Irish Pleasantry and Fun. A Selection of Best Humorous Tales by Carleton, Lover & Lever and other Popular Writers. With Sixteen Coloured illustrations by J.F. O’Hea. Dublin: Gill, 1885. First Edition.  Publisher’s green cloth boards decoration in gilt. A fine bright copy.

J.F. O’Hea was an Irish illustrator, cartoonist, and graphic artist who was active from the 1860s through at least the 1890s. He is best known for his detailed and lively black-and-white line drawings, which were a staple in the period’s books and periodicals.