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

Auction Details

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
787 Thurneysen (Rudolf)

Die irische Helden - und Konigsage bis zum siebzehnten Jahrhundert, 2 vols. in one

Halle 1921 EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 500.00
788 Malthus (Rev. T.R.)

An Essay on the Principle of Population

London 1880 EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 187.50
789 Russell (J.)

The History of the War between the United States and Great Britain

Hartford 1815 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 250.00
790 Emily, Duchess of Leinster

I.M.C.- Correspondence of Emily, Duchess of Leinster (1731-1814), Edited by Brian Fitzgerald. 3 vols.

Dublin 1949, 1953 & 1957 EUR 180.00 - 240.00 EUR 187.50
791 Thompson (Hugh) Illustrator; Sheridan (Rich. Brinsley)

The School for Scandal

London n.d. EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 275.00
792 Robinson (Chas.) Illustrator: Jerrold (Walter)

The Big Book of Fables

London 1912 EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 250.00
793 Rackham (Arthur) Illustrator: Barrie (J.M.)

Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods

London 1906 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 287.50
794 Rackham (Arthur) Illustrator, Wagner (Richard)

Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods

London 1911 EUR 160.00 - 240.00 EUR 300.00
795 Potter (Beatrix)

The Tales of Squirrel Nutkin,

Norwich EUR 180.00 - 220.00 EUR 175.00
796 Ferguson (de Lancey)

comp. The Poems of Robert Burns

Glasgow 1965 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 112.50
797 Hall (Rev. George)

The Montgomery Manuscripts: (1603-1706)

Belfast 1869 EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 100.00
798 Strickland (Walter)

A Dictionary of Irish Artists, 2 vols. thick

Dublin 1913 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 112.50
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
800 Monck Mason (William)

The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, near Dublin

Dublin 1820 EUR 250.00 - 320.00 EUR 500.00
801 Shirley (E.P.)

Some Account of the Territory or Dominion of Farrey, in the Province and Earldom of Ulster

London 1845 EUR 180.00 - 250.00 EUR 162.50
802 Pogany (Willie)

illustrator: Goethe - Faust, translated by A. Hayward.

London n.d. EUR 140.00 - 180.00 EUR 225.00
803 Delac (Edmund)

illustrator; Tales from the Arabian Nights

London n.d. EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 287.50
804 Lyng (Tom)

Castlecomer Connections, Exploring History, Geography and Social Evolution in North Kilkenny Environs

Kilkenny 1984 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 300.00
805

Periodical: Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, No. 1 - 24 (bound in blue mor.)

EUR 325.00 - 450.00 EUR 375.00
806 Parkinson (M.)

Parky's People

London 2010 EUR 120.00 - 140.00 Not Sold
807 Wills (James) & Wills (F.)

The Irish Nation: its History and its Biography

Edin 1871 EUR 140.00 - 200.00 EUR 112.50
808 Deery (Patsy)

Irish Mayflies - A Fly-fisher's Guide, 2 vols.

Yeadon 2007 EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,000.00
809 Bartlett (W.H.)

The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland

London n.d. EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 275.00
810

Periodical: The Other Clare, Vol. I - Vol. 46, together 46 Nos.

1977-1922 EUR 280.00 - 350.00 EUR 450.00
811 Warburton (J.), Whitelaw (Rev. J.) & Walsh (Rev. R.)

History of the City of Dublin, 2 vols. v.

London 1818 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 500.00
  • 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”.
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    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
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    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.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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
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    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