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Lot 181

For Private Circulation Only Mc Cance (Capt. S.) History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, 2 vols. 4to Aldershot 1927. First Edn., for Private Circulation, 2 cold. frontis., numerous fold. maps, orig. gilt décor. blue cloth. V. good. (2)

Lot 183

Beaufort (Dan. Augustus) Memoir of a Map of Ireland, Illustrating The Topography of that Kingdom,... 4to Dub. (Wm. Slater & Wm. Allen) 1792. First Edn., fold. map hand cold. in outline, list of subscribers, errata slip tipped in., B.P. Nigel de la Poer, cont. tree calf, gilt spine, mor. label, upr. joint weak. Good Copy. (1)

Lot 184

Murray (Robert H.) The History of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars 1693 - 1927, 2 vols., Cambridge (W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.) 1928, First Edn., frontis, fold. maps, and photo plts., Limited Edn., No. 23 (250) Copies only, inscribed on hf. title Presented to the United Service Club by Major G.H.L. Buchanan, Nov. 1932, full green cloth gilt design on front cover, gilt lettered spine. Good Set. (2)

Lot 186

Important History of the Connaught Rangers  Jourdain (Lieut. Col.) & Fraser (Ed.) The Connaught Rangers, 3 vols., L. (Royal United Service Institution) 1924, First Edn., frontis in each volume, illus. with plts., photographs and maps, Ex. Libris bookplate Langton, full green cloth, motif (variant) to each front cover, gilt lettered spine. Good Set. Scarce First Edition. (3)

Lot 187

MainWaring (Major Arthur) Crown and Company, The Historical Records of the 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Formerly the 1st Bombay European Regiment 1662 - 1911, thick 4to, L. (A.L. Humphreys) 1911, First  Edn., hf. title, frontis, fold. map and plts., green cloth gilt lettering and motif, front cover coming loose, otherwise good copy. Scarce. (1)

Lot 188

Military:  Temple Willcox (W.) The Historical Records of the Fifth (Royal Irish) Lancers from their Foundation as Wynne's Dragoons..., lg. 4to, L. (A. Doubleday) 1908, First Edn., hf. title, cold. frontis, plt. cloth, gilt lettering, some wear. (1)

Lot 189

The Heart of the Antarctic - Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 [and the Antarctic Book] London: William Heinemann, 1909 The Antarctic Book, Signed, First Edn., No. 229 of a Limited Edn. of 300 Copies, Signed by 15 members of the Shore Party and Macintosh, with the Second corrected state of the Antarctic Book, 3 vols., 4to (267mm x 215mm), 3 folding maps and 1 panorama in the rear cover pocket of volume 2, 214 plts. errata slip in volume 2, The Antarctic Book with 4 coloured portraits, 6 engraved sketches, volumes 1 and 2 in original vellum with gilt penguin motifs, volume 3 in original hf. vellum, top edges gilt, all housed within custom clamshell box, minor spotting, boards slightly bowed and spotted, The Antarctic Book lightly rubbed.  LITERATURE:  Rosove 305.A2; Spence 1096; Taurus Collection 57 Catalogue Note:  A fine copy of The most luxurious publication ever to have appeared during the 'heroic age' of Antarctic exploration  (Taurus). "The shore party consisted of fifteen men, including Shackleton, Professor T.W. Edgeworth and David and Douglas Mawson who had embarked at Sydney. Their sledge journey to the South Magnetic Pole was one of the three foremost achievements of this expedition. The other two achievements were, first, the ascent and survey of Mount Erebus (12,448 feet), the active volcano on Ross Island and, second, the southern sledge journey, which reached within 100 miles of the South Pole." (ODNB). 

