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1931 “The Irish Press” Vol. 1, No’s 1 - 4.
The first four editions of the Irish Press, Saturday
5 to Wednesday 9 September, 1931; together with
two manuscript letters, August 1958 & January
1959, from Margaret Pearse to Leo Broe, the sculp-
tor, also a press clipping with a photo of Margaret
Pearse and Broe and a clipped letterhead from
Scoil Eanna, Rathmines. (8)
Estimate €200-€300 £156-£234
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 438439
W.T. Cosgrave. Original photograph, 14 Febru-
ary 1932.
College Green, February 14, 1932. Vintage Press
Print. Photographer Unknown.
W. T. Cosgrave, a veteran of the 1916 Rising and
The War of Independence, was the first President
of The Irish Free State (1922-1932). His son Liam
would later become Taoiseach (1973-1977).
6½ x 8½in. (16.51 x 21.59cm)
Estimate €150-€200 £117-£156
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 439440
1932 Saorstat Eireann official handbook published by Talbot press
Printed by Hely’s for The Talbot Press., Dublin, 1932. First Irish edition (published by Benn in London in the
same year). 25 x 16.5cm. 324pp., 150pp. adverts. With 45 photo engraved plates, 64 wood engraved headpiec-
es and Gaelic uncial letters printed on yellow background, including illustrations by Paul Henry, John Keat-
ing, Sean O’Sullivan, Maurice MacGonigal, Harry Kernoff and others.
10 x 6 x 2in. (25.40 x 15.24 x 5
Estimate €100-€150 £78-£117
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 440