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 585/0220
Lough Derg: O’Connor (Rev. D.) Lough Derg and its Pilgrimages, 8vo D. 1879. First Edn., illus. Pres. Copy; Seymour (St. John D.) St. Patrick’s Purgatory, 8vo Dundalk 1918; Leslie (S.) Saint Patrick’s Purgatory, 4to L. 1932, maps & illus. all cloth. (3)
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Lot 586/0220
Reeves (Rev. Wm.) Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor, and Dromore, 4to D. 1847. First Edn. Fold. plt., & with 6pp. A.L.s. by H.H. Lawlor, tipped in at end, orig. cloth, recased. (1)
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Lot 587/0220
Alison (Sir A.) Lives of Lord Castlereagh and Sir Charles Stewart, Second & Third Marquess’s of Londonderry, 3 vols. Edin. & L. 1861. First, cloth. (3)
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Lot 588/0220
Joyce (P.W.) A Social History of Ancient Ireland, 2 vols. D. 1913. Second Edn., illus. thro.-out, orig. gilt decor. cloth, in Celtic design. Good. (2)
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Lot 589/0220
Cusack (M.F.) The History of Cork, thick 8vo D. 1875. First Edn., frontis cloth, loose; also The Liberator: His Life and Times, 2 vols. Kenmare n.d. orig. cloth & 1 other. (4)
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Lot 590/0220
Farmer (John S.) Americanisms – Old & New, A Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Colloquialisms Peculiar to the United States. Thick 8vo L. 1889. No. 260 Privately Printed, Limited Edition. Signed by Author, t.e.g., cont. hf. crushed mor. raised bands. V. good copy. (1)
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Lot 591/0220
Waterton (Chas.) Wanderings in South America, The North-West of the United States, and the Antilles,… 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. 8vo L. 1828. Second Edn., hf. title, engd. frontis, uncut, boards worn, spine dam. (1)
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Lot 592/0220
Hodgkin (Thos.) Italy and Her Invaders, 8 vols. in 9, 8vo Oxford 1892 – 1899., with maps & illus. plts., unopened, orig. cloth. (9)
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Lot 593/0220
Early Days of the Irish Free State
Seanad Eireann: Parliamentary Debates (Official Reports) Tuairisg Oifigiuil, Vol. I – Vol. 8, together 8 vols. roy 8vo D. Dec. 1922 – May 1927, First Edns., all orig crimson cloth. As a periodical, w.a.f. (8)More details › -
Lot 594/0220
Simon (James) An Essay towards an Historical Account of Irish Coins, and of the Currency of Foreign Monies in Ireland, 4to D. 1810. 11 engd. ful page plts., later cloth. Good. (1)
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Lot 595/0220
Irish Music: Smith (R.A.) The Irish Minstrel, A Selection from the Vocal Melodies of Ireland, Ancient & Modern, Sm. folio Edin. n.d. [1825] First Edn., engd. title, 106pp. of engd. music recent mor. backed cloth boards. Good. V. Scarce. (1)
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Lot 596/0220
Davies (Sidney) Dublin Types, folio D. 1918. Sole Edn., frontis & 11 sim. mounted plts. (full page), orig. pict. decor. wrappers, bound in later green buckram. Clean copy. V. good. (1)
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Lot 597/0220
Genealogy: Burke (Sir B.) A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, Roy 8vo L. 1904. Tenth Edn., frontis & text illus., orig. cloth. V. good. (1)
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Lot 598/0220
Genealogy: Burke (Sir B.) Burkes Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, ed. by L.G. Pine. Thick roy 8vo L. 1958. Fourth Edn., text illus., orig. green cloth. (1)
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Lot 599/0220
Pennant (Thos.) A Tour in Wales 1773, 4to L. 1778. First Edn., engd. title, 1 engd. text illus. & 26 engd. plts. (some fold.) complete, orig. tree calf, upper cover loose. (1)
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Lot 600/0220
Scott (Clement)ed. The Theatre, A Monthly Review of The Drama, Music, and the Fine Arts. 4 vols. roy 8vo L. 1883 – 84. New Series. Approx. 46 orig. mtd. photo ports. & other illus., orig. hf. mor. mor. labels. (4)
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Lot 601/0220
Binding: Dictionnaire de L’Academie Francoise, … par L’Academie Ele-Meme. 2 vols. + Supplement, 3 vols. complete, 4to Paris 1814., attractive cont. hf. vellum, tooled gilt spine, mor. labels. Good. (3)
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Lot 602/0220
Savage (John)ed. Picturesque Ireland, thick 4to N.Y. n.d. Lg. fold. map frontis, fine plts. & profusely illus. a.e.g., attractive orig. gilt decor. pict. cloth. V. good. (1)
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Lot 603/0220
Ledwich (Ed.) Antiquities of Ireland, 4to D. 1803. Second Edn., Engd. frontis, vign. title, & 40 engd. plts., etc. (some fold.), hf. crimson mor. Good. (1)
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Lot 604/0220
Beattie (Wm.) & Bartlett (W.H.) Switzerland Illustrated, 2 vols. 4to L. 1836. First Edn., 2 engd. add. titles, fold.map, & 106 engd. plts. cont. hf. purple mor. Good clean copy. (2)
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