Lot 19

Cricket Interest:  Grace (W.G.) W.G.'s Little Book, sm. 4to L. (George Newnes) 1909. First Edn., rebound (lacks wrappers); Hobbs (J.B.) My Cricket Memories, 8vo L. (Wm. Heinemann) 1924, First Edn., (2nd Impression) illus., cloth. As a lot, w.a.f. (2)

Lot 190

Walker (Joseph C.) An Historical Essay on the Dress of the Ancient and Modern Irish, .. to which is subjoined, A memoir on the Armour and Weapons of the Irish. Lg. 4to Dublin (for the Author, by Geo. Grierson) 1788. First Edn., engd. frontis 13 engd. plts. (1 hd. cold.), 2 text vignettes, directions for binders leaf at end, uncut, recent mor. backed marble boards. Good. Scarce. (1)

Lot 191

Petrie (Geo.) The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland,... Comprising An Essay on the Origin and uses of The Round Towers of Ireland. Lg. 4to D. (R.I.A.) 1845. First Edn., text illus. thro.-out, later full green cloth. (1)

Lot 195

O'Hanlon (V. Rev. J. Canon) Irish American History of the United States, thick 4to D. n.d. [1902]. First Edn., photo frontis, title & text within decor. border thro.-out, photo illus., orig. blue cloth, gilt decor. (1)

Lot 196

Monck Mason (Wm.) The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick near Dublin, Sq. folio D. (For the Author) 1820. First Edn., L.P. copy, engd. frontis, engd. full page plan, & 5 engd. plts., uncut thro-out, in recent green levant mor. backed marble boards. A v. good copy. (1)

Lot 197

Duns Scotus:  Cavellum (P.F. Hugonem)ed.  F. Joannis Duns Scoti Ordinis Minorum.. Theologorum Princips in Primum et Secundum Sententiarum Quaestiones Subtilissimae, Two Parts in One Volume, lg. folio Antwerp J. Keerbergium 1620. First Edn., thus, hf. title, wd. cut initials, some illus. diagrams, cont. full blind tooled calf, decor. with inner floral border, Signed on binding. V. good copy. Ex. Scarce.(1)

Lot 199

Bodkin (Thomas) Twelve Irish Artists, folio D. (Victor Waddington Publications - Sign of the Three Candles) 1940, First Edn., illustrated, cloth backed boards, glassine cover. (1)

Lot 20

Rare Work by a Great Polymath  Medical:  Haller (Dr. Albert) Pathological Observations Chiefly from Dissections of Morbid Bodies, 8vo, L. (D. Wilson & T. Durham) 1756, First English Edition, 3 fold. plts., some repair to pages, contemporary full calf, recent marbled slip case. Scarce. (1)

Lot 201

Broderick (John) The Pilgrimage, Lond. 1961. First Edn. of the Author's First Novel. with Signed Dedication to his good friend from Athlone, Billy English; also The Chameleons, N.Y. (Obolensky) 1961, which is the First American Edition of the above; The Fugitives, Lond. 1962, First Edn.; The Waking of Willie Ryan, Lond. 1965, First Edn.; An Apology for Roses, Lond. 1973, First Edn., The Pride of Summer, Lond. 1976. First Edn.;  London Irish, Lond. 1979. First Edn.,; A Prayer for Fair Weather, 1984, First Edn., The Rose Tree, Lond. 1985. First Edn.; all with orig. pict. d.w.'s; and The Irish Magdalen, Lond. 1991, First Edn. A very good lot. (10)

Lot 202

Mullins (Bernard) Thoughts on Inland Navigation,... And Observations upon Propositions for lowering the waters of The Shannon and of Lough Neagh. 8vo D. 1832. First Edn., hf. title, lacks map, orig. cloth. (1)

Lot 209

Quintiniani (M. Fabii) Institutionum Oratoriarum Libri Duodecim, Sm. 8vo London (Antonio Gryphium) 1575; Bound with, ... Declamationes Undeviginti,... London 1575. Each with wd. cut printers device, wd. cut initials, early part of first work badly wormed in margins, generally not affecting text, later calf, blind tooled, raised bands, mor. label. (1)

