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

131 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1005. Significant pre-1500 German Printing in Contemporary Binding Incunabula: Backenhaub (Johann) Celebratissimi patris domini bonauenture ordinis minorum artis diuinae summae discussoris: et apostolice sedis episcopi Cardinalis prologus in primum librum sententiarum. Bamberg, 1491. Signatures A to SS, each of six folios. Illustrated drop capital (red). Text with red lettered highlights thro- out. Contemporary manuscript note recording bequest of this volume to the Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Thomas of Canons Regular in Vorano, 18 Sept. [14]95. In contemporary blind tooled decorated full calf, worn, lacks clasps. A commentary by Johann Beckenhaub of Mainz (c1440-c1491) on the works of the important Franciscan philosopher, Bonaventura di Balneoregio (1221-1274); dedicatory epistle from Beckenhaub to the logician Nicolaus Tinctor of Guntzenhausen (d. 1498), and Tinctor’s reply. As incunabula, w.a.f. (1) From the library of Monsignor Eric Mac Fhinn. €1,500 - €2,000 1004. Early 16th Century Venetian Printing, of theWork of Irish Scholar de Portu (Mauritius) Mauritius Hibernicus [Maurice O’Fihely] Lectura accuratissima Mauritii Hibernici in qua doctor subtilis super ysagogis Porphyrii Modorum significandi seu grammaticae speculative eiusdem subtilis Scoti, ut fama est, tractatus perutilissimus. Folio Venice, 1512. 76ff (final folio misnumbered as 67). Contemporary manuscript marginal notes. Decorated drop capitals. Coloured boards binding. 31cms x 21cms. Lecture of Mauritius Hibernicus (Maurice O’Fihely) (see foregoing) on the works of the philosopher Porphyry of Tyre (c234-c305). (1) From the library of Monsignor Eric Mac Fhinn. €1,000 - €1,500 1003. Important early Venice Printing of Work by Irish Franciscan Scholar de Portu (Mauritius) [Maurice O’Fihely] Questiones Scoti super Porphyrii necnon Aristotelis Predicamenta ac Pergamenias. Item super libros Elenchorum. Et Antonii Andree super libro Sex principiorum. Item quones Johannis Angelici super questiones universales eiusdem Scoti. Fold. In Latin; black-letter typeface. Venice, by Filippo Pincio, 1512. Illuminated drop capitals. Printer’s device at end. Vellum binding containing pages from an old antiphonary. In two parts, but pagination continuous. 102ff. With Ms notes. Later coloured boards, 31cms x 21cms. Commentaries by Duns Scotus on Porphyry and Aristotle with critiques by Antonius Andreas and Joannes Angelicus, “studiosissime correcte per … Mauritium de portu. Maurice O’Fihely, known as Mauritius de Portu and Mauritius Hibernicus (c1460-1513) was professor of philosophy at Padua, worked closely with the Venetian printers in editing the works of Scotus and was one of the first Irishmen to engage with the new technology of the printing press. He was appointed Archbishop of Tuam in 1506. From the library of the Galway scholar Monsignor Eric Mac Fhinn (1895-1987), lecturer in education through Irish at UCG, editor of the journal Ar Aghaidh , and author of publications on many topics. (1) €1,250 - €1,750