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Lot 32

Somerville & Ross - SignedBibliography: Hudson (Eliz.) A Bibliography of The First Editions of the Works of EOE. Somerville and Ross, 8vo N. York 1942. First Edn. - Limited, No. 86 of 300 Copies. Signed. Uncut, unopened, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt decor. Scarce. (1)

Lot 320

I.A.C.S.: O'Donovan (John) Leabhar na g-Ceart, or The Book of Rights, roy 8vo D. (for the Celtic Society) 1847, litho frontis; also The Martyrology of Donegal, A Calendar of the Saints of Ireland, roy 8vo D. 1864, hf. title; The Topographical Poems of John O'Dubhagain and Giolla na Naomh O'Huidhrin, roy 8vo D. 1862 hf. title, All First Edns., & bound in uniform heavy recent quarter calf, raised bands. V. good set. (3)

Lot 321

Joyce (P.W.) Old Irish Folk Music and Songs, sm. folio L. & D. 1909. First Edn., orig. gilt cloth; O'Neill (Capt. Francis) Irish Minstrels and Musicians, sm. folio Chicago 1913. First Edn., illus. thro-out, orig. gilt decor. cloth; Pigott (P.) The Life & Music of John Field 1782 - 1837, L. 1973. First Edn., illus., d.w. (3)

Lot 323

Stokes (Margaret) Early Christian Art in Ireland, sm. folio L. 1887. First Edn., fine illus. thro.-out, cloth; also by same author, Six Months in the Apennines, sm. 4to L. 1892, and Three Months in the Forest of France, sm. 4to L. 1895. Both First Edns., illus., & orig. cloth. Good. (3)

Lot 324

Inscribed Presentation CopyHennessy (W.M.)ed. The Book of Fenagh, in Irish and English, originally compiled by St. Caillin, Archbishop Abbot and Founder of Fenagh.. . 4to D. 1875. First Edn., litho frontis & 1 other sim. plt., fine cont. hf. calf, spine gilt in panels by Bayntun, Binder, Bath. V. good. (1)

Lot 326

Masai (F.) Essai sur Les Origines de la Miniature dite Irlandaise, Folio Brussels 1947. First Edn., 64 full page plts., unopened, orig. boards. (1)

Lot 327

Carton CopyPetrie (George) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language, 2 vols. lg. 4to D. (R.S.A.I.) 1872. First Edn., orig. photos., fold. & other litho. plts. text illus. thro-out, cont. full diced calf, blind tooled gilt fillet borders, tooled gilt spines in panels, with Carton motif of monkey, and with Carton bookplates. V. good copy. (2)

Lot 328

I.M.C.- Lismore: Best (R.I.)ed. Facsimiles in collotype of Irish Manuscripts: The Book of Mac Carthaigh Riabhach otherwise The Book of Lismore, Lg. Atlas folio D. (Stationary Office) 1950. First Edn., full page plts. thro.-out, recent full green buckram, mor. label. (1)

Lot 329

Inland Navigation CommissionH.M.S.O.: Report of the Commissioners appointed .. to Inquire respecting the System of Navigation which Connects Coleraine, Belfast and Limerick. Folio D. (A. Thom & Co.) 1882. First Edn., lg. fold. map of Ireland, & lg. fold. section of The Shannon, 144pp., cont. full cloth, inscribed on front cover 'J.P. Griffith'. Scarce. (1)

Lot 33

17th Century Pamphlets: Anon. The Relation of the Tryals of Edward Fitz. Harris and Oliver Plunkett, who were tryed.. June 1681. And there found guilty and Condemned for High Treason... Sm. 4to [L.] H. Brugs, 1681. First Edn., 8pp; Bound with, Ignoramus Vindicated, in a Dialogue between Prejudice and Indifference. 4to [L. (Wm. Inghall the Elder) 1681]. drop head title?. 12pp. In recent fine hf. green mor. (1)

