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

160 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 970. Signed Presentation Copy Murphy (Seamus) Stone Mad, 8vo Dublin (Golden Eagle Books) n.d. [1950] First Edn., Illustrated by Fergus O’Ryan, orig. green cloth, pict. d.w. damaged & torn. (1) * Inscribed Presentation Copy, ‘Cyril and Maureen from their friend Seamus Murphy.’ €180 - €240 971. Signed by the Author and Cast Shaw (G. Bernard) Geneva a Fancied Page of History in three Acts, 8vo, L. (Constable & Co.) 1939, First Edn., inscribed on hf. title “ Mr. Frank Sleap’s Copy G. Bernard Shaw, 16th June 1939,” signed on front pastedown, “Frank Sleap, Savile Theatre W.C.2,” illustrated by Feliks Topolski, signed by the cast who performed on August 1st 1938, decorated boards, lacks spine. Otherwise wonderful Assocation Copy. (1) €600 - €800 972. One of 200 Copies Signed Le Brocquy (Sybil) Cadenus & Swift’s Most Valuable Friend. Lilliput, D. 2003, d.w., reissue with two images by Louis le Brocquy and intro. by Andrew Carpenter. One of 200 copies signed on t.p. by Louis le Brocquy. (1) €120 - €150 973. McGahern (J.) The Collected Stories, 8vo L. 1992 First Edn., d.w.; also High Ground, L. 1985, First Edn.,; Heaney (S.) & Ted Hughes, eds. The School Bag, Lond. 1997. First Edn.; The Cure at Troy, 1996; Station Island, 1984; 2 others mod. Irish Poetry, paperbacks. A lot. (7) €100 - €150 974. [Harvey (James)] The Headsman; or The Abbaye des Vignerons. A Tale, 3 vols. Lond. 1833. First British Edn., 3 hf. titles, uncut, orig. cloth backed boards, paper labels; Boyle (Peter) The Red Knights of Germany, A Novel., 3 vols. Lond. 1877. First Edn., 3 hf. titles, orig. purple cloth, faded. (6) €200 - €300 975. Rare Book Catalogues: Hodges Figgis & Co. - A Catalogue of Books Relating to Ireland, 4to Dublin 1953. First Edn., numerous m/ss notes in recent calf backed boards, gilt spine, mor. label; De Burca Rare Books - Irish Bookbindings, Catalogues 31 & 36 4to Dublin 1993 - 1995. Profusely illustrated, now bound as one, recent hf. calf, mor. label; The Aiden Heavey Collection, oblong folio Athlone 2008, signed by Aiden Heavey, & Patrick Murray, orig. pict. wrappers. All v. good. (3) €200 - €300 976. Signed by the Illustrated Travers (P.L.) Mary Poppins, 4to L. (Harper Collins) 2019, illustrated by Lauren Child, signed by the artist, decor. green boards, decor. d.j. Good copy. (1) €100 - €150 977. Signed by ReeseWitherspoon Witherspoon (Reese) Whiskey in a Teacup, 4to N.Y. (Touchstone) 2018, Signed Special Edn., decorative endpapers, cloth backed photographic boards. Good copy. (1) €80 - €120 978. A Gift to Lady Lavery with Inscription & Sketch Belloc (Hilaire) Sonnets and Verse, 8vo, L. (Duckworth & Co.) 1923, Limited Edn. No. 465 (525) copies, inscribed on f.e.p. with sketches “Hazel Lavery” (in her writing) did buy this book with her own money in which (at her request, her high request!) The poor dog of an author inscribes his insignificant name H. Belloc, January 1924,” uncut, black cloth, gilt lettered spine, custom made slip case. Wonderful association copy. (1) €600 - €800 979. Hackman (Gene) & Lenihan (D.) Wake of the Perido Star, 8vo N.Y. (New Market Press) 1999, First Edn., Signed by both, cloth backed boards, silver lettered spine, decor. d.j. Good copy. (1) €70 - €80 980. Grohl (Dave) The Storyteller, Tales of Life and Music, 8vo, L. (Simon & Schuster) 2021, Signed Edition, illus., blue boards, photographic d.j. Good copy. (1) €120 - €180 981. Signed by Debbie Harry Harry (Debbie) Face It, 8vo L. (Dey St.) 2018, signed, illus., decor. boards. Good copy. (1) €80 - €100 982. Signed Limited Edition Doyle (Tom) Before We Was We - Madness by Madness, 8vo L. (Virgin Books) 2019, signed Limited Edn. No. 143 (500) copies, (signatures of all 6 members), illus., photographic boards, picture d.j. Good copy. (1) €120 - €180 971 976 978