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Lot 27
REPUBLICAN PERIODICALS, mainly 1915 A very good collection including copies of Fianna; The Irish Volunteer; Nationality; The Spark (seven issues); The Workers Republic (including one of the first series, ed. James Connolly, Dec. 1915); Poblacht na hEireann / War News; Scissors & Paste; etc., condition generally good. As a collection, w.a.f. Provenance: D'Arcy family (see lot 152)
Lot 29
STOP PRESS. POBLACHT NA h-EIREANN. Wednesday June 28th, Seventh Year of the Republic. Communique from the Four Courts [issued by Rory O'Connor, Major General, I.R.A.]. 'At 3.40 this morning we received a note signed by Tom Ennis demanding on behalf of “the Government†our surrender at 4 a.m., when he would attack .. The boys are glorious, and will fight for the Republic to the end .. Three casualties so far, all slight. Father Albert and Father Dominic with us here ..' Broadside poster, printed one side only, 19 ½ x 14 ¾ ins [50 x 37 cms]. Fold marks, else a superb copy of this celebrated item, the first in the 'Stop Press' series issued from the Four Courts. Rare in this condition. Also with a copy of Stop Press no. 6, Sunday July 2, 'The fight goes on ..', fold marks and marginal wear, no loss. [2]
Lot 50
After Joseph Haverty RHA (1794 - 1864) The Triumphant Entry of George IV into Dublin. His Majesty's Arrival, His Majesty's Embarkation A pair of coloured aquatints by Robert Havell, each 45 x 64cms. These prints record the visit of George IV to Ireland in 1821, when official business was overshadowed by the Kings' wish to visit Slane Castle. These are rare first state prints before the flags were re-engraved to fly at half mast for the death of Queen Caroline. This pair of aquatint prints by Robert Havell, are based on paintings by Joseph Haverty, a close friend of 'The Liberator', Daniel O'Connell. Haverty based his depictions on sketches made by John Lushington Reilly, whom Haverty has thoughtfully included in the embarkation scene. The figure of Reilly can be found in the central foreground sketching on horseback. The 18 day visit by George IV began on August 12th 1820, the Kings 59th birthday, and a mere three weeks after his coronation. The visit was arguably the first time a British monarch had visited the country without an accompanying army, in the traditional sense at least. George IV's visit was universally greeted with rejoicing from the populace. One of the first to extend his warmest welcome was Daniel O'Connell, who saw the visit as welcome support in his endeavours to achieve Catholic Emancipation, although George only signed the bill reluctantly some eight years later. The King, whilst scheduled to arrive at Kingstown, instead arrived at Howth harbour in a mood befitting his birthday celebrations. The first print shows the King leading a procession of some two hundred carriages at the head of Sackville Street amidst a spectacular flurry of flags and pageantry. The Lord Mayor's Guard, who resembled 'Beefeaters', can be seen close to the carriage. The King spent the majority of his stay at the Vice Regal Lodge in the Phoenix Park, with the exception of a four day visit to his mistress, Elizabeth Lady Conyngham at Slane Castle. The visit was a resounding success - Daniel O'Connell even suggesting that a collection be taken up from every peasant in Ireland, to facilitate the building of a palace for the new King. The collection did not afford the building of a palace but it did facilitate the building of a new bridge crossing the Liffey at the present location of Heuston Station.
Lot 52
ADDRESS TO MISS ANNIE PARNELL An attractive illuminated manuscript Address to Annie Parnell, sister of Charles Stewart Parnell and founder of the Ladies' Land League, offered by a Committee of the Graigue and Killeshin branch of the Irish National Land League, tendering 'our warmest welcome of friendship on your arrival at Carlow' and congratulating her on 'your earnest and noble efforts of success in comforting the many distressed families suffering in these times of oppression and trial', with the names of five committee members subscribed. On card, 22 x 17 ½ ins [56 x 45 cms], within an attractively painted and gilded frame of flowers and leaves, with four real photographs attached around edges. With a few stray paint marks, partly obscuring a word or two, no significant loss. Anna Catherine Parnell [1852-1911] founded the Ladies' Land League in January 1881 with the assistance of her sister Fanny, and took over the effective direction of the land campaign during the months when her brother Charles was imprisoned in 1881-2. She was tactically more radical than her brother, and when Parnell was released under the 'Kilmainham Treaty' he cut off funding to the Ladies' League. In later years Anna was estranged from her brother, and lived alone in Devon under an assumed name. She is regarded as 'the first outstanding woman agitator in modern Irish history' (Hickey & O'Doherty), and was much admired by Michael Davitt. Material relating to Anna Parnell is scarce.
Lot 60
THE ARCHIVE OF SIR CHARLES RUSSELL, LORD RUSSELL OF KILLOWEN Sir Charles Russell (1832-1900) was undoubtedly the leading Irish-born lawyer of Victorian times. He was born in Newry, Co. Down, to a Catholic family in moderate circumstances. His uncle and brother were Catholic priests and three sisters became nuns. He qualified as a solicitor in 1854, spent a few years defending Catholics in trouble with the authorities, and then moved to London, determined to become a barrister. Although he had few contacts there, he succeeded through his intelligence, oratorical skills and hard work, and soon became a leading counsel. He entered Parliament in 1880 as Liberal member for Dundalk. He was appointed Attorney-General by Gladstone in 1886 and again in 1892, and played a leading part in promoting Home Rule legislation. Gladstone wished to appoint him Lord Chancellor (head of the legal profession), but found that by an old law this position was not open to Roman Catholics. In 1894 Russell became an Appeal Court Judge, and later the same year he was appointed Lord Chief Justice, the first Catholic to hold the position since the Reformation. As a barrister his greatest triumph was at the Parnell Commission, 1888-9, where his cross-examination of Richard Pigott exposed him as having forged the letters (allegedly by Parnell) at the heart of the case, by asking him to write down on a blank sheet a number of seemingly unconnected words, two of which were misspelt in the 'Parnell' letters. After the court rose Pigott signed a confession, and then fled to Madrid, where he shot himself when police came to question him. In 1893 Russell represented Britain at an international arbitration of competing claims in the Bering Sea; he became an appeal court judge the following year, taking the title of Lord Russell of Killowen (his native townland in Co. Down). In 1899 he again represented Britain at an arbitration hearing of the Venezuelan border dispute. Other notable judgements included the trial of those involved in the 'Jameson Raid', when he instructed the jury (against their evident inclination) they had no option but to convict the defendants. His archive of letters has been preserved by family descent, and is in excellent condition generally, although some letters have been pierced (probably by filing on a 'spike'), generally without significant loss. It includes seven letters from Charles Stewart Parnell, ten from Gladstone, and others from Lord Salisbury, Arthur Balfour, Joseph Chamberlain, William Harcourt, Lord Rosebery (about 20 letters), W. E. 'Buckshot' Forster, Charles Bradlaugh, Charles Dilke (whom he defended in the celebrated marital case), Cardinal Vaughan (Catholic Archbishop of Westminster), the Duke of Norfolk, John Morley, Lord Coleridge (Russell's predecessor as Lord Chief Justice), and many other leading figures in Victorian politics and the law. A. PARNELL COMMISSION 1888-9 An important collection of letters and documents, including - Special Commission Act 1888. Mr. Charles Stewart Parnell MP and Others. Complete Analysis of Evidence. Lewis & Lewis (solicitors for Parnell and other Irish MPs). Sir Charles Russell's copy (Parnell's leading counsel), with label inscribed with his name. 337 printed sheets loosely inserted in a stiff morocco folder, upper cover titled in gilt, title sheet with Russell's autograph signature, many sheets with his pencilled markings of significant evidence. Some marginal soiling or fraying, no loss, collated complete. A document of great importance, which would have provided the basis for Russell's nine-day closing speech, regarded as one of his finest performances. - Charles Stewart Parnell. Original autograph signed letter dated April 12 / [18]89, framed and glazed, to Sir Charles Russell: 'My heart was too full at the conclusion of your great speech today to attempt any immediate expression of my thoughts to you, and now I will only write that I felt you had added one other undying oration to those handed to us by history from the lips of the world's immortal advocates.' Praise indeed, from one celebrated orator to another. - Lord Aberdeen (John Campbell Gordon, 7th Earl, Lord Lieut. Of Ireland 1886). Autograph signed letter to Russell, April 12 1889, in pencil, on railway notepaper, congratulating him on 'that great achievement. I would not have missed, for a great deal, being in Court during that last half hour.' A little stained. - W.E. Gladstone (Prime Minister). A.L.S. from his home at Hawarden Castle, Apr. 16 1889, to Russell, on mourning paper, 2 pp, 'I fear you will be overwhelmed with congratulations on that great effort and the great result. But I must add my own, and I give it the form of a sanguine hope that it will form an epoch, and a point of departure, in the eventful Irish question', with an invitation to dine at his home. - Charles Stewart Parnell. A.L.S. on House of Commons paper, March 19 / [18]89, 2 pp, to Russell, an earlier letter concerning 'the question as to a choice of London or Dublin for the Times action, which depend upon questions of English & Irish Law'. - Charles Stewart Parnell. A.L.S. on House of Commons paper, July 15 / [18]89, 4 pp (two sheets), confirming his conclusion 'that as the Judges held that they were precluded by the terms of the reference from investigating the origin of the charges & allegations, the means that were used in their fabrication, or the persons engaged in promoting the conspiracy against us, that the enquiry has become one-sided & that I did not desire to be further represented there', and so withdrawing his instructions to Russell as counsel. 