A group of books on Greek sculpture Comprising: G.M.A. Richter, The Portraits of the Greeks, vols I-III, London, 1965; G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of the Greek Sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, New York, 1954; P. Getz-Preziosi, Early Cycladic Art in North American Collections, Virginia, 1988; P. Getz-Preziosi, Early Cycladic Sculpture: an Introduction, London, 1985; F.P. Johnson, Corinth, Volume IX, Sculpture, Cambridge, Mass., 1931; G. Dickins, Damophon, 1905; K. Lapatin, Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Oxford, 2001; E. Wasmuth, Frühgriechische Plastik, Band 3; Berlin; J. Dorig, The Olympia Master and his Collaborators, Leiden, 1987; A. Kozloff & D.G. Mitten, The Gods Delight; The Human Figure in Classical Bronze, Cleveland, 1988; M. Bieber, The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age, New York, 1961; B.S. Ridgway, The Archaic Style in Greek Sculpture, Princeton, 1977; B.S. Ridgway, The Severe Style in Greek Sculpture, Princeton, 1970; P.C. Bol, Die Skulpturen Des Schiffsfundes von Antikythera, Berlin, 1972; C. Rolley, Greek Bronzes, London, 1986; M.L. Saflund, The East Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Göteborg, 1970; D. Buitron-Oliver, The Greek Miracle; Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy – The Fifth Century BC, Washington, 1992; E. Berger & M. Gisler, Parthenon Dokumentation zum Fries, Text, Mainz, 1996; E. Berger & M. Gisler, Parthenon Dokumentation zum Fries, Tafeln, Mainz, 1996; E. Berger, Parthenon Metopen in Basel, Tafeln, Mainz, 1986; E. Berger, Das Basler Arztrelief, Basel, 1970; H. Payne & G. Mackworth-Young, Archaic Marble Sculpture, second edition, 1950; H. Payne & G. Mackworth-Young, Archaic Marble Sculpture, first edition, undated. (25)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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An Amlash pottery bull rhyton Circa early 1st Millennium B.C.The hollow vessel with large rump and prominent neck hump, the muzzle extending into a long spout, with crescentic horns, small pierced ears and vertical ridges for the dewlap and tail, on four tapering legs, 20.5cm high, 32cm longFootnotes:Provenance:Mr Theodore Monell collection, Brooklyn, NY, whose collection was mostly formed in the 1970's-1980's. US art market, 2020. Accompanied by an Thermoluminescence Test from Oxford Authentication Ltd.It has been suggested that vessels such as this bull rhyton may have been used in a secular context for the drinking of wine. For a discussion on whether ceramic rhytons were used for the domestic consumption of wine and other fluids or as libation vessels at religious ceremonies see A. C. Gunter, 'The Art of Eating and Drinking in ancient Iran' in Asian Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, vol. 1, no. 2, Spring 1988, pp.11-14. The rhyton first appeared in Iran in the 4th Millennium B.C. and continued to be used throughout the Pre-Islamic period. An 11th Century Persian dictionary gives the definition of the rhyton as 'a bull or cow formed of pottery, gold or other materials used for the drinking of wine'. However Hittite texts found in Turkey (circa 1450-1200 B.C.) refer to the use of animal-shaped rhytons for making ritual libations of wine or beer to certain deities. It is quite possible that rhytons were used for both purposes and that deities were being made offerings of drink in imitation of everyday domestic meals (ibid.).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![Daniel O'Connell's Copy [Connery (Jos.)?] Some Short and Useful Reflections upon Duelling,... by a Christian Patriot. S](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6e4c89b0-9e21-45b6-97ed-ade100bf2b2d/17bfbbdd-36f2-4bb9-b57c-adef012c40b2/468x382.jpg)
Daniel O'Connell's Copy [Connery (Jos.)?] Some Short and Useful Reflections upon Duelling,... by a Christian Patriot. Sm. 8vo Dub. (For the Author)1823. First Edn., engd. frontis. advert. leaf at end, uncut, orig. printed boards, recent slipcase. V. good. (1) * Rare volume, with 2 additional fold. engd. plts. of duelling, with two signatures of Daniel O'Connell, & a m/ss note from him tipped in, and with his bookplate.
