161. Kotzebue, August von / [Plumptre, Anne].

The Constant Lover; Or, William and Jeanette: A Tale. From the German of Augustus von Kotzebue. To which is prefixed “An Account of the Literary Life of the Author” [with the printed dedication by Kotzebue to his friend Charles Georg Graumann] / Also included (separately bound): “Pizarro – The Spaniards in Peru; or, The Death of Rolla. A Tragedy, in Five Acts:. The original of the play, Performing at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, under the title of PIZARRO. Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre – Translator of Kotzebue’s “Virgin of the Sun”, &c.

First Edition. Three Volumes in one Solander Box. Dublin, Printed by William Porter / Printed for J. Moore, 1799. Small Octavo (11 cm x 17 cm). Pagination of the two Volume-Set: “The Constant Lover / Account of the Literary Life of Kotzebue”: Volume I: XIV, 203 pages / Volume II: 216 pages / Pagination for the accompanying Volume: “Pizarro”: 102 pages. Hardcover / Stunning, recent half leather and marbled-paper-covered-boards with gilt lettering and ornament to spine, bound to style of the 18th/19th century. All three Volumes housed in a bespoke built Solander Box (see plenty of images on our website). Excellent condition. From the library of Susannah Townsend-Meade (Ballymartle), with her name to titlepage. The accompanying Volume bears the name of one Mary Johnston. The “Constant Lover”, with the “Account of Kotzebue’s Life” is a very scarce publication !

162. Lao She [Shu Qingchun].

The Drum Singers. [The rare english Translation]. Translated by Helena Kuo / Illustrated by Shi Guoliang.

Hong Kong, Joint Publishing Company (JPC), 1987. Octavo. XII, 254 pages. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

163. Le Brocquy, Louis / Montague, John / [Dupin, Jacques] / [Samuel Beckett].

Small Archive of personal correspondence between irish-american writer John Montague and irish artist Louis Le Brocquy plus many related items. The correspondence also includes John Montague touching on Samuel Beckett. The core of the collection includes 1. Extremely insightful and important, very personal manuscript-letter from John Montague to Louis Le Brocquy – Inside an envelope addressed by John Montague to Louis Le Brocquy at his french residence ‘Domaine des Combes’ with Louis Le Brocquy’s answer carefully tucked into the same envelope, treasured by John Montague. The densely filled, very personal 4-page-manuscript letter from John Montague, is dated Christmas 1981, written after “a sabbatical [..] on a long tour which led me as far as Los Angeles” and is a strong reflection of John Montague’s personal struggles, thoughts and influences as a writer; he talks about his ten years of teaching in the US “after O’Riada’s death led to a vacuum” and “enduring the semi-bourgeois limbo of Cork”. Montague speaks about the time “after the harness came off” and he “felt quite strange, and after thirty years my stammer returned in painful, nearly uncontrollable force”. Montague even touches on his fears about his health and continues “I clocked into a clinic for a rest cure….so far liver excellent, so it is not Sean or Brendan all over again (in any case, loving the stuff, as you do, I can’t overdrink; the tastebuds are against it)”. Montague dives into comparisons with Samuel Beckett: “″Did you realize that Sam Beckett was under analysis at the Tavistock Clinic for two years ? – The early Beckett is a smart alec; the break comes when he has to survive in post-war France and accept “his own darkness”. Montague also touches on his struggle with his mother “Isn’t it terrible that we spend up to nearly middle-[a]ge coping with the traumas of youth, with no way round it ? – I have cleared/cleaned/buried & forgiven my mother in my next book “The Dead Kingdom”….” – The letter continues to talk about books, “the Landslide Manuscript”, poetry and his work etc. etc. He mentions a Dupin “play” which “will travel in my Paris luggage”. Montague also touches on the subject of the Irish Troubles and writes “I have always, by the way, believed that 1916 may have been a mistake as Yeats said: “For England may keep faith – For all is said and done” / Montague speaks about “My own area of Tyrone is blessedly free from all but minor incidents” – Amazing document of confidence and trust between two irish landmark personalities. 2. Louis Le Brocquy’s answer to John Montague is dated “New Year’s Day 1981”[which should have been 1982]: A. Very personal manuscript Letter – a direct answer to Montague’s letter from “Christmas 1981” (1 sheet with both pages filled in ink and signed “Louis”) in which Le Brocquy reflects on the tense political situation with Northern Ireland and the overall worldwide tension of a looming war / Le Brocquy writes that he did have a “wild hope that when Charlie took office…that he and Thatcher might between them opted a ‘Rhodesian’ solution in the North” / Le Brocquy also writes about the eagerly awaited publication of “Selected Poems” of John Montague and he also asks John if “you thought of collecting Esteban’s and Dupin’s poems in French with your translations ?” – Le Brocquy offers to help with illustrations etc. – Both letters together in an envelope which suggests that John Montague received his letter to Louis le Brocquy back from the Le Brocquy-estate after Le Brocquy’s death. / Also included: B. A manuscript postcard with Le Brocquy’s “Girl in White” as a postcard-reproduction in which Le Brocquy suggests a project with John Montague and sends greetings to Montague’s wife Evelyn and the kids (in envelope from Carros,France) / C. In his function as chairman of Amnesty International, Le Brocquy sends a callout by Amnesty International to John Montague and kindly asks him to support the cause. He sends the callout to John by adding a few manuscript, personal lines of affection (in envelope from Carros,France).

