Rare Book & Collectors' Sale 1st & 2nd October 2025

10 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 25. Illustrated by Irish Artists O’Neill (Eamon) trans. [P. O’Conaire], The Woman at the Window & other Stories, Dublin n.d. Illustrated by Michael Mac Liammoir, orig. illus. d.w.; Sterne (Lawrence) A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, Edin. 1926. Coloured frontis & other illus. by Norah McGuinness, pict. boards; O’Faolain (E.) Miss Pennyfeather in the Springtime, Dublin 1946. First Edn., illus. by Muriel Brandt. All good. (3) €130 - €180 26. Frost (James) The History and Topography of The County of Clare, D. 1893, First Edn., cold. map frontis & litho plts.; Brennan (Rev. M.) Schools of Kildare and Leighlin A.D. 1775-1835, 8vo D. 1935. First Edn.; Graham (H.) The Early Irish Monastic Schools, D. 1923. First Edn., all cloth & v. good. (3) €140 - €180 27. Howard (Geo. Ed.) A Treatise on the Rules and Practice of the Equity Side of the Exchequer in Ireland; 2 vols. 8vo Dublin 1760. First Edn., list of subs., orig. calf, rebacked; also Dutton (Matt) The Office and Authority of Sheriffs, …and Coroners in Ireland, Dublin 1721, rebound quarter calf. (3) €120 - €170 28. [Harris (Walter)] Hibernica: Or, some Ancient Pieces relating to Ireland, 2 Parts, 8vo Dublin 1770. Cont. full calf, mor. label; Desiderata Curiosa Hibernica: Or a Select Collection of State Papers, 2vols. 8vo Dublin 1772, cont. calf, rebacked, mor. labels. (3) €160 - €220 29. Association Copy De Lolme (J.L.) The Constitution of England, or An Account of the English Government, 8vo D. 1776. Fourth Edn., hf. title, cont. tree calf, raised bands mor. label. Good copy. (1) * Inscribed, ‘ Rev Patrick Murray, Maynooth College, September 24th, 1835,’ author and former President of Maynooth College. €80 - €120 30. R.D.S.: Coote (Sir Chas.) Statistical Survey of Armagh, with Observations... under the Direction of The Dublin Society, 8vo Dublin 1804. First Edn., fold. map of County & large fold. map of Lough Neagh, some text illus., cont. hf. crimson mor. V. good. (1) €270 - €325 31. All Signed Copies MacDonagh (Donagh) Happy as Larry, Dublin (Maurice Fridberg) 1946. First Edn., illus. by Francis Rose, Signed Presentation Copy, cloth & pict. wrappers; also The Hungry Grass, Lond. 1947. First- Presentation Copy, d.w.; MacDonagh (Patrick) One Landscape Still, Signed Pres. Copy, d.w.; & 1 other same author; Brownlow (T.) & Carew (Rivers) Figures out of Mist, Dublin (New Square Publications) 1966. Signed Pres. Limited Edn.; O’Sullivan (S.) Mud and Purple, Dublin 1917, frontis, d.w.; also Essays and Recollections, D. 1944, d.w.; and The Rose and Bottle, Dublin 1946 First Edn., d.w. Good. (8) €80 - €120 32. Burns (G.) ed. & Currie (James) The Works of Robert Burns, with an Account of His Life etc., 5 vols. 8vo Lond. 1820. Engd. port. & fold. fac-simile, cont. full calf lg. blind tooled borders, fine professional re-back, gilt, mor. labels. Good. (5) €200 - €300 33. Fine First Edition Examples Hamilton (Rev. Wm.) Letters Concerning the Northern Coast of the County of Antrim, 8vo Dublin 1790. First Edn., fold. map frontis & 3 fold. plts., cont. tree calf; Drummond (Wm. Hamilton) The Giants Causeway, A Poem, 8vo Belfast 1811. First Edn., map frontis & lg. fold. ditto plus 6 engd. plts. (some fold.) cont. tree calf, mor. labels. Both v. good copies; also Statistical Survey of the County of Antrim, D. 1812, fold. & other plts. hf. mor. (3) €250 - €350 34. Cromwell (Thomas) Excursions in Ireland - Province of Leinster, 3 vols. roy 8vo Lond. 1820. First Edn., 3 engd. add. titles, & approx. 118 engd. plts. (include frontis) cont. hf. green mor. V. good. (3) €200 - €300 35. Hogan (D.) The Description of Ireland ... 1598. 4to D. & L. 1878; Brady (W. Maziere) State Papers concerning the Irish Church, Lond. 1868; Stokes (Geo. T.) Some Worthies of the Irish Church, Lond. 1900; and [Walsh] - Sketches of Ireland Sixty Years Ago, sm. 8vo Dublin 1849, Second Edn., all orig. cloth. (4) €70 - €100 36. 1798: The Beauties of the Press; with an Appendix, containing The Speech of Arthur O’Connor, on The Catholic Question,.. on Monday May 4th, 1795. 8vo Lond. 1800. First Edn., cont. diced calf, two gilt roll borders. V. good. (1) €170 - €230 25 30 34 36