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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 666

Roscommon Author - Presentation Copy O'Conor (Matthew) Picturesque and Historical Recollections, During a Tour through Belgium, Germany, France and Switzerland in the Summer Vacation of 1835., 8vo Lond. (Wm. Orr & Co.) 1837. First Edn. Hf. title, frontis & 8 plts., 4pp. adverts at end, orig. cloth, with some damp stains on covers, otherwise a very good copy. Rare. (1) * Pres. Copy, inscribed by author to Mrs. Elizabeth Mc Dermot his sister. One of the O'Conor of Connaught he lived at Mount Druid, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

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Lot 667

Collins (Michael) The Path to Freedom, 8vo, D. (Talbot Press) 1922, First Edn., portrait frontis, decor. cloth. Good copy. (1)

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Lot 668

Curtin (Jeremiah) Tales of the Fairies and of The Ghost World, Collected from oral tradition in South-West Munster, 8vo Lond. (D. Nutt) 1895. First Edn., Hf. title, advert leaf at end, some stains, uncut, recent cloth. V. Scarce. (1)

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Lot 67

R.D.S.: The Journal of the Royal Dublin Society, Vols. V + VI. Together 2 vols. roy 8vo Dublin 1870-1875  First Edns., with fold. & other illus., unopened, orig. cloth. As periodicals, w.a.f. (2) * Articles by Grubb on The Telescope, etc. Provenance:   Birr Castle Estate

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Lot 670

Wright (Thos.) St. Patrick's Purgatory; An Essay on the Legends of Purgatory, Hell and Paradise, current during The Middle Ages. 8vo Lond. 1844.  First Edn., Name on title, 24pp catalogue at end, orig. cloth. Clean copy. (1)

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Lot 671

Americana: Stewart (C.S.) Brazil and La Plata: The Personal Record of a Cruise. 8vo New York (G.P. Putnam & Co.) 1856. First Edn., 2 litho frontis, 428pp. plus 16pp. catalogue at end, orig. embossed cloth, recased, gilt spine. Good copy. (1)

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Lot 672

Dedicated to Oliver Cromwell [Titus (Col.)] Allen (Wm.) Killing No Murder, Briefly Discours'd, In Three Questions, Fit for Public View, To Deter and Prevent Tyrants from Usurping Supreme Power, Now Reprinted and Addressed to the French King, Sm. 4to Lond. 1708? 28pp title & first leaf shaved, slightly affecting text, browned thro-out, recent cloth backed boards. (1)

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Lot 673

Co. Mayo:  Fitzgerald (George Robert) An Appeal to the Public, 8vo D. 1782. First Edn., 463pp errata leaf at end, cont. calf recent prof. reback, mor. label. V. good. Scarce. (1) * The Author lived at Turlough Park, Castlebar.

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Lot 674

Inscribed Presentation Copy Americana: Dowding (Rev. W.C.) Africa in the West: Its State; Prospects; and Educational Needs: With Reference to Bishop Berkeley's Bermuda College, 8vo Oxford and London 1852, First Edn., 27pp recent full cloth mor. label down spine, v. good. Rare. (1) * Inscribed by author on t.p. to 'His Grace the Archbishop of Armagh, with the author's best respects.'

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Lot 677

Heaney (Seamus) Poems 1965-1975, N.Y. 1980, First American Edn., Signed on title, orig. cl. in d.w., fine, Signed on t.p; with the same. Uncorrected Proof, wrappers, 1980. (2)

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Lot 678

Heaney (Seamus) Selected Poems 1965-1975, L. (Faber) 1980, First Edn., orig.cl. in d.w., fine; with the First Paperback Edn., L. 1980, wrappers, Signed  on hf. title, v.g. (2)

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Lot 679

Heaney (Seamus) The Cure at Troy, Field Day, Derry 1990, First Edn., with a paperback copy of the Faber Edition, L. 1990; two copies of the U.S. First Edn., N.Y. 1991, one signed; and a paperback copy of same. (5)

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Lot 68

R.D.S.:  Weld (Isaac) Statistical Survey of the County of Roscommon, Drawn up under the Direction of the Royal Dublin Society. Thick 8vo Dublin (R. Graisberry) 1832. First Edn., Hf. title, fine hand-coloured fold.-map, uncut, orig. cloth, paper label. V. good copy. (1)

