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Lot Description Est€
70 1813 early invoice with printed heading "John Mallet's Manufactory Ryders-Row, Dublin" Fine 20
71 Trades' Union. Two addresses to the Trades' Union Congress Dublin 1880: "Anomalous Differences in the Poor-Laws of Ireland and of England" Neilson Hancock 21 pages, and "Work and the Workman" John Ingram 19 pages. Fine. (2) 15
72

Photographs. Modern prints of Lawrence and French photographs, possibly taken from original glass plates, incl Recess, Beauparc House, Metal Man Tramore, Kilkee Strand, Rosslare Strand, Kate Kearney's Cottage, Wexford Main Street, all 8in x 6in, Clonbur Co. Galway, Downpatrick and Spa House Lisdoonvarna, all 10in x 8in. Fine. (10)

20
73 Stereo viewcards. Six Irish scenes 1887-1904: Carrick-a-rede, Ancient Doorway Ullard, Navan Fort, Giant's Causeway (2 different), Cloughmore Rostrevor. Fine. (6)
35
74 RIC summons for having a dog not muzzled at Cloncat Co. Meath, with Petty Sessions 6d red stamp affixed. Fine. 20
75 Weldon's Practical Needlework for Carrickmacross Lace with 39 illustrations, 16 pages. Cover badly torn, interior good. 15
76 c1900 printed letter headed Heywood & Sos, advertising "New Grass Irish Butter.. At 80/- f.o.b. Limerick". Fine. 25
77 Cycling. 1900 Cyclists' Touring Club "Irish Road Book" Part II (North) with map, 582 pages, also two articles from magazines on cycling. Fine. (3)
25
78 Travel. Two hardbound books: "Penelope's Irish Experiences" Kate Douglas Wiggin 1902, 335 pages with illustrations by Charles Brock, and "Ireland in Ten Days" Stephen Gwynn 1935, 255 pages with map. Fine. (2)
20
79 Magazine. 1904 "The Irish Packet" Aug 20th edition, 23 pages, ex bound volume. Fine. 12
80 George Bernard Shaw. "John Bull's Other Island: How He Lied to Her Husband: Major Barbara" 1907, first edition, published by Archibald Constable, hardbound, fine.
40
81 1908 Handbook to the Dublin District, prepared for the meeting of the British Association Sept 1908, hardbound 441 pages plus map. Fine. 30
82 Silk handwoven view of Old Weir Bridge Killarney, reverse has Insurance Corporation of Ireland printed and several signatures (possibly part of Christmas card). Fine.
20
83 Wexford. Two black and white prints of Wexford Town from Lawrence Collection, North Main Street and view from Ferry Bank, 8in x 6in, both mounted on board for framing. Some age spots, very good. (2) 25
84 PH. Pearse. Tracts For The Time No. 10 "Ghosts" by PH. Pearse, publ 1916 Whelan and Son, 20 pages paper cover political tract. Split at spine, good.
35
85

Political. Shield-shaped label with Red Hand of Ulster and "But for the loyalty of Northern Ireland the light which shines so strongly throughout the world would have been quenched - Winston Churchill". Fine, no gum.

20
86 Irish political cartoons from "Punch": 1919 Lloyd George "Direct Action", 1920 Irish Peace Conference, 1927 "Still Unsettled". Fine. (3) 15
87 "The Story of the Irish Citizen Army" P. O Cathasaigh (Sean O'Casey) 1919 published by Maunsel & Co card covers, 72 pages. Back cover detached, otherwise fine. 40
88 Dublin. Official Guide Book published by Corporation of Dublin c 1920, 198 pages with fold-out map, missing front cover. Good. 20
89

Railway. Small parcel label "G.S.R. / to /... Via Kingstown". Fine.

6
90 Sheet music with illustrated cover, "A Little Dash of Dublin" from film "Peg of Old Drury" with Anna Neagle. Fine. 15
91 1920 Irish Republican Soldiers Memorial Committee unused raffle ticket for HMV gramaphone. Fine. 24
92 John Mitchel. Two "author's editions" published by Washbourne, undated, "Jail Journal" and "The Last Conquest of Ireland (Perhaps)". Both paper covers with tape repairs on spines, very good. (2) 20
93 Republican Handbill 1922. "Why Rory O'Connor Was Shot". Fine. 40
94

RDS. 1927 Spring Show advertising label, no gum, discoloured at back. Looks fine.

