TCD AUCTION CATALOGUE 2016 WITH IMAGES

1) The Celts, edited by Sabatino Moscati et al, lavish major Catalogue and study from the Palazzo Grassi Exhibition, Venice 1991: “The Celts - the Origins of Europe”, Thames & Hudson, London 1991, A4, hb, vg in dj, over 700 pp.

2) The Viking Age: Ireland and the West – Proceedings of the 15th Viking Congress, held in Cork, edited by John Sheehan & Donnchadh O Corrain, Four Courts Press, Dublin 2010, mint in dj. 3) Muiredach, Abbot of Monasterboice 890 -923 AD: his Life and Surroundings by R.A.S. Macalister, Hodges Figgis & Co, Dublin 1914, Alexandra College Dublin, The Margaret Stokes Lectures 1913, folio. Donor: Aubrey & xxx Flegg.

4) The Walled Towns of Ireland by Avril Thomas, 2 volumes, Irish Academic Press, Dublin 1992, hb, fine in djs. (2 vols 5) A New History of Ireland vol. II: Medieval Ireland 1169 – 1534, edited by Art Cosgrove, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1993, 2nd impression, fine in dj. (1 6) A New History of Ireland vol. III: Early Modern Ireland 1534 – 1691, edited by T.W. Moody et al, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1991, 3rd impression, fine in dj. (1

7) The Ormond Lordship in County Kilkenny 1515 – 1642: the Rise and Fall of Butler Feudal Power by David Edwards, Four Courts Press, Dublin 2003, fine in dj. (1 8) John Law's Essay on a Land Bank [c.1705], edited by Antoin Murphy, Aeon Publishing, Dublin 1994, 1st edition, cloth bound, decorated covers, in a slip case, mint. Donor: The Trinity Trust. (1 9) Plantation Acres: An Historical Study of the Irish Land Surveyor and his Maps by J.H. Andrews, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast 1985, fine in dj. Donor: Ernest Armitage. (1

10) A Sermon preached at Christ-Church Dublin on the 24th of April 1796, before his Excellency John, Earl of Camden, President, and the rest of the Incorporated Society in Dublin for Promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland, by the right reverend John, Lord Bishop of Elphin, printed by E. Tute, 9 Eden Quay, Dublin, comprising the sermon (pp 1-28), An Abstract of the Royal Charter (29-30), Proceedings of the Incorporated Society in Dublin from 1733 to 1796 (31-33), & an Account of the Schools now Subsisting (34-54); BOUND WITH: Rules for the Government of the Protestant Charter Schools of Ireland, for John Jones, Dublin 1826 (pp 1-90) with an index, unpaginated [8pp]; all neatly bound in contemporary ½ calf on marbled paper boards. Donors: John & Elinor Medlycott. (1 11) 1798: A Bicentenary Perspective, edited by Thomas Bartlett et al, Four Courts Press, Dublin 2003, special edition: no. 71 of100, signed by the editors, special binding, in slip case, mint. Donor: The Trinity Trust. (1

12) Fourth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, H.M.S.O., London 1874, parts I & II, complete with index, c. 880 pages, folio; substantial Irish content including account of the papers of the Marquis of Ormonde, Viscount Gormanston, Sir Richard O'Donnell (the Cathach), T.C.D., the former College of Irish Franciscans at Louvain, all by [Sir] John Gilbert. Donor: John Crowley. (1 13) Northern Banking Company Ltd: An Historical Sketch, commemorating a Century… 1824 – 1924, by Edwin Darley Hill, McCaw Stevenson & Orr, Belfast 1925, with coloured plates, etc. Donor: ? (1 14) Irish Families: their Names, Arms and Origins by Edward MacLysaght, Hodges Figgis & Co, Dublin 1957, quarto, corrected reprint of the First Edition, vg in worn dj, with the 27 coloured plates of Arms of Irish Families by Myra Maguire, and a folding map. Donor: (1

15) A Miracle of Learning: Studies in Manuscripts and Irish Learning – Essays in Honour of William O'Sullivan, edited by Toby Barnard et al, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot 1998, in dj. Donor: ? (1

16) Irish Art Historical Studies in Honour of Peter Harbison, edited by Colum Hourihane, Four Courts Press, Dublin 2004, fine in dj. Donor: R.I.A. (?)

