Rare, Vintage, OP & Collectable

Dexter, Gary - Why not Catch-21 HB - Books on books 1st Ed 2007

Most book titles simply describe the contents of the book they are attached to. Crime and Punishment is about crime and punishment, and Brideshead Revisited is about revisiting Brideshead. But a small number of book titles have a rather odd, separate...

Goldstone, Herbert - in Search of Community : The Achievement of Seán O'Casey PB Mercier

Published by Mercier, cork 1972, a critical study and commentray of the dramas of Seán O'Casey, including detailed analaysis of his three great early worsk, The Plough and teh Stars, Juno and the Paycock, and Shadow of a Gunman. 

Crane, Stephen - The Red Badge of Courage - Vintage Airmont Classic Novel - US Civil War

A 1962 Airmont classics edition, complete and unabridged , a slim 160pp paperback, and a classic of US, and war literature.  Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are...

Duits Nederlands Woordenboek ( German- Dutch Dictionary) PB 1980

A paperback German to Dutch  Dictionary, published by Prisma Woorddenboeken , 1980 , and edited by J.A.H Van Gemert - It is German to Dutch only, not vice versa, or with any content in English. German and Dutch are closer linguistically than , say...

Peig Sayers - ( Translated by Bryan MacMahon ) - Peig - The Autobiography Great Blasket ( English Lnaguage Edition)

A translation from the original Irish of Peig Sayers autobiography - ( simpy titled Peig) , translated by the fellow Kerry author Bryan MacMahon, and published by Talbot Press, Dublin, originally 1974, in this edition 1981  Light spotting to the...

Schlesinger, Arthur M - Robert Kennedy : His Life and Times , Vol 1 ( to 1962) - HB US Edition , 1978

Schlesinger has mounted a massive attack on the Robert Kennedy conundrum (shy/aggressive, compassionate/ruthless) and, no less, on the Kennedy brothers' detractors. The themes, the interpretations, the stories are not new; but never have they been so...

Green, Sally - Half Bad - SIGNED 1st Edition - YA 2014

A signed hardcover first edition, Penguin UK, 2014 of the debut novel by Sally Green, - and the first of a trilogy - Half Bad.  The first printing was in a ( very) delicate silver dj - with a foil effect cover, which was very prone to scratching ,...

Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions

A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given...

Giraud - Cassell's Vintage French-English & English French Dictionary HB 1968 Thumb Index Hardcover Ed

One of the standard French-English-French  dictionaries, The Cassell Dictionary was first published in 1920, and is here in the 55th revised edition from 1968, revised by Denis Girard. Thumb Index, part 1 is french English, part 2 is English-...

John Gorman - Gory Tales - The Autobiography - SIGNED HB Football, Tottenham , Celtic, Scotland England

A signed hardcover first edition of footballer and coach John Gorman's autobiography Gory Tales, and given who he played for and managed over the years - he knew almost everyone of note in teh English and Scottish game - Jock stein, Kenny Dalglish,...

Ford, Boris ( Editor) - The Age of Chaucer - Penguin Pelican Guide To English Literature - Vintage 1959 PB

The first ( standalone)  book in the The Pelican Guide to English Literature, ( and literature in English ) under the general editor Boris Ford. Essays on each period, further reading, individual essays on authors by noted critics.  (1) The...

Guy Savile - Madagaskar Plan & Afrika Reich - Alternate History - 2 BOOK SET

(1) Afrika Reich - Hooder & Stoughton UK , First Edition, 2011 1952. It is more than a decade since humiliation at Dunkirk brought an end to Britain's war and the beginning of an uneasy peace with Hitler. In Africa, the swastika flies from the...

Philip Wylie - TRIUMPH - US HB 1ST Edition -1963 Post Apocalyptic Fiction ATOMIC WA

A hardcover US first edition, unstated but presumed of the 1963 [1962] novel by  Philip Wylie, TRIUMPH. Wylie was also the author of the classic SF disaster novel When Worlds Collide.  Condition - Book - Very good + , age darkening...

