Inscribed Presentation CopyCork Interest: Caulfield (Richard) Rotulus Pipae Clonensis, ex. Originali In Registro Ecclesiae Cathedralis Clonensis asservato Nuuc Primum Editus... 4to Cork (Geo. Nash) 1859. First & Sole Edn., engd. frontis, red & bl. title, fold. cold. litho. plt., cont. full mor. Scarce. (1)* Pres. Copy to 'The Rev. R.F. Meredith with Richard Caulfield's kind regards / Cork Oct. 3rd 1861,'
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With Signed SketchYeats (Jack B.). Sligo. L., Wishart 1930, First, d.w. with remains of label on spine. Inscribed on f.f.e.p. ' to Miss S.H. Purser, with all good thoughts from Jack B. Yeats, June 7 1930', and with a later ink sketch on t.p. showing a galloping horse by the shore, signed and dated Dublin March 3 1956 (the year before Yeats' death). [Sara Purser, herself an artist, was a friend and constant supporter of Jack Yeats]; also The Careless Flower. L., Pilot Press 1947, First, d.w. (price-clipped, worn and torn). Signed on t.p., 'Jack B. Yeats / Dublin / March 30th 1954'. (2)
Irish Poetry etc: Gibbon (Monk) The Tremulous String, 4to At the Sign of the Greyhound 1926. No. 75 of a Limited Edn. of 250 Copies, cloth & d.w.; For Daws to Pick At Poems, 8vo L. 1929. Signed Pres. Copy from Gibbon, cloth & d.w.; Higgins (F.R.) The Gap of Brightness, Lyrical Poems, L. & D. 1940. First, cloth & d.w.; Irvine (John) Willow Leaves, Belfast 1941. First Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy, cloth; Mac Donagh (D.) The Hungry Grass, roy 8vo L. 1947. First, d.w.; Guinness (Bryon) Diary not Kept, Essays in Recollection. Roy 8vo 1975. Signed Lim. Edn. 500 Copies, cloth; & 3 others. (9)
Dun Emer & Cuala Press : Hyde (Douglas) The Love Songs of Connacht, 8vo Dundrum (Dun Emer Press) 1904. First Edn. uncut cloth backed boards; also Flower (Robin) Love's Bitter - Sweet: Translations from the Irish Poets.., 8vo Cuala Press 1925. Lim. Edn. 500 Copies, orig. cloth backed boards. Good. (2)
O'Faolaín (Sean) The Born Genius - A Short Story, Detroit 1936. Signed Lim. Edn. 56 (250), cloth & slipcase; Theresa and Other Stories, L. 1947. Second Impression, Signed Pres. Copy & Signed on title, & with typed letter from author loosely inserted, d.w.; Vive Moi ! An Autobiography, 8vo L. 1965. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy to Grattan Freyer, d.w.; The Heat of the Sun Stories and Tales, Boston 1966. First American Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; Foreign Affairs & other Stories, L. 1976. First Edn., Signed, d.w.; & 4 others same author. (9)
Behan (Brendan) Brendan Behan's Island - An Irish Sketch Book, roy 8vo L. 1962, First Edn., illus. by Paul Hogarth, also First American Edn. of same work, N.Y. 1962, cloth backed boards, & pict. d.w.; Behan (Dominic) My Brother Brendan, 8vo L. 1965. First Edn., Presentation Copy from author to his brother, inscribed 'Dho Brendaín / An Poblacht Abú! Dominic,' d.w.; Jeffs (Rae) Brendan Behan Man and Showman, L. 1966. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; & Behan (B.) Moving Out and A Garden Party, 8vo Dixon, California 1967. Sole Edn., orig. wrappers. Scarce. (5)
Behan (Brendan) The Hostage, sm. 8vo L. 1958. First Edn., pict. d.w.; The Quare Fellow, sm. 8vo L. 1956. First Edn.; Hold your Hour and have Another, roy 8vo L. 1963. First Edn., cloth & d.w.; O'Connor (Ulick) Brendan Behan, L. 1970. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, illus. d.w.; de Burca (Seamus) Brendan Behan. A Memoir, D. 1993. Lim. Edn. Signed Pres. Copy, wrappers. (5)
