401. Atwood, Margaret.

The Robber Bride. [SIGNED – Advanced Reading Copy]

New York, Nan A. Talese / Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1993. 15,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 560 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Margaret Atwood in green ink.

402. De Bernières, Louis.

Corelli’s Mandolin. [Captain Corelli’s Mandolin].

Advance Reader’s Edition. New York, Pantheon Books, 1994. 14.5 x 22cm. 437 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition, with only very minor signs of shelfwear.

403. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von.

Sämtliche Werke. West-Östlicher Divan: Teil I & II. Briefe, Tagebücher und Gespräche. Herausgegeben von Hendrik Birus.

Two Complete Volumes. Frankfurt am Main, Deutscher Klassiker Verlag, 1994. Teil I: 873 Seiten / Teil II: 1196 Seiten. Illustriert / Some illustrations in black and white. Original hardcover (Blaues Leinen) with the Mylar – Covers but without the slipcase (No “Schuber”). The Mylar-Cover of Volume One with small loss to cover-flap (see image). Important: The Volumes themselves in excellent condition / Sehr guter Zustand der Baende bis auf kleine Fehlstelle am Klarsicht-Umschlag von Band 1 (siehe Abbildung) . [Bibliothek deutscher Klassiker].

404. Ibuki, Kazuko.

Ware yori hoka ni: Tanizaki Junichiro saigo no juninen (Japanese Edition).

Tokyo, Ko¯dansha, 1994. 21.5 cm x 15.1 cm. 541 pages. Original Tankobon Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fine/as new condition. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

405. [Milton, John] Redman, Harry.

Major French Milton Critics of the Nineteenth Century.

Pittsburgh, Duquesne University Press, 1994. 8°. XIII, 390 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good+ / Near fine condition with only minor signs of use to the binding.

406. Morgan, Thais E.

Men Writing the Feminine. Literature, Theory, and the Question of Genders.

Albany, New York, State University of New York Press 1994. 15.5 cm x 23.5 cm. 207 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

407. O’Brien, Edna.

House of Splendid Isolation.

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1994. 16cm x 24cm. 216 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition. Beautifully signed and inscribed during a promotional booktour by author Edna O’Brien during a visit to the english booktown Hay-on-Wye in the year 1994.

408. Smorkaloff, Pamela Maria.

If I Could Write This in Fire – An Anthology of Literature from the Caribbean. Edited by Pamela Maria Smorkaloff.

New York, The New Press, 1994. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. X, 374 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Book design by Acme Art, Inc. Jacket design by Brian Boyce. Very fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

409. Llosa, Mario Vargas.

Literature and Freedom [signed]

St.leonards (Australia), The Centre for Independent Studies, 1994. 8°. VII, 10 pages. Softcover. Signed and dated by Vargas Llosa on the front free endpaper. [CIS – Occasional Papers 48]

410. [Wolfskehl, Karl] Blasberg, Cornelia.

Karl Wolfskehl und Kiechlinsbergen. “Sprechen die Steine ?” ; [eine Veröffentlichung der Arbeitsstelle für Literarische Museen, Archive und Gedenkstätten in Baden-Württemberg].

Marbach am Neckar, Dt. Schillerges., 1995. Gr.-8°. 15 Seiten. Illustriert. Softcover / Originale Broschur. Aus der Bibliothek des Mediaevisten Josef Fleckenstein mit seinem Namenszug auf der ersten Seite und einige feine Bleistiftanstreichungen von seiner Hand. Kleiner Lichtrand. [Spuren ; 30].

411. [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 !!

412. [Walter Benjamin Collection] – [Benjamin, Walter] Leinweber, J.

Walter Benjamin – Sammlung J. Leinweber. [Mit einem Vorwort von Iring Fetscher].

Marburg, Antiquariat Dr. Jörg Leinweber, 1996. Quarto (21 cm x 29,7 cm). [2], Portrait-Frontispiz, 457, [3] Seiten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen von faksimilierten Briefen Benjamins, Buchtiteln etc. Original Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand / Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.

413. Valade III, Roger M.

The Essential Black Literature Guide. Published in Association with the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture.

Detroit, New York, Washington D.C., Toronto, Visible Ink Press, 1996. 15 cm x 23 cm. XVIII, 446 pages. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white portrait photographs. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

414. Crichton, Michael.

Airframe.

First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. 17 x 25 cm. 351 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Signed by Michael Crichton on the titlepage. Near fine condition. Wrapped in protective mylar.

415. 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.

416. Corngold, Stanley.

Complex Pleasure. Forms of Feeling in German Literature.

Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1998. 8°. XVIII, 243 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

417. [Defoe, Daniel].

Bibliographical account / Robinson Crusoe Collection / Daniel Defoe – Robinson Crusoe Bibliography – Privately documented and bound collection of 576 different versions of Robinson Crusoe editions in 40 languages. Among them Gaelic, Hindi, Afrikaans, Arabic etc. etc. / The Life and Strange surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

Germany, c.1998. Folio. c. 580 pages. (Xeroxed coverpages with bibliographical accounts attached). Hardcover (half cloth). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor dampstain to lower spine. This xerox compilation was done in preparation of selling a private collection in the 1990’s by a german antiquarian bookdealer. Very Rare, probably unique account / bibliography (we are not aware of more copies of this record).

418. Xingjian, Gao.

L’Encre et la Lumière. [Ink and Light]

Limited Edition [One of only 222 copies, signed and numbered]. Voix, Jeanne Hyvrard, 1998. Duodecimo. 40 unnumbered pages with illustrations and poetry. Includes also the very fragile, folded illustration on fine, extra-thin paper. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely rare publication of the exiled nobel laureate from China. Envoi signé et limitee.

419. [Calder, Alexander] Prather, Marla.

Alexander Calder 1898–1976.

Yale University Press, 1998. Quarto (27.5 cm wide x 30 cm high). 366 pages / Illustrated. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Mint condition / Still shrink-wrapped.

420. [Calder, Alexander].

Exhibition – Catalogue – “Alexander Calder” – [Lithographs].

London, William Weston Gallery, 1999. Octavo. 14 pages / Illustrated. Original, illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

421. Villanueva, Tino.

Primera Causa; First Cause. Translated by Lisa Horowitz.

First Edition / Bilingual Edition: Spanish-English. New York, Cross-Cultural Communications, 1999. 14.5 cm x 22.2 cm. 31 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by author Tino Villanueva on title page. Very Rare in a signed edition ! [Cross-Cultural Review Chapbook 14 – Series Editor: Stanley H. Barkan].

422. 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.

423. McGahern, John.

That They May Face the Rising Sun. [SIGNED] / [Two Volumes: 1. The signed Proof / 2. The unsigned original First Edition.

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. [This rare, signed Proof, comes together with the First Hardcover-Edition of the book “That They May Face The Rising Sun” as well (included in the price !)].

424. O’Driscoll, Dennis.

Troubled Thoughts, Majestic Dreams. Selected Prose Writings.

Oldcastle, County Meath, The Gallery Press, 2001. 14.5cm x 22cm. 360 pages. Hardcover/ Original cloth with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Minor tear to dustjacket. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear on the dustjacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

425. 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.

426. 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.

427. Parsons, Jack / Beard, Tyler.

Lone Star Living – Texas Homes and Ranches [Signed / Inscribed by PhotographerJack Parsons].

Boston / New York / London, Bulfinch Press, 2003. Quarto (24 cm wide x 28.8 cm high). 230 pages with photographs throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Beautifully signed / inscribed by Jack Parsons.

428. [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.

429. Atwood, Margaret.

The Tent. [Signed]

First British Edition. London, Bloomsbury, 2006. 13 x 18,5 cm. 155 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. With a signed dedication by Margaret Atwood on the title page. Contains two newspaper-clippings / reviews.

430. [Calder, Alexander].

Alexander Calder and Joan Miró.

Dublin, IMMA [Irish Museum of Modern Art], 2007. Quarto. 80 pages / Illustrated. Original, illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

431. Weller, Paul [The Jam].

Suburban 100 [Beautifully SIGNED Volume of Paul Weller’s Lyrics].

First Edition. London, Century, 2007. Octavo. 165 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

432. 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.

433. [John Minihan Collection] – [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).

434. 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.

435. 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.

436. 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.]

437. [Kennelly, Brendan] Brisset, Sandrine.

Brendan Kennelly – Behind the Smile.

The very rare suppressed first edition of this book. Ireland, Raglan Books, 2013. Octavo. 212 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some minor foxing to edges.

438. 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.

439. 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.

440. Havemann, Claus.

Island Tales.

First edition. Charleston, Claus Havemann, 2015. 15 cm x 23 cm. 87 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 the title page. Copy No. 1 of 150 in this limited edition. Occasional markings and annotations in the text by Charls Kruger.

441. 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.

442. 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”.

443. 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.

444. 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.

445. McCarthy, Thomas.

Questioning Ireland – Essay and Reviews [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 Softcover (Paperback). As new condition with only minor signs of wear. SIGNED by Thomas McCarthy on the titlepage.