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

58 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED info@fonsiemealy.ie fm 303 Bindings: Leland (Thos.) The History of Ireland, 3 vols. 8vo D. 1774, Third, full cont. tree calf, mor. labels; Curran - Speeches of the Rt. Hon. John Philpot Curran, Master of the Rolls in Ireland, on the late very interesting State Trials, 8vo L. 1815. A.e.g. fi ne hf. tan calf, profusely tooled gilt spine in panels, mor. labels. All v. good. (4) € 150 - 200 304 [Cuala Press] Mac Neice (L.) The Revenant, D. (Cuala) 1975; Kavanagh (Patrick) The Great Hunger, D. 1971, (Reprint); Saddlemyer (Ann) Some Letters of John M. Synge to Lady Gregory, D. 1971; Rivers (E.)illus. A Picture Book by Frank O’Connor, D. 1971; Rivers (E.)illus. Stranger in Arann, D. 1971; Yeats (W.B.) The Speckled Bird, 2 vols., D. 1971, slipcase, all 8vo, all cloth backed boards. (7) € 120 - 180 305 Highly Important Literary Periodical Periodical : The Shanachie, An Illustrated Irish Miscellany, Vols. 1 - 2, together 2 vols. containing 6 numbers [All Published] Dublin Maunsel 1906 - 1907. First Edn. Bk. Form, 25 illus. plts. uncut, orig. pict. buckram. A very good set. (2) * Regarded as the most important of the Periodicals associated with the Irish Literary Revival. The literary contributions are by W.B. Yeats (many fi rst printings of his work), the fi rst printing of J.M. Synge’s articles on Wicklow andWest Kerry, others by Lady Gregory, A.E., P. Colum, S. O’Sullivan, Geo. Birmingham, Lord Dunsany etc; the artists includes John & Jack B. Yeats, W. Osborne, Wm. Orpen, Joseph Campbell, Hugh Thompson & others. (2) € 350 - 500 307 Austin Stack’s Copy, Inscribed American Irish: O’Brien (Michael J.) A Hidden Phase of American History. Ireland’s Part in America’s Struggle for Liberty. Imp. 8vo N. York 1920. First Edn., port. frontis & other plts., orig. cloth, gilt. V. good copy. Rare. (1) * Contains extensive list of Irishmen who served in the American Army & Navy. N.B. Inscribed on half-title by ‘Aibhistin de Staic’ € 150 - 220 306 The Spanish Civil War O’Donnell (Peadar) Islanders, 8vo L. 1929. With Pres. Inscription ‘ To JimO’Beirne whose freedom I feel (?) & mind I envy,” orig. cloth, upr. joint cracked, stained; and, Thomas (Hugh) The Spanish Civil War, 8vo L. 1961 cloth & d.w. * Pres. Inscription to Kevin P. O’Leary (ex. Legionairo) 15th Bandera El Tercio (“C” Compania), Signed by ‘Caceres Ex Fremadura Espana 1936/1937’. It also lists the various engagements O’Leary was involved in during his time in Spain; also Fox (R.M.) Jim Larkin The Rise of the Underman, 8vo L. 1957. First Edn., Signed by James Larkin, Jnr. * Jim O’Beirne fought also with O’Donnell in the Spanish Civil War, a prominent Cork I.R.A. member, he was attached to No.1 Cork Brigade. (3) € 150 - 200