Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale, 121124, Kilkenny

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Auction Report
Auction Date
December 11, 2024 - December 12, 2024
Page Size: 999 items in 40 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
580 Stephens (James)

Collected Poems

London 1926 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 312.50
581 Mangan (James Clarence)

Anthologia Germanica - German Anthology: A Series of Translations,... 2 vols.

Dublin 1845 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 125.00
582 O'Keeffe (John)

Recollections of the Life of John O'Keeffe, written by Himself, 2 vols.

London 1826 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 125.00
583 Harkin (Wm.)

Scenery and Antiquities of North-West Donegal

Londonderry 1893 EUR 140.00 - 180.00 EUR 300.00
584 Reid (John)

Bibliotheca Scoto-Celtica, or, An Account of all the Books which have been Printed in the Gaelic Language.

Glasgow 1832 EUR 120.00 - 180.00 Not Sold
585 Stephenson (S.M.)

An Historical Essay on the Parish and Congregation of Templepatrick, compiled in the Year 1824

Belfast 1825 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 137.50
586

[Irish Politics] The Debate in the Irish House of Peers, on a Motion made by the Earl of Moira, Monday, February 19th, 1798

Dublin 1798 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 112.50
587 Parnell (William)

An Historical Apology for the Irish Catholics

Dublin 1807 EUR 140.00 - 180.00 EUR 87.50
588 M'Ilroy (Archibald)

When Lint was in The Bell

Belfast 1897 EUR 120.00 - 170.00 Not Sold
589 Mant (Rt. Rev. R.)

History of the Church of Ireland, 2 vols.

London 1840 EUR 140.00 - 200.00 EUR 100.00
590 Griffith (Richard)

Geological and Mining Surveys of the Coal Districts of the Counties of Tyrone and Antrim in Ireland

Dublin 1829 EUR 220.00 - 350.00 EUR 187.50
591 Hardy (J.J.)

Salmon Fishing, Lond. 1907, plts. & illus.; Hardy's Anglers Guide, Coronation Number

1937; C. Farlow & Co. Ltd., Fishing Tackle Catalogue, c.1927 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 75.00
592 D'Alton (John)

Illustrations, Historical and Genealogical, of King James's Irish Army List (1689),

Dublin 1855 EUR 90.00 - 140.00 EUR 75.00
593 McGahern (John)

The Barracks

London 1963 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 212.50
594 Train (Joseph)

A Historical and Statistical Account of the Isle of Man, from the Earliest Times to the Present Date. 2 vols. in one

Douglas 1845 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 100.00
595 Proulx (Annie)

Brokeback Mountain

London 1998 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 275.00
596 Borthwick (Norma)

Ceachta Beaga Gaeilge. Irish Reading Lessons. With illustrations by Jack B. Yeats. Book I (-II-III).

Dublin n.d. [1902-06] EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 375.00
597 [(R.E.M.) [Madden (Samuel)]

Reflections and Resolutions Proper for the Gentleman of Ireland

Dublin 1816 EUR 220.00 - 350.00 EUR 250.00
598 Gwynn (S.)

The Happy Fisherman

London 1936 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 62.50
599

Periodical: Kerry Archaeological Journal, Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. V No. 21, together 21 nos. (an unbroken run, but last number lacking No. 22)

Cork c.1909-1919. EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 600.00
600 Ferguson (James)

Rude Stone Monuments in All Countries, Their Age and Uses.

London 1872 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 56.25
601 O'Donoghue (J.)

Historical Memoir of The O'Briens,

Dublin 1860 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 125.00
602 Longley (Michael)

A Jovial Hullabaloo

London 2008 EUR 120.00 - 180.00 EUR 150.00
603 Hartnett (Michael)

Gipsy Ballads

Dublin 1973 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 75.00
604 White (James Blair)

Belfast. The Linen and Linen Yarn Trades' Ready Reckoner: containing 88,000 calculations...

London 1865 EUR 180.00 - 220.00 EUR 150.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
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