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Castlecomer
Co. Kilkenny
Ireland
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Lot |
Description |
Picture |
Estimate |
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Lavin (Mary) The Patriot Son & other Stories, L. 1956; = In the Middle of the Fields, L. 1967; = Happiness and other Stories, L. 1969, d.w.'s; = A Single Lady, L. 1951; = The Great Wave and other Stories, L. 1961, ALL FIRST EDNS.; = Lavenson (Leah) The Four Season of Mary Lavin, D. 1998, d.w.; = & one other. (7) |
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100 - 150 |
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Stephens (James) The Charwoman's Daughter, 8vo L. 1912. FIRST EDN.,; = Green Branches, L. 1917, d.w.; = 7 others. (9) |
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70 - 100 |
3 |
O'Neill (Moira) The Elf-Errant. A Story for Children, L. 1901. NEW EDN., illus. by W.E.F. Britten, fine plts., decor. cloth; = others by Elanor Hull, Fiona Macleod, Dora Sigerson & Alice Milligan, all illus., cloth. (5) |
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80 - 130 |
4 |
Three Candle Press: O'Byrne (Cathal) Ashes on the Hearth, D. 1948, d.w.; = O'Madden (P.L.) Cruach Phadraig - St. Patrick's Holy Mountain, D. [1929]; = & 5 other scarce publications. (7) |
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70 - 120 |
5 |
Connery (James) The Reformer. Or, An Infallible Remedy to Prevent Pauperism & Periodical Returns to Famine,... on the Plan of William Smith O'Brien, Esq., 12mo Limerick (J. Goggin) 1833. FIFTH EDN., 62pp., 2 plts., frayed at edges, stained, recent boards. S.N.S.R. Scarce. (1) . |
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130 - 180 |
6 |
Royal Hospital: Charter of the Royal Hospital of King Charles II etc., near Dublin, 12mo D. (G. Faulkner) 1760. FIRST EDN., thus., 119pp., cont. mottled calf, with tooled gilt borders, & central armorial stamp on front cover; = Childers (Maj. E.S.E.) & Stewart (R.) The Story of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, 12mo L. 1921. FIRST EDN., illus. green cloth. Good. (2) |
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300 - 400 |
7 |
Illustrated Volumes: Dickens (C.) A Christmas Carol, sm. 4to L. 1948, cold. & other illus. by Arthur Rackham, d.w.; = another illus. by Rackham; = Burnett (F.H.) The Secret Garden, L. 1912, illus. by Chas. Robinson; = 5 others, same illus. by Ed. Dulac. (8) |
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70 - 100 |
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Lynch (Patricia) Brogeen and the Bronze Lizard, L. 1954; = The Bookshop on the Quay, L. 1956; = Fiona Leaps the Bonfire, L. 1957, d.w.; = The Golden Caddy, L. 1962; = A Storyteller's Childhood, L. 1947, illus. by Harry Kernoff, ALL FIRST EDNS; = & 3 other. (8). |
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100 - 150 |
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Maxwell (Constantia) The Stranger in Ireland, L. 1954, d.w.; = Dublin Under the Georges, L. 1937; = and Country and Town in Ireland Under The Georges, L. 1940, all illus. & cloth. (3) |
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70 - 120 |
10 |
Head (Sir F. B.) A Fortnight in Ireland, 8vo L. 1852. FIRST EDN., fold. map frontis., L.S. on title, hf. calf, recent reback; = Hurbert (Wm. H.) Ireland Under Coercion - The Diary of an American, 2 vols. Edin. 1888. SECOND EDN., map frontis. Vol. I, L.S.s, orig. cloth. (3) |
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80 - 120 |
11 |
Crowe (E.E.) Yesterday in Ireland, 3 vols. 12mo L. 1835. 2 hf. titles, later full green cloth. (3) |
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80 - 120 |
12 |
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) |
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100 - 150 |
13 |
Joyce (P.W.) Irish Names of Places, 3 vols. sm. 8vo D. (Phoenix Co.) n.d. orig. cloth, gilt decor. V. clean copy. (3) |
