9 December 2020 - 0322 Christmas Rare Book Sale

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Lot 140/0322

SOLD Hammer price €140

Darwin (Charles) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, 8vo L. 1872. First Edn., 7 photographic plts. (mostly fold.) & other illus. 4pp. cat at end, dated Nov. 1872, lacks hf. title? inner joints worn, orig. green cloth; also The Descent of Man, L. 1881, Second Edn., illus. orig. green cloth. (2)

Lot 141/0322

SOLD Hammer price €190

Pamphlets: 1. O’Connor (A.) Speech … in the House of Commons of Ireland, Mon. May 4th, 1795 on the Catholic Bill, 8vo L. 1796 32pp; 2. [Barbauld (Mrs.)] An Address to the Opposers of the Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts, L. 1790. Fourth, 44pp; 3. Sheridan (Richard Brinsley) The Celebrated Speech .. in Westminster Hall, on the 3rd .. June 1788, on his Summing up The Evidence of the Begum Charge against Warren Hastings, Esq., L. 1788. Second, IV, 59pp; 4. Fox (Chas. James) The Substance of the Speech .. on Mr. Grey’s Motion in the House of Commons, Friday May 26, 1797, L. 1797 First Edn., 35pp; 5. The Speech of Thomas Day, Esq. On the Necessity of a Reform in Parliament, … March 25, 1780, L. n.d. [1780] 16pp; 6. The Speech of Earl Stanhope,.. on His Motion to Acknowledge the French Republic … 23 Jan. 1794, L. 1794, 12pp; 7. The Speech of Boissy D’Anglas on the Political Situation of Europe, L. 1795, 28pp; 8. Ramsey (David) An Oration delivered on The Anniversary of American Independence July 4th, 1794, in Saint Michael’s Church, to the Inhabitants of Charlestown, South Carolina, L. 1795. 23pp; 9. Towers (Joseph) An Oration delivered … on Fourth of November 1788, V, 34pp + advert leaf at end; 10. The Address of the British Convention, assembled at Edinburgh, November 19, 1793 to the People of Gt. Britain, L. [1793], 24pp; 11. Address of the London Corresponding Society to the other Societies in Gt. Britain, United for Obtaining a Reform in Parliament, L. 1792. Hf. title, 16pp. Together 11 works in one vol., mostly First Edns., cont. hf. calf, worn, covers loose. As a coll. of pamphlets, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 142/0322

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[Hutcheson (Francis)] An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue: In Two Treatises, 8vo L. 1729. Third Edn., XXII, [iii] 304pp some damp dam. at fore-edges, cont. calf, raised bands, mor. label. Scarce. (1)

Lot 143/0322

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Thompson (Wm.) An Enquiry into the Natural State of Man, 8vo D. (M. Rhames) 1743. First Edn., (15) Subscribers List [14], errata, [XX], 344pp cont. calf, raised bands, upr. cover detached. Rare. (1)

Lot 144/0322

[Molesworth (Robert)]trans. Franco-Gallia: or, An Account of the Ancient Free State of France,… Written Originally in Latin by the Famous Civilian Francis Hotoman in the Year 1574. 8vo L. 1721. Second Edn., hf. title, XXXVI, [6], 10, VI, 148pp plus 4pp adverts., cont. blind tooled panel calf, gilt fillet borders, raised bands. V. good. (1)

Lot 145/0322

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[Berkeley] Prior (Thos.) An Authentic Narrative of the Success of Tar-Water…. To which are subjoined Two Letters from the Author of Siris, showing the Medicinal Properties of Tar-Water.. . 8vo Dublin, & Lond. Re-printed, 1746. With A New Letter by Berkeley on Tar-Water, by David Berman, an Offprint from ‘Hermathena,’ bound in at end, old boards rebacked; also Alciphron: or The Minute Philosopher, 12mo L. 1755, cont. calf, lacks label. (2)

Lot 146/0322

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Price (Richard) Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, The Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America, 12mo D. 1776. Eight, hf. title, fold. table at end, XII, 179pp. cont. tree calf. V. good copy. (1)* Bookplate of Chris Nicholson, Co. of Meath

Lot 147/0322

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Clayton (Dr. Robert) Lord Bishop of Clogher. A Vindication of the Histories of the Old and New Testament, in Answer to the Objections of the late Lord Bollingbroke, In Two Letters to a Young Nobleman. 12mo D. (Geo. Faulkner) 1752. Errata slip tipped-in, some damp stains to front few pages, and at end, cont. calf, raised bands, mor. label. (1)

