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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 760

All First EditionsMacNamara (Brinsley) The Valley of the Squinting Windows, 8vo L. [1918] First English Edn., cloth, spine loose; The Clanking of Chains, D. (Maunsel) 1920, brown cloth; The Mirror in the Dust, D. (Maunsel) 1921, red cloth; The Various Lives of Marcus Igoe, L. 1929, black cloth; The Smiling Faces and Other Stories, sm. 8vo L. (Mandrake Press) 1929, orig. cloth backed decor. boards, & d.w.; Some Curious People, D. 1945, cloth backed boards & d.w.; The Whole Story of X.Y.Z., sm. 8vo Belfast (H.R. Carter) 1951, cloth & d.w. All First Editions. V. Good Collection. (7)

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Lot 763

The Author's First BookCarbery (Ethna) The Four Winds of Eirinn, 12mo D. (M.H. Gill & Son) 1902. First Edn., Ed. by Seumas Mac Manus, port. frontis, orig. Celtic decorated cloth; The Passionate Hearts, sm. 8vo L. 1903. First Edn., orig. cloth backed decorated boards with design by AE; In the Celtic Past, 8vo D. 1904. First Edn., decorative text, orig. Celtic designed green boards. A scarce collection. Good. (3)

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Lot 764

Fine Copies of the Author's First Two BooksO'Connor (Frank) Guests of the Nation, 8vo L. 1931. First Edn., full green cloth & with very good original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper, laid down; The Saint and Mary Kate, 8vo L. 1932. First Edition, Advance Review Copy, with notices tipped-in, green cloth with small stain, in original pictorial dust wrapper, price clipped, but very good. (2)

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Lot 765

Signed by The Author and Louis le BrocquyO'Connor (Frank) The Art of the Theatre, Frontispiece by Louis le Brocquy 8vo D. (Maurice Fridberg) 1947. First Edition. The title Signed by the Author & the Artist, original coloured boards; also the Midnight Court, 8vo D. (Maurice Fridberg) 1945. First Edn., the f.f.end Inscribed 'Not to be taken' Frank O'Connor 8/10/45, cloth backed boards, & decor. pink d.w. V. good. (2)

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Lot 766

O'Connor (Frank) Dutch Interior, 8vo First Edition, cloth; The Common Child - Stories & Tales. First Edition, cloth; The Road to Stratford, L. 1948. First Edition, cloth; and An Only Child, L. 1961. First Edition, and Signed by Author, cloth. all very good in original decor. & pictorial d.w.'s. (4)

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Lot 767

O'Connor (Frank) Bones of Contention, 8vo L. 1936. First Edn. orig. pict. d.w.; Crab Apple Jelly, L. 1944. First Edn. torn decor. d.w.; Irish Miles, L. 1947. First Edn., with Signed Pres. Inscription, cloth; Travellers' Samples, Stories and Tales. L. 1951. First Edn., also with First U.S. Edition, of same work, N.Y. 1951, both cloth & decor. d.w.s. (5)

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Lot 768

All First EditionsDonaghy (John Lyle) The Flute over the Valley: Antrim Song, 8vo Larne (Inver Press) 1931. First Edn., green wrappers; The Blackbird Songs of Innisfail, 8vo Larne (Inver Press) 1933. First Edn., orange wrappers; Selected Poems, Being Number Six of Tower Press Booklets, 8vo D. (Orwell Press) 1939. First Edn., blue wrappers; Wilderness Sings, sm. 8vo D. (Wood Printing Works) 1942; & Wild Sun and Moon, Poems 1941 - 1945, D. (Wood Printing Works) 1949, both First Edns., similar white boards. (5)

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Lot 769

All First English EditionsYeats (W.B.) Plays for an Irish Theatre, 4 vols. (ex. 5),1. Where There is Nothing, Vol. I, 8vo L. (Bullen) 1903, Wade 44;2. The Hour Glass; Cathleen ni Houlihan; & The Pot of Broth, Vol. II, 8vo L. (Bullen) 1904. Wade 53.3. The Kings Threshold; and On Baile's Strand, Vol. III, 8vo L. (Bullen) 1904. Wade 56.4. Deirdre, Vol. IV, L. (Bullen) 1907. Wade 69.Together 4 vols., 8vo L. (Bullen) 1903 - 1907. All First Edns., orig. green cloth backed blue grey boards, paper labels. V. Scarce Set. (4)

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Lot 770

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.

