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

44 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 326. Co. Clare: O’Brien (Hon. Don.) History of the O’Briens, 4to Lond. 1949. First Edn., illus., d.w.; Gwynn (Rev. A.) & Gleeson (D.F.) A History of the Diocese of Killaloe, D. 1962, First Edn., illus. d.w.; Potter (Matthew) WilliamMonsell of Tervoe, D. 2009; MacMahon (N.) Here I Am Here I Stay!, Marshal Mac Mahon 1808-1893. Signed Copy. (4) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €100 - €150 327. All Inscribed Association Copies Bence-Jones (W.) Lisselan, The Life’s Work in Ireland of a Landlord who tried to do his Duty, Lond. 1880. First Edn.; Adams (C.L.) Castles of Ireland, illustrated by Canon Lucuis O’Brien, 8vo Lond. 1904. First Edn., Pres. Copy from Artist; Rait (R.S.) The Story of an Irish Property, Oxford 1908. First Edn., Pres. Copy from Lord Gough, cloth, stained; Wilde (W.R.) Catalogue of The Antiquities of Gold in R.I.A., D.1862. All with inscribed or with bookplates with O’Brien connections. A lot. (4) Provenance : Rob. & Florence Vere O'Brien / De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €150 - €200 328. Children’s Interest: Walliams (D.) Awful Auntie, 8vo, L. 2014, Signed by the Author, illus., illus boards, d.j.; Ratburger, 8vo, L. 2012, Signed by the Author, illus., illus. boards, d.j.; Mc Caughren (Geraldine) Peter Pan in Scarlet, 8vo, Oxford 2006, Signed, Limited Edition, decor. red cloth d.j. & slipcase. (3) €80 - €120 329. Heaney (Seamus) District and Circle, 8vo L. (Faber & Faber) 2006, Signed, green boards, d.j.; Human Chain, 8vo, L. 2010, maroon boards, d.j.; The Testament of Cresseid and Seven Fables, 8vo L. 2009, boards, d.j. (3) €150 - €220 330. Pullmen (Philip) The Book of Dusk - La Belle Sauvage, (Volume One) & The Secret Commonwealth, (Volume Two) 2 vols, 8vo, L. 2017, Signed by author and illustrator, & L. 2019, Signed by author, decorated cloth, d.j.; The Scarecrow and his Servant, 8vo, L. 2004, Signed boards, and d.j.; His Dark Materials (Trilogy), thick 8vo, L. 2000, black cloth, d.j. (4) €180 - €250 331. O’Grady (Standish Hayes) & Flower (Robin) Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum, 2 vols. roy 8vo Lond. 1926. Lacks front loose ends, orig. cloth. (2) €130 - €180 332. Hore (Philip Herbert) History of the Town and County of Wexford, 6 vols. 4to 1978 Reprint Illus. etc. orig. green cloth. (6) €400 - €700 333. Co. Wexford Interest: Rowe (D.) & Scallan (E.) Houses of Wexford, folio Whitegate 2004, First Edn.; Daly (K.) Tom Walsh’s Opera... 1951-2004, 4to D. 2004; Rock (P.) Wexford A Municipal History, folio 1987. Pres. Copy; The Boat Club - Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club - 1873- 2003, 4to 2004, Signed Copy; & 7 other items related. (11) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €100 - €150 334. Dublin Scrapbook: Malone (J.B.) Know Your Dublin, with over 250 newspaper cut-outs, each containing a sketch by Liam C. Martin, each single item tipped in to a scrapbook, very clean copies, in hf. mor. binding. As a scrapbook, w.a.f. V. good. (1) €120 - €170 335. Very Attractive Copy Hall (Mr. & Mrs. S.C.) Ireland: Scenery, Character, etc., 3 vols. sm. folio Lond. 1841. First Edn., engd. frontis decor. titles, engd. maps, & engd. plts. views etc., cont. hf. green mor. tooled gilt spines in panels, and purple mor. labels. Very clean attractive copy. (3) €200 - €300 336. [Travel] China: Staunton (Sir George), Castera (J.) translator Voyage Dans L’Interieur de la Chine, et en Tartarie, Fait Dans Les Amees 1792, 1793 et 1794, par Lord Macartney, 8vo, Paris (Chex F. Buiss ou 1804) Third Edn., 5 vols. & Atlas (lg. 4to), engraved portrait, 40 engraved maps & plts. (including 3 large folding maps) by Tardieu the Elder. In uniform contemporary full French marbled calf, with ornate gilt borders, decorated spines with green and red mor. labels, a.e.g., marble endpapers. Ex. Libris Yomte Vitaliano Borromeo (bookplate). A very handsome set. (6) €1500 - €1800 337. Belfast Manuscript: Belfast Select Male Choir, Minute book, lg. 4to Feb. 1910 - Sept. 1913. With some typed and m/ss notes loosely inserted. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1) €120 - €180 338. One of 500 Deluxe Copies Only Tolkien (J.R.R.) Narn, Chin Hurin The Tale of the Children of Hurin, 8vo edited by Christopher Tolkien, illustrated by Alan Lee, Signed Limited Edition No. 119 (500) copies, marbled endpapers, full blue leather with helmet motif on front cover, gilt lettered spine, a.e.g., in full matching leather clam box. (1) €800 - €1200 332 336