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Click here to subscribeHeaney (Seamus) Verses for a Fordham Commencement May 23, 1982. NADJA 1984, folio blue wrappers. One of 226 Copies, Signed at rear by Heaney. Scarce; together with The Kilpeck Anthology, ed. Glenn Storhaug, Five Seasons Press 1981, folio. Signed by Heaney at his contribution, Sile na Gig [p. 18-19]. (2)
Signed "True" First Edition of Crediting PoetryHeaney (Seamus) Crediting Poetry Nobel Lecture 1995, a special printing in English and Swedish circulated at the Nobel ceremony in Stockholm 16pp, folio, distributed as loose pages. One of a few copies collected by Heaney's friend David Hammond, who was his guest at the ceremony, and later bound for him by Sidney Aitken. This copy Signed by Heaney on first leaf and inscribed by him 'to Philip [Murray], July 2001', separately inscribed by Hammond to Murray on prelim, dated December 1999, with a leaf in Murray's hand laid in at front.Exceedingly rare, if not unique. (1)
Co. Kildare: Photographs: An oblong folio Album of Photographs and other scraps relating to the Mansfield family of Morristown Lattin. Contains some early and rare photos of Gordon Bennett Race 1903, house, gardens and local area, together with associated families and houses, holidays abroad etc. There are some interesting photos of Irish Race Meetings, at Curragh, Leopardstown etc., and a very rare collection of 16 Photos, The Gordon Bennett Motor Race, July 1903, showing scenes in Naas and other Kildare Towns. As a photo album, w.a.f. (1)
Signed by the Illustrator / Artist[Clarke (Harry) Artist] Anderson (Hans Christian) Fairy Tales, folio London n.d. [c. 1916] Lim. Edn. No. 28 of 125 Copies ONly Signed by the Artist 16 mtd. cold. plts. & 25 bl. & white plts., plus text illus. uncut, orig. gilt decor. full vellum, in later hf. mor. cloth box. V. good copy. Rare. (1)
St. Columcille: O'Kelleher (A.) & Schoepperle (G.)eds. Betha Colaim Chille Life of St. Columcille, .. by Manus O'Donnell. Sm. folio Illinois 1918. First Thus., frontis orig. cloth, v.g.; Fowler (J.T.) Adamnani Vita S. Columbae, 8vo Oxford 1894; Concannon (Mrs. T.) The Life of St. Columban, D. 1915; & Simpson (W. Douglas) The Historical Saint Columba, sm. folio Aberdeen 1927. All v. good. (4)
Stokes (Margaret) Early Christian Architecture in Ireland, Folio L. 1878. First Edn., frontis & 52 plts. plus text illus. thro.-out; Coffey (George) New Grange (Brugh na Boinne) and Other Incised Tumuli in Ireland, roy 8vo D. 1912, and The Bronze Age in Ireland, roy 8vo D. 1913, both First Edns., illus., & all orig. green cloth, gilt. V. good copies. (3)
Binding: Durer (Albrech) & others The Passion and Life of Christ, sm. folio n.d. c. 1750? A collection of 35 mounted engravings, each approx. 6" x 4 1/2", in an Album, a.e.g., in fine full mottled mor. with profusely gilt fillet and tooled floral borders, spine gilt in panels, mor. label. An attractive item. (1)
Periodical: The Illustrated Dublin Journal, A Miscellany of Amusement and Popular Information 37 Nos. Complete, Sm. folio D. Sept. 7th 1861 - May 17th 1862, Sole Editions. Illus. thro-out by Edmund Fitzpatrick [Freshford, Co. Kilkenny], orig. embossed cloth. V. good. (1)* Contains writings by Carleton, Griffin etc.
