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Lot 375

A rare miniature sewing 'cart' in the style of Palais Royal with gold fittings, presumably for a doll, the gilt metal framed cart pulled by a goat, the body formed from a hinged mother of pearl shell, the red velvet tool card with miniature gold thimble, cylinder needle case, scissors and stiletto, 9.8cms wide.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 380

A rare French finger ring miniature etui presumably for a doll, the gilt ring with two chains to an oval mother of pearl case with gilt metal hinge mount, the interior in blue silk and velvet and fitted with miniature silver thimble, silver needle case, silver handled stiletto, and a pair of silver handled scissors, the case 3.8cms, 10cms including chain.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 395

A rare early 19th Century Anglo-Indian ivory veneered sewing box in the form of a house, the pitched roof lacking chimney and with oval vacant cartouche within scroll engraved borders, the sides engraved with trellis windows, trees and flowers, the front with open door and railed fence, the sandalwood interior with fixed reel, two engraved lids, thimble and tape stand complete with tape measure, an ivory surround with bead box and a similar compartment with replacement cotton barrel, one end fitted with a drawer, some shrinkage and minor losses, 15.5 x 11 x 12.5cms.                                                                                                 

Lot 40

A rare early Tunbridge ware print and penwork rosewood sewing box by George Wise, of sarcophagal form, raised on brass claw and ball feet and with pressed brass double eagle ring handles, the lid with concave flowerhead penwork border with a central cut corner colour print of Brighton Pavilion with elegant figures in the foreground within a gold leaf and penwork border and an outer inlaid and crossbanded border. The interior in original green paper and with label 'A View Of The Pavilion At Brighton - Published by G. Wise, Tunbridge', the compartmentalised tray with two sliding lid penwork boxes, a pair of conforming cylinder boxes, removeable pin cushion, netting ratchet, multiple reel, needle flannel and ring painted cylinder tape measure inked in nails, 27 x 21.5 x 17cms.                                                                                                From the Hamlin Collection of Tunbridge Ware Part 2

Lot 41

A rare Tunbridge ware mahogany writing box, the lid with an inset mosaic panel of Tunbridge Castle within twin borders of geometric mosaic and chequer stringing, the interior with original blind tooled velvet writing slope within geometric mosaic borders below stationery compartments, pen tray and two variant brass top ink wells, complete with key, repaired split to mosaic lid panel, 35.5 x 25 x 16cms.                                                                                                From the Hamlin Collection of Tunbridge Ware Part 2

Lot 42

Tunbridge ware - a rare whitewood and print decorated cylinder waxer and another, one side with a view of a turreted gateway and house, the reverse with a china man and lady in an open landscape, 2.3cms dia., the other with black on green circular label 'A Trifle From Brighton', the reverse with line painted decoration, slight loss to edge, 2.2cms.    (2)                                                                                                From the collection of Enid Riley Part 1

Lot 433

A rare mid 19th Century silver sewing etui, in the form of a walnut in the style of Samuel Mordan, unmarked, the walnut with ring suspension and hinged to reveal an outer surround of pin holes and pins, the centre with a recess containing a needle case, double reel and tape measure lacking tape, originally hinged at the base of the needle case but now detached, 6.8cms, including suspension ring.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 438

An unusual mid 19th Century mahogany purse makers box, of dovetailed construction with chamfered sliding lid, containing purse moulds, purse stretcher, a rare purse making frame stamped in ink 'T. Barton, Tunbridge Ware, Tunbridge Wells', knitting needles and other associated tools, 27.5 x 18 x 9cms.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 463

A rare and delightful 18th Century sampler style purse, possibly Quaker, the gilt scrolling clasp possibly later, one side embroidered with a bowl of strawberries between a pair of hearts, a pair of crosses, and a pair of triple flowers and inscribed 'A Small Present For My Dear Father', the obverse with a flowering jardiniere between a pair of diamonds and a pair of sheep and inscribed 'A Small Present From An Affectionate Daughter to her Dear Father' over a silk tassel, a few small tears near the clasp and minor stains, 14.5 x 9.5cms.                                                                                                 

