Search Results: Ireland from Callaghan Books South

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 1998. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large, heavy book, spine very lightly askew, dark green spine, light green boards, very bright gilt lettering and design on spine, 447 pages. DJ price-clipped, glossy light green beneath mylar with photo of revolt in shape of cross on front, praise on back from Thomas Fleming, The Irish Press and others. DJ and book, both Fine.

The Devin-Adair Co., 1981. 8th Ptg. . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large, sturdy book, shiny dark blue covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 500 pages. DJ glossy green beneath mylar, color photo of castle on front, list of 33 contributors on back. DJ and book, both As New.

Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Devin-Adair Publishers, Incorporated, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (5th ptg.) Larger, thick book, dark green boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, ink name and slight browning to edges of early and final end papers, 500 lightly browned pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy green with color photo of castle in white frame at bottom front, white lettering, list of 33 authors on back from Paul Vincent Carroll to William Butler Yeats. DJ has light wear at top front and bottom back tips, thin tiny tear at top front edge, 3/4" tear at bottom front tip with slight wear, microtear at spine bottom edge, very tiny tear and crease at bottom back edge near spine, tiny tear at top back tips. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Stationary Office, 1985. Pamphlet. Fine. Thin pamphlet, cream wrappers, 16 pages. Tiny gray illustration of a harp at top front. Fine.

Free Press, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Larger book, dark blue cloth spine, blue boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 238 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ glossy and colorfully designed, a sail ship illustrated on front. DJ and book, both As New.

Praeger Publishers, 1970. Cloth. Fine/Fair. Slightly smaller book, fine light green cloth, gilt lettering bright on spine, very tiny crease at top front tip, 194 stiff lightly browned pages. DJ dark glossy green, green coins with animals on them at bottom front, spine and back. DJ slightly rubbed on all sides, very tiny tear with light crease at top front edge near spine, tiny chip and very tiny tear at spine top edge with creases and slight wear and microtear at top back tip. Fair DJ/Fine book.

The Military Book Club, 1998. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. McBride, Angus. Very large softcover, thinner book, glossy wrappers with colorful illustration of three warriors on front near mountain, five at center back, 47 heavy glossy pages, beautiful color throughout, many full-page. Mint.

Scribner, 1996. 5th . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Large, sturdy book, purple cloth spine, black boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, dark green color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 364 pages. DJ glossy, purple-tinted photo of boy barefoot on street on front, green spine and back, praise from Mary Gordon, Thomas Cahill, Thomas Keneally and others. DJ has tiny light creases at spine edges and nearby front and back. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Scribner, 1996. 52d . Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, sturdy book, purple covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, black color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 363 pages. Two stickers on first front end paper: one for owner and member, the other large for The Palm Beach Literary Society with blue ink signature of "Frank McCourt." DJ glossy with sepia photo of little barefoot boy on Irish street on front, gold spine and back with praise from Thomas Cahill, Thomas Keneally, Thomas Flanagan and others. DJ and book, both As New.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1998. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lowings, John. Very large, heavy book, black cloth spine, gray boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, 172 heavy glossy pages of photographs and text by P.W. Joyce, Douglas Hyde, T. Crofton Croker, Lady Wilde, Lady Gregory and others. DJ glossy, b/w photo of Irish moors and mountains on front, a Celtic cross near the sea on back right. DJ has tiny light spot at top back left. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

The Mercier Press, 1976. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Bourke, Inge. (Originally published, 1965) Mass-market paperback, heavy wrappers white with shades of green and illustration of pub on front wrapper by Inge Bourke. 144 lightly browned pages. Near Very Fine.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Beacon Press, 1995. First Thus . Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (1st paperback) Large sturdy softcover, glossy and colorful wrappers with Irish face behind mesh wire on front, praise at top front from Anthony Lewis, on green back wrapper from Andrew Greeley, New York Times Book Review, and James Carroll. 224 pages plus a 2-page map of Belfast. Mint.

Nelso-Hall, 1977. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade paperback, photo on front wrapper of English soldier and older woman on front, green spine and back wrapper, b/w photo of author on back left, 160 heavy, lightly browned pages. Light brown stain at top front right, circle from cup at bottom front, very slight wear to spine edges, small surface wear spot at top back tip. Good.

Viking, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st U.S. edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, white spine, purple boards, bright initials at bottom front right, very bright blue lettering on spine, 245 pages of short stories. DJ beneath mylar, glossy with color photo of couple near seashore on front, spine and back, praise from Alice McDermott in Atlantic Monthly, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal and Boston Globe on back. DJ and book, both As New.

Viking, 2004. 1st US . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. (1st U.S. edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, DJ glued inside flaps, color photo of couple near ocean on front, spine and back, praise with lavender background at top back from Alice McDermott in Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe. DJ and book, both Near Fine.

Ballantine Books, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Fine. Large, sturdy book, light brown spine, blue boards, very bright red lettering on spine, brief ink Christmas note inside front cover, 320 pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy with color-illustration of neighborhood. Very Fine DJ , Near Fine book.

Barnes & Noble Books,U.S., 1995. Hardcover. As New/As New. (7th) Slightly smaller book, fine black cloth spine, smooth brown boards, bright orange lettering on spine, 228 pages, photos throughout. DJ glossy black beneath mylar with small photos. DJ and book, both As New.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Metro Books, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Fine. (Book Club--unstated) Originally published, 1959. Sturdy book, black cloth spine, dark gray boards, very bright orange lettering on spine, tiny brown stain on first front end paper, 228 pages, profusely illustrated, early pages uncut. DJ glossy black with small photos on front. Very Fine DJ/Very Good book.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1984. Soft cover. Near Fine. (Originally published, 1980) Very large, thinner softcover, glossy wrappers with color-illustration of manuscript on front and spine, black back wrapper, many color illustrations on heavy glossy pages. Very tiny crease at top front tip and top back edge. Near Fine.

Berkley Windhover Book, 1975. Soft cover. Good. Thicker, larger softcover, glossy green background, illustration of Behan on front wrapper with shamrocks at bottom front corners, praise at top front from John Wain in New Yorker, 348 browned but supple pages. Very slight wear to long front edge and spine top edge, light wear to spine bottom edge. Near Very Good.