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

54 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 416. Reid (T. Wemyss) Life of the Rt. Hon. William Edward Forster, 2 vols. Lond. 1888. Port. frontis & plts.; also New & Popular Edn. of same work, Lond. 1895., 2 ports. a.e.g. Bookplate of Robert and Florence Vere O’Brien, fine hf. blue and crimson mor. by Birdsall. V.G. (3) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €130 - €180 417. Reid (T. Wemyss) Life of the Rt. Hon. William Edward Forster, 8vo Lond. 1889. Port. frontis a.e.g. hf. mor. by Birdsall. Bookplate of Rob & Florence Vere O’Brien, and inscribed by Jane Forster, 1889, Fox Glyll &Wharfeside; also Arnold-Forster (Frances & Mary) Born a King; 4to Lond. 1892, dedit to Wm. Ed. Arnold-Forster, illus., full gilt vellum by Birdsall; and, The Rt. Hon. Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster, Lond. (Ed. Arnold) 1910, cloth. (3) Provenance: R. & F. Vere O’Brien / De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €100 - €150 418. Spalding Club: Stuart (John)ed. The Book of the Deer, 4to Edin. 1869. Red & bl. title, 25 litho plts. (plts. 1 - XX11, plus 3 additional) a.e.g. full cont. block mor. gilt decor. V. good. (1) €120 - €180 419. Attractive Binding: These Eventful Years - The Twentieth Century in the Making, 2 vols. thick imp. 8vo Lond. 1924. Lim. Edition No. 917 of 1500, illus. plts. fold. maps, t.e.g. attractive full mor. elaborate gilt and blind tooled covers. (2) €100 - €150 420. Irish Fisheries: Reports of Inquiry held before the Special Commissioners,... for Waterford (Marquis of Waterford, (Lord Templemore, Ballynatray Weir); Wexford (Lord Templemore), Co. Clare, varied Co. Limerick (Glin Demesne), Co. Kerry. Together approx. 40 Reports (approx. 920pp_ 8vo Dublin 1863-1871, with m/ss index, disbound. As a coll., w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 421. Markham (Clements R.) ‘The Fighting Veres,’ [Sir Francis Vere,... & Sir Horace Vere] 8vo Lond. 1888, illus. cont. hf. mor.; Layard (Austen H.) Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, thick 8vo Lond. 1853. First Edn., fold. maps, plans & plts., text illus. orig. cloth. good. (2) Provenance : De Veres of Curragh Chase and O'Briens of Dromoland Castle. €150 - €200 422. Dennett (Capt. J.F.) The Voyages and Travels of Capts. Ross, Parry, Franklin, and Mr. Belzoni, 8vo Lond. (Wm. Wright) 1839. Engd. frontis, add. title & 10 plts. some browning, orig. cloth. (1) €130 - €180 423. Harris (Walter) Hibernica: or, Some Ancient Pieces relating to Ireland, In Two Parts. 8vo Dublin 1770. In cont. calf, professional reback, new label. Good. (1) €100 - €150 424. Caird (James) The Plantation Scheme; or The West of Ireland as a Field for Investment, Edin. 1850. First Edn., dbl. page map, cold. in outline, partly unopened, orig. cloth; Fisher (Joseph) How Ireland May be Saved; or, The Injurious Effects of the Present System of Agriculture,... 8vo Lond. 1862. First Edn. Frontis diagram & others, cloth. Both Scarce. (2) €200 - €300 425. All Signed Copies Pratchett (Terry) The Wee Free Men, A Story of Discworld, 8vo L. 2003, Signed blue cloth, d.j.; A Hatful of Sky, A Story of Discworld, 8vo L., 2004, Signed, cloth & d.j. Making Money, 8vo L. 2007, Signed Limited Edition, decorated cloth & slipcase; Gaiman (Neil) The Ocean at the end of the Lane, 8vo, L. 2013, Signed, cloth & d.j.; Norse Mythology, 8vo, L. 2017, Signed, decor. cloth & d.j.; Fortunately the Milk, sm. 8vo L. 2013, Signed by Author & illus., red cloth & slipcase. (6) €220 - €320 426. Howey (Hugh) Sand, 8vo Signed Limited Edition, No. 314 (500), ptd. boards, cloth slipcase, Wool, 8vo L. 2013, ptd. boards; Shift, 8vo L. 2013, ptd. boards,; Dust, 8vo, L. 2013, Signed Ltd. Edn., ptd. boards, slipcase; Harris (R.) Munich, 8vo L. 2017, Signed, red cloth, d.j.; Cornwall (B.) Sharpe’s Command, 8vo L. 2023, Signed Limited Edition, black cloth & d.j. (6) €150 - €200 417 427 428. With Attractive Hand Coloured Plates Lambert (Aylmer Bourke) A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation and Remarks on the Uses of the Several Species,... 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832, First Edn., port. frontis, Vol. 1, 44 ptls (35 cold plts & 9 fold), Vol. 2 - 29 plts. (25 cold. & 4 fold), hf. calf, cloth boards, gilt lettered spine. (1) Provenance: Powerscourt House, Co. Wicklow. €1500 - €2000