Lot 50

Tunbridge ware, two pieces comprising a rare pair of stick ware knitting needle protectors united by elastic, each 3.7cms and a rosewood tape measure the octagonal body in panels of mosaic below an overhanging circular top in star form mosaic, the printed tape in ins., and commencing at 1, 3cms.    (2)                                                                                                From the collection of Enid Riley Part 1

Lot 514

A rare Ashworth's globe form thread container, the world globe in colour printed gores and with label for 'Ashworth's 12 XX Machine Cotton', on turned ebonised base with label to underside for 'Melbourne Gold Medal 1880' and additional information, globe 7.6cms dia., 10.5cms high.                                                                                                 

Lot 515

A rare Paton's Thread advertising counter string box, in the form of an ebonised oversized reel inscribed in gilt twice 'Paton's Thread', one end with a view of Johnstone Mill and inscribed 'Wm. Paton Ltd. Johnstone, Scotland', the other 'Extra Quality Machine Linen Thread - 60 Paton's 2 02 Spool - 750 Yards Three Cord', on sled feet with Regd. No. '535870', 12cms wide, 12cms high.                                                                                                 

Lot 539

A rare tatting and crochet set, carried in the panniers of a gilt metal donkey on alabaster rectangular base, the ivory shuttle, 7cms, gilt metal crochet handle and complete set of six screw in hooks, 8cms wide.                                         † For an identical example see Grove(S), The History of Needlework Tools, Plate 164.                                                                                                 A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 546

A rare Killarney ware arbutus wood lucet, inscribed in pique work to one side 'Killarney Lakes' to the other 'A.A. Mew', 9.5cms, together with a pierced card and floral painted needle packet book, 9 x 6cms, and three 19th Century ivory pieces.    (5)                                                                                               From the Hamlin Collection of Tunbridge Ware Part 2

Lot 560

A rare Georgian silver spool knave, the sprung stirrup internally marked with lion, kings head and makers mark, JB/WW, on a stippled ground, bone strut, on a short chain and clip, 9cms.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 561

A rare 19th Century tortoiseshell lucet, of usual lyre form on a turned tortoiseshell handle, 10.7cms.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 579

A rare crochet set contained in a model of a steam locomotive, in vegetable ivory, rosewood and bone, 10.5cms, the boiler end unscrewing to reveal a turned bone handle with chuck and three of eight hooks.                                         † For a similar example see Grove(S), The History of Needlework Tools, Plate 165.                                                                                               A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 631

A rare Killarney ware needle book and two companion thread winders, the needle book in arbutus wood the cover inscribed in pique work 'Lakes of Killarney', complete with flannels and blue ribbon tie, 6.6 x 4cms, a horn five point circular thread winder inscribed in pique work 'Killarney Lakes', 3.5cms, and another engraved 'Killarney Lakes.    (3)                                                                                               From the collection of Enid Riley Part 1

Lot 661

A rare Avery style needle case 'Empress Needle Case' - R. Wyers Manufacturer, Redditch', portrait oval to hinged cover, the reverse inscribed 'Richard Wyers Improved Patented Needle Case - Furnished with Superior Cast Steel Sharps With Improved Elongated Eyes And Unsurpassable Temper And Polish', four internal numerical divisions, 8.2 x 4.1cms.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 667

A rare Avery needle case 'Butter Churn', the rotating barrel with open slot on decorated X frame stand stamped to the stretchers 'W. Avery and Son, Redditch', 5.5cms high, 5cms deep, 6.7cms wide including handle.                                                                                                                  Registered May 4th 1874.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 681

A rare Neopolitan carved lava needle case, the tapering cylinder body fluted and leaf carved, the finial in the form of a man's head with pointed hat, 8.5cms.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 722

A rare needle book, the shaped covers in neatly stitched bark with cloth bound edges, the interior in variant pressed card, possibly Shaker or American Indian, 4 x 5cms.                                                                                                 

