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Limited edition of 100 copies. 13 etchings each signed by the artist in leather backed clamshell case. Unbound Very good condition
AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY, WITH TWO UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT LETTERS CITED IN THE STANDARD OLYMPIA PRESS BIBLIOGRAPHY. One of 2,000 copies of the first British edition. (Actually this "British edition" was created by taking 2,000 copies of the first American (Grove Press) edition to England, putting a sticker over the imprint, and issuing a new dustjacket.) LAID IN ARE TWO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TYPED LETTERS SIGNED--ABOUT 1,000 WORDS--FROM THE EDITOR, SINGLETON-GATES, on his letterhead, to a correspondent in Nothern Rhodesia (later Zambia) (!). In these unpublished letters, written during the 1960s, Singleton-Gates describes his feelings towards Casement. He also describes, in passionate terms, the fascinating circumstances surrounding the publication of these scandalous diaries, and the numerous obstacles he faced, including copyright and censorship issues. He furthermore explains his various other projects relating to Casement, none of which came to fruition. It is fair to say that these letters shed considerable light on the limits of press freedoms in Britain during the late 50s and 60s, as well as on the way Casement's heirs felt about his legacy. THESE LETTERS ARE CITED--and briefly excerpted--on pp. 60-61 of Patrick Kearney's bibliography, The Paris Olympia Press (Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, 2007). Also laid in are numerous newspaper clippings from 1959 and 1960, all relating to the publication. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Fine and bright, in a very good price-clipped dj.
2 vols.,(708p.) 2 port., 18 maps (part fold.) 26.5cm. Hinges cracked, covers of v. 1 detached, some plates repaired Hardcover Good condition All plates and maps present Paged continuously. With reprint of original t.-p. Dedication signed: Tho: Stafford.
Panorama della City di Londra dal South Bank. Jonathan Potter scrive: "Un prospetto di Londra artistico, con prospettiva verticale esagerato, visto da sud, che enfatizza il profilo della città, dominato da numerose guglie di chiese e dalla vasta cupola di St. Paul”. Elegantemente incisa, la veduta riporta 52 edifici identificati nella legenda, tra cui lo Swan e il Globe, sia in Latino sia in tedesco. Lo stemma della città è collocato in posizione dominante, circondato da vessilli e mercanzie.” Disegnata da Friedrich Berhard Werner, incisa da Johann Georg Ringle e pubblicata da Martin Engelbrecht (1684 - 1756). Incisione in rame, buone condizioni. Rara. A panorama of the City of London viewed from the South Bank. Jonathan Potter writes: “An artistically licensed, vertically exaggerated prospect of London from the south that emphasizes the city’s skyline, dominated by the numerous church spires and the vast dome of St. Paul ’s. Elegantly engraved the view is annotated with 52 buildings identified in the keys in both Latin and German with The Swan and The Globe among those buildings named on the Southbank. The arms of the city sit boldly at the front of the design surrounded by banners and trading wares.” Drawn by Friedrich Berhard Werner engraved by Johann Georg Ringle and published by Martin Engelbrecht (1684-1756). Copperplate, good condition. Rare.
First Irish edition, 8vo (198 x 125 mm),12 parts bound in 3 vols., (complete) each part with its own title-page, viii, 9-124; viii, 125, [3 adverts]; viii, 9-126, [2 adverts]; viii, 9-132; xii, 147, [1]; viii, 145, [3 adverts]; viii, 112, [1]; vii, [1], 104; viii, 114, [2 adverts]; [2], cxix-cxxiii, [1], 125-244; [2], ccxlv-cclii, [2], 253-368; [2], ccclxxv-ccclxxviii, 379-496pp., with all advert leaves, part II has title and contents leaves misbound, part XII has title bound at rear, small ink stain to several leaves of vol. I which doesn't intrude into the text, cont. full calf, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, label to vol. III slightly chipped otherwise a very handsome set in a contemporary binding. This is Ellis's most important work, arranged in the form of an agricultural calendar. Each part was issued separately with its own title page, complete set are extremely hard to find. William Ellis (c.1700?1758), agriculturist and writer. After a short period in the brewing industry, Ellis bought Church Farm at Little Gaddesden, near Hemel Hamstead, Hertfordshire, were he combined the practice of farming with his passion for writing on the subject. His writings were far more successful than his farming activities and his early books were very well received and "farmers in all parts of the country asked him to visit and report on their farms. He travelled over the country giving advice and observing different farming methods... Many farmers visited Ellis's farm at Little Gaddesden, but they found that he did not practise what he advocated in print, that his implements were old-fashioned, and that his land was neglected and in bad condition." (ODNB). Provenance: Small neat ink stamp of the Lawes Agricultural Library to the title of the first 2 volumes. Fussell II, p. 7; Perkins 561 (the London edition of 1744); Aslin, p.43.
