151. [John Minihan Collection] – Hogan, Desmond.

The Leaves on Grey.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1980. 13 cm x 20 cm. 119 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Manuscript Postcard from author Desmond Hogan to irish photographer John Minihan loosely inserted.

152. [John Minihan Collection] – Hogan, Desmond.

The Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea and Other Stories.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1979. 13 cm x 20.5 cm. 181 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Foxing to edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Internal pages fine. Manuscript letter from the author Desmond Hogan to irish photographer John Minihan loosely inserted.

153. Conyers, Dorothea.

Old Andy. Author of “Sandy Married”.

Fourth Edition. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1916. 11 cm x 16.5 cm. 253 pages. Original Hardcover. Good condition with signs of external wear. Pages tanned. Some foxing throughout. Smudging to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner’s names endpapers. Bar code sticker on rear endpaper.

154. Donleavy, J.P.

A Singular Country.

Peterborough, Ryan Publishing, 1989. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 198 pages. Several black and white photographs throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor foxing and smudging to endpapers.

155. Marcus, David (Editor).

State of the Art – Short Stories by the New Irish Writers.

London, Sceptre, 1992. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. 377 pages. Original Softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages discoloured. Dogear.

156. McLiam Wilson, Robert.

Eureka Street – A novel of Ireland like no other.

First North American Edition. New York, Arcade Publishing Inc, 1997. 14.5cm x 21.5cm 395 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

157. Kiely, Benedict.

Honey Seems Bitter.

London, Methuen and Co Ltd., 1954. 13 cm x 19 cm. 194 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket, designed by Geoffrey Ireland, in protective Mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed / Signed by Benedict Kiely during his time as visiting Professor in Eugene, Oregon in 1965 on the titlepage: “For Bill Smith – One against 1000. DR the Solomon Martini – Ben Kiely – Sept. 1965”.

158. Gogarty, Oliver St. John.

Tumbling in the Hay.

First Edition. London, Constable and Company Ltd, 1939. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. 325 Pages. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

159. Binchy, Maeve.

Firefly Summer. [SIGNED / Inscribed by Maeve Binchy].

First Edition. London, Century Hutchinson Ltd, 1987. 16 cm x 24 cm. 572 Pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

160. Yeats, W.B.

Collected Plays.

Second Edition, Second Reprint. London, Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1960 14 cm x 20 cm. 705 Pages. Hardcover / Original cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

161. [de Vere, Aubrey] Cronin, Patrick J.

Aubrey de Vere, The Bard of Curragh Chase. A Portrait of His Life and Writings.

Askeaton, Askeaton Civic Trust, 1997. 15 cm x 21 cm. 232 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Very Rare !

162. Fitzgerald, Barbara.

We Are Besieged.

Second Impression. Bantry, Somerville Press, 2011. 15.5 cm x 23.5 cm. 364 Pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

163. Stuart, Francis.

Black List, Section H. A Novel. With a preface and postscript by Harry T. Moore.

First Edition. Carbondale and Edwardsville / London and Amsterdam, Southern Illinois University Press / Feffer & Simons, Inc., 1971. 15 cm x 22 cm. VII, 442 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner. Slight spotting/discolouration on page edges. Clean inside with intact binding.

164. Keane, John B.

The Change in Mame Fadden.

Cork / Dublin, The Mercier Press, 1973. 11 cm x 18 cm. 114 pages. Original softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some marks on cover. Clean inside with intact binding.

165. Ashton, Robert / Michelburne, John.

Two Historical Plays: The Battle of Aughrim, or the Fall of Monsieur St. Ruth / Ireland Preserved, or the Siege of Londonderry.

Dublin, C.M. Warren, No date [c.1880] 9 cm x 14 cm. 144 pages. Softcover / Original, titled brochure. Good condition with signs of external wear. Damage to corners of front page. Spotting on page edges, front and rear page and several pages within. Otherwise clean inside and intact.

166. Ellman, Richard.

The Use of Decadence: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce. Originally delivered at Bennington College as Lecture Six in the Ben Belitt Lectureship series.

Bennington, VT, Bennington College, 1984. 8°. 25 Pages. Stapled Wrappers (softcover). Excellent condition. “The Bennington Chapbooks in Literature – Published in memory of William Troy”.

167. [Brown, Christy] Jordan, Anthony J.

Christy Brown’s Women – A Biography Drawing on His Letters. Includes the Founding of Cerebral Palsy Ireland by Robert Collis.