Lot 143

* Buckley (Cecil W., 1830-1872). British Royal Navy Captain, Victoria Cross winner for his actions on board HMS Miranda in the Crimea on 29th May 1855. A rare illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, 'C W Buckley', off Lisbon, 7-10 January 1847, to his mother, Buckley sends news of his journey from Malta to Gibraltar and informs her that they shall soon be at anchor with the rest of the fleet under Admiral Parker, explaining that Christmas Day was spent at sea ('we were upon salt provisions as all our fresh stores had been long exhausted, however we had as jolly a one as the circumstances would permit, being in a heavy gale at the time, and the ship strained by our heavy guns leaking like a sieve') and continuing to remark 'You will think me very expensive writing on gilt edged paper, but this is only a borrowed sheet as I am out of writing paper. At Gibraltar one of my mess mates, a midshipman whose leave was stopped in consequence of his having run into debt took it into his head to run away from us, and about six months ago a Clerk cut his lucky at Smyrna. These circumstances will add very much to the bad name which the ship already has. You have no idea what a dreadful name she has on this station. A person belonging to her is quite looked upon with compassion by people in other ships, and we believe the reason that we are now joining the Admiral is that a Court of Enquiry may be held on the Captain on account of the great number of punishments which have taken place in her', Buckley also describes the ship as being a splendid corvette and fast sailer, and continues with news that their Captain is to be tried by a Court Martial rather than the Court of Enquiry he supposed, further briefly referring to some skirmishes, his view of Lisbon from the river, a sighting of several Portuguese Men of War and, in concluding the letter, his hopes that his Captain will be acquitted ('From what I hear there is not much against him; the greater part of the blame rests on the last 1st Lieutenant who left six months ago'), to the head of the first page Buckley has drawn a fine pen and ink sketch of HMS Amazon at sea, a few neat splits at the edges of folds and some light age wear, 3 pages (the final page cross-written), 4toQty: (1)NOTESBuckley was the first winner of the Victoria Cross to be actually gazetted.

Lot 168

* Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925). Autograph signature in Western and Chinese script, early 20th century, the Western signature 'Sun Yat Sen' in black ink with his autograph in Chinese characters inscribed in watercolour and brush vertically and adjacent on a small folded piece of paper, 9.5 x 14.5 cmQty: (1)NOTESA rare double-autograph of the Chinese statesmen, physician, and political philosopher, who served as the provisional first president of the Republic of China and the first leader of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China). He is called the 'Father of the Nation' in the Republic of China, and the 'Forerunner of the Revolution' in the People's Republic of China. 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth. This autograph is from the family of Dr. James Cantlie by direct descent. While Sun was in exile he visited London in 1896 where he was kidnapped at the Chinese legation in London by the Chinese Imperial Secret Service who planned to smuggle him back to China and execute him for his revolutionary actions. However, he was released after 12 days through the efforts of Dr. James Cantlie and the Foreign Office, plus The Times and The Globe. Dr. James Cantlie was Sun's former teacher at the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese and the two maintained a lifelong friendship.

Lot 176

Bethune-Baker (Alfred A.). An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Bethunes of the Island of Sky, (reprint), London: Printed by A. Chilver for Alfred A. Bethune-Baker, 1893, 40pp., engraved armorial frontispiece, original half vellum, printed paper title label to upper board, slim 4to, together with: Green (Everard), Pedigree of the family of Wing of North Luffenham and Market Overton, Co. Rutland; and of Thorney in the Isle of Ely, Co. Cambridge, London: Mitchell & Hughes, 1886, 12pp., original cloth, slim 8vo, Collectanea Adamantaea, 4 parts in one (comprising nos. 21-23 & 27), Edinburgh: Privately printed, 1887-89, title in red & black, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary half morocco, extremities rubbed, 8vo (Large paper copies, each limited to 75 copies printed)Qty: (3)NOTESCollectanea Adamantaea nos. 21-23 & 27 comprising the following titles, Collectanea Adamantea XXI - The History of the Devil of Loudun ... translated from the original French, and edited by Edmund Goldsmith, vols. 1-3; Collectanea Adamantea XXII - Pathomachia: or, the Battell of Affections. Shadowed by a faigned siedge of the citie Pathopolis; Collectanea Adamantea XXIII - Two rare tracts relating to the state of New York 1609-15. viz: Champlain's Expeditions to Northern and Western New York (1632). A Letter from a Gentleman of the City of New York concerning the late Revolution (1698); and Collectanea Adamantea XXVII - A history of the states-general of Normandy by A. Canel.