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Lot 772

Hewitt (John) Collected Poems 1932 - 1967, L. (Macgibbon & Kee) 1968. First Edn. Signed With Signed Pres. Inscription 'For Sophie, Jim and the girls (see p. 107) with affection from John 17.VII.68' the poem on p. 107 The Response, is written for Jill & Brenda, 'The Girls,'also with m/ss postcard to Sophie Stewart, loosely inserted; Ormsby (Frank) ed. The Collected Poems of John Hewitt, Belfast 1991. First Edn., orig. marbled d.w.; with other items laid in, programmes & newscuttings etc. (2)

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Lot 773

Hartnett (Michael) Tao A Version of the Chinese Classic. ... Roy 8vo D. (New Writers Press) 1971. First Limited Edn., 500 Copies. Signed by Author, decor. d.w.; Poems in English, D. (Dolmen Press) 1977. First Edn., port. frontis, cloth & d.w.; Collected Poems. volume 2, 8vo D. & Manchester 1986 / 87. First Edn., wrappers; A Necklace of Wrens, Poems in Irish & English. Gallery 1987. First Edn. d.w.; Poems to Younger Women, Gallery 1988. First Edn., Signed by Author, d.w.; The Killing of Dreams, Gallery 1992. First Edn., wrappers; Selected and New Poems, Gallery 1994. First Edn., orig. pict. wrappers. A good collection. (7)

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Lot 777

Montague (John) November A Choice of Translations from Andre Frenaud by John Montague and Evelyn Robson. With an original woodcut by Raoul Ubac. 8vo Cork Golden Stone 1977. First Edn., frontis, orig. cold. wrappers. Signed by Both Authors; The Rough Field, roy 8vo D. (Dolmen) 1972. First Edn; The Great Cloak, Dolmen & Oxford 1978. First Edn., wrappers; Mount Eagle, Gallery / Bloodaxe Books 1989; and two others sim. vols., all wrappers. (7)

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Lot 778

Montague (John) Poisoned Lands & other Poems, 8vo L.1961 First Edn., cloth & d.w.; Tides, D. (Dolmen) 1970. First Edn., Signed by Author, also First American Edn. of same work, 8vo Chicago (Swallow Press) 1971, both cloth & matching d.w.s; Mount Eagle, Gallery 1988. First Edn., Signed by the Author, cloth & decor. d.w. All v. good. (4)

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Lot 781

O'Faolain (Sean) A Nest of Simple Folk, L. 1963. First Edn., orig. pict. d.w.; A Purse of Coppers, L. 1937. First Edition, d.w.; Come Back to Erin, L. 1940. First Edn., decor. d.w.; Teresa and other Stories, L. 1947, First Edn., d.w. (4)

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Lot 782

Presentation Copies to Norah RobinsonRobinson (Lennox) The Far-Off Hills, L. 1931. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, decor. boards & pict. d.w.; Is Life Worth Living? An Exaggeration in Three Acts. L. 1933. First Edition, with long Presentation Inscription, Signed, cloth & d.w.; Pictures in a Theatre, D. (Abbey Theatre) n.d., with long Signed Pres. Inscription, wrappers. (3)

