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The Whispering Roots and Other Poems

C Day Lewis

Hardcover. 90pp. First US Edition, fore edge uncut

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Publisher: Harper and Row
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1970
Edition: Reprint
SKU: KHS1003835

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The inviolable sanctuary

Hardcover. 8vo. Original cloth stained. Irish Literature. George A. Birmingham is the pseudonym of James Owen Hannay. He was born on July 16, 1865, in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Today the house where he was born is a part of the administration building of the Queen’s University of Belfast. It is located on University Road across from the university. On the wall of the house there is a memorial plate which says, “James O. Hannay, George A. Birmingham, Novelist, 1865-1950, Born in this House, July 16”. Behind the tree on the left is the house where Birmingham was born. (Belfast)A memorial plate dedicated to Birmingham (Belfast) At the time when Birmingham was born, the whole island of Ireland was under British rule and there had been a long-lasting conflict between those who claimed that Ireland should stay in Britain and those who insisted Ireland should be free from Britain. Most of the pro-British were immigrants from Britain and their descendants. They were mainly Protestants and called Unionists. On the other hand, most of the pro-Irish had their origins in Ireland. They were mainly Catholics and called Nationalists. Birmingham’s parents were of British origin. His paternal grandfather had immigrated from Scotland to Northern Ireland and married a local woman whose parents also had come from Scotland. They settled themselves in the suburbs of Bushmills, which is famous for whiskey. Birmingham’s father, Robert Hannay (1835-1894), was born there. Later he moved to live in Belfast and gave services as a Church of Ireland clergyman in St. Anne’s Church, today’s St. Anne’s Cathedral, which is located near the city center.

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Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1913
Edition: Reprint.
SKU: KEX0279122

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Fifteen Dead

Thomas Kinsella

Paperback. 75pp

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Publisher: Dufour Editions
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1979
Edition: First edition. Paperback.
SKU: KHS1003956
ISBN: 9780851053288

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A Slow Dance

John Montague

Paperback. 63pp. Christmas 1975 recommendation of the Poetry Book Society

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Publisher: The Dolmen Press/Oxford/Wake Forest
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1975
Edition: First Edition
SKU: KHS1003927
ISBN: 9780851052830

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A Slow Dance

John Montague

Paperback. First paperback edition. Signed by author. Cover has some staining and page edges are foxed but binding remains tight and text is clear

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Publisher: The Dolmen Press/Oxford/Wake Forest
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1975
Edition: First Edition
SKU: KOC0003406
ISBN: 9780851052830

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Staying Thin For Daddy

Deirdre Brennan

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.

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Publisher: Arlen House
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
SKU: 9781851321087
ISBN: 9781851321087

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Everyman's Joyce

Gordon, W. Terrence; Hamaji, Eri; Albert, Jac...

Paperback. Good clean copy in fine illustrated covers. Covers showing light shelf wear, otherwise a nice copy

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Edition: 01st Edition
Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
SKU: KSG0016050
ISBN: 9780979554681

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The Heat of the Sun: Stories and Tales

Sean O'Faolain

Hardcover. 243pp. First US Edition

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Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1966
Edition: 1st Edition
SKU: KHS1003707

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Sad Bastard

Hugo Hamilton

Paperback. Good clean copy

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Publisher: Secker & Warburg
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Publication date: 1998
SKU: KTJ0027264
ISBN: 9780436204906

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The Divide

Nicholas Evans

Paperback. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.

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Publisher: Bantam Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Edition: Export / Airport ed
SKU: KRF0031494
ISBN: 9780593052464

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Louis Macneice - The Burning Perch - - KHS0070844

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The Burning Perch

Louis Macneice

Hardcover. "1963. 58pp. 1st American Edition. Excellent copy in maroon cloth with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket is slightly stained with a tear on top front close to the spine, a tear on bottom of the spine and on front bottom corner." Keywords: Poetry

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, New Yor
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1963
Edition: First Edition
SKU: KHS0070844

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Downstream

Thomas Kinsella

Hardcover. 63pp. Dw a little dulled with minimal wear to edges & small tears to spine ends, o/w boards & text v. clean, a good copy. dw. 63p. Dw a little dulled with minimal wear to edges & small tears to spine ends, o/w boards & text v. clean, a good copy. dw.

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Publisher: The Dolmen Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1962
Edition: First edition
SKU: KON0808014

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Downstream

Thomas Kinsella

Hardcover. 63pp. Poetry Book Society Choice, Autumn 1962

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Publisher: The Dolmen Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1962
Edition: First edition
SKU: KHS1003961

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Downstream

Thomas Kinsella

Hardcover. 63 pp. Downstream collects for the first time in one volume all Mr. Kinsella's poetry subsequent to the publication of Another September (1958). Keywords: Rare & Collectable- Poetry

Condition: Used, Very Good
Publisher: The Dolmen Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1962
Edition: First edition
SKU: KHS0040151