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RARE BOOKS & COLLECTORS' SALE

30th May 2023 from 10:30am

Rare Books & Collectibles. Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, Dublin. Buyer's Premium 25% (VAT inclusive) applicable to all lots purchased. Online bidding surcharge of up to 4 % applicable. We accept payment by Debit / Credit Cards (credit card payments from outside the E.U. will incur 3% surcharge). Payment by debit / credit card, direct bank transfer, guaranteed cheque. Cash payments strictly subject to AML regulations.

Sale Description:
Rare Book & Collectors' Sale.

RARE BOOKS & COLLECTORS' SALE
THE TALBOT HOTEL, STILLORGAN, DUBLIN, IRELAND
To Include: A Selection from the Library at Birr Castle, Ireland, on the instructions of the Trustees of the Oxmantown Settlement Trust.
The Andrew Sharkey Fishing Collection, A Private Collection of Seamus Heaney material and Property from other Important Clients.

Including an unique collection of Volumes on Astronomy, rare Photographs of the Moon,etc, fine coloured Plate Books on Natural History, Birds , Animals, Plants, etc.
Good collection of Fishing Books, a large collection of Worldwide Travel, scarce Maps and Atlases, Colonial Watercolours and Drawings by Sir William Young , scarce Irish Books by Joyce, Yeats, Heaney, etc,
Rare Republican Material, including the Thomas McPartlin Na Fianna Eireann Collection, G.A.A. and other Sporting Memorabilia, including the Mick Darcy G.A.A. Medal Collection. Approx 1,100Lots.

Rare Books & Collectibles. Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, Dublin.
Buyer's Premium 25% (VAT inclusive) applicable to all lots purchased. Online bidding surcharge of up to 4 % applicable.
We accept payment by Debit / Credit Cards (credit card payments from outside the E.U. will incur 3% surcharge).
Payment by debit / credit card, direct bank transfer, guaranteed cheque. Cash payments strictly subject to AML regulations.

Sale Dates:
30th May 2023 from 10:30am - RARE BOOKS & COLLECTORS' SALE (Lots 1 to 483)
31st May 2023 from 10:30am - RARE BOOKS & COLLECTORS' SALE (Lots 520 to 1185)

Viewing Dates:
28th May 2023 - 1pm to 6pm
29th May 2023 - 10:30am to 7pm

Fees apply to the hammer price:

Room and Absentee Bids:
25% inc VAT*

Online and Autobid:
28.075% inc VAT*

*These fees include buyers premiums and internet surcharges.
Please see the Terms & Conditions for more information

Terms & Conditions

Conditions of Sale

The highest bidder to be the buyer, and if any dispute arises between two or more bidders, the lot in dispute shall immediately be put up again and resold.

In the case of lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller.

The Purchasers to give their names and places of abode.

The lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description at the buyers expense and risk, within the specified time after the end of the sale; the Auctioneers not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness or authenticity of or any default or defect in any lot, and making no warranty whatever.

If within 30 days after the Sale of any item, the Auctioneer receives a notice in writing from the Buyer by Registered Post that such an item is a deliberate forgery, together with the necessary evidence to satisfy the Auctioneers of such an allegation, then the sale of that item will be rescinded and the net purchase monies refunded (less any outlays incurred by the Auctioneers) to the purchaser. In the event of any dispute arising in relation to the foregoing, the matter shall be referred to an Independent Arbitrator to be agreed between the parties.
The auctioneers reserve the right to withdraw or adjust the content of any lot prior to the auction without notice.

To prevent inaccuracy in the delivery and inconvenience in the settlement of the purchase, no lot can on any account be removed during the time of sale, and the remainder of any purchase money due, must absolutely be paid on delivery.
Upon failure of complying with above conditions, any money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited. All lots uncleared within the time of aforesaid shall be resold by public or private sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such resale, shall be made good by the defaulter at this sale.

N.B.: Payment by cash or guaranteed cheques. All Cheques or Drafts to be made payable to “Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Third Party Cheques or Drafts will not be accepted as payment for lots purchased. Cash Payments accepted strictly subject to Anti-Money Laundering rules.

Purchasers to pay 25% Auction Fees (VAT inclusive) depending of type of sale.
First-time Buyers require Bank References. Bids are accepted in euro only.
We accept payment by Debit Cards (Laser / Visa Debit Card) etc., and Credit Cards (Mastercard / Visa Payments from outside EU are subject to 3% Surcharge).

Pre-Sale Condition Reports will not be provided on lots with an estimate less than € 500.
All such lots are sold " as is and with all faults "

Live / Online bidding is subject to occasional interruption and loss of connection and audio / digital image streaming. These are technical issues beyond the auctioneers control, We accept no responsibility for any bids missed, placed in error, or omitted as a result of the foregoing.

Digital imagery is used to display lots for sale at the auction. This service is a reminder of items in the catalogue. We do not guarantee the quality of the item being viewed, the accuracy of the digital image displayed, or that the item on display is the actual lot being sold. Disputes arising as a result of image display will not be entertained.

Shipping Policy

All shipping from our auction house is outsourced to third parties. We do not pack or ship in-house. All items are shipped at the purchaser’s own risk and expense. We accept no responsibility for any issues arising between the purchaser and the shipping company.

The following information on shipping companies is provided as a guide:

For Books, Silver & smaller Items:

PACK & SEND Belfast East
379-381 Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 1AL, United Kingdom.

Tel +44 (0) 2890 219003

Fax +44 (0) 2890 455887

Email: [email protected]
Web: www.packsend.co.uk/belfasteast/

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MBE -Mail Boxes. etc,
3 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2

T: +353 (0) 1 671 0400
W: www.mbe.co.uk/irelanddublinlombardstreet

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For: Furniture and Large Artworks.

Gibbons Removals, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.
Tel: 056.7760444
Email: [email protected]
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Mc Canns Removals, Durrow, Co.Laois.
Tel. 057.8736596
Email [email protected]
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Carlyle Fine Art Services , Dublin.
Tel. 087.2890898
Email [email protected]
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Bindings: Carleton(Wm.) Traits and Stor...

Hammer €170