18 June 2019 - #311 Rare Book & Collectibles Sale
#311
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18 June 2019 - #311 Rare Book & Collectibles Sale
#311
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Scarce Signed Copies MacNevin (Thos.) The Lives and Trials of Archibald Hamilton Rowan, Rev. William Jackson, The Defenders, William Orr, Peter Finnerty and other Eminent Irishmen, 8vo D. 1846. Pres. Copy inscribed ‘John O’Donoghue Esq. from the Author’ orig. cloth; Plunkett (Sir H.) Ireland in the New Century, 8vo L. 1904. First Edn., inscribed on front fly leaf, ‘R.A. Anderson from his fellow-worker in Irish Movements, the Author, Feb. 1904.’ cloth Both v. good. (2) * John O’Donoghue was author, historian etc. R.A. Anderson was a pioneer of the Co-op Movement.
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Selden (John) The History of Tythes, sm. 4to [L.] 1618. First Edn., some damp stains, later calf backed bind. (1)
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Hudson (Wm. E.) A Treatise on the Elective Franchise and the Registration of Electors in Ireland, Under the Reform Act, sm. 8vo D. 1832. First Edn., fold. engd. map frontis & 32 other single page maps, orig. cloth. V. good. (1)
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Moore – The Works of Thomas Moore, 6 vols. 12mo Paris 1823. Cont. full calf, mor. labels, 1 spine lacking. (6)
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Clarke (Austin) Flight to Africa, Dolmen 1963; Old-Fashioned Pilgrimage, Dolmen 1967; The Echo at Coole & Other Poems, Dolmen 1968; The Bright Temptation, Dolmen 1965, all the above Signed Copies, orig. d.w.s; also Later Poems, 1961; Collected Plays, 1963; The Celtic Twilight and the Nineties, 1969; Pilgrimage and other Poems, L. 1929, Lim. Edn. (500), all above First Edns. & 2 other Pamphlets. A good lot. (10)
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Hamilton (Rev. Wm.) Letters Concerning the Northern Coast of the County of Antrim, … In Two Parts. roy 8vo D. 1790. Lg. fold. map frontis, 3 fold. plts., engd. vignette heads, cont. tree calf, gilt border, tooled gilt spine,mor. label. V. good. (1)
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Russell (Geo) ‘A.E.’ – The Interpreters, L. 1922. First Edn., orig. & orig. d.w. Inscribed with 2 line verse & Signed in both forms; The Mask of Apollo and other Stories, 8vo D. n.d. First, Signed in both forms on title, unopened, cloth backed boards; Enchantment and other Poems, tall 8vo N.Y. (Fountain Press) 1930. Lim. Edn. 437 (542) Signed in both forms, cloth backed boards; Dark Weeping, L. 1929. Signed Limited Edn. 349 (400) illus. by Paul Nash, boards; Homeward Songs by the Way, 12mo L. 1908, First, The Earth Breath & Other Poems, 12mo N.Y. 1908, both decor. boards; The House of the Titans and other Poems, L. 1934. First Edn., d.w.; Eglinton (J.) A Memoir of A.E., L. 1937 First, d.w., & 1 other item. As a lot. (9)
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Association Copies: Ibsen (Henrik) Ghosts: An Enemy of the People: The Wild Duck, ed. by Wm. Archer, L. (Walter Scott Publishing Co.) 1907. Inscribed in Irish in two places by Terence McSwiney; uniform with, Emperor and Galilean: A World-Historic Drama, ed. by Wm. Archer, L. (W. Scott Publishing Co.) n.d. Inscribed on front blank, ‘Louie Bennett,’ Irish Trade Unionist, Journalist, & Writer, & Irish Suffragette, who established the Irish Woman’s Suffrage Movement in 1911. Uniform blue cloth. (2)
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Bound Specially for ‘The Uncrowned King of Ireland’ Binding: [Parnell (Chas. Stewart)] Scotland’s Welcome to Mr. Parnell: A Souvenir of his first Political Visit to Scotland. … 20th July 1889. Sm. 8vo Edin. (J. Grant) n.d. [1889] Sole Edn., port. frontis, a.e.g., fine cont. full green mor. profusely tooled gilt borders with shamrock, & thistle, and with corner decorations of harps, the front cover with the Parnell coat of arms, and the lower cover with the initials C.S.P., the spine with tooled shamrock, harp and thistle motifs, by Orrock & Son, stamped. V. Fine. (1) * Charles Stewart Parnell’s own Copy. Ex. Rare.
