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fred hanna collection 

tuesday, July 19th, 2011

ImperfectIons not stated 

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It was with great sadness that the world of antiquarian books, 

and booksellers worldwide greeted the passing of one of its 

largest and warmest characters, Fred Hanna, who died on 

the 2nd June, 2011, after a short illness. Fred has left behind 

a void and a legacy if that is not too paradoxical a statement. 

Many people will remember his presence on the floor in Nassau 

St, hovering, directing and greeting, begging for a question or 

a challenge to test his stock knowledge or agility to scale the 

heights of those formidable bookshelves. They will not have 

known the man, the passion for books and bookselling, his love 

of THE business and tradition, his sense of place and purpose. 

He was the leader, the constant and a little bit of the oracle also. 

He oversaw the arrival and departure of many a bookseller or 

‘chain’ within the precinct of Nassau St - some with trepidation 

and others with absolute glee. He forever sought quality 

bookselling along with the honesty and transparency in the 

selling and supply. He was instrumental in setting the standard 

in customer care for others to emulate and throughout his long 

life with books and the business of bookselling, (either new or 

antiquarian), ensured that others recognised that standard and 

incorporated it into their business or general lives. He was a 

once-off character and a gentleman. 

Forever formidable, nobody could ever say he did not have 

presence wherever he went. For many a long year he sat on the 

board of the Irish Branch of the Booksellers Association of the 

United Kingdom and Ireland. He loved to travel to conferences, 

at home or abroad, but mostly to the UK. However, he travelled 

a little further on one occasion and I remember sitting with 

him and his wonderful wife, Val in Quai d’Orsay, Paris, at a 

European Booksellers Conference dinner in a packed hall with 

over 800 people, everyone chatting together but feeling that 

Fred Hanna (1934 - 2011) 

something was missing. There was lots of noise, eating and 

talking but there were no formal introductions, no thanksgiving 

before the meal, no master of ceremonies to guide us along 

for the evening. Having tasted a range of wine offerings, 

Fred was very concerned that the occasion could go without 

acknowledging our thanks - that of the Irish contingent at least! 

Up he stands, spoon is tapped loudly on glass silencing the 

masses, and he proceeded to give bountiful thanks to our hosts 

for their generosity and for the magnificence of the occasion. 

Fred gets a standing ovation. Fred knew it was the right thing 

to do and he did it. This exemplified his life. 

Fred was the proud recipient of the inaugural O’Brien 

Press ‘Irish Bookseller of the Year’ award and before he left 

Nassau St was awarded an Honorary Life Membership of the 

Booksellers Association of United Kingdom and Ireland. Fred 

was a passionate man, full of energy, fun, mischievousness and 

obviously humour. He loved his job; he loved the book itself in 

all its shapes, sizes, bindings and frailties, his sailing, the sun, 

the little gin and tonic, but mostly his wife and his family. They 

were centrepiece in his life. 

He leaves a wonderful legacy of stories, of love and happiness 

and a life worth so much living! 

I was proud to be his friend. He taught me more than I can 

imagine. 

Anyone that gets a piece of this collection should remember 

the man responsible, who lovingly chased the highways and 

byways and toiled happily in the world and provenance of 

books. 

David O’Mahony 

O’Mahony’s Booksellers Ltd, since 1902

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the fred hanna sale of IMPortant 

rare BooKs, IrIsh lIterature, 

ManusCrIPts & MaPs 

on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 

at the BerKeley Court (d4) hotel 

landsdowne road, BallsBrIdge, duBlIn 4 

Commencing at 11.30 a.m. (sharp) 

The Sale will include principally 

The Library of the Late Mr. Fred Hanna, Carrickmines, Co. Dublin 

and some Books from other Important Clients. 

Consisting of 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th Century Rare Books, Pamphlets, Proclamations, 

Broadsides, Manuscripts & Letters. Fine examples of Irish and Local Histories, Books on Genealogy, 

Art & Architecture, Fine Travel and Illustrated items. Colour Plate Books, First Editions, 

Special & Limited Editions, Fore-edge Paintings, Watercolours, Engravings, & Caricature Prints, 

& including a Highly Important Collection of Irish Literature, Rare Signed and Associated Items & Letters, 

together with Maps, Periodicals & Ephemera. 

Approx. 700 lots 

VIEWING 

At Our Auction Rooms, Castlecomer 

Thursday, July 14th: 10.30 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. 

At Berkeley Court (D4) Hotel, Dublin 4 

Sunday, July 17th: 1.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. 

Monday, July 18th: 10.30 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. 

telephone Hotel on View & sale days only: 01-2382700 or 087-2672681 / 087-2751361 

For Further Enquiries contact: Mr. Fonsie Mealy or Mr. George F. Mealy 

Full Colour Illustrated Catalogue Available: €20 (+€2.00 P.&P.) 

Front Cover: Lot 476; Inside Front Cover: Lot 366; Back Cover: Lot 300; Inside Back Cover: Lot 367 

Sale Reference: 0214 

Rare Books, Manuscripts & Collectibles 

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and risk, within the specified time after the end of the sale; the Auctioneers not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness or 

authenticity of or any default or defect in any lot, and making no warranty whatever. If within 30 days after the Sale of any item, the Auctioneer 

receives a notice in writing from the Buyer by Registered Post that such an item is a deliberate forgery, together with the necessary evidence to 

satisfy the Auctioneers of such an allegation, then the sale of that item will be rescinded and the net purchase monies refunded (less any outlays 

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S.N.S.R. – Sold, not subject to return 

mor. – Morocco 

w.a.f. – with all faults 

n.d. – no date 

n.p. – no place 

d.j. – dust jacket 

L.P. – Large Paper 

h.m.p. – handmade paper 

vell. – vellum 

hf. – half 

aBBreVIatIons 

port. – portrait 

hd. – hand 

cold. – coloured 

engd. – engraved 

frontis – frontispiece 

n.a.t. – not affecting text 

cont. – contemporary 

A.M.S. – Armorial Motif on Spine 

I.M.C. – Irish M/ss Commission 

dws. – dust wrappers 

I.A.C. – Irish Archaeology Society 

D.I.A.S. – Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 

O.O.C. - Oils on Canvas 

O.O.B. - Oils on Board. 

O.O.P. - Oils on Panel 

W/c - Watercolour 

GOU - Gouache 

W.A.F. - with all faults 

As Is - with all damages, faults, 

restorations, etc. 

special conditions – n.B.: 

1. Commission bids on any lot or lots, treated in strictest confidence and accuracy, provided confirmation in writing has arrived prior to 

commencement of Sale. 

2. The Auctioneers have done their utmost to catalogue and collate the books, prints, etc. to the best of their knowledge, in an effort to facilitate 

absentee buyers, but can give no guarantee to any persons who have not viewed the books, prints, etc. personally nor attended the sale, or for 

any lot with more than one volume. 

3. The Auctioneers will endeavor to give an individual condition report on any item, by contacting: 

castlecomer: tel. 056-4441229 / 4441413. fax: 056-4441627 or d4 Hotel Ballsbridge court (formerly Berkeley court Hotel) 

on View & sale days: 01-2382700, 087-2672681, 087-2751361. fax: 01-2382704, but we recommend viewing of lots prior to purchase. 

4. No guarantee on condition is given on any lot in this sale. 

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6. Abstentee Bidders must have commissions lodged with our offices before 4.30 p.m. on monday, 18th July, 2011. 

paintings, prints, & Works of art, etc. 

The first name or names and surname of the Artist - 

* In our opinion a work by the Artist. 

Attributed to - 

* In our opinion probably a work by the Artist but less certainty as to 

authorship is expressed than in the preceding category. 

The initials of the first name (s) and the surname of the Artist: 

* In our opinion a work of the period of the artist and which may be in 

whole or in part the work of the artist. 

The surname only of the Artist 

* In our opinion a work of the school or by one of the followers of the 

artist or in his style. 

The surname of the Artist, preceded by "After" - 

* In our opinion a copy of the work of the artist. 

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Photographs by Noel C. Mealy & George F. Mealy 

Signed - Stamped - 

* Has a signature or stamp, which in our opinion is the signature or 

stamp of the artist. 

Bears Signature or Stamp - 

* Has a signature or stamp, which in our opinion might be the signature 

or stamp of the artist. 

Dated: 

* Is so dated and in our opinion was executed at about that date. 

Bears Date: 

* Is so dated and in our opinion may have been executed at about that 

date. 

All measurements are given height before width.

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O’Brien (Flann) The Dalkey Archive, 8vo L. 

1964. First Edn., d.w.; also The Hair of the 

Dogma, L. 1977, First, d.w.; Joyce (J.) Ulysses, 

8vo N.Y. 1942; Davies (Stan Gebler) James 

Joyce A Portrait of the Artist, N.Y. 1975, d.w.; 

O’Flaherty (L.) Famine, N.Y. 1937. First 

American Edn., cloth. (5) €150 - 200 

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Gogarty (Oliver St. John) In Memorial of 

My Friend Arthur Russell, Soldier & Airman, 

N.P. 1934, single sheet; Other to Adorn, 8vo 

L. 1938, First Edn.; Tumbling In the Hay, 

8vo L. 1939, First Edn.,; Perennial, L. 1946, 

First Edn.; O’Connor (Ulick) Oliver St. John 

Gogarty, 8vo L. 1965 (Third Impression), 

cloth, as a lot, w.a.f. (5) €120 - 150 

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Joyce (P.W.) The Origin and History of Irish 

Names of Places, 3 vols. orig. cloth, gilt. (3) 

€140 - 200 

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Churchill (Winston Spencer) London to 

Ladysmith via Pretoria, 8vo L. 1900. FIRST 

EDN., fold. map frontis & 1 other (ex. 2), 

30pp. cat. at end, orig. cloth (stained) 

recased. (1) €100 - 150 

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Wright (Thomas) St. Patrick’s Purgatory; or 

An Essay on the Legends of Purgatory, Hell 

and Paradise during The Middle Ages, 8vo L. 

1844. Sole Edn., XII, 192, + 24pp. Cat. at end, 

orig. cloth. Scarce. (1) €180 - 250 

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Presentation Copy 

Bennett (George) The History of Bandon, 

8vo Cork 1862. First Edn., XV, 373pp., cont. 

hf. calf, mor. label. 

* Inscribed on the title ‘ John S. Sloane from 

the Author on the way to Schull - 1863.’ (1) 

€200 - 300 

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The Life of William III, Late King of England 

and Prince of Orange, 8vo L. 1703. Engd. 

frontis, 9 engd. plts. (lacks map), full calf, 

tooled gilt spine, mor. label. (1) €150 - 200 

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All Signed Presentation Copies 

Fitzmaurice (Geo.) Five Plays, L. & D. 1914. 

First Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy to John 

Guinan, 1914; Russell (Rev. M.) Idyls of 

Killowen, L. 1905. Inscribed pres. copy from 

C.W. Russell; O’Connor (P.) Painter Portraits, 

D. (Three Candles) n.d. illus., cloth & d.w. 

Signed Pres. Copy; Summers (M.) The 

Supernatural Omnibus, L. 1931. Signed by 

Author, cloth. (4) €140 - 200 

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Dublin interest: Hardy (Philip Dixon) 

Tourist’s Guide - Dublin & The County 

Wicklow, 16mo L. n.d., engd. plts. illus. hd. 

cold. map, adverts etc.; Walsh (R.) Fingal 

and its Churches, A Historical Sketch. 8vo D. 

1888. Map frontis text illus.; Dublin and its 

Environs, 16mo D. 1846, fold. map, text illus.; 

M’Vittie (R.B.) Details of the Restoration of 

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, 12mo D. 

1878; Hamilton (G. Everard) An Account of 

the Honourable Society of Kings Inns, Dublin, 

12mo D. 1915; & 1 other, mostly cloth. (6) 

€130 - 170 

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[Swift (Jonathan)] Travels into Several 

Remote Nations of the World,... by L. Gulliver 

[Vol. III of Works] 12mo D. (G. Faulkner) 

1738. Port. frontis, 6 fold. plts. (5 maps,) 

cont. calf, new labels. (1) €150 - 200 

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O’Donoghue (D.J.) The Life and Writings 

of James Clarence Mangan, 8vo Edin. 

Dublin etc. 1897. Port. frontis, with some 

news cuttings & notes loosely inserted; 

O’Sullivan (Seamus) Collected Poems, D. 

1940. Signed Lim. Edn. (300); Mc Call (P.J.) 

Irish Noinins (Daisies), 16mo D. 1894. First 

Edn., Mac Bride (Maud Gonne) A Servant of 

the Queen, 8vo L. 1938. First Edn., Signed by 

Author, portrait frontis. All cloth. (4) 

€130 - 180 

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Dublin interest: Joyce (Weston St. John) 

The Neighbourhood of Dublin, 8vo D. 1913. 

First, fold. plans, illus., cloth; Peter (A.) 

Dublin Fragments, D. 1925, cold. & other 

plts. lg. fold. plan, d.w.; Collins (J.) Life in Old 

Dublin, D. 1913, illus., cloth; 3 others, all v. 

clean. (6) €100 - 150 

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[Harris (W.)] Hibernica: or Some Ancient 

Pieces relating to Ireland, 8vo D. 1770. In Two 

Parts, cont. mottled calf, mor. label, worn. 

(1) €80 - 120 

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Fine Bindings: Lawless (Hon. E.) Ireland, 

8vo L. 1889. Third Edn., frontis dble page 

map, illus., full prize green mor. tooled 

gilt borders, profusely tooled gilt spine in 

panels, mor. label; Marton (H.V.) In Search 

of Ireland, L. 1939, illus., t.e.g., cont. hf. 

blue mor. profusely tooled gilt spine, with 

shamrock motif in panels, mor. labels, by 

Bayntun, Bath. (2) €100 - 150 

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[Wilson (W.)] The Post-Chaise Companion 

or Travellers Directory through Ireland, 8vo 

D. 1786 First Edn., Engd. frontis, title, list of 

subs., 2 dbl. page plts., & 1 dble. page plan, 

1 gathering (4pp), loose, cont. tree calf, 

tooled gilt spine. (1) €170 - 220 


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Binding by G. Bellew 

Meehan (Rev. C.P.) The Geraldines, Earls 

of Desmonds, and the Persecution of the 

Irish Catholics, 8vo D. (J. Duffy) 1847. First 

Edn., L.P. copy, a.e.g., fine full green mor. lg. 

tooled gilt borders, & blind tooled corners, 

each cover with lg. gilt tooled harp motifs, 

and tooled gilt spine. V. attractive copy. (1) 

€220 - 320 

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Badminton Library: Walsingham (Lord) 

& Payne Gallwey (Sir R.) Shooting, Moor 

& Marsh, Field & Covert. 2 vols. sm. 8vo 

L. 1892-93. Illus. thro.-out, t.e.g., fine hf. 

crushed crimson mor. Fine Set. (2) €150 - 200 

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Bound by Zaehndorf 

Hare (Augustine J.C.) Memorials of a Quiet 

Life, 2 vols. sm. 8vo L. 1873. First Edn., 2 

engd. port. frontis, a.e.g., fine hf. crushed 

brown mor. tooled gilt spines in panels with 

flowers & leaves etc. V. fine set. (2) €150 - 200 

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Genealogy: Bernard (Rt. Hon. J.H.) The 

Bernard’s of Kerry, 8vo D. 1922. First Edn., 

illus. ports. etc., orig. cloth. V. good. (1) 

€120 - 180 

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Irish Travel: Twiss (Richard) A Tour in 

Ireland in 1775, With a View of the Salmon 

- Leap at Ballyshannon, 12mo D. 1777. Third 

Edn., hf. title, engd. frontis, orig. full calf, 

recased & rebacked, mor. label. (1) 

€180 - 280 

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Irish Parliament: Rules and Orders To be 

Observed in the Upper House of Parliament of 

Ireland, 8vo D. (W. Sleater) 1778. First Edn., 

with printed ‘Approval’ leaf at front, 95pp. 

marble ends, orig. sprinkled calf, single gilt 

fillet, fully tooled gilt spine in panels, mor. 

label. a very fine original example. (1) 

€300 - 400 

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O’Donoghue (Mrs. Power) Riding for 

Ladies, 8vo L. (W. Thacker & Co.) 1887, First 

Edn., hf. title, port. frontis, hf. title, m/ss note 

on front loose end-paper, illus. & adverts 

at rear, gilt decor. cloth. Good clean copy. 

Scarce. (1) €160 - 200 

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Signed Presentation Copy 

Wilde (Sir Wm. R.) Lough Corrib, its Shores 

and Islands, D. 1872. Second Edn., text illus., 

some dirt marks, orig. cloth, worn. 

* Inscribed on front loose blank, ‘Alice Elnom 

- From W.C.K. Wilde, Moytura May 1st 1876’ 

Sir Wm. Wilde was father of Oscar Wilde. (1) 

€180 - 250 

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Wright (Rev. G.N.) An Historical Guide to 

Ancient and Modern Dublin, 8vo L. 1821. First 

Edn., engd. frontis, 16 engd. plts. on India 

paper, lg. fold. plan at end, Lord Ardilawn’s 

copy with his B.P., cont. hf. mor. mor. label. 

Good. (1) €200 - 300 

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Binding: [Sharpe (Wm.)] Macleod (Fiona) 

The Divine Adventure Iona: By Sundown 

Shares, Studies in Spiritual History, 8vo L. 

1900. THIRD EDN., a.e.g., hd. made endpapers, 

& full crushed green mor. dbl. gilt 

fillet borders with corner decorations & 

profusely tooled gilt spine in panels, raised 

bands etc., by The Atalier Bindery, stamped. 

V. good. (1) €100 - 150 

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[Lord Townsend, etc.] Baratariana, A 

Collection of Fugitive Political Pieces, 

published during the Administration of 

Lord Townshend in Ireland, 12mo D. 1773. 

Second Edn., engd. port. frontis, lg. fold. plt., 

cont. calf, raised bands, mor. label. Good. (1) 

€200 - 300 

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Hand-coloured Plates: [Venning (Mary 

A.)] Rediments of Conchology, 12mo L. n.d. 

New & Improved Edn. hd. cold. frontis & 9 

hd. cold. plts. recent calf backed boards. (1) 

€100 - 150 

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Fine Binding: Stephens (James) The Crock 

of Gold, sm. 8vo L. 1912. First Edn., a.e.g., in 

fine full green crushed levant mor. by Brian 

Frost & Co., both with dbl. gilt fillets, raised 

bands & gilt line decor. in panels. Excellent 

Copy. (1) €200 - 300 

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[Hyde (Douglas)] ‘An Craoibhin Aoibhinn, 

Ubhla de’n Chraoibh, 12mo D. n.d. [1900] 

First Edn., errata leaf at end, recent backed 

marble boards, with orig. covers bound in. 

v. good copy. * Poems etc. (1) €160 - 220 

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Limerick interest: The Civil and Military 

Articles of Limerick, Exactly Printed from 

the Letters Patents., Reprinted from a Copy 

published by Authority in 1692. sm. 8vo L. 

(for P. Meighan & others) 1729. 28pp., recent 

hf. green mor., marble sides, paper label on 

front cover. V. good. Scarce. (1) €200 - 300 

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With Hand-Coloured Plates 

[Egan (Pierce)] Real Life in Ireland; or The 

Day and Night Scenes, 8vo L. n.d. (c. 1829). 

Fourth Edn., hd. cold. frontis & 18 hd. cold. 

plts., orig. decor. cloth, gilt lettered spine. V. 

good copy. (1) €200 - 300 

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Association Copy 

Co. Meath: Nulty (Rev. Dr. Thos.) 

Vindication of the Justice and the Patriotism 

of the Part taken by The Bishop and Clergy in 

the late elections in Meath, 8vo D. 1893. Sole 

Edn., 48pp. with blue wrappers bound in, 

recent hf. calf. 

* Signed on last page by William O’Brien, 

Labour leader. (1) €120 - 170 

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One of Twenty-Six Copies 

Muldoon (Paul) & Ballagh (Robert) 

Immram, 8vo D. 1980. Special Lim. Edn. 

Copy Lettered T of 26 copies, signed by 

Author & Artist, illus., ¼ calf with extra illus. 

Scarce. (1) €150 - 200 


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Signed by the Author 

Heaney (Seamus) Sweeney Astray, 8vo 

Derry (Field Day Publication) 1983. Signed 

on title by Author & dated 15 November, 

1983’, d.w.; also The Tree Clock, 8vo Belfast 

1990. Lim. Edn. (750), d.w. (2) €180 - 240 

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Kilpatrick (T. Percy C.) History of the 

Medical Teaching in Trinity College, Dublin, 

and of The School of Physic in Ireland, 8vo D. 

1912. First Edn., Pres. Copy with slip, illus. 

uncut, buckram. V. clean copy. (1) 

€120 - 170 

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In Fine Binding 

Gregory (J.W.) The Great Rift Valley, Seeing 

the Narrative of a Journey to Mount Kenya 

and Lake Baringo, 8vo L. 1896. First Edn., 

cold. frontis 20 plts. 2 fold. maps, & text 

illus., a.e.g., orig. full crimson mor. gilt prize 

binding. V. good. (1) €280 - 350 

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Berry (Henry F.) A History of The Royal 

Dublin Society, 8vo L. 1915. First Edn., frontis 

& 41 other plts. orig. cloth, gilt lettered & 

decorated. V. good copy. (1) €160 - 220 

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[Doyle (James, Bishop of Kildare & 

Leighlin)] ‘J.K.L.’ A Vindication of the 

Religious and Civil Principles of the Irish 

Catholic; ... addressed to ... the Marquis of 

Wellesley, K.G. Lord Lieutenant General, and 

General Governor of Ireland. 8vo D. 1823. 

First Edn., 75pp., cont. hf. calf, marble sides. 

Scarce. (1) €130 - 200 

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With Amusing Hand-Coloured Plates 

after Rowlandson 

[Bunbury (H.W.)] ‘Geoffrey Gambado,’ An 

Academy for Grown Horseman, .. The Annals 

of Horsemanship. 8vo L. 1809. Hd. cold. 

frontis. & 28 hd. cold. plts. after Rowlandson, 

cont. hf. calf. (1) €180 - 240 

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Froude (J. Anthony) The English in Ireland 

in the Eighteenth Century, 3 vols. L. 1872. 

First Edn., cont. hf. green mor. marble sides, 

tooled gilt spine. V. good. (3) €180 - 250 

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One of Only 50 Copies 

Jordon (Neil) The Past, L. 1980. First Edn., 

Special Limited Edn., No. 2 of 50 Copies, 

Signed by Author & Binder, a.e.g., blue mor. 

backed marble boards, slip case. (1) 

€180 - 250 

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Special Limited Edition, 

Signed by Author 

O’Flaherty (Liam) The Peddler’s Revenge 

and Other Stories, 8vo D. (Wolfhound Press) 

1976. Special Lim. Edn., No. 13 of 100 

Copies, Signed by Author, t.e.g. orig. calf 

backed vellum, mor. label., slip case. (1) 

€220 - 350 

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Special Limited Edition 

Healy (John) Nineteen Acres, 8vo Galway 

1978. Special Limited Edn. No. 56 of 100 

Copies, Signed by Author & Binder, blue 

mor. backed marble boards, in slip case. (1) 

€200 - 300 

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Special Limited Edition, Only 50 Copies 

Gregory (Lady) The Blessed Trinity of Ireland, 

Stories of St. Brigit, St. Columcille and St. 

Patrick, 8vo Gerrards Cross (Colin Smythe) 

1985. Special Limited Edn. No. 22 of 50 

Copies only, Signed by Publisher. Handcoloured 

illus. after Margaret Gregory, t.e.g., 

full gilt decor. calf, in cloth slip case. V. Rare. 

(1) €200 - 300 

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[Gamble (J.)] Sketches of History Politics and 

Manners, taken in Dublin and the North of 

Ireland, in the Autumn of 1810, 8vo L. 1811. 

First Edn., some m/ss notes thro-out, hf. calf, 

upr. cover loose, spine dam. (1) €120 - 180 

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Kippis (A.) A Narrative of the Voyages Round 

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Mayhew (Henry) London Labour and the 

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Cromwell (Thos.) Excursions through 

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Carleton (William) Traits and Stories of The 

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Taylor (A.) & Skinner (G.) Maps of the Roads 

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1798: O’Brien (R. Barry)ed. The 

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Cromwell (Thos.) Excursions through 

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Irish Rare Book Catalogues: Anderson 

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Synge (John Millington) Works 4 vols. roy 

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Hand-coloured Plates: La Belle Assemblee 

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Wilde (Oscar) The Ballad of Reading Gaol, 

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Hand-coloured Plates: Maddock (James) 

The Florist’s Directory, A Treatise on the 

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Lynch (Stanislaus) Rhymes for an Irish 

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Powerscourt (Viscount) A Description and 

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Genealogy: Burke’s Irish Family Records, 

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cloth. Good. (1) €150 - 200 

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Hennessy (Wm. M.) Annals of Ulster, 4 

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Brash (Richard Rolt) The Ogam Inscribed 

Monuments of the Gaedhil in the British 

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Bennett (Douglas) Collecting Irish Silver 

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Burke (John) A Genealogical and Heraldic 

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Liddy (Pat) Dublin Be Proud, In Celebration 

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Allom (Thos.) China its Scenery, Architecture, 

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Gastineau (Henry) Wales Illustrated (South 

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[Allan (R.)] ‘A Cosmopolite,’ The Sportsmen 

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Roxburghe Club: Papers of Devotion of 

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Percival (Capt. R.) An Account of The Island 

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Periodical: Hayes Mc Coy (G.A.)ed. The 

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Irish Genealogies: O’Muraile (Nollaig)ed. 

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Munn (A. Moore) Notes on the Place Names 

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Macquoid (Percy) & Edwards (Ralph) The 

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Brannon (George) Vectic Scenery, ... 

Picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight. 

Lg. 4to Woottan 1857. New Edn., vign. title, 

lg. fold. map & 38 full page engd. views (ex. 

39?) a.e.g. attractive hf. green mor., tooled 

gilt spine in panels. V. good copy. (1) 

€180 - 250 

119 

Coloured Plates: Flora and Sylva, A Monthly 

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vellum, cloth sides. V. desirable set. (3) 

€500 - 700 

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Exceptionally Clean Copy 

Atlas: Lewis (Samuel) Atlas Comprising the 

Counties of Ireland and a General Map of the 

Kingdom, lg. 4to L. 1846. First Edn., engd. 

title & contents leaf, lg. fold. map & 32 single 

page maps, v. clean copy, orig. (1) 

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Snaffles: Osses and Obstacles, folio L. 1935, 

cloth & d.w.; also My Sketch Book in the 

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illus., both cloth. (2) €120 - 170 

122 

Presentation Copy to 

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Mason (Wm. Monck) The History and 

Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral 

Church of St. Patrick, 4to D. 1820. For the 

Author. First Edn., Engd. frontis & 6 engd. 

plts. (1 plan), some cont. m/ss. annots etc., 

uncut, recent fine hf. calf, marble sides, 

tooled gilt spine in panels, raised bands & 

mor. labels in marbled slip case. V. good. 

