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

63 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 503. Pullman (Philip) His Dark Materials III - The Amber Spyglass, 8vo, L. 2000, Signed on t.p., cloth & d.j.; The Subtle Knife, L. 1997, green cloth gilt sword design & d.j. (2) €80 - €120 504. One of 50 Signed Copies Heaney (Seamus) Something to Write Home About, 8vo Belfast 2001, Signed Limited Edn No.16/50 copies, ptd. wrappers. Nice Copy. (1) [Brandes & Durkan A77b] €250 - €320 505. Signed Lettered Copy Heaney (Seamus) Something to Write Home About, 8vo Belfast 2001, lettered copy F(z) Signed by Heaney and Hammond, leather backed boards, cloth slipcase. Nice Copy. (1) [Brandes & Durkan A77c] €500 - €700 506. Heaney (S.) Among Schoolchildren, (A Public Lecture) 8vo, Belfast (Queens) 1983, First Edn., Signed, green wrappers; The Republic of Conscience, 8vo D. (Amnesty Int.) 1985, Signed by Heaney & John Behan (illustrator) ptd. wrappers; Tenfold Poem for Frances Horovitz, tall 8vo, Bristol (St. Cuthberts Mill/0 1983, Signed by some contributors, including Ted Hughes, Peter Redgrove, D.M. Thomas and Charles Tomlinson, ptd. wrappers. (3) [Brandes & Durkan A35, A39, B63] €250 - €320 507. Heaney (Seamus)et al Poetry and Prose for the Midsummer Feast at Cannword House, 2002, 8vo Oldham (Incline Press) 2002, Limited Edn., No. 39/230 Copies, cloth backed marble boards, ptd. label. (1) [Brandes & Durkan B230] €200 - €300 508. Heaney (Seamus) & Hughes (Ted)eds. The School Bag, thick 8vo, L. 1997, Signed O/S Copy, blue cloth backed yellow boards, with matching slipcase. (1) €250 - €350 509. Reprint: Machiavelli (Niccola) The Arte of Warre, exact reprint of original edition of London 1850-62. 8vo Amsterdam 1969. In fine hf. crimson mor. raised bands, mor. label. V. good. (1) €70 - €100 510. Copy from Author to Mervyn [Ld. Powerscourt] Powerscourt (Viscount) Timbers of the World-Collected by Viscount Powerscourt, K.P. 1930-1934, 8vo Privately Printed, & with m/ss additions dedicated to Alexander Howard, H. Pack-Beresford, & others. Orig. green cloth; Howard (A.) A Manual of the Timbers of the World, Their Characteristics and Uses. Roy 8vo Lond. 1934. Revised Edn., plts. orig. cloth. Inscribed Pres. Copy from Author to Mervyn, Jan. 1934 - The First Copy Sent Out. (2) €150 - €200 511. Kenney (James F.) The Sources for the Early History of Ireland: Ecclesiastical, roy 8vo Dublin (Padraic O’Tailliuir) 1979. A.e.g., in fine full crimson mor. and gilt labels. V. fine copy. (1) €150 - €200 512. Bolster (Sr. Evelyn) A History of the Diocese of Cork, 4 vols. roy 8vo Shannon 1972 - Cork 1993. First Edns., some illus. cloth, & all with orig. d.w.s. V. good set. (4) €130 - €180 513. Shrewsbury (John [Talbot] Earl of,) Hints towards the Pacification of Ireland, Addressed more particularly to the Ruling Powers of the Day . 8vo L. 1844. First Edn., 90pp & adverts, recent hf. cloth. (1) €80 - €120 514. Kilkenny interest: [Moore & Byron, attributed] Lines written at Jerpoint Abbey, dedicated to Sheffield Grace. Tall 8vo Lond. 1823. Engd. frontis & 5 plts. (ports. etc.) some pps. printed in Gaelic script - ‘Grasagh Aboe,’ uncut, orig. boards, loose. V. Scarce, only a very limited number printed. (1) €200 - €300 515. Montague (John) Speech Lessons, 2011, Signed; Drunken Sailor, 2004; Time in Armagh, 1993; Smashing the Piano, 1999, Signed; Chosen Lights, 2009, Signed; Hill Field, 1989, (h.b. & p.b.); The Figure in the Cave, 1989, Signed; New Collected Poems, 2012; Collected Poems, 1995, Signed; In My Grandfathers Mansion, 2010, Signed Limited Edn. No. 15 / 175 copies,; The Rough Field, 1972, Signed; Mount Eagle, 1988; New Selected Poems, 1989, all 8vo cloth & d.j. (some ptd. wrappers) as a lot, w.a.f. (14) €160 - €220 504 514 508 510