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Lot 680

Ninth Book from Dolmen Press Dolmen Press: Milne (Ewart) Galion, Drawings by Mia Cranwill. Roy 8vo D. 1953. Lim. Edn. No. 174 of 200 Copies, fine illus., with 4pp Prospectus for above volume  loosely inserted. Orig. cloth backed boards, with ptd. d.w. v. good. Rare Miller 9. ; Cuala Press:  Higgins (F.R.) Arable Holdings: Poems, D. (Cuala Press) 1933. First Limited Edition 300 Copies Only, unopened, orig. cloth backed blue boards. V. good. Scarce; Cuala Press:  O'Connor (Frank) A Picture Book by Frank O'Connor Illustrated by Elizabeth Rivers, D. 1943. Lim. Edn. 450 Copies (Out of Series).  Illus. plts. & decor., also 8pp adverts at end, orig. cloth backed decor. boards, no label on spine. V. good copy. Miller 73. (3)

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Lot 682

Weale (B.L. Putnam) The Conflict of Colour, Being a Detailed Examination of Racial Problems throughout the World with Special Reference to the English Speaking Peoples. 8vo Lond. 1910. First Edn., hf. title, one loose blank lacking at front, otherwise a v. good copy in orig. full crimson mor., gilt spine, v. slight fading on lower fore-edges of both covers. (1)

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Lot 686

Kavanagh (Patrick) The Great Hunger, 8vo, D. (The Cuala Press) 1942, First Limited Edn., cloth backed blue boards, glassine cover; A Soul for Sale, 8vo, L.(MacMillan & Co. Ltd.) 1947, First Edn., cloth & d.j.; Come Dance with Kitty Stobbling and Other Poems, 8vo L. (Longmans) 1960, First Edn., cloth, gilt lettering; O'Tuairisc (Eoghain) Lux Aeterna, 8vo D. (Allen & Figgis) 1964, First Edn., cloth. As a lot. Good. (4)

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Lot 69

Carrigan (Rev. Wm.) The History and Antiquities of Ossory, 4 vols. 4to Dublin 1905. First Edn., port. frontis, lg. fold. cold. map, profusely illustrated with plts. & illus. orig. gilt decor. green cloth. V. good. (4) Provenance:  Rev. F.J. Hickey, St. Patricks College, Kiltegan.

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Lot 691

Heaney (Seamus) The Spirit Level,  N.Y. 1996, First U.S. Edn., cloth, with an audio cassette, in slipcase; with another copy of the First U.S. Edn., cloth in d.w., and a copy of the paperback Edn. (3)

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Lot 692

Heaney (Seamus) The Human Chain, L. 2010, Faber, First Edn., NO. 142 of 350 copies specially bound and Signed, slipcase, fine; also the Regular Edition, cl. in d.w.; also the First U.S. Edn., N.Y. 2010, cl. in d.w., all fine. (3)

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Lot 693

Very Scarce Edition Heaney (Seamus) North, L. 1975, Faber, First Edn., orig. cloth in orig. d.w., slightly faded and marked. A very unusual copy in which the imprint details(opposite contents page) are printed in blind (no ink), visible only in a raking light, otherwise as previous item. Possibly a very early copy, printed before the rollers were fully inked? (1)

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Lot 694

Heaney (Seamus) North, L. 1975, Faber, First Edn., orig. cloth in orig. d.w., Fine copy. Includes two poems in memory of his mother. (1)

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Lot 695

With Coloured Illustration Heaney (Seamus) The Riverbank Field, Poems, with colour illus. by Martin Gale Gallery, Loughcrew 2007, First Edn., No. 272 of 500 signed  Copies, cloth in orig. plain d.w. (reinforced), fine. (1)

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Lot 698

Macmunn (Lt. Gen. Sir George) Afghanistan From Darius to Amanullah, 8vo Lond. (G. Bell & Sons) 1929. First Edn., hf. title, frontis, 23 plts., lg. fold. cold. map, & 8 outline text maps, crimson cloth. (1)

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Lot 699

Hayes (Isaac J.) The Land of Desolation, Being a Personal Narrative of Adventure in Greenland, 8vo L. 1871. First Edn., frontis, text illus. & 20 full page plts. plus. 32pp Cat at end, orig. green cloth, gilt & black decoration, recased with orig. spine etc. V. good. (1) * The author was an American Arctic explorer, physician and politician.