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blank ‘To Thomas Moore, Esq. with the 

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123 

From the Library of 

Prof. T.W. Moody, T.C.D. 

Earl of Strafforde, Knowler (Wm.)ed. The 

Earl of Strafforde’s Letters and Dispatches, 2 

vols. folio D. 1740, FIRST EDN., list of subs., 

cont. cats paw calf, raised bands, lacks 

labels, but good. (2) €180 - 250 

124 

Signed by The Authors 

Heaney (Seamus) North, 8vo L. 1975. First 

Edn., (paperback) Signed by Author with 

note ‘We men of the North had a word to say 

..., & dated Aug. 1976; also Kinsella (Thos.) 

New Poems 1973, D. (Dolmen Press) 1973. 

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(2) €200 - 300 


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Cuala Press: Kavanagh (Patrick) The Great 

Hunger, D. 1942. First Edn., Lim. Edn. No. 

74 (250), orig. cloth backed blue boards, 

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126 

The Author’s First Work 

Kavanagh (Patrick) Ploughman and other 

Poems, 8vo L. (Mac Millan’s Contemporary 

Poets) 1936. First Edn., some spotting, orig. 

decorated blue wrappers. Rare. (1) 

€800 - 1200 

127 

Rare First Edition 

With Signed inscription by Author 

[O’Nolan (Brian)] ‘Flann O’Brien,’ A Swim- 

Two-Birds, 8vo L. 1939. First Edn., some 

spots. orig. black cloth. V. Rare. 

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kind regards in memory of happy days from 

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love from all at Number Four.’ (1) €700 - 900 

128 


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First Edn. Lim. Edn. 300 copies. Signed on 

title & dated 1:XII:1924, orig. cloth backed 

boards. 

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129 

All Limited Editions 

Stephens (James) On Prose and Verse, 

12mo N.Y. (Bowling Green Press) 1928. 

Lim. 1000 copies, cloth; The Outcast, with 

drawings by Althea Willoughby, 8vo L. 

1929. Lim. Edn. 290 (500), signed by Author, 

boards; Theme and Variations, N.Y. (Fountain 

Press) 1930. Lim. Edn. 674 (850), Signed by 

Author, cloth, gilt. (3) €150 - 200 

134 135 

130 

I.A.W.S.: Dublin: .. Co-Operative Congress, 

Handbook of the Forty-Sixth Annual 

Congress, 1914. 8vo Manchester 1914. 

Profusely illustrative & with extensive details 

of various Irish Co-Operative Societies, also 

details of Irish, and Dublin Co-Operative 

Women’s Guild’s, of The United Irishwomen, 

orig. gilt decor. blue cloth. V. good. Scarce. 

(1) 

€120 - 180 

131 

Co. Mayo: O’Regan (James) Kiltimagh, 

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Castlebar (Connaught Telegraph) 1936. Sole 

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132 

Connaught Irish School Library 

Nagle (Rev. Ed.) The Origin Progress and 

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loose blank Connaught Irish School Library, 

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133 

Proselytising in the West of Ireland 

Co’s Galway, Mayo etc: Roden (Earl 

of) Progress of the Reformation in Ireland, 

Extracts from a Series of Letter written from 

the West of Ireland to a Friend in England 

in September 1851. 12mo L. 1852. Second 

Edn., add. wd. cut title, fold. map (tears at 

folds), & 2 plts., some stains, orig. cloth. 

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134 

Irish Binding: [Burney (Fanny)] Cecilia, 

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135 

Barri (Giacomo) The Painter’s Voyage of Italy, 

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Holdsworth (Joseph) Geology, Minerals, 

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Amelioration and Industrial Prosperity of 

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137 

Rare Travel Volume 

Irish Travel: [Walford (T.)] The Scientific 

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138 

Co. Sligo interest: O’Dowd (John) Lays of 

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139 

[Wilson (W.)] The Post-Chaise Companion; 

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Ormonde: Memoirs de la Vie de Mylord Duc 

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[Lawrence (J.) The Crevalier de Lawrence] 

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142 

“A Frenchman who adorned 

the Church of Ireland” 

Abbadie (Jaques) Dean of Killaloe: L’Art de 

se Connoitre Soy-Meme ou la Recherche des 

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143 

Irish Fishing: [Cody (H.S.) & Ettingsall (T.)] 

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Seeley (L.B.)ed. Mrs. Thrale Afterwards Mrs. 

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ports. plts. etc. after Hogarth, Reynolds, 

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146 

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147 

Stephens (James) The Demi-Gods, L. 1914; 

Deidre, L. 1923; In the Land of Youth, L. 1924, 

All First Edns., & uniform cloth; also Here Are 

Ladies, L. 1927, cloth. (4) €80 - 120 

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Irish Pamphlets: Tracts on the Irish Question, 

Nos. 1 -5 , Prepared for the Irish National 

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Hallowell (J. Hirst) Ireland. The Story of her 

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1886; Craigen (Jessie) The Irish Police and 

Home Rule, 12mo L. 1886; Webb (A.) The 

Opinions of Some Protestants regarding their 

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Maguire (Thos.) England’s Duty to Ireland, 

as Plain to a Loyal Irish Catholic, D. 1886, 

also the Effects of Home Rule on the Higher 

Education, D. 1886; Mayne (John D.) Home 

rule: An Examination of the Government 

of Ireland Bill, D. 1886; Ruxton (Geo. W.) 

Home Rule and Ireland under a Parnellite 

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149 

Campbell (Joseph) The Gilly of Christ, 12mo 

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Mountainy Singer, sm. 4to D. 1909. First 

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Powell Anderson (C.) Barren, a modern 

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151 

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Synge (J.M.) The Aran Islands, sm. 8vo 

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152 

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Russell (Violet) Heroes of The Dawn, 8vo 

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153 

Stephens (James) Poetry - Insurrections, D. 

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(torn); Strict Joy, L. 1931. First Edn., cloth. 

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Fine Copy of First Irish Herbal 

Thelkeld (Caleb) Synopsis Stirpium 

Hibernicarum Alphabetice Dispositarum, 

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155 

First Anglo-Irish Champion 

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Molyneaux (Wm.) The Case of Ireland’s 

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156 

[Maxwell (W.H.)] Wild Sports of the West, 

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2 vols. sm. 8vo L. 1833. New Edn. Revised, 

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157 

[Allan (R.)] ‘A Cosmopolite ‘The Sportsman 

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Highland of Scotland. 2 vols. sm. 8vo L. 

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158 

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159 

Crofton Croker (T.) The Popular Songs of 

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Manx Prayer Book: The Book of Common 

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Fishing: Matson (Walter J.) Salmon & 

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[O’Hanlon (John, Caron)] ‘Lageniensis’ 

Legend Lays of Ireland, 16mo D. 1870. First 

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1893. First Edn.,; also Irish Folklore Traditions 

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Signed Limited Edition 

Heaney (Seamus)Trans. Sophecles 

Antigone - The Burial at Thebes, 8vo L. (Faber 

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164 

Gibbon (Monk) This Insubstantial Pageant, 

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165 

Ormonde - The Life of James, late Duke of 

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166 

Wight (T.) of Cork, & Rutty (John) A 

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called Quakers in Ireland, 4to D. 1751. Recent 

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Hunting in Co’s Waterford & Tipperary: 

Waterford (Marquis of) A Hunting Journal 

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uncut, orig. cloth. Scarce. 

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168 

[Johnson (Samuel)] Purgatory Prov’d by 

Miracles, Collected out of Roman - Catholick 

Authors. With some Remarkable Histories 

Relating to British, English and Irish Saints. 

4to L. (Richard Baldwin) 1688. Sole Edn. 

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Sweeney 2607. Scarce. 

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169 

[Richardson (John)] A Proposal for the 

Conversion of The Popish Natives of Ireland to 

The Established Religion, With Reasons upon 

which it is Grounded; and An Answer to the 

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170 

Celtic Society: O’Donovan (John)ed. 

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Mac Donagh (Donagh) Happy as Larry, 

8vo D. (Maurice Fridberg) 1946. FIRST EDN., 

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141 (300), Signed by author, orig. wrappers. 

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172 


Kennelly (Brendan) Up and At it, 8vo D. 

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174 

Ferrar (J.) The History of Limerick, roy 8vo 

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175 

Fitzgerald (Rev. P.) & M’Gregor (J.J.) The 

History, Topography and Antiquities of the 

County and City of Limerick, 2 vols. 8vo D. 

1826. First, lg. fold. map frontis., Vol. I, engd. 

frontis view Vol. II, lg. fold. plan, fold. table, 

& 1 engd. plt. with multiple views, cont. hf. 

green mor. (2) €220 - 350 

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O’Curry (E.) On the Manners and Customs 

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177 

First Editions in Book Form 

Dickens (Charles) The Life and Adventures 

of Martin Chuzzlewit, 8vo L. (Chapman & 

Hall) 1844. Engd. frontis & 38 plts. errata 

leaf; Dombey and Son, L. 1848. Engd. frontis 

& add. engd. t.p. & 38 plts., errata leaf; Bleak 

House, L. 1853, hf. title, engd. frontis, add. 

engd. t.p. & 38 engd. plts.; all above with 

illus. by H.K. Brown (Phiz.); also Our Mutual 

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178 

Scarce Provincial Magazine 

Co. Carlow: The Carlow College Magazine, 

1869 - 1870. May, 1869 - April 1870, 

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179 

Co. Carlow: Ryan (John) The History and 

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180 

Fine Binding with Fore-Edge Painting 

Sutherland (Captain) A Tour up the Straits 

from Gibraltar to Constantinople, With the 

leading Events in the Present War between 

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1789. 8vo L. 1790. Printed for The Author. 

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181 

Modern Irish Poetry: O’Grady (Desmond) 

Chords & Orchestrations Poems, 8vo Limerick 

(McKerns Printing Press) 1956. First Edn. of 

the Authors First Book, orig. decor. boards; 

Off Licence, 8vo D. (Dolmen Press) 1968, 

First Edn., boards & wrappers; & Hellas, roy 

8vo D. (New Writer’s Press) 1971. LIM. EDN. 

(500), decor. wrappers; Boland (Eavan) 

The Journey and other Poems, 8vo D. (Arlen 

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Signed, cloth; Brownlow (T.) & Carew 

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[Pollock (J.H.)] ‘An Philibin,’ Tristran & 

Iseult, 4to D. 1924; Athens Aflame, 4to D. 

n.d. Lim. Edn., 347 (350); Smoking Flax, 

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wrappers; Irish Ironies, 8vo D. 1930, cloth; 

The Fourth Wise Man, D. (Three Candles) 

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Carr (John) The Stranger in Ireland, or, A 

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Smith (Brian) The Horse in Ireland, 4to 

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Views of the Antiquities of Ireland, single vol. 

in two, 4to L. 1830. first Edn., 2 add. litho 

titles, list of subs., & 113 litho plts. (all v. 

clean), cont. hf. mor. tooled gilt spines in 

panels. (2) €300 - 400 

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uncut, orig. vellum backed decor. boards. 

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Macpherson (James) An Introduction to 

the History of Great Britain and Ireland; or, an 

Inquiry into the Origin ... [etc] of the Britons, 

Scots, Irish and Anglo-Saxons, 4to L. 1773. 

Third Edn., cont. full tree calf. V. good copy. 

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Privately Printed with Extra Plates 

Cunningham (Peter) The Story of Nell Gwyn: 

and the Saying of Charles the Second. roy 8vo 

L. 1862. Privately Printed, port. frontis red. & 

bl. title, & 74 engd. ports. & plts. (a few hd. 

cold.), uncut, t.e.g., in fine full calf, treble gilt 

fillet borders, & profusely tooled gilt spine 

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London. (1) €250 - 350 

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Ralfe (J.) The Naval Chronology of Great 

Britain; or, An Historical Account of Naval and 

Maritime Events, 3 vols. roy 8vo L. 1820. List 

of Subs., list of plts., hd. cold. port. frontis 

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Douglas (James) Bombay and Western 

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8vo L. 1893. Fold. maps, plts. views, ports. 

etc., attractive crimson mor. backed cloth, 

gilt. V. good. (2) €140 - 200 

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Genealogy: Phillimore (W.P.W.)ed. Indexes 

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Ball (F. Elrington) A History of the County 

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Engraved Plates: The Copper-Plate 

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1774. 100 full page engd. views, ports. etc. 

diced full calf, triple gilt fillet, attractive 

tooled gilt spine in panels, raised bands, 

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Tales, roy 8vo L. [1916]. Special Lim. Edn. No. 6 of 125 Copies 

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Killarney and the Surrounding Country, 4to L. 

1807. First Edn., Engd. vign. title, engd. full 

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Ulick) Alumni Dublinensis, roy 8vo L. 1924. 

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Scarce Reference Work on Dickens 

Bibliography: Smith (Walter E.) Charles 

Dickens in the Original Cloth, 2 vols. 4to Los 

Angeles (Heritage Bookshop) 1982. First 

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Scarce. 

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end. 

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Hayes (Richard J.)ed. Sources for the History 

of Irish Civilisation, Articles in Irish Periodicals, 

9 vols. folio Boston 1970, First Edn., orig. 

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& Co.), n.d. 2 add. engd. titles, 2 red & bl. 

titles, frontis profusely illus. with other plts. 

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Claim to Lord Stewardship of Ireland 

Shrewsbury & Waterford Genealogy 

- In the House of Lords. Case on behalf 

of Bertram Arthur Earl of Shrewsbury and 

Waterford on his claim to the Office of Lord 

Steward of Ireland. Folio [L. 1855] bound 

with Minutes of Evidence... folio 1855; bound 

with Shrewsbury Peerage, In the House of 

Lords. Case .... in Opposition to the Case of 

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Conor (William) The Irish Scene, lg. folio 

Belfast 1944. Sole Edn., 12 full page tipped 

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An Irish Florilegium Complete 

Walsh (Wendy F.) & Nelson (Chas.) An 

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together 2 vols. folio L. 1983 & 1987. Both 

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Browne (Patrick) c.a. 1720 - 1790, The Civil 

and Natural History of Jamaica, containing 

(1) An accurate Description of that Island, its 

Situation etc., ... (2) A History of the Natural 

Production ... Birds, Fishes..., folio London 

(B. White & Son) 1789, hf. title, fold. map 

frontis (Thomas Kitchen) list of subscribers, 

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H.B. Sketches by Doyle 

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& Others] An Album of 68 large Political 

Caricatures, published by T. Mc Lean, London, 

c. 1830 - 40’s, and with many featuring 

representations of Daniel O’Connell, Duke of 

Wellington, Sir R. Peel, Lord John Russell & 

other political characters of the period, some 

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litho views & vignettes (15 hand coloured) 

complete but 2 loose, orig. gilt lettered 

cloth. Scarce. (1) 

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Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny and was father 

to the watercolorist Mildred Anne Butler. 

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Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) 

Artist. Squarings, 12 Poems & Four 

Lithographs. Lg. 4to D. 1991. Lim. 

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hf. mor. orig. mor. label on front 

cover, & marble sides. Very good 

copy. (1) €160 - 220 

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Ludolphus (Jacob) A New History 

of Ethiopia, folio L. 1682, First 

English Edn., fold. genealogical 

table, engd. Alphabet plt. & 7 

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Lazarnick (Geo.) Netsuke & 

Inro Artists, and How to Read 

their Signatures, 2 vols. sm. 

folio Honolulu 1982. Profusely 

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Gardens: Fitzgerald (Olda) Irish 

Gardens, folio L. 1999; Kellaway 

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of Ireland, lg. 4to D. 1992. Pres. 

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Co. Down: Griffith (Richard) 

Valuation of the Several Tenements 

situate in The County of Down 

- Union of Newry (Part of), folio D. 

1864. FIRST EDN., IX, 198pp., recent 

fine quarter calf, mor. label, raised 

bands. (1) €120 - 180 

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Sadlier (Thos. U.) & Dickinson (Page L.) 

Georgian Mansions in Ireland, lg. 4to D. 1915. 

First Limited Edn. 700 Copies Only. Frontis & 

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Illuminated Manuscript 

Co. Wicklow interest. Issac A Sheepdog, 

told by Edwina Gilian Miville. Lg. 4to 

Ballykeane House, Co. Wicklow. January 

4th, 1953. Story of the death and burial of 

this dog, 3 lg. manuscript pages, beautifully 

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Houghton (Rev. W.) British Fresh-Water 

Fishes, 2 vols. folio L. n.d. [1879] 2 cold. 

frontis & 39 fine cold. plts. (41 plts. in all), 

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Nelson (Chas. E.)ed & Walsh (Wendy) 

Flowers of Mayo, by Dr. P. Browne. Folio D. 

(De Burca) 1995. Special Subscribers Limited 

Edn. No. 129 of 150 Copies. Signed by 

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orig. mor. backed boards, & slip case. The 

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original subscribers. V. good. (1) €900 - 1200 

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Publishers Presentation Copy 

Street (G.E.) & Seymour (Ed.) The Cathedral 

of the Holy Trinity commonly called Christ 

Church Cathedral, Dublin, Folio L. 1882. hf. 

title, port. frontis other ports. & plts. (a few 

loose) some damp stains small dam heel of 

spine, rebound hf. calf. 

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Hibernorum et Scotorum Historiam Illustrantia, 

Folio Rome (Vatican) 1864. Hf. title, fine 

recent hf. calf, mor. label. V. good copy. 

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and early modern Ireland. (1) €160 - 220 

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Saneto Paulo (Fr. Carol) Geographia Sacra, 

sive Notitia Antiqua Episcopatuum Ecclesiae 

Universae. Large folio Paris (Melchior 

Tavernier) 1641. First Edn., red & bl. title 

(trimmed & laid down), 9 lg. fold. maps by 

Tavernier, some worm holes at front, a few 

leaves repaired, cont. vellum backed boards. 

(1) €400 - 600 

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Hand-coloured Cartoons: The Great 

Unknown, Lately Discovered in Ireland, 

Published by J. Fairburn, London 1825, after 

R. Cruikshank, approx. 36cms x 25.5cms; 

The Ambassadors Extraordinary Return, On 

Bulls without Horns, pub. by S. Fores, 1789, 

approx. 67cms x 20.5cms; Irish Hospitality, 

publ. by Whittle & Laurie, 1815, after R. 

Cruikshank, approx. 30.5cms x 24.5cms, as a 

lot. (3) €100 - 150 

301 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Small Blunders 

or Irish Bulls, c. 1800, possibly after Nixon, 

approx. 36.5cms x 52cms. (1) €100 - 150 

302 

Hand-coloured Cartoons: A Tenth 

Rejected-or-The Dandyfied Coxcomb in a 

Bandbox, and The Cornet Battiery Opened 

on the Tenth, published by John Fourburn, 

London, 1824, after Williams. A fine pair, 

approx. 26.5cms x 37.5cms). (2) €200 - 300 

303 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Monkey and 

the Cats Paw A Fable from Esop, published 

by S.W. Fores, London, 1804, after Williams, 

approx. 28.5cms x 40.5cms. Good. (1) 

€140 - 200 

304 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Theatrical 

Characters in Ten Plates No. 6, published by 

T. Mc Lean, London, 1829, after Wm. Heath, 

approx. 36.5cms x 24.5cms. Good, Irish 

interest. (1) €150 - 200 

305 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Barataria, 

published by Thos. Cornell, Bruton St. 

[Lond.] March 1789, after T. Sayers, 34.5cms 

x 38.5cms approx. (1) €130 - 180 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: Back and Front 

View of the Ladies Fancy-man, Paddy Carey - 

O’Killius. Esq. etc., etc. This Brazen Image was 

erected by the Ladies, in Honour of Paddy 

Carey O’Killius, Esq. Their Man O’Metal.” 

Published by J. Fairburn, London, 1822, after 

G. Cruikshank, 30.5cms x 48.5cms approx. 

Good. (1) €150 - 200 

307 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Taking it Coolly, 

Sketches of Irish Character. Published, 1829 

by T. Mc Lean at London, after W. Heath, 

approx. 38cms x 24.5cms. Good. (1) 

€150 - 200 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: An Independent 

Freeholder rejoicing at the Triumph of the 

Man of the Papal, and Demand Gold for your 

Rags, both published by T. Mc Lean, London 

1828 & 1831, after Heath, approx. 35cms x 

24cms. An attractive pair. (2) €200 - 300 

309 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Irish Poets 

Grace to a Short Allowance, after Cruikshank 

& Woodward; also Five Wives at a Time or 

An Irishman taken ill after Woodward. Both 

published by T. Tegg, London, approx. 

30cms x 48.5cms, and 27.5cms x 41cms. (2) 

€180 - 250 

310 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Irish M.P.’s, 

Published by T. Mc Lean, London, after 

Heath, 24cms x 35.5cms approx. (1) 

€80 - 120 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: Characteristic 

Dialogue Between Two Irish Chieftains, 

(Daniel O’Connell & Duke of Wellington) 

Published by T. Mc Lean, after H.B. (J. Doyle) 

London 1843., 28cms x 32cms approx. (1) 

€150 - 200 

312 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Protestant 

Decadency! A pull at the Church, Published 

by J. Mc Lean, after Heath, London 1829, 

approx. 25cms x 38.5cms. (1) €150 - 220 

313 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: A 40 Shelling 

Freeholders only Expedient for the Salvation 

of Body & Soul, Published by J. Mc lean, after 

Heath, London, approx. 24.5cms x 34cms. 

(1) €150 - 220 

314 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: What do you 

want Paddy?? after Newton? Published by 

W. Holland, April 9th, 1798, approx. 33cms x 

43cms. (1) €140 - 220 

315 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: A Curiosity in 

Ireland, after C.W. Published by W. Holland, 

London, April 1814, approx. 35.5cms x 

27cms. (1) €100 - 150 

316 

After Rowlandson 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Irish Baronet 

and his Nurse, published by R. Ackerman, 

Lond. 1799, after T. Rowlandson, approx. 

35cms x 28cms. Good. (1) €140 - 180 

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Hand-colour Cartoons: Arrogance, 

(or Nonchalance) of the Tenth Retorted, 

published by J. Fairburn, 1824, after R. 

Cruikshank, approx. 26cms x 37.5cms; A 

Riding School or The Tenth taking a Lesson!!, 

approx. 27.5cms x 35.5cms; and The Progress 

of the 10th with Nobody in Ireland, published 

by M. Cleary, Dublin, approx. 27cms x 

35.5cms. (3) €160 - 220 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: Comforts of 

an Irish Fishing Lodge, Published by H. 

Humphries, Lond. 1812, after T. Rowlandson, 

approx. 30cms x 48cms. Good. (1) 

€180 - 220 

319 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Loss of Eden 

- and Edin, Lost, published by W. Hinton, 

London 1785, after Rowlandson? approx. 

29cms x 39cms. (1) €100 - 150 

320 

Hand-coloured Cartoons: Choristers, 

published by M. Cleary, Nassau St., Dublin, 

approx. 24.5cms x 33cms; Conciliation 

an Irish Force, published by S.W. Fores, 

London 1822, after Heath, approx. 22cms x 

32cms; Union between England and Ireland, 

published by W. Holland, Lond. 1799, after 

Woodward, approx. 27.5cms x 23.5cms. (3) 

€100 - 150 

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After Heath 

Hand-coloured Cartoons: A Sketch of the 

Row in Parliament Street, and Termination 

of the Town in Parliament Street Plate 2d, 

Published by T. Mc Lean, Lond. after Heath, 

each approx. 29.5cms x 44.5cms. V. good. A 

pair. (2) €200 - 300 

322 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Irish Roads or 

Life’s Finger Post, Published by T. Tegg, Lond. 

after Williams, approx. 27cms x 43cms. V. 

good. (1) €150 - 200 

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After Cruikshank 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: A White Ghost in 

Ireland, published by T. Tegg, London, after 

Cruikshank, approx. 26cms x 41cms. Good. 

(1) €150 - 200 

324 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Between Two 

Stools etc., etc., published by J. Mc Lean, 

Lond. 1829 after Heath, approx. 25cms x 

34.5cms. (1) €130 - 180 

325 

After Cruikshank 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: An Irish Epitaph, 

published by T. Tegg, after Cruikshank, 

& signed with initials by G.C. (George 

Cruikshank), approx. 28cms x 39cms. very 

good, fresh colouring. (1) €200 - 300 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: Irish Volunteers 

advancing at the Siege of Dublin, Published 

by Tegg after I. Cruikshank, approx. 28cms x 

44cms. Good. (1) €150 - 200 

327 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Conciliation 

- Reconciliation - or John bull and his Brother 

Paddy, Published by S.W. Fores, Lond. 1798, 

approx. 39cms x 27.5cms. V. good. (1) 

€150 - 220 

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After J. Gillray 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Harrows of the 

Irish Union; Botheration of Poor Pat - or- a 

Whisper across the Channel, Published by 

H. Humphries, Lond. 1798, after J. Gillray, 

approx. 30cms x 43.5cms. V. good. (1) 

€200 - 300 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Coup de Grace 

- or The Modern St. Patrick Extinguishing 

the Irish Reptiles, Published by S.W. Fores, 

London 1831, after J.H. Jones, approx. 

28cms x 43cms. V. good. (1) €180 - 220 

330 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Noblest 

Roman of them All, This Statue of Roman 

Cement-has been erected at the Cost of 

the 40’s Freeholders. Publ. by T. Mc Lean, 

London 1822/23, after Heath, mounted, 

approx. 35cms x 23.5cms. 

* Duke of Wellington, & the Irish 

Emancipation Bill. (1) €120 - 180 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Witch of 

Ender or the Unexpected Ghost, published 

for The Satirist 1813, after G. Cruikshank, 

approx. 19cms x 34.5cms, mounted. (1) 

€100 - 150 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Union Head 

Dress!, Published by R. Ackermann, London 

1801, after Rowlandson, approx. 39cms x 

27.5cms, mounted. (1) €120 - 180 


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Hand-coloured Cartoon: Irish Bog Trotters, 

Published by Thomas Tegg, London c. 1812, 

approx. 28cms x 44cms. (1) €120 - 180 

334 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Irish Jaunting 

Carr, after Rowlandson, approx. 28cms x 

40.5cms. (1) €80 - 120 

335 

Hand-coloured Cartoons: The Irish 

Representative Honest’y Mead - or a down 

blow to Corruption, Published by M. Cleary, 

21 Nassau St., (Dublin), approx. 24.5cms x 

38.75cms. (1) €100 - 150 

336 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: A Theological 

Antidote firing off the Lees of Opposition, 

Published by M. Cleary, 39 Nassau St., c. 

