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The first Dalek Book published Souvenir Press 1964 in very good clean condition, light rippling to laminate on front cover Not price clipped. Dr Who annuals 1965 and 1966 are in nice clean condition, 1967 has wear to spine and ink inscription. Together with a Paint and Draw The Film of Dr Who and The Daleks 1965, published Souvenir Press 1965 in conjunction with Regal Films, a souvenir of the first Dalek film starring Peter Cushing. 65 Colouring pages, dot to dot etc. 5 pages have been neatly completed. (5)

Two boxes of approx. 100 vintage younger children's books, story books and picture books, to include; The Pigs give a Party by Beatrice Lomax, illustrated by Hilda Boswell, The Moving Spirit How The Motor-Car Grew Up, Muffin's Own Story Book 1958, The Children's Hour by Lilian Rowles, The Adventures of Wallop by Joan Rickarby, Bobby and Anne in Beeloo in dust wrapper, Who Goes There? by Dorothy P Lathrop in dust jacket, Stories by Grimm in dust wrapper.Please see images for more titles and condition of books - some lovely reads!

43 Annuals from cult television shows including The Man from Uncle., includes comic album no.1, The Girl from Uncle, The Saint, The James Bond 007 Annuals, The Dr Who Annuals, The Persuaders, The Protectors, The Avengers, Danger Man, and ZCars. Two James Bond and two Dr Who annuals have damage to spine, please see images, else in very good condition. Some duplicates.

Banksy (British, b. 1975)London, New York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry), 2000 tagged Banksy (centre); dated and numbered 10/10 2000 (on the overlap)spray paint and emulsion on canvas 57 x 54 cm.22 7/16 x 21 1/4 in. This work is number ten from an edition of ten unique examples and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Pest Control Office.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate Collection, UKArtificial Gallery, LondonAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2015One of the definitive artists of the new millennium, Banksy has left an indelible mark on the walls of art history as a true maverick of the genre. In a unique work from a rare edition of 10, London, New York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry), 2000, encapsulates the provocative, jocular spirit of a career defined by its irreverence, satire, and defiance. From his emergence as a figurehead of Street Art, Banksy has risen to the heights of global superstardom through a course of breakthrough exhibitions, political activism, and artistic showmanship. Here, his gritty style and piquant humour is on display with typical panache – a masterclass in stencil and spray paint on canvas. Known for his sardonic wit and pointed irony, Banksy has never shied away from a searing commentary of the art world that has embraced him nor the troubled politics and issues of his time. Like all great artists, Banksy's aloofness and ardent refusal to heed his now-celebrity status has only cemented his legacy as a true outlier and hero to the public who view him in the vein of Robin Hood, undermining and ridiculing the established order. He is the embodiment of that peculiarly British, self-effacing sense of humour whereby he mocks the faux seriousness of artists and the powers-that-be. He is polemic, scathing and satiric and everyone is a possible target, including himself.In true Banksy style, the present work is littered with a variety of symbols and motifs that have recurred throughout the Bristol-born artist's practice, standing in for his idiosyncratic style of commentary and mode of image making. An oversize barcode, an elephant backpacking a missile, and the names of the cities that early on bore the stencils of the lesser-known master in the 1990s and early 2000s. The painting feels charged with a veiled anti-war sentiment, mocking the commoditisation of military engagement. Banksy's own 'heavy weaponry,' however, remains his stencil and the art of the image, and London, New York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry) reads as much a declaration of intent for artistic intervention in these locations as a critique of militant malpractice. Indeed, as Banksy's has recalled, 'as soon as I cut my first stencil I could feel the power there. I like the political edge. All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They've been used to start revolutions and to stop wars' (the artist in 'The Story Behind Banksy,' Will Ellsworth-Jones, The Smithsonian, February 2013, online).His taste for theater, black humour and activism have distinguished him from his street art kin such as Blek Le Rat and Shepard Fairey, and placed Banksy in a category of his own. Undoubtedly, his anonymity and resilience as a political entity in his own right – who single-handedly became a symbol of hope stenciling graffiti in the Gaza Strip in 2015, and more recently launched an independent search-and-rescue vessel for asylum seekers adrift in the Mediterranean – has meant Banksy's legacy is unrivalled in its depth and scope not only in graffiti circles, but in the art world at large. At his core, he remains one of the greatest artists of our time, and the present work is a veritable embodiment of the adroit hand, cunning mind and values that have made him so celebrated and his works so highly sought-after.Presented here for sale is such a painting that demonstrates the British artist's indisputable and enduring currency as social commentator and contemporary artist. His technique remains singular and immediately identifiable. For so long the 'elephant in the room' of the art world, his legacy is secured as a definitive artist of the period, and London, New York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry) stands as one of those most rare Banksy paintings on canvas that is a unique work from a very limited edition.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Chris Burden (American, 1946-2015)#2 Prototype (from When Robots Rule: The Two-Minute Airplane Factory), 1999 inscribed 2 (on the wing)coloured paper, balsa wood, plastic and wire16.5 x 25 x 25 cm.6 1/2 x 9 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate Collection, UK (a gift from the artist in 1999)ExhibitedLondon, Tate Gallery, When Robots Rule: The Two-Minute Airplane Factory, 1999 (prototype for the exhibition)One of the most important contemporary artists of the Postmodern period, Chris Burden's legacy as an icon of performance and conceptual art stands amongst an exalted group of artists including Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Beuys, Marina Abramovic and Joseph Kosuth. Having moved to Los Angeles in 1965, the late Burden emerged in the 1970s as one of the most thrilling, outlandish and influential artists of his generation, redefining the new avant-garde in contemporary art at the time. An artist whose most seminal works were 'events' – including his famous 1971 performance Shoot, where the artist coordinated having himself non-lethally shot, or Trans-Fixed (1974), that saw him crucified onto a Volkswagen Beetle – objects handmade by Burden are significantly limited, and in this instance utterly unique. Coming to market here is one of the first prototypes by the artist for his major solo presentation at the Tate Britain in 1999, When Robots Rule: The Two-Minute Airplane Factory. Having designed an automated assembly-line to mass produce a type of model airplane known as a 'Rise-Off-Ground' or 'R.O.G.,' this #2 Prototype is a handmade maquette initially planned to be fabricated in a run of approximately 18,000 by the machine for the tenure of its stay in the grand atrium of the Duveen gallery. Burden had previously incorporated his simple but effective designs for model aircraft into five earlier artworks, including Airplane and Barbed Wire (1980), now in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. As it would result for his exhibition at the Tate Britain, the machine did not function once over the 102-day run of the exhibition – leading many critics to question, in true Burden style, was this by design? – making this delicate prototype one of the few pieces to truly document Burden's only solo presentation at the Tate Galleries during his lifetime. Completely fresh to market, extremely rare and accompanied by original blueprints for Burden's assembly-line, in addition to a signed copy of the exhibition catalogue dedicated to the present owner who assisted in the production of When Robots Rule, this #2 Prototype represents an opportunity to acquire a hugely important piece from the career of an artist whose work was captivating, shocking, and changed the way artists approached 'making art' forever. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Marcia Hafif (American, 1929-2018)Cadmium Red Medium, 1991 signed, titled and dated CADMIUM RED MEDIUM MARCIA HAFIF 1991 (on the overlap)oil on canvas86.4 x 86.4 cm.34 x 34 in.Footnotes:ProvenanceGalerie Albert Baronian, BrusselsPrivate Collection, EuropeAcquired directly from the above by the present ownerExhibitedAalst, Galerij S65, Red Paintings, 1998The late Marcia Hafif was a true pioneer of contemporary painting. One of the definitive artists of Minimalism and early Pop Art in Europe, her legacy as a pivotal figure of the post-war period has emerged in earnest since her passing in 2018, positioning her as one of the leading female figures of her generation. Presented here are two iconic examples of her paintings and works on paper – pieces that embody Hafif's conceptual endeavour and deep aesthetic appreciation for colour, process and form. Across a pure canvas of florid red, laden with measured strokes, and in the studied marks forming an austere lattice of lines that reads as a harmony of musical annotation, the simple power of her work is tantalising to behold in the present works. In Cadmium Red Medium (1991) and November 20, 1972 (1972), Hafif achieves a serene force that holds the physical qualities of her materials in equilibrium with the visual impact of their composition. Hafif's colour field painting and pop minimalist style owed much to her travels in the 1960s; her global perspective bred an appreciation for the emergent postmodernisms that were developing in America and Europe from the 1950s onwards. With the arrival of Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism and Pop Art, Hafif was revolutionary in her use of colour as a medium, expanding the nature of the 'plane of the painting,' whose significance had become the credo of the likes of Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, and Jasper Johns. In her paintings, Hafif used the plane to carve out geometries and colour fields that pre-date the work of many of her male contemporaries, and whilst being included in many exhibitions that evidenced her rightful place in the canon, such as Abstract Painting: 1960-69 in 1983 at the P.S.1. Museum, New York, alongside the likes of Brice Marden, Robert Ryman, and Agnes Martin, the current market has yet to truly react to her serious contribution to painting in the Twentieth Century. Born in 1929 in Pomona, California, Hafif closely studied the art of the Italian Renaissance, captivated by the sumptuous panels and frescoes of Fra Angelico and Piero della Francesca. Learned in the intense process and methodological struggles of renaissance painting, whose layers, colours and radiance could only be achieved through a virtuoso understanding of the compound elements of paint and their affect on the eye, Hafif applied such a holistic vision to the reductive canvas painting of the day – geometrical minimalism. During her tenure in Rome, she aligned herself with the Italian Pop Art movement, as well as with artist Francesco Lo Savio who was himself a pivotal influence and precursor to American Minimalism. Producing geometric and dichromatic canvases, she returned to New York in 1971 building upon this period of creativity, achieving a maturity in her practice that led her to produce some of her first monochromes; a lifelong series that would define the artist's output for rest of her career.Across an oeuvre that has been overlooked and considerably undervalued, Hafif has proven herself to be one of the most serious minimalist painters and theoreticians, consistently pushing the significance of the materiality and synesthetic affects of paint. Writing in Artforum in 1978, she commented: 'The options open to painting in the recent past appeared to be extremely limited. [...] we may be ready to enter still another phase of abstraction, a synthetic period' (Marcia Hafif, 'Beginning Again', Artforum, September 1978, No. 17, Vol. 1, online).In the present two works, Hafif's place in the art historical canon beside the likes of Brice Marden, Agnes Martin and Ellsworth Kelly is without question. In a luscious and intense red, her Cadmium Red Medium (1991) is a unique monochrome that wonderfully conveys the intensity and labour with which Hafif rendered the pristine canvas. Likewise, November 20, 1972 (1972) demonstrates the masterful hand and the erudite mind that formulated the fastidious and complex architecture.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Fausto Melotti (Italian, 1901-1986)Quattro coppette (Four little bowls) each signed with seven dots (on the base)glazed ceramica)circa 1960Diameter: 14.5 cm.5 11/16 in.Height: 6 cm.2 3/8 in.b)circa 1965Diameter: 14.1 cm.5 9/16 in.Height: 6.2 cm.2 7/16 in.c)circa 1955Diameter: 13.3 cm.5 1/4 in.Height: 5.4 cm.2 1/8 in.d)circa 1960Diameter: 13 cm.5 1/8 in.Height: 6.5 cm.2 9/16 in.Footnotes:This work is registered in the Fondazione Fausto Melotti, Milan, under no. CT 728, CT 729, CT 730 and CT 731.ProvenanceAngelo Ambrosini Collection, MilanThence by descent to the present ownerBorn in Rovereto in 1901, Fausto Melotti's work is not easily defined. Working as a sculptor, painter, poet, and ceramicist Melotti moved freely between abstraction and figuration and his work is linked to Futurism, Surrealism and Arte Povera amongst others. Having grown up in a musical family, he went on to study mathematics and physics at the University of Pisa and engineering, art and architecture at the University of Milan. Music remained an integral part of his life and its influence, along with his scientific expertise can be found throughout his practice. At 27 Melotti enrolled in the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan where, in the Plastica della figura class of the prominent symbolist sculptor Adolfo Wildt, he met Lucio Fontana who would become a lifelong friend. Whilst both Fontana and Melotti went on to produce a considerable ceramic oeuvre, Melotti was long best known for his lithe metal sculptures and Teatrini (Mini Theaters or Puppet Theaters). Ceramics would only really become a main focus of his practice towards the end of the Second World War, after his studio was destroyed in the bombardments of Milan, initiating a period in which the artist would focus exclusively on the production of ceramic and terracotta works. His experimental and hugely prolific foray into the ductile and intriguing material resulted in bas reliefs, abstract vases, lustrous bowls and plates, ashtrays, small ceramic sculptures, and whimsical teatrinos and he frequently mixed ceramics with steel or iron. Highlighting the beautiful iridescent glazes so characteristic of Melotti's ceramics, the present collection of works wonderfully showcase his mastery of the medium and his acceptance that he would never be fully in control of the finished product. To work in ceramics, means to hand over part of the artistic process to the kiln and the fire and according to the artist, that was why many traditional sculptors shied away from the medium. The glazes in countless shades of blue and soft pinks are interlaced with metallic accents that enhance the elegant design and feel of their vessels and gives each pot a delicate, gem like quality. As stated by Melotti, 'For an artist, ceramic is a material like bronze or marble. Ceramic may even be a more fascinating material because of the mystery in which it is born from. [...] The adventure of the piece of ceramic that enters the oven amorphous and emerges in full party dress is the source of an exciting joy, an indefinite limit between sense and beauty. It's like a holiday trip into a world that is more fairy-like [féerique] than magical, a world where expressions like joy in work find value and meaning. (The artist in: Antonella Commellato, 'Lotta. Materia prepotente Cervello luminoso', in Antonella Commellato and Marta Melotti, Fausto Melotti. L'opera in ceramica, Milan 2003, p. 27)Melotti was an integral part of the artistic and intellectual fabric of post-war Italy. A contemporary of Alexander Calder, parallels can also be drawn between the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti and throughout his life he stood in regular artistic exchange with some of the most revered artists of the age, such as Lucio Fontana and Gio Ponti. Today, his work is held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Rome, and the Gori Collection in Pistoia, among many others.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

