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Swifts's Works - The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, accurately revised in six volumes, adorned with copper-plates with some account of the author's life and notes historical and explanatory by John Hawkesworth. London 1755. Each vol in 2 parts with titles. Vol VII being an additional vol again in 2 parts. London 1764. (7); along with Swift's Letters - Letters written by the late Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin and several of his friends from the year 1703 to 1740. Published from the originals with notes explanatory and historical by John Hawkesworth. London: 1766 (4) (11 vols in fine original gilt calf binding). Rare 4to edition

Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Postcards, Stamps, Ephemera Etc.

27th July 2022 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Folio Manuscript by T.J. Westropp (Renowed Irish Antiquarian Folklorist and Archaeologist) with Antiquarian Sketches of Connaught. 11 Pen and Watercolour Pictures of Sligo Abbey. Also the Daly, Crean and O'Connor Family Coat of Arms. 8 Pencil Sketches of Sligo Abbey. Dated 1888. Leitrim 5 Pencil Sketches of Dromhair Abbey; Roscommon, St Mary's Cistercian Abbey , Boyle 5 Pen and Watercolour pictures, 1888; Galway, Pen and Watercolour Map of County Galway with its Baronies Marked out.14 Pencil Sketches of the Collegiate Church of St Nichols as well as 3 pen drawings; Clare Galway 5 Pencil Sketches of the Franciscan Abbey dated 1895; Galway 4 Pencil Sketches of Roscam Church and Round tower near Oranmore,1895; Arranmore 11 Pencil Sketches of St Brecans Church/Cloughan na carraige/Temple MacDuach; 5 Pen and Watercolour Pictures of Dun Aenghus with 5 pencil sketches, dated 1878; Innismaan, Aran Isles 2 pen and Watercolour pictures of Dun Conor and 5 Pencil sketches , 1895; Innisene 4 Pen and Watercolour of O'Brien's Catle/Temple Coemhain and 2 Pencil Sketches,1878; Athenry,5 Pen and Watercolour Pictures of The Dominican Abbey and 12 Pencil Sketches, 1886; Kilmacduagh 18 Pen and Watercolour Pictures of The Round Tower And Cathedral, 1892. Also included a single Page Manuscript with mentions of Donegal/Sligo/Mayo/Galway/Clare/Kerry and 1 single piece of Blotting Paper. Totally Unique. Some Smoke Damage.

Sale of the Library of the Late Mr Richard Coughlan, who was often described as a Limerick institution - a collector of all things Limerick and Ireland in general

6th July 2022 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

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Arthur Maderson "Early Evening", The Night Market, France. Oil on Board, Signed lower left and verso with title. Frame size 78cm x 58cm

Auction of Antique Furniture, Irish and French Harps, Violins, Electric Guitar, Swiss Music Box, Rare Coins, Art, Wall Hangings, Collectables, Clocks, Pub Memorabilia etc. etc.

25th May 2022 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Máire Mac an tSaoi Archive - a collection of correspondence, newspaper clippings, small publications etc. etc. - a box

Highly Important Sale of the Libraries of the Late Conor Cruise O'Brien former Minister, his wife Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Irish scholar and her father Seán MacEntee, former Tánaiste.

27th April 2022 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

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Yeats, W. B.. The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats. Imprinted at The Shakespeare Head Press Stratford-On-Avon, 1908. Limited 1000, 8-volume set. Original boards recovered in grey linen and vellum spines, identical to original including gilded titles and front bds, by Antiquarian Bookbinders, Dublin. Bright, bindings tight, all tissue guards and frontis. VG++ throughout

Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Postcards, Stamps, Ephemera, Posters, Newspapers Etc.

23rd March 2022 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

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Thomas Kinsella. The Tain. translated by T. Kinsella. Dublin. Dolmen Press 1969. 1st edition. Limited edition. Illustrated by Louis Le Brocquy. Original signatures of Kinsella and Le Brocquy (tipped in) on limitation page. Good pictorial dust jacket and fine original decorative slip case. Extremely rare signed first edition.

Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.

16th February 2022 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

John McGahern The Barracks. Faber, 1963. First Edition Signed. Very Good + in cloth. Unclipped dj. Protective cover. Beautiful copy.

Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Postcards, Stamps, Ephemera Etc.

19th January 2022 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Unique annotated and interleaved copy of Onomasticon Goedelicum. Locorum et Tribuum Hiberniae. Index, identifications to Gaelic Names of Places and Tribes found in Irish MSS. And Printed Books by Edmund Hogan. Dublin. 1909. Interleaved, with inserts also, copious manuscript notes in Irish and English in contemporary hand. bound in 2 volumes by Galwey & Co,. Dublin. note in pencil ‘Edmund Hogan’s copy’. A wonderful and unique compilation with lengthy notes, corrections, manuscript maps etc on both the interleaved pages and on the margins of the book. Contains great deal of valuable supplementary information to original text, for example piece and map on Dubh Linn, which deserves serious scholarly research

Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books - Rare & First Editions, Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.

15th December 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

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The Northern Muse – Claddagh Records. 1968. Record sleeve designed by Barrie Cooke. Poems read by Seamus Heaney & John Montague. One 12 in. 331/3 r.p.m. disc. Heaney’s first ever recorded readings of 10 poems from Death of a Naturalist and the “forthcoming work “. Six of Heaney’s poems on this record were not published until a year later in 1969 making this first reading extremely rare. of Door Into The Dark . Montague reads 11 of his poems on this record. The actual record is in excellent condition and may never have been played. An outstanding item for any serious Heaney collection.

Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books - including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.

17th November 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Webb & Thompston Large ETS Staff Instrument Type B with Interlocking

Exceptional Collection of Irish Railwayana and Model Railway Collectables - Webb & Thompson Large Staff Instruments, Tablet & Token Instruments, Staffs, Lamps, Books, Timetables etc. etc.

20th October 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Auction Of A Collection Of Irish Historical Interest Books - To Include A Jack B. Yeats Collection, A Titanic Survivor's Bible, Along With Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.

15th September 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

TIMED AUCTION - Single Owner Library Sale of Irish & World Interest Books, Posters, Postcards and Ephemera

Ends 18th August 2021 from 4pm

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Timed

Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books - including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera, GAA Programmes Etc.

14th July 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books, World Books, Maps, Periodicals, Ephemera. G.A.A. Interest, Signed Soccer & Rugby Jerseys Etc.

16th June 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books - including Stamps, Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.

19th May 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

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Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera, GAA Interest Etc. on Behalf of the Executors of Two Deceased Estates.

21st April 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Auction Of The Entire Personal Library Of The Late John Wyse Jackson 1953-2020 - Owner Of Zozimus Book Shop In Gorey, Co. Wexford And Former Partner At John Sandoe Books, London.

24th March 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Auction Of A Collection Of Irish Historical Interest Books To Include Books From Eyrefield Lodge Stud (Co Kildare) And The John Nagle GAA Book Collection

17th February 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.

20th January 2021 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

Closed

Auction of A Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Removed From A Co. Meath Country House Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.

2nd December 2020 from 10am

Co Offaly, PSRA Licence 003670

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