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

Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 9 Start of Sale 1. Keane (John B.) The Chastitute, 8vo, D. (Mercier Press) 1981, First Edn., Signed, ptd. wrappes; McGahern (J.) That they Face the Rising Sun, 8vo, L. (Faber & Faber) 2002, First Edn., cloth and d.j.; Amongst Women, 8vo, L. (Faber & Faber) 1990, First Edn., cloth and d.j., as a lot, w.a.f. (3) €120 - €140 2. Cuala Press: Yeats (W.B.) Dramatis Personae, Cuala. Dublin 1935. Lim. Edn. 400 Copies Only; also New Poems: W.B. Yeats, Dublin (Cuala) 1938. Lim. Edn. 450 Copies Only; and Last Poems and Two Plays, D. (Cuala) 1939. Lim. Edn. 500 Copies Only, all orig. cloth backed blue boards. (3) €200 - €300 3. Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 8vo L. (Bloomsbury) 1997, First Edn., (late issue) paperback, cover illus. by Thomas Taylor, name of copyright ‘Joanne Rowling,’ good copy; another copy hardback, 2000 Edn., ptd. pictorial boards and d.j.; Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, 8vo L. (Bloomsbury) 1998, First Edn., (late issue), cover illustration by CliffWright, ptd. pictorial boards and d.j. As a lot, w.a.f. (3) €180 - €220 4. Hitton (James) Goodbye Mr. Chips, 8vo L. (Hodder and Stoughton) 1934, First Edn., illus. by Bip Paves, blue cloth, gilt lettering, d.j.; To You Mr. Chips, 8vo L. (Hodder & Stoughton) 1938, First Edn., illus. by Bip Paves, orange cloth, d.j. Good Copies. (2) €200 - €300 5. Colfer (Eoin) Artemis Fowl, 8vo, L. (Penguin Books)2001, First Edn., Signed by the Author, black cloth, decorative d.j. andWaterstone wrap around; also a Proof Copy, Signed by the Author, ptd. wrappers. Good Copies. (2) €200 - €300 6. Fleming (Ian) The Diamond Smugglers, 8vo, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1957, First Edn., illus. with photographs, gilt lettered spine black cloth, d.j., clipped not price, [Gilbert A15a (1.2); Octopussy and The Living Daylights, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1966, First Edn., First Issue, brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, d.j. by Richard Chopping, clipped (not price). Good Copy [Gilbert A14a (1.1)] (2) €180 - €220 7. Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, 8vo, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1960, First Edn., First Impression, original black cloth, gilt lettered spine, eye design to front cover, hf. title, title page printed in red and black, in original d.j. designed by Richard Chopping, clipped (not priced). Good Copy, [Gilbert A8a (1.1)]. (1) * This was the Author’s First collection of short stories, all with James Bond featured. €300 - €400 8. Fleming (Ian) Doctor No, 8vo L. (Jonathan Cape) 1958, First Edn., black cloth, silver lettered spine, design to upper cover in brown (Gilberts Second State Binding), d.j. design by Pat Marriott, clipped (not priced) some fading, but otherwise good copy [Gilbert A6a (1.3)] (1) * Doctor No was the first of Fleming’s novels to be made into a movie, starring Sean Connery as James Bond. €350 - €450 9. Yeats (W.B.) Reveries over Childhood & Youth, 8vo L. 1917. cold. frontis; Per Amica Silentia Lunae, L. 1918. First Edn.,; The Wild Swans at Coole, L. 1920, all orig. gilt decor. blue cloth by Sturge Moore; The Winding Stairs and Other Poems, L. 1933, decor. green cloth & pict. d.w.; Later Poems, L. 1922. First Edn., green cloth; & 2 others same author. All good. (7) €200 - €300 10. O’Brien (Flann) At Swim-Two Birds, 8vo L. 1939. First Edn., orig. black cloth. Good Copy. (1) €350 - €500 11. Cuala Press: Yeats (W.B.) New Poems, D. (Cuala Press) 1938. Lim. Edn. 450 Copies Only; O’Connor (Frank) Lords and Commons - Translations from the Irish, D. (Cuala) 1938. Lim. Edn. 250 Copies Only, both orig. cloth backed blue boards; & 5 other single Pamphlets, Plays, by W.B. Yeats. As a lot. (7) €180 - €250 4 7 8 9