RARE BOOK, LITERATURE & COLLECTORS’ SALE May 30th & 31st

105 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 696. Ceylon Printing: The Ceylon Civil List, Corrected to January 15, 1896, 8vo Colombo (H.C. Cottle) 1896, 246pp full wine coloured mor. gilt lettered spine. (1) €80 - €130 697. [Dufferin, Clandeboye, Co. Down] Stewart (George)Jr. Canada under the Administration of the Earl of Dufferin, 8vo Toronto 1879. Second Edn., port. frontis, orig. cloth, gilt decor. with coat of arms, & spine etc. V. good. Rare. (1) * Dufferin lived at Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, Co. Down. €200 - €300 698. Macmunn (Lt. Gen. Sir George) Afghanistan From Darius to Amanullah, 8vo Lond. (G. Bell & Sons) 1929. First Edn., hf. title, frontis, 23 plts., lg. fold. cold. map, & 8 outline text maps, crimson cloth. (1) €175 - €250 699. Hayes (Isaac J.) The Land of Desolation, Being a Personal Narrative of Adventure in Greenland, 8vo L. 1871. First Edn., frontis, text illus. & 20 full page plts. plus. 32pp Cat at end, orig. green cloth, gilt & black decoration, recased with orig. spine etc. V. good. (1) * The author was an American Arctic explorer, physician and politician. €200 - €300 700. Famous Co. Louth Explorer M’Clintock (Capt. F.L.) The Voyage of the ‘Fox’ in the Arctic Seas, A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions, 8vo L. 1859. First Edn., frontis, fold. map in pocket at end, & all plts. & illus., previous owners names on title, orig. cloth, gilt, recent professional re-back. V. good copy. (1) * The author, Sir Francis Leopold Mc Clintock 1819-1907, was born in Dundalk, Co. Louth. €350 - €450 701. Presentation to the Earl of Ormonde Binding: Butler (Chas.) A Connected Series of Notes on The Chief Revolutions of the Principal States which compose The Empire of Charlemagne, from his Coronation in 814, to its dissolution in 1806, .. roy 8vo Lond. (J. White by T. Bensley) 1807. First Edn. XVI, [2] 296pp and XX fold. genealogical tables, on The Genealogies of the Imperial House of Habsburg.., a.e.g., cont. straight grained blue cloth, tooled gilt borders, and profusely tooled gilt panels, raised bands. V. good. (1) * Title page inscribed ‘The Earl of Ormonde with the Authors’ Respects.’ €200 - €300 702. Astrology: Lowell (Percival) Mars, roy 8vo Lond. (Longmans Green & Co.) 1896. First Edn., cold. frontis & 25 plts. t.e.g., orig. crimson cloth, gilt decor. (some stains); also Mars and its Canals, roy 8vo New York (Macmillan Company) 1906. First Edn., hf. title, frontis, 21 plts. (some cold.) & text illus. thro.-out text, orig. green cloth, gilt lettered, some stains. (2) €180 - €250 703. Curtin (Jeremiah) A Journey in Southern Siberia, The Mongols, Their Religion and Their Myths. roy 8vo Lond. [1909] First Edn., 47 illus. on 28 plts., XIV + 319pp., t.e.g., orig. crimson cloth, spine faded. Good. Scarce. (1) * A collection of Mongol Myths and Folk- Tales. €150 - €220 697 699 701 702 700