CHRISTMAS RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE December 11th & 12th, 2024

19 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 104. Very Rare Pair of Histories Foley (Patrick) The Ancient and Present State of the Skellings, Blasket Islands, Donquin and the West of Dingle, Sm. 8vo Dublin 1903. First Edn., adverts at end, orig. crimson cloth; also by same author History of the Natural, Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical State of the County of Kerry in Baronies - Corkaguiry, sm. 8vo Dublin1907. First Edn., Special Inscribed Presentation, list of subscribers, adverts at end, in orig. crimson cloth. A very good & rare pair. (2) €500 - €700 105. Directory: Wilson’s Dublin Directory for the Year of 1801, sm. 8vo Dublin (Wm. Wilson) 1801. Frontis advert leaf, 169pp., recent buckram backed boards, very clean copy. V. Scarce. (1) €200 - €300 106. Fishing: O’Gorman The Practice of Angling, Particularly as practiced in Ireland. 2 vols. in one, sm. 8vo, Dublin 1855. Second Edn., hf. title, & title Vol. I only, one title, advert leaf at end, recent professional hf. green mor. gilt decor. raised bands etc. V. good. (1) €180 - €250 107. Lawrence (Richard) The Interest of Ireland in its Trade and Wealth Stated, Two Parts, 12mo Dublin 1682 First Edn., later hf. mor. (lacks spine). Ex. Library. V. Scarce. (1) €200 - €300 108. Fishing: Kirkbride (John) The Northern Angler: or, Fly-Fisher’s Companion, 12mo Lond. (R. Groombridge) 1840. Engd. frontis & plt., text illus. orig. cloth recent slipcase. V. good. (1) * Reputedly has the earliest mention of the legendary Irish Fly - The Fiery Brown. €200 - €300 109. Connellan (Thaddaeus) The Irish-English Guide to the Irish Language, Sm. 8vo L. 1824. First Edn., title & some leaves browned, lacks front loose blank, some cont. m/ss notes, cont. sheep. (1) €50 - €80 104 105 106 107 103. Major Work on Political Economy Cantillon (Richard) Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General, Traduit de l’Anglois , Sm. 8vo London (Fletcher Gyles) 1756. Second Edn., wd. cut device on title, & wd. cut head, cont. mottled French calf, raised bands, 6 tooled gilt panels & orig. mor. label. An extremely fine copy. V. Rare. (1) * One of Cantillon’s greatest contributions in the Essai (1755) was his conceptualisation of the role of the entrepreneur. He wrote that ‘the entrepreneur buys at a known price to sell at an unknown price’ - a one line sentence that is still difficult to surpass. €2000 - €3000