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Click here to subscribeIrish Travel: Hoare (Sir R. Colt) Journal of A Tour in Ireland, A.D. 1806, roy 8vo Lond. 1807. First Edn., hf. title, engd. frontis attractive mor. backed blind tooled calf, gilt spine; also West (Mrs. Frederick) A Summer Visit to Ireland in 1846, Lond. 1847. First Edn., sepia frontis & 2 sim. plts. cont. hf. mor. mor. label. Very good copies. (2)
Official Openings of G.A.A. Grounds in Ulster G.A.A., [Ulster Club] a collection of four Booklets / Brochures for G.A.A. Grounds Openings to include: * "Newcastle's First G.A.A.," Week 1954, Saint Patrick's Park, G.A.A., 25th July - 1st August, Belfast (Cromac) 1954, averts, ptd. wrappers; * Official Opening Pairc Caislean Ruaidhri 9.9.62, Newry (P. Bennett) 1962, adverts 12pps, ptd. wrappers; * Saint Mary's Park, Burren, Official Opening 5.5.68, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers/ * Official opening at Gaelic Park, Annaclane, 14/5/72, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, as a lot, w.a.f. (4)
Sadlier (Michael Thos.) Ireland; its Evils, and their Remedies, 8vo Lond. 1828. First Edn., a.e.g., cont. full green mor., gilt & blind tooled fillet borders & corner decorations, & with shamrock motif on spine. A very good copy. (1) * Presentation copy from Pierce Mahony, June 1828, to Moses Montefiore, inscribed.
‘The Men are Sleeping’Important 1916 Documents. A very interesting and important file of documents with provenance to G.A. Newsom, manager of the Jacob’s Factory in Dublin, occupied by insurgents commanded by Thomas MacDonagh during Easter Week 1916, as follows:* A printed document headed ‘NOTICE / [three fleurons] / Please make no noise / as the men are sleeping’, on plain white poster-type paper circa 10 ½ ins x 10 ins, inscribed rear in a contemporary hand, ‘Printed by the I.R.A. / in Jacob’s Factory; & hung up there / during the Rebellion 1916. When / they took the Factory.’ Fold marks, frayed at one edge, no loss, a little print offsetting. To our knowledge unrecorded, probably A UNIQUE SURVIVAL from those dramatic days in April 1916.* Surrender Order. A contemporary manuscript copy of Pearse’s Surrender Order headed ‘H.Q. Moore St’ and subscribed ‘P.H. Pearse / Commandant General / Commanding in Chief / the Army of the Irish Republic’, dated 29 April 1916, in an unknown hand, not Pearse’s. The text, beginning ‘Believing that the glorious stand ..’, matches copies signed by Pearse for distribution to outlying units (one of at least three different versions of the surrender order). Written on the rear of a blank W.& R. Jacob memo form, evidently broadly contemporary.* Typescript (carbon copy) account by P. Barry, a Jacob’s employee, dated 14th May 1916, headed ‘COPY / To Mr G.A. Newsom, Director’, 1 pp, with ms. annotations adding names, on rear of a Jacob’s continuation sheet, describing how he went to the factory about 3.30 on Sunday April 30th, having heard of the surrender, ‘surprised and amazed to find Bishop Street full of Looters .. with armfuls of tins of biscuits .. others carrying away ten stone bags of flour .. It was disgraceful .. we entered and found the Volunteers ready to leave, I addressed the Commander and told him we were employees of the firm and wished to stop the looting. He readily agreed and told us to pass along and take two rifles with us. We found about 50 looters coming from the lofts, we made them drop their loot .. (They asked for mercy and not to shoot them) .. hearing the clergy were in the house I invoked their aid. I found Father Aloyious [sic] .. and Father Monaghan .. They got out on the window sill and addressed the crowd with determination and said they should be flogged bringing ruin and disgrace on this country.’A fascinating account, evidently authentic. Part (only) is quoted in W&R Jacob: Celebrating 150 Years of Irish Biscuit Making, by Séamas Ó Maitiú (Woodfield Press, 2001). * Typescript (carbon copy), 2pp, on rear of Jacob’s continuation sheets, ‘Account given by Mr P. Cushen of his experience at the Biscuit Factory at the time of the surrender of the Rebels on April 30th 1916’. Again a fascinating contemporary account, ‘ran down about 3 p.m. and saw about 90 of them getting out of the windows and a lot of the rabble getting in up the rope that was hanging from the office window, and tumbling the sacks of flour out .. got in to the Bakehouse and was surprised to see between 90 and 100 of the rebels standing and sitting around .. One of the officers of the rebels came in .. said there was a lot of bombs stored away that would blow up the whole place .. showed me where there were some hand grenades stored .. left me on guard of them and told me on peril of my life not to let anyone lay a hand on them until the Military came in that knew what they were. He then went away after making himself known to me, I found myself introduced to Major McBride, for the first and last time .. Just then the [British] soldiers came in, ordered me at the point of the bayonet to take down ‘that d— rebel flag’, which he did, etc., with more detail about the looting, Frs. Aloysius and Monaghan etc., saw Major McBride marshalling the rebels in the Bakehouse and forming them into ranks. McBride was called ‘General’ by the rebels and was the only Commander P. Cushen was aware of.
O'Siadhail (Michael) Springnight, 8vo D. 1983. First Edn., signed, d.w.; A Fragile City, Dublin 1995. Signed Pres. Copy; Hail! Madam Jazz, New & Selected Poems. Dublin 1992 d.w.; Aus heiterem Himmel, in English and German 1999. First Edn. Signed, d.w.; also 4 others, some in Japanese. A lot. (8)
Lodge (John) The Peerage of Ireland or a Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom, 4vols., 8vo, L. (Wm. Johnston) 175, First Edn., 61 plates, (illustrating 122 coats of arms), full leather, double gilt fillet borders, each with monogram and coronet, with mor. labels. Good set. (4)
Co. Cork: Tuckey (Francis C.) The County and City Remembrancer; or Annals of the County and City of Cork, Cork 1837. First Edn., engd. frontis, list of subs., fold. map, lacks front loose blank, cloth; O'Dennehy (Archdeacon) History of The Great Island, Ancient Cove and Modern Queenstown, Cork 1923. For Subscribers Only. port. frontis & plts. cloth backed boards. Clean copies. (2)
Important Irish Bibliographical Journal Crone (John S.) & others, - The Irish Book Lover, A Monthly Review of Irish Literature and Bibliography. Vols. 1 - 32, together 32 vols. [All Published] 8vo Lond. 1910 - 1952. First Edn., some illus. port. etc. Assembled from original issues, now in full green cloth, gilt lettered spines. A very good complete set. Rare. (32)
Stuart (Rob.) A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine, Lond. 1824. First Edn., frontis, add. decor., title, & engd. plts. cont. hf. crimson mor., tooled gilt spine; Anderson (Rich.) Lightening Conductors Their History, Nature, and Mode of Application, Sm. folio Lond. 1880. First Edn., frontis & illus. Inscribed Pres. Copy to the Rt. Hon. The Archbishop of Dublin, Glendalough & Kildare, Signed by Author, cloth. Good. (2)
Early Dublin Printing: Usser (James) Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates, Sm. 4to Dublin (Ex. Offic. Typographica Societatis Bibliopolarum) 1639. First Edn., 1196pp. (include. errata) some neat m/ss notes in margins thro.-out & pencil notes at end, cont. calf rebacked, with orig. label. V. good copy. (1)
Bennett (Geo.) The History of Bandon, 8vo Cork (Henry & Coghlan) 1862. First Edn., some m/ss notes & comments, orig. blue cloth, gilt V. good copy; Giles (Henry) Lectures and essays on Irish & other Subjects, 8vo N. York 1869. First Edn., port. frontis. cloth; Boyle (Rev. F.) Poems of Father Abram Ryan, D. n.d. d.w.; O'Connor (GB.) Elizabethan Ireland - Native and English, D. n.d.,; & others, poetry etc. (8)