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Lot 7

Illustrations of Lord Rosse's Telescope Astronomy: Mitchel (O.M.) The Planetary and Stellar Worlds, 8vo Lond. n.d. Frontis & 15 plts.; with a later copy of same work, both frontis of Lord Rosse's Telescope, both orig. cloth; Nichol (J.P.) The Phenomena and Order of the Solar System, 8vo Edin. 1838. First Edn., hf. title, 10 plts. incomplete, disbound; & 1 other vol. sim. As a lot, w.a.f. (4) Provenance:  Birr Castle Estate

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Lot 70

Capote (Truman) In Cold Blood, A True Account of a Multiple Murder and It's Consequences, 8vo N.Y. (Random House 1965) First Edn., hf. title, photo frontis, purple cloth, gilt lettering, d.j. (not clipped) some stains, otherwise good copy; together with a collection of the New Yorker Magazine and others with articles about Truman Capote. (1)

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Lot 700

Famous Co. Louth Explorer M'Clintock (Capt. F.L.) The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas, A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions, 8vo L. 1859. First Edn., frontis, fold. map in pocket at end, & all plts. & illus., previous owners names on title, orig. cloth, gilt, recent professional re-back. V. good copy. (1) * The author, Sir Francis Leopold Mc Clintock 1819-1907, was born in Dundalk, Co. Louth.

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Lot 701

Presentation to the Earl of Ormonde Binding: Butler (Chas.) A Connected Series of Notes on The Chief Revolutions of the Principal States which compose The Empire of Charlemagne, from his Coronation in 814, to its dissolution in 1806, .. roy 8vo Lond. (J. White by T. Bensley) 1807. First Edn. XVI, [2] 296pp and XX fold. genealogical tables, on The Genealogies of the Imperial House of Habsburg.., a.e.g., cont. straight grained blue cloth, tooled gilt borders, and profusely tooled gilt panels, raised bands. V. good. (1) * Title page inscribed 'The Earl of Ormonde with the Authors' Respects.'

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Lot 702

Astrology:  Lowell (Percival) Mars, roy 8vo Lond. (Longmans Green & Co.) 1896. First Edn., cold. frontis & 25 plts. t.e.g., orig. crimson cloth, gilt decor. (some stains); also Mars and its Canals, roy 8vo New York (Macmillan Company) 1906. First Edn., hf. title, frontis, 21 plts. (some cold.) & text illus. thro.-out text, orig. green cloth, gilt lettered, some stains. (2)

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Lot 703

Curtin (Jeremiah) A Journey in Southern Siberia, The Mongols, Their Religion and Their Myths. roy 8vo Lond. [1909] First Edn., 47 illus. on 28 plts., XIV + 319pp., t.e.g., orig. crimson cloth, spine faded. Good. Scarce. (1) * A collection of Mongol Myths and Folk-Tales.

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Lot 704

Temple (Sir Wm.) Journals kept in Hyderabad, Kashmire, Sikkim and Napal, Ed. by Richard Carnac Temple, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. (W.H. Allen & Co.) 1887. First Edn., Two hf. titles, 2 cold. frontis, 3 other cold. plts., maps, plans & sketches (some cold. in outline), lacks port. plate & hand writing plt., orig. decor. green cloth, gilt lettered spines. Clean. (2)

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Lot 707

Signed Limited Edition Fishing: Pickard (F.W.) Trout and Salmon Fishing in Ireland, 8vo N. York (G.P. Putnam's & Sons) 1938. First Limited Edn. No. 66 of 150 Copies Signed by Author,  hf. title, frontis, many illus., fold. map in pocket at end, unopened & uncut, orig. cloth backed boards, fac-simile, d.w. (1)

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Lot 708

Americana: Lamb (Roger) Formerly a Sergeant in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, Memoir of His Own Life, 8vo D. (J. Jones) 1811. First & Only Edn., 296pp new hf. calf, marble sides, orig. paste downs with printed notice on verso of front cover, tooled gilt spine, mor. label & raised bands. V. good. Rare. (1) * Of American War of Independence interest.