André Masson (French, 1896-1987)Visages dans la nuit des fleurs, 1959 signed André Masson (lower right); signed and dated André Masson 1959 (on the reverse)oil and sand on canvas40 x 79.8 cm.15 3/4 x 31 7/16 in.Footnotes:The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Masson.ProvenanceGalerie Louise Leiris, ParisPrivate Collection, EuropeSale: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Moderne Kunst, 29 May 2003, lot 791Collection Armin Hundertmark, CologneSale: Artcurial, Paris, Art Moderne II, 8 June 2006, lot 175Acquired directly from the above by the present owner'[Masson] remained an unusual element, unclassifiable, a type of quiver which traversed through the entire painting... Masson's world is not a world of shapes, like that of the Cubists, but a world of forces.'- Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler(Typescript slipped into a letter from Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler to Curt Valentin, 10 December 1941, Paris, Archives Masson. Quoted in C. Morando, André Masson Biography 1896-1941, 2010, p. 39). André Masson was an artist who defied categorisation. His technical versatility, experimental spirit and lifelong preoccupation with metamorphosis engendered a long and storied career, spanning Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. By the age of 11, he was a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts et l'Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Brussels. At 16, he was awarded the Grand Prix de l'Académie for painting, and commenced his training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His experiments with automatic drawing – the process of freely moving materials without planning or conscious thought – attracted the attention of André Breton, Surrealism's principal theorist, in mid-1920s Paris. After he relocated to New York City in the early 1940s to escape the Nazi occupation of Paris, Masson's spontaneous and emotive approach to painting influenced Jackson Pollock's development of his quintessential action paintings. A hallucinatory vision of cosmic clusters and fantastical syllabary, Visages dans la nuit des fleurs, 1959, synthesises Masson's Surrealist roots and his later Abstract Expressionism. Using his characteristic colle ensable ('sandy glue') technique, Masson threw an admixture of sand and glue onto the stretched canvas, then formed his painterly composition around the resulting three-dimensional islands. Writing to his friend and art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler at this time, Masson exulted in this 'extreme spontaneity... having only rhythm and the fire of inspiration as my starting point.' (Letter from Masson to Kahnweiler, 15 July 1955, quoted in Donation Louise et Michel Leiris: Collection Kahnweiler-Leiris, exh. cat., Paris, 1984, p. 144). Incorporating natural phenomena into his work, in imagery and in technique, was a constant motive. During his time in the United States, Masson became fascinated with the indigenous Iroquois culture, for whom the natural world is sacred and the night sky is rich in stories and deities. In Visages dans la nuit des fleurs, abstracted, face-like symbols appear to dance across the celestial scenery like omnipotent beings. The ebb and flow of sandy rivulets forms a rhythmic backdrop, punctuated by short, staccato strokes resembling comets. The resulting effect is a transcendental crescendo, a frenzied ritual of light, colour and dance. Visages dans la nuit des fleurs was produced during Masson's 1950s période asiatique, within which he incorporated the philosophies and calligraphic forms of Zen Buddhism. Masson was first introduced to the school of thought by the Japanese writer Kino Matsuo in Paris in 1930. After studying the East Asian collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in the 1940s, he began experimenting with ideograms – characters encapsulating the idea of a thing, without indicating the sounds used to say it. In Visages dans la nuit des fleurs, Masson morphs these characters into a nebulous syllabary. As explained by Carolyn Lanchner, 'a great attraction of Zen for Masson was its emphasis on the immediate mystical experience as the way to ultimate truth... In practice, conjuring the void brought forth in his painting a spontaneous effusion of his own past art whose tides were stemmed or redirected by the formal concerns of the sophisticated European artist.' (Carolyn Lanchner, 'André Masson: Origins and Development,' in André Masson, exh. cat., New York, 1976, p. 186). The explosions of bold colour across a starry sky also allude to Masson's personal traumas, which ignited his long-running fixation with destiny and the ambiguity of the human condition. After suffering a grave chest wound as a French infantry soldier in World War I, Masson was confined to a series of hospitals and one psychiatric ward. Recalling the battle of Chemin des Dames in April of 1917, during which he was immobilised and left lying helpless throughout the tumult of battle, Masson recalled, 'The indescribable night of the battlefield, streaked in every direction by bright red and green rockets, striped by the wake and the flashes of the projectiles and rockets – all this fairytale-like enchantment was orchestrated by the explosions of shells which literally encircled me and sprinkled me with earth and shrapnel' (Masson, quoted in exh. cat., W. Rubin & C. Lanchner, André Masson, New York, 1976, p. 30).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch with water resistant caseReference: 1463Date: Manufactured in 1943Movement: 23-jewel manual wind, mono-metallic balance with gold screws, micrometer regulation, stamped twice with the seal of Geneva, column wheel chronograph, movement cap, No.863347Dial: Pale champagne, enamel signature, applied highly polished gold baton hour markers and Roman numeral 6 and 12, black outer 1/5th second divisions and 1000 base tachometer scale, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for seconds and 30 minute recording, gilt pointed baton hour, minute and subsidiary seconds hands, blued steel centre chronograph and minute recording hands Case: Polished round, screw down back with decagonal raised section, crown flanked by twin round starburst pushers, No.635855Strap/Bracelet: Associated brown textured Buckle/Clasp: Associated gilt buckleSigned: Case, dial & movement, case stamped FBSize: 33mmFootnotes:One of the most sought-after vintage references, the Patek Philippe 1463 was the firm's first water-resistant chronograph. It was produced from 1940 through to the mid-1960's, mostly in yellow gold with some examples being cased in pink gold and stainless steel. The case was made by the company Taubert & Fils who in 1924 had purchased the Borgel case making business along with Francois Borgel's case designs. The collaboration with Taubert led to one of the most distinctive early chronograph case designs featuring a screw down back with a large distinctive hexagonal raised section to aid firm closing of the two piece case. This example also features unusual and attractive star-burst capped chronograph pushers. The reference is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, Second Edition, p.267.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Blancpain. A rare stainless steel automatic divers wristwatchModel: Fifty Fathoms RotomaticReference: 810Date: Circa 1955Movement: 17-jewel AS Cal.1361 N automatic, Glucydur balanceDial: Black, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, kite form at twelve, outer minute track, pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds with luminous kite form tipCase: Polished round, screw down back, inner cap with Patents Pending, calibrated bi-directional bakelite bezel with luminous five minute calibration, arabic quarters and lozenge at 12Strap/Bracelet: Associated strapBuckle/Clasp: Associated steel buckleSigned: Dial signed Blancpain, case signed Rayville SASize: 41mmFootnotes:The Fifty Fathoms was essentially a special commission for Blancpain for particular use as a military divers watch. The name derives from the depth measurement of a Fathom which equates to 1.8288 meters and Fifty is 91.44 metres which at the time was a great challenge.In 1932 the family's management of Blancpain, which had lasted for over two centuries, came to an end. The new owners were two employees of the company who were required by Swiss law to change the name of the business. They took the name 'Rayville S.A., succ. de Blancpain'. 'Rayville' being a French phonetic anagram of Villeret. Despite this change of name, the identity of the Manufacture was perpetuated, and the characteristics of the brand were preserved.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Jaeger-LeCoultre. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time to be sold in aid of CharityModel: Master Compressor Diving Pro GeoReference: 159.T.39Date: Circa 2010Movement: 29-jewel Cal.979 automatic, mono-metallic balance, self compensating balance spring, 48 hour power reserve, micro regulatorDial: Black, Arabic 12, 3 and trapezoid luminous hour markers, power reserve sector at 5, date aperture at 3, second time zone selected on the 24 city disc aperture in bezel, polished hour and minute hands with luminous inserts, blue depth gauge handCase: Brushed round, uni-directional diving bezel with depth indication, depth sensor at 9, crown at 2 and 4 with locking device, sapphire crystal with solid case back held by 4 screwsStrap/Bracelet: Brushed black titanium bracelet Buckle/Clasp: Signed double folding buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 47mm Accompaniments: Jaeger-LeCoultre box, outer card, spare signed rubber strapFootnotes:The owner of lots 33, 34, 35 and 36 - who wishes to remain anonymous - has decided to entrust the two restaurants The Gabriello located in via Vittoria, 51, Rome and Hostaria Da Pietro located in via dei Pianellari, 19, Rome with the preparation and distribution of hot meals to those in need during the current pandemic.While waiting for the auction, the benefactor has already provided 1400 meals to which all those that can be subsidized with the result of the sale will be added.Meals will be dispensed at the two charitable structures of the Missionaries of Charity of Calcutta, with the loving supervision of Don Roberto Dichiera, Spiritual Assistant at the ONLUS Volunteer Association 'TOGETHER TOWARDS NEW HORIZONS'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Breguet. A fine 18K rose gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phase, power reserve and leap year indication to be sold in aid of CharityModel: ClassiqueReference: 5327Date: Purchased 24th December 2010Movement: Finely engraved 38-jewel Cal.502.3 DRP1 automatic, rose gold pierced and engraved rotorDial: Silvered guilloche engraved, black Roman numerals to brushed surround, black outer dot minute markers, secret signatures between XI and XII and XII and I, subsidiary dials for moon phase, day, date, month and leap year, fan form aperture for power reserve, blued steel Breguet handsCase: Polished round, snap on exhibition back, quick set buttons in the band at 4 and 9, No.5155Strap/Bracelet: Tan brown Breguet alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed 18K rose gold folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 39mm Accompaniments: Breguet automatic winding box, outer card, Certificate of Origin & Warranty, instruction manual, brochures Footnotes:The owner of lots 33, 34, 35 and 36 - who wishes to remain anonymous - has decided to entrust the two restaurants The Gabriello located in via Vittoria, 51, Rome and Hostaria Da Pietro located in via dei Pianellari, 19, Rome with the preparation and distribution of hot meals to those in need during the current pandemic.While waiting for the auction, the benefactor has already provided 1400 meals to which all those that can be subsidized with the result of the sale will be added.Meals will be dispensed at the two charitable structures of the Missionaries of Charity of Calcutta, with the loving supervision of Don Roberto Dichiera, Spiritual Assistant at the ONLUS Volunteer Association 'TOGETHER TOWARDS NEW HORIZONS'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Omega. A Rare Limited Edition 18K gold manual wind chronograph Bracelet Watch, Commemorating the Apollo 11 Space Mission And The Successful Moon Landing in 1969Model: Speedmaster ProfessionalReference: 145.022-69, Limited Edition No.832Date: Circa 1969Movement: 17-jewel Cal.861 manual wind, No.29117653Dial: Brushed champagne, applied baton hour markers with black accents, black outer 1/5th second divisions, sunken subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, black pointed baton hands, centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, inner cap, signed crown flanked by twin pushers, fixed bezel with calibrated burgundy insert, No.832Strap/Bracelet: Fitted 18K gold linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 42mm Accompaniments: Omega box, old parts since replaced in a serviceFootnotes:Produced in the momentous year of 1969, the Omega Speedmaster Professional was released in 18k yellow gold as a limited edition to commemorate Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's successful moonwalk during the Apollo 11 mission on the 21st of July 1969. After outperforming two other watches under rigorous testing and extreme, harsh conditions, NASA certified the Omega Speedmaster Professional to accompany the Apollo 11 astronauts, becoming the first watch to be worn on the moon.Subsequently known as the 'Moon Watch', the Omega Ref.145.022 Speedmaster Professional was produced in a limited edition of 1,014 pieces in 18k yellow gold that were first presented at a banquet held in Houston on 25th November 1969. The first two watches (No. 1 & 2) were first offered to the President and Vice-President of the United States, who politely declined the gift and these two watches are now housed in the Omega Museum. Various astronauts and NASA-affiliated persons received limited edition numbers 3 to 32 (and 1001 to 1014 at a subsequent date) engraved with their respective names. Numbers 33 to 1000 were offered for sale to the public and were inscribed 'The First Watch Worn on the Moon.'The present example of the commemorative gold Omega Speedmaster Professional, numbered 832, is in good condition and is an incredible rarity for any astute collector of vintage timepieces. The model is characterized by its burgundy bezel, gold dial, onyx markers and brushed gold bracelet.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

