Irish Literature & History

First editions, first impressions; 3 vols, 8vo; publisher's black, pink and blue boards respectively, titles to spines, with the pictorial dust jackets. The first title: spine just a touch rolled but a lovely copy in the lightly frayed dust jacket with a couple of pieces of internal support. The other two titles are gorgeous in the dust jackets.

First edition, first impression, limited issue, being number 7 of only 110 copies; 8vo; portrait frontispiece by Jack B. Yeats, tissue-guard; publisher's red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, light sunning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, light browning to endpapers & bookplate removed from front pastedown, otherwise internally fine and sound, rare.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the frayed and somewhat stained dust jacket.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; Publisher's wrappers, printed in black, wire stitched, upper wrapper browned, minor creasing, a very decent copy.

First edition, sole impression, one of 25 copies printed, Presentation copy inscribed on the first page by the author; spotting to outer leaves and sporadically throughout; self wrappers, string tied. An excellent copy.

Limited edition, number 841 of 1,000 copies signed by the author and printed on handmade paper; 8vo; portrait frontispiece of the poet, publisher's japon-backed green boards, titles printed in brown on paper label on spine, green endpapers, some edges untrimmed, grey paper dust-jacket with label to spine. A superb copy in the very lightly tanned dust jacket.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; front endpapers browned as usual, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. An exceptional copy in the minimally faded dust jacket.

First edition, signed presentation copy to the author's mother; 8vo (198 x 139 mm); light spotting at extremities; publisher's cloth, dust-jacket, extremities slightly bumped, dust-jacket discoloured with wear at extremities and chips at edges, good condition overall.

First edition, signed presentation copy to author's mother; 8vo, (199 x 137 mm); some spotting; publisher's cloth, dust-jacket, extremities rubbed, some discolouration and spotting to dust-jacket with edges a bit frayed and chip to head of spine, good condition overall.

First edition, signed presentation copy; 8vo, (206 x 147 mm); some spotting, mostly to endpapers; publisher's cloth, extremities slightly bumped, boards slightly discoloured at extremities, spine sunned with one adhesive mark, top edge slightly dust-soiled.