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Click here to subscribe"7.65mm Rare French engraved Noel System 10 shot Pill-Lock turret pistol, c.1860 - 70, 3,1/2 ins octagonal (foresight missing) with indistinct makers mark to rib (Systeme a Noel/Bte SGDC and J I Gonery Carrat $ Cie/Paris scroll engraved frame and turret housing (side clasp missing, action a/f) folding trigger, wood grips (replacement fixing) steel butt cap and back strap, 9 ins overall, "
Rare bague opaleAnnées 1910Elle comporte au centre un cabochon ovale d’opale dans un double entourage de diamants taillés en rose et de saphirs calibrés. Elle est poncutée de deux feuilles stylisées pavées d’émeraudes calibrées et de deux diamants de couleur jaune.Monture en platine.Poids brut : 5,9 gr.TDD : 56An opal, sapphire, emerald, diamond and platinum ring circa 1910.
A rare framed and glazed envelope & letter dated 27th March 1900 and posted in Mafeking, South Africa. The letter was sent to the vendor's grandfather by Walter Wissing (the envelope is stamped Wissing Brothers, Mafeking, Bechuanaland to verso) and reads: 'Just a line to say we are safe & well - we have been besieged since 12th Oct last but we think we will soon be relieved. We are having a very heavy day of it today, having had several hundred shells into the town already and some 100 pounders! (72 of these latter up to now). I am chiefly writing you to furnish you with these stamps as they are only procurable for bona fide postage purposes' The envelope has six stamps with Mafeking Besieged overprints Strip of three Cape of Good Hope 1d on 1/2d green SG1 Cape of Good Hope 3d on 1d carmine SG3 British Bechuanaland 6d on 3d lilac & black SG10 British Bechuanaland 1s on 4d green & purple brown SG11 The above have 30th March 1900 postmark. Affixed to the front is a 3d deep blue on paper SG20, postmarked 11th May 1900 & to verso a 1d pale blue SG17 also postmarked 11th May 1900 The siege of Mafeking was the most famous action of the second Boer War and took place over a period of 217 days from October 1899 to May 1900.
A rare Linthorpe of Middlesbrough (1879-1889) art pottery miniature twin-handled vase, after a design by Christopher Dresser, covered in lustrous blue running glaze, impressed Linthorpe-1249, 8cm H, sold together with early 20th Century Edwardian Aynsley bone china ladies trinket box and cover, enamelled in the manner of Fairyland, with butterflies on blue lustre ground, 10cm dia. (2)
ZEPPELIN AIRSHIPS: - A rare illustrated music sheet for `Flieger-Marsch` played during the performance of the operetta `Der Fliegende Rittmeister` 34.3cm x 26.7cm, framed and glazed, dated 1911; together with a quantity of photographs (later printed) of Zeppelins including `Schwaben`, `Graf Zeppelin`, US Navy ZR-1 and other photographs of ballooning events and associated memorabilia, continued in a folder, and a copy of Airshipwreck (a lot)
Archdall, Mervyn. Monasticon Hibernicum; Or, An History of the Abbies, Priories, and Other Religious Houses in Ireland. Interspersed with Memoirs of Their Several founders and Benefactors, and of Their Abbots and Other Superiours, to the time of the Final Suppressions.Dublin: Printed for C.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1786. First Edition. 4to. Calf Gilt. Good. An Account of the Manner in which the Possessions belonging to those Foundations were disposed of, and the Present State of their Ruins. Collected from English, Irish and Foreign Historians, Records, and other Authentic Documents, and from many Curious and Valuable Manuscripts. with Engravings of the several religious and military habits, and a map illustrating the history. Folding map of Ireland Pp. (4, Subscriber list), xxiii (including 18 full page engravings), 820, index, errata. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. Occasional internal marks. Overall a vey good copy of a rare volume.
Cox, Richard. Hibernia Anglicana: or, the Second Part of the History of Ireland from the conquest thereof by the English, to this present Time. By the Author of the First Part. London: Printed By Edward James for Joseph Watts et. al., 1690. First Edition. Folio. Hard Cover. Good Vol. 2. only of 2. Pp. (2), Title page, (38), 206, 72, 212. Pp. 9-12 & 4pp. of tables at the end of the volume are in mss. form. Small loss to bottom corner of last mss. leaf . Not in Wing. Rare.