'I shall always remember with affection and admiration your splendid vindication of our motives and actions & of the movement with which we were identified during a most trying period of Irish history.' [After the exposure of the Pigott forgeries, the Special Commission continued to enquire into other allegations against Parnell and the Irish members, who decided to withdraw from the hearings]. - H.H. Asquith [later Prime Minister]. A.L.S. on House of Commons paper, 15 July 1889, 2 pp, to Russell, confirming that all the Irish Party members wish to cease to be represented. [Asquith, then a young barrister, was Russell's assistant throughout the 'Times' hearings. - Charles Stewart Parnell. A.L.S. on House of Commons paper, 2 pp, to Russell. 'I am exceedingly sorry to hear of your illness .. Your absence this morning was the only thing which detracted from the completeness of a most dramatic scene, the end of the "Times" forgeries. I am most satisfied with the result, & am absolutely certain that your judgement in the matter was correct and has secured the very utmost that could have been attained even as the result of costly litigation.' A significant letter. There had been suggestions that Parnell should sue for libel on foot of the "Times" forgeries, but Russell advised him to rest content with the vindication he had achieved. - Patrick Egan [sometime Treasurer of the Land League]. A.L.S., 3pp, on plain paper, 18th April 1889, from Lincoln, Neb[raska, USA] to Henry Labouchere MP, mentioning the 'vile calumnies against my character concocted by the miserable forger & perjurer Pigott and published by the London Times', and asking for advice from Labouchere and Sir Charles Russell as to whether he should sue the Times for £50,000. Endorsed at rear by Labouchere, a Liberal MP and supporter of Parnell, 'I suppose that something must be settled in this matter'. In 1883 Egan went from Paris to the United States, where he became a successful businessman and politician. He was suspected of having financed the 'Invincibles', responsible for the Phoenix Park murders, and Parnell would not have welcomed any association with him. Letters from him are rare. - Harris, James Howard (third Earl of Malmesbury). A long and interesting letter to Russell, 7 pp (two sheets), on his addressed paper, dated July 13 (no year, probably 1888), marked 'Private', discussing the issues in the 'Times' enquiry. 'I do hope that you will take seriously into consideration whether the inquiry is safe. Strictly between you and me, I believe that he did write the letters - this of course is only an opinion, but I have arrived at it from the conflicting statements that he has at various times made to me - & from his evident dislike of an inquiry - & from the curious nature of the man - indeed I have always looked upon him as a little wrong in the head ..' It is interesting that Russell kept this letter, which of course ran entirely counter to his instructions. Malmesbury was a former MP, an experienced diplomat, and a man of some consequence. His views may have echoed doubts among others of Parnell's supporters; indeed, it has been said that Parnell himself was not certain the Pigott letters were false until he had seen them. A unique and important collection, nine original letters and the printed analysis of evidence, together illuminating one of the central events of Irish legal and political history of the late 19th century.
![LORD ROSEBERY [Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl, Foreign Secretary 1886, 1892, Prime Minister 1894-5]
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Lot 64
LORD ROSEBERY [Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl, Foreign Secretary 1886, 1892, Prime Minister 1894-5] A very good collection of twenty-three A.L.S. to Russell, mostly signed with his monogram or initial R., mostly on his monogrammed mourning paper, and three autograph draft replies from Russell, as follows: - Dec. 31 1885, marked 'Private'. 'I think I go as far as you do on this Irish question. These disclosures have done great harm. And what will do more harm is the attempt by Press Associations to elicit pledges on this question, of which most members are profoundly ignorant', with an invitation to discuss the matter. [This must refer to Gladstone's announcement that he now favoured Home Rule - the so-called 'Hawarden Kite']. - April 15 / [18]89 [after Russell's closing speech to the Parnell Commission]: 'I suppose the universal chorus of praise around you this morning must be deafening .. You have had one of the greatest opportunities ever afforded to a powerful intellect; and the genius & capacity to take the fullest advantage of it .. You have framed the defence of a nation, and in doing so have produced a classic: for Russell Pro Patria will live with the famous orations.' - June 21 / [18]89, an enigmatic note, mentioning Hortensius and two mares. - Oct. 23 1889, on embossed notepaper of London County Council [of which Rosebery was first Chairman]. 'I am glad you were pleased with the Council, for I can assure you the Council were greatly pleased with you.' - Feb. 24 1890. 'I hope you will accept the nomination' [probably for a Scottish parliamentary seat], 'though I think the chance of any Liberal's winning is but slight.' - Aug 23 / [18]92, discussing Russell's proposed participation in a case 'in a foreign capital', and declining to express a view. [This letter is complete, but has been neatly torn across into two parts; presumably Russell intended to discard it, but changed his mind]. - Nov. 2 / [18]92, concerning a memorandum, marked 'Confidential'. - Nov. 4 / [18]92, about damages in a legal case. - Jan. 27 1893, declining an invitation, a genial letter touching humorously on various matters. 'Take then, my dear Russell, the goods the Gods and Messrs Bennett Dawson & Bennett provide. If they burn your pocket, invest them on the Derby and they will soon disappear ..' - Feb. 20 [18]93. 'My dear Attorney, On your approaching jaunt to Paris won't you spend that cheque which is burning a hole in Messrs Bennett's pocket?' [Presumably Bennett & Co. were solicitors or legal agents]. - Oct. 10 / [18]93. 'A thousand thanks for your report. I hope to arrive at Newmarket tomorrow evening and to confer with you personally on the great issues impending.' - Nov. 16 1893, declining an invitation, pleading arrears of work. 'I send this line with the less reluctance, as I see you are crowded, and crowded with all the magnifico pomposos of the universe ..' - April 16 1894, as Prime Minister, notepaper of 10 Downing Street, a most interesting letter which suggests that Russell already hoped for the office of Chief Justice. 'My dear Attorney General, I hope and believe that I have your approval in submitting your name to the Queen for the office of Lord of Appeal vacant by the lamented death of Lord Bowen .. You advert in your letter to the position of Chief Justice. I cannot of course pledge either myself or my successors, but, so far as I am concerned, you may rest assured that your acceptance of the Lordship of Appeal will in no way prejudice a fair consideration of your claims, should that great office become vacant ..' [See the letter from the incumbent, Lord Coleridge, elsewhere in this collection, which indicates that he was under pressure to resign]. - June 26 1894, three letters on the same day, all concerned with Russell's nomination as Lord Chief Justice - the first Catholic to hold the position since the Reformation, a milestone in English legal history. The first letter contains the formal offer. 'Public opinion with a rare unanimity has designated you for the noble office of Chief Justice of England; for, although great advocates do not always make great judges, it has recognised in you qualities, apart from your matchless power at the bar, which give you an unequalled claim for that position .. and it is with absolute confidence and the loftiest anticipations that I offer you this high post.' The second letter, marked '2', draws his attention to some stipulations from the Lord Chancellor which may affect his pay and conditions, etc.; and the third, marked '3' and 'Confidential', asks for the favour of a place in court when Russell takes his seat as Chief Justice, with congratulations to Lady Russell. Laid in to this third letter are drafts in Russell's hand of three replies to Rosebery. The first, dated 27 June, from Villa Nova, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, explains that he is there to receive an honorary degree from T.C.D., and thanks Rosebery for the great honour he offers him; the second, from Lincolns Inn, 30 June, is a draft of his formal acceptance; and the third, also 30 June, confirms that he has no difficulty with the L[ord] C[hancellor]'s stipulations, and reports that 'I had a satisfactory talk with the L.C. (Walker) in Dublin. He thinks things look fairly well there and that the Tories will lose South Derry, North and South Tyrone and the city of Derry. He wants the election however on a new register.' Also laid in with these letters is an undated cutting from a French newspaper reporting the celebrated Dreyfus trial, and recording Russell's presence there (describing him as 'chef de la police de Londres'). [Villa Nova in Dublin was the home of his wife's sister, Rosa Mulholland, and her husband the historian Sir John Gilbert]. - March 15 1895, from Rosebery, recuperating in Epsom. 'I am on the mend I think since I came here. As to resignation rumours, I can only say that I am moving all my belongings into Downing Street, which would make a troublesome and costly preliminary to abdication.' [But there was something to the rumours, for Rosebery did in fact resign some three months later]. - July 11 1895, from Edinburgh, replying to Russell's letter (presumably about his resignation). 'I had already decided to take no action before the elections - my resolution remains the same but I had no right to inflict a new schism on the Liberal Party in the middle of a fight. I am off yachting tomorrow. Shall you be at Doncaster? - July 12 and 14 1896, from Berkeley Square, two letters referring briefly to an Address which Russell has sent him for his opinions. - Sept. 18 [18]99, a long letter referring to foreign affairs, the Fashoda incident and the 'apparently inevitable war' in the Transvaal. 'I have always disbelieved in war, though I have been quite certain that it was the one issue desired by the Cape English .. It would take much to convince me, if there be war, that war could not have been averted and all desirable results obtained'; and three shorter letters, 1896-98-99, mainly about family matters and his racing plans. A revealing collection, despite the brevity of some of the letters. Rosebery and Russell were close and loyal friends, sharing an interest in the turf and a strong mutual confidence. Rosebery was for many years a leading Liberal, serving in various Ministerial posts, and his friendship was helpful to Russell's career; but his short period as Prime Minister was not a success, and he served only fifteen months before resigning the office. He was fabulously rich, having added a Rothschild marriage to his patrimony, but as party and Government leader he was seen as diffident and indecisive, traits which can perhaps be seen in some of these letters. As a collection.
