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![Signed Copy of Author's First Book
Heaney (Seamus) Eleven Poems, 8vo Belfast (Festival Publications, Queens) [1966]. First E](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1822/2902732/433-20141117201658_468x382.jpg)
![Manuscript Novels by Charles Lever
[Lever (Charles)] Substantial Manuscripts of two novels by Charles Lever. The title page](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1822/2902732/439-20141117201957_468x382.jpg)
Lot 439
Manuscript Novels by Charles Lever [Lever (Charles)] Substantial Manuscripts of two novels by Charles Lever. The title pages, unfortunately, are missing. One begins with a list of contents; there are 38 chapters, the first being entitled "A Mountain Hare". The other novel lacks the first 9 pages and continues to p. 440. Both works contain extensive annotations and corrections. Charles Lever (1806-1872) was the author of an apparently unending stream of Irish novels, many of which were best sellers. His earlier works are "Victorian picaresque" stories of rumbustious Irish characters, some of whose escapades may well have been modelled on his own equally eventful life. The horrors of the cholera epidemic of 1832 and the Great Famine sobered him up, and some of his later works reflect the miseries of the Irish peasantry under an unjust landlord system. Though only second generation Irish, he remained loyal to Ireland for most of his subject matter. Scorned by the leaders of the Gaelic Revival who perceived him as having milked the character of the stage Irishman to advance his career, Lever is now coming to be recognised as a gifted and multi-faceted writer worthy of serious study. Provenance: These manuscripts were found among the papers of Edmund Downey (1856-1937), author of Charles Lever: His Life and Letters (2 vols, 1906), and were evidently used by Downey when compiling his work. There are also a few loose pages in Lever's hand, some cuttings with annotations by Downey from The Dublin University Magazine which Lever edited, notes by Downey on short stories by Lever, and other notes by Downey and M. Geary. As manuscripts, w.a.f.. Extremely Rare. · The above manuscripts are a really exciting discovery to add to his already known large corpus of work. (1)
Lot 443
Extremely Rare with Fine Presentation Inscription Beckett (Samuel) Echo's Bones and other Precipitates, sm. 4to Paris (Europa Press) 1935. Limited Edn. (327), hf. title, in orig. ptd. card wrappers. V. good. * Inscribed on hf. title by Beckett, 'For Margaret Hutchinson from Sam Beckett, Paris August 1956,' also 'Echo's Bones wore turned to stone,' Ovid Met. Margaret Hutchinson was a well known Patron of the Arts in London, and a Beckett devotee. Henri Matisse did a drawing of her. The Quotation above is from Ovid's Metamorphoses - Stories in a Historical frame. Ex. Scarce. (1)
Lot 455
Massive Printed Poster Army Recruiting Poster: New Scale of Separation Allowance For Soldiers Wives and Children ... Enlist To-Day and your Dependant's will be well Provided For. Poster No. 39, ptd. in red & blue by David Allan & Sons, approx. 152cms x 102cms (40" x 60"), some tears, and a couple of pieces loose (but present). Very Rare. As a poster, w.a.f. (1)
Lot 460
Army Recruiting Posters: Lend Your Strong Right Arm to Your Country Enlist Now, Poster No. 26, a poster shaped as an arm, printed in red & black, approx. 22cms x 63.5cms (8 3/4" x 25"); also Poster No. 28, Britain's strong arm and Yours will carry us Through - Enlist Now, in white red and blue, approx. 75cms x 51cms (29 3/4" x 20"), both v. rare, & good. As posters, w.a.f. (2)
Lot 462
War Loan - Rare Colour printed Posters Army Recruiting Posters: You have in your pocket Silver bullets that will stop the Germans - Lend them to your Country by Investing in the War Loan To-Day, Poster No. 8, printed in yellow on blue background, and with border of silver coins, approx. 74cms x 48cms (29" x 19"); You Can help to win the War with 5/- A Safe and Patriotic Investment, Apply at the nearest Post Office. Poster No. 16, printed in red, white and blue, approx. 43cms x 34cms (17" x 13 1/2"); also Do you think my 5/- wont help the War Loan - Do You Realize .. Do You Know.. Invest your 5/- To-day, Poster No. 20, printed in black, red & green, approx. 78cms x 50cms (30" x 19 3/4"), all v. good. Rare as posters, w.a.f. (3)
