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

68 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 551. Walker (Joseph C.) Historical Memories of the Irish Bards, 4to Lond. 1786. First Edn., engd. vignettes, illus. in text. fold. plt., & 4pp music, lacks port., orig. cont. hf. calf. (1) €175 - €250 552. With Fine Coloured Plates Morris (Rev. F.O.) A History of British Birds, 6 vols. roy 8vo Lond. (Geo. Bell & Sons) 1870. Second Edn., 365 hand coloured plts., orig. embossed blue loth, gilt. Bookplates of Robert Barton. (6) €250 - €350 553. Military: Cary (A.D.L.) & Mc Cance (Stouppe) Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (Late The 23rd Foot) 4 vols. 4to Lond. 1921-1929. First Edn. , illus. photos fold. maps etc. orig. cloth, some stains. (4) €80 - €130 554. Military: Jourdain (Lt. Col. H.F.W.) & Fraser (Ed. ) The Connaught Rangers, 3 vols. Schull Books Reprint 1999. Illus. etc. cloth & slipcase; together with Mainwaring (Major A.) Crown and Company, The Historical Records of the 2nd Bart., Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 2 vols, 4to Cork (Schull Books 2000), illus blue cloth, gilt lettering, slipcase. (5) €180 - €220 555. Irish Antiquities: Grose (F.) The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols., lg. 4to, L. (S. Hooper) 1791, First Edn., engd. frontis & t.p.s., engd. plts., contemp. hf. calf, marble boards, rebacked; Ledwich (Ed.) The Antiquities of Ireland, 4to D. (J. Jones) 1804, Second Edn., illus. later hf. calf, green cloth boards, mor. label, as a lot. (3) €300 - €400 556. Hayward (A.L.)ed. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates, 4to hf. title, L. 1926, frontis, illus.; A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen,... 4to hf. title, L. 1926, frontis, illus., both blue cloth, gilt lettered spines. (2) €120 - €140 557. Geology: Whitehurt (John) An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth, 4to L. (W. Bent) 1786, Second Edn., engd. port. frontis, & 7 plts., (as is) contemp. full calf (detached). Association Copy, w.af.. (1) * Inscribed on front title page “William Todel Jones, London, June 1787,” (Prominent Irish Politician andWriter known for his advocacy of Catholic Emancipation). €180 - €220 558. Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph, lg. 4to L. (Johnathan Cape) 1935, uncut, illustrated, brown cloth, crowned sword and text in gilt on front cover, gilt lettered spine, original d.j. (clipped) otherwise good copy. (1) €250 - €350 559. [J.F.K.] Frost (Robert) Dedication, The Gift Outright, [presented on the Steps of the Nation’s Capital in Washington, D.C. as part of the Inaugural Ceremonies, January 12th, 1961] roy 8vo, N.Y. (Spiral Press) 1961, Limited Edn., No. 166/500 copies ptd. boards. (1) €200 - €300 561 – See page 69 562. One of 50 Special Copies Storhaug (Glenn)ed. The Kilpeck Anthology, folio Herefordshire (Five Seasons Press) 1981, Limited Edn. No. 32/50 Copies, screen prints by Brian Nevitt, contributions by Seamus Heaney, B.S. Johnson, D.M. Thomas, Fleur Adcock, Jeff Nuttal, et al, decorative endpapers, leather back clam cloth boards, with matching slipcase. (1) [Brandes & Durkan - B52b] €250 - €320 562 552 560. Signed Limited Edition Heaney (Seamus) Hedge School, Sonnets from Glanmore, Vermont (Janus Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edn. No. 71 (250) Copies, illustrated by Claire Van Vliet, hand made paper, paper wrappers, blind text, in custom made marbled paper slipcase. (1) €600 - €800 558