Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Collectors' Sale, 100125, Kilkenny

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 01, 2025 - October 02, 2025
Page Size: 1222 items in 49 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
568 Beaslai (Piaras)

Bindings: Michael Collins and the Making of a New Ireland

Lond. 1926 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 650.00
569 Curran (John Philip)

Bindings: Speeches of ... on the late very interesting State Trials

Lond. 1815 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 500.00
570 D'Alton (Rev. E.A.)

Bindings: History of Ireland

Lond. 1910 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 600.00
571

Bindings: - Reprint - Senchus Mor - The Ancient Laws of Ireland

Buffalo N. York 2000 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 400.00
572 M'Dermot (M.)

Bindings: A New and Impartial History of Ireland

Lond. n.d. EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 262.50
573 Fitzpatrick (W.J.)ed.

Bindings: [O'Connell (Daniel)] Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, The Liberator

N. York 1888 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 600.00
574 Stafford (Thos.)

Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced

Lond. 1821 EUR 280.00 - 350.00 EUR 287.50
575 Beaslai (Piaras)

Michael Collins and the Making of a New Ireland

Dublin 2008 EUR 120.00 - 180.00 EUR 187.50
576

Limited Edition Bindings: Nonesuch Press: Homer -The Odyssey, and The Iliad

N.Y. 1931 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 937.50
577 Jourdain (Lt. Col. H.F.N.)

Limited Edition Bindings: Military - The Connaught Rangers

1999 EUR 225.00 - 350.00 EUR 262.50
578 O'Donovan (John)ed.

Binding: Annals of The Kingdom of Ireland

Dublin 1856 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
579 Wright (G.N.)

Fine Binding: Ireland Illustrated

Lond. 1831 EUR 180.00 - 280.00 EUR 150.00
580 Burke (Edmund)

Bindings: The Works of,...

Boston 1839 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 287.50
581 Emmett (Thomas Addis)

Memoir of Thomas Addis and Robert Emmet with Their Ancestors and Immediate Family

N.Y. 1915 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
582 Hall (Mr. & Mrs. S.C.)

Engraved Views: Ireland: Its Scenery, Character &c.

London [184] EUR 180.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
583 Wright (Thomas) & Warren (H.) illus.

The History of Ireland from the Earliest Period of the Irish Annals to the Present Time

London n.d. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 137.50
584 Atkinson (Robert)

R.I.A.: The Book of Leinster sometimes called The Book of Glendalough...

Dublin 1880 EUR 375.00 - 450.00 EUR 1,000.00
585 Stokes (Margaret)

The High Crosses of Castledermot and Durrow

Dublin 1898 EUR 170.00 - 220.00 EUR 187.50
586 Atkinson (Rob.)

R.I.A.: The Yellow Book of Lecan, A Collection of Pieces (Prose and Verse) in the Irish Language

Dublin 1896 EUR 375.00 - 450.00 EUR 1,250.00
587 Griffith (M.C.)ed.

I.M.C. - Irish Patent Rolls of James I

Dublin 1966 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 150.00
588

With 121 folding Maps Shannon Reports: [Fourth Report of the Commissioners ... for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River Shannon]

Dublin 1839 EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,062.50
589

With 75 Folding Maps Shannon Reports [Second Report of the Commissioners.. for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River Shannon] with Maps, Plans and Estimates

Dublin 1837 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 875.00
590 Nolan (Wm.), McGrath, Whelan(K.) et al

[Irish Historical Studies: History and Society, a large collection of the County Histories

EUR 350.00 - 450.00 EUR 1,312.50
591 Bannerman (David Armitage)

Coloured Plates: [Ornithology] The Birds of the British Isles

London 1953-1963 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 237.50
592

Box: Antiquarian Volumes: S. Thomae Aquinatis Summa Totius Theologiae

Antwerp 1585 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 600.00
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.