Fonsie Mealy's THE LIBRARY HOWTH CASTLE September 22nd & 23rd, 2021

109 fonsiemealy.ie Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 787. [Dubois (Ed.)] ‘A Knight Errant’ My Pocket Book; or Hints for ‘A Ryghte Merrie and Conceitede’ Tour, in quarto; To be called ‘The Stranger in Ireland,’ In 1805. With Humorous Plates. Sm. 8vo Lond. 1808. Third Edn., Fold. sepia frontis & 4 sepia plts.; To which is added, Libel, Sir John Carr against Hood and Sharpe, Report of the Above Case, ... 25 July, 1808. Taken in Shorthand by Thomas Jenkins. 8vo Lond. 1808. First Edn., hf. title, 39pp., cont. tree calf, gilt spine, mor. label. V. good copy. (1) €250 - €350 788. Almanacs etc: Watson (John) The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack, For the Year of Our Lord, 1765, with frontis leaf, bound with: Exshaw (John) The English Register, For the Year of Our Lord 1765. Sm. 8vo D. 1765. In original full green vellum pouch binding. V. good. Rare. (1) €300 - €400 790. In Fine Contemporary Irish Binding Almanac: Watson (John) The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack, For the Year of Our Lord, 1767, sm. 8vo Dublin (S. Powell for J. Watson) 1767. Frontis leaf; Bound with: Exshaw (John) The English Registry, Dublin (J. Exshaw) 1767. A.e.g. in fine cont. green mor. with wide gilt tooled borders, interlaced drawer handles with tassels and dots, the spine with gilt tooled panels, mor. label in second panel and with gilt lion motif in top panel. V. good. (1) €400 - €600 791. In Fine Contemporary Irish Bindings Almanacs etc: Watson (Samuel) The Gentleman’s and Citizen Almanack, For the Years of Our Lord, 1775 & 1776, each Bound with Exshaw (John) The English Registry, for the Years of Our Lord, 1775 & 1776. Two Volumes. Sm. 8vo D. 1775 - 1776. A.e.g. First volume in full crimson mor., with attractive tooled gilt floral borders, and central lion motif on both covers, the spine with green mor. title label in second panel and gilt date in third panel, the others with typical decoration of acorns and thistle, the second volume of cont. brown leather, tooled gilt borders, the spine gilt in panels, second panel with red mor. title label, the third with green mor. gilt date, some wear. (2) €500 - €700 792. In Fine Contemporary Irish Bindings Almanacs etc: Watson (Samuel) The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack, For the Years of Our Lord, 1783 & 1784, each Bound with Exshaw (John) The English Registry, For the Years of Our Lord, 1783 & 1784. Two Volumes, sm. 8vo A.e.g., First volume in full crimson mor., tooled gilt floral borders, the spine with unusual tooled gilt panels with lyre and floral motifs, blue mor. date label. The second volume, in full crimson mor., tooled gilt floral borders, and with central royal motif on each cover, the spine with tooled gilt panels to a trellis design. Ex. good copies. (2) €600 - €800 793. With Original Folding Maps of Dublin Irish Almanacs: Wilson (W.) The Treble Almanac, Containing The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanac; by Sam. Watson, The English Registry, by John Exshaw, and Wilson’s Dublin Directory, Two Volumes, 12mo Dublin 1787 and 1789, each with engd. fold. maps of Dublin, orig. calf, & mor. both v. good. Rare. (2) €500 - €700 794. In Fine Contemporary Irish Bindings Almanacs etc: Watson (Samuel) The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack, For the Years of Our Lord, 1775 & 1778, each Bound with Exshaw (John) The English Registry, for the years of Our Lord, 1775 & 1778. Two Volumes, sm. 8vo, a.e.g. First volume in full crimson mor., tooled gilt borders, the spine tooled in panels, with green mor. title label, & with gilt date, and lion motif in third and fourth panels; Second Volume also in full crimson mor., with typical tooled gilt flower and branch border, the spine with unusual tooled gilt panels and with lion motif, green mor. title, gilt date panel. Ex good copies. (2) €600 - €800 789. In Fine Contemporary Irish Bindings Almanacs Etc : Watson (Samuel) The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack, For the Years of Our Lord, 1771 & 1775, each Bound with Exshaw (John) The English Registry, For the Years of Our Lord, 1771 & 1774. Two Volumes, a.e.g., each in fine crimson mor., lg. gilt tooled borders of interlaced drawer handles, with tassels, dots etc., the spine on first volume with dark blue mor. title label, third panel with date, and other attractive tooled gilt décor. with acorns, thistles etc., the spine of the second volume with mor. title label, date panel, and remained with lion motif. Both very good. (2) €600 - €800 794