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Tuesday, June 18th 2019

Lot 415 James Joyce’s Grandfather Clock

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Front Cover: Lot 428Inside Front Cover: Lot 415Inside Back Cover: Lot 314Back Cover: Lot 411Title Page: Lot 319

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Tuesday June 18th, 2019

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1 Scarce Signed Copies MacNevin (Thos.) The Lives and Trials of Archibald Hamilton Rowan, Rev. William Jackson, The Defenders, William Orr, Peter Finnerty and other Eminent Irishmen, 8vo D. 1846. Pres. Copy inscribed ‘John O’Donoghue Esq. from the Author’ orig. cloth; Plunkett (Sir H.) Ireland in the New Century, 8vo L. 1904. First Edn., inscribed on front fly leaf, ‘R.A. Anderson from his fellow-worker in Irish Movements, the Author, Feb. 1904.’ cloth Both v. good. (2) * John O’Donoghue was author, historian etc. R.A. Anderson was a pioneer of the Co-op Movement. €150-200

2 Selden (John) The History of Tythes, sm. 4to [L.] 1618. First Edn., some damp stains, later calf backed bind. (1) €100 - 150

3 Hudson (Wm. E.) A Treatise on the Elective Franchise and the Registration of Electors in Ireland, Under the Reform Act, sm. 8vo D. 1832. First Edn., fold. engd. map frontis & 32 other single page maps, orig. cloth. V. good. (1) €200 - 300

4 Moore - The Works of Thomas Moore, 6 vols. 12mo Paris 1823. Cont. full calf, mor. labels, 1 spine lacking. (6) €80 - 120

5 Clarke (Austin) Flight to Africa, Dolmen 1963; Old-Fashioned Pilgrimage, Dolmen 1967; The Echo at Coole & Other Poems, Dolmen 1968; The Bright Temptation, Dolmen 1965, all the above Signed Copies, orig. d.w.s; also Later Poems, 1961; Collected Plays, 1963; The Celtic Twilight and the Nineties, 1969; Pilgrimage and other Poems, L. 1929, Lim. Edn. (500), all above First Edns. & 2 other Pamphlets. A good lot. (10) €180 - 250

6 Hamilton (Rev. Wm.) Letters Concerning the Northern Coast of the County of Antrim, ... In Two Parts. roy 8vo D. 1790. Lg. fold. map frontis, 3 fold. plts., engd. vignette heads, cont. tree calf, gilt border, tooled gilt spine,mor. label. V. good. (1) €160 - 220

7 Russell (Geo) ‘A.E.’ - The Interpreters, L. 1922. First Edn., orig. & orig. d.w. Inscribed with 2 line verse & Signed in both forms; The Mask of Apollo and other Stories, 8vo D. n.d. First, Signed in both forms on title, unopened, cloth backed boards; Enchantment and other Poems, tall 8vo N.Y. (Fountain Press) 1930. Lim. Edn. 437 (542) Signed in both forms, cloth backed boards; Dark Weeping, L. 1929. Signed Limited Edn. 349 (400) illus. by Paul Nash, boards; Homeward Songs by the Way, 12mo L. 1908, First, The Earth Breath & Other Poems, 12mo N.Y. 1908, both decor. boards; The House of the Titans and other Poems, L. 1934. First Edn., d.w.; Eglinton (J.) A Memoir of A.E., L. 1937 First, d.w., & 1 other item. As a lot. (9) €180 - 280

8 Association Copies: Ibsen (Henrik) Ghosts: An Enemy of the People: The Wild Duck, ed. by Wm. Archer, L. (Walter Scott Publishing Co.) 1907. Inscribed in Irish in two places by Terence McSwiney; uniform with, Emperor and Galilean: A World-Historic Drama, ed. by Wm. Archer, L. (W. Scott Publishing Co.) n.d. Inscribed on front blank, ‘Louie Bennett,’ Irish Trade Unionist, Journalist, & Writer, & Irish Suffragette, who established the Irish Woman’s Suffrage Movement in 1911. Uniform blue cloth. (2) €225 - 350

9 Bound Specially for ‘The Uncrowned King of Ireland’ Binding: [Parnell (Chas. Stewart)] Scotland’s Welcome to Mr. Parnell: A Souvenir of his first Political Visit to Scotland. ... 20th July 1889. Sm. 8vo Edin. (J. Grant) n.d. [1889] Sole Edn., port. frontis, a.e.g., fine cont. full green mor. profusely tooled gilt borders with shamrock, & thistle, and with corner decorations of harps, the front cover with the Parnell coat of arms, and the lower cover with the initials C.S.P., the spine with tooled shamrock, harp and thistle motifs, by Orrock & Son, stamped. V. Fine. (1) * Charles Stewart Parnell’s own Copy. Ex. Rare. €350 - 500

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10 Presentation Copy O’Leary (John) Recollections of Fenians and Fenianism, 2 vols. L. 1896. First Edn., 2 port. frontis uncut, orig. cloth good. (2) * Inscribed Pres. Copy ‘For Mr. John Mc Grath, from his friend John O’Leary.’ John Mc Grath was a writer with ‘United Ireland,’ he also worked with ‘Freeman’s Journal.’ He wrote under different pen names, including ‘Cuan,’ & ‘Slieve Donard.’ (2) €250 - 350

11 Pamphlet: [Prynne (Wm.)] Romes Master-Peece or, The Grand Conspiracy of the Pope and his Jesuited Instruments, to extirpate the Protestant Religion, re-establish Popery, subvert Lawes, Liberties, Peace, Parliaments, by kindling a Civill War in Scotland,.... 4to Lond. (for Michael Sparke, Senior) 1643. First Edn., title with decorated wd.-cut border, 36pp plus ‘The Examination of Henry Mayo,’ leaf at end, early 19th Cent., hf. calf, worn. Rare. (1) €300 - 400

12 Inscribed Presentation Copy Cork Interest: Caulfield (Richard) Rotulus Pipae Clonensis, ex. Originali In Registro Ecclesiae Cathedralis Clonensis asservato Nuuc Primum Editus... 4to Cork (Geo. Nash) 1859. First & Sole Edn., engd. frontis, red & bl. title, fold. cold. litho. plt., cont. full mor. Scarce. (1) * Pres. Copy to ‘The Rev. R.F. Meredith with Richard Caulfield’s kind regards / Cork Oct. 3rd 1861,’ €200 - 300

13 Dun Emer & Cuala Press : Hyde (Douglas) The Love Songs of Connacht, 8vo Dundrum (Dun Emer Press) 1904. First Edn. uncut cloth backed boards; also Flower (Robin) Love’s Bitter - Sweet: Translations from the Irish Poets.., 8vo Cuala Press 1925. Lim. Edn. 500 Copies, orig. cloth backed boards. Good. (2) €200 - 300

14 With Hand-Coloured Illustrations Cuala Press: Rivers (Elizabeth) Stranger in Aran, 8vo D. 1946. First Edn. Lim. Edn. No. 171 (280). Hand coloured illus. by the author; also Higgins (F.R.) Arable Holdings, 8vo D. 1933. Lim. Edn. No. 258 of 300 Copies Only, uncut, both orig. cloth backed boards. Good. (2) €200 - 300

15 Toibín (Colm) The Empty Family, Viking 2010. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, cloth & d.w.; also 4 other paperback volumes of the author’s work, All signed. (5) €70 - 100

16 Irish Novels: Doyle (Roddy) Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, 8vo L. 1993 Signed; The Deportees and other Stories, L. 2007. Signed; The Dead Republic, roy 8vo L. 2010; Nolan (Christopher) Under the Eye of the Clock, Lond. 1987 First London Edn., L. 1999, 2 copies; also same title, First American Edition; Brown (Christy) Of Snails and Skylarks, L. 1977 First Edn., All with original d.w.’s Good. (7) €140 - 200

17 [Otway (Caesar)] A Tour in Connaught: Comprising Sketches of Clonmacnoise, Joyce Country and Achill. Sm. 8vo D. 1839. First Edn., frontis & other plts. & illus., cloth; & 9 others, Irish travel interest. (10) €130 - 180

18 Gregory (Lady) The Kiltartan Poetry Book, Prose Translations from The Irish. N.Y. & Lond. 1919. First Edn., fine mor. backed boards; Seven Short Plays, D. & L. 1909. Port frontis cloth; My First Play, L. 1930. First Signed Lim. Edn. No. 285 of 530 Copies.; The Dragon - A Wonder Play, D. 1920, boards; Robinson (Lennox)ed. Lady Gregory’s Journals 1916 - 1930, L. 1946, d.w. (5) €120 - 170

19 Highly Important Literary Magazines Jolas (Eugene), Paul (Elliot) & others, Editors, Transition, Vols. 1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16-17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, together 11 volumes, sm. 4to Paris (Shakespeare & Co.), April 1927 - 1936. First Edn., illus. etc. all orig. ptd. wrappers except Vol. I [cloth], also v. good., normally found in poor condition because of the flimsy paper covers. As a periodical. (1) * Very important, contains early works by Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Andre Gidé, Max Ernst, Sam Beckett, Joan Miro, Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso, Stuart Gilbert, Franz Kafka, O. St. Gogarty, etc. etc. €450 - 650

20 Attractive Illustrated Volumes Campbell (Joseph) Earth of Cualann, roy 8vo D. 1917. First Limited Edn., NO. 19 of 500 Copies Only. Illustrated by the author, uncut, orig. vellum backed boards & d.w.; O’Conaire (Padraic) Field and Fair Travels with A Donkey in Ireland, 8vo D. 1929. First Edn. Illustrations by Michael Mac Liammoir, port. frontis, uncut, cloth & pict. d.w.; also O’Sullivan (S.) Mud and Purple, 8vo D. 1917. First Edn., frontis by Estella Solomons, cloth backed boards. All v. good. (3) €150 - 200

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21 All Signed Copies Heaney (Seamus) Electric Light, L. 2001. First Edn.; District and Circle, L. 2006. First Edn.,; Human Change, L. 2010. First Edn., all cloth & orig. d.w. All Signed on Titles, v. clean copies. (3) €280 - 350

22 Important Association Copy Heaney (Seamus) Beowulf, Translated by S.H. 8vo L. 1999. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, cloth & orig. pict. d.w. (1) * Inscribed Presentation Copy, ‘For Chad Varah with every good wish Seamus Heaney, 9 May 2000.’ Chad Varah was the Founder of The Samaritans, and co-creator of Dan Dare. €250 - 350

23 Dolmen Press: Montague (John) Poisoned Lands, 8vo D. (Dolmen 1977) Signed Edition No. 12 of 75 Copies Only, frontis, orig. mor. backed green cloth, & matching slipcase. A very fine Copy. (1) €200 - 300

24 Heaney (Seamus) The Cure at Troy, 8vo Derry (Field Day) 1990. First Edn. pict. d.w; Beowulf, Trans. by S. Heaney. roy 8vo L. 1999. First Edn., Signed on title by Heaney, d.w.; District and Circle, L. 2006. First Edn., Signed on t.p. by Heaney, d.w.; Henryson (Rob.) The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables, trans by Seamus Heaney 8vo L. 2009. First Edn., Signed by S. Heaney on t. page, d.w. All v. good. (4) €350 - 500

25 Irish Female Poets: Ní Chuilleanáin (Eileán) Acts and Monuments, Gallery 1972; Site of Ambush, Gallery 1975; The Second Voyage Poems, Wake Forest University Press 1977, all above Signed Pres. Copies to Katherine Kavanagh, wife of Patrick Kavanagh; The Rose Geranium, Gallery 1981, d.w.; Second Voyage, Gallery 1986, d.w.; Mc Guckian (Medbh) On Ballycastle Beach, Gallery 1995. Signed Pres. Copy; also Shelmalier, Gallery 1998; Jocelyn (Ann Henning) Keylines, Cashel, Co. Galway, 2000, Signed First Edn., cloth & d.w.; & 4 others sim. (12) €150 - 200

26 Carson (Ciaran) The Irish for No, Gallery 1987; The Alexandrine Plan, Gallery 1998; The Midnight Court, Gallery 2005; The Táin, A New Translation of the Táin Bó Cúailnge. Lond. (Penguin) 2007, d.w.; & Collected Poems, Gallery 2008. All First Edns. (5) €120 - 170

27 All Signed Copies Heaney (Seamus) Station Island, L. 1984. First Edn., Signed by Author on title page, cloth & d.w.; The Cure at Troy, 8vo Derry 1990. First Edn., Limited to 500 Copies, NO. 288, Signed by Author, cloth & d.w.; also The Burial at Thebes, L. 2004, First Edn., Signed on title page, cloth & d.w. All v. good. (3) €280 - 350

28 Heaney (Seamus) Opened Ground, Poems 1966 - 1996, L. 1998, First Edn., boards; Electric Light, L. 2001. First Edn., cloth & d.w.; District and Circle, L. 2006. First Edn., cloth & d.w. all v. good; & The Rattle Bag. An Anthology of Poetry, Selected by S. Heaney and Ted Hughes, L. 1982. First Edn., cloth, stained. (4) €200 - 300

29 Heaney (Seamus) Death of a Naturalist, 8vo L. 1966. First Edn., orig. & orig. cold. d.w.; also The Tree Clock, Belfast 1990. First Lim. Edn., One of 870 Copies, cloth & d.w. V. good. (2) * The author’s first book in boards. €300 - 400

30 Both Signed Copies [Seamus Heaney] Brandes (R.) & Durkan (M.J.) Seamus Heaney A Bibliography 1959 - 2003, 8vo L. 2008. First Edn., Signed by Heaney, d.w.; also O’Driscoll (Dennis) Stepping Stones - Interviews with Seamus Heaney, 8vo L. 2008. First Edn., Signed by Seamus Heaney and Dennis O’Driscoll, cloth & d.w. Both v. good. (2) €280 - 350

31 Heaney (Seamus) After Summer, roy 8vo Deerfield and Gallery Press 1978. Limited Edn. 250 Copies only, Signed by Author, illus., cloth & d.w.; Field Work, L. 1979. First Edn., pict. boards; Spelling it Out, In Honour of Brian Friel. roy 8vo Gallery Press 2009. Limited Edn. 400 Copies Only, Signed by Author, cloth; Bolger (Dermot)ed. Francis Ledwidge: Selected Poems, Intro by Seamus Heaney, 8vo D. 1992. First Edn., Signed by Heaney, pict. boards. (4) €250 - 350

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32 Heaney (Seamus) Electric Light, L. 2001. First Limited Edn., No. 15 of 300 Copies Only, Signed by Author, cloth backed boards & matching slipcase. V. good. (1) €200 - 300

33 Signed Limited Edition Heaney (Seamus) The Riverbank Field, illustrated by Martin Gale. Lg. 8vo Gallery Press 2007. Lim. Edn. No. 174 of 450 Copies. Signed by S. Heaney & Martin Gale, cloth & orig. d.w. V. good. (1) €250 - 350

34 Mc Gahern (John) Amongst Women, roy 8vo L. (Faber & Faber) 1990. First Edn. - Signed, d.w.; The Collected Stories, L. (Faber & Faber) 1992. First Edn. - Signed, d.w.; Memoir, L. (Faber & Faber) 2005. Signed - Limited Edn. No. 25 (250) Copies, slipcase; Creatures of the Earth, L. 2006, d.w. Good. (4) €130 - 180

35 Celtic Art: Bain (George) Celtic Art - The Methods of Construction, in 6 parts oblong 8vo Glasgow (Wm. Maclellan) n.d. Sole Edition, illus. thro.-out, orig. cold. printed wrappers in recent cloth container. Good. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

36 O’Casey’s Plays: The Plough and the Stars, L. (Mac Milan & Co.) 1926. First Edn., port. frontis, with orig. Photograph of the Author,loosely inserted, cloth backed boards, also First American Edn. of same N.Y. 1926; Within the Gates, L. 1934; Sweet Roses for Me, L. 1942; Oak Leaves and Lavender, L. 1946; Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, L. 1949; The Bishop’s Bonfire, L. 1955; & 2 others; also Sean O’Casey Theatre, 3 vols. sm. 8vo Paris (L’Arche) 1959-1961, orig. wrappers. Good lot. (12) €150 - 200

37 All First Editions in Original Wrappers O’Casey (Seán) I Knock at the Door, L. 1939; Pictures in the Hallway, 1942; Drums Under the Window, L. 1945; Inishfallen Fare thee Well, L. 1949; Rose and Crown, L. 1952; Sunset and Evening Star, L. 1954; The Green Crow, N.Y. 1956; The Green Crow, L. 1957; Under A Coloured Cap, . 1963; also Seán O’Casey - A Collection of Critical Essays, ed. by Thos. Kilroy, New Jersey, 1975. (10) €180 - 250

38 O’Casey - Krause (David) The Letters of Sean O’Casey, 1910 - 1964. 4 vols. roy 8vo L. 1975 - 1992 First Edn.,; Krause (D.) Sean O’Casey the Man & His Work, L. 1960. First; O’Casey (S.) Collected Plays, 2 vols. L. 1963 - 64; O’Casey (Eileen) Sean, L. 1971. First Edn., all orig. cloth & d.w.’s; & 1 other item. (9) €150 - 200

39 Inscribed by Geo. Stephenson, Lisburn Boate (Gerard), Molineux (T.) & others, A Natural History of Ireland, 4to D. 1755. 10 fold. & other plts. text illus., wd. cut initials etc., blind tooled vellum (1) * Geo. Stephenson was a renowned engineer in late 18th Century Ireland. €280 - 350

40 Wellington - Ireland: Civil Correspondence and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur Duke of Wellington, [Relating to Ireland From March 30th 1807 - April 12th 1809]. 8vo L. 1860. First Edn., orig. cloth, rebacked with orig. spine laid down, paper label. Good. (1) €150 - 200

41 Pamphlets: Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union - Publications Issued During the Year 1890, 8vo D. & L. 1890. First Edn., orig. cloth worn. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) * Contains many important pamphlets & leaflets including, Dr. O’Dwyer, Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick and the Irish Nationalists, Nov. 1890; The Potato Blight in Ireland, Dec. 1890; and Mr. Balfour’s Tours in Connemara and Donegal, 90pp with illus. & others. (1) €150 - 200

42 Leonard (Hugh) Stephen D. A Play in Two Acts, Adopted by Hugh Leonard from James Joyce, 8vo L. 1964. First Edn., cloth & d.w.; Home before Night, L. 1979. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; Out after Dark, L. 1989, First Edn., d.w.; Parnell and the Englishwoman, roy 8vo L. 1991, First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; Rover and other Cats, L. 1992. First Edn., d.w.; A Wild People, L. 2001. First Edn., d.w.; Summer A Play, L. 1979. Directors Copy, profusely inscribed and annotated, wrappers. (7) €120 - 170

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44 Modern Irish Athors: Mac Laverty (Bernard) Grace Notes, L. 1997. First Edn., Signed, d.w.; Mc Laverty (Michael) Collected Short Stories, D. 1978, Signed by Seamus Heaney, paperback; Mc Cabe (Patrick) The Dead School, 1995, Signed, paperback; Dawe (Gerald) Stray Dogs and Dark Horses, Newry 2000. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 10 of 250 Copies; and The Rest is History, Newry 1998, Signed Lim. Edn. NO. 68 of 250 Copies, both paperbacks; Barry (Sebastian) On Canaan’s Side, L. 2011. First Edn., d.w.; Carson (Ciaran) The Tain, New Translation, L. 2007, First, d.w.; & two others, both Signed by Authors. As a lot. (1) €150 - 200

44A Scottish Music: Hogg (James) The Jacobite Relics of Scotland, Being The Songs, Airs and Legends of the Adherents to the House of Stuart. 8vo Edin. 1819. First Edn., with the printed music, cont. hf. mor. tooled gilt raised bands. V. good. (1) €100 - 150

45 Binding: Moore (Thos.) Lalla Rookh, 8vo L. 1817. Ninth, with engravings by Richard Westall. Add. engd. title, & 5 plts. a.e.g., silk ends, tooled gilt doublers, full tan mor. tooled gilt borders, corner decorations, central lozengers, and gilt spine in panels. Good. (1) €100 - 150

46 Bindings: Pope - Warton (Joseph)ed. etc. The Works of Alexander Pope: with Notes and Illustrations. 9 vols. 8vo Lond. 1822. New Edn. Engd. port. frontis & a full page sepia port. cont. full diced calf, gilt fillet borders, tooled gilt spines in panels, mor. labels. V. good. (9) €120 - 170

47 Stationery Office: Report of Inquiry into the Housing of the Working Classes of the City of Dublin 1939 / 43, roy 8vo D. 1943. Sole Edn., Folding tables etc., 279pp in orig. ptd. wrappers. V. good. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

48 I.T.G.W.U. - The Attempt to Smash The Irish Transport and General Workers Union, A Report of the Actions in the Law Courts, with a Historical Introduction, and Appendix of Unpublished Documents from 1911 to 1923. 8vo D. 1924. Sole Edn., orig. cloth. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

49 Irish Poetry etc: Montague (John) The Rough Field, Dolmen 1972; The Lost Notebook, Mercier Press 1987. Illus by John Verling; The Figure in the Cave and Other Essays, Lilliput Press 1989; Liddy (James) Esau my Kingdom for a Drink, Homage to James Joyce on his LXXX Birthday, Dolmen 1962; and Chamber Pot Music, Hit & Run Press, Berkeley 1982; O’Siadhail (Michael) The Image Wheel, D. 1985, d.w.; Skelton (Robin) Six Irish Poets, roy 8vo L. 1962, d.w. All First Edns. Scarce. (7) €140 - 200

50 Hyde (Douglas) Abhráin atá Leagtha ar An Reachtuire or Songs Ascribed to Raftery, D. 1903. First Edn., With Signed Presentation Inscription, cloth backed boards; Mo Thurus go hAmerica, D. 1937, First, cloth; Mise agus an Connradh (Go dtí 1905). D. 1937. First, illus., cloth; Daly (D.) The Young Douglas Hyde, I.U.P. 1974, First, d.w.; & 3 others. (7) €130 - 170

51 Irish Poetry: Kennelly (Brendan) & Holzapfel (Rudi) Cast a Cold Eye - Poems, Dolmen 1959. Lim. Edn. 250 Copies, boards. Scarce; Kennelly - The Singing Tree, Abbey Press 1998. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 3 of 250 Copies; Mahon (Derek) Night-Crossing, L. 1968, and The Hunt by Night, Oxford 1982, Signed, Both First Edns.; Durcan (Paul) The Selected Paul Durcan, ed. by Edna Longley, Belfast 1985; and The Berlin Wall Café, Belfast 1986; Boland (John) Brow Head, Abbey Press, Signed Lim. Edn. No. 208 (250) cloth & d.w.; Liddy (John) The Well, New and Selected Poems, Revival Press 2007. Signed Pres. Copy, cloth & d.w. (8) €130 - 180

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43 Faulkner’s Edition of Swift - Lord Orrery’s Copy Swift (Jonathan) The Works of J.S. D.D., D.S.P.D., Vol. I - Vol. XVIII, together 18 vols. 8vo D. (Geo. Faulkner) 1735 - 1768, First Edn., Cont. mottled calf, mor. labels, some rubbed, and one cover lacking. Very Scarce. Rare. (18) * Vol. VIII inscribed ‘Orrery, 1746’. €1000 - 1500



52 Limited Editions Club Publications Wilde (Oscar) The Ballad of Reading Gaol, illus. by Zhenya Gay, sm. folio N. York 1937. Lim. Edn. No. 1253 of 1500 Copies, Signed by illustrator, fine full decor. mor., slipcase; The Picture of Dorian Gray, illustrations by Lucille Corcos, folio N. York 1957. Lim. Edn. No. 1180 of 1500 Copies, Signed by the illustrator, mor. backed marble boards, & orig. slipcase. Good. (2) €300 - 400

53 Limited Editions Club Publications Wilde (Oscar) Salome, Drame en un Acte. Illustrations par André Derain; and Salomé, A Tragedy in One Act,... Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, 2 vols. folio L. 1938. Limited Editions Club. Printed for the Members. Lim. Edn. No. 677 of 1500 Copies, fine illus., illus thro-out, uncut, red cloth & black boards, in orig. slipcase. V. good. (2) €200 - 300

54 Limited Editions Club Publications Wilde (Oscar) Lady Windermere’s Fan & The Importance of Being Ernest, with illustrations by Tony Walton, folio L. 1973. Lim. Edn. No. 222 of 1500 copies, Signed by the illustrator, gilt cloth orig. slipcase; also The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde, with illustrations by James Hill Folio L. 1968, Lim. Edn. No. 1264 of 1500 Copies, Signed by Illustrator, orig. pink cloth, & slipcase. Good. (2) €220 - 350

55 Illustrated Limited Editions Childers (Erskine) The Riddle of the Sands, A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved. Illustrations by John O’Connor, folio Barre Massachusetts (Imprint Soc.) 1971. Lim. Edition, One of 1950 Copies,Signed by Artist, illus., cont. quarter leather, marble sides, v. good; also Yeats (W.B.)ed. Irish Folk Tales, illus. by Rowel Friers, sm. thick folio Lim. Editions Club 1973, Lim. Edn. No. 644 of 2000 Copies, Signed by the Artist, fine full page cold. plts. green buckram, & slipcase. (2) €200 - 300

56 Limited Editions Club Publications London (Jack) The Sea-Wolf, illustrations by Fletcher Martin, folio Hartford 1961. No. 1133 of 1500 Copies, Signed by artist, buckram & slipcase; Butler (Samuel) Erewhon, illus. by Rockwell Kent, 4to 1934. Limerick Edn. No. 876 of 1500 Copies, Signed by R. Kent, decor. cloth & slipcase;l also Butler (S.) The Way of All Flesh, illus. by Rob. Ward Johnson, 2 vols. N.Y. 1936. Lim. Edn. No. 1184 of 1500 Copies, Signed by illustrator, full black mor., gilt, slipcase. (4) €200 - 300

57 Contributions by James Joyce, Oliver Gogarty etc. Periodical: The Venture, An Annual of Art and Literature, sm. folio L. 1905. First Edn., hf. title, frontis, red & bl. ptd. title, fine plts & illus. thro-out, uncut, decor. ends, orig. cold. pictorial cloth. Good. (1) * Illustrations by W. Orpen, Pamela Colman Smith, E.J. Sullivan, Arthur Rackham, Augustus John etc. (1) €130 - 180

58 Hogarth (William) The Analysis of Beauty, lg. 4to L. (J. Reeves for the Author) 1753. First Edn., wd. cut device on title, device on title, 2 lg. fold. engd. plts., cont. mottled calf, both covers loose. (1) €180 - 250

59 Pochin Mould (D.D.C.) Valentia, Portrait of an Island, 4to D. (Blackwater) 1978, Signed by the Author, illus., cloth and d.j.; Carmody (Vincent) Listowel - Snapshots of an Irish Market Town 1850 - 1950, 4to Killarney 2012, Signed by the Author, illus., cloth & d.j.; [Pamela J.] Dromantine in Bloom, 4to, Singapore 2007, illus., cloth & d.j. (3) €75 - 125

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60 Periodical: Old Ireland, Vol. I No. 4 - Vol. III No. 42, not complete, various numbers, Nov. 1919 - October 1921, Published by the National Labour Press for New Ireland Publishing Co., Glasgow & Manchester, cloth. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1) €80 - 120

61 James (Philip) Early Keyboard Instruments from their Beginnings to the Year 1820, 4to L. 1930. First Edn., 65 full page plts., orig. cloth backed boards & orig. d.w. (1) €90 - 140

62 Mitchell (Flora H.) Vanishing Dublin, lg. 4to D. 1966. First Edn., 50 full page cold. plts., orig. cloth & pict. d.w. Good. (1) €200 - 300

63 Georgian Society: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, Vol. II - V together 4 vols. (ex. 5) lg. 4to D. 1910 - 1913. All Lim. Edns., numerous full page plts. orig. decor. cloth. V. good clean copies. (4) €500 - 700

64 Castlemaine’s Embassy to the Pope Wright (Michael) An Account of His Excellence Roger Earl of Castlemaine’s Embassy, From His Sacred Embassy James the Second. to His Holiness Innocent XI. Published formerly in the Italian Tongue by Michael Wright. Folio L. 1688. First Edn. in English, engd. frontis. full page engd. port of Queen Mary, & engraved vignette head-piece, and 15 full page engd. plts. (1 lg. fold. of A Banquet) after Westerhout, 116pp in cont. hf. mor. Rare. (1) €550 - 750

65 Illustrated Volume: Orendain (Ignacio) & Monreal (Alfonso Lopez) Escuchar Fausto, folio, Belfast (Print Workshop), Ltd. Edn. 125 Copies, Signed, embossed ptd. wrappers, hand custom box. (2) €200 - 300

66 Carr (John) The Stranger in Ireland; or, A Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of that Country,.. 1805. 4to L. 1806. First Edn. Litho frontis, hd. cold. map, & 15 fold. & other litho. plts. All v. clean, cont. mottled calf, mor. label. (1) €325 - 450

67: See page 1068 Attractive Set in Fine Binding Hall (Mr. & Mrs. S.C.) Ireland: Its Scenery, Character etc., 3 vols. sm. folio L. 1841. First Edn., 2 hf. titles, 3 add. engd. titles, engd. full page plts. thro-out, and text illus., engd. full page maps some hd. cold., a.e.g., in fine full cont. brown mor., large attractive tooled gilt borders & spine gilt tooled in panels, bound for George Rutland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, stamped. (3) * Bookplates of Walter Henry James. €400 - 600

69 Joyce: Gilbert (Stuart)ed. Letters of James Joyce, 3 vols. N.Y. (Viking Press) 1957 L. (Faber & Faber) 1966. First Edns., cloth, & one d.w. Good. (3) €130 - 180

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71 Dolmen Editions: Miller (Liam)ed. Borges Irish Strategies - Two Stories, adapted into English etc., 8vo, D. (Dolmen Press) 1975, Limited Edn., 100 (550) copies, Signed by Contributors, leather back boards, slip case. (1) €200 - 300

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67 In Fine Mullen Binding from Library of Daniel O’Connell Strafford (Thos.) Pacata Hibernia; or A History of the Wars in Ireland, During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 2 vols. folio D. (Hibernia-Press Company) 1810. Two engd. ports., & 18 fold. & other engd. maps, a.e.g., silk end papers, in fine full straight grained green mor., lg. typical tooled gilt borders, and spine in panels and with label of Geo. Mullen, Book-Binder, 27 Temple Bar, Dublin, and bookplate of Daniel O’Connell. Exquisite Copy. (2) €750 - 1000

70 One of a Special Edition of 24 Copies Carpenter (Andrew) & Fallon (Peter)editors & Bunn (M.)photo. The Writers - A Sense of Ireland, 4to D. (The O’Brien Press) 1980, Signed Limited Edition No. 7 (24) copies only, Signed by every contributor and the editors, etc., bound by John F. Newman & Son, Dublin, full calf, lettered spine, slip case. (1) €3000 - 4000

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72 Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (J.B.)illus. The Aran Islands, 8vo D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, First Edn. hf. title, frontis & 11 plts. illus. by Jack B. Yeats, initials on t.p., Ex. Libris Eileen Nic Grainne, blue cloth gilt lettering. (1) €200 - 300

73 Gregory (Lady Aug.) & Gregory (Mgt.) illus. The Golden Apple, 4to L. (J. Murray) 1916, cold. frontis & 7 cold. plts., green decor cloth; The Kiltaran Wonder Book, 4to D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) c. 1920, cold. frontis & 7 cold. plts., decor. limp cloth, both clean copies. (2) €300 - 400

74 Irish Theatre: Gunn (Michael)ed. Souvenir of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, lg. 4to D. 1871. Illus., decor. cloth; Hogan (Rob.) After the Irish Renaissance, A Critical History of Irish Drama, roy 8vo Minneapolis 1967, First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy to Seamus de Burca; also Hogan (R.) Seven Irish Plays, roy 8vo 1967; Courtney (Sister M. Theresa) Edward Martyn and the Irish Theatre, N.Y. 1952, First, d.w.; Mac Liammoir (M.) Each Actor on His Ass, L. 1961, First, d.w.; Edwards (Hilton) The Mantle of Harlequin, D. 1958. First, & d.w.; Robinson (Lennox) Towards an Appreciation of the Theatre, 8vo D. 1945. First Edn., d.w.; & 3 others sim. (10) €120 - 180

75 O’Neill (Henry) The Fine Arts and Civilization of Ancient Ireland, folio L. 1863. First Edn., chrome frontis & 6 others, cold. chromes (include. 1 dbl. page), some loose, orig. cloth, stained. (1) €100 - 150

76 Co. Cork Gaol: An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws relating to Prisons in Ireland, [31st May 1826], Folio, with a m/ss, list 6pp. list Index to the Act at end, cont. hf. mor., label on front cover, w.a.f. Association Copy. (1) €80 - 120

77 Scarce Second Edition Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vols. lg. folio Lond. 1755. Second Edn. 2 red & bl. titles, some pps. loose, cont. full calf, covers loose. As is. (2) €250 - 400

78 Dublin: Liddy (Pat) Dublin be Proud, folio D. 1987. First Edn., Signed by Author, cloth & d.w.; Martin (Liam C.) Dublin Sketch Book, folio 1962, First Edn., Signed by Author; also In Dublin Again with Liam C. Martin, folio D. 1965; Field (Saul) & Levitt (M.P.) Bloomsday - An Interpretation of James Joyce’s Ulysses, lg. folio L. 1972; Ellmann (Rich.) James Joyce’s Tower, 4to D. 1969, First; & 3 other sim., all illus. A lot. (8) €130 - 180

79 Lewis (S.) Atlas comprising the Counties of Ireland an a General Map of the Kingdom, lg. 4to L. 1837, lg. fold. map, & 29 engd. maps, cloth; [Curry (J.)] ... Review of the Civil Wars in Ireland, 4to D. 1775, title soiled, later cloth; Stokes (Mag.) Notes on the Cross of Cong, lg. 4to D. 1895. For Private Circulation Only, Lim. Edn. 195 (224), 2 full page cold. plts., orig. wrappers; Sullivan (Sir Ed.) The Book of Kells, folio L. (Studio) 1914. Cold. mtd. plts., orig. Celtic design cloth. (4) €120 - 170

80 All Signed Copies Stephens (James) Collected Poems, 4to L. (Mac Millam) 1926. Signed Lim. Edn. 500 Copies Only, uncut, vellum backed boards; Etched in Moonlight, roy 8vo N.Y. 1928. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 555 of 750 Copies Only, orig. cloth backed boards; Lim. Editions Club: Stephens (J.) The Crock of Gold, folio N.Y. 1942. Illus. by Rob. Lawson, Lim. Edn. No. 493 of 1500 Copies, Signed by Artist, in slipcase. (3) €200 - 300

81 Illustrated Volumes Limited Editions Club Shaw (Geo. Bernard) Man and Superman, folio N.Y. 1962. Lim. Edn. No. 1264 of 1500 Copies, Signed, by illustrator, Chas. Mosley; also Two Plays for Dancers, folio N.York 1966. Lim. Edn. No. 661 of 1500 Copies, Signed by Illustrator, Geo. Him; and Pygmalion and Candida, folio Connecticut 1974. Lim. Edn. No. 644 of 2000 Copies, & Signed by illustrator. All orig. decor. cloth, etc. & each in slipcase. V. good. (3) €250 - 350

82 Tottenham Estate Co. Wexford: A large ledger, Col. C.G. Tottenham, D.L.’s Weekly Rent Book, form 18th January 1908 - 16th July 1910. The listing is by street, and all the tenants names are included with arrears etc., approx. 240 - 250 entries per quarter. Some damp stains, and damage, strongly bound hf. mor. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) * A most useful genealogical source. €200 - 300

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83 Irish Broadsides Ballads: A folio Album containing approx. 70 Dublin printed broadside ballads, mostly by Brereton, Lr. Exchange St., and with wd. cut illus. at head, all in v. good condition. A rare collection, as a lot, w.a.f. (1) * Containing such titles as, Dr. D.M. O’Brien; Lovers Trip to Carrickmagat by M. Daily; Limerick Rake; Rake of Rathkeal; The Praises of Limerick; Races of Roscommon, The Lovely Maid of Willims Town; The Battle of Ballyoohy, The Hireing Fairs of Ulster, Garryowne, The Bold Rake of Limerick, The Maid of Lismore; Emigrants Farewell to Donegal; The Messy Meeting in Tipperary; The Riches of Ireland; The Barrack Hill, Cavan; & many more. €400 - 600

84 Limited Editions Club Heaney (Seamus) Poems and a Memoir, Selected by Henry Pearson, & introd. by Thomas Flanagan. Folio N.Y. 1982. Lim. Edn. No. 525 of 2000 Copies - Signed by Heaney, Pearson & Flanagan, full Celtic design calf, slipcase. (1) €300 - 400

85 Facsimile of “Ulysses” Joyce (James) Ulysses, A Facsimile of The Manuscript. 2 vols. plus one other, together 3 vols., 4to N.Y. (Octagon Books) 1975, orig. cloth & custom made box. (3) €200 - 300

86 Engraved Plates: Turner (J.M.W.) & Cooke (W.B. & G.) Picturesque Views on The Southern Coast of England, 4to L. 1826. 80 fine full page engd. plts. & engd. vignette views, cont. hf. calf. V. clean copy. (1) €300 - 400

87 [Borlase (Ed.)] The History of the Execrable Irish Rebellion .. to the Grand Eruption, the 23 of October 1641, Folio L. 1680. First Edn., red & bl. title, folding ‘Account of what the Subduing the Rebellion...,’ orig. full cont. calf, mor. label, rubbed, otherwise a v. good copy. (1) €220 - 350

88 Periodicals: Dublin Opinion, Vol. I NO. 1 - Vol. III No. 34, March 1922 - December 1924, bound as one vol. thick 4to D. 1922 - 1924, profusely illustrated in bl. & white, & cold. plts.; The Lepracaun, Vol. IV No. 52 - Vol. X No. 123, not complete, thick 4to D. 1909 - 1915, illus. thro-out, bound with a few other items Quix, etc., both cloth backed boards; also Tit-Bits, A Journal of Irish Wit, Romance & Scenery, V. lg. 4to D. 1897, Vol. II No. 16 - Vol. III No. 45, orig. cloth, as periodicals, w.a.f. (3) €150 - 200

89 Periodicals: The Shamrock, A National Weekly Journal of Irish History, Literature, Arts etc. Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. XL, No. 1929, incomplete, bound in 5 vols. folio D. 1866 - 1903, illus., varied bindings. As a periodical, w.a.f. (5) €150 - 200

90 Signed by the Translator & Artist Kinsella (Thomas)trans. & Le Brocquy (Louis)illus., The Táin, folio D. (Dolmen Editions) 1969, Signed by Both, illus., black cloth, silver decor & text, d.j. & decor. slip case. (1) €750 - 1000

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91 Seward (Wm. Wenman) Topographia Hibernica or The Topography of Ireland, 4to D. (Alex Stewart) 1795, First, dedit, lacks fold map., fold. plt. present, uncut contemporary hf. calf, marble boards. (1) Ex. Libris: Thomas Browning. €150 - 200

