RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE 12th -13th December 2023

10 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 52. Henry (Francoise) L’Art Irlandais, 3 vols. sm. 4to 1963-1964. Cold. illus. thro.-out, cloth, d.w.’s, & slipcases. Good. Emf. (3) €100 - €150 53. Pamphlets: 1. A List of the Absentees of Ireland, And An Estimate of the Yearly Value of their Estates and Incomes spent Abroad, 8vo Dub. (Geo. Faulkner) 1769. Third Edn., fold. table; Bound with: 2. A Comparative View of the Public Burdens of Great Britain and Ireland, 8vo Lond. 1772. 64pp., hf. mor. lacking label. Scarce. Emf. (1) €180 - €250 54. 1798: The Report from the Secret Committee of the House of Commons, with An Appendix, 8vo Dub. 1798. With 4pp. fold. fac-simile letter, & lg. fold. table, 334pp; Bound with, Report from the Secret Committee of the House of Lords, with An Appendix, Dub. 1798., 67pp. Both First Edns., cont. hf. mor. Good. V. Scarce. Emf. (1) €250 - €350 55. Vallancey (Gen. Chas.) An Essay on the Primitive Inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland, 8vo Dublin 1807. First Edn., 3 engd. plts. 2 fold.; Bound with, Webb (Wm.) An Analysis of the History and Antiquities of Ireland, .. Review of the General History of the Celtic Nations. 8vo Dublin 1791. Cont.. tree calf. John Knox Grogan’s copy, Signed by him. Emf. (1) €160 - €240 56. Dutton (Hely) A Statistical and Agricultural Survey of the County of Galway, 8vo Dublin 1824. First Edn., with newscuttings added, cont. hf. mor. Emf. (1) €180 - €260 57. Marmion (A.) The Ancient and Modern History of the Maritime Ports of Ireland, 8vo Lond. 1858, list of subscribers; Gilbert (J.T.) History of the Viceroys of Ireland , Dublin 1865. First Edn., partly uncut, both orig. cloth. (2) €100 - €150 58. By Kilkenny Author Arsdekin (Richard) Theologia Tripartita Universa, 3 vols.in one, 4to Cologne 1693. Tenth Edition, hf. title, red & bl. with m/ ss owners name obliterated in black ink, orig. full vellum, good. Emf. (1) Arsdekin - Mac Giolla Cuddy, born Kilkenny, March 1619. €300 - €400 59. Plantin Press Wadding (Luke)ed. Francisci Assisatis Opuscula, 3 vols. in one, 4to Antwerp (Ex. Officina Plantiniana) 1623. First Edn., engd. title, wd. cut initials, heads & tails, browned thro-out, cont. vellum, spine cracked. Sweeney 2014. Emf. (1) €300 - €400 60. Plummer (Charles) Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae, 2 vols. Oxfod 1910 & Bethada Naem n Erenn - Lives of the Irish Saints, 2 vols. Oxford 1922. Both First Edns., all uniform green cloth, & ptd. d.w.’s. Good. Emf. (4) €180 - €250 61. Zeuss (J.C.) Grammatica Celtica, 2vols. roy 8vo Leipzig 1853. First Edn., cont. hf. mor. mor. label. (2) * This copy belonged to H. Gaidoz, Celtic Scholar, signed and with his bookplate & annotated thro-out by another scholar, R. Siegfried, together with notes loosely inserted. Rare. (2) €175 - €225 62. Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland Surveyed 1777. roy 8vo Lond. & Dublin 1778. First Edn., engd. title & dedit., lg. fold. Map of Ireland (torn with loss) & 288 full page maps, cont. sheep, worn. As an Atlas, w.a.f. (1) €300 - €400 54 56 59 58 62