30 May 2017 - RARE BOOKS, LITERATURE & SPORTING COLLECTIBLES

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Lot 406/0297

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[Hyde (Dr. Douglas)] A folder containing mostly original Photographs and Prints, as follows: – Killarney, Gap of Dunloe. A mounted photograph dated 1914, showing Hyde and (presumably) his wife and daughter on horseback. – ‘An Craoibh¡n agus Polly’. An Irish Times photograph (unmounted) showing Hyde in tweeds, a parrot perched on his shoulder, inscribed rear in Hyde’s hand. – A good photograph by Fennell, Dundrum, showing Maurice MacGonigal RHA holding a palette beside his portrait of Hyde, prob. 1940s. – Elliott & Fry Ltd., Baker St., London. A fine half-length portrait of Hyde in his prime, in tweeds, wearing a F inne, probably late 1930s, mounted, in a folder. – A reproduction [supplement to ‘New Ireland’] of a good posed photograph of ‘Dr. Douglas Hyde, President of the Gaelic League’, in a three piece suit, circa 1910. – A mounted photograph of a young man preparing to pitch a hammer, inscribed in plate ‘Yours truly, James Mitchell’, inscribed rear in Hyde’s hand, ‘Champion hammer thrower of America in 1891’. As photos, w.a.f. A very good collection. (1)

Lot 407/0297

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Hyde (Dr. Douglas) An envelope inscribed in Hyde’s hand, ‘PRINTED TESTIMONIALS of Qualifications of Dr. Douglas Hyde’, containing statements of his qualifications and publications, one with extensive additions in his hand, with printed testimonials from the Provost of Trinity College and from Professor Dowden, Professor Atkinson and others, circa 1891, in connection with Hyde’s applications for the Professorship of History and English Literature in Queen’s College, Belfast, and also (separately) at Queen’s College Cork. With a group of five offprints by Hyde, which may also have been submitted. As a collection, w.a.f. Hyde was not successful in either application. (1)

Lot 408/0297

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Manuscripts: [Hyde (Dr. Douglas)] Gaelic Proverbs. A folder containing six manuscript collections from different areas of Ireland, etc., evidently submitted for an Oireachtas competition. From Douglas Hyde’s collection; Hyde may have been one of the judges. A very interesting lot, as a collection, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 409/0297

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Hyde (Dr. Douglas) ‘An Chraoibhin Aoibhinn’. The Mermaid’s Three Laughs [translated from the Irish]. Quarto, pp. 13-15 (single folded sheet], Weekly Freeman Christmas Sketch Book, illus. With a postage stamp at rear, addressed in Hyde’s hand to ‘Miss Kurtz / Seapoint House / Blundell Sands / Liverpool’. Attractive item, rare. (1)

Lot 410/0297

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Co. Limerick: [Hyde (Dr. Douglas)] Irish Folk Lore. ‘Jack the Gambler’, and seven similar folk tales in English, transcribed in cyclostyled typescript, about 50 pp in all, the first inscribed in Hyde’s hand, ‘An ingen uasal Jevers do scr¡obh iad so, ¢ chondae Luimnighe. An Windelach do thug domhsa iad, 1905?’. Interesting collection of folk-tales from Co. Limerick, some with the story-teller identified in manuscript, some with Hyde’s notes as to related story-types. As a collection. (1)

