Mealys Mealys
Rare Books & Collectors' Specialist Sale
Catalogue
Back to Index
Image Gallery
Category 
  Keyword   Lot 
Lot Description
Records 1 to 30 of 1203   First Previous Next Last
1 Napoleon: Bingham (Hon. D.A.) The Marriages of The Bonapartes, 2 vols. L. 1882, hf. green mor.; O'Meara (Barry E.) Napoleon in Exile; or A Voice from St. Helena, 2 vols. L. 1834, hf. mor. lacks some labels; De Sequr - Napoleons Expedition to Russia, 2 vols. 12mo L. 1836, hf. calf; 1 other. (7)
€70-100
details
2 Carleton (Wm.) Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, 2 vols. 12mo D. 1834., 1 engd. frontis & 2 engd. plts. text illus. etc., hf. mor.; also Griffin (G.) The Beautiful Queen of Leix, or The Self-Consumed. An Irish Tale, D. 1906; & 1 other. (3)
€60-90
details
3 Porny (Mr.) The Elements of Heraldry, 8vo L. 1777, THIRD EDN., engd. frontis & plts., thro-out, later hf. mor. mor. labels; also A Dictionary of Musicians, 2 vols. L. 1824. A.e.g. cont. full calf, gilt fillet borders, spine with tooled decor. in panels, raised bands, mor. labels. All very good copies. (3)
€100-150
details
4 Wexford interest: Kennedy (Patrick) Legendary Fictions of The Irish Celts, 8vo L. 1891, decor. title, & frontis, cloth; also The Book of Modern Irish anecdotes, D. n.d.; Lacy (T.) Home Sketches on Both Sides of the Channel, L. 1852, cloth. (3)
€80-120
details
5 Wright (G.N.) Scenes in Ireland, sm. 8vo L. 1834. 10 engd. plts. with 30 views, cont. hf. mor. raised bands, gilt lettered. (1)
€70-100
details
6 [Allan (Rob.)] 'A Cosmopolite' - The Sportsman in Ireland, with His Summer Route through the Highlands of Scotland. 2 vols. 8vo L. 1840. FIRST EDN., 2 litho. frontis, text illus., recent. mor. backed marble boards, mor. labels, raised bands. V. good. (2)
€250-350
details
7 Bassett (Geo. H.) County Down Guide and Directory including The Borough of Newry, 8vo D. 1886. FIRST EDN., fold. cold. map, adverts etc; also Armagh, 8vo D. 1886, lacks title & fold. map, uniform red cloth. (2)
€150-200
details
7A Genealogy: The Irish Compendium: or Rudiments of Honour, Vol. IV, 16mo L. 1735. THIRD EDN., engd. frontis & fine engd. plts., recent hf. mor; Kimber (Mr.) The Peerage of Ireland, 16mo L. 1768, engd. plts. & recent full mor.; The Arms of the Peers, Peeress's of Great Britain, 16mo L. n.d. c. 1780, engd. plts. full cont. calf; & 1 other sim. (4)
€100-150
details
8 Military interest: Morrison (Maj. C.G.) Tactics of the Drill Books, 8vo L. 1897, fold. plans, cloth; Regulations for Mobilization, L. 1909 cloth; Manual of Field Engineering, 12mo L. 1911; Manual of Elementary Field Engineering, 16mo L. 1877, illus. thro-out, calf; & 4 others sim. (8)
€40-80
details
9 Fishing etc: Shaw (Fred G.) The Science of Dry Fly Fishing, 4to L. 1906. cold. frontis, fine plts., & illus., decor. cloth; Rooper (G.) Themes and Tweed, L. 1894; & 3 other son fishing & other outdoor sports, (2 leather bound). (5)
€70-100
details
10 Stewart (Sam. A.) Corry (T.H.) A Flora of the North-East of Ireland, Cambridge (Published by Belfast Naturalist's Field Club) 1888, orig. decor. cloth; Adams (J.) A Student's Illustrated Flora, 1931, illus., cloth; & A Supplement to Colgan's Flora of the County Dublin, 8vo D. 1961, orig. wrappers. (3)






€70-100
details
11 Co. Kildare: Rawson (Thos. James) Statistical Survey of the County of Kildare, with Observations. ... By Direction of The Dublin Society. 8vo D. 1807. FIRST EDN., errata leaf, lg. fold. engd. map after Maj. Taylor, 2 single page maps, fold. table, & 10 varied plts. (4 fold.) bind dam. but content very good. (1)
SEE ILLUSTRATION.
€320-450
Lot: 11
details
12 [Handel (George Fred.)] Townsend (Horatio) An Account of the visit of Handel to Dublin, sm. 8vo D. 1852. FIRST EDN., hf. title, orig. embossed cloth, & later cloth slip case. Rare. (1)
SEE ILLUSTRATION.
€250-350
Lot: 12
details
13 Tagore (Rabindranath) Sadhana The Realisation of Life, L. 1914; The Crescent Moon, L. 1914, 8 cold. plts.; Gitanjali (Song Offerings) 8vo L. 1915, Intro. by W.B. Yeats; and Fireflies, N.Y. 1928, illus., & d.w.; Housman (A.E.) More Poems, L. 1936, and Last Poems, L. 1922; Reid (Forrest) The Retreat or The Machinations of Henry, L. 1936, d.w.; and Milk of Paradise, L. 1946, d.w.; & 2 items by T.S. Eliot. (11)






