Fonsie Mealy's RARE BOOKS & COLLECTIBLES December 7th & 8th, 2021

108 Imperfections Not Stated Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 740. The Militia Act in Ireland 1803 Military Interest: George III - An Act to Repeal Certain Parts of an Act passed in the Present Session of Parliament instituted, an Act for the more speedy and effectual enrolment of the Militia of Ireland and for filling up vacancies therein and for making provisions in lieu thereof, 12mo, D. (George Grierson) 1803, 15pps; bound with “An Act to amend an Act passed in the last session of Parliament for Making Provisions for the Wives and Families of Militia Men of Ireland 3.5.1804,” 12mo D. (G. Grierson) 1804, 14pps, wrappers. (1) €80 - €120 741. Recruiting Poster A British Army Recruiting Poster headed ‘Cardinal Logue and the War’ , 75 x 51 cm, printed in colours, Dublin n.d. (circa 1915), framed. (1) €250 - €350 742. Military: Royal Dublin Fusiliers, a hand coloured printed Poster of the Master Roll of 1897, designed by Sergeant Hicks, with caricature sketches of previous R.D.F. uniformed soldiers, and listing of the previous Colonels, Lieutenants, Officers, Sergeants, and Staff, and also battles fought, attractive and scarce, approx. 24” x 18”, framed. (1) €300 - €400 743. “Ireland has Deserted the Sons of Whom She has Best Reason to be Proud WorldWar One : Recruitment Poster - “Let Irishmen Remember” ref to the Sixteenth Division Irish Brigade, coloured in black and green, approx. 76cms x 51cms (30” x 20”), unframed. Scarce. (1) €150 - €200 744. Rare Cork Recruiting Poster Guy & Co. Cork : “United We Stand - We Stand United ,”The Shan Van Vocht. Your King and Your Country want you, says the Shan Van Vocht. God Save the King - God Save Ireland. A delightful poster with soldier at the ready, the British & Irish flags, together with the flags of Serbia, Japan, France, Belgium & Russia, and with shamrocks & green and gold borders (1 dam), after a design by E.C. Sweeney & H. Vere Flint, approx. 37cms x 48cms (14½” x 19”), a coloured litho printed by Guy & Co., Cork, framed. Extremely Rare. (1) €200 - €300 741 742 744 750. Manuscript 1784 American Revolution. Autograph M/ss document signed Oliver Arnold, of the town of Norwich in the County of New London, State of Connecticut, dated 20 May 1784. Witnessed by Roger Griswold, then an attorney, later Governor of Connecticut. Arnold was a sailor on the Continental frigate Alliance, commanded by Peter Landais, for two years, ‘in which time sd. Frigate made captures of several legal prizes from the then enemies of the United States - to a share in which prizes I was & am entitled, but have never received my share & proportion thereof...’. He assigns the forty shillings he feels due to him to Dudley Woodbridge. With a long typescript account of the record of the Alliance in the fight against the British, including a collision with the U.S. flagship Bonhomme Richard during a storm. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1) €1000 - €1500 American Interest