1820, approx. 24.5cms x 35cms. (1) 

€120 - 180 

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Hand-coloured Cartoon: Cruikshank 

(Issac) A Visit to the Irish Pig! with reflections 

Physical & Moral, Published by W. Fores, 

No. 50 Piccadilly, 1799, approx. 25.5cms x 

35.5cms. (1) €250 - 350 

338 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: Cruikshank 

(Issac) A Dream in Dublin or a night on 

Kilmainham Guard, Published by G. 

Humphrey, London, 1822, approx. 23cms x 

33.5cms. (1) €80 - 120 

339 

Hand-coloured Cartoon: The Catholic 

Hydra wanting to get Loose, with a printed 

caption added to the bottom edge, approx. 

25cms x 38.5cms. 

* Relates to Lord Donoughmore’s motion on 

21st April 1812, for a Committee to consider 

the Catholic claims. (1) €100 - 150 

339

340 

340 

Political Cartoons 

[Doyle (John)] ‘H.B.’ Political Sketches, Vol. 

VI, VII, VIII, & IX, together 4 vols. lg. folio L. 

1837-1848., 4 ptd. titles, & Contents page, & 

398 fine sepia litho plts., a.e.g. uniform cont. 

hf. mor. mor. labels on front covers, Good. 

As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (4) €500 - 700 

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[Doyle (John)] ‘H.B.’ Political Sketches, 

Vol. I - 4, 4 vols. lg. oblong folio L. n.d. c. 

1838 - 1842., approx. 208 full page sepia 

litho cartoons, (some backed), in cont. 

full straight grained mor. (in 2 lots) lg. gilt 

borders. As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (4) 

€350 - 450 

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342 


[Doyle (John)] ‘H.B.’ Political Sketches, Vols. 

1 - 4, 4 vols. lg. atlas folio L. (T. Mc Lean) 

n.d. (c. 1828 - 1835), 4 litho titles, & 3 list of 

contents & 337 cartoons on cut-out mounts, 

all very clean & good, cont. hf. mor. with 

mor. labels on front covers, 2 vols. cracked & 

worn. As a coll. of prints, w.a.f. (4) 

€350 - 450 

343 

Magnificent Set in 

Original Printed Wrappers 

Bianconi Prints: Ackermann & Co., 

Publishers, Car Travelling in The South 

of Ireland in the Year 1836. Bianconi’s 

Establishment, Set of 6 Plates from Drawings 

by Michael Angelo Hayes, Published London 

1837. In orig. ptd. & decor. wrappers. The 

entire in fine condition, the plates in the 

brightest colours. (1) €800 - 1200 

344 

Coloured Prints: Malton (James) A group 

of 6 hand coloured Prints from Picturesque 

Views in Dublin, including: 

a. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, 1793. 

b. View of Dublin from the Magazine, Phoenix 

Park, 1795. 

c. Barracks, Dublin, 1795. 

d. Royal Infirmary, Phoenix Park, 1794. 

e. West Front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 1793. 

f. Arms of the City of Dublin, 1792. 

all cont. hand colouring, approx. 44cms x 

56cms (17½” x 22”), loose. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) 

€550 - 750 

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345 

After James Malton 

Prints: Great Court Yard, Dublin Castle; and 

Marine School, Dublin, Looking up the Liffey, a 

pair of attractive coloured engravings, each 

approx. 33cms x 44cms (13” x 17½”), with 

gilt and black glass mounts, and gilt frames. 

(2) €400 - 600 

346 


Prints: West Front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 

and Tholsel Dublin, an attractive pair of 

coloured engravings published 1793, each 

approx. 33cms x 44cms (13” x 17½”), with 

gilt and black glass mounts, gilt frames. (2) 

€400 - 600 

347 


Print: Rotunda & New Rooms, Dublin, 

coloured engraving, publ. 1795, approx. 

33cms x 44cms (13” x 17½”), with black and 

gilt glass mount, gilt frame. (1) €180 - 250 

348 


Prints: Royal Infirmary, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 

and View of Dublin from the Magazine, 

Phoenix Park, a pair of coloured engravings, 

published 1794, each approx. 33cms x 

44cms (13” x 17½”), & 26cms x 44cms (10” x 

17½”), with black and gilt glass mounts, gilt 

frames. (2) €400 - 600 


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Prints: View of the Law Courts, looking up 

The Liffey, Dublin, and Custom House, Dublin, 

a pair of finely coloured engraved plates, 

published London 1799, & 1792, each 

approx. 33cms x 44.5cms (13” x 17½”), with 

black and gilt glass mounts, gilt frames. 

Good. (2) €400 - 600 

350 


Print: College Library, Dublin, (The Long 

Room), published July 1793, approx. 33cms 

x 44.5cms (13” x 17½”), fine colouring, with 

gilt & glass mount, and gilt frame. (1) 

€300 - 400 

351 


Prints: View from Capel Street, looking 

over Essex Bridge, Dublin, and St. Stephens 

Green, Dublin, an attractive pair of coloured 

engravings, each approx. 33cms x 44cms 

(13” x 17½”), with black and gilt glass 

mounts and gilt frames. (2) €400 - 600 

352 


Print: Charlemont-House, Dublin, and 

Provost’s House, Dublin, an attractive pair 

of coloured prints, each approx. 33cms x 

44cms (13” x 17½”), with black and gilt glass 

mounts & gilt frames. (2) €400 - 600 

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353 

Newman & Co. Publishers 

Co. Dublin: An attractive pair of hand 

coloured lithographic views, Kingstown, 

Co. Dublin, and Dublin Bay and Kingstown 

Harbour, each approx. 26cms x 35cms (10¼” 

x 14”), in hogarth frames. (2) €200 - 300 

348 349 350 & 352 

351 

353 

347

354 

Views in Dublin: An attractive and unusual 

19th Century framed Picture with four 

oval lithographic views in Dublin City, with 

central oval harp, overall 46cms x 61cms 

(18” x 24”), hogarth frame. (1) €150 - 200 

355 

After Ph. Hackert 

Italian Engravings: Veduta di Pozzuoli, and 

Veduta di Baja, a pair, published at Naples, 

1787, each approx. 43cms x 58cms (17” x 

23”), in hogarth type frames. (2) €200 - 300 

356 

V.M. Picot after Jonathan Fisher 

Co. Louth: A View of Carlingford Harbour 

and Warrenpoint from the Domain of Roger 

Hall Esq. near Narrow Water, also A View 

of the Bay and Mountain of Rosstrevor in 

the Harbour of Carlingford, pair of fine 

engravings, published by J. Major, Lond. 

1772, each approx. 42cms x 55cms (16½” x 

21½”), in attractive frames. (2) €350 - 450 

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357 

363 

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After Jonathan Fisher 

Co. Kerry: Fine set of 4 engraved views of 

Killarney including: 

a. A View of the Eagles Nest on the Canal 

between the Lakes of Killarney, 

b. A View of the Lake of Killarney from the 

Park of the Rt. Hon. Lord Viscount Kenmare, 

c. A View of O’Sullivan’s Cascade, 

d. A View of the Upper Lake of Killarney 

from Part of Turk Mountain, all published 

by the Author at Great Ship Street, Dublin, 

1770, approx. 41cms x 54cms (16” x 21”), in 

attractive hogarth type frames. (4) 

€750 - 1000 

358 

Botanic Gardens: A fine engd. Plan of the 

Botanic Gardens, near Glasnevin, engd. by H. 

Mutlow, 1820, approx. 40cms x 28cms (15¾” 

x 11”), in black frame. Scarce. (1) €200 - 300 

359 

Co. Dublin, c. 1789: An unusual pair of 

engraved views of Dublin, View of the 

Hill of Howth, Ireland’s Eye, Lambay taken 

from Killmacud, and View of Killiney Bay & 

Mountains of Wicklow from Dalkey Island, 

dated 1789, each approx. 13cms x 18cms (5” 

x 7”), hogarth frames. Scarce. (2) €200 - 300 

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355 

360 

Dublin: Cole (B.) Engraver The East 

Elevation and Section of the Foundation of 

Essex Bridge, Dublin, engrd. plate, c. 1760, 

approx. 19.5cms x 31cms (7¾” x 12¼”), 

framed. (1) €140 - 200 

361 No Lot 

362 

Jane Allott 

Co. Donegal: Watercolour: The Castle at 

Raphoe formerly the Bishops Palace, 20cms x 

23.5cms (8” xx 9¼”), signed and inscribed 

on mount, gilt frame. (1) €500 - 700 

363 

H. Brocas, 1762 - 1837 

Watercolour: Early, View of Charleville, 

Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, approx. 36cms x 

54cms (14” x 21¼”), inscribed indistinctly on 

front ‘... Dublin 1793,’ in wash lined mount 

with gilt frame. 

* The frame is inscribed on reverse, 

‘Charleville, Enniskerry,’ the original house 

which was burned. This drawing used to hang 

in the Sugar-loaf Bedroom in the present 

house (138 & initials).’ €700 - 1000 

362 

360 

356

364 

Original 18th Century 

Architectural Drawing 

Co. Carlow?: Nowlan (Michael) Architect. 

A Plan of an Obilisque Pedestils and Orrens 

to be done for Samuel Faulkner Esq. To be 

erected over the gateway at the entrance 

to the Forth. December 3rd 1794. Drew 

at large by a scale of 2 feet to one Inch by 

Michael Nowlan. A large pen, ink & wash 

architectural drawing, approx. 40cms x 

31cms (15½” x 12¼”), somewhat stained, 

wooden frame. As a m/ss., w.a.f. V. Rare. (1) 

€350 - 450 

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Liam C. Martin 1986 & 1989 

Pen & Ink Sketches: “The Rotunda Hospital, 

Dublin, the garden front looking North,” and 

its companion “An Interior Scene,” 40cms x 

29cms, a pair of watercolour and pen and 

ink drawings, both signed, in gilt frames. (2) 

€200 - 300 

366 

Diarmuid J. Boyd, 1999 

No. 27 Nassau Street - Fred Hanna's Bookshop, 

oils on canvas, 41cms x 54cms (16" x 21¼"), 

in modern wooden frame. (1) € 700 - 1000 

371 

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Pat Liddy, 1993 

Watercolour: George Webb Booksellers, 

signed and dated 46cms x 36cms (18” x 

14”), framed. (1) €350 - 500 

368 - 369 No Lots 

370 

Irish Map: Rocque (John) A Map of the 

Kingdom of Ireland Divided into Provinces 

Counties and Baronies... In two framed 

Sections, each approx. 64cms x 98cms (25” 

x 38½”), the 1794 Issue?, hd. cold. in outline, 

& with large engd. cartouche, wooden 

frames. As a map, w.a.f. (2) €400 - 600 

371 

Irish Map: Allard (Carolus) Hyberniae 

Regni in Provincias Ultoniam Connacham, 

Lageniam, Momoniama divisi Tebula 

Accuratissima, Lg. hand coloured engd. 

map, Amsterdam c. 1730, approx. 60cms x 

50cms (23½” x 19½”), with 2 large 

cartouches. A most attractive & Scarce Map, 

with very vibrant colours. Framed. (1) 

€550 - 700 

372 

Irish Map: Camden (Wm.) Hiberniae Ireland 

Anglis yverdon Brittanis Erin incolis. Ierna 

... Toyernia Ptol, c. 1610, engraved by Wm. 

Hole, with English letterpress on reverse, 

approx. 28.5cms x 35cms, uncoloured, 

framed. (1) €180 - 250 

372 

367

373 

373 

Irish Map: Camden (Wm.) Hiberniae Ireland 

Anglis. Yverdon Brittanis Erin incolis. Ierna 

... Ioyernia Ptol, c. 1610. approx. 28.5cms x 

36cms, (11¼” x 14”), hand coloured, engd. 

by Wm. Hole. Framed. Attractive Map. (1) 

€380 - 450 

374 

Irish Map: Orteluis (A.) Eryn Hiberniae 

Brittannicae Insulae Nova Descriptio. Irlandt. 

From a Latin edition of Ortelius - ‘Theatrum 

Orbis Terrarum’ published in Amsterdam 

c. 1603. Attractively hand coloured, 

approx. 37cms x 49cms (14½” x 19½), worn 

somewhat at centre fold, in hogarth frame. 

(1) €1000 - 1500 

375 

Irish Sea Chart: Van Keulen (Johan) 

Nieuve Pascaert vande suyt syde van 

Yrlandt, Beginnende van Blasques totande 

Hoeck van Waterfoort, Met Al syn diepten 

en Droochten,... Large engd. chart with 

attractive engd. & hand coloured cartouche, 

published in Amsterdam, approx. 51cms x 

58cms (19½” x 22¾”), framed. Rare. (1) 

* Covers the Southern Coast of Ireland from 

The Blaskets to Waterford. €350 - 450 

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376 

Irish Sea Chart: Collins (G.) The Channel 

and City of Dublin, engd. chart c. 1775, 

approx. 46cms x 54cms (18” x 21¼”), hand 

coloured, in hogarth frame. (1) €200 - 320 

377 

Irish Map - Fisheries: Map of Ireland, 

Showing the Districts into which the Coast has 

been Divided and the Principal Lakes, Rivers 

and Fishery Stations, Published by Standidge 

& Co. Lithographers London, c. 1860, all hd. 

cold. in outline, approx. 69cms x 53cms (27” 

x 21”), in gilt frame. A Scarce Map, v. good. 

(1) €220 - 320 

380 

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376 

378 

Irish Map: Griffith (Richard) The Southern 

Coast of Ireland, form Mouth of the Shannon 

to Cork Harbour, c. 1839, approx. 61cms 

x 74cms (24” x 29”), hd. cold. in outline, in 

hogarth frame. (1) €100 - 150 

379 

Irish Map: Moll (Herman) A New Map of 

Ireland, Divided into Provinces, Counties 

and Baronies, wherein are distinguished 

the Bishopricks, Boroughs, Barracks, Bogs, 

Passes Bridges etc., with the principal 

Roads, and the common Reputed Miles. A 

very large engd. map, approx. 150cms x 

65cms (59” x 25½”), published London c. 

1714, hd. cold. in outline, somewhat faded 

and worn. Framed, but not glazed. As a 

map, w.a.f. (1) €350 - 500 

380 

The Bogs in Tipperary, 

Kilkenny & Queens County 

Aher (David) Surveyor, The Bogs of District 

8, Situated in the Counties of Tipperary, 

Kilkenny and Queens County, including areas 

around Templetuohy, Templemore, up to 

Roscrea, to Borris-in-Ossory and down to 

Rathdowney. Printed Lond. 1814, hd. cold. 

in outline, 52cms x 64cms (20½” x 25”), in 

black wooden frame. Good. (1) €250 - 350 

374 377 

379

381 

Engraved Map: Henecy & Fitzpatrick - The 

Bay of Dublin showing South Bull & North 

Bull, after W. Bligh?, approx. 40cms x 37cms, 

framed. (1) €150 - 200 

382 

Irish Map: Bleau (J.) Baronia Udrone in 

Comitatu Catherloughae, Published c. 1662 

/ 63, approx. 380cms x 25.5cms engd. size, 

cont. hand colouring, in black frame. Good. 

(1) €200 - 300 

383 

Irish Map: Zatta (Antonio) Parte del Regno 

dÍrlanda, Connaught e Munster, - Ulster 

e Leinster, in two parts, Venice, c. 1778, 

approx. 58cms x 38cms (23” x 15”) each, 

attractive cartouche, each hd. cold. loose. As 

maps, w.a.f. Good. (2) €220 - 320 

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Irish Map: Le Rouge (G.L.) Le Royaume 

dÍrlande devise en Provinces Comtes et 

Baronies, ... Paris 1745. Approx. 74cms x 

54cms (29” x 21”) with lg. engd. cartouche, 

hd. cold. in outline, loose. As a map, w.a.f. 

(1) €180 - 250 

384A 

Irish Map: Speed (John) The Province of 

Connaugh with the Citie of Galwaye 

Described, with English letterpress on 

reverse, published c. 1646, approx. 38.5cms 

x 51cms (15¼” x 20”), uncoloured and 

unframed. (1) €200 - 300 

385 

Irish Maps: Speed (J.) The Province of 

Mounster, with inset plans of Lymericke and 

Corke, with English letterpress on verso, 

and The Province of Ulster Described, with 

blank verso, each c. 1646, attractively hand 

coloured, and approx. 38.5cms x 51cms 

(15¼” x 20”), unframed. As maps. Good. (2) 

€500 - 700 

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387 388 

381 

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386 

Engraved Maps: Britannia Romana, approx. 

39cms x 42cms, (15¼” x 16½”); and Britannia 

Saxonica, approx. 42cms x 39cms (16½” x 

15¼”), both hd. cold in outline, & loose. As 

maps. (2) €80 - 120 

387 

Maps: Petty (Wm.) Down Survey, - The 

Province of Leinster, and The County of 

Limerick, 2 single page maps, approx. 51cms 

x 42cms, hd. cold. in outline, verso blank. (2) 

€150 - 250 

388 

Maps: Petty (Wm.) Down Survey, - The 

County of Westmeath, The County of 

Roscommon, and The County of Cavan, 3 

single page maps, approx. 54cms x 43cms, 

all hd. cold. in outline, verso’s blank. Clean 

copies. (3) €300 - 400 

386 

389 

Map: Zatta (A.) Parte del Reguo 

d’Irlanda cioe Le Provincie di Connaught 

e Munster, approx. 43cms x 33cms 

(16½” x 13”) published Venice 1778, hd. 

cold. verso blank. (1) €130 - 200

390 

Maps: Jackson, Publ. Ireland from Actual 

Survey, 1793, approx. 35cms x 34cms, hd. 

cold. in outline; Cary (J.) A Map of Ireland 

divided into Provinces and Counties from the 

Best Authorities, approx. 54cms x 43cms, 

publ. in London, 1805, hd. cold. in outline; 

and Ireland, Engraved and Published by G.F. 

Cruchley, Lond. c. 1850, fully hd. cold., all 

with plain verso. As maps, w.a.f. (3) 

€200 - 300 

391 

Map: Kitchin (Thos.) Karte von Ireland, 

attractive lg. single page map, approx. 

75cms x 62cms (29½” x 24½”), published by 

F.A. Schrembl, Wien, 1787, hd. cold. in 

outline, verso blank. (1) €200 - 300 

397 

390 

393 


392 

Map: Lotter (Conrad) La Grande Bretagne 

ou les Royaume d’Angleterre et d’Ecosse 

comme aussi le Royaume d’Irlande. Divisee 

part Provinces, 53cms x 67cms (21” x 26¼”), 

published in Augsbourg, c. 1750, with fine 

cont. hand coloured & engd. cartouche. V. 

good. (1) €300 - 400 

393 

Map: Seutter (Mattheo) Tabula Novissima 

Accuratissima Regnorum Angliae Scotiae 

Hiberniae, fine map of British Isles, 65cms 

x 55cms (25½” x 21½”), c. 1735, fine cont. 

hand colouring, engd. coats of arms & 

cartouche. V. good example. (1) €350 - 450 

391 

395 

396 

394 

Map: Hondius (Hen) Magna Britanniae 

et Hiberniae Tabula, fine dble page map 

approx. 46cms x 55cms (18” x 21½”), printed 

in Amsterdam 1631, with French letterpress 

on verso, cont. hd. colouring with 3 

attractive engraved framed cartouche, v. 

good. (1) €300 - 400 

395 

Map: Homann (John. Bapt.) Hiberniae 

Regnum tam in praecipuas Ultoniae, 

Connaciae, Laceniae et Momoniae... Fine 

single sheet map, approx. 60cms x 49cms 

(23½” x 19¼”) attractive hand-colouring, 

engd. & decor. framed cartouches, from 

Atlas Novum, c. 1720. V. good. (1) €300 - 400 

396 

Exceptionally Rare Early 

Map of The British Isles 

Orlandi (Joannes) The British Isles, no 

printed title, fine engd. map 53cms x 

38.5cms (21” x 15¼”), dated 1602, a few 

worm holes, but generally v. good. Ex. 

Scarce. (1) €600 - 900 

397 

Map: Coronelli (P.) Parte Settentrionale 

Dell ‘Irlanda Descritta, ... and Irlanda Parte 

Meridionale, Descritta, 2 parts, published 

in Venice, c. 1692/93. A large pair each 

approx. 48cms x 71cms (19” x 28”), or total 

size 96cms x 71cms (38” x 28”), with engd. 

framed cartouches, uncoloured. The first 

state with no text on verso. V. good. (2) 

€600 - 900 

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394

398 

Map: Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques 

Cinquieme Feuille Contenant l’Irlande, Large 

single page, French Printed Map of Ireland, 

c. 1750, approx. 94cms x 64cms (37” x 25”), 

no text on verso, v. good. V. Scarce. (1) 

€300 - 400 

399 

Map: Beauford (D. Augustus) Ireland Civil 

and Ecclesiastical, Fine large engd. map in 

two parts, approx. 116cms x 88cms (45½” 

x 34½”) published by J. Wyld, London 

1824, hd. cold. in outline, with lg. engd. 

cartouche, linen backed, some browning. As 

a map, w.a.f. (1) €350 - 450 

400 

Manuscript Map: Co. Westmeath: Menton 

(P.) Surveyor, Castletown Geoghegan, 

Map of Part of the Lands of Rathbennett in 

the Possession of Robert Wright, surveyed 

1896, approx. 53.5cms x 30cms (21” x 11¾”), 

linen backed. (1) €130 - 180 

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Original Hand-Coloured Estate Map 

County of Tipperary: Jones (H.) Surveyor, 

A Map of Part of Ballycahill held by John Prior 

Esq., From John Armstrong Esq situate in the 

Parish of Balli Barony of Elogarty & County 

of Tipperary, containing 19 acres three roods 

and thirty perches Irish Plantation Measure, as 

Surveyed June 4th 1779. Attractive hd. cold. 

orig. estate map, approx. 8cms x 23cms (7” x 

9”), in gilt frame. (1) €220 - 320 

402 

The Property of ‘Buck’ Whaley 

Co. Armagh: Gollagley (Terry) Surveyor. 

Exact Plan and Map of Barney Rhodes holding 

in Broghan Parish and County of Armagh, 

being part of the Estate of Thos. Whaley a 

Minor, laid down by a Scale of 10 perches 

to an Inch, signed and dated by surveyor 

5th May 1770. A good original pen and ink 

manuscript estate map with wash mount, 

approx. 29cms x 18cms (11½” x 7”), gilt 

frame. Rare. (1) €250 - 350 

403 

Grand Jury Map of Co. Kildare 

Irish Map: Taylor (Alex) A Map of the 

County of Kildare, L. 1783. First Edn., in 6 

loose sheets, overall 190cms x 196cms (75” x 

77”) approx, with large engd. views & a plan 

in border, very good & clean. In a later full 

cloth bound folder. V. good. (1) €900 - 1200 

398 399 

403 

404 

Petty (Sir William) Hibernia Delineatio, Atlas 

of Ireland - lg. Atlas oblong folio, Newcstleon-Tyne, 

Reprint 1968, Ltd. Edn., (500), port. 

index, Gen. Map of Ireland, 4 Provincial 

Maps, & 31 single page maps, some fold. full 

red cloth binding. Good. (1) €160 - 220 

405 

Atlas: Richards & Co.: Memorial Atlas 

of Ireland, showing Provinces, Counties, 

Baronies, Parishes, etc. Lg. Folio Philadelphia 

1901, 33 maps, recent cloth with leather 

spine and front cover laid / pasted down. As 

an atlas, w.a.f. (1) €400 - 600 

406 

Engraved Map: Aethiopia Superior vel 

Inderior, vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri 

Joannis Imperium, an early hand-coloured 

map, approx. 53cms x 62cms (21” x 24½”), 

framed. (1) €100 - 150 

407 

Irish Railways: Irish Railway Commission - 

Plans for the Several Lines, Laid out under the 

Direction of the Commissioners, V. lg. oblong 

folio L. 1837, 30 engd. titles, maps & plans, 

some torn or dam. (1 with loss) repaired, 

orig. ptd. wrappers bound in, recent cloth 

backed marble boards, mor. label. As an 

Atlas, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300 

408 – 409 No Lots 

402

410 

Oxlade (Diana) A Tropical Glen. A 

Florilegium of Belfast Botanic Gardens, Lg. 

folio Belfast 2000, FIRST EDN., frontis, 46 

plts. & txt illus., orig. mor. backed cloth. 

Good. (1) €180 - 250 

411 

Walsh (Wendy) A Prospect of Irish Flowers, 

Ten Watercolour Paintings. Ed. by E. Charles 

Nelson. Lg. folio Belfast (Blackstaff Press) 

1990. LIM. EDN. No. 13 of 125 Copies, 

Signed by Wendy Walsh and Charles Nelson. 

10 fine cold. plts. orig. cloth backed flower 

decor. boards with matching slip case. V. 

good. (1) €1000 - 1500 

412 

Fine Special Limited Edition 

Sex (Susan) illustrator, & Sayers 

(Brendan) Ireland’s Wild Orchids, lg. folio 

2004. Special Limited Edn., No. 59 of 700 

Copies, Signed by Artist & Author. List of 

subs, fine cold. plts., attractive hf. crushed 

green mor. mor. label gilt lettered, and with 

orig. green cloth slip case. (1) €800 - 1200 

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412 

413 

The Story of Michael Davitt 

in Pictures 

Deasy (Brendan) artist, A Life in 

Relief, folio, D. 2005, Dedit. to Peter 

Hayes, Forward by John Hume, 

sixty-five printed images, signed by 

the artist, Limited Edn. 2 (50) cloth 

backed boards, slip case. Good 

clean copy. (1) €400 - 500 

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Excessively Rare Coloured Copy 

Killarney - Co. Kerry: Fisher (Jonathan) A Picturesque Tour of Killarney, Describing in Twenty Views, 

the most pleasing Scenes of that Celebrated Lake,... Together with A Map of the Lake and its Environs. 

Lg. oblong folio D. 1790. For the Author, Second, lg. full page map, & 20 fine coloured aquatint plates, 

excellent condition, recent hf. mor. marble sides, tooled gilt decor., mor. marble sides, tooled gilt 

decor., mor. label on front cover. (1) 

* An exquisite example of this rare work. The first to come on the market in over forty years. (1) 

€8000 - 12000 

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The Book of Kells, Facsimile 

Facsimile - Verlay, Luzern, Publishers: The Book of Kells, The most precious illuminated manuscript of the early middle ages, now reproduced, The 

First and Only complete Fine Art Facsimile Edition, published by Authority of the Board of T.C.D., Dublin, lg. thick 4to Luzern 1990, Ltd. Edn. (1480) in 

fine white tawed leather oven wooden boards, contained in a specially created Presentation Box, the Celtic decorated embossed surface with blind 

and gilt tooled design with silver and brass mounts; together with a large Commentary Volume with illus., leather backed cloth in slip case. 