92 Engraved Plates: Grose (Francis) The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols., folio L. (S. Hooper) 1791, First Edn., engd. frontis pieces and title pages, [Vol. 1 - plts. 1 - 14 - complete], [Vol. 2 - plts. 1 - 126 complete], later cloth back boards, mor. label. Clean Set. (2) €400 - 600

93 Signed Limited Edition of 50 Copies Incantata, oblong 4to, D. (Graphic Studio), Signed Limited Edn. 41 (50) Copies, uncut, illus. by Benson, Flood, Loane, Mc Creary, Naestens, O’Nolan and Russell, cloth backed boards, ptd. label, slip case. (1) €400 - 600

94 Limited Edition of 75 Copies Carson (C.), Hewith (G.), Longley (M.), & Muldoon (P.) contributors, Bar Irlandais, oblong 4to, Belfast 1999, Signed by the Artist Alfonzo Lopez Monreal, with four mixed mezzotints, Ltd. Edn. 28 (75) copies, uncut, in attractive hand made paper wrappers and original box. (1) €400 - 500

95 Popish Plot: Oates (Titus) The Popes Ware - House or The Merchandise of The Whore of Rome, folio L. 1679. First Edn., printed permission at front, [24], 67pp, later hf. calf. (1) €250 - 350

96 [Harris] Ware: The Antiquities and History of Ireland, By the Rt. Hon. Sir James Ware, Knt., Folio L. 1705 First Edn. Thus., engd. port. frontis, red & bl. title, Map of Ireland, & 4 plts. (one plan of Loch Derg) cont. panel calf, tooled gilt spine, mor. label. Good. (1) €300 - 400

97 Pogany (W.)Illus: Coleridge (S.T.) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Illus. throughout & with fine cold. plts. by Willy Pogany. Lg. folio Lond. 1910. Special Lim. Edn. No. 202 of 525 Copies, Signed by Illustrator, uncut, full gilt decor tan calf, some rubbing. (1) €200 - 300

98 Walsh (Wendy) An Irish Florilegium, folio, L. (Thames & Hudson) 1983, First Edn., illus., cloth & d.j.; together with 2008 Reprint with alternative d.j. Clean copies. (2) €300 - 400

99 Sex (Susan) & Sayers (Brendan) Ireland’s Wild Orchids, folio Belfast (Nicholson & Bass) 2004, Signed Limited Edition 618 (700) copies, illus., cloth backed boards & slip case. Good. (1) €400 - 500

100 O’Connor (Frank) Bones of Contention & Other Stories, L. 1936. First Edn., cloth soiled; The Common Chord, N.Y. 1948, First American Edn., d.w.; Traveller’s Samples Stories and Tales, N.Y. 1951. First American Edn., d.w.; The Mirror in the Roadway, N.Y. 1956. First American Edn., d.w.; & 3 others same author. (7) €120 - 170

101 The Works of Republican Author Milligan (Alice) Hero Lays, 8vo D. 1908. First Edn., uncut, orig. brown buckram; Milligan (Seaton F. & Alice) Glimpses of Erin, L. (Marcus Ward & Co.) n.d. First Edn., Dbl. page cold. map, frontis, plts. & illus., also pict. & other adverts. front & end, orig. gilt decor. cloth; The Daughter of Donagh, A Cromwellian Drama.. roy 8vo D. (Martin Lester) n.d. First Edn., boards; also Two Poems, 8vo D. (Three Candles) 1943. First Edn., port. frontis, & ptd. leaf loosely inserted, wrappers; and Furlong (Alice) & Milligan (Alice) Two Poems of Triumph in Death, 8vo D. (Gaelic Press) n.d. c. 1918. Sole Edition, single ptd. sheet, folded. All v. good. Rare. (5) €150 - 200

102 All First Editions Yeats (W.B.) Sophocles’ King Oedipus A Version for the Modern Stage. 8vo New York (Macmillan) 1928. First American Edn., orig. cloth, stained; Selected Poems Lyrical and Narrative, L. (Macmillan & Co.) 1929. First, hf. title, title with vignette port. photo, orig. blue cloth; The Collected Plays of W.B. Yeats, L. 1934, First, port. frontis, purple cloth; & A Vision, L. 1937, First, port. frontis, cloth & d.w. All good. (4) €200 - 300

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103 Catholic Statutes: M’Ghee (Rev. Rob. J.) The Diocesan Statutes of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Province of Leinster; Exactly Reprinted 12mo L. 1837. First Edn., hf. title, [XLIV], [IV}, 1077pp, orig. cloth, rebacked with orig. spine laid down. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

104 Allingham (Wm.) Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland, 12mo L. & Cambridge (MacMillan & Co.) 1864. First Edn., hf. title, & advert. leaf at front, errata slip tipped-in, advert leaf at end, orig. green cloth, loose. Scarce. (1) €120 - 170

105 Thiselton (Alfred Clayton) A Memorial Sketch of the Life and Labours of Mrs. Henrietta Pendleton, Forty Years Hon. Sec. of the Irish Island and Coast Society, sm. 8vo D. 1875. First Edn., lacks frontis, loose in cloth binding. Scarce. (1) €75 - 100

106 West of Ireland Interest Irish Society: Irish Intelligence, The Progress of the Irish Society of London, Vol. IV only, sm. 8vo L. 1851, With numerous wd. cut illus. of West of Ireland etc., orig. gilt decor. cloth, spine dam. Rare. (1) * Contains much information not available elsewhere. €180 - 220

107 [Kennedy (Patrick)] ‘Harry Whitney’, Legends of Mount Leinster, sm. 8vo D. 1855. First Edn., orig. cloth. Good. Scarce. (1) €130 - 180

108 Irish Plays: Murphy (Thos.) A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer’s Assistant, Gallery Press 1978. Signed Lim. Edn. 300 Copies, d.w.; Keane (John B.) The Year of the Hiker, Cork 1963; & The Field, Cork 1966, both First Edns., pict. wrappers; Barry (Sebastian) Tales of Ballycumber, D. 2009. Signed First Edn., wrappers; Stopford (Tom) The Real Thing, L. 1982; Macken (Walter) Mungo’s Mansion, L. 1946, First, cloth & d.w.; & approx. 40 others, mostly paperback & Irish. As a lot, w.a.f. (1) €120 - 160

109 With Illustrations by Jack B. Yeats Borthwick (N.) & Yeats (Jack B.)illus. Ceachta Beaga Gaedhilge - Irish Reading Lessons, 4 vols., D. (Brown & Nolan) 1906 - 1911, No. 1 - 3 (plus later issue of Book 2) complete, illus with woodcuts, ptd. wrappers, custom made slip case. Clean. (4) €200 - 300

110 Irish Plays: Robinson (Lennox) Is Life Worth Living? L. 1933 d.w.; Johnson (Denis) Storm Song and A Bride for the Unicorn, Two Plays, L. 1935, d.w.; Walsh (Louis J.) Equity follows the Law, Belfast 1935, d.w.; Mayne (Rutherford) The Drone and other Plays, D. 1912; Fitzmaurice (Geo.) Five Plays, D. 1914; Sheehan (P.A.) Lost Angel of A Ruined Paradise, L. 1904; Hogan (Rob.) Seven Irish Plays 1946 / 1964, Minnesota 1967, All First Edns., & 1 other sim. (8) €120 - 150

111 Irish Poetry: Ferguson (Sir. S.) Poems, roy 8vo D. & L. 1880; Lays of the Western Gael, and other Poems, sm. 8vo D. 1888. Photo frontis; Lays of the Red Branch, 12mo L. & D. 1897; Hildebrand (Anna Louisa) Western Lyrics, D. 1872; [O’Hanlon (Canon J.)] The Poetical Works of Lageniensis, D. 1893, all cloth, & First Edns; & 4 other items. (10) €80 - 120

112 Rare First Edition Edgeworth (Maria) Comic Dramas, In Three Acts. Sm. 8vo Lond. 1817. First Edn., rare hf. title, advert. leaf, recent hf. green mor. marble sides. V. good copy. (1) €150 - 200

113 Edgeworth (Maria) Early Lessons, 4 vols. 16mo L. 1829. Eleventh Edn., & Sixth Edn.; also Rosamond, A Sequel to Rosamond in Early Lessons, 2 vols. 16mo L. 1830. Third Edn., all uniform hf. green mor., a few covers loose. (6) €150 - 200

114 The Bligh Family of Brittas Co. Meath: A small but detailed, Game Book, by Letts covering the years 1884 - 1910, listing names of attendees at each days shoot, what was shot, etc. It also details occurrences during the hunt, managing the estate, pheasant rearing, records the weather etc., 12mo full leather; also a Diary for 1910, with entries for each day, work, travel, weather etc. As m/ss, w.a.f. Interesting contents. * Brittas, near Nobber in Co. Meath, is famous for its tree plantations designed to commemorate famous battles. Frederick Cherburgh Bligh, owner in the late 19th Century, died in 1901, and was succeeded by his son, Frederick Arthur Bligh. Born in 1861, F.A. Bligh was High Sheriff of Co. Meath in 1904, served in the World War as a major in the Royal Field Artillery, and died of appendicitis while on active service in 1915. His only child Gwendolen, then aged ten, became the owner of Brittas. €200 - 300

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115 Rare First Edition With Illustrations by Beatrice Glenavy Mac Piaras (Padraic) [Padraig Pearse] Iosagan agus Scealta Eile, sm. 4to D. (Connradh na Gaeilge) 1907, First Edn., illus., decor. ptd. wrappers. Good copy. (1) €400 - 500

116 A Belfast Hospital in the Great War Autograph Book: de Say Pigott (Dorothy) A small leather bound Autograph Book containing entries over a ten year period from 17th April 1917 to 16th Nov. 1927. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) Born in 1893, Dorothy was the elder of two daughters of Wm. Jackson Pigott, a native of Dublin, and his Scottish wife Eliz. Sheirp Mackintosh. They lived at the Manor House, Dundrum, Co. Down.During the Great War, Dorothy served as a nurse at the White Abbey Hospital in Newtownabbey, Belfast, and some of the entries in her book are made by soldier patients. After the war she worked at Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow. The entries consist mainly of verses - wise, sentimental or saucy - and some are illustrated with cartoons. They form a poignant souvenir of a tragic episode in our history. (1) €200 - 300

117 James (Rt. Hon. Sir H.) The Work of the Irish Leagues .. [Parnell Commission]. 8vo L. n.d., cloth; O’Leary (Rev. J.) Ireland Among the Nations, New York 1874, cloth; Swift Mac Neill (J.G.) English Interference with Irish Industries, L. 1886; Mac Carthy (J. Geo.) A Plea for the Home Government of Ireland, D. 1872; Dowsett (C.F.) Striking Events in Irish History, L. 1890, & 3 others, all cloth. (8) €120 - 160

118 Pearse (P.H.) An Mhathair agus Sgealta Eile, 8vo Dundalk 1916, First Edn., cloth backed boards; The Singer and other Plays, D. 1918, wrappers & a later Edn. of same, also; Poems, 8vo D. 1918, cloth backed boards; Mac Donagh (Thos.) When the Dawn is Come. A Tragedy..., 8vo D. 1908. First Edn. Abbey Theatre Series, wrappers, worn. (5) €130 - 180

119 Yeats (W.B.) The Cutting of an Agate, L. 1919. First Edn., hf. title, orig. gilt decor. blue cloth; also The Tower, L. 1928. First Edn., hf. title, very attractive and fresh gilt decor. green cloth after design by T. Sturge Moore. V. good. (2) €300 - 400

120 Home Rule: The New Home Rule, and Its Contemporary Associations and Considerations. 8vo D. 1906 - 7; Good (J. Winder) Irish Unionism, D. 1920; The Home Rule Instalment Bill, D. 1907; Samuels (A. Warren) Home Rule: Fenian Home Rule: Home Rule All Round: Devolution: What do they Mean? D. 1911, cloth & 5 other items. As a lot, w.a.f. (1) €70 - 100

121 Joyce (P.W.) A Social History of Ancient Ireland, 2 vols. 8vo D. 1913. Second Edn. 2 frontis, vignette titles, plts. & illus. thro.-out, orig. green cloth, gilt Celtic decor. cloth. V. good. (2) €140 - 200

122 Irish Directories: Wilson (W.) The Post-Chaise Directory or Travellers Directory through Ireland, 8vo D. 1803. Third, engd. frontis, fold. map, & fold. plt. (loose), full calf; The Traveller’s New Guide Through Ireland, 8vo D. 1815. Engd. frontis & 6 fold. maps, 1 plt. cont. hf. mor. loose. (2) €130 - 180

123 Burke (Edmund) Opinions on Reform, 8vo L. (C.J.G. & F. Livington) 1831, First, 32pps; A Letter from the Late Right Hon. Ed. Burke to A Noble Lord, 8vo L. 1831, New Edn., bound together, cloth, mor. label. (1) €120 - 160

124 O’Sullivan (Thos. F.) Romantic Hidden Kerry, sm. 8vo Tralee (The Kerryman) 1931. First Edn., hf. title, fold. map with tear, & 23 plts. (ex. 25), recent green cloth. Scarce. (1) €140 - 200

125 Healy (Rev. Wm.) History and Antiquities of Kilkenny (County and City), Vol. I [All Published] 8vo Kilkenny (P.M. Egan) 1893. First Edn., sepia plts. & illus., cloth; also Reprint of Bassett’s Kilkenny City & County Guide and Directory, 2001, with fold. map & d.w. (2) €130 - 180

126 With Signed Sketch Yeats (Jack B.). Sligo. L., Wishart 1930, First, d.w. with remains of label on spine. Inscribed on f.f.e.p. ‘ to Miss S.H. Purser, with all good thoughts from Jack B. Yeats, June 7 1930’, and with a later ink sketch on t.p. showing a galloping horse by the shore, signed and dated Dublin March 3 1956 (the year before Yeats’ death). [Sara Purser, herself an artist, was a friend and constant supporter of Jack Yeats]; also The Careless Flower. L., Pilot Press 1947, First, d.w. (price-clipped, worn and torn). Signed on t.p., ‘Jack B. Yeats / Dublin / March 30th 1954’. (2) €600 - 800

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127 With Original Sketch by Yeats Mac Greevy (Thomas) Jack B. Yeats An Appreciation and an Interpretation, 8vo D. (Three Candles) 1945, Special Edn. 250 Copies, illustrated on t.p. galloping horse and man flying a kite at the sea, inscribed “For Andrew Devereux, Jack B. Yeats, Dublin August 16th, 1945,” cloth back boards, d.j. (worn.). (1) €450 - 650

128 Yeats (Jack B.) Ah Well, 8vo L. 1942, First Edn., Signed by the Author, illus., cloth & d.j.; Sligo, 8vo L. 1930, First, cloth & d.j.; Sligo, 8vo, L. 1930, First, cloth & d.j.; Mac Greevy (Thomas) Jack B. Yeats, 8vo D. (Victor Waddington) 1945, First, cloth & d.j. Clean Copies. (3) €150 - 200

129 Irish Poetry etc: Gibbon (Monk) The Tremulous String, 4to At the Sign of the Greyhound 1926. No. 75 of a Limited Edn. of 250 Copies, cloth & d.w.; For Daws to Pick At Poems, 8vo L. 1929. Signed Pres. Copy from Gibbon, cloth & d.w.; Higgins (F.R.) The Gap of Brightness, Lyrical Poems, L. & D. 1940. First, cloth & d.w.; Irvine (John) Willow Leaves, Belfast 1941. First Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy, cloth; Mac Donagh (D.) The Hungry Grass, roy 8vo L. 1947. First, d.w.; Guinness (Bryon) Diary not Kept, Essays in Recollection. Roy 8vo 1975. Signed Lim. Edn. 500 Copies, cloth; & 3 others. (9) €120 - 170

130 O’Faolaín (Sean) The Born Genius - A Short Story, Detroit 1936. Signed Lim. Edn. 56 (250), cloth & slipcase; Theresa and Other Stories, L. 1947. Second Impression, Signed Pres. Copy & Signed on title, & with typed letter from author loosely inserted, d.w.; Vive Moi ! An Autobiography, 8vo L. 1965. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy to Grattan Freyer, d.w.; The Heat of the Sun Stories and Tales, Boston 1966. First American Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; Foreign Affairs & other Stories, L. 1976. First Edn., Signed, d.w.; & 4 others same author. (9) €200 - 300

131 Behan (Brendan) Brendan Behan’s Island - An Irish Sketch Book, roy 8vo L. 1962, First Edn., illus. by Paul Hogarth, also First American Edn. of same work, N.Y. 1962, cloth backed boards, & pict. d.w.; Behan (Dominic) My Brother Brendan, 8vo L. 1965. First Edn., Presentation Copy from author to his brother, inscribed ‘Dho Brendaín / An Poblacht Abú! Dominic,’ d.w.; Jeffs (Rae) Brendan Behan Man and Showman, L. 1966. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; & Behan (B.) Moving Out and A Garden Party, 8vo Dixon, California 1967. Sole Edn., orig. wrappers. Scarce. (5) €150 - 200

132 Behan (Brendan) The Hostage, sm. 8vo L. 1958. First Edn., pict. d.w.; The Quare Fellow, sm. 8vo L. 1956. First Edn.; Hold your Hour and have Another, roy 8vo L. 1963. First Edn., cloth & d.w.; O’Connor (Ulick) Brendan Behan, L. 1970. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, illus. d.w.; de Burca (Seamus) Brendan Behan. A Memoir, D. 1993. Lim. Edn. Signed Pres. Copy, wrappers. (5) €140 - 200

133 All Signed Copies Mc Gahern (John) The Pornographer, L. (Faber & Faber) 1979. First Edn., Signed & Inscribed, d.w.; The Collected Stories, roy 8vo N.Y. 1992. First American Edn., Signed Twice, d.w.; Memoir, L. 2005. First Edn., Signed, d.w.; The Leave Taking, L. 1977, Signed & Inscribed, paperback; and High Ground, 8vo L. 1986. First Paperback Edn., Signed & Inscribed. Good lot. (5) €180 - 250

134 Yeats (W.B.) Poems, 8vo L. 1927, cloth; Heaney (Seamus) The Haw Lantern, 8vo L. 1987, cloth & d.j.; Murphy (Thomas) Bailegangaire, 8vo D. 1986, ptd. wrappers; Liddy (James) Esau My Kingdom for a Drink, Homage to James Joyce on his 80th Birthday, 8vo D. (Dolmen Press) 1962, ptd. wrappers; [Donleavy (J.P.)] Beastly Beasts, Birds, People and Places - J.P. Donleavy at the Molesworth Gallery, February 7 - 20th, 2006, illus., ptd. wrappers. (5) €150 - 200

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135 Illustrated by Countess Markievicz Gore-Booth (Eva) The Death of Fionavar from The Triumph of Maeve, 8vo L. (Erskine Mac Donald) 1916, First, illustrated by Constance Gore-Booth, inscribed by ‘Eihlin Nic Grainge 1916,’ original green cloth, gilt decor. label. Clean copy. (1) €150 - 200

136 Stephens (James) The Insurrection in Dublin, D. & L. 1916. First Edn.,; Etched in Moonlight, L. 1928. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy to Humbert Nolfe; Deirdre, L. 1923, First, L.S.; Here are Ladies, L. 1913, First Edn., 3 others. (7) €100 - 150

137 Stephens (James) Insurrections, 12mo D. 1909. First Edn.; A Poetry Recital, L. 1925. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy; On Prose and Verse, N.Y. (Bowling Green Press) 1928. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 21 of 1000 Copies, decor. boards; Strict Joy, Poems, L. 1931. First; Kings and The Moon, L. 1938, First Edn.; & 7 others, same author. (12) €150 - 200

138 Gogarty (Oliver St. J.) As I was Going Down Sackville Street, roy 8vo L. 1937. First Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy, Signed, May 1937, cloth; Others to Adorn, L. 1938, First; Tumbling in the Hay, L. 1939, First Edn.,; Going Native, L. 1941, First Edn.; It Isn’t this Time of Year At All, L. 1954, First Edn., cloth & d.w.; The Collected Poems of Oliver St. John Gogarty, N.Y. 1954, First American Edn.; O’Connor (Ulick) Oliver St. John Gogarty - A Poet and his Times, L. 1964, cloth & d.w. (7) €160 - 220

139 Association Copy Donaghy (John Lyle) Primordia Caeca, Poems, roy 8vo D. (Eason & Son) 1927. Sole Edn. Limited to 250 Copies. Inscribed Pres. Copy to Frank O’Connor, cloth backed boards; also Kavanagh (Patrick) Come Dance with Kitty Stobling & other Poems, 8vo L. 1960. First Edn., orig. cloth. V. good. (2) €140 - 200

140 All Signed Copies Sullivan (Seumas) Requiem and Other Poems, lg. 4to D. 1917. Privately Printed Limited Edn., No. 62 of 94 Copies Only, Signed by Author, orig. wrappers; This is the House and other Verses, sm. 8vo D. 1942. Privately Printed. Inscribed Pres. Copy to ‘Joseph Campbell, with all best wishes from S.O.S. and E.F.S. March 1942,’ orig. wrappers; Mud & Purple, Pages from the Diary of a Dublin Man. 8vo D. 1917, First Edn., Signed on title page, frontis & illus., uncut, cloth backed boards, orig. d.w. V. good lot. (3) €180 - 250

141 Hawkey Classic: Milton (John) Paradise Lost. A Poem, In Twelve Books. Ed. by John Hawkey. Roy 8vo D. (S. Powell) 1747. First Edn. thus, fine original Irish sprinkled calf binding, profusely tooled gilt decorated spine in panels,mor. label. V. good. (1) €220 - 350

142 Hunter (John D.) Memoirs of a Captivity among the Indians of North America, from Childhood to the Age of Nineteen. Roy 8vo L. 1823. First English Edn., lacks portrait, cont. full calf, spine worn. Scarce. (1) €180 - 250

143 Burton (Richard) The History of the House of Orange, .. Together with the History of William and Mary. 4to Westminster 1814. New Edn., wd. cut frontis, red & bl. title, bound with: The History of the Kingdom of Scotland, 4to Westminster 1813, New Edn., wd. cut frontis, red & bl. title, & oval wd. cut portraits thro-out, & bound with two other reprints, cont. calf, gilt fillet and blind tooled border, upr. cover detached, otherwise v. good. (1) €180 - 250

144 Prestley (Joseph) A Familiar Introduction to the Study of Electricity 8vo L. 1777. Third Edn., hf. title, & 4 plts. only; bound with, Magellan (J.H.) Description of a Glass Apparatus for Making Mineral Waters,... 8vo L. 1777. Engd. frontis, cont. calf, mor. label. Good. (1) €150 - 200

145 Geology of Dublin: Memorandum of Objects of Geological Interest in the Vicinity of Dublin, 8vo D. 1835. Sole Edn., engd. fold. map frontis, 26pp, recent hf. calf, gilt lettered spine. V. good. (1) €160 - 240

146 Early Japanese Travels Thunberg - Voyages de C.P. Thunberg, au Japon, Par le Cap de Bonne - Esperance, les iles de la Sonde etc. 4 vols. 8vo Paris 1796. First French Edn., 4 hf. titles, one engraved head piece & 28 engd. plts. (5 fold.), lacks port. frontis, cont. hf. mor. marble boards. Good. (4) €350 - 500

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147 Modern English Poetry etc: Fuller (Roy) Twelfth Night - A Personal View, Edin. (Tragara Press) 1985. Proof Copy, Lim. to 135 Copies, Signed; An Old War, Tragara Press 1974, Lim. to 95 Copies; House and Shop, Tragara Press 1982, Lim. to 110 Copies, NO. 59; More About Tompkins & other Light Verse, Tragara 1981, Lim. Edn. No. 31 (110); Outside the Canon, Tragara 1986, Lim. Edn. No. 27 (110); & 1 other sim., all loose wrappers, v. good; New Poems, L. 1968, First, d.w.; Rob Roy, illus. by Nicholas Bentley, L. 1977. First, d.w.; two vols. by John Fuller; & 6 others. All good, as a lot. (16) €100 - 150

148 Rare Complete File Yeats (W.B.)ed. Samhain, 7 vols., 4to, D. 1901 - 1908 (complete) illus. & adverts., ptd. wrappers. Good set. (7) €250 - 300

149 From the Library of Oliver St. John Gogarty Yeats (W.B.) A Vision, An Explanation of Life Founded Upon the Writings of Giraldus and Upon Certain Doctrines..., 8vo, L. (T. Weener Laurie Ltd.) 1925, Signed Limited Edn. 67 (600) copies, Oliver St. John Gogarty copy with bookplate, uncut, vellum backed boards, ptd. label, clean copy. (1) €700 - 900

150 Parnell: O’Shea (Mrs. K.) Charles Stewart Parnell, 2 vols. L. 1914; Parnell (J.H.) Charles Stewart Parnell - A Memoir, N.Y. 1914; Abels (J.) The Parnell Tragedy, L. 1966; Lyons (F.S.L.) Charles Stewart Parnell, L. 1977, Signed, d.w.’s; & 4 others same subject. (9) €130 - 180

151 Signed Limited Edition Murphy (Richard) The Price of Stone, 4to [First Edn. Series 1985] No. 35 (115) copies, cloth backed and decor. boards, slip case. Clean Copy. (1) €250 - 350

152 Large Paper Edition Colum (Padraic) Irish Elegies, Large Paper Copy, D. (The Dolmen Press) 1958, Ltd. Edn. Signed by the Author 10 (50) Copies Only, illus. ptd. wrappers, glassine cover. Clean copy. (1) €350 - 450

153 With Manuscript Poem Kinsella (Thomas) Song of the Night, and Other Poems, 4to D. (Peppercanister) 1978, Signed, Ltd. Edn., No. 42 (50) copies, with additional poem in manuscript, full calf, gilt lettered spine, cloth slip case. Scarce. (1) €350 - 450

154 Kinsella (Thomas) One, sm. folio Dolmen 1974. Lim. Edn. 750 Copies, Signed Pres. Copy; A Selected Life, sm. folio Dolmen 1972, Lim. Edn. (1000) Signed; Downstream, Dolmen 1962, First Edn., d.w.; The Sons of Usnech, sm. 8vo Dolmen 1960, d.w.; Poems and Translations, N. York (Atheneum) 1961. Signed Pres. Inscription to Grattan Freyer; Another September, Dolmen 1962, d.w.; & 2 other items. (8) €180 - 250

155 A Complete File of this Important Journal Periodical: Heaney (Seamus) & others, editors. Everyman, An Annual Religion - Cultural Review, Number 1, 1968 - No. 3, 1970, Continued as, Aquarius, Number 4, 1971 - Number [7] 1974. together 7 Nos. 4to Benburb (Servite Priory) 1968 - 1974. Sole Editions, illus. & orig. ptd. wrappers. V.G. (7) * A complete file of this short lived journal, with early contributions by S. Heaney, B. Friel, M. Longley, J. Montague, John B. Keane, B. Mac Mahon, D. Mahon, M. Mac Liammoir, Tyrone Guthrie etc etc. €220 - 350

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156 One of Only 50 Copies Published Dineley (or Dingley) [Thomas] gent. Observations In a Voyage through the Kingdom of Ireland: Being a collection of Several Monuments, Inscriptions, Draughts of Towns, Castles etc., 8vo D. (University Press) 1870, 50 Copies Only, ed. by James Graves, text illus. throughout, contemporary full calf, mor. labels. (1) €300 - 400

157 Economics: Caumpe (Samuel) An Essay on the Best Means of Providing Employment for the People to which was adjudged the Prize Proposed by R.I.A. for Best Dissertation on that Subject, 8vo L. (G.G.J. etc.) 1793, First, dedit., inscribed t.p. by ‘Robert Gregory London 1794,’ contemporary full gilt fillet calf, mor. label. Clean copy. (1) €200 - 300

158 Duigenan (Patrick) An Answer to the Address of the Right Honourable Henry Grattan to Fellow Citizens of Dublin, 8vo D. (J. Millihen) 1798, Second Edition, uncut, 303pps, recent hf. calf,marble boards. Good Copy. (1) €180 - 250

159 Gaughan (John Anthony) Listowel and It’s Vicinity, 8vo Cork (Mercier Press) 1973, First Edn., illus. cloth & d.j. Clean Copy. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

160 Irish Republican: Tynan (Patrick J.P.) The Irish National Invincibles and their Times, L. 1894; Tansill (C.C.) America and the Fight for Irish Freedom 1866 -1922, N.Y. 1957; The Unknown Power behind The Irish Nationalist Party, L. 1907; Macardle (D.) The Irish Republic, D. 1951; Martin (F.X.) The Howth Gun-Running.. 1914, D. 1964; also Leaders and Men of the Easter Rising, Dublin 1916, L. 1967; & 3 others sim. (9) €120 - 160

161 Ryan (Desmond) The Sword of Light, L. 1939, First, d.w.; Walsh (Paul) Irish Men of Learning, D. 1947, First, d.w.; Knott (Eleanor ) & Murphy (Gerard) Early Irish Literature, L. 1966, d.w.; Carney (James) Poems of the O’Reilly’s, D. 1950, d.w.; & 3 others sim. (7) €80 - 130

162 With Hand-Coloured Maps Irish Atlas: Scale (Bernard) An Hibernian Atlas; or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, 4to Lond. 1809. Improved Edition, engd. title, dedit, preface & index, & 36 full page hand cold. maps, v. bright, damp stain at end, cont. hf. calf,mor. label. (1) €700 - 900

163 Messingham (Thos.) Florileguim Insular Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, folio Paris 1624. First Edn., red & bl. title with engd. vignette, last leaf supplied in fac-simile, cont. calf, worn. (1) €200 - 300

164 Seaweed: Three early 19th Century Albums of dried Specimens of Seaweed, collected by various ladies, some signed, others with initials, many from Irish locations, Ballycastle, Carrickfergus, Kingstown, Dublin, Roundstone Bay, Clontarf, all c. 1840 - 1860, & later, as a collection, w.a.f. (3) €300 - 400

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165 Travel: Cook (James) Captain Cook’s Voyages Round the World, containing the Whole of his Discoveries. thick single vol. in 2, 4to L. (J. Robins & Co. Albion Press) n.d. (1821) Engd. port. frontis Vol. I in 2. Engd. port. frontis Vol. I, 4 vign. titles & 12 full page plts. complete, cont. hf. mor. tooled gilt spines. (2) €300 - 400

166 Special Edition of 25 Copies Only, by Zaehnsdorf Mountbatten - Eighty Years in Pictures, lg. 4to L. 1979. Sole Edn., No. 13 of 25 Copies Only, specially bound, illus., through-out, a.e.g., with fine gilt & silver heightened armorial on verso of front cover, in full crushed crimson mor., the front cover with inset original miniature of Mountbatten, with single gilt fillet borders & raised bands, by Zaehnsdorf, London, and mor. backed cloth box, gilt. V. fine. (1) €300 - 400

167 Hennessy (Wm. M.)ed. Annals of Ulster, 4 vols. roy 8vo D. 1887 - 1901. First Edn., 3 vols., cont. mor. backed boards, Vol. IV full cloth. Clean Set. (4) €250 - 350

168 D.I.A.S.: Mc Kenna (L.)ed. The Book of Magauran. Leabhar Meig Shamhradhain, D. 1947; also The Book of O’Hara. Leabhar I Eadhra, D. 1951; O’Cuiv (B.)ed. Parliament na mBan, D. 1952; O’Rahilly (C.)ed. Five Seventeenth-Century Political Poems, D. 1952; & Reprint of same. (5) €80 - 120

169 O’Hanlon (Rev. J. Cann) & O’Leary (Rev. Ed.) History of the Queen’s County, 2 vols. roy 8vo D. 1907. First Edn., 2 lg. fold. cold. map frontis, numerous plts. with multiple views, orig. blue cloth. V. good copy. (2) €220 - 350

170 American Interest: Hemingway (Leicester) My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, 8vo Miami 1980. Signed by Author, d.w.; Hemingway (Mary Walsh) How it Was, roy 8vo N. York 1976, First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, cloth; Hemingway (Ernest) A Moveable Feast, 8vo N. York 1964. First Edn., d.w., v. good copy; The Old Man and the Sea, L. 1953. First Illustrated Edn., d.w., v. good; Schlesinger (Arthur M.) The Age of Roosevelt - The Coming of the New Deal, Connecticut 1987, Easton Press Edn., Signed by Author, full gilt leather. (5) €200 - 300

171 O’Reilly (Edward) An Irish-English dictionary, 4to D. 1821. New Edn. List of subscribers, cont. tree calf, Maynooth Prize Binding, with gilt tooled border, & gilt spine worn. (1) €160 - 250

172 Swift - Craik (H.) The Life of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s Dublin. 8vo L. 1882. First Edn., port. frontis, orig. cloth, spine dam.; Johnson (Denis) In Search of Swift, imp. 8vo D. 1959. First, illus. d.w.; & 7 other items on Swift. (9) €90 - 130

173 Fitzgerald (Rev. P.) & M’Gregor (J.J.) The History, Topography and Antiquities, of the County and City of Limerick, 2 vols. 8vo Dublin 1826. First Edn., lg. fold. map, 1 engd. frontis fold. table, lg. fold. plan & 4 engd. plts. recent buckram. V. good clean copy. (2) €280 - 350

174 Burke (Rev. Wm. P.) History of Clonmel, 4to Waterford 1907. First Edn., engd. frontis red & black titles, & 13 full page plts. t.e.g., orig. gilt decor. full crimson mor. (1) €250 - 350

175 Binding: O’Brien (R. Barry) The Autobiography of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 1763-1798. 2 vols. thick roy 8vo L. 1893. First Edn., 2 hf. titles, 2 engd. port. frontis & 5 other plts. (1 fold.), a.e.g., cont. hf. green mor. profusely tooled gilt spines with shamrock decoration. V. good. (2) €300 - 400

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176 Shaw (Geo. Bernard) The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw, sm. folio L. 1934; Prefaces, sm. folio L. 1938; What I Really Wrote About the War, N.Y. 1932. First Trade Edn., all cloth; Lawrence (Dan. H.) Collected Letters of Bernard Shaw, 1874 - 1897, and 1898 - 1910, 2 vols. roy 8vo L. 1965-1972, d.w.; and Broad (C.L.) & V.M.) Dictionary to the Plays and Novels of Bernard Shaw with Bibliography of his Works..., 8vo L. 1929, cloth. (6) €100 - 150

178 Bindings: The Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland, Vols. II, III, V, VII - XII, XV - XVII, Vol. XIX, also Index & Appendix Vols., together 15 vols. folio D. 1763 - 1782, mostly Second Edns., all full cont. calf, profusely tooled gilt spines in panels, mor. labels. V. good. As a coll. of bindings, w.a.f. (15) €300 - 400

179 Folio Society: Facsimile of British Library Egerton M/ss 747 - Tractatus de Herbis, folio L. 2002. Lim. Edn. No. 665 of 1000 Copies, cold. illus. throughout on vellum like paper, a.e.g., Commentary Volume, in attractive full green goatskin leather with attractive tooled decor., in orig. cloth box. (1) €350 - 450

180 Facsimile of Golden Cockerel Edition Gill (Eric) & Gibbings (R. & M.) with Essays by John Dreyfus & Robert Gibbings, The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ, 2 vols. folio. Folio Society, 2007. Lim. Edn. No. 820 (2750), in fine tooled gilt black mor., & cloth box. V. good. (2) €250 - 350

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177 Signed and Limited Finnegans Wake Joyce (James) Finnegans Wake, 8vo L. (Faber & Faber) 1939, Signed and Limited 21 (450) Copies, hf. title, uncut, original red cloth, gilt lettered spine, original yellow cloth slip case, clean copy. [Slocum & Cahoon 49]. (1) €1500 - 2000



181 Irish Photographs: Galway interest, etc., A large 19th Century oblong folio Photograph Album, containing orig. early photos of Galway U.C.G., The Quays, Kylemore, Glenoir, Brinkwater, Cregg Castle etc., Dublin & Cork, Limerick, also some photos of England, France & Spain etc., containing over 100 photos, full page hf. page etc. As photographs, w.a.f. (1) €280 - 350

182 O’Phelan (John) Epitaphs on the Tombs in the Cathedral Church of St. Canice, Kilkenny, Folio D. 1813. First Edn., hd. cold. engd. frontis, engd. map, 10 full page sepia & other plts. (1 hd. cold.) & 2 engd. vignettes, cont. hf. green mor. Spine rubbed. An extremely good copy for a book notoriously always found in bad condition. (1) €280 - 350

183 Wright (Thos.) Louthiana: or An Introduction to the Antiquities of Ireland, 4to L. (W. Faden) 1748 First Edn., engd. frontis red & bl. title, engd. heads & tails, list of subs., & 66 engd. full page plts. by P. Fourdrinier, v. clean interior, cont. mottled calf, worn, otherwise good. (1) €200 - 300

184 Shaw (Geo. Bernard) Back to Methuselah, illus. by John Farleigh, folio N. York (The Limited Editions Club) 1939. Lim. Edn. No. 106 of 1500 Copies, Signed by Artist, cloth & slipcase; [Warlock (Peter)] Merry-Go-Down, A Gallery of Gorgeous Drunkards through the Ages. Folio Lond. (The Mandrake Press) n.d. Illus. by Hal Collins, Lim. Edn. No. 226 of 600 Copies. illus. thro-out, uncut, cloth & d.w. Contains contribution by James Joyce from Ulysses. (2) €130 - 180

185 Armstrong (Rob. Bruce) Musical Instruments - Part I The Irish and the Highland Harps, lg. 4to Shannon (I.U.P.) 1969. Reprint Illus. fold. etc., orig. mor. backed decorated boards. V. good. Scarce. (1) €280 - 350

186 Lewis (Samuel) Atlas Comprising the Counties of Ireland and a General Map of the Kingdom, Folio L. 1837, First Edn., engd. title & contents, lg. fold. map, & 32 full page maps (all v. clean) recent mor. backed cloth boards. (1) €120 - 170

187 Sinn Fein Rebellion etc: Five Scarce Souvenir Booklets, Murphy (T.W.) Dublin After the Six Days Insurrection, oblong 8vo D. (Mecredy Percy & Co.) 1916, 31 illus.; The Rebellion in Dublin, April 1916, oblong roy 8vo D. (Eason & Son) 1916. 18 mounted illus.; Hely’s - The ‘Sinn Fein’ Revolt Illustrated, oblong folio D. (Hely’s) 1916, illus. thro-out; Wilson Hartnell & Co., Dublin and the ‘Sinn Fein Rising’, oblong folio D. 1916, Portraits, Documents, Pictures; Brunswick Press - Souvenir Album of the Dublin Fighting, 1922, oblong folio D. 1922, illus. thro-out. All First Edns., and all with orig. ptd. wrappers, bound as one, in recent cloth. Scarce Collection. (1) €220 - 350

188 1798: Report from the Committee of Secrecy, folio 1798, Sole Edn., with fold. tables, title page soiled, fold. table, later mor. backed cloth boards. (1) €250 - 350

189 Fine Artist’s Book Le Brocquy (Louis) The Irish Landscape, Gandon Editions, D. 1992, Lim. Edn. No. 247/250, Signed by the Painter., 36 full colour plts (2 folding), silk ribbon, black cloth, morocco backed, titled in silver, cloth slipcase. Scarce. (1) €250 - 350

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190 Co. Galway: [C.P.W. - Commissioners of Public Works, Ireland] Seventy Third Annual Report 1904 - 1905, - Fiddaun Castle, Co. Galway, folio D. 1905, 2pps. & 5 plts. / plans, offprint, contemporary hf. mor., gilt lettered boards. Clean Copy. (1) Ex. Libris: Library at Coole Park. €150 - 220

191 [River Shannon] Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the River Shannon (Navigation and Drainage) together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index, folio, L. 1865, 273pps., contemporary hf. calf, marble boards, mor. label. (1) €180 - 220

192 Limited Edition of 125 Copies Montague (J.), Ni Domhaill (N.), Durcan (P.), Longley (M.), Carson (C.), & Heaney (S.) contributors, Many Mansions, lg. 4to, D. 2009, uncut, blue letter backed cloth boards, and slip case. (1) €700 - 900

193 One of 25 Copies Carson (C.), Hewitt (J.), Longley (M.) & Muldoon (P.)cont. Bar Irlandes, oblong 4to, No. 13 (25) copies, illus. by Alfonso L. Monreal (signed) loose, uncut, in box. Scarce. (1) €600 - 700

194 Periodical: Verve, An Artistic and Literary Quarterly, Vol. I Number 2, Spring 1938. Folio Paris 1938. Fine cold. & other plts., recent mor. backed cloth boards, with cold. ptd. pict. boards by Georges Braque bound in. (1) * James Joyce “A Phoenix Park ‘Nocturne’” at page 26. €150 - 200

195 Bunting (Edward) A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland, Vol. I lg. folio L. n.d. First Edn., engd. title, engd. frontis & 4 plts., some foxing thro-out, later cloth. (1) * From the Goodman Collection, inscribed on title. €200 - 300

196 Lady Gregory’s Copy O’Grady (Standish)ed. All Ireland Review Vol. 1 - No. 1 (Jan. 6th 1900) - Vol. 1 No. 52 (consecutive), bookplate of Lady Gregory, hf. mor., cloth boards. Clean Set. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

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204The Archive, Manuscript, etc., of Thomas F. Drohan, Waterford

Archive: Thomas Drohan was a member of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners and a keen historian of Waterford city and port, during the first half of the 20th century. He collected primary source material, transcribed documents, wrote numerous articles for local newspapers, and generously supplied information to other writers. He was also a supporter of the independence movement, the Gaelic revival, and Gaelic sports.The archive comprises original documents, transcripts, drafts of historical articles, scrapbooks, photographs, copies of old newspapers, and ephemera. The last half-century has seen a vast increase in the amount of source material available to local historians and in the quantity of published works. Little had been published when Drohan was carrying out his research, and in many respects he was a pioneer in his field. On the other hand, he had ready access to port records, of which he made full use.The most significant original items in this archive include:· A volume of reports of the superintendent of the Quay and River Watch,

1850 to 1855, recounting incidents of people falling into the river, with an ominous tot of “lives lost” and “lives saved”

· A ledger listing details duties paid by ships entering and leaving Waterford Port, 1809 to 1820

· Acts of parliament for the building of a bridge at Waterford (1786) and for building a canal at Carrick-on-Suir (1836)

· A copy of The Times for 7 November 1805 with the official report of the Battle of Trafalgar

· A file in Irish of local songs, tales and sayings collected by Bláthnaid Ní Céilachar, aged 16

· Some historic photographs, including shipping, Dáil na Mumhan, 1928, and Feis Portláirge, 1929

DETAILED LISTINGBox of miscellaneous PapersRegister containing MS index of ships built in Waterford.Maps engraved for Chambers’s Edition of Gutrie’s [sic] New System of Geography. Maps of Germany, Poland, Turkey with Hungary, and the Netherlands. (late 18c).Evening Star, 15 and 17 Nov 1926, reporting on the occupation of Garda barracks in Co. Waterford and the alleged arrest of T.F. Drohan.Irish Independent, 26 Nov 1966, pp 9-12. Articles commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners by Anthony Brophy and George Gill.The Journal of Commerce, several issues and parts of issues for the years 1941-1945.Misc large photos, some mounted, inc: the Gaultier hurling team (n.d.), the Auris, “first gas propelled ship, 1952”; and visit of French fishing patrol gunboat to Waterford, c.1933.A collection of misc photos, mostly of Waterford ships and shipping.Files of notes on the history of the port of WaterfordThe Waterford Mail, 30 Jan 1873 and 8 April 1875Munster Express, n.d. Supplement on the siege of Waterford in 1922

Box File (1)Small file of maps and plans, including “Hardy’s Handy Map of Waterford”Extracts from minutes of meetings of the Quay Committee, extracted from the Waterford MirrorChristmas card from Dr Vincent White, former Mayor of Waterford, 1950, with coloured print of Kilgreany Cave (near Cappagh in west Waterford) by local artist Robert BurkePrinted letter to Waterford Harbour Commissioners from Robert J. Lecky, Cork, 28 Jan 1854MS series of questions and answers re Waterford Harbour, n.d. (19th century)

Box file (2)Maritime Magazine for Sept 1942, Dec 1942 and Winter 1950-51, containing articles on Waterford based on information supplied by T.F.DrohanMs volume “Quay and River Watch. James Maher’s Report Book” from 23 Oct 1850 to 2 Feb 1855. Contains reports of the “Superintendant” (sic) on incidents that occurred at night-time along the Quay, in particular people falling into the river. Contains columns for lives lost and lives saved.

