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

73 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 606. Gordon Bennett Race: Automobile Fortnight in Ireland, Official Guide - Authorized by The Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland, 1903. 4to Dublin (Hely's Lim.) 1903. First Edn., profusely illustrated with full page photos, portraits, & numerous fine illus. adverts, (lacks fold. map), orig. green printed upr. boards, lacks lower cover, otherwise v. good copy. Extremely Scarce. (1) €200 - €300 607. Cork interest: Mac Carthy (John George) The History of Cork, sq. 12mo Cork (F. Guy) 1979, coloured printed boards. Scarce. (1) €75 - €125 608. Peat in Ireland: Fuel Research Board - The Winning, Preparation and Use of Peat in Ireland - Reports and other Documents, roy 8vo Lond. (Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research) 1921. Sole Edn., 2 large fold. maps, 6pps. of photographs & 1 plt. 76pp. orig. printed wrappers, repaired. Scarce. (1) €80 - €130 609. Religious Pamphlets: 1. Shaw (Sir C.) ed. The Abuses of the Irish Church ..., 8vo Lond. 1866, 73pp., marble boards; 2. Hardinge (W.H.) Narrative in Proof of the Uninterrupted Consecrational Descent of the Bishops of the Church of Ireland..., 8vo Dublin 1867, 39pp; 3. Webb (Alfred) The Opinions of Some Protestants Regarding their Irish Catholic Fellow Countrymen, Lond. 1887, 31pp disbound. As a lot. (3) €100 - €150 611. Rare Literary Journal Periodical: Hobson (Bumer)ed. & others. Uladh: A Literary & Critical Magazine, Vol. I No’s 2, 3 & 4 (ex. 4). Together 3 numbers, February, May & September 1905. Some illustrations, orig. decorated wrappers after Joseph Campbell, v. good. Ex. Scarce. (3) * Contributors included, AE., Alice Milligan, Roger Casement, James Connolly, Francis Joseph Bigger, etc. €150 - €200 612. Pamphlet: The Channel Tunnel: House of Commons Committee - Report of Meeting, 5th July 1920. Protest against Delay of Work - Support of Labour Party. Deputation to Prime Minister, Wed. 12th Nov. 1919 & Reply of Mr. Lloyd George, 8vo Lond. 1920, 30pp orig. ptd. wrappers. Unusual item. Good. (1) €80 - €120 613. Co. Louth: O’Beirne Crowe (J.) Daim Liacc (Duleek)! its Origin and Meaning, 8vo Dubin 1867, sewn, wrappers; Brett (Wm.) Reminiscences of Louth,.... Political and Social Events. 8vo Dundalk (Dundalgan Press) 1913. Wrappers. Both Scarce. (2) €75 - €125 614. Food & Health: [Plat (Hugh)attrib.] A Closet for Ladies and Gentlewomen or the Art of Preserving, Conserving and Candying.. also divers Soveraigne Medicines and Salues for Sundry Disease, 12mo, L. (Arthur Johnson) 1611, engraved border title, and pages, pp 1 - 68, (lacks 69/70, 71/72), 7 - 188 finis, marble endpapers, bookplates (William Smith O’Brien) later full calf, w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 615. Attractive Mosaic Binding Almanack: Goldsmith - A New Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God, MDCCLXXXVI ... Wherein are contained, Necessary Rules, and Useful Tables. 20mo Lond. (For T. Carnan) 1786. Title and Almanac printed in red & black, interleaved, a.e.g. marble ends, in crimson mor. with fine intricate gilt tooled and overlaid design of white mor. on blue mor. background and in sim. decorated matching slipcase. The entire in fine fresh original condition. (2) €350 - €500 616. Early P.H. Pearse Publication Pearse (Patrick) Bodach an Chota Lachtna, 12mo Dubin (Connradh na Gaedhilge) 1906. First Edn., hf. title, illus., frontis after Joseph Campbell, orig. ptd. yellow wrappers. V. good copy. (1) * Front cover inscribed ‘M. ni Bhrian,’ Irish Scholar. €130 - €180 606 611 614 615