Dublin: Maunsel, 1916. AE, the pseudonym of George William Russell (1863-1919), was a prominent member of the Irish Literary Revival. He was a poet and a friend to Joyce and Yeats. "The National Being" is his major work on Irish nationalism, published just after the Easter Uprising. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Spine has faded but lettering is still bright. Contemporary (1916) previous-owner name on FFEP. The endpaper... more information

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Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1907. Thomas Osborne Davis (1814-1845) was certainly the voice, through his poetry and writings in "The Nation," of the Young Ireland Movement; he died prior to its fruition in the Uprising of 1848. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition Thus, which is uncommon. Green cloth binding with blindstamped harp design on the front panel; gilt lettering. 96 pages, including the famous "A Nation Once Again." Contemporary (dated 1910) previous-owner signatu... more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1930. Pseudonym of George William Russell (1863-1919), a prominent member of the Irish Literary Revival, friend to Joyce and Yeats. "The National Being" is his major work on Irish nationalism, originally published just after the Easter Rising of 1916. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Blue cloth binding is clean and bright, as is the gilt lettering on the front panel. Text is clean and fresh. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped; chips at the head and... more information

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New York: Harper & Bros, 1940. Stated First Edition with correct letter code A-P; but more likely a Later Printing or an early BCE. 2nd issue dark gray cloth binding, very slightly cocked. DJ is also 2nd issue gray with clipped corners and BOMC quote. Some creasing top of spine, light nicks at edges, tanning to spine, 1/2" closed tear lower front panel. Still, a very attractive early copy of a XXth Century literary high-spot.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾&qu... more information

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New York: One World/Balantine, 2004. A story of great literary friendship and collaboration that resulted in Baldwin's iconic "Notes of a Native Son." First Edition (Stated). A Fine copy (As New condition) in like DJ. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Viking, 1934. First American Edition of the author's second book. Original green cloth binding has faded, particularly on the spine, where the paper label has a chip. Neat previous owner name on FFEP, some tanning to pastedowns. No DJ. Becoming a scarce title in any condition. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913. Includes four of Lady Gregory's plays. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Blue paper boards with linen spine (somewhat rubbed), paper label on the spine (which reads "New Irish Comedies"). Portrait of Lady Gregory with facsimile signature on tissue guard. Clean text. 166 pages with publisher's adverts at the end. There is a small inked date (1913) on the FFEP; laid-in is a contemporary paper bookmark. No dustjacket; ... more information

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New York: P.J. Kenedy, 1884. Autobiography of Alexander Martin Sullivan (1829/30-1884), an Irish nationalist who served as a Home Rule M.P., opposing the Fenian movement. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition Thus, (a "New Edition, with Sequel to 1882." Rather scarce. Decorative Victorian binding: blue cloth that is blindstamped with a design featuring palm trees (Ireland?) and frolicking birds, filled in black and gilt. Clean text, quite readable; 600 pages with four pages of publish... more information

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New York: Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy, 1961. Malamud's fourth published novel. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Green cloth binding with lettering in yellow, blck, and red. Quite fresh, with a light bump to one corner. The DJ is unclipped; rear panel has light soil and two or three small spots; starting to tan on spine and at the extremities. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Knopf, 1973. Close to Fine copy of Gardner's sixth book. Unclipped DJ has faded on spine, else Fine. In archival cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Thomas O'Donohue. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Heinemann, 1956. Intrigue by the great master. This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition, published later in America as "State of Siege." Bright orange cloth binding with gilt lettering. Endpapers lightly foxed, (as typical of English printing) with a small previous-owner name on FFEP, else Fine. Clean and bright text. Wrapper design by Judith Bledsoe. The dustwrapper is unclipped and still bright, with only bit of wear evident at the edges and tips. The inside edges are tanne... more information

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New York: Harmony, 1998. A very literate mystery by the acclaimed English author. As New condition. Unclipped DJ has only slightest of shelf-rubbing. In plastic protector.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Norton, 2000. Canadian MacLeod is "one of the great undiscovered writers of our time." Fine copy in DJ. Plastic protector.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Fromm International, 1998. Biography of Ireland's 2nd-greatest author of the XXth Century, originally published in 1989. In a plastic protector.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Vanguard, 1960. A spy novel with philosophical implications by the famed author of "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Planet of the Apes." Translated from the original French by Xan Fielding. A very nice copy of the First American Edition. Black boards, red cloth spine with silver lettering. Bright and fresh text. The striking DJ (design by Bill English) is unclipped; shows some minor wear at the margins, light soil on rear panel, two small closed tears, is beginning to tan in... more information

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New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1994. South African author won the Nobel Prize in 1991. This copy in Fine condition in an unclipped DJ. In plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1998. A typically fantastical work of sexual obsession and fantasy set in Lima, Peru. This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated) in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket.Translation is by the estimable Edith Grossman. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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NY, Chicago, & Evanston: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1974. Subtitled "Money, religion, and politics from the Boyne to Bloody Sunday." A Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Black cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. There is a small bump or bubble on the lower front panel, else Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped, shows minor shelf wear and hints of wrinkling, else Fine. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾... more information

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New York: Mitchell Kennerly, 1914. Michael Monahan (1865-1933), was an essayist and editor of the "Papyrus" literary magazine. This volume of literary essays is notable for its sections on Yeats and Synge. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Bright green cloth binding with gilt lettering; text fresh and supple. Period previous-owner name on FFEP. Lightly bumped corners. Some pencil notations throughout (with a harsh moral judgement noted on the Title Page). An interesting work by a neglected li... more information

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Boston: Little, Brown, 1899. The works of Irish author Charles Lever (1806-1872) rivaled Dickens and Thackeray for popularity in the 19th Century. This is a nine-volume set of the "Lorrequer Edition," First Edition Thus, with the original illustrations by Phiz. Introduction by Andrew Lang. Uniform olive green binding with gilt lettering, gilt topedge, and a deckled foredge. All are in Near Fine condition, with very minor issues of rubbing,or bumping, with the exception of Volume Three, where the r... more information

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