2 April 2014 - Rare Book Sale

#0228

Lot 425/0228

SOLD Hammer price €230

One of 50 copies – Hand Coloured Illustrations

Dolmen Press: Ussher (Arland) An Alphabet of Aphorisms, sm. 8vo D. 1953. Lim. Edn. No. 42 (50), Signed by Author, and with hd. cold. illus., by Michael Morrow, yellow buckram. The twelfth book issued by the Press. V.G. (1)

Lot 427/0228

SOLD Hammer price €260

First Book from Dolmen Press

Dolmen Press: Clifford (Sigerson) Travelling Tinkers, sm. 8vo D. 1951. Lim. Edn. (500) Signed by Author, wd. cut decor. on t.p. uncut, orig. ptd. wrappers. V. Rare. Miller 1. (1)

Lot 428/0228

SOLD Hammer price €110

Co. Tipperary: St. Patrick’s College, Thurles, oblong roy 8vo n.p. n.d. (c. 1890), 13 full page photo illus., orig. gilt lettered grey boards. Scarce. (1)

Lot 429/0228

SOLD Hammer price €50

Costello (Mrs. E.) Amhrian Mhuighe Seola, Traditional Folk-Songs from Galway and Mayo, 4to D. 1923. FIRST EDN., some m/ss notes, orig. ptd. wrappers, stained. (1)

Lot 430/0228

SOLD Hammer price €150

Signed Limited Editions
Broadside Birthday Poems for John Montague, Seamus Heaney & Michael Longley

Mahon (Derek) A Distant Echo, Gallery, Feb. 2009; A Country Kitchen, Gallery, April 2009; and A Quiet Cottage, Gallery July 2009, all broadsides printed one side only, each Lim. Edns. 150 copies only & signed by author. Scarce. V. good. (3)

Lot 432/0228

SOLD Hammer price €300

Modern Irish Private Presses

Trinity Closet Press, & St. Sepulchre Press: Kennelly (B.) Evasions, D. 1979; Berkeley (G.) Maxins Concering Patriotism, D. 1978; & 2 lg. broadsides, The Merits of Printing, and The Wedding of Ballyporeen, all Trinity Closet Press; together with, New Nothings from 1693 – 1784; Burns (G.) The State of the Fine Arts in Ireland, 1968; An Examination of Certain Abuses .. in the City of Dublin; The British Grenadiers at Drumadd, and Ecclesiastics, which is the only Irish language printed item from this press. Together 10 items, various sizes, as a coll., w.a.f. V. Scarce. (1)

Lot 436/0228

SOLD Hammer price €50

Irish Pamphlets: Some 19th Century items, others by P.H. Pearse, W.B. Yeats, Standish O’Grady, G.B. Shaw, Sceilg, etc. all wrappers, approx. 25 items. As a coll., w.a.f. (1)

Lot 437/0228

SOLD Hammer price €110

Original File Photographs: A large collection mostly from contemporary Films, Camera Press etc, subjects include War, Personalities, Sports, Religious, & Landscape, Places, Politics, Hunger etc., over 450 photos, as a coll., w.a.f. (1)

Lot 438/0228

SOLD Hammer price €140

Co. Carlow & Co. Wicklow Interest: A portfolio Archive of Manuscripts and typescript Documents of Political and Historical interest, c. 1700’s – 1900’s, as a collection, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 439/0228

SOLD Hammer price €200

Byrne (Patrick), journalist with Evening Herald. A folder containing letters and documents sent to Mr. Byrne, many of theatrical interest, including A.L.s. from Sean O’Casey, 8.2.1951, 2pp, on his headed paper, telling how Seamus Hughes once refused to set music to a song of O’Casey’s, because O’Casey was then a follower of Jim (Larkin), while Hughes, and the Transport Unions was ‘under the paternal, eternal care of Bill O’Brien’ – ‘all over now, & I sincerely hope S. OhAodha is well.’ Other items include some ink sketches of Byrne by Thomas Ryan (signed), and three TLS from Cyril Cusack, 1942 – 50, the first describing how he almost died in wartime bombing in London, the second explaining how the Censor prevented him sending printed matter (an autographed theatre programme) to Eire. There are also a few notes from Ethel Mannin two, TLS on Dail paper from Liam Cosgrave, an autograph note from Gemma Cruven, a photograph of the cast of ‘The Quiet Man’ including John Wayne, an album with cuttings on ‘Witchcraft in Ireland,’ etc. As a collection, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 440/0228