Lot 330

Borlase (Ed.) The History of the Execrable Irish Rebellion Trac'd from many preceding Acts to the Great Eruption ... Oct. 1641 ... to the Act of Settlement, 1662, Folio L. 1680. First Edn., red & bl. title, fold. table, cont. panel calf, rebacked. (1)

Lot 331

Mac Alister (R.A.S.) Muiredach Abbot of Monasterboice 890 - 923, A.D. His Life and Surroundings, Folio D. 1914. First Edn., illus. thro-out, plts. etc., orig. cloth backed decor. boards. (1)

Lot 334

With Illustrations by Louis le BrocquyDolmen Press: Kinsella (Thomas) The Táin, Translated from the Irish, and with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy. Folio D. 1969. First Edn. Limited to 1750 Copies, illus., orig. decor. black buckram, pict. d.w. & matching slipcase. Good. (1)

Lot 339

With Fine Sepia PlatesBury (Lady Charlotte) The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna. Lg. oblong folio L. (J. Murray) 1833. First Edn., add. engd. title, engd. full page port., list of subscribers, & 6 full page plts., after the late Rev. Ed. Bury, orig. full cloth, mor. label. V. Scarce. (1)

Lot 341

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)

Lot 342

Henry (Francoise) La Sculpture Irlandaise, Pendant les douze Premiers Siecles de l'Ere Chretienne. 2 vols. lg. 4to Paris 1933. First Edn., vol. of text & vol. of plts., uncut, unopened, orig. ptd. wrappers (soiled). Scarce. (2)

Lot 346

Forster (E M) Where Angels Fear to Tread (Blackwood 1905) First Edition, in original blue cloth, lacks d.w., good+, bumped and edge-rubbed, general edge wear, spine cloth darkened and faded, partly erasing "E" of author's name and publisher's name, small closed tears to spine ends, neat owner name in ink to hf title, very light age to a few pages, hinges weak, open at title page and rear board, otherwise stitching tight and paper bright, edges dusty. In specially made clam shell case. A scarce copy of Forster's First Book. (1)

Lot 347

Heaney (Seamus) Sweeney Astray, (Field Day 1983) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth, d.w. Endpapers and prelims faintly toned.; New Selected Poems 1966 - 1987, (Faber 1988) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth, d.w., small closed tear (no Loss) to top edge rear panel. Inscribed "For Philip Murray - Seamus Heaney - Sligo 1995"; Human Chain, (Faber 2010) First Edn. About Fine in cloth, d.w.; District & Circle, (Faber 2006) First Edn. Near Fine in cloth, d.w. (top edge dusty) (4) WITHDRAWN Sweeney Astray First Edition Signed - 3 items in this lot.

Lot 348

Trevor (William) Fools of Fortune, Copy No. 28 of 50 specially bound copies of the First UK Edition, bound by Kennys, Galway, and Signed by the author. Fine in quarter goat, orange marbled boards, five raised bands, in matching slip case, a.e.g. Superb copy. (1)

Lot 349

Durcan (Paul) The Art of Life, (Harvill 2004) First Edn. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. Signed. Special, full dark green leather-bound Limited Edition of 100 copies, of which this is No. 69, Signed, gilt designed boards and spine, AEG. In matching slipcase. An exceptional volume. (1)

Lot 35

Signed by Both AuthorsBigger (F.J.) & Crone (J.S.) The Reliques of 'Barney Maglone,' (R.A. Wilson), 8vo Belfast & D. 1894. First Edn., port. frontis XII, 75pp uncut, orig. qtr. mor. tooled gilt spine with shamrock decor. V. good. Scarce. (1)* Inscribed Pres. Copy, signed by both Editors.

