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

72 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 611. Copyright Edition Bindings: Lever (Charles) The Novels of Charles Lever, edited by his daughter, 37 vols. London (Downey & Co.) 1897-1899. Limited Edition 1000 copies only. With fine etchings, illustrations by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne) & others, t.e.g., in a pale geen mor. binding, triple fillet borders raised bands, & profusely gilt tooled in panels with shamrocks etc., & crimson mor. labels, by Riviere. A stunning set in fine condition. (37) €2000 - €3000 612. Bindings: American Civil War - Herbert (Hon. H.A.)ed. & others, Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series I, 27 vols.; Series II, 3 vols. + Index’s. Together 31 vols. thick imp. 8vo Washington 1894- 1922. Photo illus. thro-on, top edges gilt, all uniform recent fine mor. backed marble boards, raised bands, mor. labels, & attractive gilt motifs of ships, anchors etc. A fine set. (31) €1000 - €1500 613. Bindings: [American History & Political] Wilson (W.) History of the American People, 5 vols. 8vo. N.Y. (Harper Bros) 1902, illus., hf. buckram, red cloth; Beveridge (A.J.) The Life of John Marshal, 4 vols. 8vo Boston 1916, illus. full mor., decor. spine; Fiske (J.) The Discovery of America, 4 vols., 8vo Cambridge 1892, illus., mor. backed marble boards; Lossing (B.J.) Field Book of the Revolution, 2 vols. N.Y. 1851, illus. hf. calf (2 sets); Young J.S.) Around the World with General Gant, vols. N.Y. 1879, illus. hf. calf; Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant, 2 vols. 8vo N.Y. 1885, illus. hf. calf, and 9 other books on American History and Political Issues, as a lot. (31) €650 - €900 614. Custom Fine Bindings: [American History] A collection of 22 Books relating to Americas History, and Political Figures, including Works about J.F. Kennedy (public, messages, speeches & statements and about his assassination) Roosevelt, WoodrowWilson, Jimmy Carter and other Presidents and American Political Events, all in custom fine red mor., binding with decor. spines. Fine lot. (22) €400 - €500 615. Periodical: Robinson (Wm.) The Garden an Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in all its Branches, Vol. 1 - Vi, & Vol. VIII, together 6 vols. 4to Lond. Nov. 1871 - Dec. 1875. Profusely illus. thro.-out, include full page, cont. hf. mor. mor. labels, as a periodical, w.a.f. (6) €80 - €130 616. Bindings: Thackeray - The Works of WilliamMakepeace Thackeray, 24 vols. Lond. (Smith, Elder & Co.) 1869. Illus. thro-out, t.e.g. Fine attractive crushed half crimson mor. raised bands, tooled gilt spines, in panels. Extremely good set. As bindings. (24) €500 - €700 617. All Signed by the Author Johnston (Jennifer) A collection of 12 of the Authors hardback Copies of her Novels, All Signed, including: Shadows on our Skin; The Invisible Worm; The Railway Station Man; This is Not a Novel; Foolish Mortals; Two Moons; The Illusionist; Grace and Truth; HowMany Miles to Babylon; The Old Jest; Fools Sanctuary; The Gingerbread Woman; all 8vo, cloth & d.j. Good clean lot. (12) €150 - €200 618. Kennelly (Brendan) A large collection of hardback and paperback Editions of the Authors Works, in Limited and General Editions, all Signed and Inscribed (some as Gaeilge) mostly hardback(some ptd. wrappers) including works such as Dreams of a Black Fox, Glimpses, Selected Pomes, The Book of Judas, Now, Dubliners, and many othes, all 8vo, good clean lot. (20) €250 - €350 619. [Kiely (Benedict)] A Cow in the House, L. 1978; A Letter to Peace Tree, L. 1987; The Waves between Us, L. 1999; [Trevor (W.)] Fools of Fortune, L. 1984; (R.) Nights at the Alexandra, N.Y. 1987; Other People’s Worlds, L. 1980; Mrs. Eckdorf in O’Neill’s Hotel, L. 1969; The Hill Bachelors, L. 2000; [Leonard (H.)] Out After Dark, L. 1989, Signed; A Wild People, L. 1988; Home Before Night, L. 1979, Signed; Parnell and the Englishwoman, L. 1991, all 8vo, cloth & d.j. Clean lot. (12) €150 - €200 620. Children’s Interest: Walliams (David) The World’s Worst Series, including Monsters, Teachers, Children 1-3 & Parents, also The Midnight Gange, The Beast of Buckingham Palace, Bad Day, Slim, The Blunders, Spaceboy, and Awful Auntie; all 8vo, L. (Harper Collins) all illustrated by Adam Stower, Some Signed by the Author, all cloth, illustrated d.j. (13) €120 - €140