20
95 Irish Army. 1923 Certificate of Discharge for Private John Whelan from Irish Free State Army from Portobello Barracks. Fine, folded.
20
96 Pamphlet "The Round Towers" John Herman Rice circa 1925, 41 pages, repaired at spine. Very good. 20
97

Defence Force Regulations. 1925 Musketry Regulations re-bound, 1938 Arms Drills with Rifles, 1940 Vickers Machine Gun, 1955 Bren Machine Gun, 1956 Laws Affecting Military Security. Fair to fine. (5)

25
98

Political. Coloured label "The Partition of Ireland is a Crime...It MUST be Righted" with partition map of Ireland. Fine, no gum.

20
99 North Kerry Manufacturing Company, Rathmines. Three 1926 headed invoices. Fine. (3)
20
100

Baptismal Certificate issued 1927 for Timothy Hickey baptised Mourne Abbey, Diocese of Cloyne. Fine.

12
101 Guinness. 1928 Guide to St James's Gate Brewery, hardbound 106 pages, many illustrations. Very fine. 40
102 1929 Dublin Civic Week. Programme for Military Tattoo and Fireworks at Lansdowne Road. Fine. 30
103

1929 Catholic Emancipation Centenary Celebrations advance programme, 128 pages. Good.

20
104 "Ireland Gem of the Sea" 1930s Great Southern Railways guide to Cork and Killarney, 48 pages with illustrations. Cover loose, very good. 20
105 Horlick's Motor Map of Ireland in card folder, 15 miles to inch. Very fine.
15
106 Irish Defence Force Regulations, 1930 amendments and new regulations for May to October. Fine. (10) 18
107

Railway. Group of tickets for Co. Donegal Railway Joint Committee: Strabane-Letterkenny privelege, Donegal-Clar Bridge, Letterkenny-Portadown, Donegal-Dublin, Glennaquin- Strabane. Fine. (6)

15
108 Automobile Association. Irish handbooks for 1939-40 card cover, 1959-60 hardbound, and 1972-73 card cover. Good to fine. (3) 20
109 Guinness. 1939 Visitors' handbook hardback 64 pages. Fine. 25
110 Tourism. 1939 Irish Tourist Directory 167 pages, and 1930s/40s brochures for Howth, Killarney, Galway & Mayo, Ireland Map Folder (torn) etc. Mainly fine. (6)
24
111 Miscellany. The Irish Digest January 1940 and Dublin Historical Record Jun-Aug 1940. Fine. (2) 10
112 Theatre. 1940 Theatre Royal programme for "The Roll of the Drum" dedicated to National Defence Week. Cover torn, good. 12
113

Dublin, Advertising. 1943 Christmas card McArdle & Lalor with original envelope, 1970s cocktail menu for Toddy's Bar Gresham Hotel, headed notepaper for St Laurences Hospital. Fine. (3)

12
114 Theatre Royal programme, "Signal Fires" by veterans of 26th Battalion - Old IRA, Easter Week 1943. Fine.
20
115

The YWCA News for Ireland, issue for September 1943. Four pages, fine.

10
116 Tourism. 1940s Irish Tourist Association Ireland map/folder with many locations illustrated. Front cover torn, good. 16
117 Book. "I Did Penal Servitude" by "D.83222", preface by Sean O'Faolain, 1945 hardbound 243 pages. Fine. 20
118

"A Manual of Sanitary Law" R.P. McDonnell 2nd edition 1945, 240 pages. Fine.

15
119 1945 Pictorial Record of Centenary of Thomas Davis and Young Ireland ed Michael Quigley, 64 pages. Very fine. 25
120 "Dublin Opinion" issues from 1947-1960, fair to fine. (46) 40
121 Advertising. 1940s cover from Grand Central Hotel Belfast to USA, with printed advert for the hotel and three restaurants in Glasgow under the same management. Fine. 6
122 Railway. "Centenary of the Irish Mail 1848-1948" Stewart Haram 1948, paperback 32 pages. Some ageing on cover, fine. 20
123 Railway. 1940s flyer for LMS tours to Cork, Glengarriff & Killarney, with inclusive prices from various English destinations. Fine.
12
124 Railway. 1950 handbill for Great Northern Railway rail and omnibus tour to Hills of Donegal. Folded, fine. 15
125 Two real photo adverts for McCormick agricultural machinery - mower and potato planter. Fine. (2)
10
126 Advertising. Smithwicks counter card (bit faded) plus 9 assorted whiskey bottle labels. Fine. (10) 25
127 Brian O'Higgins small illustrated greeting cards with verse "An Old Mother's Prayer" x7, "All Future Days" x7, "Ceangal an Gradha" x4, and 4 others. Very fine. (22)
10
128

"Betrayal in Ireland" Wilmot Irwin, paperback 156 pages. Personal record of 1916-1924 by a Dubliner, member of Loyalist minority. Fine.

45
129 Travel Guide. 1950s Official Guide to Cork City and County, published by National Tourist Publicity Organisation for Ireland, 95 pages, many illustrations, fold-out map (small tear). Fine. 15
130 AA Member's Handbook 1951-52, hardbound. Good. 10
131 1953 An Tostal official souvenir handbook, 112 pages, clear plastic on cover, fine. 35
132 Drogheda. 1952 Christmas card from Drogheda Dairies. Fine.
12
133 Advertising. 1954 credit note in form of postcard Hugh Moore & Alexanders with montage in blue of product range, postally used. Filing hole, very good.
12
134 Motoring. 1954 Ford Prefect Instruction Book. Very fine. 18
135 "The Soldier's Song - the story of Peadar Kearney" Seamus de Burca 2nd edition 1955, paper covers, illustrated, 255 pages. Fine. 30
136 1955 small booklet listing pedigrees of foxhounds at Island Hunt Club, Ferns, Co. Wexford. Fine. 15
137 Train Tickets, 1950s group, Greystones-Westland Row (3) and Bray-Greystones (9). Fine. (12) 12
138 Capuchin Annual 1956/57 on high quality paper with many illustrations. Very fine.
25
139 Railway. 1957 Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway notice of closing down of rail and road services through Enniskillen.
40
140 Books. "The Jackboot in Ireland" Sean O'Callaghan 1958 hardback with dust wrapper 157 pages, "Guests of the State" T. Ryle Dwyer 1994 paperback 252 pages, story of Allied and Axis internees in Ireland during WWII. Fine. (2)
24
141 "Fifty Years of Liberty Hall - the Golden Jubilee of the ITGWU 1909-1959" ed Cathal O'Shannon 1959, 96 pages with many full-page plates with painting of Liberty Hall by Harry Kernoff on dust wrapper. Fine. 35
142 English-Irish Dictionary ed Tomas de Bhaldraithe 1959. Hardbound with dust jacket. Fine. 20
143 Green Shield Stamps. Quantity of unused stamps incl some large "10s", also few part-filled books. Mainly fine. (1000s) 20
144 1960 Leix Hunt Point-to-Point motor pass. Fine. 10
145 "Leinster, Munster and Connaught" Frank O'Connor 1960s, 296 pages with illustrations and map, hardbound with dust jacket (some edge tears). Fine. 20
146 "Down by the Glenside" one-act drama by Sean MacBride of Black-and-Tan days. Fine. 20
147 Political labels. Set of 7 triangular labels by Price & Co. "One Flag, One Country", plus Unity seals set of 8 incl Wolf Tone, Emmet, Fintan Lalor etc, all mint mounted on album page. Fine. (15) 25
148 1961 Murrays (Dublin) Car Rentals fold-out brochure. Fine.
12
149 1961 Irish Telephone Directory. Missing last page of Part 2, otherwise fine. 15
150 Capuchin Annual for 1961, printed on high quality paper with much interesting content. Fine.
25
151 Guinness. 1961 "My Goodness! My Gilbert and Sullivan" with amended verses from G&S and coloured illustrations. 16 pages, in original card folder with Guinness compliments slip, fine. 15

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