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26 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 144. With Two Scarce Folding Plates 1798: [Jones (John)] An Impartial Narrative of the Most Important Engagements ... between His Majesty’s Forces and the Rebels During The Irish Rebellion, 1798, Sm. 8vo D. 1799. In Two Parts, Third Edn., With 2 lg. folding plates of Battles of Tara & Arklow, pagination mixed up in binding, p. 327/328 torn with loss, attractive later hf. mor. tooled gilt spine, mor. label. B.P. of Ferdinand M. Mc Veagh. V. scarce. (1) €250 - €350 145. Lord Roseberry’s Set fromMentmore 1798: Madden (R.R.) The United Irishmen, Their Lives and Times, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1842. First Series, plus Second Series, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1843, and Third Series, 3 vols. 8vo Dublin 1846. Together 7 vols. Complete Lond. & Dublin 1842- 1846. All First Edns., lg. fold. hd. cold. map & 28 litho ports. (include frontis), Series III uncut & unopened, all orig. embossed cloth, gilt lettered spines. Excellent Set, Rare. (7) €550 - €750 146. Irish Poetry: Montague (John) Poisoned Lands, Dolmen Press 1977. Lim. Edn. No. 39 of 75 Copies, Signed Special binding, in slipcase; also The Dead Kingdom, Dublin 1984, & 1 other same author; Murphy (Richard) Sailing to an Island, Lond. 1963. First Edn., Signed, & Inscribed with 7 line poem, d.w.; The Price of Stone, Lond. 1985. Signed, 1 other same author; Bolands (Eavan) New Territory - Poems, Dublin 1967. The Author’s First Book, cloth & d.w.; also The Journey & other Poems, 1987. First Edn., wrappers. (8) €200 - €300 147. Eight Volumes of Northern Ireland interest, poetry and prose, by R. Rowley, Sam Hanna Bell, Amanda M. Ross, Moira O’Neill, a lot. (8) €70 - €100 148. Sporting: Beaufort (Duke of,) The Badminton Library, Hunting, Big Game Shooting (2), Yachting (2), Racing, Riding / Polo, together 8 vols. Lond. 1889-1905, with coloured and other plts., orig. pict. decor. cloth. (8) €180 - €250 146 142. Yeats (W.B.) The Winding Stair and Other Poems, 8vo London (MacMillan & Co.) 1933. First Edn., hf. title, also ‘Advance Review Copy Special Notice’ slip tipped-in on title, unopened, blind stamped green cloth, gilt lettered & decorated spine after designs by T. Sturge Moore, orig. similar decorated d.w. One of 2000 Copies. Wade 169. (1) * An exceptionally fine copy. €700 - €1000 148 144 141. An Exceptional Fine Copy Yeats (W.B.) The Tower, 8vo Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1928. First Edn., Hf. title advert leaf at end, attractive full green cloth with fine design in gilt by T. Sturge Moore, orig. green d.w.s. with sim. design. One of 2000 Copies. Wade 158. (1) €700 - €1000