Box file (3)Typescripts and MSS of articles and lectures on the history of Waterford city and port.Folio scrapbook of news cuttingsScrapbook of news cuttings on Waterford’s All-Ireland Hurling Victory of 1948Newtown Review, Summer 1947Waterford Harbour Commissioners Year Book and Diary, 1960 / 1963Scrapbook of news cuttings containing “The Rise and Progress of the Gaelic Athletic Association” by “Vigilant” Drafts of an article on the so-called “Jumping Church of Ardee”, Co. Louth, inc article by Fr Dermot MacIvor reprinted from the Co. Louth Archaeological JournalLedger, 45 x 28 cm: “Account of Commercial Contribution on Coast Business.” Lists the ships entering and leaving the port of Waterford, stating name of merchants, nature of cargo, name of vessel, and the amount of the levy. Inward and outward voyages are listed at separate ends of the book. The inward entries contain 25 pp and run from 6 June 1809 to 31 May 1819; the outwards entries 16 pp from 17 June 1809 to 26 May 820.Scrapbook of news cuttings of articles by T.F. DrohanBound volume with title “Bridge Proprietors, containing ‘An Act for building a bridge over the River Suir at Waterford’. Printed in Dublin by George Grierson, 1786. Marked on title page ‘Bo’t by Geo. D. Ridgeway 1820.’File entitled ‘Newspaper Articles/Clippings’Deed on vellum (rodent damage) dated March 1836 and comprising the bill of sale, from David Condon to Waterford Harbour Commissioners, of 40/64 stocks in the ship of vessel called the Cabinet.“Burrow’s Pointer Map to Waterford”Typescript of minutes of the Body of Merchants, Waterford, 1807-1829.Milchat - the magazine of Waterford Paper Mills - vol 1, nos 1 (Dec 1955) and 2 (Jan 1956).Misc printed documents re Waterford Harbour, including a map showing the proposed channel through Duncannon Shoal, 1873File on Old IRA, wounded soldiers, &c2 files of songs and poemsThe History of Larkinism in Ireland, by E.W. Stewart, Nov 1912Grant of pilot’s licence to John Walsh, mate of the Reginald, 8 Oct 1909Report to the Chairman and Commissioners for improving the Port of Waterford, by Frederick Smith, 18 August 1945MS vol of folkloric songs and sayings, entitled Comórtas a trí, Cnuasacht de Sean Aimsearacht, Tomhaiseanna, Piseóga, Sean-Nósa, Sean-bheaní agus Sean-Amhráin, Bláthnaid Ní Céileachar (sé bliadhna déag d’aois), Scoileanna Ordáin Naomha Clocair na Trócaire i bPortláirge.“Waterford as a Harbour of Refuge”, 31 August 1886“The Evidence of Mr John Allingham jr” (re foregoing)“Tonnage measurements of Steamers, Port of Waterford” by John Allingham, 1901“An Act for improving and maintaining the navigation of the River Suir, and for making and constructing a ship canal at Carrick-on-Suir, 4 July 1836”Mounted photographs:· “Dáil na Mumhan, 1928, ag Magh Ealla”· Winners of the Mayor’s Cup, 1929Programme for “Luncheon, Imperial Hotel, Waterford, 16 Dec 1929, on the occasion of the opening of the Sir Henry Forde Deep Water Wharf by President Cosgrave”Newspapers:· The Dublin Weekly Register, 15 Jan 1842 · Waterford Daily Mail, 22 Feb 1873, 1 Jan 1873, 30 Jan 1873, 25 Feb 1873 (6

copies), 26 Feb 1873, 1 March 1873, · Irish Independent, 29 Aug 1922, 7 July 1937· Munster Express Christmas Supplement, 11 Dec 1959, and centenary

edition 1959· Waterford Star 10 Sept 1948· Waterford Mirror and Tramore Visiter [sic], 20 Nov 1862· The Times, 7 Nov 1805 (with official report on the battle of Trafalgar).

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Registers of Ships and Shipping30 volumes of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (titled before 1835 Register of Ships), the earliest being for 1814 and the latest for 1878. Most have fine bindings with gold tooled borders, the device of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, and the stamp of the Chamber of Commerce, Waterford. The years covered are: 1814, 1825, 1826, 1835, 1839, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1846, 1848, 1855 to 1858, 1860 to 1869, 1870, 1871, 1873 to 1875, and 1878.

Box of Books and pamphlets on Waterford historyThe Great Charter of the Liberties of the City of Waterford, Waterford, 1881.Edmund Downey, Waterford’s Bridges, Waterford News, n.d. 91 pp, 1 coloured print, 4 photos (one missing). Binding loose, some stains.Thomas Fitzpatrick, Waterford during the Civil War (1641-1653). Downey & Co., 1912. 144 pp.C.P. Redmond, Beauty Spots in the South East of Ireland. Lacks title page. Soiled.Alan Downey, The Story of Waterford Glass. Waterford, Carthage Press, 1952. 27 pp. Dedication from the author to T.F. Drohan.Journal of the Waterford and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society, vol IV, nos 1 to 3 (1898).William Friel, Improvements at Waterford Harbour. Dublin, Falconer, 1932. Contains plans and elevations.Stephen A. Moloney, The Story of Mount Melleray Abbey. Cork, n.d. [1977].W.G. Dowsley, Travelling Men. Dublin & London, n.d.

Anon, Handbook for Waterford and Vicinity. Waterford, Newenham Harvey, 1873.Edmund Downey, Waterford. An Illustrated Guide and tourist’s handbook. Waterford News, n.d.Handbook for Waterford and Vicinity. 3rd edition revised. N. Harvey, 1891.Rev. P. Power, A Short History of County Waterford. Waterford News, 1933.This is Waterford. Official Guide 1962-63. Green Guide Series.Official Guide Waterford City and County. Bord Fáilte. n.d.Poems by T.N. Harvey. 14 pp. c 1882.James Fanning’s Charitable Institution, Waterford. A statement ….. Pub by order of the Governors, 1943. 30 pp.Waterford Harbour Commissioners: Bye-Laws for the regulations and management of the pilotage service of the Waterford Pilotage District. Waterford News, 1951. 25 pp.Waterford and Central Ireland Railway. Time & Fare Tables from 1st October 1889. 16 pp.Sale of the Waterford and Limerick Railways. New Ireland Review, 1898. 8 pp.Waterford Harbour Act, 1919. 34 pp.Memorial of the Great Western Railway Co., the Waterford Steamship Co., and the Clyde Shipping Co., to the Select Committee. 4 pp.Proceedings and report of the Committee of the Corporation of Waterford on inquiry as to the cause of the decrease of the supply of deep-water fish to the Waterford Market. Power’s Printing Establishment, 1848. 15 pp.2 other small pamphlets. €4000 - 6000



205 Camden (Wm.) Brittannia - Ireland and The Smaller Islands in the British Ocean, A Section, pp. 55 - 233. Folio L. 1637?, Second Edn., Trans. by Phil. Holland. With orig. fold. engd.map Hiberniae Ireland Anglis Yverdan Brittannis Erin ... Joyernia Ptol, by Saxton & Hole. Disbound, later red wrappers, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

206 Pamphlet: A List of Such of the Names of the Nobility, Gentry and Commalty of England and Ireland, (Amongst whom are several Women and Children) .. . Sm. 4to Lond. (For R. Clavel .. and J. Watts) 1690. First and Only Edition. Title within dbl. lined border, pp [2], 5 - 52, 49 - 70, disbound, good. Scarce. Sweeney 2520?. (1) €300 - 400

207 Possibly Unique Issue Ussher (James) Strange and Remarkable Prophesies and Predictions of the Holy, Learned, and excellent James Usher, Late L. Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Lord Primate of Ireland, Sm. 4to London (For R.G.) 1678. First Edn. (1 of 4 issues), 8pp. disbound. Ex. Rare. ESTC R504328, Notes one copy only. Not recorded by Sweeney. (1) €325 - 450

208 Pamphlet: [Knox (John)] Some Thoughts Humbly offer’d Towards an Union Between Great Britain and Ireland, sm. 4to Lond. (for John Morphew). First Edn. title with double lined border, pp [4], 29, [3]. Some damp stains, disbound. Scarce. (1) €300 - 400

209 The Actions of the Earl of Tyrconnel Scrutinised Pamphlet: Anon. A Vindication of the Present Government of Ireland, Under his Excellency Richard Earl of Tirconnel. In a Letter To a Friend, 4to Lond. 1688. Sole Edition, pp [2], 21, [1]. Title within dble. lined border, disbound, but good copy. (1) Wing V524 (First & only Wing printing) Sweeney 5294. €250 - 350

210 Pamphlet: Anon. The State of Irish Affairs, For the Honourable Members of the Houses of Parliament; As they bye represented before them, from the Committee of Adventures in London for Lands in Ireland, sitting at Grocers-Hall for that Service. 4to Lond. (G. Miller) 1645. First and only Edition. pp [1], 26, title within decorated wd. cut border, damp stain lower fore-edge. Disbound. Scarce. Wing S 5318 (first & only Wing printing) Sweeney .(1) €300 - 400

211 Pamphlet: Manby - The Considerations which Obliged Peter Manby Dean of Derry To Embrace the Catholique Religion, Sm. 4to Lond. (For Nathaniel Thompson) 1687. First of 4 Wing Printings, pp. 8, 19, [1]. Disbound, Wing M.383; Sweeney 2963. (1) €200 - 300

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214 A Soldier’s Letter to His Mother in Waterford, 1843 Manuscript: Field (Michael) An A.L.s. from Michael Field, a soldier in one of the military barracks at Chatham, to his mother in Waterford. The soldiers are stationed there in order to escort convicts en route to Van Diemen’s Lane, and he expects that his unit will receive embarkation orders soon. He describes the wretched conditions - overcrowding, severe duty, provisions expensive and of the worst quality - “I have never put my foot in such a den” - and requests the prayers of his family in helping him to endure his present hardship.There is no mention of his father, presumably dead, and his mother is living with her sister and her husband Sergeant James Mahony in John’s Street, Waterford. He enquires after various members of the family and sends greetings from “Johanna and the children.” The writer lived in Reginald’s Tower for a period of his youth. As a m/ss., w.a.f. An evocative item of local Waterford interest. (1) €300 - 400

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212The Fair Days at Kinvara

Charter of George III to Robert Gregory of Coole Lodge, Co. Galway Royal Letters patent dated 12 January, 15th of George III (1775), granting to Robert Gregory of Coole Lodge, Co. Galway, Esq., the right to hold two fairs annually and a weekly market on Wednesdays, with court of pye powder, at Kinvara. Handwritten on vellum in English, with an elaborate printed border depicting the king’s portrait and the arms and emblems of Great Britain, Ireland and France. Large seal, mostly intact. Robert Gregory of Co. Galway (1727-1810) made his fortune in India and on his return home purchased several landed estates, including Coole (1768) where he built “a large house with numerous offices”, Ballylee, and Kinvarra. He was assiduous in developing his estate - hence this grant of two annual fairs and a weekly market in Kinvarra. He was also an MP at Westminster, a director of the East India Company, and a friend of Charles James Fox and Edmund Burke. He supported liberal issues such as concessions to Catholics, refused to accept bribes, and denounced political corruption - all of which greatly reduced his fortune. A contemporary described him as “a very honourable, incorrupt, independent man … laborious, attentive to business” (Bridget Hourican in Dictionary of Irish Biography). His great-grandson Sir William Henry Gregory was the husband of Yeats’s associate Lady Gregory, as a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €700 - 900

Timothy Power was an Irish-born merchant who settled in Spain and apparently was very successful in trade. In June 1773 he was visited by the English travel-writer Richard Twiss, who described him as follows (Travels through Portugal and Spain in 1772 and 1773, London, 1775, p 260): The only good picture in this city is in the possession of Timothy Power, Esq., it represents the Virgin Mary and Child, St John and St Anne, whole lengths, and the figures are somewhat less than the life. I esteem it to be one of Raphael’s best paintings. ….. Mr Power was so obliging as to give me an invitation to spend a few days at his country-house; accordingly his beautiful lady, and another señora, mounted their burros, or jack asses, attended by Mr Power, the consul, two other gentlemen, and myself, on horseback, and rode four leagues to the town of Alhaurin, on a road over mountains impassable for carriages, through a very fertile country, beautified with the most romantic prospects, and with hedges of aloës, holly, and briar. His house is furnished in the English taste, and his garden produces gooseberries, blackberries, currants, & c.; and these were the only plants of the kind I met with in Spain. We remained here four days, and were entertained with great hospitality and politeness, which rendered those days some of the most agreeable I had passed in that kingdom. The letter measures 23cms x 19cms, is written in a clear hand, and though torn is virtually intact and perfectly legible. It is addressed “To Mr Gregory Byrne, Merch[an]t, for Mr James Archbold, In Dublin.” The text reads: [1] Dear Brother Malaga ye 7 July 1772I had the pleasure to receive in course your acceptable Letter dated ye 16 April, & have been since on a constant look out for an opportunity to send you the 20 Boxes Lemons you calld for, but none has hitherto offered; for Capt Evans had saild long before your L[ett]re arrived; & the Capt Carew as still in Cork, he had his entire cargo engaged & mostly then onboard: there is a Vessel now in the harbour seeking goods for Cork & Dublin. If she should be able to make up her Cargo, & goe first for your place I will send you said Lemons by her, but not otherwise, as it would be too hazardous a delay to let them goe first to Cork. Youl perceive that your aforesaid kind lines did not retch us in time to prevent the 4 H[ogshea]ds Brandy going to you with the 64 Quarter Casks Wine by Capt Evans, for which we were very sorry; however [I] shall still hope you wont loose by them, as [I] shall wish to hear: indeed our ill luck in displeasing M: Scurlog so much in the quality of the Brandys sent him, has given us unexpressable concern; youl probably hear what we wrote him, & to our good Uncle Byrne on this subject, w[hi]ch I hope will be satisfactory, as it’s the real truth, & I do afirm to you faithfully, that if we do not succeed in serving you all, on every occasion, in the most pleasing manner, in every respect, that it is not for want of applying the greatest care possible to the execution of your orders, but merely a chance turn of ill luck attending Human opperations, from w[hi]ch no body living is exempt at times; if [2] at your market there should return a call for Brandys from hence, I hope we shall be able to furnish them much better than heretofore, having acquired more experiance and knowledge in this new branch of trade.Your Sister & I who continue thank God in good health, are quite happy my d[ea]r Jimmy, to find you goe on so well in your little business, & you can thoroughly depend that I shall consequently have great satisfaction in continuing to your prosperity on every occasion, as far as depends on

me. Pray received both our aff[ectiona]te remembrance, & return our very cordial salutes to our Dear Uncle & Aunt Byrne, believing me to be constantly My Dear Jimmy, Your most aff[ectiona]te Br[other] & S[ervan]tTimothy PowerN.B. Having seen in one of your News Papers printed by James Hoey jun[io]r advertisem[en]t of the publication of the following Books by him I request you will buy & send me, by one or other of the Vessels that will be coming hither presently for Fruit Cargoes, a set of each vizt:The 4 Vol’ume]s of the Story Teller, cont[ainin]g all NumbersThe Macazin des Enfants, &The Univeral housewife, a Cookery Book.Pray don’t send them, but by an opportunity for this place & charge their cost to my Bro[the]rs Jno & Mich[ae]l in London.I repeat my thanks for the Ring you sent me of your [3] Curious Irish Diamonds, it is very pretty. If a set of Ear rings & Solitare for a Lady could be had thereof, at a price correspondent to its intrinsick worth, I wish youd send me a set, & debit my Bro[the]r for them, & in case you buy them pray chuse a new patern, or Polly will scould you. €400 - 600

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215 [Carlow Jail] Co. Carlow: A collection of approx. 270 receipts, many with inlaid Revenue lilac stamp, all signed by recipient for payment of staff and such items as a galactometer, expenses such as child’s coffin and burial, cut-stone for altar, sweeping machine, overcoats, and other various sundries; plus details of wages to governor, matron, police etc., covering the period of December 1872 - Nov. 1873. A very detailed and informative file into the cost and running of a Victorian Prison. As an Archive, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

216 License To Sell Ale [1798] Co. Kildare / Carlow A collection of 10 application forms with manuscript notes addressed to Patt Welch, for licence to sell Ale, (collector of his majesty’s revenue for the District of Naas), stating that the place and person is qualified to be licensed to sell ale, each with applicant name and address, signed by magistrates Hardy Eustace, Beauchamp Bagenal, John Butler and Edward Eustace, all of whom played roles of quelling the United Irishmen in the 1798 Rebellion. As manuscript, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

217 Co. Carlow: Jury Documents, a large collection of approx. 80 Jury Returns dating from 1799 - 1815, recording names of accused, occupation and alleged crimes, contrary to the Peace,... they also include the names of alleged victims etc all relating to the County of Carlow, very detailed and informative file of early 19th Century legislative measures in Ireland, as a collection, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

219 ‘Chris Finn’s Book’ Manuscript: A Dubliner’s book of toasts, dances, songs and quotations, 1797. A small m/ss volume c. 14cms x 8cms, entitled “Chris Finn’s Book, Written Decem[ber] ye 20th 1797.” Subtitled on following page: ‘The Complete Gentleman or Company Keepers Companion. Being a collection of the most pleasant Toasts, Sentiments, & Hobnobs of the present Fashion, together with a vast number of Jigg & Cotillion Country Dances a choice selection of the most Pleasing Songs and Elegant Extracts from the most Favorite Authors by C. Finn Gent,’ The entire written in a delightfully clear hand. On the final page, the author records ‘I live at No. 20 Wine Tavern St., Dublin, Ireland’ However, on April 1st 1798 he was evidently living in Birmingham, for he offers a reward of half a guinea to the finder of the book, who may also return it to either Wm. Mc Eever or Jon.Mott, curriers there, or to Capt. Fawcett of 166 Radcliffe Highway, London (“he keeps a public house”). (1) * A curious item, also a humorous and important example of entertainment in Dublin at the end of the 18th Century. €250 - 350

220 Co. Wexford Manuscript: A tall Manuscript Ledger, headed New Ross. Tenant Right and Commercial Reading Room 1852 - 1863, It contains lists of subscribers, and expenses (of which candles seem to have been the main component) From 1856 the members addresses are also given, approx. 75pp foolscap, old calf backed boards, broken. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) * The Tenant Right League, founded in 1850 by Chas. Gavan Duffy and Frederick Lucas, initially received widespread support and returned fifty M.P.s in the general election of 1852. Its success was short lived and it had more or less petered out by 1860. However the foundations had been laid for future movements, hence it is useful to know who were the members of this pioneering movement in any given locality. The ledger should prove to be an important source for genealogists and historians. €300 - 400

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221 Scarce Provincial Printing Pamphlet: River Bann Navigation - Report of Sir John Coode, c.E., 30 October 1878, 8vo Coleraine (The Chronicle Printing Works) 1878. Sole Edn., 7pp orig. blue ptd. wrappers. V. Scarce. (1) €80 - 120

222 [Fitzgibbon (John)] The Speech of the Late Rt. Hon. John Earl of Clarke, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland: Delivered in the Irish House of Peers .. for the Relief of His Majesty’s Roman Catholic Subjects in Ireland..., 8vo L. 1813, Second, 41pps., 4pp. adverts at end, no wrappers. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

223 River Barrow: Meyer-Peter (Prof. E.)of Munich The Regulation of the River Barrow - Report, Presented to the Oireachtas by the Minister for Finance. Roy 8vo D. 1925. First Edn., lg. fold. map, some m/ss annotations & corrections, orig. ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €140 - 200

224 Meath and Ward Hunt Hunting Map: Map of the Meath & Ward Hunting District 1878, cold. in outline, folding, D. (Hodges, Foster & Figgis) 1878, gilt lettered cloth. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

225 Stanford (C.V.), Composer [1852-1924]. ALS on headed paper of Royal College of Music, Kensington, n.d. (circa 1895), 3 pp (single folded sheet), in a hurried and difficult hand, a letter of condolence to ‘My dear Bewick [?]’, on the death of a female relative. ‘I had known her longer than anyone in my life (41 years) .. when I was in (..) by getting out of (..), she was the only person who had the pluck to come & talk to me. One can’t forget these little memories ever, & the nature of them makes more clear what her nearest & dearest are suffering ...’ (1) * With good signature. Born in Dublin, Stanford spent much of his life in Cambridge, where he wrote operas, choral works, symphonies, church music, and several works based on Irish melodies. He became Professor of Composition at the Royal College in 1883 and Professor of music at Cambridge in 1887. He was a gifted teacher, and his pupils included the composers Holst, Bliss and Vaughan Williams. €100 - 200

226 Co. Kilkenny: Coolmore Nursery Gardens, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, 8vo, Kilkenny Journal 1949, prd. wrappers, Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

227 Genealogy: Mac Carthy (Daniel) A Historical Pedigree of the Sliochal Feidhlimidh - The Mac Carthys of Gleannacroim, 8vo Exeter 1849, cloth; Pedigrees of the Families of O’Connor Hency of Stonebrook and O’Conor of Sylan, extract from the Landed Gentry of Ireland, ptd. wrappers. (2) €100 - 150

228 Co. Carlow: Sale’s Brochure, Kilkea Castle, Co. Kildare, Ireland, oblong 4to Carlow (The Nationalist) 1965, illus. with photographs, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

229 Fine Sepia Plates Fisher (Jonathan) Scenery of Ireland, Illustrated in a Series of Prints of Select Views Castle and Abbies, Vol. I only, lg. oblong Atlas folio L. 1795. Engd. title, & 14 full page litho views (all v. clean), uncut, sewn, title stained, disbound. As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (1) €350 - 500

230 Master Denis Fitzpatrick, ‘Infant Violinist’ An old folio half-leather institutional Ledger which has been used to assemble cuttings and programmes relating to the career of Master Denis Fitzpatrick of Clontarf, described as an ‘infant violinist’, circa 1908-14. A cutting on the first page states that ‘Master Denis Fitzpatrick, another juvenile performer (pupil of Mr. P. Delaney), acquitted himself most creditably in his violin solo for his eight years’. The following year, a photograph shows ‘the youngest competitor ever entered in the Feis Ceoil’, aged 9, when he obtained Second Prize for Junior Violin. About twenty-five further programmes and associated press cuttings carry his career forward to March 1914, when he received a Coulson Exhibition at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, after which he disappears from our view. Also includes matter on Dublin musical life before the War, including an extended press report of the great pianist Paderewski’s recital at the Theatre Royal. The ledger is titled on spine ‘Albert Agricultural Institution / Food Supplied / House Keepers Book’. It contains some 200 pp of printed forms, all blank except for some jottings at rear. Note. Denis Fitzpatrick, member of ‘B’ Coy, Ist Battalion, Dublin Brigade, Irish Volunteers, was born April 1900, which would match the above. He fought in Easter Week, and took part in the attack on the Custom House. He was seriously injured early in the Civil War. In 1932 he joined Dublin Fire Brigade. We cannot say whether the two are the same, but the dates are suggestive, since Master Denis (above) seems to have dropped out of musical life in late 1914 - just the time when a young Volunteer would have been busy with other matters. €200 - 300

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231 Co. Kilkenny: Auction Poster: “Upper Annalach, Goresbridge,, Important Auction of Cattle, Cows, Horses etc., on the Instructions from Mr. William Fowler to sell by Public Auction, 8th February, 1918, Mc Creery Brothers, Auctioneers, Kilkenny,” broadside, Kilkenny (Journal) 1918. As a poster, w.a.f. (1) €120 - 140

232 Co. Carlow: Poster, “Carlow Butter Market - Bye Laws - Adopted 23rd March 1776, signed James Kelly Town clerk,” listing schedules etc., broadside, Carlow (The Nationalist) 1888; together with other associated Clerk of Peace (unfolded documents). As a Poster, w.a.f. (1) €150 - 200

233 Co. Carlow: Broadside Poster, “Important Auction of a large and small Farm at Fennetts Court, and Clorusk, Royal Oak .. Having Received Instructions from Mr. Edmond Brennan for Sale his Interest in his two Farms, conducted by P.J. Corcoran, Auctioneer & Valuer, Goresbridge,” Broadside, Kilkenny (People) 1910. (1) €150 - 200

234 Postcards: Irish interest, a bound Volume of Irish Cards of various Counties; together with a Bundle of other similar Cards, a small collection of Historical Pamphlets, as a lot, w.a.f. (1) €100 - 150

235 With letter from [Dr.] John Charles McQuaid Illuminated Manuscript: Association of Margaret Marys. For Sisters in any Order having the name in religion of Sister Margaret Mary. A most unusual and attractive handmade volume containing some 200 pages, each page illuminated by a particular Margaret Mary, apparently compiled by H. Gilbey of London; with some typescript matter pinned in at front, also an ALS on a related matter to Gilbey from John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin, 22 May 1946. Oblong quarto cloth, in a handmade brocade cover. Includes American, French, Irish and other contributions, apparently the second such volume. A unique and attractive item. Handwritten letters from Dr. McQuaid are uncommon. (1) €300 - 500

236 The Clonmel Advertiser, 1823-1824 A bound folio Volume, measuring 52cms x 32cms; contains a set of The Clonmel Advertiser comprising twice-weekly issues of four pages each, commencing at no. 1194 (4 January 1823) and finishing at no. 1336 (15 May 1824). The binding is in poor condition, resulting in disintegration of pages next to the spine but not affecting text. The total number of issues should be 143. However, eleven issues are missing, viz: nos 1202, 1203, 1206, 1243, 1251, 1256, 1270, 1279, 1284, 1293, and 1295, and also parts of nos 1258 and 1259. “Tipperary Studies” lists the known files of The Clonmel Advertiser (National Library of Ireland and British Library) which cover the years 1828-1838, so this volume may be a unique record for the period 1823-1824. Typically of Irish provincial newspapers of the period, it contains a wide range of material: international, political, and also coverage of local events, while the advertisements are an invaluable source for local information of all kinds. also included: The Dublin Weekly Register, 15 Jan 1842; Waterford Daily Mail, 1 Jan 1873, and 25 Feb. 1873 (6 copies). As a coll., w.a.f. €350 - 500

237 Signed by King Louis XV Military Interest: [Bulkley - Infirmary Regiment of Ireland - Order Form, dated 11th October 1762, signed “Louis” - signed page, bold signature. (1) €300 - 400

238 Napoleon Paying his Washerwomen [Bonaparte (Napoleon)] A manuscript Note written to Napoleon’s Washerwoman’s Account at St. Helena in 1817, signed ‘N.B. (Napoleon Bonaparte) verified bottom right by his servant Marchand elated 18th July 1836,’ an interesting insight into the finances and daily life of the French leader. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €400 - 600

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239 Notes from the King and Queen of France D’Orleans (Louis Philippe & Marie Amelia) An early 19th Century printed and manuscript “Permis de Chasse” (Hunting Permit) for the Forest d’Eu, September to May (1829 - 1830), signed by ‘Louis Philippe d’Orleans,’ (King of France); framed together with a note by the Queen (Marie Amelia) given the bearer a young girl from Havannah (Isle of Cuba) to be entered into hospital to be cured (Together with a note from the Royal Physician dated 1896’, a manuscript, w.a.f. framed together. (1) €800 - 1000

240 Signed by Bonaparte Bonaparte (Napoleon) A French Republic Brevet (Republique Francaise) Department of War manuscript and printed document appointing Gaspard Bourves to Captain, signed by Minister of War Louis Alexander - Berthier and Secretary of State Hayes - Berrard Maret and by Napoleon Bonaparte between both; framed together with another manuscript Order from Marshal Ney to the Generals commanding his troop at Bruchal, Germany in the war. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €600 - 700

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241 Inter-Provincial Final 1932 G.A.A. Programme, 1932 [Football & Hurling] Clar Oifigeamhan iluidin Ceannais Idir Chuigeacha I bfeil agus Iomain .. I hPair and Chrocaigh [Leinster V. Munster both Codes] 8vo D. 1930, 2pps. Scarce. (2) €150 - 200

242 1933 Munster Hurling Championship G.A.A.: Programmes, Hurling 1933, Official Match Programme 28th May 1933, Clare V. Cork at Thurles, and Semi-Finals 16th July 1933 Cork V. Limerick, both 8vo, Munster Hurling Final, 6.6.1933, at Pairc Uai Caoimh, Cork, Thurles & Cork (Liberty Printing Works) 1933, advert ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (3) €300 - 500

243 1934 Munster Hurling Final G.A.A.: Programme, Hurling 1934, Official Match Programme 22 July 1934, Limerick V. Waterford, Craobh na Munnhan San Iomann, Uá Caoimh, 8vo Cork 1934, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) * This marked the 50th Anniversary or Jubilee of the founding of the G.A.A. in 1884. €100 - 150

244 1934 Leinster Hurling Final G.A.A.: Programme: Hurling 1934, Clár Oifigeamhail Cluichi Ceannais Laighean - Iomana na Sinnsear, Dublin V. Kilkenny - Portlaoise (O’Moore Park), 12 July 1934, 8vo D. 1934, 2pps., adverts. Ex. Scarce. (1) * This year marked the Jubilee of the founding of the G.A.A. €100 - 150

245 1934 Munster Hurling Championship G.A.A.: Programmes: Hurling, Clár - Inter County Hurling Contests at Fermoy 6th May 1934 (Tipperary V. Waterford & Cork V. Limerick); Munster Championship 1934 at Waterford Gaelic Field, June 10th - Cork V. Tipperary; Cork V. Limerick, 8th July 1934 (Thurles), all 8vo, Thurles & Waterford 1934, ptd. wrappers. Good. Scarce. (3) €300 - 400

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246 G.A.A.: Programme Hurling 1935, Official Programme - Munster Championship at Thurles 28th July 1935, Senior Hurling Semi-Final, Limerick V. Cork, 8vo, Thurles (Liberty) 1935, 2pps, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

247 1938 Munster Hurling Championship G.A.A.: Programme 1938, Cluichi Cheannais na Murnhan Dungarvan 10 July 1938, Semi-Final Cork V. Waterford, 8vo Dungarvan 1938, 8pps, advert, ptd. wrappers; Munster Championships 1938, Sunday July 31st 1938, Clare V. Waterford, 8vo Dungarvan 1938, 8pps, adverts, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (2) €220 - 320

248 G.A.A.: Programme, Hurling 1940, Official Programme National Hurling League 6th Oct, at Waterford, [Limerick V. Waterford] 8vo Waterford 1940, 4pps, adverts ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €80 - 120

249 G.A.A.: Programmes Hurling 1946, Official Programme - Carrigeen Building Fund, 31st March 1946 Tipperary V. Kilkenny, 8vo, 2pps, adverts; Munster Senior Hurling Semi-Final, 30th June 1946 at Clonmel, Cork V. Waterford, 8vo, 4pps, adverts ptd. wrappers, both good. Scarce. (2) €120 - 140

250 G.A.A.: Programme 1944, Hurling, Munster Senior Championship 28th May 1944, Waterford V. Tipperary, 8vo, Tipperary (The Nationalist) 1944, adverts, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €80 - 100

251 1945 All-Ireland Football Championship G.A.A.: Programme, Football 1945, Official Match Programme Senior Football Semi-Final 12.8.45, Cork V. Galway, Croke Park; together with the Clár Oifigeamhail - Craobh Peile na hEireann 23.9.45, Cork V. Cavan, 8vo, D. 1945, 20pps, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. (2) €200 - 300

252 G.A.A.: Programme: Hurling, 1946 & 1948 Clár Ofigiúl Railway Cup - Senior Hurling Semi-Final, Munster V. Leinster, 17th February 1946, at Waterford, 8vo Waterford (Musnter Express) 1946, 2pp, adverts ptd. wrappers. Scarce.; together with Official Programme Senior Munster Semi-Final at Thurles, Cork V. Limerick July 18th, 1948, 4pps, adverts, some defects, as is, w.a.f. (2) €80 - 100

253 The Deises’ First All-Ireland Success G.A.A.: Hurling 1948 - Official Programme, All-Ireland Hurling Final, Dublin v. Waterford at Croke Park, 5/9/48, 8vo, D. 1948, 24pps., illus. & adverts throughout ptd. wrappers. M/ss notes, otherwise good. (1) €100 - 150

254 G.A.A.: Hurling, 1949 - Official Programme, All-Ireland Hurling Final, Laois v. Tipperary, at Croke Park, 4/9/49, 8vo, D. 1949, 24pps., illus. and adverts throughout, ptd. wrappers. Marker on front cover and m/ss notes, otherwise good. (1) * This was only Laois’s 3rd appearance in an All-Ireland. However the Tipperary boys proved too strong, capturing the title 3-11 to 0-3, & the glory days of 1915 were not to be relived by the Queen’s County €120 - 150

255 1950 All-Ireland Hurling Final G.A.A.: Programme, Hurling 1950, Craobh Iomana na hEireann, Kilkenny V. Tipperary, 3.9.50, Croke Park, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

256 G.A.A.: Programmes 1952, Official Programmes - Hurlers and Footballers of Ireland V The Colleges, 2.3.1952, Croke Park, 2pps, Craobh Iomana na Mnuihan - Cork V. Tipperary 13.7.1952, Limerick, 8vo, 8pps, m/ss notes, ptd. wrappers, both good. Scarce. (2) €80 - 120

257 G.A.A. Football 1952: Ath Imirt Craobh Peile na hEireann, Meath v. Cavan, All-Ireland Replay, 8vo D. 1952, 6pps., adverts & illus. Good. (1) * After a grueling first encounter, the replay went Cavan’s way on a score line of 0.9 to 0.5, claiming their fifth and final title to date. €120 - 180

258 1952 All-Ireland Hurling Final G.A.A.: Programme, Hurling 1952, Craobh Iomana na hEireann, Dublin V. Cork, 7.9.52, Croke Park, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

259 G.A.A.: Programmes 1952 & 1954, Hurling - Clár Oifiguil Craobh Iomana na hEireann - 7.9.1952, Dublin V. Cork, 8vo D. 1952, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers; Craobh Iomana na Mumhan i Luimneach - Cork V. Tipperary 18.7.1954, folding, ptd. wrappers. (2) €150 - 200

