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Click here to subscribeSigned by Author & Artist Illustrated Volume: Ripley (S. Dillon) & Lansdowne (J.F.)illus. Rails of the World, A Monograph of the Family Rallidae, folio Boston (D.R. Godime) 1977, Ltd. Edn. No. 379 (400) Copies, cold. frontis and plts., with Signed Limited Plt. loosely inserted, hf. mor., oatmeal cloth and matching slipcase. (1)
A Fateful Document'The Murder Members' a single folio sheet, verso blank, stating The following are the names of the members of the Partition Parliament who voted for the Murder Bill, and listing 56 names in two columns, including W.T. Cosgrave, Desmond Fitzgerald, Richard Mulcahy, Michael Staines, Padraig O'Maille, Dr. James Crowley, Sean McKeon, Ernest Blythe, Sean Milroy, Sean McGarry, Joseph McGrath, Sir James Craig, Pierce Beasley, Kevin O'Higgins, Alec. McCabe, etc., and concluding Keep This List For Reference. Beside the name of Dr. James Crowley, a contemporary hand has written Con's Doctor - presumably a reference to Constance de Markiewicz. (1)A fateful document. The Murder Bill, so-called, was an Act of the Free State parliament which authorised sentence of death upon those taken with arms. Soon after this document was issued, gunmen opened fire on Pádraig Ó Maille TD, deputy Speaker of the Dail, in a Dublin street while he was on his way to the Dail with another TD, Sean Hales, Ó Máille was wounded, and Hales - whose name is not on this list - was shot dead, apparently in mistake for another. In reprisal for these shootings, and in fear for their own lives, the Free State cabinet ordered the summary execution of four Republican prisoners detained since the seizure of the Four Courts, Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellows,Dick Barrett and Joseph McKelvey, entirely without any legal process or justification. The present document is very rare. Fold marks, a few minor marginal tears, else v.g.
Griffith (Richard) General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland - County Monaghan [-Tyrone],1. Union of Cootehill, 18582. Union of Clogher.. Situate in the Cos. Monaghan and Tyrone, 1860,3. Union of Clones (Part of), 1861,4. Union of Castleblaney (Part of,) 18615. Union of Carrickmacross, 1861.Together 5 vols. folio D. 1858 - 1861, orig. ptd. wrappers. As a coll., w.a.f. (5)
Parnell Special CommissionReports: Proceedings of the Parnell Commission, between December 5th 1888 and 12 April 1889. Uncorrected proofs. Two large thick folio volumes, hf. mor. stamped 'Miss Parnell'; presumably bound for one of Parnell's sisters Fanny and Anna. (2)* The Special Commission on Parnellism and Crime was established by the government to investigate reports of collusion between Irish nationalist M.P.s. and terrorists, specifically allegations made in The Times Newspaper of Parnell's approval of the Phoenix Park Murders. The commission sat for 128 days between September 1888 and November 1889; the Times articles were exposed as forgeries and Parnell's name was cleared.
Mc Knight Kauffer (E.) The Art of the Poster, its Origin, Evolution & Purpose. Folio L. 1924. First Edn., fine cold. & other illus., cloth & d.w.; Jones (Sydney R.) Art and Publicity Fine Printing and Design, Sm. folio L. (The Studio 1925) First, cloth; Posters & Publicity Fine Printing and Design 'Commercial Art' Annual, folio L. 1928, illus. cloth; The Modern Sign Writer, folio Manchester n.d. c. 1930; & 2 others sim. As a lot, w.a.f. (6)
Griffith (Richard) General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland, Co. Dublin,1. North Dublin Union - Arran Quay Ward, 1854,2. North Dublin Union - Inns Quay Ward, 1854,3. North Dublin Union - Mountjoy Ward, 1854,4. North Dublin Union - North City Ward, 1854,5. North Dublin Union - North Dock Ward, 1854,6. North Dublin Union - Rotundo Ward, 1854, and7. Union of Balrothery, Barony of Balrothery, East, 1852together 7 vols., folio orig. ptd. wrappers, as a lot, w.a.f. (7)
With Turner's ViewsEngraved Plates: Turner (J.M.W.) An Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour Round the Southern Coast of England, lg. 4to L. 1849. Engd. vignette titles, 49 full page, & engd. vignette illus. a.e.g., orig. cloth, worn; Leighton (J.M.) & Prof. Wilson, Swan's Views of the Lakes of Scotland. A Series of Views. 2 vols. Sm. folio Glasgow 1836. Second Edn. engd. titles, & full page proof plts., some loose, uncut, orig. cloth, clean copy. As a coll. of plts. (3)
