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Mealy's Auctioneers
Castlecomer
Co. Kilkenny
Ireland
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Irish Texts: O'Donnell (Wm.) An Biobla Naomhtha, 8vo L. 1817, full panel calf; ¦ also An Tiomna Nuadh, 12mo L. 1823, calf; ¦ & Dinneen (P.S.) Irish-English Dictionary, D. 1927, cloth. (3) |
60 |
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D'Alton (J.) The History of the County of Dublin, thick 8vo, D. (Hodges & Smith) 1838, FIRST EDN., dedication, later green cloth & gilt lettering; ¦ & 3 others on Dublin. (4) |
90 |
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Swift Mac Neill - The Irish Parliament, L. 1886, also English Interference with Irish Industries, L. 1886; ¦ Mac Carthy (J. George) A Plea for the Home Government of Ireland, D. 1872, SECOND EDN; ¦ Gladstone (W.E.) Speeches on Great Questions of the Day, 12mo L. 1870, cloth; ¦ Mill (J. Stuart) On Liberty, 8vo L. 1880; ¦ O'Brien (Wm.) The Downfall of Parliamentarianism, D. 1918; ¦ History Reminiscences of Dublin Castle, 12mo D. 1895; ¦ & 3 others. V. good. (10) |
NS |
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Benson (Rev. C.W.) Our Irish Song Birds, D. 1901. SECOND EDN., 4 plts. cloth, good; ¦ [O'Hanlon (J.)] Folk-lore and Legends of Ireland, 12mo L. 1889; ¦ Kennedy (P.) Evenings in The Duffrey, 12mo D. 1875, NEW EDN., cloth; ¦ Maguire (J.F.) The Irish in America, L. 1808. FIRST EDN., cloth; ¦ & 2 others. (6) |
190 |
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Cycling - Bury (Viscount) & Lacy Hillier (G.) Cycling, L. 1891. Third Edn. illus. orig. decor. cloth. (1) |
90 |
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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) |
NS |
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Boutcher (Wm.) A Treatise on Forest-Trees, 8vo, D. 1784, THIRD EDN., contemp. full calf, mor. labels. Good. (1) |
130 |
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Gatty (Mrs. A.) The Old Folks from Home; or A Holiday in Ireland in 1861, L. 1862. FIRST EDN.; ¦ De Mandat - Grancey (Baron E.) Paddy at Home ('Chez Paddy') L. 1887, SECOND EDN.; ¦ Doyle (J.P.) Old Ireland Improved and Made New Ireland, L. 1881, FIRST EDN., all cloth. (3) |
170 |
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De Valera Interest: Mac Aonghusa (P.) Quotations from Eamon de Valera, 8vo D. [1983]; ¦ Ryle Dwyer (T.) Eamon de Valera, 8vo, D. [1980]; ¦ O'Cleirigh (P.) Dev His Life & Times, 8vo, D. [n.d.];¦ Bowman (J.) De Valera & The Ulster Question 1917 - 1973, 8vo, Oxford [1982]; ¦ Seoighe (M.) Bru Ri, 8vo Bruree 1973, Signed by de Valera, along with 3 others on Dev. all paperbacks. (8) |
150 |
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Irish Tourism: The Irish Tourists Illustrated Handbook for Visitors to Ireland, 8vo, L. 1852, frontis, time tables & 4 fold. maps, & 56pps. adverts of rear, recent rebacked, decor. cloth; ¦ The Tourists Illustrated Handbook for Ireland, 8vo L. 1853, various adverts, at front and back (Great Exhibition), 4 fold. maps, recent reback & label, orig. ptd. boards; ¦ O'Mahony (J.) The Sunny Side of Ireland, 8vo D. [n.d.] pict. frontis, illus. throughout, 2 fold. maps & advert, cloth. (3) |
90 |