Lot 350

Signed by W.B. YeatsYeats (W.B.) Plays and Controversies, N.Y. 1924, First U.S. Lim. Edn., No. 223 of 250 Signed copies, with the Sargent portrait, boards, cloth spine, labels, very good copy. Wade 140. (1)

Lot 351

Signed by the AuthorYeats (W.B.) Early Poems and Stories, N.Y. 1925, First U.S. Lim. Edn., No. 162 of 250 Signed Copies, boards, cloth spine, labels, very good copy. Wade 148. (1)

Lot 353

Signed by W.B. YeatsYeats (W.B.) The Hour-Glass. A Morality L. 1907, orig. grey wrappers [theatre edition]. Signed at head of first page, dated June 2 1907. Discreet book label of J.O. Edwards. Very good clean copy, in a custom made folding cloth case. Wade 67. (1)

Lot 355

Yeats (W.B.) & Gregory (Lady) The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays, 8vo, N.Y. (The MacMillan Company) 1908., First Edn., First Printing, original dark blue cloth profusely gilt decorated spine. Wade 73. Clean copy. (1)

Lot 356

Yeats (W.B.) Poems 1899 - 1905, L. & D. 1906, a.e. uncut, First, a very good clean bright copy, very scarce thus. With bookplate of the celebrated Cleveland collector Paul Lamperly. Wade 64. (1)

Lot 357

Yeats (W.B.) The Secret Rose. N.Y. & L. 1897, uncut, First U.S. Edn., [actually the first UK printing with a cancel t.p.]. F.p. & illus. by author's father J.B. Yeats. Upper cover & spine elaborately gilt, a very good fresh copy, rare in this condition. Wade 22. (1)

Lot 358

With Bookplate of Dolly LyndYeats (W.B.) Poems: Second Series, 8vo L. (Bullen) 1909. First Edn., port. frontis, orig. blue cloth with gilt decor. spine after design by Althea Gyles. Good. (1)* Signed by Dolly Lynd & with her distinctive bookplate designed by Michael Mac Liammoir.

Lot 359

A Birthday Present from WBYYeats (W.B.) ed The Oxford Book of Modern Verse. 1892-1935. Oxford 1936, First, orig. cloth gilt in d.w. (rubbed and repaired, with some loss). Inscribed in Yeats' tidy hand on f.e.p. 'To Sheila Franks on her twenty first birthday June 2nd 1937 from W.B. Yeats'. Laid in is a presentation inscription from Jack B. Yeats 'to wish Sheila LaTouche Franks on the occasion of her marriage to Robert Ganly, long life & happiness', evidently once attached to a picture not here present, the inscription covered in adhesive tape. Wade 250. (1)

Lot 36

Burke (Rt. Hon. Edmund) Reflections on the Revolutions in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London relative to that Event. 8vo D. For W. Watson, B. Cross... J. Mehain 1790. First Dublin Edn., IV 356pp, cont. tree calf, tooled gilt spine. V. good copy. (1)

Lot 360

With a Sketch by J.B. YeatsMcGreevy (Thomas) Jack B. Yeats. An Appreciation and an Interpretation. First, June 1945, Special Edition, 250 copies. With an attractive sketch on f.e.p., showing a horse running by the shore with a sailing boat offshore, Signed and dated Dublin June 30th 1946. (1)

Lot 362

Inscribed by Yeats to his Aunt Fanny GordonYeats (W.B.) Collected Poems. L. 1933, First thus, publisher's presentation binding of blue morocco gilt (a bit rubbed), inscribed on f.e.p. in the poet's hand, 'To Aunt Fanny Gordon / from W.B. Yeats, November 1933' [in the month of publication]. Wade 172.Yeats family presentation copies are now rare, as most are in library collections. (1)

Lot 363

With a Sketch by the AuthorYeats (Jack B.) Sailing Sailing Swiftly L. 1933, First, illus. by author, orig. cloth (spine worn). With an attractive ink sketch on f.e.p., showing two men viewing a horse, Signed and dated November 6 1941. (1)