€45-70
details
14 Lavin (Mary) The Patriot Son and other Stories, L. 1956; In the Middle of the Fields, L. 1967; Happiness and other Stories, L. 1969, ALL FIRST EDNS., & d.w.'s; Bowen (Eliz.) The Heat of the Day, L. 1949. FIRST EDN. Signed by Mary Lavin; Bowen (Eliz.) The House in Paris, N.Y. 1936. FIRST EDN., d.w.; & The Little Girls, L. 1964, FIRST EDN., d.w.; & 1 other by Mary Lavin. (7)





€70-100
details
15 Potter (Beatrix) The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit; The Tailor of Gloucester; The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck; The Tale of Benjamin Bunny; 2 others sim. Good. (6)
€120-170
details
16 First English Edition
Goguet (A.Y.)
The Origins of Laws, Arts, and Sciences and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations, 3 vols., 8vo, Edinburgh 1775, 9 fold. copper plates & 3 lg. fold. charts, contemp. sprinkled calf, mor. labels, raised bands, joints cracked or loose, worn. Scarce. (3)
€70-100
details
17 Dublin Charities: Williams (G.D.) Dublin Charities being a Handbook of Dublin Philanthropic Organisations and Charities, 8vo D. n.d. c. 1902. FIRST EDN. THUS, adverts front & back, some L.S.s., orig. cloth backed boards. Scarce. (1)
SEE ILLUSTRATION.
€160-250
Lot: 17
details
18 Bindings: Campbell (Dr. J.) Naval History of Great Britain, 8 vols. 8vo L. 1813. FIRST EDN., 8 engd. port. frontis., numerous fold. maps & charts, plts. etc., cont. hf. mor. tooled gilt spines with naval motifs, mor. labels. Good. (8)
€150-200
details
19 Blackstone (Wm.) Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vols. 8vo L. 1803. Engd. port. frontis. Vol. I, cont. full calf, raised bands, mor. labels. Good. (4)
€100-150
details
20 Binding: James (G.P.R.) A book of the Passions, 8vo L. 1829. Hf. title, add. engd. title, engd. plts., a.e.g., fine profusely blind & gilt tooled mor., tooled gilt spine, by G. Bellew, Dublin, stamped & with binders label, in later slip case. (1)
SEE ILLUSTRATION.
€180-250
Lot: 20
details
21 O'Brien (Henry)ed. Phoenician Ireland, by Dr. J. L. Villanueva, 8vo L. & D. 1833. FIRST EDN., engd. frontis & fold. map, orig. cloth, paper label, v. good; Betham (Sir Wm.) The Gael and Cymbri, An Inquiry into the Origin and History of the Irish Scots, Britons and Gauls, ... 8vo D. 1834. FIRST EDN., errata leaf, fold. frontis, orig. cloth backed boards. (2)
€100-150
details
22 Dublin Printing: [Harris (W.)]ed. Hibernica: or Some Ancient Pieces Relating to Ireland, 2 parts in one, 8vo, D. (Miliken) 1770, REVISED EDN., Part. 1, 287 pps. & Part 2. 231pps. (complete), contemp. full calf, lacks front cover. Good. (1)
€70-100
details
23 Wardle (G.L.) A Circumstantial Report of the Evidence and Proceedings upon the Charges Preferred against ... The Duke of York in the Capacity of Commander-in-Chief... 1809, 8vo L. (Albion Press Edn.) 1809. FIRST EDN., port. frontis, & 12 others, engd. ports., cont. tree calf, v. good. (1)
€70-120
details
24 Marryat (Jos.) A History of Pottery and Porcelain Medieval and Modern, 8vo L. 1868. 6 fine cold. plts., a.e.g., full mor. dble fillet border, raised bands. V. good. (1)
€60-100
details
25 Pamphlets: 1. Remarks on the Defence of Ireland with Observations on Some Other Subjects Connected Herewith, 8vo Belfast 1796. FIRST EDN., 96pp some dam. with sm. loss of text on title first few pages, later boards; 2. Shrewsbury (John, Earl of,) Hints towards the Pacification of Ireland, 8vo L. 1844, hf. title, 116pp. + adverts, new boards. As pamphlets, w.a.f. (2)
€60-90
details
26 Gaelic interest: Dana Oisein Mhic Fhinn, air an cur amach airson Maith Coitcheannta Muinntir na Gaeltachd. 8vo Dunedin 1818, with some m/ss loosely inserted, full cont. calf; also Wood (t.) An Inquiry concerning The Primitive Inhabitants of Ireland, 8vo L. 1821. lacks map, hf. calf. (2)
€50-80
details
27 Military: Cannon (R.) Historical Record of The Eighty-Seventh Regiment, or The Royal Irish Fusiliers: 8vo L. 1853, FIRST EDN, engd. add. title, hf. title, errata slip & 3 hd. cold. plts. (ex. 4), orig. cloth. (1)
€70-100
details
28 Wight (Thos.) Cork & Rutty (John) A History of the Rise and Progress of the People called Quakers, 8vo L. 1800. SECOND EDN., cont. tree calf, mor. label, upr cover loose, otherwise. Good. (1)
€100-150
details
29 Binding: Madden (S.) Reflections and Resolutions for Ireland, L.P. copy, 8vo D. c. 1810. Lacks title page, cont. full tree calf, tooled roll gilt border & central oval with decorated rim and harps, tooled gilt spine, mor. label. Good. (1)
€70-120
details
 Back to Top
First Previous Next Last