WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 15/16 MAY 2021

222 John McCormack Collection 564 A collection of photographs of John McCormack and a collection of photographs and ephemera of the 1984 Centenary commemorations. Over 30 photographs of McCormack, from 1910 to 1940, mostly good quality reprints but including a few originals. Over 100 photographs, playbills, programmes, letters including some from famous singers such as Ronnie Dunne, etc., connected to the 1984 commemoration events. Housed in six specially made binders. Condition: Mainly very good to fine, a few slight faults. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 564 565 Collection of news cuttings, ephemera, photographs etc. relating to John McCormack. Mostly reproductions of old photographs, together with newspaper and magazine cuttings, assembled by Liam Breen for display at exhibitions commemorating McCormack. 100s of items affixed to boards, mostly this size: 21 by 31in. (53.3 by 78.7cm) Condition: Some with mould at edges or on reverse, mainly very good. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 565 566 Collection of prints and photographs of famous singers, some signed, also John McCormack Society events, etc. (40+ items) Signed photographs include Robert White, John McNally, Mary Sheridan, Robert Irwin, Terence Molloy, etc., also some McCormack books, ephemera etc., presentations to Liam Breen, etc., and a few reproductions of 19th century prints of Dublin etc. Condition: Some frames distressed otherwise very good to fine. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 566