Lot 364

Yeats, Mangan and John McCall, with an ALSYeats [W.B.]. The Wanderings of Ossian and other Poems. L. 1889, dark blue cloth gilt, First, owner-inscribed on h.t. 'P.J. McCall'. Tiny hole in blank prelim (erased ink-blot?), else a superb copy, spine almost unfaded. Wade 2. (1)Laid in is an ALS from WBY to 'Dear Sir' [John McCall], from Eardley Crescent, South Kensington, 1 pp, folded sheet, and on reverse is McCall's manuscript copy of his original letter to Yeats, asking for his authority for saying (in an article in The Irish Fireside) that Mangan's fickle lady love was a Miss Stackpoole of Mount Pleasant Square, and quoting a paragraph in the Comet newspaper of Jan. 13 1833, which says the 'cruel fair one' was a Miss E, of Summer Hill on the north of the city. Yeats in his reply says his authority is Archdeacon O'Regan, who 'knew Mangan somewhat but knew the Stackpooles well'. He is waiting to hear further from him, 'but I have just heard he sometimes does not open his letters for a month together'.One wonders if Yeats ever replied further. It sounds as though he may have been mistaken.

Lot 365

Fine Copy of First EditionBeckett (Samuel) Proust, 8vo, L. (Chatto and Windus) 1931, hf. title, First Edn., cream decorated cloth, blue ptd. d.j. Clean copy. (1)

Lot 366

Yeats (W.B.) The Poetical Works, Vol. I Lyrical Poems. N.Y. & L. 1906 [and] Vol. II Dramatical Poems N.Y. & L. 1907. Bookplate in first vol. Wade 65 & 71., blue cloth gilt, t.e. gilt, others uncut. A very good clean bright set, very scarce in this condition. Wade 65 & 71. (1)

Lot 367

Two Rare First EditionsWodehouse (P G) Lord Emsworth and Others (Herbert Jenkins 1937) First Edn. Near v.g. in original red cloth, lacks d.w. Bumped, edges rubbed, cloth lightly soiled. Prelims, title & copyright pages and approx. 30 early and late pages age-toned. Light general soiling Boards rubbed, spine darkened, top edge dusty; French Leave (Herbert Jenkins 1955) About v.g. in original red cloth, lacks d.w., Bumped. Prelims, late pages (advertisements for other titles) title & copyright pages age-toned. Boards rubbed, spine darkened. Unsightly ink price (2/2) to first fep. Edges toned, top edge dusty. (2)

Lot 368

Lodge (John) Disdierata Curiosa Hibernica: or, A Collection of State Papers ... to which are added some Historical Tracts, 2 vols. 8vo D. 1772. First Edn., 2 hf. titles, cont. full calf, tooled gilt spine, raised bands, red & blue mor. labels. V. good copy. (2)

Lot 369

[Nicholson (Wm.)] The Irish Historical Library, Pointing at most of the Authors and Records in Print or Manuscript, .. of a General History of Ireland. 8vo D. (A. Rhames) 1724. First Edn., recent quarter calf, raised bands. Good. (1)

Lot 37

The Celts: Bertrand (M. Alex.) & Reinach (M. Salomon) Les Celtes dans les Vallers du Po et du Danube, roy 8vo Paris 1894. First Edn., illus. thro.-out, cont. hf. crimson mor.; Hubert (Henri) Les Celtes et l'Expansion Celtique = Jusqua l'Epoque de la Tene, 8vo Paris 1932. plts. & illus., qtr. mor. Both Scarce. (2)

Lot 370

Rare Tooled Gilt 18th Century BindingRiccoboni (Lewis) An Historical and Critical Account of the Theatres in Europe, Viz. The Italian, Spanish, French, English, Dutch, Flemish & German Theatres. 8vo London 1741. First English Edn., hf. title, wd. cut heads & tails, a.e.g., in fine contemp crimson mor. with broad tooled gilt insect roll border, & with profusely tooled centre lozenger with crown, scepter and rare fish tool, spine profusely gilt in panels, lower joint cracked,mor. label. V. Rare. (1)

Lot 371

Griffith (Amyas) Miscellaneous Tracts, 8vo D. (J. Meehan) 1788. Printed for The Author. First Edn., Engd. port. frontis., list of subscribers, a few leaves with stains, cont. calf, mor. label. Scarce. (1)