17) That Woman!: Studies in Irish Bibliography, a Festschrift for Mary 'Paul' Pollard, edited by Charles Benson & Siobhan Fitzpatrick, The Liliput Press, Dublin 2005, fine in worn dj. Donor: ?

18) Princes, Prelates and Poets in Medieval Ireland: Essays in Honour of Katherine Simms, edited by Sean Duffy, Four Courts Press, Dublin 2013, mint in dj. Donor: ? 19) Islam: Art and Architecture, edited by Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius, Könemann, Cologne 2000, quarto, dj, 640 pp, richly illustrated. Donor: R.A. Somerville.

20) 1) A History of Renaissance Architecture in England 1500 – 1800 by Reginald Bloomfield, 2 vols, George Bell, London 1897, small folio, ¼ buckram, top edge gilt, vg. WITH 2) The Architecture of the Renaissance in Italy by William J. Anderson, B.T. Batsford, London 1909, 4th edition revised, decorated covers, vg. Donor: Flegg. (3 vols

21) 1) Grandville: Un Autre Monde – Les Dessins et les Secrets, by Ségolène Le Men & Jan Ceuleers, Pandora Publishers, Brasschaat, Belgium 2011; contains many facsimiles of 19th Century artwork, folio, decorated covers, all edges gilt. WITH 2) Images d'Autres Mondes: Grandville & Cie, catalogue of an Exhibition at Musée Félicien Rops, province de Namur 2011, fully illustrated. Donor: Barbara Wright. (2 vols 22) The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: an Auction Catalogue of furniture, pictures, books, jewellery, objects d'art and memorabilia, by Sothebys New York, April 1991, sale no. 6834, 4 days, lavishly illustrated, fine in cloth binding and dj. 23) Impressions of an Irish Countess: the Photographs of Mary, Countess of Rosse 1813 – 1885 by David H. Davison, Birr Scientific Heritage Foundation 1989, signed by the author, folio, vg. Donor: ? (1

24) Small Irish Photograph Album, with 17 original photos, most titled and dated 1897-99; “Warrenpoint” / “Pitch & Toss” / “In the Vale of Clara” etc, and scenes at a railway station, a pier, a boating scene, a pic-nic, etc; an informal record of a set of bowler-hatted gents on outings; each print measures 3.5 x 2.75 inches. Donor: ? (1 25) 1854 – 2004: The Story of the National Gallery of Ireland by Peter Somerville-Large, NGI, Dublin 2004, fine in dj. Donor: ? 26) 1) Dublin Airport: The History (50th Anniversary) by Hugh Oram, Aer Rianta, Dublin Airport 1990, folio, fine in dj. WITH 2) Fifty Years have Flown: The History of Cork Airport by Donal & Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil, The Collins Press, Cork 2011, quarto, fine in dj. Donors: ? (2 vols

27) Painting Ireland: Topographical Views from Glin Castle, edited by William Laffan, Churchill House Press, Tralee 2006, quarto, fine in dj, signed presentation copy from the Knight of Glin ('Desmond') and the Editor ('William'). Donor: ? 28) Maritime Paintings of Cork and Associated Historical Material 1700 – 2000, edited by Peter Murray for Crawford Municipal Art Gallery Cork and the Port of Cork, Gandon Editions, Kinsale 2005, folio (landscape format), hb in dj, vg. Donor: ? 29) Ballyfin: The Restoration of an Irish House and Demesne by Kevin V. Mulligan, Churchill House Press, Tralee 2011. Donor: ? (1

30) A Year at Churchill edited by William Laffan, Churchill House Press, Tralee 2003, quarto, with contributions from The Knight of Glin, Kevin Mulligan, Jim Reynolds etc, fine in dj. Donor: ? (1

31) Miscelanea Structura Curiosa [c.1745] by Samuel Chearnley, edited by William Laffan, Churchill House Press, Tralee 2005, folio, 83 plates, fine in dj. TCD Department of Manuscripts. (1 32) Luggala Days: The Story of a Guinness House by Robert O'Byrne, photography by James Fennell, Cico Books, London 2012, fine in dj. Donor: 'Susan' (?)

