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144 info@fonsiemealy.ie 536 French Plays etc - 18th Century: A collection of 12 French printed Plays in 3 vols., 8vo, including the following:
1. Le Celibataire, Comedie en Cinq Actes et en Vers, 8vo Paris (Chez Delalain) 1776. First Edn., engd. add. title, wd. cuts, 122pp;
2. de Beaumarchais (M.) Le Barbier de Seville ou la Precaution inutile, Comedie en Quartre Acts, Paris (Chez Ruault) 1775, hf. title, 132pp;
3. Monvel (M.) Fredegonde et Brunehaut, Roman Historique, 8vo London 1775. Engd. frontis & vignette head & tail, 179pp;
4. de Beaumarchais (M.) La Folle Journee ou Le Mariage de Figaro, Comedie en cinqu Actes, en Prose. Paris (An Palais Royal - Chez Rualt) 1785. XXXII, [143]pp; &
5. de Moliere (M.) Amphytrin, Comedie en Treis Acts, Paris 1772, 63pp; With 7 other sim. items, mostly Paris printed, together 12 works in 3 vols. 8vo cont. calf (2) & later hf. calf. A good collection, w.a.f. (3) €70-€100 537 Leather bound Volumes: [Smollett (Tobias)] The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, 2 vols. 12mo Dublin 1771, cont. calf, mor. labels; The Clergyman’s Companion in Visiting the Sick, sm. 8vo Lond. 1752. title inscribed ‘John Harvey Malin Hall,’ cont. calf; Conybeare (J.) A Defence of Revealed Religion, 8vo Dublin (Grierson, M’Kenzie & Moore) 1788, tree calf; Clarke (S.) A Paraphrase of the Four Evangelists, 2 vols. Dublin 1756. All leather bound, good. (6) €75-€125 538 Allingham (William) Ashby Manor, A Play, 12mo L. (David Scott) 1882. First Edition, red & bl. title, advert. slip tipped in, Inscribed on hf. title, ‘Bill Friel from Edie Allingham,’ unopened, original red & black ptd. wrappers, with decoration. V. Scarce. (1) €100-€150 539 Hayes (Maurice)ed. The Flight Path, Writings by the Winners of the American Ireland Fund Literary Award 1972-1996, 8vo Meath (Gallery Press) 1996, Limited Edn. (500 copies) Signed by some of the contributors including Michael Longley, John Montague, Eavan Boland, Frank McGuinness, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, John Mc Gahern, Richard Murphy, John Banville, cloth backed boards, matching slipcase. (1) €220-€320