F. P. Journe. A very fine Limited Edition 18K rose gold automatic calendar wristwatch with power reserveModel: Octa Réserve de Marche, No.072-01ADate: Purchased November 2001Movement: Ruthenium plated 30-jewel Cal.1300 automatic, mono-metallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-centre bi-directional 22K gold rotorDial: Matte pink gold, eccentric dials with Arabic hours and minutes on guilloché engraved silvered dial, subsidiary seconds below, power reserve sector for 120 hours, aperture for date, blued steel handsCase: Polished round, exhibition back secured by 6 screws, engine turned winding crown with 'cordes de Marseille' textureStrap/Bracelet: Black F. P. Journe alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed gold buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 38mm Accompaniments: F.P. Journe box, outer card, instruction booklet and Certificate of AuthenticityFootnotes:Celebrated for producing uniquely complicated and sophisticated timepieces which push the boundaries of expert horological craftsmanship, F.P. Journe is an exclusive watchmaker who produces less than a thousand timepieces annually. With exacting attention to detail, F.P. Journe's belief is that beauty begins from outside rather than from within – he commences his creative process by designing the dial and then arranging the internal mechanism accordingly.Each of the models in the Octa series possesses its own identity, although all share a common design and microengineering lineage. The Octa Réserve de Marche is the premier model in the series and hence is emblematic of the aesthetic and technical virtues of the Octa calibre. With an impressive 120 hours power reserve capability, this model comprises a 22-carat rose gold rotor accompanied by a dedicated 4-arm balance with inertial adjustment and frequency of 21,600 vph. This series was only available to loyal clients of F. P. Journe.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

The Connor Brothers (British)There Are No Extraordinary People Only Ordinary People Who Do Extraordinary Things Giclée print in colours with screenprint varnish, 2020, on wove, signed, dated and numbered 243/300 in pencil, printed and published by the artists, with full margins, 415 x 290mm (16 3/8 x 11 3/8in)(SH)(unframed)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Italian patinated bronze figural inkwell with Atlas supporting the globe, in the manner of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, possibly 18th century, the crouched, bearded figure seated on a circular base raised on paw feet, 19cm high, 14cm wideThe present lot takes its inspiration from inkwells produced in the Paduan workshop of sculptor Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (1465-1543), who was renowned for his whimsical small-scale bronze inkwells, lamps and other objects in bronze, often incorporating mythological themes. An example of related design is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. It is there noted that the ink basin in the raised hand would likely once have supported a large globular oil lamp.  

