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

11 fonsiemealy.ie Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 14. Pilkington (Rev. M.) A Dictionary of Painters, .. New Edition by Henry Fuseli, 4to L. 1810. Cont. full calf, raised bands, mor. label dam. B.P. (1) * Pilkington was a friend of Dean Swift. €120 - €180 15. Architecture: Eden (Cecil H.) Black Tournai Fonts in England, lg. 4to Lond. 1909. Illus., cloth backed boards; Vallance (A.) Old Crosses and Lychgates, 4to L. 1920, illus., gilt cloth; R.C.H.M. - An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire, lg. 4to Lond. n.d. illus., cloth; Elwes (D.G.C.) A History of the Castles, Mansions and Manors of Western Sussex, folio Lond. 1876. Illus. fold. tables, cloth gilt. (4) €120 - €180 16. Anon. Voyage Litteraire de Deux Religieux Benedictines de la Congregation de Saint Maur, 2 Parts in one Volume, 4to Paris 1717. First Edn., 6 full page engd. plts. (some fold.), also engd. text vignettes & wd. cut text illus., cont. calf, profusely gilt tooled spine in panels, green mor. label. V. good. B.P. (1) €400 - €600 17. Planta (J.) The History of the Helvetic Confederacy, 2 vols. in one, lg. 4to Lond. (J. Stockdale) 1800. First Edn., 2 engd. titles, lg. fold. map, cont. full calf, blind tooled borders, spine gilt in panels, mor. label. V. good. B.P. (1) €250 - €350 18. Saint-Croix (M.) Examen Critique des Anvciens Historiens D’Alexandre - Le - Grand, thick lg. 4to Paris (Bachelier) 1810. Second Edn., hf. title, fold. table, lg. fold. map, & 7 maps & plts. (6 fold.), cont. full calf, triple gilt fillet borders, spine with gilt décor. in panels, label lacking, otherwise good. B.P. (1) €250 - €350 19. Fosbroke (Rev. T. Dudley) Encyclopaedia of Antiquities, and Elements of Archaeology, 2 vols. 4to L. 1825. First Edn., engd. port. add. engd. title Vol. I, 2 vignette titles, list of subscribers, text illus & 31 engd. plts. plus 33 extra plts. (some fold.); also Foreign Topography; An Encyclopedick Account .. of the Ancient Remains in Africa, Asia and Europe, A Sequel (to the former) 4to L. 1828. Eng.d frontis & 10 full page plts. (1 hd. cold.), the 3 volumes uniform, cont. hf. calf, marble sides. V. good. (3) €250 - €350 20. Helvicus (Christopher) The Historical and Chronological Theatre of ..., .. With an Assignation of Empires, Kingdoms, Governments, Kings, ... Princes, Roman Popes, Turkish Emperors, .. and also of the usual Epochaes. Folio L. 1687. Red & bl. titles, cont. full calf, mor. label. B.P. (1) €250 - €400 22. H.M.S.O.: Petrie (Henry) & Sharpe (Rev. J.) Monumenta Historica Britannica, or, Materials for the History of Britain from the Earliest Period, Vol. I [All Published] folio L. 1848. First Edn., profusely illus. thro.-out with full page reproductions of documents, fac-similes, plts. fold. 7 other maps etc. (some cold.), cont. hf. calf, worn. (1) €200 - €300 14 21. Large Paper Copy Vertot (Mons. Abbé de,) The History of the Knights of Malta, 2 vols. large folio L. 1728. First Edn., L.P. Copy, red & bl. titles, lg. engd. frontis port. Vol. I, & 70 engd. full page ports., also 1 single page & 2 fold. maps, & 2 dble. page plans, cont. panel calf, profusely gilt spines in panels, mor. labels. V. good copy. (2) €1000 - €1500 16 18