Lawrence, Richard. The Interest of Ireland in its Trade and Wealth stated Dublin: Printed By Jos. Ray for Jos. North, Sam Helsham Et.al.,, 1682. 12mo. Original Cloth. First part observes and discovers the causes of Irelands not more increasing in trade and wealth from the first conquest till now. Second part proposeth expedients to remedy all its mercanture maladies, and other wealth-wasting enormities, by which it is kept poor and low. Both mix`d with some observations on the politicks of government, relating to the incouragement of trade and increase of wealth. With some reflections on principles of religion, as it relates to the premisses. Two parts in one vol. Pp. (1) (91), 89, (1); (2) (12), 272. Full calf. Professionally rebacked. Previous owner`s bookplate on front pastedown. Rare.
Gilbert, John T (ed.). A Jacobite Narrative of the War in Ireland, 1688-1691... ....with Contemporary Letters and Papers now for the first time Published. Dublin: Dollard, 1892. First & Limited Edition. 4to. Green Mo. Very Good Pp. xvii, 328, corrigenda, adverts. Professionally rebound in later green morocco with title gilt on black label on spine. Lacks front end paper. Occasional foxing and staining. Tear to top edge of 2 leaves of contents pages where uncut page separated at some stage. No loss of text. Issued in a limited edition of only 200 copies. Rare.
Scale, Bernard. An Hibernian Atlas; or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland: Divided Into Provinces.... ....with Its Sub-Divisions of Counties, Baronies &c.. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1776. First Edition. 4to. Hard Cover. Very Good Shewing their Boundaries, Extent, Soil, Produce, Contents, Measure, Members of Parliament, and Numbers of Inhabitants; also the Cities, Boroughs, Villages; Mountains, Bogs, Lakes, Rivers and Natural Curiosities Together with the Great and Bye Post Roads. The Whole taken from actual Surveys and Observations by Bernard Scale, Land Surveyor and beautifully engraved on 78 Copper Plates by Messrs. Ellis and Palmer. Engraved title and dedication page and 37 full page hand-coloured maps including map of Ireland, a map of each of the four Provinces of Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connaught and a map of each of the 32 counties of Ireland. Full calf. Professionally rebacked with decorative gilt spine & title on red label. Previous owner`s bookplate on front pastedown. This is the rare first edition.
1796 (31 December) eyewitness account of the failed French invasion at Bantry Letter from Colonel Thomas Balfour of the North Lowland Fencibles to his wife in Orkney. We have been marched here in consequence of an alarm spread by a French fleet appearing off Bantry Bay....one officer and four seamen ... landed have been made prisoners"" . With postal charges ""via Donaghadee"" [to Portpatrick].""Expedition d`Irlande"" was a 15,000 strong invasion force gathered by the French Directory for landing in Ireland in December. The fleet left France on 15 December 1796 but the operation was abandoned at Bantry on 29 December. This is a rare eyewitness account of the failed invasion.
D`alton, John. The History of Drogheda, with Its Environs; and an Introductory Memoir of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway. McGlashan & Gill. Dublin: Dublin, 1863. First Edition. Royal 8vo. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Pp. (1) cxxxiv, 260; (2) iv, 475. Illustrated. Two vols bound in one vol. Professionally rebound in blue leather with ornate decorative gilt spine and title. Rare
Coulter, Henry. The West of Ireland Its Existing Condition, and Prospects London: Hodges & Smith, 1862. First Edition. 8vo. Green Cloth Gilt. Very Good Pp. x, 372, adverts. Illustrated with 35 illustrations (mostly colour). It has one of the maps called for - the folding map of Ireland is present. Attractive copy with decorative gilt centrepiece and title gilt on spine. Original cloth. Rare.
