Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers SUMMER RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE July 7th 2020

The Collectors' Sale
TIMED AUCTION
Tuesday 7th July
to Wednesday 15th July, 2020

Front Cover illustration: Lot 254
Inside Front Cover illustration: Lot 315
Inside Back Cover illustration: Lot 483A
Outside Back Cover illustration: Lot 338
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SUMMER
RARE BOOK &
COLLECTORS’
SALE
Incunabula and Antiquarian Books,
Scarce Modern Irish Literary Items,
Limited Editions, Original Manuscripts,
Photographs, GAA Memorabilia & Ephemera,
Republican Letters and Other Political Material,
Printed Cinema Posters, Vintage Whiskies, etc.
Timed Auction
Commencing Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
Closing Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
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Terms used in this Catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them below:
PAINTINGS, PRINTS, WORKS OF ART, FURNITURE, etc.
The first name or names and surname of the
Artist or Craftsman –
• In our opinion a work by the Artist of Craftsman.
Attributed to –
• In our opinion probably a work by the Artist or Craftsman but
less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding
category.
Studio of –
• In our opinion a work that may have been executed in whole or
in part by the artist's hand.
Circle of –
• In our opinion a work of the period of the Artist or Craftsman that
is in a similar style to the work of that Artist or Crafstman.
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• In our opinion, a copy of the work of the artist or craftsman.
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signature or stamp of the artist or craftsman.
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• Is so dated and in our opinion may have been executed at about
that date.
All measurements are given height before width.
ABBREVIATIONS
O.O.C. Oils on Canvas
O.O.P. Oils on Panel
O.O.B. Oils on Board
O.R.M. Of recent manufacture
S.N.S.R Sold Not Subject To Return
W/C Watercolour
GOU Gouache
MAH. Mahogany
VICT. Victorian
EDW. Edwardian
W.A.F. With all faults
As Is With all damages, faults, restorations, etc.
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militaria and or firearms. We accept no subsequent liability for any
damage, loss or injury arising from the use of the foregoing.
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such items, especially sharp-edged weapons, during the pre-sale
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Co. Wicklow Interest: Walsh (Rev. W.J.) Evidence Given in the Case
of O’Keeffe V. M’Donald at the Wicklow Summer Assizes 1875, 8vo D.
(McGlashan & Gill) 1875, First, 71pps., contemp. hf. leather, buckram
boards. Clean copy. Scarce. (1) €170 - 220
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Chalmers (George)ed. Historical Tracts by Sir John Davies, Attorney
General and Speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland, consisting of ...,
8vo D. (William Porter) 1787, First, XXXVIII, 313pps., contemp. full mottled
calf, mor. label, worn. (1) €120 - 160
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Parnell (Henry) M.P. A History of the Penal Laws against the Irish Catholics
from the Treaty of Limerick to the Union, 8vo D. (H. Fitzpatrick) 1808, First,
226pps Appendix (XXXII), contemp. full calf, mor. label, worn. (1)
€120 - 150

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Irish Medical Interest: Butler’s Medicine Chest Directory and Family
Catalogue of Drugs, Chemicals etc.,.. 8vo D. 1832, Third, engd. frontis,
uncut, original cloth, ptd. label, some wear. Good reference copy. (1)
€100 - 150
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Signed by S. T. O’Kelly
Leahy (E.) Epoch of Irish History, Brian Boiroihme, A Sketch of his Life and
Times, f.e.p. ‘Seaghain T. O’Ceallaigh,’ bound together, green cloth, gilt
lettering. (1)
* Other works on MacMurrogh Kavanagh, Hugh O’Neill, O’Connell etc.
€75 - 100
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[Taylor (Emily)] The Irish Tourist; or, Tales of the People and the Provinces
of Ireland, sm. 8vo, L. (Harvey and Darton) [1843] engd. frontis, fold. map,
XII, 271pps 4pps of adverts., recent mor. backed cloth. Clean copy. (1)
€130 - 180

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[Walsh (John Edward)] Sketches of Ireland Sixty Years Ago, sm. 8vo D. (J.
Mc Glashan) 1847, First, frontis, blind decor., green cloth with gilt lettering.
Clean copy. (1) €80 - 120
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Mitchel (John) Jail Journal; or Five years In British Prisons, 8vo New York
(Office of the Citizen) 1854, First, blind decor cloth, with central gilt design,
and gilt lettering on spine, some staining, otherwise good and Scarce. (1)
€275 - 350
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Molyneaux (William) The Case of Ireland’s being bound by Acts of
Parliament in England Stated, 12mo [London 1719] 102pps, contemp. full
calf, mor. label (worn), otherwise good copy. (1) €200 - 300

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American Travel: Sutcliff (Robert) Travels in Some Parts of North America
in the Years 1804, 1805 1806, 8vo York (C. Peacock) 1811, First., engd
frontis, 5 plts (complete), contemp. full calf, mor. label. Good copy. (1)
€200 - 300
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Michel (Francisque) Wright (Thomas) Anglo-Norman Poem on the
Conquest of Ireland by Henry the Second, 12mo L. (Wm. Pickering) 1837,
First, hf. title, in contemporary full green mor. with gilt fillet borders and
corner motifs, decor. spine. Good Copy. Scarce. (1) €300 - 400
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Duffy (Sir Charles Gavan)et al - The Revival of Irish Literature - Addresses
Delivered before the Irish Literary Society of London by Sir Charles Gavan
Duffy, George Sigeson and Douglas Hyde, 1892 1893, 8vo L. (Fisher,
Unwin) 1894, First. Inscribed by Sigerson to W.J. Doherty Historian of
Donegal, profusely annotated (possibly by Doherty) cloth backed boards, gilt
lettered front cover. Nice Association Copy. (1) €250 - 350

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Only 26 Copies
Botanical Interest: Nelson (Charles) John Lyons and his Orchid Manual,
12mo Kilkenny (Boethius Press) 1988, Ltd. Edn., 26 copies, Signed by the
Author, illus., full blue calf, blind decor. on front cover, mor. labels. Good
copy. (1) €250 - 300
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Gray (Thomas) Poems by Mr. Gray, sm. 8vo D. (Wm. Sleater, Castle Street)
1775, First Dublin Edn., engd. frontis, and vignettes on t.p., and text illus.,
(bound in at back “Elegia Inglese del Signor Tommasa Gray ..,” In Eblana
(G. Sleater) 1776, engraved t.p., 1 - 211 pps., [190 - 211], contemp. full calf,
professional reback. (1)
* This rare publication was issued and printed in Dublin during the poet’s
lifetime. €300 - 400
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Quaker Interest: [Neale (J.)] Some Account of the Life and religious
Labours of Samuel Neale, sm. 8vo, D. (Robert Napper) 1805, First, VIII,
92pps, full calf, pps. loose, otherwise. Scarce. (1) €75 - 100

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Shackleton (Betsy) Ballitore and Its Inhabitants Seventy years Ago, 12mo
D. (Richard D. Webb Son) 1862, First, hf. title, inscribed on f.e.p. ‘S.
Wilfred Naughton from ?, Carlow April 23, 65’ original cloth. Scarce. (1)
€160 - 220
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[French (Nicholas) Bishop of Ferns] Attributed, Recit Exact et Fidele de
la Vente et Partage du Roiaume d’Irlande Fait Sous Charles II par le Comte
de Clarendon Chanceller d’Angleterae, 12mo, Milan (Chez Charles Joseph
Quinto) 1724, XII, 98pps., and fold. plt., contemp mottled calf, gilt decor.
spine, mor. label. Good Copy. Scarce. (1) €500 - 700
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Joseph (Pierce) La Vie de Nastradamus, 12mo Aix (Chez la Veuve de
Charles David and Joseph David) 1711, XII, 186pps., engd. vignettes, in fine
quality gilt fillet and panel decorated full leather, with mor. label. Scarce. (1)
€300 - 400

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Chapbook: Illustrated Volume - The Natural History of Remarkable Beasts,
12mo, D. (J. Jones) 1820, engd. frontis and t.p., 6 illus., contemp full calf,
worn. (1) €80 - 120
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Wexford Interest: Kennedy (Patrick) The Fireside Stories of Ireland, 8vo
D. 1870, First, hf. title blind decor. green cloth, gilt lettered spine; Evening
in the Duffrey, 8vo D. 1875, New Edn., blind decor blue cloth, gilt lettered
spine. (2) €160 - 220
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Wexford Interest: Kennedy (Patrick) The Banks of the Boro: A Chronicle
of the Country of Wexford, sm. 8vo L. 1867, First, maroon cloth, gilt lettered
spine; Evenings in the Duffrey, 8vo D. 1869, First, ptd. boards, professional
reback. (2) €160 - 220

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Inscribed by the Author
Drinkwater (John) Poems 1908 - 1914, 8vo L. (Sidgwick Jackson) 1917,
First, frontis, inscribed on hf. title, “To Bache Matthews from John Drinkwater
November 1917,” Bookplate ‘Ex. Libris Bache Matthews’ red cloth, ptd. label.
(1) €130 - 180
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[Boyle (John) Earl of Cork Orrery] Remarks on the Life and Writings
of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin, 8vo L. (A. Miller) 1752,
Fifth,, engd. portrait frontis, contemp. full calf, spine worn. (1) €130 - 180
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1798 Interest: Jones (John) An Impartial Narrative of each Engagement
which took place between his Majesty’s Forces and the Rebels During the
Irish Rebellion 1798, 8vo D. (John Jones) 1800, Fourth Edition, 1 -326pps.,
two fold. plts. bound with A Chronological Table of the Dates of each Battle
Fought during the Irish Rebellion 1798... 72pps., contemp full calf, later mor.
label. (1) €200 - 300

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All First Editions
Stephens (James) Insurrections, 12mo 1909, cloth backed boards;
Reincarnations, L. 1918, cloth d.w.; In the Land of Youth, L. 1924, cloth
d.w.; Etched in Moonlight, L. 1928, cloth d.w.; The Crock of Gold, roy 8vo
L. 1922. First Illus. Edn., decor. thro-out, decor. ends, cloth backed boards.
All v. good. (5) €100 - 150
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Behan (Brendan) Borstal Boy, 8vo L. (Hutchinson of London) 1958, First.,
portrait frontis, maroon cloth (no d.j.); Confessions of an Irish Rebel, 8vo L.
(Hutchinson) 1965, First, portrait frontis, red cloth; Brown (Christy) Down
All The Days, 8vo, L. (Secher Warbug) 1970, First, brown cloth (no d.j.) as
a lot, w.a.f. (3) €120 - 170
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Liverpool-Irish
Callihan (William). In Memoriam and other Poems, with Notes. With a
Portrait. Illustrated with lithographic sketches by F. Howard, Esq., and by the
Author. To which is appended “An Essay on Poetry,” by F. Howard.
Liverpool: A. Holden, Church Street. 1864. Green pebbled cloth, blind-
stamped, titled in gilt on upper cover, spine untitled. A handsomely produced
volume. The portrait of the author is a real photograph, laid down opposite
t.p., with a printed signature; seven attractive lithographic drawings with
tissue guards. Dedicated to the author’s two brothers, Charles and Matthew,
of Her Majesty’s 56th
Regiment.
The notes make it clear the author was Irish born, raised near Rockview in
Tipperary, close to the River Suir.
A very rare book. Not found in NLI online catalogue; not in COPAC. (1)
€120 - 180

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Scarce Dublin Cookbook
Little Mary’s Up-to-Date Dishes Easily Cooked D. L. MCMV [1905].
Dedicated ‘by kind permission to Sir Charles Cameron CV, the famous
Scientist, at whose hospital boar the Authoress has enjoyed many excellent
dinners.’ Includes ‘Dublin Fusilier’ eggs and other local dishes. Cream cloth,
edges stained. Not in NLI online catalogue.
[Charles Cameron was for many years Dublin’s Chief Medical Officer]. (1)
€80 - 120
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Maconchy (J.A.) ed. Journal of the Session of the General Synod of the
Church of Ireland Holden in Dublin .. 1922 with an Appendix containing
statutes passed, reports of committees, financial statements etc. D. Hodges
Figgis 1922.
Black buckram gilt, pp. 340 including Index. V.G. clean copy. Scarce. Not
found in NLI online catalogue.
* A significant year, marking big changes for the Church of Ireland.
€90 - 120
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Irish Travel: Head (Sir Francis B.) A Fortnight In Ireland, 8vo L. (J. Murray)
1852, Second, fold. map, frontis, original cloth with gilt shamrock decorated
design, and gilt lettered spine. (1) €100 - 120

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Gibson (Rev. C.B.) The History of the County and City of Cork, 2 vols. L.
(T.C. Newby) 1861, First Edn., facsimile map frontis, list of subs., green
cloth, recent re-back. (2) €80 - 120
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Pamphlets: Orpen (Emanuel Hutchinson) The Political Retrospect with
an Inquiry..., of Irish Affairs, Calculated to Educate the Chief Causes of the
present Condition of that Unhappy Country, hf. title; bound with: Reflections
upon the Most Predominant Religious Opinions in Great Britain and Ireland,
all L. 1825, First, Bound as one, recent cloth, gilt lettering. (1) €130 - 180
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Archer (Lieutenant Joseph) Statistical Survey of County Dublin, with
observations, … by Order of the Dublin Society, 8vo, D.1801, First Edn., with
fold hd. cold. map of county, wd. cut illus., hf. green mor., clean copy. (1)
€180 - 250

