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

51 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 388. Inscribed Presentation Copy [R.D.S.] Tighe (William) S tatistical Observations Relative to the County of Kilkenny, made in the Years 1800 & 1801, Thick 8vo Dublin 1802. First Edn., Lg. hand. cold. fold. map of County & 11 other plts. fold. plans etc., complete orig. mottled calf mor. label, tooled gilt spine (Split), otherwise v. good clean copy. (1) * Inscribed Pres. Copy to Mrs. Charles Hamilton, Hamwood, with bookplate. This survey one of the earliest and regarded as the best of these publications, issued under the directions of The Royal Dublin Society. (1) €350 - €500 389. Medical: Mihles (Sam.) & Reid (A.) The Elements of Surgery, 8vo Lond. 1764. Second Edn., 18 fold. plts., adverts leaf, & Proposals for a Subscription to support a Plan for Inoculating Persons.., at end, cont. calf, joints cracked; also Hamilton (Alex.) Outlines of the Theory and Practice of Midwifery, 8vo Edin. 1787, New Edn., bound with, Morley (J.) An Essay on The Symptoms of Pregnancy,... 8vo Lond. 1829. First Edn., orig. calf. (2) €140 - €200 390. Cuisine: [Glasse (Mrs. Hannah)] The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy, 8vo L. (A. Millary, R. Tanson, W. Strahan) 1768, New Edition, VI [24], 384pps [24] contemp. full calf, mor. label; together with a ‘working copy’ (lacks t.p., incomplete) of same book (Edition Unknown), later hf. calf, marble boards, mor. label. (2) [Ref. Vicaire 414] €200 - €300 391. Moryson (Fynes) In Itinerary Containing His Ten Yeares Travell through the Twelve Dominions of Germany .. England, Scotland & Ireland, 4 vols. roy 8vo Glasgow 1907. Lg. fold. fac-simile, orig. crimson cloth, gilt medallions. V. good. (4) €220 - €350 392. Signed Presentation Copy De Vere (Aubrey) Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey, 2 vols. in one, Lond. (R. Bentley) 1850. are First Edn., 2 hf. titles, in cont. hf. mor. some wear, but sound. (1) * Signed Presentation copy from author to his sister Ellen O’Brien, May 30th, 1850, and with bookplate of Robert and Florence Vere O’Brien. Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €220 - €350 393. Wonderful Association Copies De Vere (Sir Stephen) Odes and Epodes of Horace, 8vo Lond. (Geo. Bell & Sons) 1893, First Edn., Limited, One of 25 Copies on Japanese Vellum. The Author’s Own Copy, illustrated, a.e.g. in fine full crimson mor., gilt fillet borders & spine, by Birdsall & Son. (2) * Inscribed on front blank, ‘My Own Copy. Illustrations cut out from Milman’s Horace and inserted here by my own hand. Steph. E. de Vere 1894. Also with Odes of Horace - Appendix. Translated by Sir Stephen de Vere since Publication of Volume, 1893, ” 8vo 1895, uncut, unopened, orig. boards. A desirable lot. Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €300 - €400 394. Inscribed Presentation Copy De Vere Hunt (Sir Aubrey) The Duke of Mercia, a Historical Drama, The Lamentation of Ireland; and Other Poems. 8vo Lond. 1823. First Edn., hf. title, cont. hf. mor. raised bands, gilt decor. V. good. (1) * Inscribed on hf. title, ‘S. E. de Vere from his affectionate Father, The Author, 1841,’ & Signed on title by poet Steph. de Vere, & with bookplate from Monare (Curraghchase) Library. A fine association copy. (1) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €220 - €350 395. All First Editions Co. Clare: White (Rev. P.) History of Clare and the Dalcassian Clans,.. Dublin 1893, 2 fold. cold. map; Fahey (J.) The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, Dublin 1893, plates; Frost (James) The History and Topography of The County of Clare, Dublin 1893, plates, later buckram. All First Editions. (3) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €200 - €300 388 392 394 393