Trench, Henry. Shannon Floods. Lough Derg Level. The 25 Miles North from Killaloe Belfast: Marcus Ward, First & Only Edition. 4to. Cloth Backed Printed Boards. Very good. Privately printed. Cangort Park, Roscrea. 1879/80. Double page map & 7 coloured lithographic plates (1 double page). Topical considering the recent flooding in that area. Extremely rare.
Hamilton, Edwin (Ed.), Pat"" [Irish Periodical] Vol. 1. No. 1 - 26 & Vol. 2. No. 1- 51. 15th January, 1881 - 31st December, 1882"" (77 issues). ill. John Fergus O`Hea. Dublin: Swan, 1881. 4to. Hard Cover. Good 77 issues bound in one vol. Colour & black & white illustrations. Covers worn and stained. Internally very good. Rare. Pat was an Irish weekly satirical journal published in Dublin by W. P. Swan, beginning in December 1879. It was founded by cartoonist John Fergus O`Hea and writer Edwin Hamilton, who had previously worked on Zozimus and Ireland`s Eye. Pat`s political sympathies were for Home Rule, although it also featured apolitical material. The character of Pat, the honest Irishman represented as a handsome, good-natured tenant farmer, would appear in cartoons by O`Hea and others in other publications. Pat temporarily stopped publishing in September 1880, but resumed publication in January 1881, with cartoonist Thomas Fitzpatrick joining O`Hea on the title. It finally folded in March 1883, after which Hamilton founded the short-lived magazine The Irish Diamond.
1908-12. Magdalene Laundry picture postcards Monastery of our Lady of Charity of Refuge, Gloucester Street"", more commonly known as the Magdalene Laundry, Sean MacDermot Street, Dublin - 6 views, mainly of the buildings, also one of The Meath Hospital and 4 of ""Loughglynn Agricultural School, Franciscan Missionaries of Mary"" showing young girls gardening, buttermaking, poultry rearing etc., all monochrome and postally used to Scotland. Rare views. (11)
Sawyer, Ayddell. The Irish Parliamentary Party 1906-08 Large Framed Photograph Sawyer, Ayddell Sawyer (1856-1927) was born in North Shields, Tynemouth. He had photographic studios in North Shields (GB) from 1886-1889 and Newcastle from 1886-1903, he also had a studio in Regent Street in London around 1896. He was member of the Photographic Society (1881) and the Linked Ring Brotherhood (1895). Rare image.
The Irish Times. The Irish Times Newspaper, Tuesday 25th April, 1916 Two Special Extra Issues of the Newspaper 1916. Good two copies of the Irish Times of 25 April, 1916. The first of 8 pages gives a full report of events and was withdrawn on government orders at 8 a.m. The second of 6 pages excludes all the reports but includes two government proclamations with a brief statement Sinn Fein Rising in Dublin.........the authorities have taken active & energetic measures to deal with the situation."" Loosely with them is a notice from the Manager of the Irish Times to the effect that: "" Permission to issue this paper was withdrawn at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 25th April, 1916. The paper subsequently issued to the public on that day was considerably reduced in size."" Rare.
1921: (February-September) IRA prisoner mail to and from Ballykinler Camp. A correspondence between Patrick O`Loughlin, Prisoner No. 975, Hut 38, H Company, No. 2 Camp, Ballykinler, Co. Down, and his parents at 39 Lower Kevin Street. Comprises 20 letters from the prisoner, all with stamped envelopes postmarked BALLYKINLER CAMP, and 12 letters to the prisoner, all with stamped envelopes and camp censor manuscript markings, also some empty envelopes and some other letters and cards. Also included is a photocopy of O`Loughlin`s Internment Order of 29 December 1920. A rare primary source on life in the War of Independence prisoner camps and in Dublin city. (48)
1939-46 Emergency Mercantile Marine Medal with three bars - rare special issue for SS Ardmore crew This issue, apparently from a cast of an original medal, is gilded. It was ordered by the Minister of Defence in 1998 to be awarded to the families of crew of the SS Ardmore. SS Ardmore, which was carrying cattle and agricultural produce from Cork to Fishguard in Wales, was reported missing in heavy seas on 13 November 1940. The crew comprised twenty sailors and five cattlemen. Two bodies were washed up on the Welsh coast in November 1940. It was only in 1998 that divers located the wreck off the Saltee Islands and confirmed that the ship had been sunk by a mine. This medal was awarded to the family of James Power, and is accompanied by a manuscript account of the SS Ardmore written by a relation of James Power, memorial service booklets, a video S.S> Ardmore - The Final Chapter"" and a bronze maquette of the memorial plaque erected in Cork Docklands, as well as extensive notes on the ship and its crew including copies of relevant documents and correspondence.
