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

57 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 448. Williamson (Capt. T.) & Howelt (Sam.) Oriental Field Sports, lg. oblong atlas folio Lond. 1984. Fac-simile of 1804 Edition. Limited Edition No. 44 / 350 copies only, with 40 full page cold. plts. in fine hf. crimson mor., and orig. cloth box. (1) €200 - €300 449. Special Limited Editions Sex (Susan & Sayers (Brendan) Ireland’s Wild Orchids, lg. atlas folio Dublin 2004. Special Lim. Edition No. 62 of 700 Signed & Numbered Copies. 35 full page cold. plts. & other cold. illus., in fine heavy crushed hf. green mor. with sim. gilt label, & cloth slipcase. Together with Ireland’s Wild Orchids - A Field Guide, 8vo D. 2008. Special Lim. Edn. No. 20 of 50 Copies for Patrons, Signed by Both, with original watercolour of an Orchid, cold. plts., in tan calf pouch binding; and a general edition of same work, Signed Pres. Copy. A very fine set. (3) €850 - €1250 450. Atlas: Bacon (Geo. W.) New Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles, with Large-Scale Plans of Towns. Lg. atlas folio Lond. 1883, 33 lg. dble page linen backed coloured maps, include geological map, and some on Ireland etc., heavy bound hf. mor. some small damp stains, (generally not affecting text) As an Atlas, w.a.f. (1) €450 - €650 445 447. With Fine Quality Hand Coloured Plates Botany: Curtis (William) Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as GrowWild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 - 1798, engd. vignette title page, dedit, 437 hand-coloured plates. (total) 222 (Vol. 1) & 215 (Vol. 2); after Sydenham Edwards, William Kilburn, James Soverby & others, marble endpapers. Ex. Libris, W.C. Kerr, M.D. (Bookplate) full calf, gilt fillet borders, professionally restored, mor. labels. (2) Provenance: Powerscourt House, Co. Wicklow. Ref: Henry 595, Hunt 650, Nissen BB1 440, Stafleu & Cowan 1286. €3,000 - €4,000 449 450