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Hatton Flood (Warden) Historical Review of the Irish Parliaments..
Addressed to the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin, 8vo, L. (J.
Kenny) 1863, First, (all pub.) 182pps, blind decór. blue cloth gilt lettering by
Kavanagh, Dublin (with label). Good Copy. (1) €130 - 180
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With Manuscript Letter from the Author
Grattan Flood (William Henry) History of Enniscorthy, sm. 8vo, Enniscorthy
1898, First, inscribed on t.p. from the author to “Reverend Dean Monahan,”
(together with a single page m/ss letter relating to same with bold signature),
ptd. wrappers, bound in recent cloth. Nice Association Copy. (2) €200 - 300
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Co. Waterford: Egan (P.M.) History Guide Directory of County and City of
Waterford, sm. 8vo Kilkenny (P.M. Egan) n.d. c. 1894 Fist Edn., illus. ports.
fold. map, adverts etc., orig. cloth rebacked. Good strong copy. (1)
€150 - 200

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Temple (Sir William) Miscellanea, 8vo, L. (Golden Bull) 1681, Second
(corrected and augmented), VI, 232pps, (opposing page); bound together
with Observations Upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands, 8vo, L.
(Jacob Tonson-Black Swan) 1690, Fifth Edn. (corrected and augmented),
XII, 279pps, comtemp. speckled full calf. Good Copy, inscribed on t.p. ‘I.
Leveson-Gower’ (1) €275 - 350
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Bedel (Dr. William) An Biobla Naomhtha, 20mo D. (Hardy Sons) 1852.
Includes Old New Testament in Gaelic Script thro-out, in orig. full calf block
tooled binding. Owner’s name in pencil ‘William Doolan, Kinsale.’ V. good.
(1) €150 - 200
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Hansard (John) A Brief Account of the Proceedings of the Incorporated
Society in Dublin for Erecting and Promoting English Protestant Schools in
Ireland, sm 8vo, L.1735, 20pps, 4pps (adverts); bound with: [Maule (Lord
Bishop Henry)] God’s Goodness Visible in our Deliverance from Popery ….,
12 mo, L. (M. Downing) 1735, Fifth Edn. 119pps, later hf. mor. cloth boards.,
gilt lettered spine. (1) €200 - 300

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In Original Vellum Binding
[French (V. Rev.Dr. Nicholas, Bp of Ferns)] The Unkinde Desertor of
Loyall Men and True Frinds, 12mo, n.p. 1676. First (Sole) Edn., lacks front
blank,title and preface, and advert, pp. [1-21], pp. 22-199, 400 [200]-411,
112 [212]-113, 414 [214] - (446) [246], mis-pagination, but complete, lacks
index atend, in full contemporary vellum, Wade F. 2183; Sweeney 2022.
Extremely Rare. (1) •
* A bitter Tirade against the Duke of Ormond and the Butler Family.
€500 - 700
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[Walsh (Peter)] P.W. A Prospect of the State of Ireland, from ... 1756 to the
Year of Christ 1682. First Edn., title within double lined border, orig. calf,
worn, but v. clean copy. Scarce. (1)
* B.P. of Jas. Clealand, Rathgill near Bangor, Ireland. €350 - 500
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Moore (Thomas) Lalla Rookh - An Oriental Romance, 12mo, Belfast (John
Mullan) n.d., green cloth with ornate gilt design on front cover. (1)
€70 - 100

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Inscribed by the Author
Hopkins (Tighe) Kilmainham Memories, The Story of the Greatest Political
Crime of the Century, ... 8vo, L. (Ward, Lock Co.) 1896, Second, port.
frontis., illus. inscribed on front end paper “Edwin Bean from Tighe
Hopkins Feb. 1897,” orig. pict. cloth. (1) €150 - 200
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Republican Interest: Brennan - Whitmore (W.J.) With The Irish In
Frongoch, 8vo D. (Talbot Press) 1917, First, port. frontis, cloth back decór.
boards, ptd. label. Clean Copy. (1) €150 - 200
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Wexford Interest: Ogle (T. Acres) The Irish Militia Officer, 8vo D. 1873,
First, dedit, VIII, 314pps., bound with The Press Opinions of T. Acres Ogle
Publications, 12pps, later leather backed, cloth boards. Good Copy. (1)
€175 - 250

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[O’Connor (Chas.)] Dissertations on the Ancient History of Ireland:, 8vo
D. 1753. First Edn., list of subs, fold. table, fold. Map of Ireland (torn with
some loss), orig. full calf, raised bands, lacks label. (1) €120 - 180
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1798: Taylor (George) A History of the Rise, Progress and Suppression
of the Rebellion, In the County of Wexford in the Year 1798, 8vo D.
(John Jones) 1800, Second, fold. frontis, VII, 293pps., contemp. full calf,
professional reback, mor. label. Good Copy. (1) €200 - 300
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Directory: Wilson’s Dublin Directory for the year 1795, 12mo D. 1795. First
Edn., 169pp title loose frayed at edges, disbound. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

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Ex Collection Lissadel, Co. Sligo
Co. Sligo: The Route Book of Devon, A Guide
for the Stranger and Tourist. Sm. 8vo Exeter
n.d. (c. 1840) Second Edn., fold maps plans.
Title inscribed ‘Adelaide Yacht, R.G.B.,’ with
Bookplate of Sir Robert Gore Booth, Bart. Orig.
gilt decor. cloth. V. good. (1) €160 - 240
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Wilde (Oscar) De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol, 12mo, Leipzig
(Bernhard Tauchnitz) 1908, (Vol. 4056) leather backed, marbled boards,
mor. labels. (1) €130 - 180
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Wilde (Oscar) De Profundis, 8vo L. (Methuen Co.) 1905, First, IX, 151,
40pps of adverts at back. Ex. Libris (Bookplate) of George Bunting, hf. title,
uncut, blue cloth, gilt lettering and design on front cover. Good copy. (1)
€400 - 500

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Heaney (Seamus) Selected Poems 1965 - 1975, 8vo L. (Faber Faber)
1980, First Edn., Signed by the Author on f.e.p., blue cloth, pictorial d.j.,
clipped (not priced). Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220
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Signed Limited Edition
Kinsella (Thomas) Butcher’s Dozen, 8vo D. (Peppercanister 1) 1972,
Signed and Limited No. 47 (125) Copies, leather back, red cloth. Clean
Copy. (1) €120 - 180
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Co. Westmeath Interest: Clare (Rev. Wallace) A Young Irishman’s Diary
(1836 - 1847) being Extract from the Early Journal of John Keegan of Moate,
8vo Peterborough (Sharman Co.) 1928, Limitation of 200 copies, frontis
and two illus, uncut, errata (at back), orig. green cloth. Scarce. (1)
€130 - 180

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Pye (Patrick) Has Art Any Meaning? 8vo, D. (The Dolmen Press) 1962,
Signed by Mervyn Wall (Irish Author) on f.e.p., ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1)
€80 - 120
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Tagore (Rabindranath) Yeats (W.B.)intro. Gitznjali (Song Offerings)
8vo, L. (MacMillan Co.) 1913, frontis, uncut, blue cloth, gilt lettering; The
Crescent Moon, 8vo L. (MacMillan Co.) 1913, First, cold. frontis 7 cold.
plts., decorative blue cloth after Strugge More. (2) €100 - 150
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Hyde (Douglas) [An Chraoibhin Aoibhinn] Beside The Fire A Collection of
Irish Gaelic Folk Stories, 8vo L. (David Nutt) 1890, First, hf. title, inscribed in
Irish (possibly by Hyde) orig. decor. cloth. Clean Copy. (1) €120 - 150

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One of 75 Numbered Copies
Harmon (Maurice)ed. The Dolmen Press, A Celebration, 8vo D. (The Lilliput
Press) 2001, No. 47 (75) copies only, hf. title, illus., red cloth in matching slip
case. (1) €100 - 150
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Burrows (Waldron) Select Speeches of the late Peter Burrowes, Esq., K.C.
at the Bar and in Parliament, 8vo D. (Hodges and Smith) 1850, First, blind
decor. cloth, gilt lettered spine (faded). (1) €50 - 80
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Robert Barton’s Copies
Coffey (Diarmid). O’Neill and Ormond. A Chapter in Irish History. Maunsel
1914, First, cloth. Inscribed on h.t. ‘To Robert Barton from his friend the
author in memory of much work done at Glendalough’; Greene Stephens,
J.M. Synge 1871-1909. NY 1959, First, d.w. Armorial bookplate of Robert
Barton. (2)
Robert Barton, whose home was at Glendalough House, was a former
British officer who fought in France. Posted to Dublin at Easter 1916, he
resigned his commission and became a Sinn Fein TD. He was the final
signatory to the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
He was a cousin of Erskine Childers, to whom the first book here is
dedicated.
€60 - 80

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Abstinence: Official Record of the National Catholic Total Abstinence
Congress and All-Ireland Demonstration, Dublin 24th - 28th June, 1914, 4to,
D. (C.T. A.F.) 1914, frontis, text illus., cloth. Scarce. (1) €70 - 90
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Keating (Jeoffrey) Forus Feasa ais Eirinn - A Complete History of Ireland,
From the First Colonization of the Island by Parthalon, to the Anglo-Norman
Invasion. Vol. I [All Published] D. (John Barlow) 1811. Fold map frontis (torn
with some loss) title stained, text in Gaelic + English thro-out, orig. full cont.
tree calf. Scarce. (1) €125 - 175
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[Dorset (L.C. Sackville) Common Sense: In A Letter to a Friend, 8vo D.
1755. 47pp uncut, recent boards, cloth back. (1) €60 - 90

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Lucas (A.T.) Penal Crucifixes, 8vo D. (Nat. Museum of Ireland,) 1958. First
Edn. in Bk. Form, illus. ptd. boards; also Henry (Francois) Hanging Bowls,
roy 8vo D. 1936. Reprinted from J.R.S.A.I., profusely illustrated, orig. ptd.
wrappers. (2) €50 - 75
65
Pamphlets: Political Interest: The Address of the Catholics of Dublin,
to the Right Honorable Henry Grattan ... at the Meeting in Francis Street,
27/1/1795, D. (J. Miliken) 1798, First, 44pps; Duigenan (P.) An Answer to
the Address of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan, 8vo D. (J. Miliken) 1798,
First, hf. title, advert XI, 196pps., bound as one, hf. leather, marble boards,
loose. Scarce; together with Miscellaneous Works of the Right Hon. Henry
Grattan, 8vo L. (Longman, Hurst etc.) 1822, First, cloth backed boards,
loose. (2) €200 - 300
66
Co. Kilkenny: Healy (Rev. Wm.)P.P. History and Antiquities of Kilkenny
(County and City), with Illustrations Appendix... Vol. 1 [All Published] 8vo
[Kilkenny (P.M. Egan)] 1893. First Edn., attractive litho plts. orig. crimson
cloth, gilt armorial. V. good copy. (1) €140 - 180

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Co. Kilkenny: Hogan (John) Kilkenny: The Ancient City of Ossory; The
Seat of its Kings, The See of its Bishops and The Site of its Cathedral, 8vo
Kilkenny (P.M. Egan) 1884. First Edn., red. black green decor title, list of
subscribers, fold. plan, map table illus. of Great Seal, orig. green cloth,
gilt decor. V. good copy. (1) €150 - 200
68
Co. Kilkenny: Nolan (Wm.) Fassadinin - Land Settlement Society in
South-East Ireland 1600 - 1850, 8vo D. 1979 First Edn., illus., cloth pict.
d.w. Scarce good. (1) €120 - 170
69
Wexford Interest: Kirk (Rev. Francis J.) Some Notable Conversions in
the County of Wexford, 12mo L. (Burns Oates Ltd) 1901, First, 114pps.,
16pps of adverts at back, gilt lettered green cloth. (1) €140 - 180

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Milner (Rev. J.) An Inquiry into Certain Vulgar Opinions concerning The
Catholic Inhabitants and The Antiquities of Ireland, 8vo L. (Keating, Brown
Co.) 1808, First, marble backed boards, worn. (1) €100 - 150
71
[Irish Politics] A Report of the Debates in both Houses of the Parliament of
Ireland on the Roman Catholic Bill, Passed in the Session of 1792, 8vo D.
(H. Fitzpatrick) 1792, First, hf. title, V, 253pps. 2 advert pps., contemp. full
calf, mor. label. Clean copy. (1) €160 - 220
72
Doyle (Martin) Notes and Gleanings relating to the County of Wexford in Its
Past and Present Conditions, 8vo D. (George Herbert) 1868, First, with hd.
cold. fold. map frontis, gilt lettered green cloth. Good copy. (1) €150 - 200

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Burghclere (Lady) The Life of James First Duke of Ormonde 1610 - 1688,
2 vols. L. (John Murray) 1912, First, hf. title, frontis, illus., red cloth, black
lettering and crest on front, gilt lettered spine. Good Copy. (2) €160 - 220
74
Laois Offaly: Meehan (Patrick F.) The Members of Parliament for Laois
and Offaly (Queens and Kings Counties) 1801-1918, 8vo, Portlaoise 1983.
First Edn., illus. etc., orig. pict, d.w. Scarce.(1) €70 - 90
75
Co. Waterford: Cunningham (Tim)trans. The Great Charter of the Liberties
of the City of Waterford, 8vo Waterford (‘News’ Machine - Printing Office)
1881. Some annots., 120pp cont. quarter calf, covers loose, spine dam.,
otherwise a good copy; Cavanagh (Michael) Waterford Celebrities, 8vo
Waterford, c. 1875, 101pp cont. full cloth. (2) €160 - 220