![[CHARLES RUSSELL QC]
A very good collection of about 20 autograph signed letters to Russell from leading figures in British](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/68-201348123310_468x382.jpg)
Lot 68
[CHARLES RUSSELL QC] A very good collection of about 20 autograph signed letters to Russell from leading figures in British politics, law and society in the late 19th century, including some dealing with Irish issues, as follows: - Sir William Harcourt, Liberal Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Four signed manuscript letters to Russell, 1885-94, some possibly in a secretarial hand, all with autograph signatures, including an interesting letter about his election activities, June 26 1886. Harcourt was seen as Gladstone's natural successor, and probably would have succeeded him as Prime Minister but for Queen Victoria's preference for Rosebery. - William E. Forster, a Quaker, known as 'Buckshot' Forster while Chief Secretary for Ireland 1880-82. Two A.L.S. from Chief Secretary's Lodge, Sept.1880 and Nov. 1881, the first concerning constituency matters, the second, marked 'Private', responding to a letter from a Mr. Clarke about the arrest of certain suspects. 'He is entirely mistaken in supposing that arrests are made on account of the influence of local gentlemen. I shall not be surprised if some of the suspects really believe themselves innocent of any offence. Many of them have been so demoralised by lay or clerical teaching that they think it a meritorious act to ruin their neighbours .. I wish you could read the speeches of priests some of them addressed from the altar which constantly come before me.' - Arthur James Balfour, later Prime Minister. A signed letter (dictated) to Russell, March 27th 1900, marked 'Private', on notepaper of 10 Downing Street, concerning the Irish Universities controversy. 'The two great difficulties in the way of settling this most difficult question appear to me to be, in the first instance, the prejudice of the British people, and in the second place, the attitude of Irish ecclesiastics .. I greatly doubt whether the Hierarchy genuinely desire a national university of the kind you indicate. It is probable, and it is also natural, that they should wish to have an institution substantively under ecclesiastical control; and this I do not believe the Roman Catholic laity of Ireland really desire.' Balfour was Lord Salisbury's nephew, and succeeded him as P.M. in 1902. At the date of this letter he was Chief Secretary for Ireland, where he acquired the nickname 'Bloody Balfour'. - Asquith, H.H., later Prime Minister, Russell's assistant at the Parnell Commission hearings. An A.L.S. to Russell dated 1 May 1894 thanking him for a gift to mark the ending for the time being of their cooperation in 'what we both have felt to be great & good causes'; with a second, 14 May 1898, agreeing that 'Macdonnell's services entitle him to a C.B. if he wishes for it'; and another letter addressed to 'Arthur' [Balfour?], July 1896, asking if he could arrange a place for Mrs. Asquith to hear the Jameson trial [at which Russell presided, see below]. - Sir Matthew Ridley, Home Secretary. A.L.S. on Home Dept. notepaper, July 31 [1896], advising Russell as Lord Chief Justice that after consulting with colleagues, he has decided to 'advise the commutation of the sentence upon the [Jameson] Raid Prisoners into one of imprisonment as first class misdemeanours. My principal reason .. is that the ordinary conditions of imprisonment which are laid down by statute, are so rigid as to prevent the exercise of any dispensing power .. and prevent the S. of S. giving such reasonable relaxation to them as, I believe, would be generally desired in the present case.' [The 'Jameson Raid' was an armed attack on the Transvaal Republic carried out by British subjects from British territory, designed to provoke an uprising by English settlers, and widely believed to have been condoned in British Government circles. It failed, and the instigators were arrested and tried in London under Russell. Finding the jury apparently in sympathy with the defendants, he required them to answer a number of specific questions, and then informed them that in view of their findings on these points, they had no option but to convict the accused. The Home Secretary's decision allowed the transfer of the prisoners to a more relaxed form of custody, where they could in due course be quietly released.] With an unsigned autograph letter to Russell - the only one retained in his collection - dated 29 July 1896, conmgratulating him on his conduct of the trial. - Cardinal Vaughan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster. Two A.L.S. on his headed notepaper, one dated Dec. 4 1895, thanking him for a speech on education, the second marked 'pbly abt '96', asking him to advise on some material enclosed. 'The point we aim at is to obtain a modification of the Coronation Oath before it is too late', and quoting a letter of Cardinal Wiseman. 'We ought to take an early opportunity to get this Oath modified. It would probably be impossible to do this after the death of the Queen before it would have to be administered to her heir.' - Henry FitzAlan-Howard, Duke of Norfolk. An A.L.S. on his headed paper dated Dec. 15 1891, marked 'Private and Confidential', concerning a paper presented by Count Deyne on behalf of his Government, saying that 'in the cause of peace they would welcome such a pronouncement from the Pope as we have been pressing for', etc. [Traditionally the Duke of Norfolk has been regarded as the leading lay spokesman for English Catholics.] - John Morley, leading Liberal writer. Three A.L.S. to Russell, 1886-88-89, the first concerning Gladstone's Land Bill, the third, dated April 14 1889, congratulating him in fulsome terms on his closing speech [to the Parnell Commission] . 'What I want to express is my delight as a critic in a great work of art, showing some of the very finest powers of the human mind at their highest.' - Lord Coleridge, Russell's predecessor as Lord Chief Justice. Three A.L.S. to Russell, two of congratulation on a speech and his appointment (as Attorney General); the third, dated Easter Eve 1894, making it clear that pressure has been brought on him (Coleridge) to resign early on full pension, but that he has no intention of yielding to it; with a note to Russell from Lord Bowen, May 1894, confirming the same information. Evidently there was a move (whether inspired by Russell or not, is unclear) to create circumstances where Russell could replace Coleridge, but the latter declined to cooperate. In the event, he died soon afterward, and Russell was appointed in his stead as Lord Chief Justice. As a collection.
Lot 80
Abercorn, First Duke of, James Hamilton, (1811 - 1885); Twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Original Vanity Fair Print with accompanying legend by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini). Vanity Fair September 25th 1869, Statesmen No 32, captioned: "Promoted from a Viceroyalty to a Dukedom". Excellent condition.
Lot 82
Ranelagh, First Earl of, Richard Jones 1638 - 1712, MP, Peer and Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland. Four Signed Pieces. One of the most wonton and profligate public servants ever, Ranelagh engineered a scheme whereby, in return for the revenue being assigned to him instead of the King (see Payment Lists entry), he would defray all of the expenses connected with governing Ireland. His one redeeming feature and lasting claim to fame was the creation and laying out of the Ranelagh gardens in Chelsea. Four pieces signed `Ranelagh´ 1690 - 1702.
!['BOSS' CROKER'S CODICIL
Cremin vs. Croker. Stenographer's Report [Dublin 1929].
Original typescript, carbon copy, 467, [75](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/83-201348123557_468x382.jpg)
Lot 83
'BOSS' CROKER'S CODICIL Cremin vs. Croker. Stenographer's Report [Dublin 1929]. Original typescript, carbon copy, 467, [75] pp folio, a full transcript including the evidence and cross-examination of Croker's widow Bula [Beulah] and other witnesses, Mr. Justice O'Byrne's charge to the jury, etc. Richard 'Boss' Croker [1841-1922], the legendary boss of Tammany Hall, was born in Clonakilty. After his retirement he returned to Ireland, where he trained the Derby winner Orby, and lived at Glencairn near Sandyford, later the residence of the British Ambassador. After the death of his first wife in 1914 he married a young woman from an entertainment background, who claimed to be a full Cherokee princess, and settled all his property on his new wife. He was then sued by three of his sons from his first marriage, who sought Court protection for their inheritance, claiming he was 'besotted' by the young woman. They lost their case. The courts decided his will was subject to Irish law, which at that time did not protect his family's inheritance rights. There were a number of subsidiary actions, of which this was the last. It concerned a codicil to Croker's will, a so-called 'trip will' signed before a transatlantic voyage, which left substantial amounts to several Irish servants as well as to his Dublin solicitor, John J. McDonald. The codicil was supposedly revoked and was not implemented. This action against Mrs. Croker was taken by one of the beneficiaries, Fanny (Harmon) Cremin, seeking payment of her legacy. The transcript is from the office of the solicitor John McDonald, a witness in the case, and bears annotations probably in his hand. There is a full index at front. Mrs.Croker's evidence is at pp. 220-287, her cross-examination at 288-374, the judge's summing up after p. 467. There are many references to the evidence given in the earlier actions. Probably a unique surviving record.
