Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's simulated cloth in green photo-illustrated dust jacket; xii,238pp.; illus. A hint of shelf wear, else Very Good to Near Fine. Forms part of the series "Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare." More
![Item #11909 The Gathering [Signed]. Anne Enright](/pictures/thumb/11909.jpg?v=1641392407)
London: Jonathan Cape, 2007. First Edition, First Printing, with full numberline. Signed by Enright without inscription on title page. Octavo. 261 pp. Unclipped dust jacket; black boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket gently rubbed along edges with one shallow indentation to front panel. Boards with very light shelfwear..... More
![Item #8506 What Are You Like? [Signed]. Anne Enright](/pictures/thumb/8506.jpg?v=1612457439)
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. Stated First American Edition with full numberline. Signed by Enright on title page without inscription. Octavo. 257 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. White boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket shows some light creasing along edges. Boards are lightly worn at extremities. Binding is..... More
![Item #9520 Damia's Children [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Anne McCaffrey](/pictures/thumb/9520.jpg?v=1622038992)
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / Ace/Putnam, 1993. First American Edition, with full numberline. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's two-toned boards in pictorial dust jacket; 272pp. Light shelf wear, corners gently bumped, else Very Good to Near Fine. Bookplate signed by the author laid in. The third volume in the..... More
![Item #9377 Dragonseye [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Anne McCaffrey](/pictures/thumb/9377.jpg?v=1619537907)
New York: Ballantine Books / Del Rey, 1997. First Edition, stated, with full numberline. Octavo (24cm.); publisher's two-toned paper-covered boards in pictorial dust jacket; xii,353pp.; double-paged map. Just About Fine. Bookplate signed by the author laid in. More
![Item #9378 The Kilternan Legacy [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Anne McCaffrey](/pictures/thumb/9378.jpg?v=1619535626)
[London]: Millington, 1976. First U.K. Edition. Octavo (22cm.); publisher's boards in white photo-illustrated price-clipped dust jacket; 269pp. Evidence of ex-library markings, chiefly paper flaws to endpapers from previously removed card slips and old tape to boards, spine slightly cocked; presumably married to dust jacket (no library markings), minor edge wear..... More
![Item #7358 Travels of an Irish Gentleman in Search of a Religion [William McSherry's Copy]....](/pictures/thumb/7358.jpg?v=1601133589)
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. First American Edition. Small octavo; publisher's cloth, printed paper spine label; viii,[13]-328pp. Some shelf wear, especially at spine ends, spine cloth toned and label's text mostly effaced, light foxing throughout textblock, else Very Good and sound. Pencil and ink ownership inscription of..... More
![Item #8360 Elegy for April [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Benjamin Black, pseud. John Banville](/pictures/thumb/8360.jpg?v=1610564327)
London: Mantle, 2010. First Edition. Henry Holt and Company bookplate signed by "B Black" loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 313 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket rubbed with some light creasing along edges. Boards sturdy and square with traces of wear..... More
![Item #8468 Vengeance [Limited Edition, Signed by Banville as Black]. Benjamin Black, pseud. John...](/pictures/thumb/8468.jpeg?v=1612629769)
London: Mantle, 2012. First Edition limited to 300 signed copies of which this is no. 144. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; [6],312pp. Just a hint of shelf wear to jacket extremities, ISBN sticker to rear panel (presumably as issued), else Near Fine. Signed by the author on colophon..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1922. First Edition. Small quarto (10.5" x 8"); [viii], 9-157, [158-160]pp. Twenty-four illustrations (12 color plates and 12 black and white), plus vignettes, all present. Publisher's white cloth with black lettering and blue illustration. Gilt top edge. Missing dust jacket. Housed in custom black..... More
New York: Viking, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 238 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $18.95 price intact. Black and light blue boards stamped in copper. Gray endpapers. Remainder mark to bottom edge of text block. Dust jacket rubbed along edges with some wear to extremities, rubbing to rear..... More
London: Phoenix House, 1995. First Edition. Octavo. 212 pp. Photographic dust jacket. Red-brown boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket gently rubbed along edges. Boards lightly rubbed at bottom of spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Author's debut novel and second published book after his..... More
