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99 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 735. Thomas Mathew Ray’s Copy Pamphlet: Ferrar (John) St. Anne’s Division. Important Hints to the 50 District Committees of the City of Dublin, Being an Attempt to explain their Duty. 8vo Dublin (R. Gibson) 1803. First Edn., hf. title, & 16pp sewn in blue wrappers, now in fine hf. calf, marble folder, tooled gilt mor. label. (1) * Half-title & title, signed ‘T.M. Ray, May 1845,’Very Rare. Ray was an Irish Nationalist politician, friend of Daniel O’Connell, & Secretary of the Loyal National Repeal Association. €300 - €400 736. Custom House, Dublin: Anon. Considerations on the Removal of the Custom-House, Humbly submitted to the Public. 8vo Dublin 1781. Sole Edition, 47pp., title in photocopy, recent hf. calf, marble boards. V. Scarce. (1) €200 - €300 737. Royal Dublin Society: Memorandum of Objects of Geological interest in the Vicinity of Dublin, 8vo Dublin 1835 First Edn., fold. map frontis 26pp recent hf. mor. gilt lettered spine. V. good copy. Scarce. (1) €180 - €250 738. Delany (Mrs.) Letters fromMrs. Delany (Widow of Doctor Patrick Delany), to Mrs. Frances Hamilton from the Year 1779, to.. 1788, Containing many unpublished and interesting Anecdotes of their late Majesties and the Royal Family. 8vo Lond. 1820. First Edn., Hf. title, errata tipped in, one leaf of preface lacking XXIII, 106pp later attractive hf. calf. (1) €175 - €225 739. Pamphlet: [Mills (Michael)] A Scheme for Enlarging Essex Bridge, Whereby, Not only Three-Fourths of the Expense of a New Bridge will be saved; but the Public shall enjoy the Benefit in Six Months. 8vo Dublin (Aug. Long) 1752. First Edn., 15pp. lacks plan, now in recent hf. calf, marble sides. V. Scarce. (1) €200 - €300 740. McGahern (John) The Leavetaking, Lond. (Faber & Faber) 1974. First Edn., d.w.; Memoir, 8vo Lond. 2005, Special Lim. Edn. No. 170 of 250 Copies, Signed by Author, in slipcase; also general edition of same, Signed by Author, orig. slipcase; The Power of Darkness, 8vo Lond. 1991. First Edn., paperback, & 1 other sim. (5) €200 - €300 741. McGahern (John) The Pornographer, 8vo N. York (Harper & Row) 1979. First American Edition - Signed by Author, uncut, d.w.; also First English Edn., of same, d.w.; also Monaghan Day, 8vo Lond. (Faber & Faber) 1990. Uncorrected Advance Proof, Signed by Author, green paperback. (3) €220 - €350 742. Irish Poetry: Campbell (Joseph) Irishry, D. & L. 1913; Ingram (John K.) Sonnets and other Poems, Lond. 1900; Ledwidge (Francis) Songs of Peace, Lond. 1917; Wilson (Florence M.) The Coming of the Earls and other Poems, Dublin 1918; Tynan (Katherine) Ballads & Lyrics, Lond. 1891; Kettle (T.M.) Poems and Paradies, Dublin 1916; All First Edns., & 8 others sim. poetry. (14) €120 - €150 735 736 740 741 739