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Lot 71

Hill (Rev. George) An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the Seventeenth Century 1608-1620, Sm. folio Belfast 1877. First Edn., red & bl. title, orig. cloth; Reeves (Rev. Wm.) Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor, and Dromore, 4to Dublin 1847. First Edn., Pres. Copy, orig. cloth. Good. (2)

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Lot 710

Heaney (Seamus) District and Circle, L. 2006, Faber, First Edn., cl. in d.w., with the Paperback Version; and with the U.S. First Edn., N.Y., Signed  on t.p. (3)

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Lot 711

Heaney (Seamus) The Redress of Poetry, Oxford Lectures, L. 1995, Faber, First Edn., orig.cl in d.w.; with the First U.S. Edn., N.Y. 1995, orig. cl. in d.w., both fine. (2)

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Lot 712

Heaney (Seamus) Beowulf (translation) L. 1999, Faber, First Edn., No. 291 of 300 copies specially bound, Signed, slipcase. With the regular edition and the paperback version, 1999, also a bilingual edition, 2007. (4)

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Lot 713

Heaney (Seamus) Door Into the Dark, N.Y. 1969, OUP, First US Edn., orig. cloth in d.w. (slightly marked), V.G., Signed and dated t.p. 16th March 1971; with a copy of the First Paperback Edn., 1972, Review Copy. (2)

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Lot 714

Heaney (Seamus) Door Into the Dark, L. 1969, Faber, orig. cloth in d.w., fine Poetry Book Society Bulletin with Heaney introduction laid in First Edn., of his second major trade collection. Very good condition. (1)

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Lot 715

Heaney (Seamus) Opened Ground, Poems 1966 - 1996. L. Faber 1998, First Edn., No. 42 of 350 copies specially bound in qtr cloth, slipcase, signed  at rear. Fine. (1)

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Lot 716

Heaney (Seamus) Death of a Naturalist, N.Y. 1966, O.U.P., First U.S. Edn., orig. cloth in orig. d.w., V.g., Signed and dated on t.p. 16th March 1971, with a copy of the UK First Edn., Third Impression, 1966, in a soiled and torn d.w., and two copies of the First Paperback Edn., L. 1969, one well used. (4) * His first major trade edition.

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Lot 717

Note: The Second Book Listed below is The  First EditionHeaney (Seamus) Wintering Out, L. Faber 1972, First Edn., orig. cl. in d.w. (sl. marked), very scarce; also the First Paperback Edn., 1972, and a 1973 reprint. His third trade collection. (3)

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Lot 718

Heaney (Seamus) Death of a Naturalist, L. 1966, Faber, orig. cloth, orig. d.w., lower spine slightly faded as usual, else fine. First Edn., of his first regularly published trade collection, rare in this condition. (1)

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Lot 719

Heaney (Seamus) Opened Ground, Faber 1998, First Edn., the regular edition, orig. cloth in d.w., Fine, signed  on t.p.; with the same, N.Y. 1998, First U.S. Edn., orig. cloth in d.w., Fine. (2)

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Lot 722

Co. Tipperary Born Author Butler (Col. Sir W.F.) The Campaign of the Cataracts, Being a Personal Narrative of the Great Nile Expedition of 1884 - 5. Roy 8vo L. 1887. First Edn., frontis, 6 plts. lg. fold. map & text illus. 32pp. Cat at end, orig. pict. cloth. Scarce. (1) * The Author was born at Ballyslateen, Golden, Co. Tipperary. He was instrumental in the formation of the Canadian Mounted Police. His wife Lady Elizabeth Butler was a painter of international frame.

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Lot 723

Fishing:  Williamson (Capt. T.) The Complete Angler's Vade - Mecum; Being a perfect Code of Instruction on the above Pleasing Science. 8vo Lond. 1808. First Edn., 10 engd. plts., cont. sprinkled calf, mor. label, upr. joint cracked. Good. (1)

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Lot 724

Fishing:  Harris (J.R.) An Angler's Entomology, The New Naturalist Series, 8vo Lond. (Collins) 1952. First Edn., hf. title, cold. & other illus., attractive recent hf. crimson mor., raised bands, spine gilt in panels. V. good copy. (1)

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Lot 726

Astronomy:  Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent) and Telescopic Appearance of the Planet Saturn, its Satellites, and Rings... and the Habitability of Saturn... 8vo Lond. 1865.  First Edn., hf. title, 14 plts. including fold. frontis, complete, 24pp catalogue at end, v. clean text, orig. gilt decor. blue cloth with gilt Saturn's, stained. (1) Provenance:  Birr Castle Estate.

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Lot 727

Co. Waterford Author Americana: Wyse (Francis) America, its Realities and Resources:  Comprising Important Details connected with the Present Social, Political, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial State of the Country, its Laws and Customs, Together with... The Texas and Oregon Questions etc. etc. Vols. I & II only, 8vo Lond. (T.C. Newby) 1846. First Edn., orig. crimson cloth, recased, with orig. gilt lettered spine titles laid down. (2) * The author lived at Rathcullin, Waterford. The front loose blank in Vol. I inscribed 'From the Author.' 

