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

116 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 789. Sale of Lands in Kilmacurrgh Estate, 1934 Manuscript: Draft memorial on vellum of an Indenture dated 1934 between (1) Isabel Diggins La Touche, formerly of Kilmacurragh, Co. Wicklow, and now at Grata Quies, Branksome Park, Dorest, widow, and (2) Laurence Fleming of Kilmacurragh, gardener. Sale of parts of Tullylusk, one part containing a cottage with front garden and the other behind Kilcandra schoolhouse. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1) €150 - €200 790. Co. Cavan: Two Leases of Lands in Cavan by Protestant Bishop Two Indentures , dated 14 Feb. 1828 and 4 Feb. 1830, whereby George de la Poer Beresford, Bishop of Kilmore, leases part of the lands of Moybologue, Co. Cavan, to the Rev. Thomas Philip Lefanu of Phoenix Park, Dublin, and Joseph Lefanu of Leeson St., Dublin, trustees named in the marriage settlement of Mrs. Jane Byrne. As m/ss., w.a.f. (2) €150 - €200 791. Regarding Jewellery of the Earls of Dysart of Ham House, Richmond Manuscript: Copy of inventory dated 8 August 1888, compiled for probate purposes, of the Dysart Diamond and other Jewellery, valued at £917. With receipt dated 22 December 1889 stating that “ Dysart Katherine Huntington received from Hon. Algernon Gray Tollemache, surviving trustee and executor of the will of Hon. Laura Maria Grattan (Lady Grattan) the pearl necklace bequeathed to deceased by her grandmother Louisa late Countess of Dysart, and the ring containing a miniature of Grace Carteret Countess of Dysart. ” As a Scottish peerage, the Dysart title could pass through the female one; at this time it was held by the Tollemache family. Laura Maria Grattan, nee Tollemache, was the wife of James Grattan, son of the Irish stateman Henry Grattan. €150 - €200 792. Saunders Sebright (Sir John) Observations upon Hawking, .. Describing the Mode of Breaking and Managing the Several Kinds of Hawks used in Falconry. 8vo Lond. 1826. First Edn., [IV], 64pp, orig. marble boards, ptd. paper label, loose. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €140 - €180 793. Rare Clonmel Printing Provincial Printing: Phelan (Denis) Observations on the Present Sate of Pharmacy in Ireland, 8vo Clonmel (J. Hackett) 1833, First Edn., Errata tipped in at title page, uncut, soiled, printing wrappers. Scarce. (1) €150 - €220 794. With Hand-Coloured Illustrations Experienced Dealer: The Parrot-Keeper’s Guide, Comprising the Natural History of Macaws, Cockatoos, Parrots, Lories, Parrokeets, and Love-Birds: with General Observations on the best modes of treatment,... and methods of care etc. Sm. 8vo Lond. (Thos. Dean & Son) n.d. hand-cold. frontis wd.-cut vignette title, & 6 engd. plts. (5 hand coloured), orig. gilt decor. cloth. V. good copy. Ex. Scarce. (1) €175‑€250 795. With Hand-Coloured Plates Lothian (James) Practical Hints on the Culture and General Management of Alpine or Rock Plants, [ includes a list of Alpine Flowers] Sm. 8vo Edin. (W.H. Lizars) n.d. Hf. title, hd. cold. frontis add. engd. title, & 5 other plts. (3 hand coloured) complete, orig. gilt decor. cloth. V. good. Rare. (1) €175‑€250 796. [Newton (Sir Isaac)] A Dissertation on Comets extracted from the Writings of the Most Eminent Modern Astronomers and Philosophers, in a Letter to a Reverend Professor, to which is prefixed The Theory of a Comet, by Sir Isaac Newton, Sm. 8vo, L. (C. Corbett) c. 1720, First Edn., trimmed, 64pps., rebound marble boards. [Not in Bason or Gray]. Scarce. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €250 - €320 792 795 793 796 794