15 December 2015 - Rare Book Sale

#0237

Lot 440/0237

Binding: Petrarch – The Triumphs of Francesco Petrarch, folio L. 1906. Trans. by Henry Boyd. Lim. Edn. No. 17 of 100 Copies Only, printed with the Humanistic Type, full page plts., & some initials in hand illuminated gold leaf, unusual end papers, full calf, in the Medieval style with multiple fillet borders, raised bands etc by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Attractive volume. (1)

Lot 441/0237

Binding: Skelton (Sir John) Charles I, lg. 4to L. 1898. Cold. frontis & numerous plts. & illus., uncut, silk ends, & sumptuously bound by Zaensdorf. Bookplate of Seymour Leslie. (1)

Lot 442/0237

Burnet (Bishop) History of His Own Time, 2 vols. thick folio L. 1724. List of subs, m/ss note by the Author on verso of title in Vol. II, cont. sprinkled calf, gilt fillet borders, mor. labels. B.P. of Duke of Ormonde in both volumes. V. clean copy. (2)

Lot 443/0237

Magnificent Special Limited Edition

Binding etc: The Rohan Book of Hours, Folio L. (Arcadia Press) 1974. Lim. Edn. No. 33 of 55 Copies Only, Signed by Duke of Rohan. Extremely fine cold. plts., a.e.g. & in full painted & gilt decorated vellum, cloth box. (1)

Lot 444/0237

Hennessy v. Keating – The Brandy Case

Irish Legal Cases – House of Commons: On Appeal from His Majesty’s Court of Appeal in Ireland. Between James Hennessy & Co. – Appellants and Matthew Keating – Respondent. Appendix. 4to D. 1906. With orig. bottle labels tipped in; also On Appeal from His Majesty’s Court of Appeal in Ireland…. The Humble Petition and Appeal of Henry Harrison of 14 Nth. Frederick St., Dublin. .. With Additional Documents. 4to D. c. 1903, cloth & boards. (2)

Lot 445/0237

Inscribed by Author

Pitt-Rivers (Lt. Gen.) King John’s House, Tollard Royal Wilts, Lg. 4to 1890. Privately Printed, and Inscribed by Author on Title,. Lg. fold. linen backed map & 24 full page litho & other illus., Library stamps thro-out, cont. mor. backed cloth. (1)

Lot 446/0237

Booth (George) The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, folio L. 1700. 2 lg. folding & 1 other single page map, cont. calf, rebacked, worn. (1)

Lot 447/0237

With ‘The Mind of the Front’ Leaf

Raleigh (Sir Walter) The History of the World, folio L. 1687. With ‘The Mind of the Front’ leaf at start, engd. portrait, add engd. title, red & bl. ptd. title, 6 dbl. page engd. maps & 2 dbl. page engd. plts., cont. blind panel calf, tooled decor. raised bands. Good copy. (1)

Lot 448/0237

Spence (Rev. J.) Polymetis: or An Enquiry concerning the Agreement Between the Works of the Roman Poets, and the Remains of the Ancient Artists. Folio L. 1755. Second. Port. frontis & 41 full page & fold. plts., numerous engd. head & tails etc., orig. full blind tooled calf, later reback. (1)

Lot 449/0237

Klimt (Gustav) Erotic Drawings, ed. by Hans H. Hofstatter, folio L. 1979. Lim. Edn. No. 940 (1000), cold. illus., decor. cloth. (1)

Lot 450/0237

[Allestree (Rich.)] The Works of … Author of The Whole Duty of Men, folio Oxford 1704. In two Parts. Engd. frontis, add. vign. & one other vol., vellum bound. (2)

Lot 451/0237

Fishing: Report of the Special Commissioners for Irish Fisheries, folio D. 1864, also Reports for 1864, 1865, & 1866, together – 4 works, folio D. 1864-1867; also First Annual Report – [Seventh Annual Report] of The Inspectors of Salmon Fisheries (England and Wales). Together 7 works, folio L. 1862-1868, both uniform hf. calf, mor. labels. As Reports, w.a.f. (2)

Lot 452/0237

Attractive Portraits: Cooper (R.) & Pope (R.) Engravers, Fifty Wonderful Portraits, 4to L. 1824. Sole Edn., decor. title, & 50 engd. ports., cont. hf. calf; Al / Alexandre Le Grand, Roi de Macedoine, D’Apres une Medaille d’or cittee part J.A. Canini. 4to [Paris c. 1750] & many other portraits, the entire engraved thro-out, recent hf. mor. As a coll., w.a.f. (2)

Lot 453/0237

An Exceptional Rarity

[Webb (John)]ed. The Most Noble Antiquity of Great Britain vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbury Plain, Restored by Inigo Jones… Architect Generall to the late King. Folio L. (James Fletcher for Daniel Pakeman) 1655. First Edn., engd. port. frontis by Wenc. Hollar, red & bl. title, & fold. or dbl. page illus., & 3 full page illus., errata on verso pp. 109., cont. calf, rebacked. V. good copy.

* Extremely Rare. This 1655 first edition has always been rare, as few copies were printed, and most of those printed were lost in the Great Fire of London. Copac only records the copy in The British Library. (1)

Lot 454/0237

Fishing: Grimble (A.) Shooting and Salmon Fishing, lg. 4to L. 1892. First Edn., 18 plts. uncut, orig. vellum backed boards. (1)

Lot 455/0237

Box: Irish interest – De Valera (R.) & O’Nuallain (S.) Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland, Vols. I – IV only, folio D. 1961 – 1982; other of Archaeological interest; Synge’s Works, 4 vols. 8vo D. (Maunsel & Co.) 1911; Gordon-Bowe (Nicola) Harry Clarke; His Graphic Art, sm. folio Dolmen 1983; Sibbett (R.M.) On the Shining Bann 4to Belfast 1928, hf. mor., others of N. Ireland interest, & a variety of others of Irish interest. As a box lot, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 460/0237

Original 15th Century Irish Legal Document

Co. Dublin: A very important 15th Century Notarial instrument dated 1479, with mark of this notary Robert Skynnett, regarding a conveyance of the lands of Cabragh and Pilletston between the families of Netterville and Kerdiffe. Executed on vellum, with m/ss decorations etc., approx. 9″ x 12 1/2″. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

* A rare example of an early Irish land grant.

Lot 461/0237

Co. Dublin: Writ of George II appointing John Adair to be High Sheriff of Co. Dublin, on vellum, dated 29th January, 27th of George II (1753), some wear, but an impressive document, with original seal. as a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 462/0237

Excommunication & Imprisonment
Punished for Failure to pay Tithes, 1753

Co. Cork: A large deed on vellum, dated 31 March 1753, of Jemmett [Browne], Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork and Ross, petitioning the King that Timothy Donovan of Geary in the parish of Kilmeen, farmer who has been excommunicated for his failure to pay tithes, should be imprisoned. Signed and dated and with remains of seal, one corner torn, no loss of text. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

* Tithes were a tax which farmers, regardless of their religion, were obliged to pay to the local Church of Ireland Rector. (1)

Lot 463/0237

Co. Cork: Early document on paper, dated October 1703, and signed by William and Charles Fitzgerald confirming that they have received the sum of £250 from Edward Riley for renouncing any claim on the lands of Glynane Condon and Ballyfin in Co. Cork. An attractive and frameable early item, with various seals, one depicting a sower and the motto AV Plus Fidelle (‘to the most faithful’). As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)