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

202 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED info@fonsiemealy.ie fm 1127 From the Library of Joseph Stock, T.C.D. 1763 [Brown (Dr. Peter, Bp. of Cork & Ross)] The Procedure, Extent and Limits of Human Understanding, 8vo L. (For Wm. Innys) 1729. Second Edn., with corrections and Amendments. Hf. title, some damp stains, cont. calf, dam. Scarce. (1) * Joseph Stock, was historian of 1798, inscribed by him on front loose blank. € 300 - 400 1128 Binding: Drake (Nathan) Essays, Biographical, Critical and Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, 3 vols. 8vo L. 1805, .. with Essays... Illustrative of the Rambler, Adventurer and Idler, and of the Various Periodical Papers.. 2 vols. L. 1809. together 5 vols., engd. port. & plts. a.e.g. in uniform full straight grained crimson mor. with large blind & gilt tooled borders, tooled gilt spines. (5) € 200 - 300 1129 [Goldmsith (Oliver)] Parnell (Dr. Thomas) Poems on Several Occasions [with] The Life of Dr. Parnell Written by Dr. Goldsmith, 8vo L. (T. Davies) 1770, First Edn., 2 engd. plts. by Grierson after Wade, contemp. full calf, with gilt fi llet border, decor. panels mor. label. Ex. Libris bookplate “Richard H. Tidswell.” Good Copy. (1) * This was the First Appearance of Goldsmith’s “Life of Parnell” (it was published separately later that year). € 200 - 300 1130 Blount (Charles) The Miscellaneous Works of ..., 12mo [L.] 1695. First Edn., title within dble. ruled border, cont. calf, blind tooled panel, raised bands, spine gilt tooled in panels. Good. (1) € 200 - 300 1131 [Berkeley (George)] Steele (Richard)Editor, The Guardian, Vols. I & II, and The Englishman: Being the Sequel of the Guardian. All 12mo Lond. (For J. Tonson; & by Sam. Buckley) 1714. First Edn., in hf. title in Vol. II, Vols. I & II in cont. blind tooled calf, upr. covers loose, sequel in cont. calf, dble gilt fi llet b orders, spine worn; also Steele (Sir R.) An Account of the State of the Roman Catholic Religion Throughout the World, 12mo L. 1716. Second Edn., hf. title, recent marble boards. (4) * In ‘The Guardian’ above George Berkeley contributed Essays under the following numbers, No. 3, 27, 35, 39, 49, 55, 62, 70, 77, 126 & four letters later attributed, Nos. 69, 83, 88 & 89. (4) € 350 - 500 1132 In Fine Irish Binding de Fontenelle (M.) Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds, 12mo D. (for Peter Wilson) 1761. First Dublin Edn., 4 fold. plts. complete, XX, 226 [6]pp, marble ends, cont. tree calf, roll tooled gilt borders, spine gilt in panels, fl owers, urns, scrolls etc. mor label. In v. fi ne condition. Rare. (1) € 200 - 300