Volney (M. C.-F) Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785, 2 vols. in one, 8vo Dublin (for Messrs. Burnet, White.. Moore and Dornin) 1788. First Dublin Edn., hf. title Vol. I, 2 fold. maps, cont. full calf, mor. label. Castletown copy with T. Conolly's B.P., and later Furness Copy. (1)
Quintiniani (M. Fabii) Institutionum Oratoriarum Libri Duodecim, Sm. 8vo London (Antonio Gryphium) 1575; Bound with, ... Declamationes Undeviginti,... London 1575. Each with wd. cut printers device, wd. cut initials, early part of first work badly wormed in margins, generally not affecting text, later calf, blind tooled, raised bands, mor. label. (1)
Renaudot (Eusebius) Trans. Ancient Account of India and China By Two Mohammedan Travellers. Who went to those Parts in the 9th Century, Translated from the Arabic, 8vo Lond. (For Sam. Harding.) 1733. First English Edn., Two Parts in one Vol. Title printed in red and black with wood engraved device, pps XXXVII [1] 99, 260 [12] Index. A few pages creased at fore-edge, also some browning at fore-edges, some stains, some m/ss annotations & notes, the first loose blank with one page of notes in pen, signed James Bedoon, cont. calf, worn & joints cracked. Ex. Scarce. (1) Ref: [Cordier, Sinica 1923; Lust 299] * The First Edition in English of important accounts by "Sulaiman, the merchant" and Hasan ibn Yazid al Sirafi of journeys undertaken in the ninth century A.D., translated from the Arabic by the French linguist Eusebius Renaudot.
Rowlands (Henry) Mona Antiqua Restaurata, An Archaeological Discourse on the Antiquities,... of the Isle of Anglesea.. 4to Dublin (A. Rhames) 1723. First Edn., hf. title, title in red & bl., 8pp of subscribers, 2 plts. (one ex 12) with a cont. m/ss document tipped in at end, owner's name on front loose blank, 'Rev. George Stokes,' cont. panel calf. (1)
Neilson (Rev. Wm.) An Introduction to the Irish Language, Dublin 1808. First Edn., List of subs., 6 plts. (some dam.) hf. mor.; O'Donovan (John) A Grammar of the Irish Language, Published for ... The College of St. Columba. 8vo D. 1845. First Edn. Two engd. plts., some m/ss annots, orig. Maynooth Prize Binding, gilt decor by Bellew. (2)
![Cinema Poster: Rocketship X-M, [1950] starring Lloyd Bridges, Osa Masen, John Emery, Noah Berry Junior, directed b](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6e4c89b0-9e21-45b6-97ed-ade100bf2b2d/ad2a77c6-49d5-4c85-a7a8-adef013067ed/468x382.jpg)
Periodical: Ár m-Eire New Ireland, Vol. III No. 12, Jan. 27th 1917 - Vol. IX, No. 4, Dec. 21st, 1921, together approx. 33 issues only. Orig. ptd. wrappers. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1) * Ed. by D. Gwynn & P.J. Little, it first favoured the Irish National League, but afterwards adapted bye policy of Sinn Fein.
D'Arnay (M.) The Private Life of the Romans, Trans. from the French, 12mo Edin. (A. Donaldson & J. Reid) 1761. First English Edn., cont. calf, raised bands, mor. label; Pezzl (Mr.) La Vie du Feldmarechal Baron de Loudon, translated by Le Baron de Bock, 12mo Luxembourg 1792, title with vignette, cont. tree calf. (2)
Napoleon Repatriates a Wounded Irish Officer Military Interest: A Passport, allowing John Nicholson, a lieutenant in the 83rd Infantry and now a prisoner of war, to be repatriated to England via Morlaix on grounds of ill health as part of a prisoner exchange. Dated February 1813 and signed by Napoleon?s Minister for War, Henry James Clarke, duc de Feltre (both of whose parents were Irish). Includes a detailed description of the prisoner, who is aged 28, a native of Wexford, and ?a perdu la jambe gauche? (so he was unlikely to be of much further military use). The 83rd (County Dublin) Foot served in the Peninsular War, where presumably Lieut. Nicholson received his injury. Paper, 40cms x 28 cms (some damage), as a m/ss document, w.a.f. (1)
![Pilgrimage to the Holy Land by Austin Stack?s Widow [Stack (Mrs. W.)] Diary of a Trip to Holy Land, written on Cu](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6e4c89b0-9e21-45b6-97ed-ade100bf2b2d/136f7fea-8bbc-4ae7-a05c-adf00096e372/468x382.jpg)
