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800Years IrishPolitical, Literary&MilitaryHistory - 15thApril2014
286 BUNREACHTNAhEIREANN.Constitutionof Ireland.
Thespecial firstprintingofDeValera’s1937Constitution,withthetran-
sitoryprovisionsetc., assubmitted forapproval to theCabinet,onheavy
cartridgepaper,noprinter,nodate,but1937,fulldarkgreenmoroccogilt.
A very restricted printing, probably nomore than 30 copies, of which
about 15were signedby all theCabinetmembers at themeetingwhich
gave it final approval for submission to the people. The present copy
hasno signatures, but isotherwise identical to the signedcopies. There
mayperhaps have been anunsigned issue intended for diplomatic rep-
resentatives, but we have not seen another similar unsigned copy. It is
certainlyvery rare.
€400 - 600
287 SignedbyEamondeValera:
Bunreacht na hEireann, [Constitution of Ireland] 8vo, signed at front
“Le mór-mheas Eamon de Valera”, cloth, with gilt lettering, a good
clean copy.
€300 - 500
288 IRISDAILEIREANN.
AnCheudTionol, 21 Ianuar 1919. Proceedings of the first dayof the
FirstDail, in Irish, French andEnglish, darkbrownwrappers, a little
marked, internally clean.
Corrigenda at rear record thatMichealOCoileain andEnriOBeo-
lain, recorded as present,were in fact absent. [Theywere actually in
Lincoln, helping to arrangeDeValera’s escape from jail].
Very scarce.
€300 - 500
