31. [Inanna / Ishtar] De Shong Meador, Betty / Grahn, Judy.

Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart : Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess.

Austin, University of Texas Press, 2001. Octavo. 225 pages. Original, illustrated Softcover. New / Excellent condition.

32. [Inanna / Ishtar] Wolkstein, Diana / Kramer, Samuel Noah.

Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth – Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer.

Harper Perennial, 1983. Octavo. 256 pages. Original, illustrated softcover. New / Excellent condition.

33. [John Minihan Collection] – [Heaney, Seamus] Minihan, John.

First Day Cover of the commemorative stamp for Seamus Heaney. Signed by irish photographer John Minihan, whose portrait of Heaney was used for the stamp. The first day cover is illustrated with a quote from Heaney’s “Bogland”: “We have no prairies – To slice a big sun at evening – Everywhere the eye concedes to – Encroaching horizon…”

Dublin, Anpost, 2014. 19 cm x 13 cm. 1 page. Original Softcover. Excellent condition. Signed and dated by John Minihan on August 28th, 2014.

34. [Jones, David] Blamires, David.

David Jones: Artist and Writer.

Second Edition. Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1971. Octavo. 220 pages. Illustrated with six plates: 1. The Chester Play of the Deluge / 2. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner / 3. Portraits of a Boy / 4. The Terrace / 5. Thorn Cup / 6. Vexilla Regis. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

35. [Kandinsky, Wassily] Weiss, Peg.

Kandinsky in Munich – The Formative Jugendstil Years [The Formative Art Nouveau Years].

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1985. 8°. XXI, 268 pages text and 156 illustrations on plates. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

36. Kirk, Malcolm / Strathern, Andrew.

Man as Art – New Guinea. [With an essay by Andrew Strathern: “Dress, Decoration and Art in New Guinea”]. Photographs by Malcolm Kirk.

San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1993. Quarto. 144 pages with photographs throughout the whole book. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private giftinscription !

37. Lawrence, D. H.

St.Mawr – Mockup – This is not the book but a unique Furniture Drawer (Toolbox) made by a D.H.Lawrence enthusiast. The Drawer was made in bookform and has the St.Mawr Emblemata on the cover and the title on the spine. Excellent craftsmanship. Leather covered board.

no place, c. 1930. Folio. Original Hardcover with leather covered boards. Hard to qualify this exceptional piece as Ephemera, but that is what it is. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dimensions are 45,5cm (high), 34cm (wide), 13cm (thick).

38. Le Brocquy, Louis.

Personal copies of an early set of 18 photographs [contacts] of works by Louis le Brocquy, mostly titled and annotated / explained by Louis le Brocquy himself verso. Some of the photographs refer to very early works of le Brocquy. Some have no entries by le Brocquy verso, some have quite extensive information like “Sold to:…..” / Also included is an original, very early exhibition catalogue (Louis le Brocquy’s personal copy of the catalogue) for an exhibition in Mayfair/″Gimpel Fils” – November 1959. The catalogue has several annotations and underlinings in le Brocquy’s hand and included are most of the original photographs of works le Brocquy selected for the printing of the catalogue.

Loandon / Mayfair, Gimpel Fils, 1959. Octavo. 12 pages plus four photographs directly related to the exhibition catalogue / 18 photographs of earlier works. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A stunning, really original set of interesting ephemera from the artist’s personal collection, given to his friend John Montague. Provenance: From the private collection of John Montague’s papers in his recently sold West Cork Home.

39. Mackenzie, Compton / Stone, Christopher.

The Gramophone / Collection of c.785 Issues of the influential classical music magazine from October 1935 – December 2002 including several Index – Volumes and special issues. This being one of the largest known, nearly complete runs of this magazine with some Issues missing here and there only. [From the George Hitching Music Collection]

England, 1935 – 2003. Octavo. More than 20000 pages of secret classical music knowledge. Original Softcovers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some of the early volumes with some fraying only. The price includes an upgrade to worldwide free shipping of the collection per UPS or DHL Express Courier.

40. [Manzur, David] Roberto Burgos Cantor / Fernando Cruz Kronfly / Jaime Duarte French / Gonzalo Hernández Alba / Bernardo Hoyos / Gonzalo Mallarino / Jorge Orlando Melo / Pilar Moreno de Ángel / R.H. Moreno-Durán / Laura Restrepo / Daniel Samper Pizano / Luis Zalamea.

Del Amor y del Fuego. Obra exclusivamente realizada para la presente edición por el maestro David Manzur.

Colombia, Tercer Mundo Editores, 1991. 4°. 270 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. Very Rare !