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Lot 783

Robinson (Lennox) A Young Man from the South, D. 1917. First Edn. Signed Pres. Copy, cloth; Eight Short Stories, D. [1919] First Edn. orig. pict. d.w. With a Signed Postcard to Mrs. J.H. Thomas, loosely inserted; A Golden Treasury of Irish Verse, ed. by L.R., L. 1925. First Edn., cloth & with a Signed Note from Author loosely inserted. A lot. (3)

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Lot 784

Moore (George) Parnell and his Island, 8vo L. 1887. First Edn., orig. cloth, gilt lettered spine; also The Untilled Field, L. 1903. First Edn., hf. title, t.e.g., orig. blind decor. red cloth. V. good copy. (2)

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Lot 785

The Author's First Collection of PoemsPresentation Copies to Katherine KavanaghFallon (Peter) Among the Walls, Rathgar (Tara Telephone Publications) 1971. First Edn. The Author's First Collection; The First Affair, Gallery 1974. First Edn., Signed Pres. to Katherine Kavanagh; The Speaking Stones, Gallery 1978. First Edn.; Winter Work, Gallery 1983. First Edn.; The News and Weather, Gallery 1987. First Edn., signed Pres. Copy to Katherine; Eye to Eye, Gallery 1992, First Edn., all orig. ptd. wrappers. Good. (6)

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Lot 786

Signed Presentation CopyGogarty (Oliver St. J.) Others to Adorn, Poems Preface by W.B. Yeats 8vo L. (Rich & Cowan) 1938. First Edn., Signed Pres. Inscription, 'To my friend, St. George Smith from Oliver St. J. Gogarty Dublin 14:VI:1938' blue cloth & d.w.; Perennial, L. 1946 First Edn., cloth backed boards, d.w.; also Collected Poems, tall 8vo L. 1951. First Edn., cloth backed marble boards, & orig. d.w. V. good lot. (3)

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Lot 787

Gregory (Lady A.) The Full Moon. A Comedy in One Act, Published by the Author at The Abbey Theatre. 8vo D. 1911. First Edn., original ptd. decor. yellow wrappers. Scarce; also The Story Brought by Brigit: A Passion Play in Three Acts, L. & N.Y. (Putnan) 1924. First Edn., uncut, orig. gilt lettered blue cloth. Good. (2)

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Lot 793

Inscribed Presentation Copy Somerville (Edith OE.) & Ross (Martin) Notions in Garrison, 4to L. (Methuen & Co.) 1941. First Edn., hf. title, 10 illus., IX, [134]pp, orange cloth, black lettered spine, & in orig. orange & white d.w. V. good. (1) * Inscribed on front free end, "Hildegarde with love from Edith / Oct. 29, 1941,"; also Signed by Edith in full on title.

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Lot 795

Inscribed by the AuthorSomerville (E.OE.) & Ross (M.) French Leave, Boston 7 New York 1928. First American Ed., hf. title [6], [288]pp. saxe - blue heavy cloth, spine faded. Scarce. (1)* Signed by Author, & dated August 17, 1928, also inscribed "(From Mr. Dale Warren Houghton Mifflin Co.)", also a T.L.s. tipped in, from Houghton Mifflin, Publishers to Harry Worcester Smith, Massachusetts, dated July 19, 1928, re publication of the above. H.W. Smith wrote the Forward to the Collected Works of Sommerville & Ross, published N. York 1927.

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Lot 796

Gregory (Lady A.) Our Irish Theatre, A Chapter of Autobiography, 8vo N.Y. (Putnam) 1913. First Edn., portrait frontis & 3 others plts., orig. cloth backed blue boards, paper label. V. good. (1)

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Lot 797

Signed by the AuthorGregory (Lady A.) A Book of Saints and Wonders. Put down here by Lady Gregory according to the Old Writings and the Memory of the People of Ireland, 8vo L. (Murray) 1907 - First Edn. Signed in Pencil on title page, and with rubber stamp of Moyne Park Ballyglunin, Co. Galway. Orig. grey cloth backed boards, paper label, & orig. grey printed wrappers., top of spine nicked, otherwise a very good copy. Scarce. (1)Provenance: Moyne Park, Ballyglunin, Co. Galway.