260 1954 All-Ireland Hurling Final G.A.A.: Programme, Hurling 1954, Craobh Iomana na hEireann Cork V. Wexford 5.9.54, Croke Park, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. Clean copy. (1) €100 - 150

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261 Cork V. Wexford, 1956 G.A.A.: Hurling 1956, Clár Ofigiail, Craobh Iomana na hEireann i bPairc an Chrocaigh 23.9.1956, 8vo, D. 1956, 20pps, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. (1) * In front of a crowd of 83,096, Wexford beat Cork 2-14 to 2-8. The final was delayed for a number of weeks because of an outbreak of polio in Cork. €80 - 120

262 G.A.A.: Programmes, 1957 / 1959, Clár Oifigiúil Munster Championships at Limerick Gaelic Grounds 30th June 1957 Cork V. Tipperary; Craobh Iomana na hEireann i bPairc an Chrocaigh Kilkenny V. Waterford 1.9.57, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers; Craobh Chluichi na Mumhan - Cork V. Waterford 26 July 1959, as a lot, w.a.f. (3) €120 - 140

263 Waterford All-Ireland Hurling Finals G.A.A. Programmes, Hurling 1957 - 1963, Craobh Iomana na hEireann 1957 (Kilkenny V. Waterford) defective; 1959 (Kilkenny V. Waterford) unofficial & Replay (official); 1963 (Kilkenny V. Waterford), illus. & adverts. D. 1957 - 63, ptd. wrappers, as programmes, as a lot, w.a.f. (4) €250 - 320

264 G.A.A.: Programmes, Hurling 1950’s, a collection of 6 Official Match Programmes, including: (a) Munster - Clare V. Limerick, 10.7.55;(b) Fundraiser (Catholic Social Service) Kilkenny

V. Irish Select 3.5.58;(c) Munster - Cork V. Tipperary, 22.6.58;(d) Leinster - Dublin V. Kilkenny 13.7.58;(e) All-Ireland semi-final Kilkenny V. Tipperary

10.8.58;(f) Leinster - Dublin V. Wexford 28.6.59, As a collection, as programmes, w.a.f. (1) €150 - 200

265 G.A.A.: [Hurling] Programmes 1977 - 1994, All-Ireland Official Match Programmes, 1977 (Cork V. Wexford); 1989 (Tipperary V. Antrim); 1990 (Cork V. Galway); 1991 (Kilkenny V. Tipperary); and 1994 (Limerick V. Offaly), all 8vo, illus. & adverts., ptd. wrappers. Clean copies. (5) €50 - 70

266 G.A.A.: Photographs, Hurling [Co. Kilkenny] including a Commemorative Pen Picture Photograph of three in a row 1904 / 1905 / 1907 All-Ireland Winners, an advertisement for R. Pilsworth Ltd. (Thomastown) 1940 - with the 1939 All-Ireland Champions; a black and white Team Photograph of the 1940 Kilkenny Team (defeated by Limerick); an action black and white Photograph Kilkenny V. Limerick at Nowlan Park ‘37 - ‘38 League; a Press Photograph of the 1940 All-Ireland, an one other Irish Press Photograph of a Kilkenny Team c. 1940’s; as photographs, as a collection, w.a.f. (5) €150 - 200

267 G.A.A.: Hurling, a rare complete Collection of Wills Cigarette Cards, series of 50, with portraits and bio-pics of various hurling heroes of the era. Clean Set. (1) €80 - 120

268 1905 G.A.A. Challenge Match Medal: G.A.A., 1905 An attractive and unusual cross shaped and pierced silver Medal, the obverse with Provincial Arms or Crest with heavy central harp overlay, surmounted by a football, the reverse inscribed "G.A.A. - Wexford V. Cork, June 1905, won by Lees", hallmarked Egan of Cork. Extremely Rare. (1) €300 - 400

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Medal: G.A.A., The Invaders, 1888, Hurling, an attractive and unusual silver Medal by E. Johnson, Dublin, the obverse in Celtic Cross shape, with crossed hurls through centre inscribed G.A.A. 1888, an extremely rare and unusual early G.A.A. (hurling) Medal. (1) * Cusack, Croke & Davin fostered the idea of sending top Irish athletes and hurlers to America with the view of strengthening the interest of the exiles in their native pastimes. The venture cost over £1,000, however the

sum was not acquired, but the G.A.A. took the plunge and 51 invaders left for the “states” in September 1888. The voyage took 9 days,eventually anchoring in New York Harbour. The Programme commenced with a hurling match (the above medal). The Press declared There is Nothing in the World to compare with Irish Hurling, this was the first time hurling was played on American soil. * Inscribed on Reverse; 1st Prize Peter Kennedy. €1000 - 1500

269The American Invasion 1888 “First Ever G.A.A. Hurling Match in America”



270 Medal: G.A.A.: Hurling, Co. Cork 1897, an attractive and early shield shaped and pierced Medal, the obverse with engraved figure of a Hurler with sliothar and stick, the reverse engraved “Ballinhassig Tournament 1897,”. Scarce. (1) €200 - 300

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273 G.A.A.: Co. Clare - Hurling [artefact], an early 20th Century domed shaped tin Gear Box, with lined interior and carrying handles, painted on top “Tulla H.C. - Clare.” Unusual & Scarce. (1) €200 - 300

274 ‘The Chuckle Brothers’ Martin McGuinness & Rev. Ian Paisley. A Derry Gaelic football Jersey, by O’Neill’s, mint condition, signed at front by Ian R.K. Paisley and by Martin McGuinness, framed and glazed, circa 32 ins x 32 ins (frame), with note of authentication attached at rear, from Stormont Castle. The First Minister & Deputy First Ministers signed this, for a fund-raising event. After a lifetime of hostility, Dr. Paisley and Martin McGuinness succeeded in the later years of their political lives in co-operating as First Minister and Deputy First Minister of the power-sharing administration at Stormont. A reminder of what is possible, given determination and a measure of goodwill. Rare, possibly unique. (1) €500 - 700

275 Munster Magic Against the All-Blacks Rugby: Irish - Munster R.F.C. 1978, Official Match Ticket & Stub [Munster V. New Zealand, Thomond Park, Limerick Tuesday, 21st October 1978 - Admission to ground (70p) corrected 80p - No. 6949 (corresponding untorn stub) - signed by Hon. Secretary Wm. J. O’Brien. Scarce (possibly Unique intact Ticket of this momentous occasion in Irish Rugby). * Munster beat the All-Blacks on a score-line 12 . 0 in front of 12,000. This was the First Time that any Irish Team beat the mighty New Zealanders. €400 - 600

276 G.A.A.: Prgrammes & Ephemera, 1950 / 60’s, a collection of various Official Match Programmes including Munster Hurling Championship 1951 - Tipperary V. Cork (June 10th); Inter-Provincial College Football - Munster V. Ulster (18.3.51); All-Ireland Football Semi-Final - Cavan V. Roscommon 19.8.62; Railway Cup Finals - 17th March 1951; Tipperary Association Dinner 3rd September 1950, (signed by Dan Morrissey, Tony Reddin and Risteard Ua Maolcalha (Mulcahy); Special Train (C.I.E.) Boston Pilgrim Menu; “The Garryowne Irish Social Club - Cinderalla Night 24th Dec. 1936, as a collection, w.a.f. (1) €150 - 200

277 Signed by “The Greatest” Boxing: Ali (Muhammad) Souvenir Programme - Grudge Match - Joe Frazier Vs. Muhammad Ali - Madison Square Gardens - 12 Rounds Monday Jan. 38th 1974, Signed by Ali, 2pps., ptd. wrappers. * Each Fighter was guaranteed a purse of $2.5 million dollars, a record for a single prize fight at the time. €250 - 320

278 [J.F.K.] a painted miniature plaster Bust head and shoulders of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (President of the U.S.A.); together with an original Photographic folding Memorial Card with “Farewell Poem,” As a lot, w.a.f. (2) €100 - 150

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G.A.A.: Medals 1918 - 1922 (Wexford & Dublin - Football) An important and rare collection of Dual County Medals, to include: (a) A circular and harp shaped Medal (hallmarked)

- Conradh Laighean GAA - won by Wexford, 1918;

(b) A Celtic Cross shaped Medal (hallmarked)- All Ireland Football Championship 1918 - won by Wexford;

(c) A Celtic Cross shaped Medal (hallmarked) - All-Ireland Football Championship 1921, won by Dublin;

(d) A circular and harp shaped Medal (hallmarked) - Conradh Laighean GAA - 1922, won by Dublin;

(e) A Celtic Cross shaped Medal (hallmarked) - All-Ireland Football Championship 1922 - won by Dublin;

(f ) A rare engraved Celtic design Medal (hallmarked), inscribed "De Valera Football Tournament 1919 - won by Wexford."

An unique Collection. (6) Provenance: By direct Family descent to the Present Vendor. * Thomas Edward “Toddy” Pierse (21 July 1898 - 11 October 1968) was an Irish Gaelic Footballer. His championship career with the Wexford and Dublin senior teams spanned seven seasons from 1918 until 1924. Pierse first played competitive football on the inter-county scene as a member of the Wexford senior team in 1918. He won an All-Ireland medal that year as Wexford won a record fourth successive championship. In 1921 Pierse joined the Dublin senior team and went on to win back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1921 and 1922. He also won three Leinster medals. Pierse ended his career back with the Wexford team in 1924. He also studied medicine in U.C.D. with the Irish Republican Kevin Barry - and was named on the team to play on Bloody Sunday, (to mark Michael Hogan), however due to exams he only attended the game... the rest is history.... €7000 - 9000

272The Toddy Pierse G.A.A. Medal Collection

1918 All-Ireland Wexford Team 1922 All-Ireland Dublin Team



279 U.S.A. Interest: J.F.K. - A rare ‘In Memoriam’ Photographic Card for “John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States - Inaugurated January 20, 1961, died November 22nd 1963,” double sided. Clean Example. (1) €80 - 120

280 Photograph: [Stoughton (Cecil)] J.F.K., An original coloured Photograph of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, his wife Jackie and Children at the White House, a charming and warm Family Photograph, approx. 10” x 8”, stamped on reverse. (1) €150 - 200

281 A Gift from Elvis An attractive and unusual gold interwoven and shaped “Serpent” Ring, with diamond and garnet insets. (1) Provenance: Gifted to Joe Doyle British Army from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, while on overseas duty in Germany in 1958. While there he befriended Elvis Presley who was then in the US Army, and who gave him this memento on departure. By direct descent from the family. €400 - 600

282 [Hemingway (Ernest)] An original sepia Press Photograph of the Author Ernest Hemingway, approx. 28cms x 21cms (11” x 8”) ptd. note on back. (1) €100 - 150

283 A 9ct gold link Chain, with gold engraved Celtic cross. (2) €140 - 180

284 Coins: Gold Sovereigns, two shield back full Sovereigns, Georgian 1830 and Victorian 1870, clean examples, as coins, w.a.f. (2) €350 - 450

285 Coins: gold Sovereign, two Queen Victoria shield back half Sovereigns 1859 & 1869, clean examples, as coins, w.a.f. (2) €300 - 400

286 Coins: gold Sovereigns, a group of 13 Victorian and Edwardian full Sovereigns dating 1877 / 1912, clean examples, as a collection, w.a.f. (13) €1500 - 2000

287 Coins: gold Sovereigns, a group of 4 Victorian half Sovereigns dating 1898 / 1899 & 1901 (2), clean examples, as a collection, w.a.f. (4) €350 - 450

288 Irish Currency: Lady Lavery Series: £10 pound Notes Banc Ceannais na hEireann 1970 - 1974, a collection of 8 - £10 Notes, dated as follows: 9.3.70 (04D595125); 19.5.71 (07D108224); 30.3.72 (08D500567); 30.3.72 (08D208181); 24.5.73 (14D678059); 24.5.73 (13D521769); 24.6.73 (14D985955); 26.9.74 (15D526851); As a collection, w.a.f. (8) €150 - 200

289 Bank Notes: The Central Bank of Ireland [Ban Ceannais na hEireann] Legal Tender Notes Lady Lavery Series, to include: (A) 10 Shilling Notes (2) 25/5/66; (B) £1 Pound Notes 30/9/76; (C) £5 Pound Note 5/9/758; (D) £10 Pound Note 2/12/76; (E) £20 Pound Note 14/3/73; As a collection, w.a.f. (6) €120 - 180

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291 Grattan (Henry) Irish Patriot. An original manuscript ‘Pay Bearer,’ payable on David La Touche’s Bank, dated Nov. 4th, 1796, Signed by Grattan, & stamped ‘Paid D.L. & Co.’; also a Free Front dated July 1815, Signed by H. Grattan; and a slip ‘Admit the Bearer to the Gallery of the House of Commons’ dated March 17th, 1851, & signed by a son of the great Irishman; together with a 3pp A.L.s. from Robert Peel, dated 5th Dec. 1852, with an unrelated Free Front (1828), Signed by Peel. As a lot of m/ss, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

292 [O’Connell (Daniel)] A mounted engraved Portrait after J. Haverty of O’Connell, the inset panel with original manuscript signature. (1) €180 - 220

293 ‘A Gentleman of Some Importance’ O’Shea (Capt. W.) ALS dated March 2 1890, on headed paper, 4 pp (single folded sheet), part of a press cutting attached, to ‘My dear Mr. Redington’, ‘I can assure you that I fully appreciate your handsome conduct. We shall not know until Tuesday whether Tuohy will abscond’, and referring in veiled terms to ‘a gentleman of some importance’, also Sir W. Harcourt and others. (1) O’Shea was the husband of Kitty O’Shea, whose affair with Parnell split the Irish Parliamentary Party. Letters from him are scarce. €200 - 300

294 Parnell, (Charles S.) A short TLS, Mar. 1885, on House of Commons notepaper, acknowledging a resolution, ‘which I have read with great interest’. With a good signature, parting at fold. With an unrelated envelope. (1) €100 - 150

295 [Parnell (Charles S.)] The Repeal of The Union Conspiracy or Mr. Parnell, M.P. and the I.R.B., 8vo L. (Wm. Ridgway) 1886, First, frontis, 96pps., ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €100 - 150

296 [Griffith (Arthur)] The Resurrection of Hungary, a Parallel for Ireland, 8vo D. (James Duffy & Co.) 1904, First, Signed on Front Cover by Lady Augustus Gregory, some damage, ptd. wrappers. Nice Association. (1) €250 - 320

297 [Russell (George W.)] A.E. pseudo. The Rural Community an Address to the American Commission of Agricultural Inquiry by George W. Russell at eh Plunkett House, Dublin, July 15th, 1913, 8vo D. (The Rapid Printing Co. Ltd.) 1913, Signed by the Author, 20pps, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €150 - 220

298 ‘They have left us our Fenian dead ..’ Pearse (P.H.). His celebrated Oration over Rossa’s Grave (1915), single sheet in two columns, Fergus O’Connor, Publisher, Dublin; The Murder Machine, Whelan, D. 1916, First Printing; and a memorial leaflet to the Brothers Pearse, 1919. (3) €180 - 220

290 [Irish Coin] A rare “1985” Twenty Pence, Trial Piece, the obverse with side profile portrait of a horse and 20p, the reverse with central harp, “Eire” and dated 1985, some streaking and uneven toning, otherwise very good example. (1) * This coin was issued by the Central Bank in an amount of 500. According to the Bank only 50 were unreturned by the various businesses who were provided same to test vending machines, phones etc. €2000 - 3000

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299 Eason & Sons Publ. - With the Gun-runners of Ulster, The History of a Plot that did not fail. Oblong 12mo Belfast n.d. 20pp illus. & adverts, orig. ptd. wrappers. Rare; Sangnier (Marc) Pour L’Irlande Libre, Discours Prononce a Paris le 28 June 1929, et precede d’une Allucution de M. Gavan Duffy delegue du Gouvernment elu de la Republique irlandaise. Sm. 8vo Paris [1929] Sole Edn., 36pp unopened, orig. ptd. wrappers. V. Rare. (2) €130 - 180

300 Inscribed by MacDonagh MacDonagh (Thomas). When The Dawn is Come. A Tragedy in Three Acts. D., Maunsel 1908, orig. wrappers. Inscribed on half title with a four-line quotation, Signed Thomas MacDonagh 15.x.8, to Máire Ní Ghairbhigh. An Excellent Copy. (1) €600 - 800

301 Unique Copy MacDonagh (Thomas). When The Dawn is Come. A Tragedy in Three Acts. D., Maunsel 1908. Orig. wrappers, reinforced in decorated paper, cover titled and with inscription on half title probably in the hand of MacDonagh’s sister, Sr. Francesca (see above item), ‘This is the copy used by the author Thomas Mac Donagh with his notes.’ With MacDonagh’s card laid in. The text with corrections, stage directions, cuts and interpolations on every page in MacDonagh’s hand, used by him during the Abbey Theatre production (Oct. 1908). (1) ‘A play about a poet/patriot who ... inspires the Irish to rebellion and freedom from a foreign power’ (Hogan, Dict. of Irish Lit.). According to Hogan, the play was much revised in the Abbey production, and MacDonagh was not happy with the outcome. A Unique and Important Copy. €2000 - 3000

302 Signed by Republican Leaders in Prison MacDonagh (Thomas) [1878-1916]. April and May, with other [early] Verse. D. n.d. [1903]. Sm 8vo grey wrappers, upper cover detached, in an unrelated cloth folder. A remarkable copy, the prelims signed [evidently in prison] by Republican leaders, some giving their prison numbers and sentences, including Constance de Markiewicz IRA, Death, q.12, Diarmuid Ua Loingsigh, bás, 10 mbl. Dartmoor, Tomás Ághas, q.102, Príosúin Saoghail, Dartmoor, Eoin MacNéill, q.207, Dartmoor, Éamon de Valéra q. 95, Dartmoor, Sean McGarry q.138, Portland, (bás) 8 mbliadhna, and about a dozen others. (1) Thomas MacDonagh, from Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary, joined the Irish Volunteers in November 1913. He joined the IRB in 1915 and was a member of the military council. In the 1916 Rising he was in command at Jacob’s Factory. He signed the Proclamation, and was executed on 3 May 1916, leaving a wife and two small children. ‘He might have won fame in the end, so daring and sweet his thought’ [W.B. Yeats]. €600 - 800

303 Mac Suibhne (Toirdhealbhach) [Terence MacSwiney]. Battle-Cries [poetry]. 1918, grey printed wrappers, no publisher, no censor’s approval, upper cover beginning to separate. Very Scarce. Laid in is a rare concertina-folded leaflet, ‘Terence MacSwiney Speaks with Prophetic Vision’, quoting his poem ‘Parley’, proceeds in aid of Dependents’ Fund. (1) MacSwiney [1879-1920] was a founder member of the Cork Volunteers and a full time Volunteer Organiser, elected Lord Mayor of Cork after Tomas Mac Curtain’s murder in March 1920. Arrested later that year and charged with having seditious documents, MacSwiney went on hunger strike and died in Brixton Prison on the 74th day of his fast. His death coincided with the execution of Kevin Barry, marking a turning point in popular support for the independence struggle. €200 - 300

304 Plunkett (Joseph Mary). The Circle and the Sword [poems]. D., Maunsel 1911, orig. printed wrappers (sl. soiled and frayed). Inscribed on f.f.e.p., W.M. Crofton / from / Joseph Mary Plunkett. (1) Joseph Mary Plunkett, son of George Noble Count Plunkett, was a friend of Thomas MacDonagh and with him founded the Irish Review. His health was poor, but he joined the IRB, the Irish Volunteers and its military council. Although seriously ill, he signed the 1916 Proclamation and took his place in the GPO. He was shot on 4 May 1916, a few hours after marrying Grace Gifford in his prison cell. W.M. Crofton was a distinguished medical doctor and researcher €600 - 800

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306 [1916 Rising] Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook, Easter 1916, D. (Irish Times) 1916, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers; together with the 1917 issue with map, and amendments, ptd. wrappers. (2) * Invaluable reference works relating to the Easter Rebellion in Dublin. (2) €150 - 200

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307 [1916 Rising] Murphy (Mr. T.W.) aka ‘The O’Tator’ photographer Dublin After the Six Days Insurrections, oblong 12mo, D. (Mecredy, Percy & Co.) [1916], illus., ptd. wrappers; The Rebellion in Dublin, April 1916, D. (Eason & Son) 1916, mounted prints, wrappers, both good copies. (2) €150 - 200

308 Aonach na Nodlag 1915. J.B. Yeats, & Words by Students of the Metropolitan School of Art (Dublin). Art Exhibition, Rotunda, December 9 to 18, listing exhibits and artists in detail, scarce; also the same, 1917, Mansion House, December 7-17, Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

305 The Proclamation of the Irish Republic An original Half-Proclamation, 17” x 19 ½” (43cms x 50cms), on poor quality newsprint, commencing ‘The Irish Republic is entitled to, and hereby claims ..’, concluding with the printed signatures. Extensively browned, torn and frayed, with loss of some letters, framed. (1) As is well known, these half-proclamations were printed by British troops who entered Liberty Hall after the surrender and found the type for the second half of the Proclamation still set up in the printing machine, where the Citizen Army printers had left it. It is not known how many the soldiers printed, probably a few dozen at most. Surviving copies are Rare. €6,000 - 8,000

310 Postcards: [Republican Leaders - 1916 Rising] A framed group of 18 original ptd. Photograph Postcards (Eason & Co.) of the Rebel Leaders executed during the 1916 Rising, including Clarke, Pearse, Connolly etc., as postcards, w.a.f., framed. (1) €200 - 300

309 The Proclamation of the Irish Republic The full text of the 1916 Proclamation, reset in similar style and layout, on poor quality off-white paper, 28” x 19 5/8” (71cms x 50cms), length of line approx. 18” (46cms), framed. Central damp stain, a few other stains, minor repairs, frayed at right and bottom edges with loss of just one letter bottom right, generally a good copy, excessively rare. This appears to be the third full size printing of the Proclamation, probably issued around the time of the 1918 UK General Election, at which Sinn Fein swept the country. Another copy of this printing exists, measuring 76cms, with an extra line at bottom, ‘The Irish Republic Still Lives!’, see Mealys/Adams Independence catalogue 28.4.09 lot 644; see also Bouch p. 51. The present copy may have lost this final line. To our knowledge this is the last full size issue of the Proclamation during the revolutionary period. It is much rarer (by a factor of at least ten) than the original issue. €1000 - 1500



311 Coloured Print: - Easter Rising 1916, a large Cartoon Artistic Impression Group gathering of the 1916 Leaders (executed) including Pearse, Plunkett, Clarke, Connolly, etc., seated and standing, with tri-colours draped on the wall, approx. 43cms x 63cms (17” x 25”) Bavaria (Faith & Art Pub. Co.) c. 1936, in heavy oak frame. (1) €150 - 180

312 Poster: Irish Army - ‘Oglaigh na hEireann - Irish Republican Army - A Call to Young Irishmen - It is the Duty of Young Irishmen to Join the Irish Republican ARmy - Issued by The Army Council April 1933,’ approx. 76cms x 50cms (20” x 20”), framed. (1) €120 - 180

313 Eamon De Valera, Caricatures, 1932: An attractive collection of seven very interesting caricature sketches of Eamon de Valera in various guises, each from Punch or the London Carivari, March to November 1932. Now framed as one large collage, included are: * Trying in on the Dog, * Trouble Astern * The Playboy Innocent * A Standing Menace * The Doctrinaire’s Dilemma * Practising the Splits * A Freak Entry. Overall approx. 32” x 44½”, in black frame. (1) €120 - 180

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315 Collins (Michael) Arguments for the Treaty, 8vo D. (Martin Lester Ltd.) 1921, First, 32pps., ptd. wrappers; Griffith (Arthur) Arguments for the Treaty, 8vo D. 1921, 32pps, ptd. wrappers. (2) €180 - 220

316 Start of the Civil War Stop Press. Poblacht na hEireann. A Diary from the Four Courts, June 28th 1922. Single sheet, frayed, no loss of text. First of the ‘Stop Press’ series. Scarce. (1) €400 - 500

317 Letter from The Four Courts, 1922 [Connelly (Simon)] An autograph note signed ‘Simon’ [Donnelly], from the Four Courts to his mother and father, on flimsy paper laid down on card. ‘In the pink. All going well. Hope none are worrying. Only 3 men wounded here. Artillery having no effect. Long live the Republic.’ Single sheet, soiled and repaired. As a m/ss, w.a.f. Extremely Rare.(1) * A remarkable survival. Simon Donnelly was a 1916 veteran, deputy commander of the I.R.A.’s Dublin Brigade, later Republican chief of police and a close colleague of De Valera. Evidently this note was written during the bombardment of the Four Courts, late June 1922, which marked the beginning of the Civil War. €1000 - 1500

318 The Destruction of the Four Courts, 1922 Photographs: A very good group of original Press and other Photographs of the Four Courts, Dublin, 1922. Two Press photos show Rory O’Connor’s ‘Army’ strengthening defences, putting up barbed wire, etc., & 5 others showing the destruction and devastation after the bombardment, all unusual views. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €250 - 350

319 Collins and Griffith Photographs: Two fine Portraits, one of ‘General Michael Collins, T.D.,’ killed in action Aug. 22, 1922, in full military uniform in a landscape by J.J. Gallagher, Upr. Gardiner St., Dublin; the other of “Arthur Griffith,” in coat with velvet collar, seated, by L. Mc Gowan, 538 North. C.R., Dublin, both approx. 6” x 4¼”, and mounted but not framed. (2) €500 - 700

320 International Reports on Irish Events Illustrated Newspapers: [La Petit Journal, La Tribuna Illustrata, La Domenica Del Corriere, illustraziene de Popolo] collection of 12 coloured and illustrated Newspapers, relating to General and Political Events (all with reference to Ireland) including the War of Independence, Hunger Strikers, Death of Michael Collins, Burning of Cork, all dating from the 1920’s & 1930’s, as newspapers, w.a.f. (1) €400 - 600

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321 Republican Funerals etc. Photographs: A 4to Photograph Album containing about 19 good mounted Photographs, some by Cashman, 1916 - 1921 period, mostly 6” x 8” showing Republican funerals and parades, etc. including Michael Collins lying in state. A very interesting collection. As photographs, w.a.f. (1) €300 - 400

322 With the Earl of Mayo’s Compliments Taxes! More Taxes! - The British Budget Imposes Crushing New Taxes on the Farmers of Ireland - More Taxes on Whiskey, Tobacco, Land etc - The Irish Members of Parliament, 2 flyers, together with a printed Note, ‘Friendly, if Possible distribute amongst Friends, Neighbours and Acquaintances in Ireland - May,’ (Palmerstown, Co. Kildare). As Ephemera, w.a.f. (3) €80 - 120

323 Redmond (John). A short TLS on House of Commons paper to a M. Godery, thanking him for information concerning the Irish College [in Paris?], and saying he has already taken steps in connection with this matter, with a good signature; also Gonne (Maud), a short signed Autograph Note in French, saying she is very tired, remainder indecipherable. (2) €120 - 180

324 Dail Eireann. Adresse aux Représentants des Nations etrangeres. Texte adopté a la reunion de Janvier 1921 du DAIL EIREANN (Parlement Irlandais). La Delegation Irlandaise, Paris [1921]. Pp. 51, text in French, grey wrappers (detached); To the President of the United States of America. [Address] given at the Mansion House, Dublin, 11 June 1918 by Laurence O’Neill, Lord Mayor of Dublin; The Irish Peace Conference and After. Memorandum to the Members of the Irish Dominion League by the President [Horace Plunkett], September 15 1920; Report of the British Labor Commission to Ireland. The Nation, N.Y. 26 January 1921; Royal Commission on the Rebellion in Ireland. Report of Commission. HMSO Cd. 8279, 1916; Report of the Proceedings of the Irish Convention. D. HMSO 1918, Cd. 9019; a few others related, condition mixed. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €300 - 400

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327 World War One: Music - [Judge (J.) & Williams (H.)] It’s a Long Long Way to Tipperary - The Marching Anthem on the Battlefields of Europe, 4pps., ptd. wrappers. (1) €150 - 200

328 A Gift to Eoin O’Duffy from the Japanese Police [O’Duffy (Eoin)] Japanese Police, oblong 8vo, Toyko (Polic Burea of HOme Deprtment) 1923, Sole Edn., profusly illus., dedit on f.e.p. ‘Presented to Hon. E. O’Duffy from Irish Free State by his Japanese friend J. Otsuka, May 4 1923 at the International Police Conference in New York, U.S.A. - with Japense script, paper boards, ptd. label. Unusual Association. (1) €200 - 300

329 The Troubles: Photographs, [Scotland’s own Fourth Royal Tank Regiment] ‘Northern Ireland 5th April - 28th July 1976, an Album of black and white and coloured Photographs, of various views including soldier groups, barracks, check points, aftermaths, bomb disposal, arm seizures etc., as photographs, w.a.f. (1) €150 - 200 328 329

326IRA Financial Statements and Account,1922 -25

[Mac Bride (Sean)] Two ring binders containing detailed IRA internal accounts covering the period from March 1922 to November 1925, well over one hundred documents containing some 500 pages, many of the documents signed by Sean Mc Bride, who was the IRA’s Director of Finance for part of the period. Viewing itself as a Government as well as an Army, the IRA was obsessively detailed in its internal accounts. These files contain full monthly accounts such as might be prepared for any business. To take just one example, the summary of accounts dated August 1924, in ledger form, shows monthly case income in various departments totalling £996; expenditure totalling £931, cash balances totalling £64; with comparisons with the previous month under various headings. The expenditure accounts distinguish between monthly and weekly allowances, special grants, travelling expenses, stationary, office rent, postage and telephones, etc., with notes of legal expenses, couriers, tram fares, etc., and even £1.15.0 for purchase of passports, the whole ledger apparently drafted in Sean Mc Bride’s hand and signed by him.There are similar accounts for May, June, and July 1923; August - September - October 1924, December, January, February - March - April 1925. There are also monthly accounts for the Chief-of-Staff and some other departments, and some weekly accounts from 1923. The monthly account for January 1925 is signed by Sean Mc Bride, Director of Finance; Frank Aiken, Chief-of-Staff; and M. Colivet, Minister for Finance; that for November 1924 also has these three signatures. There are also detailed accounts for a publishing project “Leabhar na hAiseirghe,” Feb. - March 1925; and here and there through the file there are references to an episode where the IRA’s Director of Purchasing, who was a Dublin County Council rate-collector, apparently used some of the rates collected for IRA purchases. The IRA had to refund some £400 to the County Council to avoid his prosecution for embezzlement (see letters dated 4 February 1925, 11 Feb. 11925, 7.2.24 (green ink, filed with 1925 papers) etc.)Some of this money was apparently spent in Germany, possibly on purchase of arms. there are also many detailed notes about particular grants and payments, amounts lost due to raids, expenses claimed, various disputed amounts and so on. As a collection manuscript material, w.a.f.It appears that Sean Mc Bride became Director of Finance in early 1925 with a mandate to regularize the accounts, and some of the monthly statements previous to that appear to have been prepared by him retrospectively. There are also some documents in the first file prepared by Austin Stack (1922). * A highly important Archive of documents. None of this detailed information has previously been in the public domain, and it opens an entirely new field for research. (1) €1000 - 1500



Sinn Fein, Volunteer Dependents Fund, First Dail. A very important collection of accounts, draft statements, ledgers etc., from the archive of Domhnall Ua Conchubhair [O’Connor] [1872-1935], sometime Secretary of the Gaelic League, accountant to Sinn Fein, the First Dail, and allied bodies associated with the events that led to the foundation of the State, including some accounts almost certainly in Michael Collins’ hand. The contents of a large box, including - The Sinn Fein Bank Limited. A morocco-backed ledger containing

subscribers’ names and details for 1908-1910, headed by Arthur Griffith, who subscribed 17/6d. with a 2/6d. entrance fee on 13 July 1908, also George Russell, Dr. Tuohy, E. R. McC. Dix, Bulmer Hobson, Seaghán Mac Diarmada, Wm Redmond (probably not the Irish Party leader), Cathal Brugha, Ald. Thomas Kelly, Mrs. Hegarty, Dublin Total Abstinence & Workmen’s Club (deposit of 7/-, 8 Dec. 1908), etc. etc., many of them subscribing repeatedly; also some later names from 1917. In all a list of some 1,000 shareholders and depositors on about 100 pages. Laid in is a Manuscript Statement of Accounts as at 25th July 1923, showing a deficit of £2941.

- Sinn Fein Bank. A thick folio leatherbacked ledger containing personal account details for shareholders and depositors, one per page, some 290 pages of detailed manuscript accounts. With the previous ledger, an absolutely invaluable guide to the supporters of Sinn Fein in its very early days.

- Irish National Aid & Volunteer Dependents’ Fund. Manuscript Accounts from 23 May 1916 to 19th August 1916, showing income of some £13,000 and expenditure of £9,700, with a thick bundle of similar documents for 1917-18-19, manuscript, typescript and printed, including arrangements for schooling of dependent children; also a manuscript Analysis of Subscriptions up to January 1919, showing a total of £134,000 of which £43,000 came from Ireland; also a small quarto black notebook apparently recording disbursements from the Fund, 1917-18. [Michael Collins was the Fund’s chief organiser 1917-18, and must have been involved in preparation of these accounts).

- First Dail Accounts 1921-22. A green clothbound ledger containing some 20 pages of loan and deposit accounts for the Sinn Fein Bank, followed by a page of ‘Military Claims’, including a sum of £532 paid to cash, Feb 6, 1921; followed by Dail Eireann Department A/Cs, including salary and other payments to the Ministers of the First Dail, E. Blyth, D. Fitzgerald, W.T. Cosgrave, M. Collins (salary £57.8.5), Countess Markiewicz etc. (with blue-pencilled endorsement, ‘Look up Receipt from Countess Markiewicz for £61-6-4’; followed by a list of current accounts, 1921-22, circa 14 pp, showing a credit of £228 standing to Arthur Griffith, 1 April 1921; followed by some pages in a small tidy hand, almost certainly that of Michael Collins: ‘Sinn Fein Bank Limited, account furnished to M. O Coileain’ (2 pp); ‘Amounts paid to M. Collins A/C not entered in books of Sinn Fein Bank, & taken from Notebook only’ (2pp).

- Dail Eireann. Accounts, Half-Year ending 30th June 1921, and Half-Year ending 31 December 1921 (printed); Interim Accounts, January 1st to April 10th 1922, printed, issued by Mícheál Ó Coileáin, Aire Airgid; Trustees’ Accounts for the Half-Year ended 30 June 1922, typescript, with amendments, some damp damage with minor loss, also manuscript drafts of same; Trustees’ Account for year ended 31 December 1923, typescript, ms. amendments; Trustees’ Accounts, 1923-4, including location of funds.

- Sinn Fein National Council, Accounts (draft), y.e. 31 Aug. 1910; y.e. 31 Aug. 1911; do, Aonach, 3.8.1912; do, Accounts (draft), y.e. 31 Aug. 1912; do, accounts, y.e. 30 Sept. 1918, ms.; do, Tullamore By-Election Account; South Armagh, do.; East Cavan, do.;

- An Cló-Chumann, Ltd. (printing company established by the Gaelic League). Particulars of premises, plant, machinery etc. to be sold by public auction, November 1909, with detailed account from D. O’Colnnor (Accountants) to liquidator; also a tall narrow ledger, untitled, listing costs for various publications, 1905-8 circa, with some later entries, 1913 and later.

- Sinn Fein Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., Debenture Trust Deed 1909, also bundle of about 50 signed Applications for Debentures, 1908, almost all from UK, including London Central Branch Sinn Fein per P.S. OhEigeartaigh; also Accounts for two years to 31st Oct.1910, ms.; a/c. 31st October 1912, m/ss., in a green wrappered ledger.

- Documents relating to the liquidation of the Sinn Fein Bank in 1928-29, including a court judgement and manuscript and typescript lists of depositors and creditors, etc.;

- Also a 1930 office diary with entries relating to D. O’Connor’s general accountancy business; and sundry accounts and draft accounts relating to various of the above.