SOLD Hammer price €170

Rare Map of Connaught

Map: Bleau (John) Connachtia Vulgo Connaughty, very fine engd. map, cont. hand colouring, lg. sheet, folded, with Latin letterpress on verso, approx. 52cms x 60cms (20 1/2″ x 23 1/2″), published Amsterdam c. 1654, First State Printing, without any ships in sea, unframed. Good. As a map, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 442/0228

SOLD Hammer price €150

Maps – Ireland.

Faden, (William) A Map of Ireland divided into Provinces and Counties showing the great and Cross Roads with the distances of the principal Towns from Dublin. 1798, London. 16 sections. 71cms x 55cms.hd.cold. outline.
Teesdale, Henry. Ireland. c.1832, London. 6 sections. 65cms x 53cms. hd.cold.V.Good. (2)

Lot 446/0228

SOLD Hammer price €280

Maps – Ireland

Set of two large Hondius Maps of Ireland. North and South. Amsterdam c.1630.
Hiberniae Pars Australis (and Pars Borealis – Untitled) . 35cms x 48cms. hd.cold.outline Latin Letterpress text verso. Good. (2)

Lot 449/0228

SOLD Hammer price €450

Maps – Ireland

Hondius (H.) Irlandia; Udrone; Ultonia, Conatia et Media; Ultonia Oriental; Hiberniae V Tabula.. c.1635. London. 29cms x 17.5cms. Matching set of Ireland maps from Michael Sparke / Samuel Cartwright edition of the Hondius Atlas Minor. English letterpress text verso. V.Good. Scarce.(5)

Lot 450/0228

SOLD Hammer price €70

Offaly – Kings County – Landed Estate Courts Ireland – In the Matter of the Estate of Arthur Hill Griffith & others… Rental and Particulars of the Lands of Kilnabin.. Barony of Kilcoursey and Kings County, By Public Auction … 30th Day of June 1871. Folded oblong folio D. 1871, 2 full page maps, partially hd. cold. orig. ptd. wrappers, postally used, with orig. 1d red stamps, & c.d.s. ‘DUBLIN TOO LATE’. Good. (1)

Lot 451/0228

SOLD Hammer price €125

Irish Map: Mercator (G.) Udrone, Irlandiae in Catherlagh Baronia, approx. 16 1/2″ x 19″ (42cms x 49cms), hand coloured, a good large copy of Udrone, with French letterpress on verso from Mercators Atlas, c. 1620’s, in original state, as a map., w.a.f. (1)

Lot 453/0228

SOLD Hammer price €100

Irish Maps: Close’s Fisherman’s Chart of Ireland – Western Sheet, large, cold. linen backed; and four other Irish Sea Chart Maps, as a lot, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 460/0228

SOLD Hammer price €45

O’Faolain (Sean) A Nest of Simple Folk, A Novel, L. 1933, First Edn., d.w. v. good; also The Vanishing Hero, L. 1956. Signed Copy, d.w.; Mac Manus (S.) The Little Mistress of Eskar Mor, D. 1960. First Edn., of author’s last book, pict. d.w. after Raymond Piper. V. good; Mac Manus (F.) After the Fight, D. 1938, First, d.w.; also Men Withering, D. 1939, First, d.w.; & 3 others. (9)

Lot 461/0228

SOLD Hammer price €700

Fennell (Samuel) Original Poems, 8vo Clonmel 1811, port. frontis uncut, boards; Burton (Rob.) Youths Divine Pastime, 16mo D. 1798. 22nd Edn., boards. (2)

Lot 463/0228

SOLD Hammer price €80

1798: Maxwell (W.H.) The History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798, L. 1886, plts. cloth, v. good; Kavanagh (Rev. P.F.) A Popular History of The Insurrection of 1798, Cork 1898, illus., cloth; Dickson (C.) The Wexford Rising in 1798, Tralee n.d., cloth, & d.w., v. good. (3)