Cuala Press: Robinson (Lennox) Further Letters of John Butler Yeats, 8vo Churchtown, Dundrum, 1920. Lim. Edn. 400 Copies Only, unopened; & Yeats (John Butler) Early Memories; Some Chapters of Autobiography, 8vo Churchtown, Dundrum, 1923. Lim. Edn. 500 Copies Only, First Edn., both orig. cloth backed blue boards. (2)
Yeats (Jack B.) Apparitions, 8vo L. (J. Cape) 1933, First Edn., text illustration by the author, d.j. front cover pasted in on f.e.p., bookplate 'Eleanor and Fred Reid (design by Yeats)' cloth; Lynd (R.) Rambles in Ireland, 8vo, L. (Mills & Boon Ltd.) 1912, First Edn., cold. frontis and other illus. by Jack B Yeats, green cloth, pictorial label; Ervine (St J.G.) Mrs. Martin's Man, 8vo L. (Maunsel & Co.) 1915 (Pop Edn.) orange cloth, d.j. with illus. by Jack B. Yeats, as a lot. (3)
Rare Irish Provincial Book Catalogue Co. Louth: Reilly (Wm.) Librarian, A Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Dundalk Literary Society, To which are added The Original Regulations of the Society. 12mo Dundalk (W. Reilly, No. 6 Wellington Place) 1835. First Edn., 35pp. orig. ptd. blue wrappers (piece lacking from lr. left corner) Extremely Rare. * Extraordinary collection and great variety, including many very rare books, with selections from History and Antiquities, Voyages, Travel and Statistics, Poetry, Classics, & Drama, Novels, Tales and Romances, Biography and Memoirs, General Literature, Public Records of Gt. Britain. (1)
Co. Louth interest: M'Clintock (Capt.) A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions, London 1859 First Edn., frontis vignette title, fold. map, plts. & text illus., orig. cloth; Markham (Sir Clements) Life of Admiral Sir Leopold M'Clintock, Lond. 1909. Port. frontis, fold. map & other plts. & maps, cloth & d.w. (torn); & 3 others related. (5)
Very Good Copy of First Edition Offaly Directory: The King's County Directory, First Year 1890, including a Short History, together with Coloured Map, Almanac and Calendar. 8vo Parsonstown [Birr] 1890. First Edn., Two ptd. titles, fold. cold. map, with illus. adverts. orig. gilt decor. crimson cloth. An exceptionally good copy of this scarce directory. (1)
Bendall (Sarah) Dictionary of Land Surveyors and Local Map Makers of Great Britain and Ireland, 2 vols. Lg. 4to Lond. (British Library) 1997. Second Edn., some illus. cloth; also O'Donoghue (Brendan) The Irish County Surveyors 1834-1944, A Biographical Dictionary, Dublin 2007. First Edn., illus., d.w. (3)
Reports from the Commissioners: Reports ...[House of Commons] ... Respecting The Public Records of Ireland, 1810-1815, 1816-1820, & 1821-1825. First-Fifteenth Reports. Three v. large folio vols., London 1815-1825. First Edns., with 21 lg. fold., dble page & single page plts. some hd. coloured, uncut, in recent hf. oatmeal cloth, marble sides, mor. labels. A few stains but v. good. (3)
O'Neill (Capt. F.) Music of Ireland, folio Chicago 1903. First Edn., port. frontis, decor. title, decor. cloth, also Irish Minstrels and Musicians, sm. folio Chicago 1913. First Edn., illus. gilt cloth; Petrie (George) The Complete Collection of Irish Music, sm. folio Lond. 1903, embossed & decor. green cloth; Champneys (A.C.) Irish Ecclesiastical Architecture, folio Lond. 1910. First Edn., illus. orig. cloth. All good. (4)
[Yeats (Jack B.)] Reynolds (J.H.) The Fancy, 8vo L. (E. Mathews) n.d., illustrated by Jack B. Yeats, cloth; Mansfield (J.) A Mainsoul Haul, 8vo L. (E. Mathews) 1905, First Edn., frontis illus. by Jack B. Yeats, ptd. wrappers; McHugh (R.) Jack B. Yeats, 8vo, D. (Dolmen) 1971, illus, ptd. wrappers; Yeats (Jack B.) In Sand, 8vo D. (Dolmen) 1964, illus. cloth & d.j. As a lot. (4)
Irish Legal interest: Gale (Peter) An Inquiry into the Ancient Corporate System of Ireland, Lond. 1834; and Nichols (Sir Geo.) A History of the Irish Poor Law, in connection with The Condition of the People., Lond. 1856, both First Edns., & cloth; also Filgate (Wm. Henry) of Charlestown, Co. Louth, A Popular Treatise on The Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland, D. 1849. First Edn., cloth. (3)