Lot 213

Manstein (Gen. C. Hermann) Memoirs of Russia, Historical, Political and Military, 8vo D. (for James Williams) 1770. First Dublin Edn., Trans. by David Hume, cont. full calf, mor. label. V. good. Scarce. (1)

Lot 215

Presentation Copy  Hassen (Hafiz Ahmed) Pilgrimage to the Caaba and Charing Cross, 8vo Lond. n.d. First Edn.? Hf. title, orig. port. photo frontis, [10]pp cat. at end, orig. green cloth, gilt decor. Title inscribed 'With the author's compliments' Good. (1)

Lot 217

Renaudot (Eusebius) Trans. Ancient Account of India and China By Two Mohammedan Travellers. Who went to those Parts in the 9th Century, Translated from the Arabic, 8vo Lond. (For Sam. Harding.) 1733. First English Edn., Two Parts in one Vol. Title printed in red and black with wood engraved device, pps XXXVII [1] 99, 260 [12] Index. A few pages creased at fore-edge, also some browning at fore-edges, some stains, some m/ss annotations & notes, the first loose blank with one page of notes in pen, signed James Bedoon, cont. calf, worn & joints cracked. Ex. Scarce. (1) Ref: [Cordier, Sinica 1923; Lust 299] *  The First Edition in English of important accounts by "Sulaiman, the merchant" and Hasan ibn Yazid al Sirafi of journeys undertaken in the ninth century A.D., translated from the Arabic by the French linguist Eusebius Renaudot.

Lot 218

Venegas (Miguel) A Natural and Civil History of California, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. (For James Rivington & James Fletcher) 1759. First English Edn. Two engd. frontis (each with dble view), & lg. fold. engd. map, good, but with straight fold. tear, sm. pce cut from top of title in Vol. I, some worm dam. in lower rt. hd. corner in both vols., cont. calf, mor. label in Vol. I partly dam. Scarce. (2)

Lot 219

The Author's First Book, & Others  Maclaverty (Bernard) Secrets and other Stories, Belfast (Blackstaff) 1977. First Edn. of Author's First Book, with Signed Dedication to 'Canon and Mrs. Gebby' (author) 28.5.77; also with First American Edn., of same work, Viking 1984; Lamb, Belfast & Lond. 1980. First Edn.; Cal, Belfast (Blackstaff Press) 1983. First Edn., & London First Edn. of same Cape 1983, Signed by Author; Graced Notes, Lond. (Cape) 1997, First Edn; The Anatomy School, Lond. (Cape) 2001. First Edn. Signed by Author; Matters of Life and Death, Lond. (Cape) 2006. First Edn., all orig. pict. d.w.'s. V. good clean lot. (8)

Lot 221

Dewar (Daniel) Observations on the Character, Customs and Superstitions of The Irish, 8vo Lond. 1812. First Edn. uncut, now in recent calf backed marble boards; Prendergast (John P.) The Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland, 8vo Dublin 1875. Second Edn., cold. fold. litho frontis, recent mor. backed marble boards, raised bands, mor. labels. Both v. good. (2)

Lot 223

Tyndall (John) Contributions to Molecular Physics in the Domain of Radiant Heat, roy 8vo Lond. 1872 First Edn., fold. frontis & 1 other fold. plt., text illus. orig. cloth, joints worn. (1)

Lot 225

G.A.A.: Smith (Raymond) A Lifetime in Hurling, Tommy Doyle, 8vo, L. (Hutchinson) 1955, First, illus., cloth (no d.j.); O'Neill (Phil) aka Sliabh Ruadh Twenty Years of the G.A.A., 8vo Kilkenny (Journal) 1930, First, recent cloth rebind. (2)

Lot 227

R.D.S.:  [Tighe (Wm.)] Statistical Observations Relative to the County of Kilkenny, made in the years 1800 & 1801. Thick 8vo Dublin 1802. First Edn., Lg. hd. cold. fold. map, & 10 plts. (some fold. sepia), fold. tables, & text illus. 4 leaves in fine fac-simile, recent hf. calf, raised bands, gilt decor. & mor. labels. A v. clean copy. Scarce. (1) * One of the earliest, and best of the R.D.S. Surveys.

