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

62 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 493. Early Irish Edition Binding: Goldsmith (Oliver) An History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 8 vols. 8vo Dublin (For James Williams) 1777 (remainder of volumes, 1776) Four pages of subscribers, engd. plates thro.-out, in cont. full calf, orig. tooled gilt mor. labels. A v. good sound set. (8) €300 - €400 494. Story (George) An Impartial History of the Wars of Ireland, with a continuation thereof, 4to L. (Richard Chiswell) 1693, Second Edn, hf. title, add. t.p., dedit., 1-163pps, divider, title page, dedit (4pps), [10pps], [6pps], 1-328 (mispagnation, but correct] 12 fold. plts., full calf, raised panel spine gilt lettering. (1) €250 - €320 495. Wicklow in ‘98: Dickson (Chas.) The Life of Michael Dwyer, D. 1944, First Edn., frontis port., with orig. d.w.; also same author, The Wexford Rising in 1798, Tralee n.d. First Edn., orig. d.w.; Cullen (Luke) Insurgent Wicklow, 1798, D. 1948, d.w.; Campion (J.T.) Michael Dwyer, D. n.d. cloth; 1 other sim. all v. good. (5) €75 - €125 496. With Manuscript Letter from Gen. Mulcahy Column (P.) Arthur Griffith, 8vo D. 1959, First Edn., Signed by the Author, also, inscribed ‘ To Alice, 4/12/59, a Hot Cake, brought from this Oven, Risteard Ua Maolchatha , also a 2pp m/ss Letter relating to the publication of the book from Mulcahy; also two original black and white Photographs including one of Mulcahy with Collins (Signed by Mulcahy) in leather pouch, and a Christmas Greeting Card, as a lot. (1) €400 - €500 497. Trinity College Press: [Hawkey (John)] Q. Horatii Flacci Opera, tall 8vo Dublin 1745. Engd. frontis by J. Brookes, engd. device on title, full later calf tooled gilt borders, spine dam; also P. Virgilii Maronis Opera, Dublin 1745. Engd. device on title, later tree calf, tooled gilt spine, worn. Both Scarce. (2) €225 - €350 498. Donn (James) Hortus Cantabrigiensis; or A Catalogue of Plants Indigenous and Exotic, Lond. 1815, hf. calf; Phillips (Henry) Sylva Florifera: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically Treated. 2 vols. Lond. 1823, cont. hf. mor., one spine dam; Gordon (George) The Pinetum: Being a Synopsis of All the Coniferous Plants at Present Known. 8vo Lond. 1875. Second Edn., some m/ss annotations thro.-out, attractive hf. mor. profusely gilt tooled spine. (4) €160 - €220 499. Behan (Brendan) Borstal Boy, 8vo, L. (Hutchinson) 1958, First Edn., inscribed by the author To Burges Walker, The Brendan Behan from Dublin, Christmas 1959, cloth (no d.j.); Hemingway (E.) The Old Man and the Sea, 8vo L. (J. Cape) 1952, First Edn., blue cloth (no d.j.); Poe (E.A.) The Raven, 4to Marlborough (College Press) 1944, Limited Edn. of 75 copies, uncut, black wrappers, as a lot. (3) €180 - €220 500. Collection of 17th Century Plays Plays: Dryden (John) Marriage A-La- Mode, A Comedy as it is acted at the Theatre Royal, 4to, L. (Edw. Jones) 1691, 64pps, wrappers; An Evenings Love: or, The Mock- Astrologer as it is, acted by their majesties Servants, 4to (H. Herringman) 1691, 64ps, wrappers; The Assignation: or Love in a Nunnery, 4to L. (R. Berly) 1692, Third Edn., 56pps, wrappers; The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, 4to (H. Herringman) 1695, Fifth Edn., 126pps, marbled wrappers; Tyranide Love; or the Royal Martyr. A Tragedy, 4to L. (H. Herringman) 1695, 59pps, wrappers. Scarce collection. (5) €250 - €350 501. O’Murchadha (Ciaran) The Great Famine - Ireland’s Agony 1845-1852, Lond. 2011; & 9 others on The Irish Famine. (10) €80 - €120 502. Caulfield (R.) The Council Book of the Corporation of Youghal, sm. 4to Guildford 1878 Presentation Copy, fac-simile title page, fold. map, plts. cloth, dam.; Webster (Chas. A.) The Diocese of Cork, Cork 1920. First Edn., frontis plts., orig. cloth, good. (2) €150 - €200 494 496 500 499