Lot 26

Moor (Henry). A Visit to Russia in the Autumn of 1862, 1st edition, London: Chapman and Hall, 1863, 8 tinted lithograph plates, 32 pp. catalogue at end, a little minor spotting and toning, modern half calf, spine with blue and orange labels and gilt decoration, 8voQty: (1)NOTESRare. No copies recorded at auction.

Lot 261

Birmingham. Beilby, Knott & Beilby (publishers), To the Right Honourable William Earl of Dartmouth, Viscount Lewisham &c. &c. the Zealous Promoter of the interests of the Town and Liberal Patron of its Public Institutions, This Map of Birmingham engraved from a minute Trigonometrical survey, made in the years 1824 & 1825, is with permission dedicated..., Birmingham, March 25th 1828, uncoloured engraved map, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset plan of the town of Birmingham in the year 1731, large calligraphic cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, some staining, edged in green silk, 1380 x 1290 mm, marbled endpapers, contained in a contemporary calf book box, worn and frayedQty: (1)NOTESRare. Copac lists only four known copies.

Lot 331

Thirty Years War. Beck (Elias, alias 'Heldenmuth'). Hundert Jahriges angedencken das schnelle Kriegs Glück des Schwedischen Heldens u. Königs Gustavi Adolphi in Eroberung..., Augsburg [1732], uncoloured engraved broadside of 103 miniature city panoramas, all of which were captured by King Gustav Adolphus of Sweden, and whose portrait surmounts the vignettes, German text, 360 x 290 mmQty: (1)NOTESA rare engraved print showing twelve rows of thumbnail size images of 103 German cities and towns captured by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in campaigns between 1630 and 1632 during the Thirty Years War. Published on the hundredth anniversary of the death of Gustavus Adolphus in the Battle of Lützen in 1632.

Lot 351

* Aldin (Cecil Charles Windsor, 1870 - 1935). Dandie Dinmont Puppy, uncoloured lithograph, boldly signed by the artist in pencil to the lower right, 220 x 525 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESA rare and unusually large Aldin lithograph.

Lot 99

[Pascal, Blaise]. Les Provinciales, ou les lettres escrites par Louis de Montalte, a un provincial de ses amis, & aux RR. PP. Jesuites: sur le sujet de la morale, & de la politique se ces peres, Cologne: Pierre de la Valle's [i.e. Louis & Daniel Elzevir, Amsterdam], 1657, [24], 398, 111pp., early ink annotation to title and later oval ink stamp of Solicitors Supreme Courts Library, Edinburgh, light toning and slight dust-soiling, endpapers renewed, contemporary vellum blind embossed armorial to centre of each board, gilt rose tool decoration to spine (gilt faint), covers recased, without ties, 12mo (13 x 7.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESWillems 1218; Rahir 1247. The first edition in small format, preceded only by the rare princeps, which appeared in parts, 1656-57 (see Printing and the Mind of Man 140). The Elzevirs issued two editions in rapid succession, differing only slightly in pagination; this, the earlier, collates *12, A-P12, Q4, R12, S4 [S4 is blank], a8, b-e12. 'The Letters Provinciales, as they are called, are the first example of French prose as we know it today, perfectly finished in form, varied in style, and on a subject of universal importance' - PMM.

Lot 850

A rare 18th Century silver mellore, unmarked, of typical pointed form, 7.8cms.                                                                                                                                  For an explanation of the use of this tool in gold work see Groves(S), The History of Needlework Tools, pages 90-91.                                                                                                  

Lot 858

A rare skein book, the leather boards inset with panels of geometric and floral beadwork, hinged brass clasp, thirty envelope form compartments each with elegant hand inked label, 15.5 x 9.5cms.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 859

A rare 18th Century seam knife or button hole cutter in its original wooden cylinder case, turned steel thistle end stem with turned wooden handle, 8.2cms, in bespoke turned mahogany cylinder case, 9.5cms.                                                                                                

Lot 878

A rare mid 19th Century skein balance, the rosewood beam with central ribbon (frayed and worn) and beadwork suspension, each end scroll mounted with glass plaques decorated with gilt beads one with a weighted ribbon inscribed in ink '1/2 oz', the other with a ribbon loop, beam 17cms wide.                                                                                                  

