26 September 2012 - Rare Books & Collectors' Specialist Sale
#0220
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
26 September 2012 - Rare Books & Collectors' Specialist Sale
#0220
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Lot 685/0220
Curran (J. Philpot) Speeches of the Rt. Hon. John Philpot Curran… on the late very interesting Trials, D. 1811. First Edn., port. frontis; Anderson (C.) The Native Irish and their Descendants, 12mo L. 1846, cloth; & Oliver (F.S.) Federalism and Home Rule, L. 1910, cloth. (3)
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Lot 686/0220
Dolmen Press: O’Connor (Frank) The Little Monasteries, D. 1963; Colum (Padraic) Moytura A Play for Dancers, roy 8vo D. 1963; and Irish Elegies, D. 1963; Irvine (J.) A Treasury of Irish Saints, roy 8vo D. 1964. Ilus., d.w.; & Wathen (R.J.) Bricks Poems 1958 / 60, D. 1963, d.w. All Limited Editions. (5)
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Lot 687/0220
D.I.A.S. – Freeman (A.Martin)ed. Annala Connacht, The Annals of Connacht (A.D. 1224 – 1544), roy 8vo D. 1983. 2 fold. fac-simile, cloth & d.w. V. good. (1)
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Lot 688/0220
Hamilton (Sir J.) The Hamilton Manuscripts, 4to Belfast n.d. (1867) lacks 2pp. of introd., advert leaf at end, recent full crimson mor. tooled gilt decor., text soiled. As a binding, w.a.f. (1)
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Lot 689/0220
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, L. 2000; The Order of the Phoenix, L. 2003; The Deathly Hallows, L. 2007; The Half Blood Prince, L. 2005; and five other Harry Potter titles in hard back and paperbacks, mostly cloth & d.j.,as a collection, w.a.f. (9)
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Lot 690/0220
Signed by the Author
Politics: Mowlam (Mo) Momentum – The Struggle for Peace, Politics and The People, 8vo, L. (Hodder & Stughton) 2002, Signed by the Author, on t.p., illus., cloth & d.j. Good (1)More details › -
Lot 691/0220
[Tighe (Wm.)] Statistical Observations Relative to the County of Kilkenny, 8vo D. 1802. 2 fold. tables & 10 plts. (some sepia & some fold), lacks County map, 3 leaves in fac-simile, orig. hf. green mor. gilt spine. (1)
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Lot 692/0220
Sporting: Bickerdyke (John) Wild Sports in Ireland, L. 1897, First, illus; Briggs (E.E.) Angling and Art in Scotland, sm. 4to L. 1908, cold. plts., decor. cloth; Strutt (J.) The Sports and Pastimes of.. England, L. 1867; & 2 others. (3)
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Lot 693/0220
With Original M/ss Letter from Author, etc.
Burke (Rev. Wm.P.) The Irish Priests in The Penal Times, 8vo Waterford 1914. First Edn., uncut, orig. mor. backed cloth, spine dam.
* With orig. A.L.s. from author, & other letters and cuttings concerning the above volume. (1)More details › -
Lot 694/0220
Goldsmith (O.) The Vicar of Wakefield, 4to L. 1929. Fine Cold. Plts. by A. Rackham, cloth & d.w.; Wright – Ireland Illustrated, 4to L. 1831, plts. (dam.); Hole (S. Reynolds) A Book about Roses, sm. 4to Edin. 1872, cold. frontis, cloth; Darwin (E.) The Temple of Nature, 4to L. 1803, tree calf, as a lot, w.a.f. (4)
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Lot 695/0220
Bridge at Bilberrry Rock
Waterford Interest: O’Donoghue (James) Official Notetaker. Typescript of Evidence, Taken before a Commission appointed by Lord Lieutenant to Enquire into and Report on a Scheme Promoted by the Council fo the County Borough of Waterford for the Erection of a Bridge over the River Suir at Bilberry Rock, Thick folio 1903, 695pp typescript sheets, orig. cloth backed boards, lettered in gilt, worn. Scarce. (1)More details › -
Lot 696/0220
Musgrave (Sir R.) Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland, 4to D. 1801. SECOND EDN., hf. title, 10 fold. plts. maps & plans, lacks contents leaf only, cont. hf. green mor. tooled gilt spine. (1)
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Lot 697/0220
Joyce (James) Ulysses, A Facsimile of the Manuscript. 3 vols. lg. 4to L. (Faber & Faber) 1975, orig cloth, in slip case. (3)
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Lot 698/0220
Anon. Great Industries of Great Britain, 3 Parts in one vol., thick roy 8vo L. n.d. c. 1870, illus. thro-out, some damp stains and slight dam., mor. backed cloth. (1)
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Lot 699/0220
Binding: Hall (Mr. & Mrs. S.C.) Ireland: its Scenery, Character, etc., 3 vols. roy 8vo L. 1841. first Edn., 3 decor. titles, 3 engd. frontis, 45 end. plts. & 18 engd. maps, a.e.g., in attractive full green straight grained mor. gilt tooled decor. Attractive set. (3)
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Lot 700/0220
Reprint: Ball (Francis Elrington) A History of the County Dublin, 6 vols. roy 8vo D. (Sackville) 1979. Illus. etc., cloth, inslip case. V. good. (6)
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Lot 701/0220
Dublin & Coastal interest: Gilligan (H.A.) History of the Port of Dublin, 8vo D. 1989; de Courcy (J.W.) The Liffey in Dublin, D. 1996; Pearson (P.) Between the Mountains and the Sea, D. 1998; Lalor (B.) Dublin Bay from Killiney to Howth, D. 1989; Mc Brierty (V.) The Howth Peninsula, 4to D. 1981. Signed by Author; & 4 others sim. (9)
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Lot 702/0220
Presentation Copy
Japan: Piggott (F.T.) The Music and Musical Instruments of Japan, lg. 4to L. 1909. Second, frontis, 4 plts. & numerous text illus., Signed Pres. Copy to H.M. Fitzgibbon, orig. cloth; also Chalk (L.) & Rendle (B.J.) British Hardwoods their Structure and Identification, 4to L. 1929, illus. & cloth backed boards. (2)More details › -
Lot 703/0220
Yeats (Jack B.) Seven varied Exhibition Catalogues for the Works of Ireland’s Premier Artist, Jack B. Yeats, from Waddington & other Galleries, 1962 – 1986, all illus., orig. ptd., wrappers. (7)
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Lot 704/0220
Wright (G.N.) Ireland Illustrated, 4to L. 1831. add. engd. title, & 80 views on 40 plts., orig. mor. backed cloth. (1)
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