Irish History & Politics from Quercus Rare Books

Canbridge: University Press, 1967. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Orange cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine within a black label. Clean text; xiii, 217 pages. Includes an Appendix, Bibliography, 16 pages of reproduced newspaper pages, and an Index. The dustwrapper is Near Fine. The spine is very slightly darkened and there is a… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1881. Edmund Burke (1729-1797) is oft called "the father of modern political conservatism." Born in Ireland by a Catholic mother and a Protestant father, he kept himself in both camps; noted for his support for Catholic emancipation and doubts about the American and French revolutions. At the time of this book, Matthew Arnold has… Read more about this item

Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1975. This influencial study was first published in 1924; this is a Near Fine copy of a reprinting of the 1967 edition. Uncommon. Softbound, in an illustrated cover. Clan text; 285 pages. Hardly any wear; small stain on the fore-edge.. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London & Edinburgh/New York: T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1912. [Louis George] Redmond-Howard was the nephew of the Irish nationalist leade John Redmond, and had written a biography of his famous relative. He was the founder of Bart's Hospital. This small book, the Fisrt Edition, puts forth the argumants for allowing home rule for Ireland. less common than his other books.… Read more about this item

New York: S.W. Benedict, 1920. "The Independent" was founded in 1848 with anti-slavery origins [not to be confused with Henry Ford's antisemitic "Dearborn Independent"]. This issue, consisting of pages 355-384, has an article regarding terrorism in Ireland and plans for internment (of the entire IRA). The text is very clean, bright, and supple. Near Fine condition; the only defect… Read more about this item

New York: S.W. Benedict, 1920. "The Independent" was founded in 1848 with anti-slavery origins [not to be confused with Henry Ford's antisemitic "Dearborn Independent"]. This issue contains a report on the death of Terence MacSwiney, the Mayor of Cork who became one of the foremost martyrs for Irish Republicanism. This is a Near Fine copy, consisting of the pages… Read more about this item

Dublin: Irish Publicity Service, 1966. This sixteen-page booklet is a valuable source for Irish Republican issues prior to Bloody Sunday. Rare. Published by Sinn Fein, it has several essays: "How It All Began," "Partition and Force," and "Lost Liberties" - a legal analysis of the Offences Against the State Act. Stapled wraps with an illustrated front cover; illustrated with photographs.".… Read more about this item

Dublin: Repsol Publishing/Skellig Press, 1980. Frank Ryan (1902-1944) led an adventurous left-wing life. he fought with the IRA in the Irish Civil War as well as in the Spanish Civil War in the International Brigades. He was imprisoned and wounded several times during his lifetime. Oddly, during World War II he collaborated with the German Abwher under the theory that… Read more about this item

London & Dublin: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; and Hodges and M'Arthur, 1821. This important account and interpretation of the typhus outbreak [1817-19] in Ireland was written by Francis Barker (1775-1859), a professor of chemistry at Trinity College Dublin and John Cheyne (1771-1836) who had been appointed Physician General in the previous year. A scarce work of medical history. The epidemic… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Pacifica Foundation, 1974. Nonprofit radio station KPFK devoted this March 1974 program guide to the conflict in Ireland. Softbound; stapled wraps; 34 pages. One essay; also with photographs of Irish rebellion within. Hardly any edgewear; text is toned but perfectly clear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Unknown, 1948. Here is Volume 6, Number 3 of a newsletter published in July, 1948. An uncommon item, with only a few copies (not this issue) in OCLC. Eight pages, stapled. There is a report on a Commemoration of the United Irishmen and historical notes on the battle of the Four Courts [Dublin, 1922]; one page of adverts… Read more about this item

John Heywood Ltd., 1924. This is a celebration of the end of the Irish civil war and the establishment of the Free State in 1922, a Very Good copy. A scarce book. It is massive, weighing in at more than five pounds, obviously needing more postage than usual. Green cloth binding, ruled along the edges; titling in gilt on the… Read more about this item

New York: Irish Republican Prisoners' Release Association, 1948. The Irish Republican Prisoners' Release Association began in May of 1948 with a pressure campaign to releae prisoners jailed from the IRA sabotage of 1939-40. This four-page pamphlet was their first effort, listing all the British goods to be shunned andending with the instruction "Don't leave American dollars in England." Extremely scarce.This… Read more about this item

New York: Unknown, 1921. This small flyer/pamphlet is part of the several actions by Irish-Americans to boycott British goods and industry during the uprising and civil war in Ireland. Robert Feely, as an insurance broker, quite naturally pushed for boycotting British insurance companies in a letter to "The Nation." He claims here that they take out some six-hundred-million dollars from… Read more about this item

London: P.S. King & Son, 1913. This anthology collected by Charles Cheers (1859-1941) contains extracts of speeches, starting in 1879 that address the question of Home Rule in Ireland. The Government of Ireland Act of 1920 began a process in Northern Ireland that led to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. This is a Very Good copy of the First… Read more about this item

London: The Queensway Press, 1928. Ervine (1883-1971) was born in Belfast and became a prominent dramatist whose work was praised by Yeats. Under the influence of Bernard Shaw he joined the Fabians. He managed the Abbey Theatre, but only for a year. Adopting more Unionist attitudes, he fought in the World War for England, losing a leg.The First Edition of… Read more about this item

London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1839. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, in need of some repair. Originally quarter-bound with marbled paper-covered boards with green leather tips. Marbled endpapers and opage ends; clean text; 340 pages. Illustrated with six woodcuts.Previous-owner signature (1854) on the first free endpaper. Exceptionally nice tetblock; bright, clear, and supple. Unfortuntely, the front… Read more about this item

London & Halifax: [Milner & Co., Limited], 1884. This is an interesting anonymous anti-Irish screed apparently issued in response to the Phoenix Park murders, ".deeds of unparalleled cruelty to man and unoffending beast.the most bloodthirsty of any on record in any nation on the face of the earth." Perhaps a bit of hyperbole, that. Copies held at major libraries of… Read more about this item

Dublin: Unknown, 1877. Sir Dominic Corrigan (1802-1880) was an Irish physician whose studies of the heart remain important today. Here is another aspect of his life: serving as the head of an important temperance organization. This Report covers "A Business Conference Held at the Leinster Hall, Dublin, Tuesday, 9th October, 1877." Rare. In addition to the resolutions adopted,… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1872. Here is a copy of Appleton's Journal for April 27, 1872. Within is a two-page review of William Hartpole Lecky's new book: "The Leaders of Public Opinion in Ireland." The reviewer finds the book to be "beyond praise" and engages with a detailed discussionof Jonathan Swift. Very Good (Plus) condition. Clean text and… Read more about this item