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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Rare Books

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Auction Name Rare Books Total Sales (EUR) 370,158.00
Auction Date December 05, 2017 - December 05, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 188,825.00
Sale Number #301 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 265,020.00
Total Lots 706
Sold Lots 502 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 238,615.00
% of Lots Sold 71.10% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 335,820.00
Unsold Lots 204 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 110.23%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
387 Atlas

The World Described; or A New and Correct Sett of Maps, shewing the Several Empires, Kingdoms, Republics, Principalities, Provinces & c., in all known parts of the Earth; tall atlas

c.1726 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 36,000.00
381 Dodwell (Edward)

Views in Greece, from Drawings. Lg. atlas

1821 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 13,200.00
396 Rocque (John)

An Exact Survey of the City and Suburbs of Dublin, in which is Expressed the Ground Plot of all Public Buildings, Dwelling Houses, Warehouses, Stables, Court Yards etc. In four sections, (some are early states), each approx. 54cms x 74cms (21 1/4" x 29")

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 10,800.00
622 Hemphill (William Despard.)

Stereoscopic Illustrations of Clonmel, and the Surrounding Country, including Abbeys, Castles, and Scenery. With Descriptive Letterpress.

1860 EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 10,500.00
549 Malton (James)

A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin Described. In a series of the most Interesting Scenes taken in the year 1791. By James Malton. With a brief authentic history from the earliest accounts to the present time. Engraved titlepage and

1803 EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 10,200.00
395 Brooking (Charles)

A Map of the City and Suburbs of Dublin, and also the Arch-Bishop of Meaths Liberties with the Bounds of each Parish, ... Published by John Bowles, London 1728. (1)

1728 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 9,000.00
465

The Nugent Manuscript Archive Including Letters on 1798 Rebellion in Co. Cork Co's Westmeath and Cork: [Nugent Manuscript] A very important Archive of Documents, Bonds, Judgements, Rentals, Leases, Conveyances, Receipts, Accounts, Letters, Printed Broa

1798 EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 8,400.00
679 [Boswell] Bayne (Alex.)

Institutions of the Criminal Law of Scotland,

1730 EUR 550.00 - 750.00 EUR 6,000.00
138 Moore (Thomas) & Maclise (D.) R.A. illus.

Moore's Irish Melodies,

c.1850 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,800.00
398

Extremely Fine Large Hand-Coloured Geological Map Irish Map: A General Map of Ireland to accompany the Report of the Railway Commissioners showing the Principal Physical Features and Geological Structure of that Country, Constructed in 1836 and Engraved

EUR 650.00 - 850.00 EUR 4,320.00
390

Atlas: Co. Dublin: - Ordnance Survey, Atlas with Index to the Townland Survey of the County of Dublin. atlas

1844 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,960.00
391

Atlas: Co. Kildare: - Ordnance Survey. Atlas, with Index to the Townland Survey of the County of Kildare. atlas

May 1839 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,840.00
416 Blaeu (Johannes)

Atlas Hibernia, Amsterdam? c. 1662. Five dble page maps, Ireland, Mounster (Munster), Connachtia (Connacht), Ultonia (Ulster)

c.1662 EUR 1,750.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 3,840.00
484

George Barrett, R.A. 1730 - 1784, Irish School Chalks & Pencil. Self - Portrait, a profile view, head and shoulders, the artist with curled wig, and holding a pencil? bears signature, approx. 25cms x 21.5cms (9 3/4" x 8 1/2")

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,840.00
146

Map: Stanford's Library Map of London and its Suburbs, in 24 sheets, scale 6" to a mile. fold. linen backed map,

1862 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 3,240.00
394

Rare Map of Dublin, 1717

1717 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 3,120.00
373 Gilbert (Sir John)ed.

Facsimiles of National Manuscripts of Ireland, selected and edited under the direction of the Rt. Hon. Edward Sullivan, Master of the Rolls in Ireland. Public Records Office of Ireland 1874 - 1884. four volumes in five, complete large atlas

1874-1884 EUR 2,250.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 2,760.00
389

Atlas: Co. Meath: - Ordnance Survey, Atlas with Index to the Townland Survey of the County of Meath. atlas

May 1837 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,760.00
160 Pallas (Peter Simon)

Travels through The Southern Provinces of The Russian Empire, in the Years 1793 and 1794.lg.

1812 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,200.00 EUR 2,640.00
216 Wilde (Oscar)

The Happy Prince and Other Tales.

1888 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,400.00
150 Scale (Bernard)

An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland

1776 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,280.00
304 Fleming (Ian)

Moonraker,

1955 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,280.00
498 [Yeats, W.B.] Schwabe (R).

Original drawing, pen-and-ink and wash, 14 ½ ins x 8 ins, signed, in an oak frame, showing the House in Woburn Buildings, London, where W.B. Yeats took rooms in 1896. WBY's study was the room with the large window, directly above Sawyer's cobbler's shop

1896 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,280.00
392 Larcom (Lieut)

Atlas to Accompany 2nd Report of the Railway Commissioners, Ireland, 1838 V. Lg. atlas

1838 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 2,160.00
55 Venuti (Ridolfino)

Accurata, e Succinta Descrizione Topografica di Roma Moderna,

1766 EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,040.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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