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

89 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 638. Military 1905: Militia Units - Return showing the Establishment of each Unit of Militia in the Kingdom of Ireland,.. at the Training of 1905. Folio L. (H.M.S.O.) 1906. 14pp sewn, printed wrappers. (1) * The Irish Command included. €70 - €100 639. Scarce Provincial Printing Co. Westmeath: Lecture Hall Mullingar, Programme Tuesday Evening 11th June 1872, Amateur Concert and Reading, in aid of Small-pox Relief Fund. 8vo Printed Mullingar (W. Wallis) 1872. Single leaf folded. Rare. As ephemera, w.a.f. (1) €50 - €80 640. Provincial Printing Co. Clare: Town Hall, Ennis, Mr. H. Beaumont’s Grand Ballad Concert and Costume Recital of Scenes from ‘Maritana’ Thursday 2nd November 1899. Single printed sheet, folded, by C.L. Nono & Son, Printers Ennis, in two colours. As ephemera, w.a.f. V. good & Scarce. (1) €30 - €40 641. Co. Dublin: Dalkey Peoples Concerts, lg. single sheet, printed both sides & folded, c. 1907, with numerous interest, local and other adverts, torn at fold. Rare. As Ephemera, w.a.f. (1) €20 - €30 642. Early Athletic Programme Co. Dublin - Sporting: Dublin Exhibition 1873, Grand National Athletic Contest, North V. South of Ireland [and] England V. Ireland, single printed sheet on pink paper folded. As ephemera, w.a.f. Good & V. Rare. (1) * Interesting item, listing committee members, different events & dress code etc. €30 - €40 643. Distress in Ireland Dublin: St. Patrick’s Hall, Dublin Castle - Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Performance, in Aid of the Duchess of Marlborough’s Fund for the Relief of Distress in Ireland, Friday Evening, 9th April 1880. Lg. folded sheet, 4pp., printed by Hendric & Co., Clare St. Dublin. Scarce. (1) €30 - €40 644. Printed on Silk Theatre: - Programme Theatre Royal State Performance Monday March 12th, 1900, By Command of .. The Lord Lieutenant K.G. and Countess Cadogan,.. will present Cyrano de Bergerac. Single Sheet Printed on Silk by Irish Wheelman Printing Works Dublin. Scarce. (1) €35 ‑ €50 645. Donegal Railway Share Certificate - Co. Donegal, Finn Valley, Railway Company, One £10 Share, issued to Sir Samuel Harper, Bart, The Castle, Stranolar, on 8th Nov. 1869, with Official stamp. V. good. (1) €40 - €60 646. Pamphlets: [West (Ld. Chance)] An Inquiry into the Manner of Creating Peers, 8vo Lond. (for J. Roberts) 1719. First Edn., hf. title, 74pp disbound; Anon. A Brief Answer to a few Cursory Remarks on The Present State of Parties, By a War Observer. 8vo Lond. (for J. Rudd) 1803. Second Edn., 57pp plus 3pp of adverts, disbound. (2) €80 - €130 647. An Act of George II: An Act for Granting to his Majesty, a further Additional Duty on Wine, Silk, Hopps, China, Earthen, Japaned, or Lacquered Ware, and Vinegar, and also a Tax of Four Shillings in the Pound on all Salaries, Profits of Employments, Fees and Pensions, to be applied to pay an Interest of Five Pounds per cent per Annum, for the Sum of Three Hundred Thousand Pounds, and towards the Discharge of the said Principal Sum, Folio Dublin (Andrew Crooke) 1731. Black Letter, 36pp., in later wrappers. (1) €80 - €120 640 634. [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)] Julian the Apsostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism, sm. 8vo L. (Langley Curtis) 1682, First Edn., XXIV pps., 1 - 168pps (complete) inscribed Robt. Davis (title page) last page mis-numbered ‘94’ but ‘Finis’, worming to front pages at bottom from start to page 21, (and top right throughout not affecting text), contemporary full calf (worn). Extremely Scarce [Wing J830]. (1) Footnote: Samuel Johnson (1649-1703) in this book made popery a modern paganism, portrayed the Duke of York in the character of Julian, and boldly argued on constitutional grounds against unconditional obedience. A long controversy followed which led to the author’s arrest and trial, and suffered persecution to the end of his life. €800 - €1200