APJ Bookstore : Antiquarian, Collectable and Irish Interest Books

Below there is a list of books from my online bookstore, the APJ Bookstore. All prices quoted are exclusive of postage and packaging. If you would like to purchase any of these books, please contact me for details of P & P charges.

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ANTIQUARIAN & COLLECTABLE

1. AKSAKOV, Sergei. A Russian Gentleman / by Sergei Aksakov, edited and translated by J.D. Duff, lithographs by Jane Johnson. London: Folio Society, 1976. 239p : illus (b & w). Hbk., in slipcase.

The leather, gold-blacked spine label is quite rubbed and the slipcase covering on one edge is loose, otherwise this copy is in very good condition, with sound binding and unmarked text. Price: £7.50, plus P & P

2. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. First Irish Grammar (Ulster edition) / by the Christian Brothers. Dublin: Gill & Son, [c. 1940 ?]. Pbk. 88p

Some fading and slight creasing on cover; former owner’s name in pencil on title page; light pencil markings on a number of pages; otherwise in good, sound condition. Price: £2.50, plus P & P

3. DEFOE, Daniel. Moll Flanders / by Daniel Defoe, illustrated by Nigel Lambourne. London: Folio Society, 1965. Hbk. xi, 330p : illus (b & w).

This copy lacks a slipcase. The spine is faded and there is some light staining on cover and on page edges. Binding sound, text clean and unmarked. A good copy. Price: £5.50, plus P & P

4. FIELD, G. C. Pacifism and conscientious objection / by G. C. Field. 1st edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1945. Hbk., with dustjacket. 122p ; 18p. (Current Problems ; 24 )

The author was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol and was for four years a member of the Tribunal which took heard statements of conscientious objectors during WW2. The dustjacket has two small tears and is lightly stained and faded; the cover is slightly faded with light bumping on the corners. Shelf marking on page edges; light browning; binding sound and text clean and unmarked. Price: £4.50, plus P & P

5. FLOOD, J M. Ireland: its saints and scholars / by J. M. Flood. 1st edition. Dublin: Talbot Press, c. 1920. 118p, 7 leaves of plates : frontis., illus (b & w), photos (b & w). Hbk., without dustjacket. (The New Era Library).

Ex-library (convent school), with just one stamp on flyleaf. Bound in olive green cloth, with blind impressed design and gilt lettering on the spine. There is bumping on the top and bottom of the spine and along part of the bottom back; the gilt lettering is worn and there is some very slight staining; otherwise the cover is in quite good condition for its age. There is some foxing on the endpapers and the pages and three small ink stains on the bottom edges and one stain on a page margin, but the text is clear and unmarked. The plates are slightly loose and the hinges a little worn, but the binding is still intact. A good copy. Price: £15, plus P & P.

6. HOBART, Alice Tisdale. The Peacock Sheds His Tail / by Alice Tisdale Hobart. 1st British edition, produced in “complete conformity with the authorised economy standards”.. London: Cassell, 1946. 313p. Clothbound in light blue, no dustjacket.

The American writer Alice Tisdale Hobart (1882-1967) wrote a number of novels and some film scripts. This novel depicts in fictional form life in an Indian village in Mexico. This copy’s cover is clean, but very faded on the spine and top edges. The hinges and binding are sound; there is foxing on the back endpapers and the page edges; the text is clean and unmarked. A good copy. Price £2.50, plus P & P

7. LEONARD, Hugh. Out After Dark / by Hugh Leonard. 1st. edition. London: André Deutsch, 1989. Hbk. with dustjacket. 198p. ISBN 0233984747.

The Irish playwright’s memoir of his teenage years in 1930’s Ireland. Copy signed by author. In new, uncirculated condtion. Price: £4.00, plus P & P

8. LONGFELLOW, Henry W. The Complete Poetical Works of Henry W. Longfellow : with prefatory notice : six engravings on steel. Edinburgh; London: Gall & Inglis, n.d. [1865?]. Hbk. xx, 700p : illus (b & w).

