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

123 fonsiemealy.ie fm All contents and images are subject to copyright 679 [Twiss (Richard] A Tour in Ireland in 1775, roy 8vo L. 1776. First Edn., lg. fold. engd. map (v. good), & 1 engd. view, cont. sprinkled calf, tooled gilt spine, mor. label, upr. cover loose, otherwise a very good copy. (1) € 180 - 240 680 First Irish County History [Harris] A Topographical and Chorographical Survey of the County of Down, Including some part of the Natural and Civil History. 8vo D. & London Reprinted 1740 First Edn. 56pp uncut, recent qtr. calf, v. good. (1) * An intended template to encourage detailed histories of other counties. Extremely Rare. Bradshaw 7358. € 350 - 500 681 Candle Press: Plunkett (G.) Magni fi cat, illus. by Jack Morrow, 12mo D. 1917; Wilson (F.M.) The Coming of the Earls and other Poems, D. 1918; Hunger, D. 1918; O’Hannracháin (P.) An Chaise Gharbh, D. 1918; Maidean i mBearra agus Danta Eile, D. 1918; The Irish Christmas, D. 1918, wd. cut frontis; O’Byrne (D.) A Dublin Ballad and other Poems, D. 1918; and a collection of booklets printed by Maunsel & Co., include. Gore-Booth (Eva) Broken Glory, D. 1918; Plunkett (H.), Pilkington (Ellice) & George Russell (A.E.) The United Irishwomen Their Work and Ideals, D. 1911; Figgis (D.) The Mount of Trans fi guration, D. 1915, boards; & 4 others sim. Nice clean lot. (1) € 120 - 170 682 Pearse (P.H.) Suantraidhe agus Goltraidhe, D. (Irish Review) 1914. First Edn., wrappers. V. fi ne copy; From a Heritage, No. 2 Bodenstown Series, D. 1915; Ghosts, The Separatist Idea, and The Sovereign People, No’s 10, 11, & 13, Tracts for the Times, 3 items, 8vo D. 1916, all wrappers; 2 others by Pearse; [Beaslai (P.)]ed. Aftermath of Easter Week, 12mo D. 1917, Signed by ‘Richard Hayes’ wrappers; 2 other items. A lot. € 150 - 200 683 Poetry: MacDonagh (Don.) Veterans and Other Poems, 8vo D. (Cuala Press) 1941. Lim. Edn. 266 (275), unopened boards; Twenty Poems, D. 1934. Privately Printed Lim. Edn. 79 (300) wrappers; Greacen (R.), Williamson (B.) & Val Iremonger, On the Barricades, 8vo D. (New Frontiers) 1944, wrappers; Mankowitz (Wolf) XII Poems, 8vo Ahakista 1972, Lim. Edn. No. 4 (250), Signed by Author, cloth; & 2 others same author. A lot. (1) € 100 - 150 684 Illustrated by Maud Gonne Young (Ella) Celtic Wonder Tales, illustrated and decorated by Maud Gonne, 8vo D. (Maunsel & Co.) 1910. First Edn., hf. title, cold. frontis & 3 cold. plts. attractive decorated cloth in Celtic taste; also by same author, The Coming of Lugh, A Celtic Wonder Tale, 16mo D. (Maunsel) 1909. First Edn., illus. by Maud Gonne, decor. wrappers; and The Weird of Fionavar, 16mo D. 1922, wrappers. (3) € 150 - 200