France / Ireland, Carros / Cork, 1980-1981. A4. 4 pages on two sheets (main Montague-letter), 2 pages on 1 sheet (Le Brocquy – answer), 1 postcard, 1 manuscript-letter from Jacques Dupin to John Montague (25.10.1978) about a translation of “L’Éboulement” (Dupin also speaks about Louis le Brocquy in the letter), several pages of letters (mostly typed and signed) from other figures in irish and international literature and art. Original Envelopes. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Besides some ephemeral materials from personalities in Literature and Art, addressed to John Montague, the small collection includes several vintage photographs of John Montague, taken during his acceptance of a honorary Doctorate of Literature at UCC, Cork, as well as a Legislative Resolution by the State of New York (Senator Daly), recognizing and thanking the distinguished author and poet John Montague with this decree on May 26, 1987. Among the lesser interesting materials is a pamphlet titled “Ireland’s Literary Renaissance – 20th century Portraits” in which portraits by Louis Le Brocquy of John Montague and Thomas Kinsella are included. The pamphlet is accompanied by a letter from James White to John Montague in which he explains this being a publication that was released for an exhibition in Chicago and he apologises for the entries being “necessarily short but hopefully reasonably correct”. Provenance: From the private collection of John Montague’s papers in his recently sold West Cork Home.

164. Le Clerc, M.E.

Mistress Beatrice Cope or Passages in the Life of a Jacobites Daughter.

London, Hurst and Blackett, Ltd. No date (c.1900). 13 cm x 19 cm. 335 pages. Original hardcover Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some wear along cover-edges. Browning and spotting of page-edges. Binding slightly strained in places but intact. Clean inside.

165. [Le Clezio, J.M.G.] Martin, Bronwen.

The Search for Gold – Space and Meaning in J.M.G.Le Clezio.

Dublin, Philomel Productions, 1995. Small Quarto (19.5 cm x 21.5 cm). 214 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very Rare !!

166. [Lehmann, John] Pasternak, Boris.

Gruzinskie Liriki [Georgian Lyrics / Georgian Poetry].

First Edition. [Moscow / Moskva], Sovestii Pisatel, 1935. Octavo. 136 pages. Original Hardcover / Original blue illustrated cloth. Binding firm and with the original endpapers in very good + condition with only minor signs of wear. Covers slightly dusty. Interior very clean. This is the copy of english poet, editor and publisher John Lehmann, with his signature to the endpaper (juxtaposed to the halftitle).

167. Lewis, Sinclair.

It Can’t Happen Here [The Novel that tells you what will happen to your family if America gets a Dictator].

4th Reprint of the 1939 Edition (with the rare dustjacket). New York, Triangle Books, 1941. Octavo. 458 pages. Original publisher’s Hardcover with the rare, illustrated dustjacket, including the rear flap with the photograph of an idyllic american living-room secenery. In protective Mylar. From the private library of Walter Blake, with his personal stamp to the titlepage. In excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. The dustjacket extremely scarce in this condition.

168. Linklater, Eric.

A Year of Space: A Chapter in Autobiography.

London, The Reprint Society, 1954. 13 cm x 19 cm. 319 pages. Original hardcover. Very good condition with some clear signs of external wear. Contains stamp by previous owner.

169. Lowry, Malcolm.

Lunar Caustic. Traduit de l’anglais par Clarisse Francillon.

Paris, Julliard, 1963. 8°. 116 pages. Broché. Exemplaire No. 292. Trés bon état. / Fantastic condition of this rare edition in french. [Collection “Les Lettres nouvelles”]

170. Lowth, Robert.

[On the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews] De Sacra Poesi Hebræorum : Prælectiones Academicæ Oxonii habitæ a Roberto Lowth, et poeticæ publico prælectores; nunc episcopo oxoniensii. Subjicitur Metricæ Harianæ brevis confutatio: et Oratio Crewiana.

Editio Tertia, emendatior. Oxonii, E Typographeo Clarendoniano [Imprimatur, J. Browne, Vice-Can. Oxon], 1775. 13 cm x 22 cm. (8), 515 pages plus 11 pages Index and Errata. Original Hardcover / Beautiful 18th century calf with gilt lettering and ornament to spine and the wonderful original marbled endpapers. With the original spinelabel. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. This edition printed on excellent paper with no foxing !

