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 705/0220
Old Silver: Jackson (C.J.) An Illustrated History of English Plate Ecclesiastical and Secular, 2 vols. 4to N.Y. 1969 Reprint; also Jackson’s Silver & Gold Marks of England, Scotland, & Ireland, 4to 1989, all illus. cloth & d.w.’s. (3)
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Lot 706/0220
Architecture: King (Thos. H.) The Study Book of Medieval Architecture and Art, 2 vols. lg. folio L. n.d. full page plts. thro-out (Some loose), mor. backed cloth; A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture., … include. a Historical Description of Gothic Architecture. 4to L. [1838], fold. & other plts. cont. hf. mor. (3)
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Lot 707/0220
I.A.C. Society: Todd (J. Henthorn) ed. Leabhar Imuiun the Book of Hymns of the Ancient Church of Ireland, Vol. I, 4to D. 1855; Butler (R.)ed. Registrum Prioratus Omnium Sanstorum Juxta Dublin, D. 1845, fold. frontis; The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society, Vol. I [all Published], 4to D. 1846, all orig. cloth. (3)
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Lot 708/0220
Seward (Anna) Original Sonnets on Various Subjects, and Odes Paraphrased from Horace, 4to L. 1799. Second Edn., hf. title, vign. port. on title, m/ss Contents list at end, cont. hf. calf, oval mor. title on front cover, spine worn. (1)
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Lot 709/0220
Stardust Legal Report – Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry on the Fire at the Stardust, Artane Dublin, on the 14th February, 1981, Folio D. 1982. FIRST EDN., fold. maps & plans, photos, etc., orig. wrappers. (1)
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Lot 710/0220
Engraved Views etc: Beattie (Wm.) Scotland Illustrated, Vol. I only 4to L. 1838. Lg. engd. map, 42 v. clean engd. view,s hf. mor.; A History of the Scottish Highlands… Clans and … Regiments, Vol. II only, sm. folio Edin. 1875, cold. & other plts. hf. calf; Bunyan (John) The Pilgrims Progress and other Works, thick 4to Glasgow n.d., illus. thro.-out, a.e.g. full calf, as a lot, w.a.f. (3)
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Lot 711/0220
Engraved Plates: Ireland, Australia, China, England & Belgium, 6 odd vols. containing lg. collection of views, as a coll., w.a.f. (1)
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Lot 712/0220
Edmondson (Joseph) A Complete Body of Heraldry, 2 vols. in one, lg. folio L. 1780. First Edn. engd. port. frontis list of subs., 22 full page engd. plts., cont. tree calf later professional reback, with orig. mor. label laid down. (1)
Note: the Bookplate with motto “Stand Sure” and Saltire device, believed to be that of the Scots born John Anderson of Fermoy House, Ireland.More details › -
Lot 713/0220
Engraved Plates: Finden’s Beauties of Moore, folio L. (J. Tallis & Co.), engd. frontis engd. title & 47 full page plts. cont. hf. calf worn; also Portfolio of the National Gallery of Scotland, lg. atlas folio, plts. hf. cloth. As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (2)
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Lot 714/0220
Hamerton (Philip Gilbert) The Portfolio, An Artistic Periodical, Vols. for 1874 & 1875, 2 vols. folio L. 1874. 2 engd. frontis + 62 full page engd. plts. (some multiple views), cont. hf. mor. (2)
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Lot 715/0220
Queen’s Trial: Proceedings … An Act to deprive Her Majesty Queen Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of the Title, Prerogatives, Rights, Privilieges, and Exemptions of Queen Consort of this Realm, and to dissolve the Marriage between His Majesty and the said Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, and for hearing Counsel for and against the same., 19 Aug. 1820 – 30 Oct. 1820. Bound with numerous other items related include. Correspondence relative to Baron D’Endes, 2 vols. folio L. 1820. First Edns., cont. hf. calf, marble sides, tooled gilt spines, with armorial crests. As a coll., w.a.f. V. good. (2)
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Lot 716/0220
Knight (F.) publisher Knights Vases & Ornaments, Vol. II only, lg. 4to L. 1833. Engd. title & 49 engd. plts., mor. backed boards, as plts., w.a.f. (1)
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Lot 717/0220
Lysons (Rev. Dan.) The Environs of London, Vols. I – V, L. 1811 – 1800. Second Edn., add. engd. titles & numerous plts. maps, ports. etc., some fold. cont. hf. calf, a few joints cracked. (5)
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Lot 718/0220
Illustrated Volumes: Pitre-Chevalier – La Bretagne: Ancienne et Moderne, also Bretagne et vendee, 2 vols. roy 8vo Paris n.d. c. 1870, fine engd. views, ports. etc., & some cold., uniform mor. backed boards, gilt spines; Mac Veigh (J.) The Scottish Family History, 3 vols. roy 8vo Dumfries n.d. c. 1880, port. engd. plts., a.e.g., cont. hf. mor. gilt spine. V. good. (5)
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Lot 719/0220
Aldin (Cecil) Old Inns, 4to L. 1921. Lim. Edn. 154 (380) Signed by Author; Lubbock (Basil) Adventures by Sean from Art of Old Time, 4to L. (Studio) 1925. Preface by John Masefield, Lim. Edn. 1486 (1750); Belloc (Hilaire) The Highway and its Vehicles, 4to L. (Studio) 1926. Lim. Edn. 1050 (1250),all illus., cloth & vellum backed. (3)
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Lot 720/0220
Aldin (Cecil) A Sporting Garland, oblong folio L. n.d. [1902] title & 26 decor. pages, orig. cloth backed decor. boards, stained, otherwise good. (1)
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Lot 721/0220
A Fine Complete Set
Periodical: Hayes-Mc Coy (G.A.)ed. The Irish Sword, The Journal of Military History Society of Ireland. Vol. I No. 1 – Vol. 28 No. 111, together 111 nos., D. 1949 – 2011, [All Published]. Illus. thro-out, 25 vols. recent mor. backed marble boards, red labels, remainder in orig. ptd. wrappers. In excellent condition. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1)More details › -
Lot 722/0220
Rare Complete File
Periodical: Yeats (W.B.) others, To-Morrow, Vol. I No. 1 – Vol. I No. 2, together 2 Nos. [All Published] Folio Aug. & Sept. 1924. In a later folder. v. good.
* Contributors included W.B. Yeats, Lennox Robinson, Joseph Campbell, etc. Rare. (1)More details › -
Lot 723/0220
Newspapers: The Freemans Journal, 2 lg. broadside folio for 1844 (Jan. – Dec.) & 1848 (Jan. – June) cont. hf. cloth; also The Weekly Dispatch, 1857 – 1862, lg. atlas folio, full cloth; and The Times Weekly Edition, lg. atlas folio L. 1891, hf. mor. As newspapers, w.a.f. (4)
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Lot 724/0220
Bindings: Novels, by Fenimore Cooper & G.P.P. James, 9 vols. 12mo by Bentley & others London, . 1840, cont. hf. mor. As bindings, w.a.f. (9)
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