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
887 Detmold (Ed. J.)illustrator, Aesop

The Fables of Aesop

London 1909 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 212.50
888 Heaney (Seamus) & Hadzi (Dimitri)illus.

Keeping Going

New Hampshire 1993 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,187.50
889 Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim)artist

Squaring's, Twelve Poems

Dublin 1991 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,200.00 EUR 3,000.00
890 Milton -

The Poetical Works of Mr. John Milton, 2 vols.

London 1720 EUR 350.00 - 500.00 EUR 400.00
891 Longacre (J.B.) & Herring (J.)

The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, 4 vols.

Philadelphia 1836-1839 EUR 425.00 - 650.00 EUR 400.00
892 Moore (George)

The Brook Kerith - A Syrian Story,

London 1929 EUR 160.00 - 220.00 EUR 162.50
893 Moore (Thomas)

A Selection of Irish Melodies, with Music by Sir John Stevenson, Ed. by Francis Robinson, 2 vols. in one

Dublin n.d. EUR 120.00 - 180.00 EUR 125.00
894 Smith (Brian)

The Horse in Ireland

Dublin 1991 EUR 120.00 - 140.00 EUR 212.50
895 Heaney (Seamus)

Night Drive,

1970 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 4,500.00
896 Heaney (Seamus)

The Underground, single manuscript page, written on 'Folger Poetry Programs 1984-85' paper,

Washington 1985 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,250.00
897 [Heaney (Seamus)et al]

Poems for Alan Hancox

Herefordshire 1993 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 525.00
898 Wylie (Donal)

32 Counties, Photographs of Ireland

London 1989 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 937.50
900 Arrowsmith (A.)

Ireland, 4 parts (linen backed),

London 1811 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,500.00
901 Williamson (James)

A Map of the County of Down taken from Actual Survey completed in the Year 1800, 4 parts (linen backed), engd. cartouche,

London 1800 EUR 600.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,625.00
902 Allen (William)

A Map of the County of Carlow, 1 part (linen backed)

Dublin 1798 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,062.50
903 Lendrick (J.)

A Map of the County of Antrim from Actual Survey, 1780, 2 parts (linen backed),

London 1782 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,625.00
904 Gill (Valentine)

A New Map of the County of Wexford from Actual Survey, 2 parts (linen backed)

London August 1st, 1811 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,750.00
905 McCrea (William)

A Map of the County of Monaghan, drawn from an actual Survey (made in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792 & 1793)

London [1824] EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,625.00
906 Cahill (Daniel)

A Map of the Queen's County from an Actual Survey made for the Grand Jury, 4 parts (linen backed)

London 1805 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,375.00
907 Bath (Neville)

The County of Cork, Surveyed by Order of the Grand Jury of the County, 3 parts (linen backed)

Cork 10th Feb. 1811, EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,625.00
908 Pelham (Henry)

County Clare in the Province of Munster and Kingdom of Ireland, Surveyed and drawn by Order of the Grand Jury of the County, 4 parts (linen backed),

London 1787 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,875.00
909 Rocque (John)

A Topographical Map of the County of Armagh to which is the Plans of Newry and Armagh, 1 part (linen backed folded,

London 1760 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,437.50
910 [C Nevill (A.R.)

County of Wicklow, this Map of said County taken from Actual Surveys, 1 part (linen backed)

Dublin c. 1795 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 937.50
911 Larkin (William)

A Survey of Westmeath with a Sketch of the Adjacent Country, 4 parts (linen backed),

London 1808 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,750.00
912 [Newman (John H. Card.)]

Canon Missae ad usum Episcoporum ac Praelatorum...,

Mechelen 1848 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
  • 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
    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
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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
    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