This December, Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers marks its 90th year in business with the much-anticipated Annual Christmas Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale.

Taking place on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th December on Easy Live Auction and at Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers' Auction Rooms in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny (R95 XV05), this two-day event is set to be a treasure trove for collectors and gift-seekers alike.

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The Rarest of All English Bird Books — One of 60 Sets Only
Lewin (William) The Birds of Great Britain with their Eggs, Accurately Figured.

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Auction Highlights

The sale features over 1,190 unique items, spanning centuries and sourced from prestigious collections and estates, including:

• Dr. Philip Murray’s “Seamus Heaney Collection, Part 1”
• An Important Irish Library of Fishing Books
• A Private Collection of rare, limited, and hand-coloured illustrated volumes
• The Personal Library of Nelson Bell (Bell Gallery), Belfast
• The James Healy Library of Ennis, Co. Clare
• Fine Bindings from the Netterville Library
• Modern and Limited Signed Editions, atlases, maps, manuscripts, historical and political ephemera
• Gold and other coins, jewellery, wines and whiskies, and a selection of G.A.A. & sporting memorabilia.

The Shrine for the Bell of St Patrick 
c. 1885. Electrotype, bronze, glass cabochons, the inside with 'Elkington Dept of Science & Art' medallion and 'Copyright Science and Art Dept' lozenge.

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Perfect for finding a Christmas gift — or simply just adding to your collection!

Register to Bid

For those unable to attend in person, bidding options include live online bidding via Easy Live Auction, absentee bids, and telephone bids. Condition reports and additional images are also available for every lot—simply get in contact with Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers.

Alternatively, preview the items in person during their live viewing sessions, which will be held on Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday leading up to the auction.

Bindings: Doyle (A.C.) The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 24 vols. 8vo N. York (Doubleday, Doran & Co.) 1930. The Crowborough Edition. No. 358 of 750 Sets. Signed by Author. Port. frontis Vol. I, red & bl. titles, a.e.g., in later full crushed tan mor., raised bands, gilt spines.

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