Lot 464
Army Recruiting Posters: Don't Lag - Follow Your Flag; Keep those Flags Proudly Flying; and Answer the Call Right Quickly, Poster Nos. 71A, 71B & 71C, each printed in colour, and approx. 25cms x 183cms (9 3/4" x 72"), all very good. * A rare matching set of 3 original posters in bright colours. (3)
Lot 468
Army Recruiting Poster: The Kaiser's Insult, On August 19th, 1914, the Kaiser issued the following Order to his Army: 'It is my Royal and Imperial Command that you concentrate your energies, for the immediate present, upon one single purpose, and that is that you address all you skill, and all the valour of my soldiers to exterminate first the treacherous English and walk over General French's contemptible little Army,' - Fling the Kaiser's insult back in his teeth by making the 'little' Army Bigger - you can't make it Braver - Enlist Now. Poster No. 6, approx. 79cms x 33cms (31" x 21"), printed in red & blue, some edges frayed. V. Rare. (1)
Lot 471
Rare Cork Recruiting Poster Guy & Co. Cork: "United We Stand - We Stand United," The Shan Van Vocht. Your King and Your Country want you says the Shan Van Vocht. God Save the King - God Save Ireland. A delightful poster with soldier at the ready, the British & Irish flags, together with the flags of Servia, Japan, France, Belgium & Russia, and with shamrocks & green and gold borders (some damage to rt. hand border), after a design by E.C. Sweeney & H. Vere Flint, approx. 37cms x 48cms (14 1/2" x 19"), a coloured litho printed by Guy & Co., Cork, framed. Extremely Rare. (1)
Lot 478
Co. Dublin: House Sale Catalogue: "Shanganagh Castle," Shankill, Co. Dublin, By direction of Wentworth Allan, Esq. Catalogue of the Furnishings and Appointments to be sold by Auction Commencing Mon. 10th August, 1936, & 3 following days, by Battersby & Co. 8vo, 8 plates of illustrations, orig. pict. ptd. wrappers. Rare. (1)
Lot 482
Irish Country House Sale Catalogues, others Co. Kildare: Lyons House, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Auction of 18th, 19th, & 20th Century Furniture, on 23rd October, 1962 by Jackson - Stops & Mc Cabe, sm. folio D. 1962, illus.; Castletown House, Celbridge, For The Lord Carew. Auction of 18th, 19th & 20th Century Furniture, on 20th April, 1966 and Following Days by Jackson-Stops & Mc Cabe, sm. folio D. 1966; Barrettstown House, Newbridge, Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Collection of Antique Furniture, Porcelain, China, Silver Plate, Paintings and Prints, by Direction of John Mansfield... Thurs. & Friday 26th & 27th Nov. 1970. 4to Portlaoise 1970; Moyglare House, Maynooth, The Property of Dr. & Mrs. W.G. Fegan, by Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., on Mon & Tuesday 13th & 14th December 1976, 39 illus. plts. unopened, all orig. ptd. wrappers. V. good. (4)
Lot 496
Co. Dublin: St. Anne's Clontarf. By Direction of the Rt. Rev. The Hon. Benjamin Plunket, D.D. M.A., Catalogue of the Entire Contents.. to be Sold by Auction. Commencing Monday, 9th October, 1939,... and Continuing for Two Weeks,.. by Jackson Stops & Mc Cabe. Lg. 4to D. (Temple Press) 1939. With 26 plts. of illus., partly priced, orig. cloth backed ptd. boards. Good & Rare. (1)
Lot 524
Extremely Rare Rule Book Mercer's Hospital: Rules for the Governors Officers and Servants of Mercers Hospital, 12mo D. (R. March Bank) 1778, Sole Edition, Hf. title, vignette title (depicting front prospect of Mercers Hospital) 28pps, & fold. table, orig. blue wrappers. Extremely Rare. (1) * Ex Collection R.C.P.
Lot 635
Rare Cork Medical Treatise Rogers (Joseph)M.D. An Essay on Epidemic Diseases, and More Particularly on Endemial Epidemics of the City of Cork, such as Fevers and Smallpox... 8vo, D. (S. Powell) 1734. First Edn., 2pps. list of subs., XIV, 187pps, lacks some leaves at end cont. calf. Scarce. S.N.S.R. (1) * Ex Collection R.C.P.