First edition, folio (295 x 190 mm), 4pp., drop-head title, a well margined copy with just slight signs of a water stain, sewn in recent marbled wrappers, preserved in a custom-made folding cloth case, leather spine label lettered in gilt. Sexual abuse of a nine year old girl by an Irish priest. The second part of the pamphlet contains "a very foul case" of sexual abuse of a nine year girl by an Irish Catholic priest of the name of Dowdel. The girl, named Bishop, swore in court that the previous August she used to visit Dowdel, then a prisoner in the Gate-house where she had first made his acquaintance when her mother was also a prisoner there. According to her testimony: "he used to kiss her, to take her upon his knee, and to give her sugared beer, some time put his tongue into her mouth, and his hands up her coats; that he hurt her once with his finger, which made her cry; and then to please her, gave her two groats: and that a week after he took her in like manner upon his knee, and after he had kissed her a while, he threw her upon his bed (having made his Door fast with a stick) fell upon her, pull'd up her Coats, and hurt her with something..." When the matter came out the girl's father, being drunk, told Dowdel that for forty pounds he could see to it that everything would be hushed up. Dowdel thought forty pounds too much and offered ten. At his trial Dowdel shamelessly confessed his misdemeanour with a frankness which later earned some leniency from the court. He speaks in what appears to be the writer's attempt to imitate his Irish accent. "Being asked if he would challenge any of the jury, he answered like an Irish St. Omer, Me like dem well, they be all honest men. Being asked, if he used to kiss the Girl and set her upon his knee ; he answered Yes my Lor the chile be so pretty and do twenty pretty tings make me laugh a hundred times. Being asked if he ever gave her money, he said, My Lord that be my Charitee, when her Mother bee in Prison, I tooke her to eat half my dinner, and I say this bee pretty Shile, I had love for the Shile and gave her any ting I had : she used to come often for my Charitee. But amongst the rest of his discourse he owned the matter in effect in these words, which happened about entering her body, he said, Me enter her dis far, pointing his finger to the Court." Wing, F 2337.
Delineata sulla scia della più grande veduta di Jeremias Wolff, l’opera offre quaranta riferimenti topografici. Il Leopold, era un modesto incisore ed editore di Augsburg; la sua serie di vedute di città, da cui questa incisione è tratta, venne pubblicata con pochissima tiratura, rendendo quindi le opere particolarmente rare. Incisione in rame, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Leopold was a modest engraver and publisher in Augsburg; the series of city views, from which this one is taken, has been published in a very limited circulation, which means these works are very rare. A finely-engraved view of pre-fire London seen from the south side of the Thames with fashionably dressed figures promenading in the foreground. With descriptions below in both German and Latin separated by the coat of arms of London. Joseph Friedrich Leopold (1668-1726) was an engraver in Augsburg, taking over the publishing firm of J.U. Kraus in 1719. His son, Johann Christian Leopold (1699 - 1755), succeeded him. Copperplate, in excellent condition.