Lot 97
REPUBLICAN HUNGER STRIKE A broadside leaflet headed 'The Mountjoy Strike / The Call to the Army', issued by Frank Aiken, General, Chief of Staff, calling for active support for the hunger-strikers from every Volunteer, undated [1923]; and a collection of four issues of the Sinn Fein 'Daily Sheet' giving news of the hunger strikes, issues no. 3 (27 Oct. 1923), announcing an 'All-Ireland Hunger Strike'; 15 (10 Nov. 1923), listing those 'whose strength is fast declining'; 21 (17 Nov. 1923); and 24 (21 Nov. 1923), 'The First Death', that of Denis Barry of Cork. The 1923 hunger strike, in support of a demand for release of all remaining Republican prisoners, began some six months after the Republican cease fire. It ended after some 40 days and several deaths, when ecclesiastical intervention led to an understanding that the prisoners would be quickly released. As a collection, scarce.
Lot 100
1916 PROCLAMATION: THE ORIGINAL PRINTING An original copy of the first printing of the Proclamation of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic to the People of Ireland, printed at Liberty Hall on the evening of Sunday 23 April, and read by Patrick Pearse outside the General Post Office in Dublin on the morning of Easter Monday 1916 at the opening of the Easter Rising. Single sheet printed one side only, letterpress, on the usual poor quality paper with a greyish tinge, framed and glazed. With closed tears at top and bottom (professionally repaired), extensive fold marks, one tiny hole with no loss of text, generally in attractive condition in spite of signs of wear. With the various typographical peculiarities identified by Bouch [1936] as indicating the original printing, and without any of the features which identify later printings. Type a bit smudged in places, as usual. With three short vertical printed bars visible in the first three lines of the second section (commencing 'The Irish Republic is entitled ..'), probably due to space bars catching the ink, as in the copy sold in these rooms in April 2012. Visible dimensions of paper (within the mount) 29 ½ ins x 19 ½ ins; depth of printed surface 28 ¾ ins, separation between upper and lower parts of document ½ in. Length of printed line, as measured in the frame, 18 1/8 ins at top, 18 ins at bottom. This last measurement is very slightly smaller than that indicated by Bouch (18 ¼ in.); we believe this small difference is accounted for by the fact that the document is slightly rumpled and does not lie completely flat in the frame. In all other respects the document is consistent with Bouch's measurements and findings. We believe it to be genuine and authentic. Signed on back of frame 'Eamonn Bourke" and with the signature of a Commissioner of Oaths, and with an original certificate of authenticity issued by Eamonn de Burca of De Burca Rare Books 2001, a witnessed affidavit to the same effect signed by Eamonn Bourke, and two certificates dated 1999 and 2001, both signed by John Farrell (Preservation Officer) and Donall O Luanaigh (Keeper) of the National Library of Ireland, giving as their opinion that 'this particular copy is part of the first printing of the Proclamation'. These documents may be inspected on request, and will be passed to the purchaser. The Proclamation of the Irish Republic, recognised as the founding document of modern Irish nationhood, was drafted probably by Patrick Pearse, possibly with amendments by Thomas MacDonagh and James Connolly. The original manuscript has never been found. The text was printed under armed Citizen Army guard at Liberty Hall on the evening of Sunday 23 April 1916, using paper bought by James Connolly for his Workers' Republic and a font of type borrowed from a nearby printer. The type available was insufficient to set the entire text; hence the various improvised letters (notably the non-matching 'e's), and the need to print the document in two parts, running all the sheets through the printing machine twice (the part first printed ends with the third paragraph). It is believed the print order was 2,000 copies, of which the vast majority perished in the storm of fire, shot and shell unleashed in Dublin in the following days. Previously unknown copies still appear from time to time, but our best estimate is that no more than 50 attested copies of the first printing are now extant, and a majority of these are in institutional collections where they are likely to remain. Provenance: Eamonn de Burca, purchased from a client who stated it came originally from a house in Harcourt Street which at one time was a 'safe house' for Michael Collins; private collection.
Lot 103
TO THE MANHOOD OF IRELAND Extracts from the first Manifesto of the Irish Volunteers, promulgated at the Rotunda meeting, November 25th 1913, with later comments dated 1916, claiming a victory in relation to conscription, and appealing for further recruits. Leaflet printed both sides, circa 11 x 6 ins [29 x 15 cms]. Very scarce. With Tracts for the Times no. 3, The Secret History of the Irish Volunteers, by The O'Rahilly. Whelan, Dublin 1915. [2]
Lot 106
DE VALERA'S CONSTITUTION, WITH HIS SIGNATURE Bunreacht na hEireann (Constitution of Ireland). Enacted by the People, 1 July 1937. Dublin, Stationery Office, n.d. [issue date at rear 1/38], 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering, signed by Eamon De Valera on title page with contemporary signature, and with an unrelated presentation inscription dated 1939. Under Eamon de Valera a new Constitution was created in 1937, which was voted upon by the people in a referendum. The Constitution was the first to be given to the Irish people completely by themselves without a British overview. This important document has shaped the nation since. It made Ireland a republic in all but name and established the office of the Presidency, to which the founder of the Gaelic League, Douglas Hyde, became the first president in 1938.
![MICHAEL COLLINS R.I.P.
A mounted photographic print, 3 x 4 ½ ins [8 x 11 cms], showing Michael Collins after death, on a be](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/135-201348125017_468x382.jpg)
Lot 135
MICHAEL COLLINS R.I.P. A mounted photographic print, 3 x 4 ½ ins [8 x 11 cms], showing Michael Collins after death, on a bed, his head bandaged, a Volunteer at attention by his side, a crucifix placed in his clasped hands, inscribed rear 'Copy of the first photo taken at Shanakiel outside Cork', indistinctly signed. A poignant item, rare.
Lot 160
The Emergency - Seirbhis Naisuinta Service Medals: A rare collection. A collection of twelve Seirbhis Naisiunta Medals, issued during The Emergency 1939-1946, to different divisions of the forces, comprising of; (1) An tSeirbhis Muir-Tractala - The Merchant Marine Service, medal, three bars, ribbon and clasp, rare; (2) Seirbhis Altranais An Airm - the Army Nursing Service, medal, ribbon and clasp, the second rarest of the series; (3) Na Forsai Cosanta - the Defence Forces, two bars, ribbon and clasp; (4) An Slua Muiri - the Maritime Inscription, medal, two bars, ribbon and clasp, with copy of awardee's Statement of Service; (5) 26u Cathlan - the 26th Battalion, medal, ribbon and clasp; (6) An Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil - the Local Defence Force, medal, one bar, ribbon and clasp; (7) Forsa Na nOglach 2u Line - the 2nd Line Volunteer Reserve, medal, one bar, ribbon and clasp; (8) Ranna Cabhair Deontaca Cumann Croise Deirge Na hEireann - the Volunteer Aid Division, Irish Red Cross, medal, one bar, ribbon and clasp; (9) Ranna Cead-Cabhrac Cumann Croise Deirge Na h-Eireann - the First Aid Division, Irish Red Cross, medal, one bar, ribbon and clasp; (10) Na Seirbhise Reamhcuraim In Aghaidh Aer-Ruathar - the Air Raid Precautions Organisation, medal, one bar, ribbon and clasp; (11) Na Caomnoiri Aitiula - the Local Security Forces, medal, one bar, ribbon and clasp; and (12) a rare miniature service medal, with ribbon and clasp.
Lot 182
AN EARLY IRISH CITIZEN ARMY FLAG, The blue silk flag with seven white handstitched stars in "Starry Plough" pattern, with gold fringing to three sides, 82 x 185cm, supported by brass capped wooden flag pole. This pattern of flag was first used in the 1916 Easter Rising by the Irish Citizens Army. It has since been used by the Irish Trade Union and is also associated with the Labour Party. Provenance: From the family of a former Irish Citizen Army member, with accompanying photographs showing the flag in use in commemorative parades during the 1950s and 1960s.
![THE FOUR COURTS, DUBLIN. RESTORATION 1926.
A large blueprint, 29 x 30 ½ ins [74 x 78 cms], showing the first floor[i.e. gro](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/249-20134813853_468x382.jpg)
Lot 249
THE FOUR COURTS, DUBLIN. RESTORATION 1926. A large blueprint, 29 x 30 ½ ins [74 x 78 cms], showing the first floor[i.e. ground floor] plan of the Courts on a scale of 16 feet to one inch, numbered 8636, dated 9-6-27, fold marks, a few small tears, some staining (no significant loss). Very scarce. The Court buildings were extensively destroyed during the occupation and siege in 1922.
Lot 260
AN ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF TENZING NORGAY (1914 - 1986), black and white, half length, signed in blue ink, circa 12 x 7.5cm; together with another depicting him with a friend. Sherpa Tenzing is among the most famous mountain climbers in history, he was one of the first two individuals known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. (2)
Lot 306
Playfair, [William]. British Family Antiquity. Illustrative of the Origin and Progress of the Rank, Honours, and Personal Merit, of the Nobility of the United Kingdom. Volumes IV and V and IX the first, second & third volumes of the Peerage of Ireland. London: Thomas Reynolds and Harvey Grace, 1810. Large heavy volumes, bound in original half calf, spines elaborately tooled in gilt; light wear to head of spines, contents very good.
