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IRISH MEGALITHIC TOMBS
Written by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.
Stock no. 1828270
Published by Shire Publications. 2nd 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Shire Archaeology Book. Second Edition. A concise and easily accessibly summary of archaeological research on meglithic monuments. White cardwraps. B/w & colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0747805989. A lovely copy.

THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME 7 PART I
Written by A. Maitland Emmet; John Heath. Illustrated by Richard Lewington; Timothy Freed.
Stock no. 1828184
Published by Harley Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w illustrations. A comprehensive illustrated handbook to fascinate the naturalist and butterfly lover. Hesperiidae - Nymphalidae The Butterflies. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 370 pages. ISBN: 0946589259. Endpapers and text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (of well-known naturalist Brian R. Sawford). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-creased.

LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1327670
Published by The Collins Press. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ireland’s oceanic and temperate climate acts as a wonderful host to over 1,165 species of lichen. This is a richer biodiversity than that of flowering plants or the mosses, liverworts and ferns of Ireland. A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology. An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. iv and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848891371. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

NINETEEN ACRES
Written by John Healy.
Stock no. 1827787
Published by Kennys Bookshops & Art Galleries Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the author's mother's family and how they lived, lvoed, fought and worked on, and for, nineteen acres of mixed land in Mayo, the battlefields of France, the Republican movement at home, or amid the sick of Brooklyn, New York. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0906312108. Spine faded, top & tail of spine more-so. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. A few minor marks and foxspots to endpapers. Dustwrapper is worn at edges with loss to top of spine, and a few small closed tears.

GROWING UP ON THE CURRAGH
Written by Patricia O'Sullivan.
Stock no. 1327472
Published by Original Writing Ltd. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Memories of childhood in the Curragh Military Camp (Ireland) before and during the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781908024244. Spine and corners bumped, small dent to top edge of rear cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and rubbed.

KINGDOMS IN CRISIS: IRELAND IN THE 1940S
Written by Micheal O. Siochru.
Stock no. 1327427
Published by Four Courts Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charting developments in Ireland in the aftermath of the Ulster rising in October 1641. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 288 pages. A few b/w maps. ISBN: 1851825355. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper slightly edge rubbed.

DUBLIN BE PROUD
Written by Pat Liddy. Illustrated by Pat Liddy.
Stock no. 1327177
Published by Chadworth Limited. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In celebration of Dublin's Millennium Year 1988. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 196 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0951251015. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears.

THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME I
Written by John Heath. Illustrated by Brian Hargreaves; Maureen Lane.
Stock no. 1827492
Published by Harley Books. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations, distribution maps and photos. Micropterigidae - Heliozelidae. One of the most important works in the history of British entomological publishing. ISBN: 0946589151. Covers browned. Text block a little grubby and foxed to top edge. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean.

WILDFLOWERS OF CORK CITY AND COUNTY
Written by Tony O'Mahony.
Stock no. 1826698
Published by The Collins Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A stimulating, contemporary account of the flora and habitats of Ireland's largest county. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781848890206. A few minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and a little scuffed.

FIELD GUIDE TO THE MICRO MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Phil Sterling; Mark Parsons. Illustrated by Richard Lewington.
Stock no. 1826639
Published by British Wildlife Publishing. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive field guide to the micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Green & white glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780956490223. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped, a few minor knocks to base of boards. Text block lightly browned, tiny creases to a few lower corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

AN ARMY OF TRIBES: BRITISH ARMY COHESION, DEVIANCY AND MURDER IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Written by Edward Burke.
Stock no. 1826442
Published by Liverpool University Press. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

A study of Operation Banner, the British Army's campaign in Northern Ireland. Black pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781786941039. Light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.

IRELAND (NN 84)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1826119
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 84. A fascinating and highly detailed account of the natural history of Ireland, from biological history, geology and climate, to wildlife and nature conservation. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002200791. Boards clean and bright. A few tiny foxspots to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (as is normal for this series of books).