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Lot 798

Gregory (Lady A.) Seven Short Plays, D. (Maunsel) 1909. First Collected Edn., port. frontis, listing of 'First Productions of the Plays' at the end, orig. cloth backed blue boards, paper label on spine; New Comedies, N.Y. & L. (Knickerbocker Press) 1919. First Edn., port. frontis, fine buckram backed blue boards, paper label. Both v. good. (2)

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Lot 799

Signed Presentation Copy to Robert BartonGregory (Lady A.) Three Wonder Plays, 8vo L. (Putnam) n.d. First Collected Edn., orig. blue cloth. Inscribed on f.f.e. 'For Robert Childers with love from A. Gregory - Oct. 1923,' also The Image and Other Plays, L. (Putnam) 1922. First Edn., Inscribed on f.f.e. 'Michael Shawe-Taylor / June 1927,' orig. blue cloth, paper wrappers. (2)* Michael Shawe-Taylor, a relation of Lady Gregory, was the son of Frank, Shawe-Taylor of Castle Taylor, nr. Ardrahan, Barony of Kiltartan, Co. Galway. He was the High-Sheriff of Co. Galway and was shot 3 March 1920, during the War of Independence. Michael was the last of the family to live in the ancestral home.Provenance: From the collection of Mrs. Catherine Kennedy, 'Nu' the grand-daughter of Lady Gregory. Her father Robert, was the subject of W.B. Yeats's poem, "An Irish Airman Forsees His Death."

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Lot 8

The Author's First BookAlgren (Nelson) Somebody in Boots, 8vo N.Y. (The Vanguard Press) 1935, First Edn., with a m/ss postcard signed with sketch of boat, signed by the author, loosely inserted, original light brown cloth, black lettering to spine, original decor. d.j., slight loss to 3 others of spine, otherwise. Fine Copy [Bruccoli A11]. (1)* The story relates to the life of Cass Mc Kay who endures a life of prison, homelessness, and soup kitchens during the height of America's depression of the 1930's, particulary in Chicago.

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Lot 800

Gregory (Lady A.) Irish Folk-History Plays, First & Second Series. 2 vols. 8vo N.Y. & L. (G.P. Putnam's sons) 1912. First Collected Editions, uncut, orig. cloth backed blue boards, paper labels on spine. V. good copies. (2)

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Lot 801

Faller (Kevin) Island Lyrics, 4to D. (Three Candles) 1963. First Lim. Edn. No. 112 of 150 Copies, uncut, orig. red cloth, v. good; Lament for The Bull Island & Other Poems, roy 8vo D. (Goldsmith Press) 1973. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, buckram; The Lilac Tree & other Poems, D. (St. Beuno's Press) 1979. Signed First Edn. Limited, No. 143 of 150 Copies, wrappers; Memoirs, Mornington Co. Meath (Tracks) 1983. Lim Edn. 500 Copies, wrappers; Lyric and Script, 8vo D. (H.O. Loescher) n.d. First Edn., cloth & d.w. A scarce collection. (5)

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Lot 802

All First EditionsDurcan (Paul) Jesus, Break His Fall, D. (Raven Arts) 1980; Ark of the North, For Francis Stuart on his Eighteenth Birthday D. 1982. Signed Presentation Inscription to Katherine [Kavanagh]; Going Home to Russia, Belfast (Blackstaff) 1987, signed by Author; Jesus and Angela, Blackstaff 1988; Daddy Daddy, Blackstaff 1990; Crazy about Women, 4to Nat. Gallery of Ireland, 1991. Signed by Author, all First Edns., in orig. pict. d.w. V. good. (6)

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Lot 804

The Author's First BooksWoods (Macdara) Decimal D. Sec. Drinks in a Bar in Marrakesch, roy 8vo D. (New Writer's Press) 1970. First Limited Edition of 200 Copies, orig. decorated colour wrappers; Early Morning Matins, 8vo Gallery 1972. Lim. Edn. 1000 Copies, cloth & pict. d.w.; Stopping the Lights in Ranelagh, D. (Dedalus) 1987. First Edn., pict. wrappers. (3)* All three volumes with Signed Presenation Inscriptions to Katherine Kavanagh, widow of poet Patrick Kavanagh.