As a collection, w.a.f. Condition generally good, but some minor fraying and creasing and/or damp damage, mostly marginal. * An exciting archive. To the best of our knowledge the details of these accounts are unpublished and have not been seen or quoted by any historian. They represent important new information on the financial sinews of the struggle for independence and the establishment of the State, including first hand material relating to Michael Collins - astonishing that they should come to light (in an attic) almost 100 years after the event. €15,000 - 20,000

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This is a central file of documents sent to and issued by the IRA’s Chief of Staff, who for much of the period covered was Moss (Maurice) Twomey. The documents were filed (or ‘dumped’) in groups and there is some overlapping of dates. For the periods covered, this file gives a meticulously detailed account of all the IRA’s activities and internal procedures. Outgoing letters and instructions from the Chief of Staff are generally in carbon copy; incoming letters are some times in manuscript and sometimes in typescript. Most letters are signed with initials, if at all, or by military position, but most of the writers can be identified by anyone familiar with the IRA’s personnel. Many are on headed IRA paper. almost all letters are carefully dated whether by the writer or the recipient. There are over 300 documents, extending to over 500 pages. There is a gap between October 1925 and April 1929. The range of documents is very broad, and the following is intended as no more than an outline guide. (24.3.1924), 3rd Western Div. to C/s, interesting letter about funds needed to pay legal bills for Jock Leonard, in prison for shooting of D.I. Swanzy in 1920; (3 May 1924) Chief of Staff to O/C. Limerick County, setting up a new Limerick command, with code work; (21 May 1924) O/C. No. 2 Tirconaill Brigade, resigning due to financial circumstances (had been offered a temporary job in Belfast); (25 Sept. 1924) M. Twomey (Inspection Officer) to C/o making recommendations for battalion mobilizations; (Oct. 15 1924) C/S to Comdt. Sean McB(ride), ‘ I do not think there will be any pogroms in the North; etc; (24.4.25) Sighle nic Amhlaoibh, Cumann na mBan, to O/C, about volunteers giving evidence in court; (24 April 1929) C/S to ‘H.S.’ concerning a financial dispute with one Fitzgerald. ‘ We are determined that this debt will be discharged by Fitzgerald and are prepared to take very drastic action, if necessary, to compel him to do so.’ ; (2 Aug. 1929). C/S to late Adt. No. 2 Area, Ulster, accepting his resignation (after ‘justified strictures’ on his performance); (April 1929) Letter signed ‘P’, probably Peadar O’Donnell, mentioning India and Nehru, discussing his own need for independence. ‘I had to jump clear of things to follow my own vision, believing that a narrowing deadening insurrectionism is paralysing our revolutionary possibilities.’ With a page of ‘Notes for fraternal delegates to Birmingham Conference.’; (12.8.1929) Adjt. Gen. to ‘L.P.’, seeking details of U.S. ‘Timthire’ (representative) of men who got into USA ‘illegally’ 1918 - 1921, etc; (5 Sept. 1929) ‘J.B.’ (Sean Brady) to Mr. Ambrose, seeking to dissuade him from resigning his position; (9.9.29) R.King to C/S, ‘I regret that owing to feeling completely tired out and in need of rest and change, I am obliged to resign my position of D. Comms. (Director of Communications), with reply urging him to take leave of absence instead; (13.9.29), C/S to O/C South Dublin Battn. re carrying of arms by volunteers; (22.11.1929) O/C Cork No. 1 Brigade to C/s about a man named Barrett whom they are trying to ‘run to earth,’; also an arms capture, ‘not as a result of inside intelligence,’ etc; Sept - Dec. 1929, extended correspondence between C/S and others over poor inspection reports from Ulster No. 1 area, missing dispatches, resignation of O/C, etc; (16.12.29) ‘M.F.,’ I/O No. 2 Area, Britain, angry letter complaining about interference by a man (previously suspended) who has returned claiming to having instructions ‘to collect the remnants of the Army together,’ etc; (18.12.1929), reply from C/S saying the man has no authority from him to act in the matter described, but criticising, ‘the laxity in the organisation over there for some time,’; (6 Jan. 1930) Copy of communication addressed to the British Government, about prisoners in English Gaols, - identifying four men in jail for a bank raid and saying ‘the act ... was duly authorised by th Competent Authority here,’ etc., with manuscript list of members of the British Cabinet (to whom presumably it was distributed); (Jan. 25, 1930), ‘An Timthire,’ (New York), news of Luke Dillon’s death, asks for receipt for $1500 cabled recently; (27 Jan 1930) Army Council to Chairman Clan na Gael Executive (USA), detailed 3 page letter seeking to dispel various misunderstanding stating, ‘The Army Council recognises itself as the Supreme National Authority in Ireland’; has power to proclaim itself at anytime a Provisional Government, with powers of war and peace, etc., discussing its relations with the Second Dail etc., also complaining about cutting

off of financial support. ‘The situation now and for some months has been very serious.’; and inviting the Clan to send a Representative to Ireland for discussions; with a detailed reply (Jan. 30, 1930) from ‘C’ mentioning an Envoy sent by ‘Sceilg’, who has caused difficulties, etc; (Feb. 1930) More letters about disorganization in Britain; (12.2.30) ‘I am amazed at your report that organisation was let lapse; (17.2.30) C/S to O/C Dublin Brigade, complaining he did not turn up at the meeting place yesterday. (25.2.30) Ling and interesting letter from ‘your old friend’ (Probably Moss Twomey) to ‘Tom’ (evidently a trusted Republican then based in the USA), explaining the situation at home - ‘Things are quiet normal here, raids, arrests, and journeys to the Bridwell everyday, for most of the lads,’ etc.; emphasising the need for foreign publicity for the I.R.A.; disassociating the Army from ‘the Councils of the Irish Republic,’ being started under the auspices of C(omhairle) na Poblachta; and complaining bitterly that ‘for some unexplained reasons the Clan practically cut off financial supplies since August last .. If they had told us that the money was not available we would be satisfied, but the position is that on the strength of it coming we incurred debts, and borrowed extensively. Now we are in a mess ... You can scarcely appreciate the mental torture and uncertainty we have gone through for months past. It has nearly finished me. Indeed I want to close it all, and would have got out, but it would only be leaving others in a hole,’ etc.(April 1930) Points for Speaker, Easter Sunday in New York, 3pp., with a further page of notes of matters to be raised; (26.4.30) notes on American engagements signed ‘R’, probably in Frank Ryan’s hand; (4.6.30) unsigned 3pp personal letter to ‘An Timthire’ (USA) probably from Moss Twomey, discussing the political situation and relations with De Valera making it clear that Clan people who hope for an arrangement with Dev. are wrong as he is moving towards Free-Staterism, etc; also same date, official Army Council despatch to ‘An Timthire,’; (31.3.31) very detailed 3pp typescript to Chairman, Army Council, from new York, evidently from ‘Timthire’ discussing various issues raised in previous message (lacking last page).There are also many detailed notes from units around the country concerning appointments, local difficulties, operations, financial matters etc etc. A multiplicity of important letters, notes and documents, as an Archive, w.a.f. * Taken with the other documents in this sale, these files provide historians with the opportunity for the first time to construct a fully authoritative account of the I.R.A. in the years following the Civil War and before Fianna Fail’s accession to power. (1) €1500 - 2000

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330 Ó Ceallaigh, Seán T., Uachtarán [President] na hEireann. Two warm and interesting TLS on his Presidential paper, each 1 pp, 21 Samhain [November] 1952 and 17 Eanáir [January] 1953, both to his former Republican colleague Miss Helena Molony. The first letter refers to the Countess Markiewicz Memorial in Stephen’s Green. ‘The Government has decided to replace the defaced memorial .. by a bronze bust of a new design .. The question of .. a hostel or home on the lines that you had in mind was also discussed .. but a favourable decision was not then arrived at.’ Tthe Minister for Defence Oscar Traynor tells him hospital treatment without charge for old IRA men and women will he thinks receive favourable consideration, but very costly schemes for hostel or hospital accommodation are unlikely to receive the sanction of the Minister for Finance. The second letter refers to the proposed Wolfe Tone Memorial, ‘the foundation stone of which was laid so long ago’. He suggests she should get in touch with Mrs. T. Clarke, to see if the Memorial Committee can be revived, and is sending a copy of her letter to Mr. De Valera. ‘If he took an interest in the matter there is no doubt that he could do much .. to revive interest in the project.’ [In fact it took a further forty years to complete the Wolfe Tone Memorial]. Both letters with good signatures. Helena Molony was a veteran Republican, trades unionist and feminist who helped Countess Markiewicz to establish Na Fianna in 1909. Later in life she became President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. (2) €400 - 500

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340 [Crimean War] 8thy Hussars - Brown (John) a carved wooden Bowl, inscribed ‘Crimea 1854’ and ‘JNO Brown - 8th Hussars’. (1) Jno. (John) Brown. 8th Hussars born Antrim Ireland, enlist. date 1845. Fought at Battle of Alma River, Sept. 1854 and on 25th Oct. took part in the charge of the 8th. Brigade at Balaklava. The 8th, being part of the 3rd. line along with the 4th. Lt. Dragoons, badly wounded, he was evacuated to the old Turkish Cav. Bks. at Scutari, then being used as a British Military Hospital where he died Dec. 1854. €180 - 220

342 R.I.C. - (Royal Irish Constabulary) An unusual inscribed 19th Century Ceremonial Headpiece, decorated with the crowned harp and interwoven shamrock on blue and red ground. Unusual & Scarce. (1) €120 - 140

343 Late 19th Century / Early 20th Century Banner [Land League] A cloth banner, circa 65” x 60”, hemmed, painted centrally with a gilt harp with coloured highlights against a plain green background, apparently a wall hanging rather than a flag, some damage. (1) €300 - 500

1798 Watercolours: Book Illustrations: An important Group of five large original watercolours, each an illustration for a volume entitled “Ninety-Eight,” relating to the Irish Rebellion of 1798, by John Hill, and published in London by Downey & Co. for the Centenary in 1898. The collection includes: 1. From Chapter 5, “Connel or Bard Singing.” 2. From Chapter 10: “Ann Boylis, ‘It was a Miserable and Anxious Night,’3. From Chapter 15: “Corrigan overheard by Lord Fitzgerald ‘I think he

would,’ suddenly said a third voice”4. From Chapter 26: “Colonel Darcy here? (a voice opposite)”

5. From Chapter 29: “Denis & Cormac fighting in the street of New Ross, Mary Boylis’ Arrival at camp.”

Various Sizes (largest (3) 15” x 10” and smallest (2) 10” x 9”. All signed with initials. The Artist from Coleraine, Co. Antrim, was an expedition artist having travelled as official recorder on three trips to the Far East. He also carried out various commissions as a book illustrator including the above. His most famous commission was “The Head of a Sailor” for John Player Cigarettes. Provenance: From the Publisher, Edmund Downey Collection. €2000 - 3000

341Arthur David Mc Cormick, R.F.G.S. (1860 - 1943)

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331 [Matthew (Father Theobold)] An early and rare 19th Century Staffordshire Figure of Father Matthew, (head and shoulders profile) on plinth base, inscribed approx. 20cms (8”) high. (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €250 - 350

332 [Burke (Edmund)] A rare 19th Century Staffordshire Figure of Edmund Burke, in navy coat and green waist coat (without wig), approx. 17cms (7”) high, inscribed on base. (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €200 - 300

333 [Fitzgerald (Lord Edward)] A 19th Century Staffordshire Figure of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, depicting the Revolutionary Figure with hand on hip, leaning against a pedestal inscribed ‘Who Fears to Speak of ‘98’ approx. 38cms (15”) high. (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €300 - 400

334 [O’Connell (Daniel)] A large Victorian period Staffordshire Figure of Daniel O’Connell, with black and gilt long coat, standing beside a pedestal with orange drapes, inscribed on base, approx. 43cms (17”) high. (1) €300 - 400

335 [O’Brien (William Smith)] A rare 19th Century Staffordshire Figure of William Smith O’Brien, depicting the Irish Nationalist and Politician seated in colourful attire, approx. 18cms (7”) high, inscribed on bottom. (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €200 - 300

336 [Erin go Bragh] A rare 19th Century Staffordshire Figure entitled “Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards Man,” depicting winged angel standing over Hibernia and Brittania shaking hands, approx. 32cms (12½”). (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €250 - 320

337 Gladstone (William Ewart) A 19th Century Staffordshire Figure of W.E. Gladstone, in formal attire leaning on an axe with Union Jack Flag behind, approx. 36cms (14”) high. (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €250 - 350

338 Parnell (C.S.) A 19th Century Staffordshire Figure of Charles Stewart Parnell, depicting him in ancient Celtic attire leaning on a club and holding aloft an Irish ensign / flag, approx. 36cms (14”) high. (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €300 - 400

339 [Parnell (C.S.)] A 19th Century creamware Wallis & Gimson, Portrait Series Commemorative octagonal Plate, with profile of Charles Stuart Parnell, M.P. “Erin go Bragh” with harp and shamrocks, approx. 28cms (11”) diameter. (1) Provenance: The Lady Gregory Collection. €180 - 220

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344 [The City of Dublin Flag] A very large linen Flag or Hanging, circa 8 feet x 4 feet, 20th Century, featuring Dublin’s Three Castles symbol embroidered on a blue panel with a gilt harp to right on a green background, inscribed on one edge ‘P.J. Bourke’, perhaps prepared for a pageant or display. In excellent condition. (1) €400 - 500

345 Kiernan Cronin (Kitty). A Hat Box stamped K. Cronin / Lorha, containing a fur hat, another hat, a pair of gloves and some other items, the property of Kitty Cronin, nee Kiernan, at one time betrothed to Michael Collins, after whose death she married Felix Cronin, Tipperary. The fur hat is similar to one which appears in contemporary press photos of Kitty. A poignant collection. (1) €300 - 400

346 [Pearse (Padraig)] Saint Enda’s (Scoil Eanna) an early 20th Century oak folding Children’s School Desk, with inkwell, with stamp underneath “Scoil Eanna” in rectangular box. Unusual and Scarce. (1) Scoil Eanna was set up as a secondary school for boys in 1908 in Ranelagh by Irish Nationalist and 1916 Proclamation signatory Padraig Pearse. €300 - 400

347 [Pearse, P.H.] Sgoil Eanna, St. Enda’s School, Cullenswood House,Rathmines, Dublin. Prospectus. 1909 / 10, qto, plates, 18 pp; also Sgoil Íde, same address, Prospectus 1910/11, qto, 8pp. The Sgoil Íde prospectus is scarce. (2) €150 - 200

348 [Irish Navy], Asgard, A 20th Century 24” Perrybody Lifebuoy, painted red and white with remnants of blue paint saying “Asgard Dublin,” with original ropes, an interesting artefact from one of Irish most recognised naval ships. (1) €180 - 250

349 A Rare Artefact of 1916 I.C.A. (Irish Citizen Army) A 1916 period tin home made explosive device with manuscript label attached, inscribed ‘I.C.A. Garrison Stephens Green (Mallin / Markievicz) via Sir Thos. Myles R.C.S. (Royal College of Surgeons). Unusual & Scarce. (1) €250 - 320

350 [Civil War Period] Prison Craft: Co. Kilkenny, A rare carved bone modelled as a Celtic Harp with typical design inscribed “Kilkenny Jail 1923”, approx. 13cms (5”) high. (1) €150 - 200

351 Prison Craft: [Civil War Period] Co. Waterford A rare carved bone modelled as a Celtic Harp, with typical design, inscribed “Waterford Jail 1922” approx. 13cms (5”) high. (1) €150 - 200

352 Medal: War of Independence, [Cogadh na Saoirse] with black and amber ribbon, in original box, (unknown recipient). (1) €400 - 500

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353 The War of Independence In Co. Laois Co. Laois Interest: [Co. Leix Brigade - War of Independence John Hayden] A set of Medals awarded including ‘Cogadh na Saoirse Eire Black and Tan Medal, with compliment slip in original box; together with the 1921 - 1971, Jubilee Medal, in original box. A rare pair. (2) Provenance: By direct family descent to the present vendors. €400 - 600

354 Medal: Irish Navy: Merchant Marine, A rare Emergency period Seirbhis Naisiunta Irish Navy Medal, An t-Seirbhis Mhuir-trichteilon 1939 - 46, with blue and white ribbon and clasp, inscribed “Quinn”. (1) €400 - 500

355 [Edgeworth (Maria)] An ALs. to her, 2 pp (single folded sheet), postmarked 1838, addressed to ‘My dear Maria’, a somewhat mysterious letter. ‘It will take a couple of days before an answer reaches me from F. Saunderson whose money is required .. I should think it would be 3000 Irish. You must therefore wait a few days without answering .. We were all much alarmed at hearing of the fire which consumed Edgeworthstown House .. Are you insured? Hinds says yes. I congratulate you upon both our private and public news .. Ever your affcte Cousin, [?] Charles Fox. As a m/ss, w.a.f. With a seal and postal markings. (1) €100 - 200

356 Gonne (Maud). ALS on paper headed with blue hand symbol, 2 pp (single sheet), dated 25 March, Paris, to ‘Dear Mrs. O’Donnell’, in a hurried and difficult hand, thanking her for a prospectus, apologising for not answering her last, has been very busy at the hospital where she was nursing the wounded, back in Paris now, her boy is ill; could she send her books to a London address where she can pick them up when passing through, best wishes & kind regards, etc., with a fluent signature. (1) Maud Gonne lived mainly in France from the 1880s, where she had a liaison with a French politician. During the First World War she volunteered as a nurse in a hospital near the front. €200 - 300

357 Yeats (W.B.) A short ALs. to a Mrs. O’Neill, on plain notepaper, 1 pp, undated, from 73 S. Stephens Green, responding to an invitation. ‘George [his wife] has influenza, not very badly, but still too badly to go out for some time .. We both wish very much we could have gone to you.’ With a good signature, ‘W.B . Yeats’. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €500 - 600

358 [Yeats (W.B.)] Giroux (R.)trans. L’Oeuf de Heron, 12mo Paris (L’Age d’or) 1950, Ltd. Edn. 220 (775) Copies, unopened, decor. ptd. wrappers. Glassine covers. Clean Copy. (1) €150 - 200

359 First Published Edition of MosadaYeats (W.B.). The Dublin University Review, issue for June 1886, containing the first printing of Yeats’ poem Mosada at pp. 473-483. A little spotting at edges, part of last leaf torn (adverts) away with loss (not affecting Mosada), o.w. a fine copy as published. An offprint of 100 copies from this setting, with a portrait, was W.B. Yeats’ first separate publication. A great rarity in either version, and a milestone in Irish literature. (1) Yeats later wrote in a copy, ‘I wrote it when I was twenty-one & think rather sadly that when young men of that age send in like work I am not able to foresee his future or his talent.’ €800 - 1200

360 Nicholls (Nick). Poems. Published by the author at 3 Hatch Street Dublin, 1942. Wrappers with drawing, stitched. Rare. The writer was also a painter, associated with the White Stag group. (1) €100 - 200

361 Published by John Quinn Gregory (Lady). The White Cockade & The Travelling Man, John Quinn, New York 1905, printed wrappers, No. 6 of 30 copies, Signed on t.p.; Kincora. A Drama in Three Acts. New York, John Quinn 1905, printed wrappers., One of 50 Copies (out of series, unnumbered). (2) Published to secure the US Copyright, Rare Editions. €600 - 800

362 Gregory (Lady). The Kiltartan History Book. Illus. by Robert Gregory. D. Maunsel 1909. Grey printed wrappers, upper wrapper detached, Inscribed by Lady Gregory ‘ to Lord Gough from his Kiltartan neighbours, with best Christmas wishes - Dec. 1909’. 4 col. plates, 3 with tissue guards. (1) €200 - 300

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363 The Author’s Very Rare Second Published Book [Gogarty (Oliver St. John) & O’Connor (Jos.)] ‘Alpha and Omega,’ - Blight. The Tragedy of Dublin, An Exposition in 3 Acts. 8vo (Talbot Press) 1917. First (Sole) Edition, some lines underlined in pencil, the title with earlier owner’s name ‘Douglas Louis Bligh’ in pen, 74pp complete, in orig. printed grey wrappers, spine browned somewhat, but a delightful copy of this rarity. (1) * This is Gogarty’s second book, preceeded only by ‘Hyperthuleana,’ which was privately circulated and is of legendary rarity. €300 - 400

364 Stephens (James) A short ALs. to Patrick Maloney, from his London address, 25 July 1935, 1 pp, with related envelope, responding to a letter. ‘I first met AE in 1909. I am very careless about dates. Also the article on him was asked for at very short notice, one day in fact, and I had no time to be careful.’ With a good signature, ‘James Stephens’. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €175 - 250

365 Devlin (Denis), poet and critic. A very good TLS, signed ‘Denis’, 1 pp, from his Rome address, where he was stationed as a diplomat, 23.5.1939, to ‘Don’ [Donagh MacDonagh, son of Thomas MacDonagh], offering a detailed and generally positive critique of MacDonagh’s recent poems. ‘If they are a section of your book, it looks like being a fine piece of work .. What did you lecture on in America? I suppose it is a place one should see ...’ (1) €100 - 150

366 Clarke (Austin), poet. Two short TLS to the poet Donagh MacDonagh, from his Templeogue address, each 1pp, dated 3 and 6 April 1940, the first commenting on a work by MacDonagh (possibly his verse-drama Happy as Larry) which apparently he considered for a poetry prize, ‘but decided at the last minute that it might be too realistic for the villages’, the second letter mentioning another poem, whose (Yeatsian) diction he takes as ‘a commentary on a well-known theme’. (1) €100 - 150

367 History and Proceedings of the ‘82 Club. Edited by a member of the Irish Press. D. 1845, orig. printed wrappers, 46pp, Inscribed by T.M. Ray, July 1845. Participants include Thomas Davis. Scarce; also Carbery (Ethna) (Anna Johnston). Manuscript copy, probably autograph, of her poem Shiela ní Gara, 1 pp quarto, dated 1900; also a manuscript transcript of W.B. Yeats’ verse ‘On those who dislike the Playboy’ (not in Yeats’ hand), with a rejoinder signed W.J.L. verso, dated Dec 1911; also a bundle of typescript transcripts of letters from W.B. Yeats to Florence Farr Emery, circa 1903-1908, circa 40 pp, with editorial notes in manuscript and typescript, probably part of the text for the collection Florence Farr, Bernard Shaw and W.B. Yeats, edited by Clifford Bax, published by Cuala Press 1941. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €120 - 180

368 Stephens (James). ALS to Miss May, undated, 1 pp, thanking her for letting his friend have the Joyce scripts. ‘I’ll be looking for some of them for myself someday. If you could also let him have the Yeats scripts that would greatly please him.’ (1) €80 - 120

369 Colum (Padraic). ALS to ‘My dear Mr. Gill’, 1 pp, undated, enclosing a copy of his ‘Letter to an Irish Farmer’ (not present), which he would like Mr. Gill to look at. With a good signature. (1) €80 - 120

370 ‘With a brave Cock in his Eye’ MacMahon (Bryan). Cache of interesting TLS to family members Tom and May, March 8 1949, with news that his play The Bugle has been accepted for a Broadway production and sending tickets for the Abbey Theatre performance, with a signed copy of the Abbey programme. ‘Yours in abject trepidation, but also with a brave cock in his eye’; with about 15 letters to the same, and a few other items, mostly ALS but a few TLS, mostly 1940s, from his Listowel address, mostly on family matters but including references to his burgeoning literary career. MacMahon, best known for his play and novel The Honey-Spike, has been described as ‘one of the few masters of the [short-story] form to appear after Frank O’Connor and Sean O’Faolain’ [Hogan, Dict. I. Lit.]. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

371 De Blacam, Aodh [Roddy The Rover]. Two ALS to a Dr. Kennedy, discussing the state of the world, the first dated 18.iii.42, 2 pp with covering note, the second dated 24.1.1949, 2 pp (single sheet), with a printed Christmas poem signed Roddy the Rover (de Blacam’s newspaper pseudonym) and an unrelated examination paper (1924). The first letter discusses a historical affair in Leitrim [possibly the shooting of Lord Leitrim], which he did not discuss more fully in his column, ‘because we have a wrong-headed element which argues from the past that the law can be taken into private hands’, etc. The second notes that ‘it has fallen to the Republic of Ireland to be the first State to protest against the Hungarian terror’. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €120 - 180

372 Proof Copies Signed Gregory (Lady). The Kiltartan History Book. Fisher Unwin, L. 1926. Proof copy, brown wrappers, Inscribed by Lady Gregory on f.f.e.p.,page of a TL to Lady Gregory on Abbey Theatre paper laid in, concerning Republican prison escapes and recent takings at the Abbey, probably from the theatre manager, signature page not present; My First Play, L. 1930, plain wrappers, proof for correction, signed on half title. (2) €300 - 400

373 Irish Bibliography: Dix (E.R. McC.) List of Books and Pamphlets Printed in Strabane in the 18th Century, No. 1 8vo D. (Dun Emer Press) 1908. First Edn.; No. VIII, ... Printed in Ennis, Co. Clare in the Eighteenth Century, 8vo D. (Cuala Press) 1912; also No. III, ... Printed in Drogheda, Co. Louth..., 8vo Dundalk (Wm. Tempest) 1911; & ... No. V ... Printed in Limerick ..., 8vo Limerick (Guy & Co.) 1912. 4 numbers, all orig. wrappers. Scarce. (4) €200 - 300

374 Pamphlets. [Hyde, Dr. Douglas]. Financial Statement of the Gaelic Alliance. Containing a statement of all monies received in America 1910-11, D., Cahill 1912, scarce; [Yeats, E.C.]. Poe, J.W. The Cromlechs of County Dublin. D. n.d., circa 1910, loose in wrappers, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats’ copy, with her signature and bookplate; also Feth Fiadha. Luireach Phadruig. St. Patrick’s Breastplate. D. n.d. , wrs, L. Ní Mhághnusa’s copy (L. MacManus, writer), Márta 1902; Meyer (Kuno), Hail Brigid, An Old-Irish Poem edited and translated, 1912, wrappers, inscribed by Meyer to Henry Sweet; also Power, M. An Irish University, reprinted from ‘Sinn Fein’, wrappers, 1909. (5) €100 - 150

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375 Pan-Celtic Society. A folio clothbound Album, circa 50 pp, with a printed copy of the Society’s objects (frayed) laid down on front cover, containing cuttings of poems and prose, mostly by members of the Society, mostly 1888-89, probably assembled by one of its officers. Contributors include: Gerald Cieppe, ‘Diarmuid O’Duibhne’, ‘T.B., Kilbrook’, Teresa C. Boylan (same?), Gerald C. Pelly, ‘Eirionnach’, M.D. Wyer, P. O’C. MacLaughlin, ‘Irish Molly’, Alfred Perceval Graves, Robert Perceval Graves, ‘Giolla Decair’, A.R. St. Ritch, T.C.D., An Chraoibhín Aoibhinn [Douglas Hyde], Thos. S. Cleary, P.J. M’Call (very often), John Doyle, B.A., Louis Ely O’Carroll, Sheamus O’Murchadha, Ellen O’Leary, ‘Horatius Cocles’, Michael Francis Sheehan, M.P.C.S., Dora Sigerson, Joseph Glynn, ‘M.J. O’H’, Hubert P. Newman, W.S. Burke, Frank MacDonagh, Hester Sigerson, James S. Henderson, M.E. Kennedy, Mrs. C. Jobling, ‘Flann Fionna’ M.D.L.S., Ben Cor M.P.C.S., M.J. Browne, P.J. Keawell [‘Giolla Deacair’], ‘Northern Gael’ (Magherafelt), R.J. O’Mulrenin, M.J. Browne, ‘Banna’ M.P.C.S., Thomas F. Phelan, M.E. Rowan Kennedy, ‘Clann Concubhair’ (an essay on the Society’s aims), P.J. Mulleague, M.P.C.S., Sophia Donegan, ‘Mac’ M.P.C.S., ‘Micheal Dubh’ M.P.C.S., W. Stanislaus Burke, Mary Furlong, Mary Emily Kennedy, ‘Josephine’, C. Gowan, John Savage, Eugene Davis, Richard J. Kelly B.L. Evidently women had a large place in its work. The Pan-Celtic Society was a significant precursor of the Irish Literary Revival, but little is known about its activities. This album, including some 150 items, may be the best extant collection of the work of its members. Provenance: Purchased some years ago in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, with items from the estate of Dr. C.S. (Tod) Andrews, possibly inherited by him from a relative who had some involvement with the Society. (1) €400 - 600

376 A Patron’s Portfolio Kinsella (Thomas) Nuchal - (A Fragment), portfolio, illustrated by P. Hickey, A. Yeats, L. Mac Weeney, J. Kelly (Litho & Etchings), D. (Graphic Studio) No. 39 (65) copies, Signed by the Artists. (1) €350 - 500

377 Inscribed by Author Rare Handmade Letterpress Broadside Murphy (Richard) High Island, broadside approx. 26cms x 30.5cms Pacific Lutheran University (The Elliott Press) Spring 1985. Sole Edition. single sheet with illus., in orig. plain paper folder with printed label attached & inscribed ‘High Island / Richard Murphy (double line) a keepsake for participants of the 1985 ACIS Conference cohosted by the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma,Washington. Some browning at edges of folder, otherwise a very good copy. Ex Scarce. (1) €160 - 240

378 [Beckett (Samuel)] A 1979 Press black and white head shot Photograph of the Author, Playwright & Poet Samuel Beckett, approx. 30cms x 21cms (12” x 8”), ptd. label on reverse. (1) €80 - 120

379 Wilde (Oscar) An original Signature with a vintage Photograph of Wilde seated in dandy attire, mounted and framed. (1) €600 - 800

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380 O’Casey is Evicted O’Casey (Sean). A small collection of letters and documents, including: - ALS dated 7 July 1954, to John

McKerchar (printer) of Edinburgh, 2 pp (single sheet). ‘As you will see by the card enclosed, we have done a flit from TINGRITH. Had to: after 17 years there, the landlord suddenly decided he needed the place for his mother and her daughter; there was little use of contesting the need of 5 against the need of 2, when the 2 owned the property; so we had to go .. The joke is that we were no sooner gone than the notice For Sale went up..and they wonder why the masses are turning to Communism! Life is more than meat; but life is nothing compared with property’, also discussing other matters A very good letter, parting at folds, neat taped repairs, fragile.

- ALS to Lady Astor, from Tingrith, on his headed paper, Oct. 27 1938, 2 pp (single sheet), touching on various subjects including education, and concluding, ‘I have just heard a very dear friend of mine has fallen in Spain, fighting the God-fearing Franco. He was a grand boy; I helped him handle a hurley in my young days. May he rest in peace.’

- TLS to Harold Jones, Librarian, Brooklyn College, New York, 21 Feb. 1961, on his headed paper (Devon), thanking him for a copy of the booklet The Story of Thomas Ashe, and discussing the circumstances of its composition.

- Lloyds Bank Limited. Cheque for £36 payable to Sean O’Casey, 21 Jan. 1964, from account of Moscow Narodny Bank (presumably for royalties), countersigned rear by O’Casey;

- And two other items: a TLS from Macmillan publishers to the writer Patrick Galvin, December 65 1954, apologising about passages from his letters [quoted] in O’Casey’s Sunset and Evening Star; and an ALS from a bookdealer, 1977, concerning an inscribed copy of Drums Under the Window.

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381 O’Casey (Sean). ALS on his headed paper, 11 May 1935, to David Astor, enclosing ‘a rough plan’ [not present] to guide him to O’Casey’s home in Battersea. ‘I and Eileen shall be very glad to see you again’, with a good signature, mounted and framed. (1) €100 - 150

382 ‘For Jimmy O’Dea, A great small man against a mean big world’ Behan (Brendan) The Hostage L. 1958, first, d.w., with a wonderful inscription on f.e.p, ‘Do’m laoch -- ó mo chéad oíche san amharclann [for my hero, from my first night in a theatre] -- a great small man against a mean big world, Jimmy O’Dea ón a chara -- Breandán Ó Beacháin, Brendan Behan 15.xii.1958’. With two programmes for performances of The Hostage laid in. A uniquely desirable copy, from a quintessential Dubliner to another. €500 - 600

383 The Estates of the Shaw Family Carlow Co. Carlow: Shaw (George Bernard) a large and extensive file dating from 1777 - 1930’s containing numerous original documents signed by Shaw ancestors Thomas Gurley, Thomas Gurley Junior etc., several letters from Bishop Foley, and opinions of Senior Counsel, and notes from Shaw’s Aunt Charlotte Rogers, regarding the properties. Copies of maps, with 17 properties, detailing accounts etc., documentation relating to the sale of the properties in the 1930’s. (1) Provenance: Dan H. Lawrence (Literary and Dramatic Advisor to the Shaw Estate). €500 - 700

384 ‘In a Real Communist Theatre’ Shaw (George Bernard). ALS to ‘Dear David’, 25 April 1932, 1 pp, on headed paper. ‘The play is not yet published; but you might sound Block as to the possibility of its being translated and performed .. in a real Communist theatre, in Russia, If you could procure a private copy for him. I thought of sending one to Lunacharsky; but I don’t know his address.’ Mounted and framed. (1) Lunacharsky was a Soviet Commissar for the Arts. €600 - 800

385 ‘Nothing Except their Prayers’ Shaw (George Bernard). A charming short ALS to a Mr. O’Reilly, 1 pp, on his headed paper, 14 September 1947, thanking him for photographs and handkerchiefs. ‘But as I have enough of everything that money can buy, I ask nothing from my Irish friends except their prayers, which are unpurchaseable.’ With a good signature, G. Bernard Shaw. Mounted and framed, with a portrait and two printed plaques. O’Reilly, a Dublin sanitation worker, was president of the Dublin Bernard Shaw Society. (1) €600 - 800

386 Heaney (Seamus) A group of 8 periodicals, odd numbers with contributors by Heaney, as follows, * Outposts, No’s 62, 68 & 76, 3 vols., L. 1964, 1966, & 1968.* Phoenix, No. 5, Manchester 1969.* Thomas Poetry, Vol. I No. 4; & Vol. II No. 9 Harrow 1977 - 1981.* Outposts, No. 120, Surrey 1979* Tracts, No. 6, Dublin 1986. Together 8 items, all orig. ptd. wrappers. As periodicals, w.a.f. (8) €120 - 170

387 Pamphlets: Heaney (Seamus) A Lough Neagh Sequence, 8vo 1969. First Edn., Signed; Conlán., Dántal le Seamus Heaney (Aistrithe ag Gabriel Rosenstock) 8vo 1989. First Edn. With long Presentation Inscription in Irish & Signed in Irish by Heaney, pict. wrappers; A Transgression, broadside folded 1991 Limited to 125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney and Peter [Fallon]; also The Makings of a Music: Reflections on the Poetry of Wordsworth and Yeats, 1978; Place and Displacement. Recent Poetry of Northern Ireland, 1984; Heaney & Longley - An Upstairs Outlook, 1989; and The Fire Gaze, by S. Heaney, a broadside, single sheet, with illus. As a lot. (1) €300 - 400

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389 Heaney (Seamus) & Montague (John). 50 / 60. A Reading to mark the sixtieth birthday of John Montague and the fiftieth birthday of Seamus Heaney. Poetry Ireland 1989, tall wrappers, Signed by both Poets. Clean Copy. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

390 Friel (Brian). Making History. Programme for the original Field Day production, 1988, Signed by Friel, Stephen Rea and others. Still an important play, 30 years later. (1) €150 - 200

391 Heaney (Seamus). ALS to Brian [Loughney], proprietor of Kitty O’Shea’s Pub in Paris, dated 13.vii.’89, 2 pp (single sheet), thanking him for hospitality and assistance during a weekend visit, Signed Seamus; with a similar ALS to Brian from Tom King (Northern Ireland Office), on headed paper, undated; and with a few related press cuttings. As a collection. (1) €400 - 600

392 With Two Manuscript Verses Heaney (Seamus). ALS to John [Allen Ryan, California-based poet], 1 pp, in red ink, on sheet of ‘Kerr’s Pinks’ paper, commenting on aspects of Ryan’s work. ‘California seems far away and appetizingly exotic compared to the mid-West. You are lucky to be an Irishman of the coasts.. the Irishmen in Washington D.C. aren’t doing so well, cancer spreading through Reagan, Casey et al, their Celtic stars going out ..’ With a separate ALS on Heaney’s Strand Road headed paper, 5.xi.’01, enclosing items for a [charity] auction; also his 1997 Christmas card, ‘Would They had Stayed’, published by Peter Fallon at the Gallery Press, extensively amended by Heaney in manuscript, inserting two extra verses to his poem. A very good collection. (1) €1000 - 1500

393 Heaney (Seamus). An Autograph Signed Note, on a ‘Post-it’ slip, to David Brennan, 10.x.04, accompanying a print-out of Heaney’s essay on Czeslaw Milosz, 8 pp, with a few m/ss. amendments; also his poem Testimony: The Ajax Incident, adapted from Sophocles, 2 pp. Also with related postally used envelope, and with unused copies of Irish postage stamps featuring Heaney and Bernard Shaw. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

394 Signed Limited Edition, 100 copies only Heaney (Seamus) & O’Neill (T.) Columcille The Scribe, Single m/ss on vellum, R.I.A. 2004, 95 (100) copies, in oatmeal custom made binding. Scarce. (1) €800 - 1000

395 Rare Limited 1 of 25 Copies Heaney (Seamus) & Synge (J.M.) Song, Prelude, broadside, No. 1 (25), 2012, Signed and inscribed ‘A Rowan like a Lipsticked Girl,’ in holograph. (1) €200 - 300

396 Heaney (Seamus). Poet’s Chair. Broadside poster-poem, 26” x 12” approx., ill. Dimitri Hadzi, No. 16 of 100 copies hand-printed at Bow & Arrow Press, Cambridge, Mass., Signed by Author and Illustrator. Has been gently rolled, but VG. ‘ .. the poem as a ploughshare that turns time / up and over ..’ (1) €200 - 300

397 Stephens (James) Irish Fairy Tales, 4to L. (MacMillan & Co. Ltd.) 1920, First, cold. frontis, decor. t.p., & 15 cold. plts., gilt decor. cloth; Tynan (K.) & Watts (C.M.)illus. The Wild Harp, A Selection from Irish Poetry, 4to L. (Sidgwich & Jackson Ltd.) 1913, First decór. cloth. Clean Copy. (1) * James Joyce contributed two Poems to the Wild Harp. €200 - 300

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398 Harry Kernoff [Yeats (W.B.)] A fine black and white Portrait of W.B. Yeats, approx. 5½” x 3½”, Signed by Harry Kernoff, in black frame. (1) €200 - 300

399 Cuala Press. Be Thou My Vision. Translation [by Eleanor Hull] of an old Irish hymn, with music, [8] pp, lettered parchment covers, plain glassine wrapper (slightly frayed at edges). Hand coloured initial letter and device. No date [1941]. No limitation, but Miller p. 123 says there were Only 54 copies. A clean Copy of one of the Rarest Cuala Publications. (1) €400 - 600

400 Cuala Press. The Wren Boys. Words and Music taken down from groups of boys singing this traditional rhyme, St. Stephen’s Day. Sm qto green printed covers, edges slightly creased. Hand coloured illus. by Jack B. Yeats, tissue guards, n.d. [1930?, no date established by Miller]. Clean copy. Ex. R. (1) €200 - 300

401 Ó Broin (Pádraig). Suibhne Geilt [poems]. Printed wrappers with device, a little frayed, stitched. D., Cló Chluain Tairbh 1943. One of 50 copies, rare. The writer lived in Canada for many years. Earlier work was published for him by Cuala. (1) €100 - 200

402 Yeats (Jack B.) A Little Fleet, 8vo, L. (Ellun Matthews) c. 1904, illus., ptd. wrappers; Marriot (Ernest) Jack B. Yeats, Being a True Impartial View of his Pictorial and Dramatic Art, 8vo, L. (Elkin Mattews) c. 1905, illus., ptd. wrappers; Masefield (John) A Mainsail Hail, 8vo L. (Ellum Matthews) c. 1904, illus. by Jack B. Yeats, ptd. wrappers. (3) €150 - 200

403 Yeats (Jack). The Scourge of the Gulph. L. [1903], cover with hand colouring; W.B. Yeats, Three Things, with drawings by Gilbert Spencer, wrappers, No.18 of the Ariel Poems, 1929, Wade 166; Wilde (Oscar), The Soul of Man Under Socialism, Boston 1910, boards, (unauthorized Edition). (3) €150 - 200

404 Yeats (Jack B.) The Bosun and The Bob-Tailed Comet, 12mo L. (Elkin Matthews) (c. 1904) illus, adverts at ends, decor. ptd. wrappers. Clean Copy. (1) €120 - 180

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409 Cuala Press. A very good collection of three ALS and two Manuscript Receipts to customers over a period of 35 years (1918-1953), all on headed Cuala paper, all but the last signed by Cuala’s founder-manager Elizabeth C. Yeats, as follows: a. Manuscript receipt for 12/6d. from R.N. Green-Armitage for a copy of The Kiltartan

Poetry Book, Nov. 27 1918, signed E.C. Yeats, on green-printed Cuala Industries receipt form;

b. A similar receipt to the same client for 3/2d., amount due for one Booklet & post, July 8 1919, signed Elizabeth C. Yeats;

c. Short ALS on Cuala Industries paper, Churchtown, Dundrum, Oct. 5 1920, sending ‘the books & poem ordered today, all but the 3 copies of New Poems - W.B. Yeats which will not be ready till Feb. 1921’, signed E.C. Yeats;

d. A longer ALS dated Jan. 11 1937, on paper headed with Cuala device, 133 Lower Baggot Street, 2 pp (single sheet), signed E.C. Yeats, sending lists, mentioning the 1937 Broadsides, bound volumes, also loose sets in portfolio, with prices; also mentions ‘2 new Booklets, The Wren-Boys with picture by Jack B. Yeats, words & air, 3/6, & Be Thou My Vision - that lovely old Irish hymn (translation), music & Celtic lettering, 5/6’ [actually published four years later in 1941, see Miller p. 123];

e. ALS dated August 18 1953, 2 pp (single sheet), from 46 Pa lmerstown Road, signed G[eorge] Yeats,saying privately published works are not sold by the Press, discussing the Broadsides, Maxwell’s Cuala Bibliography (‘No copies are available’), and offering lists of books published in 1944, 1945 & 1946.