Lot 373

Kennedy (Patrick) The Banks of the Boro: A Chronicle of The County of Wexford, 12mo L. 1867. First Edn., 3pp. of adverts. at end, very fine in quarter mor. by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. (1)

Lot 375

[Stokes (Gabriel)] A Scheme for Effectually Supplying Every Part of the City of Dublin with Pipe-Water, without any change of Water-Engines, or any Water-Forcers, by a close Adherence only to the natural Laws of Gravitation, and the Principles, Rules and Experiments of Hydrostaticks. Sm. 8vo D. 1735. First Edn., 40pp. some wd.-cut illus., a few wormholes, recent quarter mor. V. Scarce. (1)

Lot 376

Dublin: Jefferys (Nath.) An Englishman's Descriptive Account of Dublin, and the Road from Bangor Ferry to Holyhead, also of the Road from Dublin by Belfast to Donaghadee. 12mo Lond. 1810. First Edn., lg. fold. hd. cold. Plan of Dublin, cont. hf. calf; The Picture of Dublin or Stranger's Guide to the Irish Metropolis, 12mo D. 1835. New Edn., Engd. frontis & add. engd. title, 11 engd. plts. & fold. plan, cloth; Hughes (Rev. S.C.) The Pre-Victorian Drama in Dublin, 12mo D. 1904, First, cloth; Levey (R.M.) & O'Rorke (J.) Annals of the Theatre Royal Dublin, D. 1880, First Edn., cloth. (4)

Lot 378

Inscribed by the Fenian Leader John MitchelMangan (James Clarence) Anthologia Germanica - German Anthology, a Series of Translations from the most Popular of the German Poets, 2 vols., D. (Wm. Curry) 1845, First, inscribed on t.p. 'To Matilda Dickson from John Mitchel, New Years Day, 1846,' original blind decorated blue cloth, worn. (2)

Lot 379

Travel in Ireland During The Great Famine Bennett (Wm.) Narrative of a Recent Journey of Six Weeks in Ireland, in connexion with the subject of supplying small seed to some of The Remoter Districts. Sm. 8vo L. 1847. First Edn., hf. title, orig. cloth. V. good copy. Rare. (1)

Lot 381

Colbert (M. Jean Baptist) The Political Testament of .. Colbert, Minister and Secretary of State, ... Government of the Kingdom of France. trans. out of French. Sm. 8vo Lond. 1695. First Edn., 323pp., later hf. calf. (1)

Lot 383

With Poetical Translation by the late James Clarence ManganO'Daly (John) The Poets and Poetry of Munster: A selection of Irish Songs 12mo D. 1849. First Edn., advert leaf at end, orig. cloth. Fine Copy: together with The Poets and Poetry of Munster:... By Erionnach. Second Series, 16mo D. (John O'Daly) 1860. First Edn., orig. cloth. Inscribed Presentation Copy, 'Isaac S. Varian Esq. with The Translator's best regards. Jan. 1860.' (2)* Erionnach was pseudonym for Dr. George Sigerson, and this second item above was his first book. Rare.

Lot 384

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 8vo L. (Bloomsbury) 1998, First Paperback; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 8vo L. (Bloomsbury) 1999, First Paperback; Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 8vo, Bloomsbury 1998, late paperback, all ptd. wrappers; Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, 8vo, Bloomsbury 2005 [First Edn.], cloth & d.j.; Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, 8vo, Bloomsbury 2007, [First Edn.] cloth & d.j. (plus Variant Edn.) as a collection, w.a.f. Clean Copies. (6)

Lot 385

[Mangan] M'Call (John) Life of James Clarence Mangan, 8vo D. n.d. [c. 1880], orig. ptd. pict. wrappers bound in, recent hf. mor.; O'Donoghue (D.J.) The Life and Writings of James Clarence Mangan, 8vo Edin. 1897. First Edn. illus. orig. gilt cloth; Smith (M.)ed. Selected Poems of J.C. Mangan, Gallery 1974; & 3 other items. (6)

