26 September 2012 - Rare Books & Collectors' Specialist Sale
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Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
26 September 2012 - Rare Books & Collectors' Specialist Sale
#0220
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Lot 299/0220
Leslie (Rev. J.B.) Clogher Clergy and Parishes, tall 8vo Enniskillen 1929, fold. map & illus, LIM. EDN., cloth. (1)
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Lot 300/0220
Army List: A List of All the Officers of the Army, 8vo L. 1779, orig. calf, loose & worn.
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Lot 301/0220
Architecture: Felibien (Andre) Des Principes de L’Architecture, de la Sculpture, de la Peinture et Des Autres Arts Qui en Dependent, 4to Paris 1697. Third Edn. engd. frontis, red & bl. title with vignette, 65 full page engd. plts. a few stains at beginning and end, lacks front loose ends, blind tooled reverse calf, worn. (1)
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Lot 302/0220
Irish Society: A Concise View of The Origin, Constitution and Proceedings of the Hon. Society… of the New Plantation of Ulster … commonly called The Irish Society, 8vo L. 1832. Engd. frontis. orig. cloth. (1)
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Lot 303/0220
Patterson(Rob. Lloyd) The Birds Fishes and Cetacea Commonly Frequenting Belfast Lough, 8vo L. 1880. First Edn., map frontis, cloth, gilt. (1)
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Lot 304/0220
Sutton (Samuel) An Historical Account of A New Method for Extracting the foul Air out of Ships etc. With the Description and Draught of the Machines By which it is Performed. … To which are annexed… and A Discourse on the Scurvy by Dr. Mead. 8vo L. 1757. Third Edn., lg. fold. plts., some spotting, cont. calf, worn. (1)
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Lot 305/0220
Gibson (Robert) A Treatise on Practical Surveying, 8vo D. (R. Cross) 1802. Sixth, 12 fold. plts. at end, cont. tree calf, mor. label. (1)
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Lot 306/0220
Markham (Gervase) Markham’s Masterpiece, .. Divided in Two Books. Sm. 4to L. 1723. Add. wd.-cut title, 4 full page wd.-cut illus., & text illus. full cont. panel calf, raised bands, joints cracked. (1)
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Lot 307/0220
Pamphlets: Works on The Catholic Church, including:
1. Anon. An Answer to Some Papers Lately Printed, concerning the Authority of the Catholic Church, In Matters of Faith, and the Reformation of the Church of England, 4to L. 1686. With ‘Imprimatur’ leaf, [IV] 72pp & advert leaf.
2. Anon. A Reply to the Answer Made upon the Three Royal Papers, 4to L. 1686. (4), 56pp & advert leaf at end.
3. Anon. A Vindication of the Answer to some Late Papers Concerning the Unity and Authority of the Catholic Church,.. 4to L. 1687. With Imprimatur leaf, 118pp & advert leaf.
4. Anon. A Discourse of the Communion in One Kind: in Answer to a Treatise of the Bishop of Meaux’s.. 4to L. 1687. ‘Licence’ leaf at front,[6] 138pp & advert leaf at end.
5. Anon. The Pillar and Ground of Truth. A Treatise showing That the Roman Catholic falsely claims to be that Church, and the Pillar of That Truth mentioned by S. Paul…, 4to L. 1687. [X], 126pp & 3pp of adverts.
Together 5 works, bound as one, in recent hf. mor. raised bands. As a coll. of pamphlets, w.a.f. Good. (1)More details › -
Lot 308/0220
Letter-Book of Lieutenant James Crawford
Manuscript: A small quarto manuscript book containing copies of a series of letters associated with the 90th Regiment of Foot. Most of them were written to or by a Lieutenant James Crawford, who signs himself as either Paymaster or Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion. They cover the years 1810-1812, with two later letters of 1813 and 1815.