Bindings: Spencer, Campion, Hanmer & Marleburrough Ancient Irish Histories, 2 vols. sm. folio D. (Hibernia Press) 1809. First Edn. Thus, L.P. Copy, list of subs., engd. dedit. to Dublin Society, cont. full diced calf, with lg. gilt floral roll inside two rows of triple fillets, professional re-back with orig. tooled gilt spine laid down. (2)
Photographs: Palestine - An oblong folio Album containing approx. 175 quarter page photographs, "Palestine & The Holy Land," a very detailed collection covering all aspects of life, all with cont. manuscript captions, c. 1890, in strong hf. mor., cover inscribed 'Palestine - M. & A.W. - 1890,' As a coll., w.a.f. (1)
With Fine Double Page PlatesBarry (James) A Series of Etchings.. from His Original and Justly Celebrated Paintings in the Great Room of the Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Adelphi, Lg. atlas folio London (Colnaghi) 1808. 16 engd. plates (include 10 dble. page), plus one dbl. page plt. loosely inserted, inscribed 'This Colloquial Groupe of the Celegrated Sextumvirate,.. Painted Engraved & Published May 1 1795 by J.B.,' all plates v. good. In recent cloth backed grey boards. Rare. (1)
Coloured Platebook of Costumes Under The Ottoman CourtColoured Plates: Brindesi (Jean) Elbicei Atika Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople, folio, Paris (Imp. de Lemercier) c. 1855., First Edn., lithograph title page, and 22 plates by Regnier, Bettanier, Lemoine, Bour and others, after Breindesi, printed in colour and highlighted with gold, within gold printed borders, contemporary hf. green mor., embossed decorative cloth boards, gilt lettered title on front cover, inscribed on t.p. "Malachy Daly, the gift of Lady Brecher [a.k.a. Eliz. O'Neill, famous Irish Actress], Constantinople Jan. 25th, 1865." Good Clean Copy. Scarce. (1)
The Shannon in DetailAtlas: Irish Inland Steam Navigation Co.: Grantham (John) surveyor, The Traveller's Map of The River Shannon, arranged as a Guide to its Lakes, ... From its Source in Lough Allan to the Sea, in a course of 239 miles through the Counties of Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Westmeath, Kings County, Tipperary & Galway, Limerick, Kerry and Clare. Lg. oblong atlas folio [D.] 1830. Sole Edition, 15 lg. single page maps hd. cold. in outline, title & final map in fine fac-simile, some stains, recent hf. calf marble sides. Good. As an atlas, w.a.f. Ex. Rare. (1)
Signed by Author & IllustratorDunsany (Lord) The Chronicles of Rodriguez, folio L. & N. York 1922. Illus. by S.H. Sime Limited Edn. No. 117 of 500 Copies, Signed by Author and Illustrator., uncut, orig. vellum backed cloth & decor. d.w.; also The Sword of Welleran, 4to L. n.d. Illus. by S.H. Sime; & 9 others same author, mostly First Edns. & d.w.s. (11)
Extremely Rare Illustrated Irish Children's BookJuvenile: Somerville (Edith OE.) The Story of the Discontented Little Elephant, Told in Pictures and Rhyme. Sm. oblong folio Lond. 1912. Sole Edn., illustrated title & illustrations thro-out, & 7 full page cold. plts. all by the author, orig. cold. decor. cloth backed boards. V. good. Ex. Rare. (1)
Patrons Copy with Original WatercolourWalsh (Wendy) A Lifetime in Painting, lg. folio D. 2007. Special Patrons Copy No. 8 of 18 Copies Only, Signed by the Artist, Editor etc., and with an Original Watercolour loosely inserted, cold. plts. thro-out, quarter morocco oatmeal cloth, & matching box. (1)
Mitchel (Flora) Vanishing Dublin, 4to D. 1966 First Edition, 50 cold. plates,orig. cloth & pictorial dust wrapper; also Walsh (Wendy) An Irish Florilegium Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland, Folio London 1983. First Edn. fine coloured illus. mounted, cloth & pictorial, d.w. Very good copies. (2)
Binding etc: Moore (Thomas) Irish Melodies, sm. folio L. n.d. New Edition Illustrated thro-out by Daniel Maclise, plts. decorated pages of text, a.e.g. cont. full purple mor. with gilt fillet borders & broad border of shamrocks and with shamrock motifs in centre of each cover, and on spine in gilt. V. attractive copy. (1)
Royal Irish Academy: Ferguson (Sam.)ed. Leabhar Breac, The Speckled Book, Otherwise Styled Leabhar Mor Duna Doighre, The Great Book of Dun Doighre; A Collection of Pieces in Irish and Latin. Lg. atlas folio D. (R.I.A.) 1876. First Edn., hf. title, 283 fac-simile pages, & 2 litho illus., orig. heavy mor. backed boards. V. good. (1)
Royal Irish Academy: Atkinson (Robert)ed. The Book of Leinster, Sometimes Called the Book of Glendalough, A Collection of Pieces (Prose and Verse) in the Irish Language,.. Lg. thick atlas folio D. 1880. First Edn., Hf. title, 411 fac-simile pages,orig. cloth backed boards, paper label. V. good. (1)
Victorian Illustrated Volumes: Audsley (W. & G.A.)illuminator, The Sermon on the Mount, folio L. n.d. [c. 1860] Illustrated by Chas. Rolt, & Chromolitho by W.R. Tymms Finely illustrated thro-out, attractive full cold. & gilt decor cloth v. good; Byron (Lord) The Prisoner of Chillon, sm. folio L. 1865, illuminated by W. & G. Audsley, finely illustrated thro-out, orig. attractive decor. cloth; Poetry of the Year, or Pastorals from our Poets Illustration of the Seasons, 4to L. nd. [c. 1870], attractive cold. plts. & illus. & cold. & gilt decor. cloth; & 1 other sim. (4)
With Fine Woodcut Illustrations ThroughoutBible: Biblia Sacra Vulgate Editionis Sixti V. Pont. Max. Iussu recogmta atque edita. Folio Venice (Nicola Pezzana) 1669. Engd. title by Isabella Piccini, with numerous fine wd. cut illustrations thro-out, cont. calf, with intricate large tooled borders, raised band,spine gilt in panels, worn. V. good. Rare. (1)
River Barrow DrainageCo. Carlow: Manning (Rob.) Report to the Commissioners of Public Works, Ireland, on the Drainage of the Lands along the River Barrow and its Tributaries, Folio D. 1884; 8pp; also 1886 Report, folio D. (A. Thom) 1886, with 5 large fold. cold. maps & plans, cont. hf. mor. As a coll., w.a.f. Scarce. (1)
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