An excellent collection, spanning 35 years of Cuala’s history. The Press was founded in 1903 (initially as Dun Emer) by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats, who ran it until her death in 1940, while her sister Lily ran the embroidery side of Cuala Industries. On ECY’s death, W.B. Yeats’ widow George took over management of Cuala, and issued fifteen further books and booklets, the last in 1946. Letters from her about Cuala’s affairs are scarce. R.N. Green-Armitage or Armytage (d. 1966) was an English lawyer, with a lifelong interest in the arts. The Beinecke Library at Yale has a 1917 letter to him from E.C. Yeats. As a collection. (1) €400 - 600

405 Yeats (Jack B.). Jack B. Yeats’s Plays In the Old Manner. James Flaunty or The Terror of the Western Seas. L., Mathews, n.d. [1901], FIRST, 16mo, 8 plates, upper cover (only) hand coloured probably by Yeats. Very good copy of a fragile item, the first of Jack Yeats’ publications; Catalogue of Sketches of Life in the West of Ireland by Jack B. Yeats. With A.E. [George Russell]’s essay on ‘An Artist of Gaelic Ireland’ and a review by T.W. R[olleston]. N.p., n.d. [probably 1899, his first Dublin exhibition], tall 8vo illus. blue wrappers, staples (perished), illus., 8 pp. Light vertical fold marks. Very Scarce. (2) €400 - 600

406 Mitchell (Susan L.) Frankincense and Myrrh [poems]. Grey printed wrappers with device, linen ribbon tie, [16] pp, hand coloured f.p. by Jack B. Yeats showing the Three Kings offering their gifts. One of 300 copies printed for the author [1912]. The wrappers slightly frayed, but very good. Rare. (1) Many of these little poems were reprinted as Cuala cards. €200 - 300

407 Yeats (Jack B) A short ALs. on his headed paper, Fitzwilliam Square, dated July 7 1949, 1 pp, to a Miss Thomas. ‘Yes, I saw Jean Gaillard two or three times before he went away to the West: he is a very interesting, and intelligent, man, and I am sure he was capable of these mental pictures his friend describes ..’, also mentioning Hilda Graham, who ‘had a very little time when she came over here’. With a good signature, ‘Jack B. Yeats’. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) Jack Yeats was an assiduous correspondent, particularly to patrons or potential patrons. There are several possibilities for the identity of Jean Gaillard, one of them a First World War flying ace. €200 - 300

408 Not in Reid Yeats (E.C.) ALS on headed Cuala Industries paper, 133 Lr Baggot St, August 18 1939, 2 pp (single sheet), hastily written, to Mr. Reid (probably the collector Fred Reid), evidently about the suppressed first printing of W.B. Yeats’ On The Boiler, of which it seems Reid had asked for a copy. ‘Mrs. W.B. Yeats happened to look in & saw your note - & she said no - it is really too badly done to let anyone see it - & I too agree. We had 2,000 printed & bound & all - & must just destroy them - the new one will be ready I hope next week ..’ The first printing of On The Boiler was rejected as being too badly printed, and the book was reprinted by Thoms. A few copies of the first printing seem to have survived - but not in the Reid collection. Fold marks, traces of mounting to edge, else VG. (1) €200 - 300

410 Cuala Press: - Hand-Coloured Prints: Three attractive original hand coloured cards, each after design by Jack B. Yeats, and with verse by Susan L. Mitchel; together with framed ditto The Wren Boys, v. good; together with four large hand coloured Prints after designs by Eliz. Corbet Yeats, Kathleen Verschoyle & others, including Saint Bridget; An Old Women of the Road; Prayer for a Little Child, & Within a Little Field. Fine.;also three small hand coloured Prints, and one black and white example, including The Cheat, The lake Isle of Innisfree, The Lover tells of the Rose in his Heart, and The Fair Hills of Holy Ireland; and five hand coloured prints after designs by Jack B. Yeats, Eliz. Corbet Yeats etc. including The Shanachie; An Old Slave; Saint Patrick at Tara; The Little White House; and Mighty Melancholy wine, mostly unframed v. good. As a lot, w.a.f. (17) €400 - 500

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411 Unpublished Story with Seven Original Watercolour Illustrations O’Neill Gallagher (Ms. F.). The Little Green Man, or The Fairy Cobbler. Original typescript of an unpublished story for children, 93 pp, with corrections, marked ‘Passed Ready for Press, S.B.J. 5.9.21’, with a London address, and a later publisher’s note dated 1925; with a folder containing seven very fine original watercolour illustrations by the author, each signed and dated 1917, circa 12” x 8” [30cms x 20cms] on heavy card, in excellent condition. (1) We cannot say why the book was never published; the watercolours are of very fine quality both in conception and in execution, comparable to the best work of the day. Previously sold at Mealy’s, 11.12.1991 lot 594. €1000 - 1500



412 Eucharistic Congress 1932 A very fine pair of coloured Prints designed and published by the Dublin printer Fergus O’Connor to mark the Eucharistic Congress and the 1500th anniversary of the coming of St. Patrick to Ireland, both approx. 50cms x 38cms (20” x 15”), printed one side only in full colour, in excellent condition. The Saint Patrick print shows the grey-bearded saint in green robe holding a shamrock, in an oval, against an Irish background with round tower and Celtic cross, over the Papal crossed keys device, printed in Germany, designed and published by Fergus O’Connor, Dublin. The Eucharistic Congress print shows an elaborate crowned portrait of the Saviour, with sacred heart and crown of thorns, carrying a jewelled mace, right hand raised in blessing, presumably also printed in Germany, mounted within a separately printed rectangular border printed in Dublin, showing provincial and Celtic symbols under the Papal device. The German printers and artists are not named. An interesting and effective pair, in the highly-coloured style of the time. Presumably O’Connor could not obtain the Saviour print in a matching size to St. Patrick, so he improvised by printing a separate border himself to equalise the dimensions. (2) Fergus O’Connor first came to note as printer to the First Dail, and is best known as a publisher of pamphlets and postcards. Though well printed on heavy stock, the prints are inherently fragile, and it is likely that few survive in acceptable condition. €200 - 400

413 Six Fine Full Page Lithographic Plates O’Neill (Henry) The Sculptured Crosses of Ancient Ireland, V. large atlas folio L. (Ackerman & Co.) 1857. The first part only, containing 6 lg. litho plts., including Killamery Cross, and Kilklispeen Cross, some letterpress, some foxing, disbound. As a coll. of plts. Rare. (1) €400 - 600

415 From the "House of the Dead" James Joyce’s Timepiece [Joyce (James)] A George III period Grandfather Clock, the mahogany body with break neck pediment, and blind fretwork, over a glazed door, enclosing a painted dial signed, May of Dublin, the shaped panel door with crossbanding flanked by reeded columns on a square base with bracket feet, approx. 236cms (93”) high; together with a red brick block, taken during the restoration at 15 Ushers Island. (1) Provenance: No. 15 Ushers Island (House of the Dead) home of James Joyces aunts, and by descent. The House surrounding the short story “The Dead” from the Dubliners, by descent to the present vendor. €2000 - 3000

416 ‘I never lie in my deck chair without a copy of Ulysses by my side’ [Joyce (James). Leon-Paul Fargue. L’Alchimiste. Allocution prononcee a la Societé des amis de 1914, a l’occasion de la reception de James Joyce [i.e. a tribute to Joyce]. N.R.F., offprint, 3 pp, no. 3 of a (presumably) very small edition, orig. wrappers, inscribed. Fine copy, Rare. (1) *See Ellmann’s Joyce biography p. 668. The Societé was a literary group organised by the Hon. Mrs. Reginald Fellowes, a society lady who said that when sailing in her yacht in the Aegean, ‘I never lie in my deck chair without a copy of Ulysses by my side’. Fargue, a writer, was a close friend of Joyce, who helped to find subscribers for Ulysses, and also helped with the French translation. €200 - 300

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(h) View of the Four Courts looking down on the River Liffey;(i) College Green;(j) View of the Custom House, from the River Liffey;(k) View of Carlisle Bridge;(l) View of Trinity College from Westmorland St.; each with artists name and sculpted by H. Brocas., published c. 1818 - 1824 by J. Le Petit, 20 Capel St., Dublin, coloured aquatints, each approx. 29cms x 44cms (11½” x 17½”), in uniform gilt frames. (12) €2500 - 3500

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417 Signed by Anglo-French Scholar Denis Saurat Saurat (Denis) Le Soldat Romain, 8vo Londres (The Hyperion Press) 1944, 36pps, ptd. wrappers, signed and dedicated to ‘Philippe Mauriet - from the Author, clean copy. (1) €150 - 200

418 [Joyce (James)]. James Joyce. Sa Vie. Son Oeuvre. Son Rayonnement. Octobre-Novembre 1949. La Hune, Paris. Sm qto printed wrappers, excellent copy. Catalogue of an exhibition relating to Joyce’s life and work, scarce in this condition. (1) €300 - 500

419 [Joyce (James)] Aubert (Jacques) trans. Gens de Dublin, 8vo, P. (Gallimard Edns.) 1974, ptd. wrappers; Essais Critiquest, tradint par Elisabeth Janvier, 8vo P. (Gallimard) 1966, ptd. wrappers, clean copies. (2) €120 - 160

420 With Original Watercolour Joyce (James) Two Tales of Shem and Shaun, 1932, First, with an inset watercolour in the style of Lucia Joyce Extracts from Press Notices. Ulysses by James Joyce. Leaflet, 4pp., with a few other small items relating to Joyce; Whitelock (G.) Cricket In Writings of James Joyce, 1/20 Copies, Signed. €400 - 600

421 Joyce (James). The Mime of Mick, Nick and the Maggies. Servire Press, The Hague 1934. Tall 8vo colour printed wrappers, a little soiled. Initial letter, tailpiece and cover design by Lucia Joyce. No. 339 of 1000 copies, S&C A 43. Lacks the glassine wrapper and slipcase. (1) €100 - 200

422 Beckett (Samuel) et al. Our Exagmination round his Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress. With Letters of Protest by G.V.L. Slingsby and Vladimir Dixon. Paris 1929, Sylvia Beach, with ‘Made in Great Britain’ stamp, unopened orig. wrappers. (1) [The ‘Letters of Protest’ are said to be by Joyce himself ]. €150 - 200

423 [Joyce, James]. Strick (Joseph) & Fred Haines. James Joyce’s Ulysses. First Draft Screenplay. City Film Corporation, New York. Copy no. 23. Cyclostyled screenplay, 142 pp, possibly lacking a page or pages at end, last few pages torn. Laid into a plain folder. Extensively amended, with many passages crossed out (presumably during filming or rehearsal). With a number of screenshots from the film, one showing Anna Manahan and Milo O’Shea, a DVD, and a typescript note by Toni Delaney. Strick’s film of Ulysses (1967) involved many of the best Irish actors of the day, including Milo O’Shea as Bloom. It was generally considered a creditable attempt to represent Joyce’s masterpiece on the screen. It had a significant influence in popularising Joyce’s work in the United States. An important screenplay. €600 - 800

424 A Ulysses Pub A small Album of Photographs of the Ship Hotel, Dublin 1885 An Album marking the re-opening after re-refurbishment of the Ship Hotel, 9 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin, 1995, Stephen Cunningham, Proprietor. Contains 12 photos of the exterior (faded) and the rooms, by Williams R. Kennan, Art Photographer, 41 Grafton Street. The Ship Tavern opened in 1810 and, according to a newspaper article marking the restoration, “from that day to this[it] has been the haunt of most of the prominent public men of the Irish metropolis as well as of the noted visitors from the provinces.” It is mentions several times in Joyce’s Ulysses. Severely damaged in the Easter Rising, it was rebuilt and today houses Ladbrokes.com and Oxford College International. (1) €300 - 400

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425 Joyce (James) Pomes Penyeach,” 24mo, Paris (Shakespeare & Co.) 1927, First Edition, hf. title, errata slip, printed boards, some ware. [Slocum & Cahoon A24]. (1) €200 - 300

426 Signed Limited Edition of 100 Copies Joyce (James) Tales Told of Shem and Shaun, Three Fragments from Work in Progress, 4to, Paris (The Black Sun Press) 1929, Signed Limited Edition, ptd. wrappers, clean copy [Slocum & Cahoon A36]. (1) €1500 - 2200

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429 Joyce (James) - Linguaphone Institute. Orthological Institute, Cambridge. James Joyce Reading 'Anna Livia Plurabelle'. Parts I & II the original vinyl disc, the second in a G.E.M. Johnson sleeve. With Finnegans Wake, Meeting of James Joyce Society on October 23 1951, various readings including Joyce. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) No guarantee is given as to the sound quality of these discs. €500 - 1000

430 C. Mac Mahon, 20th Century Irish School “James Joyce,” O.O.C., depicting the author seated wearing hat and holding walking stick, approx. 60cms x 50cms (24” x 20”) signed lower right, black and gilt frame. (1) €200 - 300

431 Michael Hawthorne A set of 6 attractive Profile Paintings of Irish Writers to include “Oscar Wilde,” “Sean O’Casey,” “George Bernard Shaw,” “Frank O’Connor,” “John B. Keane,” “Seamus Heaney,” O.O.B., each approx. 46cms x 30cms (18” x 12”), each with quotation from author, Signed and dated, uniformly framed. (6) €350 - 500

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432 James Joyce Collection Joyce (James) A section of books, many original works by Joyce, biographies etc., and a large collection of varied works about Joyce and his works, over 300 volumes mostly hard backs, and a bundle of paperback editions. As a lot, w.a.f. (1) €1000 - 1500

428 Original Letter from Joyce Joyce (James). ALS to Dr. Von Rosenberg, Zurich, from a Zurich address, dated 14 October 1915, 1 pp, Joyce has been told that ‘you are so kind as to take an interest in my writings, and especially in my play Exiles’, offers to call on him at a convenient time, enclosing some press notices. With a good signature. Mounted and framed with a photograph of Joyce. (1) €1000 - 1500

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Joyce (James). De Honni-Soit a Mal-y-Chance. Mesures, 15 Janvier 1936. [French translation of Joyce’s essay From a banned writer to a banned singer, a tribute to the singer John Sullivan]. Sm qto, 9pp, stapled (centre pages loose) in printed paper covers, French-style glassine wrapper, probably original. No. 3 of only eight numbered copies (offprints from the periodical Mesures) on stamped Alfa Navarre paper. Signed by Joyce on f.f.e.p. and extensively corrected in ink in his hand, about ten separate corrections, mostly to spelling but including one insertion of an extra word. Staples slightly rusted with a little staining, but in excellent condition, EXCESSIVELY RARE. ‘A titre de Kerryosité, dis, a quoi rime un Sullivan?’ Joyce first met the Irish-born tenor John Sullivan or O’Sullivan in late 1929, at the urging of his brother Stanislaus. Sullivan was Cork-born, like Joyce’s father, and had established himself at the Paris Opera. Joyce was overcome with enthusiasm when he heard him sing there. Joyce was himself a promising singer in his youth, and for several years he devoted

much time and energy to promoting Sullivan among his friends, and trying to secure better opportunities for him. He claimed that Sullivan’s career had been held back by the jealousy of others [see Ellmann p. 619-21]. His tribute From a banned writer to a banned singer was first published in the New Statesman and Nation, 27 Feb.1932 [S&C C81]. This French translation by Arnold Petitjean (stated to have been reviewed by Joyce) was published in the French magazine Mesures, 15 Jan. 1936 [S&C D34]. Just eight numbered offprints of the translation were issued for Joyce and signed by him. Of the eight copies, the present item appears to be the only one surviving with manuscript corrections by Joyce. There is a copy in the NLI, without the corrections. We have not traced the other copies, and it may be that they have not survived. Almost certainly a unique Joyce item, extensively corrected in the writer’s hand, and testifying to an enthusiasm which preoccupied Joyce for several years in the 1930s. (1) €7000 - 10000

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433 Yeats (Wm. Butler) A good collection of original works, by W.B. Yeats, some First Edns., etc., and several volumes about Yeats, biography etc., and studies of his works, over 100 volumes, mostly hardbacks, some proof copies etc., etc. etc. As a box lot, w.a.f. (1) €300 - 400

434 Periodicals: [Joyce (James) & Yeats (W.B.)] Two Worlds, A Literary Quarterly, .. Ed. by Samuel Roth, Vol. I Nos 1 & 3. 2 issues, Sept. 1925 & March 1926. Contributing editors, Arthur Symons, Ezra Pound etc & Unnamed Work, by James Joyce, orig. ptd. wrappers, & slipcase; also Two Worlds Monthly, Vol. I Nos. 1, 2 & 4, also Vol. II No. 1 together 4 nos., lg. 8vo N.Y. 1926, orig. ptd. wrappers; also James Joyce Quarterly 1975 - 1990, Approx. 30 issues; James Joyce Broadsheet, various issues & other odd nos. of periodicals relating to Joyce; The Yeats Society of Japan-Bulletin, various issues; The Yeats Annual, No. 1 Ed. by R.J. Finneran, etc; also odd issues of various other journals, some Irish etc., over 100 items. As a box lot, w.a.f (1) €200 - 300

435 Irish LIterary Periodicals: O’Sullivan (Seumas)ed. The Dublin Magazine, A Quarterly Review of Literature Science & Art. 14 issues 4to D. 1927 - 1951; Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art, Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. V. No. 20, together 20 Nos., D. 1949 - 51; & The Dubliner - The Dublin Magazine, No. 2 - 6, and Vol. II No. 1 - Vol. 10, No. 4, together 37 Nos., 8vo D. 1962-1974, all orig. ptd. wrappers. As periodicals, w.a.f. A Box Lot. (1) €150 - 200

436 Box: de Balzac - The Edition Definite of the Comedie Humaine by Honoré de Balzac, 19 vols. only 8vo Philadelphia 1897. Illus. plts. thro-out, uncut, orig. blue cloth & paper labels. As a box lot, w.a.f. (19) €100 - 150

437 Box: American Interest: Woolf (Virginia) The Death of the Moth, N. York (Harcourt, Brace & Co.) 1942. First American Edn.; The Captain’s Death Bed and Other Essays, L. (Hogarth) 1950. First Edn.; A Letter to a Young Poet, 8vo L. (Hogarth Press) 1932. First, wrappers; and Walter Sickert A Conversation, 8vo L. (Hogarth) 1934, First, wrappers; Stein (Gertrude) Americains D’Amerique, Preface by B. Fay, 8vo Paris 1933. Lim. Edn. No. 1184 (2200), wrappers; Stein - Autobiographie D’Alice Toklas, 8vo Paris 1934, trans. by B. Fay, wrappers; Stein - Paris France, N.Y. 1940. First Edn., cloth; Carpenter (H.) Geniuses Together American Writers in Paris in the 1920’s L. 1987; Clarke (B.H.) Eugene O’Neill - The Man and His Plays, N.Y. 1929; Johnson (Rob. Underwood) Poems of Fifty Years, 1880 - 1930, 2 vols. N.Y. 1931, Signed Pres. Copies, cloth etc.; & 10 others sim. As a box lot. (1) €150 - 200

438 Box: Oscar Wilde: Wilde (Oscar) De Profundis. Herausgegeben und Eingeleitet Von Max Meyerfeld. Sm. 4to Berlin 1907. Decor. double title in red & bl., orig. vellum backed boards, gilt lettered spine; & approx. 30 other items by or about Wilde. As a box lot, w.a.f. (1) €150 - 200

439 Box: 20th Century Irish Literature - Novels etc: Walsh (Maurice) Sons of the Swordmaker, D. 1938, First Edn., d.w.; Macmanus (Francis) Men Withering, D. 1939. First Edn., d.w.; Kilroy (Thomas) The Big Chapel, L. 1971. First Edn., d.w.; Sheridan (John D.) The Rest is Silence, D. 1953. First Edn., d.w.; Purcell (Patrick) Fiddler’s Green, D. 1949, First Edn., d.w.; O’Brien (John) The Parish of St. Mel’s, L. 1954. First Edn., d.w.; Weston (Harold) The Pattern’s in the Flax, L. n.d. First Edn., d.w.; Pedlow (J.C.) Capital Fun-ishment, Belfast 1967. First Edn., d.w.; & approx. 42 others sim. 50 vols. in all, as a box lot, w.a.f. (1) €180 - 250

440 G.B. Shaw’s Works Box: George Bernard Shaw. The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, roy 8vo L. 1928, decor. cloth; El Carro de Les Manzanas, 8vo Madrid 1930, uncut, orig. cold. ptd. wrappers; Pigmalion Androcles y el Leon, Madrid n.d. trans. Julio Brouta, full sheep; Tres Comedias Para Puritanos, 8vo Madrid 1930, cloth; & approx. 50 other vols. by or about Shaw, all in English, in wrappers or cloth. As a box lot, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

441 All Signed Copies O’Leary (Oliva) & Burke (Helen) Mary Robinson, L. 1998. First, Signed by both Authors; Clinton (Bill) My Life, L. 2004. First, Signed; Graves (R. Perceval) Robert Graves The Years with Laura, 1926 - 1940, First, Signed; Moore (Brian) Black Robe, L. 1985, First, Signed; Plunkett (James) Strumpet City, L. 1969. First, Signed; Mc Court (Frank) Angela’s Ashes, N.Y. 1996. First, Signed; O’Connor (Joseph) Ghost Light, N.Y. 2011. First, Signed, & 17 others sim. Irish & international authors, all with orig. d.w., 25 vols. in all. As a box lot, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

442 Box: Irish Biography and Autobiography: Reid (B.L.) The Man from New York - John Quinn and His Friends, roy 8vo N.Y. 1968, illus. d.w.; O’Leary (John) Recollections of Fenians and Fenianism, 2 vols. L. 1896. First Edn., ports. cloth; Craig (Mary) Longford A Biographical Portrait, L. 1978; O’Brien (Conor Cruise) The Great Melody.. Edmund Burke, L. 1992, First Edn., d.w.; & 17 others sim. As a box lot, w.a.f. (21) €120 - 170

443 Irish Female Novelists: Somerville (E.O.E.) & Ross (Martin) Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., L. 1908. First, illus., decor. cloth; Bowen (Eliz.) A World of Love, L. 1955, First, d.w.; The Heat of the Day, L. 1949, First, Signed by Mary Lavin; The House in Paris, N. York 1936, First American Edn., cloth & d.w.; Lavin (Mary) In the Middle of the Field, L. 1967. First, d.w.; The Patriot Son & Other Stories, L. 1956, First, d.w.; Laverty (Maura) No More than Human, L. 1944, First Edn., Signed by Author, d.w.; also Lift up your Gates, L. 1946, First, d.w.; Doyle (Lynn) Back to Ballygullion, L. 1953, First, fine with rare dust wrapper; Johnson (Jennifer) How Many Miles to Babylon, L. 1974, First, d.w.; Enright (Anne) The Portable Virgin, L. 1991. First, d.w.; & approx. 34 others sim. 45 in all many by same authors. A good lot. Box. (1) €250 - 350

444 [Mahon (Derek)] Somewhere the Wave, illus. by Bernadette Kiely, roy 8vo Gallery 2007. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 194 (450), cloth; Wayside Shrines, illus. by Keith Wilson, roy 8vo Gallery 2009. Signed, Lim. Edn. No. 238 (350), cloth; The Yellow Book, Gallery 1997. Signed Pres. Copy; also Collected Poems, Gallery 1999, and New Collected Poems, Gallery 2011, both cloth backed vellum, in orig. matching slipcases. A good lot. (5) €100 - 150445 Beckett (Samuel) Waiting for Godot, 8vo N.Y. (Grove Press) 1954, First N.Y. Edn., cloth, pictorial d.j.; Malone Dies, 8vo N.Y. (Grove Press) 1956, ptd. wrappers; Fin de Partie Suivi de Acte Sans Paroles, 8vo Paris (Les Editions de Minuit) 1957, ptd. wrappers; From An Abandoned Work, 8vo L. (Faber & Faber) 1958, ptd. wrappers. Clean copies. (4) €200 - 300

446 Young James Joyce Association Yeats (W.B.) The Tables of the Law and The Adoration of the Magi, sm. 4to, L. (Ellun Matthews) 1904, uncut, cloth backed boards; together with another copy with ptd. wrappers, and inscribed on prefatory note page “The Young Man referred to in this note is James Joyce. This was told to me in 1904 by W.B. Yeats, Seamus O’Sullivan," interesting association between two literary greats. (2) €200 - 300

447 Locke (John) An Essay concerning Human Understanding, 3 vols. 12mo Edin. 1801. Cont. tree calf, flat spine, mor. labels. Good. (3) €100 - 150

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448 Dublin Printings: Addison (Joseph) The Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose,... 3 vols. plus Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, etc., all uniform, together 4 vols. 12mo D. 1773, cont. calf, raised bands, mor. labels; also The Lounger, a Periodical Paper, 3 vols., 12mo D. 1787. Third Edn., cont. tree calf, mor. labels. All good. (7) €150 - 200

449 Rare Limerick Printing [Anon] Miscellaneous Poems on Religious, Moral, and Entertaining Subjects, collected from the best English Authors, 8vo Limerick (J. Ferrar) 1773, hf. title, 196pps, hf. calf, marble boards, worn. (1) €180 - 220

450 [Graham (Doctor James)] A Lecture on the Generation Increase and Improvement of the Human Species, Interspersed with Receipts for the Preservation and Exhalation of Personal Beauty and Loveliness .. Prolonging Human Life, Healthily and Happily, 8vo L. (M. Smith) [c. 1784], engraved frontis, 71pps., boards. Scarce. (1) €200 - 300

451 [Berkeley (George)] A Miscellany containing Several Tracts on various subjects by the Bishop of Cloyne, 12mo, D. (George Faulkner) 1752, First Dublin Edn., hf. calf, marble boards. (1) Note: The Tracts include: “Further Thoughts on Tar Water, An Essay Towards Preventing the Ruin of Great Britain, A Word to the Wife, The Querist, etc.” €180 - 250

452 English Plays: A group of 18 varied plays by Christopher Fry, John Mortimer, John Galsworthy, Harold Pinter, Noel Coward & others, cloth & wrappers. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €70 - 100

453 O’Sullivan (Florence) The History of Kinsale, 8vo D. 1916. First Edn., fold. maps, plts. & illus. & orig. gilt decor. cloth. Good. (1) €120 - 170

454 From the Library at Coole Inglis (Henry D.) Ireland in 1834 - A Journey Throughout Ireland during the Spring Summer and Autumn of 1834, 2 vols., L. 1834, First Edn., fold. map frontis, bookplate of Richard Gregory, Coole Park, marble edges, contemporary, gilt fillet full calf, mor. labels. (2) €250 - 350

455 One of 100 Signed Copies Beckett (Samuel) Lessness, 8vo L. (Calder & Boyars) 1970, Signed Limited Edn. 38 (100) Copies, vellum backed cloth, gilt lettering, green cloth slip case, clean copy. (1) €350 - 420

456 First Edition, English Issue Joyce (James) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 8vo L. (The Egoist Ltd.) 1917, First Edition (English Issue), made up of American Sheets) One of “750” Copies, hf. title, publishers green cloth, clean copy. [Slocum & Cahoon A12]. (1) €1000 - 1500

457 Joyce (James). Chamber Music. Cornhill, Boston [1918], First American, unauthorized, S&C A 5; Anna Livia Plurabelle, Criterion Miscellany No. 15, Faber 1930, cloth and wrapped issues. (3) €100 - 200

458 Joyce (James) Chamber Music, 8vo L. (Elkin Mathews) 1907, First Edition, illus. t.p., hf. title, original green cloth, lettered in gilt, stained, [One of 509 copies], Slocum and Cahoon A3. (1) €350 - 420

459 Joyce (James) Anna Livia Plurabelle, [Criterion Miscellany - No. 15] 8vo, L. (Faber & Faber) 1930, First English Edn. (wrappers issue), 32pps, orig. crimson cold. wrappers, red text later full calf, gilt lettered spine, some foxing otherwise good. [Slocum & Cahoon A33]. (1) €300 - 500

460 [Joyce (J.)] Morel (A.) & Gilbert (S.) trans. Ulysses, sm. 8vo Paris (Gallimerl) 1948, Ltd. Edn. 1737 (3000) Copies, hf. title, decorated boards, some staining, otherwise good. [Slocum & Cahoon?] (1) €100 - 150

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462 Signed Limited Edition of 100 Copies O’Flaherty (Liam) The Pedlar’s Revenge and other Stories, 8vo D. (Wolfhound Press) 1976, Signed Limited Edition 72 (100) Copies, leather backed boards, mor. label, slipcase. (1) €180 - 220

463 Marsilio (M. Ant.) De Ecclesiasticorum Reddituum Origine, & Jure Tractatus, 4to Venice 1575. First Edn., wd. cut device on title, wd. cut initials & heads, [68] 312pp., title & a few pages soiled, cont. full vellum. (1) €200 - 300

464 Stillingfleet (Ed.) & Burnet (G.), with some Gentlemen of the Church of Rome. A Relation of a Conference, Held about Religion, at London, the Third of April, 1676, 8vo L. (Moses Pitt) 1676. First Edn., Imprim. leaf, advert leaf at end, some soiling, cont. panel calf. (1) €120 - 180

465 Marloratus Lotharingus (Martin) De Orthodoxo et Neotherico Calviniano, seu Hugonistico baptismate, ac utriusque effectu, liber his temporibus accommodatissimus. & masime neccessarius. 8vo Paris 1578. Wd. cut device on title, [16], 142 leaves, plus [8]pp Index, orig. vellum. V. good. (1) €180 - 240

466 Plantin Press: Ros-Vveydus (H.) De Fide Haeretics Servanda, ex decreto Concilii Constantiensis Dissertatio Cum Daniele Plancio Scholae Delphensis Moderatore. 8vo Antwerp (ex Officiana Plantiniana) 1610. Title vignette, [24], 236pp plus Approb. leaf, with device on verso, some early m/ss owners names on title. V. good copy. (1) €180 - 220

467 Nollet (Abbe J.A.) Essai sur l’Electricite des Corps, 8vo Paris 1764. Fourth, engd. frontis & 4 fold. plts., title inscribed ‘Jacobi Butler,’ uncut, orig. marble wrappers. V. good & clean. (1) €150 - 200

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461 Signed Limited Edition of 50 Copies by Joyce Joyce (James) Collected Poems, sm. 8vo, N.Y. (The Black Sun Press) 1936, Signed Limited Edition 31 (50) Deluxe Copies, Signed on frontis, gilt decorated boards, glassine cover, original slip case. Clean Copy. [Slocum and Cahoon A44]. (1) €3500 - 4500

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468 In Gaelic Script Throughout Molloy (Fr. Francis) Lucerna Fidelium, seu Fasciculus Deserptus ab Authoribus magis versatis qui tractarunt de Doctrina Christina: Sm. 8vo Rome (Typis Sacrae Congreg. de Propaganda Fide) 1676. First Edn., [4] 391, VIIIpp., 19th Century hf. calf, gilt tooled bands, mor. label. Extremely good copy. V. Rare. (1) €450 - 650

469 Grotius (Hugo) Votum Pro Pace Ecclesiastica Contra Examen Andreae Riveti & Alios Irreconciliabiles, sm. 8vo n.p. 1642. Orig. vellum. V. good. (1) €150 - 200

470 With Engraved Portraits Schoonebeek (Adrien) Histoire des Ordres Religeux De l’un & de l’autre Sexe, 2 Volumes, (6 Parts), 8vo Amsterdam 1695. Second Edn., Engd. general title, (lacks hf. title?), & 6 engd. divisional titles plus 144 engd. full page ports., some mis-pagination, later full vellum. (1) * Title with signatures of early collectors, & verso of title inscribed ‘Margaret Anne Swift her Book, April 1760.’ €220 - 350

471 Gough (John)ed. Memoirs of the Life, Religious Experiences and Labours in the Gospel, of James Gough, Late of the City of Dublin, deceased, 12mo D. 1781. First Edn., title inscribed, ‘Sarah Gough, 1816,’ full calf, upr. cover detached; Extracts from the Letters of Elizabeth, Lucy and Judith Ussher, late of the City of Waterford, 12mo D. 1815. Second Edn., hf. mor., tooled gilt spine. Good. (2) €120 - 180

472 Co. Cavan: [Mc Cullam (R.)] Sketches of the Highlands of Cavan and of Shirley Castle, In Farney taken during the Irish Famine, 8vo, Belfast (J. Reed) 1856, blind decor. cloth, gilt lettered spine. Scarce.(1) €150 - 200

473 Dublin Printings: Anon: A Collection of Interrogatories for the Examination of Witnesses in Courts of Equity as settled by the Most Eminent Counsel, [by an old Solicitor] 8v D. (Elizabeth Lynch) 1791, full leather, mor. label; and another Dublin Printing The Adventures of a Cork-Screw, D. (W. Whitestone) 1776, as is, boards, as a lot, w.a.f. (2) €100 - 150

474 Co. Dublin: [Anon] Oxmantown and Its Environs or Some Suburban Sketches of the Eighteenth Century, 8vo, D. (T. O’Gorman) 1845, First Edn., engd. frontis & 1 other plate, decor. cloth, gilt lettering. Scarce. (1) €120 - 150

475 Genealogy: [Anon] Some Account of the Family of the Butlers, but more particularly of the late Duke of Ormond, the Earl of Ossory his father and James Duke of Ormond, his grandfather, 8vo, L. (John Morphew) 1716, VI, 1 - 256 (complete) full calf, worn & loose, as is, w.a.f. (1) €100 - 150

476 Jones (Bp. Henry) A Remonstrance of Diverse Remarkable Passages concerning the Church and Kingdome of Ireland, Sm. 4to L. 1642. First Edn., 80pp (some mispagination, title & L. 3 with corners repaired (some slight loss of text) recent mor. backed cloth. Wing J. 943, & Sweeney 2614. (1) €300 - 400

477 “Let the Nation Stand” 1798: Society of United Irishmen of Dublin - Let the Nation Stand, 12mo Dublin 1794. Sole Edition Pages 153 / 154 torn with loss, text replaced in m/ss, 204pp uncut, orig. boards. Fine condition, in mor. backed box. * Suppressed. Rare in any condition, but excessively rare in the original condition. (1) €500 - 700

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478 Famous Co. Offaly Entomologist [Ward (Mrs. Mary)] A World of Wonders Revealed by The Microscope, A Book for Young Students sm. 4to L. 1858. First Edn. Thus, hd. cold. frontis & 13 hd. codl. plts., adverts at end, a.e.g., gilt decor. cloth. Fine copy. (1) €200 - 300

479 Mac Mahon (Bryan) Children of the Rainbow, L. 1952. First English Edition, also First American Edn. of same work N.Y. 1952, both orig. pict. d.w.’s; The Red Petticoat and other Stories, L. 1955. First Edn., Signed Presentation Copy, orig. pict. d.w.; The Honey Spike, L. 1967, First Edn., pict. d.w. A scarce collection. V. good. (5) €150 - 200

480 Signed by the Author O’Brien (Edna) The Country Girls, 8vo, L. (Hutchinson & Co.) 1960, First Edn., inscribed on t.p. “To Brian,... to you here in Connemara, Edna O’Brien Sept. 2010”, Ex. Libris Bradley Kelly (inscribed on f.e.p.) & bookplate, cloth & d.j. (1) * Good copy of author's first book. €150 - 220

481 Yeats (W.B.) The Wild Swans at Coole, 8vo L. (Mac Millan & Co.) 1919, First, inscribed with notes on f.e.p., decor. gilt cloth; Irish Fairy Tales, 8vo L. (Walter Scott) [1893], First, gilt decor. spine; Where there is Nothing, 8vo L. (A.H. Bullen) 1903, uncut, cloth backed boards, ptd. label. Clean copies. (3) €250 - 320

482 Wilde (Oscar). Poems. Boston, Roberts Brothers 1881, First US Edition. Orig. green cloth, a bit worn at corners. Scarce; With Poems by Speranza (Lady Wilde). D., Duffy 1864, First, green cloth, binding shaken, rear hinge cracked. Both Scarce. (2) €200 - 300

483 Yeats (Jack B.). Sligo. L. 1932 (reissue), d.w. Inscribed on f.f.e.p. ‘To Mrs MacCarvill / from Jack B. Yeats / Dublin / January / 1943’; Ah Well. A Romance in Perpetuity. L. 1942, First, d.w., f.p., inscribed ‘To Mrs. MacCarvill / from Jack B. Yeats / Dublin January 1943’; And To You Also, L. 1944, First, plates, d.w. (a little torn), inscribed in biro probably in Yeats’ hand, ‘From Me to You / with love / November 1955’, further inscribed in ink on t.p. ‘Jack B. Yeats / Dublin March 3rd 1956’; and with a label laid in addressed to Mrs. MacCarvill from Mrs. J.B. Yeats [Cottie], in her hand, thanking her for flowers & rosemary, ‘your garden must be looking lovely!’. Attractive memento of a family friendship. (3) €400 - 600

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488 Prendergast (John P.) Ireland from the Restoration to the Revolution 1660 - 1690, 8vo L. (Longmans etc) 1887, First, inscribed on f.e.p. ‘To Col. Sir Wm. Butler K.C.B. with the author’s regards..,’ gilt lettered cloth. (1) * Sir William Butler was born in Tipperary and served in the British Army, he was also a famous writer and adventurer. €100 - 150

489 De Vere (Aubrey) English Misrule and Irish Misdeeds..., 8vo L. (John Murray) 1848, Second, advert at back, Inscribed on f.e.p. ‘Agnes Lambert Curragh Chase - June 7th, 1892,” orig. cloth, ptd. label. (1) €150 - 200

490 Coloured Plates [Egan (Pierce)] Real Life in London; or the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, thick 8vo, L. (Jones & Co.) 1823, cold. frontis & hf. title, 16 (ex 17) cold. plts., contemp. hf. calf, marble boards, (bound by Wm. Strann & Sons, Belfast). (1) €120 - 150

491 [W.B. Yeats et al]. The Shanachie. An Irish Miscellany, illustrated. Maunsel, Dublin 1906-07, sm qto, the six numbers complete as issued in orig. printed wrappers. Contribs. include W.B. Yeats, Shaw, Lady Gregory, Colum, Synge, Dunsany, etc., with plates by Jack Yeats, J.B. Yeats, Orpen, Grace Gifford, Elinor M. Darwin, Hugh Thomson, Beatrice Elvery etc. A fine collection, containing much important material. Lower wrapper of no. 6 loose o.w.v.g. Scarce thus. (1) €300 - 400

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484 With Pen & Ink Sketch by Jack B. Yeats Mac Greevy (Thomas) Jack B. Yeats, An Appreciation and an Interpretation, 8vo D. (Three Candles) 1945, Special Edition 250 Copies, inscribed on t.p. “Fr Jeremiah Meagher, Jack B. Yeats, Dublin August 16th, 1945” with illustration of galloping horse, a man on stilts and half moon, decor. cloth backed boards. Nice association copy. (1) €450 - 650

485 Yeats (Jack B.). Sailing Sailing Swiftly. L. 1933, First, d.w. (protected) with Yeats design, illus., inscribed on h.t. to Eileen MacCarvill, June 16 1948, with an attractive ink sketch showing a man standing by a pillar looking out at a ship at sea, Signed, nice copy. (1) €400 - 600

