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

13 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 35. Young (Arthur) A Tour in Ireland: with General Observations on the Present State of that Kingdom. Made in... 1776, 1777, and 1778 and brought down to end of 1779, 2 vols. 8vo Lond. 1780. Second Edn., 5 engd. plts. (some fold.) some text illus., cont. sprinkled calf, gilt ruled spines & 1 mor. label (ex. 2). (2) €170 - €220 36. Doyle (Martin) Notes and Gleanings Relating to the County of Wexford, in its Past and Present Conditions, 8vo Dublin 1868. First Edn., lg. fold. hand cold. map, orig. cloth, v. good copy. (1) €200 - €300 37. Doyle (Martin) A Cyclopaedia of Practical Husbandry and Rural Affairs in General, 8vo Lond. 1844. New Edn., hf. title, text illus. orig. cloth, good; Doyle (M.)ed. The Irish Farmer’s and Gardener’s Magazine and Register of Rural Affairs, ... January to December 1840, 8vo Dublin 1840. First Edn., cat. & adverts at end, cloth. (2) €150 - €200 38. Comerford (Rev. M.) Collections Relating to the Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. Dublin (James Duffy & Co.) n.d. [1883] First Edn., engd. ports. & plts., orig. gilt decor. cloth; also Brenan (Rev. M.) Schools of Kildare and Leighlin A.D. 1775- 1835, 8vo Dublin 1935 First Edn. orig., cloth. Good. (4) * First item has an orig. A.L.s from Author. €200 - €300 39. [Wilde (Oscar)] The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C. 33, [Oscar Wilde], roy 8vo Lond. (Leonard Smithers) 1899. First Edn., with author’s name. Hf. title, 31pp orig. mustard boards, with cloth spine, some stains. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €300 - €400 40. Astronomy: Airy (Geo. Biddell) Six Lectures on Astronomy, delivered at ..Ipswich. 8vo Lond. [1849] First Edn., 7 fold. plts. orig. crimson cloth, re-cased. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €140 - €200 41. Brewster (Sir D.) Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, 2 vols. 8vo Edin. 1855. First Edn., 2 hf. titles, 2 engd. port. frontis & 8 text illus. complete later full crimson cloth. (2) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. * Contains two early illustrations of Lord Rosse’s Telescope at Birr. €200 - €300 42. Tobacco: Fowler (Thos.) Medical Reports on the Effects of Tobacco, Principally with Regard to its Diuretic Quality, in the Cure of Dropsies and Dysuries. 8vo Lond. (For J. Johnson) 1785. First Edn., 84pp, uncut & unopened, later cloth. (1) €200 - €300 40 36 42 39 41 38