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Dublin Printed Poetry
Pullein (Rev. S.) Scacchia, Ludus: A Poem
on the Game of Chess, Written by Marcus H.
Vida and Translated into English Verse. 8vo
D. (s. Powell) 1750. First Dublin Edn. wd. cut
illus., 95pp; Bound with: The Silkworm, A
Poem in Two Books. 8vo D. (s. Powell) 1750.
Engd. frontis [IV], 141pp + Observation leaf
at end, cont. calf, worn. Scarce. (1)
€220 - 350
207
Signed by the Author
Lyng (T.) Castlecomer Connections, Exploring
History, Geography and Social Evolution,
In North Kilkenny Environs, oblong 4to,
Kilkenny (Wellbrook Press) 1984, First &
Only Edition, signed on F.E.P. by the Author,
illus., cloth & d.j. Good. (1) €100 - 150
208
Millais (John Guille) The Life and Letters
of Sir John Everett Millais, 2 vols. 8vo L.
1899. First Edn., profusely illustrated, later
attractive hf. crimson mor. marble sides. V.
good set. (2) €100 - 150
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With fine Engravings
Bound by Zaehnsdorf
Pine (John) Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica
et Georgica Tabulis Aeneis... Roy 8vo L. 1774.
Illustrated by R. Edge Pine. Engd. port.
frontis, title, & dedit., (with reverse portrait)
etc., numerous engd. plts., heads & tails &
other illus. thro-out; Bound with; Heyne
(Ch. Gottl.) Parerga et Ornamenta Caelo
Expressa ad P. Virgilii Maronis, 8vo L. 1812.
Illus. by J. Dominico Florillo, 73 engd. plts.,
a.e.g., later crushed brown mor. tooled gilt
borders, raised bands, by Zaehnsdorf. (1)
€280 - 350
210
Fine Copy, with Autograph Letter
Lever (Charles) One of Them, 8vo L. 1861.
First Edn., add. engd. title, engd. frontis &
28 engd. plts. (all v. clean) after (H.K. Brown)
‘Phiz’’ t.e.g. later full crushed royal blue mor.
single gilt fillet, raised bands, spine gilt in
panels by Root & Son, London. a very fine
copy.
* With an interesting 4pp A.L.s. from author
to Whiteside, dated Sept. 30th, 1860. (1)
€300 - 400
211
Leslie (Chas. Rob.) & Taylor (T.) Life and
Times of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 2 vols. 8vo L.
1865. First Edn., 2 port. frontis & 9 other plts.
& ports., t.e.g., cont. hf. blue mor. marble
sides, spine gilt in panels. (2) €100 - 150
Mealy’s E s t a b l i s h e d 1 9 3 4
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Pres. Copy, Signed by
One of the Subscribers
Pool (Robert) & Cash (John) View of
the Most Remarkable Public Buildings,
Monuments and other Edifices in the City of
Dublin, 4to D. 1780. First Edn., engd. vign.
title, list of subs., lg. fold. plan of Dublin
1780, & plan of Dublin 1610, 29 full page
plts. (1 fold.), marble ends, cont. calf, later
re-back, mor. label. V. Scarce.
* Pres. Copy, inscribed on title page by John
Prestwick, one of the original subscribers to
this vol. (1) €1000 - 1500
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With hand-coloured Plates
Sowerby (John E.) British Wild Flowers,
described by C. Pierpoint Johnson. roy 8vo
L. 1860 Hd. cold. frontis & 80 hd. cold. plts.,
some scribbles on title, & a few others throout,
cont. hf. calf, mor. label. (1) €200 - 300
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Langdale (Hon. Chas.) Memoirs of Mrs.
Fitzherbert; 8vo L. 1856. First Edn., port.
frontis cont. hf. blue mor. profusely gilt
spine, tooled in panels, mor. label. Fine
copy. (1) €100 - 150
215
Bacall (Lauren) Lauren Bacall, By Myself,
8vo, L. 1979. Signed First Edn. illus., cloth,
d.j. Good clean copy. (1) €80 - 120
216
Wolfe (Tom) The Bonfire of the Vanities, thick
8vo, New York 1987, Signed First Edition,
cloth & d.j. Good clean copy. (1) €80 - 120
217
Genealogy: Gallwey (Hubert) The Wall
Family in Ireland, 1170 - 1970, 4to Naas 1970.
First Edn., cold. frontis, map fold. tables, plts.
etc. cloth & d.w.; also Magan (Wm.) Umma-
More The Story of an Irish Family, 1983. First
Edn., illus. cloth & d.w. (2) €150 - 200
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Genealogy: Ponsonby (Sir J.) The Ponsonby
Family, roy 8vo L. 1929. First Edn., plts. &
ports., uncut, orig. cloth. V. good. (1)
€140 - 200
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Illustrated by Louis le Brocquy
O’Grady (Des.) The Gododdin, sm. folio D.
(Dolmen Editions) 1977. Lim. Edn. (650),
illus. by Louis le Brocquy, cloth, & pict. d.w.
(1) €125 - 175
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Modern Irish Poetry etc: Kinsella (Thos.)
Wormwood, folio D. (Dolmen) 1966. Lim.
Edn. (350), Signed by Author, special
wooden binding, also Nighwalker and other
Poems, N.Y. (Alfred A. Knopf) 1968, First
American Edn., d.w.; Montague (John)
The Rough Field, 8vo D. (Dolmen) 1974,
Signed by Author, and another sim. by
same author; O’Connor (Frank) The Little
Monasteries, roy 8vo D. (Dolmen) 1963
Lim. Edn. (1050); & Three Old Brothers and
other Poems, L. 1936. First Edn., wrappers,
scarce; Rouault (Georges) & De Brun (P.)
Misere, 4to D. 1971. Lim. Edn. illus., rough
cloth; & others by S. Heaney, Patrick Collins
with orig. A.L., Austin Clarke, & related
periodicals. As a coll., w.a.f. Interesting lot.
(1) €180 - 250
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[O’Flaherty (Liam)] Jefferson (George)
Liam O’Flaherty - A Descriptive Bibliography,
D. 1993. First, d.w. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150
222
Limited Edition
Yeats (Jack B.) Life in the West of Ireland,
4to D. & L. (Maunsel & Co.) 1912. Lim. Edn.
of 150 Copies (no number), cold. frontis &
7 cold. plts. plus bl. & white plts. orig. cloth
decor. in gilt, & with original decor. dust
wrapper. Good & Scarce. (1) €750 - 1000