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

111 fonsiemealy.ie fm All contents and images are subject to copyright 607 An Unusual Wedding Gift Hitler (Adolf) Mein Kampf, 8vo Munich 1936, portrait frontis, dedit at front to ‘W. Neukens and his wife on their marriage from the Mayor of Huchting on the 24 July 1937,’ with signature and stamp, leather backed vellum boards with gilt coat of arms to front cover, t.e.g. in marbling slipcase. (1) € 200 - 300 608 Dublin Printings: Carthy (Rev. Chas.)trans. A Treatise of Dionysius Longinus upon the Sublime, 8vo D. (R. Reilly) 1739. For the Author, cont. calf; [Hoadly (Benj. D.D.)] A Plain Account of the Nature and End of the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, 8vo D. (For J. Smith &W. Bruce) 1735. First Dublin Ed., annotated thro-out in pencil, lacks front & end loose blanks, cont. calf, joints cracked. (2) € 160 - 240 609 Gift from Berkeley Scholar A.A. Luce Berkeley (George) A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge... To which is added Three Dialogues Between Myles and Philonous, 8vo Lond. (J. Tonson) 1734. Second End., some pencil notes thro-out by A.A. Luce, cont. calf, rebacked. Rare. (1) * With a typed Letter Signed, and a small presentation note to Prof. David Berman, from A.A. Luce. € 600 - 800 610 [Mac Curtain (Hugh)] A Brief Discourse in Vindication of the Antiquity of Ireland: Collected out of Many Authentic Irish Histories and Chronicles, and out of Foreign Leaned Authors, In 2 Parts, 4to D. (S. Powell) 1717, First Edn., hf. title, dedit. (4pps) Preface (8pps) list of subs (4pps) 313pps (errata on end page) part 3 (not published) contemp. blind tooled full calf, gilt decor spine, mor label. (1) € 250 - 350 611 Woolston (Thos.) The Old Apology For the Truth of the Christian Religion Against the Jews and Gentiles Revived: 8vo Cambridge 1705. Lacks front and end loose blanks, cont. calf, dble. gilt fi llet borders, raised bands, tooled panels mor. label, good; A Discourse on the Miracles of Our Saviour, in View of the Present Controversy between In fi dels and Apostates. 8vo L. (for the Author) 1728. Fifth, unusual blind tooled black calf; also Sixth Edn. of same work, L. 1729. Full calf, gilt fi llet borders. (3) € 200 - 300 612 From the Library of Matt Talbot Manning (Cardinal H.E.) The Life of St. Charles Borromeo, 2 vols. L. (Burns & Oates) 1884, port. frontis, hf. titles, each book inscribed ‘This Book formerly belonged to Matt Talbot and was given by a friend to Rev. P.P. O’Brien, S.M. in 1937,’ one volume is inscribed on f.e.p. by Matt Talbot, maroon cloth, covered in brown paper. A rare memento from one of Ireland’s most revered Catholics. (1) € 120 - 180