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  • THE WHITE RAVEN. by Paxson, Diana L.
    Paxson, Diana L.
    THE WHITE RAVEN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - A fantasy novel, set in 6th century Britain and Ireland, a retelling of the legend of Tristan and Iseult (called Drustan and Esseilte in this book) as told by Branwen, cousin and companion to Esseilte, daughter of the High King of Eriu (Ireland). Sources. 411 pp. Genealogical chart on endpapers. Jacket by Thomas Canty. ISBN: 0-68807496.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86465
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  • A WAITING GAME. by Powell, Michael.
    Powell, Michael.
    A WAITING GAME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1975.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Noted Irish film director's first novel, involving a hunt for a murderer in West Ireland. Map. 175 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings and missing front endpaper, but otherwise tight and clean in a a very near fine and unmarked dust jacket.

    Book ID: 38137
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  • TOWARDS A FIELD IN COUNTY FERMANAGH. by Rhodes, Mark Edwards.
    Rhodes, Mark Edwards.
    TOWARDS A FIELD IN COUNTY FERMANAGH.

    Edition: First printing.

    Santa Monica, CA: The Aisling Press, (2001). SIGNED first edition - INSCRIBED on the half title page with the notation "1/2 selected poems, 1/2 Irish poems, a tough row to hoe." Notes. 163 pp. ISBN: 0-971513503.

    Condition: Fine in black wrappers with silver lettering.

    Book ID: 83629
    Keywords: ireland, Poetry
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  • WHAT MATTERS MOST. by Rice, Luanne.
    Rice, Luanne.
    WHAT MATTERS MOST.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Two long ago lovers return to Ireland in search of the past - and the son - they left behind. SIGNED on the title page. 338 pp. ISBN: 0-553-110632.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (small check marks next to some of the titles in the list at the beginning of the book.)

    Book ID: 53587
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  • Ridgway, Keith.
    THE LONG FALLING.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Irish author's highly praised first novel - comments on the dustjacket from Ursula Hegi, Colm Toibin and Penelope Fitzgerald among others. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-395-905303.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 19388
    Keywords: ireland, Irish writers
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  • THE KEENERS. by Shaw, Maura D.
    Shaw, Maura D.
    THE KEENERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Palm Beach, FL: Medallion Press, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel which opens in Ireland in 1846 where the potato blight has returned and the people are dying and continuing in America through 1905. "Ireland is dying. And Margaret cannot keen for an entire country. Leaving her decimated family, she flees with her husband, now a wanted man, to America. In Troy, New York, where pig iron, starched collars, and union banners herald the success of Irish immigrants, Margaret discovers something even more precious than a new life and modest prosperity. She finds the heart and soul of Ireland. And she finds it in the voice of the Keeners." INSCRIBED on the title page. 278 pp. ISBN: 1-932815155.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 82332
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  • Shura, Mary Francis (N.M. Bodecker, illustrator.)
    SHOEFULL OF SHAMROCK.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Atheneum, 1965. Hardcover first edition - Story of a lonely Irish immigrant boy in early 1900's New York City, who encounters a leprechaun in Central Park. Illustrated by N.M. Bodecker in very detailed pen and ink drawings.

    Condition: Very good+ in light green cloth, no dj. (some soiling to the covers, contents near fine.)

    Book ID: 27792
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  • Smith, Murray.
    DEVIL'S JUGGLER.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York Pocket Books, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this former officer in the British Special Forces, a thriller involving the IRA, the Columbian drug cartel, junkies in New York City and more. ISBN: 0-671-784641.

    Condition: Very good- in very good dust jacket (crinkling to some of the pages.)

    Book ID: 28459
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  • THE HOUND OF ULSTER. by Sutcliff, Rosemary.
    Sutcliff, Rosemary.
    THE HOUND OF ULSTER.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Dutton, (1963) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling for older children of the Celtic legend of Cuchulain, the Champion of Ulster, the greatest of all the heroes of the Red Branch. Illustrated with drawings by Victor Ambrus. 192 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall a sturdy copy in a good dust jacket (spine label on dj)

    Book ID: 85565
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  • WAITING FOR THE HEALER. by Sweeney, Eamonn.
    Sweeney, Eamonn.
    WAITING FOR THE HEALER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Picador, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's first novel: the murder of a man's brother forces his return to the small Irish town where he grew up. One review called this "Fast-moving and harshly observed. This is a new Ireland, somewhere between Roddy Doyle and Quentin Tarantino, post-Catholic." 308 pp. ISBN: 0-312182066.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 40814
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  • COUNTRY DAYS. by Taylor, Alice.
    Taylor, Alice.
    COUNTRY DAYS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of reminsences of mid-20th century Ireland, one which "takes her readers along the byways of Ireland and into the heart of the country. In stories by turn comic and poignant, she explores the character of family and friends, testing the bonds of concern and kindness which hold people together." 156 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88123
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  • THE MOUNTAINS WILD. by Taylor, Sarah Stewart.
    Taylor, Sarah Stewart.
    THE MOUNTAINS WILD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery novel set in Dublin and New York, and introducing homicide detective Maggie D'arcy who tackles the case that changed her life. 23 years ago, her family received a call from the Dublin police - her cousin Erin has been missing for several days. Maggie herself spent weeks in Ireland, working beside the police but no trace of Erin was ever found. Now Maggie is a detective and a divorced mother of a teenager, but when the Garda call to say that Erin's scarf has been found and another young woman has gone missing, Maggie returns to Ireland determined to finally solve the case. 407 pp. ISBN: 978-1250256430.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88300
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  • Trevor, William
    THE SILENCE IN THE GARDEN

    Edition: First American edition.

    New York: Viking, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Trevor's 10th novel, a story of family secrets and the haunting legacy of the past, a story which begins when Sarah Pollexfen comes to the island estate of Carriglas as governess for her wealthy Anglo-Irish cousins, on the eve of WWI and of the Irish Troubles.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dust jacket (an unread copy, but some signs of shelfwear)

    Book ID: 7022
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