* An opportunity to acquire a complete facsimile of one of the World’s Greatest Art Treasures. As a lot. (2) €4000 - 6000 

416 

Original Watercolours & Drawings 

A comprehensive collection of original 

watercolours, pen and ink Sketches of Irish Scenes, 

Continental, Animals, and other subjects. Two 

sketch books some loose together with printed 

cards, an attractive collection of original art work, 

some wear, an interesting lot., w.a.f. (1) €180 - 250 

415 

416

417 

The Joseph Brooke-Kelly Portfolio 

Brooke-Kelly (J.)artist, An important 

collection of upwards of 375 drawings and 

watercolours in varying sizes from hf. page 

to miniature style, illustrations of Pirates, 

Treasure Island, Characters from Oliver 

Twist, Life Scenes, American & Dutch Types, 

Irish Characters, many of the drawings are 

identified and many are signed, pasted 

down or loose, as a portfolio, in a recent 

custom made box, red mor. backed cloth. 

Unusual & Scarce. 

* Brooke-Kelly was a contemporary of and 

friend of Harry Clarke. Like Clarke he made 

his living from illustrating books, paintng, 

stage sets etc. He was on the staff of the 

“Brendan Smith (Premiere) Academy of 

Acting,” and travelled alot, he also worked 

for Doyly Carte Opera Co. in London & 

America. 

* As a collection of drawings w.a.f. 

€1500 - 1800 

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Irish, Scottish & other Views 

Artists Sketch Book: R.C. [R. C(ope)] An 

oblong 19th Century folio Artists Sketch 

Book, containing approx. 44 various sized 

watercolour drawings, (a few sketches) 

mostly of Ireland, Galway Bay, Kilmacduagh 

Ruins, some of Co. Clare, etc., also about 10 

sketches of Germany & some of Scotland, 

all circa 1840 - 50, and including a fine 

watercolour by J. Varley, & a sketch by him 

also, some loose, but mostly tipped into 

an album, hf. mor., good. As a sketch book, 

w.a.f. (1) € 300 - 400 

418 & detail 

417 

419 

Bookplates: A very fine collection, with 

many Irish Bookplates, in an oblong small 

folio Album, containing many interesting 

plates include: those of James Craig 

(Viscount Craigavon), Lord Macartney, 

H. Biddell Swanzy, Robert Byrne, Wm. 

Swanston, Jas. Ledwith, John Rea, Elsie 

Ponsonby, Dudley Fortescue of Waterford, S. 

Hilda Bell, Lurgan, Earl Grey, Earl of Annesby, 

Anne O’Neill, Irvine of Fermanagh, Thos. 

Otway 1752; Wm. Chamney, Bray, Ld. James 

Butler, & various proof plates of Robert John 

Welsh, photographer, by Vinycombe after 

designs by J.W. Carey, some institutional 

and dated plates, some leather examples, 

in all approx. 320 plts., tipped into a cloth 

bound album. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €350 - 500 

420 

Bookplates: A very good collection of 

mostly Irish Bookplates, including those of: 

Daniel O’Connell, Wm. B. West, U.S. Consul 

Galway, Eibhlin Odette O’Connor, printed by 

Cuala, after Jack B. Yeats, Sam. Cunningham, 

Belfast, E.C.R. Armstrong MRIA, Sir Wm. 

Bellingham, Carton, E & A Mac Dowel 

Cosgrave, Members of The Butlers of 

Ormond, Archbishop of Dublin, members of 

The Fitzgerald Family, John Jebb, Bishop of 

Limerick, Rev. D. Augustus Beaufort, Castle 

Kelly Gosford, Co. Armagh, John Robert 

O’Connell, Hilda Pollexfen, Elizabeth Corbet 

Yeats & Fannie Corbett possibly Cuala Press 

examples; Bethel Solomon, Marquis of 

Waterford, Lord Viscount Powerscourt, and 

many others, approx. 265 examples in all. 

Some very attractive modern bookplates 

of Irish interest, many of N. Ireland interest, 

various plates of female collectors. A very 

good collection. As a lot, w.a.f. (1) €400 - 600

420A 

Bellarmin (Robert S.J.) Explanatio in 

Psalmos, 4to Rome 1611. Fine engd. title, 

errata & registration leaf, with printers 

device, cont. full vellum, worn, otherwise v. 

good copy, clean text. (1) €200 - 300 

421 

Co. Down: Belfast, The Phoenix Weaving 

Company Limited, a set of two letter books, 

numbered 4 & 5, and consisting of various 

typescript cyclostyled and m/ss agreement 

between Phoenix and other Northern Irish 

Companies, from c. 1940 - 1948, both hf. 

leather, some wear. Rare. (2) 

* An interesting and important source of 

research into business in Northern Ireland 

in the 1940’s period. €150 - 200 

420A 

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Broadsides & Pamphlets 

422 

“It is said Sarsfield is Mortally Wounded.” 

Unique 17th Century Broadside 

Original Broadside: A Relation of a Great 

Victory obtained by their Majesties Forces in 

Ireland, over the Irish Rebels. In a Letter from 

Liverpool to a Friend in London. Printed at 

London, and Re-printed at Edinburgh, by 

the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to 

their Excellent Majesties, 1691. Single sheet, 

printed one side only, approx. 29cms x 

18.5cms (11½” x 7¼”), worn at edges, but 

without loss. 

The letter is dated Liverpool, March 

3rd 1690. It relates that on receiving 

intelligence the Irish Forces had crossed the 

Shannon, two English armies led by Ginkel 

and Douglas engaged the Irish on Friday 

27 February at a place called Ballimore, 

‘The Irish being about 20,000, and ours 

about 12,0000; where they had a very hot 

Engagement for five hours. The Irish behaved 

themselves brave enough, for after they were 

broken, they rallied again very vigorously 

three times; but were forced to retire to 

Athlone.... it is said, Sarsfield is mortally 

wounded; But ‘tis certain that General Ginkle 

was brought to Dublin on Sunday-night in a 

Coach, sorely wounded.’ 

Sweeney 4457 (where it is claimed as 

unique). Wing R. 787A. (1) €700 - 1000 

422 

423 

For the Free Exercise of Religion 

Dublin Printed Proclamation 

James II: By the King. A Proclamation, 

Dublin 1689. A declaration by King James 

in Dublin, appealing for the return of 

those who may have gone from Ireland to 

England or Scotland because of religious 

persecution, and declaring that ‘from 

henceforth all Our Subjects within this our 

Realm may have and enjoy the free Exercise 

of their religion, so that they take special 

care that nothing be Preached or Taught 

amongst them which may tend to alienate 

the hearts of Our People from Us or Our 

government... and do hereby Command .. 

that no disturbance be made, or interruption 

given unto them by any person whatsoever, 

under pain of Our displeasure ... excepting 

only such as are now, or of late have been in 

actual Rebellion against Us .. given at Our 

Court at Dublin Castle the 25th day of March, 

1689.’ Dublin Printed by Andrew Crook and 

Samuel Helsham assigns of Benjamin Tooke, 

Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty., 

1689. Two pages (single sheet) A-4, black 

letter headed with royal cipher and with 

engraved initial, approx. 39cms x 29cms 

(15¼” x 11½”). Sweeney 4051; Wing J. 269. 

Extremely Rare. (1) €800 - 1000

424 

The Taking of Kinsale, 1690 

Contemporary Broadside - A Full and Particular Relation of the Taking 

Town and Forts of KINSALE, and how they were Besieged both by Sea 

and Land. Licensed, October 10, 1690. J.F. A contemporary broadside 

printed one side only, for Langley Curtis, near Fleet bridge, London, 

1690, approx. 31cms x 19.5cms (12¼” x 7¾”). 

A detailed and graphic account, evidently composed by an eyewitness 

of how the Earl of Marlborough sent 500 horse and dragoons 

to reduce Kinsale, from which King James had sailed for France after 

his defeat at the Boyne some three months earlier. The town was 

quickly taken, but when the Old Fort was called on to surrender, 

‘O’Sullivan More, who was in it, refused and said he would hold it 

out to the last man, firing his Cannon, and hung out a bloody Flag.’ 

Marlborough sent reinforcements, and three cannon were drawn to 

the top of compass Hill, ‘which commanded the Old Fort, and began 

to play upon it: After 4 hours firing the Enemy were forced to cease, 

for this hill commanded them so, that not a Man could stir but either 

the Cannon or some of our Musquets hit them. In the night our Men 

marched gently down the Hill; which the Enemy espying, fearing 

some Assault designed, beat a Parlee, and surrendered on the Terms 

offered them.’ the following day, a combined assault from land and 

sea forced the surrender of the New Fort. ‘ About 4 in the Afternoon, 

all things being ready, the Scaling Ladders were raised up against the 

Walls, and our Men run up with that Vigour, and repeated huzzas, that 

the Enemy had no time to think of their Defence, but were put into a 

Confusion, that they retired into the Fortress in great Disorder.. Never 

was so warm an Attack known, for the Land Forces on one side, the 

Seamen on the other, and the Ships to the Water, thundered forth 

such Peals of Cannon, that there was no possible resisting. Our Men 

being thus possessed of the Platform, the Enemy hung out a White 

Flag, and were accepted of as Prisoners of War. Thus we became 

Masters of one of the most considerable Fortresses in Ireland, and of 

the best Port and Harbour in the whole World.” 

After this engagement Limerick was the only significant town in 

Munster still in Jacobite hands. a scarce and interesting broadside. 

Sweeney 2040: Wing F. 2287. €800 - 1200 

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Rare 17th Century Irish Proclamation 

Charles II: By the King. a Proclamation Against the Rebels in Ireland. 

‘London, Printed by Christopher Barker and John Bull. Printers to the 

Kings most excellent Majesty, 1660.’ An A4 broadside, printed one side 

only in black letter, with Royal Cipher at head, and wd.-cut initial. 

‘Charles by the Grace of God... taking notice ... that after the vast expense 

of Blood and Treasure for the suppressing of the late horrid rebellion in 

Ireland, begun in October 1641, there are yet many of the Natives of that 

Our Kingdom, deeply guilty of that rebellion, who have of late broke into 

new Acts of Force and Violence... doe by this our Proclamation... declare, 

that All Irish Rebels ... now remaining .. be forthwith apprehended, and 

proceeded against according to Law... and that the Adventurers and 

Souldiers .. their heirs etc... who on the first day of January past were in 

the possession of any of the Manners, Castles, Houses, Lands .. of any of 

the said Irish Rebels, shall not be disturbed in such their Possessions .. 

given at our court at Whitehall the first day of June 1660.’ 

Issued just six days after Charles II landed at Dover (on 25 May) to take 

up the throne from which his father had been evicted by execution. 

The King was persuaded by Roger Boyle Earl of Orrery that the 

Catholics had restarted the hostilities. This proclamation made it clear 

that the Irish ‘Natives’ could expect no mercy from his administration. 

Extremely rare and attractive: Sweeney 3784. (1) €700 - 1000 

426 

“Disarm the Irish Soldiers 

17th Century Irish Proclamation 

Lords of the Privy Council: We, Peers of this Realm, Assembled with 

some of the Lords of the Privy Council, Do hereby Require all Irish Officers 

and Soldiers to Repair forthwith to the respective Bodies to which they 

do, or did lately belong; .... And We do Require and Command All Justices 

of the Peace, Constables, and other Officers whom it may concern, That 

they apprehend, and seize all such Soldiers as shall not repair to their 

respective Bodies; and that they be dealt with as Vegabonds. Given at 

the Council Chambers in Whitehal, this 14th Day of December, 1688. A 

broadside, printed one side only, In the Savoy: ... by Edward Jones, 

1688, approx. 31cms x 20cms, (12¼” x 7¾”), with engd. initial at head. 

* One of King James’s last acts before his deposition by William of 

Orange was to bring over a force of soldiers from Ireland in the 

autumn of 1688. The present declaration, intended to neutralise that 

force, is dated three days after James secretly left London on his way 

to take refuge in France. V. good & extremely scarce. Sweeney 4038; 

Wing E2866. (1) €600 - 800 

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Butler (James) First Duke of Ormond. The Marquess 

of Ormond’s Declaration, Proclaiming Charles the Second, 

King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, etc., With his 

Summons to Colonel Jones for the Surrender of Dublin, 

... sm. 4to London: Printed for Francis Tyton and John 

Playford, ... 1649. Sole Edn. title within a decorated border, 

24pp, browned at front & end, disbound. Scarce. Sweeney 

782; Wing O444. (1) €300 - 400 

428 

“June the 24. 1642” 

Smith (Samuel) The Last Joyfull Nowes from Ireland, 

‘Wherein is Related, a most famous and victorious Battel 

between the Protestants and the Rebels, at Kilrush in the 

County of Kildare: at which place the English with 3000 

foot and horse, valiantly set upon the Enemies, being 

12000 in Number, killed meere upon 600 of them, took 

abundance of Armes and Ammunition from them, and 

brought 3 heads of their Chief Commanders to Dublin... . 

sm. 4to London Printed for John Wright 1642. Sole Edn., 

title within ornate wd.-cut border, 6pp. disbound. Sweeney 

4749; Wing S 4207. Ex. Scarce. (1) €300 - 400 

429 

Coote (Lt. Colonel Chidly) Ireland’s Lamentation For the 

late Destructive Cessation, or, A Trap to catch Protestants, sm. 

4to L. (by R.C.) 1644. Sole Edn. title within decor. border 

with wd. cut device, 9pp disbound. V. Rare. Sweeney 1198; 

Wing C. 6066. (1) €250 - 350 

430 

Pamphlet: A True Narrative of the Murders, Cruelties and 

Oppressions, Perpetrated on the Protestants in Ireland, By 

the Late King James’s Agent’s since his Arrival there. Sm. 

4to London, printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Black 

Bull in the Old Bailey. 1690 Sole Edn. Published for the 

Information of the Jacobites, that Endeavour his Return 

again. Title within dbl. lined borders, [VI] 30pp, disbound. 

Scarce. Sweeney 5230; Wing F2804. (1) €250 - 350 

431 

Pamphlet: Ireland Preserv’d, and The Protestant Interest 

Defended; In the Year 1689. How, and by Whom. Sm. 4to 

London, Printed in the year 1707. Title within dble ruled 

borders [IV], 36pp disbound, but v. good. Scarce. (1) 

€200 - 300 

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432 

Pamphlet: Lambert (Ralph) A Sermon 

Preach’d to the Protestants of Ireland, Now 

Residing in London: At Their Anniversary 

Meeting on October XXIII 1708. In 

Commemoration of their Deliverance from 

the Barbarous Massacre committed by The 

Irish Papists in the Year 1641. Sm. 8vo L. 

1708. Sole Edn., 16pp. disbound. Scarce. (1) 

€150 - 200 

433 

Pamphlet: The Bloudy Persecution of the 

Protestants of Ireland, Being The Contents 

of severall Letters brought by his Majesties 

Post from Ireland, November 21st, 1641, ... 

also, how many good Townes and Castles in 

the County of Monno, have been consumed 

by fire. Sm. 4to London, Printed for Richard 

Melvin..., 1641. First Edn., 7pp. with 2 wd. 

cut portraits on final leaf, disbound, 7 good. 

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Pamphlets: Incorporated Society. 

An Account of the Proceedings of the 

Incorporated Society in Dublin for Promoting 

English Protestant Schools in Ireland, 

from February 6th, 1733, on which day 

the Royal Charter was opened, to the 6th 

March following. In Two Letters ... . 4to D. 

(George Grierson) 1734. First Edn., engd. 

vign. device, 14pp. also An Abstract of the 

Proceedings of the Incorporated Society in 

Dublin .. from the Opening of .. Royal Charter, 

on 6th February 1733, to the 25 Day of March 

1737, 4to L. 1737. First Edn., engd. vign. 

device, 42pp., both disbound. Scarce. (2) 

€160 - 220 

435 

Roman Catholic Committee Pamphlets: 

An Address from the General Committee of 

Roman Catholics to their Protestant Fellow 

Subjects... . 8vo D. & L. Re-printed 1792, 

First Lond. Edn., hf. title, 45pp. adverts 

at end; also Authentic Statement, of the 

Proceedings of the Roman Catholics of Dublin, 

April 9, 1795, on receiving the Report of 

Baron Hussey, ... Byrne, and Keogh, Esq. 

the delegates appointed to present the 

Retention of the Roman Catholics to His 

Majesty. 8vo L. 1795. First, hf. title, 38pp. 

& advert. leaf at end, both sewn & later 

wrappers. (2) €150 - 200 

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436 

Pamphlets: Murray - Genuine Memoirs of 

John Murray, Esq.; Late Secretary to the Young 

Pretender, together with Remarks on the 

same, in a Letter to a Friend, 8vo D. 1747. 

44pp; also Anon. A Letter to the Rt. Hon. J... 

P... S.. R. of the H...e of C...s in I...D, 8vo L. 1767. 

Third, hf. title, 46pp. both orig. wrappers. (2) 

€120 - 180 

437 

Pamphlets: Weld (Matthew) No Union! 

Being An Appeal to Irishmen. 8vo D. 1798. 

Third Edn., 29pp; also Arguments for and 

Against An Union, between Great Britain and 

Ireland Considered, 8vo D. 1799. Fourth, 

58pp. both sewn, orig. wrappers. (2) 

€80 - 140 

438 

[Valencey (Chas.)] An Essay on the Antiquity 

of the Irish Language, 8vo D. 1772. First Edn., 

63pp. browned thro-out, disbound. (1) 

€100 - 150 

439 

Pamphlet: Taaffe (Nicholas Lord Viscount) 

Observations on Affairs in Ireland from the 

Settlement in 1691 to the Present Time, 8vo 

D. (J. Hoey) 1766. First Edn. [44]pp. orig. 

marble wrappers. Good. (1) €100 - 150 

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436

440 

Very Early U.C.G. Calendar 

Co. Galway: Queen’s University of Ireland 

- Calendar of Queen’s College, Galway, 12mo 

D. 1851. Engd. frontis, pp. 33 - 36 supplied 

in photocopy, 106pp in all, some pp. printed 

red & bl., orig. cloth, gilt. V. Scarce. 

* Queen’s College, Galway was established 

by Royal Charter in Aug. 15th, 1850 only. 

This volume was the property of Richard 

Doherty, First Professor of Midwifery. (1) 

€180 - 250 

441 

Pamphlets on Howth: Smith (J. Huband) 

A Day at Howth, Or, Guide to its Prominent 

Objects of Interest. 16mo D. 1857. Second 

Edn. Fold plan, text illus., orig. wrappers, 

dam; also O’Donoghue (T.P.) Rambles 

Round Howth, 8vo D. n.d. [1921], map & illus. 

adverts. etc., orig. wrappers. (2) €100 - 150 

442 

Scarce Ballinasloe Printing 

Pamphlet: Harris (Mathew) A Paper on the 

Present Position, Socially and Politically of the 

Artizans of Ireland, 8vo Ballinsaloe (Western 

News Office) 1880. Sole Edn., 12pp. orig. 

ptd. blue wrappers. V. Rare. (1) €160 - 220 


443 

Scarce Edition of The Midnight Court 

[Merriman (Brian)] Mac Gilla Meidhre 

(Briano) Mediae Noctic Consilium, [Cuirt an 

Mheadhoin Oidhcha] 16mo D. 1893., 43pp., 

orig. gilt lettered cloth. V. good copy of this 

scarce work. (1) €200 - 300 

444 

Rare Cashel Printing 

White (John Davis) A Guide to the Rock 

of Cashel, roy 8vo ‘Cashel Gazette’ Office, 

1888. Third Edn., vign. title, 20pp. & 17 

plts. plus numerous wd.-cut illus. thro.-out 

text, uncut, unopened, orig. printers pink 

wrappers with adverts etc. 

* Extremely rare, printed at the Authors, 

own printing press at Lady’s Well, Cashel. (1) 

€350 - 500 

445 

Co. Clare: Mapother (E.D.) Lisdoonvarna 

Spas and Sea-Side Places of Clare, 12mo D. 

1871. First Edn., 47 pp. orig. ptd. wrappers, 

decor. borders. V. good copy. V. Scarce. (1) 

€170 - 220 

446 

Scarce Agricultural Periodical 

Co. Kildare: Athy Farmers Club, Nos, 2- 9, 

together 8 issues, unbroken, 4to D. (Farmers 

Gazette Office) Feb. - Dec. 1866. Orig. ptd. 

orange wrappers, v. good. A very scarce 

periodical, which ran for only 14 issues. 

* Subjects covered included Sheep 

Breeding, The Cattle Plague, Soils of Ireland, 

Railway Management in Ireland, Climate 

of Ireland, Banking Accommodation to 

Farmers, etc., most of the articles were 

written by local gentlemen. V. Rare. (8) 

€220 - 350 

447 

Stokes (Margaret) & Ernault (E.) Carte 

Montrant la Distribution des Principaux 

Dolmens D’Irlande, roy 8vo Paris 1882. Lg. 

fold. map frontis, 24pp. orig. blue wrappers. 

Scarce. (1) €150 - 200 

448 

Tain Bo Cualnge: de Jubainville (H. 

D’Arbois) Tain Bo Cualnge. Enlevement [Dur 

Taureau Divin et] Des Vaches de Cooley la Plus 

Amcienne Epopee de l’Europe Occidentale. 

4 parts in 3, roy 8vo Paris 1907 - 1912. 

First Edn., plt. partly unopened, orig. ptd. 

wrappers. Scarce. (3) €160 - 220 

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445 446 447 448

449 

Irish Historical Pamphlets, Booklets, 

Offprints etc: Stuart (Roberto) La 

Questione Irlandese, 8vo Rome 1890, 

40pp. wrappers; Soderini (Ed.) Leone 

XIII L’Irlande E L’Inghilterra, roy 8vo Rome 

1883, 45pp., wrappers; de Flaix (M.E. 

Fournier) L’Independance Politique et Agraire 

de L’Irlande, roy 8vo Paris c. 1886, 16pp 

wrappers; Batiffol (Pierre) Notre Visite 

on Ireland (7 - 14 October 1916), 8vo 25pp 

approx. offprint from ‘Le Correspondent’ & 6 

other items. As a lot, w.a.f. All Scarce. (1) 

€150 - 200 

450 

Shahan (Rev. Dr. T.J.) Let us Save the Irish 

Language, Discourse ... delivered at Omaha, 

May 9th, 1894, before the 39th National 

Convention of the Ancient Order of 

Hibernian’s. 4to Washington 1894. First 

Edn.,, 14pp. with 4pp insert, orig. ptd. 

wrappers. Scarce. (1) €120 - 180 

451 

Wright (Thos.) St. Brendan: A Medieval 

Legend of the Sea, In English Verse and 

Prose. 8vo L. 1844. First Edn., 63pp. some m/ 

ss notes, orig. ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) 

€100 - 150 


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Barrington (Richard M.) Report on the 

Migration of Birds as Observed at Lighthouses 

and Light Ships on the Irish Coast in 1888 - 

1897, 8 original parts (ex. 10) 8vo Edin. 1897 

- 1899. Original printed wrappers, good. V. 

Scarce. (8) €300 - 400 

453 


Macnamara (M.A.) Authentic Derivations 

of Place-Names in County Dublin, 8vo D. n.d. 

[1922] Sole Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy, orig. 

ptd. wrappers, v. good. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150 

454 

Galway interest: [Murphy (Rev. 

Columbanus / OSA.] The Gailliu, An 

Illustrated History of the Ancient City of 

Galway. Roy 8vo Galway 1901. Sole Edn., 

plts. & illus. orig. pict. wrappers. Scarce. (1) 

€100 - 150 

455 

Dublin Docks: Wilson Hartnell & Co., 

Publishers, The Port of Dublin, An attractive 

handbook, oblong 8vo D. n.d. [c. 1935]. Sole 

Edn. Lg. fold. plan, cold. & other illus., orig. 

pict. colour boards. A v. nice copy. Scarce. 

(1) €100 - 150 

456 

Whitton (H. Goldsmith) Handbook of 

the Irish Parliament House, College Green, 

Dublin. 4to D. 1891. First Edn., illus. plts. & 

ports. by R. Caulfield Orpen & Mrs. Ethel 

French, interesting adverts etc., orig. decor. 

boards. (1) €70 - 120 

457 

Irish Republican interest, pamphlets etc: 

Sir Roger Casement Ireland, Deutschland 

& Die Freiheit der Meerr & Andere Aufsatze, 

8vo Munich 1917, with fac-simile illus., 

wrappers; Some Poems of Roger Casement, 

16mo D. (Talbot Press) 1918; Mac Donagh 

(Thos.) Poems, A Selection by his sister, 

12mo D. n.d.; pamphlets, England’s Fair 

Words and Ireland,; John Redmond Accuses 

England, 1919; Two years of English Atrocities 

in Ireland, and another item. As a coll. (1) 

€150 - 200 

455 

456 457

458 

Maurois (Andre) Ariel, L. (Bodley Head) 

1935, First Book Published by Penguin, 

(Second Impression), orig. ptd. wrappers; 

Genet (J.) Les Bonnes, 1954, orig. ptd. 

wrappers. Good. (2) 

* Early printing’s by Penguin, are scarce, this 

was also Genet’s First Play. €60 - 80 

459 

Dolmen Press: Milne (Ewart) Galion. A 

Poem with a Prologue and an Epilogue. 

8vo D. (Dolmen) 1953. Lim. Edn. (200), 

(Unnumbered out of series). Orig. cloth 

backed boards. 

* Miller 9. The ninth book from Dolmen. (1) 

€150 - 200 

460 

Cuala Press: Yeats (W.B.) On the Boiler, 4to 

D. n.d. [c. 1938], orig. pict. ptd. wrappers; & 

5 other publications of modern Cuala Press, 

lists of works, history etc. All wrappers, as a 

lot. (1) €100 - 150 

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461 

Complete File of 

Scarce Literary Periodical 

Yeats (W.B.), Robinson (Lennox), 

Campbell (Jos.) etc., To-Morrow, Vol. I Nos. 

1 & 2, complete [All Published], folio D. 

