WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 15/16 MAY 2021

80 Kevin Barry 177 1919 (27 December) letter from Kevin Barry to his friend John B. “Bapty”Maher. 2 pages, written from his family’s farm at Tombeagh, Carlow, to “A cara díl” Barry mentions another friend, Mick Byrne, and asks Maher to answer to “my town house” as “I’m nearly fed up here”, signed “Yours to a cinder, Kevin”. Also with this letter an envelope for a later letter, in Barry’s hand, addressed to Maher, postmarked Rathvilly 31 August 1920. Condition: A portion removed, apparently by Barry before he sent the letter. Provenance: John B. Maher; Thence by descent. Literature: Irish Independent, 26 October 2020, “2020 Centenary: My great-uncle Kevin Barry loved dancing, drinking, betting and flirting” by Síofra O’Donovan John “Bapty”Maher married Kevin Barry’s sister “Shel” (Sheila) Barry. Estimate €10,000-€12,000 (approx £8,700-£10,430) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 177 178 Kevin Barry’s schoolbook on French, signed“K. Barry, Loyalist of Irish Republic”. Grammar And Composition On La Belle-Nivernaise, paperback. “K.BARRY” in ink and the inscription in pencil in Barry’s hand, probably dating to 1917-1918, an early declaration of Kevin Barry’s political stance. Condition: Cover stained, corners of all pages bumped and folded back, signature and inscription clear an legible. Provenance: Family of Kevin Barry; Thence by descent Estimate €1,000-€1,500 (approx £870-£1,300) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 178 179 Kevin Barry’s schoolbook on English, signed and inscribed. The Four Georges by William Makepeace Thackeray, original green cloth gilt. Signed “K.G. Barry, I Middle, Belvedere Coll Dublin” to inside front cover, “K G Barry I Middle” to flyleaf, both in pencil Condition: Cover stained, interior very good, signatures and inscriptions clear and legible. Provenance: Family of Kevin Barry; Thence by descent Estimate €1,000-€1,500 (approx £870-£1,300) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 179