[Rarebooks] FS: Irish History and Literature Modern

[Clare Murphy]

1.  COLUM, PADRAIC.  ORPHEUS, MYTHS OF THE WORLD. New York: Macmillan 
Company, 1930. Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff with twenty 
engravings. First trade edition. Grey cloth with black embossed 
design, that wraps around both boards and spine, black lettering at 
spine; pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed by the author at ffep, in 
sprawling handwriting "To Frank C. Reilly, with the author's best 
wishes, Oct. 4, 1930". Frank C. Reilly was a playwrite and a 
producer. 4to. [327 pgs] Near fine/Good. Previous owner's bookplate 
at paste-down.  Upper edges of boards and spine lightly discolored. 
Dust jacket has several tears at edges and has since been covered 
with mylar.  Overall very clean and sound. It is much harder to find 
a first trade edition inscribed by Colum than to find a limited 
signed edition.  $275.00 {91872}

2.  COLUM, PADRAIC.  OURSELVES ALONE ! THE STORY OF ARTHUR GRIFFITH 
AND THE ORIGIN OF THE IRISH FREE STATE. New York: Crown Publishers, 
Inc, (1959). First edition. Brown cloth with gilt lettering at spine; 
pictorial dust jacket. 8.75" x  5.5". [400 pgs] Near fine/Very good. 
Introduction by Crane Brinton. Dust jacket torn and chipped at tail 
of spine with minor wear at extremities, covered with mylar.  Minor 
foxing at edges. Contents are sound and clean.  $75.00 {94064}

3.  COLUM, PADRAIC.  ROAD ROUND IRELAND, THE. New York: Macmillan 
Company, 1926. Illustrated by fourteen b&w plates. First edition. 
Green cloth with gilt lettering at front board and spine, top edge 
stained red. Inscribed by Padraic Colum. 8" x 5.25". [492 pgs] Near 
fine. Tipped in is a full page poem written in green ink by Tom Daly, 
Christmas 1926, To Hawley Mclanahan, titled "The Road Round Ireland". 
Daly was a columnist for the Philadelphia Record at the time he wrote 
the poem. Laid in is a critique of this writing.  Minor shelf wear at 
extremities, contents are clean and sound.  $175.00 {94066}

4.  CORKEY, ALEXANDER.  TRUTH ABOUT IRELAND OR THROUGH THE EMERALD 
ISLE WITH AN AEROPLANE. WITH AN INTRODUCTION SHOWING THE BRIGHT 
FUTURE OF IRELAND BY THE HON. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, (OF THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA, THE. London: Richard J. James, (1903). Illustrated 
by seven b&w photographic illustrations. First edition. Pamphlet. 
Pictorial wrapper. 7.25" x 4.75". [112 pgs] Good. Front panel of 
wrapper is detached, but now covered with mylar. Contents are clean 
and sound. Very rare copy of this  fragile and important aviation 
item. Recounts the airborne adventures of the author over Ireland <A 
HREF='http://www.oldbooks.com/images/94231.jpg'>   <BR>.  $250.00 
{94231}

5.  JOYCE, JAMES.  FINNEGANS WAKE. New York: Viking Press, 1957. 
Stated seventh Printing edition. 6.25" x 9.5". [643 pgs] Near 
fine/Very good. This edition includes a list of corrections of 
misprints as prepared by the author after publication of the first 
edition. Dust jacket has a few small chips at upper edge. Contents 
are clean and tight.  $135.00 {94673}

6.  O'BRIEN, FLANN.  DALKEY ARCHIVE, THE. London: MacGibbon and Kee 
Ltd, 1964. First edition. Near fine/Very good. Price-clipped and gift 
inscription.  $250.00 {73262}

7.  O'CASEY, SEAN.  INISHFALLEN FARE THEE WELL. New York: Macmillan 
Company, 1949. First edition. Beige cloth with green design at front 
board, green lettering at spine; pictorial dust jacket. 8" x 5.5". 
[396 pgs] Near fine/Good. Dust jacket has chips and small tear at 
edges, since covered with mylar.  Previous owner's signature at ffep. 
Contents are tight and clean.  $75.00 {94057}

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