1962: James Bond Dr No"" Irish censored film poster"" Original issue colour quad film poster printed in England by Stafford & Co Ltd., Netherfield, Nottingham and London. With amendments including a dress superimposed on Ursula Andress, who is shown in a bikini in the original. Rare. 30 by 40in., 75 by 100cm.
Cumming, W. F. Notes of a Wanderer, in search of Health, Through Italy, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Up the Danube, and down the Rhine London: Saunders and Otley, , 1839. First Edition. 8vo. Half Calf & Marbled Boards. 2 vols: Pp. (1) xix, 415; (2) xv, 360. Extremeties rubbed. and spine edges scuffed. Marble layer on back cover of vol.1. loose and edgeworn. Occasional foxing internally. All edges and endpapers and pastedowns marbled. Good. Rare.
DICKENS ( Charles ). Oliver Twist ; or the parish boy`s progress. Very rare first edition, first issue, 1838. By Boz"". In three volumes. London : Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1838 FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the 24 plates by George Cruikshank only very slightly spotted, including the ""Fireside"" plate, with the half-titles in vols 1 and 2 and the initial advert leaf in vol 3, pages (4), 331, (1, blank), (4, adverts) : (4), 307 (1, blank) : (4), 315, (1, blank), 3 vols, 8vo, in an original binding variant of horizontally ribbed pale mauve cloth, with an arabesque design in blind on boards, edges uncut, without the publishers name at foot of spines : a very good to nice, completely unsophisticated copy with no cracks in the inside joints and without any wear at the headbands, with the attractive trade plates (5 x 6 cms) of the Dublin bookseller Milliken on the first front endpaper and the neat inscription Graham Markham / 1838 on each title-page. Smith 4. One of the great novels of the 19C. In later issues a leaf containing a list of the illustrations was added to volume one and the publishers name was added to the spines. A most desirable rarity of English literature with an Irish connection. (3)
Fitzpatrick, Thomas. The Leprechaun Cartoon Monthly 1905-1913. Dublin: Printed and Published for the Proprietors By the Wood Printing Works , 4to. The collection comprises 63 issues as follows: Vol. 1. Nos. 1, 3-4, 6-12. May, July-August, Oct-Dec 1905 & Jan-April 1906; Vol. 2. Nos. 13-16, 19, 23-24. May-August, November 1906 & Vol. 2. Nos. 23-24. Mar-April, 1907; Vol. 3. Nos.25-36, 38. May-1907-Feb & April 1908; Vols. 4 & 5. Nos. 39-61. May 1908-Xmas Number 1909; Vol. 6. Nos.62-69, 71, 78 Jan-Aug, October 1910 & April, 1911; Vol. 7. No. 89 Aug. 1911; Vol. 9.No.85, Nov.1913. Range from fair to good with a few tatty issues. A rare collection of a magazine of satirical and humorous material founded by Irish cartoonist Thomas Fitzpatrick in 1905. Contributors of note were James Joyce, John Fergus O`Hea and Mary Fitzpatrick O`Brien, Fitzpatrick`s daughter who took over the magazine after his death in 1912. The magazine folded in 1919. A collection of this size seldom comes to market. (63)
Power, Very Rev. P. Canon. The Place Names of the Decies. London: Nutt, 1907. First edition. Royal 8vo. Pp. xxvii, 503. Original green cloth covers & decorative green morocco with title & Celtic design in gilt on spine. A highly sought after and very scarce book. Some cover stains. Endpapers & hinges reinforced with sellotape. Annotations in the hand of previous owner, renowned Norwegian linguist Hakon Mellberg. Rare.
