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55 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 463. [Otway (Caesar)] A Tour in Connaught, sm. 8vo Dublin 1839. First Edn., frontis illus. includ 4 plts. text illus.; [McCollum (S.)] Sketches of the Highlands of Cavan and of Shirley Castle in Farney, 12mo Belfast 1856, First Edn.; Burke (O.J.) The South Isles of Aran (Co. Galway) Lond. 1887, First Edn., all cloth. (3) €120 - €170 464. Surveys etc - Wicklow, Kildare & Carlow: Fraser (Robert) General View of the ... County Wicklow with Observations,... Dublin Society, 8vo Dublin 1801. First Edn., lacks maps, uncut boards; Rawson (T.J.) Statistical Survey of the County of Kildare ..., 8vo Dublin 1807. First Edn., lacks map, recent cloth; Ryan (John) The History and Antiquities of the County of Carlow, Dublin 1833. First Edn., recent cloth. As a lot, w.a.f. (3) €130 - €180 465. Trevor (William) The Ballroom of Romance, L. 1972, pict. boards; Angels at the Ritz, L. 1975; Cheating at Canasta, L. 2007; Last Stories, L. 2018; The Silence in the Garden, L. 1988; The News from Ireland, L. 1986; Fools of Fortune, L. 1983; The Day we Got Drunk on Cake, 8vo. N.Y. 1967, all 8vo, Firsts, cloth & d.j., as a lot, w.a.f. (8) €100 - €150 466. O’Brien (Kate) Presentation Parlour, L. 1963, Signed, cloth & d.j.; As Music and Splendour, L. 1958, cloth & d.j.; The Ante- Room, L. 1934, cloth & d.j.; The Last of Summer, L. 1943; The Flower of May, L. 1953; That Lady, L. 1946; Mary Lavelle, L. 1936; The Land of Spices, L. 1949 (Reprint) Farewell Spain, L. 1937; Without My Cloak, L. 1931 (Second) all 8vo, cloth, as a lot. (10) €120 - €140 467. Scarce CatholicWorks Pamphlets: 1. [Taaffe (D.)] ‘Julius Vindex,’ Vindication of the Irish Nation, and Particularly its Catholic Inhabitants from the Calumnies of Libellers, Parts 1, 11, 111, IV, V & VI. Together 6 parts. 8vo Dublin 1802- 1804; bound with, 2. Anon. A Defence of the Catholic Church, against the affairs of certain busy Seclaries. Being a Dialogue between an Itinerant (Methodist Preacher) and Sylvester Lynch, 8vo Dublin 1803 XVIII, 72pp; 3. [Taaffe (D.)] Julius Vindex,’ Antidotes to Cure the Catholicophobia and Irenephobia: Efficacious to eradicate the Horrors against Catholics and Irishmen... Calculated to Promote Conciliation, Peace and Harmony, between all Seats and Parties. 8vo Dublin 1804. First Edn., XXII, 87pp. Together 3 works in one volume. Cont. mottled calf, orig. mor. label, spine repaired. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 468. Kinsella (Thomas) Butcher’s Dozen, Peppercanister I, 8vo, Dublin 1972. Lim. Edn. 125 Copies, O/S., mor. backed; Peppercanister 3, Vertical Man, roy 8vo Dolmen Press 1973, Lim. Edn. 100 Copies, O/S, mor. backed; Peppercanister 4, The Good Fight, 8vo Dolmen Press 1973. Lim. Edn., 125 Copies, Signed by Author, mor. backed; and Downstream, Poems, 8vo Dolmen Press 1962. First Edn., orig. d.w. & printed wrappers, ‘Poetry Book Society Choice’. (4) €200 - €300 469. Irish Poetry: Emeron (J.M. & Ruthven) Rostrevor, Lays of the Deep and Other Poems, 12mo Lond. 1878, orig. cloth; Cowan (Sam. K.) Laurel Leaves; or, Lays of a Laureate, 12mo Belfast 1885. First Edn., orig. cloth; Drennan (Dr. Wm.) Glendalloch, and other Poems, with Additional Verses by His Sons, sm. 8vo Dublin 1859. Second Edn., hf. title, orig. cloth; An Essay on Education, Catholic and Mixed, A Poem, ... by a Catholic Priest, sm. sq. 8vo Dublin 1868. First Edn., Inscribed Presentation Copy, orig. cloth; Callanan (Helena) Asylum for the Blind, Cork, Verses Old and New, 8vo Cork 1899, First Edn., boards; & 3 other sim wrappers. Scarce. (7) €120 - €180 470. Anderson (James) Observations on the Means of Exciting a Spirit of National Industry, Chiefly to Promote the Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures and Fisheries of Scotland, 2 vols. 8vo Dublin 1779. First Edn., hf. title. Vol. II, cont. calf, rubbed, mor. labels & raised bands. V. good. (2) €140 - €200 470 465 462. Important Irish Bibliographical Journal Crone (John S.) & others, - The Irish Book Lover, A Monthly Review of Irish Literature and Bibliography. Vols. 1 - 32, together 32 vols. [All Published] 8vo Lond. 1910 - 1952. First Edn., some illus. port. etc. Assembled from original issues, now in full green cloth, gilt lettered spines. A very good complete set. Rare. (32) €1000 - €1500