All Signed CopiesMc Gahern (John) The Pornographer, L. (Faber & Faber) 1979. First Edn., Signed & Inscribed, d.w.; The Collected Stories, roy 8vo N.Y. 1992. First American Edn., Signed Twice, d.w.; Memoir, L. 2005. First Edn., Signed, d.w.; The Leave Taking, L. 1977, Signed & Inscribed, paperback; and High Ground, 8vo L. 1986. First Paperback Edn., Signed & Inscribed. Good lot. (5)
Stephens (James) Insurrections, 12mo D. 1909. First Edn.; A Poetry Recital, L. 1925. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy; On Prose and Verse, N.Y. (Bowling Green Press) 1928. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 21 of 1000 Copies, decor. boards; Strict Joy, Poems, L. 1931. First; Kings and The Moon, L. 1938, First Edn.; & 7 others, same author. (12)
Gogarty (Oliver St. J.) As I was Going Down Sackville Street, roy 8vo L. 1937. First Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy, Signed, May 1937, cloth; Others to Adorn, L. 1938, First; Tumbling in the Hay, L. 1939, First Edn.,; Going Native, L. 1941, First Edn.; It Isn't this Time of Year At All, L. 1954, First Edn., cloth & d.w.; The Collected Poems of Oliver St. John Gogarty, N.Y. 1954, First American Edn.; O'Connor (Ulick) Oliver St. John Gogarty - A Poet and his Times, L. 1964, cloth & d.w. (7)
Association CopyDonaghy (John Lyle) Primordia Caeca, Poems, roy 8vo D. (Eason & Son) 1927. Sole Edn. Limited to 250 Copies. Inscribed Pres. Copy to Frank O'Connor, cloth backed boards; also Kavanagh (Patrick) Come Dance with Kitty Stobling & other Poems, 8vo L. 1960. First Edn., orig. cloth. V. good. (2)
With Hand-Coloured IllustrationsCuala Press: Rivers (Elizabeth) Stranger in Aran, 8vo D. 1946. First Edn. Lim. Edn. No. 171 (280). Hand coloured illus. by the author; also Higgins (F.R.) Arable Holdings, 8vo D. 1933. Lim. Edn. No. 258 of 300 Copies Only, uncut, both orig. cloth backed boards. Good. (2)
All Signed CopiesSullivan (Seumas) Requiem and Other Poems, lg. 4to D. 1917. Privately Printed Limited Edn., No. 62 of 94 Copies Only, Signed by Author, orig. wrappers; This is the House and other Verses, sm. 8vo D. 1942. Privately Printed. Inscribed Pres. Copy to 'Joseph Campbell, with all best wishes from S.O.S. and E.F.S. March 1942,' orig. wrappers; Mud & Purple, Pages from the Diary of a Dublin Man. 8vo D. 1917, First Edn., Signed on title page, frontis & illus., uncut, cloth backed boards, orig. d.w. V. good lot. (3)
Early Japanese TravelsThunberg - Voyages de C.P. Thunberg, au Japon, Par le Cap de Bonne - Esperance, les iles de la Sonde etc. 4 vols. 8vo Paris 1796. First French Edn., 4 hf. titles, one engraved head piece & 28 engd. plts. (5 fold.), lacks port. frontis, cont. hf. mor. marble boards. Good. (4)
Modern English Poetry etc: Fuller (Roy) Twelfth Night - A Personal View, Edin. (Tragara Press) 1985. Proof Copy, Lim. to 135 Copies, Signed; An Old War, Tragara Press 1974, Lim. to 95 Copies; House and Shop, Tragara Press 1982, Lim. to 110 Copies, NO. 59; More About Tompkins & other Light Verse, Tragara 1981, Lim. Edn. No. 31 (110); Outside the Canon, Tragara 1986, Lim. Edn. No. 27 (110); & 1 other sim., all loose wrappers, v. good; New Poems, L. 1968, First, d.w.; Rob Roy, illus. by Nicholas Bentley, L. 1977. First, d.w.; two vols. by John Fuller; & 6 others. All good, as a lot. (16)
Kinsella (Thomas) One, sm. folio Dolmen 1974. Lim. Edn. 750 Copies, Signed Pres. Copy; A Selected Life, sm. folio Dolmen 1972, Lim. Edn. (1000) Signed; Downstream, Dolmen 1962, First Edn., d.w.; The Sons of Usnech, sm. 8vo Dolmen 1960, d.w.; Poems and Translations, N. York (Atheneum) 1961. Signed Pres. Inscription to Grattan Freyer; Another September, Dolmen 1962, d.w.; & 2 other items. (8)
