Irish Literature & History
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First edition thus, special copy on blue vellum, from a total edition of 20, Prokosch's own copy with his signed bookplate, also signed by him on the colophon; 12mo; original hand-coloured illustration by Frederic Prokosch signed by him in pencil and mounted as frontispiece, light marginal toning; original green marbled wrappers, silver label to upper cover, with Prokosch's manuscript 'Bibliographical Note' on blue paper, preserved in marbled folding case and quarter morocco slipcase. A fine example.
£4,000 -
First edition thus, number one of 5 copies on Sicily paper, from a total edition of 22, Prokosch's own copy with his signed bookplate, also signed by him on the colophon; 12mo; original hand-coloured illustration by Frederic Prokosch signed by him in pencil and mounted as frontispiece, light spotting to prelims; original pictorial wrappers in blue, orange and white, white label to upper cover, with Prokosch's manuscript 'Bibliographical Note' on blue paper, preserved in marbled folding case and quarter morocco slipcase. A fine example.
£4,000 -
First editions, first impressions; 3 vols, 8vo; publisher's black, pink and blue boards respectively, titles to spines, with the pictorial dust jackets. The first title: spine just a touch rolled but a lovely copy in the lightly frayed dust jacket with a couple of pieces of internal support. The other two titles are gorgeous in the dust jackets.
£875 -
First edition, first impression, limited issue, being number 7 of only 110 copies; 8vo; portrait frontispiece by Jack B. Yeats, tissue-guard; publisher's red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, light sunning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, light browning to endpapers & bookplate removed from front pastedown, otherwise internally fine and sound, rare.
£1,750 -
First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the frayed and somewhat stained dust jacket.
£125 -
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; Publisher's wrappers, printed in black, wire stitched, upper wrapper browned, minor creasing, a very decent copy.
£450 -
First edition, sole impression, one of 25 copies printed, presentation copy inscribed on the first page by the author; spotting to outer leaves and sporadically throughout; self wrappers, string tied. An excellent copy.
£750 -
First UK edition; 8vo; publisher's printed note tipped in; endpapers a little foxed; publisher's yellow cloth, spine lettered in red, printed dust-jacket with photographic halftone illustration, a very good copy; [8], 9-94pp.
£750 -
Limited edition, number 841 of 1,000 copies signed by the author and printed on handmade paper; 8vo; portrait frontispiece of the poet, publisher's japon-backed green boards, titles printed in brown on paper label on spine, green endpapers, some edges untrimmed, grey paper dust-jacket with label to spine. A superb copy in the very lightly tanned dust jacket.
£2,250 -
First edition, first impression; 8vo; front endpapers browned as usual, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. An exceptional copy in the minimally faded dust jacket.
£750