De Búrca Ra re Books title held by his kinsman. The peerage was created with special remainder to his younger brother, Chichester. In 1866 he was also created Baron Clermont, of Clermont Park in the County of Louth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. This peerage was created with normal remainder to his heirs male. Lord Clermont married Lady Louisa Grace, daughter of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde, in 1840. There were no children from the marriage. He died at Ravensdale Park in July 1887, aged 72. The English peerage became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the Irish peerage according to the special remainder by his brother Chichester, who had already been elevated to the peerage in his own right as Baron Carlingford. Lady Clermont died at Ravensdale Park in November 1896, aged 80. Lord Clermont wrote the definitive history of the ancient Fortescue family, titled History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, published 1880 in London. He produced a Supplement in 1885 containing new information following his discovery of two 13th-century Fortescue charters in Eton College library.
120. FRANKEL, Nicholas. Oscar Wilde's Decorated Books. Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2000. pp. xiv, 222. Cream cloth, title in green. A fine copy in dust jacket. €75 121. FREEMAN, Lt.-Col. F.F. & STUBBS, T.T. Postage Stamps of Ireland. Handbook. Provisional Issue. Irish Free State Stamps. First Edition, April 1922. Illustrated. Dublin: Mint Stamp Company, 1923. First edition. pp. 31, [9 (adverts)]. Printed wrappers. Rare. €95 122. [FREEMASONS] The Constitution of Free-Masonry; or Ahiman Rezon: to which is added a Selection of Masonic Songs, Prologues, Epilogues, &c &c. ... Revised, corrected, and improved with additions. By authority of the Grand Lodge of Ireland. Brother Downes' fourth edition. [Compiled by Lawrence Dermott]. Dublin: Printed by Brother C. Downes, Whitefriar-street, (Printer to the R.W. The Grand Lodge of Ireland). Sold by William F. Graham & Son, 35, Capelstreet, and 16, College-green, 1820. pp. [16], cli, [1], 128. Modern quarter morocco on marbled boards. Signature of William Thomas Stephens of the Enniscorthy Masonic Lodge dated 8th May 1830 on front free endpaper. A fine copy. Extremely rare. €385 COPAC locates the BL copy only. Compiler given from BL catalogue.
123. FRENCH, Noel E. Battle of the Boyne 1960. Meath: Trymme Press, 1989. pp. 44. Illustrated stapled wrappers. A fine copy. Scarce. €45 124. GALLAGHER, Frank. Days of Fear. A Diary of Hunger Strike. London: John Murray, 1928. First edition. pp. 175. Black cloth, printed paper label on spine. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. A very good copy in frayed dust jacket. Rare. €165 Frank Gallagher 1893-1962 [pseud. David Hogan] was a native of Cork. London correspondent of William O'Brien's Cork Free Press, and subsequently its final editor. Although he was himself a separatist, he personally admired O'Brien. The paper was suppressed after Gallagher accused the British authorities of lying about the conditions and situation of republican prisoners in the Frongoch internment camp. Gallagher joined the Irish Volunteers; worked with Erskine Childers on Republican publicity staff, and edited The Irish Bulletin, from 1919 to 1921. Imprisoned in 1920, he later joined the hunger strike from 5th to 15th April 1920. This diary was written during his actual hunger strike "Days of Fear are living, livid days. As full of gentleness as of fear, as full of despair as of faith. And because they are real they are days strange and most poignant".
RARE ILLUSTRATED GALWAY HISTORY 125. [GALWAY HISTORY] The Gailliv. An Illustrated History of the Ancient City of Galway. Galway: Philip O'Gorman, Printer and Publisher, 1901. pp. viii, 3-103, [15] (adverts). Recent quarter green morocco on green paper boards with original coloured wrappers bound in. Very good. Exceedingly rare. €475 COPAC lists only two copies. With chapters on: Forthill Cemetery; Site of the Ancient Abbey of St. Augustine. By Rev. D. Travers; The Augustinians in Galway. By Rev. D. Travers; The Galway Nunnery of St. Augustine. By Rev. D. Travers; Fireuntacht an Loinsigh. Eoghan Ua Neachtain; The Story of Galway. By M.J. Tighe; Some Incidents in the History of Galway. By R.J. Kelly; The Ancient Records of the Old Corporation of Galway. By W.F. Trench; The Bazaar of 1901. 32