Economics: Crumpe (Samuel) An Essay on the Best Means of Providing Employment for the People to which was adjudged the Prize Proposed by R.I.A. for Best Dissertation on that Subject, 8vo L. (G.G.J. etc.) 1793, First, dedit., inscribed t.p. by 'Robert Gregory London 1794,' contemporary full gilt fillet calf, mor. label. Clean copy. (1)
Irish Novels: Doyle (Roddy) Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, 8vo L. 1993 Signed; The Deportees and other Stories, L. 2007. Signed; The Dead Republic, roy 8vo L. 2010; Nolan (Christopher) Under the Eye of the Clock, Lond. 1987 First London Edn., L. 1999, 2 copies; also same title, First American Edition; Brown (Christy) Of Snails and Skylarks, L. 1977 First Edn., All with original d.w.'s Good. (7)
American Interest: Hemingway (Leicester) My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, 8vo Miami 1980. Signed by Author, d.w.; Hemingway (Mary Walsh) How it Was, roy 8vo N. York 1976, First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, cloth; Hemingway (Ernest) A Moveable Feast, 8vo N. York 1964. First Edn., d.w., v. good copy; The Old Man and the Sea, L. 1953. First Illustrated Edn., d.w., v. good; Schlesinger (Arthur M.) The Age of Roosevelt - The Coming of the New Deal, Connecticut 1987, Easton Press Edn., Signed by Author, full gilt leather. (5)
Shaw (Geo. Bernard) The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw, sm. folio L. 1934; Prefaces, sm. folio L. 1938; What I Really Wrote About the War, N.Y. 1932. First Trade Edn., all cloth; Lawrence (Dan. H.) Collected Letters of Bernard Shaw, 1874 - 1897, and 1898 - 1910, 2 vols. roy 8vo L. 1965-1972, d.w.; and Broad (C.L.) & V.M.) Dictionary to the Plays and Novels of Bernard Shaw with Bibliography of his Works..., 8vo L. 1929, cloth. (6)
Gregory (Lady) The Kiltartan Poetry Book, Prose Translations from The Irish. N.Y. & Lond. 1919. First Edn., fine mor. backed boards; Seven Short Plays, D. & L. 1909. Port frontis cloth; My First Play, L. 1930. First Signed Lim. Edn. No. 285 of 530 Copies.; The Dragon - A Wonder Play, D. 1920, boards; Robinson (Lennox)ed. Lady Gregory's Journals 1916 - 1930, L. 1946, d.w. (5)
Sinn Fein Rebellion etc: Five Scarce Souvenir Booklets, Murphy (T.W.) Dublin After the Six Days Insurrection, oblong 8vo D. (Mecredy Percy & Co.) 1916, 31 illus.; The Rebellion in Dublin, April 1916, oblong roy 8vo D. (Eason & Son) 1916. 18 mounted illus.; Hely's - The 'Sinn Fein' Revolt Illustrated, oblong folio D. (Hely's) 1916, illus. thro-out; Wilson Hartnell & Co., Dublin and the 'Sinn Fein Rising', oblong folio D. 1916, Portraits, Documents, Pictures; Brunswick Press - Souvenir Album of the Dublin Fighting, 1922, oblong folio D. 1922, illus. thro-out. All First Edns., and all with orig. ptd. wrappers, bound as one, in recent cloth. Scarce Collection. (1)
Attractive Illustrated VolumesCampbell (Joseph) Earth of Cualann, roy 8vo D. 1917. First Limited Edn., NO. 19 of 500 Copies Only. Illustrated by the author, uncut, orig. vellum backed boards & d.w.; O'Conaire (Padraic) Field and Fair Travels with A Donkey in Ireland, 8vo D. 1929. First Edn. Illustrations by Michael Mac Liammoir, port. frontis, uncut, cloth & pict. d.w.; also O'Sullivan (S.) Mud and Purple, 8vo D. 1917. First Edn., frontis by Estella Solomons, cloth backed boards. All v. good. (3)
