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

69 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 599. 16th President of America Bindings: Nicolay (John G.) & Hay (John)eds. Abraham Lincoln - A History, 10 vols. roy 8vo N. York Century Co. 1914. Illus. thro.-out, t.e.g., cont. fine hf. brown calf, tooled gilt spine with American motifs; Sandburg (Carl) Abraham Lincoln - The War Years, 4 vols. N.Y. (Harcourt, Brace & Co.) 1939. Lim. Edn. Signed by Author. Photo & illus. thro.-out, a.e.g. in fine full crushed dark blue mor.; Beveridge (Albert J.) Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858, 4 vols. roy 8vo Boston & N. York (Houghton, Mufflin Co.) 1928. Manuscript Edition, No. 255 of 1000 Copies, Limited, illus. thro.- out, t.e.g., cont. hf. crimson mor.; Landis (A.H.) The Abraham Lincoln Brigade, 8vo N. York (Citadel Press) 1967, illus., gilt tooled, mor. backed boards; & 2 others sim. (a lot) €400 - €600 601. Mantel (Hilary) Bring up the Bodies, L. 2012 (2 copies); The Mirror and the Light, L. 2020, (2 Copies); Wolf Hall, L. 2009, (2 copies), all 8vo, cloth and d.j. (6) €60 - €80 598. TheWessex Novels Bindings: Hardy (Thomas) Works, 21 vols. roy 8vo New York & L. (Harper & Brothers) 1920. Anniversary Edition. Limited to 1250 Sets, This No. 24, partially unopened in fine hf. blue mor., tooled gilt spines in panels, by Stikeman & Co. Very good. (21) €1250 - €1750 600. With Original Letter from Author Bindings: Holmes (Oliver Wendell) The Works of ...., 15 vols. 8vo Boston & N. York (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.) 1892. Artists Edition. Limited to 750 Copies, This is No. 161. Illustrated with engraved portraits, & photogravures, fac-similes etc. With original A.L. signed from author tipped-in at front of Vol. I, in fine cont. dark crushed mor., with multiple gilt fillet borders, gilt spines with raised bands & silk loose ends, & tooled gilt overlaid doublures. Extremely fine set. (15) €550 - €800 597. Bindings: Hodge (H.) Gen. Editor & others. Notable British Trials Series, 89 volumes, 8vo Edin. & Glasgow c. 1900-1960. Including, Montgomery Hyde (H.)ed. The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Lond. 1960, most with illustrations, all fine crimson backed marble boards, raised bands mor. labels & with motif of ‘Justice’ in panels. Most attractive set, all in exquisite condition. As bindings, w.a.f. (89) €1500 - €2500