Aug. & Sept. 1924. First & Only Edn., some 

illus. No. 2 weak at folds., some tears. As a 

periodical, w.a.f. (1) €100 - 150 

462 


Doyle (Roddy) The Commitments, D. (King 

Farouk) 1987. First Edn., orig. pict. cold. 

boards. Pristine copy. V. Rare. (1) €400 - 600 

463 

Original Coloured Drawings for 

Tower & Stain-Glass Windows 

Co. Antrim: Drew (Thos.)Artist, A.R.H.A., 

Design for Improving the Belfry - Stage & 

Spire at Broughshane Church, Co. Antrim, 

watercolour, 27cms x 22cms (10½” x 8¾”), 

signed & inscribed; also original watercolour 

sketches by Wailes & Strang, Newcastle on 

Tyne, for 2 pairs of stained glass windows, 

1870 for same church in Co. Antrim. All 

mounted on boards, also signed. An 

unusual lot. As orig. drawings, w.a.f. Rare. (1) 

€250 - 350 

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Mac Liammoir (Michael) Two original 

watercolour drawings of stage costumes, 

profusely annotated in manuscript, 

describing in detail, the various items of 

apparel, material used etc., frame,d each 

approx. 28cms x 22cms (11” x 8½”). The 

costumes are for Silken Thomas, and a 

Viking Soldier bearing an axe. Possibly 

sketches for a pageant or a similar 

performance. (2) €300 - 500 

465 

West of Ireland Interest 

Kernoff (Harry) Man of Dingle (Seamus 

Beag), and Over to the Blaskets, each 

inscribed and signed ‘Kernoff’ and each 

approx. 21cms x 15.5cms (8¼” x 6½”), in 

black frames by Mulvany Bros. Very good. 

an attractive pair. (2) €400 - 600 

463

466 

Original Signed Woodcut 

Kernoff (Harry) Smiling Turf-Girl, 19cms x 

14cms (7½” x 5½”) approx., signed, inscribed 

& dated, framed. V. good. Scarce. 

* The model for this picture was Delia 

Murphy,signed & inscribed, with label on 

reverse. (1) €170 - 250 

467 

Harry Kernoff Ephemera etc. 

Kernoff (Harry) An interesting collection of 

ephemera and prints, including: 

a. A note to “Dear Pat” on headed 

notepaper, 13 Stamer Street, in Kernoffs 

hand giving the words of the ballad “The 

Three Lovely Lassies from Bannion,” signed. 

b. Fourteen lines of manuscript verse 

signed H.K. 12.10.61, commencing “I refuse 

to subscribe to abortions / cretinous, 

libidinous contortions...” apparently original, 

in Kernoff’s hand; with related envelope 

addressed to Patrick Mc Carthy, Sheehans 

Lounge Bar, Dublin; 

c. Two copies of Kernoff’s printed poem 

“After an Exhibition of Abstract and 

Subjective Art; one with annotations and 

extra lines in Kernoff’s hand; 

d. Copies of two signed Kernoff prints, 

“Byzantine Madonna” and “More Power to 

his Elbow.” As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €300 - 400 

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470 

468 

Irish Artists: Rivers (Elizabeth) Ireland. 

The Aran Islands. Six Reproductions from 

Wood Engravings. Folio D. (Three Candles) 

n.d. for Victor Waddington Galleries, 6 lg. 

plts., in orig. portfolio with overlaid illus & 

label, browned. Together with 2 other 

orig. signed engd. illus. by same artist; 

also Eight Reproductions by Two Irish 

Artists, George Campbell R.H.A. and Arthur 

Armstrong, portfolio published by Walsh 

Studio, Dublin, only 6 prints present; and 

Adoremus, a signed etching by Patrick Pye 

No. 4 of a Limited Edn. of 90, together with 

a Catalogue for Works by Patrick Pye at 

Wyvern Gallery, Dublin, c. 1990; a card for 

an exhibition of Pye’s work; and a card for 

a John Shinnors painting, signed by Patrick 

Pye & Camille Souter. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) 

€200 - 300 

467 

472 

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Behan (Kathleen) nee Kearney. A large 

collection of original autograph letters 

mainly to her nephew Seamus de Burca 

(Jimmy Bourke), mainly concerning family 

matters, with some correspondence 

including a T.L.s. from Brian Behan (brother 

of Brendan) to S. de Burca, an interesting 

air-letter from the actor and producer 

Anew Mc Master in Perth (Australia), 1950, 

discussing his touring season there; a 

photograph showing Seamus and members 

of the Kearney family at the unveiling 

of a memorial in Glasnevin Cemetery 

1967 (names to rear), some other family 

correspondence, etc. 

* Kathleen Behan mother of Brendan, was 

a sister of Peadar O’Cearnaigh writer of ‘A 

Soldiers Song,’ and also a sister of Seamus 

de Burca’s mother. Seamus ran Bourke’s 

Theatrical Outfitters in Dame St., in Dublin 

for many years, and was himself a writer 

and producer. This correspondence has not 

been investigated in detail and may contain 

other material of interest. As an archive, 

w.a.f. (1) €300 - 500 

469 

468

470 

Yeats (Jack B.) Collection of varied Exhibition & Sale Catalogue of 

his works, for Waddington Galleries in Dublin & London, Dawson 

Gallery, Tate Gallery (1948), Cumann Ealaiona Shligigh 1961; together 

with colour illustrated booklets, some cards etc., some rare items, an 

interesting lot. In a cloth box. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €150 - 200 

471 

After Jack B. Yeats 

Cuala Press: The Strand Races, The Start and The Finish. An attractive 

pair of hand-coloured prints, each approx. 18cms x 48cms (7” x 19”), 

unframed. Good. (2) €300 - 400 

472 

Yeats Association Copy 

Barrie (J.M.) Auld Licht Idylls, 8vo L. 1893. Inscribed on title ‘J.B. 

Yeats from Lily & Lolly Yeats, Xmas ‘93, & with Lily Yeats bookplate 

designed by Jack B. Yeats & printed by Cuala Press, buckram; O’Grady 

(Standish) Finn and His Companions, 12mo L. n.d. [c. 1900], Second, 

with illustrations by Jack B. Yeats, decor. boards. (2) €200 - 300 


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471 

473 

Large Format of a Jack B. Yeats Rarity 

Yeats (Jack B.) The Treasure of the Garden, One of Jack B. Yeat’s Plays 

for the Miniature Stage. 4to L. (Elkin Mathews) n.d. (c. 1905). FIRST 

EDN., in blue printed pictorial wrappers, one of a small number of 

copies with seven plates and the cover illustration coloured by the 

author. Fine copy. 

* Copies coloured by the author are very rarely found, as many have 

been broken up for framing. Ex Rare in this condition. (1) 

€1000 - 1500 

474 

Signed with Original Sketch 

by Jack B. Yeats 

[Yeats (John Butler)] J.B. Yeats. Letters to his Son, W.B. Yeats, and 

Others, Ed. by Joseph Hone, 8vo L. 1944. First Edn., orig. d.w. worn. 

* With a delightful ink sketch of a horse and a marquee on title page, 

signed Jack B. Yeats, March 23rd 1953. With the ownership signature 

on front loose end, of Isabel Lyon (Secretary to Mark Twain) Several of 

the letters quoted are to Jack B. Yeats. (1) €600 - 800


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Lady Gregory’s Copy 

Signatures of J.M. Synge & Jack B. Yeats 

Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) The Aran Islands, 4to D. & L. (Maunsel & Co.) 1907. First Large Paper Edition. Limited, No. 39 of 150 

Copies, Signed by J.M. Synge and Jack B. Yeats. 12 hand-coloured plates. In original wheat coloured cloth, gilt, a little browned at 

upper and outer margin, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Lady Gregory’s copy with her bookplate inside cover; and with the later signature of the distinguished Irish actor Jack Mac 

Gowran, Dublin 1972. This splendid volume is probably the finest Irish book of the first half of the twentieth century. Its 

publication marked a new era in Irish book design. The hand colouring was probably by members of the Cuala staff, working to 

examples supplied by Jack Yeats. 

A splendid association copy. Lady Gregory had a particularly soft spot for Synge, a central member of the group that launched 

the Irish Theatre Movement; her journals mention his ill health, his modesty and his need of proper feeding. He often stayed 

with her at Coole. He died within two years of the publication of these essays based on articles first written for the Manchester 

Guardian. 

* Although the hand coloured edition was of 150 copies, many of these are signed only by Yeats; presumably Synge’s ill-health 

prevented him signing the full edition. It is suggested that as little as maybe only 40-50 copies are signed by both. (1) 

Provenance: Lady Gregory, Jack Mac Gowran, Hanna Family. €8000 - 12000


476 

Superb Complete Set with Signature & Unique Associations 

Yeats (Jack B.) A Broadside, Dun Emer and Cuala Press. No. 1 (June 1908) to No. 12, Seventh and Last Year (May 1915), a complete set 

of 84 monthly numbers each limited to 300 copies. Bound and hand-tooled by Cuala printer Esther Ryan (see label at rear) in full dark 

brown smooth morocco, laced around edges, upper cover with title and design of young singer elegantly embossed in blind. The lacing 

very slightly rubbed but generally in excellent order. Signed and inscribed on verso of preliminary leaf, ‘For Esther Ryan / Jack B. Yeats / 

Dublin March 2nd, 1943.’ and with the ownership signature of the distinguished Irish Actor Jack Mac Gowran, dated Dublin 1972. 

The broadsides in original condition throughout, untrimmed, in excellent condition, with the hand colouring fresh and bright. The 

binding is thoroughly competent, opening easily at every page. 

* A unique, superb and most desirable set of this splendid publication, edited and illustrated throughout by Jack B. Yeats himself, and 

with contribution by leading writers including James Stephens, Lady Gregory, Douglas Hyde, John Masefield, Seamus O’Sullivan & 

others, as well as many old ballads. The full set contains over 100 hand coloured drawings by Yeats, as well as larger drawings on the 

central pages which are mostly uncoloured. Most of these drawings have never been re-published. Complete Sets of the Broadsides are 

Rare; to our knowledge no set with Yeat’s signature has been on the marked for many years, - let alone a set hand-bound at Cuala by a 

long-serving member of staff. 

Provenance: Esther Ryan, Jack Mac Gowran, & Hanna Family. €10000 - 15000

477 

Yeats (Jack B.) Two good Autograph signed Letters to 

the painter Patric Stevenson, the first dated Nov. 18, 

1950, 2pp (single sheet), thanking for ‘what you say of 

my exhibition at the Tate - which I did not see myself. If 

Ivor Hitchens is the painter who uses a fine colour which 

is like a bright bay horse in sunshine and in shadow, then 

I do admire his work.’ He invites Stevenson to visit him 

in Dublin, ‘but you will not see my wife, an she would 

have liked to see you, for she died in the spring of 1947...’ . 

The second letter, from Portobello House (‘temporary 

address’) March 20th, 1956, regrets he is unable to get 

to Stevenon’s exhibition in Belfast, and mentions a 

photograph with Alfie Byrne. ‘He kept himself always a 

steadily burning bright little candle, and his lines so clean 

in a grubby world. I think he was a success in that he was 

what he wanted.’ Both letters with good signatures, and 

with orig. envelopes addressed in Yeats’ hand. As m/ss., 

w.a.f. (2) €550 - 750 

478 

Start of National Irish Theatre 

[Yeats (W.B.)] A manuscript list of ten names, mostly 

in the hand of W.B. Yeats on a scrap of paper, with a 

typescript note at the bottom of sheet stating this is the 

‘Suggested Committee for the inauguration of National 

Irish Theatre, October 1901, written by W.B. Yeats (except 

the name M. Harvey Pelissier which was written by J.H.C.) 

at the house of Mr. George Coffee on 23rd June 1901. 

The names include Miss Young, F.J. Fay, Miss Barthwick, 

cousins, Mrs. Wise Power, Baker, Pelissier, Mrs. Kennedy, 

Miss Joynt & 1 other. ‘J.H.C.’ is presumably James Cousins. 

As a m/ss., w.a.f. 

* W.B. Yeats was involved from about 1898 in a series 

of attempts to set up a literary theatre in Dublin, 

which culminated in the formation of the National 

Theatre Society in 1903. The present list relates to the 

development of the Irish Literary Theatre. George Coffey 

was an antiquarian, and friend of Yeats, and lived in Co. 

Wicklow. (1) €500 - 700 


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Important Archive of Yeats Letters 

Yeats (William Butler) An important archive of thirteen early Autograph signed Letters and Cards, with one dictated letter, 

signed, mostly 1898 / 9, all to the journalist and former M.P. Thomas P. Gill, and with a typescript letter (carbon copy) to Yeats, 

unsigned, probably from Gill. 

T.P. Gill (1858 - 1931), from Co. Tipperary, was originally a journalist. He was an Irish Party M.P. 1885 - 1892, resigning after 

failing to heal the breach over Parnell. In August 1898 he became editor of the Dublin Daily Express, with a brief to expand its 

arts coverage. Until he lost the job in Sept. 1899 he had considerable powers of artistic patronage, and so was of great interest 

to Yeats, and his literary colleagues. In 1900 Gill became Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture and Technical Instruction in 

Dublin, another influential post which he held for 20 years. 

The present correspondence shows how assiduously Yeats cultivated a friendly journalist. Gill was quickly roped into the 

beginnings of the Irish Theatre Movement; see the letter dated 13.11.98; ‘People should be asked to support the Irish Literary 

Theatre on patriotic grounds, but they should first be made to feel that there is an actual school of Irish spiritual thought in literature 

and that their patriotism will support this. Ireland is leading the way in a war on materialism, decadence triviality as well as affirming 

her own individuality. That is our case.’ 

On 22.3.99 and 25.3.99 Gill was consulted about the disagreement with Edward Martyn over the theological soundness of ‘The 

Countess Cathleen’ ; and on 22.5.99 Yeats suggests that the Express might quote Max Beerbohm’s comments on the play. In an 

intriguing note on 3.10.1900 he says he thinks George Moore would accept a seat in Parliament, ‘if he had a definite offer of a 

seat without a contest.’ The unsigned typescript letter to Yeats, probably from Gill, advises him to go ahead with ‘The Countess 

Cathleen’ and to pay no heed to the theologians. 

These letters represent almost the totality of Yeats’ correspondence with Gill; one further letter in the National Library of 

Ireland. After Gill left the Express in 1899, Yeats apparently dropped him from his list of useful friends. With the exception of 

the final letter (1908), all the present letters are published in Vol. II of Collected Letters. 

* A fine and interesting correspondence, which gives considerable insight into Yeats’ preoccupations and his methods of 

orchestrating support for his various activities. The letters all have good signatures, and in the main are quiet legible. Six are 

addressed from Coole Park, two from Paris, the remainder from London, Sligo or unaddressed. As a coll. of m/ss., w.a.f. (1) 

€8000 - 14000

480 

Yeats (Wm. Butler) A printed Form of 

Indemnity issued by the Electricity Supply 

Board, indemnifying the Board in the event 

of any default by John Free of Riversadale 

Cottage, Riversdale, Rathfarnham, Co. 

Dublin, signed by Yeats giving his address 

as Riversdale, and his occupation as Author 

dated 2 October, 1933; and countersigned by 

(Mrs.) George Yeats, as witness, same address, 

giving her occupation as ‘Wife of W.B. Yeats’ 

As a m/ss., w.a.f. 

* Documents signed by both W.B. Yeats and 

his wife George, are quiet rare. Presumably 

Mr. Free was a servant or gardener. (1) 

€450 - 650 

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Gregory (Lady Augusta) An interesting 

ALs. to (T.P.) Gill, Tuesday, n.d. on Coole Park 

headed paper, saying Mr. (George) Moore 

‘ would be much obliged if you would let 

him have the few lines you suggested,’ and 

mentioning that ‘I am thinking of getting 

together and editing a little book of essays, in 

the sytle of your ‘Literary Ideals,’ of last year 

- & calling it ‘Irish Ideals’ - vol. II. ‘There are 

articles of Russell, Yeats and others it would 

be a pity to lose,’ with a second ALs, also 

from Coole, undated, ‘Alas, I am a long way 

off from your pleasant party. I shan’t be in 

Dublin for some time... Yeats has gone to Paris 

& won’t back till after Xmas. If you want a 

French speaker, Synge is the man,’ giving his 

address. Two good signatures. Interesting 

lot. As m/ss., w.a.f. 

The book of essays mentioned is probably 

‘Ideals in Ireland.’ (2) €400 - 600 

482 

One of the Author’s Last Letters 

Synge (John Millington) A very good 

ALs. on mourning paper, 2pp. (single 

folded sheet) dated Dec. 9th, 1908, from 

Glendalough House, Glenageary, to (T.P.) 

Gill, saying he would be particularly pleased 

to meet M. Rene Bezlin and his daughter, 

‘but alas, I am not well enough yet - you may 

have heard how ill I was in the early summer - 

to be out at night and enjoy a dinner and talk. 

They say it will be a year or near it before I am 

quiet comfortable again.’ and so regretfully 

declining the invitation. With a good 

signature. As a m/ss., w.a.f. 

* An important and poignant letter, written 

during his final illness (he died 24th March, 

1909). Letters from Synge are rare. (1) 

€800 - 1000 

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Russell (George) A.E. A very good ALs 

to (T.P.) Gill, 3pp from the post Office, 

Rossmuck, Maam Cross, Co. Galway, 

probably referring to Gill’s appointment 

as editor of the Dublin Daily Express. ‘You 

have my heartiest wishes for your success. I 

feel everyday that there is the greatest need 

of a higher popular educational influence 

than we have had hitherto. The tone of public 

thought in Ireland I find strangely behind the 

tone of private life, and the narrowness and 

bigotry of the one contrasts curiously with the 

warm hearted generosity of the other....’ Also 

discusses the suitability of a man named 

Pryse as a newspaper compositor, and his 

own problems in varying his local reports 

on I.A.C.S. affairs.’ I am working on a report 

on money lending and shopkeeping here for 

Mr. Plunkett .... Best wishes to you - the Gods 

- the true gods - never require to be prayed to 

- They act for the bet without regard to prayer. 

With a good bold signature. A little foxed, a 

few marginal tears, no loss. With a full typed 

transcript. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €400 - 600 

484 

Moore (George) A curious ALs. to T.P. Gill, 

partly in what appears to be intended as 

a pastiche of Yeats’ Celtic Twilight style, on 

his headed notepaper, 4 Upper Ely Place, 

undated. ‘Thou hast conquered O pale 

Gillahan / and the crops are full filled of thy 

breath) and the Russell hotel rings a pean 

/ and rises from a temperance death / But 

Kingstown is too far away and I am always 

more or less busy in the afternoon. I’d like to 

go for a walk in the dusk about 5, that will 

not suit thee O pale Gillahan I surmise.’ With a 

good signature. With two further ALs. from 

Moore to Gill, one from Paris and one from 

Ely Place, both concerning arrangements to 

meet. As m/ss., w.a.f. 

* T.P. Gill, a former Parnellite M.P., was 

Secretary of the Department of Agriculture 

and Technical Institution in Dublin (hence 

‘the crops are full filled...’. Moore lived in Ely 

Place, Dublin from 1901 to about 1910. (1) 

€350 - 500 

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485 

Colum (Padraic) A short ALs. to (T.P.) Gill, 

undated enclosing his article ‘A Letter to an 

Irish Farmer,’ which he mentioned to Gill 

sometime ago and wishes him to look at. 

(The article is not present). With a good 

signature. As a m/ss. (1) €150 - 200 

486 

[Gogarty (Oliver St. John)] A typescript 

carbon copy of an Order of Subpoena from 

the High Court of Justice, Saorstat Eireann, 

1938, to Herbert Heber Pembrey, trading 

as Greene & Co., 16 Clare Street, Dublin, to 

appear in the action between Henry Morris 

Sinclair (Plaintiff, a Jewish Art dealer in 

Dublin) and Oliver St. John Gogarty and Rich 

and Cowen Ltd. (defendant), not signed. 

* Sinclair sued Gogarty over a reference 

in his reminiscences ‘As I was going Down 

Sackville Street.’ Gogarty lost the action over 

his anti-semitic remark, and was ordered to 

pay £900. He moved to London & America 

thereafter. it is not clear why Mr. Pembrey 

was called (perhaps to prove publication of 

the book). Samuel Beckett, a nephew, was 

called as a witness on that occasion. 

Provenance: H.H. Pembrey to the present 

owner. (1) €200 - 300 

488 & detail 

487 

487 

Signed by O’Casey 

O’Casey (Sean). Programme for the first 

production of ‘The Plough and the Stars,’ 

week commencing Feb. 9th, 1926, 4pp. 

in the traditional Abbey Theatre grey 

wrappers, signed by O’Casey and dated 

12/2/26, (i.e. Friday of first week’s run). 

Staple rusted, else a good copy. 

O’Casey’s masterpiece, featuring Fluther 

Good, the Young Covey, Bessie Burgess, 

Rosie Redmond, Comdt. Jack Clitheroe and 

his wife Nora, etc. The cast included F.J. Mc 

Cormick, Shelah Richards, Barry Fitzgerald, 

Maureen Delany, Ria Mooney and others of 

the Abbey greats. 

* A superb association item from one of 

the Abbey’s great successes before the 

unfortunate breach with O’Casey. With a 

second programme, for a 1938 performance 

of The Shadow of a Gunman. (2) €600 - 800 

488 

“French” being Plagarised 

French (Percy) A good ALs. dated 

December 22nd, no year, 2pp. (single sheet 

folded), from a Dublin address, to (T.P.) Gill, 

sending copies of ‘Abdullah Bulbul Amir,’ 

and other songs, and mentioning that 

Abdul ‘was pirated from me and published 

anonymously in London.’ The authorship 

is claimed by an Oxford, and also by a 

Cambridge student My Publishers ...’ did not 

take out the copyright though I paid them to 

do so.’ As a m/ss., w.a.f. 

* T.P. Gill was editor of the Dublin Daily 

Express circa 1898-99. Letters from Percy 

French are quiet scarce. (1) €300 - 400 

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486

489 

Hyde (Dr. Douglas) Autograph postcard 

in Irish, 8.6.(19)01, to Muiris O’Dubhda, 

London, signed ‘An Craoibhin,’ thanking 

him for the return of his dictionary; with a 

printed message of appreciation for ‘your 

kind message on the occasion of his election 

as President of Ireland,’ with related envelope 

postmarked 1938; also an autograph signed 

postcard from Seoghan P. Mac Enri to 

Maurice Dodd, 21.4.03, inviting him to lunch 

in London with An Craoibhin, ‘agus beidh 

seanchas Gaeilge againn;’ also an autogrpah 

signed note from An Craoibhin to ‘A Athair 

Dhilis (prob. Fr. Eric MacFinn), 1932, regretting 

he cannot accept the invitation; and ALs. on 

Education Company notepaper, 20.4.35, to 

An tAthair Eric Mac Fhinn, from An Seabhac 

(Michael O’Siocfhur), concerning primary 

school texts, dialects etc., and an autograph 

signed card from the same, 1938, sending 

a copy of his collection Triucha Cead. 

Chorca Dhuibhne. All in Irish, an interesting 

collection, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300 

490 

Martyn (Edward) A good photograph 

signed note on his headed paper, 25 

March 1911, to Mrs. Gill (wife of T.P. Gill), 

thanking her for an invitation, has to go 

to Galway so cannot go to supper, but will 

look in just after lunch ‘which thank you 

I never take.’ With a very good signature. 

Martyn, playwright and friend of Yeats, Lady 

Gregory, etc., his signature is quiet scarce. 

(1) €125 - 220 

491 

Kernoff (Harry) R.H.A. A good quality 

studio Photograph by Lafayette, signed by 

the Artist, and dated May 21st, ‘37; and a 

copy of Kernoff’s print “A Bird Never Flew on 

One Wing,”; signed in green biro. As a lot, 

w.a.f. Good. (2) €200 - 300 


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Leslie (John Bt) A short ALs from a Bath 

address to T.P. Gill apparently declining to 

contribute to a series of articles written in 

the Daily Express, ‘although remembrance 

of the Past, rather than satisfaction with the 

Present might incline me to do so.’ With a 

good signature, with related envelope. 

* The writer was father of Shane Leslie. (1) 

€120 - 200 

493 

The Authoress Looking 

for Work 

Tynan Hickson (Catherine) An 

interesting short ALs to (T.P.) 

Gill, 11 August 1898, asking if he 

could use in the Express ‘a weekly 

London letter, mainly literary but 

not exclusively so? I think I could 

furnish something interesting 

in this way; and it would bring 

book-advertisements. I think 

I may say that you would find 

me punctual, reliable, alert for 

news, and not exorbitant.’ Clear 

signature. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) 

€150 - 200 

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494 

Griffith (Arthur) An interesting 

photographic print, enlarged from original, 

showing six men sitting on grass near a 

wall, Arthur Griffith on left, at an Oireachtas 

na Gaeilge event on the Hill of Tara 1905 

(captioned on rear). The others are stated 

to be Michael O’Ruadheaighe Dublin; 

Eamon O’Neill, Kinsale, Co. Cork; Padraigh 

O’Dalaigh (Gen. Sec. Gaelic League); Fr. 

Forde, Sligo; Ald. Mac Cumhaill, Dublin. As a 

photo, w.a.f. (1) €125 - 200 

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492

496 

Signed by Lord Inchiquin 

Inchiquin (Lord) An early autograph signed letter, dated June 14, 

1693, to Thomas Lewis, Merchant in Bristol, concerning debt of £120, 

asking him to pay £30 to Mr. Bousac (?) and the remainder to ‘my 

servant Mr. Provost.’ Endorsed rear by Provost. As a m/ss., Scarce and 

early. (1) €300 - 400 

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Roosevelt (Theodore), President of the United States 

A very good collection including two ALs. to T.P. Gill, a card fro the White 

House inscribed in his hand, copies of two letters from Gill to Roosevelt and 

other items as follows: 

a. A typescript signed letter on White House headed paper from Roosevelt to 

Gill, Sept. 1903, thanking him for sending the ‘Cucullain Saga.’ ‘I had ordered 

it myself and have now cancelled the order and have ordered Douglas Hyde’s “A 

Literary History of Ireland;” and discussing arrangements to meet in Washington. 

With a very good signature. Presumably the book was Lady Gregory’s 

“Cuchulain of Muirthemne,” 1902. 

b. A Presidential Visiting Card inscribed in Roosevelt’s hand. ‘With hearty 

thanks for your congratulations,,’ with related envelope addressed to T.P. Gill, 

Department of Agriculture, Dublin. 

c. A typed signed letter from Roosevelt (in London) to Gill, 28 May 1910, 

confirming arrangements for a meeting, ‘It is as you know, the most difficult 

thing in the world for me to get any time for myself. But come in at 5.30 on 

Thursday next .. and I will do my best.’ With a very good signature. 

e. Banquet programme for Eight Annual Banquet of New York Society of the 

Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, April, 29, 1904. 

f. Typescript carbon copies of two letters to Roosevelt, unsigned but evidently 

from T.P. Gill, concerning the death of Gen. (Wm.) Butler, 1910. 

* An important collection of Presidential documents and memorabilia. 