2 p.l., [vii]-xv, [3], 315, [1] p. 22 cm. Hardcover very good condition, preliminary leaves lightly foxed, inner front hinge cracked Inscribed: Presented to Mr. Robert H. Chester by Victoria R I
Mappa tratta dal Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini, Geographiae Libri Octo, pubblicata prima a Colonia da Gottfried von Kempen (1578) e poi ristampata dallo stesso editore nel 1584 (Van der Krogt 1, 502) e poi da Isaac Elsevier per il Theatrum Geographiae veteris di Petrus Bertius (Leyden 1618). Di tutte le edizioni di Tolomeo, quella di Gerard Kremer (Mercatore), pubblicata nel 1578, e forse tecnicamente la più bella. A questo punto la Geografia di Tolomeo perdeva però ogni pretesa di “attualità”, laddove lo scopo di Mercatore era quello di produrre un atlante del mondo classico che servisse da complemento al suo atlante moderno (per tale ragione egli aveva tentato di recuperare la forma originale dell’atlante tolemaico, scartandone le moderne accrezioni). L'interpretazione di Mercatore del testo tolemaico, per le 28 carte che illustrano la sua Geographia è stata, quindi, una delle più veritiere. Egli aveva passato 13 anni a ricercare, disegnare e incidere le carte, rinunciando anche alla pubblicazione delle sue carte “moderne”. Questo esemplare proviene dal Theatrum Geographia Veteris di Petrus Bertius edita a Leida nel 1618, che combina il Tolomeo di Mercator, le 8 tavole del Moretus per rappresentare la Tabula Peutingeriana e 14 mappe storiche delle regioni d'Europa derivate dal Parergon di Ortelius. Acquaforte su rame, in buone condizioni. Ptolemaic map of British Isles. Showing landmarks, major cities and towns, rivers and parks. The map is decorated with a strapwork title cartouche, a sea monster and a fishing scene in the North Sea. Map taken from the Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini, Geographiae Libri Octo, first published in Cologne by Gottfried von Kempen (1578) and then reprinted by the same publisher in 1584 (Van der Krogt 1, 502) and then by Isaac Elsevier for the Petrus Bertius’ Theatrum Geographiae veteris (Leyden 1618). Mercator's interpretation of the 28 Ptolemaic text was possibly one of the truest undertaken up until that time. He had spent 13 years researching, drawing and engraving the maps at much commercial sacrifice to himself, having seen Ortelius's Theatrum and De Jodes Speculum published, to become both technical and commercial successes. In later life he devoted himself to his edition of the maps in Ptolemy's Geographia, reproduced in his own engraving as nearly as possible in their original form. This example comes from the Theatrum Geographia Veteris of Petrus Bertius published in Leiden in 1618, which combines Mercator's Ptolemy, the 8 plates of Moretus to represent the Tabula Peutingeriana and 14 historical maps of the regions of Europe derived from the Parergon of Ortelius. Copperplate, in good condition.
CARR John. L'Etranger en Irlande, ou voyage dans les parties méridionales et occidentales de cette isle, dans l'année 1805. Traduit de l'anglais par M. Keralio-Robert. Paris, Léopold Collin, 1809. Due volumi in 8vo; pp.VIII,2n.nn.,413; cc.2n.nn.,pp.401. Sei tavole spieghevoli all'acquatinta. Bazzana coeva, titolo e fregi in oro ai dorsi.
