Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS SALE 6th & 7th, December 2022

113 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 638. Postcards [Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953, etc.] “For Victory” Postcards fromWorldWar 2 including Princess Elizabeth, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, King George VI, the Queen Mother Elizabeth, and five other noted military figures. One card of Olypia, London with written inscription on the back “ This is the place where the German prisoners are kept”. One “Honneur Patrie” 1914 Postcard posted in 1915 and stamped Passed by Censor, as a lot, w.a.f. (18) €80 - €100 639. Wilde (Oscar). A flamboyant Signature dated Nov. 8 ’93, on a slip, elaborately framed in gilt with a reproduced Signed Photograph, frame dimensions - 73cms x 56cms (29” x 22”). (1) €600 - €800 640. Wilde (Oscar) . An original framed ALS, undated, 1 pp, on his Tite Street notepaper, to ‘Dear Miss Temple’, politely declining an invitation from Lady Mount Temple because of a conflicting engagement. With a good signature. Framed with a photographic reproduction of Wilde in society dress, frame dimensions 40cms x 48cms (16” x 19”). (1) €1500 - €2000 641. Shotto Johnstone Douglas, Scottish (Slade School 1871-1958) “Sylvean Pathway in Provence,” oils on card, approx. 14cms x 11cms (5½” x 4½”) inscribed on reverse, gilt tipped and cloth frame. (1) * In 1895 during Oscar Wilde’s family libel case against his friend’s father, which led to his downfall and imprisonment. Shotto Douglas [cousin of Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie)] stood surety for £500 of bail money which releasedWilde from prison. €300 - €400 642. Illuminated Address from Newry Catholic Literary Club Dempsey (Joseph) illuminator Address to the Reverend John O’Hare P.P., Dromara from the Newry Catholic Literary Cub and the Parishioners of Newry, 3pp, with attractive watercolour View of the Town of Newry, illuminated title page, testimate page with watercolour of Catholic Church in Newry, and Signed by Chairman, Treasurer, Secretaries and Committee on behalf of the subscribers, in an attractive full leather Celtic Revival binding. Unique. (1) €800 - €1000 641 639 642 640