Apparently there was a family relationship between Gill and Roosevelt. As an 

Archive, w.a.f. (1) €2000 - 3000 

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First Earl of Inchiquin 

O’Brien (Murrough), First Earl of Inchiquin (1614-1674). A most 

interesting autograph letter, signed, 2pp., folio from London, 29th 

Dec. 1662, addressed ‘My Lord,’ discussing ‘the business of Portugall ... 

I finde no mony can be had here only a letter will be sent to pay 6000 £ 

more on the accompte of the portion, but I hope France will send mony 

suddenly and that by that means our man will be maytained there, 

if not I knowe not what will become of them, for I see nee hope that 

shipping can be had to bring them off soe soone as they are lyke to be in 

distress there.....’ He also discusses ‘the maner of Sir Edward Nicholas’s 

being eased of the burthen of his secretaryship,’ and other matters; 

and concludes with the news that ‘The Earl of Chesterifeld is gon 

into the Country for purpose to remove his Lady from the Court thither 

being Jealous of som advances made to her by His Royal Highness,’ etc. 

Endorsed rear in another hand. 

* Murrough O’Brien, Lord Inchiquin, served with Strafford on the 

outbreak of the Rebellion of 1641, and became Governor of Munster. 

He submitted to Parliament 1644, but left for France after Cromwell’s 

landing in 1649. He was a member of the Royal Council in exile and 

created Earl of Inchiquin in 1654; after the execution of Charles I he 

became High Stewart of Queen Henrietta Maria’s household. After 1663 

he returned to live quietly in Ireland. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) 

€850 - 1250 

496

498 

Plunkett (J.J.) An interesting early 

autograph signed letter 1pp dated 11th 

June, 1713, London, to William Flower 

Esq., asking him to oblige Tommy Spooner 

to ‘give all the Papers of what kind so 

ever relating to me to Dr. Bolton, Dean of 

Derry, who is now my attorney and will 

hence forth pay you your interest money, 

for I desire Tommy Spooner delivers up his 

letter of Attorney to the Dean that it may 

be cancelled;’ etc. With a bold signature, 

addressed rear with a bishop & other postal 

mark, & remains of seal. Good. (1) €200 - 300 

499 

Edgeworth (Maria) A collection of 

manuscript material including an ALs, 2pp. 

(single folded sheet), to Miss Hamilton, 

Vicarage, from Brandford, Nov. 27, 1830, 

asking her ‘to work a pattern of the Ottoman 

stitch’ for her, mentioning a footstool 

of her work which will in time arrive at 

Edgeworthstown and will be an example 

and also a pleasant remembrance of happy 

days, etc., minor tears, no significant loss; 

also two slips with good signatures; and a 

second m/ss letter, from Edgeworthstown, 

Feb. 9th, 1843, on mourning paper, to 

Harriette de Salis, 2pp (single folded sheet), 

mentioning her illness and other matters, 

the letter in ink, apparently in Maria 

Edgeworth’s hand, but with a pencilled 

signature possibly in another hand. As a 

coll., of m/ss, w.a.f. (1) €350 - 500 

500 

Signed by Thomas Moore 

Ephemera: A signed manuscript Payment 

Order sent to Mr. William Power, 4 

Westmoreland St., Dublin, from Regworth? 

Leicestershire on September 5th, 1812, and 

signed by Thomas Moore. The order which 

was claimed in the bank of Ball & Co. is for 

£18 British or 19.10 Irish, laid down on a 

page from Scrap Album. As ephemera, w.a.f. 

Scarce. (1) €200 - 300 

499 


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Surely Not! 

Bank of Ireland Problems? 

Bank of Ireland: ALs., 3pp. 11 Jan. 1828, 

from M. Leland Maquay, Governor, Bank 

of Ireland, to Rt. Hon. J.C. Harries, Treasury 

Chambers, concerning arrangements for 

transmitting moneys lodged at local bank 

offices around the county to Treasury 

accounts in Dublin; with four manuscript 

copy letters from Thos. Williams, Secretary 

to the Bank, to officers at the General Post 

Office, Comptroller General of Stamps, 

Commissioner of Excise and Commissioners 

of Customs, all on the same date and 

same subject. Apparently the Treasury had 

objected to delays of eight to twelve days 

in transmitting moneys lodged, and the 

Bank says this delay will not in fact apply, 

although it cannot comply in full with the 

plan as proposed by the Treasury, etc. As a 

coll. of m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €150 - 220 

502 

[Dickens (Charles)] A printed ticket stub 

for ‘Mr. Charles Dickens’s Farewell Readings, 

Ulster Hall, Belfast, Friday Evening, Jan. 8th, 

1869.’ No. 172, south Balcony Stalls. Price 

Five Shillings. cardboard, somewhat worn. 

Dickens died in June 1870. This was one of 

his final performances (D.N.B. gives 1868 for 

his final tour). Scarce. (1) €180 - 250 

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503 

Thorndike (Sybil) ALs. on her headed 

paper, 1pp 26/5, no year, to Mr. Hassan 

Nally, concerning his play ‘which I found 

intensely thrilling but unfortunately I am 

afraid it would not be suitable for production 

in the West End. the British public might not 

grasp it,’ with a good signature. 

* The Author may be T.H. Nally, from 

Mayo, whose play ‘The Spancel of Death’ 

was scheduled for production at the 

Abbey Theatre in Easter Week 1916; with 

a postcard of Ms. Thordike in Shaw’s ‘Saint 

Joan.’ (2) €120 - 180 

504 

O’Flaherty (Liam) A typed letter signed, 

1pp from West Kells, Cahirsiveen, Co. 

Kerry, circa 1932, to the anthologist (John) 

Gawsworth, agreeing that he may use ‘the 

essay in question’ and offering to re-read 

it and make any necessary corrections; 

‘although I advise you that this place is very 

remote and that there is consi(d)erable delay 

with mail.’ with a good signature. As a m/ss., 

w.a.f. (1) €125 - 200 

500 501 502 

503

505 

Macnie (Isa) ‘Mac’ A hand-drawn New Year 

Card, 1945, showing a face in a flowering 

branch, signed and inscribed ‘to our beloved 

President,’ with deep affection and every good 

wish, single folded sheet. 

* If the addressee is the President of Ireland, 

Douglas Hyde, the drawing may represent 

his pen-name ‘An Craoibhan Aoibhinn’ (‘the 

pleasant branch’). Attractive item. As a m/ss., 

w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300 


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506 

O’Higgins (Brian) ALs on his headed paper, 

17-12-24, 1pp to ‘A Chara’ enclosing some 

booklets and cards and apologising for 

not being at home when he called, with a 

receipt for Mr. Cullen for 6s 6d, signed by 

Anna Bean ui Uiginn. The letter with a good 

signature. As a m/ss. 

* B. O’Higgins was a 1916 veteran, whose 

finely printed booklets & cards were very 

popular for many years, and are now very 

collectable. (1) €100 - 150 

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507 

Byrne (Alfred, Lord Mayor of Dublin) An 

enthusiastic signed typescript testimonial 

on Mansion House headed paper, 24 Aug. 

1934, recommending Miss C. Houricon of 

Ballinalee, Co. Longford, ‘a highly qualified 

young woman, and certain to give entire 

satisfaction to anyone requiring her services’ 

(as a teacher or governess that is). With a 

good signature. (1) €170 - 250 

508 

James Joyce’s Masterpiece 

Joyce (James) Ulysses, 4to Paris 

(Shakespeare and Company) 1922. First 

Edn. Limited No. 278 of 750 Copies, printed 

on handmade paper. Bound in near 

contemporary half orange mor. (rebacked 

orig. spine laid down), marble boards, orig. 

front & back blue wrappers bound in, spine 

tooled with an attractive gilt design of a 

serpent. Internally a very clean copy. 

* A very fine copy of Joyce’s great 

masterpiece. Copies of the first edition on 

hand made paper are now very hard to find 

in any condition. (1) €6000 - 8000

509 

Fine Copy of Ulysses 

Joyce (James) Ulysses, 4to Published for the 

Egoist Press, London, by John Rodker, Paris 

1922. First English Edition. Limited 1480 

(2000) on handmade paper. Untrimmed 

& unopened, orig. wrappers, some wear, 

otherwise a very good clean copy of Joyce’s 

great masterpiece. 

* This is effectively the second 

impression of the First Edition, printed by 

Darantiere from the First Edition plates as 

soon as that edition was exhausted. It was 

printed for Joyce’s patron Harriet Weaver, 

who was unable to fine a printer in England, 

and was distributed mainly by Rodker and 

Ezra Pound, working from an office in Paris. 

At least 500 copies, perhaps more, were 

intercepted by U.S. Customs, and it is now 

scarcer than the First Edn. (1) €2000 - 3000 

510 

Fine Early Edition of “Ulysses” 

Joyce (James) Ulysses, 4to Paris 

(Shakespeare and Company) 1925, Seventh 

Printing, uncut and unopened, slight fading 

and foxing, original blue wrappers, fine 

copy, housed in a custom made box. Scarce. 

(1) €500 - 600 


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Fine Set in Original Wrappers 

Periodical: Senan (Rev. Bro.)ed. The 

Capuchin Annual, 1930 - 1977, together 43 

vols. (ex. 44 vols. lacking only vol. for 1933), 

with numerous cold. & other illus., adverts. 

etc., orig. printed brown limp boards. A very 

good strong set. (43) €700 - 1000 

509 & detail 

512 

Gilbert (John T.) Calendar of Ancient 

Records of Dublin, Vol. I - Vol. XVIII, together 

18 vols. roy 8vo D. 1890 - 1922. Ports. & fold. 

cold. & other illus., partly unopened, orig. 

mor. backed cloth boards, gilt decor. Very 

good clean set. (18) 

* A further volume was later issued after the 

Authors death by his widow Lady Gilbert, 

Vol. XIX. €700 - 1000

513 

Periodical: Murphy (Patricia)ed. Non Plus, 

Numbers 1 - 4 [All Published]. together 4 

nos. 8vo D. (Dolmen) 1959 - 1960. Illus., orig. 

pict. boards, soiled. Scarce. (4) 

€100 - 150 

514 

Rare Early Appearance 

of Violet Martin 

Weekly Irish Times: A Tribute From the Lady 

Readers of ‘Weekly Irish Times’ Dublin, to Her 

Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria on 

the Occasion of her Jubilee, June 21, 1887. 

Oblong 8vo D. [1887]. All pages with 

decorated borders, orig. gilt decor. cloth. 

* Violet Martin, later of Somerville & Ross 

fame has a poem included in the collection. 

(1) €120 - 180 

515 

Fine Association Copy 

Ua Laoghaire (Fr. Peadar) Na Cheithre 

Soisgeil as an dTiiomna Nua, 8vo D. 1915. 

First Edn., orig. cloth, v. clean copy. 

* Inscribed by author to Richard Best, 

Librarian, in Irish, & with photographic 

memorial card of author tipped in. Also 

with some A.L.s. concerning a stained glass 

window by Sarah Purser, with Fr. Peter 

O’Leary’s wording for the inscription. As a 

lot. (1) €160 - 220 

515 

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Rare Irish Botanical Volume 

Turner (Dawson) Muscologiae Hibernicae 

Spicilegium, 12mo Yarmouth 1804. Sole 

Edition. 16 attractively hand cold. plts. B.P. 

of Sir Robert Shafter Adair, cont. hf. mor. 

raised bands, top of spine dam. Extremely 

Rare. (1) €500 - 700 

517 

Special Binding for the Author R.R.P.? 

[Parsons (Robert)] The Judgement of a 

Catholicke English-Man, living in Banishment 

for his Religion: Written to his private friend 

in England. Concerning a late Booke set forth, 

and entitled; Triplici nodo, triplex cuneus, 

Or, An Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance. 

Against two Breves of Pope Paulus v. to 

the Catholickes of England; and a letter of 

Cardinall Bellarmine to M. George Blackwell 

Arch-priest. 4to n.p. [L.] 1628 Sole Edn., [VI], 

128pp., text within lined borders, cont. full 

mor. dble gilt fillet borders, corner decor. & 

with central tooled oval with I.H.S. in centre 

of both covers, spine dam. Rare. (1) 

€350 - 500 

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518 

Controversial Co. Limerick-born 

Female Novelist 

Bulwer Lytton (Lady Rosina) Cheveley; or, 

The Man of Honour, 3 vols. 12mo L. 1839. 

Third Edn., Hf. titles, Vol. II & III, orig. cloth. 

V. good. 

* A thinly disguised portrait of her 

husband as an aggressive bullying 

philanderer, by Lady Bulwer Lytton, nee 

Doyle Wheeler, of Co. Limerick. (3) 

€250 - 350 

519 

Bound by W. Pender 

Scott (Sir W.) Kenilworth; A Romance, 3 vols. 

12mo Edin. 1821. First Edn., t.e.g. attractive 

full crimson mor. gilt fillet borders & corner 

decor. with attractive arts & crafts floral 

design with green overlays. Attractive set by 

W. Pender, Binder. (3) €250 - 350 

519

520 

Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliff 

Hand-Coloured Plates: Mudie (Robert) 

The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands, 2 

vols. sm. 8vo L. 1853., 2 fine hd. cold. frontis, 

2 hd. cold. vign. titles & 17 hd. cold. plts., 

text illus., a.e.g., fine full crushed green mor. 

dble gilt fillet borders, raised bands, etc. An 

extremely fine set. (2) €250 - 350 

521 

Bound by Riviere & Son 

Austen (Jane) Works, 6 vols. 8vo L. 1907 

- 1909. Cold. titles, frontis & cold. plts. t.e.g. 

attractive cont. full crimson mor. gilt fillet 

borders, raised bands with gilt decor. by 

Riviere & Son. B.P. of Nicholas Frederick 

Brady. (6) €300 - 400 

522 

Wilkins (Wm. Noy) Art Impressions of 

Dresden, Berlin and Antwerp, 8vo L. 1860. 

First Edn., full green mor. dble gilt fillet, 

raised bands, profusely tooled gilt spine in 

panels, mor. label. V. nice copy. (1) 

€150 - 220 


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Waller (Ed.) Poems etc., Written upon Several 

Occasions, and to Several Persons, 8vo L. 

1654. Sixth Edn., Red & bl. title, recent hf. 

calf, marble spines. (1) €100 - 150 

524 

Bound by Bedford 

Olivers (Thos.) An Answer to Mr. Mark 

Davis’s Thoughts on Dancing, To which 

are added Serious Considerations to 

dissuade Christian-Parents from teaching 

their Children to Dance. 8vo L. 1792. 88pp 

marble ends, attractive full crushed blue 

mor. gilt fillet borders, corner decorations, 

and central shaped lozengers, raised bands, 

& profusely tooled gilt spine in panels, by 

Bedford. A very fine copy. (1) €200 - 300 

525 

Richardson (John) A Short History of the 

Attempts That have been made to Convert the 

Popish Natives of Ireland, to the Establish’d 

Religion; With A Proposal for their Conversion. 

Sm. 8vo L. (Jos. Downing) 1712. First Edn., 

title within dble. ruled border, pages 

complete but some mis-pagination, some 

worm holes in lower margin mostly not 

affecting text later hf. crimson mor. Scarce. 

(1) €380 - 450 

526 

Fine Illuminated Manuscript on Vellum 

Manuscript: [Shelley (P. Bysshe)[ Adonais, 

sq. 16mo no place or date [c. 1880] 55 

pages on 28 vellum leaves, each beautifully 

scripted, and with the capital letters at the 

start of each line in a different colour, the 

first capital on each page with elaborate 

decoration, and highlighted in gold, in a full 

vellum binding with gilt decor. borders, and 

gilt lined box on each cover, spine gilt in 

panels. A most attractive volume. As a m/ss., 

w.a.f. (1) €500 - 700 

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[Alemand (L. Aug.)] Histoire Monastique 

D’Irlande, 12mo Paris 1690. First Edn., wd. 

decor. on title, cont. full calf, raised bands, 

spine gilt in panels, mor. label, top of spine 

& corners worn. Sweeney 109. Ex. Scarce. (1) 

€400 - 600 

528 

[Walsh (Peter)] A Prospect of The State of 

Ireland, from The Year of the World 1756 

to The Year of Christ 1652, 16mo L. 1682. 

First Edn., With the rare section at end, & 

errata Additions, 3 pp. title page repaired 

at top, cont. calf, worn & rebacked. Scarce. 

Sweeney 5523. Wing W640. (1) €380 - 500 

529 

History of the Munster Geraldines 

O’Daly (Fr. Dominic de Rosario) Initium 

Incrementa, et Exitus Familiae Geraldinorum 

Desmonia comitum, Palatinorum Kyrriae 

in Hybernia ac persecutions haereticorum 

descriptio, Sm. 8vo Lisbon 1655. First Edn., 

Errata leaves, some inscriptions on t.p., a.e.g., 

later full crimson mor. block tooled covers, 

raised bands, blind tooled in panels. V. Rare. 

Sweeney 3226. 

* O’Daly, a Dominican priest was born at 

Kisarkan, near Castleisland, Co. Kerry in 

1596. (1) €1000 - 1500 

532 

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530 

Fine Copy of a Very Scarce Volume 

Molloy (Fr. Francis) Lucerna Fideluim, sm. 

8vo Rome (S. Congreg. de Prop Fide) 1676. 

First Edn., printed in old Irish script, in later 

calf backed marble boards. V. good copy. V. 

Scarce. (1) €750 - 1000 

531 

Early Irish Catechism 

O’Hussey (Bonaventure) An Teagasg 

Criosdaidhe an so, 12mo Rome (Sacrae 

Congr. de Propag. Fide) 1707. Second Edn., 

wd. cut device on title, & 2 wd. cut full page 

illus., some pencil annots. thro-out, recent 

full vellum. V. good copy of extremely 

scarce volume. (1) €650 - 850 

532 

Leslie (Bp. John) De Origine Moribus & 

Rebus Gestis Scotorum Libri Decem, E quibus 

septem veterum Scotorum res in primis 

memorabiles contractius... . Sm. 4to Rome 

(in Aedibus Populi Romani) 1578 (1675). 

Wd. cut decor. on portrait t.p. wd. cut heads 

& tails, engd. coat of arms, & 11 full page 

genealogical & portrait plts. etc., cont. calf, 

upr. cover loose. V. Scarce. (1) €400 - 600 

529

533 

The Bilingual Prayer Book 

Gaelic Script: The Book of Common 

Prayer - Leabhar na Nornaightheadh 

Ccomhchoitchionn, 8vo L. (E. Everingham) 

n.d. [1712]. Sole Edn., ‘Element of the Irish 

Language’ at end 3pp. (1 leaf in facsimile), 

some cont. & later pen marks, a few damp 

stains, cont. calf, rebacked. Scarce. 

* An important work issued at the time 

of John Richardson’s proposal to instruct 

divinity students in the Irish language, in 

order that they might be better equipped 

to convert the large Catholic mass of people 

to Protestantism. (1) €400 - 600 

534 

County Galway born Cleric 

Martin (Fr. F.) Scutum Fidei Contra Haereses 

Hodiernas seu Tillotsomianae Concoinis sub 

Titulo: Strana Opportuna contra Papismum 

Refutatio. 8vo Louvain 1714. First Edn., title 

with wd. cut decor., fore-edge of entire 

worn with damp dam. no text loss, orig. calf, 

tooled gilt spine. Scarce. (1) €220 - 350 


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Scarce Life of St. Patrick 

[Faleoni (Celso)] Jeatro delle Glorie e 

Purgatorio da’ Viventi del Gran patriarca 

ed Apstole dell’ Ibernia S. Patricio Canonico 

Regolare Lateranese, 4to Bologna 1660. 

Some m/ss inscriptions, later calf backed 

boards. Sweeney 1870 (a different date). V. 

Rare. (1) €600 - 800 

536 

Life of Saint Bridget 

Certani (Abbot Giacomo) La Santita 

Prodigiosa Vita Di S. Brigida Ibernese, 4to 

Bologna 1695. Wd. cut decor. on title, some 

notes in pen in margins, orig. vellum. V. 

Scarce. (1) €600 - 850 

* Sweeney 954 for 1676 Edition. 

537 

Fine 18th Century Irish Binding 

Almanac: Stewart (T.) & Watson Stewart 

(John) Treble Almanack, 12mo D. 1796. First 

Edn., engd. gen. title, fold. map of Dublin, 

a.e.g. cont. full straight grained crimson mor. 

tooled gilt borders, flat spine, profusely gilt, 

mor. label. V. good example. (1) €500 - 700 

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Meagher (Thomas Francis)ed. Speeches of 

the Legislative Independence of Ireland, ... and 

Memorial Oration by Richard O’Gorman, Esq., 

8vo N.Y. (P.M. Haverty) & D. 1870. Engd. port. 

frontis., orig. cloth, gilt lettered spine. Rare. 

(1) €180 - 250 

539 

Rare Association Copy 

Townsend (Horatio) An Account of the Visit of 

Handel to Dublin: With Incidental Notices of 

his Life and Character. Sm. 8vo D. 1852. First 

Edn., Hf. title, unopened, orig. cloth. Scarce. 

* Inscribed on front loose blank, ‘To the Lady 

Abbess of Kenmare (M.F. Cusack) with the 

respects and regards of S.C. Hall (travel writer & 

author).’ (1) €400 - 600 

540 

Vignoles (Olinthus J.) Memoir of Sir Robert 

P. Stewart, KT., Mus. Doc. Professor of Music 

in the University of Dublin (1862 - 94). 8vo 

L. D. [1898]. First Edn., port. frontis & 5 plts., 

comments & annots. thro-out & some items 

tipped in, orig. cloth. V. Scarce. (1) €180 - 250 

538 

539

541 

Co-Operative Movement: Craig (E.T.) An 

Irish Commune - The History of Ralahine, 8vo 

D. n.d. Intro. by George Russell A.E., Sole 

Edn., frontis, orig. boards; also Lee (David) 

Ralahine Land War and The Co-Operative, 

8vo D. 1981, wrappers. (2) €100 - 150 

542 

Magnificent Set with 

Fine Fore-edge Paintings 

Gessner (Solomon) The Works of Solomon 

Gessner, translated from the German. With 

some account of his life and writings. 3 vols. 

8vo Liverpool (J. M’Creery) 1802. First Edn., 

engd. port. frontis., 14 engd. plts. a.e.g., 

cont. full straight grained crimson mor., with 

tooled Greek key pattern & other borders, 

flat spine profusely gilt decor. in panels, by 

B. Fryce, Halifax with ticket. 

* With three fine contemporary fore-edge 

paintings, 

Vol. I - Linchenden College 

Vol. II - St. Andrews, Fifeshire, 

Vol. III - Lochlevin Castle, Roslinshire. 

Bookplates of Frances Lowndes Gill. (3) 

* An exceptional set. €800 - 1200 

543 

Keane (John B.) Big Maggie, A Play in Three 

Acts. 8vo Cork 1969. FIRST EDN; also The 

Street & Other Poems, D. (Progress House) 

1961, FIRST EDN., both d.w.’s; and Sive, D. 

1959; The Highest House on the Mountain, 

A Play, ... D. 1961, & Letters of a Love-Hungry 

Farmer, D. & C. 1974, ALL FIRST EDNS., paper 

backs. (5) €140 - 200 

542 


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of the City of Dublin, 8vo D. 1766. First Edn., 

lg. fold. map of Dublin by Rocque, plan of 

Dublin 1610 + 15 engd. views, & plans of 

Dublin on 11 plts. (mostly fold.), fold. table, 

all v. good, later hf. crimson mor. raised 

bands. V. good copy. (1) €320 - 450 

545 

Pamphlet: Anon: A Letter to the Public 

concerning Bogs, 8vo D. (G. & A. Ewing) 1757. 

First Edn., wd. cut decor. on t.p., 31pp. sm. 

fold. table, later mor. backed green marble 

boards. Bradshaw 1026. V. Scarce. (1) 

€200 - 300 

540 

545 

546 

Bindings: Seeley (L.B.)ed. Horace Walpole 

and his World, 8vo L. 1892. Port. & illus., 

a.e.g. cont. straight grained crimson mor. by 

Bumpus; Anstey (F.) Vice Versa or A Lesson 

to Fathers, 8vo L. 1882. Cont. calf, dble gilt 

fillet borders, spine profusely gilt in panels, 

mor. label, with Carton Library B.P. & gilt 

monogram; Falconer (W.) The Shipwreck, 

a Poem, 12mo Edin. 1811. Attractive hf. 

mottled calf, spine profusely gilt, mor. 

labels; Palgrave (F.T.)ed. The Golden 

Treasury, 16mo L. 1892, a.e.g., full crushed 

mor. raised bands by Hatchards. (4) 

€100 - 150 

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547 

Rare Work of Irish Scholarship in 

Contemporary Binding 

Ward (Hugh) Sancit Rumoldi Martyris Inclyti 

Archiepiscopi Dublinieis Mechliniensuim 

Apostoli .. Acta Martyrium Liturgia Antqua & 

Patria ... Disquistione Historica .. Per Hugonem 

Vardaeum ... Opus Posthumum nunc recens 

a V.A.P.F. Thoma Sirino ... . 4to Louvain (Fypis 

Petri Sasseni) 1662. First Edn., wd. cut 

decor. & initial letters with the rare folding 

Genealogical Table tracing the ancestry 

of the Irish Kings to Alexandra the Great 

with Irish Gaelic Script, which is usually 

lacking, errata leaf at end, a.e.g., in a fine 

contemporary Continental full calf binding 

with large tooled gilt borders & centre 

tooled gilt losenger, raised bands, spine gilt 

in panels. 

* An extremely fine copy of this rarity. 

* Ward (1580 - 1635) published little 

during his lifetime but his researches were 

enormous and his manuscripts were used 

extensively by The Four Masters when 

compiling their ‘Annals’ and formed the 

basis of Colgan’s ‘Acta Sanctorum.’ Saint 

Rumold who was Archbishop of Dublin was 

martyred in 775 A.D., and his feast day is on 

July 1st. €3000 - 4000 

548 

Story (George) Impartial History of the Wars 

in Ireland, With a Continuation thereof, 4to 

L. 1693. Gen. title & 2 other titles, 14 fold. 

maps & plans, complete, later full blind 

tooled calf, spine rebacked, lacking label. V. 

good clean copy. (1) €700 - 900 


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Map: Stanford (Edw.) Ireland, v. lg. fold. 

linen backed Map of Ireland, fully coloured, 

approx. 38” x 30”, in orig. cloth slip case. V. 

good. (1) €120 - 170 

550 

[Balfe] Aeolus: or, The Constitutional 

Politician, With the Remarks of a Briton 

on the Trial of the Irish Chairman; ... In a 

letter to Sylvanus Urban, Esq., 8vo L. (for 

S. Bladon) 1770. Hf. title, title with engd. 

vignette, cont. calf, raised bands. (1) 

€170 - 250 

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First Publication of 

The Dublin University Press 

The First Book Printed 

with Greek type in Ireland 

T.C.D. Academy Press: Plato - Platonis 

Septem Selecti Dialogi, Juxta Editionem 

Serranti 8vo D. (Etypographia Academiae) 

1738. First Edn., title printed in red & black, 

wd. cut vignette of crossed cornucopia, 

printed entirely in Greek type with 

wd. cut head, tails & initial letters, 3pp. 

errata at end, with T.C.D. prize plate, 

awarded to John Godley, 1750, in fine cont. 

full calf with T.C.D. oval Prize Stamp in gilt 

on both covers, raised bands, tooled gilt 

panels, mor. labels. Ex. Rare. 