33) The Queen's Royal Theatre Dublin 1829 – 1969, by Séamus de Búrca, published by the author, Dublin 1983, illustrated, quarto, limited edition no. 179 of 1000, in slip case. Donor: Gillian Barry. (1 34) The Cries of Dublin: Drawn from the Life by Hugh Douglas Hamilton 1760, edited by William Laffan, Irish Georgian Society, Dublin 2003, hb mint in dj. Donor: ?

(1 35) Dublin Civic Week 1929 Official Handbook, edited by E.M. Stephens, Alex Thom & Co, Dublin 1929; WITH A Book of Dublin, edited by Bulmer Hobson, Corporation of Dublin 1929. Donors: ? (2 vols

36) Royal Dublin Society Bi-Centenary Celebrations 1931, Official Handbook and Catalogue of Museum, clean copy in original card covers, in loose decorative cloth case. Donor: ? 37) The Antique Pavement: an Illustrated Guide to Dublin's Street Furniture by Derry O'Connell, An Taisce, Dublin 1975, A4 landscape format, hb, vg; based on a survey by students of Architecture, College of Technology, Bolton Street. Donor: John & Elinor Medlycott. 38) “Bang bang” by M. O'Dea, a signed engraving by Michael O'Dea, limited no. 47 / 300, 99 x 149 mm, with Academy Without Walls, RHA Banquet Exhibition catalogue, Oct. 1993 (M. O'Dea entry at p. 60). Donor: ? (1+1

39) The Accusing Ghost or Justice for Casement by Alfred Noyes, Victor Gollancz Ltd, London 1957, vg in dj. Donor: ? (1 40) The Insurrection in Dublin by James Stephens, Maunsel & Co, Dublin 1916, first edition. Donor: Pegum. (1 41) With the IRA in the Fight for Freedom: 1919 to the Truce, The Kerryman, Tralee nd [c.1950] WITH Rebel Cork's Fighting Story: from 1916 to the Truce, Anvil Books, The Kerryman, Tralee nd [c.19**], both in original paper covers. Donors: Estate of John Boland & Maria Harford. (2 vols

42) The History of the University of Dublin from its Foundation to the End of the Eighteenth Century by John William Stubbs, SFTCD, Hodges Figgis & Co, Dublin 1889, printed at the Dublin University Press by Ponsonby & Weldrick and issued in the D.U. Press series, green cloth with the gilt device of the Press on front cover and spine, inner hinges split. Donor: ? 43) A History of Trinity College Dublin from its Foundation to 1702 by Harold Lawson Murphy, Hodges Figgis & Co, Dublin 1951, printed at the Dublin University Press, vg in worn dj. Donor: Ciaran Nicholson. (1 44) Two volumes on the History of Trinity College: 1) A History of Trinity College Dublin 1892 – 1945 by Kenneth C. Bailey, D.U. Press 1947, vg, dj. 2) Of One Company: Biographical Studies of Famous Trinity Men 1591 – 1951, an Icarus special, T.C.D. 1951, edited by D.A. Webb, illustrated by Beatrice Salkeld, vg, dj. Donor: Ciaran Nicholson. (2 vols

45) Observations on the Bequest of Henry Flood to Trinity College Dublin, with a Defence of the Ancient History of Ireland, by Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bonham printer, Dublin 1795, (Observations pp 1-75, Defence pp 77-229), Original paper boards, hinges cracked, spine missing, else a clean copy. Donor: R.B. MacDowell. (1 46) The Hist. and Edmund Burke's Club by Declan Budd & Ross Hinds, The Liliput Press, Dublin 1997, special edition: ¼ leather on 'vellum', signed by the authors, in slip case, mint. Donor: The Trinity Trust. (1

47) History of the Medical Teaching in Trinity College Dublin and of the School of Physic in Ireland by T. Percy C. Kirkpatrick, FRCPI, Hanna & Neale, Dublin 1912, vg copy. Donor: John & Elinor Medlycott.