There is no date on the title page, but the prefatory notice is dated 1865. Clothbound in red blocked with design in cream, gold and black on front and gold and black on spine; the design on back is plain embossed. The page edges are gilded. The cover is a little bumped and rubbed, particularly on the spine. The spine is a little faded and there is staining on all parts of the cover, but not to a degree which significantly detracts from the attractiveness of the design. The binding is sound. There is light browning and there is foxing on the first and last few pages as well as foxing on a small proportion of the remaining pages. The names of two former owners are inscribed on the flyleaf. Judging from the style and ink, one of these P.J. Rooney, was probably the original owner. The text is clear and unmarked. All in all, considering its age, I would describe this book’s condition as very good. Price: £19.50, plus P & P.

9. McMANUS, Francis. The Greatest of These / by Francis McManus. 1st edition. Dublin: Talbot Press, 1943. Hbk. with dustjacket. 231p.

Irish novel: story of the varying fortunes of two friends, one of them a bishop. The dustjacket is a little marked and torn round the edges, but on the whole in quite good condition. There is some light marking on the cover and a little rubbing, with foxing on the top page edges and light browning. The binding is sound and the text clear and unmarked. A copy which appears to have been handled carefully and is in very good condition for its age. Price: £8.50, plus P & P

10. O’CONNOR, Frank. Irish Miles / by Frank O’Connor. 1st edition. London: Macmillan, 1947. Hbk, without dustjacket. 185p, 22 leaves of plates : photos (b & w).

An ex-library copy, bearing the stamps and labels of Lancashire County Library in the late 1940’s early 1950’s. The green cloth cover is worn and stained; and there is some foxing and a little staining throughout. The binding is sound and the text unmarked. A very acceptable copy. Price: £4.50, plus P & P.

11. STRONG, L A G. Trevannion. 1st edition. London: Methuen, 1948. 341p. Hbk., with dustjacket.

A charming novel in a fictional English setting described as a remnant of the late Victoria era. The dustjacket was designed by Edward Ardizzone. The dustjacket is torn along the bottom edge and the top of the spine and is a little stained, but Ardizzone’s front design is largely untouched. The dark blue cloth binding is slightly worn on the top of the back hinge and the top and bottom of the spine is a little bumped; there is also a slight, dark stain on the front top edge. However, the binding is basically sound. There is some light browning on the endpapers and edges, but the text is clear and unmarked. A good copy. Price: £9.00, plus P & P.

IRISH INTEREST

BARRITT, Denis P. The Northern Ireland Problem : a study in group relations / by Denis P. Barritt and Charles F. Carter. 1st edition. London: Oxford University Press, 1962 Hbk. with dustjacket. 163p : map, tables. Price: £6.50 (plus P & P)

BELFAST City Council. The Waterfront Hall : the Official Opening Gala Concert, 6th May 1997. Belfast: Belfast City Council 1997. 71p : illus (col) ; 29.5 x 21 cm. Price: £4.50 (plus P & P)

BLACK, Eileen. The People’s Park : the Queen’s Island, Belfast, 1849-1879 / by Eileen black. Belfast: Linen Hall Library, 1988. Pbk. 48p : illus (b & w). ISBN 095089852X. Price: £2.00 (plus P & P)

THE BLACKSTAFF Book of Short Stories. 1st ed. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Pbk. 154p. ISBN 0856403997. Price: £2.00 (plus P & P)

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. First Irish Grammar (Ulster edition) / by the Christian Brothers. Dublin: Gill & Son, [c. 1940 ?]. Pbk. 88p. Price: £2.50 (plus P & P)

CLARKE, Austin. Twice Around the Black Church : early memories of Ireland and England / by Austin Clarke. 1st edition. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962. 178p, 2 leaves of plates : photos (b & w). Price: £10.50 (plus P & P)

CONNERY, Clare. Irish Cooking : over 100 traditional Irish recipes / Clare Connery. 2nd. edition, 2nd reprint. London: Bounty Books, 2006. Pbk. 128p : illus (col) ; 29.7 x 21.5 cm. ISBN 0753709678, Price £4.00 (plus P & P)

THE COUNTRY HERITAGE Cookbook. Belfast: Milk Marketing Board for Northern Ireland, 1983. Laminated pbk. In slipcase. 60p : figs, photos (col), illus (b & w) ; 20.5 x 27.5 cm. Price: £2.50 (plus P & P)

CULTURAL Traditions in Northern Ireland. ‘ A Man from across the Channel: Poet with a View’, lecture by Jacques Darras and All Europeans Now? ; Proceedings of the Cultural Traditions Group Conference, March 1991, edited by Maurna Crozier. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, 1991. Pbk. vii, 120p : illus (b & w). ISBN 085389389X. Price £2.50 (plus P & P)

