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

41 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 304. Fleming (Ian) Casino Royale, 8vo L. (J. Cape) 1957, Re-issue. (First Edition, Fourth Printing) black cloth, central red heart on front cover, red lettered spine, d.j. designed by Pat Marriot (not credited) clipped (not price), contents good. (1) [Gilbert A1a (4)] €400 - €600 305. Fleming (Ian) From Russia with Love, 8vo L. (J. Cape) 1957, First Edn., black cloth, silver Gun and Rose to upper cover, red and silver lettered spine, d.j. designed by Richard Chopping (price clipped) internally good copy. (1) [Gilbert A5a (13.1)] €350 - €420 306. Fleming (Ian) Diamonds are Forever, 8vo, L. (J. Cape) 1956, First Edn., First Impression, (“Boofy” for “Dolly,” page 134), black cloth, lozenge design with central silvered diamond, silver lettered spine, later d.j., by Pat Merriott (Thriller Book Club). Good Copy. (1) [Gilbert A4a (1.1-1.2)] €500 - €600 307. Heraldry: Poruy (Marc Antoine)pseudo The Elements of Heraldry, 8vo L. (T. Carnan & F. Newbery) 1771, Second, hf. title, engd. frontis, dedit., 24 plts. text illus, contemp. full calf, gilt decor. spine, mor. label. Nice Copy. (1) €120 - €140 308 – See page 42 309. Cookery: Lent (H.B.) The Waldorf-Astoria, A Brief... roy 8vo N.Y. 1934. Privately Printed, fine illus. orig. boards, joints cracked; also Employee Handbook, Hotel Waldorf - Astoria Corporation. Sm. 8vo N.Y. 1937, fold. charts, boards; Burke (T.) The Book of the Sun, N.Y. 1927, wd. cut by R. Gibbings; Pigache (Capt. D. Nicols) Cafe Royal Days, Lond., n.d. (4) €75 - €100 310. Association Copies Arnold-Forster (H.D.) In a Conning Tower; or, How I took H.M.S. ‘Majestic’ into Action. A Story of Modern Ironclad Warfare. Sm. 4to Lond. 1891. Illus. by W.H. Overend, cont. full blue straight grained mor. triple gilt borders; also The Rt. Hon. Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Foster, Memoir by his Wife, 8vo Lond. 1910. First Edn., illus. full crushed mor. by Birdsall, both with bookplates of ‘Robert and Florence Vere O’Brien,’ also, Arnold-Foster (E.P.) Catherine Chronicles, 8vo Otley n.d. (1904), Presentation Copy, with a 4pp A.L.S. from author to Flo [Florence Vere O’Brien] loosely inserted, cont. full mor. (3) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €200 - €300 311. [Burke (Edmund)] An Account of the European Settlements in America, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1770. Fifth Edn., 2 fold. map frontis, orig. full calf, rebacked, orig. gilt spines mor. labels, laid down. Good. (2) €275 - €350 312. Travel: Holmes (Samuel) & Langles (L.) Voyage En Chine et en Tatarie a La Suite de L’Ambassade de Lord Macartney, 2 vols. 8vo, Paris (Delance et Lesueur) 1805, hf. titles Vol. 1 (fold. map frontis & 24 plts.) Vol. 2 (28 plts. - 3 fold.) contemp. hf. calf, marbled boards, later mor. labels. (2) €250 - €320 313. Cuisine: Careme (Marie Antoine) L’Art de la Cuisine Francaise au XIX Siecle, 5 vols. 8vo Paris c. 1845. Engd. add titles, portraits, editors slip, text illus., cont. hf. mor. some joints worn; also Le Cuisinier Parisien, .. Paris 1842, Second Edn., hf. title, add. engd. title, 25 fold. plts., hf. cont. mor. dam. (6) €200 - €300 304 311 305 312 306