The Archive, Manuscript, etc., of Thomas F. Drohan, Waterford Archive: Thomas Drohan was a member of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners and a keen historian of Waterford city and port, during the first half of the 20th century. He collected primary source material, transcribed documents, wrote numerous articles for local newspapers, and generously supplied information to other writers. He was also a supporter of the independence movement, the Gaelic revival, and Gaelic sports. The archive comprises original documents, transcripts, drafts of historical articles, scrapbooks, photographs, copies of old newspapers, and ephemera. The last half-century has seen a vast increase in the amount of source material available to local historians and in the quantity of published works. Little had been published when Drohan was carrying out his research, and in many respects he was a pioneer in his field. On the other hand, he had ready access to port records, of which he made full use. The most significant original items in this archive include: · A volume of reports of the superintendent of the Quay and River Watch, 1850 to 1855, recounting incidents of people falling into the river, with an ominous tot of "lives lost" and "lives saved" · A ledger listing details duties paid by ships entering and leaving Waterford Port, 1809 to 1820 · Acts of parliament for the building of a bridge at Waterford (1786) and for building a canal at Carrick-on-Suir (1836) · A copy of The Times for 7 November 1805 with the official report of the Battle of Trafalgar · A file in Irish of local songs, tales and sayings collected by Bláthnaid Ní Céilachar, aged 16 · Some historic photographs, including shipping, Dáil na Mumhan, 1928, and Feis Portláirge, 1929 DETAILED LISTING Box of miscellaneous Papers Register containing MS index of ships built in Waterford. Maps engraved for Chambers's Edition of Gutrie's [sic] New System of Geography. Maps of Germany, Poland, Turkey with Hungary, and the Netherlands. (late 18c). Evening Star, 15 and 17 Nov 1926, reporting on the occupation of Garda barracks in Co. Waterford and the alleged arrest of T.F. Drohan. Irish Independent, 26 Nov 1966, pp 9-12. Articles commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners by Anthony Brophy and George Gill. The Journal of Commerce, several issues and parts of issues for the years 1941-1945. Misc large photos, some mounted, inc: the Gaultier hurling team (n.d.), the Auris, "first gas propelled ship, 1952"; and visit of French fishing patrol gunboat to Waterford, c.1933. A collection of misc photos, mostly of Waterford ships and shipping. Files of notes on the history of the port of Waterford The Waterford Mail, 30 Jan 1873 and 8 April 1875 Munster Express, n.d. Supplement on the siege of Waterford in 1922 Box File (1) Small file of maps and plans, including "Hardy's Handy Map of Waterford" Extracts from minutes of meetings of the Quay Committee, extracted from the Waterford Mirror Christmas card from Dr Vincent White, former Mayor of Waterford, 1950, with coloured print of Kilgreany Cave (near Cappagh in west Waterford) by local artist Robert Burke Printed letter to Waterford Harbour Commissioners from Robert J. Lecky, Cork, 28 Jan 1854 MS series of questions and answers re Waterford Harbour, n.d. (19th century) Box file (2) Maritime Magazine for Sept 1942, Dec 1942 and Winter 1950-51, containing articles on Waterford based on information supplied by T.F.Drohan Ms volume "Quay and River Watch. James Maher's Report Book" from 23 Oct 1850 to 2 Feb 1855. Contains reports of the "Superintendant" (sic) on incidents that occurred at night-time along the Quay, in particular people falling into the river. Contains columns for lives lost and lives saved.
