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

66 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 403. Astronomy: Roberts (Isaac) A Selection of Photographs of Stars, Star-Clusters and Nebulae, together with Information concerning the Instruments and the Methods employed in the Pursuit of Celestial Photography. Folio Lond. (The Universal Press) [1893] First Edn., 53 full page plts. 134pp, orig. wine coloured cloth, stained, with gilt lettering. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €200 - €300 404. Astronomy: Pearson (Rev. W.) An Introduction to Practical Astronomy: Containing Tables Recently Computed... Vols. I & II, lg. 4to Lond. 1824-1829. Printed for the Author 31 engd. plts., some spotting & damp stains, Vol. I cont. hf. calf, Vol. II hf. mor., upr. cover detached. (2) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €250 - €400 405. Astronomy: D’Engelhardt (B.) Observations Astronomiques, Faites.. dans son Observatoire a Dresde. 3 vols. folio Dresden (Guill Baensch) 1886-1895. With 4 plates, orig. half crimson cloth printed boards, spines faded or stained, but good. (3) * With some oval stamps of ‘Observatory, Birr Castle, Parsonstown - 7 Aug. 90’ Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €220 - €350 403 404 406. Attractive Coloured Plates Houghton (Rev. W.) British Fresh Water Fishes, 2 vols. lg. folio Lond. (Wm. Mackenzie) [1879] First Edition, red & bl. titles, 41 full page colour printed plates by A.F. Lydon, a.e.g. Cont. hf. crimson mor., raised bands, gilt lined & lettered spines with gilt decorations in panels. A very attractive set. (2) * Bookplates of Michael, Earl of Rosse. Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €500 - €850 407. Stowe, near Buckingham The Ducal Estate and Contents of the Mansion Catalogue : Jackson Stops - The Illustrated Catalogue .. of the Freehold of the Historic Mansion & Estate Extending to 1400 Acres... [and] Contents of the Mansion, Over 19 days, July 1921. By direction of the Trustees of the Will of the late Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Folio 1921., 233 pages with 59 full page plts., orig. cloth backed boards, with overlaid armorial label. (1) * ‘The supremely Valuable contents of heirloom Pictures, Tapestries, and Historic Furniture, .. important collection of rare china,.. Objet d’Art, the contents of the Magnificent Library, fine collection of Historic Letters and Manuscripts,... Panellings by Grinling Gibbons, Famous Classical Temples and other Buildings and Bridges... etc.’ €350 - €500 405