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

33 fonsiemealy.ie Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 205. Bindings: French Literature: de Monmerque et P. Paris, Les Historiettes de Tallemant des Reaux, 9 vols. Paris 1854, Third Edn., cont. hf. mor. tooled gilt spines; Van Limburg Brouwer (P.) Histoire de la Civilisation Morale et Religieuse des Grecs, 6 vols. Graniger 1833, cont. catspaw calf, spines profusely gilt; Auger - Peuvres Complettes de Demosthene et D’Eschine, 6 vols. Angers 1804, engd. frontis fold. map, cont. calf, gilt spines; Melanges de Critique et de Philologie; par S. Chardon de la Rochette, 3 vols. Paris 1812, cont. calf, gilt spines, mor. labels; Histoire d’Herodote, Traduite du Grec. 9 vols. 8vo Paris 1802, cont. full calf; de Barante (M.) Histoire des Ducs de Bourgogne de la Maison de Valois, 1364 - 1477, 8 vols. Paris 1842. Wd. cut illus. thro- out, cont. mor. backed boards. Together 41 vols. As a lot, w.a.f. (41) €350 - €500 206. French Literature: Campan (Mme.) Memoires sur la vie Privee de Maria Antoinette, 4 vols. Paris 1823; Nouvel Abrege Chronologique de l’histoire de France, 5 vols. Paris 1788; Larcher - L’Expedition de Cyrus dans L’Asia Superieure, et La Retraite des dix Mille, 2 vols. in one, 12mo Paris 1778, lg. fold. map, cont. sprinkled calf, gilt spine in panels, mor. labels; Memoires sur l’Ancienne Chevalerie; Consderee comme un establissement politique et militaire Par M. de la Curne de Sainte - Palaye. 2 vols. in one, 12mo Paris 1759, 2 hf. titles, cont. mottled calf, tooled gilt spine, mor. label; de Vigneul - Marville - Melanges d’Histoire et de Literature, Recuillis. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo Paris 1713, cont. calf, gilt spines; also works by Alfred de Musset, Fenelon & others. All leather bound, with B.P.’s. As a lot of bindings. (24) €200 - €300 207. French Literature: Bindings etc - Le Marquis de Fortia D’Urban, Description de La Chine et des Etats Tributaires de l’Empereur, 3 vols. Paris 1839 - 40, Pres. Copy from Author to T. Gaisford, 1839; also Histoire Ante-Diluvienne de La Chine, 2 vols. Paris 1840; and Histoire Ante- Diluvienne de la Chine,... dans les tems anterieurs a l’an 2298 avant notre ére, Paris 1838., together 6 vols. First Edns., all cont. calf, gilt fillets and gilt spines; Orders Monastiques Histoire Extraite, with Traite Preliminaires, together 6 vols in 7 (Vol. I in 2 parts) 12mo Berlin 1751, cont. mottled calf, tooled gilt spines, mor. labels, v. good; Rollin (C.) De La Maniere D’Enseigner et D’Etudier les Belles-Lettres, 4 vols. 12mo Amsterdam 1745. New Edn. engd. frontis. Vol. I, red & bl. titles, cont. calf, gilt spines, a few labels missing; Cretineau - Joly (J.) Historie Religieuse, Politique et Litteraire de la Compagnie de Jesus, 6 vols. 8vo Paris 1845, ports. full cont. mor.; together 23 vols. all leather bound. B.P.’s. (23) €300 - €400 208. de Saint Allais (M.) L’Art de Verifier les Dates, des Faits Historiques, des Inscriptions, des Chroniques, et autre Aucien Monuments, vant l’ere Chretienne, 5 vols. 8vo Paris 1819. Some fold. tables, hf. titles, cont. catspaw calf, gilt spines, mor. labels; de Mery (M.C.) Histoire Generale des Proverbes, Adages, Sentences, Apophthegmes, 3 vols. Paris 1828. Fine cont. sprinkled calf, tooled gilt borders & spines, Dictionnaire des Proverbes, Adages, Sentences, Apophthegmes, 3 vols. Paris 1828. Fine cont. sprinkled calf, tooled gilt borders & spines, Dictionnaire des Proverbs Francais, 8vo Paris 1821, cont. tree calf, mor. label; Peignot (Gabriel) Repertoire Bibliographique Universel, 8vo Paris 1812. Cont. mottled calf, gilt borders, tooled gilt spine in panels, mor. label. B.P.’s. All good. (10) €200 - €300 209. de Genlis - Memoirs inedits de Madome La Comtesse de Genlis,.. et La Revolution Francaise, 10 vols. 8vo Paris 1825, portraits, cont. hf. calf; Memories de Madame La Comtesse du Barri, 4 vols. in 3, 8vo Paris 1829, cont. hf. mor.; & 3 others ism. (16) €100 - €150 210. de Montgaillard (L’Abbe) Histoire de France, Depuis La Fin du Regne de Louis XVI Jusqu’a l’Annee 1825. 9 vols. 8vo Paris 1827. Port. frontis Vol. I, cont. hf. mor., gilt spines; Lecretelle (Chas.) Histoire de France, Pendant le Dix Huitieme Siecle, 6 vols. in 3, 8vo Paris 1812, cont. calf, gilt spines, mor. labels; Gaillard - Histoire de Francois Premier, Roi de France, 5 vols. 8vo Paris 1819. Port. frontis., cont. hf. mor. gilt spines. B.P.’s of Charles Fielding and Thos. Gaisford. (17) €150 - €200 211. French Literature: Souvenirs de la Marquise de Crequy 1710 - 1800, 7 vols. 12mo Brussels 1834, cont. hf. mor.; Oeuvres de M. Boileau Despreaux, 2 vols. 12mo Paris 1770, cont. mottled calf, mor. labels; & others sim. All sm. vols. in French. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €100 - €150 212. Savonarola - Prediche del Reverendo padre Fra Gieronimo da Ferrara per tutto l’anno nuovamente con summa diligentia ricoretto, 8vo Venice (G.A. di Volpini) 1540. 7ff [4], 401, wd.-cut title vignette, wd. cut initials, title with small pce at base cut away (not affecting text) 13ffs lacking between 81 and 94, cont. m/ss annots. & comments thro-out, full orig. vellum; also Ocellus Lucanus Philosophus de Universi Natura, interprete Ludovico Nogarola.. 8vo (H. Commelini) 1595. Third Edn., wd. cut device on title, 59, [4], 48pp; Bound with, Sylburgii (Fred.) Saracenica siue Moamethica, 8vo Heidelberg (H. Commelini) 1595. Wd. cut device on title, [8], 152pp, text in Greek & Latin, 17th Century calf, joints cracked. B.P. (2) €300 - €400 213. Buxtorf (J.) Synagoga Judaica, Auspiciis Authoris jam olim Latinitate donata, Nunc primum in vulgus emissa. 8vo Basle (Ludovici Konig) 1641. First Edn., title within wd. cut decor. border, wd. cut printers device on title, wd. cut initials, & decorations in text, [16], [16], 498pp + [14] index, some light browning, cont. owners signature, and notes on front loose blank, cont. full vellum. B.P. Very good. (1) €250 - €350 206 207 & detail