With Numerous Fine Platesde Montfaucon (Bernard) L'Antiquite Expliquee et Representee en Figures, 5 vols. in 10, Paris 1719, plus "Supplement" 5 vols. Paris 1724, complete set, and together with Les Monumens de La Monarchie Francoise, 5 vols. Paris 1729, together 20 vols. Paris 1719 - 1729, all lg. folio red & titles, & numerous engd. fold & other engd. plts., all cont. uniform calf, some covers loose, worn. Bookplates of C.W.H. Sotheby. (20)
Photographs: A very good large Album of Original Photographs of S. France, Spain & some of Egypt, etc. c. 1878-1879. The Album consists of approx. 47, full page photos c. 14" x 10" with Spanish views by J. Laurent, Madrid and some of the Egyptian photos by A. Beato, P. Savah etc. There are also approx. 38 hf. page photos & about 60 other smaller ditto. In an oblong folio album, hf. mor. broken binding. As a coll. of photos, w.a.f. (1)
Rare Book Catalogue: Meyer (Arthur) Mes Livres Mes Dessins Mes Autographes, folio Paris 1921 - First Lim. Edition, 150 Copies Only, Inscribed Pres. Copy from author 'De Madame Le Duchesse de Marchona,' with fine illus of bindings, autographs, drawings, etc., uncut, orig. ptd. wrapper, worn. Scarce. (1)
Photographs: Algeria, N. Africa etc., lg. oblong folio Album containing approx. 82 full page Photographs, 23cms x 29cms (9" x 11 1/2") landscape views, interior scenes, group scenes and good portrait images, c. 1875-1890, and some smaller photos., cont. hf. mor.; also a Military Album of Photographs taken in India, principally, the first is of a Detachment, 1st Gn. Bt. Royal Scots Fusiliers, dated Aberdeen, Aug. 1915, the last dated in Nasik [India] Sept. 1918. Approx. 250 photos in all, mostly small format, but some full page group photos., cont. hf. mor. As Albums of photos, w.a.f. Good. (2)
From the Library of Luke Wadding, O.F.M.Longo a Cariolano (F.) O.F.M. Sumna Conciliorum Omnium, Quae A Sancto Petro, Usque..., folio Paris (Petri Chevalier) 1645, hf. title, engd. t.p., red and black t.p., inscribed 'T. Lucas Wadding,' full calf, worn. A rare association book. (1)* Luke Wadding was an Irish Franciscan Friar and Historian born in Waterford. He is regarded as the original advocate to make St. Patrick's Day a Feast Day.
Fulfillment of Pearse's DreamSigned Twice by PearsePearse, P.H. Sgoil Eanna Limited The original Prospectus and Memorandum of Association, dated 1912, setting out the school's objects and its capital structure, with the names, addresses and descriptions of seven subscribers - Alec Wilson of Belfast, J.P., Co. Down; Joseph T. Dolan, merchant of Ardee; Patrick H. Pearse, St. Enda's College, Rathfarnham, Barrister-at-Law; Michael Smithwick, Barrister-at-Law, Dublin; Stephen J. Barrett, Dublin, Treasurer, Gaelic League; Patrick Doody, Teacher at St. Enda's; and Eamonn O'Toole, also a teacher at St. Enda's. Each of the seven held one share, the company having a capital of £8,000 in shares of £1 each. The Directors are named as Pearse, Dolan, Wilson, Smithwick and Barrett (but not the two teachers); the Secretary pro tem is [the accountant] Donal O'Connor, 13 Westmoreland St., Dublin.The Prospectus includes detailed statements of the cost of acquiring the premises,initial expenditures,cash subscribed, arrangements concerning [its sister school] St. Ita's, salary due to Mr. Pearse, and anticipated revenue and costs, showing a small surplus. It also includes the membership of an Educational Council including Seamus MacManus, Edward Martyn and Shane Leslie.Accompanying this folio is a summary document, Memorandum and Articles of Association of Sgoil Eanna, the Memorandum with the original signatures of five subscribers - Smithwick, Wilson, Pearse, Barrett and Dolan -- and the Articles of Association also signed by the five subscribers including Pearse. Each of these two pages is also signed at foot by Patk MacKenna, Shop Assistant, Ardee, as witness.St. Enda's was founded in 1908 in Cullenswood House, Ranelagh. The present documents were drawn up after its move to larger premises at Rathfarnham in 1910. It must have been a proud day for Pearse when he signed these documents, giving legal status to his plans and dreams for a new kind of Irish education at St. Enda's. Of course there was never any surplus; the school never paid its costs, and Pearse spent much of his time in the ensuing years trying to keep it afloat by various expedients. Nevertheless it remains an important experiment, and an unforgettable experience for many of those who took part. The school remained open until 1935, with State support, and the house and grounds are now a museum and public park. These founding documents are of the first importance for the history of Irish education. Both documents a little bumped at corners, but generally very good.
