1. Ó Tuama, Seán Óg.

An Chóisir Cheoil. [The Music Party] – Volume IX.

Baile Átha Cliath, Comhlucht Oideachais na hEireann, 1965. 8°. 16 pages with notations (songs set to music). Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

2. O’Sullivan, Donal.

Songs of the Irish – An Anthology of Irish Folk Music and Poetry with English Verse Translations. [With a section on “Songs of the Harpers” and “Songs of Occupation”]. Compiled and edited by Donal O’Sullivan.

New York, Bonanza Books, 1960. Quarto (23.5 cm wide x 31 cm). 199 pages with severla scores printed but mainly lyrics, divided beautifully into Laments, Historical Songs, etc. (see detail below), Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. With private gift-inscription in Philadelphia, 1967, to endpaper. RARE !

3. Bunting, Edward.

The Ancient Music of Ireland, arranged for the Piano Forte. To which is prefixed a Dissertation on the Irish Harp and Harpers, Including an Account of the Old Melodies of Ireland / [″A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland, arranged for the Piano Forte; some of the most admired melodies are adapted for the voice, to poetry chiefly translated from the original Irish songs”].

Reprint of the First Edition (Dublin, 1840). Three Volumes in One. Dublin, Cahill & Co., 1969. Folio. Pagination: Three titlepages for three works bound in one: Volume I: “The Ancient Music of Ireland” (1840): 11, 100 pages of History of Irish Music and the Antiquity of the Harp and Bagpipe of Ireland” as well as 109 pages of “The Ancient Music of Ireland arranged for the Pianoforte” with the essential “Index to the Irish Names of the Airs” [Names of Airs are displayed in Gaelic / in English Translation and then Translated [For example: “A muinnin” / “A muirnin” / “The Darling”] and “Index to the English Names of the Airs” [with “Name of the Air”, “Author and Date of Origin of the Air” as well as “Where and from Whom procured”]/ Volume II: “A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland” (1809) – with: “An Historical and Critical Disssertation on the Harp” – 28 pages of text plus two p;lates of Historical Harp – Illustrations plus 72 pages of Irish Airs set to Music / Volume III: “A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music – Containing a variety of Admired Airs never before Published” (1796), 31 pages//. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition of this important reproduction of the original 18th and 19th century edition of Bunting’s work on Airs and the Harp. Essential for every collection on the History of Irish Music and in this reprduced form especially carefree to use.

4. [Duffy, Charles Gavan / Davis, Thomas] / Grattan Flood, W.H.

The Spirit of the Nation or, Ballads and Songs by The Writers of “The Nation” with Original and Ancient Music, arranged for the Voice and Pianoforte.

New Edition, with preface and Introduction by W.H.Grattan Flood. Dublin, James Duffy and Co., 1911. Quarto. XXII, 368 pages – including the often missing Corrigenda Leaf (Errata). Original, illustrated Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated clothbinding that has been recently professionally restored. All edges gilt. New endpapers. Besides a 6 cm smudged repair to the front board in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. A very rare and sought after publication.

5. Patterson, Annie W.

The Harp and Irish Music [Article in Journal of the Ivernian Society Volume III – January – March]

Cork, Guy & Co. Ltd., 1911. Octavo. VII, 67, VIII pages. Stapled Softcover. The binding in very poor condition ! Staples rusty and the wrappers detached. The bookblock itself still in good condition and all the articles very readable.

6. Kiely, Benedict.

And as I rode by Granard Moat. [compiled by] Benedict Kiely.

Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1996. Octavo. 228 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only.

7. Irish Book Bureau.

The Tri-Colour Song Book. [Including two pages with “Great 1916 Picture – showing the last stand of the heroes of Easter Week in the GPO just before evacuation with Padraig Pearse, Tom Clarke and Joseph Plunkett].

Dublin, Irish Book Bureau, no year [c.1930]. Small Octavo. 32 pages. Original Softcover. Fragile with some minor damages only. Overall in good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

8. Benedict, Sir Julius.

The Lily of Killarney. Opera in Three Acts. The words by Dion Boucicault and John Oxenford. Edited by J. Pittman.

London, Boosey and Co, 1872. 26 cm. 272 pages. Including one vocal score. Original hardcover. Good condition but with signs of external wear. Some noticeable rubbing of spine with a tear on its bottom outer edge. Also, the spine has become half-detached on inside page. Royal Edition of Operas.

9. Rooney, Hubert E.

The Well-Known Songs of Ireland. [Forty Songs] Edited and arranged by Hubert E. Rooney.

Dublin, James Duffy & Co. Ltd., (1905). Quarto. 85 pages with 40 songs (text and set to music). Beautiful modern half leather with marbled – paper – covered boards. Bound by Dublin bookbinder J.F.Newman with the original printed wrappers. The volume is now in protective collector’s mylar ! Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare in this excellent condition. The paper of this publication is notoriously frail and was professionally restored and strengthened. With an inscription in gaelic by one William de Teal (Tipperary) in July 1911.

10. Moore, Thomas.

The works of Thomas Moore, Esq. Accurately printed from the last original editions. With critical Notes. [With a preface by Ernest Fleischer and a “Biographical and Critical Sketch of Thomas Moore” by J.W.Lake].

In Two Complete Volumes. Leipsic, printed for Ernst Fleischer, 1833-1840. Large Octavo. Vol. I: XL, 751 pages / Vol. II:VI, 252 pages. Including a frontispiece – portrait of Thomas Moore. Original Hardcover. Poor condition of the binding with signs of external wear. Both volumes’ spines are considerably worn and fragile; there is discolouration to the frontcovers of both volumes, and foxing on inside and selective pages of both. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. With his Exlibris to the pastedown. Internally firm and complete and only with some minor signs of a faded dampstain.