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30 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 178. In Fine Modern Binding Campbell (J.J.) Legends of Ireland, 8vo Lond. 1955. First Edn., illustrated by Louis le Brocquy. Signed Presentation Copy, dated February 1968. Very fine full green mor. gilt decorations, & tooled mor. overlaid. (1) €200 - €300 179. The Reformation in Cavan in 1827 Cork Printing: [Lord Farnham] Report of the proceedings at a Meeting held at Cavan on Friday the 26th January 1827 to form a Society for Promoting The Reformation in Ireland 8vo, Cork (E. Purcell & Sons) 1827, First Edn., 39pps., later boards. Good copy. Scarce. (1) €200 - €300 180. R.D.S. - Rawson (Thos. James) Statistical Survey of the County of Kildare, 8vo Dublin 1807. First Edn., lg. engd. fold. map, 2 single page maps, 5 engd. plts. (some fold.) & 3 wd. cut illus., marbled wrappers. Clean copy. (1) €300 - €400 181. R.D.S. - Dutton (Hely) Observations on Mr. Acher’s Statistical Survey of the County of Dublin, 8vo Dublin 1802. First Edn., lg. fold. map of Inland Navigation in Ireland, hf. calf. (1) €200 - €300 182. R.D.S. - Dutton (Hely) A Statistical and Agricultural Survey of the County of Galway, 8vo Dublin 1824. First Edn., cont. hf. calf, blind tooled in panels, mor. label. Good. (1) €250 - €350 183. Townsend (Rev. Horatio) A General and Statistical Survey of the County of Cork, 2 vols. Cork 815. Second Edn., lg. fold. hd. cold. map (repaired) a few leaves loose, cont. hf. mor. mor. labels. (2) €300 - €400 184. [Hutchinson] Francis Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. A Defence of Ancient Historians, 8vo Dublin (S. Powell) 1734. First Dublin Edn., wd. cut heads and tails, cont. sprinkled calf, dble. gilt fillet borders, raised bands, mor. label. V. good copy. (1) €200 - €300 185. Friel (Brian) Selected Plays, 8vo L. 1984, paperback, Signed; Aristocrats, 8vo D. (Gallery Press) 1980, First Edn., (paper); O’Cadhain (M.) Paipeir Shára agus Paipéir Bhreaca, 8vo D. (An Clochomlar Tta) 1969, inscribed by the author, leather backed cloth boards; MacEntee (Maire)trans. A Heart full of Thoughts, 8vo D. (Dolmen Press) 1959, Signed, Limited Edn., No. 15 (100) copies, paperbacked boards, as a lot. (4) €150 - €200 182 178 183 179 185 184 181