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100 Years of Irish Literature: From Wilde to Heaney

Celebrate 100 years of Irish Literature with our collection of important titles, including  works by W.B Yeats, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Brendan Behan and Seamus Heaney.

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  • From a total printing of 1250 some 506 sets of sheets were sent to Huebsch for publication in the US, making this copy one of just 746 of the earliest issue of Joyce's <em>Dubliners</em>.
    From a total printing of 1250 some 506 sets of sheets were sent to Huebsch for publication in the US, making this copy one of just 746 of the earliest issue of Joyce's <em>Dubliners</em>.

    JOYCE, James.
    Dubliners. 1914.
    £18,750.00

  • Chamber Music.
    Chamber Music.

    JOYCE, James.
    Chamber Music. 1907.
    £5,750.00

  • First edition of No Continuing City by Michael Longley, inscribed by the author to George Melly.
    First edition of No Continuing City by Michael Longley, inscribed by the author to George Melly.

    LONGLEY, Michael.
    No Continuing City. 1969.
    £275.00

  • First edition of A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies.
    First edition of A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies.

    WILDE, Oscar.
    A Woman of No Importance. 1894.
    £9,500.00

  • First edition of Knowing My Place by Paul Muldoon, the author's first book.
    First edition of Knowing My Place by Paul Muldoon, the author's first book.

    MULDOON, Paul.
    Knowing My Place. 1971.
    £3,750.00

  • Limited editions of After Reading and After Berneval by Oscar Wilde, each one of 75 copies signed by the illustrator and printer
    Limited editions of After Reading and After Berneval by Oscar Wilde, each one of 75 copies signed by the illustrator and printer

    WILDE, Oscar.
    After Reading [and] After Berneval. 1921 & 1922.
    £2,750.00

  • First English edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.
    First English edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.

    JOYCE, James.
    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. [1917].
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies,<br />a four-act comedy that bitingly satirises the morals of society, first performed in 1892
    First edition of Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, one of 50 large paper copies,<br />a four-act comedy that bitingly satirises the morals of society, first performed in 1892

    WILDE, Oscar.
    Lady Windermere's Fan. 1893.
    £9,500.00

  • First edition of The Hard Life by Flann O'Brien, the author's fourth book.
    First edition of The Hard Life by Flann O'Brien, the author's fourth book.

    O'BRIEN, Flann.
    The Hard Life: 1961.
    £375.00

  • First edition of The Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of The Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan, inscribed by the author.

    BEHAN, Brendan.
    The Quare Fellow: 1956.
    £3,750.00

  • First US edition, limited issue of The Hostage by Brendan Behan, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author.
    First US edition, limited issue of The Hostage by Brendan Behan, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author.

    BEHAN, Brendan.
    The Hostage. 1958.
    £875.00

  • The first edition of Yeats' The Wanderings of Oisin, his first regularly published work, released in a limited edition of 500 copies by subscription.
    The first edition of Yeats' The Wanderings of Oisin, his first regularly published work, released in a limited edition of 500 copies by subscription.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems. 1889.
    £3,000.00

  • The first Macmillan edition of Yeats' The Wild Swans at Coole, introducing 17 new poems not included in the earlier Cuala Press version.
    The first Macmillan edition of Yeats' The Wild Swans at Coole, introducing 17 new poems not included in the earlier Cuala Press version.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Wild Swans at Coole. 1919.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.
    First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Tower. 1928.
    £3,250.00

  • First edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde, limited to 800 copies on hand-made paper.
    First edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde, limited to 800 copies on hand-made paper.

    WILDE, Oscar.
    The Ballad of Reading Gaol. By C.3.3. 1898.
    £3,250.00

  • Pre-publication radio script for Words and Music by Samuel Beckett, dated 1962.
    Pre-publication radio script for Words and Music by Samuel Beckett, dated 1962.

    BECKETT, Samuel.
    Pre-publication radio script for 'Words and Music'. 1962.
    £6,500.00

  • A House of Pomegranites by Oscar Wilde is a sequel to The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which he wrote for his two sons.
    A House of Pomegranites by Oscar Wilde is a sequel to The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which he wrote for his two sons.

    WILDE, Oscar.
    A House of Pomegranates. 1891.
    £2,500.00

  • An exceptionally nice copy of Seamus Heaney's second major collection of poetry published in 1969: Door into the Dark.
    An exceptionally nice copy of Seamus Heaney's second major collection of poetry published in 1969: Door into the Dark.

    HEANEY, Seamus.
    Door Into the Dark. 1969.
    £650.00

  • First edition of Heaney's rare first published work, with the notice for his 'first book of poems, Death of a Naturalist' to be published in Spring 1966.
    First edition of Heaney's rare first published work, with the notice for his 'first book of poems, Death of a Naturalist' to be published in Spring 1966.

    HEANEY, Seamus.
    Eleven Poems. 1965.
    £2,500.00

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