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Irish Travel: Shand (A.I.) Letters from The West of Ireland, 1884, sm. 8vo, Edinburgh 1885, hf. title, FIRST EDN., decor. cloth; ¦ Lane-Poole (S.) North-West & By North: Irish Hills & English Dales, 8vo, D. 1903, hf. title, three orig. photos pasted down on inside front pps., illus. throughout, orig. cloth. Scarce. (2) |
280 |
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Co. Kerry: A Guide to Killarney & Glengariff, 8vo, D. (W. Curry) 1834, engd. frontis, & end. plts., cloth & orig. ptd. label; ¦ Wright (Rev.G.N.) A Guide to The Lakes of Killarney, 8vo, L. 1822, FIRST EDN., orig. boards & label (worn); ¦ Moriarty (M.R.) Muckross Abbey, 8vo, D. [1920], fold. plan, ptd. wrappers. (3) |
100 |
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Co. Kerry: Crofton Croker (T.)ed. Killarney Legends, sm. 8vo, L. 1831, engd. frontis & engd. title & plts., cloth & orig. label; ¦ Killarney Legends New Edition, sm. 8vo, L. [n.d.], fold. map, illus., decor. cloth; ¦ Crane (C.P.) Kerry, sm. 8vo, L. [1907], FIRST EDN., illus. & fold. map, & gilt crest binding. (3) |
160 |
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[Blekinsop (Dr. Adam)] Paddiana; or Scraps and Sketches of Irish Life, Present and Past, 2 vols. 8vo L. 1847. FIRST EDN., wd. cut vignettes on titles, green cloth. (2) |
NS |
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Co. Kerry: Souvenir of The Lake of Killarney and Glengariff, 8vo L. (T. Nelson & Son) 1893, good cold. litho illus., decor. cloth; ¦ Tourist's Guide to the Lakes of Killarney, oblong 12mo, L. [n.d.], maps & cold. illus., pictorial cloth; ¦ Chromo-view Guide Books, the Lakes of Killarney, sm. 8vo, L. [n.d.] illus, cloth; ¦ Crane (C.P.) Kerry, L. [n.d.] illus, cloth. (4) |
70 |
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Henry (R.M.) The Evolution of Sinn Fein, D. 1920; ¦ Norway (Mrs. H.) The Sinn Fein Rebellion as I Saw It, L. 1916; ¦ Martin (H.) Ireland in Insurrection, An Englishman's Record... L. 1921; ¦ Gallagher (Frank) Days of Fear, L. 1928; ¦ Walsh (J.J.) Recollections of a Rebel, Tralee 1944; ¦ De Burca & Boyle Free State or Republic, D. 1922, all cloth. (6) |
200 |
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Co. Galway: Dallas (Rev. Alex R.C.) Castelkerke, sm. 8vo L. 1849. SECOND EDN., Engd. frontis. illus. & decor. title, & 3 other cold. tinted plts., list of subs., a.e.g., orig. decor. crimson cloth, gilt, some stains. Scarce. (1) |
320 |
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Windele (J.) Historical ... Notices of the City of Cork and its Vicinity, 12mo Cork 1839, title loose, a couple of pps. in m/ss. hf. mor.; ¦ Wright (G.N.) A Guide to the Lakes of Killarney, 12mo L. 1822, engd. map & 5 plts., recent hf. calf, mor. label; ¦ Wakeman (W.F.) Handbook of Irish Antiquities, 12mo D. 1848, title inscribed 'John S. Sloan from Charles Haliday, Sept. 1863', cloth; ¦ 2 others. (5) |
100 |
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Rare Volume by Northern Ireland Author Elliott (Samuel M.) The World as I Found it; what I have done, seen, heard, read thought and endured. From the Mental Diary of a Weaver, a Soldier, a Sailor, a Police Officer, a Clerk and a Traveller. 8vo Belfast (Wm. Brown) 1887. FIRST EDN., wd. cut port. & wd. cut illus. with pce. cut away, from title (not affecting text), old cloth, dam. Scarce. (1) |
90 |