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land by Austin Stack?s Widow [Stack (Mrs. W.)] Diary of a Trip to Holy Land, written on Cunard White Star Lancastria notepaper and envelope, 21cms x 13 cms, pp 1-13. Narrates the visit of a group of pilgrims to Mount Carmel, Galilee and Jerusalem, breaking off when they are about to depart for Jericho. The year is not stated, but it must have been after Stack?s death in 1929 and before the outbreak of World War Two (the Lancastria was sunk in 1940 with thousands of fatalities - the largest single-ship loss of life in British maritime history). Card of Mrs Austin Stack enclosed. The Kerry republican leader Austin Stack married in 1925 Winifred (Una) Gordon, née Cassidy, the widow of an RIC district inspector. She died in 1950. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (2)
18th Century Writ Regarding Property in New Ross Co. Wexford: A m/ss of George, Viscount Townsend, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, dated 6 May 11th of George III (1771) to the sheriff of Co. Wexford, directing him to command Joseph Rogers of New Ross to surrender to Hill Matthews of Dublin various pieces of property (details given) in New Ross. Signed "FitzRoy." Endorsement signed by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Lifford, as a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)
Kavangh (Arthur Mc Murrough) 1873, on the headed Notepaper of his yacht the Eva with stamped logo of The Royal Yacht Squadron, a three page Letter from the pen of the incredible Arthur McMurrough Kavanagh, M.P. born without arms or legs, Arthur served as Member of Parliament for fourteen years, travelled to Russia, India and Persia on safari, was an expert horseman and shot, and was a keen yachtsman. This letter addressed to his land agent "Devine" who it appears has sought a Publican's licence for himself. The letter expresses Arthur's concern over the issuing of pub licences in Borris, stating his objection' to increasing the number of Publican's licences in the town.' The letter ends with the message from Arthur to his land agent 'it is only for me to say that you would have to choose between it and the position you now hold, as a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)
Northern Ireland Interest - Manuscript: Institute of Journalists - Ulster District Honorary Treasurer's Records for the Years 1890-1931, manuscript notebook, 8vo, over 275pp of entries, recording income and expenditure, and with an extensive index at front, cloth & paper cover. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)
![Molly Keane’s Hunting Registers, 1928-1930 [Keane (Molly)] Hunting Registers, 2 vols, 1928-29 and 1929-30, bound in red](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6e4c89b0-9e21-45b6-97ed-ade100bf2b2d/17697a59-4758-41e3-9120-adf000975c30/468x382.jpg)
Molly Keane’s Hunting Registers, 1928-1930 [Keane (Molly)] Hunting Registers, 2 vols, 1928-29 and 1929-30, bound in red buckram with marbled endpapers and edges. 21 x 15 cm. 2nd half of 2nd vol blank. A few inserts. Inscribed “Kept by Molly Skrine.” Each double page has on the left printed headings for filling in the details of each hunt, and on the right a blank page on which the owner could write a narrative. These vary from very detailed accounts, mainly of hunting in Co. Wexford, to “Never found a fox all day”. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (2) Mary Nesta (Molly) Skrine (1904-1996) grew up at Ballyrankin House, Co. Wexford, where horses and hunting were an intimate part of her life. An acute observer of the society in which she lived, at the time she wrote these journals she was already producing novels under the pen name M.J. Farrell. She married in 1938 Bobby Keane of Cappoquin. Her novel Good Behaviour, published in 1981 under her married name of Molly Keane, launched her career as an international literary figure.