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French Bindings: Rostand (Edmond) L’Aiglon, Drama en Six Actes, En
Vers. 8vo Paris 1900. Attractive hf. green mor., floral cloth sides, gilt decor.
spine. With B.P. of Hester Elizabeth Lee Plunkett; Lear (Fanny) Le Roman
d’Une Americaine en Russie, 8vo Brussels 1875. Hf. mottled calf, mor. label
gilt decor. spine; Loti (Pierre) Pecheur d’Islande, 8vo Paris 1926. First
Edn., cont. hf. purple mor. tooled gilt spine by Flammarion. All attractive in
fine condition. (3) €140 - 200
77
From the Library of Poet, D.L. Kelleher
Plunkett (J.M.) The Poems of Joseph Mary Plunkett, 8vo, D. (The Talbot
Press) 1916. First., frontis by Mrs. Grace Plunkett, cloth backed boards, d.j.
Good Copy. (1) €100 - 150
78
Jolas (Eugene) I Have Seen Monsters and Angels, 4to Paris (Transition
Press) 1938, First hf. title, ptd. wrappers; Spire (Andre) Samael, 4to Paris
(Les Editions George Cres Cie) 1921, First, inscribed Au Docteur et a
Madame Dejust en tres Corial Souvenir Andre Spring - Paris Le 9 Decembre
1953, ptd. wrappers; Eliot (T.S.)ed. Sylvia Beach 1887 - 1962, 4to Paris
(Mercure de France) 1963, first, illus. ptd. wrappers, all clean copies. (3)
€150 - 180

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Co. Clare: MacNamara (Geo. U.) Westropp (T.J.) Bunratty Co. Clare,
8vo n.d. c. 1915. Pages 220 - 327, with illus., with orig. ptd. boards; also
Mescal (Daniel) The Story of Inis Cathaigh, (Scattery Island), sm. 8vo D.
1902. First Edn., frontis orig. cloth, v. good. (2) €70 - 100
80
Signed by William Butler Yeats
Yeats (W.B.) Plays and Controversies, 8vo, N.Y. (The MacMillan Company)
1924, Signed Limited Edn., No. 214 (250) Copies, portrait frontis after J.S.
Sargent, other plts., uncut and unopened, cloth backed boards, ptd. label,
slip case. Clean Copy. (1) €500 - 700
81
Toibin (Colm) Lady Gregory’s Tootbrush, 8vo D. (Lilliput Press) 2002, First,
Signed on t.p., cloth and d.j.; The Trial of the Generals - Selected Journalism
1980 - 1990, 8vo D. (Raven Arts Press) 1990, First, ptd. wrappers. (2)
€75 - 100

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Shrewsbury (John [Talbot] Earl of,) Hints towards the Pacification of
Ireland, Addressed more particularly to the Ruling Powers of the Day. 8vo L.
1844. First Edn., 90pp adverts, recent hf. cloth. (1) €80 - 120
83
Co. Kilkenny: O’Carroll (Denis) Historical Sketches of the Parishes of
Castlecomer, Ballyragget, Conahy, Muckalee and Clogh, 8vo Kilkenny 1989.
Second Edn., adverts., orig. boards. V. Clean. (1) €30 - 40
84
Directory: Pettigrew Oulton - The Dublin Directory, for 1846, Containing
a General Alphabetical List... A Street Directory, 8vo D. 1846. First Edn.,
adverts at end. Orig. gilt lettered cloth, inscribed ‘Richmond Institution, 41
Upper Sackville St.,’ Good. (1) €150 - 220

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One of 100 Copies Only
Printing Interest: Von Digelsteat (Baron Franz) trans. Jon Gutenberg
- First Master Printer, His Acts, and Most Remarkable Discourses and his
Death, 4to, L. (Truber and Co.) 1860, Ltd. Edn. 100 Copies Only, hf. title, Ex.
Libris bookplate ‘James Elwin Millard,’ orig. leather backed boards. (worn).
Scarce. (1) €200 - 300
86
Gallico (Paul) Ludmilla, A Story of Liechtenstein, 8vo Liechtenstein (Buch
and Verlagdruckerei) 1956 Second, inscribed “To Karen Knuskal, sincerely
Baron Vondalfein (father of Ludmilla), illus., green cloth, gilt lettered spine,
slip case. (1) €75 - 100
87
Signed by the Author Publisher
Ireland (John de Courcy) History of Dun Laoighaire, 8vo, D. (Caislean
An Bhurcaigh) 2001, Signed, on t.p. by the Author, Signed on f.e.p. by the
publisher, fold. frontis, illus., full crimson mor., gilt anchor on front cover, gilt
lettered spine. Good Copy. (1) €175 - 225

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Sinn Fein, 1916 - Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook - Easter 1916, roy 8vo D.
1917. Compiled by ‘Weekly Irish Times,’ this the 1917 Issue (best). Lg. fold.
cold. map, portrait illus., fac-simile illus., adverts etc., in orig. printed pink
wrappers. An unusually fine copy, mostly found with covers in tatters. V.
Scarce thus. (1) €150 - 200
89
Mc Manus (Antonia) The Irish Hedge School and its Books 1695 - 1831,
8vo D. 2002. First Edn; Fanning (Martin) Gillespie (R.) Print Culture and
Intellectual Life in Ireland, 1660 - 1941, First Edn., D. 2006. Both illus., cloth
d.w. V. Good. (2) €30 - 40
90
[Wilson (W.)] The Post Chaise Companion, 8vo D. (J. J.H. Fleming),
Third, (Corrected and Enlarged) n.d., engd. frontis, lg. fold. map 3 plts. (2
large fold), contemp. hf. calf, marble boards, covers loose. (1) €80 - 120

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Dewar (Daniel) Observations on The Character, Customs, and Superstitions
of the Irish; 8vo L. 1812. First Edn., cont. hf. calf, professional reback. Good.
(1) €120 - 180
92
Illustrations by Harry Kernoff
Republican interest: Daiken (Leslie H.) Good-Bye Twilight, Songs of the
Struggle in Ireland, 8vo Lond. 1936. Sole Edn., wd. cut frontis another full
page plt. by Harry Kernoff, orig. cloth. Scarce. (1) €60 - 90
93
With Illustrations by Harry Kernoff
Lynch (Patricia) A Storyteller’s Childhood, 8vo, L. (J.M. Dent Sons Ltd.)
1947, First, hf. title, text illus., blue cloth, and decorative d.j. Clean Copy. (1)
€150 - 200

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[Berkeley (George)] Siris, A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries
Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, 8vo D. (Margt. Rhames) 1744. First
Edn., 261 pp plus errata at end, sm. pce. torn from top corner of title, slightly
affecting “S” in Siris, cont. calf, single blind line border, raised bands, mor.
label. V. good Rare. (1) €180 - 250
95
Carew (Rev. P.J.) An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland from the Introduction
of Christianity into that Country, to the Commencement of the Thirteenth
Century, 8vo., D. (J. Coyne) 1835, First Edn., contemp, hf. mor., green cloth,
gilt lettered spine. Good copy. (1)
€130 - 180
96
Cross (Eric) The Tailor and Ansty, 8vo L. (Chapman Hall) 1964. First Edn.
of this Issue, Proof Copy, orig. ptd. wrappers. This Edition Scarce. (1)
€75 - 125

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Co. Wexford: Griffiths (George) Chronicles of the County Wexford, sm.
4to, Enniscorthy (The Watchman) 1877, First, blind decor. green cloth, gilt
lettered spine. Scarce. (1) €140 - 180
98
Large Paper Copy
Binding: Le Sage - Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane, 4 vols. 8vo Paris
(Imprimerie de Chaignieau Aine) 1800. L. Paper Copy, 4 hf. titles, engd.
port. Vol. I, 19 engd. plts. a.e.g., bookplates of Clarence Paget, cont. full
straight grained green mor. tooled gilt spine, top panel with heraldic motif. (4)
€250 - 350
99
[Irving (Washington)] ‘Geoffrey Crayon’ Bracebridge Hall; or The
Humorists, 2 vols. 12mo L. 1825. New Edn.,; also The Alhambras, 2 vols.
L. 1832. First Edn., Dedit to David Wilkie, Esq., R.A., all hf. purple mor., gilt
lettered spines, uniform set. V. good. (4) €150 - 220

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Cross (J.W.) Ed. George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals,
3 vols. 8vo Edinburgh 1885. First Edn., port. frontis plts. cont. hf. tan calf,
red green mor. labels. V. good copy. (3) 100 - 150
101
1798 Interest: Hay (Ed.) History of the Insurrection of the County of
Wexford,..., 8vo D. (G. Stockdale) 1803, First, fold. map plt., boards
(loose); Teeling (C.H.) Personal Narrative of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, 8vo
L. (Henry Colburn) 1827, First, cloth backed boards; Ronan (Rev. M.V.)ed.
Insurgent Wicklow 1798, 8vo D. (Clanmore Reynolds) 1948, Second, cloth
and d.j.; Dickson (Charles) The Wexford Rising in 1798, 8vo Tralee (The
Kerryman) n.d., red cloth and d.j. (4) €130 - 180
102
[Joyce (James)] Stephen Hero, 8vo L. (Johnathan Cape) 1944, cloth;
Ulysses, thick 4to, L. (The Bodley Head) 1958, cloth and d.j.; Gorman
(H.S.) James Joyce, his First Forty Years, L. (G. Bles) 1926, Ex. Libris M.J.
Craig, portrait frontis, cloth backed boards; Smith (P.J.) A Key to the
Ulysses of James Joyce, 8vo N.Y. (Covici, Friede) 1934, cloth and d.j., as a
lot, w.a.f. (4)

€200 - 300

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[Sir Hugh Lane] Reynolds (J.J.) Statement of the claim for the Return to
Dublin of the 39 Lane Bequest Pictures now at the Tate Gallery, London, 8vo
D. 1932 Issued by Dublin Corporation, 76pp illus., orig. ptd. wrappers; Lane
(Sir H.) Catalogue of the Exhibition of Pictures by Old Masters, .. in the Nat.
Gallery of Ireland, Bequeathed to the Gallery by the late Sir Hugh Lane. 8vo
D. 1918. First Edn., illus. orig. wrappers; Report of a Public Meeting held
at the Mansion House Dublin, on the 29th March 1918, Sm. 8vo D. (Talbot
Press) 1918. Sole Edn. 500 Copies Only; also Bodkin (T.) Hugh Lane and
His Pictures, 8vo D. 1956. First, illus., cloth d.w. Scarce. (4) €100 - 150
104
[Sir Hugh Lane] Auction Catalogue - Catalogue of Important Pictures by
Old Masters, The Property of Major The Hon. T.G.B. Morgan - Grenville -
Gavin M.C. - The Property of S.E. Kennedy, also The Property of Sir Hugh
Lane (deceased: late of Lindsey House - Sold by Order of the Executors)
sold by Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods on Friday July 6 and Monday
July 9, 1917, pict. frontis and other illus. ptd. boards. Scarce. (1)
* Works from the Hugh Lane Collection included William Blake, Callow,
Canaletto, Constable and Others. €160 - 240
105
Mc Gahern (John) Memoir, 8vo, Signed Limited 89 (250) Copies, cloth
backed boards, gilt lettered spine, in slipcase. Clean Copy. (1) €160 - 220

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Signed by John Montague
Montague (John) The Pear is Ripe, a Memoir, 8vo Signed Limited Edition,
No. 98 (200 Copies), blue cloth, decorative d.j., in matching slipcase. Clean
Copy. (1) €160 - 220
107
O’Casey (Sean) Inisfallen Fare Thee Well, 8vo L. 1949, First,; Rose and
Crown, 8vo L. 1952, First,; Sunset and Evening Star, 8vo N.Y. 1955 First
American, all cloth, decor. d.j. Clean Copies. (4) €130 - 180
108
Beckett (Samuel) En Attendant Godot, Piece en Deux Actes, sm. 8vo Paris
(Les Editions de Minuit 1932) hf. title, ptd. wrappers, illus.; Fin de Partie, sm.
8vo Paris (Les Editions de Minuit) 1957, ptd. wrappers. (2) €120 - 160