Thomas Friedman - the World is Flat - A Brief History of the Globalized World in the 21st Century HB 2005

The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization - a `flattening' of the world. The explosion of advanced technologies now means that...

Langland - Piers the Ploughman - Penguin Classics - Medieval

Written by a fourteenth-century cleric known only as Langland, this allegory explores man in relation to his ultimate destiny against the background of teeming, colourful medieval life. Combines comedy, a view of medieval life, as well as prophecy and...

Ó Grádaigh, Eoghan - An Siondacáit - PB Crime Gaeilge Vintage 1969

A short crime novel as gaeilge, published by Sáirséal & Dill, 1969. An Chéad chló.  Light edgewear , and two inner book stamps - from a school library  -i nside both covers.   

Domalain, Jean-Yves - Panjamon - I was a Headhunter - HB 1973 Borneo Travel

A US first edition, second printing, published by Morrow USA, 1973.  The true account, originally published in French, of the authors travel to Borneo, where, deep in the jungles, and lost, he was unwittingly taken in by two Iban headhunters, and...

Mary McCarthy - The Group - HB UK ED 1964 - Vintage Book Club Ed

A hardcover UK Book Club edition, 1964, following from the 1963 first edition, of the novel by Mary McCarthy - The Group.  Tanning to page block, and edgewear to the folds of the dustjacket, some small ghostmarks from tape internally on front...

Mainchín Seoighe - Portrait of Limerick - 1982 Local County History HB 1st Ed

A hardcover 1985 reprint of Mainchín Seoighe's Portrait of Limerick , originally published by Robert Hale Publishing in 1982.  Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, there's a small nick at the top edge of the spine, no...

Patrick C Power - A Literary History of Ireland - Vintage Mercier Press PB 1969

 A paperback first edition, Mercier Press, Cork,  1969, of Patrick Power's study of Irish literature and writing ( mostly concentrating ON Irish writing as Gaeilge, from circa 900 to the 1950'S . Also includes an outline study of Irish writing...

G.P Taylor - Shadowmancer - HB Special Edition Fantasy 2003

A hardcover special edition, 2003, published by Faber & Faber UK , of the debut novel by G.P Taylor, Shadowmancer. Gold cover dj, dark blue tint to page block ends, and an additional foreword from the author on some of the Yorkshire myths that...

Litwack, B.H - The Last Shiksa - HB 1ST ED 1978 - Putnam USA

A hardcover 1st edition, Putnam US 1978 of The Last Shiksa by B.H Litwack. A Rabelasian sex romp might be the best way to describe this.  Arnie Gaff is a 45-year-old divorced millionaire, address Park Avenue, with a dirty mind like you shouldn't...

Isaac Bashevis Singer - In My Father's Court - HB 1st ED Memoir Poland

A hardcover 1st UK edition , Secker & Warburg,1967, following on from the 1st US edition, 1966, of Polish American author Isaac Bashevis Singer's memoir - In My Father's Court. Singer won the Nobel Prize in 1978, and his work has been filmed a number...

Daniel Farson - With Gilbert & George in Moscow HB Art Bloomsbury Uk 1991

With Gilbert & George In Moscow by Daniel Farson. Hardback first edition published by Bloomsbury UK in 1991. Approximately 10"x8" illustrated with colour and B&W photographs. In the spring of 1990, Daniel...

Owen Dudley Edwards - The Quest for Sherlock Holmes HB - Biography of Arthur Conan Doyle

A hardcover first Irish edition, Dolmen Press,  of Owen Dudley Edwards biography of the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle - The Quest for Sherlock Holmes.  Hardcover, first Irish edition 1983, a simultaneous UK edition was...

Geoffrey Trease - D.H Lawrence - The Phoenix & the Flame , A Biography - HB 1st Ed 1973

A hardcover first edition, Macmillan 1973 , of Geoffrey Tease's biography of D.H Lawrence, The Phoenix and the Flame. D.H Lawrence was one of the major english language novelists of the 20th century, and the first novelist to break through the confined...

