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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Frost (James) | The History and Topography of The County of Clare |
Dublin | 1893 | EUR 140.00 - 180.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 27 | Howard (Geo. Ed.) | A Treatise on the Rules and Practice of the Equity Side of the Exchequer in Ireland |
Dublin | 1760 | EUR 120.00 - 170.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 28 | [Harris (Walter)] | Hibernica: Or, some Ancient Pieces relating to Ireland |
Dublin | 1770 | EUR 160.00 - 220.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 29 | De Lolme (J.L.) | Association Copy The Constitution of England, or An Account of the English Government |
Dublin | 1776 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 30 | Coote (Sir Chas.) | R.D.S.: Statistical Survey of Armagh, with Observations... under the Direction of The Dublin Society |
Dublin | 1804 | EUR 270.00 - 325.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 31 | MacDonagh (Donagh) | All Signed Copies Happy as Larry |
Dublin | 1946 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 100.00 |
| 32 | Burns (G.) ed. & Currie (James) | The Works of Robert Burns, with an Account of His Life etc. |
Lond. | 1820 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 187.50 |
| 33 | Hamilton (Rev. Wm.) | Fine First Edition Examples Letters Concerning the Northern Coast of the County of Antrim |
Dublin | 1790 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 450.00 |
| 34 | Cromwell (Thomas) | Excursions in Ireland - Province of Leinster |
Lond. | 1820 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 35 | Hogan (D.) | The Description of Ireland ... 1598 |
Dublin & London | 1878 | EUR 70.00 - 100.00 | EUR 62.50 |
| 36 | 1798: The Beauties of the Press |
Lond. | 1800 | EUR 170.00 - 230.00 | Not Sold | |
| 37 | Warden (Alex. J.) | Linen Trade: The Linen Trade, Ancient and Modern |
Lond. | 1867 | EUR 140.00 - 200.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 38 | Hippisley (Sir J.C.) | The Substance of Additional Observations .. in the House of Commons in the Debate of the Petition of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, on the 13th & 14th May 1805 |
Lond. | 1806 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 39 | Synge (John M.) | The Work of John M. Synge |
Dublin | 1910 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 40 | Vale Press - The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley |
Lond. | 1901 | EUR 160.00 - 240.00 | EUR 500.00 | |
| 41 | Kavanagh (Patrick) | Collected Poems |
London | 1964 | EUR 175.00 - 250.00 | EUR 187.50 |
| 42 | Dubourdieu (Rev. J.) | R.D.S. - Statistical Survey of the County of Antrim, with Observations... by Direction of the Dublin Society |
Dublin | 1812 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 43 | Gracey (J.) & McClelland (A.) | Bibliography: Irish Booklore |
1971 | EUR 160.00 - 240.00 | EUR 175.00 | |
| 44 | Gregory (Lady A.) | With Inscription from the Author Hugh Lane's Life and Achievement, with some Account of the Dubin Galleries |
London | 1921 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 45 | Brewer (J.N.) | The Beauties of Ireland |
Lond. | 1825 | EUR 130.00 - 180.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 46 | Milton (John) | Dublin Printing: Paradise Lost, A Poem |
Dublin | 1751 | EUR 70.00 - 100.00 | EUR 56.25 |
| 47 | D'Alton (John) | The History of the County of Dublin |
Dublin | 1838 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 48 | Kohl (J.G.) | Irish Travel: Ireland, Dublin, the Shannon, Limerick, Cork and the Kilkenny Races... |
London | 1843 | EUR 180.00 - 250.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 49 | Heaney (Seamus) | Inscribed Copy with Postcard District and Circle |
London | 2006 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 675.00 |
| 50 | Heaney (Seamus) | From Seamus Heaney on Your "Bevday" Seeing Things |
London | 1991 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 825.00 |
![<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.")
