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Val Dorgan - Christy Ring : A Personal Portrait - PB 1st Ed 1980 GAA Cork Hurling

A PAPERBACK FIRST EDITION, Ward River Press, 1980 - of journalist and fellow Corkman Val Dorgan's book on the hurling legend Christy Ring. Dorgan was a teammate of Ring at Glen Rovers, as well as being the former GAA Correspondent with the Examiner and...

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...

Capuchin Annual - 1961 - 28th Year of Publication- Ireland History Culture Religion

Very Good. 1961. Paperback. 512 pp. A Very Good copy in a Good cover - the covers show edgewear ( as is always the case with Capuchin Annuals, as teh covers were printed larger than the block of text) )  , and dustmarking.  The Capuchin Annual...

Capuchin Annual - 1977 - 44th Year of Publication

The final published issue - a wide range of articles, many by leading historians - including Dermot Keogh on the 1913 Lockout, , Breandán ó Cathaoir on John O'Mahony , and an essay on the artist Sarah Purser.  416 pages, internally...

Capuchin Annual - 1964 - 31st Year of Publication Kennedy in Ireland

1964. Paperback. 512pp. A solid copy in a good cover - the covers show edgewear , and dustmarking. Includes a photographic feature on Kennedy's visit to Ireland in June of that year, as well as an article by Brinsley MacNamara, article by Mainchín...

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-...

Boris Ford ( 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.   

Leon-Joseph Suenens - Edel Quinn - PB Legion of Mary 1971 - East Africa Missionaries

A paperback reprint, 1971 , ( originally published in Ireland bu CJ Fallon, 1954 )  of Edel Quinn - Heroine of the Apostolate  - a religious biography.  Edel Quinn, born near Kanturk in 1907, was a lay missionary organiser in east Africa ,...

Jean-Yves Domalain - 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...

Proinsias Ó Conluain - Seán T Ó Ceallaigh PB 1st Ed 1963 Gaeilge Biography

A paperback first edition, FNT , 1963 , of the autobiography of the youth and early years of Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, co written with Prionsias Ó Conluain.  Seán T, as he was universally known, had a fascinating and long life...

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...

Leon Ó Broin - Fenian Fever - An Anglo-American Dilemma - HB 1971

A hardcover first edition, Chatto & Windus , 1971, of historian Leon Ó Broin's study of the translatlantic impact of the Fenian movement in the 1860's. He examines how the movement was influenced for former US civil war soldiers, how it...

Seosamh Mac Grianna - An Druma Mór - HB Novel As Gaeilge Donegal

An Druma Mor, Seosamh Mac Grianna's famous novel, is set in a small Donegal village and explores the clash of local pride with nationalist politics, through the story of the demise of the local pipe and drum band, whose most prized possession is a drum...

Lorcán Ó Treasaigh - An Doras Grianlasta HB 1st ED 1983 Gaeilge

A hardcover first edition, 1983 by FNT , of Lorcán Ó Treasaigh 's novel 'An Doras Grianlasta' ( The Sunlit Door) .    Section internally of publishers ads.    Ó Treasaigh was  Dublin based author, musician,...

Stephen Collins - The Cosgrave Legacy - HB 1st Ed Irish Political Dynasty

Hardcover 1st edtion of Stephen Collins's noted study on the Cosgrave family - that gave Ireland two Taoisigh -W.T Cosgrave, and his son Liam Cosgrave. Published by Blackwater Press, 1996, some light age spotting / foxing to the top of the page block,...

Frank O'Connor - The Big Fellow : Michael Collins & the Irish Revolution, HB 1965

Originally published in 1937, this is the revised and expanded 1965 edition of Frank O'Connor's biography of Michael Collins - The Big Fellow, published by Clonmore & Reynolds, Dublin.    Condition - Dustjacket - Good - age spotting and...

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...

Brinsley MacNamara - The Clanking of Chains ( A story of Sinn Féin) - Anvil Press Vintage PB 1965

A paperback first edition, Anvil Press, 1965, of Brinsley Macnamara's The Clanking of Chains, first published in 1919- 20 by Maunsel. Originally titled as The Clanking of Chains - A Story of Sinn Féin. John Weldon, who used the penname Brinsley...

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...

Emmet Larkin - James Larkin, Irish Labour Leader 1876-1947 - Biography

A NEL paperback first edition, 1968, of Emmet Larkin's biography of James ( Jim ) Larkin. Labour leader, organiser, socialist, orator and agitator, and icon of the left.  Larkin was a hugely influential labour leader, involved in socialist labour...

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...

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...

Diarmaid Ferriter - Judging Dev - The Life and Legacy of Eamon de Valera - HB 2007

Eamon de Valera is the most controversial figure in modern Irish history and as this book argues, the most misunderstood. 'Dev' has been characterised as a stern, un-bending, devious and divisive politician, in scholarship and in popular culture. Here,...

Nicholas Monsarrat - 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...

Patrick Pearse - Complete Works of P.H Pearse - 5 Volume Uniform Set HB c1924-32

A collected 5 volume set circa 1924-1932 (most volumes are undated), of the collected works of Patrick Pearse, published by Phoenix/ Talbot Press,  Dublin. These were first published in this uniform edition circa 1924, later printings had...

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...

Kate O'Brien - Mary Lavelle - A Novel - Virago PB 1984

Mary Lavelle, a beautiful young Irish woman, travels to Spain to see some of the world before marrying her steadfast fiance John. But despite the enchanting surroundings and her three charming charges, life as governess to the wealthy Areavaga family is...

A.R Orme - 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

Mick McCarthy - Early Days - 1990 - Kerry Autobiography

Light edgewear to the covers, internally there is a gift inscription to the title page in neat blue ink. An account of growing up in rural Kerry ( Listowel and environs) during the first half of the 20th century.  Crease to centre of front...

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...

Tim Pat Coogan- On the Blanket -The H Block Story - 1980 1st Ed PB Northern Ireland

A paperback ( Ward River Press, Dublin,  reprint 1980) of Tim Pat Coogan's influential account of the H-Block prison 'Dirty Protest' in the 1970's to the time of publication. No hardcover was issued. In itself, the book was controversial, in that...

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...

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...

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...

John Irving - A Son of the Circus - Hardcover 1st Edition UK

A hardcover first UK edition, first printing of John Irving's eighth novel, A SON OF THE CIRCUS, published by Bloomsbury UK , in April 1994. True first edition, first printing, with full numberline to 1. Condition - Book - Very Good , SLIGHT spine...

Smith, Gus - 'Terry Wogan, Chat Show Host Extraordinary' - Biography 1986

A paperback  copy of a biography of Terry Wogan by Gus Smith, an associate of his from the early years at RTE and  who spoke to a huge number of his colleagues and fellow broadcasters to form the basis of the book. Includes transcripts and...

Ward, Noel - The Teacher's Club - A history 1923-1998 INTO Parnell Square

A paperback copy, first and only edition, of historian Noel Ward's account of The Teacher's Club, the building on Parnell Square, Dublin, that houses the club, since it's foundation in the early years of independence . Issued in paper covers,...

Waterworth, E.M _ Twice Saved , or Somebody's Pet and Nobody's Darling Illustrated ( 1894)

A hardcover undated edition ( but with a schoo prize gift inscription dated 1898) of E.M Waterworth's Twice Saved , in an attractive period illustrated cover, published by Partridge , paternoster Row London. Interior illustration by Gordon...

ICRC - Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949 - Full text - War Crime Red Cross Warfare

The four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 are international treaties, ratified or acceded to by virtually all States. They protect the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field; wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea;...