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

39 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 282. R.I.A. - Harbison (Peter) The High Crosses of Ireland, An Iconographical and Photographic Survey. 3 vols. folio Bonn 1992. First Edn., photo illus. thro.-out, orig. red cloth. As new. (3) €160 - €240 283. Armagh Printing: King (Robert) A Memoir Introductory to the Early History of the Primacy of Armagh, Folio Armagh (J. Thompson) 1854. Second Edn., Pres. Copy, inscribed by Archbishop of Armagh to Rev. Wm. Reeves, D.D., on title page & with orig. letter tipped in, together with prospectus, and another A.L.s. Orig. cloth, gilt V. good. (1) €200 - €300 284. Fishing Tackle: Turner (G.) Fishing Tackle - A Collector’s Guide, folio 1989; Calabi (S.) The Collectors Guide to Antique Fishing Tackle, folio 1989; Melner (S.) & others, Great Fishing Tackle Catalogues of the Golden Age, 4to N. York 1972; Sandford (C.) The Best of British Baits, Surrey 1997. Signed by Author; & 3 others sim. Good lot. (7) €80 - €120 285. Carr (John) The Stranger in France or a Tour from Devonshire to Paris, lg. 4to, L. (J. Johnson) 1803, First Edn., 12 sepia plts. (v. clean),leather backed boards, mor. label; Dulaise (J.A.) Histoire, Physique, Civile et Morale de Paris, oblong 4to, Paris (Guillaume) 1823, Second Edn., hf. calf, five hand coloured fold. plans, leather backed marble boards. (2) €200 - €300 286. Bradshaw (Henry) A Catalogue of the Bradshaw Collection of Irish Books in the University Library Cambridge, 3 vols. roy 8vo Cambridge 1916. First Edn., black buckram. V. clean set. (3) €160 - €240 287. Rare Munster Magazine Periodical: The Kerry Magazine: A Monthly Journal of Polite Literature, Vol. I NO. 1 - Vol. III, NO. 36, together 36 numbers [All Published], Sm. folio Tralee January 1st 1854 - December 1st 1856. Engd. plts. mostly with an earlier folding of Co. Kerry tipped in, partly unopened, some orig. ptd. wrappers. In cont. hf. green mor. A very good copy of this scarce journal. (3) €600 - €800 288. Gimlette (Thos.) The History of the Huguenot Settlers in Ireland, & Other Literary Remains. Sm. folio n.p. n.d. [1888] First Edn., litho & other plts. text illus. fold. maps etc., later buckram. Scarce. Ex. Library. (1) €200 - €300 289. Atlas: Lewis (Sam.) Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, lg. 4to Lond. 1850. Lg. fold. hand cold. map of Ireland, & 32 hand cold. maps, recent cloth. Ex. Library copy. (1) €120 - €180 290. Binding: The Book of Common Prayer, 4to Dublin (David Hay) 1778. Title with ruled borders, a.e.g. in cont. straight grained dark mor. blind & gilt tooled decor., spine profusely gilt in panels. Good. (1) €75 - €125 291. Military: Sargeaunt (B.E.) The Royal Monmouthshire Militia, thick imp. 8vo Lond. 1910. First Edn., list of subs., plates text illus., cont. hf. crimson mor. gilt lettered. V. good. (1) €70 - €100 292. Brooke (Miss) Reliques of Irish Poetry, 4to, D. (George Bonham) 1799, First Edn., bookplate of Richard Sinclair Brooke, Wyton Rector Huntingdon, contemp. hf. calf, marble boards, raised bands; Reliques of Irish Poetry: consisting Heroic Poems, Odes, etc., thick 8vo, D. (J. Christie) 1816, First Edn., full tree calf, gilt decor. spine (worn), as a lot. (2) €250 - €320 293. [Cholmley (Sir Hugh)] The Memoirs of Sir Hugh Cholmley Kent and Bart addressed to his two Sons..., 4to York 1787 First Edn., drop title, 320pps, I-XXIV, contemp. full blind panelled calf, raised bands, mor. label. Good copy. (1) €180 - €220 294. Vallencey (Lt. Gen. Charles) Prospectus of a Dictionary of the Language of the Aire Coti, or, Ancient Irish, Lg. 4to Dublin (Graisberry & Campbell) 1802. First Edn., engd. frontis & other plt., later hf. calf, new mor. label. V. good copy. Scarce. (1) €160 - €240 295. With Illustration by Louis le Brocquy Kinsella (Thomas)trans. The Tain Bo Cuailnge, sm. folio D. (Dolmen Edn.) 1969, Ltd. Edn., illustrated throughout with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy, black cloth, motif on front cover, white lettered spine, decor. d.j. in matching decorated slip case. Good copy. (1) €700 - €900 287 292 295