Lot 411/0297

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Hyde, Dr. Douglas [First President of Ireland] A good collection including: – Ruthven, J.F. Ireland and Dr. Douglas Hyde. Offprint, July 1938. Laid in is an ALS from Ruthven to President Hyde, 28 July [19]38, thanking him for his letter. ‘I hope very much that you will be able to remove many of the causes of friction’ [between Britain and Ireland]. – [De hÖde, Dubhghlas]. I gComhar na bP ist¡. S‚ Ubhla as ‘Ubhla de’n Chraoibh’, An Craoibh¡n do chan. Riobard à Duibhir do chuir ceol leo. O’Dwyer, Dublin, qto wraps, with printed music. Very scarce. – Telegram to Douglas Hyde, Frenchpark, Roscommon, July 14 [19]09. ‘Important accident here Sunday could you attend / Griffin Railway Athlone.’ A puzzling item, possibly intended for Hyde’s father, a clergyman (but named Arthur). – The Gaelic League and Politics. Pronouncement by Dr. Douglas Hyde (President). 8 pp, Gaelic League, probably first printing. – A bundle of various offprints and proofs, some extensively corrected by Hyde. – Songs of the Connacht Bards. A scrapbook (partly disbound) containing offprints of Hyde’s articles in the Weekly Freeman 1893-4, presumably assembled by Hyde himself. – A folder containing Minutes of Evidence to a Royal Commission conducting hearings about academic standards and structures at Trinity College Dublin, 1906, of which Dr. Hyde was a member, the minutes for the 3rd day, marked ‘Confidential / Douglas Hyde’ and the 8th day, marked on cover in Hyde’s hand. The witnesses on the 8th day included Rev. Dr. J.P. Mahaffy and others. As a collection, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 412/0297

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Abbey Theatre: Howe (P.P.)ed. & Others. The Abbey Theatre Dublin, sm. oblong 16mo D. n.d. [c. 1911] Sole Edn., illus. 18pp includ. orig. wrappers, decor. front cover & with adverts on rere. In fine condition. V. Rare. (1) * Gives a list of plays produced at the Abbey & its predecessors, with dates of First Performances.

Lot 413/0297

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Scarce Signed Copy Abbey Theatre: Kavanagh (Peter) The Story of the Abbey Theatre, From Its Origins in 1899 to the Present. Illustrated roy 8vo N.Y. 1950. First Edn. Signed on front free end, black cloth, & illus. orig. d.w. V. Scarce. (1)

Lot 414/0297

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Duncan (G.A.) The Abbey Theatre in Pictures, lg. 4to D. 1963. First Edn., Presentation Copy to Mr. & Mrs. P.J. Curran from Michael Duncan. 47 pp of photos, etc., orig. boards, & pict. wrappers. V. good. Scarce. (1)

Lot 415/0297

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The Abbey Theatre Players. Brochure for Performances by the Abbey in the United States, under the management of Elbert A. Wickes, with notes on the plays and players, photos etc., large quarto, circa 1932. (1)

Lot 416/0297

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[Yeats (Jack B)] Q.U.B. Fete Supplement, May 1907, qto wrappers. Includes cover design by J.Vinycomb, two plates after Jack Yeats and contribs. by Katharine Tynan, Alice Milligan, A.E. etc. Scarce. (1)

Lot 417/0297

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Dublin Gate Theatre. A quarto brochure, ‘Did you Know that the Gate …’, with photos, circa 1940. Laid in is a Share Certificate Signed by Hilton Edwards, dated November 1930, no. 35, confirming that William O’Brien of Botanic Road [Dublin] is the owner of two fully paid shares of œ1 each in the Theatre Company. Presumably the trade unionist. (1)

Lot 418/0297

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Gaiety Theatre, Dublin: 70th Anniversary Souvenir Programme, Nov. 1871 – Nov. 1941, together with 75th Anniversary Souvenir Programme, 1871 – 1946, 2 vols. 4to D. (Thom’s & Hely’s) illus., orig. cold. decor. boards; also sim. Programmes for 1871 – 1955, & Programme for Centenary Celebrations 1871 – 1971; & also Souvenir Programme for Grand Re-Opening 29th October 1984, a group of 5 items, all in fine condition. V. Scarce. (5)

Lot 419/0297

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Signed Presentation Copy Queen’s Royal Theatre: de Burca (Seamus) The Queen’s Royal Theatre, Dublin 1829 – 1969, Lg. 4to D. (s. de Burca) 1983. Lim. Edn. No. 910 of 1000 Copies. This copy signed Presentation Copy to Marcus, Jane, Blathnaid, Lorraine. The Television Crew of Trinity, dated March 20th, 1992. Illus., orig. cloth, with the inset label in gilt. (1)