![Thompson [William], Natural History of Ireland
Rare First edition in four volumes, Reeve, Benham and Reeve/Henry G. Bohn, Lon](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/315-201348132058_468x382.jpg)
Lot 315
Thompson [William], Natural History of Ireland Rare First edition in four volumes, Reeve, Benham and Reeve/Henry G. Bohn, London, 1849-56. Vol 1. Birds, Comprising the Orders Raptories & Insessions. Vol. 2 Birds, Comprising the Orders Rasores & Grallatories. Vol 3 Birds, Comprising the Order Natatores. Vol. 4 Mammalia, Reptiles, and Fishes. Also Invertebrata. Original embossed green cloth, gilt spine titles, 8vo. This work is essentially the first definitive natural history of Ireland, all prior works having dealt with Britain generally and it is the earliest account of Irish ornithology in particular. Notable for the detailed and extensive descriptions drawn from the author's observations and the accounts of the Irish people. The author's sensitivity to the plight of birds and to the ecology of Ireland is evident, and is remarkable as he worked, wrote and died during the period of the Irish Famine. The last volume was published posthumously, edited and prefaced by Robert Patterson with a biographical memoir of the author (1805-1852) and contains an engraved portrait of Thompson.
![Healy [Rev. John] Ireland's Ancient Schools and Scholars, or Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum
Inscribed First edition, Burns & Oa](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/317-201348132129_468x382.jpg)
![Lawless [John] The Belfast Politics Enlarged ; being a compendium of the political history of Ireland, for the last forty yea](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/319-20134813221_468x382.jpg)
Lot 319
Lawless [John] The Belfast Politics Enlarged ; being a compendium of the political history of Ireland, for the last forty years. Rare First edition, compiled by John Lawless, Esq. Bearing signature of W.T. Mahaffy, Provost of T.C.D. Printed by D. Lyons, Belfast 1818, 8vo, half leather binding. 'Honest Jack Lawless' (1780?-1837), Dublin-born nationalist, lawyer, journalist, political agitator, associate of Robert Emmet, regarded as open, honest, and enthusiastic, but with little grasp of political reality. An ardent politician, he was one of the most energetic members of the committee of the Catholic Association and a leading opponent of the proposed 'veto' on the appointment of Catholic bishops. His 'Belfast Politics Enlarged' was thought so offensive the government ordered it to be burnt so copies of it are consequently rare.
![Heaney [Seamus] and Neumann [Max]
Audenesque
Maeght, [Paris?], 1998. Limited first edition, no. 90 of 100, signed by author a](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/348-201348132646_468x382.jpg)
![Irish Poetry, A collection comprising:
Friel [Brian], Wonderful Tennessee, The Gallery Press, 1993, hardcover with dust jacke](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/349-201348132659_468x382.jpg)
Lot 349
Irish Poetry, A collection comprising: Friel [Brian], Wonderful Tennessee, The Gallery Press, 1993, hardcover with dust jacket. Kinsella [Thomas], A Dublin Documentary, O'Brien Press, 2006, hardcover with dust jacket; and Poems, 1956-1973, Dolmen Press, 1980, hardcover with dust jacket. Montague [John], Tides, rare first edition, The Dolmen Press, 1970, 8vo, original hardcover with dustjacket; and another copy in paperback. Together with collection of "Field Day Pamphlets", No's 1 - 9
![Heaney, Coxhead & MacNeice
Heaney [Seamus], Wintering Out
Faber & Faber, London, 1972, soft cover, a fine 1st Edition, 80 pp.](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/350-201348132712_468x382.jpg)
Lot 350
Heaney, Coxhead & MacNeice Heaney [Seamus], Wintering Out Faber & Faber, London, 1972, soft cover, a fine 1st Edition, 80 pp. The true first edition preceding the hardcover ed. Coxhead [Elizabeth], Lady Gregory - A Literary Portrait Second Edition, Secker & Warburg, 1966, with dust jacket. Mac Neice [Louis], Collected Poems 1925 - 1948 First Edition, London, Faber & Faber, 1949, original cloth boards and dust jacket. (3)
Lot 351
John Hewitt A collection comprising; Out of My Time, Signed First Edition, Blackstaff Press, 1974; A Poet's Pictures, 1987; The Day of The Corncrake, Glens of Antrim Historical Society, 1969; Art in Ulster: 1, Blackstaff, 1977; Signed and inscribed hardback copy of The Day of The Corncrake, 1984; and Colin Middleton, signed by both Hewitt and Middleton, 1976.
Lot 404
[BERNARD DE GORDON] Tabula Practice Gordonii Dicte Lilium Medicine. Venice: Per Ioannem & Gregorium de Gregoriis fratres., Anno d[omi]ni 1496 die 16. Ianuarij. 4to. In modern full vellum from an antiphony leaf. Exceedingly rare. Only 2 copies located on COPAC. Bernard de Gordon, fl. c. 1285-1308, a Scottish physician in Montpellier, was a contemporary of Gilbert the Englishman. In his Lilium Medicinae (The Lilies of Medicine) he defines the illness of heroic love or "hereos," gives the symptoms of the disease, and prescribes its cure. He warns that "hereos," if not treated quickly, leads to mania and death. In this work, he also describes spectacles for the first time. Eyeglasses were invented in Tuscany between 1280 and 1285. Merton College Library owned a copy of Lilium Medicinae between 1360 and 1385. One of the most important mediaeval scientific works. In his Canterbury Tales, Chaucer counts the author among the three modern authorities of Western medicine. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
Lot 415
A COLLECTIVE VENETIAN EDITION OF NINE TRAGEDIES BY GIAMBATTISTA GIRLADI CINTHIO GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Orbecche Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. A very good copy. The importance of this opening play is stressed by the Cambridge History of English and American Literature (Volume V) with the writer stressing how "The predominant influence in Italian tragedy was, unquestionably, that of Giambattista Giraldi Cinthio, whose Orbecche (acted at Ferrara in 1541) is the first known regular tragedy in the vernacular produced on a modern European stage. Its adoption of the Senecan form, and of the Senecan rhetoric and sensational horrors, decided the fate of Italian tragedy and greatly influenced that of other nations." The scene of Orbecche is set in the Persian city of Susa. Contemporary full vellum, titled in manuscript. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Altile Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. The scene is set in the Syrian city of Damascus. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Didone Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo with engraved portrait and a cast list. The scene is set in the African city of Carthage. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Gli Antivalomeni Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. The scene is set in the English city of London. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Cleopatra Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. The scene is set in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Arrenopia Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. A copy is to be found in the Gilbert Library A landmark in the history of Irish scene set drama, the action of this five act verse play is set in Limerick, "Citta nobile d'Hibernia". Here is to be found the court of the king of Ireland who has taken for wife Arrenopia, the daughter of the king of Scotland. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Euphimia Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. The scene is set in the city of Corinth. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Epitia Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. The scene is set in the city of Magna. BOUND WITH GIRALDI CINTHIO, Giovan Battista. Selene Tragedia - Venice: 1583. 8vo. With engraved portrait and a cast list. The scene is set in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. In excellent condition, this collective edition containing nine plays and a total of 1,228 pages is bound in contemporary vellum with a lettered spine and a library shelf notation. There is a bibliographical note inside the lower cover. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
Lot 425
HENRY VIII. Libello huic regio haec insunt. Oratio Joannis Clerk apud Ro. pon. Responsio roman. pont. Bulla ro. pon. Summa indulgëtiarü. Libellus regius adversos M. Lutherum. Epistola regia ad Saxoniæ duces - [London, 1521]: 4to. Provenance: The Earl of Ilchester / Lord Kenyon copy, fine in early eighteenth century calf. STC 13083. This, the first collection of works by the King, not only includes his book on the Seven Sacraments but also a report on the reception given when a copy was presented to Pope Leo X. His awarding of the title "Fidei Defensor" to Henry is a piece of schoolboy history, almost as well known as the monarch's six wives. However this volume, which, when complete, is rare contained a "timebomb" which future historians from both sides of the religious divide have been reluctant to bring into the public arena. This was the action of the pope in promulgating an indulgence for all those who would read Henry's book and fulfill the normal conditions. Sweeney 2283. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
Lot 432
LAWRENCE, Richard. The interest of Ireland in its trade and wealth stated - Dublin: 1682. 8vo. A very good copy in modern half brown morocco. Wing L 680A. Colonel Lawrence, a Parliamentarian was marshal-general of the horse in Oliver Cromwell's new model army in 1645. He was given a commission by General Ireton to raise 1200 men in England and settle them on forfeited lands in and about Waterford, New Ross and Carrick-On-Suir. He became an opponent of the schemes and ideas of Sir William Petty after the war had ended. He living well into the Restoration period, dying two years after the publication of this, his major work, which sheds so much light on the state of Ireland under Charles II. The first part "discovers the causes of Ireland's not more increasing its trade and wealth from the first conquest till now." Sweeney 2754. Provenance: From the library of Shane Leslie, Glaslough. BOUND WITH LAWRENCE, Richard. The interest of Ireland in its trade and wealth stated. Part two - Dublin: 1682. 8vo. Wing L 681. "Second part proposeth expedients to remedy all its mercanture maladies; and other wealth-wasting enormities, by which it is kept poor and low." The two parts of this work have provided a bookbinder's nightmare and would I imagine still serve as a very good test for the more advanced student of the craft. Sweeney 2755. The Shane Leslie copy, good in modern half morocco with his pleasing ex libris book verse: "This volume that you borrowed, bought or took Is mine while I am living: But dead I mind not giving My blessing to the keeper of my book." Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
