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Witchcraft And Demonianism: A Concise Account Derived From Sworn Depositions and Confessions Obtained In The Courts of E...
24/03/2026

Witchcraft And Demonianism: A Concise Account Derived From Sworn Depositions and Confessions Obtained In The Courts of England and Wales

EWEN, C. L'Estrange

Published by Barnes & Noble/Frederick Muller, New York/London, 1970.

First UK Edition THUS, first print. Pp. 495. Original green composite boards gilt lettered on spine, gilt demonic device to front upper board. Appendices and extended Index. Illustrated, with a fold-out overview and timeline of The Lancashire Witches. A facsimile of the original 1933 edition, printed and bound in Great Britain with publisher to foot of jacket noted as Barnes & Noble. Clean unmarked copy a sprinkle of spotting to top of text block. In original jacket, light spotting with brown ink mark to top of jacket.

€275

The Bright Temptation: A RomanceClarke, AustinPublished by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1932.First ...
10/03/2026

The Bright Temptation: A Romance

Clarke, Austin

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1932.

First UK Edition, First Print. Green boards, title in gilt to the spine. With "First published" on the copyright page as called for. Tight binding, a sprinkle of spotting to the end pages and text block edges. Original jacket present, not price clipped. Fade to spine and top edge, loss to rear fold at the top of the spine. Originally banned in Ireland under the Censorship of Literature Act. Very rare especially in original jacket.

€375

The Singing-Men at CashelClarke, AustinPublished by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1936 First UK Edit...
09/03/2026

The Singing-Men at Cashel

Clarke, Austin

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1936

First UK Edition, First Print. Publisher?s original green cloth boards, lettered in black. Light fade and light shelf-wear to boards, clean pages, touch of spotting to fore edge, tight binding, the original publisher?s pictorial dust jacket is present, not price clipped, designed by Harry Kernoff, light chipping to top and base of the spine, nick to rear fold, some discoloration to rear panel.

€375

THE STAND Stephen KingPublished by the New English Library (NEL), 1979, London. First UK Edition, First Print. Original...
06/03/2026

THE STAND

Stephen King

Published by the New English Library (NEL), 1979, London.

First UK Edition, First Print. Original black boards, title in gilt to spine. clean pages looks a unread copy with very minor shelf wear. The jacket is present and not price clipped, wrinkle to spine and minor rubbing to corners, base and crown of the spine. Uncommon and more so in this condition. The UK print run of ‘The Stand' was less than 1,000 copies.

€1500

John Mitchel (Jail Journal) Irishleabhar Priosuin No Cuig Bliaona I Bpriosunaid Na breataine. Translated Into Irish By E...
01/03/2026

John Mitchel (Jail Journal) Irishleabhar Priosuin No Cuig Bliaona I Bpriosunaid Na breataine. Translated Into Irish By Eoghan O Neachtain. Two Volumes, complete.

Published in Baile Átha Cliath: M. H. Mac Goill, 1910-1911.

First Edition, First Print. Original green boards with black lettering on spine and front boards. A lovely set of the extremely rare Irish language edition. Signed and Dated by Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh, 1937 on the front end page of volume I. Ó Muircheartaigh was a Irish photographer who recorded life in rural West Kerry and the Blasket Islands during the first half of the twentieth century.

€275

The ballad of the white horseG.K. ChestertonPublished by Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1928First UK Limited Edition and (fir...
01/03/2026

The ballad of the white horse

G.K. Chesterton

Published by Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1928

First UK Limited Edition and (first illustrated edition). Pp. xvii, [3], 173, [3] p. : ill. Number 72 of a limited edition of 100 copies signed by the author and artist, Robert Austin, to the limitation page. In original jacket, light wear and marks to jacket. Tightly bound with clean sharp boards, large gift inscription to front end page.

€795

Assignment in UtopiaLyons, EugenePublished by George G. Harrap & Co Ltd "Right Book Club", London, Bombay, Sydney, 1937....
25/02/2026

Assignment in Utopia

Lyons, Eugene

Published by George G. Harrap & Co Ltd "Right Book Club", London, Bombay, Sydney, 1937.

First UK Edition, First Print. n.d. but no statement of reprint so assumed a UK First Printing. Original quarter bound boards, title to spine. Off setting to end pages, else clean tightly bound. Original jacket present, light fade to spine and rear panel. Loss to fold at front edge else complete. Scarce in the "Right Book Club" edition with the more attractive jacket art work.

€295

Aislinge Meic Conglinne: The Vision of MacConglinne; A Middle Irish Wonder Tale Meyer, Kuno (translator)Published by Dav...
21/02/2026

Aislinge Meic Conglinne: The Vision of MacConglinne; A Middle Irish Wonder Tale

Meyer, Kuno (translator)

Published by David Nutt, London, 1892

First UK Edition, First Print. pp. xlix.212. Original green boards, richly decorated in gilt to the front board and spine, original end pages. Internally clean pages and tightly bound. The story of MacConglinne, a scholar from Armagh, and his efforts to rid King Cathal mac Finnguine of a "demon of gluttony" that lived in Cathal's throat

€195

A view of the Slievebloom Mountains today with a light dusting of snow.
13/02/2026

A view of the Slievebloom Mountains today with a light dusting of snow.

The Birmingham Six: An Appalling VistaLouis Le Brocquy, Seamus Deane, Paul Durcan, Patrick Galvin, Seamus Heaney, Thomas...
07/02/2026

The Birmingham Six: An Appalling Vista

Louis Le Brocquy, Seamus Deane, Paul Durcan, Patrick Galvin, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella . Francis Stuart, Et All [ Oscar Gilligan ed ]

Published by Literéire Publishers, Dublin, Ireland,1990

First Edition, First Print. Published as a paperback and a signed limited edition, this is the latter. In original black boards, lettering in gilt to the spine. Pictorial dust jacket by Louis Le Brocquy. Limited to 100 numbered of a special edition, thread sewn, hand bound in cloth, gold blocked. Signed by seven of the contributors: as called for, Louis Le Brocquy, Seamus Deane, Paul Durcan, Patrick Galvin, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella and Francis Stuart. Near Fine in like kjacket. An International Anthology of Support by 55 Writers and Artists.

€2500

The Lathe of HeavenLE GUIN, UrsulaPublished by Victor Gollancz, London, 1972First UK first edition, first printing. Pp. ...
07/02/2026

The Lathe of Heaven

LE GUIN, Ursula

Published by Victor Gollancz, London, 1972

First UK first edition, first printing. Pp. 184. Original red boards, title in gilt to spine. Clean pages, tight binding, heavy lean to spine. light spotting to text block. Signed by the author via a laid in bookplate. A solid copy of probably the scarcest of any Le Guin UK edition.

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