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

39 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 281. Signed Presentation Copies for Mary Lavin O’Sullivan (Seumas) This is the House and other Verses, 8vo D. Privately Printed 1942. Sole Edn. Signed Pres. ‘To the Author of ‘Tales from Bective Bridge,’ wrappers; The Rose and Bottle and other Essays, 8vo D. 1946. First Edn., Signed Pres. ‘To Mary Lavin... from SO’S (& E.F.S.) ‘Dec. 1946’ cloth backed boards, & d.w.; also Editor’s Choice. A Little Anthology of Poems Selected from The Dublin Magazine, 8vo D. (Orwell Press) 1944. First Edn., Signed Pres., unopened, cloth backed boards, d.w. All fine copies. Scarce. (3) €160 - €220 282. Rare American Presentation Copies Yeats (W.B.) The Shadowy Waters, 12mo, N.Y. (Dodd, Mead & Co.) 1901, American Presentation Edition, original decorative wrappers, hf. title, dedit page “ To Miss Georgia .. fromMrs. Tripp,” in custom made maroon cloth clambox; together with The Land of Heart’s Desire, 12mo N.Y. (Dodd, Mead & Co.) 1909, American Presentation Edition, original decorative wrappers, hf. title, dedit. “To Josephine Xmas 1909... from Louie,” in custom-made maroon cloth clambox. [Wade 32]. (2) €350 - €450 283. Rare Colleciton Duffy (James) publishers . Duffy’s Library of Ireland, 10 vols., 12mo Dublin 1846- 1870. Including Historical Works of Rt. Rev. Nicholas French, 2 vols. in one; Mac Nevin - The Confiscation of Ulster; Meehan (C.P.) The Geraldines, Earls of Desmond; D’Arcy McGee - A Memoir of .. Art Mac Murrogh; O’Neill Daunt (W.J.) Catechism of the History of Ireland; O’Connell (D.) A Memoir on Ireland, Native and Saxon; Mac Nevin - The History of The Volunteers of 1782; and Mitchel (J.) The Life and Times of Aodh O’Neill, All orig. green cloth, gilt decor. Good. (10) €160 - €220 284. Cuisine: Berchoux (J.) La Gastronomie Poeme, 12mo, Paris (Chez Giguet et Michaud) 1805, engd. frontis full calf, gilt lettered spine; Delille (J.) La Gastromie Ou L’homme des Champs a table, 12mo, Paris (Chez Giguet et Michaud) 1803, Second Edn., engd. frontis, contemp. tree calf, decor. gilt panel border, decorated spine, mor. label; Almanach des Gourmands Quatrieme Annee, 12mo Paris (De Cellot) 1806, hf. title, engraved frontis, hf. mor. marbled boards. (3) €200 - €300 285. De Vere (Aubrey) The Legends of Saint Patrick, Lond. 1872; Alexander the Great. A Dramatic Poem, Lond. 1874; Antar and Zara, An Eastern Romance & other Poems, Lond. 1877; Legends of the Saxon Saints, Lond. 1879; The Foray of Queen Meave, Lond. 1882; Legends and Records of the Church and and the Empire, I Lond. 1887. All First Edition, & mostly Signed Presentation Copies to his sister Ellen; & 2 others, all uniform green cloth. (8) Provenance: Robert & Florence Vere O’Brien, of Curragh Chase / De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €220 - €320 286. [Trent, Council of,] Soteallus (J.), Lutius (H.), Sacrosancti et oecumenici Concilii Tridentini... canones et decreta. 8vo Antwerp (Plantin Pess) 1611. Pp 269 [XXX1] light browning, title dusty and with early inscription, orig. full vellum. (1) €200 - €300 287. Cuisine: Anon: [Sivestre (L.)] Nouvelle Instruction pour Les Confitures, Les Liquers et Les Fruits, avec La Maniere de Bien Ordonner un ‘dessert..., 12mo, Paris (Claude Prudhomme) 1711, Nouvelle Edition, woodcut title page, [18pps] 480pps, fold. plt., [22pp] Index, contemp. full calf, gilt decor. panels on spine, mor. label. (1) Ref: [Bitting 584, Oberle 94’ etc.] €400 - €600 288. Banqueting: [Chacon (Pedro)] Ciacconius (P.) De Triclinio Sive de Modo Convivuandi Apud Priscos Romanos, et de Conviviorum Appartu, 12mo, Leipzig (J.M. Ludow Teubner) 1758, end. frontis, 19 plts. (four fold, two text illus.), 445pps, 23pps, contemp. full calf, gilt decor. panels, mor. label. (1) €180 - €220 289. Health & Food: Savonarola (Grovanni Michele) Trattato Utilissimo Di Molte Regole Per Consvervare la Sanita, 12mo, Venice (G. Padovana) 1554, woodcut printers device on t.p., woodcut on title verso, decor. initials, 84pps, later full vellum. Good copy. Scarce. (1) Rev: Wellcome 5792; NLM 4076; Bing 1774 etc. Note: An important 16th Century work on Wellbeing and the Preservation of Health. €800 - €1000 290. Cornaro (Lewis) Sure and Certain Methods of attaining a Long and Healthful Life, with Means of Correcting a Bad Constitution etc., 12mo Lond. 1727. Fourth Edn., frontis leaf from‘Spectator,’ 19th Cent. hf. mor.; [Kitchiner (Wm.)] The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life, 12mo Lond. 1822. Third Edn., full blind tooled calf, gilt spine. Both good. (2) €150 - €200 291. [Du Mulin (Pierre) The Younger] The History of the English & Scotch Presbytery Wherein is discovered their Designs and Practices for the Subversion of Government in Church and State. Written in French. 8vo Villa Franca [i.e. London] 1659. First English Edn., Engd. allegorical frontis wd. cut initials, some B.L. pps. 1 - 100, 129-324, cont. panel calf, professional re-back. Good. (1) €220 - €350 285 287 289