Carta geografica delle Isole Britanniche tratta dall'edizione italiana del Theatrum Orbis Therrarum di Ortelius, 1606.Terzo stato della lastra di questa importante mappa basata sulla carta murale di Mercator del 1564. Il Theatrum Orbis Terrarum è considerato il primo vero “atlante” moderno. L’opera fu pubblicata in 7 lingue e 36 edizioni, per il quale – nel 1570 - Ortelius ottenne il privilegio, ovvero una sorta di diritto d'autore che impediva ad altri cartografi di pubblicare i propri lavori. Il Theatrum rappresentava il lavoro più avanzato del lavoro della descrizione cartografica. L’Ortelius vi raccolse il sapere geografico e cartografico del suo tempo, proponendo in 147 spettacolari tavole incise l’immagine più fedele del mondo allora conosciuto e, in alcune straordinarie “carte storiche”, regioni e itinerari tratti dalla letteratura, dalla mitologia, dalla tradizione. Ortelius fu anche il primo a citare le fonti, menzionando i nomi dei cartografi nel “catalogus auctorum”. Dal 1598 al 1612 le edizioni postume del Theatrum furono realizzate dal suo collaboratore Johannes Baptiste Vrients. Incisione in rame, eccellente coloritura coeva, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Attractive full color example of Ortelius' first map of the British Isles, from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world.A state 3 of this classic, handsome and decorative map of ancient British Isles with north orientated to the east. Italian text on verso. From the Vrients edition of 1606.Based on Mercator's 1564 map of the British isles and improved by Saxton's 1579 map and the writings of the ancient classical writers. Embellishments include seven ships and three decorative strap work cartouches. Map taken from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which is considered the first true modern "Atlas". The work was published in 7 languages and 36 editions, for which - in 1570 - Ortelius obtained the privilege, a kind of copyright that prevented other cartographers from publishing his works. The Theatrum represented the most advanced work of cartographic description. Ortelius collected in it the geographical and cartographic knowledge of his time, proposing in 147 spectacular engraved plates the most faithful image of the world then known and, in some extraordinary "historical maps", regions and routes taken from literature, mythology, tradition. Ortelius was also the first to cite sources, mentioning the names of cartographers in the "catalogus auctorum". From 1598 to 1612 the posthumous editions of the Theatrum were made by his collaborator Johannes Baptiste Vrients. Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, in good condition. Broecke, Ortelius 16, state 3. Shirley (1991), map 82, plate 42.
First edition, folio (327 x 209 mm), [3], 4-28pp., ornament on title and last page, on p.28 under the word 'Finis' there are two lines of errata, some light spotting, later wrappers contained in a red cloth folding case. Sir Walter Scott "was the first of Swift's editors to print a number of extra verses which according to a note in a Ms. transcript among the Orrery Papers at Harvard 'ought to have been inserted.... if it had been safe to print them'." These verses were omitted by the printer on political grounds. No copy of an earlier Dublin edition of this masterly satire is known: this edition (published in London, 31 Dec. 1733), though described as 're-printed', is presumed to be the first. The first recorded Dublin edition was published by Hyde in 1734. Foxon, S888; Rothschild, 2147; Teerink, 741; Hayward, 153; Williams, 639.
Folio 502,20+ p. The author was a member of the Long Parliament and Commander of English forces in Ireland. Hardcover Very good condition in speckled calf, hinges restored
Carta geografica tratta dal Mercurio geografico overo Guida Geografica in tutte le parti del Mondo conforme le Tavole Geografiche del Sansone Baudran de Cantelli Data in luce con direttione, e cura di Gio. Giacomo de Rossi nella sua stamperia raccolta di carte edita a Roma tra il 1660 ed il 1730 dalla tipografia De Rossi - la datazione delle carte va dal 1669 al 1715 - la cui prima stesura si deve a Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi. Nel corso degli anni l’atlante fu arricchito da un numero sempre maggiore di carte nelle successive edizioni curate prima da Domenico de Rossi e poi dal figlio Filippo. Il Mercurio Geografico è una raccolta che raccoglie lavori di cartografi quali Michele Antonio