boards 1921

In John Bunyan's hands, what might have been a dry pious tale is transformed into a work of imaginative literature, The Pilgrim's Progress, whose influence - both on work that followed and on the English consciousness as a whole - has been immeasurable...

Corrin, Sara & Stephen ( eds) Pet Stories for children HB Faber Anthology 1985

This collection of pet stories includes tales primarily from Britain and Australia, many of which are available in picture book versions. Pets include dogs, cats, hamsters, ponies, as well as unusual pets such as a giraffe, a kangaroo, an owl, a...

Forster, E.M - The New Collected Short Stories - HB 1985 - Classic Science Fiction

Includes the classic anthologies originally published as The Celestial Omnibus and The Eternal Moment ( whcih included the early SF classic The Machine Stops)  as well as three important stories published after Forster's death:...

Reece, Bob ( Editor) Irish Convicts - The Origins of Convicts Transported to Australia - PB History

Signed (and dedicated )by the author to the title page.  Published by UCD Dept of modern History, 1989, this is a collection of  essays , based on original research, on the origins of Irish convicts who were sentenced to transportation to...

Robinson, Tim - Stones of Aran : Pilgrimage PB 1st Ed 1986 Lilliput Press

The Aran Islands, in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland, are a unique geological and cultural landscape, and for centuries their stark beauty and their inhabitants' traditional way of life have attracted pilgrims from abroad. The Aran Islands, in...

Neary , Tom - I Saw our Lady - PB 4th Ed 1989 Knock Mayo History & religion

"The Shrine of Knock, Co. Mayo,  is known all over the world because of the wApparition that occurred there on the 21st August 1879.In this bestseller, the reader is taken back to the very origin of Knock as a shrine, and examines all the principal...

Ingle, Jimmy - The Jimmy Ingle Story - PB 1st Ed 1984 Irish Boxing Ringsend Dublin

With an introduction by Patrick Myler,, published by Brandon Press, 1984. Condition - Used - Very Good, paperback in orange covers, with 7 b&w illustrations. 93pp.Spine is a lighter colour than the covers, unsure if fade or part of the design, no...

Shute, Nevil - What happened to the Corbetts - HB WW2 Vintage Novel

Nevil Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second World War. In it he describes the devastation that results from an aerial bomb attack on Southampton that destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the...

Harrap's French - English & Anglais- Francais Pocket Dictionary

Aimed at a second level or general use , this is a Harrap's pocket French to English and English to French dictionary, in flexi paperback, this dedition first published 1988,  Light edgewear only, no marks or damage internally, no underlining etc...

Wolff, Michael - Fire and Fury : Inside the Trump White House PB 2018

With extraordinary access to the Trump White House, Michael Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our time. The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous - and absolutely mesmerising. Now, thanks to...

Cross, Eric - The Tailor and Ansty - PB Kerry Vintage - Frank O'Connor Introduction

This is a Mercier Press reprint edition , 1985, the 9th reprint of this hugely popular title , which, as bizarre as it now seems, was banned by the absurd Censorship Laws in Ireland on initial publication in 1942. This edition has an introduction by...

Shute, Nevil - Requiem for a Wren - ( Breaking Wave) WW2 Novel - Vintage HB 1955

First published in 1955, this is a reprint from the same year of Nevil Shute's WW2 romance , Requiem for a Wren, published by Heinemann UK. This novel was published in the USA as the Breaking wave In a good , price clipped dustjacket, small area of paper...

Lee, Joseph ( Editor) Ireland - Towards a sense of place PB 1985 - History & Society

Published by Cork University Press, 1985, the theme of the collection of essays, is the sense of place, vague or precise, mundane or romantic, real or imaginary in the Irish mind, with reference both to place within Ireland, and to Ireland's place in the...

Oram, Hugh - Ballsbridge Then and Now - Dublin Local History - Vintage Photography

Ballsbridge, the 'embassy belt' at the leafy heart of South Dublin, is home to Royal Dublin Society (RDS), the British and American embassies, the Aviva Stadium, and an array of the Great Houses of Ireland. Ailesbury Road and Shrewsbury Road have long...

Legion of Mary handbook , 1975 Legio Mariae Catholic Religion

From a modern perspective, it's difficult to now see the huge impact that popular Catholic devotional organizations like the Legion of Mary had on Irish society in the 20th century.  this is the handbook of the Organisation, issued to each member,...

