Christmas Rare Books & Collectors' Sale

Father of "The Cripple Kavanagh"Kavanagh (Thomas) A single page A.L.s. from T. Kavanagh, Burlington Hotel, London, July 8th, 1830 to Rev. Thomas V...

Naval Interest: [Rokeby (Sir Richard)] an interesting 19th Century Naval Account Manuscript Book, for the 'HMS Eden' (a 24 Gun Sixth Rate Warship)...

Letter Pertaining to Rathmines Castle, 1843Manuscript: Letter (3 pp) written by Jane Arthur of Sea Point, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, 14 February 1843,...

Co. Galway: An interesting Document addressed to Excise Office in Galway from the Collector of 'Quit' Rents re: payment of the tolls on the bridge...

Curious Manuscript Poems by a 19th Century Galway MerchantCo. Galway: M/ss book of homely verses written by Henry Howard, merchant of Eyrecourt in...

Tender of the Façade of Holy Trinity Church, Cork[Pain (G.R.)] Draft submission of design for the façade of Holy Trinity Church, Cork, 3 pp, unsig...

Russell (Charles) of Killowen, late Lord Chief Justice. An original A.L.s, dated 9th Nov. 1892, on paper headed 'Attorney - General's Chambers,' L...

A Corkman's Voyage to New York in the Year of the TitanicManuscript: A fascinating eight-page M/ss Journal of a Voyage to New York aboard the RMS...

Typescript of a 1752 Court Case Regarding Lands in KerryCo. Kerry: Typescript (22 pp) of a case to be heard by the Irish House of Lords on 4 Marc...

Ffrench-Mullen, St. L. 'Irish Legislative Assembly.' A collection of four manuscript sheets outlining the proposed representation of the four prov...

[Co. Louth]: Boxing interest, Manuscript Devane (Rev. John P.) Two very informative and detailed A.L.s. (6pp & 4pp) written in January 1957 about...

The Abdication of Edward VIII, 1936 Printed Act: Print text headed “A Bill to give effect to His Majesty's abdication, brought before the Commons ...

Box of Material Relating to Land Sales, mostly in Co. TipperaryRentals and Particulars of Land Sales in:· Cappagh & Graigacurra and other ...

Three Manuscript Travel Journals of Thomas Prior, later Vice-Provost of Dublin University(1) "Journal of a Tour through North Wales, Cheshire, D...

Valuation of the Bishops Palace, Cavan Co. Cavan: [Verschoyle (Hamilton)] a manuscript Notebook of a valuation of the contents of the Bishops Pala...

Manuscript Work on Ancient Classical Philosophers Manuscript volume attractively bound in brown morocco with gold tooled edges and spine. 18 x 12 ...

Hunting In Wexford in the 1870'sCo. Wexford: Hunting interest, an interesting and detailed Manuscript for the Fox Hunting Season 1870 -71 and 1871...

Munce (James) Surveyor. A manuscript Notebook containing numerous notes and measurements and findings, regarding surveys from 1879 - 1895, and con...

Smith (John Chaloner) A manuscript Notebook containing various engineering works from 1898 - 1901. It includes surveys for works such as the Polaw...

Dublin Interest: [Alderman W. Russell] Workman's Industrial Association, an interesting and detailed manuscript minute Book, dated from 1901 - 191...

Dublin interest: Hume Street Hospital Ladies Guild - Minute Book, A 4to notebook for minutes of meetings held by the above group, from approx. Dec...

Magonni (J.H.) Magonni's Dancing Studio, Dublin. a thick 4to notebook, titled "Pupils Book," containing thousands of names of students with addres...

Important Diary of Carlow M.P, 1895-1901Co. Carlow: Manuscript diary listing daily events from 22 April 1895 to 2 December 1901. The writer appear...

The Stones of the City[Dublin Corporation] Proceedings of Paving Committee, 16 July - 31 December 1912. Large folio hf reversed calf, morocco t...

Manuscript Journal: A manuscript notebook, c. 1922 - 1923, containing mostly legal notes etc., but some daily notes, all in pencil, including one ...

[John Boyle O'Reilly] Typescript text of a lecture or article about O'Reilly (the Fenian and writer), 31 pp, unsigned, probably 1930s. (1)

Membership Lists of the Kildare Street ClubTwo volumes containing names and addresses of members of the Kildare Street Club. The first is stamped...

Greatest Berkeley Scholar of the 20th CenturyLuce (A.A.) Two folio volumes of Notes by A.A. Luce, TCD, on the Common Place Book of Bishop Berkeley...

The Guinness Family, Thornhill, ClontarfPhotographs: Lawrence (W.) Photographer. A group of 6, large original photographs of Thornhill, Clontarf, ...

THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWNFine Hand-Coloured Architectural DrawingsStreet (George Edmund) (1824 - 1881), A large folio Album with four original f...

Episcopal Jubilee of Pope Leo XIIICork Corporation Illuminated Address from the Corporation of Cork to His Holiness Pope Leo XIII on his Episcop...