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48) 1) The Book of the Rotunda Hospital: an Illustrated History of the Dublin Lying-In Hospital from its Foundation in 1745 to the Present Time, by T. Percy Kirkpatrick & Henry Jellett (Master), Adlard & Sons, Bartholomew Press, London 1913, quarto, card covers, illustrated, vg. WITH 2) The Rotunda Hospital 1745 – 1945 by O'Donel T.D. Browne, E. & S. Livingstone Ltd, Edinburgh 1947, vg in damaged dj. Donor: ? (2 vols 49) Eire Hospitals and Health Services: notes and impressions by John Dodd, British Hospitals Contributory Schemes Association, Bristol 1957; foolscap duplicated report, stapled, printed cover, 128pp text with many extra and folding illustrations, including a series of site and ground plans. Donor: Pegum. 50) Three paphlets by The Fabian Society, The Webbs, etc. 1) A Constitution for the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain by Sidney & Beatrice Webb, Longmans Green & Co, London 1920, hb; 2) Socialism and National Minimum by Mrs Sidney Webb, Miss B.L.Hutchins and the Fabian Society, The Fabian Socialist Series no. 6, A.C. Fifield, London 1909, original wrappers, vg. 3) Wastage of Child Life as Exemplified by Conditions in Lancashire by J. Johnston M.D., the Fabian Socialist Series no. 7, A.C. Fifield, London 1909, original wrappers, vg Donor: H.J. Semple. (3 vols

51) A History of the English – Speaking Peoples by Winston S. Churchill, in 4 volumes, Cassell & Co, London 1956, '56, '57 & '58, all first editions, 3 in worn dj, vg set. Donor: R.A. Somerville. (4 vols 52) A History of Britain by Simon Schama, BBC Worldwide Ltd, London 2000, 3 vols, illustrated. Donor: John Boland. (3 vols 53) The Times Concise Atlas of the World, Times Books & Ted Smart, 2004, 9th ed, folio, fine in dj and slipcase. Donor: ? (1

54) A History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, with notes by Dean Milman and M. Guizot, edited with additional notes by William Smith, in 8 volumes, with engraved portraits and maps, John Murray, London 1862, clean set in ½ leather, vg. Donor: ? (8 vols

55) Bezae Codex Cantabrigiensis, being an exact copy in ordinary type of the celebrated uncial Graeco – Latin Manuscript of the Four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles, written early in the 6th Century, and presented to the University of Cambridge by Theodore Beza, A.D. 1581, edited by Frederick H. Scrivener, Deighton Bell & Co, Cambridge 1864, quarto, (H.J. Lawlor's copy). Donor: ? (1 56) The Palestinian Syriac Lectionary of the Gospels, re-edited from two Sinai MSS by Agnes Smith Lewis & Margaret Dunlop Gibson, Kegan Paul Trench Trübner & Co, London 1899, quarto, ¼ leather on printed paper boards, signed presentation copy from both editors/authors. Donor: ? (1

57) Contraception (Birth Control): its Theory, History and Practice – a Manual for the Medical and Legal Professions by Marie Carmichael Stopes, John Bale sons & Danielsson, London 1923, first edition, 2nd printing, in worn dj. Donor: ? 58) The Peerage Baronetage Knightage and Companionage of the British Empire, 72nd edition, by Edmund Lodge, Kelly's Directories, London 1903 (Coronation ed.), red cloth gilt, over 2000 pp. Donor: ?

59) Battles of the Nineteenth Century, described by Archd. Forbes, G.A. Henty, Major Arthur Griffiths and other well-known writers, 2 vols complete, illustrated with about 690 engravings and 165 plans, Cassell & Co, London 1896, decorated red cloth, vg+. Donor: Maeve (?) Donnelly. (2 vols

60) The Technical Educator: an Encyclopaedia of Technical Education, 4 vols complete with index, Cassell & Co, London nd [c.1880s], quarto, hundreds of detailed engravings. Donor: Donnelly. (4 vols 61) The Microscope: its history construction and applications…, by Jabez Hogg, Herbert Ingram & Co, London 1856, 2nd edition, over 500 engravings, fine bright copy in original decorated cloth. Donor: ? (1 62) The Bicycle in Life, Love, War & Literature by Seamus McGonagle, Pelham Books, London 1968, Uncorrected Proof Copy. Donors: John & Elinor Medlycott. (1

