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112 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 760. Astronomy: Proctor (Richard A.) Old and New Astronomy, Completed by A. Cowper Ranyard. Folio London (Longmans, Green & Co.) 1892. First Edn., frontis & 30 plts. complete plus text illus., lacks errata slip, t.e.g., v. attractive orig. gilt decor. pictorial cloth. V. good. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €180 - €220 761. Signed Presentation Copy to the Earl of Rosse Astronomy: Herschel (Sir John F.W.) A General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, Arranged in Order of Right Ascension and Reduced to the Common Epoch 1860-D. (With Precessions computed for the Epoch 1880-D .. From Philosophical Transactions, Part 1 1864. Interleaved Copy with m/ss notes & notations, and corrections thro-out, 132pp in later hf. mor. marble sides, mor. label. Good. V. Scarce. (1) * Inscribed on title, ‘ The Earl of Rosse with the Author’s best Compliments.’ Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €400 - €600 762. Periodical: Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, MDCCLXXXVII, Vol. I - Vol. XXIII (1856) and Vol. XXX (1892-1896). Together 25 vols. lg. 4to Dublin 1787-1896. Mostly uncut, with engd. plts. fold. tables etc., etc., all orig. cloth backed boards. As a periodical, w.a.f. (25) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €250 - €350 763. Plants & Gardens: O’Beirne (Megan) Kilmacurragh: Sourced in the Wild, The moulding of a heritage Arboretum. Folio Gorey 2014; Nelson (E. Charles) An Irishman’s Cuttings, Tales of Irish Gardens and Gardeners, Plants & Plant Hunters. Sm. folio Cork 2009; Mitchell (A.) & Coombes (A.) The Garden Tree - An Illustrated Guide, sm. folio Lond. 1998; Magner (D.) Stopping by Woods, A Guide to the Forest andWoodlands of Ireland, D. 2011. (4) €80 - €120 764. [Faksimile Verlag Luzern] Les Feuillers du Louvre et Les Heures de Twindisparues, 3 parts, Switzerland (Verlag Luzern) 1994, Limited Edn. No. 461 (980) Copies, illustrated, housed in red clam box with gilt seal. (1) €300 - €400 765. Signed by the Artist Walsh (Wendy) An Irish Florilegium, and An Irish Florilegium II, 2 vols. folio L. (Thames & Hudson) 1983 & 1987, First Edn., Vol. 1, Signed by the Artist, illus., cloth, d.j.’s. Clean Set. (2) €425 - €600 766. Botanical Interest: A folio Album of dried floral and other plant specimens, c. 1900, including hawk weed, sheep sorrel, honeysuckle, wild strawberry, fools parsly, tufted vetch, and others, mostly identified, approx. 30 pages, hf. calf, cloth boards, as a collection, w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 767. Magnificent Limited Fac-simile Folio Society: Young (Edward) & William Blake, Night Thoughts, 2 lg. folio volumes, plus 8vo Commentary volume, London (Folio Society) 2005. Special Lim. Edn. No. 420 of 1000 Copies, with coloured illustrations thro-out, orig. mor. backed decor. linen bindings & mor. labels, in orig. cloth box, with mor. label. Pristine Copy. (1) €200 - €300 765 769. Important Irish Manuscript Pedigree Co. Cavan: Adams (Maxwell R.W.P.) comp. A Pedigree of the Family of Adams of the County of Cavan , watercolour, starting with Sir Duncan Adams 1214-1249, and branching out in variant directions incorporating the different branches, inter marriages with other families in Ireland including the O'Briens, Fordes, Bevan, Barry, Montgomery, Beatty, Leonard, Roberts, and other with dates and offspring listed, the top corner with illuminated Family Coat of Arms, Signed and dated 1891, approx. 68cms x 100cms (27" x 39") as a m/ss, w.a.f. framed. (1) €1500 - €2000 Framed Items, Manuscripts, Pamphlets, Literary Items, Archives, etc. Lots 769 - 885