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100 - 150 |
14 |
Association Copy Homer - An Enquiry into the Life and Writing of Homer, 8vo L. (No Publishers) 1736. SECOND EDN., engd. port. frontis. engd. vign. on t. page, fold. map, 22 fine engd. heads & tails, advert. leaf at end, L.S. on t.p. & some in text, cont. calf, raised bands, mor. label. * Inscribed on verso 'Gui. Stokes D.D. dono dedit Frater. J.S.' (1) |
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140 - 180 |
15 |
[Rackham (Arthur)] Illustrator: Stephens (James) Irish Fairy Tales, sm. 4to L. 1924, fine cold. plts. & other illus. after A. Rackham, gilt decor. cloth. Good. (1) |
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100 - 150 |
16 |
Duggan (G.C.) The Stage Irishman: A History of the Irish Play and Stage Characters from the Earliest Times. 8vo D. 1937. FIRST EDN., frontis. by Jack B. Yeats, & 11 plts. cloth, & d.w.; = Mercier (V.) The Irish Comic Tradition, Oxford 1962, d.w. (2) |
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80 - 120 |
17 |
Signed Presentation Copy Moore (George) Hail and Farewell - Vale, 8vo L. 1914, orig. blue cloth, gilt spine. Good. * With lengthy presentation inscription to English bookseller; George Sucking on hf. title, signed by author. (1) |
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150 - 220 |
18 |
Co. Cork: Cole (Rev. J.H.) Church and Parish Records of the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, 8vo Cork 1903. FIRST EDN., port. frontis, text loose from binding. S.N.S.R. (1) |
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50 - 80 |
19 |
Genealogy: Gallwey (Hubert) The Wall Family in Ireland 1170 - 1970, FIRST EDN., cold. frontis fold. table. list of subscribers, cloth & d.w. (1) |
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75 - 125 |
20 |
Genealogy: Safford (Wm. H.) The Blennerhassett Papers, embodying the private journal of Harman Blennerhassett. 8vo Cincinnati 1861. FIRST EDN., engd. port. frontis & others, some orig. photos. tipped in, also a typed note loosely inserted & m/ss notes, old cloth. Scarce. (1) |
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250 - 350 |
21 |
Rare First Edition Hemingway (Ernest) For Whom The Bell Tolls, 8vo N.Y. (Charles Scribner's Sons) 1940. FIRST EDN., some browning on end papers, orig. cloth, & with original d.w. with small tears (but rare in any condition). V. Scarce. (1) |
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250 - 350 |
22 |
Genealogy: Kildare (Marquis of) The Earls of Kildare, and Their Ancestors, from 1057 to 1773. 8vo D. 1864, hf. mor. worn. (1) |
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70 - 120 |
23 |
Von Liebig (Justus) The Natural Laws of Husbandry, Ed. by John Blyth, M.D. Uni. College, Cork. 8vo L. 1863. FIRST EDN. IN ENGLISH., cloth. Scarce. (1) |
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120 - 170 |
24 |
Rennison (Revd. Wm. H.) Succession List of the Bishops, Cathedral and Parochial Clergy of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, 8vo [Waterford (Croker & Co. Ltd. 1920] FIRST EDN., Lg. fold. map, list of subs., orig. cloth, v. good copy. (1) |
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80 - 100 |
25 |
Swanzy (Henry B.) Succession Lists of the Diocese of Dromore, 8vo, Belfast 1933, port. frontis., cloth. Good. (1) |
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80 - 120 |
26 |
[President Sean T. O'Ceallaigh]. Carney (J.) Poems on the Butlers of Ormond, Cahir and Dunboyne (AD 1400 - 1650). 8vo D. (Institute for Advanced Studies) 1945; ¦ also O'Fohludha (R.)ed. Cuairt An Mheadhon Oidhche, 8vo D. 1949, FIRST EDN. THUS, both cloth, both inscribed by Sean T. O'Kelly & with his bookplate as President of Ireland. (2) |
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180 - 250 |
27 |