Gerard Lee - Dublin as a European City & Other Essays - PB History 1991 Essays History

A paperback copy, Moytura Press, 1991, of legal writer Gerard A Lee's Dublin as a European City, a series of essays on historical aspects of the city's history, as well as comparative essays on European history. The author was also a member of the...

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Esmond in India - HB UK 1978 - Booker Prize Author

A hardcover 1978 John Murray edition  of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 's Esmond in India. Originally published in 1958, close to the period ( early 1950's) in which the novel is set.    Esmond in India is a novel of maneuver and misunderstanding...

Kathrin Perutz - Reigning Passions - 1978 - Masochism - Hb Uk 1Ed

A hardcover first edition, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1978, of Kathrin Perutz's novel based on the life of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch , the man who gave his name to masochism.  Encompassing six decades of history, and a fascinating range of...

Keenan, Donal - The Ultimate Encyclopedia Gaelic Football & Hurling - 1ST Ed 2001 GAA HB History

This book was one of the definitive work on Gaelic football and hurling, fully illustrated and with essential information not only on the top players and the major tournaments, but the great matches, the influential managers and the famous stadiums. It...

The Playboy Interviews: They Played the Game, 2006, Hardcover Sport Interviews USA

A hardcover first edition, Playboy, 2006 of a collection of some of their most notable interviews with sporting personalities, ranging from 1968- 2005. The listing includes such notables as Mike Tyson, O@J Simpson( from 1976 and 2003) , Shaquille...

Monsarrat , Nicholas - 3 Book Lot - Richer Than All His Tribe ( 1968) , The Pillow Fight ( 1965) , Master MarinerRunning Proud - HB

Master Mariner - Hardcover UK 1st Edition , second printing Cassell UK, 1979 .  Some light edgewear to the covers. Period price tag from Liam Ruiséal Bookshop in  Cork on inner front cover. Tells the story of the British...

Brown, Ivor - Shakespeare - A Pictorial Biography - HB Vintage - Nelson Books - 1958

A hardcover Nelson edition of drama critic and writer Ivor Brown's study of William Shakespeare, his life and influences.  Aimed at a younger audience - primary school ( 5th 6th class levels in modern usage) Explores Shakesperare's early...

Boielle, James - Cassell's New French English-French Dictionary - HB Vintage 1903

A vintage hardcover French - English / English - French dictionary, 1903 Cassell , London, would be aimed at second level or third level grade, also useful as a comparison dictionary with a modern edition. 616 pages, there are two previous owners...

Richer, William - Despair to Resurrection - First Lisburn Presbyterian Church 1688-1988 HB Antrim

HardcoverPublisher: 1st ed. First Lisburn Presbyterian Church Lisburn, 1988Condition, - Good, some small closed bumps/nicks to the front cover.  66 p. Well illustrated with superb colour illustrations of the stained glass windows -...

McCarthy, Mary - Memories of a Catholic Childhood - Penguin PB Ed 1963 USA

A first Penguin PB Edition, 1963, of the 1957 memoir by Mary McCarthy, Memories of  a Catholic Childhood. This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood tragically altered by the death of her...

Witton-Davies, Carlyle - Journey of a Lifetime Hb 1962 Israel & Palestine HB Travel

A hardcover second printing, 1962 of A Journey of a Lifetime, a TV tie in series with ABC ( ITV - UK) , of a journey taken to Israel , Palestine and Jordan, primarily examining biblical locations and modern day sites with religious connections...

George Sava - A Surgeon in California - HB 1st Ed Faber Uk 1962

A hardcover first edition, first printing, Faber & Faber 1962 of Russian born author George Sava's A surgeon in California. Light edge wear to the dj, two small closed tears to the upper edges of the front cover ( no paper loss)  internally...