Lot 891

A rare 19th Century steel mellore, 8.2cms.                                        † See Grove(S), The History of Needlework Tools, Page 91.                                                                                                A private collection - a passion for collecting of forty years  Part 1

Lot 940

A rare 19th Century folding ivory 'Rule Knife', hinged to form a 6ins rule and engraved 'Rule Knife' one side fitted with a hinged blade the other a propelling pencil, possibly lacking end nozzle, small crack to one face, 7.8cms closed.                                                                                                 

Lot 249

A Caughley coffee pot and covercirca 1776-79decorated with the rare painted Peony pattern in underglaze blue, with supplementary floral sprigs, insects and associated border, painted C with serif mark,21.5cm high (spout re-attached, restoration to cover)Condition report: The spout has been broken off and sympathetically re-attached, there is a small chip to the inside rim of the cover. There are also four small sections of restoration to the cover in the form of filled chips/cracks.

Lot 256

A small group of Caughleycirca 1780scomprising a helmet cream jug and a coffee cup, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Pleasure Boat pattern, painted S to the coffee cup, 12.5cm high and 6.5cm high and a sucrier base, transfer-printed in the rare underglaze blue Three Flowers and Hips pattern, 8cm high (restored)(3)Condition report: Sucrier base has been broken into two pieces and restored.

Lot 534

[Columbus, Christopher] Discovery of America, by Christopher Columbus. Illustrated with woodcuts. Dublin: Printed by William Folds and Son, 38 Great Strand-Street, 1824. 12mo. pp. 179. Contemporary full sheep, spine expertly rebacked. Fine. Very rare. Woodcuts included: Columbus relating his Adventures to the King and Queen, Columbus Landing on the American Shore, Columbus and native Chiefs, Meeting of Columbus and His Brother, Columbus and His Brother in Irons.

Lot 537

Kennelly, Brendan & Holzapfel, Rudi. The Dark About Our Loves. Poems. Printed for the Publishers by John Augustine & Co. n.d. (c. 1962). 8vo. Stiff pictorial green wrappers. Inscribed on half title "To Mary / With best wishes / Brendan 26.9.'62". Mild foxing to first and final leaf. V.g. No more than 250 copies printed. Very rare.

Lot 540

Anson, Commodore. The Voyage of Commodore Anson Round the World. Illustrated with wood cuts. Dublin: Printed by C. Crookes, 83 Chapel-street, 1819. 12mo. 180 pp. Recent calf. Some woodcuts hand coloured. V.g. Extremely rare. Copac locates the Cambridge copy only. While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain's Pacific possessions. Returning to Britain in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a circumnavigation, the voyage was notable for the capture of an Acapulco galleon but also horrific losses to disease with only 188 men of the original 1,854 surviving. Woodcuts included are: Manner of Catching the Wild Bull, The Penguin, View of the Commodore’s Tent, Death of Mr. Cousins, The Bread Fruit Tree, Engagement between the Centurion and the Spanish Galleon.

Lot 619

Abbey Leix House School. Rules. Opened January 1844. Broadsheet (52 x 44cms). Printed in red and black within a triple ruled border, four vignettes at corners. London, Levey, Robson & Franklyn, Printers. [circa 1870] Mounted and mylar protected. Fine. Rare. No copy on Copac or in National Library. The original school building was constructed under the guidance of Lady Emma de Vesey, and was completed in 1885, its purpose being to provide education for the boys and girls of the town and surrounds. It replaced a small overcrowded school at Stucker Hill on the main street. The first rule of Abbey Leix House School states: ‘Parents who wish their Children to Lady Emma Vesey, or to the Mistress of the School, on Saturdays, at half-past Twelve precisely, and bring a paper, with the name and age of the Child, their own employment and place of residence; besides which, a written recommendation from the Clergyman of the Parish.’ Emma Vesey (Herbert), Viscountess de Vesci of Abbey Leix (1819-1884) was the youngest daughter of George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, a Member of Parliament for the Queen's County. In 1857 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer and entered the House of Lords. Lady Emma founded the Abbeyleix Baby Linen Society, a co-operative enabling women access to affordable baby clothing and the Abbey Leix House School.

