Dublin: Printed for the Council by John Falconer, 1897. First edition, an ex-vicarage library copy with a violet ink library stamp on the front wrapper. 8vo, original printed pink wrappers, 50 pages. Detailed report on the standing of the Dublin diocese of the Church of Ireland, with lists of the..... More
Dublin: Mahons Printing Works, 1944. First edition. Small 8vo, original printed green wrappers, 38, [1] pages. The various committees, dates, competitions and entry rules for the Father Mathew Feis, a perennial event for young Dublin scholars forced to take the stage and demonstrate their facility in Irish dancing, Gaelic dramatic..... More
London: Published by the Author from the Offices of the Commonwealth Irish Association, 1943. First edition. 8vo, unbound, [8] pages. Printed on newsprint, accuses Commager lapsing "into the meretricious extravagance of the irresponsible publicity hacks" for his critical article on Ireland's neutrality. More
London: G. J. McCarthy, [ca. 1945]. Stated fourth edition with the statement "Special London Edition" on the front wrapper. 8vo, original orange- and green-printed white glazed wrappers, 42, [1] pages. A Nationalist pamphlet from this Irish political writer and occasional M.P. from Fermanagh and South Tyrone in Northern Ireland. More
Dublin: Printed at the ‘Nation’ Office, 1898. First edition, an ex-library copy with the early purple ink stamp of an Irish diocese library on the title page and pages 21 & 101. 8vo, original printed green wrappers (lacks rear wrapper), 187 pages. Printed in two columns, much in the way..... More
Dublin: Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union, 1886. First edition. 8vo, removed, 19, [1] pages. A pamphlet aimed against Parnell's National League and the effects of the contemporary Land Wars, from this anti-Home Rule unionist party. More
London: Morgan and Scott, 1907. First edition. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt lettering. Printed in Dublin, and evidently McCurry's first book, a collection of formal verses in such forms as the triolet, the rondeau, the sonnet, etc. More
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Boston: Published by Thomas G. Bangs, 1820. First edition. 12mo, untrimmed sheets, stab-stitched with early (but likely unoriginal) coarse thread, 7.88 x 4.94 inches, 35 pages. Early Irish immigrant violence in New England. Per McDade, “Even the great Daniel Webster could not save Powers, who was condemned for killing Kennedy..... More
Dublin, London: Maurice Fridberg, (1947). First edition. 8vo, original pink and green wrappers, 50 pages. Frontis by Louis le Brocquy. Three lectures. More
[Washington, D.C.? John N. Quinn, ca. 1920]. First edition? Single sheet, printed both sides, 10 x 6 inches. An anti-Catholic and anti-nationalist polemic from the Washington D.C. resident who arrays extracts from various sources to argue that Ulstermen gave the greatest support to the American Revolution and that the United..... More
[Washington, D.C.? John N. Quinn, ca. 1920]. First edition? Single sheet, printed both sides, approx. 18.5 x 5 inches. Further ephemeral anti-Catholic and anti-Sinn Fein polemic, arguing for Ulster's role in securing American freedom and pointing up the pro-German bent of Sinn Fein in the late war. One old fold..... More
Dublin: Printed and Sold by Marchbank, 1799. First edition. 8vo, removed pamphlet, iv + 63 pages. A response to an anti-Union speech delivered by Foster, the last Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, on April 11, 1799. Smith's extensive argument in favor of the Union with Britain is signed..... More
Printed at Dublin. London: Reprinted [by William Bowyer] and sold by A. Moor, 1729. First collected edition. 8vo, contemporary calf, gilt rules, red morocco label, gilt lettering, [6], 217, [1] pages. “Tear out the Tale, and wipe your A---, / I know you love to act a Farce.” Satirical Dublin..... More
New-York: Printed by George F. Hopkins, at Washington’s-Head, 1803. First edition. Removed pamphlet, 8.25 x 5 inches, 56 pages. The Anglo-Irish soldier-turned-revolutionary Despard had been the colonial administrator of the British Honduras from 1786 until 1790, when he returned to Britain with his African-Caribbean wife, Catherine; once home, “In pursuit..... More
