15 December 2015 - Rare Book Sale

#0237

Lot 221/0237

O’Donovan (John) Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, 7 vols. N.Y. (Ams Press) 1966 Reprint, some mis-pagination, orig. green cloth, good. (7)

Lot 222/0237

[Ussher] Parr (Bp. Richard) The Life of the Most Rev. Father in God, James Ussher, Late Lord Archbishop of Armagh, … Ireland. Folio L. (for N. Ranew) 1686. First Edn. red & bl. title, old bookplates from Ely Cathedral Library, orig. full sprinkled calf, raised bands, mor. label, joints worn. (1)

Lot 223/0237

Very Rare First Edition

Colgan (Fr. John) Acta Sanctorum Veteris et Maioris Scotiae seu Hiberniae Sanctorum Insulae … Tomus Primus. Folio Louvain 1645. First Edn., hf. title, title & first four leaves in fine fac-simile, otherwise an exceptionally good copy, 906pp, in recent antique hf. calf, marble sides, blind tooled line decoration, raised bands, mor. label. An extremely good copy. (1)

* Shane Leslie – ‘.. the desire of every Irish Collector.’

Lot 224/0237

Scully (Reg. W.) Flora of County Kerry…., thick 8vo hf. title, D. 1916, First Edn., 6 plates (complete), fold. map, Ex. Libris Copy, cloth gilt lettered spine. Scarce. (1)

Lot 225/0237

Signed by Mary Lavin

[Lavin (Mary)] Foley (Martha) & Burnett (D.)eds. The Best American Short Stories 1962, 8vo Boston 1962, signed by Lavin, cloth; The Best American Short Stories 1965, 8vo Boston 1965, signed by Lavin, cloth; Simpson (L.P.), Stanford (D.) & others eds. Selected Stories from the Southern Review 1965 – 1985, 8vo L. 1985, signed by Lavin, cloth & d.j., as a collection. (3)

Lot 226/0237

Unusual Association Copy

[Rowan Hamilton (Sir Wm.)] Trench (Rich. Chenevix) Life’s A Dream: The Great Theatre of the World, From the Spanish of Calderon. 12mo L. 1856. First Edn., Hf. title, cat. leaf at end, orig. decor. orange cloth, stained.
* Inscribed on hf. title ‘William Rowan Hamilton, Observatory,’ his copy. Rare. (1)

Lot 227/0237

Fishing: Revoil (Benedict Henry) Shooting and Fishing in Rivers, Prairies and Backwoods of North America, 2 vols. L. 1865. First English Translation, cloth, spines dam.; Young (L.J.H.) Sea-Fishing as a Sport, L. 1865. First, frontis cloth, stained; The Out of Door Library – Angling, 8vo L. 1898, principally in America; Lamber (T.W.) Fishing in British Columbia, L. 1907. First, cloth. (5)

Lot 228/0237

Fishing: [Alfred (J.H.)] ‘Otter’ The Modern Angler, L. 1898. New Edn., illus. fine pict. gilt cloth; & 2 others same author; Hopkins (Maj. F. Powell) Fishing Experiences of Half a Century, L. 1893. Illus. attractive gilt decor. cloth; Roberto (Sir Randal H.) The Silver Trout and other Stories, L. 1888. First, adverts. decor. cloth; Bickerdyke (J.) The Book of the All-Round Angler, L. 1900, New Edn., illus. cloth. (6)

Lot 229/0237

Fishing: Venables (Col. Rob.) The Experienced Angler or Angling Improved, 12mo L. 1825. Hf. title, with India proof illus. a.e.g., cont. hf. mor.; & another, facsimile reprint. (2)

Lot 230/0237

Fishing: The Complete Fisherman; or Universal Angler: 12mo L. n.d. [c. 1778] States Fourth Edn., engd. frontis dated ‘1st of April 1778,’ Attractive hf. mor. tooled gilt spine. Good. (1)

Lot 231/0237

Fishing: Best (Thos.) A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling, sm. 8vo L. 1794. Third, engd. frontis, t.p. inscribed., orig. calf backed boards, recased; also Ninth Edition, of same work, sm. 8vo L. 1810, frontis, later cloth; Akerman (John Yonge) Spring-Tide; or, The Angler and His Friends, 12mo L. 1850. First, plts. hf. mor. (3)