Lot 228

Smith (G.N.) Killarney, and The Surrounding Scenery, 8vo Lond. [1822] Ed. by G. Downes First Edn., engd. frontis, vignette title, 2 fold. maps, & 9 illus. plus engd. text vignettes, recent hf. mor. mor. label. Good clean copy. (1)

Lot 23

Andrew Reed's Copy  Curtis (Robert) County Inspector The History of the Royal Irish Constabulary, 8vo D. (Moffat & Co.) 1869, First Edn., dedit, inscribed on t.p. 'Andrew Reed,' gilt lettered green cloth. Good copy. Scarce. (1)

Lot 230

O'Connor (C.)ed. The Ogygia Vindicated: Against the Objections of Sir George Mac Kenzie,... (A Posthumous Work by Roderic O'Flaherty. 8vo D. (G. Faulkner) 1775. First Edn., 4pp. Subscribers list, cont. full calf, mor. label worn, otherwise, v. good. (1)

Lot 231

Binding: O'Conor (Mathew) Military History of the Irish Nation, comprising a Memoir of the Irish Brigade in the Service of France. 8vo Dublin 1845. First Edn., a.e.g., marbled end, cont. full green mor. blind & lg. gilt tooled borders, with blind central lozenger, tooled gilt spine in panels. V. good. (1)

Lot 232

[Archdeacon (Matthew)] Legends of Connaught, Irish Stories, etc. etc., Roy 8vo Dublin (John Cumming) 1839. First Edn., 8pp. of subscribers (listed according to different towns, principally in the West of Ireland,) 4pp. adverts at end, orig. cloth, paper label. V. good copy. (1)

Lot 235

Churchill (Winston S.) The Second World War, 6 vols. Lond. (Cassell & Co.) 1948-1954.  First Edns., all orig. d.w.'s; also A History of the English Speaking Peoples, 4 vols. tall 8vo Lond. 1956-1958. First Edn., orig. pict. d.w.'s; Fishman (J.) My Darling Clementine - The Story of Lady Churchill, Lond. 1963. First Edn., illus. d.w. (11)

Lot 236

All First Editions Some Signed Copies de Vere White (Terence) A Fretful Midge, Lond. 1957. First Edn., Signed Copy, pict. d.w.; The Remainderman, Lond. 1963. First Edn., Signed by Author, & with 2 signed notes loosely inserts, yellow d.w.; Lucifer Falling, Lond. 1966, First Edn., yellow d.w.; the Lambert Revels, Boston 1969. First American Edn., pict. d.w.; The Parents of Oscar Wilde, Lond. 1967. First Edn., Signed Inscription, pict. d.w.; Chimes at Midnight.., Lond. 1977. First Edn., d.w.; My Name is Norval - A Novel, N. York 1978.First American Edn., Signed Presentation, pict. d.w.; Johnnie Cross - A Novel, Lond. 1983. First Edn., with Signature of slip of paper loosely inserted, d.w. All clean. (8)

Lot 237

Presentation Copy  Godkin (James) Education in Ireland; its History, Institutions, Systems, Statistics, and Progress,.. to the Present, 8vo Lond. & D. 1862. First Edn., unopened, orig. green cloth. Pres. Copy, 'To the Rev. H.C. Eade... June 21, 1862'. (1)

Lot 238

D'Alton (John) The History of Drogheda, with its Environs;... Memoir of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway. 2 vols. 8vo D. 1844. First Edn., 2 engd. frontis, 1 add. engd. title, 2 fold. maps & 1 single page, plus 18 engd. plts., cont. cloth. Good. (2)

Lot 239

[Dalyell (Sir J.G.)] Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea, 3 vols. 8vo Edin. 1812. First Edn., 3 hf. titles, 2 fold. maps, uncut, boards, needs rebinding. (3)

