Mealys Fine Art Limited, Kilkenny Road, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny THE FRED HANNA SALE OF IMPORTANT RARE BOOKS, IRISH LITERATURE, MANUSCRIPTS & MAPS Fred Hanna and his wonderful bookshop on Nassau Street were a Dublin institution, and its passing and that of Fred himself, earlier this year, are deeply regretted. Many of you will want to [...]
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19 Dec
Mealy’s Rare Book Sale brings out the buyers!
Joyce and Sean O’Casey amongst the star items! Mealy’s Rare Book Sale which was held on December 14th, 2010 at the Berkeley Court (D4) Hotel in Ballsbridge achieved some strong results with the highest price (€15,000) being paid for Lot.671. a signed, limited edition volume by James Joyce, with the next highest (€10,500) going for Lot.585. a [...]
7 Nov
Whyte’s Dublin Sale of History, Literature & Collectibles – Sat.13th November
Just a reminder, as if you could forget with all the hype surrounding it, that Whyte’s sale is on this coming Saturday. Auction: Saturday 13th November 2010 at 1pm Viewing: Wednesday to Friday 10-12 November, 10am-6pm; Saturday 13 November 9.30am-12 noon. Venue: Viewing at Whyte’s Molesworth Street Galleries; auction at Freemasons Hall, Molesworth Street. An [...]
31 Oct
Whyte’s, Dublin Sale – History, Literature & Collectibles – Sun.13th November, 2010
Whyte’s Auctions, 38, Molesworth Street, Dublin.2. Tel: (+353) (0)1 676 2888 Email: iw@whytes.ie On: Saturday 13th November, 2010 at 1pm At: The Freemasons Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin.2. HISTORY, LITERATURE & COLLECTIBLES SALE 572 lots – including: Historical manuscripts, documents, photographs and ephemera, Theatre and Cinema, Advertising Ephemera, Sport, Antiquarian and Collectable Books, Coins and [...]
3 Oct
Purcell’s Irish Book Sale, Birr, Co.Offaly – Thurs.7th October
Purcell Auctioneers, Green Street, Birr, Co.Offaly (057) 9120 270 IRISH BOOK AUCTION – 914 lots. On: Thursday 7th October 2010. Starts at 6.30 pm. Viewing Tuesday 10am-6pm; Weds 10am-8pm and Thurs.10am-6pm. Private collection of Irish interest books including travel, local history, reference, plus 1st editions and many rare items. Amongst the many interesting lots I [...]
11 Sep
Dublin Book Fair – 17th/18th September 2010
Not to be confused with the Dublin City Book Fair, this event takes place at the Freemasons’ Hall on Molesworth Street. It runs from 12 Noon – 7pm on Friday 17th and from 10am – 5pm on Saturday 18th. Further information available here: http://www.dublinbookfair.com/index.html To keep things simple here is a list of those dealers [...]
18 Jul
Mealy’s Rare Book Sale, Castlecomer, 29th July 2010
Rare Books, Irish Literary Items Sporting & Collectors’ Sale Mealys Auction Rooms, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. Tel: +353 (0)56 44 41229 +353 (0)56 44 00942 +353 (0)56 44 00943 Fax: +353 (0)56 4441627 Email: info@mealys.com auctions@mealys.com admin@mealys.com Full illustrated catalogue online here: www.mealys.com I had a scroll through the catalogue and there is a bit of [...]
12 Sep
Mealy’s Irish Writers & Rare Book Sale Tues.15th September
Tuesday next will see this very interesting sale held in the D4 Hotel (formerly the Berkeley Court, Ballsbdridge, Dublin.4. Viewing on Sunday 13th: 1.00pm – 7pm & Monday 14th: 10.30am – 8pm. Amongst the many lots I spotted several early signed works by the late John McGahern; Taylor & Skinners Roads of Ireland (1777); Musgrave’s [...]
