Thomais Eamonn (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Michael O'Brien (illustrator). 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good condition with bumps to cover edges, 2 line inscription inside front cover and foxing to first 4 pages, title, contents and list of illustrations. Not to the body of the book. The O'Brien Press launched its first publication in November 1974. Me Jewel and Darlin' Dublin , written by Éamonn MacThomáis and published while the author was in jail, was an immediate success and has become a classic. Full of historical facts, anecdotes and Dublin wit, this book evokes the spirit, the characters and colours, the sights, sounds and even the smells of old Dublin. With sections on markets, pawn shops, street characters, the Liberties, slang and wit of Dublin's newspapers, the city's history is traced right back to Brian Boru, the Huguenots, 'the debtors' prison', and Dublin's troubled history of risings and revolutions . 144 pages with index.

8vo Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 160pp. Bright pages are unmarked with some b/w illustrations. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges. Green paper boards are clean and pointed with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated yellow jacket is unclipped and glossy with faint edge wear. Foxing present on top edge of text-block.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 160 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: Near Fine/VG (1/2" closed tear at front top edge; mild shelfwear, soiling for its age).1st/First Edition, 1st/First Printing. Beautifully illustrated in b/w. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Michael O'Brien (illustrator). 3rd Edition. 144 pages. Illustrations. Original publisher's cloth, spine lettered gilt, with original pictorial unclipped dust jacket. This is the third and revised edition. The wit character and history of a unique city - a Dubliner's Dublin that can be enjoyed by an anyone. Finely illustrated with many excellent drawings by Michael O'Brien, blended with contemporary photographs and old engravings. A fine copy without any damage, library stamps, inscriptions or other markings.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Softcover. White covers with black and orange lettering, illustration. Copyright page dated 1965. 73 pages. Good condition. Covers clean but have wear to corners wear likely bent or bumped. Binding strong. Pages clean and free of marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Very fine hardcover with dust jacket now protected in removable cover. This book brings the reader into the working world of the war-time years, and after [1942-52]. It was a period without central heating and television, but full of rugged conversation, rattling tramcars, messenger boy bicycles, horse-drawn deliveries, the ration book, black porter and long, long working hours for very few pounds, shillings and pence. Beautifully illustrated by Desmond McCarthy. Lovely copy. Collector's Item.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine hardcover with dust jacket. This book will take you back to a world of noisy electric trains, queuing up with jam jars for the four-penny rush at the cinema, cures and herbs for all ailments, long gone now in the days of patent medicine. This is a collection of stories from the 1940's when gas light was still around, when working hours were long and pay very small. But through the hardship there was also fun and laughter. Chapter headings include Lighting the Lamps, Cockles and Periwinkles, Schooldays in Richmond Barracks and Paying the Rent. The book is beautifully illustrated with black and white drawings by Liam Delaney and Michael O'Brien. Collector's Item.

Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 74 pps.

Condition: good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First paperback edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the first page. Original pictorial stiff card covers. 160 very clean and bright pages, illustrated throughout by Liam Delaney and Michael O'Brien. Slight shelf wear on covers and slightly rubbed with time consistent with age. Usual toning and age appreciation should be expected. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce first edition of this work commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the 1916 Easter Week Rising. First edition, in the publisher's original paperback binding. This fascinating work presents the Easter Rising of 1916, also known as the Easter Rebellion, whereby rebel forces in Dublin attempted to overthrow British Rule in Ireland to set up an Irish Republic. This historic book highlights the struggles on the streets of Dublin during this time, with chapters on different areas of the city and the aftermath of the rising. Written by Irish author, historian and broadcaster, Éamonn Mac Thomáis, who was known for his love of Dublin. Text is accompanied by photographs of local people and places. With ink annotations and inscriptions to the front paste down, endpaper and title page, of previous owner Miss Theresa Docres. In the publisher's original paperback binding. Externally, very smart, with light soiling and the occasional creasing to the extremities. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with ink annotations of previous owner to the front endpaper and title page. Very Good Indeed. book.