13 December 2016 - Rare Book Sale

#0294

Lot 452/10022

Co. Galway Estate Map, 1854. Very fine large MS coloured map, with attractive printed vignette, captioned “The Estate of James K. Aylward Esq. situate in the County of Galway, made on the basis of the Ordnance Survey by Hodges & Smith, Map Agency Office, 104 Grafton Street, Dublin, 1854.” Paper on cloth, with dowels. Scale 1 inch per 20 perches. Depicts the townlands of Gorteenaveela, Ardrannybeg, Ardrannymore, Garrylawrence and Ballyterrim, in all 989 acres. Marks tenants’ holdings and plots. 132 x 95 cm, as a map, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 453/10022

SOLD Hammer price €500

Rare Map of Ballycastle Colliery, 1790 Co. Antrim: Williamson (J.) Surveyor, A Map of Part of the County of Antrim Showing the particular situation of the Ballycastle Colliery, The Property of Hugh Boyd Esq., Surveyed & drawn by J. Williamson, 1790, approx. 52cms x 72cms (20 1/2″ x 28 1/2″) with magnificent cartouche in watercolour, & with ‘Reference to the several Coal Pits,’ linen backed. As a map, w.a.f. (1) * A Rare Survivor.

Lot 454/10022

SOLD Hammer price €700

Chart of Waterford Harbour Co. Waterford: Sayer (Robert) An Actual Survey of the Harbour and River of Waterford, and of The Bay of Tramore, with the Adjacent Coast, from Great Newtown Head to Bagenbon Head. Fine engd. & hand coloured map, London 1787, approx. 53cms x 73cms (21″ x 28 1/2″) in gilt & bl. frame. (1)

Lot 455/10022

SOLD Hammer price €1800

Very Rare Map of Waterford City Co. Waterford: Richards (Wm.) & Scale (Bernard) A Map of the City and Suburbs – Plan de la Ville et Fauxbourgs de Waterford, a fine engraved map, approx. 47cms x 64cms (18 1/2″ x 25″), London 1764, with fine engraved cartouche and cont. hand-colouring, wooden frame. V. Rare. (1)

Lot 456/10022

SOLD Hammer price €2300

Rare Early Map of Waterford HarbourCo. Waterford: Doyle (Wm.) Hidrographer. A New Chart Being an Actual Survey of the Harbour of Rineshark and Waterford to the Confluence of the Rivers Sure & Barrow, and Sea Coast to them Adjacent, Waterford Dec. 10th 1737. Approx. 57cms x 74cms (22 1/2″ x 29″). With fine large cartouche, engd. coats of arms, & engd. models of the important houses in the area framed. In extremely fine condition. (1)

Lot 457/10022

SOLD Hammer price €340

Co. Louth & Meath: Yeats (J.) Surveyor, Plan of the Lower Boyne Navigation, from Carrickdextor Loch to the Bridge of Drogheda, L. c. 1836. A lg. hd. cold. plan, approx. 32cms x 97cms (12 1/2″ x 38 1/4″) hogarth frame. (1)

Lot 458/10022

SOLD Hammer price €250

Northern Ireland Inland Navigation: Killaly (John) Surveyor, “A Survey for a Line of Navigation between Lough Erne and Lough Nenagh,” D. 1815. A large engraved map, approx. 41cms x 114cms (16″ x 45″) hand coloured in outline, hogarth frame. (1)

Lot 459/10022

SOLD Hammer price €1800

With Contemporary Hand ColouringLarge Map of Ireland: Price (Charles) A Correct Map of Ireland, Divided into its Provinces, Counties, and Baronies, Showing the Roads and the Distances of Places in Computed miles by Inspection, where Barraques are Erected etc. London (Senex & Maxwell) 1711. Fine lg. engd. map, approx. 93cms x 69cms (39″ x 27″), with fine cartouches, and cont. hand-colouring, in fine condition. Framed. As a map, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 460/10022

SOLD Hammer price €3100

Extremely Rare Early Map of Dublin, 1717Map: A Map of ye Strand of ye North Side of ye Channel of ye River Anna Liffe as it was granted and set out in Easter Assembly 1717 by ye Rt. Honourable Thomas Bolton Esqr. Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin William Empson and David King Esqrs. Sherriffs of the said City and the Deeds and this Map perfected in the Mayoralty of ye Rt. Honoble Anthony Barkey Esqr. Lord Mayor John Reyson & Vincent Kidder Esq. Sherriffs, A linen backed engraved map, approx. 66cms x 515cms (26″ x 20 1/4″), with large engd. cartouche, some dam. Framed. As a map, w.a.f. Extremely Rare. Bonar Law G5 (1). (1)

Lot 461/10022

SOLD Hammer price €5000

Extremely Rare Maps of 18th Century Dublin StreetsMaps: [Semple (Geo.)?] A Survey of the Present Streets Immediately leading to His Majesty’s Royal Pallace or Castle of Dublin, Nov. ye 9th 1751, and A Design for Opening Proper Streets or Avenues to His Majesty’s Royal Pallace etc in Dublin Jan. 15th 1753. An almost matching pair of engraved maps with wash colouring, approx. 63cms x 38cms (25″ x 15″), hogarth frames. Extremely Rare. (2)

