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107 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 805. Periodical: Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, No. 1 - 24 (bound in blue mor.) Nos. 25-30, & Series 2, Vol. 20, & Series 2, Vol. 1 - Vol. 18 (lacking only Vol. 10, 2010, Vol. 12, 2012 & Vol. 15, 2015). Together 52 numbers (ex. 55), Naas 1968 - 2018. Profusely illustrated, mor. & orig. ptd. wrappers. A v. good set. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1) €325 - €450 806. Modern Biographies: Parkinson (M.) Parky’s People, 4to, L. 2010, Signed, illus. cloth & d.j.; Norton (G.) So Me, 8vo, L. 2004, Signed, illus., cloth & d.j.; Windsor (B.) All of Me, My Extraordinary Life, 8vo L. 2000, Signed, illus., cloth & d.j.; Morgan (R.) & Turner (A.)ed. Cliff History, lg. 4to, L. 2010, illus., cloth & d.j., slipcase. As a lot. (4) €120 - €140 807. Wills (James) &Wills (F.) The Irish Nation: its History and its Biography, 4 vols. Edin (A. Fullarton & Co.) 1871, First Edn., engd. add. t.p., port. plts. etc., throughout, contemp. gilt and blind decor. cloth. Good set. (4) €140 - €200 808. Rare Signed Limited de Luxe Edition Fishing: Deery (Patsy) Irish Mayflies - A Fly-fisher’s Guide, 2 vols. roy 8vo Yeadon (Ken Smith Publishing) 2007. First Signed de Luxe Limited Edition 50 numbered Copies Only. This is No. 2 Signed by Author, & the two fly tiers, Paul Cantillon, & Frankie McPhillips, & with 30 original flies inset, in full crimson mor., & orig. matching slip case. V. Rare. (2) €700 - €1000 809. Bartlett (W.H.) The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. 4to Lond. n.d. Engd. add. titles, engd. map & clean engd. views, orig. cloth, git; also Grose (F.) The Antiquities of Ireland, Vol. II only (ex 2) folio Lond. 1797. First Edn., frontis engd. title, engd. plts., cont. diced calf, good. (3) €200 - €300 810. Periodical: The Other Clare, Vol. I - Vol. 46, together 46 Nos. folio 1977-1922. Illus. thro.-out, full pict. boards, first 15 vols. bound as 3, remainder loose as issued. V. good clean set. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1) €280 - €350 811. Large Paper Copy in Mullen Binding Warburton (J.), Whitelaw (Rev. J.) & Walsh (Rev. R.) History of the City of Dublin, 2 vols. v. lg. 4to London 1818. First Edn., Large Paper Copy. Two engd. frontis plans (1 dbl. page) lg. fold. Map of Grand and Royal Canals, plan of Botanic Gardens, & other plates (complete) Vol. with some damp stains, a.e.g., orig. full straight grained dark blue mor., with blind tooled borders inside lg. gilt tooled out borders, flat spines with gilt tooled decoration in panels. Good set. (2) €400 - €600 812. Engraved Plates: Griffith (S.Y.) New Historical Description of Cheltenham, folio L. 1826, engd. title, 2 engd. plts. 1 fold. map (lacks frontis map) & 34 engd. plts. (ex. 47), bind dam., as a coll. of plates, w.a.f. V. clean plates. (1) €70 - €100 805 813. One of 125 Copies Signed by the Contributors Heaney (Seamus)et al, Dantes Inferno, folio, New Jersey (The Ecco Press) 1993, signed Limited Edn. No. 69/125 copies, with Signed Limited Edition Print, uncut leather backed red silk boards, matching slipcase. Good copy. (1) €1500 - €1800 808 811