![Item #11922 The Bend for Home [Signed]. Dermot Healy](/pictures/thumb/11922.jpg?v=1641420329)
London: The Harvill Press, 1996. First Edition. Signed by Healy without inscription on title page. Octavo. 307 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with £14.99 price intact. Black boards stamped in gilt. Jacket gently rubbed along edges, with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards very lightly shelfworn. Binding is sound..... More
Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland: Gallery Books, 2001. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's cloth in grey pictorial dust jacket; 79pp. Brief wrinkling to jacket extremities, else Near Fine. Later poetry collection by the Irish author, many of the pieces inspired by the landscapes of his adopted home in County Sligo. More
![Item #10719 The Uninvited [Alt. title: "Uneasy Freehold"]. Dorothy Macardle](/pictures/thumb/10719.jpg?v=1630956703)
New York: Literary Guild of America, 1942. Book Club Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; viii,[2],342pp. Jacket extremities rather chipped and worn with some subsequent creasing, small soil spot to upper jacket panel, corners bumped, offsetting to endpapers and redacted ownership signature to front free endpaper; overall Very..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1954. First Edition. Octavo. 220 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Maroon boards stamped in white. Dust jacket shows light wear and some foxing to edges. Boards rubbed at extremities. Binding is sound. Foxing along top edge of textblock. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. First American Edition. Large octavo; publisher's cloth in red decorative dust jacket; x,403pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece, photo-illustrated endpapers. Jacket rather worn and unevenly faded, old external tape repair most notably to long closed tear across front jacket panel, cloth slightly dust-soiled, corners bumped, faint dampstain..... More
![Item #14633 Peronnik the Fool [Limited Edition, Signed by Moore and Gooden]. George Moore,...](/pictures/thumb/14633.jpg?v=1669670488)
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933. First Illustrated Edition, Limited to 525 copies of which this is no. 84. Octavo; publisher's full gilt-lettered vellum, top edge gilt, ribbon marker present, housed in custom cloth slipcase; 76pp.; engraved frontispiece and two plates, chapter headings additionally adorned with engraved illustrations..... More
New York: The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1948. First Edition. Signed by President Harry Truman and Cardinal Francis Spellman to front. Large octavo. 8 pp. Illustrated stapled wraps with tied string along spine. Invoice from previous owner's purchase in 1965 laid in at rear... More
![Item #13715 Ulysses [Signed]. James Joyce](/pictures/thumb/13715.jpg?v=1659113959)
Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1927. Ninth printing. Extra leaf tipped in at front and signed "James Joyce Paris 2-6-28." Oblong octavo. 735 pp. Bound in "Greek flag blue" wraps. Housed in half morocco slipcase lettered in gilt; inner cloth chemise. Wraps worn at extremities with very slight chipping..... More
![Item #8798 Kepler [Signed]. John Banville](/pictures/thumb/8798.jpg?v=1614275028)
Boston: David R. Godine, 1983. Stated First Edition. Signed by Banville on title page without inscription. Octavo. 192 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket lightly worn along edges. Boards a bit toned along edges. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
![Item #8471 Shroud [Limited Edition, Signed]. John Banville](/pictures/thumb/8471.jpg?v=1611091383)
London: Picador, 2002. First Edition, Limited to 80 copies signed by the author of which this is no. 54 of sixty bound in cloth. Octavo; publisher's black cloth, printed paper spine and upper cover labels; [6],407pp. Fine condition. Signed by the author on colophon. The second volume in..... More
![Item #8797 God's Gift: A Version of Amphitryon [Signed]. John Banville, Heinrich von Kleist](/pictures/thumb/8797.jpg?v=1614275418)
Oldcastle, IE: Gallery Books, 2000. First Edition, hardcover issue. Signed by Banville without inscription on title page. Octavo. 72 pages. Printed dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket very gently rubbed at extremities. Boards sturdy and square with just one small spot to rear. Pages clean..... More
Old Castle, County Meath, Ireland: Gallery Books, 2005. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's cloth in red pictorial dust jacket; 78pp. Just About Fine condition. Signed by the author on title page. One of a series of three adaptations penned by Irish author John Banville based on the tragedies of..... More
New York: John Quinn, 1909. Limited First U.S. Edition, one of 45 copies bound in paper and cloth of a total run of 50 copies. Octavo. 44 pp. Original cloth-backed paper covered boards with paper title label to front upper cover. Boards worn along edges with exposure and general..... More