WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY & SUNDAY 25 & 26 July 2020

71 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 25 & 26 JULY 2020 105 1902 (22 January) letter written and signed by Douglas Hyde, founder of The Gaelic League (1893) and President of Ireland (1938-1945) To Dr George Unthank MacNamara of Corofin, includes interesting reference to teachers getting ten shillings for pupils who pass in Irish and only five shillings for French or Latin. Ink on “Ratra, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon” printed letterhead. Condition: Very good. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £140-£180) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 105 106 Polar Exploration: Collection of books including John Ross, Elisha Kane, James Clarke Ross, and Captain Scott. (5) Narrative Of A North West Passage and Second Voyage In Search Of North-West Passage, both by Sir John Ross, 1844, quarter morocco, distressed spine, Arctic Explorations by Elisha Kent Kane, 1861, morocco, and Scott’s Last Expedition by Leonard Huxley and Sir Clements R Markham, 5th edition, 1914, two volumes original cloth. Condition: All maps and plates apparently complete, bindings fair, interiors good to very good. Estimate €400-€500 (approx £360-£450) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 106 107 Polar exploration. Shackleton, Ernest H. Autograph signature. A clear signature, signed in black ink on a paper clipping, inscribed ‘Waifs and Strays Meeting - March 1912’ Condition: Very good. Estimate €400-€600 (approx £360-£550) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 107