63) Vogelbilder of Olof Rudbeck the Younger: a magnificent colour publication of bird portraits from c. 1700, German edition of Swedish original, edited by Hans Krook & Jean-Pierre Biber, Rene Geckelberghs Verlag, Stockholm 1988, folio, fine in dj & slipcase. Donor: ? 64) The Natural History of Animals: the Animal Life of the World by J.R. Ainsworth Davis, 8 vols, The Gresham Publishing Co, London 1905, fine set in decorated red cloth, hundreds of illustrations, including full colour plates. Donor: D. & L. Lane (8 vols

65) Four Works by G.A. Henty: 1) Under Wellington's Command, a tale of the Peninsula War; 2) One of the 28th a tale of Waterloo; 3) The Tiger of Mysore, a story of the war with Tippoo Saib; 4) A Soldier's Daughter and other stories; All published by Blackie & Sons, with coloured pictorial covers, in dust jackets, good 20th cent. Copies. Donor: Mason. (4 vols

66) Nights with Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris, illustrated by J.A. Shepherd, Chatto & Windus, London 1919, attractive coloured front cover. Donor: ? (1 67) Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie, illustrated by F.D. Bedford, Hodder & Stoughton, London nd [c. 1911], First Edition, 12 B & W plates (? should be 13), cover has some damage. Donor: Walker (1 68) “The Sons of Usnech” : Longes Mac nUsnig: The Exile of the Sons of Usnech and the Exile of Fergus and the Death of the Sons of Usnech & Deirdre, translated by Thomas Kinsella from the Irish, Dolmen Press, Dublin 1960, revised edition, 12mo, hb in dj. Donor: ? (1

69) The Religious Songs of Connacht: a collection of Poems, Stories, Prayers, Satires, Ranns, Charms etc by Douglas Hyde (an craoibhín aoibhinn), M.H. Gill & Sons Ltd, Dublin nd [c.1900], 2 volumes, 1st edition, blue cloth bindings. Donor: ? (2 vols 70) Tales and Novels of Maria Edgeworth, Baldwin & Craddock, London 1833, vols 11 – 15 only (ex 18), containing Belinda (in 2 v.), Patronage (in 2 v.) & Leonora, with several letters, uniformly bound in full leather, blind stamped on both covers, red leather labels on spine, marbled end-papers and edges, an attractive part-set. Donor: Edward McParland. (5 vols

71) Giacomo Joyce by James Joyce, with an introduction and notes by Richard Ellmann, Faber & Faber, London 1968, hb, dj. Donor: ? (1

72) In Praise of Ulster by Richard Hayward, with 48 illustrations by J. Humbert Craig, Arthur Barker Ltd, London 1938, quarto. Donor: Marcus Collie. (1 73) “The Protestant Idea of Liberty”. A Set of 3 Field Day pamphlets, nos 7,8,9, by Terence Browne, Marianne Elliott & R.L. McCartney, Field Day, Derry 1985. Donor: John & Elinor Medlycott. (3 in 1 74) Signed and Inscribed copy, by the author: Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy, Delacorte Press, New York 1991, 1 st U.S. Edition, 3rd printing. Donor: Homan Potterton. (1

75) Celtia: A Pan – Celtic Monthly Magazine, Dublin, vol. 1 no. 1 to vol. 4 no. 2 (+ 1 other), Jan 1901 – Feb 1904, quarto, 30 issues in total, c. 16 pages per issue, gaps in sequence., bound in cloth. Donor: Donal Keogan. (1 76) Hermathena, a long run. Details to follow. Donor: The Editor of Hermathena (c. 82 vols 77) Ireland of the Welcomes, vols 1 -49 no.4, 1952 – 2000, bound in 21 vols uniform blue buckram, with final vol in original parts, Fogra Failte / An Bord Failte, Dublin, monthly or, later, bimonthly; always beautifully illustrated, many articles written by the leading Irish authorities on Irish Art, Archaeology, Folk Lore, Literature, Music, etc. (22 vols

78) Irish Arts Review: a long run of all 3 series, details to be supplied. Donors: Various. (many vols & parts 79) Poetry Ireland Review: along run 1981 – 2013. Comprising numbers 3 – 110, with gaps. Details available. Donors: various. (84 nos 80) History Ireland – a long run, from v.1 no.1, some bound, others loose. Donors: various. (xx vols

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