Rare Book & Collectors' Sale June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026

128 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 995. Heaney (Seamus) The Cure at Troy, 8vo, Derry (Field Day) 1990, Signed Limited Edn. No. 188/500 copies, grey cloth, pict. d.j.; also General Edition (Signed) The Cure at Troy, 8vo, N.Y. (F.S.G.) 1991, Signed dedicated cloth & d.j.; together with First U.S. Paperback Edn. (Signed and Inscribed) ptd. wrappers, Nice clean lot. (5) [Brandes & Durkan A49as, b, c & d] €400 - €500 996. Egyptian Travel: Wilson (Wm. Rae) Travels in The Holy Land, Egypt, 2 vols. L. 1831. Third Edn., 13 aqua plts. include frontis complete, v. clean, cont. cloth. Vol. I stained, gilt lettered spine, clean copy; Patterson (James Laird) Journal of a Tour in Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Greece: With Notes, and an Appendix on Ecclesiastical Subjects , 8vo Lond. (C. Dolman) 1852. First Edn., fold. litho frontis (stained) & 5 litho plts. (1 plan, 4 dble page), some wd. cut text illus. some light L.S. new spine, mor. label, Jerusalem cross in gilt on front cover. (3) €180 - €240 997. J.K.L. Fitzpatrick (WM. John) The Life, Times and Correspondence of The Rt. Rev. Dr. Doyle, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, 2 vols. Dublin 1861. First Edn., 2 port. frontis list of subscribers, orig. cloth. A v. clean copy. (2) €100 - €150 998. Meyer (Kuno) Merugad Uilix Maicc Leirtis. The Irish Ulysses Nutt, L. 1886, First Edn., plain wrappers; The Vision of Mac Conglinne, 1892, First Edn., cloth gilt; A Primer of Early Irish Metrics, D. 1909, First Edn, Ancient Irish Poetry, L. 1913, First Edn., and three others sim. (7) €80 - €100 999. Meath Horticultural Society, c. 1845-1883 Co. Meath Manuscript: Meath Horticultural Society, A very detailed manuscript account book for approx. 1845-1883, listing management committee, original subscribers, members, circulars, minutes of meetings, running accounts, bank accounts, list of judges, lists of competitors, prizes etc., in a thick 4to notebook, over 200pp., in orig. mor. backed marble boards. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) * A most detailed record of this society, principally based at Kells. €350 - €500 1000. Both First Editions Bennett (Douglas) Irish Georgian Silver, 4to Lond. 1972; also Collecting Irish Silver, sm. 4to Lond. 1984. Both First Edns., profusely illustrated. Orig. pict. d.w.’s Good. (2) €130 - €180 1001 – 1005 – See pages 130 & 131 1006. Lord Orrery’s Copy Association Copy : C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Ex. Recensione Joannis Georgii Graevii. 4to Maestricht 1708. Engd. frontis rebacked, 2 fold. plts. text illus. of coins thro.-out, cont. calf, upr. cover loose, raised bands in a later cloth box. (1) * Inscribed Orrery 1750, & with bookplate of Cork & Orrery, also with later bookplate of Sir. Thos. Graham Jackson Bart. R.A., Architect. €200 - €300 1007. Early Printing: Fitzherberts Abridgement, La Secounde Part du Graund Abridgemente Collect par le Judge tresreverent mons. Anthony Fitzherbert ... Folio (Rich. Tottelli) 12 Nov. 1565. Wd.-cut title page, wd.- cut initials B.L. thro.-out, orig. reversed calf., mor. label. As an example of early printing, w.a.f. (1) €150 - €220 1008. Dolman: Miller (Liam) & Power (E.)eds. Holinshed’s Irish Chronicle, The Historie of Irelande from the First Inhabitation...., sm. folio [Dolmen Editions] (North America - Humanities Press) 1979, illus. title & text illus., Limited Edn. 750 Copies for Sale, brown cloth, d.j., and matching slip case. (1) €180 - €220 1009. Periodical: [Petrie (Geo.)] Editor, The Irish Penny Journal, Containing Original Contributions by Several of the Most Eminent Writers, Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. I No. 52, together 52 nos., 4to July 4th, 1840 - June 26th 1841 [All Published] Illus. thro.-out, cont. hf. calf. (1) €100 - €150 1010. Rare Plate Book of Northern Ireland Burgess (J. Howard) Illustrations of the North of Ireland, Guide to the Giants Causeway, Oblong sm. folio Belfast (Marcus Ward) n.d. [c. 1850] with black and blue printed illus. title & 20 fine full page plts., in orig. hf. mor. (recent mor. spine reback). Bookplate of Garrycloyne. In recent marble slipcase, as plates, w.a.f. (1) €350 - €500 1011. With Illustrations by Louis le Brocquy Synge (J.M.) The Playboy of the Western World, folio Barre, Massachusetts (Imprint Society) 1970. Limited Edition, No. 448 of 1950 Copies, Signed by Artist & Editor. Fine cold. illus., orig. yellow cloth, & orig. matching slipcase. Pristine copy. (1) €300 - €400 1012. Extremely Rare Publication [Langrishe (Sir Hercules) Bart.] Freedom, A Poem in Two Books: The First, Respecting Man in the general as a Social Creature. The Second, Respecting Man as a Rational Creature. Addressed to the Rt. Hon. William Pit, Esq. Lg. 4to Lond. (R. & J. Dodsley) 1760 First Edn., Hf. title, W., 64pp some mispagination, some browning thro-out, some repairs, later hf. mor. Ex. Scarce. (1) * Inscribed by author on half title. €200 - €300 995 999 1012 1010