Lot 386

Killarney: Bush (J.) Publisher, The Advantages of Glengarriff as a Winter Health Resort and Sanatorium, With Description and Maps of the Lakes of Killarney and Surrounding Scenery. Roy 8vo L. 1878. First Edn., cold. litho frontis & 1 other sim., lg. bl. & white plate & 2 lg. fold. maps, gilt pict. cloth. Scarce. (1)

Lot 387

O'Donovan (John)ed. The Tribes of Ireland: A Satire, by Aenghus O'Daly. With Poetical Translations by the late James Clarence Mangan. 8vo D. (John O'Daly) 1852. First Edn. cloth, spine dam; O'Daly (John) The Kings of the Race of Eibhear, A Chronological Poem. 8vo D. (J. O'Daly) 1847. First Edn., orig. ptd. wrappers. Both Scarce. (2)

Lot 390

Rare Irish Translation by HalidayKeating (Geoffrey) A Complete History of Ireland, from the First Colonization of the Island by Parthalon to the Anglo-Norman Invasion: ... by Geoffrey Keating D.D. 8vo D. (John Barlow) 1811. Vol. I All Published. Text in Irish & English lacks Irish title page & fold. map, bookplate, D.H. Kelly - The O'Kelly, cont. hf. crimson mor. V. Scarce. (1)

Lot 392

Regarded as the Clare Irish VersionBible in Irish: O'Catháin (Riobeard)ed. Tiomna Nuadh ár dTighearna agus ár Slanuightheora Iosa Criosd: 4to D. 1858. First Edn. Thus, full cont. dark blue mor. V good copy. (1)

Lot 393

Davies - Historical Tracts: by Sir John Davies, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland, 8vo D. 1787. First Edn., recent full mor.; The Earl of Castlehaven's Memoirs; or His Review of the Civil Wars in Ireland, D. 1815. Cont. quarter mor. (2)

Lot 395

Pamphlets: 1. The Dangers with which Great Britain and Ireland are now menaced by the Demands of Irish Roman Catholics,.... 8vo L. 1817. First Edn., [VI], 229pp; 2. Dabbadie (M.) An Impartial View of the Royal Canal Company's Affairs, in reply to the Report of their Committee, 8vo D. 1812. First Edn., 112pp; 3. [Sheridan (Chas. Francis)] Some Observations on a late Address to the Citizens of Dublin, with thoughts on the Present Crisis, 8vo D. 1797. First Edn., 70pp. together 3 works, in cont. hf. calf. As a collection. (1)

Lot 396

Smith (G.N.) Killarney and the Surrounding Scenery: ... to which are added copious Notes .. by G. Downes. 8vo D. 1822. First Edn., engd. frontis wd. cut vignette title, 2 fold. map, 5 engd. plts. with multiple views, & 2 wd. cut text illus. cont. hf. green mor., tooled gilt spine, mor. label. V. good. (1)

Lot 397

Swift - Orrery (John, Earl of,) Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, ... In a Series of Letters ... . 8vo L. 1752 Fourth. Engd. port. frontis., cont. sprinkled calf, joints cracked, worn; [Delaney (Dr. Patrick)] Observations upon Lord Orrery's Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, 8vo D. (for Rob. Main) 1754. First Dublin Edn., title page inscribed 'Allicia Synge,' uncut, cont. hf. calf; Barrett (Rev. J.) An Essay on The Earlier Part of the Life of Swift,.. To which are Subjoined Several Pieces ascribed to Swift; 8vo L. 1808. First Edn., later mor. backed boards. (3)

Lot 398

The Book of Common Prayer in Irish[Richardson (J.)] Leabhar na Nornaightheadh Ccomhchoitchionn agas Mhiniostralachda na Sacraimeinteadh,..., The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments. 8vo L. (E. Everingham) n.d. [1712]. First Edn., with titles in English & Irish printed within dble lined borders, wd. cut initials, with 'The Elements of the Irish Language' at the end, later full black mor., with Celtic decoration in gilt. V. good. Rare. (1)

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