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Edgeworth (C. Sneyd) Memoirs of The Abbe Edgeworth, 8vo L. 1815. FIRST EDN., engd. port. frontis; ¦ bound with England (T.R.) Letters from Abbe Edgeworth L. 1818, cont. hf. mor. dam.; ¦ Woodgate (M.V.) The Abbe Edgeworth (1745-1807) (1745 - 1807), D. 1946. (2) |
40 |
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[Campbell (Thos.)] A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland, In a Series of Letters to John Watkinson. 8vo D. 1778. FIRST DUBLIN EDN. 6 engd. plts. (2 fold.), cont. calf, rebacked. (1) |
280 |
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Co. Kerry (Killarney): Smith (G.N.) Killarney and the Surrounding Scenery, 8vo, D. 1822, FIRST EDN., engd. title, page, engd. frontis, fold. maps, 6 plts., a.e.g., Latin inscription on front loose-end paper, contemp. full crimson mor. gilt; ¦ Hall (Mr. & Mrs. S.C.) A Week at Killarney, 4to, L. 1858, engd. frontis & title page, illus. throughout & 11 engd. plts., gilt decor. cloth. (2) |
140 |
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Mac Alister (R.A.S.) Ancient Ireland, L. 1935. FIRST EDN., d.w.; ¦ Wakefield (W.F.) A Hand-Book of Irish Antiquities, D. 1891. SECOND EDN., illus., cloth; ¦ O'Riordain (S.P) Antiquities of the Irish Countryside, L. 1953, d.w.; ¦ O'Kelly (C.) Illustrated Guide to Newgrange, Wexford 1967, d.w. (4) |
NS |
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Engraved Maps: Capper (B. Pitts) A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, thick 8vo L. 1808. FIRST EDN., Fold. frontis, & 41 maps (ex. 47), some folding, & loose, catalogue at end, 16pps, orig. paper boards, uncut, & stained, w.a.f. (1) |
100 |
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Irish History: Speeches of The Right Honorable Henry Grattan with Prefatory Observations.. In the History of Ireland, 8vo D. (H. Fitzpatrick) 1811, some marks throughout, contemp. cloth, recent label; ¦ Curtis (E.) A History of Medieval Ireland from 1086-1513, 8vo L. [1983], cloth; ¦ Gwynn (S.) The History of Ireland, thick 8vo, L. 1923, map frontis, cloth & d.j.;¦ & 1 other on Irish History. (4) |
80 |
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Irish Railway: Tatlow (J.) Fifty Years of Railway Life In England, Scotland & Ireland, 8vo L. 1920, photo. frontis, illus., cloth; ¦ Baker (M.H.C.) Irish Railways Since 1916, 8vo L. [1972], illus., cloth; ¦ Barrie (D.S.M.) The Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway, 8vo Dundalk (Oakwood Press) 1957, cold. frontis, illus., cloth; ¦ Shepherd (W.E.) The Dublin & South Eastern Railway, 8vo Devon [1974], illus., cloth & d.j. (4) |
90 |
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Sirr (Rev. J. D'Arcy) A Memoir of the Hon. and Most Reverend Power Le Poer Trench, Last Archbishop of Tuam, 8vo D. 1845. FIRST EDN., port. frontis., orig. full mor., block decor., mor. label. Good. (1) |
170 |
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Genealogy etc: Robinson (J.R.) The Last Earls of Barrymore 1769 - 1824, 8vo, L. 1894, FIRST EDN., illus. throughout, cold. & gilt decor. cloth; ¦ O'Murchadha (D.) Family Names of County Cork, 8vo, D. (Glendale Press) 1985, illus., cloth & d.j.; ¦ Andrews (J.H.) Shapes of Ireland Maps and their Makers, 1564 - 1839, D. 1997, illus. Scarce. (3) |
160 |
