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1916-1966 Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook
1917 edition of the Handbook, an extremely useful reference on the 1916 Rising. Including casualty lists and
lists of prisoners. Complete with printed map illustrating the areas of fighting in Dublin. Published by the
Weekly Irish Times.
Estimate €150-€200 £117-£156
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 267268
1916 Rising. Collection of contemporary illustrated booklets with great range of scenes and portraits of
leaders.
Scarce range of booklets by a variety of publishers including Wilson Hartnell, Hely’s, Eason’s and McCredy
Percy & Co., also a facsimile of IRISH WAR NEWS No. 1. (5)
Provenance: Library of John Sweetman (1844-1936)
John Sweetman (9 August 1844 – 8 September 1936) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as an
anti-Parnellite Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1890s, but later radicalised. He was one of the founders
of Sinn Féin and was the party’s president from 1908 to 1911. He was arrested in the aftermath of the Rising
though he took no part in it, but was released after a short period.
Estimate €300-€500 £234-£390
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 268