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Lot 806

O'Sullivan (Seumas) The Rosses and Other Poems, sm. 8vo D. (Maunsel & Co.) 1918. First Edn., Signed Copy, cloth backed boards; An Epilogue to the Praise of Angus and Other Poems, D. (Maunsel) 1914. First Edn., orig. boards; Mud and Purple, Pages from the Diary of a Dublin man. 8vo L. 1917. First Edn., Pres. Copy to J.G. Stoney, Signed, frontis & decorations by Estella Solomons, orig. cloth backed decor. boards. All v. good. (3)

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Lot 807

The Author's Very Rare Second Published Book[Gogarty (Oliver St. John) & O'Connor (Jos.)] 'Alpha and Omega,' - Blight. The Tragedy of Dublin, An Exposition in 3 Acts. 8vo (Talbot Press) 1917. First (Sole) Edition, some lines underlined in pencil, the title with earlier owner's name 'Douglas Louis Bligh' in pen, 74pp complete, in orig. printed grey wrappers, spine browned somewhat, but a delightful copy of this rarity. (1)* This is Gogarty's second book, preceeded only by 'Hyperthuleana,' which was privately circulated and is of legendary rarity.

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Lot 809

Gogarty (Oliver St. J.) As I was Going Down Sackville Street, 8vo L. (Rich & Cowan) 1937. First Edn., port. frontis, attractive qtr. mor. marble boards; I Follow Saint Patrick, L. (Rich & Cowan) 1938. First Edn., illus., fold. maps & decor. ends, blue cloth & pict. d.w.; Start from Somewhere Else, N.Y. 1955. First Edn., orig. cloth. (3)

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Lot 810

All First EditionsGogarty (Oliver St. J.) Tumbling in the Hay, 8vo L. 1939. First Edn., blue cloth & decor. d.w.; Rolling Down the Lea, L. 1950. First Edn., blue cloth & decor. cold. d.w.; It Isn't This Time of Year at All! An Unpremediated Autobiography. N.Y. (Doubleday & Co.) Spring 1954. First Edition, oatmeal cloth & decor. d.w.; also First English Edition of same work, L. Autumn 1954, red cloth & pict. d.w. All v. good. (4)

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Lot 811

The Author's First CollectionSigned Presentation to the Memory of Patrick KavanaghDurcan (Paul) O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor, 8vo D. (Dublin Magazine Press) 1975. First Edition, orig. pict. wrappers. Very fine. (1)* Paul Durcan won the Patrick Kavanagh Award in 1974. This copy inscribed, 'Maybe Mary might call round....and then I came to the haggard gate,And I knew as I entered that I had comethrough fields that were part of no earthly estate''To the memory of Patrickand to Katherine Barry Moloney Kavanagh, dear kindest friend,from Paul Durcan, 14 June 1975.'A truly unique Copy.

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Lot 812

Signed Presentation Copy to George RussellGogarty (Oliver St. John) An Offering of Swans, and Other Poems. Roy 8vo L. (Eyre & Spottiswoode) n.d. [1924]. First Trade Edition. Port. frontis, orig. blue buckram. V. good copy. (1)* Inscribed 'to George Russell.... from Oliver St. Gogarty 5.VIII.24.'

