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

24 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED info@fonsiemealy.ie fm 115 Binding: Steele (Sir Richard) The Christian Hero: An Argument Proving that no Principles but those of Religion Are su ffi cient to make a Great Man, 12mo L. (For Jacob Tonson) 1722. Seventh, in full cont. crimson mor. with dble gilt fi llet borders with tooled fl oral band, spine gilt in panels, worn. (1) € 150 - 250 116 Italian Plays: A rare collection of 23 early 19th Century Italian Plays printed in Corfu and Malta c. 1830-1840, including: 1. Otello Ossia Il Moro di Venezia Dramma per Musica de Rappresentars nel Nolile Theatro di S. Giacomo in Corfu l’Antunno dell ‘anno 1830, 12mo Corful 1830, 39pp; 2. Sogner (P.) Elizabetta o sia il Castello di Kenilworth, Melo-Dramma Istorico, Poesia e Musica Scritta e composta Pel Real Teatro di Malta, 12mo Malta (dalla Stamperia del Governo) 1830; & 23 others sim., cont. hf. calf. A very unusual collection. As a lot. (1) € 180 - 250 117 With Hand-Coloured Fore-Edge Painting Binding: Young (Edward) The Complaint; or Night Thoughts, 12mo L. 1813. New Edn., engd. port. frontis & 9 plts., a.e.g., cont. straight grained crimson mor. with gilt tooled fi llet & decorated borders, spine gilt in panels. V. good. (1) * With fi ne watercolour fore-edge painting of Eton College & Chapel. € 300 - 400 118 With Hand-Coloured Fore-Edge Painting of Hobart Binding: Gehrig (J.M.) Gott ist die Reinste Liebe, 12mo Wurzburg 1825. Hf. title, engd. frontis & 1 plt., cont. green mor. with attractive gilt draped curtain border & tooled gilt spine. (1) * With very fi ne watercolour fore-edge Painting of Hobart Settlement, [Tasmania] looking in from the water, with boats, inscribed ‘Hobart 1830’. € 300 - 400 119 Algarotti (Count) An Essay on Painting, Written in Italian. 12mo D. (for T. & J. Whitehouse at the State Lottery O ffi ce in Parliament St.) 1765. First Dublin Edn., in fi ne cont. tree calf, decor. roll border, gilt spine in panels, mor. label. V. good. Scarce. (1) € 150 - 200 120 Goldsmith (Oliver) Poems and Plays, ... to which is Pre fi xed The Life of the Author. 12mo Lond. (For B. Newberry and T. Johnson) 1780. Engd. port. frontis & title, & 2 engd. plts. full cont. calf; Stevenson - The New and Complete Gardener’s Kalendar; .. the Management of Bees,... 12mo D. (For James Williams) 1765. Cont. full calf, mor. label; Yorick , A Sentimental Journey through France & Italy, 12mo L. 1794. Engd. port. frontis & 4 plts., cont. tree calf, rubbed. (3) € 120 - 180