Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale Wednesday & Thursday, December 9th & 10th, 2020 RARE BOOKS & COLLECTORS’ SALE Wednesday & Thursday December 9th & 10th, 2020 Day 1: Lots 1 – 660 Day 2: Lots 661 - 1321 At Chatsworth Auction Rooms, Chatsworth Street, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny Commencing at 10.30am sharp Approx. 1300 Lots Collections from: The Library of Professor David Berman, Fellow Emeritus, T.C.D.; The Library of Bernard Nevill, Fonthill; & Select Items from other Collections to include Literature, Manuscripts, Signed Limited Editions, Ephemera, Maps, Folio Society Publications, & Sporting Memorabilia Lot 385 Front Cover Illustration: Lot 1298 Viewing by appointment only: Inside Front Cover Illustration: Lot 785 Friday Dec. 4th 10.00 – 5.00pm Inside Back Cover Illustration: Lot 337 Back Cover Illustration: Lot 763 Sunday Dec. 6th: 1.00 – 5.00 pm Monday Dec. 7th: 10.00 – 5.00 pm Online bidding available: Tuesday Dec. 8th: 10.00 – 5.00 pm via the-saleroom.com (surcharge applies) Bidding & Viewing Appointments: Via easyliveauction.com (surcharge applies) +353 56 4441229 / 353 56 4441413 [email protected] Eircode: R95 XV05 Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Admittance strictly by catalogue €20 (admits 2) @FonsieMealy @fonsiemealyauctioneers Sale Reference: 0322 PLEASE NOTE: (We request that children do not attend viewing or auction.) Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers are fully Covid compliant. Chatsworth Auction Rooms, Chatsworth St., Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland fm Tel: +353 56 4441229 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.fonsiemealy.ie PSRA Registration No: 001687 Design & Print: Lion Print, Cashel. 062-61258 fm Fine Art & R are Books PSRA Registration No: 001687 Mr Fonsie Mealy F.R.I.C.S. (Director) Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Fine Art & Rare Books T: 056 44 41229 E: [email protected] Mr George Fonsie Mealy B.A. (Director) Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Fine Art & Rare Books T: 056 44 41413 E: [email protected] Administration Porters Mrs Brigid Coady Mr Jim McDonald Reception Mr Tony Osborne Mr Kevin Mullins Mr. Michael Dowd Accounts Mrs Elizabeth McDonald Contact Details for View & Sale Days Administration 056 4441229 Mrs Eimear Mealy 056 4441413 Administration 056 4446200 [email protected] 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SALE – COVID-19 Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Salesrooms are fully Covid-19 compliant. Viewing will be conducted at our spacious premises, and persons, by attending, do so of their own volition. Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers do not accept liability or responsibility should persons contract Covid-19 subsequent to visiting these premises. Viewing and Attendance at Auction: Due to Covid-19 restrictions, all viewing is by appointment only and numbers admitted may be limited to allow for social distancing. Any delay arising in admittance to viewing is unavoidable and will be kept to a minimum. Clients are requested to follow the instructions and signage for direction through the salesrooms, hand sanitising and social distancing. The wearing of face coverings is mandatory. It is particularly requested that children do not attend the viewing and auction days. As numbers attending the auction days will be limited, we request that clients register for a bidding number (paddle) prior to the auction and indicate the sale days that you will attend. Any delay arising in admittance to the auction is unavoidable and will be kept to a minimum. Commission and Telephone Bidding, Online Live Bidding: If unable to attend the sale days, clients may submit commission bids by telephone, by email or in person. Simply state the maximum price you would like to pay for a lot and we will purchase it for you at the lowest possible price, taking the reserve price and other competing bids into account. We can similarly accept telephone bids for lots with a pre-sale estimate in excess of €500. We will call you for bidding through one of our staff in the saleroom allowing you to participate live. Live online bidding is available via the-saleroom.com and easyliveAuction.com. This service incurs a surcharge of 5% levied by the auction host and is chargeable on the hammer price in addition to the buyer’s premium. Collection and Delivery: We request that all purchases are collected by Friday, 18th December. All such collections are by appointment only and collection by third parties allowed only with written confirmation from the buyer. Please refer to the following recommended shippers for assistance in this matter: Mail Boxes etc., Dublin. 