Bank of Ireland Dublin One Pound Jan. 20, 1919, during The War of Independence. Issued the day before the first Dáil Éireann sat at The Mansion House on 21 January. A/63 48517, printed signature Baskin. This date and prefix not listed in Paper Money of Ireland by Bob Blake and Jonathan Callaway. Very good, piece missing at lower centre but rare.
Collection of mainly Trade & Periodical cards Adventure Albums of 70/100 ""Boys of All Nations"" and 82/100 ""Warriors & Their Weapons""; Amalgamated Press, Scarce Album set of 8 ""Speed Marvels of 1936""; Post Card Back; Wizard, Scarce Album of 24 ""Famous Fights"". 1935; Wizard, Scarce Album of Set of 36 ""Spadger`s Monster Spoofs"" ; Triumph, 4 Scarce small Photo Albums 1925//1935/1949/1967 of ""Soccer Teams"", ""Famous Sportsmen""& ""Soccer Stars""; Chivers (Dublin) scarce albums of 33/48 ""Wild Wisdom In Africa"", 45/48 ""Wild Wisdom River & Marsh plus 8 original cut-out features from Evening Herald 1963; Will`s, ""Garden Flowers"" (Set of 40 Large) in Will`s Album; Lion & Thunder 2 ""Soccer Stars"" Albums (One Set Corner Held -One Set complete in sheets as issued); Shoot 2 Albums of ""Top Twenty Strikers"", (1981) & ""Top Twenty All-Stars"". (1982) Corner Slotted; Typhoo Tea, (A) ""International Footballers"" 1968- Ser. 1 - 21/24 (Large Cabinet Size) inc Check-list; Typhoo Tea, (B) scarcer ""International Footballers"" 1968 - Ser. 2 - 7/24 (Large Cabinet Size): 5 ""Slider"" Albums, Kelloggs, `GAA`, `Athletics` & `Rare Species` + Striker `Soccer Fact Finder`, 7UP (Ireland) ""World Cup `94 - Slide Guide` (un-opened); Brooke Bond Uncut Sheets of Intro Cards (Daily Mirror Issue). (14 sets)
Collection of trade/periodical sets including rare football Game Rare Anonymous Set of 52 Football Game Cards c1930s; Evening Herald, Ireland World Cup Squad 2002"" 4 Extra-Large Sticker Inserts (2 Pictures per panel); D.C. Thomson Scarce 45/64 ""Football Team Cards"" 1933; D.C. Thomson, `Warrior Cards` (Sectional Back) Set of 24 1929; D.C. Thomson, Scarce ""Footballers"" (With the Editor`s Compliments Back); Set of 18 (Hand-coloured). Very good to excellent. (143)
A MARKLIN 4149/7 c1919 Horizontal Spirit fired steam engine with Brass boiler and original burner, water gauge with drain cock, weighted safety valve on steam dome, whistle, speed governer, plunger water pump and 4" German silver flywheel. Base measures 26" x 32". Height to chimney top 14". Excellent. A rare find in its original Marklin wooden Box.
A rare LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL Empire Made (Hong Kong or New Zealand) Jaguar XK 150 Blue Police Car with Battery Control Box. The model is missing the Roof Police Sign and wire connection. It is otherwise complete and the body is in Good condition. 2 x West German made Friction Drive tinplate mohair covered Hedgehogs with metal bead eyes. Both Excellent.