A fine North Italian patinated bronze model of a seated nymph, 17th century, after the Antique and in the manner of examples by Giovanni Fonduli da Crema and Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacorsi, called l'Antico, the maiden portrayed partially draped and seated on a loosely modelled tree stump, mounted to a flecked black marble base, 21.5cm high, the base 14cm wide The present bronze is an interpretation of a known and much admired Roman type, such as the marble group currently in the Uffizi, formerly the Caffarelli Collection and known to have been excavated during the late 15th or 16th century, and the nymph at the Museo Archeologico in Naples (Pompeiian Collection, inv. no. 6365). The seated nymph reaching for her outstretched foot inspired several Italian sculptors revisiting the Antique, as early as the latter part of the 15th century. The best-known example is the graceful seated nymph by Antico, who was primarily active in the North-Italian court of Mantua, under the patronage of Isabella d'Este. A rare circa 1503 cast of his seated nymph, remarkably similar in composition, was sold at Sotheby's, 8 December 2009. That statuette may have been created to accompany Antico's statuette of the Spinario, which depicts a male youth in a similar pose, cradling his foot. The seated marble nymph this bronze may have been derived from was sometimes also referred to as the 'ninfa alla spina', further drawing attention to the thematic affinity between the two Ancient groups in the eyes of a Renaissance admirer.While similarities with the Antico model are certainly striking, the arm extending all the way down to the foot instead of resting on the calf as well as the handling of the facial features and hair can also be compared to the statuette of the seated nymph by Giovanni da Fonduli in the Wallace Collection.Like the examples by Fonduli and Antico, the present bronze also retains traces of gilding to the hair and drapery.See Wilhelm Bode, The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, M.A.S. De Reinis, New York, Vol 2, plates XCI-XCII for the Wallace Collection model and other, similar versions of the nymph.See also W. Terni de Gregory, 'Giovanni da Crema and his Seated Goddess', in The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 92, No. 567 (Jun., 1950), pp. 158-161 for further background on the Fonduli statuette and its connection to the ancient marble prototype

Co. Cork I.R.A. VolunteersMemorial Card: ".. Lieutenant Paddy Crowley, I.R.A. Kilbrittain, shot by British Soldiers on the 4th Feb. 1921, aged 26 years; "...; Captain Frank Hurley (3rd Cork Brigade) who was shot by British Forces at Bandon on May 9th, 1921, aged 31 years; "...; Daniel O'Sullivan I.R.A. late of Barrack Street, Kinsale who was killed in action on 4th October 1922, aged 28 years." All above very good and each with original photo portrait; also "The Memory of Lieut Liam Hurley 22, 'B' Co., 4th Batt. Cork Brigade., who died at Baurleigh, Bandon, August 2nd, 1918, R.I.P." A very rare lot. (4)

The Personal Copy of Joseph Mary & Grace PlunkettHyde (Dr. Douglas) Abhrain Gradh Chuige Connacht, or The Love Songs of Connacht. (Being the Fourth Chapter of the 'Songs of Connaght'), now for the first time Collected, Edited and translated by Douglas Hyde, L.l.D. MRIA. Fourth Edition, Dublin 1905. Fine copy in an attractive full morocco binding, Three Candles binding label at rear.Joseph Mary Plunkett's copy (signatory of the 1916 Proclamation), with his signature in Irish on front blank dated 1911, and with a later inscription 'To John Burke, who comes like an angel of light in the dark places, from Grace Plunkett, Easter 1949.' John Burke was a solicitor and a friend of Jack Yeats and his circle.A superb association copy of a book which was one of the foundation stones of the Irish Revival. (1)

Kathleen Clarke's CopyO'Brien (William) & Ryan (Desmond) eds. Devoy's Post Bag. Vol. One - Vol. Two, 1870-80, 1880-1928. D. 1948 & [1953]. Tall 8vo cloth in chipped d.ws, clean copies. Vol. Two Signed by the editor William O'Brien, dated Feb. 1953. Kathleen Clarke's copy (widow of Tom Clarke, who features extensively in the later letters), with her dairy account from Hughes Bros.laid in. Kathleen Clarke was a daughter of the old Limerick Fenian John Daly. She married Tom Clarke in 1899 after his release following 15 years imprisonment in England. Clarke asked her not to take part in the Rising, charging her instead with responsibility for the welfare of relatives of those who would be killed or imprisoned. The week after the Rising, she set up Irish National Aid and Victim Support, fending off various Redmondites who offered to assist her. A year later she hired Michael Collins as an assistant, giving him a platform from which he reorganised the Volunteers. She later joined Fianna Fail and was elected to the Dail, but left the party over the execution of Republicans. She was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1939, the first woman to hold the position. When it appeared that Margaret Mary Pearse might have an interest in the position, it was suggested that Mrs. Clarke might stand aside. Her response was, 'Tom Clarke's widow stands aside for nobody!'John Devoy was head of the I.R.B.'s American wing Clan na Gael and provided the financial support which kept the Irish organisation alive from the 1870s all the way to the Easter Rising. His post bag tells the inside story of fifty years of struggle, persevering through many setbacks to the establishment of an independent Irish state.

"I have seen War... I hate War"Signed Presentation Copy to William C. BullittRoosevelt (Franklin D.) Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States, Chautauqua, N.Y. August 14, 1936, roy 8vo United States Government Printing Office Washington Limited Edition 'No. 14 of 50 Copies / FDR,' inscribed in author's hand, and with presentation inscription, 'For William C. Bullitt / with the affectionate regards of Franklin D. Roosevelt.' XVpp., with the bookplate of Wm. C. Bullitt, in original grey boards, paper label on front cover, spine faded, but an extremely fine copy of this rarity.* This is probably Roosevelt's most famous speech, and here, he inscribed this copy to William C. Bullitt, who served his president faithfully in Russia and Paris. Extremely Rare. (1)* See Biographical Note before Lot 153.

Macnie (Isa, 'Mac'). A very good collection of four original caricatures in ink and watercolour, all signed 'Mac', each circa 8" ins x 6½" ins, framed and glazed, as follows:-Sean O'Casey, Author of 'Juno and the Paycock', etc.; -Arthur Shields [the Abbey actor] as 'Hyacinth Halvey' [in the play by Lady Gregory];-Miss Sara Allgood [the Abbey actress], signed twice;-Untitled, probably Lennox Robinson, the Abbey manager and playwright;And with a signed hand-coloured print of her well-known drawing reprinted from the Irish Times showing W.B. Yeats and George Russell passing each other on Merrion Square, one with his head in the clouds, the other looking down at his feet.Isa Macnie [1869-1958] was an Irish cartoonist and caricaturist; her book 'The Celebrity Zoo' was published in 1925. She was also an active suffragette, an actress, a pianist and a noted sportswoman (she was Irish ladies' croquet champion in 1907). Her father was a Scottish printer who moved to Dublin.As a collection. (1)

Periodical: Herschell (Rev. R.H.)ed. The Voice of Israel, conducted by Jews who believe in Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, 2 vols. in one, lg. 4to L. 1845. Runs from Vol. I No. 1 - 20, Vol. II No. 21 - 44, May 1st 1844 - Dec. 1st, 1847, cloth, spine worn, as a periodical, w.a.f. (1)

Sean Milroy Photograph by International Film Service, New York - caption on back: ''SINN FEINER WHO ESCAPED FROM JAIL" - John Milroy one of the leaders of the Sinn Fein movement in Dublin who recently escaped from jail where he had been confined with a number of others of the movement.'' Date: 24 Feb 1919. Sean Milroy broke out from Lincoln Jail on February 3rd, 1919, along with Eamon de Valera and Sean McGarry, in an escape organised personally by Michael Collins. (1)

[Tindal (Matthew] Four Discourses on the Following Subjects: 1. Of Obedience to the Supreme Powers, and the Duty of Subjects in all Revolutions. 2. Of the Laws of Nations, and The Rights of Sovereigns. 3. Of the Power of the Magistrate, and the Rights of Mankind, in Matters of Religion 4. Of the Liberty of the Press., 8vo L. 1709. First Edn., IV, 329pp adverts at end, cont. panel calf, rebacked; also The Rights of the Christian Church Asserted, Against the Romish, and all other Priests who claim an Independent Power over it, 8vo L. 1707. Third. with 2pp of cont. m/ss notes at front, and cont. annots in pen thro-out, cont. calf, mor. labels. Both v. good. (2)

Bloody Sunday First Anniversary TournamentExcessively Rare Gold MedalG.A.A. Football: A magnificent and excessively rare 9ct gold circular Medal, the obverse finely engraved with an Irish sportsman, togged out and standing in front of a goalpost 'holding a rifle in his hands, two hurley sticks, a sliotar and a football lying in foreground, and decorated with shamrocks overhead, the reverse inscribed "Presented by The Irish Natl. Assurance Co., 1921 Anniversary T'ment. Won by Tipp. J. Kickham." The loop suspension flanked either side with engraved shamrock. In immaculate condition. (1)* This medal was awarded to Jack Kickham (C.J. Kickhams Club of Mullinahone) who played full forward for Tipperary on that faithful day. Jack was born at Ballydavid, Mullinahone into a farming family and community where he remained up to his death. He was a member of the Mullinahone Team that brought the first ever Senior County Football Title to the Village in 1912. He progressed to become a full member of the Tipperary County Team along with his club mate Ned Egan. They were narrowly defeated by Kerry in the Munster semi-final of 1919, a match that took place on May 25th, less than a fortnight after the Knocklong Rescue of Sean Hogan by Sean Treacy, Dan Breen and others, in which two policemen were killed. After this incident, South Tipperary became an armed camp and all G.A.A. and other Sporting Activities ceased. Jack was a quiet man and reputed to be one who avoided the limelight at all costs, but one who would have surely won more honours from his sporting prowess except for the turbulent times that existed when he was in his prime. Nevertheless, he will forever be remembered with pride in his native village.An extremely rare memento of this extraordinary day in G.A.A. History.