Lot 462/10022

In Fine 18th Century Irish BindingEstate Atlas: Neville (Arthur Richard) The Estate of Sir John Coghill Bart, in Yorkshire, Kilkenny, Cavan, Meath and Dublin, 1791, Oblong folio (approx. 10 1/2″ x 14 1/2″), with four large folding key maps (approx. 19 1/2″ x 27″) each in manuscript hand coloured and line backed, together with 47 full page maps each with its own reference key opposite, relating to this estate of almost 7200 acres. Each map with attractive cartouches, and other decorations and all in remarkably good condition. In full contemporary crimson mor. with broad tooled gilt border with alternative urn decoration, flowers, branches, birds etc, spine tooled in panels. An exceptional Irish binding. A highly important estate Atlas. Unique. As an Atlas, w.a.f. (1) Provenance: The Coghill Family Records. By direct descent to the present owner.

Lot 463/10022

SOLD Hammer price €140

Book of late 19th Century Architectural SketchesA small leather-bound Book containing pencil sketches of Castles etc., on Jersey and Guernsey, dated August 1888, and architectural features on various buildings, approx. 75pps, contemp., hf. calf, worn. As an Album. (1)

Lot 464/10022

SOLD Hammer price €100

Autographs of Early Theatrical GreatsAn Album of Autographs and Photographs, early 20th Century, mainly theatrical and musical, including Harry Lauder, Pauline Chase, Gabrielle Ray, Harry Tich, George Robey, Harry Foxwell, K. Scott-Parry, Mischa Elman, Stanley Cooke, etc. etc., many apparently performing a the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin, compiled by a Miss Evans.The Album somewhat worn, with upper joint broken. (1)

Lot 465/10022

SOLD Hammer price €220

Album of Attractive SketchesAn Album of Watercolours and Drawings, generally humorous, some copies from Louis Wain and similar artists, circa 1900 – 1905, neatly presented in a small quarto album. (1)

Lot 466/10022

SOLD Hammer price €460

LIVRE DE SOUVENIRAn attractive quarto full leather Album with metal clasp, containing some good quality watercolour and pencil drawings (several frameable examples), two pages of mounted cameos, drawings of Charleville Castle, a view of the Lakes of Killarney signed D. Gore, a mother and her children waiting for a pot to boil, two drawings of an elegant lady, a few good charcoal drawings, etc., worth inspection. Also includes, tipped in near the end, a short piece of faded green silk ribbon with a design of hearts, stated to have been worn ‘during the United Irish rebellion of 1798’, as an Album, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 467/10022

SOLD Hammer price €500

Co. Waterford: Sketch Book: An interesting Anglo-Irish Sketchbook containing a variety of mainly humorous sketches of the pursuits of the gentry, possibly by Pauline Baron, whose permit to copy paintings at Pisa is laid in at front, with a letter to ‘Dear Pauline’ from F. Villiers-Stuart mentioning Frances De La Poer and others. The drawings, in a straightforward attractive style, include vignette drawings of faces at the Jubilee Review, Aldershot 1887, Waterford tennis tournament 1893, Pic Nic to Bignor, September 1890, Bee hunting at Woodlands 1891, and similar subjects, an evocative record of bygone days and customs. In a much worn quarto album, pages loose, upper cover almost separated, would benefit by some loving care. (1)* Baroness Prochazka, was a member of the Watercolour Society and lived for a time at Lyrath Kilkenny.Provenance: Lyrath, Kilkenny.

Lot 468/10022

SOLD Hammer price €450

Currie (John) Irish Artist: A small collection of Drawings and Sketches, ink and pencil, mainly humorous, early 20th century, some on letters to a Mr. Fletcher, whose portrait he was evidently painting at a studio in Dublin, another on an Ostend restaurant menu, about 10 pp, with a photograph showing two men (one possibly the painter).Currie is not listed in Snoddy’s Dictionary of Irish Artists (20th Century) or in Horne’s Dictionary of 20th Century British Artists. He was clearly a capable draughtsman. (1)

Lot 469/10022

SOLD Hammer price €380

Photographs etc: Coghill Family, 20th Century An oblong Album of Photographs and a few Watercolour Drawings, mostly of Turkish military and landscape scenes, 1920-23, Constantinople, Smyrna and Shileh areas, some taken by Capt. Sir Patrick Coghill ‘while serving as “Mushaver” or Advisor/Controller of the Scutari Battalion of the Turkish Gendarmerie 1921-22’. Scores of photographs, various sizes, mostly captioned, some loose, some attached with cellotape causing marginal staining, nevertheless an interesting collection. (1)Provenance: The Coghill Family.

Lot 470/10022

Watercolours: A large oblong folio Album containing 25 original watercolour sketches “Continental Views,” in Italy, Switzerland, etc., each approx. 19cms x 24cms (7 1/2″ x 9 1/2″), c. 1830, cont. hf. mor. spine dam., in slip case. As an Album. (1)

Lot 471/10022

SOLD Hammer price €180

Etchings: A folio Album of approx. 50 Etchings of various sizes, together with a bundle of approx. 50 others, loose, some mounted on boards, after Rembrandt, Ribot and others, as a collection, w.a.f. (1)