Kiely, Benedict - The Cards of the Gambler - Vintage PB 1973 1ST PB ED

A vintage paperback, Millington, 1973, of Benedict Kiely's novel, The Cards of the Gambler, , first published in hardcover in 1953. Scuff damage to the back cover where an original pricetag was removed at some stage. Internally unmarked...

Payne, Robert - The Great Charlie - Vintage Pan PB 1957 Charlie Chaplin Biography

A vintage paperback first Pan edition, 1957, of Robert Payne's biography of film star Charlie Chaplin, revised for this 1957 edition, illustrated with b&w photographsIn excellent condition, some very light bumping to corners, as well as normal...

Tipperary GAA Yearbook 2006 - Bliainiris Thobraid Árann PB

A paperback large format ( a4) sized, of the annual GAA Tipperary Yearbook, illustrated throughout. The 2006 edition, as is the norm with annuals, covers the events and matches of 2005. Creasing to the back cover, internally unmarked...

Orme, A. R. - Ireland ( World's Landscapes Series ) PB 1st ED - 1970 - Geography Environment

A paperback first edition, 1970, or Orme's history of Irish landscape and geography from the end of the last glaciation to the twentieth century. Illustrated throughout with maps, b&w photographs ( many from the air ) and line drawings...

Yonge, Charlotte M - The Heir of Redclyffe - HB 1914 Kate Greenaway Illust

Hugh Oram - Bygone Limerick - The City & County in days gone by - PB Illustrated Mercier 2010

A paperback first edition, Mercier Press 2010, of Hugh Oram's illustrated guide to historic Limerick county and city - with a host of black and white photographs. In excellent condition, as new ( although 2010)  Has images of many rural...

Hornby, Nick - The Complete Polysyllabic Spree Hb 2006 1st Ed - Writing about Reading

So this is supposed to be about the how, and when, and why, and what of reading - about the way that, when reading is going well, one books leads to another and to another, a paper trail of theme and meaning; and how, when it's going badly, when books...

Gerry Adams - Hope and History : Making Peace in Ireland HB - Brandon

A hardcover edition, Brandon, 2003 of IRA and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams's account of the peace process and the Belfast Agreement -  'Hope and History - Making Peace in Ireland' . From the blurb -  Hope and History is a...

Jasper Rees - Wenger : The Making of a Legend, HB 2003, Arsenal Football

Hardcover first edition, 2003, an account of Arsene Wenger's first six years at Arsenal. Some very light edgewear to the edges of the dj, internally unmarked. With two sections of photographs, including some hilarious ones of Wenger as a young...

Noel Malcolm - Kosovo - A Short History - PB 1998 Yugoslavia/Balkans

In this first-ever complete history of Kosovo, Noel Malcolm carefully sifts facts from fiction and lays to rest many of the false claims which have bedevilled all discussion of the region. His account is based on a profound knowledge of both the original...

Kenneth Frampton - Modern Architecture - A Critical History PB 3rd ed 2000

A paperback 3rd revised edition, 2000 , issued as part of the Thames and Hudson World of Art Series.This acclaimed survey of 20th-century architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Now revised, enlarged and...

Robert Gibbings - Lovely is the Lee : Hardcover 1945 - Illustrated Cork Galway Travel

A hardcover first edition ( originally 1945) of Robert Gibbings's Lovely is the Lee, published by Dent & Sons. The title is slightly misleading, as the book is as much about Galway and Conamara as it is about Cork, half being given to each. Gibbings...

Helen Forrester - Twopence to Cross the Mersey - PB - signed by Caitlin Moran

A paperback standard copy of Helen Forester's classic true story memoir of Liverpool Childhood - Twopence to Cross the Mersey, originally published in 1974, and in this edition in 2010. This is NOT signe dby Helen Forrester, it is howver signed...

Robert Robinson - Landscape With Dead Dons - Gollancz Crime HB

A hardcover Gollancz Crime Detective reissue, 1982 of the 1956 novel, Landscape With Dead Dons, in the classic Gollancz yellow jacket. Not an ex library copy, as was the fate of many Gollancz titles.  Landscape with Dead...