An Irish Maritime MementoMaritime: Dublin, an envelope enclosed with a Chip or Piece of Wood, the envelope contemporaneously inscribed "Chips from...

Victorian Hostess & HorticulturistAn Important Collection Relating to Lady Dorothy NevillLady Dorothy ("Dorothy") Fanny Nevill (1826-1913) was one...

NO LOT  ...[more]

Landmark of the Irish Literary Renaissance - The Complete SetPeriodical: The Shanachie, An Irish miscellany illustrated. Nos. 1 - 6 [all published...

'We are Rather Pressed for Money'Yeats (George) and the Cuala Press. An interesting correspondence with Michael Freyer of the Brown Jacket Booksho...

Cuala Press: Brindley (Louis H.) Christmas Eve 1940, 12mo, D. (Cuala) 1940, 8pps., (no wrappers); Christmas 1944, 12mo D. (Cuala) 1944, 4pps., (pr...

Yeats (W.B.). A Return Card on which Yeats has written that he cannot be present at a meeting of the Dramatists' Club (in London), and apologisin...

The Old Lady Says No?Yeats (W.B.). A copy of Rann, an Ulster Quarterly of Poetry, Autumn 1948, containing first publication of Yeats' poem 'Repr...

John Coughlan (b. 1932)"William Butler Yeats," Etching, Lim. Edn., 99 (100) copies, approx. 46cms x 36cms (18" x 14"), in oak frame. (1)

An Exile Romancing about IrelandManuscript: [Irish Poetry & Songs] A 19th Century Booklet containing neatly written copies of Poems and Songs of I...

Photograph: Sir J.P. Mahaffy, a large Portrait Photograph, approx. 8" x 6" (20cms x 15cms), by Keogh Bros., mounted on board, and Signed by Prof. ...

Walsh (Maurice)Author. An interesting ALs to 'Donagh' [Mac Donagh?] 1pp 30.VIII.40, commenting favourable on a story he has just written, and maki...

Hogan (Dr. E.) An ALs 3pp on U.C.D. notepaper to Dr. (Douglas) Hyde concerning examination papers, and commenting on the high quality of the candi...

[Hyde (Dr. Douglas)] O'hOnain (Tomas) ALs. one page folio, to An Craoibhin Aoibhinn, from a Liverpool address 23.8(19)09, in Irish throughout, ask...

Rare Second Edition Mac Gilla Meidhre (Briano) [Merryman (Brian)] Mediae Noctis Consilium, 12mo D. (Padraig O'Briain) 1898. Second Edn., titles in...

30 Copies Only PrintedBullen (A.H.) Weeping Cross, etc., 12mo Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare Head Press) 1917. Sole Edn. Only 30 Copies Printed....

Rare Private Press: Trinity Closet Press Dulbin, Five publications as follows,A. Ramillete de Nuestra Sennora, Imprentadel Gabinete del Colegio de...

Roberts (Oliver Michael). The Herald of Dawn. Dublin, For the Author by George Roberts 1919, with a drawing by the author's mother. Sm qto grey p...

An Unrecorded Yeats Item[Wyndham (Pamela) ed.] A Little Couple and A Baker's Dozen for Christmas 1928. Higham, Grange Press, Southwick, 20pp, he...

'The Forlorn Hope of Idealism in Europe''AE' [George Russell]. The Future of Ireland and the Awakening of the Fires. Published at 13 Eustace Stree...

Inscribed by AuthorRare Handmade Letterpress BroadsideMurphy (Richard) High Island, broadside approx. 26cms x 30.5cms Pacific Lutheran University ...

"Sorry for My Trouble"Heaney (Seamus) Mid-Term Break, broadside L. (Faber & Faber) 2008, Signed, with illustration by Martin Gale, single sheet. (...

Co. Tipperary: D'Mellory Burke Among the Immortal, An unfinished typescript Novel, 'Book I Part 1' in 2 Chapters, 43 foolscap pages, in folder. As...

Co. Donegal: O'Donnell (K. Leeson) Reach Down The Fiddle, A Donegal Story, 4to Killybegs c. 1943, original typescript (unpublished) with numerous ...

La Touche (I.D.) Typescript of novel entitled “Rent Cordage”, 384 pp, with note “Typed by Mrs Fry who omited [sic] 370 to 378” (actually 377). Th...

Complete File of Rare West of Ireland Cultural MagazinePeriodical: An Connachtach, [The Connachtman] A Bilingual Journal devoted to the National R...

THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWNArchive of Edmund DowneyFive Boxes containing papers of the Waterford Publisher, Novelist, Newspaper Editor and Histori...

O'Faolain (Sean) The original working typescript of his collection of early Irish poetry in English translation, The Silver Branch (published by C...

Griffiths (George) Four cyclostyled collections of poetry, titled 'The Note and Other Poems', ' Further Poems', 'Further Poems 2' and 'Fur...