30 May 2017 - RARE BOOKS, LITERATURE & SPORTING COLLECTIBLES

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Lot 466/0297

SOLD Hammer price €300

Longley (M.) The Pattern, a broadside, Montreal 2005, Signed Ltd. Edn. 17 (50); Durcan (Paul) She Mends an Ancient Wireless, a broadside, Signed Ltd. Edn. 8 (20) Copies; O’Donoghue (Bernard) Accent of Ben Bulben, broadside, Lexington (The King Library Press) 2009, Signed Ltd. Edn. 16 (325) copies, written to celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the W.B. Yeats Summer School, Sligo. Clean Copies. (3)

Lot 467/0297

SOLD Hammer price €200

Printed in Dugart, Achill, Co. Mayo Egan (Desmond) & Becker (Margaret) Short Circuits, oblong folio Dugart (Redfox Press Studios) 2008. Sole Limited Edition, No. 41 of 75 Copies Only. Illus. by Margaret Becker. Signed by Author & Artist. With attractive hand silkscreen prints, hand made paper, decor. front cover. (1)

Lot 468/0297

SOLD Hammer price €700

Original Pen & Ink Sketches Natural History: Seaby (A.W.)Artist. An extensive series of pen and ink drawings of birds, flowers, animals and the countryside executed to illustrate The English Year, by Sir W. Beach Thomas and A.K. Collett, approx. 370 individual drawings in all, various sizes, a few signed with initials. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) * The book was published by T.C. and E.C. Jack, & appeared in three volumes, 1913-1914.

Lot 469/0297

SOLD Hammer price €120

Auction Sale Catalogues: English: Sotheby & Co. – Catalogue of The Remaining Contents of Chesterfield House, Mayfair, Sold by Order of Rt. Hon. the Earl of Harewood, Thursday 7th April 1932, 4to 9 full page plts., orig. pict. wrappers; Hampton & Sons Catalogue of Important Sale by Auction of Furniture, Silver, Pictures, China and Library of Books at Elvetham Hall, Hartley Wintney Hants on June 9th 1952 & following days, roy 8vo partly priced; Eggar & Co. Bramshill Park, Hartley Wintney, Hants, [Catalogue] The Remaining Contents of the Mansion, on instructions of Rt. Hon. Lord Brocket, 4to Tuesday 22 July, 1952. Illus. & partly priced, pict. wrappers; & 6 others, mostly of English interest, a few later. As a lot, w.a.f. (8)

Lot 470/0297

SOLD Hammer price €220

Co. Kildare – Green Bros. & Duthie Large, Catalogue of The Entire Contents of Kilkea Castle, nr. Athy Co. Kildare; … by Order of The Executors – Public Auction at the Castle, 5th – 8th Dec. 1945. 4to Naas 1945. Illus. on 2 plts., partially priced, orig. pict. wrappers; Allen & Townsend – By Direction of his Grace the Duke of Leinster – Furniture and Fine Art of the Utmost Importance … at Carton, Maynooth Co. Kildare on 16th May 1949 & twelve following days. 8vo D. 1949, orig. ptd. wrappers; James Adam & Son, Catalogue of Sale at Baronrath Straffan, Co. Kildare By Direction of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kennedy To be Sold on 18th & 19th April 1963, 8vo orig. ptd. wrappers; also An Interesting Sale by Auction of the Residue 18th & 19th & 20th Century Furniture at Castletown House, Celbridge, Sale 20th, 21st & 22nd April 1966, sm. folio D. 1966, some prices, orig. pict. wrappers. As a lot, V. good. Scarce. (4)

Lot 471/0297

SOLD Hammer price €200

Co. Dublin: Battersby & Co. Shanganagh Castle, Shankill, Co. Dublin – By Direction of Wentworth Alben, Esq. Catalogue of the Furnishings & Appointments to be Sold … 10th August 1936 & 3 following days. 8vo D. 1936, 8 full page plts., orig. pict. boards; & 3 other sales catalogues for Co. Dublin, c. 1964. As a lot, v. good. (4)

Lot 472/0297

SOLD Hammer price €225

Co. Carlow: John D. Palmer, Dunleckney Manor, Bagnalstown, Co. Carlow, Catalogue of the Valuable Antique Furnishings & Appointments of this Historic Mansion, to be Sold… by Instructions of Mrs. B.E. Vesey, … on 23rd March, & four following days, 1942. 8vo D. 1942. 5 full page plts., orig. pict. wrappers. V. good. Scarce. (1)

Lot 473/0297

SOLD Hammer price €180

Co. Kildare – Bennett & Son – A Catalogue of the Antique Furniture, China, Eastern Carpets and other Appointments at Bert House, Athy, .. by Direction of Mrs. Geoghegan. 8vo D. n.d. c. 1940, mostly priced, orig. ptd. wrappers; Allen & Townsend – Catalogue of Highly Important Fine Art and Furniture Auction … at Bert House, Athy,… 4th & 5th November 1958, illus., orig. ptd. wrappers. (2)

Lot 474/0297

SOLD Hammer price €150

N. Ireland: John Ross & Co., Croagh Patrick, Millisle, Donaghadee, Co. Down, Jan. 1969; Moneyshanere House, Tobermore, Co. Londonderry, May 1969; & Knocknatten, Whinny Hill, Cultra, Co. Down, Sept. 1974, 3 vols., 4to, some illus., all orig. wrappers. As a lot. (3)