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Presentation Copy O’Leary (John) Recollections of Fenians and Fenianism, 2 vols. L. 1896. First Edn., 2 port. frontis uncut, orig. cloth good. (2) * Inscribed Pres. Copy ‘For Mr. John Mc Grath, from his friend John O’Leary.’ John Mc Grath was a writer with ‘United Ireland,’ he also worked with ‘Freeman’s Journal.’ He wrote under different pen names, including ‘Cuan,’ & ‘Slieve Donard.’ (2)
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Pamphlet: [Prynne (Wm.)] Romes Master-Peace or, The Grand Conspiracy of the Pope and his Jesuited Instruments, to extirpate the Protestant Religion, re-establish Popery, subvert Lawes, Liberties, Peace, Parliaments, by kindling a Civill War in Scotland,…. 4to Lond. (for Michael Sparke, Senior) 1643. First Edn., title with decorated wd.-cut border, 36pp plus ‘The Examination of Henry Mayo,’ leaf at end, early 19th Cent., hf. calf, worn. Rare. (1)
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Inscribed Presentation Copy Cork Interest: Caulfield (Richard) Rotulus Pipae Clonensis, ex. Originali In Registro Ecclesiae Cathedralis Clonensis asservato Nuuc Primum Editus… 4to Cork (Geo. Nash) 1859. First & Sole Edn., engd. frontis, red & bl. title, fold. cold. litho. plt., cont. full mor. Scarce. (1) * Pres. Copy to ‘The Rev. R.F. Meredith with Richard Caulfield’s kind regards / Cork Oct. 3rd 1861,’
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Dun Emer & Cuala Press : Hyde (Douglas) The Love Songs of Connacht, 8vo Dundrum (Dun Emer Press) 1904. First Edn. uncut cloth backed boards; also Flower (Robin) Love’s Bitter – Sweet: Translations from the Irish Poets.., 8vo Cuala Press 1925. Lim. Edn. 500 Copies, orig. cloth backed boards. Good. (2)
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With Hand-Coloured Illustrations Cuala Press: Rivers (Elizabeth) Stranger in Aran, 8vo D. 1946. First Edn. Lim. Edn. No. 171 (280). Hand coloured illus. by the author; also Higgins (F.R.) Arable Holdings, 8vo D. 1933. Lim. Edn. No. 258 of 300 Copies Only, uncut, both orig. cloth backed boards. Good. (2)
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Toib¡n (Colm) The Empty Family, Viking 2010. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, cloth & d.w.; also 4 other paperback volumes of the author’s work, All signed. (5)
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Irish Novels: Doyle (Roddy) Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, 8vo L. 1993 Signed; The Deportees and other Stories, L. 2007. Signed; The Dead Republic, roy 8vo L. 2010; Nolan (Christopher) Under the Eye of the Clock, Lond. 1987 First London Edn., L. 1999, 2 copies; also same title, First American Edition; Brown (Christy) Of Snails and Skylarks, L. 1977 First Edn., All with original d.w.’s Good. (7)
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[Otway (Caesar)] A Tour in Connaught: Comprising Sketches of Clonmacnoise, Joyce Country and Achill. Sm. 8vo D. 1839. First Edn., frontis & other plts. & illus., cloth; & 9 others, Irish travel interest. (10)
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Gregory (Lady) The Kiltartan Poetry Book, Prose Translations from The Irish. N.Y. & Lond. 1919. First Edn., fine mor. backed boards; Seven Short Plays, D. & L. 1909. Port frontis cloth; My First Play, L. 1930. First Signed Lim. Edn. No. 285 of 530 Copies.; The Dragon – A Wonder Play, D. 1920, boards; Robinson (Lennox)ed. Lady Gregory’s Journals 1916 – 1930, L. 1946, d.w. (5)
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Highly Important Literary Magazines Jolas (Eugene), Paul (Elliot) & others, Editors, Transition, Vols. 1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16-17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, together 11 volumes, sm. 4to Paris (Shakespeare & Co.), April 1927 – 1936. First Edn., illus. etc. all orig. ptd. wrappers except Vol. I [cloth], also v. good., normally found in poor condition because of the flimsy paper covers. As a periodical. (1) * Very important, contains early works by Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Andre Gid, Max Ernst, Sam Beckett, Joan Miro, Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso, Stuart Gilbert, Franz Kafka, O. St. Gogarty, etc. etc.
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