01 6710400. Email: [email protected] Belfast Pack and Send. 00 44 2890219003. Email: [email protected] Chatsworth Auction Rooms, Chatsworth St., Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland fm Tel: +353 56 4441229 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.fonsiemealy.ie 3 Information for Buyers Paddle Bidding Collection If the purchaser is attending the auction in person they must All items purchased must be collected from the sale venue by register for a paddle prior to the auction. Please allow sufficient Friday, December 18th, 2020. time for the registration process. Buyers Conditions Buyers are reminded that there is a 21% V.A.T. inclusive premium Live Bidding payable on the final bid price for each lot. The Auctioneers are Please note that live bidding is available via thesaleroom.com and always pleased to advise clients and to execute bids on their behalf, also easyliveauction.com. The saleroom.com service incurs a but if successful, the purchase price payable will be the final bid surcharge of 5% levied by the live auction host and chargeable price and the V.A.T. inclusive premium of 21% chargeable thereon. on the hammer price in addition to the buyer’s premium. Bids must always be made or confirmed in writing or by fax, Easyliveauction.com service incurs a similar surcharge of 3% or reference being made to each sale through the code names on the an optional flat rate charge of only £3 sterling per auction day. title page of each catalogue. To ensure that bids will be accepted and that delivery of Lots is not delayed, intending Buyers should Registration for the online bidding portals is the responsibility supply bank or other suitable references to the Auctioneers prior to of the buyer. The auctioneer advises all prospective buyers that the auction. The references should be supplied in good time to be live auctions are subject to technical issues that are beyond the taken up before the sale. Bids are accepted in Euro only. control of the auctioneers and as such the auctioneer cannot guarantee the accuracy of bids placed online. Absentee bidding N.B. Payment by: Cash, guaranteed cheques, wire transfer and telephone bidding are available as an alternative to live bidding (contact [email protected]), debit or credit card and does not incur any additional surcharge to the buyer. Issues (mastercard/visa & subject to 3% surcharge, for payments relating to live bidding including initial registration should be outside the EU. All Cheques or Drafts to be made payable to addressed directly by the purchaser with the live auction host. “Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers”. Third Party Cheques or Drafts will not be accepted as payment for lots purchased. Absentee Bidding Terms used in this catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them below. Absentee bids must be received no later than 5pm on Tuesday, Abbreviations December 8th, 2020. Any bids received after this deadline mls ........Manuscript Letters signed cannot be guaranteed. If you are bidding with us for the first time als .........Autographed Letters signed then please contact our office for guidelines on registration. acs ........Autographed Cards signed pb ..........Paperback Telephone Bidding a.e.g. .....all edges gilt t.e.g. .......top edge gilt Telephone bidding is available on lots with a pre-sale estimate of w.a.f. ......With all faults €500 or more. Registration for telephone bidding ends at 5pm L.Ss ........Library stamps on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020. (Bids will not be accepted S.N.S.R. ..Sold not subject to return day of sale.) Any requests for telephone bidding received after Publ. .......Published this deadline may not be processed. It would be advisable to leave f.e.p. .......front end paper a maximum covering bid in case we are not able to contact you As Is .......With all damages faults, restorations by telephone. As a lot ...With all faults mor ........morocco Condition Reports and Image Requests n.d. ........no date n.p. ........no place We recommend that the buyer views the item(s) in person d.j. .........dust jacket prior to the auction, or have a representative view the item(s) L.P. ........large paper on their behalf. The Auctioneer will endeavour to make certain h.m.p. .....hand-made paper observations on the condition of items but the buyer is reminded vell ..........vellum that the condition report is based on opinion and should not be hf. ..........half taken as a statement of fact. d.w.s. ......dust wrappers All requests for condition reports and/or additional images of lots in I.M.C. .....Irish M/ss Commission this sale must be received no later than 12pm Monday, December A.M.S. ....Armorial motif on spine Any requests received after this deadline will not be 7th, 2019. cont. ......contemporary entertained. We cannot guarantee that all such requests received n.a.t. ......not affecting text frontis......frontispiece will be answered by the sale day. engd. .....engraved cold. .......coloured All measurements are given height before width and are approximate. hd...........hand port......... portrait Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers reserve the right to withdraw or adjust N.B.: Please note the auctioneers offer no After Sale Guarantee any lot prior to the auction without notice. Any such lots so whatsoever, with regard to mechanical and electrical items, or affected with be announced on the auction day. firearms. We accept no subsequent liability for any damage, loss Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers reserve the right to control and or injury arising from the use of the foregoing.