The 90th Regiment or Perthshire Volunteers was raised in 1794 in response to the outbreak of war between Britain and revolutionary France, and lasted until 1881 when it was amalgamated with the 26th Regiment and became the Second Battalion of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). As a volunteer regiment its purpose was to defend the homeland rather than to fight overseas, and throughout the period covered by the letter-book it was stationed in Ireland, in Enniskillen, Dundalk, Dublin & Mallow and later in Limerick.
While the letters do contain personal references, their content is mainly administrative, dealing with questions such as recruiting, leaves of absence, finances, the movement and behaviour of individual soldiers, accidents and illnesses. They are significant as an example of the day-to-day running of a British regiment during the Napoleonic Wars and to some extent of the relationships of officers within the same battalion. Interesting item. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)More details › -
Lot 309/0220
Travels: A New Collection of Voyages Discoveries and Travels:… in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, 7 vols. 8vo L. 1767. First Edn., & 47 engd. fold. maps plts. & plans (ex. 49, lacks 2 plts.), cont. calf, 1 spine cracked, mor. labels, worn. (7)
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Lot 310/0220
[Clarke (Harry)] Synge (J.M.) Queens, 8vo D. (Dolmen Press) 1986. 9 cold. plts. after Harry Clarke, cloth; Crofton Croker (T.) Legends of the Lakes: or Sayings and Doings at Killarney, Vol. I only 12mo L. 1829, illus., mor. backed boards; & Drawings in Pen & Pencil, folio L. (Studio) 1922. As a lot. (3)
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Lot 311/0220
Parnell (Sir H.) A Treatise on Roads, 8vo L. 1838. Second Edn., 9 fold. plts.; Ferguson (James) Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics.. and Astronomy, 8vo L. 1825. New Edn., port. frontis, 10 plts.; Davy (Christopher) The Architect, Engineer, and Operative Builder’s Constructive Manual…, Part I, 8vo L. 1839, engd. frontis & 11 plts. (1 hd. cold.) cloth; & 1 other. (4)
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Lot 312/0220
[Lever (Charles)] Charles O’Malley The Irish Dragoon, 2 vols. 8vo D. 1841. First Edn., engd. frontis & add engd. title, plts., some spotting, hf. mor.; & Jack Hinton, The Guardsman, D. 1843, plts. etc. hf. all with Mount Trenchard B.P. hf. calf. Good. (3)
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Lot 313/0220
O’Curry (Eugene) On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish, 3 vols. 8vo L. 1873. First Edn., hf. titles, some text illus., adverts, orig. green cloth (worn) gilt decor. Good. (3)
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Lot 314/0220
Phillips (W. Alison) The Revolution in Ireland, 1906 – 1923, L. 1923, First; Street (C.J.C.) Ireland in 1921, L. 1922; & 5 others. (7)
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Lot 315/0220
Moore & Gogarty: Moore (George) Memoirs of My Dead Life, 8vo L. 1921. Special Lim. Edn. 952 (1030) Signed by Author; also Conversations in Ebury Street, L. 1924. Lim. Edn. 96 (1030). Signed uncut vellum backed boards; also Gogarty (O. St. John) I Follow St. Patrick, L. 1938, First; O’Connor (U.) Oliver St. John Gogarty, L. 1964, First, d.w.; & 2 others on Gogarty. (6)
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Lot 316/0220
Reprint: Encyclopaedia Britannica; or A Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences. 3 vols. 4to Edin. 1771 – Reprint of First Edn., illus, cloth, & slip case. (3)
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Lot 317/0220
1798 etc: Musgrave (Richard) Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland, 4to D. 1801. First Edn., lg. fold. map of Ireland& 9 fold. maps & plts., errata at end, all v. clean, rebacked hf. calf. (1)
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Lot 318/0220
With Illustrations by Harry Clarke
Poe (Edgar Allan) Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 4to L. 1919. First Edn., hf. title, vignette title, frontis & 23 full page plts., text illus. uncut, decor. reversed calf; also Stories from Arabian Nights, 4to L.n.d. Cold. plts. after Edmund Dulac, decor. cloth. (2)More details ›