* A most desirable copy of this great rarity 

which is dedicated to Bishop Stearne the 

man responsible for founding the press. 

€500 - 700 

552 

Irish Travel: [Barry (Wm. Whittaker)] A 

Walking Tour Round Ireland in 1865, by an 

Englishman. 8vo L. 1867. First Edn. lg. fold 

map frontis adverts at end; also [Hole 

(Dean R.)] A Little Tour in Ireland, By An 

Oxonian. Sm. 4to L. 1859. First Edn., lg. fold. 

hd. cold. frontis, & other bl. & white plts. & 

illus. by John Leech, adverts at end, a.e.g., 

both orig. cloth, gilt decor. V. good. (2) 

€220 - 350 

554 

3 

555 

553 

Life of St. Patrick 

Certani (Jacob) Irrlandischer Moyses das 

ist Lugend = und Bunder = Leven Des Heilig 

= und Glorreichen Patritij Lateranensischen 

Regulirten Chor= Herrns / Apostls / und 

Primatis in Ireland / ... 4to Passau 1722. First 

German Edn.? orig. sheep, blind tooled 

spine, raised bands, worn. Scarce. (1) 

€350 - 500 

554 

Hibernicum (Thomam) Dictionarium 

Omnium pene Patrum, Atque doctorum 

qui cum in Theologia Tum in Philosophia 

Clareuerunt,... 8vo Naples 1846. Full vellum. 

(1) €150 - 200 

555 

Praeger (Rob. Lloyd) Irish Topographical 

Botany, 8vo D. (R.I.A.) 1901. First Edn., 6 fold. 

cold. maps, orig. wrappers bound in, recent 

green cloth, mor. label; A Tourist’s Flora of 

The West of Ireland, D. 1909. First Edn., plts. & 

fold. maps, orig. cloth; & Brunker (J.P.) Flora 

of the County Wicklow, Dundalk 1950. First 

Edn., fold. map, orig. cloth. (3) €150 - 200 

551 

553

556 


Heaney (Seamus) The Riverbank Field, 

illustrated by Martin Gale, 8vo Oldcastle 

(Gallery Press) 2007 Lim. Edn. No. 306 (450), 

Signed by Author. 2 cold. & other illus., orig. 

cloth. (1) €180 - 250 

557 

All Signed by Author 

Heaney (Seamus): - Henryson (Rob.) 

The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables, 

trans. by S. Heaney. 8vo L. (Faber & Faber) 

2009, Signed by Heaney; Human Chain, L. 

(Faber & Faber) 2010, Signed by Heaney; 

also O’Driscoll (Dennis) Stepping Stones - 

Interviews with Seamus Heaney, 8vo L. (Faber 

& Faber) 2008, First Signed by S. Heaney & 

O’Driscoll. All fine in d.w.’s. (3) €300 - 400 

558 

Hemingway (Ernest) A Moveable Feast, 8vo 

L. (Johnathan Cape) 1964, First Edn., cloth & 

d.j., internally clean copy, some wear to d.j., 

otherwise fine copy. (1) €250 - 350 


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Co. Kerry: Scully (Reg. W.) Flora of County 

Kerry, 8vo D. 1916. First Edn., fold. cold. map, 

& 6 plts. orig. cloth, v. good copy. V. Scarce. 

(1) €500 - 700 

560 

Genealogy: O’Hart (John) Irish Pedigrees; 

or The Origin and Stem of The Irish Nation, 

2 vols. 8vo D. 1892. Fifth Edn., port. frontis, 

orig. cloth. Good. (2) €200 - 300 

561 

In Attractive Bindings 

[Curran (J.P.)] Davis (Thomas)ed. The 

Speeches of The Rt. Hon. John Philpot 

Curran, 8vo D. 1845. First Edn., engd. port. 

frontis; Phillips (Charles) Curran and His 

Contemporaries, 8vo Edin. & L. 1850. First 

Edn., engd. port. frontis, both cont. hf. calf, 

marble sides, profusely tooled gilt spines 

in panels, mor. labels. From Lord Farnham’s 

Library, with B.P.s. Good. (2) €200 - 300 

4 

562 

Pamphlets: 1. Napier (Jos.) England or 

Rome, which Shall Govern Ireland? A Reply to 

The Letter of Lord Monteagle. 8vo D. 1851. 

Second Edn., 68pp; 2. Cumming (Rev. J.) 

Notes on The Cardinal’s Manifesto in a Letter 

to the Rt. Hon. Lord John Russell, L. 1850. 

32pp; 3. Cumming (Rev. J.) The Church of 

Christ, L. 1852, 54pp; 4. Convents Considered 

in their Relation to Civil government, L. 

1855, 23pp; 5. West (John) Archdeacon of 

Dublin, Membership in Christ and its Social 

Obligations, D. 1854, 16pp; 6. Rules and 

Regulations of the Commissioners of National 

Education in Ireland, 8vo D. 1855, 32pp; 7. 

Colquhoun (J. Campbell) Remarks on Sir 

John Pakington’s Education Bill, 8vo L. 1855, 

22pp; 8. The Case of Ireland Considered, in 

‘The Coming Struggle among the Nations 

of the Earth,’ D. 1853, 14pp; 9. Victor Hugo’s 

Speech over the Grave of Jean Bousquet, A 

French Exile who died in Jersey. 8vo Jersey 

1853. First Edn., 8pp; & 4 others sim. 

together 13 works, bound as one, cont. hf. 

calf. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300 

561 562 563 564

563 

Economic: Pamphlets: 1. O’Connell (John) 

An Argument for Ireland, 8vo D. 1844. First 

Edn., 391pp; 2. Dunlp (Durham) A Review 

of the Administration of the Board of National 

Education in Ireland... 1831 - 1843: With 

Suggestions for its Improved Administration, 

L. 1843. First, 71pp; 3. Pigott (Robert)ed. 

The Waste of the Revenue in the Excise 

Department, Illicit Distillation produced by 

High Duties, and the Illegality of the Revenue 

Police Force; D. 1843. For the Author, 28pp; 

4. First Series of Reports of the Loyal National 

Repeal Association of Ireland, D. 1840, IX, 

122pp; 5. Second Series of Reports of the 

Loyal national Repeal Ass. of Ireland, D. 1840, 

122pp; 6. Staunton (M.)ed. A Reply to Mr. 

Montgomery Martin’s ‘Ireland Before and After 

the Union with Great Britain,’ 8vo D. 1844, 

56pp; 7. one other item, together 7 works in 

one vol., hf. mor. dam. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) 

€220 - 350 


565 

564 

Pamphlets: Irish Catholics: 1. Anon, An 

Argument for Searching the Scriptures, 

earnestly Addressed to The Roman Catholic 

Laity by a Presbyter of the United Church 

of England and Ireland. 8vo D. 1820. First, 

84pp; 2. A Correspondence between a Roman 

Catholic Priest and A Protestant layman... 

on .. The Idolatry of the Church of Rome, 

8vo D. 1821., 111pp; 3. Triamoirai: or A 

Publication Consisting of Three Ports; The 

First Addressed to the Roman Catholic of 

Ireland.. To the Protestant Clergy of Ireland; 

... to his King and his Ministers, upon .. The 

Religion of the Church of Rome. D. n.d. 

118pp; 4. Fido (Pastor) Pastorini Proved to 

be a Bad Prophet, and a Worse Divine; in an 

Address to the Roman Catholics of Ireland, D. 

1823., 20pp. together 4 works in one, cont. 

hf. calf, mor. label. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) 

€160 - 220 

564A 566 & detail 

564A 

Pamphlets: 1. Spencer (Joshua) Thoughts 

on a Union, D. 1798. Second Edn., 35pp; 2. 

Weld (Matthew) No Union! Being An Appeal 

to Irishmen, 8vo D. 1798. Third Edn., 29pp; 

3. Jervis Sir (John J.W.) A Letter Addressed 

to the Gentlemen of England and Ireland on 

the Inexpediency of a Federal-Union between 

the Two Kingdoms, D. 1798, First, [72]pp; 

4. Jebb (Richard) A Reply to a Pamphlet, 

entitled Arguments for and Against an Union, 

D. 1798, 67pp; 5. Ball (Charles) An Union 

Neither Necessary or Expedient for Ireland, D. 

1798. First, 54pp; 6. M’Kenna (Theobald) 

A Memoir on Some Questions Respecting the 

Proposed Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 

D. 1799. First, 42pp; 7. Rudd (P.) An Answer 

to the Pamphlet entitled Arguments For and 

Against an Union, D. 1799. First, 35pp; & 

3 others sim. on The Union, together 10 

works, bound as one, cont. hf. green mor. 

mor. label. As a coll. (1) €250 - 350 

565 

Attractive Set In Fine Bindings 

Barthelemy (Abbe) Travels of Anacharsis 

the Younger in Greece, 7 vols. (lacks Plate 

Vol.) 8vo L. 1794. Fine cont. full mottled calf, 

tooled gilt roll borders, & each cover with 

an elaborate overlaid oval with tooled gilt 

borders, flat spines, finely gilt in panels, mor. 

labels. V. good. (7) €400 - 600 

566 

With hand-coloured Plates 

M’Leod (J.) Voyage of His Majesty’s Ship 

Alceste, along the Coast of Corea, to the 

Island of Lewchew. 8vo L. 1818. Second 

Edn., engd. port. frontis & 5 hd. cold. 

aquatints, L.S. in text, hf. calf, mor. label 

good. (1) €200 - 300

567 

Very Fine Copy with Coloured Plates 

Mollhausen (Baldwin) Diary of a Journey 

from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the 

Pacific, With a United States Government 

Expedition. 2 vols. roy 8vo L. 1858 Trans. 

by Mrs. P. Sinnett, & Intro. by Alex. Von 

Humboldt. Hf. titles, 7 chromo cold. plts., 4 

tinted litho plts., wd. engraved illus. & fold. 

map complete, fine full tan mor. dbl. gilt 

fillet borders, spines profusely gilt in panels, 

mor. labels. Pristine copy. (2) €550 - 700 

568 

567 & detail 


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Irish Fisheries: Brabazon (Wallop) The 

Deep Sea and Coast Fisheries of Ireland, 8vo 

D. 1848. First Edn., fold. frontis plt. & 20 

other plts. (7 lg. fold.) orig. embossed cloth, 

gilt lettered upr. cover. V. good. (1) 

€280 - 380 

571 

569 570 & detail 

569 

Anon: The Fallen Angels! A Brief Review of the 

Measures of the Late Administration, roy 8vo 

L. 1807. Hf. title, engd. frontis of George III, 

135pp, hf. mor. (1) €150 - 200 

570 

Fine Early 19th Century 

Irish Provincial Bibliographical Rarity 

Co. Waterford: Congreve - Catalogue 

of the Library of John Ussher Congreve, 

Esq. Mount-Congreve, MDCCCXXVII, 4to 

Waterford (John Bull) 1827. Sole Edn. hf. 

title, 35pp. marble ends in fine full cont. 

straight grained blue mor. with large gilt 

tooled and triple fillet borders, & with blind 

& gilt tooled decorative title panel on front 

cover, slat spine, gilt in panels. 

* Excessively rare Irish Country house 

book catalogue, printed locally and in fine 

provincial binding. (1) €800 - 1200 

571 

Presentation Copy, with all the Plates 

Shaw Mason (Wm.) A Statistical Account 

or Parochial Survey of Ireland, 3 vols. 8vo D. 

1814, 1816 & 1819. First Edns., 3 hf. titles, 39 

engd. map plts. etc., some dbl. page or fold. 

complete, a few small damp stains, later 

cloth. A v. good copy of this very rare set. 

* Pres. copy inscribed to Roderick Connor, 

Esq. Philip D. Vigors et, inscribed by him. (1) 

€800 - 1200

573 574 

572 & detail 


572 

Signed Limited Edition, 

Signed by James Joyce 

Joyce (James) Tales Told of Shem and Shaun, Three 

Fragments form Work in Progress, 4to, Paris (The Black 

Sun Press) 1929, Signed & Limited Edition 52 (100), 

signed on hf. title, illustration by Constantin Brancusi, 

cream ptd. wrappers, in a green suede slip case. Good 

clean copy. (1) €3000 - 4000 

573 

Irish Poetry: Gore-Booth (Eva) The House of Three 

Windows, 8vo L. 1926. Port. frontis, cloth backed 

boards; Beckett (Samuel) Poems in English, L. 1961. 

FIRST EDN., cloth & d.w. Both v. good. (2) €160 - 220 

574 

Greene (Graham) 19 Stories, 8vo, L. (Wm. Heinemann) 

1947, First Edn., cloth & d.j.; May We Borrow Your 

Husband? 8vo L. (Bodley Head) 1967, First Edn.; Ways 

of Escape, 8vo L. (Bodley Head) 1980, First Edn., cloth 

& d.j.; The Heart of the Matter, 8vo L. (Wm. Heinmann) 

1948, (June) First Edn., (Second Issue), cloth on d.j., 

some wear, otherwise fine copies. (4) €200 - 300

575 

Northern Ireland Association Copy 

[Neilson (Wm.)] Gilpin (Wm.) Dialogues on 

Various Subjects, published .. for the Benefit 

of his School at Boldre. 8vo L. 1807. Cont. 

calf, dble gilt fillet border, flat spine mor. 

label. Good by Upham’s Library, Bath. Good. 

* School Prize, inscribed on loose front 

blank to John Scott Porter at the College 

Belfast, 1818, & signed by William Neilson 

(1774 - 1821), renowned Irish scholar author 

etc. of Rademon, Co. Down, Rev. John Scott 

Porter of Limavady was a biblical scholar & 

author. (1) €200 - 300 

576 

[Mac Mahon (Hugh) Archbishop of 

Armagh] Jus Armacanum, in Omnes 

Archiepiscopos, Episcopos et Universum 

Clerum, totius Regni Hiberniae. Assertum 

per H.A.M.T.H.P. Sm. 4to n.p. 1728. First 

Edn., title with engd. vignette, errata at end, 

later diced calf, raised bands, lacks label, 

otherwise, v. good copy. Rare. (1) €500 - 800 


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577 

T.C.D. Prize to Douglas Hyde 

O’Brennan (Martin A.) O’Brennan’s 

Antiquities, and Vol. II A School History of 

Ireland from the Days of Partholan to the 

Present Time, Two Vols. in one, 8vo d. [1858] 

Second Edn., 2 fold. maps, hd. cold. in 

outline, p. 3 of vol. II, with dam (some minor 

loss of text), some m/ss notes & corrections 

by Douglas Hyde, and with T.C.D. prize 

bookplate awarded to Hyde in 1881 (when 

he was 21 years old), together with engd 

bookplate of Angela Wren Quin, in smooth 

full green mor. with oval T.C.D. prize stamp 

in gilt on both covers, mor. label. in cloth 

slip case. V. good. Scarce. (1) €300 - 400 

578 

Co. Waterford: Power (Rev. P.) The Place- 

Names of Decies, 8vo L. 1907. First Edn., map 

frontis & 4 other maps (1 fold.) uncut, orig. 

cloth, gilt decor. spine. V. good copy. (1) 

€250 - 350 

579 

Comerford (Rev. M.) Collections Relating 

to the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. 

8vo D. n.d. [1883] First Edn., port. frontis 

Vol. I, & 2 other frontis & 12 other litho plts. 

& ports. orig. cloth, gilt lettered spines. V. 

good clean set. (3) €300 - 400 

580 

American Temperance Tracts: Address 

to Physicians (An), by the New-York City 

Temperance Society, some ink marginalia, 

New York, 1829; First [Second] Annual 

Report of the New-York State Society for the 

Promotion of Temperance, ink inscription 

of Hibernian Temperance Society to first 

title, wood-engraved illustration of the City 

Coffee-House to final leaf, Albany, 1830 

- 31; Second Annual Report of the American 

Society for the Promotion of Temperance, 

Andover, 1829, together 4 works in 1, some 

foxing, ink list of contents to front free 

endpaper, bookplate of P.C. Crampton, 

contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked 

preserving most of original spine, 8vo. V. 

Scarce. (1) €200 - 300 

578 579 580

583 & detail 

581 


581 

Hand Coloured Plates 

[Egan (Pierce)] Real Life in London; or The 

Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., 

and his Cousin the Hon. Tom Dashall, Esq... 

High and Law Life. By An Amateur. 2 vols. 

8vo L. 1821 - 1822. First Edn., 2 add. hd. 

cold. engd. titles, 2 hd. cold. frontis & 28 

hd. cold. plts. a.e.g. full calf, dble gilt fillet, 

raised bands, spine profusely gilt in panels, 

mor. labels. by J. Larkins. B.P. of A. Hickman 

Morgan. (1) €300 - 400 

582 

582 


[Combe (Wm.)] The Tour of Dr. Syntax 

through London, or The Pleasures and 

Miseries of the Metropolis. A Poem. 8vo L. 

1820. Hd. cold. frontis, hd. cold. vign. title, 

& 18 hd. cold. plts. by Thomas Rowlandson, 

a.e.g. fine full crushed crimson mor. with 

tooled & gilt fillet borders, raised bands, 

spine profusely gilt in panels, by J. Larkins. 

B.P. of J. Hickman Morgan. Fine Copy. (1) 

€300 - 400 

583 


[Roberts (Lt. Col. David)] the Military 

Adventures of Johnny Newcome, With an 

Account of his Campaign on the Peninsula 

and in Pall Mall: with Sketches by Thomas 

Rowlandson. By An Officer. 8vo L. 1816. 

Second Edn., hd. cold. frontis & 13 hd. cold. 

plts. full tan mor. dble. gilt fillet borders, 

spine profusely gilt in panels, mor. label, by 

J. Larkins. B.P. of A. Hickman Morgan. Good 

copy. (1) €200 - 300 

584 585 586

584 


[Combe (Wm.)] The Tour of Dr. Syntax in 

Search of the Picturesque, A Poem. Roy 8vo 

L. 1815. Sixth, hd. cold. frontis hd. cold. 

engd. title, & 29 hd. cold. plts. (complete) 

after Thomas Rowlandson, fine hf. crushed 

crimson mor., raised bands, spine gilt pin 

panel. V. good. B.P. of A. Hickman Morgan. 

(1) €200 - 300 

585 


[Combe (Wm.)] The History of Johnny Quae 

Genus, The Little Foundling of the late Doctor 

Syntax: A Poem, By the Author of the Three 

Tours. Roy 8vo L. 1822. First Edn., hf. cold. 

frontis & 23 hd. cold. plts., after Rowlandson, 

errata slip at end, t.e.g. cont. hf. calf, tooled 

gilt spine, mor. label. V. good copy. B.P. of A. 

Hickman Morgan. (1) €180 - 250 

586 


[Apperley (Chas. James)] Memoirs of the 

Life of the late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, 

Shropshire, roy 8vo L. (R. Ackermann) 1851. 

Third Edn., hd. cold. frontis. add. engd. title 

with vignette & 17 hand cold. plts. complete 

by Henry Alken, advert at end, & orig. 

cloth covers bound in, t.e.g. full tan calf, by 

Riviere, multiple gilt fillet borders, raised 

bands, spine profusely gilt in panels, mor. 

label. V. good copy. (1) €220 - 320 


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587 

With fine Coloured Plates 

Miller (John) An Illustration of the Sexual 

System of Linnaeus, roy 8vo L. 1779. Fine hd. 

cold. plts. 1 - 100, & plts. 102, 103, 105, & 

106, together 104 plts., recent hf. calf, flat 

spine, gilt lines, mor. label. As a coll. of plts. 

(1) €250 - 350 

588 

In fine Binding 

Hall (Mr. & Mrs. S. C.) Ireland: its Scenery, 

Character etc., 3 vols. sm. folio L. 1841. First 

Edn., 3 engd. frontis, 3 decor. titles, 18 engd. 

maps, & 46 engd. plts. a.e.g., cont. full green 

mor. profusely tooled gilt panel on covers, & 

spines in panels. Exceptionally fine clean & 

attractive set. (3) €350 - 550 

589 


[Surtees (R.S.)] Handley Cross; or Mr. 

Jorrock’s Hunt; Ask Mamma; Mr. Sponge’s 

Sporting Tour; and Mr. Romford’s Hounds, 

together 4 vols. uniform, L. n.d. 4 hd. cold. 

vign. titles, & 67 hd. cold. plts. (includ. 

frontis), cont. and uniform hf. crimson mor. 

spine gilt, tooled with hunting motifs. Good. 

(4) €300 - 400 

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590 

Genealogy: Scott (Margaret) The Scotts 

of Lisanelly and Lisnamallard, with some 

of their Connections. 8vo Glasgow 1924. 

For the Author; also More Reflections, The 

Copper Ladder & Addresses. 8vo Glasgow 

1927, illus., uncut, blue cloth; 1 other. (3) 

€90 - 140 

591 

Hyde (Douglas) Beside the Fire, A collection 

of Irish Gaelic Folk Stories, 8vo L. 1910. First 

Edn., hf. title, orig. cloth. Good copy. 

* With pencil inscription in the authors 

hand.? (1) €140 - 180 

592 

Dublin interest: Mc Dowell (R.B.) & Webb 

(D.A.) Trinity College Dublin 1592 - 1952. An 

Academic History, 8vo Cambridge 1982, First, 

d.w.; & 6 others sim. (7) €100 - 150 

593 

Bindings: Collier (J. Payne)ed. The Works 

of Edmund Spencer, 5 vols. 8vo L. (Chiswick 

Press) 1862. A.e.g., full cont. str. grained 

crimson mor., with blind tooled & gilt fillet 

borders, & circular school prize arms of 

Royal Grammar School, Lancaster, by Hawes 

of Cambridge. V. good. (5) €200 - 300 

590 591 592 593

594 595 

596 


597 598 

594 

Genealogy: Blake (Martin J.) Blake Family 

Records 1300 to 1600, First & Second Series, 2 

vols., roy 8vo L. 1902 & 1905. First Edn., fold. 

frontis, Vol. I, plts. etc. uncut, Ampleforth 

College Library, B.P., orig. boards. (2) 

€200 - 300 

595 

Barry (Wm. J.) History of Port of Cork Steam 

Navigation, 4to Cork n.d. [c. 1916] Sole Edn., 

illus., cloth. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150 

596 

The Old Testament 

Editio Princeps in Irish 

Bedell (Wm.) Leabhuir na Seintiomna ar 

na Harruing go Gaidhlg tre churam agus 

dhuthracht an Doctuir Villiam Bedel... The 

Books of the old Testament translated into 

Irish by ... Doctor William Bedel, late Bishop 

of Kilmore in Ireland, ... 4to L. 1685. First 

Edn., 1142pp. title within dbl. lined borders, 

with early m/ss presentation inscription 

on front loose blank, cont. full calf raised 

bands. V. good copy. Wing B2759A Sweeney 

414. Ex. Scarce. (1) €2500 - 3500 

597 

Directory: Pigot & Co. - City of Dublin and 

Hibernian Provincial Directory, 8vo L. 1824. 

Lg. fold. hd. cold. map of Ireland; Bound 

with: Commercial Directory of London... 

to which is added a Complete Isle of Man 

Directory & Guide, 8vo L. 1824. lg. fold. 

hd. cold. map of England, Wales, part of 

Scotland, & Isle of Man, orig. diced calf, 

needs rebinding. (1) €200 - 300 

598 

Co. Wexford interest: Leslie (Rev. James 

B.) Ferns Clergy and Parishes, roy 8vo D. 

1936; I.M.C.: Longfield (A.K.) The Shapland 

Carew Papers, roy 8vo D. 1946; I.M.C. 

- Brooks (Eric St. John) Knights Fees in 

Counties Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny (13th 

- 15th Century), roy 8vo D. 1950. All orig. 

cloth. (3) €160 - 220

599 

I.M.C.: Mac Lysaght (Ed.) Calendar of the 

Orrery Papers, roy 8vo D. 1894. Sole Edn., 

orig. cloth. Good. (1) €100 - 150 

600 

I.M.C.: Ainsworth (John)ed. The Inchiquin 

Manuscripts, roy 8vo D. 1961. Sole Edn., orig. 

cloth. (1) €130 - 170 

601 

R.S.A.I.: - Mills (J.) & Mc Enerny (M.J.) 

Calendar of the Gormanston Register, roy 8vo 

D. 1916; Wood (Herbert) Court Book of the 

Liberty of Saint Sepulcher, roy 8vo Exeter & D. 

1930, unopened; Mc Neill (Chas.) Calendar 

of Archbishop Alan’s Register 1172 - 1534, roy 

8vo D. 1950, all orig. cloth. (3) €130 - 180 


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602 

I.M.C.: Fitzgerald (Brian)ed. 

Correspondence of Emily, Duchess of Leinster, 

3 vols. roy 8vo D. 1949 - 1957. First Edn., 

orig. cloth. Very good clean set. (3) 

€180 - 260 

603 


Burton (Isabel) AEI - Arabia Egypt India, 8vo 

L. & Belfast 1879. First Edn., hf. title, map 

frontis, 12 plts. 16pp. cont. & 1 fold. map 

loose, orig. cloth, spine dam. 

* Inscribed on hf. title, ‘To David 

Cunningham, with kind compl. from Isabel 

Burton 2nd April 1879.’ (1) €170 - 220 

604 

de Burgo (Thomas) Hibernia Dominicana. 

Sive Historia Provinciae Hiberniae Ordinis 

Praedicatorum, .... . 4to Agrippinae [Kilkenny 

?] 1762. First Edn., list of subs. 797pp. 

(lacking as usual, the censored pages 137 

- 146), a few recent inscriptions in biro, 

otherwise a very fine clean copy in cont. full 

calf, raised bands, mor. label. Rare. (1) 

€600 - 800 

605 

Lynch (John) Cambrensis Eversus, ed. by 

Rev. Mathew Kelly, 3 vols. roy 8vo d. (Celtic 

Society) 1848. First Edn., thus, engd. frontis, 

cont. hf. calf, Maynooth Prize Binding, gilt 

spines, mor. labels. V. good copy. (3) 

€275 - 325 

606 

Very Fine Copy 

Stanihurst (Richard) De rebus In Hibernia 

Gestis, Libri Quattuor, ... 4to Antwerp 

(Christo. Plantin) 1584. First Edn., printers 

device on title, later mottled calf, dbl. gilt 

fillet, raised bands, mor. label. A very fine 

copy of this scarce volume. (1) €800 - 1200 

604 603 

605

607 

Signed in Irish by The Author 

Betjeman (John) Summoned By Bells, roy 

8vo L. 1960. First Edn., decor. end papers, 

full orig. green cloth, & decor. d.w.’s. V. good. 

