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[Walford (T.)] The Scientific Tourist through Ireland, .. By An Irish Gentleman. Sm. 8vo Lond. (

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[Walford (T.)] The Scientific Tourist through Ireland, .. By An Irish Gentleman. Sm. 8vo Lond. (for John Booth) 1818. First Edn., engd. frontis, engd. title, fold. map, fold. plan & 6 plts., uncut, orig. boards, labels dam., but a v. clean copy. (1)

[Walford (T.)] The Scientific Tourist through Ireland, .. By An Irish Gentleman. Sm. 8vo Lond. (for John Booth) 1818. First Edn., engd. frontis, engd. title, fold. map, fold. plan & 6 plts., uncut, orig. boards, labels dam., but a v. clean copy. (1)

Rare Books & Collectors' Sale

Sale Date(s)
Lots: 1 - 483
Lots: 520 - 1185
Venue Address
Talbot Stillorgan Hotel
Stillorgan Road
Dublin
Co.Dublin
.A94 V6KS
Ireland

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Recommended Shipping Companies to assist you with Collection and Shipment:


Mail Boxes Etc , Dublin.

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Mc Cann Removals & Storage, Durrow, Co. Laois

 

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Important Information

To Include: A Selection from the Library at Birr Castle, Ireland, on the instructions of the Trustees of the Oxmantown Settlement Trust.

The Andrew Sharkey Fishing Collection, A Private Collection of Seamus Heaney material and Property from other Important Clients.

Including an unique collection of Volumes on Astronomy, rare Photographs of the Moon,etc, fine coloured Plate Books on Natural History, Birds , Animals, Plants, etc.

Good collection of Fishing Books, a large collection of Worldwide Travel, scarce Maps and Atlases, Colonial Watercolours and Drawings by Sir William Young , scarce Irish Books by Joyce, Yeats, Heaney, etc,

Rare Republican Material, including the Thomas McPartlin Na Fianna Eireann Collection, G.A.A. and other Sporting Memorabilia, including the Mick Darcy G.A.A. Medal Collection.  Approx 1,100Lots.

 

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Catalogue Abbreviations : Paintings, Prints, Works of Art, Furniture, etc.

The first name or names and surname of the Artist or Craftsman: In our opinion a work by the Artist of Craftsman. Attributed to: In our opinion probably a work by the Artist or Craftsman but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category. 

Studio of: In our opinion a work that may have been executed in whole or in part by the artist's hand. Circle of: In our opinion a work of the period of the Artist or Craftsman that is in a similar style to the work of that Artist or Craftsman. 

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Abbreviations 

O.O.C. Oils on Canvas O .O.P. Oils on Panel 

O.O.B. Oils on Board W/C Watercolour 

GOU Gouache MAH. Mahogany 

VICT. Victorian ED W. Edwardian 

W.A.F. With all faults As Is With all damages, faults, restorations, etc.

S.N.S.R.  Sold not subject to return.. 

O.R.M.  Of recent manufacture,
 

Catalogue Abbreviations ;  Books and Manuscripts

mls  Manuscript Letters signed

als  Autographed Letters signed

acs  Autographed Cards signed

pb  Paperback

a.e.g.  All edges gilt

t.e.g   Top edge gilt

w.a.f. With all faults  

As is   With all damages , faults, restorations.

As a lot    With all faults , As is

L.S.s  Library stamps

S.N.S.R.   Sold not subject to return

Publ.  Published

f.e.p.  Front end paper

mor   Morocco

n.d.  No date

n.p.  No place

d.j.  Dust jacket

L.P. Large paper

h.m.p.   Hand made paper

vell.    Vellum

hf.    Half

d.w.s.  Dust wrappers

I.M.C.  Irish M/ss Commission

A.M.S   Armorial motif on spine

cont.  Contemporary  

n.a.t.  Not affecting text

frontis  Frontispiece

engd. Engraved

cold.  Coloured

hd.  Hand

port.  Portrait

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Limited Collection available on sales day at the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, Dublin - until 7.00pm Wednesday 31st May.

All items purchased will subsequently be removed to our Castlecomer salesroom for collection there 

Collection available from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm on subsequent weekdays.  No collections available at weekends.     

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McCann's Removals & Storage Durrow, Co. Laois. 
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 Carlyle Fine Art Services ; Dublin.  Tel; 087.2890898  Email david@davidcarlyle.ie

 

 

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