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Lot 728

Co. Cork Author, Lord Chancellor of Ireland Sullivan (Sir Edward) The Conquerors, Warriors & Statesmen of India, roy 8vo Lond. (J. Murray) 1866. First Edn., Hf. title, fold. map, errata slip & 32pp catalogue at end, orig. crimson cloth. V. good. (1) * The author was born in Cork, an Irish lawyer, and a Liberal Member of Parliament for Mallow, Co. Cork, in the English House of Commons. He was instrumental in plans to stamp out the Fenians, and responsible for the arrest of leader John O'Leary, and Thos. Clarke Luby. He had one of the most valuable libraries in Ireland, part of which fetched £11,000 at auction in 1890. His eldest son, also Sir Edward, was a founding member of the Arts & Crafts Society of Ireland in 1894 & world Authority on Irish Bindings.

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Lot 729

Americana:  Squier (E.G.) Notes on Central America, roy 8vo N.Y. 1855. First Edn., lg. fold. map also other fold. maps etc., litho & other plts. & text illus. complete, recent full mor., blind tooled & gilt spine. Good; also, Stephens (J. Lloyd) Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, 8vo Lond. 1854. First Edn., Thus, frontis, port., map & 28 plts. plus full page & other illus., orig. gilt decor. crimson cloth. (2)

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Lot 731

Irish Georgian Society: Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies, Vol. I - Vol. XX, together 20 vols. roy 8vo Dublin 1998-2017. First Edns., profusely illustrated, orig. illus. wrappers. V. good. (20)

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Lot 732

Americana: Farthest East, and South and West, Notes of a Journey Home through Japan, Australasia and America By an Anglo-Indian Globe Trotter. 8vo Lond. (W.H. Allen & Co.) 1892. First Edn., Hf. title, frontis & 11 plts. unopened copy, one page with straight tear, orig. coloured pict. cloth, gilt lettered. (1)

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Lot 735

Americana: Dunraven (Earl of,) The Great Divide: Travels in the Upper Yellowstone in the Summer of 1874, 8vo Lond. 1876. First Edn., frontis, 2 fold. cold. maps, & 13 (ex 14) plts., orig. hf. mor. spine worn. (1) * The Author lived at Adare Manor, Co. Limerick.

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Lot 738

Heaney (Seamus) The Government of the Tongue [Lectures and Critical Writings] L. 1988, First Edn., cl. in d.w.; with the First US Edn. N.Y. 1989, and an uncorrected proof of same. (3)

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Lot 739

Heaney (Seamus) Selected Poems 1966-1987, N.Y. 1990, First U.S. Edn., No. 182 of 200 copies specially bound and Signed, slipcase, fine; with the same, uncorrected Proof, wrappers, v.g.; also the same, regular edition, cloth in d.w., N.Y. 1990; and the First Paperback U.S. Edn., 1991, Noonday, wrappers. (4)

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Lot 74

Burke (Canon Wm. P.) History of Clonmel, 4to Waterford 1907. First Edn., engd. frontis, plts., t.e.g., orig. full crimson mor. with gilt decor. V. good copy. (1)

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Lot 740

Signed First Edition Heaney (Seamus) & O'Driscoll (Dennis) Stepping Stones [interviews] L. 2008, Faber, First Edn., cl. in d.w., fine, Signed on t.p. by Heaney and O'Driscoll. (1)

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Lot 741

Celtic Binding: The Irish Crisis of 1879-80 - Proceedings of the Dublin Mansion House Relief Committee, 1880, Thick imp. 8vo Dublin (Brown & Nolan) 1881. First Edn., a.e.g. recased in orig. full mor. with large Celtic designed borders, and central Celtic medallion, raised bands, no indication of binder. V. good. (1)

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Lot 743

Signed by Author & Artist, Sol Lewitt Heaney (Seamus) Squarings, 48 poems, with 48 drawings by Sol Lewitt, intro. Helen Vendler. San Francisco 2003, First Edn. Thus, Arion Press, qto cloth in slipcase (peeling slightly at head), otherwise fine, with prospectus, No. 165 of 400 copies, Signed  at end by poet and artist. Good.(1)

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