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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
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)
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)
[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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
[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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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