Townsend, Sue - The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole HB 1st Ed 1984

A hardcover first edition, Methuen UK, 1984 , of the classic second book in the bestselling series by Sue Townsend, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole.   

Mac Liammóir, Micheál - Enter A Goldfish : Memoirs of an Irish Actor, Young and Old HB

Micheál Mac Liammóir was one of Ireland's most notable actors and was the co-founder of the gate Theatre with his long time partner Hilton Edwards. This is a memoir of his youth ( written almost as a novel) - where he is the subject  (...

Gibran, Kahlil - Sand and Foam - HB Vintage - Poetry & Proverbs

Published by heinemann UK as part of their gift issue series of Gibran in the 1970's,  this is a collection of verses, aphorisms and proverbs by Gibran, originally published in 1927.  Edgewear to the covers, especially at the corners of the...

Christie, Agatha - 2 book Lot : Murder at the Vicarage & The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side ( Miss Marple) and Apointment with Death and other Plays

A lot of two omnibus hardcover Agatha Christie books (both complete and unabridged) as follows -  'The Murder at the Vicarage' (1930)  and ' The mirror Crack'd from side to side' ,(1960) both Miss Marple novels, in a single volume, published by...

Hanks, Keith - Falk UK 1st ed 1972 'End of Days' SF

An unusual novel , set in a post apocalyptic England, with religious or Second Coming overtones.  Falk, who may or may not be a new Messiah type figure, finds himself in a devastated London .. Attractive cover art, internally very good, edgewear to...

Gray, Henry - Gray's Anatomy 15th Ed Illustrated Hardcover Classic ' Masterclass Edition'

Written in the 1850s by a young doctor, Henry Gray, Gray's Anatomy was the most comprehensive and accessible anatomy of its time. This large and detailed volume contains the historic text of the 15th edition and all of Henry Vandyke Carter's masterly...

Mitchell, Arthur - Labour in Irish Politics 1890-1930 HB - 1974 IUP

The first detailed survey of the Irish Labour movement in the era of revolution and beyond.  Heavy edgewear to the dustjacket, closed creases, small chips from the edgs, inkmarks, Both a history of the labour movement, nd teh wider Labour party, the...

Moorcock, Michael - The Revenge of the Rose ( Elric Novel) HB 1991

Feared by enemies and friends alike, Elric of Melnibone walks a lonely path among the worlds of the multiverse. The destroyer of his own cruel and ancient race, as well as its final ruler, Elric is the bearer of a destiny as dark and cursed as the...

Dubrovnik in War - Illustrated Matica Hrvatska PB Siege of Dubrovnik 1991-92 Croatia

A part documentary part commentary on the shelling and siege of the port city of Dubrovnik , as part of the breakup of the former Yugoslavia 1991-1994, when the Serb army shelled the Croatian port city. With a large number of period photographs , some in...

MacMahon, Noel - Here I Am, Here I Stay : Marshal MacMahon 1808-1893 - HB

marshall MacMahon (1808 – 1893), onetime President of France, was a member of a major Irish clan from North Munster. Nicknamed “The Little Lion”, he was considered “a dedicated soldier; very military, modest, very brave in...

Gibbon, Edward - The Decline and fall of the Roman Empire - 1 Volume HB Edition,

Edward Gibbon's huge history of the Roman and Byzantine Empires - The Decline and Fall, was originally published as a multi volume edition from 1776 to 1788. This is an abridged edition ( with some less relevant chapters left out) and was first published...

O'Brien, Flann ( Myles na Gopaleen ) The Poor Mouth HB ( English translation) Illustrated by Ralph Steadman

Originally published as gaeilge under the title An Béal Bocht, this is Flann O'Brien's satirical take on all the poor god help us stories published in Irish by the likes of Séamus ó Grianna and Tomás ó Criomhthainn...

White, Linda B & Foster, Steven - The Herbal Drugstore : The Best Natural Alternatives to Over the counter & Prescription Medicines - HB 2000

In this book you can compare mainstream drug treatments and their herbal alternatives for close to 100 common health problems. The Herbal Drugstore features 712 herbal remedies, providing objective, concise profiles of 280 drugs and drug categories,...

National Graves Association - The Last Post : The Details and stories of the Republican Dead 1913/1975

Tracked courier  delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Condition - edgewear to the covers, there is a small 1cm square area of loss to the head of the spine, creases to spine and creases to back cover, and scuffing to covers. Not ex...