* Signed in Irish & inscribed by Sean 

O’Betjeman. Betjeman was appointed 

press Attaché to the British Ambassador in 

Dublin during World War II (1941 - 1943). 

He developed a great respect for and 

friendship with Eamon de Valera, and 

learned Irish as a result. The I.R.A. presumed 

him to be dangerous and considered 

assassinating him. Rare & Unusual. (1) 

€250 - 350 

608 

Extremely Rare Irish Bird Book 

Barrington (Richard M.) The Migration of 

Birds as Observed at Irish Lighthouses and 

Light Ships, tall 8vo L. [1900] First & Only 

Edn. fold. map frontis fold. table, uncut, 

orig. gilt decor. red cloth. A very good copy 

of this extremely Rare Volume. (1) 

€800 - 1200 

610 

607 & detail 

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Rennell (James) Observations on the 

Topography of the Troy, 4to L. 1814. Hf. 

title, & lg. fold. engd. map frontis partly 

unopened, uncut, orig. cloth, paper label on 

spine. Good. (1) €150 - 200 

610 

Fine Illuminated Address 

Dempsey (Joseph) Illuminator, Belfast. 

Address and Presentation to Mr. Thomas 

Fitzgerald (National Bank), Lg. 4to album, the 

title in Celtic design, with two similar text 

pages and with 2 delightful watercolour 

views of the National Bank, Belfast, and a 

Street Scene in Belfast, the fine page with 

17 signatures and dated 7th July 1913, in a 

fine contemporary full mor. Belfast binding 

decorated with harps and shamrocks and 

with red Morocco Celtic designed overlays. 

V. good. As an Album. (1) €500 - 700 

3 

611 & detail 

606 608 

611 

With Illustrations by 

Louis le Brocquy 

Joyce (James) Dubliners sm. folio, D. 

(Dolmen Press) 1986. Ltd. Edn., 427 (500) 

Signed by the Artist, illus. thro-out, t.e.g., 

orig. decor. linen, in glassine d.w. and 

slipcase. Good clean copy. 

* Most attractive production and the last 

major book design by Liam Miller. 

€700 - 900 

612 

Very Rare Contemporary 

Hand-Coloured Copy 

Carr (John) The Stranger in Ireland; or A 

Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of 

that Country. 4to L. 1806. First Edn., lg. fold. 

hd.-cold. frontis & 16 fine hd. cold. plts. (4 

lg. fold.) complete, recent full tooled gilt tan 

mor. V. Rare. (1) €1000 - 1500 

613 

Valencey (Lt. Gen. Charles) Prospectus of a 

Dictionary of the Language of the Aire Coti or, 

Ancient Irish, ... 4to D. 1802. First Edn. engd. 

frontis & 1 plt. hf. calf, raised bands, bands, 

mor. label. Good. (1) €400 - 600

614 

613 


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614 

Very Rare Drogheda Printing 

Co. Louth: Anon: Hints for Providing 

Residences for the Parochial Clergy, Humbly 

submitted to the Consideration of the 

Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland. By one 

of the Body. 4to Drogheda (Charles Evans) 

1791. Sole Edn., Pres. Copy, inscribed, some 

cont. m/ss notes in margins, 49pp in cont. 

hf. calf, marble sides, rebacked. B.P. of Earl of 

Normanton. V. Rare. (1) €300 - 400 

615 

Special Limited Edition in Fine Binding 

Genealogy: Burke’s Irish Family Records, thick 

imp. 8vo L. 1976. Lim. Edn. No. 54 (350) Signed 

by Editor Hugh Montgomery - Massingberd, 

t.e.g. full crushed blue mor. gilt line borders & 

armorial decorations. V. good. Rare. (1) 

€350 - 500 

616 

Good Collection 

Merriman (Brian) The Midnight Court, trans. by 

Frank O’Connor, 8vo D. (M. Fridberg) 1945. First, 

wd. cut heads, cloth backed boards; another 

edition of same, illustrated by Brian Bourke, 

8vo D. (O’Brien Press) 1989, pict. d.w.; also 

edition translated by Bowes Egan & illustrated 

by Carolyn Mann, folio Killybegs (Brehan Press) 

1985. Lim. Edn. 223 (500), green cloth; & 1 

other edn. (4) €120 - 170 

617 


Dolmen Press: Merriman (Brian) Cuirt an 

Mheadhon Oidhche, The Midnight Court. Trans. 

by David Marcus. Folio D. (Dolmen Press) 

1953. Printed for Subscribers. Lim. Edn. No. 

20 (200). Attractive wd. cut illus. by Michael 

Biggs. Orig. cloth backed, decor. boards. V. 

good. Rare. (1) 

* This was the eight book printed at Dolmen 

& was the first use of large format printing at 

the Press. €200 - 300 

618 

Irish Free State: Saorstat Eireann, Official 

Handbook, 8vo D. (The Talbot Press) 1932 

profusely illus. and adverts, decorated cloth, 

good clean copy. 

* This production was issued to promote 

Ireland’s Industry, Art, Social and National 

Capacities. €100 - 150 

4 

619 

Natural History: Nelson (E.C.) & Wendy 

Walsh, Trees of Ireland, folio D. 1993, cold. 

& other plts; Nairn (R.) Ireland’s Coastline, 

Exploring its Nature and Heritage. 4to Cork 

2005. Signed Pres. Copy, illus. thro-out, d.w.; 

Roche (R.) & Merne (O.) Saltees Islands of Birds 

and Legends, 4to D. 1977, illus., d.w.; Therman 

(D.H.) Stories from Tory Island, 4to D. 1989. 

Signed Pres. Copy from Author, also Signed by 

Derek Hill; Praeger (Rob. Lloyd) The Botanist 

& in Ireland, D. 1934. First Edn., cold. maps, 

illus. etc; & 1 other sim. (6) €130 - 180 

620 

Specially Bound Edition 

O’Sullivan (Donal) Carolan. The Life Times 

and Music of an Irish Harper, 2 vols. in one, 4to 

L. 1958, 2 titles, 2 frontis, 2 fold. maps, music 

etc., a.e.g. full tan mor. with blind & overlaid 

mor. Celtic design on front cover & spine, 

blind decor. on back cover in a custom made 

cloth box, all by J.F. Newman, Dublin. Exquisite 

copy. (1) €300 - 400 

621 

Carlisle (Nicholas) A Topographical Dictionary 

of Ireland, 4to L. 1810. First Edn., hf. title, cont. 

full tree calf, raised bands, tooled gilt spine in 

panels. 

* A very good copy of this scarce work. (1) 

€400 - 650 

622 

Yeats Family - Pyle (Hilary) Jack B. Yeats 

His Watercolours, Drawings and Pastels, 4to 

D. 1993. First; Kiely (Ben.) Yeats’ Ireland, An 

Illustrated Anthology, 4to L. 1990; Murphy 

(Wm. M.) Prodigal Father - The Life of John 

Butler Yeats (1839 - 1922), 1978; & 1 other sim. 

all illus., & pict. wrappers. (4) €100 - 150 

623 

Fitzgerald (Wm. G.)ed. The Voice of Ireland 

(Glor na hEireann), a Survey of the Race and 

Nation from All Angles, thick 4to, D. (Virtue & 

Co.) n.d. (c. 1920’s), profusely illus. throughout, 

cloth backed boards, fine copy. (1) €100 - 150 

617 

612 & detail 615

624 

Craig (Maurice) Classic Irish Houses of the 

Middle Size, folio L. 1997, illus. thro-out, 

cloth & d.w.; also The Architecture of Ireland, 

from the Earliest Times to 1880. 4to L. & D. 

1982. First Edn., illus., pict. d.w. (2) 

€150 - 200 

625 

O’Brien (Jacqueline) & Guinness (D.) Great 

Irish Houses & Castles, lg. folio L. 1992; De 

Breffini (B.) & ffolliott (r.) The Houses of 

Ireland, 4to L. 1975; Pakenham (Valerie) 

The Big House in Ireland, lg. 4to; & 1 other 

sim. (4) €75 - 100 


626 

John Scotus: Comentaria Doctoris 

Subtilis Johannis Scoti in duodecim libros 

Methaphisice Aristotelis scripta recollecta i 

ordmaca ab ipsius discipulo Antonio Andree 

cu duplici textu: Argiropoli. J.E. boccii suis 

locis inferto. Folio Paris (Joannis Frellon) 

1520. title with attractive wd.-cut border & 

wd.-cut printers device, colophon at end, 

211 folios, some mispagination, browned 

thro-out, profusely blind tooled cont. block 

binding, worn & dam. Rare. (1) €400 - 600 

628 629 630 

627 

U.C.C. Prize Binding 

Mahan (D.H.) An Elementary Course of Civil 

Engineering, 4to Edin. D. & L. 1851. Edn. by 

P. Barlow, 15 engd. plts. (some fold.), with 

Queen’s College, Cork prize label to J.J. 

Montgomery, 1852, & in full cont. calf with 

gilt armorial oval stamp of Queens College, 

Cork on both covers. V. good. (1) 

€200 - 300 

628 

Hunting: Radcliffe (F.P. Delme) The Noble 

Science: A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting. 

roy 8vo L. 1839. First Edn., add. engd. title, 

frontis, 1 engd. port. 7 plts. text illus., orig. 

cloth, rebacked, gilt decor. (1) €90 - 130 

629 

Scarce Book on Irish Lace 

Boyle (Eliz.) The Irish Flowerers, roy 8vo 

Belfast (Ulster Folk Museum) 1971. First 

Edn., illus., orig. pict. d.w. Good. V. Scarce. (1) 

€120 - 170 

623 624 626 627 & detail 

618 619 620 621

630 

Rice (William) ‘Indian Game’ (From Quail to 

Tiger), roy 8vo L. 1884. First Edn., 12 tinted 

plts. include. frontis orig. pict. gilt cloth. 

Good. (1) €80 - 120 

631 

Mellon (Judge Thomas) Selections from 

Thomas Mellon and His Times, 4to Belfast 

1968, illus. cloth, d.w. & slip case, scarce 

family history; also Hill (E. Darley) The 

Northern Banking Company Ltd., 4to Belfast 

1925. First Edn., fine cold. plts. Pres. Copy 

to Mrs. J.K. Carson, & stamped & signed 

by Horard B. Gribbon, Ulster Special 

Constabulary (‘B. Specials’), orig. pict. cloth. 

(2) €120 - 170 

632 

With 74 Coloured Plates 

Lowe (E.J.) A Natural History of British 

Grasses, roy 8vo L. 1865. First Edn., 74 cold. 

plts. (include. frontis), orig. embossed cloth. 

Good. (1) €180 - 220 

633 

[Surtees (R.S.)] The Analysis of The Hunting 

Field, roy 8vo L. 1923. New Edn., cold. frontis 

& title text illus., fine cont. hf. crimson mor. 

raised bands spine gilt in panels. (1) 

€120 - 180 


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Mudie (Robert) Hampshire: its Past and 

Present Condition, and Future Prospects, 3 

vols. First Edn., 4 engraved vignette titles, 9 

hand coloured maps, some folding, and 123 

engraved plates only (of ?130), vol. 1 lacking 

list of plates, original cloth, spines lettered 

in gilt large, 8vo, Winchester, [1838-39]. 

* Includes Isle of Wight and Channel Islands. 

(3) €280 - 350 

635 

Pardoe (Julia) The Beauties of the 

Bosphorus, 4to L. 1843. Add. engd. t.p., port. 

frontis, maps, & 78 engd. plts. some stained 

or foxed, cont. hf. mor. (1) €140 - 200 

636 

Park (Mungo) Travels in the Interior Districts 

of Africa, 4to L. 1799. First Edn., port. frontis, 

list of subs., fold. map hd. cold. in outline, v. 

lg. fold. Map of Africa, & fold. chart, also 5 

engd. plts. (complete), cont. sprinkled calf, 

joints weak, mor. label, otherwise v. good 

copy. (1) €420 - 650 

637 

Engraved Plates: Pugin (A.) & Heath (C.) 

Paris and its Environs, 2 vols. in one 4to L. 

1830 - 31, 2 add. engd. titles, & 200 views on 

100 engd. plts., t.e.g., later hf. tan calf, raised 

bands, mor. labels. V. clean set. (1) €140 - 200 

636 637 638 

638 

Engraved Plates: Roberts (Emma) 

Hindostand its Landscapes, Palaces, Temples, 

Tombs; The Shores of the Red Sea; and ... The 

Himalaya Mountains, 2 vols. in one, 4to L. 

(Fisher, Son & Co.) n.d. 2 engd. frontis 2 

add engd. titles & 97 engd. plts. views, etc., 

mostly very clean, recent hf. crimson mor., 

raised bands. (1) €170 - 240 

639 

Engraved Plates: Campbell (Alex.) A 

Journey from Edinburgh through Parts of 

North Britain. 2 vols. lg. 4to L. 1810. New 

Edn., 2 sepia frontis, 2 v. large fold. engd. 

cold. maps & 42 engd. sepia plts. (all v. 

clean), uncut, recent hf. brown mor. cloth 

sides, v. clean set. (2) €300 - 400 

640 

Woodcut Illustrations after T. Bewick 

Goldsmith (Oliver) & Parnell (T.) Poems, 

lg. 4to L. (W. Bulmer & Co., Shakespeare 

Printing Office) 1795, First Edn., wd. vignette 

on title, 5 engd. plts. & 8 wd. cut head, tails, 

& vignettes after T. Bewick, cont. hf. calf, 

rebacked. (1) €120 - 180 

641 

Rare Armagh Printing 

King (Robert) A Memoir Introductory to the 

Early History of the Diocese of Armagh, sm. 

folio Armagh (John Thompson, Guardian 

Office) 1854. Second Edn., [IV] 112, Vpp, 

marble end, orig. blind tooled orange cloth. 

with gilt decor. V. good copy. Scarce. (1) 

€300 - 400 

631 632 633 634 

635

642 

Special Limited Edition of 75 Copies 

With Additions Set of Prints 

Lyndsay (Roy) Artist & Plunkett (James) 

The Character of Dublin, lg. oblong folio D. 

1988. Special Lim. Edn. No. 6 of 75 Copies 

only, signed by artist, author & binder, 

& with a addition set of Prints, signed & 

numbered by Artist. Fine cold. plts., a.e.g., 

full crushed brown mor. with tooled gilt 

decor., & orig. mor. bound cloth slip case. 

Rare. (1) €450 - 650 

643 

Fine Hand-Coloured Plates 

Willyams (Rev. C.) A Selection of Views in 

Egypt, Palestine, Rhodes, Italy, Minorca and 

Gibraltar, Lg. folio L. 1822, text in English 

& French, 36 full page hd. coloured plates 

(include. frontis,) hf. crimson mor. recased. 

(1) €1000 - 1500 

644 

Atlas: Johnston (Alex Keith) Handy Royal 

Atlas of Modern Geography, folio Edin. & L. 

1873. New Edn., 45 lg. dble. page engd. 

maps, hd. cold. in outline, & 1 m/ss folio 

Sketch Map of Dr. Livingstone’s Discoveries, 

loosely inserted, a.e.g. strongly bound in hf. 

red mor. V. good copy. (1) €200 - 300 

639 


645 

Fine Attractive Coloured Plates 

Ackermann (Rudolph) The History of the 

Abbey Church of St. Peter’s Westminster, 

2 vols., lg. 4to, L. 1812, FIRST EDN., First 

Issue, hf. title, portrait & cold. frontis, list of 

subs., 81 cold. aquatints (complete), t.e.g., 

contemp. hf. mor., marbled boards, gilt 

decor spine. Good. (2) €500 - 750 

646 

Magnificent Set in 

Fine Binding by Sawyer 

Ackermann (R.) A History of The University 

of Oxford, Its Colleges, Halls and Public 

Buildings. 2 vols. lg. 4to L. 1814. Lg. engd. 

port., list of subs., & 114 fine hd. cold. plts. 

(include. 2 frontis & 17 Founders plts.) 

complete, a.e.g., marble ends, full dark blue 

straight grained mor. with heavy tooled gilt 

borders, & central designs, raised bands, & 

spine profusely gilt in panels. An extremely 

attractive set in fine condition. (2) 

€1500 - 2000 

647 

Plates of Rare Irish Furniture 

Jones (Arthur J. & Son) Upholsterers, 

Auctioneers & Appraisers, Description of 

a Suite of Sculptured Decorative Furniture, 

Illustrative of Irish History and Antiquities 

Manufactured of Irish Bog Yew i Designed 

and executed by Jones. Folio D. 1853. Sole 

Edn., 6 full page plts. (ex. 7) recased, orig. 

gilt lettered blue cloth. V. Scarce. (1) 

€400 - 600 

640 641 

648 

Maps of Irish Cities & Boroughs: House of 

Commons - Parliamentary Representation, 

Ireland Reports from Commissioners and 

Plans, Folio L. 8 June 1832. Together with 

35 lg. fold. (1 extra each for Dungarvan & 

Mallow) plans, hand coloured in outline, 

all v. good, in recent hf. calf, marble boards 

mor. label. V. clean copy. (1) €750 - 1000 

649 

Kells: The Book of Kells, ed. by Francois 

Henry, folio L. (Thames & Hudson) 1974. 

Fine cold. plts. gilt decor. cloth, & matching 

slip case. (1) €100 - 150 

643 646 & detail 647 

648 

644

650 

Spencer - The Works of that Famous English 

Poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser, Folio L. 1679. First 

Edn., engd. frontis, red & bl. title (rebacked) 

lacking pp. 191 - 194 at end, suppressed as 

usual, rebacked hf. calf, old marble boards, 

mor. label. (1) €150 - 220 

651 

Example of Early Printing 

Chrysostom (St. John) D. Joannis 

Chrysostomi enarrationes, partim antehac, 

partim nunc primum traductar & editae 

in Diui Pauli Epistolas... Folio Basle (J. 

Hervagium) 1536. Vol. III only, wd. cut 

printers device on title & at end, wd. cut 

initials, orig. full mottled calf, raised bands, 

spine gilt in panels, mor. label. (1) 

€120 - 180 

652 

Coloured Plates: Kretschmer (Albert) & 

Rohrbach (C.) The Costumes of All Nations, 

lg. 4to L. 1882. Chromo title, & 104 cold. 

chrome plts. complete, a.e.g., cont. hf. 

crimson mor. rebacked, orig. spine. V. good 

copy. (1) €140 - 200 

653 

Armstrong (Rob. Bruce) The History of 

Liddesdale, Eskdale, Ewesdale, Wauchopedale, 

and the Debateable Land. Lg. 4to Edin. 1883. 

FIRST EDN., LIM. EDN. 94 (105) Large Paper, 

hf. title, cold. frontis, 2 fold maps, 20 plts. (6 

cold.) complete, 1 leaf mis-bound, recent 

calf backed marble boards. Good. (1) 

€170 - 220 

657 658 

650 


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Abercromby (Hon. John) A Study of the 

Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and 

Ireland and its Associated Grave - Goods, 2 

vols. folio Oxford 1912. First Edn., text illus. 

& 110 plts. orig. cloth. Good & Scarce. (2) 

€160 - 220 

655 

Bodkin (Thos.) Hugh Lane and His Pictures, 

folio Verona (Pegasus Press) 1932. For 

Government of Irish Free State. First Edn., 

Limited Edn., (400), 50 full page plts., orig. 

hf. green mor. marbled sides. V. good. (1) 

€280 - 350 

656 

Very Rare Irish Plate Book 

Co. Kilkenny: Robertson (James 

George)ed. Antiquities and Scenery of the 

County of Kilkenny, oblong folio Kilkenny 

1851. First Edn., title & dedit within lined 

borders, 23 full page sepia plts., & 2 litho 

plts., cont. hf. green mor. marble sides, mor. 

gilt decor. label on upper cover. V. good 

copy. Extremely Scarce Work. (1) 

€2000 - 3000 

651 656 

657 

Engraved Plates, etc: Crome (John) 

Etchings of Views in Norfolk, ed. by Dawson 

Turner, folio Norwich 1838. Engd. port. & 15 

engd. plts. cloth backed folder; Turners Liber 

Studiorum, folio L. 1871, 24 plts. (complete), 

loose orig. cloth; G.T. - Atlante Letterario e 

Cronologico, per l. Studio della Letteratura 

Italiana. Lg. folio Livormo 1828, cont. hf. 

vellum. As a coll. (3) €150 - 200 

658 

Bound by Carss, Glasgow 

Binding: Gems of Art, Forming A Choice 

Collection Engraved from Pictures of 

Acknowledged Excellence, Beauty & 

Variety... . Folio L. 1823. 35 fine full page 

engd. plts. a.e.g. full cont. green mor. heavy 

gilt line borders & overall gilt tooled decor. 

by Carss, Glasgow, with ticket. (1) 

€180 - 250 

659 

Engraved Plates: Willemin (N.X.) Choix de 

Costumes Civils et Militaires des Peuples de 

l’Antiquite, 2 vols. in one, lg. folio Paris 1798. 

2 engd. titles, & 155 engd. plts. (ex. 168) 

binding dam. As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (1) 

€120 - 180

660 

Camden (Wm.) Britannia: or, A 

Chorographical Description of Great Britain 

and Ireland, together with the Adjacent 

Islands. 2 vols. lg. folio L. n.d. [c. 1722]. 

Second Edn., ed. by Ed. Gibson. Engd. port. 

frontis Vol. I, red & bl. titles, 51 lg. fold. maps, 

10 full page plts. coins, etc., and wd. cut 

illus. thro-out text, a few tears, & repairs at 

folds, recent sturdy hf. calf, marble sides, 

raised bands. Scarce. (2) €1250 - 1750 

661 

Ware (James) & Harris (W.)ed. The Whole 

Works of Sir James Ware Concerning Ireland, 

Revised and Improved, 2 vols. folio D. 

1764. Engd. port. frontis Vol. I, 20 lg. fold. 

plts. & 17 plts. of the different Religious 

Orders; also with, A Continuation of the 

Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland, ... by Dr. 

Wm. Newcome, Archbishop of Armagh, 

4to printed in Dublin by R.E. Mercier, 1801, 

bound in throughout Vol. I, full cont. calf, 

blind tooled, & with gilt fillet borders, in 

the style of Mullen, upr. covers detached, 

otherwise v. good & scarce. (2) €450 - 650 

662 663 

659 


662 

Signed Presentation Copy 

Co. Meath: Petrie (George) R.H.A. - M.R.A. 

On the History and Antiquities of Tara Hill, 

Lg. 4to D. 1839. First Edn. this Format, 2 full 

page hd. cold. plts., & 2 engd. plans, text 

illus., uncut, orig. cloth. 

* Inscribed presentation copy, ‘For Sir 

Frederick Madden F.S.A., with the Author’s 

sincere regards.’ V. Scarce. (1) €400 - 600 

662A 

Bonar-Law (Andrew) The Printed Maps of 

Ireland 1612-1850, folio D. 1997. First Edn., 

illus. thro-out, orig. pict. wrappers. Scarce. 

(1) €100 - 150 

663 

Fine Copy with All the Plates 

Hill (Lord George) Facts from Gweedore: 

With Useful Hints to Donegal Tourists, Lg. 

4to D. 1845. First Edn., In two Parts. Litho 

frontis, 4 litho plts. & engd. map plt. (6 

in all, complete), and with ‘Thoughts on 

Emigration’ bound in at end, recent fine hf. 

calf, marble sides, raised bands, mor. label, 

original pict. green printed wrappers bound 

in. V. Scarce. (1) €600 - 800 

661 

664 

Circinianus (Nicholas) Ecclesiae Anglicanae 

Trophaea, Folio Rome (Officina Bartholomei 

Grassi) 1584. First Edn., fine engd.. title, & 35 

fine full page engd. plts. (36 in all) orig. full 

cont. vellum. V. good copy. (1) €400 - 600 

665 

Evicted Tenants Commission 

H.M.S.O.: Report of The Evicted Tenants 

Commission, Presented to both Houses of 

Parliament. Bound with: Minutes of Evidence, 

Appendices and Index, folio D. 1893. One 

fold. chart, 98, 670pp., cont. hf. mor. V. good. 

* Scarce volume, covering The Plan of 

Campaign, and with extensive lists of 

evicted tenants etc. (1) €300 - 400 

666 

Shaw (Thos.)Travels or Observations Relating 

to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, 

folio Oxford 1738. FIRST EDN., red & bl. title 

with engd. vign. engd. hd. & tails, 11 engd. 

maps some fold., & 19 plts., lower portion 

damp stained, hf. title, title dam. (no text 

loss), last leaf (index) dam. with minimal loss 

(3 lines), orig. full sprinkled calf, lower edges 

slightly dam. (1) €280 - 350 

660

667 

Co. Cork Interest: Lg. folio type Scrap 

Book, ‘Links with the Past,’ containing 

numerous news cuttings from various 

papers & magazines, various photo 

illus., ports. etc etc., approx. 60 pages, 

tipped into an old drugs Record Book 

with over 1500 individual manuscript 

entries, strongly bound cloth. As an 

Album, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300 

668 

Full Set with all the Maps 

Bogs in Ireland: The First [-Fourth] 

Reports of the Commissioners 

Appointed to enquire into the Nature 

and Extent of the Several Bogs in 

Ireland, 4 vols. in 3, lg. folio 1812 - 

1819. Sole Edn., 66 engd. maps, plans 

& plts. (mostly lg. fold. hand cold. 

maps), some wrongly folded, a few 

with straight tears, orig. calf backed 

boards, lacking spines. (3) 

€2000 - 3000 

664 665 

666 


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Book of Durrow: Evangeliorum 

Quattuor Codex Durmachensis, 2 vols. 

folio Olten, Lausanne and Frieburg 

(Urs graf-Verlag) 1960. Lim. Edn. 110 

(650), vols. of plts. & text, v. good, 

plts. vol. full mor. Celtic design (some 

stains), text vol. mor. backed boards, 

uniform spines. Scarce. (2) 

€1200 - 1600 

670 

With all the Plates & Plans 

Irish Public Records: Reports from the 

Commissioners ... respecting the Public 

Records of Ireland: With Supplements 

and Appendixes, 1810 - 1815. folio 

L. 1815, 13 facsimile plts. (some hd. 

cold.) & 8 lg. fold. & other plans & plts. 

of Four Courts, Dublin Castle etc., 

includ. one dbl. page hd. cold. plan, 

(21 plts. in all) complete, later hf. mor. 

(1) €300 - 400 

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668 

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