Lot 65

Kinsella, Thomas & Le Brocquy, Louis. The Tain. Translated by Thomas Kinsella from the Irish Táin Bó Cuailgne. Brush Drawings by Louis le Brocquy. Dublin: Dolmen Press 1985. pp. vi, [1], 300, [4]. Small folio. Black cloth, image by Le Brocquy in white on upper cover, title in white on spine. Library Edition with [all] the illustrations of the first edition, in association with the University of Pennsylvania Press. Fine copy in fine illustrated dust jacket with design by Le Brocquy. The original limited edition of 1,750 copies published in 1969 sold out within months, and had become very rare and expensive. A reduced octavo edition with only 30 of the original 130 illustrations was published in 1970, and has been many times reprinted; but the full magnificent suite of illustrations was unavailable until this Library Edition was issued in 1985. It is itself a scarce book, as the bulk of the edition was distributed to libraries worldwide, and it has not been reprinted.

Lot 3

A Rare George IV 1823 double sovereign, weight 16 grams (see illustration).

Lot 613

An interesting and rare 19th century Staffordshire pottery figure "Topsy and Eva", figures from Uncle Tom's Cabin. 22 cm high. CONDITION REPORT: Slight decoration wear but generally in fair condition.

Lot 2

A rare set of Pyrex Willow pattern plates

Lot 124

2 boxes. Mostly art and collecting. Academic studies on British Pewter, Chinese Jade [in slip case], Master Pieces in art series, rare book journals, Jim Fitzpatrick calendar, sale catalogues etc. etc. approximately 120 individual items.

Lot 129

An Universal History from the earliest account of time to the present. Printed by Edward Bate in Dublin for the editors. Published 1745. 19 volumes. Very rare. In very good condition with all maps and plates.

Lot 147

The Angler’s Guide to the Irish Free State. Compiled by the Department of Lands and Fisheries. Illustrated with four folding maps and a large linen-backed map of Ireland. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1937. Small 8vo. 1st edition. Original green cloth, title in black on upper cover and along spine. V.g. Rare first ed. The large folding Ordnance Survey map depicts rivers, lakes, and fishery districts. Railways shown in black. Irish-speaking districts are coloured yellow.

Lot 161

Bernard Scale. An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of The Kingdom of Ireland. Published London. 1776 “And may be had of the Author at his House in Dublin”. First edition. 37 hand coloured maps, comprising general maps of Ireland, Leinster, Ulster, Connaught, and Munster and 32 maps of the counties. First hand coloured Atlas of Ireland & extremely rare. Fine contemporary calf. Spine professionally rebacked. Irish armorial book plate. A remarkably clean copy.

Lot 202

The Daily Mirror dated 10th May 1916. Centre pages show rare photos of surrender of Padraig Pearse in Parnell street and also includes images of Countess Markievicz, John McBride & Joseph Plunkett under armed guard.

Lot 220

The Catholic Bulletin various parts: July 1916; Oct 1916; Jan 1917; Christmas 1917; Jan 1918; March 1918; April 1918 – all of the above parts have a chapters on ‘Events in 1916’ with original rare photos, the only Journal to carry same. Five other pts, no 1, 1930, no 4 1932; no 12 1933; Christmas nu 1935; 1936 no 10. The articles concerning 1916 are all very important contemporary accounts. (12)

