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

49 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 368. Tryals - An Historical Account of All the Tryals and Attainders of High Treason, From the Beginnings of the Reign of King Charles the First, 2 vols. 12mo Lond. (H. Meere) 1716. Cont. panel calf, lacks labels. Good. (2) €160 - €240 369. [Allingham (William)] Nightingale Valley, A Collection,... of the Choicest Lyrics and Short Poems. Sm. 8vo Lond. 1860 First Edn., hf. title, orig. faded purple cloth. Good copy. (1) €200 - €300 370. Dickens (Charles) The Battle of Life, A Love Story. 12mo Lond. (Bradbury & Evans) 186. First Edn., Frontis & odd engd. title, text illus., a.e.g. orig. gilt decor. crimson cloth. Good. (1) €140 - €200 371. De Vere (Aubrey) Irish Odes and other Poems, N.Y. 1869. First American, Pres. Copy, St. Thomas of Canterbury - A Dramatic Poem, L. 1876, Pres. Copy; Religious Problems of The Nineteenth Century, L. 1893. Pres. Copy; The Foray of Queen Meave, Lond. 1882; Alexander the Great - A Dramatic Poem, Lond. 1874. Pres. Copy, All First Edns., & 3 others, all orig. cloth. (8) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €200 - €300 372. Wilde (Sir Wm. R.) Lough Corrib its Shores and Islands: with Notices of Lough Mask. Sm. 4to Dublin 1867. First Edn., illus. thro.- out, orig. cloth, gilt. V. Good Copy; also Beauties of the Boyne, and Its Tributary, The Blackwater, Dublin 1850. Second Edn., hf. title, lg. fold. map, illus. thro.-out, orig. cloth, gilt; Wilde (Lady) Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland, L. 1899. New Edn., decor. cloth. All good. (3) €200 - €300 373. With Hamilton Pedigree Bible: The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the Original Tongues:.. By His Majty’s Special Command. Thick 8vo Lond. (By Charles Bill) 1708. Engd. title, with m/ ss notes in a cont. hand., concerning the Pedigree of the Hamilton Family., cont. full calf, spine with raised bands, gilt tooled in panels, mor. label. (1) Provenance : Hamwood, Co. Meath. €200 - €300 374. Wordsworth (William) The Poetical Works of, 6 vols. sm. 8vo Lond. (Ed. Moxon) 1836 - 37 New Edition Port. frontis Vol. I, 6 hf. titles, adverts end of Vols. I & VI, attractive cont. hf. vellum, gilt decor. spines, green mor. labels. V. good. (6) €325 - €450 375. Coleridge (Sam. Taylor) The Poetical and Dramatic Works of, 3 vols. sm. 8vo Lond. (Wm. Pickering) 1847, 3 hf. titles; also Aids to Reflection, 2 vols. Lond. 1848. Sixth Edn., 2 hf. titles; and The Friend, A Series of Essays, 3 vols. Lond. 1850, Fourth Edn., hf. titles, all in uniform cont. full calf gilt spines mor. labels. Good Set. (8) Provenance: Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare with bookplates of Robert and Florence Vera O’Brien / De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €300 - €400 376. Fine Association Copy Hunt (Leigh) The Story of Rimini, A Poem, 12mo Lond. (Bensley & Son) 1817. Second Edn., Dedicated to Lord Byron, errata leaf; Bound with, The Feast of the Poets with Notes and Other Pieces in Verse, 12mo Lond. (for Gale, Curtis and Fenner) 1815. First Edn. Variant, hf. title, 158pp in cont. calf backed cloth boards, gilt spine, worn. Rare. (1) * Inscribed Presentation Copy from poet Aubrey de Vere to his sister Ellen, March 13, 1878. Also with bookplate of Robert and Florence Vere O’Brien. €300 - €400 377. Signed Association Copies De Vere (Aubrey) The Waldenses, or The Fall of Rora, A Lyrical Sketch and other Poems. Sm. 8vo Oxford 1842; A Song of Faith Devout Exercises and Sonnets, sm. 8vo Lond. 1842; Mar Tudor, An Historical Drama, The Lamentation of Ireland and Other Poems, Lond. 1847. All First Editions. Also 3 other items, with O’Brien bookplates or inscriptions & de Vere Associations. As a lot, w.a.f. Good. (6) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €200 - €300 369 373 374 375