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29 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 169. Hansbrow (Rev. G.) An Improved Topographical and Historical Hibernian Gazetteer, 8vo Dublin 1835. First Edn., dedication leaf misplaced, recent mor. backed mor., raised bands, gilt spine, mor. labels. Good. (1) €160 - €240 170. Pye (Patrick) Has Art any Meaning?, 8vo, D. (The Dolmen Press) 1962, First, Signed and dedicated to Elizabeth Rivers, illus. card loosely inserted, ptd. wrappers; Donoghue (Denis) We Irish, 8vo, N.Y. (A.A. Knopf ) 1986, First, Signed, cloth backed boards, ptd. wrappers; Coffey (Brian) ed. Denis Devlin, The Heavenly Foreigner, 8vo, D. (Dolmen) 1967, First, Signed by Brian Coffey, cloth & d.j.; Mac Diarmuid (Hugh) Selected Poems, 8vo L. Penyum) 1970, Signed, ptd. wrappers; Hartnett (M.) The Retreat of Ita Cagney, 8vo Kildare (Goldsmith Press), First, ptd. wrappers, as a lot, w.a.f. (5) €140 - €180 171. Atkinson (A.) The Irish Tourist: In A Series of Picturesque Views, Travelling Incidents and Observations, Statistical, Political and Moral.... 8vo Dublin 1815. First Edn., comprehensive list of subscribers, 26pp, recent hf. calf, marble sides, raised bands, mor. labels. V. good. (1) €200 - €300 172. Froude (J. Anthony) The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century, 3 vols. Lond. 1872-1874. Attractive cont. hf. calf, profusely tooled gilt spines, mor. labels. (3) €150 - €200 173. R.D.S.: Sampson(Rev. G. Vaughan) Statistical Survey of the County of Londonderry, with Observations on the Means of Improvement... . 8vo Dublin 1802. First Edn., lg. fold. map, hand- cold. in outline, errata leaf, XXIIIpp + explanation leaf, 509pp + appendix 42pp, fold. table, fold. plan, sm. fold. map, & 13 sepia plts. (7 lg. fold.), in fine recent mor. backed boards, raised bands & mor. labels. V. good. (1) €400 - €600 174. R.D.S.: Fraser (Robert) Statistical Survey of the County of Wexford, 8vo Dublin 1807. First Edn., L.S. on title, Clongowes-Wood College, lg. fold map, recent mor. backed marble boards, raised bands, mor. labels. V. good copy. (1) €320 - €450 175. R.D.S. - Dubourdieu (Rev. J.) Statistical Survey of the County of Down, With Observations ... . 8vo Dublin1802. First Edn., engd. frontis, fold. map of the County, 11 engd. plts. (some cold.) text illus. etc. XVI, 319pp in recent mor. backed boards, raised bands, mor. labels. V. good. (1) €300 - €400 176. R.D.S.: Coote (Sir Charles) Statistical Survey of the County of Armagh, 8vo Dublin 1804. First Edn., lg. fold. map after Rocque, & lg. fold. Map of Lough Neagh, & some wd. cut illus., & errata leaf at end, in recent mor. backed boards, raised bands & gilt lettered spine. V. good copy. (1) €300 - €400 177. Inscribed Presentation Copy Woods (James) Annals of Westmeath Ancient and Modern, 8vo Dublin 1907. First Edn Thus, Inscribed Presentation Copy, ‘ Presented to Dr. Joyce by A. Grateful Patient .. 1908,’ Illus., cuttings loosely inserted. Orig. cloth. V. good. (1) €200 - €300 175 170 176 174 169