WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 15/16 MAY 2021

168 Books 413 1916 (10 April) handwritten note by Pádraic Ó Conaire. Written in Irish Ó Conaire is annoyed at being delayed where he is over 24 hours instead of a planned hour’s stay. 5 by 4in. (12.7 by 10.2cm) Condition: Torn top of page which the writer removed from a pad, text unaffected, slight foxing at top, very good. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 413 414 O’Neill, Eugene. Strange Interlude. Signed limited edition. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928 Signed and numbered (700 of 750) on limitation page. Original covered boards. Condition: Edge bumps to cover, some heavy tone spots to edges of cover and pages, good. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 414 415 0’Brien, Flann (O’Nolan, Brian). At SwimTwo Birds, signed with dedication to Maura Laverty. 1960, MacGibbon and Kee, London. Signed “Brian O’Nolan, auctor, Pater Diabolicus ‘The Unholy Father’ 26-6-61”with an inscription in Latin to Maura Laverty, fellow writer, and also signed by her. Original dustjacket, black cloth gilt. Condition: Dustjacket distressed, piece missing, bumped and edge tears, interior very good. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£610) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 415