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

151 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 889. Signed Copy of the Author’s First Book Hogan (Desmond) The Iron Maker - A Novel, 8vo D. 1976. First Edn., Signed Presentation Copy, Kilkenny Aug. 19, ‘90, orig. pict. wrappers; also The Diamonds at the bottom of the Sea, Lond. 1979. Uncorrected Advance Proof; A Curious Street, Lond. [1984], Uncorrected Book Proof - Not for Publication; and A New Shirt, Lond. [1986], Uncorrected Book Proof - Not for Publication. All orig. printed wrapper. Good. Scarce. (4) €120 - €180 890. Baumé (M.) Elements de Pharmacie Theorique et Pratique, 8vo Paris 1773. Third Edn. Signed by Publisher, hf. title, 2 fold. plts., 1-fold. table, errata at end, cont. mottled calf, gilt spine, worn, mor. label. (1) €150 - €200 891. Traveller’s Guide - The Travellers New Guide through Ireland, 8vo Dublin 1815. First Edn., engd. frontis, 10 single page maps, fold. engd. map of Lakes of Killarney & 1 other plt., plus. Large fold. Map of Ireland by J. Taylor not called for, cont. tree calf, rebacked; [Wilson (w.)] The Post-Chaise Companion: or Travellers Directory through Ireland, 8vo Dublin 1786. First Edn., engd. frontis & title, list of subscribers, 2 fold. plts. & sm. fold. map (ex 2), cont. tree calf. (2) €180 - €260 892. [Egan (Pierce)] ‘A Real Paddy,’ Real Life in Ireland; or, The Day and Night Scenes 8vo Lond. n.d. Fourth, hand-coloured frontis & 18 hand-coloured plates, orig. decor. cloth. (1) €180 - €250 893. Diamonds & Pearls: Jefferis (David) Traite des diamants et des perles, ou l’on considere leur importance, et etablit des regles certaines pour en connoitre la justa valour, 8vo Paris 1753. First Edn. in French, hf. title, 10 engd. plts., cont. full mottled calf, gilt spine laid down, mor. label. V. good copy. (1) €300 - €400 894. Architecture: Barozzio (Jacobo) Regola delli cinque Ordini d’Architettura, 4to Bologna (Lelio dalla Volpe) 1736. Engd. title, & 36 engd. illus. (plts.) 76pp.; bound with 2 other items. Cont. hf. calf, marble sides. V. good. (1) €300 - €400 895. Tolstoy, (Leo) Stories and Legends, 8vo, illustrated by A. Lenander Alexeieff, cold. frontis & plts., in attractive full crimson leather gilt decor. spine, mor. label, (Pantheon Books Inc.) New York. (1) €120 - €180 896 – See page 152 897. Signed by Van Morrison Morrison (Van), Hughes (E.) ed. & Rankin (I.) Lit Up Inside, Selected Lyrics, 8vo, L. (Faber & Faber) 2014, First Edn., Signed, maroon cloth, blue d.j. Clean Copy. (1) €80 - €120 898. Signed Limited Edition of 250 Copies Morrison (Van) Keep Er Lit, New Selected Lyrics, 8vo, L. (Faber & Faber) 2020, Signed Limited Edition No. 119 (250) Copies, blue cloth backed orange boards, matching slipcase. Good copy. (1) €180 - €220 899. Tobacco: Fowler (Thos.) Medical Reports on the Effects of Tobacco, Principally with Regard to its Diuretic Quality, in the Cure of Dropsies and Dysuries. 8vo Lond. (For J. Johnson) 1785. First Edn., 84pp, uncut & unopened, later cloth. (1) €200 - €300 900. Pamphlets - America & Architecure: 1. Bandini (Angelo Maria) Vita e Lettere di Amerigo Vespucci, 4to Florence (At the Sign of Appolo) 1745. First Edn., engd. frontis, vignette title, lg. fold. table, wd. cut heads & initials, LXXVI, 128pp plus errata leaf at end; Bound with, Scamaozzi (Ottavio Bertotti) Il Forestiere Istruito della cose piu rare di Architettura, e di alcune piture della citta di Vicenza,... 4to Venice (Giovambattista V. Mosca) 1761. First Edn., engd. port. frontis fine engd. vignette on title, wd.-cut heads & initials, & 36 lg. mostly folding engd. plts., in cont. full calf, raised bands, mor. label. Very Fine Copy. (1) €600 - €900 894 898 893