Lot 692
Privately Printed for Alnwick Castle Binding: The Order for Daily Morning Prayer to be Used at Alnwick Castle, 1854, Sm. 4to [Chiswick Press, 1854] Sole Edn. hf. title,[66]pp., a.e.g. with B.P., cont. full mor. with dbl. gilt fillet borders, & Ducal Crown, inscribed Alnwick Castle, by Hayday. Rare. (1)
Lot 71
Irish Troubles: Henry (Fr.) ed. The Capuchin Annual, 1966 - 1972, profusely illustrated thro-out, orig. pict. wrappers. V. good. * Extensive Articles on The Rebellion, The Aftermath, The Irish Volunteers, The Truce, and much much more, together with rare illustrations, etc. A rare collection. (7)
![Rare First Dublin Edition
Cook (Capt. James) & [Rickman, (John)] Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1822/2902732/710-2014111721435_468x382.jpg)
Lot 710
Rare First Dublin Edition Cook (Capt. James) & [Rickman, (John)] Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean on Discovery;.. in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778 & 1779, 8vo D. 1781. First Dublin Edn., one leaf (2pp) 'Advertisement' at front, engd. frontis, lg. fold. chart (torn, repaired & soiled) & 4 plts. complete, soiled thro-out, orig. calf, worn, mor. label. Scarce. (1)
Lot 730
Rare Work on Australia, with Plates Hodgkinson (Clement) Australia from Port Macquarie to Moreton Bay; With descriptions of the Natives, their manners and customs; The Geology, Natural Productions, Fertility, and Resources of that Region. 8vo L. 1845. First Edn., full page map, & 7 plts. (include. frontis) bound with, Roscoe (Wm.) Illustrations,.. of the Life of Lorenzo de Medici, called The Magnificent.. 8vo L. 1822. Port. frontis & 3 plts. (1 dlb. page,) cont. hf. calf, mor. label. Rare. (1)
Lot 760
George Thomas, The Irish Rajah, from Co. Tipperary Francklin (Wm.) Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas, 4to Calcutta (Hurkaru Press) 1803. First Edn. port. frontis, list of subs., fold. map hd. cold. in outline, lg. fold. plt., errata leaf & 'Addenda to the Errata' slip, cont. calf, some wear at edges, joints restored, mor. label. Extremely rare First Edition. (1) N.B. Page 77/78 missing from the Book. N.B. ** George Thomas (1756-1802) from Roscrea, County Tipperary went to India in the late 18th century and became a mercenary for hire, drilling and training native troops in the superior methods of European warfare. Tiring of the duplicitous and miserly ways of his Indian employers, Thomas struck out on his own. With his faithful followers, the Irish warlord headed for a vulnerable no man's land in the most fertile part of India, west of Delhi. Through a mixture of the military genius and extreme violence for which he was famous, Thomas carved out a large kingdom for himself and proved to be a benevolent ruler whose subjects prospered under his rule. The Irish Rajah was a progressive leader, rebuilding towns, re-establishing the rule of law, encouraging settlers in a previously sparsely uninhabited and war-torn countryside. He instituted pensions for his troops - something unheard of at the time - and even minted his own coins. To fund his state, Thomas hired out his army and military genius to neighbouring states for hard cash. His unbroken string of military victories made Thomas a threat to rival military powers. They were so envious of his meteoric rise to power that they did the unthinkable - they joined together. Thomas had other plans and was determined to fight to the last. At one stage his 2,000 men fought and won an epic battle against 40,000 troops. Thomas's fame spread across continents. Wellington even studied his military campaigns and adopted his tactics. Now he is all but forgotten, except for the descendants of his subjects, who still remember him as a legendary hero. At the end of his life he agreed to dictate his autobiography in Persian, 'as from constant use it was more familiar than his native language'. It is no wonder that Thomas may have inspired Kipling's story 'The Man Who Would Be King', which was later turned into a film starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
Lot 780
Rare Collection With Hand-Coloured Sepia Plates Barber (Wm.) Farm Buildings; or Rural Economy, Lg. 4to L. 1802. First Edn., 5 full page sepia plts. (ex. 6). Bound with: Dearn (T.D.W.) Designs for Lodges and Entrances to Parks, Paddocks and Pleasure-Grounds...., lg. 4to L. 1811. First Edn., 20 full page sepia plts. Bound with: Morris (Richard) Essays on Landscape Gardening, lg. 4to L. 1825. First Edn., 6 fine hd. cold. & sepia plts., the 3 items bound as one, cont. hf. calf, tooled gilt spine. V. good. A valuable collection. (1)
Lot 783
