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

69 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 423. Astronomy: Lick Observatory [California] Observatory Atlas of the Moon, 2 large plates, Plate II, original negative taken 1895, Oct. 8th, 15h 3m 10s + 20s; & Plate 14, original negative taken July 26, 1896, 12k, 59m, 25s - 33s. Two large prints, each approx. 51cms x 41cms (20” x 16”); also The Bruce Photographic Telescope, Plate 2 Taken June 1st 1896 , large print approx. 43cms x 36cms (17” x 14”), good. V. good large photographs. As a lot, w.a.f. (3) * Published by the gift of W.W. Law, Esq. of New York City. (3) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €500 - €800 424. Astronomy: Dale (R.) A collection of 10 Prints after drawings by R. Dale of The Great Spiral Nebula, also known as M51 or the ‘Whirlpool,’ and others as follows, Plate 1, Frontispiece Spiral Nebula; approaching to Circular, Plate II, Great External Cluster, Plate VIII, Dumb Bell Nebula, Plate X, Nebulae with Hollow Centres, Plate XI, Oblong Hoop or Ring Nebula, (seen obliquely) Plate XII, The Great Spiral Nebula, Plate XIII, Spiral Nebula, Foreshortened, Plate XIV, Great Nebula in Andromeda, (Harvard Refractor) Plate XV, Open Spiral, Plate XVII, Great Nebula of Orion, (Harvard Refractor) Together 10 plts, each approx. 29.5cms x 39cms (11 ½ ” x 15 ½ ”) or 22cms x 30cms (8 ½ ” x 11¾”) all loose, very slight staining. A very rare collection, as is, w.a.f. (10) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €700 - €1000 422. Astronomy, Photographs: - Roberts (Isaac), F .R.A.S., F.G.S., Maghull. A. Photograph of Stars in Cygnus, ... taken at Maghull on the 14th Aug. 1887, with 20” Reflector, and exposure of 60 minutes, approx. 29.5cms x 24cms, mounted on card. B. Photograph of the Great Nebula in Andromeda,.... Taken at Maghull, on the 29th December, 1888, with 20” Regulator, and exposure of 4 hours, R.A. oh 39m, Decl. + 40 40’. approx. 29cms x 25cms (11 ½ ” x 9 ¾ ”) mounted on card. C. Photograph of the Nebulae. M.81, 82, and a Nebulous Star in Ursa Major, A.R. 9h. 46m D. + 69 39’. Exposure 3 ½ hours, 31 March 1889. Enlarged 5 times. Approx. 30cms x 24cms (11 ¾ ” x 9 1/”) mounted on card. D. Photograph of the Dumb Bell Nebula, M27 Vulpecula, A.R. 19h 54m. D. + 22, 25’. Exposure 3 hours, 3 October 1888. Enlarged 5 times. approx. 30.5cms x 24.5cms (12” x 9 ¾ ”) mounted on card. A very important group of 4 Photographs by Roberts, each mounted on board with descriptive letterpress, some of the mounts spotted, otherwise v. good. As photographs, w.a.f. Ex. Rare. (4) * Roberts, British 1829-1904 A pioneer Astrophotographer, worked from his own Private Observatory in Crowborough, Sussex. Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €1200 - €1800