CURTIN, Chris. Irish Urban Cultures / edited by Chris Curtin, Hastings Donnan and Thomas M Wilson. Belfast: QUB Institute of Irish Studies, 1993. Pbk. xi, 271p. ISBN 0853895023. Price: £4.50 (plus P & P)

DELANTY, Greg. American Wake / by Greg Delanty. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1995. Pbk. 61p. ISBN 0856405493. Price: £2.00 (plus P & P)

FRANCIS, Peter. A Pottery by the Lagan : Irish creamware from the Downshire China Manufactory, Belfast, 1787-c.1806 / by Peter Francis. Belfast: QUB Institute of Irish Studies,

Price £8.00 (plus P & P)

HARBINSON, Robert. The Protégé / by Robert Harbinson. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Pbk. 207p. ISBN 0856404136. Price £2.50 (plus P & P)

HOFF, Joan. Irish Women’s Voices : past and present / edited by Joan Hoff and Moureen Coulter. Bloomington, IA: Indiana University Press, 1995. Pbk. 285p. ISBN 0253210003. Price: £3.50 (plus P & P)

KREMER, John. Women’s Working Lives / edited by John Kremer and Pamela Montgomery. Belfast: HMSO, 1993. Pbk., laminated. xi, 311p : tables. ISBN 0337093792. Price: £3.50 (plus P & P)

LEONARD, Hugh. Out After Dark / by Hugh Leonard. 1st. edition. London: André Deutsch, 1989. Hbk. with dustjacket. 198p. ISBN 0233984747. Price: £4.00 (plus P & P)

MACLAVERTY, Bernard. Lamb / by Bernard MacLaverty. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1980. Pbk. 152p. ISBN 0140057692. Price: £1.00 (plus P & P)

MURRAY, Michael. Rural Development in Ireland : a challenge for the 1990’s / edited by Michael Murray and John Greer. 1st ed. Aldershot: Avebury, 1993. Hbk. ix, 268p : figs, tables. ISBN 1856284085. Price: £9.50 (plus P & P)

O’CASEY, Eileen. Sean / by Eileen O’Casey, edited with an introduction by J.C. Trewin. 1st edition. London: Macmillan, 1971. Hbk. 318p, 8 leaves of plates : photos (b & w). ISBN 0333094425 Price: £5.50 (plus P & P)

O’GUIHEEN, Micheál. A Pity Youth Does Not Last : reminiscences of the last of the Great Blasket Island’s poets and storytellers / by Micheál O’Guiheen, translated from the Irish by Tim Enright. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Pbk. xxi, 137p : illus (b & w). ISBN 019281320X. Price: £2.50 (plus P & P)

Ó LUANAIGH, Liam. Is Aisteach Liom : ábhair agus toradh machnaimh / Liam Ó Luanaigh. 1st ed. Dublin: FNT, 1963. Pbk. 125p. Price: £1.50 (plus P & P)

O’NEILL, Brendan. Irish Castles and Historic Houses / edited by Brendan O’Neill, with an introductory essay by James Stevens Curl. Hbk with dustjacket. 152p : photos (col), map ; 29.5 x 20.25 cm. ISBN 1840674172. Price: £8.00 (plus P & P)

SLADER, Bert. Beyond the Black Mountain : a journey through the Ulster of yesterday / by Bert Slader; illustrated by Wilfrid Capper. Newcastle, Northern Ireland: Quest Books, 1990. vi, 112p : illus, map. ISBN 1872027016. Price: £6.00 (plus P & P)

Three Days in September : when the Pope came to Ireland / Introduction by Mary Kenny. 1st ed. Dublin: Liberties, 2004. Hbk. with dustjacket. 239p : ill (b & w). ISBN 0954533542. Price: £8.50 (plus P & P)

WORD of Mouth : poems from the Word of Mouth Poetry Collective / edited by Ruth Carr … [et al]. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1996. Pbk. 117p. ISBN 0856405841. Price: £2.00 (plus P & P)

YEATS, W. B. The Book of Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland / compiled by W. B. Yeats. Pbk. London: Bounty Books, 2004 (reprinted 2006). 406p. ISBN 0753709465. Price: £7.50 (plus P & P)

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