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 121/0220
James (Wm.) A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurances of the Late War between Britain and The United States of America, 2 vols. 8vo L. 1818. First Edn., list of subs, 2 fold. map frontis, & 2 others lg. plts. (1 with multiple), cont. hf. crimson mor, tooled gilt spines. (2)
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Lot 122/0220
Bibliography: Brunet (JAcq. Ch.) Manuel du Libraire et de l’Amateur de Livres, 4 vols. 8vo Paris 1814. Second Edn. cont. hf. calf, all covers loose, needs rebinding.
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Lot 123/0220
Dublin interest: Joyce (W. St. John) The Neighbourhood of Dublin, D. 1912, First, maps & illus; Ball (F. Elrington) Howth and its Owners, roy 8vo D. 1917, First; Adams (B.W.) History and Description of Santry and Cloghran Parishes Co. Dublin, roy 8vo L. 1883, First, & others on Dublin, all cloth. (5)
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Lot 124/0220
All Signed by the Authors
Irish Female Writers: Johnston (J.) The Illusionist, L. 1995, d.w.; Mahon (Brid) My Favourite Stories of Ireland, L. 1977, d.w.; Lavelle (Patricia) Crumbling Castle, D. 1949; Norris (Margaret S.) Glenreeba, Belfast 1939. Signed, & with 8 line verse in authors hand.; O’Hara (Mary) The Scent of The Roses, L. 1980, d.w.; & 3 others by Theodore Fitzgibbon & Eilis Dillon. All Signed. (8)More details › -
Lot 125/0220
Rare Irish Directory
Leet (Ambrose) A Directory to the Market Towns, Villages, Gentlemen’s Seats and Other Noted Places in Ireland, 8vo D. 1814. Second Edn., cont. tree calf, tooled gilt spine, mor. label. V. good copy. (1)More details › -
Lot 126/0220
Inscribed by Tim Healy
O’Connell (John) An Argument for Ireland, 8vo D. 1844. First Edn., inscribed on title ‘T.M. Healy,’ & with bookplate of Daniel O’Connell’s cont. hf. calf, tooled gilt spine, rebacked. (1)More details › -
Lot 127/0220
Betham (Sir Wm.) Irish Antiquarian Researches, Part I, 8vo D. 1826, bound with Part Vol. II, 8vo D. 1827. Two parts in one vol. 12 engd. plts. some hd. cold. & some fold. full calf, tooled gilt spine. Scarce. (1)
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Lot 128/0220
Harris (Walter) The History and Antiquities of the City Dublin, 8vo D. 1766., 2 fold. plans fold. table & 11 engd. plts. (8 fold. with dbl. views), recent hf. calf, raised bands, gilt decor. spine. (1)
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Lot 129/0220
Binding: [Madden Samuel)] Reflections and Resolutions Proper for the Gentleman of Ireland, 8vo D. 1816. [Second Edn.], cont. fullmottled calf, with gilt decor. ovals on both covers mounted by harps. (1)
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Lot 130/0220
Cork Directory: Francis Guy’s County and City of Cork Directory For the Year 1875-1876, 8vo Cork 1876. Adverts., etc., orig, cloth, loose. Scarce. (1)
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Lot 131/0220
Cusack (M.F.) The Liberator: His Life and Times Political and Social, 2 vols. 8vo Kenmare Publications n.d. [c. 1870] orig. pict. gilt cloth; O’Connell (John)ed. The Life and Speeches of Daniel O’Connell, M.P., 2 vols. D. 1846, orig. cloth, rebacked. (4)
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Lot 132/0220
O’Higgins (Brian) A Bunch of Wild Flowers, Poems on Religious Subjects. D. 1906. First Edn., orig. cloth backed boards; also Hearts of Gold-Stories and Sketches, D. (Whelan & Son)1917, cloth; Songs of Glen na Mona, D. n.d.; & The Little Book of Christmas, 8vo D. n.d., illus. thro-out, orig. decor. wrappers; & 3 others, on Brian O’Higins. As a lot. (7)
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Lot 133/0220
Dalrymple (John) Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 vols. 8vo D. 1773. Fourth, cont. full calf, mor. labels. V. good. (3)
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Lot 134/0220
Wight (T.) of Cork, & Rutty (John) A History of the Rise and Progress of the People called Quakers in Ireland, 4to D. 1751. Recent hf. brown mor. raised bands, mor. labels. V. good. (1)
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Lot 135/0220
Hynes (Michael J.) The Mission of Rinuccini, Nucio Extraordinary to Ireland 1645-1649, roy 8vo D. 1932. First, cold. map frontis later cloth; Ryan (Rev. J.) Irish Monasticism, roy 8vo D. 1931, later cloth. Both clean copies. (2)
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Lot 136/0220
Sullivan (Sir Ed.) Buck Whaley’s Memoirs, roy 8vo L. 1906. First, illus., orig. cloth, clean copy. (1)
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Lot 137/0220
Genealogy: O’Donoghue (J.) Historical Memoir of The O’Briens, 8vo D. 1860, orig. cloth, rebacked; O’Brien (Hon. D.) History of the O’Briens from Brian Boroimhe, 4to L. 1949, First, d.w. (2)
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Lot 138/0220
Limited & Signed by the Author
Stephens (James) Collected Poems, sm. 4to L. 1926. Limited Edn. (500) Signed by Author, uncut, orig. vellum backed boards. V. good copy. (1)More details › -
Lot 139/0220
Signed First Editions
Marcus (David) To Next Year in Jerusalem, L. 1954, Signed First, d.w.; Mac Intyre (Tom) The Charollais, L. 1969, Signed, First, d.w.; Higgins (Aiden) Scenes from a Receding Past, L. 1977, Signed, First, d.w.; Cronin (Anthony) Heritage Now, Irish Literature in the English Language. Dingle 1982, Signed, First, d.w.; Higgins (Aidan) Felo de Se, L. 1960, Signed, First. (5)More details › -
Lot 140/0220
O’Brien (Edna) A Fanatic Heart, roy 8vo Franklin Library, U.S.A. 1984. Special Signed Copy for First Editions Society, decor. cloth; also Casualties of Peace, L. 1966, & A Pagan Place, L. 1970, Both First Edns., & d.w. All clean copies. (3)
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