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Irish Literary Interest: Beckett (S.) Dream of Fair to Middling Women, 8vo
D. (The Black Cat Press) 1992, cloth d.j.; also three other works relating to
Beckett; Heaney (S.) Selected Poems 1965 - 1975, 8vo L. (Faber Faber)
1980, cloth d.j.; Stephens (James) Deirdre, 8vo L. 1934, cloth; Banville
(J.) Long Lankin, 8vo D. (The Gallery Press) 1984, decor. paperback; Gide
(André) Oscar Wilde - In Memoriam..., 8vo Paris (Mercure de France) 1946,
ptd. wrappers; also three Literary periodicals (Nonplus (1) and Threshold (s),
as a lot, w.a.f. (11) €150 - 200
110
Index to Articles in Various Publications: Dublin Review 1836 - 1936,
Complete List of articles Published, between 1836 April 1936, 8vo L. 1936,
orig. ptd. boards; Hamell (Rev. P.J. Canon)ed. Irish Ecclesiastical Record,...
Index to Documents, Articles, Correspondence and Reviews - 1864 - 1917,
8vo D. 1917, cloth backed wrappers; also Shaw (T.J.)ed. Index to the
Articles and Papers which have Appeared in the I.E.R. from 1865 - 1922, 80
Volumes, 8vo L. 1925, wrappers; 1 other item sim. All Scarce. (4)
€75 - 125
111
Three Candles: [O’Lochlainn (Colm)] Tobar Fíorghlan, Gaedhilge -
Deismibeachta na Teangadh 1450 - 1853, 8vo D. 1939. First Edn., frontis
pictorial boards; Lynam (E.W.) The Irish Character in Print, Shannon (I.U.P.)
1969, cloth d.w.; Ainmneacha Gaeilge na mBailte Poist, D. [1969] cloth; 1
other sim. (4) €70 - 100

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Binding: Grote (George) Aristotle, 2 vols. 8vo L. 1872. Ed. by Alex. Bain,
U. G. Croom Robertson, cont. heavy gilt block crimson mor. by Sayer
Wilson, Cambridge, stamped, gilt armorials, raised bands. Inscribed, W.J.
Williams, Prof. of History, U.C.D. (2) €120 - 170
113
Earl of Charlemont O’Connor (Cynthia) The Pleasing Hours - James
Caulfield, First Earl of Charlemont, 1728 - 99, D. (Collins Press) 1999; also
Mc Carthy (Michael) Lord Charlemont and His Circle, D. (Four Courts
Press) 2001. Both First Edns., both illustrated, pict. d.w.’s. V. good. (2)
€70 - 100
114
Dillon (William) Life of John Mitchell, 2 vols. L. (Kegan, Paul, Trench Co.)
1888, First Edn, hf. title, portrait frontis, blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Good
Set. (2) €150 - 200

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D’Alton (John) Illustrations Historical and Genealogical of King James’s
Irish Army List (1689) 2 vols. 8vo D. n.d. [c. 1860] Second Edn., Published
for Subscribers, red bl. titles, subs. list, covers loose, needs rebinding, as
is. (2) €75 - 125
116
rish Bibliography: Gracey (Jim) Mc Clelland (A.) Irish Booklore, Vol. I
No. 1, Jan. 1971 - Vol. 4, No. 2, 1980. Complete File, Belfast 1971 - 1980,
illus. etc. Vols. 1, 2 3 full cloth, vol. 4, in orig. wrappers. As a periodical,
w.a.f. V. good. (5)
Provenance: V. Rev. Fr. Sean O’Corcora, former Librarian Maynooth
College, with bookplates. €175 - 225
117
Lee (Brian North) Early Printed Book Labels, A Catalogue of dated personal
labels and gift labels printed in Britain to the Year 1760. Roy 8vo L. 1976.
First Edn., Lim. Edn., illus., orig. cloth. (1) €45 - 75

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Binding: Meyer (Kuno) ed. Anecdota Oxoniensia Hibernica Minora,
Being a fragment of an old-Irish Treatise on the Psalter, 4to., Oxford (The
Clarendon Press) 1894, First Edition, full calf, gilt décor, border and lettered
spine. Good copy. (1) €75 - 125
119
One of the Fifty Copies Signed
Robinson (Tim) Connemara: Listening to the Wind, thick 8vo, D. (Penguin
Ireland) 2006, Signed Limited Edn. No. 7 (50) Copies Only, mor. backed
marbled boards, gilt decor lettered spine in matching slipcase. (1)
€120 - 180
120
Inscribed Presentation Copy
Somerville (E.O.E.) The Discontented Little Elephant, Told in Pictures and
Rhyme. Oblong 4to L. (Longman, Green Co.) 1912. First (Sole) Edn.,
Decorated title text, 7 full page cold. illus., orig. cloth backed colour
illustrated boards. (1)
* Limited to 1500 Copies only, and as it issued primarily for children, very
few copies have survived. This copy is in particularly fine condition. In
addition, it has a presentation inscription by the author ‘Nugent and Philip
from D. Christmas 1912’ €700 - 1000

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Co. Wexford: Enniscorthy 1846 - 1946, Souvenir of Consecration and
Centenary of Saint Aidan’s Cathedral, 4to Wexford (John English Co.)
1946, cold. frontis., illus., decor. ptd. wrappers. Good copy. (1) €70 - 100
122
Co. Wexford: Feis agus Aonach Charman 1912, 8vo, Wexford (Free Press)
1912, illus. and adverts, ptd. wrappers, in custom made box. (1)
* A valuable reference of businesses and other social and economic details
of Wexford and Ireland in the early stages of the 20th Century. €200 - 300
123
Signed Copies with Illustrations by Robert Gibbings
Golden Cockerel Press: Dunsany (Lord) Lord Adrian - A Play in Three
Acts, roy 8vo Bershire (Golden Cockerel) Lim. Edn. No. 206 of 325 Copies,
with full page presentation inscription Signed; also Coppard (A.E.) Rummy
That Noble Game, .. with An Account of Certain Diversions into the Mountain
Fastnesses of Cork and Kerry, Roy 8vo Berkshire 1932, Lim. Edn. No. 232
of 250 Copies, Signed by Author Artist, both on hand made paper, and
mor. backed decor. cloth boards. Ex. Fine. (2) €225 - 325

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Thomas (Richard)ed. A Faithful Account of the Precessions and
Ceremonies Observed in the Coronation of the Kings and Queens of
England roy 8vo L. 1820. Lg. fold. engd frontis 3 plts. (1 fold.) orig. ptd.
boards, paper reback. (1) €100 - 150
125
Rare 1798 Secret Reports
1798 Rebellion Interest: The Report from the Secret Committee of the
House of Commons, With An Appendix, D. 1798, First Edn., 334pps., fold.
fac-simile letter frontis and fold chart, bound together with Report from the
Secret Committee of the House of Lords (with An Appendix) 8vo D. 1798,
First, 67pps., later hf. calf marble boards, gilt lettered spine. Good Copy. (1)
€300 - 400
126
[Cuala Press] Mac Neice (L.) The Last Ditch, 8vo D. (Cuala) 1940, Ltd.
Edn., 450 Copies, cloth back boards; O’Connor (F.), Rivers (E.)illus. A
Picture Book, 8vo D. (Cuala) 1943, Ltd. Edn. 480 Copies, cloth backed
decor. boards, glassine cover; Bradford (Curtis) Reflections by W.B. Yeats,
8vo D. (Cuala) 1970, Ltd. Edn. 500 Copies; Yeats (W.B.) Poems Written in
Discouragement, 1912 - 1913, 8vo Shannon (I.U.P. / Cuala) 1971. (Reprint),
ptd. wrappers. (4) €150 - 200

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Signed First American Edition
Heaney (Seamus) District and Circle, 8vo, N.Y. (Farrar, Straus Giroux)
2006, Signed on t.p., cloth and pictorial d.j. Clean copy. (1) €175 - 225
128
Signed by Seamus Heaney
Heaney (Seamus) Open Ground, Poems 1966 - 1996, thick 8vo L. (Faber
and Faber) 1998, First, Signed on title page, green boards, decor. d.j. Clean
Copy. (1) €200 - 300
129
Signed by the Author
Heaney (Seamus) Door into the Dark, 8vo, L. (Faber and Faber Ltd.) 1969,
First Edn., Signed on t.p., hf. title, black cloth, gilt lettered spine. Clean d.j.
Good Copy. (1) €250 - 500

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Heaney (Seamus) Spelling It Out, 8vo, Meath (The Gallery Press) 1009,
Signed Limited Edition of 300 Copies, ptd. wrappers, bound in green cloth,
gilt lettering. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220
131
Heaney (Seamus) Beowulf, 8vo, L. (Faber Faber) 1999, Signed and
Limited No. 93 (300) copies, frontis, cloth backed boards with gilt lettered
spine, in matching slip case. (1) €300 - 400
132
1798: [Musgrave (Sir Richard)] Veridicus pseudo. A Concise Account of
the Material Events and Atrocities which Occurred in the Present Rebellion
with the Causes which Produced them and An Answer to Veritas’s..., 8vo D.
(J. Milliken)1799, First, t.p. hand down, uncut, 85pps (some repairs) recent
hf. vellum, cloth boards with gilt lettering. Scarce. (1) €250 - 300

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Parnell (Sir Henry) On Financial Reform, 8vo L. 1830 Second Edn. (Best)
2 fold. tables, some water stains on first few leaves, last few, cont. hf.
mor. attractive tooled gilt spine in panels. Sir Lucius O’Brien’s copy, with his
bookplate. (1)
* A work which influenced Peel and other Politicians of this period.
€225 - 325
134
Budgell (Eustace) Memoirs of the Life and Character of the Late Earl of
Orrery and of the Family of the Boyles, 8vo L. 1732. First Edn., Engd. port.
frontis (tear repaired) wd. cut heads, XL, 258pp plus advert leaf at end, title
inscribed ‘Augustine Fitzgerald, 1732,’ with his bookplate, cont. calf, dbl.
gilt fillet borders, raised bands, recent mor. label. Good. (1) €220 - 320
135
Three Candles: Dix (E.R. McC.) Printing in Dublin Prior to 1601, D. (For
the Author by Colm O Lochlain) 1932. Lim. to 200 Copies Only, cont. cloth
backed buckram, orig. d.w. V. good copy. (1) €120 - 180

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With Attractive Illustrations by Lucas Rooney
Talbot Press: [Dease (Charlotte)] An Alphabet of Irish Saints, 4to D.
(Talbot Press) 1931. 19 wd. cut illus. by L. Rooney attractive wd. cut heads
tails etc., orig. ptd. boards. V. good. Scarce. (1) €120 - 200
137
Library Catalogue: City of Dublin Public Library, Thomas Street,
Catalogue of the Books in the Landing and Reference Departments of the
Library, 8vo D. 1898. First Edn., orig. cloth backed ptd. boards. Scarce. (1)
€75 - 125
138
Bindings: Baskerville Press: The Book of Common Prayer,... roy 8vo
Cambridge (John Baskerville) 1761. Title text within decor border thro-out,
cont. full crimson mor. with attractive tooled gilt borders spine; also The
Book of Common prayer, 8vo Cambridge 1772. Cont. dark blue mor. tooled
gilt borders spine; each cover with central gilt floral panel. As bindings,
w.a.f. (2) €220 - 350

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Beaslaí (Piaras) Michael Collins and The making of a New Ireland, 2 vols.,
D. (The Phoenix Publishing Co.) 1926, First Edn., hf. title, frontis and other
illus., rebound in later green cloth, gilt lettered spine. Clean Set. (2)
€150 - 200
140
The Treaty Debates
Dail Eireann: Official Report: Debate on the Treaty Between Great Britain
and Ireland, Signed in London on the 6th December 1921. Roy 8vo D.
(Talbot Press) 1922; together with Tuairisg Oifigiúil - Official Report,
Lughnasa 1921 - Feabhra - Meitheamh 1922, roy 8vo D. (Government
Publications) n.d. [1922] First Edn., both uniform green cloth., v. good set.
(2) €130 - 180
141
Yeats (Jack B.) La La Noo?, 8vo D. (The Cuala Press) 1943, Limited Edition
No. 185 (250) Copies, cloth back yellow boards. Clean Copy; O’Faolain (T.)
trans. Sean Eoin, 4to D. (Oifig an tSolathair) 1938, First, frontis and other
illus. by Jack B. Yeats, green cloth. (2) €160 - 220

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[Yeats (Jack B.)] Pyle (Hilary) Jack B. Yeats, A Biography, 8vo L.
(Routledge Kegan Paul Ltd.) 1970, First, illus., cloth and d.j.; Jack B.
Yeats- Loan Exhibition, Town Hall, Sligo, August 14th to 27th 1961 - Sligo Art
Society, illus. ptd. wrappers; Jack B. Yeats - National Loan Exhibition June -
July 1945 - National College of Art Dublin, illus. ptd. wrappers. (3)
€100 - 150
143
Farrelly (Peter V.) 600 Years of Theatre In Kikenny 1366 - 1966, 4to
Kilkenny (The People) n.d., illus., black cloth, decór., d.j. Now V. Scarce. (1)
€100 - 150
144
Moore (Arthur) The Poor Law Unions and Electoral Divisions in Ireland
and the Baronies in which they are Situate showing their Population, Area
and Net Value, roy 8vo D. 1847. First Edn., 75pp recent green boards, label
down spine. V. good copy. Scarce. (1) €120 - 180

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Atlas: Taylor (Geo.) Skinner (Alex.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, roy
8vo L. D. 1778. First Edn., lg. fold. map of Ireland, as frontis, engd. title
dedit., 16pp subscribers list, 288 full page sectional maps in recent
hf. crushed green mor., gilt at raised bands. A very good tall copy in fine
condition. (1) €650 - 900
146
R.I.A.: Best (R.I.) and MacNeill (Eoin) The Annals of Inisfallen folio
D.1933. First Edn., 57 full page facsimiles, orig. buckram backed boards;
also Best (R.I.)ed. Facsimiles in Collotype of Irish Manuscripts VI - “Ms. 23
N. 10 (formerly Betham 145) in the Library of Royal Irish Academy. Folio D.
(I.M.C. - Statuary Office) 1954. First Edn., facsimiles illus., orig. cloth. Both
v. good. (2) €160 - 220
147
From the Library of Colm O’Lochlainn
Printing Interest: [Thoms (Alex)] Progress in Irish Printing, lg. 4to, D. (A.
Thom) 1936, Proof Copy, annotated and corrected by Colm O’Lochlainn,
Signed on f.e.p., illus and adverts ptd., wrappers. Nice Association Copy. (1)
€200 - 300

