Ireland from Louise Aird

This is a first edition of An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry, edited by the American academic Wes Davis. It is a comprehensive representation of Irish poetic achievement in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from poets such as Austin Clarke and Samuel Beckett, to those who came of age in the turbulent '60s, including Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley; to… Read more about this item

In 1933, the great Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made his one and only visit to the United States, and addressed a gathering of the Academy of Political Science in New York. He made the speech entitled "The Political Madhouse in America and Nearer Home". In it, rather than use flattery to persuade, he used ridicule, shock and irritation to… Read more about this item

Peter Quennell's A History of English Literature is a reference book, but it is known as one that people actually read straight through. From a review: "This book is a delight. Quennell is besotted by the English language and he presents to the reader a procession of gifted wordsmiths both famous and obscure, from the dawn of British literature to the… Read more about this item

In the early 1950s, Michael Joseph published a series of best-selling books under the imprint Mermaid Books. They were all 5" x 7 1/2", on thicker paper. Colored, illustrated and laminated covers. Not paperbacks, not hard covers--flexible harder covers is the best way to describe them. This is one of those Mermaid Books. It is Mister Johnson, the sixth of… Read more about this item

This is a vintage copy of Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life, written in 1841 by the Irish novelist, composer, painter and songwriter Samuel Lover (1797-1868). It centers around Andy Rooney, a fellow who has the knack of doing everything the wrong way. It is a hilarious farce regarded as a way to "purge melancholy". This is one of the… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of Wellington After Waterloo, by the Irish writer Neville Thompson. In this book, Thompson traces Wellington's life after 1815, using then new archival and documentary records. The work examines the development of Wellington's character and outlook, and assesses the significance of his involvement in politics over three decades. It shows the Duke was a crucial… Read more about this item

This book is undated, but it was published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, so it would be 2016. James Joyce was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, and literary critic who is regarded as one of the most important writers of the 20th… Read more about this item

This is a lovely leather-bound copy of the great humorous novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, regarded by many as one of the greatest novels ever written. It was published between 1759 and 1757 by the Anglo-Irish author Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), and is ostensibly Tristram's autobiography but takes the reader on a tour of many things. It is… Read more about this item

This is a second printing of Discovering Britain & Ireland, the best-selling National Geographic coffee table book published in 1987. It is 448 pages and contains 442 full-color panoramic photographs and 22 maps, all capturing the essence of everyday life surrounded by the rolling green hills and architecture of Britain and Ireland. This volume displays the writing quality and photographic talent… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of the beautiful best-selling cookbook published by the Avoca Cafe in 2000. Avoca started out as an artisinal Dublin shop (the legal name of the company is Avoca Handweavers). Then they started offering breads and biscuits, then opening cafes; now they have about a dozen throughout Ireland. They finally decided to… Read more about this item

Hungry Hill is a novel by prolific British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1943. It was her seventh novel; 33 editions have since been printed, the last in 2008. In 1943, it was published in the UK by Gollancz and by Doubleday in the US. Using the Doubleday plates, Toronto's Ryerson Press published it for Canada. So this is… Read more about this item

'This is the first book written on the development of gardening in Ireland from the earliest times to the present day. It is an important contribution, since many of the people who gardened in Ireland had an influence extending far beyond its shores. Their ideas and their activities were significant, not only on garden design but also in breeding of… Read more about this item

The Courtship of Prince Charming, by F Frankfort Moore 258 pages, on thick paper Red Cloth Boards with Black Design & Printing on the spine Frank Frankfort Moore (1855-1931) was an Irish dramatist, biographer, novelist and poet. Born in Limerick, Ireland, Moore worked as a journalist before gaining fame as an author of fiction. I contacted the Local Studies Department at the Limerick City… Read more about this item

This is a rare copy of Charles Lever's Martins of Cro'Martin, by the Anglo-Irish author Charles Lever (1806-1872). Lever, who wrote about 30 novels, is now known as one of the most under-rated writers of the 19th century, and well on a par with Thackeray, Trollope and Dickens (Trollope was one of his biggest fans). The story, which begins in 1829,… Read more about this item

Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet, cleric and Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. His most famous works are Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal and A Tale of a Tub. He is still regarded as the foremost prose satirist in the English language and his deadpan style caused the term 'Swiftian' to be embedded in… Read more about this item

This book is in good condition. Edited, with a Glossary, by W.J. Craig, M.A., Trinity College, Dublin. Including the Glossary, it is 1264 pages. It needs some TLC; the spine has loosened a little and there are some marks on the covers to be removed. The cover is dark red with a nice stamped design on the front and back. On… Read more about this item