Important Collection of Scottish Music in Fine Bindings Scottish Music: A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice ...By Pleyel, Folio L.n.d. c. 1794, signed by G. Thomson, 25pp; bound with, A Selection of Scots Songs ...by Peter Urbani, with engd. portrait Alan Ramsay Scotus, 50pp; Bound with A New & Complete Collection of the Most Favourite Scots Songs.. By Sigo Corri, folio Edin. (Corri & Coy) n.d. Engd. title, 29pp, plus other single pieces by Corri; also Mc Glashan (Alex) A Collection of Strathspen Reels, oblong folio Edin. n.d. c. 1790, engd. title, 34pp., Bound with, A Collection of Scots Measures Hornpipes, Jigs, etc, oblong folio Edin. n.d. Engd. title, 42pp; bound with, A Collection of Reels, also by alex Mc Glashen, oblong folio Edin. n.d., engd. title & 4pp; together with, Gow (Niel) of Dunkeld, A collection [-Third] of Stratspey Reels..., Folio Edin. n.d., 3 engd. titles, 36, 36 + 36pp; Bound with Mackintosh (Rob.) sixty Eight Ven Reels.., folio Edin. n.d., engd. title + 5pp Subscribers, 39pp; Bound with, Petrie (Robert) A Collection of Strathspey Reels, & Country Dances, folio Edin. n.d., engd. title, list of subscribers, 22pp; and some other single pieces, Together in 3 vols. folio in fine cont. full crimson mor. Scottish binding, a.e.g., gilt tooled multiple borders with corner thistle tools, and central ovals with musical trophies, lute etc., flat spines with similar tooled decoration in panels. In fine condition. As a collection of music, w.a.f. Rare. * Provenance: Given by Col. Alex Mc Donnel, brother of Sir James Mc Donnel, the celebrated defender of Hougomont at the Battle of Waterloo, to Catherine Mc Donnell. See note inside Vol. I by John Mc Donnell, M.D. Kilsharvan, Oct. 18 1886. Purchased by the present owners in 1972 from Hodges Figgis & Co. (3)
Lot 81
Album: A Victorian Scrap Album with some original watercolours, drawings, silhouettes, hand coloured illus. cuttings etc., also a rare original photograph of Michael Murphy, an oval portrait (19cms x 13.5cms). The Album appears to have been compiled by Beatrice Sixsmith, 1886, who had Mayo connections, full embossed morocco. As an Album, w.a.f. * Michael Murphy an Irishman living in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was the hero who helped to quell a fire on board the "St. Louis" from Liverpool on route to New York, helping to save the ship and hundreds of passengers. (1)
Lot 124
A rare George III inlaid, possibly canopy wood, twin compartment tea caddy,inlaid with oval burr yew wood panels within foliate garlands and inlaid fluted canted corners,13cm high, anda George III burr walnut tea caddy,with strung decoration and two lift-out compartments,16.5cm high (2)CONDITION REPORT: Lid warped.
Lot 26
A rare Worcester purple-printed Teapot Stand,c.1770, printed with a landscape with a fisherman fishing between two trees, an obelisk and fountain beyond of fluted hexagonal form, paper label to underside `Norman Stretton Collection, p.186`,14.5 x 13cmNote: This is the only known example of this print.CONDITION REPORT: Pattern with rubbing.
Lot 58
An inscribed heavy baluster Goblet,c.1715, the engraving dated 1728, with a lipped funnel bowl on a teared angular knop and basal knop and a folded foot, inscribed in diamond point around the bowl `Nov`r ye 11: 1728: ffor Master Shaw Holth in a Bumper`, the foot inscribed `L. Waters` (or possibly Watson),20.3cm highProvenance: With Maureen Thompson. Sold Sotheby`s, 18 July 1983, lot 34.Literature: Illustrated in Joseph Bles, `Rare English Glasses`, 1924, pl.59, fig.86.CONDITION REPORT: No obvious major faults.
Lot 9
A rare Worcester blue and white Teapot and Cover,c.1755-1760, the pot of globular shape embossed with strap flutes and two scrolled cartouches containing `The Fisherman and Willow` pattern vignettes below a poorly defined floral border, unmarked, bears Klaber & Klaber paper label,11cm highCONDITION REPORT: Knob to cover repaired.
Lot 9
A rare Worcester blue and white Teapot and Cover,c.1755-1760, the pot of globular shape embossed with strap flutes and two scrolled cartouches containing `The Fisherman and Willow` pattern vignettes below a poorly defined floral border, unmarked, bears Klaber & Klaber paper label,11cm highCONDITION REPORT: Knob to cover repaired.
Lot 26
A rare Worcester purple-printed Teapot Stand,c.1770, printed with a landscape with a fisherman fishing between two trees, an obelisk and fountain beyond of fluted hexagonal form, paper label to underside `Norman Stretton Collection, p.186`,14.5 x 13cmNote: This is the only known example of this print.CONDITION REPORT: Pattern with rubbing.
Lot 58
An inscribed heavy baluster Goblet,c.1715, the engraving dated 1728, with a lipped funnel bowl on a teared angular knop and basal knop and a folded foot, inscribed in diamond point around the bowl `Nov`r ye 11: 1728: ffor Master Shaw Holth in a Bumper`, the foot inscribed `L. Waters` (or possibly Watson),20.3cm highProvenance: With Maureen Thompson. Sold Sotheby`s, 18 July 1983, lot 34.Literature: Illustrated in Joseph Bles, `Rare English Glasses`, 1924, pl.59, fig.86.CONDITION REPORT: No obvious major faults.
Lot 124
A rare George III inlaid, possibly canopy wood, twin compartment tea caddy,inlaid with oval burr yew wood panels within foliate garlands and inlaid fluted canted corners,13cm high, anda George III burr walnut tea caddy,with strung decoration and two lift-out compartments,16.5cm high (2)CONDITION REPORT: Lid warped.
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