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

40 Imperfections Not Stated info@fonsiemealy.ie 257. Early Printing: Victorini (Gaius Marius) Ars Grammatica, 4to Tubingen (Ulricho Morhardo) 1537. First Edn., [VIII] 131 folios (2 not numbered), woodcut initial letters, one light damp stain, otherwise v. clean copy, cont. full vellum. (1) * With B.P. of Thomas Gaisford, and with note on front free blank in Gaisford’s hand, ‘ This is an extremely rare volume. I never saw another copy of it. I purchased it at Ultrecht, Aug. 1816,’ €500 - €700 257 259. Ausonius (Deci Magnus) .... Burdigalensis Viri Consularis, Omnia, quae adhuc in Veteribus bibliothecis inueniri potuerunt Opera, 4to Bordeaux (S. Millangium) 1590. Third & Most Complete Bordeaux Edition. Red & bl. title, wd. cut heads & initials, 4 folding plts., wd. cut illus in text, c. 500pp. in full orig. vellum B.P. A very clean copy. (1) €400 - €600 258. Fleetwood (Wm.) Inscriptionum Antiquarum Sylloge in Duas Partes Distributa, Altera Christiana Monumenta ... 8vo Lond. 1691. First Edn., title in red & black between dbl. lined borders, damp stained thro-out, later mor. mor. labels. B.P. (1) €140 - €200 260. Geldolpho a Ryckel (Joseph) Vita S. Beggae Ducissae Brabantiae Andetennensium, Begginarum, et eggardorum Fundatricis: Vetus, Hacgtenus non edita & Commentario illustrata. 4to Louvain (C. Coenestenii) 1631. First Edn., red & bl. title, lg. engd. Portrait of St. Begg., & 8 sm. engd. ports.; Bound with, Vitae S. Gertrudis Abbatissae Nivellensis, Brabantiae Tutelaris... 4to Louvain 1632. Red & bl. title, 3 engd. plts., cont. full vellum, mor. label. B.P.’s. A very good copy. (1) €200 - €300