Pamphlet: Buncombe (Gen. Julius Caesar) The Victory at Tallaght Hill, by .. Buncombe, who commanded the Buncombe Fencibles during The Engagement. 8vo n.p. 1867. Sole Edn., 62pp orig. ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1)* Not the Fenian Battle at Tallaght Hill, but an American engagement, a squib written in imitation of the inimitable style of Orpheus C. Kerr's 'tall talk.' (1)

Signatory of 1916 ProclamationMemorial Cards: "Padraig Mac Piarais agus William Mac Piarais," brothers, who gave their lives for Ireland, Patrick on May 3rd 1916, aged 36 years, and William on 4th May 1916, aged 34 years. A double card, 4pp; also a First Anniversary Card for Mass on 6th May, 1917, for the souls of P.H. Pease, William Pearse, Eamon Ceannt, Con Colbert & Michael Mallin, single card. Scarce. (2)

A Dark Day in GAA & Irish History'Bloody Sunday' Ticket An original Admission Ticket to Croke Park, Great Challenge Match (Football), Tipperary v. Dublin, Sunday November 21,1920. Pink card, 3 ins x 4 ¼ ins, vertical fold mark with slight tear, number written rear in ms.It was at this match that British soldiers opened fire on the pitch and crowd, killing a player and twelve spectators. This followed Michael Collins' operation against British secret service agents earlier that morning, in which fourteen British officers were shot dead. (1)The period 1918 - 1920 was a turbulent and dangerous period in Irish History. Martial Law was enforced in many areas, and the activities of the G.A.A. and other Sporting Organisations were severely curtailed. The behaviour of the British Forces in Ireland forced many young men to join the Irish Volunteers, and other Republican Organizations despite having no background in the movement. Especially in Tipperary, many young men of the time, and particularly those involved in Gaelic Games joined in the struggle for Irish Independence. With such exciting events as the Rescue of Sean Hogan at Knocklong Railway Station in May 1919, several of the country's leading Footballers became involved in the War of Independence. By early March 1920 the number of Gaelic Games played almost came to a standstill. This trend continued into the early summer when normally the volume of activity should have been increasing. In October there came a sudden and brief revival of Inter-County Fixtures. However, the following month was to have a tragic outcome. In early October, approximately five thousand spectators who had so far that year had little exciting fare were entertained by a rousing Challenge Football Match in Croke Park, between Dublin and Kildare, which Dublin won. Soon afterwards, the Tipperary County Board issued a challenge to Dublin. A match was arranged for 2.45 p.m. on Sunday November 21st, again at Croke Park. The game was well organised, and advertised as The G.A.A. Challenge Match. It was intended that the money raised from the match would help the Association for the Dependents of the I.R.A. who had been killed or imprisoned.The events which occurred at that game, now known as "Bloody Sunday," followed the early morning assassination of eleven British Intelligence Agents, "The Cairo Gang," in an operation organized by Michael Collins. When the British retaliated later that day, it was to Croke Park that the Military and Auxiliary Forces came, recognizing that the Stadium was the centre and symbol of Irish Nationalism and Nationalistic Aspirations. "Then suddenly and without any warning, Croke Park was the scene of a holocaust??" They fired into the crowd indiscriminately, killing twelve people and wounding about sixty, "On the field Michael Hogan, one of the Tipperary backs (and one of only two Irish Volunteer Officers on the Tipperary Team) lay mortally wounded, while within seconds a dozen spectators were dead or dying, many more seriously wounded." This was Bloody Sunday.Nothing more strikingly illustrates the close connections between the G.A.A. and the Republican Movement between 1916 and 1922, than "Bloody Sunday." (1)

Illustrated Volumes: Bradley (Helen) And Miss Carter Wore Pink, Scenes from an Edwardian Childhood, L. 1971; Miss Carter came with Us, L. 1974; In the Beginning Said Great-Aunt Jane, L. 1975; The Queen Who Came to Tea, L. 1978, oblong 4to illus., cloth and illustrated d.j. clean copies; [Jones (t.)] Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Booth, folio L. (Pavillion Books Ltd.) 1994, illus., faux leather type cover. (5)

Association Copy Economics: Stanley (W.) Commentaries on Ireland, The Cloncurry Prize Essays, 12mo D. 1833. First Edn., orig. cloth, good. Scarce. (1) * Inscribed on front loose blank, 'J. Newport,' who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland.

Barry (Com. General Tom) Guerilla Days in Ireland, 8vo D. (Irish Press Limited) 1949, First, illus., blue cloth & d.j.; With the I.R.A. in the Fight for Freedom 1919, 8vo Tralee (The Kerryman Ltd.) n.d., ptd. wrappers; Dublin's Fighting Story 1916 - 1921 - Told by the Men who Made It, 8vo, Tralee (The Kerryman Ltd.) n.d. illus., ptd. wrappers; Henry (Father) ed. The Capuchin Annual 1966, Issue 33, illus. ptd. wrappers. As a lot, w.a.f. (4)

BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM C. BULLITT AND HIS FAMILYWilliam Christian Bullitt (1891-1967) came from a wealthy and prominent Philadelphia family. Working for President Wilson at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, he was sent on a special mission to Soviet Russia to negotiate diplomatic relations between the US and the Bolshevik regime. The Soviets offered a peace summit to end the Russian Civil War, and when the Allied leaders rejected their proposal Bullitt resigned from Wilson's staff. He later resigned also from the peace commission, denouncing the Treaty of Versailles as "a tragic mockery of the principle of self-determination".In 1933 President Roosevelt, a close friend, appointed him the first US ambassador to the Soviet Union. Arriving with high hopes for Soviet-American relations, he was soon disillusioned by his experience of the Soviet leadership. He was recalled in 1936 and was appointed ambassador to France.Fluent in French and an ardent Francophile, Bullitt became a prominent member of French society, while maintaining daily contact with Roosevelt. When in 1940 Germany invaded France and Paris was threatened, the government and diplomatic staff moved to Bordeaux, but Bullitt insisted on remaining in Paris. This angered Roosevelt, who dismissed him, and Bullitt's diplomatic career came to an abrupt end.Originally a liberal and sympathetic towards radical views, Bullitt became a virulent anti-communist, and spent much time in the post-war years writing about its dangers.Bullitt was twice married. His second wife was the feminist, political activist and journalist Louise Bryant (1885-1936), widow of the journalist and communist activist John (Jack) Silas Reed (1887-1920). Bryant and Reed had worked together on various radical social issues, and in 1917 had been in Petrograd in time to cover the Bolshevik revolution. Both had written books about their experiences: Bryant's Six Red Months in Russia and Reed's Ten Days that shook the World. The award-winning 1981 film Reds was based on their tempestuous relationship.Bullitt divorced Louisa Bryant in 1930 on the grounds that she was having a lesbian affair with the artist Gwen Le Gallienne. They had one child, the socialite, philanthropist and horse-breeder Anne Moen Bullitt (1924-2007), who was brought up by her father and accompanied him to Moscow and Paris. In 1956 Bullitt bought for her the 700-acres estate of Palmerstown House Stud in Co. Kildare, where for almost thirty years she ran a highly successful business, training and breeding racehorses.From 1967 to 1969 she was married to Daniel Brewster (1923-2007), representative for Maryland in the House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963 and in the Senate from 1963 to 1969 (Nancy Pelosi served as an intern on his staff); during this time, he was a strong supporter of the Civil Rights Acts of 1960, 1964 and 1968, and spoke on a variety of issues varying from Cuba to the postal service.Limited to 1000 Copies Only. A Rare EditionWilde (Oscar) The Happy Prince, sm 8vo Riverside, Conn. (The Hillacre Bookhouse) 1912. First Edn., Limited to 1000 Copies, hf. title & title printed in red & black, 34pp., uncut, unopened, orig. grey boards with printed label. A fine copy. A Rare Edition. (1)* Ex Libris, William C. Bullitt, American Ambassador to Russia, and France, with his bookplate.

