Search Results: Ireland from JimsOldBooks

Coleraine: Cuilrathain Publishing, 1994. A good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover novel (with some Christian emphasis) set in rural north-west Ulster in the 1930s and '40s. Signed by the author on title page ''Every Blessing, Speedy''. Originally published in April 1994, this is a reprint from November the same year. Speedy Moore died on 31st July 2008. 187pp.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dublin: Dublin City Council, 2015. Hardback edition. A small tear to top edge of front panel of unclipped dustwrapper, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the twenty-four bridges in Dublin city and county that span the river Liffey. A heavy book, packaged weight is about 1200g, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside of the UK. 256pp, colour illustations (and some b&w) throughout. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also some corrugation to bottom edge of same where it has got wet at some point, though with no damage to the illustration. A tiny bit of bumping to corners of black boards, again a little bit of corrugation to bottom edge of outer pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this large hard-cover book. A heavy book, packaged weight is about 2.5 kilos, so extra postage will be required. Looks at church buildings in Ireland from the arrival of Christianity in the fifth century up to the early 1100s. 392pp, 298 illustations in colour and in b&w.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1968. Ex university library copy with card pocket inside front board, paper labels on f/ep, brown tape mark on otherwise clean dustwrapper. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover collection of nine essays on the early twentieth century Irish novelist and short-story writer George Moore (he wrote ''The Brook Kerith''). Part of the publisher's ''Essays Old and New'' series. 182pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Dublin: Glendale Press, 1981. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper and some fading to spine of same, bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, a little bit of corrugation to top corner of text block caused by water spillage, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the sea fishing industry in Ireland from the middle ages, through the time of British rule to Independence and up to the 1970s. 184pp, b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Aberdeen: AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, 2007. Very slight scuffing to corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Contains eighteen pieces by different authors, mostly on aspects of Scots and Irish literature. 307pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork: Southernmost House Press, 1998. Some yellowing to outer pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover novel. A ''bright sophisticated international thriller'' set partly on Cape Clear island off County Cork. Inscription on first page ''Sept '99. To ... , The man who talked and sang and played mouth organ ... Love and thanks, Chuck''. 196pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Galway: Archeological Historical and Folklore Society, 1982. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, mostly at spine ends, also some old water-marking (just to the dustwrapper, not to the book); minor bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of pieces, two of them in Gaelic, by various authors on aspects of the history, placenames, folksongs, wildlife, notable residents and more of County Mayo. 313pp, 35 b&w illustrations and maps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Selwyn & Blount, 1927. Some creasing to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also the spine is a bit grubby. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, paper title labels on spine and front board are both clean. A previous owner's name and date (1934) on f/ep, an old Belfast bookseller's label inside back cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Despite the title, nothing to do with piping, but a collection of poems by the author on Irish topics. No publication date shown, but was published in 1927. 70pp, 8 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Constable & Company Ltd, 1939. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, a couple of scratches on the back cover, original owner's name and date (Sept 1939) on f/ep, also a much later owner's bookplate. Otherwise a good clean tight copy, with gilt titles on spine still bright, of this hard-cover novel by the author of "As I was going down Sackville Street". This one, based on the author's own student days, is set in Dublin in the early 1900s. The title refers to the Hay Hotel, a bar which had one window stuffed with hay for the cab horses. Originally published in February 1939, this is a reprint from later the same month. 327pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1994. Ex library copy with fading to the spine of the unclipped dustwrapper, paper label inside front board and mark on facing page where another label has been removed, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev and on top and bottom edges of pages. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the author's childhood in Galway in the 1950s. His family lived in the Married Quarters of the Irish Army base at Galway in the 1950s. 189pp, 10 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.