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
126 Orpen (Goddard H.)

Ireland Under the Normans 1169 - 1216, 4 vols.

Oxford 1911 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 400.00
127 Cusack (M.F.)

A History of the Kingdom of Kerry

London 1871 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 375.00
128 Frost (James)

The History and Topography of The County of Clare,

Dublin 1893 EUR 180.00 - 260.00 EUR 312.50
129 Esmonde (Sir Thos. H. Grattan)

Hunting Memories of Many Lands,

Dublin 1920 EUR 130.00 - 180.00 EUR 100.00
130 Francis (Francis)

A Book on Angling

London 1867 EUR 650.00 - 900.00 EUR 625.00
131 Dwyer (Rev. Philip)

The Diocese of Killaloe,

Dublin 1878 EUR 150.00 - 220.00 EUR 162.50
132 Thompson (Mrs. D.P.)

A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress... Religious Opinion ... in Dingle, and the West of the County of Kerry, Ireland,

London 1846 EUR 270.00 - 350.00 EUR 287.50
133 Ferrar (John)

The History of Limerick, Ecclesiastical, Civil and Military, from the Earliest Records to the Year 1787

Limerick 1787 EUR 375.00 - 500.00 EUR 625.00
134 [Apperley (Chas. James)] 'Nimrod'

The Life of John Mytton, Esq. of Halston Shropshire.

London n.d. EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 250.00
135 Yeats (W.B.)

The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols.

London 1949 EUR 1,250.00 - 1,750.00 EUR 2,000.00
136 Wilde (Oscar)

The Picture of Dorian Gray,

London EUR 275.00 - 350.00 EUR 450.00
137 Weld (Isaac)

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surroundings,

London 1807?, 1812 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 112.50
138 Ryland (Rev. H.)

The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford,

London 1824 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 225.00
139 Nall (G. Herbert)

The Life of the Sea Trout, especially in Scottish Waters,

London 1930 EUR 70.00 - 100.00 EUR 75.00
140

Only 25 Copies Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in the Year 1492.

London 1872 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
141 I.A.S. - O'Donovan (John)ed.

The Genealogies, Tribes and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach, commonly called O'Dowda's County

Dublin 1844 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 150.00
142 [Chitty (Ed.)]

Theophilus South,' The Fly Fisher's Text Book

London 1841 EUR 160.00 - 240.00 EUR 100.00
143 Schmookler (Paul)ed.

The Salmon Flies of Major John Popkin Traherne

Massachusetts 1993 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 725.00
144 Knox (Hubert Thomas)

The History of the County of Mayo, to the Close of the Sixteenth Century,

Dublin 1908 EUR 160.00 - 220.00 EUR 187.50
145 I.A.S. - Hardiman (J.)ed -

A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught, Written A.D. 1684 by Rod. O'Flaherty.

Dublin 1846 EUR 140.00 - 200.00 EUR 187.50
146 Hennessy (Wm. M.)ed.

The Annals of Loch Ce, A Chronicle of Irish Affairs... 2 vols.

London 1871 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 137.50
147 O'Conor Don (Rt. Hon. C.O.)

The O'Conors of Connaught: An Historical Memoir

Dublin 1891 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 325.00
148 [Rackham (Arthur) Illustrator] Ibsen (Henrik)

Peer Gynt

London 1936 EUR 175.00 - 250.00 EUR 275.00
149 Headley (Stan.)

Trout & Salmon Flies of Wales, .. [and] Scotland, 2 vols. 4to

1996 & 1997 EUR 75.00 - 125.00 EUR 100.00
150 Maxwell (Sir H.)

Memories of the Months, First Series [-Seventh] Together 7 vols.

London 1907-1922 EUR 80.00 - 140.00 EUR 75.00
  • 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