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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Rare Books and Collectors' Sale

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Rare Books and Collectors' Sale	Total Sales (EUR)	185,531.25
Auction Date	April 30, 2025 - May 01, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	120,430.00
Sale Number	#43025	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	170,870.00
Total Lots	723
Sold Lots	675	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	129,120.00
% of Lots Sold	93.36%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	183,425.00
Unsold Lots	48	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	101.15%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
702		1903 All-Ireland Football Championship The Kingdom's First Football All-Ireland Medal: G.A.A. 1903, Football, a 9ct gold Celtic Cross design Medal, the obverse with pierced center and harp overlay and 'Eire' across an inscribed 'Cumann Luith Cleas Gaedhai	1903	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 10,000.00
709		A Prototype of the Liam McCarthy Cup G.A.A.	1923	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 10,000.00
703		1904, All-Ireland Football Championship Back to back wins for the Kingdom Medal: G.A.A. 1904, Football, a 9ct gold Celtic Cross Medal, the obverse with pierced center and harp overlay and 'Eire' across and inscribed 'Cumann Luith Cleas Gaedheal'	1904	EUR 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 7,500.00
568	Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim)artist	One of 100 Copies Signed by Author & Artist Squarings, Twelve Poems	1991	EUR 1,750.00 - 2,250.00	EUR 3,375.00
455		Signed Limited Edition of 70 Copies Heaney (Seamus)trans. The Light of the Leaves...	1999	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 3,312.50
474	Fleming (Ian)	The Third James Bond Novel Moonraker	1955	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,750.00
337	Scale (Bernard)	With Hand Coloured Maps Irish Atlas: An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland	1776	EUR 625.00 - 850.00	EUR 2,500.00
179	Powerscourt (Viscount)	Author's Presentation Copy A Description and History of Powerscourt	1903	EUR 350.00 - 500.00	EUR 2,125.00
570		Set of 7 Rare Original Photographs Co. Clare: Vandeleur Estate Seven Very Rare large original mounted Photographs of The Evictions at the Vandeleur Estate in Co. Clare, showing the police, the battering rams, those evicted, the crowds, protests etc.		EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 2,125.00
535		Limited Edition with Fine Reproduction Photographic Prints	1980	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,625.00
707		The 1916 Kilkenny Hurling Final - At Last! [G.A.A.,] Medal	1916-18	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,500.00
511	Hockney (David)illus. & Spender (Stephen)ed.	Signed by Artist and Editor Hockney's Alphabet	1991	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,437.50
654		Signed by Diego Maradona Soccer: Argentina F.A., an Official Team Jersey		EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,437.50
565	Heaney (Seamus)	First US Edition Signed by the Author Death of a Naturalist	1966	EUR 1,250.00 - 1,750.00	EUR 1,375.00
444	Heaney (Seamus)	One of 30 Copies The Singer's House		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,312.50
665		The 'Thunder and Lightning' All-Ireland Hurling Final G.A.A.: Hurling 1939, Clar Oifigeamhail i bPairc an Chrocaigh, Craobh Iomana na hEireann, Cill Choinnigh v Corcaigh	1939	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 1,312.50
690		The G.A.A. Stateside G.A.A. Football & Hurling 1954-58...		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,312.50
35	Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.)	Very Fine Copy Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777	1778	EUR 500.00 - 750.00	EUR 1,125.00
104A		One of 125 Copies Signed by the Contributors Heaney (Seamus)et al, Dantes Inferno	1993	EUR 600.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,125.00
656		Signed Manchester United Jersey, 2000-01		EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,125.00
419		The 1907 Irish International Exhibition Broadside Poster...	[1907]	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,062.50
627		Signed by George Best Soccer: Manchester United & Northern Ireland, a framed collage of coloured Photographic Prints, each signed by George Best...		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,062.50
678		1935 All-Ireland Football Final G.A.A.: Football, 1935 Programme, All-Ireland Football Final, Kildare v. Cavan at Croke Park, 22.9.1935	1935	EUR 700.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,000.00
681		G.A.A.: Football 1951, Clar Oifigiuil, Ceanneas Peile na hEireann, Croke Park, 23.9.51, Meath v. Mayo	1951	EUR 180.00 - 220.00	EUR 1,000.00
705		1906 Railway Shield Competition, Football Medal: G.A.A.	1906	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,000.00

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Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR