24 April 2012 - Rare Book Sale

#0217

Lot 62/0217

Henebry (Richard) A Handbook of Irish Music, Dublin & Cork 1928, forntispiece, orig.cloth, good; Grattan-Flood (Wm. H.) A History of Irish Music, D. 1927, Fourth Edn., recent cloth. (2)

Lot 63/0217

Important Association Copy with Long Inscription

Smellie (John) Shipbuilding and Repairing in Dublin, A Record of Work carried out by The Dublin Dockyard Co. 1901 – 1923. Roy 8vo Glasgow 1923. Sole Edn. plts. thro-out, orig. cloth, gilt lettered, & with later cloth slip case.
* Signed Presentation copy to Sean Lemass Esq., Minister of Industry & Commerce with a long complimentary inscription from the author. (1)

Lot 64/0217

Hardiman (James) M.R.I.A. Irish Minstrelsy, or Bardic Remains of Ireland, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1831., First Edn., frontis portrait, 4pp Cat. at fornt Vol. I, orig. cloth, paper labels. V. good copy. (2)

Lot 65/0217

Berry (H.F.) A History of the Royal Dublin Society, L. 1915. First Edn., illus., cloth; de Vere White (T.) The Story of the Royal Dublin Society, Tralee 1955 First, illus. cloth & d.w. (2)

Lot 66/0217

Swift – Ball (F. Elrington) ed. The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift, D.D., 6 vols. & Swift’s Verse, together 7 vols. 8vo L. 1910 – 1914, & L. 1929. First Edn., port. & plts. t.e.g., orig. crimson cloth. V. good. (7)

Lot 67/0217

Quaker interest: Advice and Rules Agreed to by The Yearly Meeting of Friends in Ireland, 4to D. (J. Jones) 1811. VIII, 240pp. some damp stains, tree calf, joins worn or cracked. (1)

Lot 68/0217

Carrigan (Rev. Wm.) The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. 4to D. 1905. First Edn., port. & illus. thro.-out, orig. cloth, gilt decor. v. good copy; and An Index to The Rev. William Carrigan’s… History … 4to Kilkenny 2005. Compiled Helen Litton, cloth & d.w. (5)

Lot 69/0217

O’Hanlon (Rev. J. Canon) & Rev. Edw. O’Leary, History of the Queens County, 2 vols. roy 8vo Dublin 1907. First Edn., fold.map & numerous photo illus. thro-out, orig. blue cloth. Good. (2)

Lot 70/0217

Knox (Hubert Thomas) The History of The County of Mayo, roy 8vo D. 1908, First Edn., frontispiece, 3 folding maps (1 cold.) & 1 plt., cloth gilt. Good. (1)

Lot 71/0217

Genealogy: O’Mahony (Rev. Canon) History of the O’Mahony Sept of Kinelmeky & Ivagha, roy 8vo Cork 1913, 7 plts., orig.cloth. V. good copy. (1)

Lot 72/0217

Webster (Chas. A.) The Diocese of Cork, thick 8vo Cork 1920. First Edn. frontis & 16 (ex 17) plts. uncut, orig. cloth. (1)

Lot 73/0217

Dunn (Joseph) The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge, The Cualnge Cattle-Raid. Roy 8vo L. 1914. First Edn., frontis & 1 plt. unopened; also Hutton (Mary) The Tain, 4to D. (Maunsel & Co.) 1907, First Edn., buckram, gilt. (2)

Lot 74/0217

D’Alton (John) & O’Flanagan (J.R.) The History of Dundalk and its Environs, 8vo Dundalk, 1864, First Edn., frontispiece, 8 plts. (some folding plts.), orig. cloth. Scarce. (1)

Lot 75/0217

Ryan (John) The History and Antiquties of the County of Carlow, 8vo D. 1822, First Edn., lg. fold. map forntis, orig. cloth paper label, top of spine dam. Scarce. (1)

Lot 76/0217

Dublin Edition: Smith (Adam) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vols. 8vo D. 1793. Fifth, hf. titles, cont. calf,mor. labels. Good. (2)

Lot 77/0217

Dublin Printing: Robertson (Wm.) An Historical Disquisition Cncerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India, 8vo D. (Jhn Exshaw) 1791. First Dublin Edn., hf. title, 2 lg. engd. fold.maps, cont. tree calf, mor. label. Good. (1)

Lot 78/0217

Rare Dublin Directory

Shaw (Henry) New City Pictorial Directory, 1850, To which is added a Retrospective Review of the Past Year. 8vo D. 1850. Sole Edn. forntis decor. title, pps. of outline representations of the Dublin Streets and their Buildings, orig. cut-out adverts from newspapers of varied Dublin businesses loosely inserted, orig. cltoh. V. good. Ex. Scarce. (1)

Lot 79/0217

Comerford (Rev. M.) M.R.I.A. Collections relating to the Dioceses of Kildare & Leighlin, 3 vols. 8vo Dublin, n.d. First Edn., forntispieces, & other plts., orig.cloth, v.g. (3)

Lot 80/0217

Blake-Forster (Chas. ffrench) The Irish Chieftains, or A Struggle for the Crown, roy 8vo D. 1872. First Edn., cont. m/ss note, a.e.g., gilt decor. Nice copy.
Ex libris, Michael Morris Baron Kilanin. (1)

Lot 81/0217

Smith (Robert) A Complete System of Opticks, One vol. in 2, 4to Cambridge 1738. First Edn., 4pp list of subscribers, 63 + 20 fold engd. plts. cont. full calf, raised bands, mor. labels, some wear, but a good copy. (2)