30 May 2017 - RARE BOOKS, LITERATURE & SPORTING COLLECTIBLES

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Lot 346/0297

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Ulsterman Publications. A collection of Poetry Pamphlets including James Simmons, No Ties, 1970; Michael Stephens, Blues for Chocolate Doherty, 1969; W. Price Turner, More Fables from Life, 1969; Geoffrey Squires, Sixteen Poems, 1969; Tom McLaughlin, So Far, No Surprises, 1971; Michael Foley, Heil Hitler, 1969 and The Acne and the Ecstasy, 1971, and Sean O’Brien, Boundary Reach, 1989. Eight items, some of them published with issues of The Honest Ulsterman, a lively series, clean copies. (as a collection)

Lot 347/0297

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With Autograph Letter from Author Stevenson (Patric). The Hillsborough By-Pass. A Conversation between A-1 and the Hillsborough By-Pass at the time of the Opening of the Latter. Orig. wrappers, Dromore printed. Inscribed for the poet Maurice Craig by the author, ‘a fellow resident in that unknown terrain known as the East of Ireland’, and with an ALS from Stevenson to Craig laid in, dated 15 Jan. 1979, mentioning mutual friends, his cataract which prevents him painting, etc., and inviting him for a meal if in the area. (1)

Lot 348/0297

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Fine Association Copy [Gregory (Lady A.)] Blunt (Wilfred Scawen). The Wind and the Whirlwind. L., Kegan Paul Trench 1883, black cloth gilt. Inscribed on h.t., ‘Mrs. O’Brien / with love / from Augusta [Lady] Gregory / Jan. 1884.’ Blunt’s powerful anti-imperialist poem, dealing principally with the Egyptian campaign for independence from Britain, dates from a period when he and Lady Gregory were clandestine lovers, a few years after her marriage to the much older Sir William Gregory. A wonderful association copy. (1)

Lot 349/0297

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Gregory (Lady) Some Signed and Inscribed Ephemera & other Items from collection of her grand-daughter, the late Mrs. Catherine Kennedy, including a ‘Contents’ page from some volume inscribed ‘Augusta Persse, Roxboro,’; a Republican flyer headed ‘Shadow or Substance .. Vote for Treaty,’ & inscribed in Ld. Gregory’s hand ‘thrown from Motors May 1922’; a long newscutting titled, ‘Memories of Easter Week,’ inscribed in her hand, ‘Speech of Sean T. O’Ceallaigh,’; an original letter from The Chenil Gallery, Chelsea, dated June 9th 1916 to Ld. Gregory speaking about Portrait of W.B. Yeats; some Coole Park headed notepaper, & other items related. As a collection of Ephemera. A lot, w.a.f. (1) Provenance: From the collection of Mrs. Catherine Kennedy, ‘Nu’ the grand-daughter of Lady Gregory. Her father Robert, was the subject of W.B. Yeats’s poem, “An Irish Airman Forsees His Death.”

Lot 350/0297

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Rare Broadside Ballad Connolly (James) One of the Connaught Rangers. Composed by James Connolly. Air: ‘Patrick my Darling’. Broadside, Warren, D. n.d. [c. 1905?], three verses and chorus, within a border of shamrock. ‘A story I will tell you about a soldier of the Queen .. He fought like a hero and shot many a brave Boer ..’ Laid down on a folio sheet from a scrapbook, with three other broadside ballads. Sold as is, w.a.f. (1) James Connolly (executed in 1916) undoubtedly wrote ballads and marching songs, but we cannot confirm that this is one of his. Greaves’ biography lists a number on p.130, but this is not among them. The verse is poor, even by ballad standards, and the political content, such as it is, does not suggest Connolly’s work. If it is by Connolly, the last line, in which the hero is carried away ‘with his leg lost in the fray’, would be a poignant prophecy. It could of course be by another James Connolly. Provenance: From the collection of Mrs. Catherine Kennedy, ‘Nu’ the grand-daughter of Lady Gregory. Her father Robert, was the subject of W.B. Yeats’s poem, “An Irish Airman Forsees His Death.”

Lot 351/0297

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O’Duffy (Eimar) The Walls of Athens. A Comedy in Allegory. Quarto wrappers, Irish Review 1914, First. Title page (cover) amended by a previous owner, J.A. Meagher, crossing out the words ‘in Allegory’, and stating these words ‘were inserted by the Publisher at the suggestion of Thos. Mc Donogh but were not approved of by the author’. With cast list for first production (1915) in manuscript on prelim; and with production markings (possibly from this production) in ink in the body of the text. Notes on ‘The Celtic Renaissance’ on rear wrapper. Rare. (1)

Lot 352/0297

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Yeats (Jack B.) A folded sheet with Signed Christmas message to the publisher Elkin Mathews (who published his children’s books), ‘This to wish yourself and Mrs. Mathews and Miss Nest Mathews / A Very Happy Christmas time / from us both / (monograms) JBY MCY’. With the envelope addressed in Yeats’ hand, with a pencilled note about proofs to rear. (1)

