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

11 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 23. Andrew Reed’s Copy Curtis (Robert) County Inspector The History of the Royal Irish Constabulary, 8vo D. (Moffat & Co.) 1869, First Edn., dedit, inscribed on t.p. ‘Andrew Reed,’ gilt lettered green cloth. Good copy. Scarce. (1) €180 - €220 24. Bibliography : Garstin (John R.) Down and Conor and Dromore Diocesan Library - Catalogue of Books in the Diocesan Collection; and of the Books in the Bishop Reichel Memorial Library..., sm. 8vo, Belfast (R. Carswell & Son) 1899, First Edn., red cloth, gilt lettering. Good Copy. Scarce. (1) €150 - €200 25. Muller (John) A Treatise Containing the Practical part of Fortification, 8vo Lond. 1774. Third Edn., 8 engd. tables (4 fold.) & 26 lg. engd. plts. (ex. 28?) advert. leaf at end, cont. calf, mor. label; Whiston (Wm.) The Elements of Euclid: With Select Theorems Out of Archimedes. Sm. 8vo D. 1772. Engd. port. frontis, vignette title, 6 rebacked fold. plts. (loose), cont. calf, mor. label; Simson (Rob.) The Elements of Euclid, 8vo Edin. 1799, 3 fold. plts., cont. tree calf, rubbed. As a lot. (3) €160 - €240 26. Genealogy: Mac Carthy (Daniel) ‘Glas’ A Historical Pedigree of the Sliochd Feidhlimidh - The Mac Carthys of Gleannacroim,.. 8vo Exeter n.d. First Edn., Inscribed Pres. Copy from Author, cloth; Walsh (Rev. Paul) Leabhar Chlainne Suibhne - The Book of the Mac Sweeneys, Dublin 1920, printed wrappers. (2) €140 - €200 27. Motoring: Sherrin (G.C.) The Montagu Motor Book, ed. by Lord Montagu. Roy 8vo Lond. n.d., illus. thro.-out, cloth stained; Bommier (Dr. R.) Le Breviaire du Chauffeur .. de La Voiture Automobile et des Motorcycles, Paris 1907, illus. cloth; Mecredy (R.J.)ed. The Encyclopaedia of Motoring, L. n.d., some illus., mor. backed boards. (3) €120 - €180 28. Carte (Tho.) A Collection of Original Letters and Papers, Concerning the Affairs of England from the year 1641 to 1660. Found among the Duke of Ormonde’s Papers, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1739. First Edn., titles with engd. vignettes, cont. sprinkled calf, fine tooled gilt spines in panels, & with ownership notice in gilt on both covers, ‘Liber e Museo Alexandri Macpherson,’ and inscribed in both volumes [Ld.] Sligo 1860.’ a v. good set. (2) €200 - €300 29. Martin (M.) A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, 8vo Lond. 1716. Second Edn., lg. fold. map & 1 fold. plt., some m/ss annots on margins, cont. calf. (1) €160 - €220 30. Harris (Walter) The Ancient and Present State of the County of Down, 8vo D. (A. Reilly) 1744, First Edn., lg. fold. map, contemp. full calf, professional reback, later mor. label. Good Copy. (1)€200 - €300 31. King (Bp. Wm.) The State of the Protestants of Ireland Under the late King James’s Government, 8vo D. 1730. with An Appendix, recent hf. crimson mor., mor. label. (1) €160 - €240 32. Russia: Porter (Sir R. Ker) A Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, During the Year 1812. 8vo Lond. 1814. Engd. port. frontis, 2 lg. fold. plans, cont. tree calf; Tooke (Wm.) View of the Russian Empire, 3 vols. 8vo D. 1801. Third Edn., cont. hf. calf. (4) €120 - €170 33. O’Donovan (John) The Antiquities of the County of Kerry, introd. by John B. Keane. 8vo Cork 1983. Lim. to 500 Copies, text illus., recent mor. backed boards, gilt spine, mor. labels by Sydney Aiken; & Reprint of Smith’s History of the County Kerry, Mercier Press Cork 1969, illus., cloth & d.w. (2) €130 - €180 34. Inscribed Copy from the Author Dubourdieu (Rev. John) Statistical Survey of the County of Antrim, 2 vols., D. (Graisberry & Campbell) 1812, hand coloured folding map frontis, 5 fold. charts, map, large folding plt. and 1 other (Vol. 1) frontis, 3 fold. plts. & 3 plts. (Vol. 2), contemp. hf. calf, marble boards. Good Copy. (2) €350 - €500 35. Neilson (Rev. Wm.) An Introduction to the Irish Language, Dublin 1808. First Edn., List of subs., 6 plts. (some dam.) hf. mor.; O’Donovan (John) A Grammar of the Irish Language, Published for ... The College of St. Columba. 8vo D. 1845. First Edn. Two engd. plts., some m/ss annots, orig. Maynooth Prize Binding, gilt decor by Bellew. (2) €140 - €200 23 30 34 35