Griffith (Richard) General Valuation of Rateable Valuation in Ireland, - Counties Roscommon & Sligo,1. Union of Ballinasloe (Portion .. Situate in Co. Roscommon) 1855,2. Union of Castlerea, 18573. Union of Carrick-on-Shannon (Portion .. Situated in Co. Roscommon 1858)4. Union of Tubbercurry, 18575. Union of Dromore West (Co. Sligo) 1857Together 5 vols. folio D. 1855 - 1858. In orig. ptd. wrappers, as a lot, w.a.f. (5)
Hobbes (Thomas) Leviathan or the Matter, Form, and Power of a Common Wealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil, folio L. (Andrew Crooke) 1651, First Edn., lacks engd. frontis, with woodcut 'head' ornament, dedit, contents, fold. letterpress table, 394pps (complete mispagination 249 - 261) inscribed "Ex. Libris D. Rob. Throckmorton, Baroneth, Biblioth. Weston," on t.p., contemp. full sprinkled calf, lacks spine & joints loose. (1)
With Coloured Plans of Spanish CitiesGarcia y Garcia (Julian) Atlas General de Planos de las 49 Capitales de Espana con Industria y Commercio, Lg. oblong folio Barcelona 1905. With 49 full page cold. plans of the Cities of Spain, with hundreds of illus & other adverts thro-out, orig. gilt decor. cloth. A very attractive publication. (1)
Clouet - The Hundred French Portraits, Representing Personages of the Courts of Francis I, Henry II, and Francis II. Auto-lithographed from Originals at Castle Howard, Yorkshire by Lord Ronald Gower. 2 vols. lg. folio L. 1875. 300 full page plts. (include frontis), both in orig. gilt decor blue cloth, plts. loose form binding. (2)
Griffith (Richard) General Valuation of Rateable |Property in Ireland - Co. Cavan.1. Union of Granard (Portion in Co. Cavan), 1855,2. Union of Bailieborough, 1856,3. Union of Bawnboy (Portion in Co. Cavan) 1857,4. Union of Enniskillen (Portion in Co. Cavan), 18575. Union of Cootehill, 1857.Together 5 vols. folio D. 1855-1857, orig. ptd. wrappers, as a lot, w.a.f. (5)
Presentation Copy from King Edward VIILaking (Guy Francis) Sevres Porcelain of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, folio L. (Bradbury, Agnew and Co.) 1907, First Edn., fine cold. plts., original calf backed buckram with royal cipher, inscribed "To Sir C.(Charles) Frederick, King Edward, Xmas 1907," Fine Association Copy. (1)
Griffith (Richard) General Valuations of Rateable Property in Ireland, Co. Mayo:1. Union of Belmullet, 18552. Union of Newport, 18553. Union of Killala, 18564. Union of Claremorris, 18565. Union of Castlebar, 18576. Union of Ballinrobe, 1857Together 6 vols. folio, D. 1855 - 1857, orig. ptd. wrappers. As a coll., w.a.f. (6)
Co. Derry: Colby (Col. Thos.) Ordnance Survey of the County of Londonderry, Part I [All Published] D. 1837, First Edn., hd. cold. map & other fold. maps etc., also hd. cold. & other plts., text illus. etc. orig. cloth, v. good; [Phillips (Sir Thos.)] Londonderry and the London Companies 1609 -1629, sm. folio Belfast (H.M.S.O.) 1928. First Edn., cold. & other maps, orig. cloth, v. good. (2)
Paintings, Works of Art etc: Cooper (D.) Fernand Leger et le Nouvel espace, 4to L. 1949. Lim. Edn. cold. & other plts. decor cloth; Burlington Fine Art Club - Catalogue of Blue and White Oriental Porcelain, Exhibited in 1895. Sm. folio L. 1895... together with Exhibition of the Art of Ancient Egypt, 1895, both illus., hf. mor. worn; & 4 other catalogues, c. 1912 - 1928. As a lot, w.a.f. (1)
Griffith (Richard) General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland, County of Clare,1. Union of Ballyvaghan, 1855,2. Union of Corrofin, 1855,3. Union of Ennistimon, 1855,4. Union of Killadysert, 1855,5. Union of Scarrif, 1855together 5 vols. folio D. 1855, orig. ptd. wrappers, as a lot, w.a.f. (5)