![TEMPLE, Sir William. [Diplomat] Letters written by Sir W Temple Bart., and other ministers of state .... containing an acco](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/454-201348134341_468x382.jpg)
Lot 454
TEMPLE, Sir William. [Diplomat] Letters written by Sir W Temple Bart., and other ministers of state .... containing an account of the most important transactions that passed in Christendom from 1665 to 1672 - London: 1700. Two volumes. 8vo. pp. (1) [xiii], 520 (2), [i], 360. With engraved portrait. A good copy in contemporary red morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt rebacked with the original laid down. Wing T 641. They had been revised by Temple before his death and seen through the press by Jonathan Swift, whose first book it is, preceded in print only by some verses in the Athenian Gazette of 1691. Indeed his first words to appear with in hard covers must be this dedication: "To His Most Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland. These letters of Sir W Temple having been left to my care, they are most humbly presented to Your Majesty by Your Majesty's most dutiful and obedient servant". To be fair to Swift he does not take undue credit for the publication opening his "Epistle to the Reader" that directly follows with the words: "The collection of the following Letters is owing to the diligence of Mr Thomas Downton, who was one of Sir William's Temple's secretaries, during the whole time wherein they bear date." Singled out for special mention are such major historical events as The War with Holland that began in 1665, the Peace of Breda, the Peace of Aix La Chapelle in the first part while the other part ends with the Second Dutch War of 1672. Swift, who had been Temple's secretary at the time of his dearth, was then appointed domestic chaplain to the earl of Berkeley, one of the Lords Justices. The majority of the translations from French and Latin were executed by Swift who however acknowledged his lack of Spanish. Sweeney 5040 quoting the 1st edition of 1699 which was issued in a single volume. A highly important provenance being Inscribed "Isaac Newton Libris" with a reference in the same hand on the first blank leaf to Jonathan Swift's edition. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
![[TOLAND, John.] The life of John Milton, containing, besides the history of his works, several extraordinary characters of me](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/455-20134813442_468x382.jpg)
Lot 455
[TOLAND, John.] The life of John Milton, containing, besides the history of his works, several extraordinary characters of men and books, sects, parties and opinions - London: 1699. 8vo. pp. 165, [1]. A very nice copy in nineteenth century full morocco. All edges gilt Wing T 1766. Born a Catholic in the Inishowen peninsula in 1670, in Toland's own words "He was not sixteen years old, when he became as zealous against Popery." His Oxford project of an Irish dictionary never did materialise but instead he became the archetypal late 17th-century coffee house controversialist. This and "Amyntor" incorporate Toland's own republican position, Milton as the following quotation indicates, being very much a man after his own heart: "Had he not engaged himself in contest with the famous Ussher (for he would not readily engage a meaner adversary) against prelatical episcopacy." Sweeney 5107. Bound With [TOLAND, John.] Amyntor: or a defence of Milton's Life - London: 1699. 8vo. pp. [iv], 172. A very nice copy in full morocco, all edges gilt. Binding as above. Wing T 1760. "Containing I. A general apology for all the writings of that kind. II. A catalogue of books attributed in the primitive times to Jesus Christ, his Apostles and other eminent persons .... III. A complete history of the book intituled Icon Basilike, proving Dr Gauden, and not King Charles the First, to be the author of it". Sweeney 5110. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
![TRACY, RICHARD. A bryef [and] short declaracyon made, wherbye euery chrysten man maye knowe, what is a sacrament : Of what pa](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/456-201348134414_468x382.jpg)
Lot 456
TRACY, RICHARD. A bryef [and] short declaracyon made, wherbye euery chrysten man maye knowe, what is a sacrament : Of what partes a sacramente consysteth and is made, for what intent sacramentes were instituted, and what is the pryncypall effect of sacramentes, [and] finally of the abuse of the sacrament of chrystes body and bloud. London: 1548. pp. 32. Small 8vo. Modern full crushed morocco all edges gilt. A fine copy. Richard Tracy was the son of William Tracy, a Justice of the Peace in the reigns Henvy VII and Henry VIII, who adopted Luther's religious views, and whose will expressed his belief in justification by faith, and made no bequests to the clergy. The will was deemed heretical, and William's remains were exhumed and burned at the stake, but the will itself became a sort of sacred text to the Reformers. Richard spent several years struggling over his father's will, and adopted many of William's religious views, his works (With Those of Tyndale and Frith) being classed as 'dangerous' in 1535. By 1546 all his books were ordered to be burned. Treacy published this present work in November 1548 during the discussion in convocation and Parliament which preceded the issue of Edward VI's first Book of Common Prayer, thanks to the 'free year' of 1549/ 9, when Somerset the Protector virtually abandoned Government censorship of the press. William Herbert's copy with his manuscript monogram 'WH. p. 570' at foot of title. Herbert (1718 - 1795) had accumulated a huge library of 16th century books which he used when republishing Ames' Typographical Antiquities 1785 - 90, and to which 'p. 570' refers. This is the Bute copy which was sold at auction in 1995. STC 24162. Signed at end: Rychard Tracey Publication date from colophon. Maltese cross before "A bryef" on titlepage. ESTC, S118530 Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
Lot 459
USSHER, James, Archbishop. An answer to a challenge made by a Jesuite in Ireland. Wherein the judgement of antiquity .... is truely delivered and the noveltie of the now Romish doctrine plainely discovered - London: 1631. 4to. pp. [xxvi], 583, 8 (catalogue), [1], 50, [1], 42, [8], 133, [11], [1], 12, [1]. Contemporary full calf, spine expertly rebacked. A very good copy. STC - 24544. Born in Dublin, Ussher was the second student to gain admission to the newly founded Trinity College, Dublin and four centuries on would still be ranked very highly amongst the College's outstanding graduates. This is the first collected Ussher covering five separate works and in my collecting span, has been the most commonly seen 17th century Irish volume. This controversy with Fr William Malone provided one of the great theological debates in Ireland in the pre Civil War era. Sweeney 5323 quoting the Dublin 1st edition. BOUND WITH USSHER, James, Abp. A briefe declaration of the universalitie of the church of Christ, and the unitie of the Catholicke faith professed therein - London: 1631. 4to. A very good copy. STC 24548 with Wing adding another. The text of a sermon delivered by Ussher before James I at Wanstead on June 20. Sweeney 5329 quoting the 1st edition. BOUND WITH USSHER, James, Abp. The substance of that which was delivered in a sermon before the Commons House of Parliament, in St Margaret's Church at Westminster the 18 of February 1620 - London: 1631. 4to A very good copy. STC 24554A. including a cancel titlepage with Wing adding on an octavo edition. Preached on the occasion of the members' reception of Communion "as a test against Popery". The text: 1 Corinthian chapter X verse 17. Sweeney 5365 quoting the 1st edition. BOUND WITH USSHER, James, Abp. A discourse of the religion anciently professed by the Irish and British - London: 1631. 4to. A very good copy. STC 24549 with Wing adding another published in 1687 and termed "fourth edition. Sweeney 5340. BOUND WITH USSHER, James, Abp. A speech delivered in the castle-chamber at Dublin the XXII. of November 1622 - London: 1631. 4to. A very good copy, all five works reisuued and bound together in old calf rebacked. STC 24555. Usually surfaces as part 5 of this composite volume. This was devoted to the question of the oath of supremacy and Ussher censured those officers who had refused to take it. Sweeney 5368. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
![1501
[HROSWITHA of GANDERSHEIM] Opera Hrosvite illustris virginis et monialis Germane gente Saxonica orte nuper a Conrado C](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/470-201348134518_468x382.jpg)
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1501 [HROSWITHA of GANDERSHEIM] Opera Hrosvite illustris virginis et monialis Germane gente Saxonica orte nuper a Conrado Celte inventa. Norunbergæ: Sub privilegio sodalitis Celticæ, 1501. Small folio. 