WHYTE'S THE HISTORY SALE TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 1-11 NOVEMBER 2023

97 1922 Print of General Michael Collins in National Army uniform. Inscription: ‘GENERAL MICHAEL COLLINS Commander-in-Chief of The Irish National Army Born 16th October 1890 - Died 22nd August 1922.’ 19 by 15in. (48.3 by 38.1cm) Condition: Overall light toning, very good, framed and glazed. Estimate €400-€600 (approx £340-£520) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 97 98 1922. The Path To Freedom by Michael Collins, first edition Talbot Press, Dublin, original printed boards, with dedication ‘Sgt James Egan, 2 Batt. Dublin Guards Portobello Bks Dublin was Presented with this Book from a great Friend who has given his life for Ireland’. 7 by 5in. (17.8 by 12.7cm) Condition: Covers bumped and shaken, good. Estimate €250-€300 (approx £220-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 98 96 1921-1922. A rare original caricature of Michael Collins by his secretary. Pen and ink in a scrapbook of cuttings concerning the Treaty talks, up to the funeral of Arthur Griffith, compiled by Ellie Lyons, one of Collins’s secretaries. The cartoon features Collins in his Homburg hat, the word “ogs” (Collins pronunciation of (‘eggs’) and “On With The Work”, a favourite saying of Collins. 7.25 by 9in. (18.4 by 22.9cm) Provenance: Ellie and Alice Lyons; Thence by descent to the previous owner; Whyte’s, 21 May 2022, Lot 284; Private collection. Condition: Very good. Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx £690-£1,030) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 96 History 66