Limited Edition in Fine BindingDe Nolhac (Pierre) Le Trianon de Marie-Antoinette, sm. folio, Paris (Goupil & Cie) 1914, Limited Edition No. 51 (75) copies, on Japanese vellum, cold. frontis additional t.p., text illus., & 44 full page plts. (3 cold.) in full blue mor., with gilt decor. triple fillet borders, ornate panelled spine with raised bands, the interior ends with gilt floral borders, with bookplate of Maria Nelke. Very desirable copy. (1)
Gardens: Wharton (Edith) Italian Villas and their Gardens, sm. folio L. 1904 First Edn., cold. & other plts.; Landscape Gardening, sm. folio N.Y. 1895, illus. thro.-out, gilt cloth; Blanchan (N.) Nature's Garden, sm. folio L. 1900, cold. plts.; Robinson (Wm.) Garden Design and Architect's Gardens, roy 8vo L. 1892, First Edn., illus., cloth; 2 others. (6)
[U2] Bono, A Story of Pearls - Photographs of Ethiopia, lg. 4to, D. 1988, Ltd. Edn. 587 (2500) copies, Signed by Bono twice, illus. leather, d.j.; U2 - Portfolio- sm. folio, L. (Blue Mountain Music) 1985, Trade Edn., ptd. wrappers; also two Newspaper Magazines with articles referring to the Band, as a lot, w.a.f. (4)
Farrer (Rev. Ed.) Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), lg. 4to L. (B. Quaritch) 1908. Lim. Edn. No. 112 of 400 Copies, illus. uncut; Adam (P.W.) Interior Paintings, lg. 4to Glasgow 1920. Signed Lim. Edn. No. 152 of 300 Copies, illus. vellum backed; Temple (A.G.) The Art of Printing in The Queen's Reign, lg. 4to L. 1897. First Edn., illus. cloth; Williamson (Dr. G.C.) English Conversation Pictures of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Folio L. (Batsford) 1931. Lim. Edn. No. 1010 of 350 Copies, cloth, stained. (4)
Very Rare First EditionColgan (Fr. John) Acta Sanctorum Veteris et Maioris Scotiae seu Hiberniae Sanctorum Insulae ... Tomus Primus. Folio Louvain 1645. First Edn., hf. title, title & first four leaves in fine facsimile, otherwise an exceptionally good copy, 906pp, in recent antique hf. calf, marble sides, blind tooled line decoration, raised bands, mor. label. An extremely good copy. (1)* Shane Leslie - '.. the desire of every Irish Collector.'
A Discovery of Major ImportanceAN CLÓ-CHUMANN Ltd A strongly bound hf. morocco folio ledger containing the original manuscript Minutes of meetings of the board of Directors, 322 numbered pages, 1903-09, some countersigned by Eoin MacNeill, including full details of the company's business and financial situation over half a decade; also the company's letter-book, containing carbon copies of outgoing mail, 1903-07, manuscript and typescript, 998 numbered pages, in a worn calf-backed ledger, including copy letters to various writers, printers, publishers,suppliers etc. Includes five copy letters to Pearse, pp. 436, 763, 823, 934, 963, copy letters to Hyde and many others(see index at front), e.g. copy letter on p. 634 to P. Kelly complaining about late arrival of copy for 'An Claidheamh Soluis'; copy letter p. 494 to (the writer) Mícheál Breathnach about proofs; copy letter p. 495 to the secretary of the typographical union denying a complaint about apprentices; estimates p. 713 to P. Ó Dálaigh for printing Gaelic League Ardfheis reports; p. 681, reply to Ms. O'Farrelly about supply of books; etc. An absolute treasure-house of information about the printing and publishing scene in Gaelic Dublin in the first decade of the last century.An Cló-Chumann was set up by a group associated with Conradh na Gaeilge as an independent concern, to print for commercial customers as well as Conradh. It printed work by authors including Pearse and many others, before it eventually failed essentially for financial reasons. Little has been known about its business in detail, but the two present volumes will for the first time allow a full history to be written. A discovery of major importance.The letter-book is very fragile (India-paper pages), and patrons are requested to view with great care.
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