Lot 475/0297

SOLD Hammer price €300

Co. Kildare – Battersby & Co. Moore Abbey, Monasterevan, Co. Kildare, By Direction of Count John Mc Cormack, Catalogue of the Furnishings & Appointments, To be Sold … 15th February 1937 & four following days. Roy 8vo D. 1937. 7 full page illus., orig. pict. boards. Scarce. (1)

Lot 476/0297

SOLD Hammer price €250

Co. Kilkenny – Battersby & Co. Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland – Catalogue of the Valuable Antique and Interesting contents of this Historic Mansion, To be Sold by Auction, commencing 18th November 1935, & seven following days. By Direction of the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ossory – 4to D. 1935. 7 full page illus., partially priced, orig. illus. ptd. wrappers. (1)

Lot 477/0297

SOLD Hammer price €200

Co. Kildare – Jackson, Stops & Joyce – Catalogue of the Valuable Contents of Kilmoroney, Athy, Co. Kildare … for Sir Anthony Weldon, For Sale by Auction … 16th October & two following days, 4to D. 1934., 6 full page illus., mostly priced, orig. ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1)

Lot 478/0297

SOLD Hammer price €175

Co. Kildare etc: P.J. Hume, Catalogue of Valuable and Rare Collection of Antique Furniture, Porcelain, China, Silver Plate, Paintings and Prints at Barrettstown House, Newbridge, Co. Kildare … on 26th & 27th November 1970, by Direction, of John Mansfield, 4to Portlaoise 1970, mostly priced, orig. ptd. wrappers; Catalogue of the Valuable Contents of Killeen Castle, Dunsany, the Property of the Earl of Fingal … For Sale July 20th & five following days 1953, illus., somewhat soiled; also Catalogue of … Sale at Castletown House, Celbridge … on April 20th 1966 & following days. Folio D. 1966, orig. illus. ptd. wrappers. As a lot. (3)

Lot 479/0297

SOLD Hammer price €180

Signed Limited Edition Dolmen Press: O’Meara (John J.) The Voyage of Saint Brendan: Journey to The Promised Land. 8vo D. (Dolmen) 1976. Signed Limited Edition No. 99 of 750 Copies, printed in colour, with wd. cut illus., uncut, orig. cloth. Good. Miller 235. (1)

Lot 480/0297

SOLD Hammer price €125

Three Candles Press: Grojean (P.) & O’Connell (D.) S.J., A Catalogue of Incunabula in the Library of Milltown Park, Dublin, roy 8vo D. 1932. Lim. Edn. 175 Copies, uncut, orig. cloth. Bookplate of Wilfred Merton. (1)

Lot 481/0297

SOLD Hammer price €130

Three Candles Press: Dix (E.R. McC.) Printing in Dublin Prior to 1601, roy 8vo D. 1932. Second, Limited Edn. 200 Copies, illus., uncut, unopened, orig. cloth backed boards, & d.w. V. good. (1)

Lot 482/0297

SOLD Hammer price €100

Kilkenny Castle: Battersby & Co. – Catalogue of the Valuable Antique, and Interesting Contents of …’Kilkenny Castle’ Kilkenny, Ireland, 4to D. 1935. Third Issue, illustrated & orig. illus. & ptd. wrappers. Good. (1)

Lot 483/0297

SOLD Hammer price €100

Murphy (Colin) & Hegarty (R.) Stackallan House, 4to Privately Printed, c. 2012, illus., gilt lettered d.j.; [Ryan (T.)] Lyons Demesne, A Georgian Treasure Restored to the Nation, large 8vo Privately Printed Belfast 1999, illustrated, gilt lettered cloth. Both Scarce. (2)

Lot 485/0297

SOLD Hammer price €1000

Charter of Elizabeth I The Foundation of the Town of Ballyshannon Co. Donegal: Charter, in Latin on vellum, dated 5 December in the 45th year of Queen Elizabeth (1602), appointing Sir Henry Folyot Governor of Ballyshannon “in the countrie or countie of Farmanagh called Mac Gwyers countrie”. [See Lot 490]. Ballyshannon (now in Co. Donegal) is strategically situated at the mouth of the Erne and played an important role in the wars of the 1590s against O’Neill and O’Donnell. Folliott, who had been active in the suppression of rebellion in Ulster, is here commissioned to develop a township at Ballyshannon “as well for the punishment and reformation of evell subiects as alsoe for the defence and safetie of our good subiects”. He later acquired extensive lands and salmon fisheries and in 1620 was rewarded with a peerage (it became extinct on the death of his grandson in 1716). Ballyshannon became a borough in 1613. This charter marks the foundation of the town and is an important document in the history of the 17th-century settlement of Ulster. As a m/ss, w.a.f. Unique. (1)

Lot 486/0297

SOLD Hammer price €200

17th Century Charter – Re Lands in Co. Dublin Manuscript: Charter on vellum, dated 23 January 1632 (1633 new style), in which Maurice Eustace of Harriston in Co. Kildare Esquire declares that he has granted to Robert Dixon of Dublin Esquire all his rights in Barrettston and Bishopshill in Co. Dublin. (1)