Lot 24

Bibliography:  Garstin (John R.) Down and Conor and Dromore Diocesan Library - Catalogue of Books in the Diocesan Collection; and of the Books in the Bishop Reichel Memorial Library..., sm. 8vo, Belfast (R. Carswell & Son) 1899, First Edn., red cloth, gilt lettering. Good Copy. Scarce. (1)

Lot 241

Bookbindings: Maggs Bros: - Bookbindings in the British Isles, Catalogue 1075 in 2 Parts. Two vols. folio Lond. 1987. First Edn., cold. & bl. white illus. thro.-out, decor. wrappers. (2)

Lot 245

Archdall (Mervyn) Monasticon Hibernicum; or A History of the Abbies, Priories, and other Religious Houses in Ireland. Lg. 4to Lond. 1786. First Edn., Lg. fold. Map of Ireland, hf. title, 4pps of subscriptions, 18 plts., recent light tan calf, mor. label, marble sides. V. good copy. (1)

Lot 246

O'Halloran (Sylvester) A General History of Ireland, From the Earliest Accounts to the Close of the Twelfth Century,... 2 vols. 4to Lond. (for the Author) 1778. First Edn., engd. vignette coat of arms, 7pp list of subscribers, owner's name on both titles 'R. Maunsell,' fine cont. mottled calf, gilt tooled Greek key pattern border, gilt spines, mor. labels, in recent slipcase. V. good copy. (2)

Lot 247

O'Halloran (Sylvester) An Introduction to the Study of the History and Antiquities of Ireland, 4to D. (Thos. Ewing) 1772. First Edn., 4 fold. plts., cont. sprinkled calf, dble gilt fillet borders, raised bands, mor. label. Good. (1)

Lot 248

Rowlands (Henry) Mona Antiqua Restaurata, An Archaeological Discourse on the Antiquities,... of the Isle of Anglesea.. 4to Dublin (A. Rhames) 1723. First Edn., hf. title, title in red & bl., 8pp of subscribers, 2 plts. (one ex 12) with a cont. m/ss document tipped in at end, owner's name on front loose blank, 'Rev. George Stokes,' cont. panel calf. (1)

Lot 252

Inscribed Presentation Copy Petrie (George) On the History and Antiquities of Tara, lg. 4to D. (R.I.A.)1839. First Edn., 4 full page engd. plts. (2 hd. cold.) uncut, orig. cloth, with numerous notes & cuttings loosely inserted. (1) * Inscribed on loose front leaf, 'For Colt D'Aguilar D.A.G. etc. etc. with the Authors respectful regards.'

Lot 254

O'Reilly (Edward) A Chronological Account of .. Irish Writers, Lg. 4to Dublin (For the Iberno-Celtic Society) 1820. First Edn., List of Members of the Society, cont. hf. mor., gilt decor. spine. Clean copy. (1)

Lot 256

I.A.S.: Larcom (T. Aiskew)ed. The History of the Survey of Ireland, Commonly Called The Down Survey, by Doctor William Petty, 4to D. 1851. First Edn., orig. embossed cloth. V. clean copy. (1)

Lot 26

Genealogy: Mac Carthy (Daniel) 'Glas' A Historical Pedigree of the Sliochd Feidhlimidh - The Mac Carthys of Gleannacroim,.. 8vo Exeter n.d. First Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy from Author, cloth; Walsh (Rev. Paul) Leabhar Chlainne Suibhne - The Book of the Mac Sweeneys, Dublin 1920, printed wrappers. (2)

Lot 261

Fleming (James) A Collection of All the Irish and English Statues, 4to D. (P. Crampton|) 1741, First Edn., dedit., list of subs (4pps), contemp. full calf worn. (1)

Lot 263

I.A.S.: Tracts Relating to Ireland, 2 vols. sm. 4to D. 1841 - 1843. First Edn., recent hf. green mor. V. good. (2)