Map: Wyld (James) Map of Ireland, Compiled from the Surveys of the Board of Ordnance and other approved Documents of the Railway Commissioners.. In 4 sections linen backed each approx. (82.5cms x 65cms) and hand coloured, & folding to 8vo. London n.d. (c. 1839). In orig. cloth slip case with printed label. A very good clean example. (1) |
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400 - 600 |
28 |
Madden (R.R.) The History of Irish Periodical Literature, 2 vols. 8vo L. 1867. FIRST EDN., later cloth. Clean copy. (1) |
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140 - 200 |
29 |
O'Crohan (Tomas) The Islandman, 8vo D. & C. 1934, frontis, decor. d.w.; = Merriman (B.) Cuirt An Mhean Oiche, 8vo D. 1968. LIM. EDN. 118 (500); = Mullen (Pat) Hero Breed, L. 1936, FIRST EDN., pict. d.w. Good. (3) |
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100 - 150 |
30 |
Trevor (William) The Children of Dynmouth, L. 1976; - Angels at the Ritz and other Stories, D. 1975; = Mrs. Eckdorf, in O'Neill's Hotel, L. 1969, All Signed; = & Lovers of their Time, L. 1978, ALL FIRST EDNS., & orig. d.w.'s. (4) |
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90 - 130 |
31 |
Moore (Brian) I am Mary Dunne, L. 1968; = Fergus, L. 1971; = The Revolution Script, L. 1972, ALL FIRST EDNS., & Signed Pres. Copies; = also The Emperor of Ice-Cream, L. 1966; = The Luck of Ginger Coffey, L. 1960, both FIRST EDNS., all with fine d.w.'s. Also with orig. typescript letter, to Jack [White] from California, signed by Author, & dated March 31, 1970. (6) |
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120 - 170 |
32 |
Praeger (Rob. Lloyd) The Way that I Went, D. & L. 1937. FIRST EDN., illus.; = A Populous Solitude, D. 1941; = & A Tourists Flora of The West of Ireland, sm. 8vo D. 1909, all FIRST EDNS., & illus. Good. (3) |
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120 - 160 |
33 |
Celtic Mythology: Dunn (J.) The Ancient Irish Epic Tale - Tain Bo Cualnge, roy 8vo, L. 1914, illus., uncut, orig. decor. cloth gilt.; = Gray (T.) Cuchulainn, An Epic-Drama of the Gael, Cambridge 1925, photo illus., cloth. (2) |
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80 - 120 |
34 |
Cuala Press: Gogarty (O. St. John) Elbow Room, 8vo D. 1939. LIM. EDN. (450); = Robinson (Lennox) A Little Anthology of Modern Irish Verse, 8vo D. 1928. LIM. EDN. (300). Both uncut, unopened, & orig. cloth backed boards. Good. (2) |
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140 - 200 |
35 |
Stuart (James) Historical Memoirs of the City of Armagh, 8vo Newry 1819. Engd. frontis, & 2 plts. (1 part zerox) & some leaves in fac-simile at end, recent professional hf. calf, raised bands & gilt spine. (1) |
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80 - 120 |
36 |
Northern Ireland interest: Twelve varied vols. Good lot. (12) |
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70 - 110 |
37 |
Hayes (Richard) The Last Invasion of Ireland, D. 1937. FIRST EDN.; = Walsh (A.) Scandinavian Relations with Ireland During Viking Period, D. 1922; = S.J.s. A Page of Irish History: Story of University College, Dublin, 1888 - 1909, D. 1930, illus. with 2 A.L.s. loosely inserted; = Gaffney (J.) Breaking the Silence, England, Ireland, Wilson and The War. N.Y. 1931, Pres. Copy, Signed. illus., all cloth. (4) |
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90 - 150 |
38 |
Macalister (R.A. Stewart) The Secret Languages of Ireland, Cambridge 1937. FIRST EDN., cloth & d.w., Extremely Scarce; = O'Suileabhain (M.) Fiche Blian ag Fas, D. 1933. FIRST EDN., d.w.; = O'Ciosain (M.) Cead Blian 1871 - 1971, Naas 1973. FIRST EDN., illus., d.w. Scarce. (3) |
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120 - 170 |
39 |
Mac Liammoir (Michael) Each Actor on His Ass, L. 1961, FIRST EDN., d.w.; = Enter a Goldfish, L. 1977, d.w.; = An Oscar of No Importance, L. 1968; = Put Money in thy Purse, L. 1932; = O'Floinn (T.) & Mac Cana (P.) Scealaoicht na Rithe, sm. 4to D. 1956, with fine cold. illus. by Mac Liammoir, illus. wrappers; = All for Hecuba, An Irish Theatrical Autobiography, 8vo L. 1947. SECOND EDN., inscribed 'To Betty with All Best Wishes,' from the author. (6) |