82 leaves, without pagination. Hrotsvitha (c. 935-1002), also known as Hroswitha, Hrotsvit, Hrosvit, and Roswitha, was a 10th-century German secular canoness, as well as a dramatist and poet who lived and worked in Abbey of Gandersheim, in modern-day Lower Saxony, a community of secular canonesses. She was noted for her great learning and was introduced to Roman Writers by Gerberg. Hrotsvit's work shows familiarity, not only with the Church fathers, but also with Classical poetry, including Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Plautus and Terence (on whom her own verse was modelled). Several of her plays draw on the so-called apocryphal gospels. Her works form part of the Ottonian Renaissance. The Benedictine Rule was relaxed for her and other aristocratic women who joined the order; they were not required to take the vow of poverty. Two Abbesses in her time were nieces of the ruling Emperor with the status of Imperial Princes. The frontispiece of the book, a Durer engraving, shows Hroswitha presenting her manuscript to the Emperor Otto I. The book was edited and seen through the press by the Imperial Poet Laureate, Conrad Celtes, who in 1493 had discovered a copy, still extanct, of the Mss in the Benedictine Monastery of St. Emmeram in Regensburg. Hrosvit divided her work herself into three books. The Book of Legends contained eight legends - with the exception of Gangolf - in dactylic hexameter - the writing style that is most prominent in poetry and can be found in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Her plays feature the chastity and perseverance of Christian women and contrast these to the perceived Latin portrayal of women as weak and emotional. Her Passio Sancti Pelagii is derived, she says, from an eyewitness to the martyrdom of Pelagius of Cordova. Her name, as she herself attests, is Saxon for "strong voice." Hroswitha wrote in Latin, and is considered by some to be the first person since antiquity to compose drama in the Latin West Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1521 Regula beatissimi patris Benedicti e latino i gallicum sermonem per quondam reverendum dominü Guidonë iuvenalë / dü viveret abbatem Sancti Sulpicii Bituricensis traducta - Printed Guillaume de Plains at the expense of Enguilbert and Jean de Marnef, Paris, September 10th, with the woodcut device of P Viart. small 8vo. pp. 102 (leaves), [5]. Late nineteenth century full crimson levant morocco, with gilt armorial shield. A fine copy. The second edition - the first appeared in 1501 - of what was the earliest instance of a printed diglot version of the 6th century Rule of St Bendict. This had been composed at Monte Cassino, and was unquestionably the single most important document in the organisation and spread of monasticism in the west. It was translated by Guy Jouenneaux (died between 1505 and 1507), leader of a movement towards a stricter monastic discipline in the Benedictine order and in particular at their principal Paris abbey of St. Germain des Prés. The printer used Gothic letter of two sizes, small for the Latin text, large for the French. Provenance: of Helion-Charles-Edouard de Villeneuve the Marquis de Trans et de Flayosc (1827 - 1893) copy with his gilt armorial shield on both covers. He was a life-long ultra-republican. Earlier signatures, "Bellelay" and "a secretari, 1849" are to be found on the title page. It later formed part of the collection of Andre L Simon (book plate present) who in his "Bibliotheca Gastronomica" (no 192) notes "St. Benedict ... not only allowed his monks the use of wine but enjoined them to drink a pint a day in order to keep fit and to be able to pray and work well. On holy days he allowed them a double measure, which he called "caritas", while the workaday pint was called "justitia", and on fast days he gave them "caritas" to make up for the lack of food." Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1573 CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRINTED BOOK: Preces privatae in studiorum gratiam collectae, & regia authoritate approbatae - Guielmus Seres, London. 16mo. Modern panelled calf in blind with spine gilt in the 16th century style, splendidly executed. The Catholic Primers were manuals of popular devotion deriving from the medieval Books of Hours of the Blessed Virgin. This Anglican version, based instead on the Book of Common Prayer, had its first edition in 1564. Four years earlier the first English printing of the Latin translation of the Book of Common Prayer had been published. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1625 The Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments. And other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England - Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and John Bill: 1625. Folio. The first edition of the Charles I revision. With many woodcut initials, black letter. Engraved titlepage printed in red and black. Bound in contemporary full calf, covers framed by five gilt fillets enclosing in the centre a large grolieresque gilt central lozenge. A very good copy. This copy was in turn used by those in the Church of Ireland who were desirous for a complete revision of the Booke of Common Prayer to coincide with the 1871 Act of Disestablishment. These suggestions are in red ink. Those involved however lost out against the traditionalists which included J B Garstin. Spine expertly rebacked preserving original. Loosely inserted is a four page printed leaflet entitled 'a form of prayer and Thanksgiving' for "the merciful preservation of the Queen from the atrocious and treasonable attempt against her … on Monday, the thirtieth of May, 1842" - to be used in all Churches and chapels in Ireland. Dublin: printed by George and John Grierson, 1842. Provenance: from the library of WR Westoppe Roberts and Sidney Young with their armorial bookplates. BOUND WITH CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRINTED BOOK: The Psalter, or Pslames of David, after the translation of the Great Bible, pointed as it shall be said or sung in churches - Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and John Bill. Folio with many woodcut initials. According to a note in this copy, the emblem of St Luke, a Bull, appears on the title page by mistake instead of the Lion of St. Mark. Binding: Contemporary calf, gilt, re-backed. Provenance: Bookplates of "Sidney Young, citizen and barber of London" and "W R Westropp Roberts, Senior Fellow, Trinity College Dublin". and gifted to his daughter Dorothy and her husband Dan Conner. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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ST. ROSE OF LIMA - PATRONESS OF AMERICA CATHOLIC PRINTED BOOK: Vita Mirabilis et Mors Pretiosa Venerabilis Sororis Rosae de S Maria Limensis ex Tertio Ordine S. P. Dominici - by Leonhard Hansen OP. Printer and Rome, Typis Nicolai Angeli Tinassii. 4to. Old vellum, with early titling in ink on spine. St Rose of Lima (1586 - 1617) is the native born patroness of America being the first American to be canonized. Too weak to sustain a full conventual life, nevertheless she practised severe mortification and died in only her thirty first year. This early biography - the first edition is a 12mo of the same year - was written by a Dominican who when resident in Rome was put in charge of the English Province. It provides the basis for later biographies with a detailed account of her life and death and also miracles attributed to her intercession. It also details some of her remedies including the use of chocolate for the relief of stomach problems as well offering an account of life in Peru in the later years of the 16th Century. Provenance: The books carries a withdrawn notice on the book plate of St Dominic's Convent, Stone. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1717 CATHOLIC PRINTED BOOK: Index Librorum Prohibitorum usque ad totum mensem Martii MDCCXVII. Regnante Clemente XI - Typographia Camera Apostolica, Rome. 1717. pp. [xx], 531. 8vo. Contemporary blind stamped pigskin over wooden boards with brass catches and clasps. An exceptionally fine copy of a rare edition of the Church Index of Prohibited Books. This was something sparked off by the Reformation and first issued in 1543 and was then first published in 1559. Thereafter the office of the Apostolic Camera periodically published updated catalogues of books deemed to be dangerous to faith and morals. This particular issue reprints the 1710 Decree of Clement XI prohibiting discussion of the Coeremoniarum Sinensium, or Chinese Rites. These concerned the elements of Confucianism that Fr Matteo Ricci S.J. had incorporated into the brand of Catholicism propagated in the Sino-Manchu Empire. Provenance: Monastery of St. Nicholas, Innsbruck with their dated inscription (1721) on the title page and final leaf. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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MERCURIALIS, Hieronmus. De Arte Gymnastica Libri Sex - Printed Apud Iuntas, Venetiis, Large 4to. pp. [xii], 308, [27]. M](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/483-201348134855_468x382.jpg)
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1573 MERCURIALIS, Hieronmus. De Arte Gymnastica Libri Sex - Printed Apud Iuntas, Venetiis, Large 4to. pp. [xii], 308, [27]. Modern vellum. A fine copy. The 2nd edition of a historic work dealing with Gymnastics but the first to include a series of illustrations designed by Pirro Ligorio and cut by Cristoforo Coriolani. Twenty in all, they are recognized as being examples of the finest Italian woodcuts of the mannerist period. Amongst the strenuous forms of exercise these include boxing, wrestling, discus throwing, weight lifting, while it is worth noting that a milder form i.e. dancing was also recognized. Indeed the author (1530-1606) who held professorships at Padua, Bologna and Pisa not merely advocated the health giving aspects of exercise but also was one of the first to note that this could be harmful when done to excess. Provenance: Bookplate of Donald and Mary Hyde, the great post war American collectors; from the estate of Tony Sweeney
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***Please note this is not the first edition of this book*** 1688 BINI, Pietro di Lorenzo. Memorie del Calcio Fiorentino - Firenze: Printed by Nella Stamperia di S.A.S. alla Condotta. 4to. pp. [xii], 118. Modern Vellum, titled in ink on spine. Rare first edition. With engraved arms of Ferdinando da' Medici as prince and his consort Violante Beatrice of Bavaria signed Franco Nacci (including 1 figure holding a soccer ball), 2 large folding plates (1 signed Alessandro Cecchini). Fine copy. 4to . of this illustrated account of the game of Calcio, the historical ancestor of football/soccer, and originally a distinctively Florentine game traditionally played in the Piazza Santa Croce during Carnival by young men. From the dedication, date of publication and contents, it is clear that the work was meant to coincide with the marriage festivities of Ferdinando de' Medici (as Prince) and Violante Beatrice of Bavaria in December-January of 1688-89, in which at least one Calcio match figured. The aim of the Memorie was to explain the mechanics of the game, to provide its antiquarian background and to relate actual games played in Florence and its environs in the recent past. Much in the manner of a program book, the contents are a typically Baroque miscellany, and if highly erudite, clearly somewhat "forced": it includes a reprint of the first work devoted to the game by Bardi, Discorso sopra'i Giuco del Calcio (first ed. 1580); a learned disquisition in Latin by the Jesuit G.B. Ferrari on the game's ancient antecedents; a long learned poem in Greek by Gregory Koresios on the sport, along with its translation into Tuscan dialect; notices of the game in ancient as well as 16th century Italian sources; and some records of historical games played. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1477 DIONYSIUS PERIEGETES / BECCARIA, Antonia. De Situ Orbis - Venice: 1477. A very good copy in old vellum. One of a handful of geographers of the Ancient World whose writings survived through the Middle Ages in manuscript form, Dionysius Periegetes lived in Alexandria at the time of the Emperor Hadrian. He composed his work in Greek verse, and while the lack of a sufficiently wide audience, capable of reading it in the original, delayed printing of the Editio Princeps until 1512, it had already been brought to public attention through this Latin prose version by Antonia Beccaria of Verona. The first edition of Strabo's Geographia had been printed in Rome eight years earlier but this, I would suggest, is the first school geography being no more than a potted version of the original and thus clearly aimed at a less scholarly audience. In translation, it has to be said, it gained as well as lost in that it now contains material of which Dionysius could have had no knowledge. Because of the brevity of some of his entries, notably that dealing with Ireland, the translator made his own additions to the text and thus he writes "Ea longe copiosiores equos parit. atque eos eiusmodi: ut nõ videant nisi quodam suavissimo incessu deambulare a natura didicisse: ac cü quadã quasi modulatione progredi more regio." This can be construed as the first published advertisement for the merits of the Irish horse and was surely certainly prompted by reports of horse purchases of which Beccaria would have heard, as these were made in Ireland in the mid-15th century by the duke of Ferrara's agent. At least it can be said that De situ orbis offers a more acceptable image of Ireland for its medieval audience than that propagated by Strabo and Pomponius Mela who restricted their minuscule coverage of the island to barbarism, cannibalism and incest. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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[DIONYSIUS ALEXANDRIUS.] The Surveye of the World, or Situation of the Earth, so muche as is inhabited. Comprysing briefely the general parties thereof, with the names both new and olde, of the Principal Countries, Kingdoms, Peoples, Cities, Towns … First written in Greeke by Dionise Alexdrine, and now Englished by Thomas Twine, gentl. Imprinted at London by Henrie Bynneman, 1572. Foredge close trimmed with the minutest of loss to a few letters. The Bute copy with the armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Later full vellum. A fine copy in quarter morocco solander box. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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[BARET, John. / FLEMING, Alexander] An Alvearie or Quadruple Dictionarie, containing four sundrie tongues: namely Englis](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10600/2873117/491-201348135036_468x382.jpg)
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1580 [BARET, John. / FLEMING, Alexander] An Alvearie or Quadruple Dictionarie, containing four sundrie tongues: namely English, Latin, Greeke and French. Newlie enriched with varietie of wordes, phrases, proverbs, and divers lightsome observations of grammar. -London: Printed by Henry Denham, 1580. Folio. Partly black letter. Antique style calf by Charles Gledhill. Lacking A1 (blank) but a clean and pleasing copy. The 2nd of two STC printings: - 1411. First published in 1573 as a three-language dictionary and in this second edition edited by Alexander Fleming. In his address "To the Reader" Baret describes the way in which his dictionary originated: "About eighteene yeeres agone, having pupils at Cambridge studious of the Latine tongue. I used them often to write Epistles and Theames together, and dailie to translate some peece of English into Latin, for the morer speedie and easie attaining of the same. And after we had begun, perceiving what great trouble it was to come running to me for everie worde they missed (knowing then of no other Dictionarie to helpe us, but Sir Thomas Eliot's Librarie, which was come out a little before:) I appointed them certaine leaves of the same booke everie daie to write the English before the Latin, & likewise to gather a number of fine phrases out of Cicero, Terence, Caesar, Livie, etc. & to set them under severall titles, for the more readie finding them again at their neede. Thus within a yeere, or two, they had gathered together a great volume, which (for the apt similitude between the good Scholiers and diligent Bees in gathering their ware and honie into their Hive) I called them their Alvearie." The author took pride in the methodology he adopted pointing out how "By the tables you may contrariwise finde out the most necessarie wordes placed before the alphabet, whatsoever are to be found in anie dictionarie: which tables also serving for lexicons, to lead the learner unto the English of such hard wordes as are often read in authors, being faithfullie examined are truelie numbered. Verie profitable for such as are desirous of anie of those Languages. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1589 ASCHAM, Roger. The Schoolmaster. Or, Playne and perfite way of teaching Children, to understande, write, and speake the Latin toong, but specially purposed for the private bringing up of youth in Gentlemen and Noblemens houses: London: Printed by Abell Jeffers, 1589. 8vo. pp. [viii], 61, 1 (Colophon). Modern antique calf. A very good copy. STC 836. Shortly before his death John Daye who had printed the first four editions yielded his rights to the Stationers Company for the use of the poor January 8 1584 (Arber II.788). The value of the book was emphasized "for all such as have forgot the Latin toong, and would, by themselves, without a schoolemaister, in short time, and with small paines, recover a sufficient habilitie, to understand, write, and speake Latine. This treatise in which Ascham expressed wonderfully advanced ideas on educational matters, especially in relation to corporal punishment which he opposed, was left unfinished. However the preface to the reader contains valuable background information of when and how this topic arose. "When the great plague was at London, the yeare 1563, the Queenes Maiestie Queen Elizabeth, lay at her Castle of Windsore: Where upon, the 10 day of December it fortuned that in Sir William Cicels chamber, her Highnesse principall Secretarie" there dined Sir William and the greater part of the Privy Council. "I was glad than, and do rejoice yet to remember, that my chaunce was so happie, to be there that day, in the company of so many wise and good men together, as hardly then could have bene picked out againe, out of all England beside. Mr Secretarie hath this accustomed maner, though his head be never so full of most weightie affaires of the Realme, yet at dinner time he doth seeme to lay them always aside: and findeth ever fitte occasion to taulke pleasantlie of other matters, but most gladlie of some matter of learning: wherein he will courteously heare the minde of the meanest at his Table. Not long after opur sitting downe, I hav e strange newes brought me sayth M. Secretarie, this morning, that diverse schollers of Eaton, be runne away from the Schoole for feare of beating". Sir William argued against excessive corporal punishment as making pupils forsake their books and this was the majority view of those who spoke up although Sir William Peter "as one somewhat severe of nature, sayde plainely, that the Rodde onely, was the sword, that must keepe the Schoole in obedience, and the Scholler in good order." It was first published by his widow Margaret two years after his death in 1568. She dedicated it to Sir William Cecil, the Queen's principal secretary since "he used in his life to recognize and report your goodnesse toward him, leaving with me then his poore widow and a great sort of orphanes, a good comfort in the hope of your good continuance, which I have truly found to me and mine". Ascham acted as tutor to Princess Elizabeth and Latin Secretary to Elizabeth's half-sister Queen Mary. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1594 RECORDE, Robert. / DEE, John. / MELLIS, John. The ground of Artes, teaching the perfect worke and practice of Arithmaticke, both in whole numbers and fraction, after a more easie and exact sort than hitherto hath beene set foorth. And now diligently corrected and beautified with sundry new Rules and necessary additions: And further endowed with a third part of Rules of Practise .… as are incident to the Trade of Merchandise. Printed by T.D. for John Harison, London. 8vo. With abacus-like woodcut illustrations on thirty six pages. Contemporary vellum with gilt lettered title on spine. Early ink doodlings and trial sums in some margins, occasional staining but a good copy. The 17th of 29 STC and 13 Wing printings. The earliest surviving edition of what is the first book in the English language dealing with arithmetic is dated 1543. It came from the pen of a "D in Physicke" who was a graduate of both Oxford and Cambridge. He was the founder of the English school of mathematical writers as aside from this work he also wrote on geometry and was the first to introduce algebra into the country. His switch over from the officially used Roman numerals to arabic numbers contributed to his success and this went through a multiplicity of 16th and 17 century editions. The corrected edition of 1561 was done by John Dee while the schoolmaster John Mellis added a third part [here found with a separate titlepage] in 1582. This final part of which this is the fourth printing is important in that it deals with merchants trading, rules of three, loans and interest, barter coins etc and even "Sportes and Pastimes done by number" There was no Dublin printed text book on "double entry" accountancy until close to the end of the 17th Century. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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1601 CANISIUS, Dr Peter, S.J. Summa Doctrinæ Christianæ. Antwerp: Printed Ex officina Plantiniana, apud Joannem Moretum, 1601. Small 8vo with woodcut printer's device on titlepage and final leaf. One of several catechisms produced by the later canonized Jesuit, this version of 1554 took on the name "catechismus major" as it became a significant weapon in the Counter Reformation. In this the first 17th century edition Joannes Moretus reprints Christopher Plantin's excessively unctuous dedication of 1566 to Phlip II of Spain along with an "Appendix de hominis lapsu et istificatione secundum sententiam & doctrinam Concilij Tridentini. Contemporary vellum. Provenance: 17th century autograph ex libris of Philippi Despiennes. Two small library stamps, one faded and hard to decypher but denoting Jesuit ownership, the other from the Dominican Convent at Sart. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
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