Lot 23

WEST, Mrs. Frederic. A Summer Visit to Ireland in 1846. Illustrated with aquatints and woodcuts. London: Bentley, 1847. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Professional paper restoration to a few margins where there were faint traces of old worming. Good copy. Rare. Teresa Cornwallis West was interested in the ordinary people, landscape, antiquities, folklore, agriculture, politics, the effects of the famine on the poor and the relief work. The author states that the purpose of her visit to Ireland during the Irish famine was "The public sympathies are at last awakened towards Ireland. My object in travelling through it was to satisfy myself of its actual condition ... and to exhort my English countrymen to go and do likewise". During her three week visit, partly conducted by rail, she visits Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Cork, and Limerick, returning via Offaly and Kildare: "I was glad to leave behind the poverty and sharp-facedness of Tipperary, and enter County Cork. However, the scenery was bleak enough passing the Kilworth Hills. Fermoy, on the Blackwater, is the nicest and cleanest town in the country ... ." She shows a favourable disposition towards the native Irish, gives a detailed description of the national schools, comments freely on hotels and quotes extensively from Duffy's 'Ballad Poetry of Ireland', also with references to Bartlett, Hall, Petrie and Moore. At Bray she notices potatoes "beginning to fail." She travelled with her husband and they stayed at Shanganagh Castle, the seat of Sir George Cockburn and at Lough Fea the seat of John Shirley. "Ardee is a neat town. We stopped and changed horses at the Shirley Arms, near the tower of an old castle which projects into the street. When Edward Bruce landed in Antrim, in the spring of 1315, with his Scottish followers, they savagely burned the Church of the Carmelite Friary here, filled with women and children, who had taken refuge within its walls."

Lot 308

The Reverend John Moore history-flora file. Folder of material relating to, including the Flora of Connemara and Burren and 1968 letter from Lisdoonvarna hotel re Burren botany, rare list flora of Burren collected by Keane’s hotel; Battle of Clontarf by Ryan. 1938 plus material on Irish flora.

Lot 38

Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum, complete in 3 vols. Vol I – Standish O’Grady, 1926; Vol II – Robin Flower, 1926; Vol III – Robin Flower, 1953. Rare opportunity to acquire the full set

Lot 392

Peter Francis, Irish Delfware, L.2000, 4to dj mint. NMi, Irish Decorative Arts, 1990. Irish Weaving; Ways of Old; Rich and Rare, Irish Dress; Ireland’s Earthen Houses; Pottery in Ireland through the ages. Michael Ryan, RIA, Native Pottery in Early Historic Ireland, 1973; M. Herity, RIA, Irish Decorated Neolithic Pottery, 1982. (9)

Lot 398

Lord Dunsany. Lord Adrian – A Play in Three Acts. Engravings by Robert Gibbings. Limited edition number 6 published by Golden Cockerel Private Press A rare Irish collaboration.

Lot 400

Wilde, William R. The Beauties of the Boyne, and its Tributary the Blackwater. Second edition, enlarged. With 84 illustrations, large folding map of the Boyne & Blackwater and folding plan of the Battle of the Boyne. Dublin: James McGlashan, 1850. 8vo. Cloth. Fine copy. Rare.

Lot 406

TRENCH, W. Steuart. Realities of Irish Life. With illustrations by the author's son, J. Townsend Trench. With large coloured, folding map of Ireland, 'Topographical and Historical', canvas-backed. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1869. 8vo. Second edition. Publisher's gilt decorated cloth. V.g. Rare with map. The author was Land Agent in Ireland to the Marquis of Lansdowne, Marquis of Bath and Lord Digby during the Famine, and he gives us an on-the-spot account of the 'Big House' in counties Monaghan and Kerry. "Trench is a sharp observer of the social scene - and though through his mid-nineteenth-century eyes he was unable to see the rights of the common man - he had some good ideas. He saw the subdivision of already small holdings was disastrous. A five-acre farmer left his patch in equal divisions between his sons … Ireland was an important place in the mid-nineteenth century. The people - even the landlords and their agents - believed their little spot of earth was the centre of the world". Patrick Kavanagh.

Lot 41

T J Westropp bound copy of 6 Tours or guides in Ireland, rebound by him as one vol Jan 1895 and with his bookplate and mss notes variously in each by him: 1. Wakeman, Tourist Guide to Ireland, 424 pps; 2. Handbook to St Patrick’s, Rev A. Leeper, 1878, 74pps. 3. Christchurch Inscriptions, Rev J. Finlayson, 1978, 112pps. 4. Meredith’s St Mary’s Cathedral, 3rd ed, McKern, pp64..signed copy from author to Westropp. 5. Guys handbook … south of Ireland, Cork etc, 1890, 88 pps. 6. Guys Handbook no 2, Killarney, 88pps. Rare, indeed unique collection brought together by one of Ireland’s leading antiquarians and annotated and bound by him. (1 vol with 6 pts).

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