Dublin, Westport Books, 1998. 20.8cm x 14.7cm. 178 pages. With illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

168. Durcan, Paul.

A Snail in My Prime. New and Selected Poems.

London, Harvill, 1993. 13 cm x 21 cm. XIII, 272 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

169. Lynch, Patricia Henigin.

Like Gold to the Fire. Poems.

First edition. Simsbury, Path-L Publications, 2001. 13,5 cm x 21,5 cm. 40 pages. Original Softcover. Brochure. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. The title page is missing.

170. Wakeman, John.

A Sea Family. New and Selected Poems.

First edition. Cork, Bradshaw Books, 2005. 14 cm x 21 cm. 56 pages. With 8 illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With the poet’s dedication to Kruger and his wife Nell to title page. Occasional markings and annotations in the text. [Bradshaw Poets].

171. Synge, John M.

In Wicklow and West Kerry.

Dublin. Maunsel & Roberts, 1921. 12 cm x 17 cm. 136 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only some minor signs of external wear.

172. Mattews, Aidan.

Adventures in an Bathyscope.

First Sceptre edition. Sevenoaks, Hodder and Stroughton, 1990. 13 cm x 19,5 cm. 225, (3) pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. Signed by the author on title page. Enclosed is a newspaper clipping about the author. [Sceptre Editions].

173. MacNamara, Brinsley.

The Clanking of Chains.

First Anvil edition. Tralee, Anvil Books, 1965. 11 cm x 18 cm. 173 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger.

174. Montague, John [ed.].

The Faber Book of Irish Verse. [Signed / Inscribed Association copy , heavily annotated by poet Chuck Kruger].

First Faber and Faber edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1978. 12,5 cm x 20 cm. 400 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name and a beautiful inscription by John Montague to Chuck Kruger on the half title: “Love to Chuck – John”. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

175. Stephens, James.

The Crock of Gold. With decorative headings and tailpieces by Thomas Mackenzie.

Fifth printing. New York, Collier Books, 1972. 13,5 cm x 20 cm. 228 pages. Original Softcover. Good condition only with some stronger signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to half title.

176. Gibbings, Robert.

Sweet Cork of Thee. With engravings by the author.

First edition. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1951. 14,5 cm x 21,5 cm. 235 pages. Original Hardcover. Green Cloth with gilt lettering and decor. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings in the text.

177. [Keane, John B.]

Playwright of the People – A Collection of Tributes to John B. Keane, 1928-2002.

Listowel, North Kerry Literary Trust, 2004. 14 cm x 22 cm. 205 pages. With numerous photographs and also including the often missing CD with recordings of John B. Keane talking about his life and influences. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With occasional markings in the text and a dedication to half title.

178. Williams, N. & Breen, Chr.

When Summer’s In The Meadow.

First edition. New York, Soho Press, 1989. 14 cm x 22 cm. 224 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger.

179. Yeats, W.B.

The Collected Plays of W.B Yeats.

Third printing of the second edition. London, Macmillan, 1960. 14 cm x 20,5 cm. Frontispiece,705 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. Previous owner’s name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings in the text.

180. Kelly, Eamon.

In My Father’s Time. A Night of Storytelling with Eamon Kelly.

Eighth Printing. Dublin, Mercier Press, 1987. 11 cm x 18 cm. 104 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his markings and annotations in the text. Previous owner’s name on the front pastedown.

181. [John Minihan Collection] – Minihan, John (*1946 –)

The Poet Michael Longley, photographed by John Minihan at the Listowel Writers-Week, County Kerry, 2018.

Original / Vintage black and white photograph on archival paper. Ireland, 2018. 35.5 cm wide x 38 cm high. From the library of John Minihan, with his blindstamped initials and copyright – stamp on the back. Signed and titled by John Minihan below the photograph and on the back.

182. Moore, George.

Conversations in Ebury Street. [With an interesting full-page manuscript letter by George Moore, written in ink into the book verso titlepage].

Second edition. New York, Boni and Liveright, Inc., 1924. 14.5 x 21.5cm. 315 pages. Original hardcover with spine label. Deckled edges. With a fantastic, full-page, signed message written inside the book by George Moore. Very good – condition of the binding with signs of external wear (some spotting). Moore responds in his manuscript note on the halftitle possibly to the request of Frieda Lawrence, wife of D.H.Lawrence, who requested a copy of Moore’s book “The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe”. Moore sent her instead this edition.