171. MacCarthy, Bridget G[erard].

The Whip Hand – A Comedy in Three Acts.

9th edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1965. Small Octavo. 72 pages. Original Softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

172. 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”.

173. 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.

174. Makoto, Ooka / Fitzsimmons, Thomas.

A Play of Mirrors – Eight Major Poets of Modern Japan [Yoshioka Minoru / Tamura Ryuichi / Iijima Koichi / Tada Chimako / Ooka Makoto / Tanikawa Shuntaro / Shiraishi Kazuko / Yoshimasu Gozo].

Rochester (Michigan), Oakland University / Katydid Books, 1987. Quarto. 312 pages. Original Hardcover. Besides some foxing in very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

175. [Marti de Cid, Dolores] Ungaretti, Giuseppe.

Vita d’un Uoma – Traduzioni II: Da Góngora e da Mallarmé.

Italia, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1948. 19cm x 13cm. 124 (4) pages. Original softcover in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Con dedica autografa di Ungaretti a Dolores Marti de Cid / Inscribed and signed by Giuseppe Ungaretti to famous cuban theatre and literature expert Dolores Marti de Cid. With the library stamp of her famous theatre library “Biblioteca Cid-Marti- Set 21 1957 – La Habana, Cuba”. [Lo ‘Specchio’ – I poeti del Nostro Tempo / Vita d’un Uoma – Traduzioni II].

176. [Marti de Cid, Dolores] Ungaretti, Giuseppe.

Vita d’un Uomo – Poesie I: 1914 – 1919 L’Allegria.

Quatro Edizione. Italia, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1954. 19cm x 13cm. 115, (10) pages. Original softcover in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Con dedica autografa di Ungaretti a Dolores Marti de Cid / Inscribed and signed by Giuseppe Ungaretti to famous cuban, Dolores Marti de Cid. With the library stamp of her famous theatre library “Biblioteca Cid-Marti- Set 21 1957 – La Habana, Cuba”. [Vita D’Un Uomo Poesie I. L’allegria 1914-1919.]

177. [Masereel, Frans] Verhaeren, Émile / Uzanne, Octave.

Quinze Poèmes d’Émile Verhaeren. Illustrés de 57 Gravures sur Bois, Dessinees et Gravées par Frans Masereel et suivis d’un Souvenir a Verhaeren par Octave Uzanne.

Paris, Edtions Georges Cres & Cie, 1917. 4°. CIII pages. Hardcover / Full leather with gilt lettering to spine and gilt decorated boards. Boards with some stronger signs of wear. One of 1350 exemplaires sur papier anglais.

178. Mastretta, Ángeles.

Lovesick. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.

New York, Riverhead Books, 1997. 15 cm x 23 cm. 292 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. This is a bound galley and uncorrected proof for review purposes only. Signed and inscribed by the author. Includes ephemera as original letter from The Putnam Publishing Group to the reviewer that accompanied this book as well as a biography of the author and advanced praise.

179. Mathers, E. Powys.

The Eastern Anthology – Anthology of Eastern Love. Eastern Love: Volumes I & II & III: The Lessons of a Bawd and Harlot’s Breviary. English Versions of the Kuttanimatam of Damodaragupta and Samayamatrika of Kshemendra. Volume I: The Lessons of a Bawd of Damodaragupta. Volume II: The Harlot’s Breviary of Kshemendra. Volume III: The Book of Women and The Education of Wives.

3 Volumes in one (complete set). London, John Rodker For Subscribers, 1927. 15.2 cm x 23.5 cm. Pagination: Vol I: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 92 pages / Vol II: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 100 pages / Vol III: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 152 pages. Hardcover / Beautiful, actually stunning, private full morocco in Art Deco – Style (see images), Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Deckled edges. Top edge gilt. Gilt on spine and red leather hardcover. Minor discolouration and staining to front and rear pastedown enpapers and endpapers. This edition of the Kuttanimatam of Damodaragupta, the Samayamatrika of Kshemendra, the Zenan-Nameh of Fazil-Bey, and Ta’Dib Ul-Nisvan, being Volume I, II and III of the “Eastern Art of Love”, are here translated into English for the first time, by E. Powys Mathers. This edition of 1,000 copies on all rag paper was printed by Messrs. Molyneux, 3 & 4, New Street Hill, London. The copper plate engravings are by Hester Sainsbury and have been printed and hand coloured by Messrs. A. Alexander and Sons, Ltd. This copy is No. 695.

180. [McAfee, Mildred Helen] de la Mare, Walter.

Ding Dong Bell.

London, Selwyn & Blount Ltd., 1924. 13 cm x 19 cm. IX, 76 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and fully signed by de La Mare to American academic Mildred Helen McAfee Horton on front free endpaper: “Helen McAfee with all good wishes from Walter de la Mare – June 1924”.