Lot 353/0297

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Signed by Each Poet Sheridan (Niall) and MacDonagh (Donagh) Twenty Poems. D., Privately Printed 1934 (Three Candles Printing), wrappers., No. 183 of 300 copies, inscribed ‘To Mary Joe’ by each of the poets. (1)

Lot 354/0297

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Festival Publications, Q.U.B. A full set of six Poetry Pamphlets (Second Series, 1967), viz. Montague (John) Home Again, inscribed ‘For Douglas, a splenetic critic’; Hewitt (John) Tesserae, inscribed ‘For George Macbeth 10.v.67’; Lerner (Laurence) Spleen; Buller (Norman) Thirteen Poems; Terry (Arthur) The Sacrifice; Dugdale (Norman) The Disposition of the Weather. Clean copies. (6)

Lot 355/0297

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MacDonagh (Donagh) Three Christmas Cards, printed with extracts from his work, 1950/57/59, one printed at Dolmen Press, and a copy of Love Duet from the play God’s Gentry, illus. by Louis le Brocquy, Dolmen 1951, one of 525 copies, folio. As a collection (4)

Lot 356/0297

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Cadenus Press: Carpenter (Andrew) Natural Journal, roy 8vo D. 1975. Lim. Edn. No. 51 (200). Signed Presentation inscription to Mary Manning, 5th January 1976. Uncut, orig. red & black printed green wrappers. V. good. Scarce. (1)

Lot 357/0297

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Scarce Complete Set Runa Press Quartos – Nos. 1 to 6 [All Published] 6 nos, 4to Monkstown 1943-44, orig. decor. wrappers, some stains. (1) * Rare, complete set of these interesting publications, which vary between 8 & 16pp each. The illustrators include Jack B. Yeats, Sean Keating, Harry Kernoff, Stephen Gilbert, Sean O’Sullivan, & Cecile Walton, with poetic contributions by Valentine Iremonger, Roy Mc Fadden, Jonathan Hanaghan, Rupert Strong, Lord Dunsany, Robert Greacen, Maurice Craig, & others. No. 1 with original prospectus loosely inserted. All orig. pict. wrappers. As a periodical, w.a.f. Good & Scarce. (1)

Lot 358/0297

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With Fine Woodcut Illustrations Dolmen Press: Rivers (Elizabeth) Out of Bedlam, lg. 4to D. (Dolmen Press) 1956. Text by Christopher Smart No 112 of Limited Edition of 225 Copies, title ptd. in red & black, 27 full page illus., orig. red & bl. illus. d. jacket. V. good copy. Miller 20. (1)

Lot 359/0297

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[Mac Nie (Isa)] ‘Mac’ The Celebrity Zoo, (First Visit) Some Desultory Rhymes and Caricatures. 4to D. (Brown & Nolan) 1925. First Gen. Edn., 20 illus. & decor. wrappers. V. good copy. (1)

Lot 360/0297

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Not Recorded by Miller Dolmen Press: Britton (Coburn) Cap with Bells, Woodcuts by Harry Kernoff & ink washes by Noel Sheridan. Sm. 8vo D. 1959. Lim. Edn. of 325 Copies. Signed Pres. Copy. Orig. red & bl. decor. wrappers, also Wilkinson (B.) Sundown in Ballymun, D. (Privately Printed) 1965. Decorated boards, both v. good. Ex. Scarce. Not recorded by Miller. (2)

Lot 361/0297

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The First Book from Dolmen Press Dolmen Press: Clifford (Sigerson) Travelling Tinkers, sm. 8vo D. 1951. First Edn. Limited to 500 Copies. Wd.-cut designs on title & last leaf, orig. ptd. blue wrappers. V. Rare. Miller 1. (1)

Lot 362/0297

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The Fifth Book from Dolmen Press Dolmen Press: Kennedy (Maurice) Freebooters, Linocuts by Michael Morrow. Sm. sq. 8vo D. 1952. Limited Edition, No. 53 of 225 Copies, Signed by Author. Attractive illus. thro-out, orig. cloth backed pict. boards, glassine d.w. V. Fine. Miller 5. (1)

Lot 363/0297

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Dolmen’s First book Illustrated by Elizabeth Rivers Dolmen Press: Imitium S. Evangelii Secundum S. Joannem, 8vo D. 1953. Lim. Edition of 500 Copies Only. Wood engravings, by Eliz. Rivers, decor. boards with paper label, & orig. red & bl. printed decor. wrappers. V. good. Scarce. Miller 10. (1)

Lot 364/0297

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Dolmen Press: The Navitity from The Holy Gospel According to St. Luke, wood engravings by Michael Biggs, 8vo D. 1953. Lim. Edn. of 500 Copies, illus. 8pp folded & sewn, orig. wrappers. V. good. Scarce. Miller 11. (1)

Lot 365/0297

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The Twelfth Book from Dolmen Dolmen Press: Ussher (Arland) An Alphabet of Aphorisms, Linocuts by Michael Morrow. 8vo D. 1953. [Lim. Edn. of 500 Copies] Illus., decor. boards, with paper label & orig. ptd. pict. d.w. V. good. Miller 12. (1)