Lot 232/0237

Fishing: Wheeldon (J.P.) Angling Resorts near London, 12mo L. n.d. [1878]; [Marsden (E.)] An Amateur Angler’s Days in Dove Dale, 12mo L. 1888, Second, boards; [Senior (Wm.)] ‘Red Spinner’, A Mixed Bag, A Medley of Angling Stories & Sketches, L. 1895, cloth; Maxims and Hints for An Angler, and Miseries of Fishing, 12mo L. 1833, First, plts., cloth; & 4 other small volumes on fishing, as a lot. (8)

Lot 233/0237

Fishing: [Marsden (Ed.)] By Meadow and Stream, L. 1896, On A Sunshine Holiday, L. 1897, and An Old Man’s Holidays, L. 1900, all by ‘The Amateur Angler,’ Each copy Limited to 250 Copies, illus., uncut, & vellum backed boards; & 5 others on fishing. A lot. (8)

Lot 234/0237

Stein (Gertrude) An Acquaintance with Description, 8vo Hammersmith 1929, Lim Edn. No. 97 (225) Signed, uncut, white buckram; Wodehouse (P.G.) The Code of The Wooster, L. 1938. First, hf. title, green cloth; Christie (Agatha) Ten Little Niggers, L. (Crime Club) 1939. First, hf. title, orange cloth. All good. (3)

Lot 235/0237

Fine Set of James Bond First Editions

Fleming (Ian) Casino Royale, L. 1953; Live and Let Die, L. 1954; Moonraker, L. 1955; Diamonds are Forever, L. 1956; From Russia with Love, L. 1957; Dr. No, L. 1958; Goldfinger, L. 1959; For Your Eyes Only, L. 1960; Thunderball, L. 1961; The Spy who Loved Me, L. 1962; On her Majesty’s Secret Service, L. 1963; You Only Live Twice, L. 1964; The Man with the Golden Gun, L. 1965; Octopussy and The Living Daylights, L. 1966; an attractive set of 14 novels, complete to date, All First Edns., and all in matching hf. crushed dark blue levant morocco, raised bands, tooled gilt decoration in panels. V. good. (14)

Lot 236/0237

With Fine Bewick Woodcuts

Binding: Thompson (James) The Seasons, Sm. 8vo L. 1805. New Edn. First Bewick Edn. with title vignette & 9 plts. complete, a.e.g. decor. silk ends, full crimson mor. with elaborate gilt tooled decor. on covers & spine. An attractive item. (1)

Lot 237/0237

Attractive First Editions

Kipling (Rudyard) The Jungle Book, 8vo L. 1894. First Edn. illus. by J.L. Kipling, W.H. Drake, & P. Frenzeny. Hf. title, frontis etc.; also The Second Jungle Book, L. 1895. First Edn. decor. title, illus. by J. Lockwood Kipling, both a.e.g., & orig. gilt decor. blue cloth. Both v. good copies. (2)

Lot 238/0237

Novels: Hardy (Thomas) Tess of the D’Urbervilles. A Pure Woman, 3 vols. 12mo L. (James R. Osgood Mc Ilvaine & Co.) 1892. Second Impression Revised, 3 hf. titles, cont. hf. crimson, rebacked; also a single volume of same, dated 1892, with hf. title & port. frontis, decor. cloth, gilt worn. (4)

Lot 239/0237

Novel: Marryat (Capt. F.) The Phantom Ship, 3 vols. 12mo L. 1839. First English Edn., hf. title Vol. I, 10pp cat. end of Vol. III, inscribed ‘Col. H.C.E. Vernon to Captain Roberts British Queen Steam Ship,’ uncut, orig. cloth backed boards, paper labels worn. (3)

Lot 240/0237

Landor (Walter Savage) Gebir, Count Julian and other Poems, sm. 8vo L. 1831. First Edn., VIII, 388pp uncut, orig. cloth backed boards, head of spine, front joint, & paper label worn; also by Landor, Manner und frauen des Mortes und der That,… 12mo Paderborn 1878, orig. cloth, gilt. (2)