![A Charming Record of an Irish Peer's Babyhood [The O'Briens of Dromoland]Baby's Souvenir, by A.O. Kaplan, with pic](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6e4c89b0-9e21-45b6-97ed-ade100bf2b2d/491787aa-ec68-4f66-aa62-adf000976803/468x382.jpg)
A Charming Record of an Irish Peer's Babyhood [The O'Briens of Dromoland]Baby's Souvenir, by A.O. Kaplan, with pictures by Frances Brundage, London, Dean & Son, n.d. blue and crimson cover with gold tooling and illustration. Many illustrations in text. "The Book Contains a Biographical Record of the Child-Life of [Donough E.F. O'Brien]. born at 16 Grosvenor Square 6 January 1897 to Lucius and Ethel O'Brien. With m/ss notes by mother on his earliest experiences to the end of 1899: lock of hair (enclosed), first laugh, first tooth, first steps etc. Many photographs and a few letters loose or pasted in. Donough Edward Foster O'Brien, the baby commemorated so lovingly in this book, was the first of six children born to the Hon. Lucius O'Brien (who in 1900 became the 15th Baron Inchiquin) and Ethel Jane Foster. He served in the Rifle Brigade during the First World War, and married in 1921 Anne Molyneux Thesiger. In 1939 he succeeded his father as 16th Baron Inchiquin and settled at the ancestral seat of Dromoland Castle. For twenty years he struggled to keep the estate afloat, but in 1962 financial circumstances forced him to sell castle and estate. he died in 1968. Frances Isabelle Lockwood Brundage (1854-1937) was an American illustrator best known for her depictions of attractive and endearing children, both for ephemera such as postcards and calendars and for the novels of Louisa May Alcott and others. She was a prolific artist, producing in her late sixties as many as twenty books annually. As an Album, w.a.f. (1)
Illustrated Children's Books: Adams (Frank) Illustrator, Old Time Rhymes, lg. 4to L. (Blackie & Co.) 1915. 35 full page mtd. cold. prints cloth; Birkdale (Eleanor Flortescue) Golden Book of Famous Women, 4to L. n.d. Fine mtd. cold. plts., gilt pict. cloth, & orig. d.w.; Sowerby (M. & G.) Cinderella, 4to L. n.d., mtd. cold. plts., pict. boards; Neilson (Harry B.) Droll Doings, L. (Blackie) n.d. cold. plts. & illus. thro.-out, pict. boards. Good lot. (4)
'I was Very Glad to be Associated with the Fianna Fail Government' Lynch (Jack) A single Page m/ss Letter to Mary (Mary Hogan - Kilkenny), dated 9/4/73, replying to her kind letter, he acknowledges his proud involvement with Fianna Fail, and the hope for the future, Signed as a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)
Guarding the Frontiers of the United States American Revolution. Chittenden (Thomas) President of the Council of Safety, Manuscript Document signed as President of the Council of Safety, Bennington, Vermont, March 2 1778, a military warrant to Isaac Clark: 'You are hereby required .. to enlist fifty ablebodied effective ...' countersigned by Joseph Fay, Secretary. One page, folds expertly repaired on blank verso. With a typescript biography of Joseph Fay. Revolutionary material from the State of Vermont is now rare. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)
Hyde (Dr. Douglas) 'An Craoibhin.' An ALs 4pp (single folded sheet|) dated 12.6.1912, from 1 Earlsford Place, Dublin to 'A Athair dhilis' and also to 'An Maileach (Tomas O'Maille), giving details of papers which the three of them have to set for examinations for Travelling Studentship's, mentioning the source books, etc. In Irish throughout in Hyde's rather idiosyncratic script. Wearing at folds., as a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)
![[Bjersby (Birgit)] Upsala Irish Studies - The Interpretation of The Cuchulain Legend in the Works of W.B](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6e4c89b0-9e21-45b6-97ed-ade100bf2b2d/fde74502-a069-4d32-b90f-adf000989770/468x382.jpg)
[Bjersby (Birgit)] Upsala Irish Studies - The Interpretation of The Cuchulain Legend in the Works of W.B Yeats, 8vo Upsala 1950, some annotations, ptd. wrappers, recent hf. cloth marble boards; [Gogarty (Oliver St. J.)] A single page m/ss Letter to Mrs. Birgit Bjersby from Florida Jan. 30th 1951, referring to the above publication and Yeats referral to Cuchulain in On Bailes Strand, clear signature, as a m/ss. (2)
![Co. Sligo: [O'Flanagan (M.)ed] Ordnance Survey - Name Books No 117, Achonry to Killaraght, and No. 118, Kilaspugbr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6e4c89b0-9e21-45b6-97ed-ade100bf2b2d/374ea68e-511e-447f-87e7-adef012be595/468x382.jpg)
Wilson (Florence M), Ulster Poet (c. 1870-1946). A binder containing fourteen original poems, mostly typescript with two manuscript, some signed or with m/ss. corrections, many of them about children or written in a child?s voice, some probably unpublished. The last poem here is dated Jan. 1 1916. A few sheets fragile and strengthened to rear. With a folder containing a printed copy of The Hearthstone, The Story Magazine of Ireland, Vol.1 no 3, July 1922, containing Florence Wilson?s best known work, the ballad ?The Man from God Knows Where? (about the 1798 leader Thomas Russell). Florence Wilson published only one collection, The Coming of the Earls and Other Verse (Candle Press 1918). She was a friend of Alice Milligan and of Alice Stopford Green.
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