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

117 fonsiemealy.ie Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 843 837 840 842 837. [Morier (James)] Ayesha, The Maid of Kars, By the Author of Zohrab, Hajji Baba, etc., 3 vols. 12mo Lond. (R. Bentley) 1834. First Edn., in fine hf. mottled calf, mor. labels, B.P.’s. V. good set. (3) €300 - €400 838. Crowe (Mrs. Catherine Anne) Ghosts and Family Legends, A Volume for Christmas, 8vo Lond. (Thos. Cauthley Newby) 1859. First Edn., VII, 339pp plus 24pp Cat at end, dated 1860. Fine hf. green mor., raised bands, spine with floral decorations in panels, by Riviere & Son. B.P. V. Scarce work. (1) €300 - €400 839. Browning (Robert) Dramatis Personae, 8vo Lond. (Chapman and Hall) 1864. First Edn., hf. title, advert. leaf at end, one gathering loosening from spine, orig. purple cloth. (1) €150 - €200 840. Early Engravings: Matham (Jacob) Bacchus as the God of Wine, A bound collection of 12 (numbered 1 - 12) engraved plates, engraved by Clemente de Jonghe, each approx. 7.5cms x 12.5cms & tipped into an album, oblong 8vo by Toovey, a.e.g., decorated with gilt lines forming a frame, and with tooled gilt bunches of grapes in each corner, tooled gilt spine. V.G. Ex. Rare Collection. (1) €800 - €1200 841. Scarce English Literature Anon: A Native of Craven - Horae Momenta Cravenae, or The Craven Dialect, .... in Two Dialogues between Farmer Giles and his neighbour Bridget... 8vo Lond. 1824 First Edn., Uncut, orig. boards; [Palmer (Mrs. Mary)] A Dialogue in the Devonshire Dialect, (In Three Parts) by a Lady: To which is added a Glossary by J.F. Palmer, 8vo Lond. 1837. First Edn., hf. title, cont. hf. mor. by J. Leighton; Akerman (John Yonge) Wiltshire Tales, Sm. 8vo Lond. 1853. First Edn., hf. title, vignette title & wd. cut tail, cont. hf. crimson mor. gilt spine in panels; Gibson (Alex. Craig) The Folk Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent, Sm. 8vo Lond. 1869. First Edn. adverts. at end, cont. full mor., gilt fillets, spine gilt tooled in panels by Riviere. B.P.’s. All Scarce. (4) €250 - €350 842. Reports in the Aftermath of The Great Irish Famine Martineau (Harriet) Letters from Ireland, roy 8vo Lond. (John Chapman) 1852. Reprinted form the ‘Daily News’ First Edn. in Bk. Form, VIII, 220pp plus 36pp Cat. at end, orig. cloth, spine faded, but v. good copy. (1) €200 - €300 843. Early Life of The Virgin Mary, in Italian withWoodcut Illustrations Meduna (Bartolomeo) Vita della Gloriosa Vergine Maria Madre di Dio, regina de i Cieli, 4to Veniced (Gio. Paolo Giolito de Ferrari) 1581. In Three Books wd. cut title page with printers device and also on verso of final leaf, with fine wd. cut initial letters, heads and tails, and also with 52 wd. cut illus. from the Life of Our Lord & The Blessed Virgin, [8], 150, [2]pp. In cont. full vellum, mor. label. B.P. A very good copy. (1) €600 - €800 844. Strozzi - Madrigali di Giovambatista Strozzi, Con Licenza e Privilegio, 4to Firenze (Nella Stamperia del Sermartelli) 1593. First Edn., wd. cut device on title, wd. cut initial letters thro-out, [16], 152pp, lower rt. corner showing damp stain thro- out, mostly light stain, later (early 18th Century ?) floral decorated paper boards. B.P. Scarce. (1) €250 - €400