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With Illustrations by Sean Keating
Synge (John M.) The Playboy of the Western World, A Comedy in Three
Acts, lg. 4to L. (George Allen Unwin Ltd) 1927, Edition de Luxe 198 (1000)
copies only, illustrated frontis and 9 other cold. plts. by Sean Keating, uncut,
cloth backed boards. Good copy. (1) €250 - 350
149
Mitchell (Flora H.) Vanishing Dublin, 4to D. (Allen Figgis) 1966, First, hf.
title, illus., cloth, d.j. Good Copy. (1) €200 - 300
150
Dease (Edmund F.) A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt, lg. 4to D.
1898. First Edn., illus. thro-out, orig. cold. cloth. V. Scarce. (1) €200 - 300

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Illustrated Volume: West (Michael), Paul (Evelyn) illus. Clair de Lune
and other Troubadour Romances, 4to L. (George G. Harrap Co.) Special
Copy, illus. hf. title ‘To the Viscountess Clifden,’ illuminated title page, illus.
throughout, full blind decor calf. (1) €200 - 300
152
R.I.Academy: Hardiman (James) Ancient Irish Deeds and Writings chiefly
relating to Landed Property from the Twelfth to the Seventeenth Century,
with translations, Notes and a Preliminary Essay, lg. 4to D. 1828. An article
from Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. XV, 100pp., with same
printed in Irish text, fine in recent mor. backed marble boards, mor. label. V.
good. (1) €140 - 200
153
Illustrated Volume: Burton (R.)trans. [Anaga - Ranga] The Illustrated
Kama Sutra, 4to [L. (Harrington Octopus) 1996] illus., full leather blind
design and gilt lettering. Clean copy. (1)
* Valuable Research Book. €150 - 200

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Oldenberg (Hermann) Hoey (W.)trans. Buddha, 4to L. (Arthur L.
Humphreys) 1904, hf. title, hf. gilt lettered spine, front cover loose. (1)
€60 - 80
155
Engraved Plates: Shepherd (Thomas H.) London and its Environs in
the Nineteenth Century, 2 vols., L. (Jones Co.) 1829, engd. titles, illus.,
contemp. hf. calf, marble boards, mor. labels. Clean Set. (2) €120 - 180
156
Coloured Plates: Baker (E.C. Stuart) The Indian Ducks and Their Allies, lg.
4to (R.J. Porter) 1908, published by ‘ The Bombay Natural History Society’
First, add. decor. t.p., Ltd. Edn., of 1200 copies, 30 cold. plts., uncut, hf. calf,
cloth boards, gilt lettered spine. Good Copy. (1) €225 - 350

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Horse Racing: Radcliffe (J.B.) Ashgill or the Life and Times of John
Osborne, thick 8vo L. 1900. First Edn., illus. numerous photos. portraits,
horses etc., annotations thro-out, a Graingerised Copy with approx. 24
orig. letters and typescripts, original photos etc tipped-in, also an immense
amount of contemporary news cuttings tipped in and loosely inserted, orig.
green buckram, gilt decor., rebacked. A very unusual copy. Rare. (1)
* Ms.J. Fairfax Blakesborough’s Copy. A famous horse-racing author
reporter, inscribed by him. €150 - 200
158
Coloured Plates: [Coombe (Wm.) Rowlandson (Th.)illus.] The Tour of
Doctor Syntax, 8vo L. (Ackermann’s Repository) 1813, Fourth, cold. frontis
and t.p., and numerous cold. illus., contemp hf. green mor. marble boards,
gilt decorated spine. Good Copy. (1) €275 - 350
159
Thompson (Wm.) The Natural History of Ireland, 4 vols., L. (Reeve,
Benham etc) 1849 - 1856, (complete), hf. titles, uniformly bound in blind
decor. green cloth, gilt lettered spine. Good Set. (4) €250 - 320

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1798: Musgrave (Sir R.) Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland, thick
4to, D. (J. Miliken) 1801, First, fold. map (repairs) 9 other fold. plts. and
charts, later hf. calf, boards. Good Copy. (2) €160 - 220
161
Engraved Plates: Grose (Francis) The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols., L.
(S Hooper) 1791, First, engd. frontis, and other engd. plts. (260 complete),
contemp full calf, gilt Greek key border, recent professional reback, mor.
label. Ex. Libris ‘Edward Ricketts’. Good Clean Set. (2) €350 - 500
162
Crofton Croker (Th.) Researches in the South of Ireland ... with Appendix,
containing a Private Narrative of the Rebellion of 1798, lg. 4to L. (John
Murray) 1824, First Edition, engd. frontis and other plts., contemp. hf. calf,
marble boards. Good Copy. (1) €200 - 300

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Signed Limited Edition of 250
Figgis (Darrell) The Paintings of William Blake, sm. folio L. (Ernest Benn)
1925, Signed and Limited Edition No. 19 (250) Copies, cold. frontis, 100
cold. b. w. plts., uncut vellum backed decorative boards, gilt lettered
spine. (1) €225 - 350
164
Illustrated Volumes: O’Connor (V.L.) A Book of Caricatures, 4to Dundalk
(Tempest Printers) n.d., 18 illustrations, decor. boards, some staining,
otherwise good. (1) €70 - 100
165
Periodical: The Dublin Literary Gazette, or Weekly Chronicle of Criticism,
Belles Lettres, and Fine Arts. 4to, January 2, 1830 - January 26, 1830,
together 26 nos. All Published, approx. 412, orig. boards rebacked, paper
label. As a periodical., w.a.f. Scarce. (1) €120 - 180

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Irish Furniture: Johnston Antiques - Three Important Fully Illustrated
Catalogues of Irish Furniture, 3 vols. folio Dublin 1998, 2000, 2007, cloth
illustrated boards; Kenyon (Gerald A.) The Irish Furniture at Malahide
Castle, 8vo D. 1994. First Edn., profusely illustrated illus. boards; also
The Furniture History Society - Austen (Brian)ed. Irish Furniture, introd. by
Desmond Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin, folio 1999. Illus., pict. wrappers. All v.
good Scarce. Very useful Reference. (5) €150 - 200
167
Illustrated Volume: Lycett (J.) Views in Australia or New South Wales
and Van Diemens Land Delineated..., oblong 4to, Hong Kong (Dai Nippon
Printing) 1977, facsimile, full leather, gilt lettered spine. Clean Copy. (1)
€125 - 175
168
Illustrated Volume: Milton (Thomas) The Seat and Demesnes of the
Nobility and Gentry in Ireland, oblong 4to Kilkenny (Boethius Press) 1982,
Limited Edition 193 (585) copies, illus., blue cloth gilt lettering, and matching
slipcase. (1) €100 - 150

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Malton (James) A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin,
oblong 4to, D. (The Dolmen Press) 1978, Reprint in Association with The
Georgian Society, illus. Limited Edn., 9 (83) Copies Signed by Liam Miller,
leather backed marble boards, mor. label, in matching slip case. Clean Copy.
(1) €200 - 300
170
[Collins (Michael)] Taylor (Rex) Michael Collins, 8vo L. (Row Square)
1961, ptd. wrappers; Ryan (Meda) The Day Michael Collins was Shot, 8vo
D. (Poolbeg) 1997, illus., ptd. wrappers; Connolly (Colm) Michael Collins,
lg. 4to, L. (Weidenfeld Nicholson) 1996, illus. cloth and d.j. (3) €75 - 100
171
Travel: Kemp (E.G.) The Face of Chinese Travels in East, North, Central
and Western China, 4to, L. (Chatto and Windus) 1909, First Edn., cold.
frontis, and others illus., green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. (1)
€75 - 125

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Yarrell (William) A History of British Birds, 4 vols. L. (John Van Voorst)
1882 - 1884, Fourth, (Revised and Enlarged) illus. with wood engravings,
uniformly bound hf. blue mor. marble boards, gilt lettered spines, a.e.g.
Good Clean Set. (4) €220 - 320
173
Miller (Liam)ed. The Dolmen Press Yeats Centenary Papers MCMLXV,
thick 8vo, D. (The Dolmen press) 1968, Ltd. Edn. Signed by the Editor, pict.
frontis, illus., red cloth and d.j., matching slipcase, with ptd. label. (1)
€120 - 150
174
Miller (Liam) Yeats (Michael) The Dun Emer Press, later The Cuala
Press, 8vo D. (The Cuala Press) 1973, Signed by Miller and Limited 184
(250) copies, blue cloth, ptd. label. Clean Copy. (1) €130 - 180

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O’Hanlon (Rev. John) History of The Queen’s County, 2 vols., Kilkenny
(John Hewitt) 1981, Reprint, fold. maps, illus., blue cloth, gilt lettered spine,
in matching slipcase. (2) €125 - 150
176
[Joyce (James)] Ellman (Richard)ed. Letter, 3 vols., N.Y. (Viking Press)
1966, Re-Issue (with edited papers), illus., green cloth and d.j., matching slip
case. (3) €200 - 300
177
Montague (John) Chosen Lights, 8vo, Meath (Gallery Press) 2009, First,
Signed on t.p., cloth and d.j; Heaney (S.)patra, et al, The Whoseday Book,
A Millennium Journal, oblong 4to D. (Modus Media) 1999, illus., black cloth
and matching slip case. (2) €200 - 300

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McSkimin (Samuel) The History and Antiquities of the County of the Town
of Carrickfergus, 8vo, Belfast (Mullen Son) 1909, New Edition, frontis and
other illus. cloth; Owen (D.J.) A Short History of the Port of Belfast, 8vo,
Belfast (Mayne Boyd Son) 1917, First Edn., cold. frontis, illus. cloth. (2)
€120 - 150
179
The Lindisfarne Gospels
[Illustrated Volumes] Evangeliorum Quattuor, Codex Lindisfarenis, 2 vols., Ottent Lausanne (Urs Graf) 1956 - 59,
sm. folio, No. 562 (680) copies, Facsimile Editon, 34 tipped in colour plts., and various other monochrom plts., Vol. 1
in full blind decorated vellum, volume 2 hf. vellum, oatmeal cloth boards, paper wrappers, and original card boxes as
issued. (2)
* A fine facsimile copy of one of the most significant books from Anglo-Saxon England. €750 - 1000

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St. Manchan’s Shrine
Soc. of Antiquaries of London - Kendrick (T.D.) Senior (Eliz.) St.
Manchan’s Shrine, lg. 4to Oxford 1937. First Edn., 6 full page plates
numerous other illus., orig. ptd. wrappers; also O’Riordian (Sean P.) The
Haliberd in Bronze Age Europe, A Study in Prehistoric Origins, Evolution,
Distribution and Chronology. lg. 4to Oxford 1937. Profusely illustrated, orig.
ptd. boards. Both Scarce. (2) €150 - 200
182
Bookbindings: Maggs Bros. - Bookbinding in the British Isles, 2 vols. sm.
folio L. 1996. Sole Edn., profusely illustrated, includes some in colour, many
examples of Irish binding, orig. pictorial wrappers. V. good. (2) €100 - 150
183
Larmour (Paul) The Arts and Craft Movement in Ireland, 4to L. 1992. First
Edn., profusely illustrated; Adams (Steven) The Arts and Crafts Movement,
folio L. 1992. First Edn., illus. both orig. cloth, pict. d.w.’s. V. good. (2)
€80 - 120
180
Co. Monaghan: Shirley (E. Philip) The History of the County of Monaghan,
folio print by late Mr. P.O’D Fox, of the original, in 1988. cold. frontis gold
map, text illus. etc. fine strongly bound in hf. green mor. marble sides.
Pristine Copy. (1) €125 - 175

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Cuala Press: Broadsides, A collection of Old and New Songs 1935 and
1937, sm folio, 2 vols. , Shannon (I.U.P.) 1971, reprint, illus., cloth, backed
boards. Clean Sets. (2) €130 - 180
185
Illustrated Volumes: Yeats (Jack B.) illus. A Lament for Art O’Leary :
translated by Frank O’Connor :, sm. folio, Shannon (I.U.P.) 1971, Limited
Edn., illus., cloth backed boards.; Yeats (Jack B.) A little Book of Drawings,
8vo, D. (Cuala Press) 1971, illus., blue cloth, décor. ptd. Label. (2)
€130 - 180
186
Bodkin (Thos.) Four Irish Landscape Painters, sm. 4to D. 1920. First Edn.,
illus., orig. buckram; Ritchie (Leitch) Ireland Picturesque and Romantic, roy
8vo L. 1838. First Edn., engd. plts. thro-out, a.e.g., orig. green suede bind.,
Walker (J. Crampton) Irish Life and Landscape, lg. 4to D. n.d. First, illus.
thro-out, orig. decor. cloth. All good. (3) €130 - 180