Baudrand, Nicolas Sanson, Augustin Lubin, Filippo Titi, Giacomo Ameti, Giovanni Antonio Magini e Innocenzo Mattei e che contempla come "corpus" principale la grande produzione del geografo Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola. Le carte sono finemente copiate ed intagliate dai maggiori incisori dell'epoca tra i quali Falda, Widman, Barbey, Widman, Lhuillier, Donia, Mariotti. La carta deriva dall’opera del padre Augustin Lubin. Incisione in rame, in buono stato di conservazione. Bibliografia cfr. R. Almagià, Studi storici di cartografia napoletana, in “Archivio storico per le province napoletane”, 38 (1913), p. 645; A. Bonazzi, Il Mercurio geografico: il gioco e la differenza, in “Giacomo Cantelli: geografo del Serenissimo”, Bologna, 1995, p. 37-44 e 150-152; Bagrow 268; Phillips I 254-255; Shirley BL I, pp. 868-874. Map taken from Mercurio geografico overo Guida Geografica in tutte le parti del Mondo conforme le Tavole Geografiche del Sansone Baudran de Cantelli Data in luce con direttione, e cura di Gio. Giacomo de Rossi nella sua stamperia collection of maps published in Rome between 1660 and 1730 by the typography De Rossi - the date of the maps goes from 1669 to 1715 - whose first edition is due to Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi. Over the years the atlas was enriched by an increasing number of maps in subsequent editions edited first by Domenico de Rossi and then by his son Filippo. The Mercurio Geografico is a collection that brings together works by cartographers such as Michele Antonio Baudrand, Nicolas Sanson, Augustin Lubin, Filippo Titi, Giacomo Ameti, Giovanni Antonio Magini and Innocenzo Mattei, and which includes as its main "corpus" the great production of the geographer Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola. The maps are finely copied and engraved by the major engravers of the time including Falda, Widman, Barbey, Widman, Lhuillier, Donia, Mariotti. The map is derived from the work of Augustin Lubin. Copper engraving, in good condition. Literature cfr. R. Almagià, Studi storici di cartografia napoletana, in “Archivio storico per le province napoletane”, 38 (1913), p. 645; A. Bonazzi, Il Mercurio geografico: il gioco e la differenza, in “Giacomo Cantelli: geografo del Serenissimo”, Bologna, 1995, p. 37-44 e 150-152; Bagrow 268; Phillips I 254-255; Shirley BL I, pp. 868-874.
Decorativa carta geografica delle Isole Britanniche, riferita al tempo degli antichi Romani.La carta, per la prima volta pubblicata da Ortelius nel suo Parergon del 1595, è basta su informazioni geografiche fornite dalla carta murale delle Isole Britanniche di Mercator (1564) e sugli aggiornamenti forniti da Saxton (1579). Le notizie storiche sono invece derivanti dalle fonti classiche quali Plinio, Tacito, Appiano e Strabone. Tratta dal Parergon, il primo atlante storico mai pubblicato. Fu inizialmente concepito da Ortelius come appendice del suo Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ma visto il notevole successo di queste carte storiche divenne in seguito un lavoro indipendente e rimase la fonte principale di tutti i lavori simili per tutto il XVII secolo. Come sottolinea Koeman “il Parergon deve essere considerato come lavoro personale di Ortelius. Per quest'opera, infatti, diversamente dal Theatrum, non copiò le mappe di altri cartografi, ma ne disegnò lui stesso di nuove ed originali…prese luoghi, regioni e territori delle civiltà classiche illustrandone e spiegandone la storia, una materia molto vicina al suo cuore. Le mappe e le lastre del Parergon devono essere valutate come le più importanti incisioni che rappresentano il diffuso interesse per la geografia classica nel XVI secolo”. Il Theatrum Orbis Terrarum e che è considerato il primo vero “atlante” moderno. L’opera fu pubblicata in 7 lingue e 36 edizioni, per il quale – nel 1570 - Ortelius ottenne il privilegio, ovvero una sorta di diritto d'autore che impediva ad altri cartografi di pubblicare i propri lavori. Il Theatrum rappresentava il lavoro più avanzato del lavoro della descrizione cartografica. L’Ortelius vi raccolse il sapere geografico e cartografico del suo tempo, proponendo in 147 spettacolari tavole incise l’immagine più fedele del mondo allora conosciuto e, in alcune straordinarie “carte storiche”, regioni e itinerari tratti dalla letteratura, dalla mitologia, dalla tradizione. Esemplare tratto dall'edizione latina del 1619. Incisione in rame, finemente colorata a mano, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Decorative