Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Rare Books & Collectors' Sale December 9th & 10th, 2020

106 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED info@fonsiemealy.ie fm 578 All Limited to 200 Copies “Historical Reprints “ Volume containing a collection of historical reprints, Numbered 1 - 18, all by di ff erent authors, and on di ff erent subjects, each limited to 200 copies only, uncut, orig. crimson cloth. Some Irish content. (1) € 80 - 120 579 The Rare Second & Third Volumes Almanacs : Thom (Alexander) Thom’s Irish Almanac and O ffi cial Directory, Vol. II & III, 2 vols. thick 8vo D. 1845 & 1846. First Edns., with numerous adverts etc., full original cloth, & full mor. Both very good. (2) * Extremely scarce in any condition. € 400 - 600 580 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 It is believed the book was withdrawn on the day of publication in 1922 or soon afterwards.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 su ff ered and died were just ordinary men, women and children. (1) € 200 - 300 581 Evelyn Gleeson Association Meredith (George) Poetical Works, 8vo L. 1912. T.e.g. in fi ne full tooled gilt mor. (1) * Front loose blank inscribed ‘Evelyn Gleeson with Joseph Fisher’s best, Christmas 1912’ Miss Gleeson was one of the founders of the original Cuala Press. € 80 - 120 582 The First French Publication on Economics [Forbonnais (Francois Vernon Duverger de)] Elemens du Commerce, 2 vols. sm. 8vo Leyden (Chez Briasson .. Duraud) 1754. First Edn., errata leaf end of Vol. I, marbled ends, cont. mottled French calf, tooled gilt spines in panels, mor. labels, some rubbing at extremities, but a very fi ne copy of this work. (2) * Extremely Scarce. Einaudi 1922: Goldsmiths 8923; Kress 5347; Higgs 747. € 800 - 1200 583 Sheridan (Thomas) Lectures on the Part of Reading, 12mo D. 1775. First Dublin Edition Printed by Assignment from the Author for Samuel Whyte; Bound with Modern Education; 12mo D. 1775 D. 1775, cont. full calf. (1) * Albert Maxwell’s copy, variously inscribed by him, and inscribed on cover. € 160 - 220