Lot 266

Gilliam (Terry), Jones (Terry) et al Monty Python's Second Film, A First Draft, (The Holy Grail Book), 4to L. (Westerham Press Ltd.) 1980, illustrated with photographs, ptd. wrappers. (1)

Lot 267

Beatles:  Aldrige (Alan)ed. The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics, 4to L. 1969, First Edn., illustrated ptd. wrappers; New Number Two, The Beatles, illustrated Lyrics, 4to L. (BPC Publishing) 1971, First Edn., illus., cloth and d.j. (2)

Lot 270

Taylor (Arthur Creagh) Designs for Agricultural Buildings suited to Irish Estates, Lg. 4to Dublin (Grant & Bolton) 1841. First Edn., hf. title, list of subscribers, with add. list, & 20 engd. full page plts., orig. cloth backed boards, paper label. V. good clean copy. (1)

Lot 271

Hardy (Francis) Memoirs of the Political and Private Life of James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemont, 4to Lond. 1810. First Edn., Hf. title, engd. port. frontis, uncut, orig. boards. (1)

Lot 272

Acts & Statues: Acts and Statutes Made in a Parliament begun in Dublin, 28th Nov. 1727, in the First Year of Reign of .... King George II, Folio D. (Geo. Grierson) 1734. B.L. Cont. calf, one tear, mor. label. V. good. (1) The following is a sample of the Acts, 1. An Act to prevent Persons converted From the Popish to the Protestant Religion, and Married to Popish Wives, or Educating their Children in the Popish Religion, From Acting as Justices of the Peace;  2. An Act for the Further Regulation of the Flaxon and Hempen Manufactures; 3. An Act for the Further Encouragement of the Fishery of this Kingdom; 4. An Act to Encourage the Home Consumption of Wooll, by Burying in Woollen Only; 5. An Act for Repairing the Road Leading from the Town of Dundalk, & others sim. (1)

Lot 273

R.I.A.: Gwynn (John)ed. Liber Ardmachanus - The Book of Armagh, Lg. thick 4to Dublin 1913. First Edn., Lim. Edn. No. 170 of 400 Copies Only, orig. cloth backed ptd. wrappers. Now in fine calf backed slipcase, with marble sides, gilt decor. spine with mor. labels. Good. (1)

Lot 275

Royal Irish Academy:  Harbison (Peter) The High Crosses of Ireland, An Iconographical and Photographic Survey. 3 vols. folio Bonn 1992. First Edn., two vols. of photos & one vol. of text, orig. red buckram. As issued. (3)

Lot 276

Bulleid (A.) & St. George Gray (H.)eds. The Glastonbury Lake Village, 2 vols. folio 1911. First Edn., 2 frontis (1 cold) list of subscribers, & 99 plts. complete, with text illus. etc. t.e.g., attractive orig. green buckram, gilt decor. V. good.

Lot 277

Phillips (James J.) St. Mary's of Grey-Abbey, County Down, Ireland, as existing in the Year A.D. 1874, lg. 4to Belfast (W.H. Greer) 1874, First Edn., 10 plts., text illus., original blind tooled red cloth, with gilt lettering. (1)

Lot 278

Fine in Original Boards Sampson (Rev. Geo. Vaughan) A Memoir Explanatory of the Chart and Survey of the County of London Derry in Ireland, Lg. 4to Lond. 1814. First Edn., dble page litho frontis, list of subs., fold. map & 6 plts. complete, uncut, orig. boards, in a recent box, hf. cloth & marble boards, paper label. V. good copy. (1)

Lot 279

The First Edition Henry (Francoise) La Sculpture Irlandaise, Pendant Les Douze Premier Siecles de l'Ere Chretienne. 2 vols. Lg. sq. folio Paris 1933. First Edn., 2 hf. titles, 171 full page plts., text illus., in cont. full green mor., gilt fillet borders. V. good. (2)

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