486 Yeats (Jack B.). The Charmed Life. L. 1938, FIRST, very good copy in protected d.w. Inscribed in ink in Yeats’ hand on h.t. ‘For Eileen Mac Carvill’ [the literary scholar, friend of Mainie Jellett], and with a Signed sketch in biro below showing a man leading a horse towards a fairground by the sea, dated Dublin May 21st 1948. V. good. (1) €400 - 600

487 Yeats (Jack B.). Apparitions. Three Plays. L. 1933, First, d.w. (protected) with a Yeats design, with tipped in copyright notice, illus., inscribed on h.f. title to Eileen MacCarvill, June 16 1948, with an ink sketch showing a ballerina on stage. Nice copy. (1) €400 - 600



492 Coole Park & The Gregorys: Gregory (Anne) Me and Nu: Childhood at Coole, 8vo Buckinghamshire (C. Smythe) 1970. First Edn., illus. by Joyce Dennys, cloth & d.w. Nuala Costello’s copy, Signed by her. Mrs. Costello, author of Music of Connaught, lived at Tuam, and was a friend of the family; Robert Gregory 1881 - 1918. A Centenary Tribute, 8vo 1981, illus.; and A Guide to Coole Park, Co. Galway. Home of Lady Gregory, by Colin Smyth, 1973, illus. All v. good. Scarce. (3) €150 - 200

493 Burke (Sir B.) Vicissitudes of Families and Other Essays, 3 vols. L. 1861, Fifth, Series 1 - 3, contemporary hf.mor., marble boards, decor. spine and mor. labels. Clean Set. (3) €150 - 200

494 Griffin (Gerald) The Collegians, 3 vols. hf. titles First Edition, L. (Sanders & Otley) 1829, uncut, cloth backed boards. Good set. (3) €200 - 300

495 Colum (Padraic) Wild Earth and Other Poems, D. 1916. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy to Richard Hayward, cloth backed boards; Three Men, L. 1930. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 207 of 530 Copies, boards & d.w.; Poems, L. 1932. First Edn; Old Pastures, N.Y. 1930; A Boy in Eirinn, N.Y. 1929. Illus by Jack B. Yeats,; Irish Elegies, Dolmen 1963, d.w.; Images of Departure, Dolmen 1968, d.w.; & 5 others. (12) €150 - 200

496 Pound (Ezra) Passages from the Letters of John Butler Yearts, 8vo Dundrum (Cuala Press) 1957. Lim. Edn. 400 Copies, orig. cloth backed boards; Women of Trachis by Sophokles, a Version by Pound, 8vo N.Y. (New Directions) 1957, d.w.; Section: Rock-Drill 85 - 97 de Los Cantares, L. 1952, d.w.; Pavannes and Divisions, 8vo N.Y. 1918, All First Edns., & 4 others same author. (9) €140 - 200

497 Bayne (Sam. G.) On an Irish Jaunting Car Through Donegal and Connemara, 8vo N.Y. & L. 1902. First Edn., Signed Presentation Copy, illus. attractive gilt decor. pictorial cloth; Love (Wm.) Excursions in Ireland, Boston 1928. First Edn., Signed Presentation Copy, cloth; & 3 others of Irish travel interest. Scarce. (5) €100 - 150

498 Illustrations by Norah Mc Guinness Yeats (W.B.) Stories of Red Hanrahan and the Secret Rose, roy 8vo L. 1927. First Edn., cold. & bl. & white plts. & other illus., scarce decor. Red Cloth Issue, & orig. pict. d.w. V. good copy. (1) €220 - 320

499 [Joyce, James] Le Navire d’Argent [periodical], ed. Adrienne Monnier, La Maison des Amis des Livres, Paris. No. 1 (Juin 1925) - No. 12 (Mai 1926), orig. printed wrappers, All Published. Includes Joyce’s Work in Progress in no. 5, also translations from Eliot (Prufrock, no. 1), Symons and Swinburne on Blake (no. 4), Yeats, memoir of the Rhymer’s Club (no. 6), Italo Svevo (no. 9), Hemingway, McAlmon, Cummings and W.C. Williams (no. 10), also Larbaud and other French authors, etc. etc., an important European journal of literature directed by Joyce’s friend Adrienne Monnier. Very good copies, a complete run, rare in such good condition. (1) €600 - 800

500 From The Library of Lady Gregory Young (Arthur) A Tour in Ireland..., 2 vols. L. (H. Goldney) 1780, Second Edn., fold. plts. & plans etc., with ptd. receipt signed by the Author, inscribed by previous owner ‘Rd. F. Forester,’ and bookplates of Lady Gregory, contemporary hf. calf, marble boards, worn. Nice association set. (2) €300 - 400

501 Smith (Charles) The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford, 8vo D. 1746. For the Author. First Edn., lg. fold. County Map, list of subscribers, 3 large engd. fold. panorama views, lg. fold. plan, & 1 other fold. plt., orig. cont. sprinkled calf, raised bands, mor. label. An exceptionally fine clean copy. (1) €350 - 450

502 Moore (Thomas) The Life and Death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, 2 vols. L. (Longman, Rees etc) 1831, Second Edn., hf. title, portrait & fold. map frontis, ex. Libris ‘Charles William Packe,’ hf. mor., marble boards, gilt decor. spine. Clean set (bound by W. Barratt, 21 Portugal Street). (2) €200 - 300

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503 Signed Volumes etc: Brown (Christy) Down All the Days, L. 1970. First Edn., Signed & dated on front loose blank, May ‘70, d.w.; Kiely (Benedict) A Journey to the Seven Streams, L. 1963. First Edn., Signed & Inscribed on title, d.w.; Cleeve (Brian) Cry of Morning, L. 1971. First Edn., Signed, d.w.; Kiely (B.) Proxopera, 8vo Paris 1993. Lim. Edn. No. 80 of 100 Copies, paperback; 2 other sim. (6) €140 - 200

504 Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1965, First, black cloth, gilt lettered spine, original d.j. clipped (not price). Clean Copy. (1) €100 - 150

504A The Author's Fourth Book Fleming (Ian) Diamonds are Forever, London (J. Cape) 1956. First Edn., original black boards with silver motif on front cover and title on spine lettered in silver orig. pictorial d.w., corners clipped, but not price clipped, small nicks or slight wear to corners, some finger marks to back cover, otherwise a very good copy. (1) €800 - 1200

505 Fleming (Ian) The Diamond Smugglers, 8vo, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1957, First Edn., black cloth, with white lettering on spine, illus., decorated d.j. (price clipped); Edwards (H.) & Fleming (Ian)intro. All Night at Mr. Stanghursts, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1963 (new format) black cloth, gilt lettered spine, decorated jacket. (2) €100 - 150

506 Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, 8vo, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1960, First Edn., black cloth with painted eye on front cover, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket design by Richard Chopping with eye looking through hole in door, titled in black and red (only one of the Bond Series with glassy d.j.). Clean copy. (1) €250 - 320

507 Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1961, First Edn., black cloth with blind stamped skeleton hand and wrist on front cover, gilt lettered spine, jacket designed by Richard Chopping with skeleton hand and wrist clasp knife and playing cards, title in black d.j. clipped (not priced), clean copy. (1) €300 - 400

508 First U.S. Editions Fleming (Ian) Moonraker, 8vo N.Y. (MacMillan Co.) 1955, First U.S. Edn., green cloth, with black lettering, attractive d.j. designed by Leo Manso, price clipped; Diamonds Are Forever, 8vo N.Y. (The MacMillan Co.) 1956, First U.S. Edn., blue cloth, white lettering on spine, decorative d.j. depicting Sean Connery as Bond, d.j. price clipped, both clean copies. (2) €300 - 400

509 Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 8vo N.Y. (Viking Press) 1961, First U.S. Edn., yellow cloth, decorative d.j. (by S.A. Summitt), d.j. not clipped; You Only Live Twice, 8vo N.Y. (New American Library) 1964, First U.S. Edn., yellow cloth, with black signature on front, decorative d.j. (by Paul Bacon), d.j. not clipped; The Man with the Golden Gun, 8vo N.Y. (New American Library) 1965, First U.S. Edn., black cloth with gilt gun, (d.j. by Paul Bacon), price clipped, clean copies. (3) €250 - 320

510 Dahl (Roald) Danny the Champion of the World, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1975, First Edn., illustrated by Jill Bennett, brown cloth, gilt lettered spine, decorated d.j. (not price clipped); Danny the Champion of the World, 8vo N.Y. (A.A. Knopf) First U.S. Edn., cloth backed boards, decorated dust jacket, both clean copies. (2) €150 - 200

511 Dahl (Roald) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1977, First Edn., blue cloth, gilt lettered spine decorative d.j. (not clipped); The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, 8vo N.Y. (A.A. Knopf) 1977, First U.S. Edn., cloth backed red boards, gilt lettered spine, decorative d.j. (not clipped) Clean copies. (2) €100 - 150

512 O’Curry (Eugene) On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish A Series of Lectures, 3 vols., thick 4to, L. (Williams & Norgate)1873, First Edition, hf. titles, bookplate ‘R.H. Wilson - Bengal Civil Service,’ decor. gilt design cloth, clean set. (3) €350 - 420

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513 [Archdeacon (Matthew)] Legends of Connaught, Irish Stories, by the Author of ‘Connaught in 1798’, 8vo D. (John Cumming) 1839, First, 406pps & adverts at end, bookplate of ‘Caesar Litton Falkiner,’ orig. cloth, ptd. label. Clean Copy. (1) * Falkiner was an Irish Unionist, Part Politician, Barrister and a Writer on literacy and historical topics. €200 - 300

514 Young (Arthur) The Example of France, A Warning to Britain, 8vo Bury St., Edmunds (J. Rackham) 1793, Third, hf. title, uncut, 238pps., letter, and adverts at back, recent hf. calf, marble boards. (1) €180 - 220

516 Beckett (Samuel) Dream of Fair to Middling Women, 8vo D. (Blackcat Press) 1982. Ed. by Eoin O’Brien & E. Fournier. Special Lim. Edn. No. 127 of 130 Copies Only, attractive grained blue silk binding & green slipcase. (1) €400 - 600

517 Burton (Lady Isabel) The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land, Private Journal. 2 vols. 8vo L. 1875. First Edn., 2 port. photo frontis, 2 cold. plts. & fold. map, cont. hf. calf, spines dam., otherwise good set. (2) €200 - 300

518 Bibliography: Bradshaw (Henry) A Catalogue of the Bradshaw Collection of Irish Books in the University Library Cambridge, 3 vols. sm. 4to Fac-simile Edition of the Original, full blue cloth. (3) €75 - 125

519 D’Alton (John) The History of Drogheda, with its Environs,.. Memoir of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway. 2 vols. 8vo D. 1844. First Edn. Published by The Author. 1 engd. add. title, 2 frontis, list of subs., & 21 fold. & other plts. & maps, orig. cloth. V. good copy. (2) €180 - 250

520 Co. Antrim: Dubourdieu (Rev. John) Statistical Survey of the County of Antrim, with Observations on the Means of Improvement; 8vo D. 1812. First Edn., lg. fold. engd. map, 5 fold. tables, 10 lg. fold. sepia plts., 8 sepia single page plts., & a sepia vignette, cont. hf. calf. V. good copy. (1) €350 - 450

521 Irish Land: Butt (Isaac) The Irish People and the Irish Land, D. 1867. First Edn.; Lloyd (Clifford) Ireland Under The Land League, Edin. 1892, First; Campbell (Geo.) The Irish Land, L. 1869. First; Blunt (W. Scawen) The Land War in Ireland, L. 1912, First, all cloth; Dardis (P.G.) The Occupation of Land in Ireland in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, D. 1920, First, vellum backed boards. All good. (5) €160 - 220

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515 Signed Limited Edition Yeats (Jack B.) Life in the West of Ireland, 4to D. (Maunsel & Company Ltd.) 1912, Limited Edition No. 15 (150) Copies, with original watercolour Sketch, Signed by Jack B. Yeats, cold. frontis & 7 cold. plts., various illus. b. & w. plts. (complete), oatmeal cloth backed board, ptd. labels. Clean Copy. Provenance: Gifted to Lady Gregory by Jack B. Yeats and by direct family descent. €2000 - 3000

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523 Hayes (Richard) Ireland and Irishmen in the French Revolution, D. 1932, First Edn., illus. d.w.; The Last Invasion of Ireland when Connacht Rose, D. 1939, d.w.; Irish Swordsmen of France, D. 1941, d.w.; also Old Irish Links with France, D. 1940. First Edn., d.w.; & 2 other items relating to 1798. (6) €180 - 240

524 Casement: Maloney (Wm. J.) The Forged Casement Diaries, D. 1936. First Edn.; Spindler (Capt. Karl) Le Vaisseau Fatome, Episode du Complot de Sir Roger Casement.. 1916. 8vo Paris 1929. First Edn., orig. wrappers. Rare; Mackey (H.O.) The Life and Times of Roger Casement, L. 1954, First Edn., d.w.; & The Crime against Europe, A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914, By Sir R. Casement, 8vo Philadelphia 1915. First Edn., wrappers. Scarce. (4) €130 - 180

525 Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, 3 vols. L. (Lopographic Press) 1890, Ex. Libris John Browne, contemporary full tree calf. Clean Set. (3) €200 - 300

526 The Coole Park Library Copy Dutton (Hely) A Statistical and Agricultural Survey of the County of Galway, 8vo D. (University Press) 1824, First Edition, bookplate for Right Hon. W.H. Gregory, Coole Park, inscribed on t.p. “M.H. Blake, M.P.,” uncut orig. boards, ptd. label. (1) €250 - 320

527 Scarce Signed Copies Plunkett (James) The Trusting and the Maimed and other Irish Stories. 8vo N.Y. 1955. First Edn., Signed by Mary Lavin, 1956, decor. cloth backed boards & pict. d.w.; also First English Edn. of same work, L. 1959. d.w.; The Gems She Wore, roy 8vo L. 1972. First Edn. Signed Presentation copy, d.w.; Farewell Companions, L. 1977. First Edn., Signed by Author, d.w.; & The Circus Animals, roy 8vo L. 1990, First Edn., pict. d.w. All v. good. (5) €130 - 200

528 Inscribed to a 1916 Volunteer O’Brien (Michael J.). In Old New York. The Irish Dead in Trinity and St. Paul’s Churchyards. Irish American Historical Soc., NY 1928, First. Inscribed on ffep, ‘To Mr. William Patrick Corrigan with the Compliments of John P. O’Brien, Oct 1st 1928’. (1) * William Patrick Corrigan, a solicitor and TCD graduate, joined the Irish Volunteers and was involved in the Howth and Kilcoole gun-runnings. During the 1916 Rising he was a lieutenant at the South Dublin Union where he was wounded. After the surrender he was taken to Richmond Barracks for court martial. The Crown prosecutor was William Wylie, a TCD friend whom Corrigan had briefed as a barrister. He did his best to help Corrigan, and the death sentence came with a recommendation for clemency. After the trial, the presiding officer, Brig Gen Charles Blackader said to Wylie that he “seemed in earnest about that man”. “In earnest!” Wylie replied. “I should just think I was! He is a solicitor and before this show started, I got a case from him to advise one of his clients. There was a cheque for five guineas with it which I haven’t cashed yet and, if you execute him, that cheque might not be met, so I was very much in earnest.” After a term in jail, Corrigan returned to his solicitor’s practice and was a legal adviser to Sinn Fein. In 1920, he and Wylie cooperated to organise negotiations between Arthur Griffith and a Dublin Castle official, Sir John Anderson, who attended in different rooms of Corrigan’s office. It was the first official contact between the two sides, and the first step towards a truce. See Law Society Gazette April 2016; BMH Witness Statement 0250. €250 - 350

529 All Personally Signed & Inscribed Kiberd (Declan) Ulysses and Us, The Art of Everyday Life in Joyce’s Masterpiece N.Y. & L. 2009. First American Edn. with typed letter, Signed, from Publishers to Author, loosely inserted, cloth & d.w.; Inventing Ireland, L. 1995, First Edn., d.w.; Irish Classics, L. 2000, First Edn.; Higgins (Michael D.) Causes for Concern, Irish Politics Culture and Society, D. 2007. Signed Pres. Copy, & 2 other items. (6) €100 - 150

530 Mostly Signed Copies O’Brien (Edna) Johnny I hardly knew you, L. 1977. Signed; Mrs. Reinhardt and other Stories, L. 1978. Signed; A Rose in the Heart, N. York 1979. Signed; Some Irish Loving, L. 1979. Signed; Virginia - A Play, N. York 1981; Returning, L. 1982. Signed; The High Road, L. 1988. Signed; Lantern Slides - Short Stories, L. 1990. Signed; James Joyce, L. 1999 & N. York 1999 (2 vols.); Love’s Lesson, Lim. Edn. No. 146 of 499 Copies, Signed by Author & Illustrator; All First Edns with orig. d.w.’s; & 3 others, paperbacks, one signed. As a lot, w.a.f. (14) €200 - 300

531 O’Brien (Edna) August is a Wicked Month, L. 1965. First; Casualties of Peace, L. 1966. First; Girls in Their Married Bliss, N. York 1964. First American, Signed; The Love Object, L. 1968, First,; A Pagan Place, L. 1970. First, with Programme for Production at Royal Court Theatre, 1972; Night, L. 1972, First,; A Scandalous Woman, L. 1974, & N. York 1974, Signed, First Edns. (2 vols.); Returning, L. 1982, First; Byron in Love, L. 2009, First, Signed. All orig. d.w.’s Good. (10) €200 - 300

532 All Signed Copies O’Brien (Edna) Mother Ireland, 4to L. 1976; A Fanatic Heart, L. 1984; The Country Girls Trilogy, N.Y. 1986; Time & Tide, N. York & Lond. 1992 (2 vols.); House of Splendid Isolation, Lond. & N. York 1994 (2 vols.); Down by the River, L. 1996; Wild December, Lond. & N. York 1999 & 2000 (2 vols.); In the Forest, L. 2002; and The Light of the Evening, L. 2006. All Inscribed First Edns., all orig. d.w.’s. V. good. (12) €200 - 300

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Joyce (James). Ulysses. Shakespeare and Company, Paris 1922, First Edition, No. 30 of 100 copies Signed by Joyce and printed on fine Dutch handmade paper, from the full edition of 1000. Slocum & Cohoon 17. Finely bound by Buddenbrooks of Boston in full patinated black morocco with dark green inlays and an attractive geometric design in gilt and blind to upper and lower covers, continuing through spine and on reverse, spine titled in gilt, leather hinges, dark green silk endpapers, original blue paper covers bound in. Paper covers a little worn, neatly reinforced around reverse edges, upper cover lacking a tiny portion at lower inner corner, a few outer corners creased in prelims, some lower page corners slightly bruised. A few pages carelessly opened (e.g. 121-128), very slight edge-staining not affecting text around p. 273 and in a few other places, green crayon mark bottom of p. 105 well outside text, a few other marks, very light pencil marks in text p. 692-3 and 711-20 (Molly Bloom’s soliloquy, apparently pause marks to facilitate a reading), but generally a splendid and impressive copy which has been read and minded with the greatest care.

Unquestionably the most influential literary work of the 20th century, Joyce’s supreme achievement, the first, best and by far the most desirable printing, copies of which are now all but unobtainable. Of the original 100 copies, the great majority are now securely lodged in institutional and other important collections from which they are unlikely to emerge. ‘... and I thought as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.’ Provenance: From a very distinguished Irish collection. Laid in is a contemporary news cutting announcing first publication of the work, the 100 signed copies priced at 350 francs each - the bargain of the century! With a copy of the bookdealer Glenn Horowitz’ census of the first 1000 copies, where this copy [no. 30] is listed to a Mrs. Donovan, Private Collection, then in the original wrappers. €70,000 - 90,000

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533 Meyer (Kuno), Stern (L. Chr.), Thurneysen (R.), Pokorny (J.) & others. Zeitschrift fur Celtische Philologie, Vols. 1 - 13, complete Halle 1897 - 1921. First Edns., some plts. & illus. cont. hf. green mor., marble paper sides. V. good set. As a periodical. V. Scarce. (13) €400 - 600

534 Binding: Moore (Thomas) A Selection of Irish Melodies, with Music by Sir John Stevenson. Ed. by Francis Robinson, 2 vols. in one, lg. 4to D. n.d. Full dark blue mor. triple gilt fillet borders outside panel with floral tooled gilt borders, raised bands, spine profusely gilt in panels, by Cavenagh, Dublin, with ticket. (1) €150 - 200

535 O’Donovan (John)ed. Annals of The Kingdom of Ireland, By the Four Masters. 7 vols. lg. 4to D. 1856. Second Edn., cont. strongly bound hf. green mor., raised bands, gilt lettered etc. V. good set. (7) €800 - 1200

536 With 77 Maps Hand-Coloured in Outline [Municipal Corporation Boundaries] Reports and Plans of the Municipal Corporation Boundaries given by His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland with reference to the Boundaries and Division into Wards of the Several Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate in Ireland. Folio Lond. (House of Commons) 1837. First Edn., pp. VI, 161, and with Gen. Map of Ireland and 76 other maps (9 fold.), all hd. cold. in outline, orig. cloth backed boards. A very good copy. (1) €800 - 1200

537 Somerville (E.O.E.) & Ross (Martin), A Patrick’s Day Hunt, oblong folio Westminister n.d. Sole Edition, 8 full page cold. plts. & other bl. & white illus., pict. cloth. Good. (1) €180 - 240

538 Illustrations by Louis le Brocquy Imprint Society: Synge (J.M.) The Playboy of the Western World, folio Barre, Massachusetts 1970. Lim. Edn. No. 1818 of 1950 Copies, Signed by Le Brocquy, fine cold. illus., orig. yellow cloth, gilt decor., slipcase. (1) €200 - 300

539 Dolmen Press: Daly (Leo) James Joyce & the Mullingar Connection, folio D. 1975. Lim. Edn. No. 8 of 750 Copies, signed by Author, d.w.; Synge (J.M.) Riders to the Sea, with cold. illus. etc. by Tate Adams, folio D. 1969. Lim. Edn. 750 Copies, 5 full page cold. plts., d.w.; O’Grady (Des.) The Gododdin, illus. by Louis le Brocquy, folio D. 1977, Lim. Edn. 650 Copies, cloth. (3) €130 - 180

540 Genealogy: Nelson (Thomas) A Genealogical History of the Nelson Family, 4to L. (Thew & Son) 1908, First, fold. plts., hf. mor. marble boards. Clean copy. (1) €180 - 220

541 Hardiman (James) The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway, 4to D. (W. Fords & Son) 1820, First, fold. frontis & 10 maps & plts. (some fold.) hf. calf, cloth boards. (1) €150 - 220

542 With Coloured Plates Illustrated Volume: Baker (E.C. Stuart) The Indian Ducks and Their Allies, 4to L. (The Bombay Natural History Society) 1908, First, 30 coloured plates (complete), hf. title, add. illus. title, contemporary hf. mor. cloth boards, gilt lettered spine. Clean Copy. (1) €200 - 300

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544 Lord Cloncurry’s Copy Anglesey (Marquis of,) Addresses from the Different Parts of Ireland Presented to the Most Noble,.. Anglesea during 1830 - 31, & His Excellency’s Answers, roy 8vo D. 1831. First Edn., orig. cloth. V. good. (1) * Inscribed, ‘For the Lord Cloncurry from his sincere friend Anglesea.’ €130 - 180

545 Catalogue: Sproule (John)ed. The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853: A Detailed Catalogue of its Contents. Thick sm. folio D. 1854. First Edn., engd. port. of Wm. Dargan, lg. double page attractive cold. litho plt., full page plts. & illus. orig. gilt decor. cloth. V. good copy. (1) €200 - 300

546 Coloured Plates: Morris (Rev. F.O.) A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, 3 vols., L. (George Bell & Sons) 1875, illus. cold. plates throughout, gilt decor. cloth, as plates, w.a.f. (3) €200 - 300

547 Leland (Thomas) The History of Ireland ..., 3 vols. L. (J. Nourse) 1773, First Edn., hf. titles, Ex. Libris Copy, contemporary full mottled calf, mor. labels. (3) €200 - 300

548 Illustrated Volume: Quiller-Couch (A.T.) & Dulac (Ed.)illus. The Sleeping Beauty, 4to L. (Hodder & Stoughton) cold. frontis & 29 cold. plts. (complete), in ornate gilt decor binding. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220

543 Excessively Rare 16th Century Plate Book Eyzinger (Michael) Ad Leonis Belgici Topographicam atque Historicam Descriptionem, ... appendix. 2 vols.in one, 4to [Cologne] 1586. 162 dlb. page engd. illustrations (only) and 1 single page ditto, lg. fold. engd. map of Holland & Belgium in the shape of a lion, with cont. hd. colouring, some pps. lacking, the text & illustrations in extremely fine condition, in 17th Century full sprinkled calf, with each gathering and each plate separately bound in, raised bands, spine gilt in panels. As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (1) €1000 - 1500

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549 Scarce Indian Printing Binding: Tagore (Sourindro Mohun) Six Principal Ragas, with a Brief View of Hindu Music. Lg. 4to Calcutta (Central Press) 1877. Second Edn., full page sepia frontis (mounted on board) & 6 other sim. plates, a.e.g., cont. full crimson mor. profusely gilt tooled, lg. borders, corner decor., spine in panels etc. Good Scarce. (1) €350 - 500

550 From The Library at Coole Park Lewis (Samuel) A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, large paper copy, 3 vols. (include Atlas), L. (S. Lewis & Co.) 1837, First Edn., fold. maps ( & 32 single page maps), bookplate of Richard Gregory, Coole Park, together with m/ss Letter signed / correspondence, re: ordering the book, with ptd. list of subscribers in County Galway (No. 1 - 1834) Limerick (Goggin) 1834, in fine full calf, with blind and gilt design, decor. spine (Rebacked). A quality set. (3) €700 - 900

551 Bindings: Kipling - The Seven Seas Edition of the Works of Rudyard Kipling, Vols. 1 - 23, (ex. 27). Together 23 vols. sm. folio N. York 1914 - 1915. Special Limited Edition No. 70 of 1050 Copies, in fine crushed hf. brown mor., blind tooled decor. & gilt lettered, silk sides. V. good. (23) €300 - 400

552 Gregory (Lady) My First Play, L. 1930. First Edn., Signed, cloth backed decor. boards; Ideals in Ireland, ed. by Lady Gregory, L. 1901. Contributors include. W.B. Yeats; Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of Tuatha de Danaan and the Fianna of Ireland, L. 1904, cloth; & 4 others. (7) €80 - 130

553 From the Library at Coole Park [King (Bishop William)] The State of the Protestants of Ireland,... 8vo L. (Samuel Roycraft) 1692, Third, contemporary calf, rebacked. (1) €200 - 300

554 An Oxonian [Samuel Hole] A Little Town in Ireland, sm. 4to L. 1859, First Edn., illus. by John Leech, illus. plts., hf. green mor. cloth boards tooled spine, a.e.g. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220

555 West of Ireland: Roden (Earl of) Progress of the Reformation in Ireland,: .. a Series of Letters Written from the West of Ireland to a Friend in England, Sept. 1851. Sm. 8vo L. 1852. Second Edn., fold. map of Connemara West Galway and Erris, frontis & 2 plts., orig. blue cloth. Scarce. (1) €150 - 200

556 [Battersby (W.J.)] Hudibras in Ireland: A burlesque on the Late Holy Wars in the Sister Kingdom, 12mo, L. (W.E. Andrews) c. 1825, First, 135pps., contemporary hf. calf, marble boards. Scarce. (1) €200 - 300

557 Signed by William O’Brien O’Brien (William) Irish Fireside Hours, 8vo D. (M.H. Gill & Son) 1927, First, inscribed on f.e.p. “To Rev. Father Moore, with all good wishes sincerely yours William O’Brien, - 6th February 1928” cloth. Clean copy. (1) €180 - 250

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559 First Three Editions Joyce (James). Exiles, Grant Richards, L. 1918, green boards, cloth spine, labels, First; Exiles. A Play in Three Acts. N.Y., Huebsch 1918, First American, boards, cloth spine; the same, Egoist, L. 1921, Second UK. S&C 14 ,15, 16. (3) €400 - 600

560 Joyce (James). Chamber Music. Elkin Mathews, L. 1918, second, grey wrappers, some light foxing; Two Tales of Shem and Shaun, Faber, L. 1932, First, boards, printed wrapper Haveth Children Everywhere. Fragment of Work In Progress. Faber, L. 1931, Criterion Miscellany No. 26, cloth gilt. (3) €100 - 200

561 Spanish Edition of Joyce’s Dubliners [Joyce (James) Abello (I.) trans. Gente de Dublin, 8vo Barcelona (Tartessos) 1942, uncut, decor. cloth, & d.j., clean copy. (1) €80 - 120

562 Joyce (James) Dubliners, 8vo L. (The Egoist Press) 1922, Second Edn., hf. title, green cloth, blind lettering of front cover, gilt lettered spine. Clean Copy. Slocum & Cahoon. (1) €200 - 300

563 Hughes (Ted) Earth Moon, 12mo, L. (Rainbow Press) 1976, Signed. Ltd. Edn. 78 (226), illus. by the author, uncut, full leather, silvered decoration and text, slip case. Clean copy. (1) €125 - 175

564 ‘With love from Sam Beckett’ Beckett (Samuel). Molloy. Translated from the French by Patrick Bowles in collaboration with the author. Olympia Press, Paris 1955, Collection Merlin, printed wrappers, First in English; Molloy. Malone Dies. The Unnamable. A Trilogy. Olympia Press 1959, Traveller’s Companion Series no. 71, printed green wrappers, signed greeting card laid in, ‘with love from Sam Beckett’. (2) €300 - 500

565 Dolmen Press: The Genealogy and Nativity of Christ with the Offerings of the Wise Men, 12mo, D. (Dolmen Press) 1955, illustrated by Leslie Mac Weeney, Ltd. Edn. of 300 copies, original slip case. Clean. (1) €180 - 220

566 The Author’s First Book, Signed Stuart (H.) [Francis Stuart], We Have Kept the Faith, sm. 4to D. (The Oak Leaf Press) 1923. First Edn., Signed on front loose blank & inscribed, ‘To Helen from Francis Xmas 1923,’ somewhat browned as usual, orig. cloth backed green boards with ptd. label. (1) * A very good Signed Copy of this Scarce Item. €180 - 250

567 Stoker (Bram). Dracula’s Guest, and Other Weird Stories. L., Routledge 1914, First Edn. Red cloth, worn. Two press cuttings attached inside upper cover. Clean Copy. (1) €200 - 300

558 ‘O tell me all about Anna Livia!’ Joyce (James). Anna Livia Plurabelle. Preface by Padraic Colum. New York, Crosby Gaige 1928, No. 625 of 800 Copies Signed by the Author, First thus. Sm 8vo cloth gilt, glassine wrapper. Slocum & Cohoon A 32. (1) €1500 - 2000

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569 Watts (Charlie) Ode to a High Flying Bird, 8vo, L. (Beat Publications) 1963, First, illus., boards. Clean Copy. (with ptd. price label tipped in at front). (1) * The Highflying Bird referred to is to the music of Charlie “Yardbird” Parker the faze saxophonist, and it was produced by Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones (Drummer) while working as a fulltime Graphic Designer. €100 - 150

570 Wilde (Oscar). The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Conceptions [i.e. plates] by John Vassos. NY, Dutton 1928. Signed by Vassos. Qto decorated boards, wrapper. Upper hinge partly cracked at half title. (1) €100 - 200

571 Inscribed for ‘Nu’ Gregory (Lady). The Dragon. A Wonder Play in Three Acts. Putnam, NY & L. 1920. Dedicated to [her grandchildren] Anne and Catherine, inscribed on f.f.e.p. ‘For Catherine with Grandmother’s love (“My poor little Nu!”)’, with Catherine’s later book-stamp, C.F. Kennedy, Loughanna, Kilbehenny. [‘Nu’ was Catherine’s childhood nickname]. With four playscripts by Lady Gregory, Putnam publications, each with Catherine (Mrs. Kennedy)’s bookplate; and two Abbey Theatre plays: The Land .. by Padraic Colum, being Vol. III of the Abbey Theatre Series. D. 1905, wrappers; Spreading The News, The Rising of the Moon, by Lady Gregory; The Poor-House, by Douglas Hyde and Lady Gregory, being Vol. IX of the Abbey Theatre Series, Second Edn, 1907, very good copies, unopened. As a collection. (1) €300 - 500

572 Inscribed by the Author Huxley (Aldous) The World of Light - A Comedy in Three Acts, 8vo N.Y. 1931, Inscribed on f.e.p. ‘For M. Louis Gillet with all good wishes - Aldous Huxley 1932,’ cloth back Art Deco boards. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220

573 Huxley (Aldous) The World of Light, A Comedy in Three Acts, L. 1931, First Edn. yellow cloth; Rotunda, A Selection from the Works of Aldous Huxley, L. 1932. First Edn., cloth; Unser Glaube, 8vo Stockholm 1939, wrappers; also L’Eternite Retouvée, 8vo Paris (Libraire Plan) 1946., cold. frontis, decor. wrappers, all good; & 1 other. (5) €120 - 170

568 Friends and Rivals [MacDonagh (Thomas)]. The Fiddler’s House. A Play in Three Acts by Padraic Colum, Maunsel 1907, First Edition, wrappers, (recased), Signed by author on t.p., inscribed ‘Thomas MacDonagh 1907’ on f.f.e.p., in a custom made folding case. (1) Colum and MacDonagh were friends, and also rivals for the hand of Mary Maguire. She married Colum and went to America with him. MacDonagh married one of the Gifford sisters, joined the Irish Volunteers, signed the 1916 Proclamation and was executed. €1000 - 1500

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574 Signed Lim. Edition, & with A.L.S. Moore (George). The Brook Kerith. L. 1916, vellum backed boards, orig. glassine wrapper, Edition de Luxe, No. 1 of 250 copies, Signed, fine copy. With an ALS to the publisher laid in, 4 pp, making corrections and asking him to ‘let me down lightly when you come to make up the bill for the corrections’. Also laid in are the original prospectus (worn) and two press cuttings in which Moore discusses the book. (1) Certainly the most desirable copy of this book, set in Syria in Biblical times. €250 - 350

575 Fine Uncut Copy, in Original Printed Wrappers [Yeats (W.B.)] ‘Ganconagh’ John Sherman and Dhoya, sm. narrow 8vo L. (Fisher Unwin) 1891. Pseudonym Library. First Edn., hf. title, uncut, orig. ptd. lime green wrappers, top cover inscribed ‘P. Schteller.’ In a recent hf. green mor. fold-over box with marble sides. A very good and attractive copy. Wade 4. Ex. Rare. (1) €600 - 800

576 Yeats (W.B.) The Wanderings of Oisin and other Poems. L. 1889, First Edition of his second book and first trade collection, preceded only by the privately printed Mosada. Orig. cloth gilt, black e.p. lined in white, an excellent copy, clean and firm, in the original glassine dust-wrappers, torn at back but about 75% complete. John Dowden’s copy (Bishop of Edinburgh, brother of Edward), with his neat signature on t.p. (1) * According to Wade only 500 copies were printed, of which very few can have survived in anything like this condition. Given that Mosada is completely unobtainable, this must be the foundation stone of any major Yeats collection. €2000 - 3000

577 The Authors First Book to his Sister McDonagh (Thomas). Through the Ivory Gate, a Book of Verse. D. n.d. [1902], sm 8vo blue cloth gilt, a superb fresh copy; (with) The Golden Joy. D. 1906, green cloth gilt, fine copy, inscribed on f.f.e.p., ‘This book was given to me by my brother Thomas MacDonagh MA. S[ister] Francesca.’ A very desirable pair. (2) €400 - 600

578 Inscribed by Máire and Eithne MacSwiney (Terence J.) The Revolutionist. A Play in Five Acts. Maunsel 1914, First, boards, cloth backed. (1) Presentation Copy inscribed to Lal ni Dhomhnail, ‘le grádh & le buidheachas mór, Máire nic Suibhne & Eithne nic Suibhne’. Terence MacSwiney died on hunger strike in Brixton Prison on 24 October 1920, the seventy-fourth day of his fast. Mary MacSwiney became a life-long campaigner for uncompromising Republicanism; Eithne ran a school. (1) €250 - 300

579 Map: Cary (John) Cary’s New Map of France Divided into Departments as described by the National Assembly January 1790, L. (J. Cary) Jan. 23rd 1814, hd. cold. in outline, folding linen backed. In original slip-case. (1) €150 - 200

580 Gale (Peter) An Inquiry into the Ancient Corporate System of Ireland, 8vo L. 1834. First Edn., orig. cloth, re-cased. Scarce. (1) €120 - 160

581 Dublin Printing: Byron (John) The Narrative of the Hon. John Byron, (Commodore in a Late Expedition round the World) containing An Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and his Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, From .. 1740 ... 1746, with a Description of St. Jago de Chili, and the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants... 12mo D. 1768. First Dublin Edn., orig. calf,mor. label. Good. (1) €150 - 200

582 Directory: The Post Office Almanack and Directory for 1846, sm. 8vo D. (Purdon Bros.) 1846. Red & bl. title with vignette of the G.P.O., lacks map, otherwise a very good copy in original cloth. (1) €120 - 180

583 Presentation Copies to HydeGregory (Lady) Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, First & Second Series, Putnam (NY) 1920, cloth, labels, clean copies, first with Presentation Note to Douglas Hyde. ‘A Chraoibhin dílis - These ‘Visions’ will remind you of our folk-loring days - Please accept them with my affectionate regards. A. Gregory.’ With later book labels of C.F. Kennedy. (2) €200 - 300

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584 Family Association Copies Gregory (Lady). Irish Folk-History Plays, First & Second Series. Putnam 1912, cloth boards, labels, with C.F. Kennedy’s label and stamp (Lady Gregory’s granddaughter), second also with Douglas Hyde’s engraved bookplate. (2) €100 - 200

585 Both Signed by Author Gregory (Lady) The Kiltartan Moliere. [Three Plays] Translated by Lady Gregory. D. 1910, Maunsel, boards, d.w., Signed on t.p., label of C.F. Kennedy; Three Wonder-Plays, Putnam NY 1922, boards, d.w., stamp of C.F. Kennedy, inscription apparently on f.e.p. Both clean d.j.s. (2) €250 - 350

586 Lady Gregory’s Copy Hyde (Douglas) [An Chraoibhn Aoibhinn] Abhrain Grabh Chuige Connact or Love Songs of Connacht, 8vo D. 1895, First, with Lady Gregory’s Bookplate in limp full green mor., gilt lettered spine. (1) €180 - 220

587 Inscribed by Jack B. Yeats Yeats (Jack B.) The Charmed Life, 8vo L. (George Routledge) 1938, First, inscribed by the Author “To Dr. T.G. Moorhead from Jack B. Yeats, in anticipation of Hill Tops - Dublin 1940,” green cloth. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220

588 Association Copy Connolly (James). Labour in Ireland. Maunsel & Roberts 1922. Interesting presentation copy specially bound in full morocco, presented to John Lindsay Brown of Scottish T.U.C. by members of the Irish Trade Union Congress meeting at Bundoran 1942. Inscribed in Irish and English, and signed by about 15 members including Cathal O’Shannon (Secretary), Diarmuid O Muirthile T.D., Wm. McMullen, Sam Kyle, William O’Brien, Jack Beattie MP, Michael Colgan (President) and others. Spine worn o.w.v.g. €350 - 450

589 Signed by Andre Gide Gide (Andre). La Porte Etroite. Paris, Mercure de France 1909, FIRST, One of 300 copies on verge d’arches (out of series, not numbered), signed on half title, hand-bound by Franz in qtr morocco, marbled boards, a scarce and important work. With Un Esprit non Prevenu, Paris, Vingtieme Siecle, FIRST, 1929, wrappers, one of 1800 numbered copies on vélin blanc, unopened. (2) €400 - 600

590 In Fine Bindings Synge (John Millington) Works, 8 vols. sm. 8vo D. (Maunsel & Co.) c. 1912. Attractive hf. green mor. by Bumpus & Co. (8) €150 - 200

591 Bindings: Dodsley (R. & J.) Publishers, A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, by Several Hands. 6 vols. 8vo L. 1763. Hf. titles, engd. vignettes titles & text illus., hd. & tails, in attractive full cont. calf with gilt fillet borders and stained panel decoration, profusely gilt spines in panels, mor. labels. (6) €200 - 300

592 1798: Hay (Edward) History of the Insurrection of the County of Wexford, A.D. 1798, 8vo D. 1803. First Edn., with Appendix 1 - XIII, & ‘Authentic Detail,’ 2 fold. tables, lacks map, later buckram. (1) €100 - 150

593 Larbaud (Valery). Lettres a Andre Gide. Paris 1948, wrappers, First, one of 50 copies on Hollande; Rues et Visages de Paris. Liege 1927, qto orig wrappers, eau-forte de Jean Donnay, First, one of 1000 numbered copies on velin teinte; Geographies. Poemes de Mercedes Legrand, avec un Prologue de Valery Larbaud, Maastricht 1928, wrappers, First, one of 300 copies on special paper; Samuel Butler, Paris 1920, loose in wrappers, inscribed to Roger Allard; three others. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) Larbaud was a friend and translator of Joyce. €150 - 200

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595 The Property of Robert Barton Goldsmith (Oliver) A History of The Earth and Animated Nature, 6 vols. 8vo L. 1805. New Edn., engraved plts. thro-out, cont. tree calf, mor. labels. (6) * Provenance: Robert Childers Barton, Irish Nationalist Politician, who participated in the negotiations leading up to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. (6) €200 - 300

596 Yeats (W.B.) The Winding Stair and Other Poems, L. (MacMillan & Co.) 1933, First, 101pps., uncut, original green cloth, decorated in blind on front, gilt design on spine. Clean Copy. (1) €120 - 180

597 With Interesting Inscription by the Author Herlihy (James Leo) Midnight Cowboy, 8vo, N.Y. (Simon & Schuster) 1965, First Edn., Signed and inscribed 'For a Terrible Redhead Vivienne Moriarty, from Jamie - signed and dated Hollywood April 20th 1974' blue cloth, d.j. Good copy; The Season of the Witch, 8vo, N.Y. (Simon and Schuster) 1971, First, Signed and inscribed "Dear Vivian - let Us Pray, Oh! Let the bew The Season of the Moriartys, So Sez, James Leo Herlihy, Holywood, April 20, 1974", cloth & d.j.; and another. (2) * The book Midnight Cowboy, was the basis of the of the movie of the same name which starred Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, which was a triple Academy Award Winning success. €200 - 300

598 Flann O’Brien At War. Edited by John Wyse Jackson, with drawings by Hector McDonnell. L., Duckworth 1999. Special Edn No. 70 of 100 signed copies issued by Dr. Uli Nochonauer, signed by editor and artist. Signed engraving of ‘Myles in the Dock’ laid in. Green cloth gilt, VG. (1) €200 - 300

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594 Lady Gregory’s Set Presentation Copies from Violet Martin Somerville (E. O. E.) & Martin Ross. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. L. 1899, Arabella Waithman’s copy (sister of Lady Gregory), with her bookplate (probably by Cuala), Violet Martin’s signature laid down on reverse of upper cover, photograph tipped in rear of half title; An Irish Cousin, L. 1903, new and revised edition, Lady Gregory’s copy with her bookplate, photo laid down opposite, inscription on h.t., 4 pp ALS from VM tipped in opp. title page; The Real Charlotte, L. 1903, new impression, Lady Gregory’s bookplate, photo of Martin Ross laid down opposite, postcard with photo by V.M. laid in; Some Irish Yesterdays, L. 1906, Lady Gregory’s copy with her bookplate, later book-stamp of her daughter C.F. Kennedy, letter from Violet (Martin) tipped in, inscribed by Martin on half title; Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., L. 1908, Lady Gregory’s bookplate, photo by A.S. Martin tipped in, inscribed by V.M. rear of H.T.; Dan Russell The Fox, L. 1911, d.w., Lady Gregory’s bookplate, bookstamp of C.F. Kennedy, photo by V.M. laid in, inscribed h.t.; In Mr. Knox’s Country, L. 1915, Lady Gregory’s copy with her bookplate, later stamp of C.F. Kennedy, photo of Drishane inscribed by the photographer V.M. laid down opposite, inscribed on h.t. All except second and third first editions, all clean copies in the original decorated cloth.

