301. Smartt Bell, Madison.

Master of the Cross Roads. A Novel.

First Edition. New York, Pantheon Books, 2000. Octavo. XIII, 732 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s – Mylar. [Signed / Inscribed by the author] Fine condition.

302. McGahern, John.

That They May Face the Rising Sun. [SIGNED].

Uncorrected Proof. London, faber and faber, 2001. Octavo. 298 pages. Original Softcover in Collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed by John McGahern on the Title Page. From the Library of Canadian Literary Critic John Metcalf, with his name on the front free endpaper.

303. Natsume, Soseki.

Collection of Five Rare Natsume-Publications from the Tuttle Classics Series. The collection includes: 1. Soseki Natsume – “The 210th Day – Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu (2002) / 2. Soseki Natsume – “My Individualism and The Philosophical Foundations of Literature” – Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu and Introduced by Inger Brody (2004) / 3. Soseki Natsume – Inside My Glass Doors – Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu (2002) / 4. Soseki Natsume – The Heredity of Taste – Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu and Introduced by Stephen W. Kohl (2004) / 5. Soseki Natsume – Spring Miscellany and London Essays Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu (2002).

Boston, Tuttle Publishing, 2002-2004. Octavo. Original, illustrated Softvover-Volumes. All five Volumes in excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.

304. Warner, Marina.

Signs & Wonders, Essays on Literature and Culture.

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. XII, 516 pages. Jacket photo – Chris Stammers. Author Photo – Elke Bock. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

305. [Raevsky-Hughes, Olga].

Sud’by pokoleniia 1920-1930-kh godov v emigratsii / [The Lives of the 1920-1930 generation of emigration]. Ocherki i vospominaniia.

Moskva, Russkii put’, 2006. 22 cm. 470 pages. Illustrated with many photographs. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.SOme annotations and text-markings.

306. Armitage, Simon [translation].

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Illustrations by Diana Sudyka.

London, The Folio Society, 2008. 25.5 cm x 32 cm. 114 pages. Original Hardcover with original slip case. Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Unusually excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

307. Dickens, Charles.

The Major Works – Unabridged Cambridge Scholars Classic Texts Edition [The Major Works of Charles Dickens in 29 Volumes].

29 Volumes. Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008. Octavo. c.5000 pages in 29 Volumes. Original Softcover / Paperback Edition. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear. All the texts have been newly typeset for this edition.

308. [Rosset, Barney / Minihan, John]

Remembering Samuel Beckett (Essay by Barney Rosset, juxtaposed to a printed photograph of Beckett by John Minihan, hugging Rosset in Paris on Beckett’s 80th birthday) – The page of this contribution inscribed and signed by Barney Rosset to irish photographer John Minihan: “To John Minihan – For the Pleasure of being with you for your photog. and your friendship – Barney Rosset 12/16/09”. In: Conjunctions: 53 – Not Even Past, Hybrid Histories, Bi- Annual Volumes of New Writing.

New York, Bard College, 2009. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. 346 pages. Some black and white photographs and advertisements throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed / Inscribed by Barney Rosset to John Minihan (Excellent association).

309. Simenon, Georges.

Sämtliche Maigret-Geschichten.

Zürich, Diogenes Verlag, 2009. 19 cm. 1085 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Originaler Velragsleinenband im originalen Schuber. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

310. Cooper, James Fenimore.

The Complete Works – Cambridge Scholars Classic Texts Edition [complete in 48 Volumes].

48 Volumes. Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009. Octavo. c.9500 pages in 48 Volumes. Original Softcover / Paperback Edition. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.

311. Beckett, Samuel / Auster, Paul.

The Selected Works of Samuel Beckett. With an Introduction by Paul Auster.

First Edition of this publication. New York, Grove Press, 2010. Octavo (14 cm x 21 cm). Volume I: VIII, 478 pages / Volume II: 521 pages / Volume III: 505 pages / Volume IV: 569 pages. Original Softcover in original slipcase. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of wear. Cover photographs of Samuel Beckett by John Haynes. [Paul Auster, Series Editor.]

312. Chang, Kang-I Sun / Owen, Stephen.

The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature [Volume I “To 1375” and Volume II “From 1375”]. Edited by Kang-I Sun Chang and Stephen Owen.

Two Volumes (complete set). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010. Octavo (16 cm wide x 23 cm high). Volume I: XXXII, 711 pages / Volume II: XXXI, 793 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Both Volumes in absolutely excellent, clen, firm, close to new condition.

313. Barber, Fionna.

Art in Ireland since 1910.

London, Reaktion Books, 2013. 26 cm. 318 pages illlustrations (chiefly color). Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

314. Christ, Hans D. / Dressler, Iris / Peters, Christine.

Acts of Voicing.

Leipzig, Spector Books in conjuction with Wurttembergischer Kunstverein/Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul. 2014. 17.5 cm x 25 cm. 555 pages. Original Hardcover. (Blue cloth with an embossed illustration in black on front board. Title in black embossed lettering on spine). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

315. Mahon, Derek.

Red Sails [Signed by Derek Mahon].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press (Gallery Books), 2014. 8°. 95 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. First Edition in MINT condition. Signed by Derek Mahon. With a minor manuscript-correction of a Typo by Derek Mahon on page 83.

316. Skinner, David.

Wallpaper in Ireland 1700 – 1900.

Tralee, Churchill House Press, 2014. Quarto (25 cm 216 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Unusually excellent, as new condition. A fantastic, extremly important and now very (very) rare publication.

317. Atwood, Margaret.

The Heart Goes Last [Signed].

First Edition. London / Oxford / New York / New Delhi / Sydney, Bloomsbury, 2015. Octavo. 308 pages. Hardcover / Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed by Margaret Atwood on the titlepage.

318. Mahon, Derek.

Against The Clock [Signed and Inscribed by Derek Mahon].

First Edition. Oldcastle, The Gallery Press (Gallery Books), 2018. 8°. 79 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. First Edition in MINT condition. Signed and Inscribed by Derek Mahon: “for Peter with best wishes – Derek, Dec. ‘18”.

319. Connolly, Claire.

Irtish Literature in Transition (1780 – 1830).

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2020. Octavo. XIV, (2), 439 pages (including a thorough Index). Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed and inscribed by Claire Connolly on the titlepage.

320. McCarthy, Thomas.

Questioning Ireland – Essay and Reviews [Rare Hardcover-Edition SIGNED by Thomas McCarthy on the titlepage].

First Edition (simultaneously published in Softcover (Paperpack) and Hardcover). Oldcastle, The Gallery Press, 2024. Octavo. 420 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. As new condition with only minor signs of wear. This is the very rare Hardcover-Edition which was sold out very quickly. SIGNED by Thomas McCarthy on the titlepage.