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
1024 Henry Fielding

Bindings: Fielding - The Works of Henry Fielding, 12 vols.

Westminster & N. York 1898 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 525.00
1025 Scott (Sir Walter)

Waverly Novels, 48 vols.

Edinburgh 1829 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 937.50
1026 Alfred Lord Tennyson

The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, 8 vols.

London 1888 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 300.00
1027 Sir Walter Scot

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, 12 vols.

Edin. 1860 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 375.00
1028 Byron - Moore (Thomas)ed.

The Works of Lord Byron, 17 vols.,

London 1833 EUR 350.00 - 500.00 EUR 625.00
1029 - Whyte - Melville (G.J.)

The Works of G.J. Whyte - Melville, 26 vols.

London n.d. EUR 650.00 - 900.00 EUR 875.00
1030 Parkman (Francis)

The Works of Francis Parkman, Volumes I - XX in 20 vols.

Boston 1897-1898 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
1031 Defoe (Daniel)

The Works of Daniel Defoe, 8 vols.

N. York 1903 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 400.00
1032 William Makepeace Thackeray

Bindings: Thackeray - The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 12 vols.

London 1884 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 250.00
1033 Milton (John)

The Works of,... in Verse and Prose, 8 vols.

London 1851 EUR 350.00 - 500.00 EUR 450.00
1034 Hugo (Victor)

The Works [Complete] 30 vols.

Boston n.d. [1892] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,250.00
1035 Thomas Jefferson, ed. by Paul Leicester Ford

The Limited Federal Edition Bindings: Jefferson - The Works of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by Paul Leicester Ford, 12 vols. Thick

N. York & London 1904 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,437.50
1036 Sir Walter Scott

The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, also The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, 39 vols. ex. 40 (Vol. 23 lacking)

Edin. 1834, 1833 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,000.00
1037 Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie Crime Collection, 24 vols.

London 1970 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,750.00
1038

Limited Edition, Signed by Author Bindings: Kipling - The Works of Rudyard Kipling, 31 vols.

London 1913-1927 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,250.00
1039 Johnson - Boswell (James)

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., 10 vols.

London 1835 EUR 225.00 - 350.00 EUR 287.50
1040

Bindings: Dickens -Works of Charles Dickens, 30 vols. lg.

London 1874 EUR 1,250.00 - 1,750.00 EUR 2,125.00
1041 Johnson (Samuel)

The Works of the English Poets, 75 vols.

London 1790 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,750.00
1042 Poe (E.A.)

Ingram (John H.)ed. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, 4 vols.

London 1899 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 212.50
1043

Bindings: Burke - The Works of the Rt. Hon. Edmund Burke

Boston 1871 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 412.50
1044

Bindings: Shaw - The Collected Works of Bernard Shaw - Ayot St. Lawrence Edition, 30 vols.

New York 1930-32 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,000.00
1045

Rare Signed Limited Edition Bindings: Hardy - The Works of Thomas Hardy, 37 vols.

London 1919-1920 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 5,500.00
1046 Dumas (Alexander)

Mes Memoires, - Oeuvres Completes, 10 vols. Paris (Calmann Levy)

Paris n.d. EUR 180.00 - 240.00 EUR 200.00
1191

Bank Notes: Banc Ceannais na hEireann, a group of 21 Irish issued Bank Notes, including 4 Lady Lavery 1971/74 (2)

1971/74 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 112.50
  • 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