WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

85 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 28 April - 30 May 2023 166 Pádraig Pearse. Scríbiní signed by his mother, Margaret Pearse. Signed ‘Margaret Pearse, June 18th 1924’, with a postcard in her hand inviting Patrick Creegan of Newcastle West to St. Enda’s. 2nd printing. Condition: Cover distressed, interior good, page edges toned. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£180) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 166 167 [1916] William Pearse sketch book dated 1904, titled ‘Ye Book of Pearse’ Includes drawings for monuments and altars - he worked in the family business of monumental sculptors - as well as a couple of pages containing a dramatic fictional adventure story, a mention of membership, and a few names noted. Signed in English and Irish on inside front cover. Green cloth, 30 pages, small folio. A rare and fascinating relic of William Pearse, brother of the leader of the 1916 Rising, executed along with him in May 1916. 5 by 7in. (12.7 by 17.8cm) Condition: Very good, shaken, binding loose. Estimate €800-€1200 (approx £700-£1,050) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 167