WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 15/16 MAY 2021

100 1940s 225 1940s to 1950s Irish Department of Defence educational posters concerning bombs. Issued by An Roinn Cosanta, Scoil Cosanta Sibialta (Civil Defence School). Titles include Incenduary Bomb (German), The Risk Of Becoming A Casualty, Gamma Flash From‘A’ Bomb, Medium Cased Bomb, Thick Cased Bomb, and Thin Cased Bomb, all illustrated with diagrams, monochrome. 37 by 28in. (94 by 71.1cm) Condition: A few slight edge tears, folds, very good. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 225 226 1940s to1950s Kiltimagh Pork Buyers, Young Men Society and anti “Travelling Shops” posters. 1942 KYMS posters (3), Irish Retail Protective Association poster opposing “Travelling Shops, Co-operative Societies and Chain Store Combines”, 1955 Henry Denny, Sligo poster advertisement to buy pigs at Kiltimagh. Plain text, no illustrations. Evocative of country life in that era. 17 by 11in. (43.2 by 27.9cm) Condition: Piece missing from Denny poster, edge tears on others, mainly good to very good, suitable for framing. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 226 227 1945 Thomas Davis And Young Ireland Centenary (2), 1959 50 Years of Liberty Hall illustrated publications, with others. (7) Saorstát Éireann original coloured boards, with illustrations by Paul Henry, Seán Keating, Seán O’Sullivan, Maurice MacGonigal, Harry Kernoff and others. Also with this lot 1917 Irish Life, also Truth, single issues, some later publications including a rare one off magazine, Dubliner (Boston, 1970s) also Irish Historical Studies, etc. Condition: Mainly very good, some slight faults to covers Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 227