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

46 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 393. Thomas Moore’sWorks - Mostly First Editions Moore (Thomas) The Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq., sm. 8vo Dublin (for Richard Milliken) 1810. First Edn., cont. diced calf, gilt roll border, gilt spine; Odes of Anacron, translated into English Verse, 2 vols. Sm. 8vo Lond. 1802. Second Edn., port. frontis, cont. mottled calf; also First Dublin Edition of same work, sm. 8vo D. (by Robert Dapper for Wm. M’Kenzie) 1803. Port. frontis. cont. hf. calf; Fables for The Holy Alliance, Rhymes on the Road, etc, By Thomas Brown, The Younger. 12mo Lond. 1823. First Edn., hf. title, cont. hf. mor.; and, Odes upon Cash, Corn, Catholics and other Matters, 12mo Lond. 1828. First Edn., hf. title, a.e.g., orig. cloth, gilt decor. A Scarce Collection. (6) €300 - €400 395. Very Fine Unopened Copy Yeats (William Butler) The Celtic Twilight, Men andWomen, Dhouls and Faeries. Sm. 8vo London 1893. First Edn., Second Issue. (publisher’s name in lower case at bottom of spine). Frontis by J.B. Yeats with tissue guard, hf. title, advert. leaf at front, XII, 212pp, entirely unopened thro-out, orig. green cloth, with blind publisher’s device on the back cover, gilt lettered spine, and orig. glassine cover. Wade 8. V. good copy. (1) €450 - €650 396. Early Irish Almanck Almanacks: Watson (John) The Gentleman and Citizen’s Almanack, for 1737, 1738, 1739, 1740, & 1741. Together 5 works 12mo, bound as one, Dublin (S. Powell for John Watson) 1737-1741. First volume lacks title page, cont. full calf, covers loose, spine cracked. As periodical, w.a.f. (1) * A rare set of early Irish Almanacks. The first appearance of this work was in 1729. (1) €325‑€500 397. In Fine Irish Binding Almanack: Watson & Stewart - The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack, For the Year of Our Lord, 1829. 8vo Dublin 1829. Bound with Wilson’s Dublin Directory, for 1829. Fold. map, a.e.g. in cont. full crimson mor. elaborate tooled gilt borders & corner decoration, each cover with large Royal Coat of Arms, spine gilt decor. in panels. Extremely good example. (1) €400 - €600 398. Fine Association Copy Shaw (Geo. Bernard) The Author’s Apology fromMrs. Warren’s Profession, Thin 8vo New York (Brentano’s) 1905. Introd. by John Corbin. First Edn., hf. title, 66pp partly unopened (a couple of pages with small tears at fore-edge) orig. boards with printed title, & black ties, in blue cloth wrappers & matching slipcase. V. good. (1) * Half title inscribed by author to John Corbin, who wrote the introduction, ‘ Inscribed for John Corbin Surely a critic[?], but not yet tyrannical. Thanks G. Bernard Shaw / 23 Nov. 1905.’ This is Shaw’s apology referencing his controversial play “ Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” which debates the topic of prostitution. €400 - €600 394. Club Founded byWilliam Butler Yeats Poetry: The Book of the Rhymers Club; and The Second Book of the Rhymers Club, by W.B. Yeats, Ernest Dowden & others. Two vols. Lond. (Elkin Mathews & John Lane) 1892 & 1894. Both Limited Editions (450 & 650). Two hf. titles, [15]pp of adverts at end of second volume. Both orig. cloth first with ptd. label on spine and second with gilt lettering. V. good. (2) * First volume contains first book appearance of Yeats’s ‘Lake Isle of Innisfree.’ €400 - €600 395 397 398 & detail