[Chetwood (Rev. Dr. John)] A collection of 19 Pamphlets comprising sermons preached at Ardbraccan, Co, Meath, by the incumbent, the Rev. Dr John Chetwood, on dates (listed at the front of each) between 1782 and 1816 (+ one of 1835). Three are original sermons in MS; the remainder are recycled works of other clergy: five (anonymous) are printed, the remaining fifteen are productions of the eccentric polymath and entrepreneur John Trusler (1735-1820), who established a lucrative business by publishing some 150 sermons “printed in imitation of manuscript” to save clergymen the trouble of composing their own, and which he sold for a shilling apiece; some are by Trusler himself, the others by Samuel Clapham (1755-1830), who wrote under the appropriate pseudonym of the Rev. Dr Theophilus St John.; alsoThe partial Text of two Sermons delivered at St Ultan's Church, Ardbraccan Co. Meath, by the incumbent, the Rev. John Chetwood, one dated “Jan '98”, warning of the danger of foreign invasion, and exhorting his congregation to stand firm, support the government, and put their trust in the Almighty. As an Archive, w.a.f. (2)

Contemporaneous Notes from Captain Cook's Voyage Travel: [Anon] Voyage to the South Sea by Mr. Banks, Mr. Parkinson and Dr. Solender, with Capt. Cooke, a 7 page m/ss document, the hand written contemporary account describes how the Endeavor arrives at Tierra de Fuego and continues to New Zeland, where young Nick's Head is named after the boy who was first to catch sight of it, thence to New Holland ("We Called the Bay Botany Bay") and on to New Guinea and the Dutch Colony of Batavia. The writer details the customs of the natives and of the Chinese inhabitants of Batavia, describing the diet, clothing, decoration, language and character. An informative and interesting document. As a manuscript, w.a.f. (1)

Wartime Plans to Evacuate Dublin!Department of Defence. Evacuation of Dublin City and Dun Laoghaire Borough. Government Scheme. 'The Government is arranging for the voluntary evacuation of certain classes of the civilian population .. in the event of a situation arising which would render such a course advisable.' Leaflet, 4pp (single sheet folded), dated February 1941, outlining a detailed scheme covering families whose incomes do not exceed £300 p.a., to be evacuated with their children to reception areas 'mainly the Counties Roscommon, Longford and Wicklow (excluding Bray, Wicklow Town and Arklow) as well as the greater part of Leitrim, Meath and Kildare and parts of Westmeath and Laoghais', with provisions for registration, financial support etc. 'Those who fail to register may find themselves unable to leave the city if a serious emergency arises'. Richer families were to make their own arrangements. With some pencilled amendments, addressed in ink at head to a Mrs. Cox of Killucan. The leaflet does not clarify the nature of the emergency envisaged - invasion? bombing? In February 1941 Hitler had completed the occupation of France, had postponed the invasion of Britain and was preparing (in secret) to invade Russia. The Dublin bombings by the Luftwaffe - supposedly accidental - did not happen until May/June 1941. The leaflet is extremely rare and may not have been generally issued; no copy found in COPAC or in NLI online catalogue.

'The Mountjoy Heroes' A very rare photographic postcard showing a group of about 25 men who took part in 'The Great Hunger Strike, April 1920', including Phil Shanahan TD, with key to names, by J.J. Mooney, Dublin, mounted on card, adhesive tape at corners. (1)

Important Diary of Carlow M.P, 1895-1901Co. Carlow: Manuscript diary listing daily events from 22 April 1895 to 2 December 1901. The writer appears to be John Hammond (1842-1907), a grocer in Tullow St., Carlow, who was M.P. for the county from 1891, and chairman of the county council from 1899, until his death. (He refers to himself in the diary in the third person as "J.H.").The diary records a life of frenetic activity, with local meetings of many kinds, religious services, journeys to Dublin and London to attend meetings of the Irish Party and debates in the House of Commons, drives round the county, apparently with hardly a day of relaxation (Hammond was unmarried).An important document illustrating the life of a conscientious public representative at a period of rapid change in Irish political life. (1)

A Corkman's Voyage to New York in the Year of the TitanicManuscript: A fascinating eight-page M/ss Journal of a Voyage to New York aboard the RMS Baltic from 17 to 20 September 1912. The Baltic, once the world's largest ship, was a White Star liner that sailed the Atlantic between 1904 and 1933. she was involved in several dramatic incidents, including sending the famous iceberg warning to Titanic.The writer, who signs with his initials "B.H." is thought to be Benjamin Haughton (1855 - 1932), a Quaker merchant of Cork who worked actively on behalf of various charitable organisations in the city; he was a member of the Senate of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1928. On the voyage he was accompanied by his daughter (?) Marjorie, whose 19th birthday was celebrated the day before their arrival.Fellow-passengers included William Redmond, the passionate Irish nationalist MP and inveterate traveller, the socialite Adele Countess of Essex, and the former Bishop of Ripon William Boyd Carpenter, who preached a lugubrious sermon after a fireman named Doyle threw himself overboard and drowned.There are comments on fellow passengers and on the entertainments provided, which included lectures by two celebrated missionaries, Henry Hodgkin on "China" and Ralph Wardlow Thompson on "The Menace of Moslemism" As a m/ss. Rare. (1)

Magonni (J.H.) Magonni's Dancing Studio, Dublin. a thick 4to notebook, titled "Pupils Book," containing thousands of names of students with addresses, who attended the school between 1934 - 1961, together with ptd. circulars & manuscript letters loosely inserted. An unusual record. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Mac Suibhne (Toirdhealbhach) [Terence MacSwiney]. Battle-Cries [poems], orig. grey printed wrappers, 1918, no printer (for the author). A very good clean copy, rare thus. Dedicated 'To the Dead at Eastertide 1916'. Includes the poignant 'Fragment April 1916': 'Where shall I be in the autumn, when the flower / Is waving o'er these fields?'Terence MacSwiney [1879-1920] was a founder of the Irish Volunteers in Cork, and was an officer at Easter 1916, when they were outmanoeuvred by the British military, who put artillery on high points around the city centre before the Volunteers could move. MacSwiney succeeded the murdered Tomás MacCurtain as Lord Mayor of Cork in March 1920. In late August he was jailed for two years for possession of a confidential cipher, and immediately went on hunger strike. He died in Brixton Prison after 74 days, on 24 October 1920. The day of his funeral coincided with the execution of Kevin Barry, leading to a surge of emotion from which the British cause in Ireland never recovered.

Memorial Card: "Kevin O'Higgins, who died on the 10th July, 1927, aged 35 years," A single leaf card with original photo portrait. V. Rare. (1)

An 18th Century Sea Shanty Naval Interest: [Anon] An 18th Century Manuscript Poem written by a Sailor in the Royal Navy addressed to his beloved Mary, written in two parts, each comprising four verses of six lines. In the first he speaks of his imminent departure, urges Mary to resist those who might court her in his absence, and subsequently speaks of the dangers and temptations that surround him, and exhorts her to remain true. The second part echoes the Sailor's return and the reuniting, Signed 1792 and 1799, J.D., as a manuscript, w.a.f. (1)

An Unrecorded Yeats Item[Wyndham (Pamela) ed.] A Little Couple and A Baker's Dozen for Christmas 1928. Higham, Grange Press, Southwick, 20pp, heavy unbleached paper, uncut. Colour printed wrappers with label, stitched in faded green silk. Title page with borrowed Cuala vignette of a tree and stone wall in a bare landscape signed E.C.Y[eats]. Contents list at p. 20.The 'Little Couple' is a tipped-in photo of a young girl and boy, aged perhaps 10 and 8, signed by the photographer Adrian Harding opposite the first poem (Echo by Pamela Wyndham). The 'Baker's Dozen' of poems and extracts include The Stolen Child by W.B. Yeats, Golden Stockings by Oliver St. John Gogarty, and work by Vita Sackville-West, Coventry Patmore, Alfred Noyes, Laurence Binyon and others of the Edwardian beau-monde, mostly on the theme of childhood.Pamela Wyndham was a sister of George Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1900-05; they were great-grandchildren of Lord Edward FitzGerald through his daughter Pamela FitzGerald. Pamela Wyndham married first Lord Glenconner (Tennant), and secondly the former Foreign Secretary Lord Grey of Falloden. The children in the frontispiece must be hers.The connection with the Yeats family is through George Wyndham, a patron of the arts, who knew W.B. Yeats, and who in 1904 gave the Abbey Theatre its patent allowing it to stage public performances, at the request of his cousin Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (a former lover of Lady Gregory). See Max Egremont, The Cousins (1977).A very rare item, evidently printed for family and friends. Not in Wade; not in BL, NLI or TCD. COPAC records one copy only, in the British National Trust Library.

Two Royal French Charters Relating to the MacCarthy Family(A) Charter on vellum issued by Charles X of France, dated 15 April 1829, confirming the title of Comte to Charles François Fontaine, "écuyer, officier du garde de corps". With grant of arms (illustrated). Royal seal on green wax, intact, in metal container.(B) Charter on vellum issued by Louis-Philippe of France, dated 2 Sept 1843, granting the petition of Charles MacCarthy Fontaine de Mervé (born Nov 1813, widower of Marguerite MacCarthy who died 18 June 1842) to marry his sister-in-law Marie MacCarthy (born 4 Feb 1811). Royal seal (broken) in metal container.Charles MacCarthy was the son of Sir Charles MacCarthy (1764-1824), who had served with the pre-Revolution Irish Brigade and then with the British forces. In 1812 he was appointed governor of Senegal and Gorée and in 1814 governor of Sierra Leone. An indefatigable campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade, he was killed in battle against the Ashanti (his skull was used as a drinking-cup by the Ashanti rulers). Charles MacCarthy junior, then aged twelve, was adopted by his uncle, the Comte Charles François Fontaine de Mervé, who had married Sir Charles's sister.