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Pim (Jonathan) The Condition and Prospects of Ireland, 8vo D. 1848. FIRST EDN., orig. cloth, dam. * Pres. Copy, inscribed by author to Richard Dowden (R.). (1) |
120 |
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Co. Westmeath: Sheehan (J.) Westmeath: as Others Saw It, 8vo Westmeath 1982; ¦ Rice (H.J.) Thanks for the Memory, 8vo Athlone 1952, illus.; ¦ Joly (Rev. J.S.) The Old Bridge of Athlone, 8vo D. 1881 (Facsimile Reprint); ¦ & 4 others of Westmeath interest, mostly cloth & d.j. (7) |
120 |
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Gaughan (J.A.) Listowel and Its Vicinity, thick 8vo, Cork [1973], illus., cloth & d.j.; ¦ also A Political Odyssey - Thomas O'Donnell, 8vo Kildare [1983], cold. frontis, cloth & d.j. BOTH FIRST EDNS. (2) |
340 |
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Irish Wildlife: Bickerdyke (J.) Wild Sports In Ireland, 8vo, L. 1897, frontis & illus. title page, adverts at front & back, gilt decor. cloth; ¦ Drought (Capt. J.B.) Green Memory of Days with Gun & Rod, 8vo L. [1937], cloth; ¦ plus 2 others on Irish Wildlife. (4) |
90 |
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Genealogy: O'Daly (E.E.) History of The O'Daly's, The Story of the Ancient Irish Sept, The Race of Dalach of Corca Adaimh, 8vo Connecticut 1937, illus. & fold. pedigrees, cloth, good. (1) * N.B. Inscribed on front paste down "Cearbhall O'Dalagh 1975" |
320 |
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Colfer (B.) Arrogant Trespass: Anglo-Norman Wexford 1169 - 1400, 8vo Wexford (Duffy Press) illus., LIMITED EDN., One of 50 copies, cloth & d.j. Good. Rare. * Only 50 of the hardback versions were printed, all sold on launch night & now out of print. (1) |
110 |
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Swanzy (Henry B.) Succession Lists of the Diocese of Dromore, 8vo, Belfast 1933, port. frontis., cloth. Good. (1) |
NS |
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Binding: Boylan (Rev. C.H.) The Ecclesiastical Conferences, The Synodal Discourses and Episcopal Mandates of Massillon Bishop of Clermont on Principal Duties of the Clergy, 2 vols. 8vo D. 1825, cont. full tree calf, early Maynooth Prize Bindings, gilt borders & oval stamp on all covers, one spine dam.; ¦ & 1 other item. (3) |
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O'Connor (T.P.) The Parnell Movement, L. 1886, Second Edn.; ¦ O'Broin (L.) Parnell, D. 1937, d.w.; ¦ O'Day (A.) The English Face of Irish Nationalism Parnellite Involvement in British Politics, 1880 - 86, D. 1977, d.w.; ¦ Gwynn (D.) The Life of John Redmond, L. 1932; ¦ also Young Ireland and 1848, D. 1949. (5) |
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Sermons: Gahan (Rev. Wm.) Sermons for Every Sunday in the Year, 8vo N.Y. 1880; ¦ Ryan (Rev. A.) St. Patrick's Thurles, Sermons - 1877 - 1887, D. 1890; ¦ Moriarty (Rev. D.) Sermons by Late Bishop of Kerry, ed. by Rev. D. Coffey, 2 vols. D. 1901; ¦ Farrell (Rev. J.) late C.C. Monasterevan, Sermons, D. 1904; ¦ Murphy (Rev. J.J.) Clonliffe, Dublin, Sermons on Various Subjects, D. 1871, all cloth, good & scarce. (6) |
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Irish Railway: Ten varied items on Irish Railways. (10) |
110 |
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Postal History: Watson (Ed.) The Royal Mail to Ireland, roy 8vo L. 1917, FIRST EDN., frontis, 10 plts., includes 12pp catalogues at rear, orig. cloth, slight stain, good. (1) |
