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
101 O'Flaherty (Liam)

The Mountain Tavern and Other Stories,

London 1929 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 237.50
102 O'Flaherty (Liam)

The Fairy Goose and Two Other Stories,

New York 1927 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 212.50
103 Cantillon (Richard)

Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General, Traduit de l'Anglois,

London 1756 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
104 Foley (Patrick)

The Ancient and Present State of the Skellings, Blasket Islands, Donquin and the West of Dingle,

Dublin 1903 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,875.00
105

Directory: Wilson's Dublin Directory for the Year of 1801,

Dublin 1801 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 675.00
106

Fishing: O'Gorman The Practice of Angling, Particularly as practiced in Ireland.

Dublin 1855 EUR 180.00 - 250.00 EUR 275.00
107 Lawrence (Richard)

The Interest of Ireland in its Trade and Wealth Stated, Two Parts,

Dublin 1682 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 500.00
108 Kirkbride (John)

The Northern Angler: or, Fly-Fisher's Companion,

London 1840 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 187.50
109 Connellan (Thaddaeus)

The Irish-English Guide to the Irish Language,

London 1824 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 200.00
110 Stoddart (Thos. Tod)

The Angler's Companion to the Rivers and Lochs of Scotland

Edin. 1847 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 137.50
111 Smith (Charles)

The Ancient and Present State of the County of Kerry

Dublin 1756 EUR 380.00 - 500.00 EUR 650.00
112 Robertson (N.K.)

Thrifty Salmon Fishing

London n.d. EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 175.00
113 Peard (W.)

A Year of Liberty; or Salmon Fishing in Ireland from February 1st to November 1st

London 1867 EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 112.50
114 Hayman (Rev. Sam.)

Notes and Records of the Ancient Religious Foundations at Youghal, Co. Cork and its Vicinity

Youghal 1854 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 175.00
115 Smith (Charles)

The Antient and Present State of the County and City of Cork, 2 vols.

Dublin 1750 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 475.00
116 Moody (T.W.)

The Londonderry Plantation 1609-41

Belfast 1939 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 262.50
117 Vasari (Giorgio)

Delle Vite de pia eccellenti Pittori, Scultori et Architetti, Volumes 1 - III, in 2, of 4 volumes

Bologna 1648 EUR 180.00 - 250.00 EUR 525.00
118 Taaffe (Dennis)

An Impartial History of Ireland, From the Period of the English Invasion to the Present Time. 4 vols.

Dublin 1811 EUR 120.00 - 180.00 EUR 262.50
119 Co. Tipperary: Gleeson (Rev. J.)

Cashel of the Kings,

Dublin 1927 EUR 100.00 - 160.00 EUR 125.00
120 Walker (G.A. Cooper)

The Book of the Seventh Service Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from Tipperary to Ypres

Dublin [1920] First Edn., illus.; The King's Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle 1924 EUR 60.00 - 90.00 EUR 400.00
121 James (Wm.)

A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of The Late War Between Great Britain and The United States of America; 2 vols.

London 1818 EUR 220.00 - 350.00 EUR 375.00
122 Wyndham-Quin (Col.)

The Fox-Hound in County Limerick,

Dublin & London 1919 EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 125.00
123 Lodge (John)

The Peerage of Ireland or a Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom, 4 vols.

London 175 EUR 225.00 - 350.00 EUR 575.00
124

County Armagh: Manuscripts: Lyne Estate - Rental of the Estate of the Late Mrs. Anne Lyne in the County of Armagh,... for Years Ending November 1869, & November 1872

1869-72 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 225.00
125 Henry (Francoise)

Irish Art, to 800 A.D.; 800 - 1020 A.D. & 1020 - 1170 A.D., 3 vols.

London 1965-1970 EUR 120.00 - 180.00 EUR 250.00
  • 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