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15 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 55. Smith (Charles) The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford: 8vo Dublin (A. Reilly for the Author) 1746. First Edn., engd. vignette on dedit., list of subscribers lg. fold. map of County, fold. plan, & 4 lg. fold. plts., uncut, recent calf backed cloth boards, mor. label. V. good copy. (1) €400 - €600 56. Signed by the Secretary Irish Repeal: Essays on the Repeal of the Union, ... roy 8vo Dublin (J. Duffy) 1845. Inscribed Presentation Copy to the United University Club, by Loyal National Repeal Association, .. Signed by T. M. Ray, Sec. of the Association, fine recent calf backed marble boards, mor. label; 1 other vol. sim. (2) €125‑€200 57. Modern Irish Poetry: Sixteen works by Paul Durcan, Mark Roper, Dennis O’Driscoll, Peadar O’Doirnín, Dermot Healy, Peter Fallon etc., some Signed & Lim. Edns., mostly First Edns., all good. (16) €200 - €300 58. Connaught: Stone (J. Harris) Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest, 8vo Lond. 1906. First Edn., illus. cloth; Freeman (A. Martin) Annala Connacht The Annals of Connacht (A.D. 1224-1544), roy 8vo Dublin 1944, cont. hf. cloth; O’Donovan (J.)ed. The Tribes and Customs of Hy-Many, commonly called O’Kelly’s Country, 4to Dublin (I.A.S.) 1843. First Edn., engd. map, fold. table, orig. cloth, & a reprint copy of same. (4) €125‑€250 59. Yeats (Jack B.) Life in the West of Ireland, 4to Dublin (Maunsel & Co.) 1915. New Edn., 8 cold. plts., & bl. & white plates thro.-out, orig. boards, top of spine dam. Clean copy. (1) €300 - €400 60. Newry Printing: Stuart (James) Historical Memoirs of the City of Armagh, Tall 8vo Newry 1819. First Edn., engd. frontis & 4 engd. plts. (1 fold.), with tipped-in note from author, uncut, in recent hf. calf, mor. label. V. good copy. (1) €160 - €240 61. Signed by The Authors O’Brien (Wm.) & Ryan (Desmond) Devoy’s Post Bag 1871-1928 , 2 vols. roy 8vo Dublin 1948-1953. First Edn., Signed by Both Authors, & others, illus. ports. etc. & with original Prospectus loosely inserted, t.e.g. in cont. full blue mor., gilt fillet borders. V. good copy. (2) €220 - €350 62. D’Alton (John) The History of Drogheda with its Environs, ... Memoir of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway. Two vols. in one, 8vo D. 1863. First Edn., engd. add. title Vol. I, & 23 engd. plts. maps & plans (some fold.), some spotting, orig. cloth. (1) €200 - €300 63. Eliot (T.S.) The Confidential Clerk, Lond. 1954; The Elder Statesman, Lond. 1959, both First Edns., orig. d.w.’s; also 10 others by, or about Eliot. As a lot, w.a.f. (13) €100 - €150 59 55 62 56 63 57