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

153 fonsiemealy.ie Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1038. Rastell (John) The Pastime of People, or, The Chronicles of Divers Realms; and most especially The Realm of England. Lg. 4to L. 1811. Edited by T.F. Dibdin hf. title, 18 lg. full page wd. cut ports, & other wd.-cut illus., cont. hf. calf, B.P. (1) €180 - €250 1039. Brandon (R. & J. Arthur) Parish Churches: ... English Ecclesiastical Structures, 2 vols. sm. folio L. 1851., 159 plts., cont. hf. mor. gilt décor. spines. (2) €100 - €150 1040. de Solis (Don Antonio) Historia de la Conquista de Mexico, Poblacion Y Progresos de la America Septentrional, Conocida Por La Nombre de Neuva Espana, 2 vols. 4to Madrid 1783, 2 hf. title, Engd. port. frontis. Vol. I, fold. map, & 27 engd. plts. & portraits, plus fine engd. head & tail vignettes, list of subscribers, cont. mottled calf, tooled Greek key pattern borders, mor. labels, spines worn. B.P.s. V. clean copy. (2) €300 - €400 1041. Engraved Plates : Grose (Francis) The Antiquities of Ireland, sm. oblong folio L. c. 1790. A collection of approx. 184 full page engraved views of Ireland, all clean impressions, cont. hf. mor. worn. As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (2) €160 - €220 1042. Roxburgho Club: Chronological List of Members; Catalogue of Books; Rules and Regulations, 44to L. 1855; together with 24 printed details of annual general & special meeting etc., also printed details of ‘Amended Rules,’ between 1864 + 1897, all loosely inserted, original mor. backed boards. As a lot. (1) * Thomas Gaisford elected member in 1858. €120 - €180 1043. Dilettanti - Historical Notices of the Society of Dilettanti, Printed for Private Circulation Only. Lg. 4to L. 1855. Litho port. frontis of Wm. Hamilton, 128pp orig. cloth. together with this lot, there are approx. 26 orig. printed sheets and booklets, c. 1864 - 1897 lists of members etc relating to above. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €150 - €200 1044. Photographs: Howth Castle etc. An oblong folio Family Album of original photographs, inscribed on cover ‘B. 1909 - 1913,’There are family groups, some outdoor shots of Howth Castle, Offington and other houses, group scenes, some interesting photos of Howth itself, the Pier, with Donegal girls salting the herrings, St. Mary’s Abbey, etc., some very good interior views, some sporting views, review of the Troops in Phoenix Park, 1911, etc., and many others, some before and after alterations at the Castle, approx. 220 photos in all, varied sizes. An interesting historical record. As an Album, w.a.f. (1) €300 - €400 1045. Oxford University: Peschell (Sir John) The History of the University of Oxford, From the Death of William the Conqueror to the Demise of Queen Elizabeth, 4to Oxford (W. Jackson & J. Lister) 1773. Uncut, orig. boards; An Account of the Visit of H.R.H. the Prince Regent and their Imperial and Royal Majesties, the Emperor of Russia and The King of Prussia to the University of Oxford in June 1814, 4to Oxford (Clarendon Press) 1815. First Edn., 2 engd. pls. & a double page broadside, cont. hf. mor. B.P. (2) €180 - €250 1041 1044 1037. Unique Manuscript Book Catalogue Manuscript: Gaisford (Thomas) Bibliotheca Gaisfordiana, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Gaisford, D.D. as extant in the Deanery Ch. Ch. Oxford in the Month of June 1833, 158pp. lg. 4to; Bound with, Catalogue of the Library at Iford, the property of Thomas Gaisford D.D., made in the month of April 1832 [with some additions afterwards], 17pp. lg. 4to. together 2 works bound as one, in heavy brown mor., dble gilt fillets, raised bands, mor. label, titled ‘ Bibliotheca Gaisfordiana’ As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1) * This copy contains T. Gaisford’s bookplate, the author & that of his son Thos. Gaisford. In addition there are several items loosely inserted including printed notices of Roxburghe Club & Dilettanti Society, 1889,’ a foolscap m/ ss note listing ‘Books given to St. Johns’ Seminary, Sept. 1904’ various A.L.s. from B. Mandinel, J. Vere Bayne, librarian Ch. Ch. Oxford, Jos. Butt, St. John’s Seminary, Guildford (3) and a note form J.P. Mahaffy. There are also some newscuttings and a printed broadside on the Dean’s life, death and funeral. A most important and unique item. (1) €1200 - €1600