and rare map of the British Isles in Roman times. The map was first published in the 1595 edition of Ortelius' atlas. The map was made based upon modern information from Mercator's 1564 map of the British Isles, improved by a new outline from Saxton's 1579 map (Meurer p. 197, Karrow 56/16, p. 387-388)nd ancient knowledge from Diodorus, Siculus, Plinius, Appianus, Tacitus, Cæsar and Strabo. The map is filled with ancient place names, Hadrian's Wall, and Wall of Pius (mislabeled Severi Imp. Murus).Richly embellished with three large strapwork cartouches and several sailing vessels. Map taken from the Parergon, the first historical atlas ever published. It was initially conceived by Ortelius as an appendix to his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, but given the considerable success of these historical maps it later became an independent work and remained the main source of all similar works throughout the seventeenth century. Koeman wrote: "This atlas of ancient geography must be regarded as a personal work of Ortelius. For this work he did not, as in the Theatrum, copy other people's maps but drew the originals himself... He took many places and regions from the lands of classical civilization to illustrate and clarify their history, a subject very close to his heart... The maps and plates of the Parergon have to be evaluated as the most outstanding engravings depicting the wide-spread interest in classical geography in the 16th century." The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which is considered the first true modern "Atlas". The work was published in 7 languages and 36 editions, for which - in 1570 - Ortelius obtained the privilege, a kind of copyright that prevented other cartographers from publishing his works. The Theatrum represented the most advanced work of cartographic description. Ortelius collected in it the geographical and cartographic knowledge of his time, proposing in 147 spectacular engraved plates the most faithful image of the world then known and, in some extraordinary "historical maps", regions and routes taken from literature, mythology, tradition. Latin editon of 1619. Copperplate with fine hand colouring, very good condition. Van den Broecke #192; Shirley, R.W. (BI to 1650) 186, pl.42.
Nuova e revisionata carta delle isole britanniche di Frederick De Wit. Estremamente decorativo il cartiglio del titolo e le armi reali di William e Mary (1689-94) sopra la scala miliare in basso a sinistra. Esemplare nel primo stato. Incisione in rame, finemente colorata a mano, sapiente lavoro di restauro alle estremità dei margini e sulla piega centrale, altrimenti in ottime condizioni. Fine decorative map of Britain that includes an inset of the Faro, Shetland and Orkney Islands. The cartography of Ireland follows Petty's surveys and the map is fully engraved with political information. The title cartouche is surrounded by clouds in which putti display the coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland. The scale of miles is further embellished with the royal coat of arms during the reign of William and Mary (1689-94) and several figures. This is the second state. This example appears to be state 1. Original color with some light spots and two cracks due to the oxidation of the green pigment, although paper is otherwise supple. Shirley, Mapping of the British Isles 1650-1750, De Wit 6
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, Large Paper, with engraved pictorial titles, printed titles, 53 fine sepia aquatint plates, 21 woodcut illustrations in the text and 2 full-page maps, mild dust-soiling at blank margins, some offsetting from plates to facing pages; attractively bound in early twentieth century crushed brown half morocco, brown cloth boards, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and numbered in gilt, all other compartments ruled in gilt, a bright, firm copy. With half-titles, and errata leaf at end of each volume. The aquatint titles and plates are engraved by C. Apostool after Ireland. LARGE PAPER COPIES ARE SCARCE. Abbey: Scenery 430; Anderson, p. 38; Upcott CXLIII.
Folio, xxxviipp., followed by 198 collotype facsimile leaves, from the library of Percy J. Paley, Castle Hacket (bookplate), orig. cloth, some light staining and scratches but overall a very good copy. The manuscript was prepared for Finghin MacCarthy Reagh in the fifteenth-century and discovered in 1814 at Lismore Castle, Co. Waterford, Ireland.
