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115 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 855. Signed Limited U.S. Edition Heaney (Seamus) Selected Poems 1966- 1987, 8vo N.Y. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) 1990, Signed Limited Edition 66 (200) copies, grey cloth blind initials & designs on front cover, gilt lettered spine, black slipcase; together with U.S. Uncorrected Proof, green wrappers. Good copies. (2) [Brandes & Durkan A46e) €500 - €700 856. Hayes (Maurice)ed. The Flight Path, Writings by the Winners of the American Ireland Fund Literary Award 1972-1996, 8vo Meath (Gallery Press) 1996, Limited Edn. (500 copies) Signed by some of the contributors including Michael Longley, John Montague, Eavan Boland, Frank McGuinness, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, John Mc Gahern, Richard Murphy, John Banville. Cloth backed boards, matching slipcase. (1) €350 - €420 857. 1 of 100 Copies Signed by All Contributors Couzy (Jeni)ed . Twelve to Twelve Poetry D Day, Damden Festival 1970, 8vo, L. (Poets Trust) 1970, No. 77 (100) copies, Signed by Ted Hughes, Stevie Smith, George MacBeth, Peter Redgrove, Adrian Henri, Lee Harwood, Tom Pichard, Michael Hamburger, Edward Lucie-Smith, Seamus Heaney, John Silken, William Plomer. Original orange cloth, & d.j. Good copy. (1) [Brandes & Durken B66] €700 - €900 858. Irish Provincial Printing Famous Trial: Caughey (J. & R.B.) The Strean Will Case, A full Report of the CelebratedWill Case of Kelly and Others V. Armstrong and Others. 8vo Newtownards (J. & R.B. Caughey) 1875. Sole Edn., Port. frontis fold. table, orig. cloth. V. Scarce. (1) €140 - €200 859. Stanihurst (Richard) De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christopher Plantin) 1584. First Edn., title with wd. cut device, wd. cut initials thro.- out, title with cont. m/ss name crossed out later, errata leaf at end, not found in all copies, cont. tooled blind panel calf, with gilt oval armorial of Signet Library, professional re-back, mor. label. Good. V. Scarce. (1) €600 - €800 860. Co. Wicklow Directory: Porter (Frank) Post Office Guide and Directory of the County of Wicklow 1910, 8vo Dublin 1910. First Edn., photo illus. adverts. thro.-out, title & last leaf repaired in top rt. corner, recent cloth backed boards. Scarce. (1) €120 - €180 861. Munro (Alice) The Moons of Jupiter - Stories, Toronto 1982. First Edn., Signed on Title; The Progress of Love, Toronto 1986. First Edn., Signed on Title; Open Secrets, Toronto 1994. First Edn., Signed on Title; The View from Castle Rock, Toronto 2006. First Edn., Signed on Title; Runaway, Lond. 2005, First London Edn.; & 2 others by same Author. All with original d.w.’s. Good. (7) €300 - €400 855 859 856 861 857