Modern Literature (Irish Authors) from Quercus Rare Books

New York and London: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1912. This is a Near Fine set of a two volume set. Blue paper-covered boards with linen spines; titling on a paper label. "The First Series.The Tragedies" has three plays: "Grania," "Kincora," and "Dervogilla." Clean text; very bright and fresh; 207 pages, with a three-page catalog in the rear. "The Second Series. The Tragic-Comedies"… Read more about this item

London, New York, Melbourne, Sidney: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) LTD., 1946. This birthday celebration of Bernard Shaw contains appreiations by twenty-seven literary luminaries [Beerbohm, Masefield, Huxley, Wells, et.al.]. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with titling in a gilt compartment on the spine; gilt outline of Shaw on the front cover.… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1918. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition [stated "Published April, 1918"]. Green paper-covered boards with a white cloth spine. Titled on the spine in gilt; paper label on the front cover. Clean text; 76 pages, followed by a six-page catalog of the author's books. Very close to Fine - just… Read more about this item

Dublin and London: Maunsel and Company, Ltd., 1918. A collection of four plays by the martyred leader of the Easter Uprising. Those included are "The Singer," "The King," "The Master," and "Iosagan" [translated from the Irish by Joseph Campbell]. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Brown paper-covered boards with a linen spine. Titled in white on… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1931. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Decorative orange cloth binding; shades of orange and brown mountains motif. Yellow cloth spine with titling in gilt. Clean text; 57 pages. Some leaves are unopened. Tiny bookseller label on rear paste-down; light bit of fade to the top edge. No dustwrapper;… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild, 1934. Conner's famous novel of the IRA was later a notable film starring James Cagney. This is a Near Fine copy of the book club edition (printed from the same plates as the First Edition), here seen in a variant binding.of pebbled dark green cloth. Titling in gilt. Clean text; 304 pages; very bright and… Read more about this item

Dublin and London: Maunsel & Co., Ltd., 1915. Editor, poet, playwright, and participant in the Howth gun-running, Figgis (1882-1925) was pro-Treaty during the Irish Civil War. "Dapper Darrell Figgis, the dandy of the War of Independence, was at the centre of great events in the formation of the State but was written out of the official history of the time… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild, 1934. This is a Very Good copy of the book club edition, published in the same year as the First. Greem cloth binding; titled in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 304 pages, very bright and clear. Mild rubbing at the margins; spine has faded to a light brown, with the gilt… Read more about this item

New York: Plume [New American Library], 1976. Flann O'Brien [pseudonym of Brian O'Nolan] wrote one of the greatest (and funniest) bit of modern Irish literature. This is a Very Good copy of the First paperback edition [stated "First Plume Printing, October, 1976" but with a numberline starting with 3]. Decorative cover; clean text; 216 pages, with a four-page catalog;… Read more about this item

Stratford-Upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press, 1911. This play in verse is part of a cycle based upon Cuchulain, of Ireland's heroic age. First published iby Cuala n 1910; this is a Very Good copy of the First Theatrical Edition. from a year later. Softbound. Sixteen pages in sewn wraps of gray paper. Titling in black on the front. Hardly any edgewear,… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. This volume of "The Children's Library" was edited, and with an Introduction, by Yeats. Illustrated by his brother Jack. B. Yeats. A rather scarce title. This is a Very Good copy of the Second Impression [stated] in a different binding and lacking the adverts of the First. [cf. Wade, p. 215]. Small format, with tan… Read more about this item

New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition [stated "First Edition"]. Green cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; vi, 334 pages. Laid in is a newspaper article (1940) regarding Dunsany. Mild rub to the margins; gilt seems a bit dulled. Still a… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1929. This is Number 18 of "The Ariel Poems," a series of 38 poems issued by Faber from 1927 to 1931. They were intended as Christmas gifts by the publisher to friends and clients. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Small format [it was also isued in a large edition].… Read more about this item

New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. Originally published in the UK as "The Islanders." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Green cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; xiii, 244 pages. Frontis illustration by Beth Krebs Morris and an Introduction by Robert Lynd.[who despite his… Read more about this item

New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. O'Donnell (1893-1986), a veteran of the Irish Revolution and the following Civil War, was a follower of James Connolly. He was anti-Treaty, but broke with the IRA and later devoted himself to a literary life. First published in 1930 under the title "The Knife." This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near… Read more about this item

London: T. Werner Laurie, 1922. An important critical study of the great Irish realist author, often cited as an influence on James Joyce. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition Thus, which is LIMITED to 600 copies, SIGNED by the author on a delimitation page. Issued as part of a uniform series, with a gray-green linen binding,… Read more about this item

London: Elkin Mathews & Marot, 1930. A very attractive small book by one of the leading lights of the Irish literary revival of the early 20th Century, a founder of the Abbey Theatre. This is a Very Good Plus copy of an edition LIMITED to 530 copies and SIGNED by Lady Gregory on the Title Page. This is Number 50… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the Sixth English Edition [Wade, 99]. Uncommon, particularly is nice condition. Dark blue cloth binding, with titling and spectacular decorations in gilt. Clean text; xv, 324 pages, with a frontis drawing of the youthful poet. Top edge trimmed, others rough-cut. This contains a Preface dated 1901 from… Read more about this item

[London]: Privately Printed, 1904. Wilde essay on the mysterious dedication in Shakespeare's sonnets was first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1889. This is a Very Good copy of an edition LIMITED to 200 copies, A scarce title. Softbound, with stapled green paper wraps.Titling and decorations in blue on the front cover. Clean text; 48 pages. "Privately Printed," most likely by… Read more about this item

New York: The Union Square Book Shop, 1930. Alan Devoe (1909-1955) was a famed naturalist whose essays were frequently found in "The American Mercury." His consideration of Wilde is a series of short, inventive impressions. Published in an edition LIMITED to 275 copies. Black cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 32 pages; top edge trimmed,… Read more about this item