15 December 2015 - Rare Book Sale

#0237

Lot 81/0237

de Valera (R.), O’Nuallain (Sean) & Cody (Eamon) Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland, 6 vols. folio D. (Stationary Office) 1961 – 2002. First Edns., numerous photo illus., fold. plans etc., orig. cloth & d.w.s. Good. (6)

Lot 82/0237

O’Phelan (John) Epitaphs on the Tombs in the Cathedral Church of St. Canice, Kilkenny. Folio D. 1813. First Edn. engd. frontis & title & dedit. laid down, other illus., some text in fac-simile, hf. mor. worn. S.N.S.R. (1)

Lot 83/0237

With Original Photographs

Co. Kerry: Hill (Arthur) Ancient Irish Architecture – Templenahoe, Ardfert, lg. 4to Cork 1870. Sole Edn., decor. title, 6 full page drawings & 3 full page photo illus., orig. cloth backed boards, worn. (1)

Lot 84/0237

Presentation Copy

Petrie (George) On the History and Antiquities of Tara Hill, Lg. 4to D. 1839. First Edn., 4 full page plts. (2 hd. cold.) (Nos. 6 – 9), text illus., uncut, pce. cut from base of t.p., no text loss, orig. cloth, worn.

* Signed presentation copy, ‘For William Hackett Esq. of Middleton, Co. of Cork.’ (1)

Lot 85/0237

Graves (Rev. J.) & Prim (J.G. Augustus) The History, Architecture and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St. Canice, Kilkenny, Lg. 4to D. 1857. First Edn., illus, cloth, good. (1)

Lot 86/0237

Ussher (James) Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates, folio L. 1687. First Edn., Imprim. leaf at front, cont. panel calf, rebacked professionally. V. clean copy. (1)

Lot 87/0237

Special Limited Edition

Boethuis Press: Wright (G.N.) Ireland Illustrated, folio Kilkenny Boethuis Reprint 1989. One of twenty-six lettered copies, illus. thro-out, a.e.g. in full crushed crimson mor. gilt decor., & cloth solander box. Fine. (1)

Lot 88/0237

Boulter (Hugh) Letters written by .. Hugh Boulter, D.D. Lord Primate of All Ireland,.. 2 vols. in one, 8vo D. (Geo. Faulkner) 1770. First Edn., recent mor. backed cloth. Good. (1)

Lot 89/0237

West of Ireland, after the Famine

Travel: Godolphin Osborne (Hon. & Rev. S.) Gleanings in the West of Ireland, L. 1850. First Edn., errata & advert leaf at end, orig. embossed cloth. V. good copy. Rare. Travels in the West of Ireland just after The Great Famine. (1)

Lot 90/0237

[Hobson (Bulmer)] ‘H’ The Handbook for Irish Volunteers, Simple Lectures on Military Subjects. Sm. sq. 12mo D. 1914. Sole Edn., cloth, covers loose. Scarce. (1)

Lot 91/0237

Travel: Knott (Mary John) Two Months at Kilkee, 12mo, D. 1836, First Edn., engd. frontis, add. engd. t.p., engd. fold. map & 4 plts. (1 fold.), advert leaf at end, cloth and orig. ptd. labels. Worn. Scarce. (1)

Lot 92/0237

Tracts on The Church: White (Rev. Hugh); Bickersteth (Rev. Ed.); M’Neile Rev. Hugh; M’Ghee (Rev. Rob.) & others, a collection of 12 tracts on Religious Subjects, principally printed Dublin, some Belfast & London, c. 1842 – 1847, cont. hf. calf, worn at joints, as a coll., w.a.f. (1)

Lot 93/0237

Medicine: Cavallo (Tiberius) An Essay on the Theory and Practice of Medical Electricity, 12mo L. & Dublin Re-printed 1781. First Irish Edn. hf. title, fold. engd. frontis, loose, cont. calf, lacks label. Rare. (1)

Lot 94/0237

Medicine: Corrigan (D.J.) Lectures on the Nature and Treatment of Fever, 8vo D. 1853. First, hf. title, 4pp. adverts at end, cloth. Scarce. (1)

Lot 95/0237

Wilde (Oscar) Sebastian Melmoth, sm. 8vo L. 1904. First Edn., hf. title, red & black title, uncut, cont. crushed hf. levant mor. Good copy. (1)

Lot 96/0237

Co. Cork: Sullivan (T.D.) Bantry, Berehavan and The O’Sullivan Sept, sm. 8vo D. 1908. First, frontis port. fold. map, blue gilt cloth; Keogh (Capt. T.M.) A Short Account of the History and Antiquities of Bere Island and Berehaven, 8vo Bournemouth [1913] Sole Edn, map frontis, orig. wrappers. Rare. (2)

Lot 97/0237

Signed by the Author

O’Cadhain (Mairtin) An tSraith ar Lar, 8vo D. (Sairseal agus Dill) 1967, First, signed and dated 23rd Mean Fomhair 1967, decor. cloth, orig. glassine wrappers; An tSraith Dha Togail, 8vo D. (Sairseal agus Dill) 1970, First, signed and dated Iuil (July) 1970 [not long before his death] decor. cloth, orig. glassine wrappers. Scarce. (2)

Lot 98/0237

Travel: Barrow (John) A Tour Round Ireland, Through the Sea-Coast Counties in the Autumn of 1835. 8vo L. 1836. First, frontis vign. title, fold. map hd. cold. in outline, & 6 plts. & other text illus. some hd. cold., orig. cloth. (1)

Lot 99/0237

Travel: Maxwell (W.H.) Wild Sports of the West, 2 vols. 8vo L. (Richard Bently) 1832, First Edn. 5 sepia plts. (including 2 frontis), text illus., contemp. hf. calf, mor. labels. (2)

Lot 100/0237

Waterford Printing: Bona (John, Cardinal) De Sacrificio Missae Tractus Asceticus, 16mo Waterford (John Bull) 1810. First Edn. Thus, some m/ss inscriptions, & L.S., orig. tree calf. Scarce. (1)