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Lot 815

The Author's First Book Signed Presentation to Mrs. Katherine Kavanagh Jordan (John) Patrician Stations, 8vo D. (New Writers Press) 1971. First Edn. of Author's First Book, decor. wrappers; A Raft from Flotsam, Versifications 1948 - 1974. 8vo Gallery 1975. Lim. Edn. 1000 Copies, cloth & d.w.; Blood and Stations, Gallery 1976. First Edn., cloth & pict. d.w.; (3) * The Author was a personal friend of Patrick Kavanagh, and the three items above have presentation inscriptions to his wife Katherine.

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Lot 816

O'Sullivan (Seumas) Poems, 8vo D. (Maunsel) 1912. First Edn., port. frontis. Signed Copy, uncut, blue cloth; Poems, By William Starkey, M.D. Selected by His Son.. Seumas O'Sullivan. D. 1938. Privately Printed. Port. frontis, blue cloth; Collected Poems, D. (Orwell Press) 1940 Lim. Edn. 300 Copies Only, blue cloth, ptd. d.w.; Essays and Recollections, D. 1944 First Edn., cloth backed boards; Dublin Poems, 8vo N.Y. 1946. First Edn., decor. title, later cloth backed boards. (5)

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Lot 817

Signed Presentation Copies for Mary LavinO'Sullivan (Seumas) This is the House and other Verses, 8vo D. Privately Printed 1942. Sole Edn. Signed Pres. 'To the Author of 'Tales from Bective Bridge,' wrappers; The Rose and Bottle and other Essays, 8vo D. 1946. First Edn., Signed Pres. 'To Mary Lavin... from SO'S (& E.f.S.) 'Dec. 1946' cloth backed boards, & d.w.; also Editor's Choice. A Little Anthology of Poems Selected from The Dublin Magazine, 8vo D. (Orwell Press) 1944. First Edn., Signed Pres., unopened, cloth backed boards, d.w. All fine copies. Scarce. (3)

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Lot 818

[Pollock (J.H.)] 'An Philibin,' Hills of Dublin, D. 1917; Grass of Parnassus, D. (Three Candles) 1936. Lim. Edn. No. 54 (250), cloth; The Valley of the Wild Swans, D. 1932. Signed Copy cloth; The Moth and The Star, A Surmise. D. 1937; Irish Ironies, A Collection of Short Stories. L. 1930, cloth; Autumn Crocus, 4to Tralee 1947, cloth & d.w. All First Edns., & 8 others, mostly Lim. Edns., orig. wrappers. As a lot. (15)

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Lot 819

Presentation Copy to M.J. Mac ManusO'Faolain (Sean) The Great O'Neill A Biography, 8vo N.Y. 1942. First U.S. Edition, Signed Presenation Copy, & with m/ss note from author re errors in the text, cloth & orig. pict. d.w.; also an English Edition of same work, L. 1947, d.w.; The Talking Trees and other Stories, Boston 1970. First U.S. Edition, and First UK Edition of same work, L. 1971, both pict. d.w.; The Irish - A Character Study, N.Y. 1956, d.w. (5)

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Lot 821

Robinson (Lennox) Towards An Appreciation of the Theatre, 8vo D. (Metropolitan Published Co.) 1945. First, also res. Copy to 'T.J. Bradley, Pain-giver - Pain healer / Pain-maker, Pain-breaker is better, Lennox Robinson April 1946,' orig. pict. d.w.; Killycreggs in Twilight and other Plays, L. & D. 1939. First Edn., cloth & d.w. (torn) also Advance Copy of same work, L. 1939, wrappers; The Palette and Plough, D. 1948. First Edn., illus. cloth & d.w. (torn), with a 3pp typescript of a Broadcast made by Robinson in 1945 about his subject, & some newscuttings loosely inserted. A lot. (4)

