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

9 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 8. Scarce Irish Author [Rochfort (Luke)] The Genealogie of Protestants, or, A Briefe Discoverie of the first authors, founders and parents of their religion. Sm. 8vo Paris 1621. First Edn., Fac-simile title, first 4pp & last leaf repaired, recent full sprinkled calf, gilt tooled border & spine. Rare. (1) * The author was a Catholic Priest from Kilbride, Co. Meath. €250 - €350 9. Lommel (Dr. Eugene) The Nature of Light with a General Account of Physical Optics, Lond. 1875, First Edn., lacks frontis; Scott (R.H.) Weather Charts and StormWarnings, L. 1876. First Edn., frontis chart & 1 other sim.; Young (C.A.) The Sun, Lond. 1882. Second Edn., hf. title, frontis, illus. thro.- out; Abercromby (Hon. Ralph) Weather A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to Day, 8vo Lond. 1888. Second Edn., hf. title, illus. adverts at end, 48pp cat. at end, all orig. cloth. (4) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €130 - €180 10. Helmholtz (H.) Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects, ... With An Introduction by Professor Tyndall. 8vo Lond. 1873. First English Edn., hf. title, text illus., title stamped ‘Birr Castle’ with coronet on top; also Second Series, of above, trans. by E. Atkinson, 8vo Lond. 1881. First Edn., unopened; also Schorlemner (Carl) The Rise and Development of Organic Chemistry, Lond. 1894. Revised Edn., hf. title, port. frontis. All orig. cloth. (3) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €140 - €220 11. Liebig (Justus) M.R.I.A. Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and Physiology, 8vo Lond. 1842. Second Edn., ed. by Lyon Playfair, 10pp adverts at end, orig. cloth, lower joint dam. (1) €45 - €75 12. Fraser (James) The History of Nadir Shah, Formerly called Thomas Kuli Khan, The Present Emperor of Persia. 8vo Lond. (W. Strahan for The Author) 1742. Fold. engd. frontis & fold. map, later full calf, covers detached, lacking label, needs rebinding, but a very clean copy. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €300 - €400 13. With Original Photographic Illustrations Astronomy: Smyth (C. Piazzi) Tenerife, An Astronomer’s Experiment, or, Specialities of a Residence above the Clouds, 8vo Lond. 1858. First Edn., Hf. title, engd. map, & 20 orig. stereo photos tipped in (include. frontis) some damp stains, a few leaves loose, orig. blue cloth. (1) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €300 - €400 14. Astronomy: Doig (Mary) Stories about Stars and Star-Gazers, 8vo Lond. 1856. First Edn., frontis, 6 blue plts., & text illus. plus illus. initials, orig. cloth; Marsh (J.E.) trans. Chemistry in Space from Prof. J.H. Van ‘T Hoff’s ..., 8vo Oxford 1891. First English Edn., fold. plt. adverts at end, cloth stained; The Stars, 12mo Lond. (T. Nelson & Sons) n.d., cold. frontis, text illus. cloth stained; Romanes (J.) Some Thoughts on Subjects Astronomical, tall 8vo Edin. 1891. Second Edn., blue cloth. (4) Provenance: Birr Castle Estate. €100 - €150 8 13 10 12 9