Lhuyd (Edward) Archaeologia Britannica, Giving Some Account... of the Languages Histories and Customs of the Original Inhabitants of Great Britain. Vol. I Geography, only [All Published], folio Oxford 1707 First Edn., engd. vignette title, list of subs., engd. heads & initials, recent calf backed marble boards, mor. label, by Antiquarian Bookcrafts, Dublin. A very desirable Copy. Ex. Scarce. (1)
West of Ireland Travel: Coulter (Henry) The West of Ireland: its Existing Condition and Prospects, 8vo Dublin 1862 First Edn., Hf. title, frontis, 2 fold. maps, adverts at end, & 34 sepia & hand coloured plts., orig. gilt decor. cloth; also [Blake (Henry)] Letters from The Highlands of Cunnemarra, sm. 8vo Lond. 1825. Second Edn., cont. hf. mor. gilt spine. Both v. clean copies. (2)
D'Alton (John) The History of Drogheda, with its Environs; ... Dublin and Drogheda Railway, 2vols. 8vo Dublin 1844. First Edn., engd. title Vol. I, engd. view frontis & map, 2 fold. engd. maps & plans, & 19 plts., list of subs., orig. hf. calf, rebacked, one spine faded, but v. clean copy. (1)
Pepper (George) The History of Ireland, from the First Colonization... the Topography of the Scenes of Battles, and Memorable Events, as well as a Review of the Rise and Progress of Irish Literature and the Fine Arts. In One Volume. Roy 8vo Boston (Deveraux & Donahoe) 1835. First Edn., as usual spotted thro-out, in recent mor. backed boards, raised bands, mor. label. Good. Ex. Scarce. (1)
'I Am So Miserable and Alone' Lavery (Lady Hazel) A moving series of three A.L.S. and a Telegram to Gen. Eoin O'Duffy, July-August 1927, expressing her grief at the death of Kevin O'Higgins (shot dead by Republicans in early July). The telegram, indistinctly dated July 1927, asks O'Duffy to bring the box of flowers she has sent him (with a letter) 'to Mansion House and place near Kevin O'Higgins'. The first letter, dated simply 'Monday, is evidently that enclosed with the flowers. 'I know you were near him at the last, and I think you will do me a great favour because he would wish you to. If you can, will you put one of these flowers somewhere near to him - even a tiny blossom, it would comfort me. He gave me this little brooch of white heather, and I would love to have him go on his journey with it from me. I am only asking you because I am so miserable and alone. I saw him all day on Thursday, and this morning I had a letter from him; written on Saturday. It is all such a cruel cruel thing - for us all and our Ireland The second letter, dated July 27th, '27, says 'We are not going to Ireland as I have been rather ill, and when the time came I found I could not bear the idea of going there', though she wanted to ask, 'if you were able to put the white heather brooch anywhere near him - I know it seemed a strange thing to ask - but there was no one else I could trust and I thought you might just tuck it in quietly somewhere near his hand where no one would ever see. I have heard absolutely nothing - as I knew would be the case - no message, nothing - but some little things of mine which were in his ? have been sent back without a word. I understand, and it doesn't matter nothing does now'. The third letter, August 6th, '27, repeats her thanks. Your help and swift understanding seemed to melt the ice around my heart. I've felt frozen in misery and utterly alone. I still feel that to someone, sometime during those hours of shadow, he must have spoken of me - said a word for me - some word I would have known and understood - but I realise the difficulty - there was no one he could tell near him except you perhaps, and you were not alone. I find myself looking for his letter every morning - for the past months he has