Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale | Total Sales (EUR) | 649,275.00 |
| Auction Date | December 11, 2024 - December 12, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 354,945.00 |
| Sale Number | #121124 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 500,495.00 |
| Total Lots | 999 | ||
| Sold Lots | 957 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 374,530.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 528,290.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 42 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 122.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 829 | Lewin (William) | The Birds of Great Britain with their Eggs, Accurately Figured. Seven volumes in three |
1789-1794 | EUR 17,500.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 37,500.00 |
| 727 | Petty (Sir William) | Hiberniae Delineatio, quod hactenus lincuit ... |
1685 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
| 333 | Berkeley (George) | A Treatise Concerning Principles of Human Knowledge - Part 1, [All Published] |
1710 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 16,250.00 |
| 933 | Soccer: F.A.I., [Dolphin Football Club,] a group of 6 Official Match Programmes, 1931-32 |
1931-32 | EUR 250.00 - 320.00 | EUR 12,500.00 | |
| 49 | [Cuala Press] & Dun Emer Press], Yeats (Jack B.) | A Broadside, 84 issues, (complete) |
1908-1915 | EUR 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 8,125.00 |
| 466 | Davis (Thomas) | A unique and highly important Archive of original m/ss Letters and other Documents, from family sources |
undated but circa 1845 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 8,125.00 |
| 645 | Heaney (Seamus) | Eleven Poems |
1965 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 8,125.00 |
| 918 | Le Brocquy (Louis) | Eight Irish Writers, portfolio, a series of 8 charcoal Drawings, |
1981 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 8,125.00 |
| 410 | Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.)illus. | The Aran Islands |
1907 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,750.00 |
| 614 | Grose (Francis) | The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. |
1791 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,750.00 |
| 896 | Heaney (Seamus) | The Underground, single manuscript page, written on 'Folger Poetry Programs 1984-85' paper, |
1985 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 676 | Peter Edwards, British (b. 1955) | Seamus Heaney, O.O.C., head and shoulder Study of the Poet Seamus Heaney wearing blue shirt and tie, |
1987 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,750.00 |
| 1016 | Wilde (Oscar) | [Collected Works] Edited by Robert Ross, 15 vols. |
1908 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,750.00 |
| 1045 | Rare Signed Limited Edition Bindings: Hardy - The Works of Thomas Hardy, 37 vols. |
1919-1920 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,500.00 | |
| 799 | [Bligh, (Wm.), Pagte (Thos. Hyde), & Rennie (John) et al.] | The Directors General of Inland Navigation in Ireland, to whom in Pursuance of the Act of the 40th Year of his Majesty's Reign,.. |
1819 and 1824 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,250.00 |
| 1023 | Doyle (A.C.) | The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 24 vols. |
1930 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,250.00 |
| 84 | With Hand Coloured Illustrations Arctic Interest: Facsimile of the Illustrated Arctic News, Published on Board H.M.S. Resolute: Captn. Horatio T. Austin, C.B. in Search of the Expedition under Sir John Franklin... Dedicated... by their Lordships Very Obe |
1852 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,750.00 | |
| 271 | Joyce (James) | Finnegans Wake |
1939 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,500.00 |
| 691 | The Bacon Family Bible, with Some Competent Original Calligraphy [The Holy Bible, conteynyng the olde Testament, and the Newe ...] |
1578 | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 4,500.00 | |
| 895 | Heaney (Seamus) | Night Drive, |
1970 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,500.00 |
| 436 | Meyer (Dr. A.B.) | Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, |
1887 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 4,250.00 |
| 769 | Heaney (Seamus) | A Lough Neagh Sequence |
1969 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,000.00 |
| 638 | Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) | artist Ugolino |
1979 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 1041 | Johnson (Samuel) | The Works of the English Poets, 75 vols. |
1790 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 648 | Heaney (Seamus) | Death of a Naturalist |
1966 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,625.00 |
