Irish Literature & History

First edition, first impression, trade issue; large 8vo; publisher's burgundy cloth, titles to spine gilt, spotting to the first and last leaves from the endpapers, as always, dust jacket with some very minor loss at the top edge, otherwise a very good copy.

First Macmillan edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's blue cloth, Sturge Moore design and titles to upper board and spine, gilt, with the dust jacket; a superb copy in the little rubbed a sunned dust jacket, somewhat faded at the spine.

First edition thus, special copy on blue vellum, from a total edition of 20, Prokosch's own copy with his signed bookplate, also signed by him on the colophon; 12mo; original hand-coloured illustration by Frederic Prokosch signed by him in pencil and mounted as frontispiece, light marginal toning; original green marbled wrappers, silver label to upper cover, with Prokosch's manuscript 'Bibliographical Note' on blue paper, preserved in marbled folding case and quarter morocco slipcase. A fine example.

First edition thus, number one of 5 copies on Sicily paper, from a total edition of 22, Prokosch's own copy with his signed bookplate, also signed by him on the colophon; 12mo; original hand-coloured illustration by Frederic Prokosch signed by him in pencil and mounted as frontispiece, light spotting to prelims; original pictorial wrappers in blue, orange and white, white label to upper cover, with Prokosch's manuscript 'Bibliographical Note' on blue paper, preserved in marbled folding case and quarter morocco slipcase. A fine example.

First edition, first impression; publisher's wrappers, printed in black, wire stitched, some very minor spotting, corner creased but an very nice copy.

First editions, first impressions; 3 vols, 8vo; publisher's black, pink and blue boards respectively, titles to spines, with the pictorial dust jackets. I: 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 and 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; publisher's peach wrappers, printed in black, wire stitched, short tear to edge of the lower wrapper, minor creasing but a nice copy.

First edition, first impression; publisher's brown wrappers, printed in black, sewn. Slightly loose but an excellent copy.