written me practically every day - and then comes that sickening … of the cruel implacable truth - and the black emptiness of life engulfs me again ..' The tone of these letters suggests strongly that O'Duffy was aware of Lady Lavery's passionate affair with Kevin O'Higgins in the final months of his life, although it is not widely known at the time, or indeed until recently when Sinead McCoole published extracts from O'Higgins' letters in her biography of Hazel Lavery. O'Higgins was of course, a married man. With the printed Senate Proceedings for 12-13 July 1927, 'Assassination and Funeral of the Vice-President [Kevin O'Higgins],' O'Duffy's copies. A poignant and moving collection. (1)
Polack (J.S.) New Zealand: Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures.. between the Years 1831 & 1837., 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1838. First Edn., fold. map, 6 litho plts. (include. 2 frontis), attractive cont. green mor. tooled gilt corners, gilt fillet borders & spines, mor. labels. V. good. (2)
The Curragh Camp Tri-Colour Tricolour Flag: A Free State Tricolor Flag, machine stitched, approx. 180cms x 84cms (71"x 33"), in three panels with rope socket to one side. In very good condition. Provenance: Col. Sean Collins Powell (nephew of Michael Collins), O/C. of the Irish Army’s Curragh Training Camp, and given by him to the family of Capt. R.J. Thompson. Reputed to have been the first Tricolour flown at the Curragh camp.
Dedicated to Her Lover Gregory, (Lady Augusta) Spreading the News: The Rising of the Moon: The Poorhouse (with Douglas Hyde). Being Vol. IX of the Abbey Theatre Series. Dublin: Maunsel 1906, First Edn., orig. printed brown wrappers with the Abbey's wolfhound device. Spine neatly repaired, else v.g. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed Lady Gregory on title page 'to John Quinn, that Wonder of the Western World,' dated July 1906. With John Quinn's bookplate (Designed by Jack Yeats and printed by Cuala Press) laid in, and with the original envelope front, stamped and franked, addressed in Lady Gregory's hand to Quinn in New York. The friendship between Lady Gregory and the American lawyer John Quinn was important and long-lasting. On his first Irish visit of 1902, she took to him immediately, brought him to Coole and (with the Yeats brothers) introduced him to all the major personalities in the literary movement. He became effectively the Abbey's American agent, organised their tours there (spending much of his own money on their behalf), and defended them in court over the Playboy affair. In another dedication she describes him as 'best friend best helper these half-score years on this side of the sea,' During the Abbey tour of1910-11, Quinn and Lady Gregory had a brief love affair (she described it later as 'a rapture of friendship') remaining close friends afterwards. When Yeats and Quinn fell out (over another woman), it was Lady Gregory who arranged a reconciliation. Of all Quinn's Irish friends and clients, Lady Gregory was the only one with whom he never became impatient or disenchanted. Lady Gregory's inscription here appears to be a reference to Synge's Playboy, which did not have its first performance until January 1907. Presumably it was already in rehearsal. An association copy of great interest and importance. This copy was No. 3605 in the sale of Quinn's Library (1923). (1)
White Star Line. An original Cup and Saucer by Stonier of Liverpool, the rare ‘Wisteria’ pattern, made for use by first class passengers on the Titanic and sister vessels. Obviously the crockery in use on the Titanic went down with the ship, but it is said some surplus crockery and other items were removed before sailing to make room for luggage, so it is possible these items were at some time on board the ship. A rare memento from this iconic sailing vessel. (2)
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