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

119 fonsiemealy.ie fm All contents and images are subject to copyright 655 Hall (S.C.) Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, & C., 3 vols. L. (Jeremiah How) 1841 - 1843, First Edn., engd. frontis, dedit., text illus. & plts., in fi ne quality full calf, profusely decor in blind tooling, gilt letter spine. Ex. Libris George Thomas Davy. Very clean set. (3) € 200 - 300 656 Scottish interest: Fleming (J.S.) Ancient Castles and Mansions of Stirling Nobility Described & Illustrated, lg. 4to Paisley 1902. First Edn., illus. thro-out, cloth; Hannan (T.) Famous Scottish Houses, L. 1928, d.w.; Stewart (A.A. Grainger) Portraits in the Hall of the Parliament House in Edinburgh, roy 8vo Edin. 1907, illus. cloth; & 2 others. (5) € 100 - 150 657 Coloured Plates: Baker (E.C. Stuart) The Indian Ducks and Their Allies, lg. 4to (R.J. Porter) 1908, published by ‘ The Bombay Natural History Society’ First Edn., add. decor. t.p., Ltd. Edn., of 1200 copies, 30 cold. plts., uncut, hf. calf, cloth boards, gilt lettered spine. Good Copy. (1) € 150 - 200 658 Engraved Plates: Shepherd (Thomas H.) London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century, 2 vols., L. (Jones & Co.) 1829, engd. titles, illus., contemp. hf. calf, marble boards, mor. labels. Clean Set. (2) € 120 - 180 659 Modern Design, Furniture, Art etc: Koch (Alexander) Handbuch Neuzeitlicher Wohungskultur, 3 vols. sm. folio Darmstadt 1912 - 1913, decor. titles, profusely illustrated orig. gilt decor & block design vellum boards by E. Margold, good. Scarce. (3) € 200 - 300 660 Bindings: The Graphic Illustrated Newspaper, Vol. 1 December 1869 - Vol. 36, December 1887 [lacking 12 vols. in run), together 24 vols. lg. folio L. 1869 - 1887, profusely illustrated, some lg. folding plts., some cold., in cont. full heavy green mor. with lg. ‘Crowned A’ owner’s armorial, a few covers loose. As a periodical, w.a.f. (24) € 300 - 400 End of Day 1