Pamphlet: A List of Such of the Names of the Nobility, Gentry and Commalty of England and Ireland, (Amongst whom are several Women and Children) .. . Sm. 4to Lond. (For R. Clavel .. and J. Watts) 1690. First and Only Edition. Title within dbl. lined border, pp [2], 5 - 52, 49 - 70, disbound, good. Scarce. Sweeney 2520?. (1)
Possibly Unique IssueUssher (James) Strange and Remarkable Prophesies and Predictions of the Holy, Learned, and excellent James Usher, Late L. Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Lord Primate of Ireland, Sm. 4to London (For R.G.) 1678. First Edn. (1 of 4 issues), 8pp. disbound. Ex. Rare. ESTC R504328, Notes one copy only. Not recorded by Sweeney. (1)
The Actions of the Earl of Tyrconnel ScrutinisedPamphlet: Anon. A Vindication of the Present Government of Ireland, Under his Excellency Richard Earl of Tirconnel. In a Letter To a Friend, 4to Lond. 1688. Sole Edition, pp [2], 21, [1]. Title within dble. lined border, disbound, but good copy. (1)Wing V524 (First & only Wing printing) Sweeney 5294.
Pamphlet: Anon. The State of Irish Affairs, For the Honourable Members of the Houses of Parliament; As they bye represented before them, from the Committee of Adventures in London for Lands in Ireland, sitting at Grocers-Hall for that Service. 4to Lond. (G. Miller) 1645. First and only Edition. pp [1], 26, title within decorated wd. cut border, damp stain lower fore-edge. Disbound. Scarce. Wing S 5318 (first & only Wing printing) Sweeney .(1)
Letter of Timothy Power, Málaga, 1772Timothy Power was an Irish-born merchant who settled in Spain and apparently was very successful in trade. In June 1773 he was visited by the English travel-writer Richard Twiss, who described him as follows (Travels through Portugal and Spain in 1772 and 1773, London, 1775, p 260): The only good picture in this city is in the possession of Timothy Power, Esq., it represents the Virgin Mary and Child, St John and St Anne, whole lengths, and the figures are somewhat less than the life. I esteem it to be one of Raphael's best paintings. ….. Mr Power was so obliging as to give me an invitation to spend a few days at his country-house; accordingly his beautiful lady, and another señora, mounted their burros, or jack asses, attended by Mr Power, the consul, two other gentlemen, and myself, on horseback, and rode four leagues to the town of Alhaurin, on a road over mountains impassable for carriages, through a very fertile country, beautified with the most romantic prospects, and with hedges of aloës, holly, and briar. His house is furnished in the English taste, and his garden produces gooseberries, blackberries, currants, & c.; and these were the only plants of the kind I met with in Spain. We remained here four days, and were entertained with great hospitality and politeness, which rendered those days some of the most agreeable I had passed in that kingdom.The letter measures 23cms x 19cms, is written in a clear hand, and though torn is virtually intact and perfectly legible. It is addressed "To Mr Gregory Byrne, Merch[an]t, for Mr James Archbold, In Dublin." The text reads:[1] Dear BrotherMalaga ye 7 July 1772I had the pleasure to receive in course your acceptable Letter dated ye 16 April, & have been since on a constant look out for an opportunity to send you the 20 Boxes Lemons you calld for, but none has hitherto offered; for Capt Evans had saild long before your L[ett]re arrived; & the Capt Carew as still in Cork, he had his entire cargo engaged & mostly then onboard: there is a Vessel now in the harbour seeking goods for Cork & Dublin. If she should be able to make up her Cargo, & goe first for your place I will send you said Lemons by her, but not otherwise, as it would be too hazardous a delay to let them goe first to Cork. Youl perceive that your aforesaid kind lines did not retch us in time to prevent the 4 H[ogshea]ds Brandy going to you with the 64 Quarter Casks Wine by Capt Evans, for which we were very sorry; however [I] shall still hope you wont loose by them, as [I] shall wish to hear: indeed our ill luck in displeasing M: Scurlog so much in the quality of the Brandys sent him, has given us unexpressable concern; youl probably hear what we wrote him, & to our good Uncle Byrne on this subject, w[hi]ch I hope will be satisfactory, as it's the real truth, & I do afirm to you faithfully, that if we do not succeed in serving you all, on every