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130 - 180 |
40 |
Co. Galway: O'Sullivan (M.D.) Old Galway, Cambridge 1942, FIRST EDN., d.w.; = Semple (M.) Reflections on Lough Corrib, 4to Galway 1973, d.w.; = O'Connor (F.) Leinster, Munster & Connaught, L. n.d., d.w.; = and another sim. by R. Hayworth. (4) |
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100 - 150 |
41 |
Arensberg (C.M.) The Irish Countryman - An Anthropol-ogical Study, L. 1937; = Folk & Farm, Essays in Honour of A.T. Lucas, 4to D. 1976; = O'Sullivan (S.) The Folklore of Ireland, L. 1974; = Shaw-Smith (D.) Ireland's Traditional Crafts, 4to L. 1984; = Evans E.E.) Irish Folk Ways, L. 1967; = & Cullen (L.M.) Life in Ireland, L. 1968. (6) |
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80 - 130 |
42 |
Owen (D.J.) History of Belfast, Belfast & L. 1921, FIRST EDN., illus.; = Moore (A.S.) Old Belfast, Belfast 1951, author inscribed, illus. d.w.; = Campbell (T.J.) Fifty Years of Ulster 1890 - 1940, Belfast 1941; = Hayward (R.) In Praise of Ulster, 4to Belfast 1946, illus.; = & 1 other, all cloth. (5) |
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100 - 150 |
43 |
Medical: Lejars (Felix) Traite de Chirurgie d'Urgence, 2 vols. roy 8vo Paris 1921. Plts & other illus., orig. mor. backed marble boards; = Platen (M.) The New Curative Treatment of Disease, Handbook. 2 vols. thick 8vo L. n.d. [ c. 1980], fold. & other cold. plt., fine Art Nouveau cloth. (4) |
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80 - 120 |
44 |
Medical: Fleetwood (John) History of Medicine in Ireland, 8vo D. 1951. FIRST EDN., illus. d.w.; = Devane (J.F.) A History of St. John Hospital, Limerick, D. 1970; = & 1 other. (3) |
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70 - 120 |
45 |
Scarce Art Catalogue Bodkin (Thos.) Four Irish Landscape Painters, sm. 4to D. 1920. FIRST EDN., profusely illus., orig. green buckram. * V. Scarce. Covers all the works of George Barret, James A. O'Connor, Walter F. Osborne, & Nathaniel Hone. (1) |
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170 - 200 |
46 |
Genealogy: Grace (Sheffield) Memoirs of the Family of Grace, roy 8vo L. 1823. FIRST EDN., 72 engd. plts. ports. & coats of arms, & 4 dbl. page engd. maps, Ireland, Kilkenny, Queens Co., & Graces Country; = Bound with Lines Written at Jerpoint Abbey, L. 1823, engd. music, very clean copy, in recent antique hf. calf, raised bands, mor. labels, & marble sides. Very desirable copy. (1) |
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350 - 500 |
47 |
Stuart (James) Historical Memoirs of the City of Armagh, 8vo Newry 1819. Engd. frontis & other plts., hf. mor. (needs rebinding); - Gilbert (J.T.) History of the Viceroys of Ireland, D. 1865, cloth (needs rebinding); = Hall (S.C.) Sketches of Irish Character, roy 8vo L. 1844, cloth. S.N.S.R. (3) |
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100 - 150 |
48 |
Petty: Larcom (Thos. A.)ed. The History of the Survey of Ireland, Commonly Called The Down Survey, 4to D. (I.A.S.) 1851. FIRST EDN., t.p. with sm. patched pce, orig. cloth, with recent attractive mor. re-back, raised bands, & gilt. (1) |
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140 - 200 |
49 |
Irish Folklore Commission: Mac Neil (Maire) The Festival of Lughnasa, roy 8vo Oxford 1962, FIRST EDN., Signed Pres. Copy, d.w. (1) |
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75 - 120 |
50 |
Milligan Fox (C.) Four Irish Songs, 4to D.n.d. Illus. by Seaghan Mac Cathmhaoil. Words by Edith Wheeler & Alice Milligan. This copy the scarce cloth bound issue, a few pages loose. * Front loose end inscribed 'Seasaim O'Chonghaile, Beal Feirrse, 1913'. (1) |
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100 - 150 |
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