Lot 148/0322

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With Caricature EngravingsAnon. A Political and Satyrical History of the Years 1756 and 1757, In a Series of Seventy-Five Humorous and Entertaining Prints. 16mo L. (for E. Morris) n.d. 15pp. plus 75 engd. full page plts. (plt. 75 dam. with some loss), recent black buckram. (1)

Lot 149/0322

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[Prevost (Abb‚) Campagnes Philosophiques ou Memoires de M. de Monteal, Aide-de-Comp de Mr. le Mar‚chal de Schomberg, contenant l’Histoire de la Guerre d’Irlande. 2 vols. in one, 12mo Amsterdam 1742. Two hf. titles, red & bl. titles with vignettes, orig. mottled calf, gilt spine rubbed, lacks label. Scarce. (1)

Lot 150/0322

SOLD Hammer price €460

Association Copy[Burke (Edmund)] A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, with … A Vindication of Natural Society, 12mo D. (By + for Sarah Cotter) 1766. First Irish Editions of these two works, VIII, [4], 280pp; and X, 94pp plus 4pp of adverts. Cont. calf, raised bands, mor. label. (1)* This copy, from Corbet Hill, 1789 [New Ross] the home of Charles Tottenham, ‘Tottenham in his Boots,’ important at time of Act of Union, inscribed by him twice. Corbet Hill also connected with 1798 Rebellion, & with the later bookplate of John David La Touche.

Lot 151/0322

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Association Copy[Berkeley (George)] Bishop of Cloyne A Miscellany, Containing Several Tracts on Various Subjects, 12mo Dublin (G. Faulkner) 1752. First Dublin Edn., some m/ss notes in pencil, at front, cont. calf, top of spine dam. (1)* R.R. Madden’s copy, with his bookplate. Madden was the historian of 1798, & The United Irishmen.

Lot 152/0322

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Pamphlets: 1. Amory (Thos.) A Dialogue on Devotion, after the Manner of Xenophon… 8vo L. 1746. Second; 2. An Exact Account of two Real Dreams, Which Happen’d to the same Person, the First of them in 1708,… The Other on August 21, 1714, the Author being then in India, 8vo L. 1725. 24pp; 3. A Letter from the Ld. Bishop of London to the Clergy & People of London and Westminster on Occasion of the late Earthquakes, L. 1750; 4. A Supplement to … the late Earthquakes, L. 1750; 5. Chubb (Thos.) An Enquiry Concerning Redemption, Wherein the Christian Redemption is particularly considered, 8vo L. 1743; 6. Stennett (Jos.) A Sermon Preach’d in Little Wild Street, Nov. 1740. National Ingratitude exemplified, in the case of Gideon and his family; & 9 others sim., together 15 works in one vol., cont. calf backed boards. As a coll. of pamphlets, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 153/0322

SOLD Hammer price €400

BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM C. BULLITT AND HIS FAMILYWilliam Christian Bullitt (1891-1967) came from a wealthy and prominent Philadelphia family. Working for President Wilson at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, he was sent on a special mission to Soviet Russia to negotiate diplomatic relations between the US and the Bolshevik regime. The Soviets offered a peace summit to end the Russian Civil War, and when the Allied leaders rejected their proposal Bullitt resigned from Wilson’s staff. He later resigned also from the peace commission, denouncing the Treaty of Versailles as “a tragic mockery of the principle of self-determination”.In 1933 President Roosevelt, a close friend, appointed him the first US ambassador to the Soviet Union. Arriving with high hopes for Soviet-American relations, he was soon disillusioned by his experience of the Soviet leadership. He was recalled in 1936 and was appointed ambassador to France.Fluent in French and an ardent Francophile, Bullitt became a prominent member of French society, while maintaining daily contact with Roosevelt. When in 1940 Germany invaded France and Paris was threatened, the government and diplomatic staff moved to Bordeaux, but Bullitt insisted on remaining in Paris. This angered Roosevelt, who dismissed him, and Bullitt’s diplomatic career came to an abrupt end.Originally a liberal and sympathetic towards radical views, Bullitt became a virulent anti-communist, and spent much time in the post-war years writing about its dangers.Bullitt was twice married. His second wife was the feminist, political activist and journalist Louise Bryant (1885-1936), widow of the journalist and communist activist John (Jack) Silas Reed (1887-1920). Bryant and Reed had worked together on various radical social issues, and in 1917 had been in Petrograd in time to cover the Bolshevik revolution. Both had written books about their experiences: Bryant’s Six Red Months in Russia and Reed’s Ten Days that shook the World. The award-winning 1981 film Reds was based on their tempestuous relationship.Bullitt divorced Louisa Bryant in 1930 on the grounds that she was having a lesbian affair with the artist Gwen Le Gallienne. They had one child, the socialite, philanthropist and horse-breeder Anne Moen Bullitt (1924-2007), who was brought up by her father and accompanied him to Moscow and Paris. In 1956 Bullitt bought for her the 700-acres estate of Palmerstown House Stud in Co. Kildare, where for almost thirty years she ran a highly successful business, training and breeding racehorses.From 1967 to 1969 she was married to Daniel Brewster (1923-2007), representative for Maryland in the House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963 and in the Senate from 1963 to 1969 (Nancy Pelosi served as an intern on his staff); during this time, he was a strong supporter of the Civil Rights Acts of 1960, 1964 and 1968, and spoke on a variety of issues varying from Cuba to the postal service.Limited to 1000 Copies Only. A Rare EditionWilde (Oscar) The Happy Prince, sm 8vo Riverside, Conn. (The Hillacre Bookhouse) 1912. First Edn., Limited to 1000 Copies, hf. title & title printed in red & black, 34pp., uncut, unopened, orig. grey boards with printed label. A fine copy. A Rare Edition. (1)* Ex Libris, William C. Bullitt, American Ambassador to Russia, and France, with his bookplate.