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Georgian Society: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth Century
Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin, 5 vols. lg. 4to Shannon
(I.U.P.) 1969. Second Edn., photo illus. decors. thro-out, orig. cloth. (5)
€300 - 400
188
R.I.A.: Atkinson (Rob.) ed. The Book of Ballymote, A collection of Pieces
(Prose and Verse) in the Irish Language. Lg. thick Atlas folio D. 1887. First
Edn., hf. title, [502] facsimile pages, orig. cloth backed boards, ptd. label. V.
good. (1) €450 - 750
189
R.I.A: Atkinson (Rob.) The Book of Leinster, sometimes called The Book
of Glendalough. Lg. thick atlas folio D. 1880. First Edn., hf. title, frontis,
errata slip, 4to facsimile pages, and ‘Corrigenda’ leaf, orig. quarter mor. red
cloth sides. V. good. (1) €450 - 750

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Limited Edition - Pitture di Antonio Allegri detto Il Correggio, Lg. folio Parma
(Bodoni Press) 1978 Reprint, Lim. Edn. 61 (900) Signed by Editor Franco
Maria Ricci. Full page plts., orig. cloth. (1) €75 - 125
191
I.M.C. MacAlister (RAS) The Book of Uí Maine, otherwise called The Book
of the O’Kelly’s, lg. folio D. (Stationary Office) 1942. Facsimiles in Collotype
of Irish Manuscripts, [217] full page facsimile leaves, later hf. mor. V. good.
(1) €250 - 350
192
Famous Irish Trial: Annesley - The Trial in Ejectment (at Large)between
Campbell, Craig, Lessee of James Annesley Esq. others, Plaintiff; and
the Rt. Hon. Richard Earl of Anglesay, Defendant. Before the Barons of His
Majesty’s Court of Exchequer in Ireland .. 1743. Folio L. 1744. First Edn.
[IV}] 59pp recent hf. crushed green mor raised band. V. good copy. (1)
€200 - 300

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R.I.A.: Best (R.I.) The Commentary on the Psalms with Glosses in Old Irish
Preserved in the Ambrosian Library (Ms C.301 inf.). Atlas folio D. 1936,
First Edn., unopened, uncut, 146 +10+2 full page facsimiles, orig. cloth
backed boards. V. Good. (1) €200 - 300
194
Travel: Shaw (Thomas) Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, folio, Oxford
(The Theatre) 1738, First Edn., hf. title, engd. vignette t.p., dedit,, XVI, fold. map, frontis and 31 engd. plates, maps
and plans on 28 sheets (several folding), 1 page of music, engd. vignette and text illus.; bound together with Shaw
(Th.) A Supplement to a Book Entitled Travels, or Observations with Additional Remarks and Dissertations .., folio,
Oxford (The Theatre) 1746, First Edn., XVI, 112pps, 2 folding engd. plates/maps, some professional repairs, later
leather back boards. Good Copy [Blackmer 1533]. (1) €600 - 700

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Travel: Perry (Charles) A View of the Levant particularly of Constantinople, Syria, Egypt and Greece, folio, L. (T.
Woodward) 1743, First Edn., XVIII, List of Subscribers (8pps), 524pps., 20 plts. (some double - accounts for 33 -
complete), lacks hf. title, contemp. full calf, recent re-back, some foxing, and worming, otherwise presentable tight
copy. [Atabey 940, Blackmer 1291]. (1) €800 - 1200

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Wakefield (Edward) An Account of Ireland Statistical and Political, 2 vols.,
L. (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown) 1812, First Edition, fold map
frontis, hf. title, Ex Libris, Peter Godfrey, Esq., contemp. full calf (damaged).
(2) €160 - 220
198
Young (R.M.) The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast 1613-1816, thick
4to, Belfast (Marcus Ward) 1892, First Edn., fold. map ,, and other illus.,
uncut, cloth; Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its Vicinity, 4to, Belfast
1896, cold. illus. frontis, and other illus., cloth, d.j. (worn). (2) €140 - 180
196
Medical: Lewis (Wm.) An Experimental History of the Materia Medica, or
of the Natural and Artificial Substances made use of in Medicine …, lg. 4to,
L. (H. Baldwin) 1791, First Edition, XXII, advert leaf, 591pps, 31pp (Index),
contemp. full calf, worn, Internally good. (1) €160 - 220

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Fine Bindings: Quaritch (Bernard) A Catalogue of English and Foreign
Bookbindings, Lg. 4to Lond. 1921. Sole Edn., with 329 Lots, all with detailed
descriptions, 79 full page plates, some in fine colour, orig. ptd. boards, upr.
cover loose. A very important catalogue. (1) €200 - 300
200
Stokes (Margaret), Westropp (T.J.) ed. The Transactions of the Royal Irish
Academy - Notes on the High Crosses of Moone, Drumcliff, Termonfeckin,
and Killarney, sm. 4to., D. 1901, illus, ptd. wrappers. In custom made pouch
cover. (1) €125 - 150
201
Legal: Murphy (Mr. Justice Francis D.) Buckley (Dr. Helen) and Joyce
(Dr. L) The Ferns Report, Presented for Health and Children, lg. 4to, D. (The
Stationery Office) 2005, ptd. wrappers. (1) €40 - 50

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One of 50 Copies Only
Printing Interest: Butcher (David) comp. The Stanbrook Abbey Press
1956-1990, folio, Herefordshire (The Whittington Press) 1992, Limited Edn..,
No. 16 (50) Special Copies, illus. and sample printing throughout, vellum
backed marble bds., together with a sample portfolio, in matching slipcase.
Nice clean Copy. (1) €225 - 350
203
Signed by Hugh Thompson, Artist
Barrie (J.M.) Thomson (Hugh) illus. Quality Street, a Comedy in Four
Acts, lg. 4to., L. (Hodder and Stoughton) 1901, Limited Edition No. 73 (1000)
copies, Signed by the Artist, cold. frontis, and 21 cold. plts., (complete), full
gilt décor vellum. Good copy. (1) €500 - 700
204
Illustrated Volumes: Walsh (Wendy) Nelson (Charles) An Irish
Florilegium (1+2), Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland, 2 vols., folio, L. 1983-
87, illus., cloth and decorated dust jacket. Clean Set. (2) €350 - 500

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Waddington (Victor) Twelve Irish Artists, folio, D. (Sign of The Three
Candles) 1940, 12 cold. plts., cloth backed boards. (1) €90 - 120
206
Inscribed by the Author’s Wife
O’Brien (Flann) The Third Policeman, 8vo N.Y. (Walker and Company)
1967, First U.S. Edn., inscribed on f.e.p. “Christmas 1968, To Maeve with
Best Wishes from Evelyn,” brown cloth and d.j.; The Third Policeman, 8vo L.
(MacGibbon Kee) 1967, Second Impression, cloth and d.j. (2) €200 - 300
207
O’Brien (Flann) The Dalkey Archive, 8vo L. (MacGibbon Kee) 1968,
Second Impression, green boards, decorative d.j. (price clipped); The Dalkey
Archive, 8vo N.Y. (The MacMillan Company) 1965, First American Edn., hf.
title, green cloth, decor. d.j. (2) €140 - 200

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ÓNualláin (Brian) trans. Mairead Gillan, sm. 8vo D. (OIifig an TSolathair)
1953, First, ptd. wrappers. Scarce; Ó Nuallain (Ciarán) Oige an Dearthár
i Myles na gCopaleen, 8vo D. 1973, First, Signed by the Author, cloth and
pictorial d.j. (2) €150 - 200
209
O’Brien (Fann) The Poor Mouth (An Béal Bocht), 8vo L. (Hart Davis) 1973,
illus. by Ralph Steadman, boards, gilt lettered spine, d.j.; Stories and Plays,
8vo N.Y. (Viking Press) 1973, cloth and d.j.; The Hard Life, 8vo, L. (Hart -
Davis) 1973, cloth and d.j. (3) €120 - 140
210
From Flann’s Library
O’Nuallain (Ciaran) Amaidi, 8vo D. (Foilseachain Naisiunta Teo) 1951, First,
Signed on t.p. ‘B. O’Nolan’ decor. ptd. wrappers. Scarce; Sidgwick (A.)
Scenes from Euripides, Rugby Edition, 12mo, L. (Rivingtons) 1855, signed
on t.p. ‘B. O’Nolan,’ cloth. Nice Association Copies. (2) €180 - 220

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O’Brien (Flann) At Swim Two Birds, 8vo N.Y. (Pantheon Books) First
Published, 1939 [1950] First U.S. Edn., cloth backed yellow boards, yellow
d.j. (worn with loss). Scarce. (1) €225 - 325
212
With Lengthy Inscription from the Author
Na gCopaleen (Myles) pseudo An Beal Bocht nó An Milleanach, 8vo D.
(Cló Dolmen) 1964, First Hardback Edn., inscribed on hf. title “Dear Roisín,
Many thanks for your letter and card. Please accept this little present. If only
for the new typeface and to H - with HS! Brian 24/12/1964,” gilt lettered red
boards, decorative d.j. designed by Sean ÓSullivan. Nice Association Copy.
(1) €500 - 700
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Signed by John Mc Gahern
Mc Gahern (John) The Dark, 8vo, L. (Faber Faber) 1965, First, Signed
on t.p., black cloth, d.j. worn with tear; Amongst Women, 8vo L. (Faber and
Faber) 1990, First, Signed and dated on t.p., orange cloth, lacks d.j.; That
We May Face the rising Sun, 8vo L. (Faber Faber) 2002, First, Signed on
t.p., boards, d.j. (3) €250 - 350

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Signed and Inscribed Copies
Mc Gahern (John) The Leavetaking, 8vo, L. (Faber Faber) 1974, First,
Signed on hf. title to Desmond Maxwell, black cloth decor. d.j.; Nightlines,
8vo L. (Faber Faber) 1970, First, Signed on t.p., cloth d.j.; Getting
Through, 8vo L. (Faber Faber) 1978, Signed and Inscribed, with Note:
‘Man Is In Love What he Loves Passes, What More is there to Say’ grey
cloth and d.j. Good Copies. (3) €250 - 320
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All Signed by the Author
Mc Gahern (John) The Pornographer, 8vo L. (Faber and Faber) 1979, First,
Signed and dated on t.p., brown cloth and d.j.; High Ground, 8vo L. (Faber
Faber) 1985, Signed on hf. title, grey cloth, decor. d.j.; That They May Face
the Rising Sun, 8vo L. (Faber Faber) 2002, First, Signed on t.p., black
cloth, decor. d.j. All Clean Copies. (3) €250 - 350
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Mc Gahern (John) The Barracks, 8vo L. (Faber Faber) 1963, First Edn,
red cloth, gilt lettered spine, (lacks d.j.) otherwise clean copy. (1)€125 - 150

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Yeats (W.B.) The King’s Threshold: and On Baile’s Strand: Being Volume
III of Plays for an Irish Theatre, 8vo L. (A.H. Bullen) 1904, First Edn, hf. title,
cloth backed boards, ptd. label. (1) €80 - 120
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Signed by O’Flaherty
O’Flaherty (Liam) The Fairy Goose and Two Other Stories, sm. 4to N.Y.
(Crosby Gaze) 1927. Signed on hf. title, uncut, cloth backed decorative
boards. (1) €75 - 125
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Inscribed Copy
De Vere (Sir Aubrey) Julian the Apostate and The Duke of Mercia, sm.
8vo, L. (Basil M. Pickering) 1858, inscribed on f.e.p. ‘L. Garesché Esq. from
Aubrey de Vere, May 5th, 1893, Curragh Chase,’ further later inscription on
hf. title, original cloth, ptd. label. (1) €150 - 200

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One of 100 Copies Signed
Muldoon (Paul) Poems 1968 - 1998, thick 8vo L. (Faber and Faber) 2001,
Signed Ltd. Edn. No. 18 (100) Copies, inscribed on t.p., cloth backed yellow
boards, matching green slip case. Clean Copy. (1) €225 - 325
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Irish Literature: Yeats (W.B.) Poems, 8vo, L. (T. Fisher Unwin Ltd.) 1924,
hf. title, frontis, blind decor. blue cloth, gilt decor. spine; Mc Gahern (John)
The Dark, 8vo, L. (Faber Faber) 1965, First, cloth d.j.; Banville (John)
The Sea, 8vo L. (Picador) 2005, cloth and d.j., as a lot, w.a.f. (3) €120 - 180
222
Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 8vo (Jonathan Cape) 1961, First Edn., black
cloth with blind stamped skeleton hard and wrist on front cover, gilt letters
spine, jacket designed by Richard Chopping with skeleton hand and wrists,
clasp knife and playing cards, title in black d.j., clipped (not priced). Good
copy. (1) €300 - 400

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Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape)
1963, First Edn., black cloth with silver / white swirl design, silver text on
spine, d.j. design by Richard Chopping, decorated with hand sketching a
crest, d.j. clipped (not priced). Good Copy. (1) €200 - 300
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Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1960, First Edn.,
black cloth with painted eye on front cover, gilt lettered spine, d.j. design by
Richard Chopping with eye looking through hole in door, titled in black and
red (only one of the Bond Series with glossy d.j.). Good Copy. (1)
€300 - 400
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Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, 8vo, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1964, First
Edn., black cloth, titled in silver on spine and Japanese Characters in gilt
on front cover, d.j. designed by Richard Chopping with toad, dragonfly and
pink chrysanthemum design on front cover, title in black, clipped (not priced).
Clean Copy. (1) €200 - 300