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Lot 822

O'Faolain (Sean) The Silver Branch, An Anthology. 8vo L. 1938. First Edn. d.w.; The Short Story, N.Y. 1951. First U.S. Edn., d.w.; I Remember! I Remember!, L. 1962. First Edn., d.w.; Foreign Affairs and other Stories, L. 1976. First Edn., cold. d.w.; An Irish Journey, With Illustrations by Paul Henry. 8vo L. 1947. Illus. & pict. d.w. also With a manuscript note from Paul Henry, dated Dec. 1943, re volume 'The Story of Ireland.' As a lot. (5)

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Lot 827

Carson (Ciaran) Letters from The Alphabet, 4to Gallery 1995. Lim. Edn. 500 Copies, Signed Presentation Copy cloth & d.w.; also The Star Factory, 8vo L. 1997. First Edn., pict. d.w. (2)

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Lot 829

Signed First Edition Murphy (Tom) The Sanctuary Lamp, 8vo D. 1976. First Edn., pict. wrappers; Famine, Gallery 1977. First Edn., green wrappers; Conversations on a Homecoming, Gallery 1986. First Edn. Signed by Author, cloth & d.w.; also The Seduction of Morality, roy 8vo L. 1994. First Edn., cloth & pict. d.w. The Author's First Novel. (4)

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Lot 830

All Signed Presentation CopiesMc Greevy (Thomas) Thomas Stearns Eliot, A Study, L. 1931. First Edn.; Richard Aldington, An Englishman, L. 1931. First Edn; Poems, L. 1934. First Edn., all orig. ptd. d.w.'s; also Nicolas Poussin, 4to D. (Dolmen Press) 1960. Lim. Edn. 500 Copies, illus. wrappers. All Signed Presentation Copies. Good. (4)

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Lot 831

Durcan (Paul) Theresa's Bar, Gallery Books 1986 [Revised Edn.], cloth; Christmas Day, L. 1996. First Edn., cloth; Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil, 8vo L. 1999. Signed First Edition, cloth; The Art of Life, L. 2004. First Edn., boards; The Laughter of Mothers, L. 2007. Signed First Edition, boards, all orig. decor. d.w.'s. V. good. (5)

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Lot 832

Heaney (Seamus) The Haw Lantern, L. 1987 First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, 2-III-95,; Electric Light, L. 2001 Uncorrected Proof Copy; Beowolf, roy 8vo N.Y. 2000 Bilingual Edition, cloth backed boards, d.w.; Finders Keepers, Selected Prose 1971 - 2001, roy 8vo N.Y. 2002. First American Edn, d.w.; District and Circle, L. 2006. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, Jan. 2007, orig. wrappers. (5)

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Lot 833

Heaney (Seamus) The Cure at Troy, A Version of Sophocles Philoctetes 8vo Derry (Field Day) 1990. First Edn., pict. d.w.; The Redress of Poetry, Oxford Lectures. 8vo L. 1995. First Edn., pict. d.w.; and The Spirit Level, L. 1996. First Edn., decor. d.w. All v. good copies. (3)

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Lot 834

Robinson (Lennox) The Dreamers. A Play in Three Acts, D. (Maunsel) 1915. First Edition - Signed, cloth backed boards; Oxford Poetry 1917, Ed. by W.R.C., T.W.E., & D.L.S. 8vo Oxford 1917, wrappers. Signed by Lennox, Christmas 1917; The White Headed Boy, L. (Putnam) 1925; The Big House. Four Scenes in its Life, L. 1928; Bryan Cooper, L. 1931, wrappers; The Far-Off Hills, L. 1946, cloth; Dark Days, 12mo D. 1918, wrappers; & 1 other. (8)

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Lot 836

Tower Press Booklets: The Tower Press Booklets - Second Series, 6 Nos, sm. 4to:1. About Women - Verses, by Charles Weekes, sm. 4to D. (Maunsel) 1907.2. Studies, by Padraic Colum, D. 19073. The Egyptian Pillar, by Eva Gore-Booth, D. 19074. Deirdre: A Drama in Three Acts, by A.E., D. 19075. Verses: Sacred and Profane, by Seumas O'Sullivan. D. 19086. The Living Chalice and Other Poems, by Susan L. Mitchel, D. 1908.Together 6 nos [complete] all First Editions, all orig. decor. & ptd. wrappers. V. good. Scarce. (6)

