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

136 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1053. [Voltaire (Francois)] The Philosophical Dictionary, sm. 8vo, Dublin (Bernard Dornin) 1793, New and Correct Edn., 331pps., full tree calf, gilt lettered spine. Scarce. (1) €180 - €220 1054. “The Most Perfect Character in English Literature” Stevenson (Robert Louis) Kidnapped, being Memoirs o the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751, 8vo L. (Cassell & Co. Ltd.) 1876, First Edn., fold. map frontis, hf. title (torn), dedit. VII, 311pps, 14pps of adverts at end, orig. green cloth, gilt lettered spine. (1) Ref: McKay & Beineke 379, Prideaux 18, Slater p.20 Ref Note: Pg. 40 (‘Business), Pg. 64 (Nine O’clock), Pg. 101 (Long Islands). €350 - €420 1055. Mc Carthy (Michael J.F.) Rome in Ireland, Lond. 1904 First Edn.,; also Five Years in Ireland, 1895 - 1900, L. 1901. Second Edn., illus.; also Priests and People in Ireland, D. & L. 1903. Third Impression, illus., & 1 other, all cloth. (4) €80 - €120 1056. de Vere (A.) The Waldenses, or The Fall of Rora, with Other Poems, 12mo Oxford 1842; May Carols, Lond. 1857; The Infant Bridal and other Poems, Lond. 1864; The Legends of Satin Patrick, Lond. 1872; Mary Tudor - An Historical Drama, ... and Sonnets. Lond. 1875; Hymns and Sacred Poems, Lond. 1864; All First Edns; Dennis (J.)ed. Aubrey de Vere’s Poems, A Selection, Lond. 1890. First Edn.; & 1 other same Poet. All inscribed or Association Copies. (8) Provenance: Robert & Florence Vere O’Brien. De Veres of Curragh Chase and O’Briens of Dromoland Castle. €200 - €300 1057. Dublin Printing: Ogle (Mr.) & Urry (Mr.) The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, 2 vols., 8vo D. (George Faulkner) 1742, full calf, rebacked, mor. labels. (2) €120 - €140 1058. Guide Books: The Irish Tourist’s Illustrated |Handbook, Lond. 1852, fold. maps & illus., orig. silver decor. cloth; Fraser (J.) Handbook for Travellers in Ireland, 8vo D. 1859, fold. maps; Redmond (C.P.) Beauty Spots in the South-East of Ireland, and how to see them by Car and Cycle. D. &Waterford, n.d. [c. 1910], Pres. Copy, profusely illustrated; O’Mahony (J.) The Sunny Side of Ireland, D. n.d. fold. maps, illus. All cloth. (4) €80 - €120 1059. Northern Ireland: Five attractive Guide Books, for holiday maker, angler or motorist, all c. 1935-40, profusely illustrated and all with attractive pictorial cover. Good. (5) €70 - €100 1060. Cuisine: Roberts (Eamon) A New System of Domestic Cooking; 8vo, L. (J. Murray) 1840, 64th, frontis, & 9 plts., later hf. calf, marble boards, gilt lettered spine; Moxon (Elizabeth) English Housewifery Exemplified in above four hundred and fifty Receipts, 8vo Leeds (T. Wright) 1790, 13th, 3 fold. plans & 6 plts. (double sided on 3) full calf; [Anon] The Family Friend, 8vo Sheffield (J. Montgomery) n.d., as is, working copy, hf. calf, marble boards. As a lot. (3) €180 - €220 1061. Treble Almanac: Watson Stewart (J.), Wilson’s Dublin Directory & English Registry, - The Treble Almanacks for the Years 1822, 1824, & 1826, together 3 vols., Dublin 1822-1826, 1824 & 1826 with engd. fold. maps, orig. crimson straight grained mor. All good, as almanacs, w.a.f. (3) €250 - €400 1062. Co. Wexford Interest: Kennedy (Patrick) The Banks of the Boro; A Chronicle, 12mo L. & D. 1867. First Edn., orig. cloth; also The Fireside Stories of Ireland, 12mo D. & L. 1870. First Edn., orig. cloth, v. good copy; and Evenings in the Duffrey, 12mo D. 1875. New Edn, cloth. All Scarce. (3) €200 - €300 1063. Co. Waterford: Egan (P.M.) History, Guide and Directory of County and City of Waterford, sm. 8vo Kilkenny (P.M. Egan) n.d. [c.1850] First Edn., illus. plts., & numerous illus. adverts, orig. cloth. V. good. (1) €130 - €180 1064. Co. Antrim: Bassett (Geo. Henry) The Book of Antrim, A Manual and Directory for Manufacturers, Merchants, Traders, Professional Men, Land Owners, Farms... 8vo Dublin 1888. First Edn., Fold. cold. map, with numerous illustrated adverts, etc. orig. decor. cloth. V. good. Scarce. (1) €160 - €220 1065. Hockey: Dagg (T.S.C.) Hockey in Ireland, Tralee 1944 First Edn., illus., cloth backed boars. Scarce. Good. (1) €70 - €100 1066. Bibliography: Meerman (Gerald) Origines Typographicae , 2 vols. in One, 4to The Hague, Paris & Lond. (Nicolaum van Daalen) 1765. Engd. port. frontis., & 1 other port., plus 10 engd. plts (1 fold.) of facsimiles, fold. genealogical table, cont. mottled calf, tooled gilt spine in panels, mor. label (worn). B.P. V. good copy. (1) Provenance: Howth Castle. €650 - €900 1067. Royalty: Queen Victoria: The Form and Order of the Service .. and of the Ceremonies.. in The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, in the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster, On Thursday 28th June, 1838 , 4to L. 1828. Sole Edn., a.e.g., attractive end-papers, full dark blue mor., gilt fillet borders. (1) * Lord Clonbrook’s Copy, inscribed by him, 1838. €200 - €300 1054 1061 1067