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Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1959 (Second
Impression), black cloth with blind stamped skull and gold coins as eyes
in gilt front cover, d.j. design by Richard Chopping, clipped not priced.
Clean Copy; The Man with the Golden Gun, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1965,
First, (Second Binding), plain black cloth, gilt lettered spine, d.j. by Richard
Chopping with animal skull, gun and flies, clipped (not price clipped). Clean
Copy. (2) €300 - 400
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The “Shoot” Moonraker Copy
Fleming (Ian) Moonraker, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955, First Edn., with
correct spelling p.10 line 31 (shoot), black cloth with silver lettering on front
cover and spine (lacks d.j.) some spot staining to front cover, internally
clean. (1) €400 - 600
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Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, 8vo., L (Jonathan Cape) 1965,
First Edn., black cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket design by Richard
Chopping, with animal skull and gun, clipped (not price). Good copy; On Her
Majesty’s Secret Service; 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1963, First Edn., black
cloth with double fillet silver design, silver letter spine, decorated dust jacket
by Richard Chopping, clipped (not price). Good Copy. (2) €150 - 200

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Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, 8vo., L. (Jonathan Cape) 1964, First
Edn., black cloth with Chinese gilt script, silver lettered spine, dust jacket by
Richard Chopping with frog, insect and flower, clipped (not price); together
with a Second Impression, dust jacket worn. (2) €100 - 150
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Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1963,
First, Second Impressions, all 8vo., black cloth, double fillet silver line, dust
jackets by Richard Chopping (variant conditions); The Spy Who Loved
Me, 8vo., L.1964 (Sixth Edn.), black cloth, silver dagger on front cover,
dust jacket by Richard Chopping (price clipped); The Man with the Golden
Gun, L. (Jonathan Cape), Third Edn., 1965, cloth, dust jacket by Richard
Chopping, price clipped, worn, as a lot. w.a.f. (4) €120 - 180
231
Loudan (Jack) In Search of Water, being a History of the Belfast Water
Supply, 4to., Belfast 1940, illus. cloth; Handbook of the Ulster Question,
issued by the North Eastern Boundary Bureau, 8vo, D. 1923, fold. maps,
cloth backed boards. (worn); Gregory (P.) Ireland A Song of Hope and other
Poems, 8vo., D. (Talbot Press) 1917, inscribed by the author, cloth and d.j.
; Cowan (S.K.) Cousins (J.H.) and others, Sung by Six, 8vo., Belfast (R.
Aickin) 1896, First Edn., illus frontis, uncut, cloth. (4) €100 - 150

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Inscribed and Dedicated to his Wife
Greene (Graham) Getting to Know the General, The Story of an
Involvement, 8vo, L. (The Bodley Head) 1984, First, Signed on f.e.p. “For
Vivien Affectionately from Graham,” with a book ticket for “Vivien Greene,”
green cloth, photo d.j. Clean Copy. Nice Personal Association. (1)
€400 - 600
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Signed by Greene and Spender
Greene (Graham) A Weed Among the Flowers, sm. 12mo, N.Y. (Stathis
Orphanos Ralph Sylvester) 1990, Ltd. Edn. No. 74 (330) Copies, Signed,
by Graham Greene and Stephen Spender, green cloth, gold leaf end papers,
ptd. label, matching box. (1) €200 - 300
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Map: Johnston’s (W. A.) Map of South Africa, to illustrate the Military
Operations 1900; coloured linen backed folding, map, red cloth covers, gilt
lettering, clean, as a map. (1) €100 - 150

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A.E. [Russell (George)] Imaginations and Reveries, D. 1915; The Candle
of Vision, L. 1918; The Interpreters, 8vo L. 1922, orig. d.w.; Song and its
Fountains, L. 1932, orig. d.w. All First Edns; also The National Being ..., D.
1920, orig. blue cloth. All v. clean. (5) €100 - 150
236
1798: Gordon (Rev. James) History of the Rebellion in Ireland in the Year
1798, 8vo D. 1801. First Edn., advert leaf at end, cont. tree calf, joints weak,
otherwise v. good; Dickson (Chas.) The Wexford Rising in 1798, Tralee n.d.
First Edn., orig. d.w.; 1 other. (3) €80 - 120
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O’Laverty (Rev. James) An Historical Account of the Diocese of Down and
Connor Ancient and Modern, 5 vols., D.1878-1895, First Edn., uniform green
cloth, gilt lettering. (5) €250 - 350

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1798 Interest: Teeling (C.H.) Personal Narrative of the Rebellion of 1798,
8vo., L. 1828, First Edn; Sequel to Personal Narrative of the Irish Rebellion
of 1798, 8vo., Belfast (John Hodgson) 1832, First Edn., both uncut, cloth
backed boards., stained. (2) €150 - 200
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Rare American Edition
1798: Wolfe Tone (Wm. T.)ed. Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 2 vols. 8vo,
Washington 1826, First Edn., engd. port. frontis, marble end papers, gilt
decor., hf. mor., spine repaired. (2) €180 - 250
240
Illustrations by Norah Mc Guinness
Yeats (W.B.) Stories of Red Hanrahan and The Secret Rose, roy 8vo L.
1927. First Illustrated Edn. Hf. title, cold. frontis 1 other cold. illus. plus 12
bl. white illus. by Norah Mc Guinness, orig. decor. pict. red cloth, orig.
pictorial d.w. V. good copy. Wade 157. (1) €160 - 220

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Co. Tipperary: Retrospections of Dorothea Herbert, 1770-1806, 2 vols.,
8vo, L.1929-1930. First Edn., illus. orig. cloth and d.w’s,, (worn). (2)
€120 - 180
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Medical: Keynes (G.) ed. The Anatomical Exercises of Dr. William Harvey
De Motu Cordis 1628: De Circulatione Sanguinis 1649 - The First English
Text of 1653 - 8vo., L. (The Nonesuch Press) [1928], uncut, full leather,
double gilt fillet border, raised bands, gilt text spine. (1) €120 - 170
243
Medical: Kerrison (Robert) The Elements of Physiology containing an
explanation of the Functions of the Human Body, 8vo., L. (John Callow)
1807, Second Edn., orig. boards. (1) €120 - 170

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Medical: Paris (J.A.) A Treatise on Diet. A System of Rules for the
Prevention and Cure of the Diseases …, 8vo., L. (Th. G. Underwood)
1827, Second Edition, hf. title, cloth, backed boards. Good Copy. (1)
€120 - 180
245
Medical: Spallanzani (L’Abbé) trans. Experiences Sur La Digestion de
L’Homme et de Differentes Espéces D’Animaux, 8vo., Geneva [Barthelemi
(Chiro)] 1783, First Edition, Ex-Libris, Du Comte Antoine Facipecora Pavesi
(with book plate), contemp. leather back boards, with monogrammed
coronet on front cover. Good copy. (1) €325 - 450
246
Sleater (Rev. Matthew) Introductory Essay to a New System of Civil and
Ecclesiastical Topography and Itinerary of Counties of Ireland, 8vo., D.(John
Barlow) 1806, First Edition, dedit., advert, list of subs., contemp. hf. green
mor., marble boards., gilt décor spine, mor. label. Good copy. (1)
€100 - 150

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Travel: Swinton (A.) Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia in the
Years 1788,1789, 1790 and 1791, 8vo., D. (W. Corbet) 1792, First Edn.,
dedit., full calf, mor. label. (1) €125 - 175
248
From the Library at Carton House
Rawson (Thomas James) Statistical Survey of the County of Kildare with
Observations on the Means of Improvement; drawn up for the consideration
and by direction of the Dublin Society, 8vo., D. (Graisberry Campbell)
1807, First Edition, dedit., lg. fold map and 10 plts., plans etc., some m/ss
corrections, erratum at back., contemp full calf, double gilt fillet border, décor
spine mor. label. Good copy. (1) €300 - 400
249
Medical: Barry (Edward) A Treatise on the Three Different Digestions and
Discharges of the Human Body, thick 8vo., L. (A. Millar) 1759, First Edition,
dedit., contemp. full calf, gilt décor spine, mor. label. Good copy. (1)
€200 - 300

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Medical: Abercrombie (John) M.D. Pathological and Practical Researches
on Diseases of the Stomach, the Intestinal Canal, the Liver and other viscera
of the Abdomen, 8vo., Edinburgh (Waugh Innes) 1828, First Edn., hf. title,
hf. calf, marbled boards, mor. label. Good copy. (1) €150 - 200
251
Philosophy: Lewes (G.H.) Comte’s Philosophy of the Sciences being an
Exposition of the Principles of the Cours de Philosophie Positive of Auguste
Comte, sm. 8vo., L. (Henry G. Bohn) 1853, First Edn. contemp. hf. mor.
marble boards, mor. label. (1) €75 - 100
252
Battersby (W.J.) comp. Battersby’s Registry for the Catholic World or
the Complete Catholic Directory Almanac and Registry for 1846, 8vo., D.
(Battersby) 1846, 2 fold. plts., adverts, hf. mor., marble boards., gilt décor.
spine. Scarce Early Edition. (1) €140 - 180

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Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, thick 4to, L.
(Bloomsbury) 2005, First Edn., pictorial bds and matching d.j.; Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire, thick 4to, L.(Bloomsbury) 2000, pictorial bds., and
matching d.j. (2) €50 - 70
254
Dahl (Roald) Matilda, 8vo., L. (Johnathan Cape) 1988, First Edn., illustrated
by Quentin Blake, red cloth, gilt lettered spine, decorated pictorial, dust
jacket, stamp at bottom of edge ‘D’. Good copy. (1) €150 - 200
255
McIntosh (Peter) Fair Play, Ethics in Sport and Education, 8vo., L.
(Heinemann) 1979, First Edn., Signed ‘Hello Best Wishes Peter McIntosh’,
brown cloth, gilt lettered spine, pictorial, dust jacket. Good copy. (1)
€40 - 60

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Illustrated Volumes: Wilde (O.) The Happy Prince 4to L. (David Nutt) 1910,
Seventh, illus. by Crane and Hood, décor. boards.; The Happy Prince and
other Tales, 4to, N.Y. 1940, illus. by Everett Shinn, cloth; Holland (Vyvyan)
De Profundis …, 4to, L.1949, cloth; Colum (P.). ed. Gulliver’s Travels by
Jonathan Swift, 4to, L. (G. Herrap) 1922, illus. by Wm. Pogany, cloth, as a
lot, w.a.f. (4) €80 - 120
257
Doyle (Arthur Conan) A Study in Scarlet, 8vo, L. (Ward, Lock Bowden
Ltd) 1895, illustrated by James Greig, adverts., ptd. wrappers; Hilton (A.)
Searle (R.) illus. This England 1946 - 1949, L. (Turnstile Press), 1950, Third,
ptd. wrappers, repairs, as a lot, w.a.f. (2) €120 - 180
258
Shaw (Geo. Bernard) The Complete Plays of ... roy 8vo L. 1931. First,
cloth; St. John (Christopher)ed. Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw. A
Correspondence, roy 8vo N.Y. (Fountain Press) 1931. Limited Edition, uncut,
unopened, cloth slipcase; Back to Methuselah, L. 1929; John Bull’s Other
Island and Major Barbara, L. 1907; The Apple Car, L. 1930, all First Edns.;
2 others. A lot. (1) €80 - 120

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Dolmen Editions: Miller (Liam)ed. Borges Irish Strategies - Two Stories,
adapted into English etc., 8vo, D. (Dolmen Press) 1975, Limited Edn., 100
(550) copies, Signed by Contributors, leather back boards, slip case. (1)
€100 - 120
260
Very Clean Set
Republican Histories: With the IRA in the Fight for Freedom. 1919 to
the Truce; Dublin’s Fighting Story 1916/21. Told by the Men who Made It;
Limerick’s Fighting Story 1916/21. Told by the Men who Made It; Rebel
Cork’s Fighting Story. From 1916 to the Truce with Britain. All Kerryman
n.d., orig. coloured wrappers, illus., the Limerick volume somewhat worn,
otherwise a very good clean set, scarce thus. Still a useful set for reference.
(4) €100 - 150
261
[James Joyce] Brown (T.) com. Davis (Gerald) illus. The Joycean Year,
8vo D. (I.U.P.) 1982, Signed and inscribed. Limited Edn. 136 (150) copies,
cloth with gilt lettering. Clean Copy. (1) €80 - 120

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Heaney (Seamus) Electric Light, 8vo L. (Faber Faber) 2001, Signed Ltd.
Edn., No. 132 (300) copies, cloth backed boards, slip case. Clean Copy. (1)
€200 - 300
263
With Manuscript Passage by Seamus Heaney
Heaney (Seamus) Field Work, 8vo L. (Faber Faber) 1979, First Edn,
inscribed on f.e.p. (‘Ian Paisley?) with good wishes Seamus, Who ‘felt like
some old pike all badged with sores, wanting to swim in touch with soft -
mouthed life, January 1983?) brown cloth, decor. d.j. Clean Copy. (1)
€400 - 600
264
One of the Fifteen Copies Signed
Banville (John) Shroud, 8vo L. (Picador) 2002, Ltd. Edn. No. IX (XV)
Copies Signed by the Author, leather backed cloth boards. Clean Copy. (1)
€180 - 220