80 |
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All Signed by The Author Irish Waterways: Delaney (R.) A Celebration of 250 Years of Ireland's Inland Waterways, roy 8vo, Belfast [1986], Signed by the Author, profusely illus.; ¦ The Canals of The South of Ireland, 8vo, Devon 1966, Signed by the Author, illus.;¦ The Grand Canal of Ireland, 8vo, Devon [1973], Signed by Author, illus.; ¦ By Shannon Shores, roy 8vo D. [1987], Signed by the Author, illus.; ¦ also two others sim., all cloth & d.j. (6) |
260 |
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Photography: O'Broin (A.) & Mc Mahon (S.) Faces of Old Leinster, 4to Belfast 1978, illus., d.j.; ¦ Morrison (G.) An Irish Camera, 8vo L. 1979, illus., paperback; ¦ & 4 others mostly on Irish Photography. (6) |
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Bibliography: Brown (S.J.) Ireland in Fiction, D. 1919; ¦ Eager (Alan) A Guide to Irish Bibliographical Material, 4to L. 1980, signed copy, d.w.; ¦ & 1 other item sim. (3) |
50 |
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Irish Reform & Nationalism: Mansergh (N.) Ireland In the Age of Reform & Revolution, 8vo, L. [1940]; ¦ O'Ferrall (F.) Catholic Emancipation, 8vo D. [1985];¦ Barnard (T.C.) Cromwellian Ireland, 8vo Oxford 1975; ¦ Cronin (S.) Irish Nationalism 8vo, D. [1980];¦ Mac Greil (M.) Prejudice & Tolerance In Ireland, thick 8vo, D. [1977], Signed by the Author, all cloth & mostly d.j. (5) |
150 |
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Northern Ireland: Mc Donnell (J.) The Ulster Civil War of 1641 and Its Consequences, 8vo, D. 1879; ¦ Thompson (H.S.) Ireland in 1839 - 1869, 8vo L. 1870; ¦ Morrison (H.S.) Modern Ulster, 8vo, L. [1920]; ¦ Lawrence (R.J.) The Government of Northern Ireland, 8vo, Oxford 1965; ¦ Winder Good (J.) Ulster & Ireland, 8vo D. 1919, all cloth. (5) |
150 |
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Russia & Communism: Wolf (L.)ed. The Legal Sufferings of the Jews in Russia, A Survey of their Present Situation and an Appendix of Laws 4to L. 1912, map frontis, wrappers; ¦ Welb (S. & B.) Soviet Communism, A New Civilisation, 8vo L. n.d. [c.1935], Special Lim. Edn. map frontis, boards; ¦ Wesselitsky (G. de) Russia & Democracy: The German Canker in Russia, L. n.d., boards; ¦ Fahey (Rev. D.) The Rulers of Russia and Russian Farmers, Thurles 1948, wrappers; ¦ Metaxas (A.) Russia Against The Kremlin, L. 1957, Proof Only, wrappers; ¦ & 3 others. (9) |
60 |
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Murphy (Rev. D.) ed. The Life of Hugh Roe O'Donnell, 4to D. 1895. Litho. frontis., text illus., orig. cloth, somewhat stained. (1) |
170 |
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Grubb (G.W.) The Grubbs of Tipperary, Cork 1972, LIM. EDN. 22 (50), illus., d.w. (1) |
120 |
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Kavanagh (Peter) The Irish Theatre, roy 8vo Tralee 1946. FIRST EDN., illus. cloth. (1) |
100 |
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Farrell - History of the County Longford, 4to D. n.d. lacks title page, illus. thro.-out, disbound; ¦ Sheehan (J.) Westmeath as Others Saw it, 8vo Moate 1982, illus., d.w. ((2) |
60 |
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