Lot 154/0322

SOLD Hammer price €110

From The Collection of Mr. Wm. C. BullittAmerican Ambassador to Russia & France 1930’sBudd (Thos. D.) Shakespeare’s Sonnets, sq. 12mo Philadelphia (John Campbell) 1868. First Edn., in cont. limp mor. with orig. wrappers bound in, with note on back wrapper ‘This volume is published on extra fine paper and edges uncut, to adapt it to a finer binding for library purposes,’ With the bookplate of Wm. C. Bullitt. (1)* The printer, John Campbell was Irish. The ‘Historical Magazine’ of 1868 contains an article on the above volume, and finishes with the comment, ‘The little volume is very neatly printed on tinted paper, and our old friend Mr. Campbell has shown great good taste in getting it up.’ Campbell had a very chequered career, and was a power-loom weaver by trade. He was a radical newsagent, a chartist, a bookseller, an author etc., and one of his books was titled “Negro Mania,” Philadelphia 1851. * See Biographical Note before Lot 153.

Lot 155/0322

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Scarce Galway AuthorMartin (Francis) Scutum Fidei Contra Haereses Hodiernas; seu Tillotsonianae Concionis sub Titulo: Strena Oppertuna Contea Papismum, Refutatio; 8vo Louvain 1714. First Edn., 223pp; Bound with, Acta Ecclesiae Mechlininsis Anni M.D.C.C. circa Bullam Unigenitus, 8vo Brussels [1719] First Edn., [8] 152pp in cont. mottled calf, tooled gilt spine in panels, raised bands, mor. label. V. good Scarce. (1)

Lot 156/0322

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Limited EditionJuvenalia: Perault – Histories or Tales of Past Times Told by Mother Goose with Morals, 12mo Lond. (Nonesuch Press) 1925. No. 210 of 1250 Copies Only, hd. cold. frontis & 8 hd. cold. illus., uncut, orig. buckram backed boards. (1)

Lot 157/0322

SOLD Hammer price €70

[Brydges (Thos.)] A Burlesque Translation of Homer, 2 vols. 12mo Lond. 1771. Third Edn., Greatly Enlarged & Improved. 2 engd. frontis, cont. mottled calf, raised bands, gilt decoration in panels, mor. labels. V. good. (2)

Lot 158/0322

Winchester Printing: Cave (Jane) Poems on Various Subjects, Entertaining, Elegiac, and Religious, 8vo Winchester (J. Sadler) 1783. For The Author, Sole Edn.? 26pp list of subs., errata leaf at end, uncut, orig. cloth backed boards. Scarce. (1)

Lot 159/0322

SOLD Hammer price €80

Atlas: Hill (P.) & Co., publ. Travelling Map of Scotland, 12mo Edin. n.d. [c. 1820] engd. title, engd. contents, 64pp. include 56 engd. hd. cold. pp of maps, advert. leaf at end, hf. calf, marbled sides with orig. ptd. label on upr. covers. V. good. (1)