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

20 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 110. Fishing: Stoddart (Thos. Tod) The Angler’s Companion to the Rivers and Lochs of Scotland, 8vo Edin. 1847.First Edn., hf. title, engd. frontis text illus. one hand coloured plt., and fold. map in pocket at end, recent hf. green mor. gilt decor. flat spine. V. good copy. (1) €150 - €200 111. Smith (Charles) The Ancient and Present State of the County of Kerry, 8vo Dublin 1756. First Edn., lg. fold. map of Kerry, & 5 other plts. (some fold.) cont. sprinkled calf, later professional reback, raised bands, mor. label. Good copy. (1) €380 - €500 112. Fishing: Robertson (N.K.) Thrifty Salmon Fishing, 8vo Lond. n.d. First Edn., hf. title, illus. plts. & decor., fold. & other maps of The Slaney etc; also Further Thrifty Fishing, First Edn., hf. title, illus. & plts. decorations etc., both cloth & orig. pict. d.w.’s Good & Scarce. (2) €200 - €300 113. Fishing: Peard (W.) A Year of Liberty; or Salmon Fishing in Ireland from February 1st to November 1st, 8vo Lond. 1867. First Edn., Hf. title, errata slip, orig. embossed green cloth. V. good copy. (1) €130 - €180 114. Rare Youghal Printing Hayman (Rev. Sam.) Notes and Records of the Ancient Religious Foundations at Youghal, Co. Cork and its Vicinity, 8vo Youghal (John Lindsay) 1854. First Edn., red & bl. title, frontis, & wd. cut illus. thro.-out, orig. cloth with gilt tooled mor. label. Very Scarce; also The Hand-Book for Youghal, 8vo Youghal (W.G. Field) 1896, wrappers. (2) €200 - €300 115. Smith (Charles) The Antient and Present State of the County and City of Cork, 2 vols. 8vo Dublin 1750. First Edn., list of subs., lg. fold. map of County, fold. Plan of City, & 10 fold.& other plts., no port., in full tree calf, mor. labels. Good copy. (2) €400 - €600 116. Moody (T.W.) The Londonderry Plantation 1609-41, 8vo Belfast 1939. First Edn., lg. fold. map frontis (repaired), & 11 (only) other fold. plts. plans etc., later cloth. Ex. Library. (1) €200 - €300 117. Vasari (Giorgio) Delle Vite de pia eccellenti Pittori, Scultori et Architetti, Volumes 1 - III, in 2, of 4 volumes 4to Bologna 1648. With woodcut portraits thro.-out, cont. mottled calf, worn, spines lacking. S.N.S.R. (1) €180 - €250 118. Taaffe (Dennis) An Impartial History of Ireland, From the Period of the English Invasion to the Present Time. 4 vols. roy 8vo Dublin (J. Christie) 1811. First Edn., each with woodcut device on title, with attractive hf. green mor., raised bands. V. good. (4) €120 - €180 108 114 115 111 113