A RARE CARTER STABLER ADAMS POOLE POTTERY RED BODIED EARTHENWARE VASE shape no. 958 designed by Harold Stabler, the cylindrical ribbed form, painted on grey pot facing glaze by Mary Brown (1926-34) with a foliate and geometrical design in brown, mocha, grey and black, impressed mark no. 11 (1921-34), shape no. 958, painter's mark and '/CA', 18.5 cm high. See illustration
Peter MURDOCH (Né en 1940) &PAPER INTERNATIONAL (Éditeur) Chaise "Spotty", 1963, en papier cartonné enduit de polyéthylène, à décor de grands pois bleus sur fond blanc, à découpe supérieure par pliure pour former assise. Cachet de l’artiste. (Quelques usures). A rare printed cardboard "Spotty" chair, 1963. Producer’s stamp. (A few wears). Haut. 51 cm - Larg. 50 cm - Prof. 43 cm Height. 20 1⁄8 in. - Width. 19 3⁄4 in. - Depth. 16 7⁄8 in. Historique : Ce modèle n’a été réalisé qu’entre 1964 et 1965. Première chaise à être entièrement réalisée en papier cartonné, elle répondait aux attentes d’un marché de consommation plus attaché à l’effet de nouveauté qu’à la durabilité. Ce modèle est de ce fait devenu très rare. This model was created between 1964 and 1965. It’s the first chair fully made with only paperboard. It was a respond to the consumer expectations more linked to the novelty rather than durability. This model become, for this reason, very rare to find. Bibliographie : - Charlotte & Peter Fiell, "1 000 chairs", Éditions Taschen, Cologne, 1997, p. 465. - Carole Daprey, "Mobilier Design pour enfants", Piqpoq, 2009, Paris, p. 108.
Peter MURDOCH (Né en 1940) &PAPER INTERNATIONAL (Éditeur) Chaise "Spotty", 1963, en papier cartonné enduit de polyéthylène, à décor de grands pois bleus sur fond blanc, à découpe supérieure par pliure pour former assise. Cachet de l’artiste. (Quelques usures). A rare printed cardboard "Spotty" chair, 1963. Producer’s stamp. (A few wears). Haut. 52 cm - Larg. 50,5 cm - Prof. 43 cm - Height. 20 1⁄2 in. - Width. 19 7⁄8 in. - Depth. 16 7⁄8 in.
Karin MOBRING & IKEA (Éditeur) Rare fauteuil, circa 1963, structure en bois naturel, formant en arc de cercle, montants fuselés, proposant deux hauteurs d’assise par renversement. A rare natural wood and plywood chair offering two seat heights. Haut. 38 CM / Height. 15 in. Bibliographie : Eva Ottillinger, Marta Herford, "Fidgety Philip": A Design History of Children’s Furniture", Éditions Taschen, Cologne, 2006, p. 154.
Peter RAACKE (Né en 1928) & Ellen RAACKE (Éditeur) Très rare mobilier pour enfant "Siebensachen", 1967, composé de sept modules en carton polychrome formant kit pouvant être emboîté à l’intérieur d’un carton parallélépipédique. L’ensemble comprend deux sièges, un cube de jeu, deux grandes boîtes et deux petites. A very rare "Siebensachen" cardboard set consisting of two chairs, one stool, two big boxes and two small boxes combined to a compact set, 1967. Stamped and signed. Dim carton : 55 x 30 x 30 cm Dim cardboard. 21 5⁄8 x 11 3⁄4 x 11 3⁄4 in. Bibliographie : Eva Ottillinger, Marta Herford, "Fidgety Philip": A Design History of Children’s Furniture", Éditions Taschen, Cologne, 2006, pp. 85-163.
Nana DITZEL (1923-2005) & KOLDS SAWVERK (Éditeur) Rare berceau en pin d’orégon, 1963, piétement en T inversé reposant sur des roulettes, hampe supérieure bifide accueillant deux larges disques sur lesquels pivote le berceau hémicylindrique. A rare cradle in oregon pine, standing on castors, 1963. Haut. 80,2 cm - Long. 80 cm - Larg. 49 cm Height. 31 5⁄8 in. - Length. 31 1⁄2 in. - Width. 19 1⁄4 in. Bibliographie : Gerd Hatje, "New Furniture", Édition George Wittenborn, 1955.
†Richard II (1377-1399), noble, mm. cross pattée, London, king holding sword and shield stg. facing in ship, annulet over sail, rev. ornate cross within a tressure of eight arches, with alternating crowned lions in angles and lis at ends of cross, R at centre within square cartouche (S.1654; N.1302), in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as Mint State 65, virtually as struck, a coin having mint bloom and bold details throughout, including on the king’s tiny face and on his initial at centre of reverse, in all an unusually choice example of this golden classic and a rare piece
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