Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Collectors' Sale, 100125, Kilkenny
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 01, 2025 - October 02, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Hogan (John) | Kilkenny The Ancient City of Ossory |
Kilkenny | 1884 | EUR 150.00 - 220.00 | EUR 262.50 |
| 227 | Bindings: Baskerville Press: The Book of Common Prayer,... |
Cambridge | 1761 | EUR 180.00 - 240.00 | Not Sold | |
| 228 | Hornby (Nick) | Fever Pitch - A Fans Life |
London | 1992 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 229 | Kavanagh (P.F.) | 1798: Popular History of 1798 |
Dublin | 1884 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 137.50 |
| 230 | Longley (Michael) | Broken Dishes |
1998 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold | |
| 231 | Lanigan (Rev. J.) | An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland |
Dublin | 1829 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 175.00 |
| 232 | Gregory (Lady A.) | Attractive Illustrated Volumes Irish Juvenile: The Golden Apple - A Play for Kiltartan Children |
Lond. | 1916 | EUR 150.00 - 220.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 233 | Praeger (Rob. Lloyd) | Irish Topographical Botany |
Dublin | 1901 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 225.00 |
| 234 | Kavanagh (Patrick) | Collected Poems |
London | 1964 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 235 | Montague (J.) | Signed by the Author A large and nice collection of First Edition hardback and paperback / pamphlets of the author's main works |
EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 212.50 | ||
| 236 | Leslie (Rev. J.B.) | Co. Louth: History of Kilsaran Union of Parishes in the Co. of Louth |
Dundalk | 1908 | EUR 70.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 237 | [Young (Arthur)] | Agriculture: A Course of Experimental Agriculture |
Dublin | 1771 | EUR 160.00 - 240.00 | Not Sold |
| 238 | Newman (J. Henry) | Pamphlets: 1. Saint, A Letter Addressed to his Grace The Duke of Norfolk... |
Lond. | 1875 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 239 | Reynolds (J.J.) | [Sir Hugh Lane] Statement of the Claim for the Return to Dublin of the 39 Lane Bequest Pictures now at the Tate Gallery, London |
Dublin | 1932 | EUR 75.00 - 125.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 240 | Large Paper Copy Bindings: Le Sage - Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane |
Paris | 1800 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 325.00 | |
| 241 | Stone (J. Harris) | Co. Galway: Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest |
Lond. | 1906 | EUR 160.00 - 260.00 | EUR 187.50 |
| 242 | McGahern (John) | The Leave Taking |
London | 1974 | EUR 250.00 - 320.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 243 | Nelson (E.C.)ed. Walsh (W.) illus & de Burca (E.) pub. | One of 150 Copies An Irish Flower Garden Replanted |
Dublin | 1997 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 244 | McCabe (Patrick) | The Butcher Boy |
London | 1992 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 245 | Friel (Brian) | A Mans World |
2010 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | EUR 162.50 | |
| 246 | Behan (Brendan) | Borstal Boy |
London | 1958 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 312.50 |
| 247 | Vicars (Sir Arthur) | Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810 |
Dublin | 1897 | EUR 75.00 - 125.00 | Not Sold |
| 248 | Carson (Ciaran) | Signed Limited Editions Collected Poems |
2008 | EUR 220.00 - 320.00 | EUR 450.00 | |
| 249 | O'Connor (Cynthia) | Earl of Charlemont - The Pleasing Hours - James Caulfield, First Earl of Charlemont, 1728-99 |
Dublin | 1999 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | EUR 56.25 |
| 250 | Doyle (Roddy) | Signed by the Author A Collection of 7 Editions of the Author's Works including The Commitments |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 275.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