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Lot 837

Muldoon (Paul) Mules, L. 1982. Signed by Author; Meeting the British, L. 1987. Signed First Edition; Madoc, L. 1990. Signed First Edn.; Shining Brow, L. 1993. Signed First Edn., The Annals of Chile, L. 1994. Signed First Edn., all orig. wrappers; Moy Sand and Gravel, L. 2002. First Edn., d.w.; and Horse Latitudes, L. 2006. First Edn., pict. d.w. all v. good. (7)

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Lot 838

Signed Presenation CopyMurphy (Richard) The Battle of Aughrim, L. 1968. First Edn., Signed Presentation Copy, 'To Liam Ryan at the Project, 14th March 1976,' the occasion of the poet's reading at the Project. Signed also by Liam Ryan, green cloth, & orig. d.w. in red & black. V. good copy. (1)

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Lot 840

Murphy (Richard) Collected Poems, roy 8vo Gallery 2000. First Edn. Presentation Inscription 'for Christine & George [Hetherington] with best wishes 11th October 2000 Buswells Hotel,' Signed by the Author, cloth & d.w.; also The Price of Stone & Earlier Poems, roy 8vo Wake Forest University Press 1985. With lengthy Presentation Inscription, 'For Trix..,' Signed by Author, orig. decor. wrappers; & Irish University Review - Richard Murphy Special Issue, roy 8vo D. Spring 1977, orig. wrappers. (3)

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Lot 841

Hartnett (Michael) Selected Poems, D. (New Writers Press) 1970. Frist Edn. Signed on title; Gipsy Ballads, Goldsmith Press 1973. First Edn. port. frontis; A Farewell to English, Gallery 1975. First Lim. Edn. 1000 Copies; The Retreat of Ita Cagney - Culu Ide, roy 8vo Goldsmith Press 1975. First Edn., illus.; Adharca Broic, Gallery 1978. First Edn., An Phurgoid, Coisceim 1982, First; De Nuala Foidhne Chrainn, Coisceim 1984, First; and An Lia Nocht, Coisceim 1985, First. All in orig. decor. wrappers. Good & Scarce. (8)

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Lot 842

Yeats (W.B.) Plays for an Irish Theatre, roy 8vo L. (A.H.Bullen) 1911. First Edn., with illustrations by Gordon Craig, uncut, orig. cream coloured brown boards, spine lettered in black. Bookplate of R.J. Writh. A pristine copy. (1)

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Lot 843

The Two Parts CompleteCuala Press: Yeats (W.B.) Reveries over Childhood and Youth, 8vo Dundrum 1915. First Edn. Number 236 of 450 Copies Only. Uncut, orig. pale linen backed grey boards, lettered in black on upr. cover. Together with:- Plates to Accompany Reveries over Childhood and Youth..., containing 2 engd. portraits, & cold. plate & sheet of letterpress, as issued, in linen backed blue boards, lettered in black on upr. cover. Both very fine copies. Miller 23. Wade 111. (2)

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Lot 845

The Extremely Rare Author's First BookLimited to 35 CopiesDolmen Press: Murphy (Richard) Sailing to An Island, roy 8vo D. (Dolmen) August 1955. Lim. Edn. No. 3 of 35 Copies. 8pp single sheet folded, orig. printed yellow wrappers. some slight dust staining, & fading at top edge, with a small nick. A very fine copy of this rarity. Not in Miller. (1)

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Lot 847

Lipscomb (George) The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham, 4 vols. lg. 4to L. (J. & W. Robins) 1847 First Edn. 47 engraved and lithographed maps & plts. & 1 fac-simile, complete, wd.-cut illus., cont. hf. mor. backed boards, some spotting. Good. (4)

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