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Banville (John) The Book of Evidence, 8vo L. 1989, First, Signed; Ghosts,
8vo L. 1993, First, Signed; The Sea, 8vo L. 2005, First, Signed, all cloth and
d.j. Clean Copies. (3) €150 - 200
266
Signed Limited Edn. Lettered Copy
Banville (John) Eclipse, 8vo, L. (Bridgewater Press) 2000, Signed and
Letter ‘I’ (z) copies red cloth backed marble boards. Clean Copy. V. Scarce
(1) €180 - 220
267
O’Meara (John J.) The Voyage of Saint Brendan’s Journey to the Promised
Land, 8vo D. (Dolmen Press) 1976, Limited Edition No. 523 (750) Copies
Signed by O’Meara and Miller, together with the prospectus loosely inserted,
brown cloth, decór wrappers. (1) €160 - 220

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O’Brien (Flann) At Swim Two Birds, 8vo, N.Y. (Pantheon) 1939, First
American Edn., hf. title, cloth backed yellow boards, (lacks d.j.); The Dalkey
Archive, 8vo L. (MacGibbon Kee) 1964, First Edn, green cloth (lacks d.j.);
The Poor Mouth (An Beal Bocht).., lg. 8vo L. (Hart Davis Mac Gibbon) 1973,
illus. by Ralph Steadman, cloth and d.j., as a lot, w.a.f. (3) €150 - 200
269
Behan (Brendan) Borstal Boy, 8vo, L. (Hutchinson) 1958, First, portrait
frontis, maroon cloth, decorative d.j.; Hold Your Hour and Have Another, 8vo
L. (Hutchinson) 1963, First Edn., illus. by Beatrice Behan green cloth, decor.
d.j. (2) €200 - 300
270
Cloney (Thomas) A Personal Narrative of 1798, 8vo D. (J. M’Mullen) 1832,
First, dedit, XIII, subscribers list, 276pps., original cloth backed boards,
uncut, some wear, otherwise good copy. (1) €130 - 180

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Dodd (J.S.) M.D. The Traveller’s Directory Through Ireland; Being a
Topographical Description not only of all the Roads, but of the Several
Cities, Towns etc.,... 8vo D. (J. Stockdale) 1801, fold. plan of Dublin, and
fold. map of Ireland (also loosely inserted Map of England and Wales), Ex.
Libris Walter Strickland 82nd Regiment, (with bookplate) full leather (worn);
Caird (James) The Plantation Scheme; or The West of Ireland as a Field for
Investment, 8vo Edinburgh (Wm. Blackwood) 1850, First, map frontis, blind
decor. cloth, worn. (2) €150 - 200
272
Heaney (Seamus) New Selected Poems 1966 - 1987, 8vo L. (Faber
Faber) 1990, First, hf. title, Signed on f.e.p., cloth, d.j. Clean Copy. (1)
€180 - 220
273
Heaney (Seamus) Electric Light, 8vo N.Y. (Farrar, Straus and Grouse) 2001,
First American Edition, Signed and dated “Seamus Heaney 29, April 2007,”
paper backed boards, decor. d.j. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220

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Heaney (Seamus) Diary of One Who Vanished, 8vo L. (Faber Faber)
1999, Signed, green wrappers, yellow cover; The Riverbank Field, 8vo
Meath (Gallery Press) 2007, Limited Edn. 176 (500) Copies, Signed,
green cloth and glassine cover; Joy or Night, Last Things in the Poetry
of W.B. Yeats and Philip Larkin, 8vo Swansea 1993, ptd. wrappers; The
Kenneth Alcott Lectures 1 - The Making of Music.., 8vo Liverpool 1978, ptd.
wrappers, as a lot. (4) €200 - 300
275
Heaney (Seamus) The Cure at Troy, 8vo, Derry (Field Day) 1990, Signed
Dedit on t.p., grey cloth (lacks d.j.); Beowulf, 8vo L. (Faber and Faber) 1999,
Signed on t.p., boards, and decor. d.j.; The Riverbank Field, 8vo Meath
(The Gallery Pres) 2007, Limited Edn. No. 175 (500) Copies Signed, illus by
Martin Gale, green cloth, glassine type d.j., as a lot. (3) €225 - 325
276
Heaney (Seamus) The Fire I The Flint: Reflections on the Poetry of Gerard
Manley Hopkins, tall 8vo, L. (O.U.P.) 1974, Signed on t.p., ptd. wrappers. (1)
€140 - 180

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Yeats (Jack B.) Life in The West of Ireland, 4to, D. (Maunsel Co.) 1912,
First Edn., cold. frontis and other illus., blue cloth (damaged), as is. (1)
€100 - 150
278
Signed Limited Editions
Co. Tipperary: Cunningham (George) The Anglo-Norman Advance into
the South-West Midlands of Ireland 1185-1221, 4to, Roscrea 1987. Lim.
Edn. No. 21 of 500 Copies, Signed by Author, illus., cloth, and d.w.; also
Watson (S.J.) A Dinner of Herbs - The History of Old St. Mary’s Church,
Clonmel, 8vo, Clonmel 1988. Lim. Edn. No. 152 of 500 Copies, signed by
Author, pict. d.w. Both very Good and Scarce. (2) €125 - 175
279
Kane (Elisha Kent) The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John
Franklin, 8vo L. 1854., frontis, fold. map, 13 plts. 2 single page maps,
numerous text illus. etc. orig. cloth, gilt. (1) €100 - 160

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Music: O’Sullivan (Donal) Carolan - The Life Times and Music of an Irish
Harper, 4to, 2 vols in one, L. (Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd.) 1958, First
Edn., illus. cold. maps etc., custom made vellum backed green cloth with gilt
harp on front cover, mor. label. Clean Copy. (1) €140 - 180
281
Strickland (W.G.) A Dictionary of Irish Artists, 2 vols., D. (I.A.P.) 1989,
reprint, illus., blue cloth, dust jacket. Clean set. (2) €70 - 100
282
Carey (H.C.) The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign :Why it exists, and
how it may be Extinguished, 8vo., Philadelphia (Henry Carey Baird)1890,
red cloth, gilt lettered spine. (1) €120 - 160

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Price (Liam) The Place-Names of Co. Wicklow, 4to, D.1945-1967, 7 parts,
bound as one, later green cloth, mor. label. Good copy. (1) €100 - 150
284
Elliot (T.S.) The Family Re-union, 8vo. L.1939, First; Four Quartets, 8vo.,
L. 1949, First; The Cocktail Party, 8vo, L. 1950, First Edn.; The Confidential
Clerk, 8vo., L. 1954, First Edn., all with dust jackets. Clean Copies. (4)
€140 - 180
285
Co. Meath : Presentments - County of Meath, Abstracts etc. of
Presentments, Lent Assizes, Summer Assizes, 1836, and Lent and Summer
Assizes 1831. Together 4 works, 8vo D.1830 - 1831, cont. hf. calf, worn. As
a collection of works, w.a.f. V. Scarce. (1) €250 - 350

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Martel (E.-A.) Irelande et Cavernes Anglaises, 8vo Paris 1897. First Edn.,
Inscribed Presentation Copy, illus. thro-out, 3 fold. plts., orig. cloth. V. good.
(1)
Also inscribed George Eogan from Liam de Paor, Nov. 1990 €100 - 150
287
Gleeson (Rev. John) History of the Ely O’Carroll Territory or Ancient
Ormond, 8vo, D.1915. First Edn., map frontis, illus. orig. cloth. Good.
Scarce. €120 - 180
288
Moore (George) Ulick and Soracha, 8vo L. (Nonesuch Press) 1926.
Lim. Edn. No. 324 (1250) Copies, Signed by Author, illus. by S. Gooden,
uncut, buckram, orig. d.w.; The Coming of Gabrielle. A Comedy, L. 1920.
Privately Printed Lim. Edn. No. 105 (1000). Signed by Author, uncut, vellum
backed boards, d.w.; Hail and Farewell! 2 vols. L. 1925. Lim. Edn. No. 703
(780) Signed by author, vellum backed boards, soiled; 2 others. (6)
€120 - 160

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289
Baird (W. G.) Street Map of Belfast with Public Buildings and Institutions
(with tramways), fold. map, Belfast (W. G. Baird), n.d. ptd. wrappers.;
Lawrence (W.) The City and Port of Londonderry, Germany (W. Lawrence)
n.d., fold photographic panorama, gilt décor. , cloth; [Belfast Naturalists’
Field Club] Belfast 1902 - A Guide to Belfast .., sm. 8vo, Belfast (McCaw,
Stevenson Orr) 1902, fold. maps and plts., cloth. (3) €70 - 100
290
Benn (George) A History of The Town of Belfast, thick 4to, Belfast (Marcus
Ward) 1877, First Edn., fold. map etc., cloth; Young (R.M.) Historical Notices
of Old Belfast and Its Vicinity, 4to, Belfast (Marcus Ward) 1896, First Edn.,
cold. armorial frontis. illus. and plts., cloth. (2) €150 - 200
291
With Illustrations by William Conor
Irvine (John) By Winding Roads, 4to, Belfast (H.R. Carter) 1950, First, cold.
frontis and illus. by William Conor, cloth d.j., clean copy; together with the
music book pertaining to same, as a lot. (2) €70 - 120

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292
Rare Provincially Printed Irish Herbal
Keogh (John) Botanalogia Universalis Hibernica, or A General Irish Herbal Calculated for this Kingdom, giving an
account of the Herbs, Scrubs … 4to, Corke (George Harrison) 1735, First Edn., 4pps of subscribers, 143pps, 32pp
(index), contemp. full calf, re-backed. Scarce, (Henrey 879). N.B. Dedication ( 4 ) and Preface ( 8 ) pages not
present (1) €1000 - 1500

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295
Leet (Ambrose) A Directory to the Market Towns, Villages, Gentleman’s
Seats and other noted Places in Ireland, 8vo., D. (Brett Smith) 1814, Second
Edn., 394pps, Index and list of subs., full calf; Sleater (Rev. M.) Introductory
Essay to the New System of Civil and Ecclesiastical Topography … , 8vo, D.
(J. Barlow) 1806, First Edn., dedit., advert, and subs, ptd. boards. (loose).
(2) €120 - 200
293
From The Library at Curragh Chase
Binding: Klose (Charles Louis) Memoirs of Prince Charles Stuart (Count
of Albany) commonly called the Young Pretender, 2 vols., L (Henry Colburn)
1845, First Edn., Portrait frontis, inscribed on title pages, Stephen de Vere
1884; with bookplate for Curragh Chase, full calf with gilt fillet border, décor
spine and mor. labels. Clean set. (2) €120 - 150
294
Lanigan (Rev. J.) , An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, 4 vols. 8vo, D.1829.
Second Edn., 4 hf. titles, cont. hf. calf, gilt lettered spines. V. good. (4)
€150 - 200

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296
All Signed by Graham Greene
Greene (Graham) Why the Epigraph?; 8vo L. 1989, Signed Ltd. Edn.,
493 (950), cloth; Yes No and for Whom the Bell Chimes, 8vo L. 1983,
Signed Ltd. Edn. 285 (750), cloth; Reflections on Travels with My Aunt, 8vo
N.Y. 1989, Signed Ltd. Edn. 238 (250), gilt lettered wrappers; How Father
Quixote Became a Monsignor, 8vo Los Angles 1980, Signed Ltd. Edn., 260
(33), cloth; Ways of Escape, 8vo Camden 1980, Signed Ltd. Edn., 137 (150),
cloth slipcase; A Quick Look Behind, Footnotes to An Autobiography, 8vo,
Los Angeles 1989, Signed Ltd. Edn. 251 (33), cloth slipcase. As a lot,
w.a.f. (6) €200 - 300
297
Wilde (Oscar) The Soul of Man Under Socialism, With a Preface by Robert
Ross. Sm. 8vo L. (Arthur L. Humphreys, 187 Piccadilly W.) 1912. Hf. title,
with pp. V-X ‘S Superflous Note of Explanation,’ 99pp orig. blue paper
boards with red paper label. Mason 370; D’Aurevilly (Barbey) What Never
Dies. A Romance Translated into English by Sabastian Melmoth (O.W.),
8vo Paris (Privately Printed) 1902. Lim. Edition 500 Copies. Hf. title, red
bl. title, 360pp., orig. full vellum with black fillet border and black lettering
on front cover ‘O.W.’ and on spine; also Sebastian Melmoth, [Oscar Wilde],
12mo L. (Arthur L. Humphreys) 1908, uncut, orig. paper wrappers, frayed at
edges. Mason 635. A lot. (3) €120 - 180

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298 Edgeworth (Maria) Harry and Lucy
concluded; being The Last Part of Early Lessons, 4 vols., L. (Baldwin, Cradock and Joy) 1825, First Edn., dedit. to the
Children of Captain Beaufort, (facsimile t.p. vol. 4), contemp. hf. calf, marble bds., recent rebacks. Clean Set. (4)
€140 - 180
299 Medical Travel: Grosley (M.), Nugent (Th.)
trans. A Tour to London; or, New observations on England, and its Inhabitants; 2 vols., L. (The Royal Society) 1772,
First Edn., Ex-Libris William Gun Paul (Bookplate), m/ss note on f.e.p. contemp., hf. calf, marbled boards, mor. labels,
nice set. (2) €170 - 220

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