A superb collection, testament to a network of close friendships. Lady Gregory and Violet Martin had a shared background in the Galway hunting gentry, and shared interests in literature. Martin was godmother to Lady Gregory’s son Robert, and she was a welcome visitor both to Coole and to the Persse household at Roxborough. €1000 - 1500



599 [Joyce, James] A Key to the Ulysses of James Joyce, by Paul Jordan Smith. Chicago 1927, boards, d.w.; The Joycean Year (paintings by Gerard Davis), Signed by Davis and by Terence Brown. (2) €60 - 80

600 Inscribed by the Author Yeats (Jack B.) La La Noo, 8vo D. (The Cuala Press) 1943, First, Ltd. Edn., No. 3 (250) Copies, inscribed to ‘Muriel Hamilton with every good wish from Jack B. Yeats, Dublin February 28th, 1943’ cloth backed boards, glassine. (1) €200 - 300

601 Hernadiz (José) Al, sm. 8vo, Madrid 1995, Limited Edn., 377 (500) copies, illus., ptd. wrappers. Clean copy. (1) €150 - 200

602 Kavanagh (Patrick) The Great Hunger, 8vo D. (Cuala Press) 1942, Ltd. Edn. No. 250 (250) copies, cloth backed boards, glassine cover. Clean copy. (1) €250 - 320

603 Kavanagh (Patrick) A Soul for Sale, 8vo, (Mac Millan & Co.) 1947, First Edn., original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, d.j. (1) €200 - 300

604 Cuala Press: Yeats (W.B.) Words for Music Perhaps and Other Poems, D. 1932. Lim. Edn. 450 Copies Only; and The Words Upon the Window Pane: A Play in One Act. D. 1934. Lim. Edn. 350 Copies Only, partly unopened, both works, cloth backed blue boards, upper covers lettered in black, printed paper labels on spines, & with glassine covers. Miller 49: Wade 168, and Miller 52: Wade 174. Both very good copies. (2) €200 - 300

605 Cuala Press: Yeats (W.B.) New Poems, D. 1938. Lim. Edn. 450 Copies Only, unopened thro-out, orig. cloth backed blue boards, glassine cover. V. good copy. Miller 59: Wade 197; also Pages from a Diary written in Nineteen Hundred and Thirty, D. 1944. Lim. Edn. No. 87 of 280 Copies. Orig. cloth backed yellow boards, lettered in black on upper cover, paper label. Miller 76; Wade 205. (2) €200 - 300

606 The Author’s Second Book Dolmen Press: Murphy (Richard) The Archaeology of Love, 8vo D. (Dolmen) 1955. Limited Edition 200 copies Only, wd.-cut device on title, orig. ptd. wrap stating ‘AE Memorial Award Winner 1951’ loosely inserted, orig. cloth backed board with printed device, and remains of glassine d.w. Miller 19. V. good. (1) €250 - 350

607 The First Book from Dun Emer Press Dun Emer Press: Yeats (W.B.) In the Seven Woods, 8vo Dundrum 1903. Limited First Edn. 325 Copies Only, printed in red and black, uncut, and with original Prospectus of Dun Emer Press loosely inserted, orig. cloth, stained. V. Scarce. (1) * Inscription on free blank at end, ‘Read with my love in the Gardens of Hampton Court, Sept. 13, 1903’ possibly in Yeats’ own hand. €250 - 350

608 Signed Limited Edition of 100 Copies Hutchinson (Pearse) Collected Poems, 8vo, The Gallery Press 2002, Signed Edn., No. 5 (100), cloth backed boards, slip case. (1) €150 - 200

609 ‘Riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay ..’ Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake. New York, Viking 1939, First Regular Edition, black cloth in worn wrapper. (1) €100 - 150

610 Signed & Inscribed Copies Colum (Padraic) Wild Earth, 12mo D. 1907. First Edn.,; The Fiddler’s House, A Play in Three Acts, and The Land, An Agrarian Comedy, 8vo D. 1909. First Edn., Signed by Author, frontis, both orig. cloth backed boards; Dramatic Legends and Other Poems, L. 1922. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy to Richard Hayward, cloth; Old Pastures, roy 8vo N.Y. 1930. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 166 of 200 Copies, cloth backed decor. boards; The Story of Lowry Maen, N.Y. 1937. First Edn., Signed Pres.Copy to Hester Piatt, cloth & d.w.; Collected Poems, N. York 1953, Signed Lim. Edn., cloth & d.w.; Ten Poems, Dolmen Press 1957. First Edn., cloth backed boards. Good lot. (7) €200 - 300

611 Including Three Signed Copies Arland (Marcel). Etapes. Paris 1927, with a portrait by Chagall, wrappers, numbered copy, inscribed to Rene Arcor; Étienne, Paris 1924, First, numbered copy, orig. wrappers; Ou le Coeur se Partage, Paris 1927, First, numbered copy, inscribed; Antares, Lausanne 1953, dessins de Marie Laurencin, First, numbered copy; three others, same author. All in fine condition. (7) €600 - 800

612 Joyce (James). Gens de Dublin. Traduit de l’Anglais par Yva Fernandez, Helene du Pasquier, Jacques-Paul Reynaud; Preface de Valery Larbaud. Paris, Plon 1926, wrappers, First French Edn; Ulysse, trans. Auguste Morel, assiste par Stuart Gilbert. Gallimard n.d. [1930], nouvelle edition. Stephen le Heros. Fragment de la Premiere Partie de Dedalus. Traduit de l’Anglais par Ludmila Savitsky. Gallimard 1948, wrappers. S&C D 13, 17, 18. (3) €100 - 200

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613 [Joyce (James)] Morel (M.A.) & Gilbert (M.S.) Ulysse, 4to Paris (Monnier and Fourcade) 1930, Nouvelle Edition, hf. title, uncut, ptd. wrappers, blue lettering, glassine covering, clean copy. (1) €180 - 220

614 Joyce (James). Ulysses. With a Foreword by Morris L. Ernst and the decision of the United States District Court rendered by Judge John M. Woolsey. Modern Library, N.Y. 1934, cloth in orig. d.w., VG. (1) €200 - 300

615 With a Letter of Sympathy to Douglas HydeGregory (Lady). Gods and Fighting Men. L. 1904, First Edition, Douglas Hyde’s copy with his bookplate, inscription partly in Irish from Lady Gregory laid down on f.f.e.p., later stamp of C.F. Kennedy, postcard of Mancini’s portrait laid down on prelim, ALS (4 pp, single folded sheet, lacking signature leaf ) dated March 22 on Coole Park paper laid down before title, thanking Hyde profusely for his book, and suggesting ‘now you have time in being less tied up with the ‘Saints & Sinners who form the Gaelic League, that you will go back ‘folk-loring’ - you put a great deal of patience into that tribe, & in my opinion you are well out of them - you have done a very great work in saving so much of the language & the literature & legend, & putting others on the path of saving them - Those who are really interested in ‘the things that matter’ will go on & keep your work alive - & the politicians will screech till [indecipherable] & nobody be a penny the better ..’ (1) Hyde resigned the Presidency of the Gaelic League in 1915, after a disagreement on whether it should express views on political matters. A superb Association Copy and Letter, from one Pioneer to Another. €700 - 1000

616 Gregory (Lady). Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster arranged and put in to English by Lady Gregory, with a preface by W.B. Yeats. L. 1902, decor. cloth, t.e.g., silk ribbon, very good copy, two bookplates of James Montgomery Bing Wright of Auchinellan, inscribed on half title ‘An Dreóilín Donn’, inscribed on f.f.e.p. ‘E.O.P from N.F.D., Springtime 1902.’ (1) An important book, which paved the way for much of what followed at the Abbey and elsewhere. €300 - 400

617 From Lady Gregory’s Library Plunkett (Horace). Ireland in the New Century. L. 1904. First. Presentation Copy inscribed to Lady Gregory, with her bookplate, and with a TLS laid down on prelim inviting her comments. ‘You will find many [thoughts] which illustrate the struggle through which any honest thinker in Ireland has to reach out for the truth’. With Lady Gregory bookplate, red cloth, nice association. (1) €350 - 450

618 Yeats (W.B.) Later Poems, 8vo L. 1922, First, cloth & d.j.; The Celtic Twilight, 8vo L. 1912, cloth backed boards; Essays, 8vo, L. 1924, First, cloth & d.j.; Letters to the New Island, 8vo, Massachusetts 1934, decor. cloth. Clean copies. (4) €200 - 300

619 One of the Most Exact and Authentic Histories Extant Temple (Sir John) Knight The Irish Rebellion or A History of the Beginnings and First Progress of the Generall Rebellion.. in the Year 1641, L. (R. White) 1646, First, contemporary full calf, rebacked. (1) €400 - 500

620 Crofton Croker (T.) The Popular Songs of Ireland, 8vo, L. (Henry Colburn) 1839, First, dedit., uncut, bookplate of Castle-Freke Library, decor. cloth, gilt lettered spine. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220

621 From the Library at Coole Park Story (George) An Impartial History of the Wars of Ireland, 4to L. (Ric.Chiswell) 1693, Second, 14 fold. plts., plans & maps, bookplates of Richard Gregory (Coole Park), later tooled and gilt decor. calf. Good. (1) €500 - 700

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622 Leet (Ambrose) A Directory to the Market Towns, Villages, Gentleman’s Seats and other Noted Places in Ireland, 8vo, D. (Brett Smith) 1814, First, contemporary tooled gilt full calf. (1) €120 - 180

623 Butt (Isaac) The Irish People and the Irish Land: a Letter to Lord Lifford; with Comments on the Publications of Lord Dufferin and Lord Rosse, 8vo D. 1867, First, 298pps., adverts at back, blind decor. cloth, gilt lettered spine. (1) €120 - 180

624 Extremely Rare Illustrated Irish Children’s Book Juvenile: Somerville (Edith OE.) The Story of the Discontented Little Elephant, Told in Pictures and Rhyme. Sm. oblong folio Lond. 1912. Sole Edn., illustrated title & illustrations thro-out, & 7 full page cold. plts. all by the author, orig. cold. decor. cloth backed boards. V. good. Ex. Rare. (1) €600 - 800

625 Joyce (James) The Cat and The Devil, 4to, L. (Faber & Faber) 1965, First, illustrated by Gerald Rose, cloth and illus. d.j. Clean Copy. (1) €150 - 200

626 Wilde (Oscar). The Ballad of Reading Gaol. N.Y., Roycrofters 1905, no. 39 of 100 copies on Japan vellum, signed by Elbert Hubbard. Decorative initials printed in red. Sm qto, hf blue morocco gilt, covers worn, spine beginning to crack at lower edge. (1) €150 - 200

627 Signed by W.B. Yeats Yeats (W.B.) The Trembling of the Veil, 8vo, L. (T. Werner Laurie Ltd.) 1922, Signed Ltd. Edn., 845 (1000) copies, uncut, paper backed boards, d.j. Clean copy. (1) €500 - 700

628 Joyce (James). Dedalus. Portrait de l’Artiste Jeune par Lui-Meme. Traduit de l’Anglais par Ludmila Savitsky. Paris, La Sirene 1924. Orig. printed wrappers, inscribed on prelim to M. Rene Arcos by the translator. S&C D15. (1) €200 - 300

629 A New Dawn in Irish Literary History Yeats (W.B.). In the Seven Woods [poems]. Dun Emer, D. 1903, full linen, title label, extra label at rear, remains of a plain wrapper (possibly original), a very good copy, the linen only slightly rippled. Wade 49. (1) The first title from Dun Emer/Cuala, herald of a new age in Irish literary publication, an unusually good copy. The full linen binding was not tried again as they found it too difficult to work. ‘The first book of mine that it is a pleasure to look at, a pleasure whether open or shut’ [WBY]. €400 - 600

630 Signed by Yeats Yeats (W.B.). The Death of Synge, and other Passages from an Old Diary. Cuala, D. 1928, fine copy in worn plain wrapper (possibly original), neatly Signed by Yeats below the title. Wade 162, one of 400 copies. (1) €600 - 800

631 Elliot (T.S.) Murder in the Cathedral, L. 1935, d.w.; Poetry & Drama, L. 1951, d.w.; Thoughts after Lambeth, L. 1931; Points of View, L. 1941, d.w.; Poems Written in Early Youth, L. 1967; A Song for Simeon, illus. 8vo L. 1928. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 375 of 500 Copies; The Dry Salvages, 1941, and Little Gidding, 1942, wrappers; On Poetry and Poets, N.Y. 1957, d.w.; Introducing James Joyce, L. 1942, d.w.; All Above First Edns.; La Cocktail Party, sm. 4to Paris 1957. Signed Pres. Copy to French Actress, wrappers; Die Cocktail Party, Berlin ... 1950. First German Edn., wrappers; & 6 other items, same author. (19) €180 - 250

632 Joyce (James). Ulysses. Shakespeare & Co., Paris 1925, 6th printing, additional corrections at end, recent blue cloth, orig. wrappers bound in at end, paper repair to h.t. (1) €200 - 400

633 Joyce (James). Ulysses. Lane, Bodley Head, L. 1937, First General UK Edition, cloth, printed green wrapper. Clean Copy. (1) €100 - 200

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634 Joyce (James). Ulysses. Shakespeare & Co., Paris 1930, the eleventh printing, orig. wrappers, repaired and laminated, first sectional title lacking. The last Sylvia Beach printing, completing some 28,000 copies. (1) €100 - 200

635 ‘.. et son coeur battait comme fou et oui j’ai dit oui je veux bien Oui.’ Joyce (James). Ulysse. Traduit de l’anglais par M. Auguste Morel assisté par M. Stuart Gilbert. Traduction entierement revue par M. Valery Larbaud, avec la collaboration de l’auteur. The first French translation. Paris, Maison des Amis des Livres, Andre Monnier, R.de l’Odeon, 1929, no. 574 of 875 copies on alfa vergé handmade paper, S&C D17. Thick quarto printed wrappers, glassine protective wrapper (a little scuffed), pp. 870, uncut. 1-inch tear to foot of upper wrapper at spine, otherwise a splendid copy virtually as issued, unobtainable in this condition. (1) €1500 - 2000

636 Gilbert (Stuart). James Joyce’s Ulysses. A Study. L. 1930, First, d.w. Scarce.; Damon (S. Foster). The Odyssey in Dublin. Cambridge 1929, wrappers. (2) €80 - 120

637 Beckett in Buenos Aires [Beckett, Samuel] James Joyce. Ulises [in Spanish]. Translated by J. Salas Subirat. Segunda Edicion Revisada. Buenos Aires n.d. [1952]. Hf. mor., covers bound in at end. Inscribed on t.p. ‘To A.T. Cowie with compliments, Sam’ [Beckett], 29.8.55. (1) €300 - 400

638 Signed by G.B. Shaw Shaw (Bernard). The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism. Constable 1928, First, cloth, worn d.w., Signed on t.p. ‘G. Bernard Shaw’. (1) €200 - 300

639 Joyce interest: Mc Dougall (Richard)trans. The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier, roy 8vo N. York 1976. First Edn., d.w. contains a long presentation inscription, signed by translator; Costello (Peter) James Joyce - The Years of Growth 1882 - 1915, A Bibliography, 1992. Signed Pres. Inscription, d.w.; Fitch (Noel Riley) Sylvia Beach and The Lost Generation, N.Y. 1985. Signed Pres. Inscription; Sandulescu (C. George) The Language of the Devil,.. in Finnegans Wake., 1987, Signed Pres. Inscription, d.w.; 1 other sim. (5) * Monnier was one of Joyce’s principle supporters and friends in Paris. €100 - 150

640 Yeats (William Butler). Cinquante et Un Poemes. Edition bilingue, trans. Jean Briat. 1989, orig. wrappers in slipcase, one of 100 copies on Hollande, unopened, signed. (1) €100 - 150

641 Signed by Buzz Aldrin Aldrin (B.) & Mc Connell (Malcolm) Men from Earth, 8vo, N.Y. (Bantam Books) 1989, Signed by Buzz Aldrin on hf. title, cloth & d.j. Clean Copy. (1) €180 - 220

642 Signed by Graham Greene Greene (Graham) Why the Epigraph?; 8vo L. 1989, Signed Ltd. Edn., 493 (950), cloth; Yes & No and for Whom the Bell Chimes, 8vo L. 1983, Signed Ltd. Edn. 285 (750), cloth; Reflections on Travels with My Aunt, 8vo N.Y. 1989, Signed Ltd. Edn. 238 (250), gilt lettered wrappers; How Father Quixote Became a Monsignor, 8vo Los Angles 1980, Signed Ltd. Edn., 260 (33), cloth; Ways of Escape, 8vo Camden 1980, Signed Ltd. Edn., 137 (150), cloth & slipcase; A Quick Look Behind, Footnotes to An Autobiography, 8vo, Los Angeles 1989, Signed Ltd. Edn. 251 (33), cloth & slipcase. As a lot, w.a.f. (6) €200 - 300

643 Kinsella (Thomas) & Le Brocquy (Louis) illus. The Táin, 8vo, D.U.P. (Dolmen) 197, General Edn., illus. decor. cloth,d.j. Clean Copy. (1) €80 - 120

644 Wilde (Oscar). Lettres, 2 vols, in French, trans. by Henriette de Boissard, Paris, orig. wrappers; Le Fantome de Canterville, illus. Maurice Henry, Paris 1955; Louis Thomas, L’Esprit de Oscar Wilde, Paris 1920, numbered example. (4)

€100 - 150

645 All Signed & Inscribed Copies Soupault (Philippe). Voyage d’Horace Pirouelle. Paris 1925, wrappers, inscribed; Eugene Labiche, Paris 1964, wrappers, inscribed; A Vous de Jouer! Lyon 1980, wrappers, inscribed. All good in original wrappers. (3) €200 - 300

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646 Gide (Andre). Souvenirs de la Cour d’Assises. Paris 1924, loose in wrappers, inscribed; Oedipe, Paris 1931, wrappers, inscribed; Pages de Journal, Paris 1944, wrs (loose); and two works by Edouard Dujardin, both inscribed, one to Andre Breton. (5) €300 - 400

647 Greene (Graham) British Dramatists, 4to, L. (Wm. Collins) 1942, First UK, cloth & d.j.; Lord Rochester’s Monkey, 4to, L. 1974, First UK, ptd. wrappers; The Great Jowett, 8vo, L. 1981, Signed Ltd. Edn, 25 (525) copies, cloth; Monsignor Quixote, 8vo, L. 1982, Proof Copy, ptd. wrappers; A Dream Diary, 8vo L. 1992, First UK, cloth & d.j.; The Virtue of Disloyalty, 8vo, L. 1972, Ltd. Edn., ptd. wrappers; A Wedding Among the Owls, 8vo L. 1977, Ltd. Edn., ptd. wrappers; & 2 other related pamphlets, as a lot, w.a.f. (9) €150 - 200

648 Greene (Graham) Loser Takes All, 8vo, L. 1955; A Burnt-Out Case, 8vo L. 1961; A Burnt-Out Case, N.Y. 1961; The Comedians, 8vo, L. 1966; May We Barrow Your Husband? & Other Comedies of the Sexual Life, 8vo L. 1967; Travels With My Aunt, 8vo L. 1969; A Sort of Life, 8vo L. 1971; The Honorary Counsel, 8vo L. 1973; The Human Factor, 8vo L. 1978; Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party, 8vo L. 1980; Getting to Know the General, 8vo, N.Y. 1984; The Tenth Man, 8vo L. 1985; The Captain and the Enemy, 8vo L. 1988, mostly First UK / American Edition, all cloth & d.j.s., as a collection, w.a.f. (13) €350 - 500

649 Periodicals: [Joyce (James)etc] Anderson (Margaret)ed. The Little Review, Literature Drama Music Art. Vol. I No. 10 - Vol. VI, No. 6, incomplete, 15 issues, Jan. 1915 - Oct. 1919. Orig. ptd. wrappers; also Walsh (E.) & Moorhead (E.)eds. This Quarter, Vol. I No. 1 & No. 3, 2 issues Monaco n.d. 1927, illus., orig. wrappers & cloth. As periodical, w.a.f. (1) * Contributors, J. Joyce, P. Colum, Ld. Gregory, Wyndham Lewis, Sylvia Beach & many others. (1) €300 - 400

650 First English Trade Edition of Ulysses Joyce (James) Ulysses, 4to L. (John Lane) 1937, First English Trade Edn., orig. green cloth with gilt homeric bow on front cover, gilt lettered spine clean copy. [Slocum & Cahoon?]. (1) €200 - 300

651 O’Flaherty (Liam) The Fairy Goose and Two Other Stories, 12mo N. York 1927. Signed by Author, pict. boards & d.w.; Spring Sowing, L. 1924; The Tent, L. 1926; Two Years, L. 1930, & N. York 1930 (2 vols.); The Assassin, 1928; The House of Gold, .1929; I Went to Russia, L. 1931; Shame the Devil, 1934. Signed Pres. Copy; Two Lovely Beasts & Other Stories, L. 1948, d.w.; & 3 others same author, 13 vols. in all. (13) €140 - 200

652 Hyde (Douglas). The Religious Songs of Connacht. Abhráin Diadha Chúige Connacht. D. & L., n.d., 2 vols, First Printings, Lady Gregory’s set, each with her bookplate and later bookstamp of C.F. Kennedy, each with a postcard from Hyde tipped or laid in (the second with address in Irish, ‘Teach na Cúlach’, amended to English by postal authorities). *Hyde and Lady Gregory shared a life-long interest in folklore, especially in Irish. A most desirable set. (2) €350 - 500

653 Swift (Jonathan) Political Tracts, 2 vols. 8vo L. (C. Davis) 1738. First Edn, wd. cut ornaments on titles, contemporary full calf, professional re-back. Otherwise good set. (2) €250 - 320

654 Yeats (W.B.). Poems. L. 1904, Fisher Unwin, dark blue cloth with gilt Althea Gyles design; Poems 1899-1905, Bullen 1906; Reveries over Childhood and Youth, L. 1916; The Wild Swans at Coole, L. 1919; The Cutting of an Agate, L. 1919. Wade 19, 64, 113, 124, 126, all orig. cloth. All First or First U.K., some bindings dulled. (5) €200 - 300

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655 All Limited Editions Golden Cockerel Press: Coppard (A.E.) Crotty Shinkwin, The Strange Adventure that Befell a Butcher of County Clare, roy 8vo Berkshire 1932. Lim. Edn. 411 (500), illus by Rob. Gibbings; Davies (Rhys) Daisy Matthews and Three Other Tales, roy 8vo Berkshire 1932. Lim. Edn. 136 (325) Signed by Author, illus. by Agnes Miller Parker, both orig. mor. backed decor. cloth; Mottram (R.H.) Europa’s Beast, L. 1930. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 293 (350), cloth backed decor. boards. (3) €120 - 160

656 Taylor (George) & Skinner (Andrew) Maps of the Roads of Ireland Surveyed in 1777 and Corrected Down to 1783, 8vo D. 1783 Second, fold. map frontis, engd. t.p., list of subs., engd. double sided maps, contemporary hf. calf marble boards. Good copy. (1) €250 - 350

658 De Valle (Mario) & Leah Audriac (Fernando) Luz de Plomo, sm. folio, Milan (Giogio Upiglio) 1995, Signed Limited Edn. No. 5 (12) H.C., loose, uncut., ptd. wrappers. (1) €200 - 300

659 Signed Limited Edition Peppercanister: Kinsella (Thomas) A Selected Life, sm. folio D. 1972. No. 29 of Limited Edition of 150 Copies. Signed by Author, specially bound mor. backed blue boards. V. fine copy. (1) * The second publication from the author’s own press. €200 - 300

660 Signed by Author & Illustrator Peppercanister: Kinsella (Thomas) One, Illustrations by Anne Yeats. Sm. folio D. 1974. Peppercanister 5 No. 29 of 124 Copies Only. Signed by the Author & Anne Yeats. Hd. made paper with illus., orig. calf, backed decor. boards. V. Fine, Rare. (1) * The fifth publication from the author’s press. €175 - 250

661 Dolmen Press: Kinsella (Thomas) Wormwood, sm. folio D. 1966. Limited Edition to 350 Copies, Signed, orig. vellum backed veneered boards, glassine cover. V. good. Miller 94. (1) €160 - 220

662 Dolmen Press: Kinsella (Thomas) Finistere, lg. 4to D. 1972. No. 115, Limited Edition of 250 Copies. Signed by Author, designs by Hugh Kearns. Mor. backed green cloth with blind decor. V. good copy. Miller 196. (1) €200 - 300

663 Dolmen Press: Murphy (Richard) The Last Galway Hooker, roy 8vo D. 1961. Limited Edn. 200 hardbound Copies, out of total edition of 500. Signed by Author, orig. vellum backed green cloth with design. V. good copy. Miller 42. (1) €180 - 250

664 [Russell (Francis)] A Short History of the East India Company..., lg. 4to, L. (John Sewell) 1793, First Edn., hf. title, fold. plt., recent hf. calf, marble boards, mor. label. Scarce. Clean Copy. (1) €350 - 450

665 Sullivan (Sir Edw.) Buck Whaley’s Memoirs, including His Journey to Jerusalem. roy 8vo L. 1906. First Edn., illus. orig. blue cloth, v. good. (1) €80 - 120

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657 Signed by W.B. Yeats and Dorothy Wellesley Illustrated Volume: [The Cuala Press] - Broadsides, A Collection of New Irish and English Songs 1937, 4to, D. (Cuala Press) 1937, New Series, Signed by Yeats and Wellesley, illustrated and hand cold., cloth backed boards, ptd. label. Clean copy. (1) €600 - 800

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666 Heaney (Seamus) & others The Whoseday Book, A Millennium Journal 4to D. 1999. First Edn., with approx. 74 orig. signatures of some of Ireland’s greatest artists & literary figures, cloth & slipcase. (1) €200 - 300

667 Rackham (Arthur)illus. Some British Ballads, 4to, L. (Constable & Co. Ltd.)n.d., First, cold. frontis, & 16 cold. plts. decor. blue cloth; Milne (A.A.) Winnie The Pooh, 8vo L. (Methuen & Co. Ltd.) 1926, illus., map end-papers, gilt decor. cloth. (2) €150 - 200

668 Signed Limited Edition by Beckett Beckett (Samuel) Zone, by Guillaime Apollinaire, 4to D. (The Dolmen Press) 1972, Signed Ltd. Edn. 65 (250) Copies, leather backed cloth, gilt lettered spine, slip case. (1) €250 - 350

669 Signed by All The Contributors [Longley (Michael)] Love Poet, Carpenter. Michael Longley at Seventy. Edited by Robin Robertson. Enitharmion Press 2009, cloth in slipcase. No. 172 of a Limited Edition of 195, with four pages of Contributors’ Signatures at end, including Derek Mahon, Seamus Heaney, John Montague, Ciaran Carson, Paul Muldoon, Medbh McGuckian, Bernard O’Donoghue, Tom McIntyre, Dennis O’Driscoll, John Banville, Brendan Kennelly, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, David Cabot etc, about 59 signatures in all (probably all the contributors). A handsome volume. (1) €400 - 500

670 Acts: Berry (Henry F.) Statutes and Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of Ireland. King John to Henry V., also Statute Rolls of .. Ireland, Reign of King Henry the Sixth, 2 vols. 8vo D. 1907 - 1910, both unopened throughout,; Graves (Rev. James) A Roll of the Proceedings of the King’s Council in Ireland,... Reign of Richard the Second A.D. 1392 - 1393, roy 8vo L. 1877. First Edn., lg. fold. litho frontis cloth backed boards. All v. good. (3) €200 - 300

671 The Manuscript Assizes for County Wexford Co. Wexford: [The Assizes c. 1817 - 1823,] with Presentments Granted on the County at Large. A large folio manuscript Volume of over 250 folio pages. It lists William Augstus Le Hunt Esq., High Sheriff and listing members of Grand Jury to include Lord Viscount Stopford & Ld. Visc. Valentia, Chas. Tottenham, James Boyd and 19 others, each page stating "We Present said sum to be raised off this County and Paid to .." with very exact figures and detail of costings, of New Ross, Enniscorthy, Gorey. An invaluable and informative Ledger detailing the management of County Wexford in the early 19th Century. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €600 - 800

672 Cluverus (P.) Introduction in Universam Geographiam ... Ed. by J. Bunone. J.F. Hekelus & Joh. Reiskius. 4to Lond. 1711. Engd. frontis & 60 engd. maps & plts. (ex. 61?) appears to lack plt. 47 p. 6), L.S. on title, cont. panel calf, worn. (1) €400 - 600

673 Etrog (Sorel) Joyce and the Dada Circus. John Cage. An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake. Ed. Robert O’Driscoll. Black Brick Press, Toronto / Dolmen Press, Dublin. Brown card covers, one of 900 copies, scarce; Tristan Klingsor. Le Tambour Voile. Mercure de France 1960, One of 240 Copies on special paper, inscribed, qto, qtr morocco. (2) €120 - 180

674 Joyce (James). Giocomo Joyce, intro. Ellmann. NY 1968, First, slipcase; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, illus. Brian Keogh, NY 1968, Lim. Eds. Club, qtr morocco in slipcase. (2) €150 - 200

675 Joyce (James). Dubliners, intro. Thomas Flanagan, with photogravures by Robert Ballagh, tissue guards. NY, Lim. Edns. Club 1986, thick folio qtr morocco in slipcase, One of 1,000 numbered Copies Signed by Flanagan and Ballagh. (1) €300 - 400

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676 Newspaper: The United Irishman, Vol. I No. 1 - February 12th 1848 - Vol. I No. 16 (& Extra-ordinary Edition May 23rd 1848) detailing Trial of Mr. Mitch; together with The Irish Tribune, Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. I No. 4; also The Irish Felon - Successor to the United Irishman, Vol. I No. 1- Vol. I No. 5), bound together in hf. mor. worn, as a collection, w.a.f. Scarce. (1) €250 - 350

677 Harrison (Walter) A New and Universal, Description and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminister the Borough of Southwark and Parts Adjacent.., folio L. (J. Cooke) [1776], First, engd. frontis, dedit & list of subs at back, 100 plts., plans & maps (some fold.), contemporary full tree calf, raised bands, mor. label. (1) €150 - 200

678 Edwards (Lionel) My Irish Sketch Book, lg. 4to L. 1938. First Edn., 9 lg. mounted cold. plts., & other bl. & white illus., orig. cloth, stained. (1) €140 - 200

679 Box: Modern Irish & other Hardbacks: Kee (Robert) The Laurel and the Ivy, The Story of Charles Stewart Parnell and Irish Nationalism. roy 8vo L. 1993. First Edn., Pres. Copy, with Signed Inscription, d.w.; Timoney (John F.) Beat Cop to Top Cop, Philadelphia 2010. First, Signed Pres. Copy; Weldron (J.) Maamtrasna, D. 1992. Signed by Publisher; O’Connor (J.) Ghost Light, N.Y. 2010, Signed First Edn.; & 22 other modern hard backs. (24) €120 - 200

680 Moore (Thomas) A Selection of Irish Melodies with .. Accompaniments by Sir John Stevenson, Numbers One, Three and Five only, folio L.n.d., cloth; Smith-Payne & Co. Publishers, The Anglican Mysteries of Paris, folio L. 1870. Illus. through-out, cloth; Freeman’s Journal, The Reign of Terror, A Series of Shemus Cartoons, lg. 4to D. 1920-1, illus. thro.-out. As a coll., w.a.f. (3) €70 - 100

682 Synge (John Millington). A collection including his first book, The Shadow of the Glen and Riders to the Sea, L. 1905, First, in a modern pigskin binding; The Well of the Saints, L. & D. 1905, FIRST, attractive modern morocco binding; Poems and Translations, Cuala 1909, orig. boards; and about 20 various editions of or relating to his works, a small box. Condition varies. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €200 - 300

683 Box: Beckett (Sam.) Murphy, 8vo N.. (Grove Press) 1979. Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; Beckett at 60 A Festshrift, L. (Calder & Boyers) 1967. Signed by John Calder, d.w.; Play and Two Short Pieces for Radio, L. 1964. First, d.w.; Eh Joe and other Writings, L. 1967, First, d.w.; Waiting for Godot, L. 1956, First; Dream of Fair to Middling Women, D. (Black Cat Press) 1992. First, d.w.; Malone Dies, L. (J. Calder) 1958. First Edn.; Poems in English, L. (J. Calder) 1961. First Edn; All that Fall, N.Y. (Grove Press) 1957. First U.S. Edn., d.w.; & 21 others on Beckett, some biographies etc. As a lot, 31 items, w.a.f. A Box. (1) €160 - 220

685 Periodical: The Kerry Magazine, Nos. 1 - 26, lacking only Nos 4 & 25. Together 24 Nos., folio 1989-2016. Profusely illustrated, orig. pictorial boards. As a periodical, w.a.f. V. good. (1) € 350 - 450

686 Engravings: Finden (Edward & Williams) Findens Royal Gallery, folio, London (F.G. Moon) 1838., list of subs., engravings throughout, marble end papers, blind & gilt decor. full mor. As engravings, w.a.f. (1) €150 - 200

684 Bindings: The Annual Register, or A View of the History,Politics,and Literature of the Years 1758 - 1804. Together 47 vols. unbroken run, 8vo L. 1761 - 1806., cont. full calf, & hf. calf. As bindings, w.a.f. (47) Note: Contains the First European Printing of The American Constitution & Declaration. Provenance: Library of Mount Congreve, Waterford. €300 - 400

681 Signed Limited Edition of 400 Copies [Joyce (James)], Le Brocquy (Louis)artist Dubliners, folio, Laois (The Dolmen Press) 186, Signed Limited 59 (400) Subscribers Copies, dedicated on f.e.p. ‘To Rosemarie & Sean (Mulcahy) in admiration for you both and with very much love, Louis, Dublin Nov. 1986, illus., decor. oatmeal cloth, specimen page, glassine cover, cloth slipcase. Clean Copy. (1) €800 - 1000

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