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61 fonsiemealy.ie Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 428. [Tytler (Alex. Fraser, Lord Woodhquselee)] Essay on the Principles of Translation, 8vo Lond. 1797. Second Edn., hf. title; Porson (R.) Letters to Mr. Archdeacon Travis, in Answer to his Defence of the Three Heavenly Witnesses, John V. 7, 8vo Lond. 1790. Hf. title; Barker (E.H.) Literary Anecdotes and Contemporary Reminiscences, of Professor Porson and Others; 2 vols. in one, 8vo Lond. 1852; The Correspondence of Richard Bentley, D.D. Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1842, all uniform, full vellum, mor. labels. B.P.s. (5) €200 - €300 429. Presentation Copies de Ravensworth (Baron H.T.) Carmina Latina, Partim Nova, Partim e Lingua Britannica Expressa 4to Lond. (T. et W. Boone) 1865. Pres. Copy, Inscribed to Thomas Gaisford, & with 3pp. A.L.s. from author, mor. backed boards; Philobiblon Society: [Acton]ed. Harps field’s Narrative of the Divorce, 4to [Lond.] c. 1883. Copy from Editor, inscribed to T. Gaisford, orig. hf. mor. by J. Leighton, Brewer St.; Blaauw (W.H.) The Baron War including The Battles of Lewes and Evesham, 4to Lond. & Lewes and Evesham, 4to Lond. & Lewes 1844. Add. cold. litho title, text illus., 4 plts. (1 fold.), cont. hf. calf, mor. label. (3) €170 - €250 430. Armorial Bindings: Havercampi (Sigeberti)Ed. Q. Septimii Florentis Tertulliani, Carthaginiensis Presbyteri, Apologeticus, ... thick 8vo Leyden (Isaac Severinum) 1718. Frontis port., red & bl. title with engd. vignette, lg. fold. plt., cont. full vellum with gilt decor. & lg. stamped armorial with motto ‘Hagae Comitis’; Dukerus (Carolus Andreas) L. Annaei Flori Epitome Rerum Romanarum, Cum Integris Salmasii, Freinshemii, Graevii, ... Thick 8vo Leyden (J. Vander Linden) 1722. Add. engd. title, red & bl. title, lg. fold. map, cont. full vellum, gilt dble. fillet borders, the center of each cover with armorials with twin lions rampant. B.P.’s. Both v. good. (2) €300 - €400 431. Burnet (Bp.) Bishop Burnet’s History of the Reign of King James the Second , Notes by the Earl of Datmouth, Speaker Onslow, and Dean Swift. Additional Observations now Enlarged, 8vo Oxford (University Press) 1852. Cont. full tan calf, spine gilt in panels, mor. label. B.P. V. good copy. (1) €120 - €180 432. Du Bois (M. Louis) Vaux-de-Vire D’Olivier Basselin, Poete Normand de la Fin du XIV Siecle ;8vo Caen 1821. Hf. title, list of subscribers, 4pp., orig. calf backed marble boards, mor. label; Gaste (A.) Chansons Normandes du XVe Siecle, 8vo Caen 1866. Lim. Edn. 200 Copies Only, Hf. title, add. decor. litho title, & red & bl. title, cont. hf. mor., mor. label. Attractive Publication; Brunet (J.C.) Poesies Francoises de J.G. Alione (D’Asti) 8vo Paris 1836. Lim. Edn. No. 41, hf. title, cont. hf. calf, by James Toovey. B.P.s. All v. good. Scarce. (3) €200 - €300 433. Ernesti (Jo. Augustus) Collimachi Hymni Epigrammata et Fragmenta, cum notis integris H. Stephani, B. Valcanii, A. Fabri, Th. Graevii, R. Bentleji; quibus accedunt Ezechielis Spanhemii. 2 vols. thick 8vo Leyden (Sam. et Joannem Luchtmans) 1761. Add. engd. title, hf. title Vol. I, engd. vignette on both titles, vignette text illus., with cont. m/ss notes front & end loose blanks, cont. sprinkled calf, gilt spine, mor. labels, spines somewhat worn. B.P.’s. (2) €200 - €300 429 433 430 431