"The Party Procession Hero"[Political Interest] Belfast Elections Cartoons, [Johnston (Wm.)] a portfolio of numerous satirical caricature Prints relating to the "Belfast Elections of 1868," each of variant sizes, as a collection, w.a.f. (1)Note: The redoubtable William Johnston [1829-1902] of Ballykillben [near Downpatrick, Co. Down] was a legend in his own lifetime.. an Orange and Protestant folk hero second only to that other William of 'glorious, pious and immortal memory'. He led the campaign against the Part Processions Act. It was his opposition to this legislation which was to make William Johnston of Ballykillbeg a folk hero, [see Bangor and No Surrender and references there.] Johnston was elected M.P. in 1868. The law was repealed in 1872. After some time away from Commons he was reelected in 1885 and remained until his death. He opposed Gladsonte's Home Rule bills (source: Ian Mc Shane, "William Johnston of Ballykillbeg" on OrangeNet site) - BS.The radial streak in the Orange Society's activity was represented by William Johnston of Ballykilbeg House, the Grand Master of County Down, who in March 1868, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for marching, in defiance of the Party Processions Act, from Newtownards to Bangor at the head of a crowd of twenty to thirty thousand with beating drums, orange flags and a band playing the "Protestant Boys" and other provocative tunes.

Letters to a Kerry Barrister and Landowner, 1817 - 1839 Co. Kerry Archive Mahony (Pierce), M.R.I.A. of Woodlawn and Kilmorna, Co. Kerry (1792 - 1853). A collection of 12 letters, concerning Mahony family affairs, a by-election in Co. Waterford & estate development. Synopsis of the letters as follows: (1) From the Earl of Fingall, Twickenham, 27 January 1817. Regrets that Mr. Mat Donelan has failed to honour a bill for £300 owing to Mahony. (2) From Florence Mahony, Killarney, 3 March 1818. A complicated letter, mentioning many names, regarding his attempts to get a deed signed, and the evasive tactics used against him. (3) & (4) From William Meredith, Tralee, 7 April 1818, and A. [Alicia] Meredith, Dicksgrove, 14 May 1818. William Meredith of Dicksgrove, Farranfore (1771-1849), JP, was High Sheriff of Kerry in 1803. He married in 1801 Alicia, daughter of Richard Orpen of Ardtully (died 1821). "The Merediths were highly regarded as landlords in this area: they were never absentees and gained much admiration for their help and fair dealing" (V. Bary, Houses of Kerry, p. 98). William writes that "The Ventrys want very much to buy the 1/6 part of the town and lands of C[astle] Island, and for every reason, & it's being so unpleasant a kind of property, I am determin'd to sell it if I can get near the value for it." Hopes for £5,000 - "It will give me Happiness & Peace for the Rest of my life, & not be Tormenting my friends, I mean yourself." Urges Mahony to expedite the sale if he can. Alicia writes that she has done everything in her power to persuade her husband to sell off some property. "As to Charles Herbert I thought he knew better than to suppose he'd have a notion of purchasing any property - like the snail he wishes to live within himself." Hopes William "will no longer hesitate about disposing something to get rid of those sharks … his fine demesne neglected by his frequent absence, for let a mistress do her utmost she cannot inspect everything like the master - besides I have too much inside doors to attend to now." (5) From C. Mahony (Cornelius Mahony, Pierce's elder half-brother), Doon, 14 June 1818. Has mislaid the copy of the process Pierce had sent him and requests another as soon as possible. "Tell David his mare is in great condition but she has a slight mange … I am very much distressed for grass so that a dairy man is going to law with me and will give me neither nor butter." (6) From Denis Richard Moylan, Cork, 4 September 1818,. Implores Pierce to settle with his brother-in-law Kenifeck who owes him money. "Surely you will not refuse giving him a sure acquittal & allow him & his Family one moment of Comfort & Care … the man who was wholly instrumental in securing so prodigious a Fortune for you." (7) From David Mahony (Pierce's younger brother), Dungarvan,24 October 1818. Writes mainly of legal matters - a bill for £75 that is due, one Callaghan who is in trouble for debt, and Harry Duggan who is accused of selling cattle that were alleged to be the property of another. Continues: "I was sorry to hear of the row between Con [Mahony] and [Daniel] O'Connell … O'Connell is now in a most awkward position, and leave him so. The public will judge." (8) From Philip Mahony (Pierce's elder half-brother), Paris, 10 March 1818. Begs Pierce to adopt a more efficient way of paying his allowance, which is always long overdue, causing him great hardship. "To use a Vulgar expression, I am obliged to eat the calf in the cow's belly. In the Name of God obviate this all this evil and restore me my peace of mind in this respect." (9) & (10) From Nicholas White, Kilkenny, 11 December 1829, and Gore's Grove, 27 December 1829, regarding the impending by-election for Co. Waterford. In the general election of 1826 Henry Villiers-Stuart, supported by Daniel O'Connell and the Catholic Association, had dramatically defeated the anti-Emancipation sitting MP Lord George Beresford, winning one of the two seats for Waterford County. However, in June 1829 Stuart resigned his seat in disgust at O'Connell's abandonment of the forty-shilling freeholders, which disfranchised some 85% of the county's electorate. In the ensuing by-election campaign Beresford stood again, announcing that he now accepted Emancipation and wished to bury the hatchet with his opponents. He was opposed by the O'Connellite candidate John Barron but supported by many Catholics, and when the election finally took place in March 1830 he won the seat comfortably. In the first letter, White describes his meeting with Lord George, and his fear that Barron (who is put forward by his brother Pierce George Barron) will prove troublesome: "There should be a close watch kept upon the tenants of all the Roman Catholic Gentlemen who promised to support Lord George Beresford, as I have reason to think they have been (more or less) tampered with already. This ought to be quickly put a stop to. I intend going to the County of Waterford in a week or ten days, and will use every exertion in my power to put a stop to this system." In the second letter, he writes of his impending visit to Mr O'Shee at Gardenmorris, who, though a Catholic, is a confirmed supporter of Beresford. (11) From C.W. Williams, City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, 2 April 1833. Writes of the affairs of the company and asks Mahony to use his influence to help get the relevant bill passed by parliament. (12) From G. Drummond, Gunsborough, 16 February 1839. Pierce Mahony had bought Gunsborough in 1834, and in 1837 was recorded as being about to erect a new mansion there. He was a progressive landlord and did much to improve the lives of his tenants (V. Bary, Houses of Kerry, p. 135). He also bought Riversdale House, Listowel (which he rebuilt and named Kilmorna) and Leslie Lodge. Drummond was his agent for all three places, and in this letter writes in great detail (some 1,600 words) of the progress he has made in fencing, planting trees, sowing crops and raising stock. * Pierce above, was the son of Pierce Mahony (1750 - 1819) of the Castle, Newcastle, Co. Limerick, and Woodlawn, Co. Kerry, by his 2nd wife Anna Maria, daughter of John Maunsell of Ballylerood House, Co. Limerick. He married in 1815, Jane, only daughter of Wm. Kenifeck of Seafort, Co. Cork. Their great-grandson Pierce Gun O'Mahony was Cork Herald of Arms at the time of the disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels. As an Archive, w.a.f. (1)

John Mitchel's School BookAssociation Copy: Brown (Dr.) A Classical Dictionary for the Use of Schools, sm. 8vo L. n.d. lacks t.p., defective copy, old boards, in a recent custom made cloth box, with mor. labels. (1)* John Mitchel, Irish Patriot, his copy, inscribed in several places by him, also signed and with makeshift title in black ink, labelled "John Mitchel, Newry, 1830". Very Rare. An incredible survival.* John Mitchel, revolutionary, was born in Dungiven 1815, educated at Newry & T.C.D. and became a solicitor in 1840. In 1842 he met Thomas Davis 'who inspired his soul with the passion of a great ambition, and a lofty purpose' He took Davis' place on "Nation" and then founded 'United Irishman,' 1848. He was tried for treason-felony, and sentenced to 14 years transportation. He escaped to America, founded newspapers,and lost two sons in the Civil War. He returned to Ireland in 1872 and died in Newry in 1875.

Milligan (Spike) Puckoon, 8vo L. (A. Bland) 1963, First, cloth, decor. d.j. (together with later paperback edition); Hommel? Gunner Who?, 8vo L. (M. Joseph) 1974, First, illus., cloth and pictorial d.j.; Mussolini - His Part in my Downfall, 8vo L. (M. Joseph) 1978, First, illus., cloth d.j.; The Looney, An Irish Fantasy, 8vo L. (M. Joseph) 1987, First, Inscribed by the Author, cloth, pictorial d.j. (5)

With curt comment on Daniel O'ConnellQueensberry (C. Douglas, Marquess of) A brief letter dated 14 July, 1829, addressed to William Stewart Esq. Northumberland St., Edinburgh, who was M.P. for Co. Tyrone. Signed clearly by Queensberry, and sealed with his seal. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)* Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (great-uncle of 9th Marquess who was the boxing enthusiast and foe of Oscar Wilde) was a peer for Scotland from 1812 to 1832. He was then staying at Binns House, the seat of Sir James Dalyell. The issue of Catholic Emancipation was a hot topic at this time, and this letter originally enclosed a letter to Dalyell from 'that Blackguard Connell', on which Queensberry urged Stewart to take action. (1)

Memorial Card: "Pray for .. General Sean Hales, T.D., Knocknacurra, who was shot in Dublin on the 7th December 1922, aged 39 years," A 4pp card with black border, and original photo portrait. A very rare card. (1)

