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THE BOOKSHOP ON THE QUAY
Written by Patricia Lynch. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
Stock no. 2137060
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green covers with gilt title to spine. Two-colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Browning to top and tail of spine. A few marks to covers. Knocks along cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A little foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has top corner cut off from front flap; edge-creasing and some tears; a few small areas of loss; also foxed.

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THE IRISH GUARDS IN THE GREAT WAR: THE FIRST BATTALION
Written by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 2136315
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited and compiled from the diaries and papers by Rudyard Kipling. B/w photos. ISBN: 1873376723. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks; faded to spine.

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SNIPE AND WOODCOCK
Written by L.H. De Visme Shaw; Richard J. Ussher; Alexander Innes Shand. Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn; Charles Whymper.
Stock no. 2136036
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1903. Almost very good condition.

Fur, Feather & Fin series. Beige pictorial boards, red and gilt titles. B/w plates. With chapters on Snipe and Woodcock in Ireland by Ussher; Cookery by Shand. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Damp staining to prelims and top of page edges.

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FOUR YEARS IN GREAT BRITAIN 1831-1835 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Calvin Colton.
Stock no. 2135878
Published by Harper And Brothers. 1st 1835. Good condition.

Brown blind decorated cloth with gilt titles to spines. An American's impressions of Great Britain in Victorian times. Volume 1 is probably nearer very good - Bumping and a bit of chipping to corners, some browning and foxing; binding is nice and tight. Volume 2 - is chipped with splits to edges; tear in cloth on rear, but top cloth still present; damp stained; half of title page is MISSING - some heavy foxing and damp marking throughout. Please note, this appears to be a MIXED set with slightly different cloths - possibly bought at different times.

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TALES, TRADITIONS AND FOLKLORE OF IRELAND'S TREES
Written by Ben Simon.
Stock no. 2135316
Published by The Forest Of Belfast. 2012. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards with silver titles. B/w and colour illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9780955158353. Some bumping/knocks to spine and corners. Contents are still excellent. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and has remains of two sticky labels to rear panel.

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THE CAVAN & LEITRIM RAILWAY
Written by Patrick Flanagan.
Stock no. 2135210
Published by Pan Books Ltd. 1972. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Originally published in 1966 by David & Charles. This is an unabridged edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 0330029428. Spine has some vertical creasing and fading. Page browning.

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THE GEOLOGY OF IRELAND: AN INTRODUCTION
Written by Charlesworth. J.K..
Stock no. 1819827
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 1966. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and maps. Ex-Lib with surface paper loss to free front endpaper from ticket removal. Library stamps to both sides of title page. Tape marks to top of boards and dustwrapper. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper lightly browned.

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SHAMROCK AND SPEAR TALES AND LEGENDS FROM IRELAND
Written by F.M. Pilkington. Illustrated by Roy Spencer.
Stock no. 2132483
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covered boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A few knocks to cover edges. Marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned with some edge-creasing.

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A BOOK OF IRELAND
Written by Frank O'Connor.
Stock no. 2132475
Published by Collins. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. Small format. 52 b/w photos. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; some foxing.

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AVOCA: A HISTORY OF THE VALE
Written by P. Dempsey.
Stock no. 1818689
Circa 1991. Nearly fine condition.

A small village in Ireland. A modern reprint. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w photos. 36 numbered pages plus b/w photos not numbered plus adverts to rear. Bookplate to front endpaper dated 1991.

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THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Peter Somerville-Large.
Stock no. 1818676
Published by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd.. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Social History. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. ISBN: 1856192377. Name in ink to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded at front spine edge.

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THE LAST SECRETARY GENERAL: SEAN LESTER AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Written by Douglas Gageby.
Stock no. 1818673
Published by Town House. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Based on Sean Lester's diaries, telling for the first time the story of a unique Irishman, who came to hold the highest office in the League of Nations. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1860591086. Foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of minor grubby marks.

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