Borges, Jorge Luis - Ficciones ( Biblioteca Borges) PB In Spanish

En espanol. Una de las colecciones literarias ma¡s importantes del siglo veinte, los dieciocho cuentos contenidos en la obra Ficciones de Jorge Luis Borges invitan al lector a reexaminar sus previas suposiciones y preocupaciones relativas...

Boland, Kevin - The Rise and Decline of Fianna Fáil - PB Vintage Mercier 1982 Politics

Condition - fade to the spine and external covers, usual light tanning, there is a handwritten price of £12 on the back cover, original printed 1983 price was IR£3.30  internallu unmarked, binding tight. Image of De Valera, Lemass, Lynch...

Bradford, Ernle - The Great Siege : Malta 1565 - PB History

In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire was thought to be invincible. Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman sultan, had expanded his empire from western Asia to southeastern Europe and North Africa. To secure control of the...

McCourt, Frank - Angela's Ashes - SIGNED HB 1st Edition Limerick 1996

The only issue is a dedication ( '' To Tom'' ) - no other marks or inscriptions, not ex library, not book club, first printing.  Usual tanning to the page block ends.   Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New...

McCourt, Frank - SIGNED 'Tis - A Memoir HB 1st Edition 1999 Limerick

Light tanning to the page block, this is a first edition , undedicated, Signed by the author to the title page in black ink. Now in a clear plastic removable jacket protector.  Frank McCourt continues his life story in the brilliant, bestselling...

Devlin, Paddy - The Fall of the N.I Executive 1974- PB 1st ed Northern Ireland

self published, and printed by Anvil Press /Kerryman, this is Paddy Devlin's collection of essays and commentary on the circumstances that led to the fall of the first Northern Ireland Executive in 1974. Paddy Devlin, formerly a union organiser, ...

Capuchin Annual 1963 - PB Illustrated Ireland Art History Religion

The Capuchin is a journal unique in Irish publishing-although its ethos always remained the promotion of and education in Christianity and a Catholic way of life, it found many unique ways of exploring these subjects. From its conception, successive...

Dunne, Derek & Kerrigan, Gene - Round up the Usual Suspects - The Cosgrave Coalition and Nicky Kelly PB 1ST ED 1984

This book starts with a dramatic mail train robbery in Kildare in 1976 and ends with the release of Nicky Kelly 6 years after he was convicted of taking part in the robbery. This is an intimate examination of the Nicky Kelly case. It also provides a...

Mac Ginneá, Micheál & Ní Nuadháin, Mairéad - Our Heritage Dúlra agus Dúchas Hb Nature Ireland 1979 illustrated

Published by Government Publications/ An Gúm 1979, this is an illustrated guide to Irish natural history, habitat and environment , aimed at a younger or primary school readership.  @it introduces the reader to the natural environment and to...

Tipperary GAA Yearbook 2011 - Blianiris PB Illustrated Gaelic Games

The Tipperary GAA Yearbook, 2011( Blianiris Thiobraid Árann, 2007) published by Tipperary County Board, Thurles.  256 pages, large format paperback, excellent copy . Full colour photography throughout, and full local and club coverage...

Tipperary GAA Yearbook 2012 - Blianiris PB Illustrated Gaelic Games

The Tipperary GAA Yearbook, 2012 ( Blianiris Thiobraid Árann, 2012) published by Tipperary County Board, Thurles.  224 pages, large format paperback, excellent copy . Full colour photography throughout, and full local and club coverage. 

Tipperary GAA Yearbook 2007 - Blianiris PB Illustrated Gaelic Games

The Tipperary GAA Yearbook, 2007 ( Blianiris Thiobraid Árann, 2007) published by Tipperary County Board, Thurles. 256 pages, large format paperback, excellent copy . Full colour photography throughout, and full local and club coverage.  Light...

Tipperary GAA Yearbook 2010 - Blianiris PB Illustrated Gaelic Games

Carroll, Lewis - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass - 2 Volume Set Slipcased Ted Smart Illustrated colour eds 1996

Two hardcover volumes , illustrated , in a matching slipcase. These are the Macmillan UK  editions, published in this version in 1996, in a Ted Smart/book People slipcase and printings, original £stg price was £25.  Condition - the...

Shute, Nevil - Round the Bend - HB Vintage 190 Heinemann

Round the Bend is a 1951 novel by Nevil Shute It tells the story of Constantine "Connie" Shaklin, an aircraft engineer who founds a new religion transcending existing religions based on the merit of good work. It deals with racism, including...