Signed by Tom BarrySoloheadbeg Memorial Official Souvenir of unveiling of memorial commemorating the Ambush at Soloheadbeg, 21st January 1919, by the President, Sean T.Ó Ceallaigh on 22 January 1950. 4pp, with illustration of memorial, single folded sheet. Signed at head by Tom Barry, the veteran Cork Republican (who was not present at the ambush), 22.1.1950. (1)

A Fateful Document'The Murder Members' a single folio sheet, verso blank, stating The following are the names of the members of the Partition Parliament who voted for the Murder Bill, and listing 56 names in two columns, including W.T. Cosgrave, Desmond Fitzgerald, Richard Mulcahy, Michael Staines, Padraig O'Maille, Dr. James Crowley, Sean McKeon, Ernest Blythe, Sean Milroy, Sean McGarry, Joseph McGrath, Sir James Craig, Pierce Beasley, Kevin O'Higgins, Alec. McCabe, etc., and concluding Keep This List For Reference. Beside the name of Dr. James Crowley, a contemporary hand has written Con's Doctor - presumably a reference to Constance de Markiewicz. (1)A fateful document. The Murder Bill, so-called, was an Act of the Free State parliament which authorised sentence of death upon those taken with arms. Soon after this document was issued, gunmen opened fire on Pádraig Ó Maille TD, deputy Speaker of the Dail, in a Dublin street while he was on his way to the Dail with another TD, Sean Hales, Ó Máille was wounded, and Hales - whose name is not on this list - was shot dead, apparently in mistake for another. In reprisal for these shootings, and in fear for their own lives, the Free State cabinet ordered the summary execution of four Republican prisoners detained since the seizure of the Four Courts, Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellows,Dick Barrett and Joseph McKelvey, entirely without any legal process or justification. The present document is very rare. Fold marks, a few minor marginal tears, else v.g.

Very Rare Republican Volume[Hassan (Fr. John)] 'G.B. Kenna' Facts and Figures of the Belfast Pogrom 1920 - 1922, 8vo D. (O'Connell Publishing Co.) 1922 First Edn., lg. fold. cold. Plan, hf. title, orig. black lettered green cloth. Pristine copy. V. Rare. (1)* Of the utmost rarity. It is believed the book was withdrawn on the day of publication in 1922 or soon afterwards. 'Facts and Figures,' is an eyewitness account of the violence that marked the beginnings of the Northern Ireland Troubles. In the Civil War in the South of Ireland, most of the casualties were military, soldiers of the Irish Free State Army or members of the I.R.A. In Belfast the people who suffered and died were just ordinary men, women and children. (1)

With Draft letter to Rt. Hon. Harold Mac MillanBarber (Noel) The Week France Fell - June 1940, 8vo Lon. 1976. First Edn., 320pp 8pp of illus. & 2 maps, illus. end papers & orig. d.w. (1)* Noel Barber (1909 - 1988) was a journalist with the Daily Mail who had an adventurous career in foreign lands (he was stabbed five times in Morocco and was shot in the head while covering the Hungarian Uprising in 1956). Between 1951 and 1979 he wrote 22 works of non-fiction. Following a car crash which ended his career as a journalist, he wrote 6 successful novels.His very readable account of the fall of France is highly critical of Wm. Bullitt. His statement that Bullitt had never married elicited an angry letter from Anne, his daughter, to Harold Mac Millan, the publisher of "this foolish book". A draft of the letter, and review of the book in the Evening Herald by Brian Queen is included in the lot. * See Biographical Note before Lot 153.

Bryant (Louise) Six Red Months in Russia, An Observer's Account of Russia before and during the Proletarian Dictatorship. 8vo N. York 1918. First Edn., Dedicated 'to that beloved vagabond John Reed' and inscribed by the author on hf. title, "For Jack," [her husband.] Illus, end papers, orig. red cloth covers. Scarce. * Included with this lot are 2 original postcard photographs of the Russian socialist Catherine Breshkovsy (1844 - 1934) "Grandmother of the Revolution," who survived four decades of imprisonment and Siberian exile, who was at last honoured by the 1917 Provisional (Anti-Bolshevist) government, and who lived to the age of ninety. Both cards bear messages written by her. There is an extra original frontis to the book & a photograph of Louisa Bryant in Russia; France (Anatole) Thais, (English translation by E. Tristan). sm. 8vo L. & N. York [1902]. Original cloth, with the book label of William C. Bullitt, and inscribed, most probably by Louise, "John S. Reed and Louise Bryant, 43 Washington Square S. January 1916 New York City," and also includes a copy of Robert A. Rosenstone's book in paperback Romantic Revolutionary - a Biography of John Reed, Penguin 1982 (1st Edn. 1975) produced in time to capitalise on the success of "Reds", the 13th highest grossing film of 1981. A lot.

Austin Stack's Copy, InscribedAmerican Irish: O'Brien (Michael J.) A Hidden Phase of American History. Ireland's Part in America's Struggle for Liberty. Imp. 8vo N. York 1920. First Edn., port. frontis & other plts., orig. cloth, gilt. V. good copy. Rare. (1)* Contains extensive list of Irishmen who served in the American Army & Navy.N.B. Inscribed on half-title by 'Aibhistin de Staic'

Fulfillment of Pearse's DreamSigned Twice by PearsePearse, P.H. Sgoil Eanna Limited The original Prospectus and Memorandum of Association, dated 1912, setting out the school's objects and its capital structure, with the names, addresses and descriptions of seven subscribers - Alec Wilson of Belfast, J.P., Co. Down; Joseph T. Dolan, merchant of Ardee; Patrick H. Pearse, St. Enda's College, Rathfarnham, Barrister-at-Law; Michael Smithwick, Barrister-at-Law, Dublin; Stephen J. Barrett, Dublin, Treasurer, Gaelic League; Patrick Doody, Teacher at St. Enda's; and Eamonn O'Toole, also a teacher at St. Enda's. Each of the seven held one share, the company having a capital of £8,000 in shares of £1 each. The Directors are named as Pearse, Dolan, Wilson, Smithwick and Barrett (but not the two teachers); the Secretary pro tem is [the accountant] Donal O'Connor, 13 Westmoreland St., Dublin.The Prospectus includes detailed statements of the cost of acquiring the premises,initial expenditures,cash subscribed, arrangements concerning [its sister school] St. Ita's, salary due to Mr. Pearse, and anticipated revenue and costs, showing a small surplus. It also includes the membership of an Educational Council including Seamus MacManus, Edward Martyn and Shane Leslie.Accompanying this folio is a summary document, Memorandum and Articles of Association of Sgoil Eanna, the Memorandum with the original signatures of five subscribers - Smithwick, Wilson, Pearse, Barrett and Dolan -- and the Articles of Association also signed by the five subscribers including Pearse. Each of these two pages is also signed at foot by Patk MacKenna, Shop Assistant, Ardee, as witness.St. Enda's was founded in 1908 in Cullenswood House, Ranelagh. The present documents were drawn up after its move to larger premises at Rathfarnham in 1910. It must have been a proud day for Pearse when he signed these documents, giving legal status to his plans and dreams for a new kind of Irish education at St. Enda's. Of course there was never any surplus; the school never paid its costs, and Pearse spent much of his time in the ensuing years trying to keep it afloat by various expedients. Nevertheless it remains an important experiment, and an unforgettable experience for many of those who took part. The school remained open until 1935, with State support, and the house and grounds are now a museum and public park. These founding documents are of the first importance for the history of Irish education. Both documents a little bumped at corners, but generally very good.

Typescript of a 1752 Court Case Regarding Lands in KerryCo. Kerry: Typescript (22 pp) of a case to be heard by the Irish House of Lords on 4 March 1752 between Francis Thomas, Earl of Kerry and Lixnaw, a minor, and John Petty, Viscount FitzMaurice.Thomas (FitzMaurice), 1st Earl of Kerry and Lixnaw, married in 1692 Anne Petty, daughter of the celebrated Sir William Petty, economist, scientist, philosopher and land surveyor. They had two sons: William, who succeeded his father in 1742, and John, who in 1751 inherited the estates of his maternal grandfather, changed his name to Petty, and was created Viscount FitzMaurice (he became Earl of Shelburne in 1753). William, 2nd Earl of Kerry, died in 1747 and was succeeded by his son Francis Thomas, then a young child. The law-suit is thus between a nephew and an uncle, John (the uncle) claiming money and lands under settlements made by his father the 1st Earl. In 1750 the court upheld his claim, but the nephew (through his guardian) appealed the case to the House of Lords. In this document, John demands that the original judgement be upheld.John's insistence was caused in part by the fact that under Earl Thomas's management the Kerry estate had greatly increased in value, with the construction of a mansion, deer park, gardens, fruit and forest plantations, and encouragements to tenants to improve their lands (see p. 13).An important legal document illustrating the complexities of Irish land ownership, the feuds within a prominent family, and the development of a Kerry estate, in the first half of the 18th century. As a typescript. (1)

Thomas Ashe Martyr for FreedomMemorial Card: "Thomas Ashe who died for Ireland during his term of Imprisonment in Mountjoy on September 25th, 1917," a card with black border; another sm. 4pp Card, "Pray for the Repose of the Soul of Tomas Aghas (Thomas Ashe) Lispole, Co. Kerry (Born 1885).. Public Funeral Glasnevin September 1917," with tricolour and portrait; another large single card "To the Memory of Commandant Thomas Ashe a martyr for Freedom," From the O'Rahilly Sinn Fein Club, Sept. 1917, and 2 other 4pp memorial cards with portraits. As a coll, w.a.f. A very good lot. (5)