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

75 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 623. Sir Walter Scott Manuscript: Note written and signed by Sir Walter Scott, dated at Abbotsford, 2 October 1830, authorising Robert Cadell, (bookseller and publisher) to pay £20 to Alexander Nasmyth Esq, (1758-1840) artist. Nasmyth frequently illustrated Scott’s works; this bill may be for his contributions to the new 48-volume edition of the Waverley Novels, begun in 1829 and published by Robert Cadell. Good clear signature. Nice Association item. (1) €250 - €350 624. With Original Manuscript De la Mare (Walter) Peacock Pie, manuscript transcript, with dedication to Monk Gibbon, dated 29.1.1952, together with Envelope(with notes), also The Winnowing Dream, 8vo, L. (Faber & Faber) 1954, inscribed on f.e.p. with passage Moon follows Moon, through the Night-time Sky, to think he missed any of these makes me Sigh, illustrated by Robin Jacques, ptd. wrappers, and issuing envelop, as a lot. (2) €300 - €500 625. Sean O’Casey Railway Timesheet [O’Casey (Sean)] Great Northern Railway Co. (Ireland), Engineering Department, an Official printed Timesheet, dated October 2nd, 1908, for J. O’Casey (Sean O’Casey) approved by P. Reid (inspector) total days 12 @ 3/- totalling £1:16:0, and 1 other for work in various parts including Loco Dept., Power House, Sutton, etc., 2pps, as a m/ss. Unique. (2) * Sean O’Casey worked as a Railwayman for a period of 9 years on the GNR. €350 - €500 626. Support for the Duke of Wellington in an hour of need, 1832 [Wellington (Duke of)] Contemporary transcript of an address to the Duke of Wellington from“the Merchants, Bankers, Traders & others of the City of Westminster” deploring the recent assault on the Duke by “misguided & lawless mob,” especially on a day of national pride and gratitude to your Grace” (The Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815). Followed by 12 pages of names written in double columns. With draft reply, unsigned but in Wellington’s hand, thanking them for their support, blaming the unrest on “the speeches of Gentlemen of Influence and the Publications of a Licentious Press”, and warning of the disastrous consequences of political unrest as recently seen elsewhere (the June 1832 Paris uprising, source of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables). Undated (paper watermarked 1831 and 1828). Foolscap, 24 pp (3 blank). Wellington was at this time wildly unpopular owing to his opposition to the Reform Bill introduced by Lord John Russell radically extending the franchise, and his determined efforts to prevent it passing through the House of Lords. His residence at Apsley House was targeted by a mob of demonstrators on 27 April 1831 and again on 12 October, leaving his windows smashed. In June 1832 he had iron shutters installed to prevent further damage, but by this time the bill had already passed into law (when the new parliament assembled, Wellington remarked sniffily: “I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life”.) (1) €350 - €420 627. Early 18th Century Land Settlement in Co. Carlow Co. Carlow Manuscript: A deed (paper) dated 17th November 1725 of John Cliffe of New Ross esq., Anthony Cliffe of Dungulph, and John Tench of Bryanstown, trustees of Richard Vigors of Old Leighlin, Co. “Catherlough”. A deed of 5 January 1722/3 had empowered the trustees to raise money out of Vigor’s lands to provide for his younger children after his death. The lands are listed in detail. Vigors died intestate leaving four younger children: John, Eliner, Thomas and Margaret. The trustees now direct £500 apiece to be given to them by their mother Mrs. Jan Vigors, who is administering her late husband’s estate. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €150 - €200 628. A Letter from Samuel Carter Hall Co. Wexford: Brief letter signed by S.C. Hall (editor of The Art Journal, and co-creator with his wife, Anna Maria Fielding, of the iconic Ireland, its Scenery, Character, etc. ). Dated from Ballystraw (near Duncannon, where they were presumably visiting the Allen family), Sep. 9 (no year), and addressed to “Gough Esq.” (?of Ballyorley House, Boolavogue), regretting that he and his wife will be unable to call on them at Tintern when on their way to Bannow (i.e, to Graigue House, Mrs Hall’s family home), before their departure for England. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €180 - €250 629. Well-known 19th Century American Historian [Postal Interest] [Benson J. Lossing,] A manuscript dated at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 16 Feb. 1863, declining an invitation to the inauguration of the new post office in Philadelphia. He contrasts the “new and magnificent” post office with the US postal service of 90 years ago, which he describes in some detail: “The mails were carried on horseback, each rider going twenty-five miles and back, hurtling night and day”; the accounts “were kept in a common half-bound folio volume of three quires of paper!” Benson John Lossing (1813-1891) was a prolific writer, best known for his History of the American Revolution , for which he travelled thousands of miles, and which he illustrated with his own sketches. He later followed this with a similar work on the Civil War, collaborating with Matthew Brady in the use of photographs as illustrations. Lossing was exceptional in his time for his diligence in seeking out primary sources. With modern transcript, as a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €250 - €350 624