occasion, in the most pleasing manner, in every respect, that it is not for want of applying the greatest care possible to the execution of your orders, but merely a chance turn of ill luck attending Human opperations, from w[hi]ch no body living is exempt at times; if [2] at your market there should return a call for Brandys from hence, I hope we shall be able to furnish them much better than heretofore, having acquired more experiance and knowledge in this new branch of trade.Your Sister & I who continue thank God in good health, are quite happy my d[ea]r Jimmy, to find you goe on so well in your little business, & you can thoroughly depend that I shall consequently have great satisfaction in continuing to your prosperity on every occasion, as far as depends on me. Pray received both our aff[ectiona]te remembrance, & return our very cordial salutes to our Dear Uncle & Aunt Byrne, believing me to be constantlyMy Dear Jimmy,Your most aff[ectiona]te Br[other] & S[ervan]tTimothy PowerN.B. Having seen in one of your News Papers printed by James Hoey jun[io]r advertisem[en]t of the publication of the following Books by him I request you will buy & send me, by one or other of the Vessels that will be coming hither presently for Fruit Cargoes, a set of each vizt:The 4 Vol'ume]s of the Story Teller, cont[ainin]g all NumbersThe Macazin des Enfants, &The Univeral housewife, a Cookery Book.Pray don't send them, but by an opportunity for this place & charge their cost to my Bro[the]rs Jno & Mich[ae]l in London.I repeat my thanks for the Ring you sent me of your [3] Curious Irish Diamonds, it is very pretty. If a set of Ear rings & Solitare for a Lady could be had thereof, at a price correspondent to its intrinsick worth, I wish youd send me a set, & debit my Bro[the]r for them, & in case you buy them pray chuse a new patern, or Polly will scould you.
Important Association CopyHeaney (Seamus) Beowulf, Translated by S.H. 8vo L. 1999. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, cloth & orig. pict. d.w. (1)* Inscribed Presentation Copy, 'For Chad Varah with every good wish Seamus Heaney, 9 May 2000.' Chad Varah was the Founder of The Samaritans, and co-creator of Dan Dare.
Master Denis Fitzpatrick, 'Infant Violinist'An old folio half-leather institutional Ledger which has been used to assemble cuttings and programmes relating to the career of Master Denis Fitzpatrick of Clontarf, described as an 'infant violinist', circa 1908-14. A cutting on the first page states that 'Master Denis Fitzpatrick, another juvenile performer (pupil of Mr. P. Delaney), acquitted himself most creditably in his violin solo for his eight years'. The following year, a photograph shows 'the youngest competitor ever entered in the Feis Ceoil', aged 9, when he obtained Second Prize for Junior Violin. About twenty-five further programmes and associated press cuttings carry his career forward to March 1914, when he received a Coulson Exhibition at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, after which he disappears from our view. Also includes matter on Dublin musical life before the War, including an extended press report of the great pianist Paderewski's recital at the Theatre Royal. The ledger is titled on spine 'Albert Agricultural Institution / Food Supplied / House Keepers Book'. It contains some 200 pp of printed forms, all blank except for some jottings at rear.Note. Denis Fitzpatrick, member of 'B' Coy, Ist Battalion, Dublin Brigade, Irish Volunteers, was born April 1900, which would match the above. He fought in Easter Week, and took part in the attack on the Custom House. He was seriously injured early in the Civil War. In 1932 he joined Dublin Fire Brigade. We cannot say whether the two are the same, but the dates are suggestive, since Master Denis (above) seems to have dropped out of musical life in late 1914 - just the time when a young Volunteer would have been busy with other matters.
Heaney (Seamus) The Cure at Troy, 8vo Derry (Field Day) 1990. First Edn. pict. d.w; Beowulf, Trans. by S. Heaney. roy 8vo L. 1999. First Edn., Signed on title by Heaney, d.w.; District and Circle, L. 2006. First Edn., Signed on t.p. by Heaney, d.w.; Henryson (Rob.) The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables, trans by Seamus Heaney 8vo L. 2009. First Edn., Signed by S. Heaney on t. page, d.w. All v. good. (4)

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