Lot 420/0297

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Abbey Theatre: Kelleher (D.L.) An original Abbey Theatre Programme for first production of Stephen Grey A Dream and An Incident, in One Act by Kelleher, for March 1909, & Signed on outside by Kelleher; also an ALs. on National Theatre Society notepaper to Kelleher from W.A. Henderson (manager), 1909 discussing the performance of Kelleher’s play; another Programme for a Kelleher play performed for Irish Society of the City and University of Liverpool, 1911; and an original medical certificate issued to Kelleher by Queen’s College, Cork, 1903. Interesting collection. As a lot, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 421/0297

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Denis Johnston – Unpublished Memoirs Johnston (Denis) (1901 – 1984) Established his reputation as an Important Playwright with his first play The Old Lady Says “No!” produced by The Gate Theatre Dublin in 1929. Johnston went on to have a diverse and distinguished career as writer, director, literary critic, BBC war correspondent and academic. This archive of 4 Original Typescripts by Johnston comprises a total of 23 closely typed folio pages of his reminiscences of his school days in Dublin, seven years at the Bar, the early days of TV at the BBC, working as a World War Two correspondent in the Middle East, and his experiences lecturing at American Universities. The typescripts are early drafts for a series of Radio Eireann broadcasts made by Johnston in the 1970s entitled Orders and Desercrations – The Harvest of Dragon’s Teeth / Buttercups and Blood, Getting Out and Security. One typescript is signed in ink by Johnston and all have copius corrections and additions in his handwriting. Also included in the lot is a 5 page facsimile copy of an additional Johnston script. The Scales of Soloman, which is clearly part of the same series. (1)

Lot 422/0297

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Magazine: An Ulster Garland, An Occasional Magazine produced For the Benefit of the Rebuilding Fund of the Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Queen St., 4to Belfast 1928. First Edn., frontis, 6 plts. & other illus., adverts etc., orig. cold. pict. wrappers. A very good clean copy. (1)

Lot 423/0297

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Programme for Cancelled Performance Theatre Royal, Dublin: A Souvenir Booklet for Programme for Theatre Royal, for the Visit of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra on July 24th 1903, 4to illus. thro-out, & with loose slip printed in red, stating ‘Note – The Programme of the Command Performance was countermanded by Order of His Majesty owning to the death of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIII,’ wrappers; also Souvenir Programme of the Theatre Royal, Hawkins St., Dublin, Sept. 23rd, 1935, for Gala Opening, 4to Ormond Printing Co., illus. thro-out, adverts etc., & pict. wrappers, v. good. Both Scarce. (2)

Lot 424/0297

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Frank O’Connor Archive “Country People” O’Connor (Frank) Archive “Country People” Acknowledged as Ireland’s master short story writer of the mid 20th Century, Frank O’Connor was also a regular contributor to radio broadcasts throughout his career. This archive includes an early draft of O’Connor’s introductory script for an adaptation of his short stories -In The Train, The Luceys’ and The Long Road to Ummera -broadcast on Radio Eireann in 1959. Under the collective title Country People, O’Connor describes the genesis and inspiration for these 3 stories and relates them to his own development as a writer. Country People comprises a 4 page typescript, on yellow paper, with corrections in ink by O’Connor. Attached is a handwritten and Signed Cover Letter from O’Connor to producer Micheal O hAodha, which deals with the planned broadcast. Also included is a single page typed letter, hand-signed “Frank”, in which O’Connor candidly outlines his frustration tyring to rework his early stories. A Unique Archive.; also Malachy – Unpublished Play by Frank O’Connor a folio typescript of Malachy, Successor of Patrick, an unpublished radio play by Frank O’Connor. Malachy is an historical drama based on the life of the 12th Century saint and his efforts to reform the Irish Church and wrest control of Armagh from the dynastic rule of lay abbots. Comprises 29 typescript pages with corrections and additions in O’Connor’s distinctive handwriting. There are additional production notes in a different hand, although we have been unable to confirm a broadcast date. Unpublished and not listed in the main bibliographies of O’Connor’s works. As a m/ss, w.a.f. Provenance: Collection of Micheal O hAodha. (1)

Lot 425/0297

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Irish Theatre: Programmes, a large bundle of Theatre Shows from 1940’s / 50’s / 60’s / 70’s, for various houses to include the Abbey, Gaiety, Gate, Olympia, Wyndham, Lyric, Pike Theatre and others, as a collection, w.a.f. (1)