Volume 1 only (out of 4): V + CCLXXVI + CLXXXIV + [X] + CCVII pp., complete with its 7 plates out of text (of which 4 folding) and one folding map, limited edition of only 200 copies printed at the expense of the first Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, modern hardcover with gilt title on spine, 30cm., stamp and small inscribed number on blanco endpaper, ex-libris tipped on at verso of title page, pages partly uncut, text is clean and bright except for some occasional foxing (text always well readable), good copy, weight: 2.3kg., G105956
Volume 2 only (out of 4): XXXII + 317,[2] + [XIII] + 156 + IX + 84,[1] + 48,[1] pp., complete with its 6 plates out of text (in fine), limited edition of only 200 copies printed at the expense of the first Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, modern hardcover with gilt title on spine, 30cm., stamp and small inscribed number on blanco endpaper, most pages still uncut, some occasional foxing (text always well readable), good copy, weight: 2.2kg., G105957
First and only edition, small 4to (205 x 155 mm), 4pp., drop-head title, small piece torn from inner upper blank margin, disbound. Effusive praise of the politician soon to become Lord Chancellor of Ireland. The occasion of the present pamphlet was Brodrick's return to power as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons after being out of office for two years. He was returned at the 1713 election, held under the lord lieutenancy of the Duke of Shrewsbury, and presumably the date in the title of the poem refers to the occasion of his being chosen as speaker, in a contest with a court-sponsored Tory candidate. What was presumably a Tory reply, A Letter to the Author of the Speaker, appeared soon after (Foxon, L154). Foxon, S620; ESTC locating 5 copies in the British Isles (BL, Cambridge, House of Lords, Dublin Honourable Society, National Library of Ireland); one copy in North America (University of Chicago).
First edition, 4to (310 x 210mm), 1,000pp., one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and publisher, former owners name in ink to front-free endpaper, numerous plates, orig. cloth, light wear, label on upper cover. Ireland and the Printed Word A Short Descrptive Catalogue
Elegante piccola carta geografica dell'isola tratta dai Dialoghi Notturni del Capitano Francesco Ferretti Cavaglier di S. Stefano, edito ad Ancona da Giovan Battista Ciotti, nel 1604. Si tratta della seconda edizione del celebre “isolario” di Francesco Ferretti (per la prima volta edito nel 1579), che contiene 28 mappe di isole europee incise in rame, e racchiuse dentro una cornice ornamentale di forma rotonda, che conferisce alle carte un’inusuale e particolarissima forma alla mappa. Questo raro trattato che fornisce nozioni scientifiche e militari, oltre che geografiche e matematiche. La parte geografica costituisce il corpus principale dell’opera, con le 28 mappe raffiguranti le principali isole del Mediterraneo rappresentate con l’inusuale forma circolare, finemente intagliate da Michelangelo Marelli. Le carte derivano da quelle intagliate da Girolamo Porro per L’isole Piu Famose Del Mondo Descritte Da Thomaso Porcacchi Da Castiglione, edito per la prima volta nel 1572. Ogni carta è racchiusa entro una cornice ornamentale, e mostra le linee dei venti. Il titolo, racchiuso nella parte superiore, è molto grande ed è espresso con la formula Ragionevol’ Forma et vera postura del’ Isola di, seguito dal nome dell’isola. Le mappe sono di piccole dimensioni ma molto accurate. L’opera del Ferretti venne ristampata nel 1608 con il titolo di Arte Militare. Acquaforte e bulino, rifilata la rame o con piccoli margini, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Bibliografia Mortimer 184; Olschki 4539; Cockle 548; Shirley T.FRR-1a. - Nordenskiold Collection I, p.156 no.73; Dufour/La Gumina, p. 85; Ganado 1985 S. 231; Stylianou 81, Navari 33; Zacharakis/Scutari 1499/1003-1518/1022; King, Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 62/3. Nice miniature map of the island, taken from Dialoghi Notturni del Capitano Francesco Ferretti Cavaglier di S. Stefano published in Ancona in 1604. It's the second edition of the rare “Isolario” by Ferretti, that provides scientific knowledge and military, as well as geography and mathematics. The geographical part is the main body of the work, with 28 maps depicting the main islands in the Mediterranean represented with the unusual circular shape, finely carved by Michelangelo Marelli. The maps derive from those engraved by Girolamo Porro for the L’isole Piu Famose Del Mondo Descritte Da Thomaso Porcacchi Da Castiglione, published for the first time in 1572. Each map is enclosed within an ornamental frame, and shows the lines of the winds. The title, enclosed at the top, is very large and is expressed by the formula Ragionevol’ Forma et vera postura del’ Isola di, followed by the name of the island; the maps are small but very accurate. The work of Ferretti was reprinted in 1608 with the title Arte Militare. Literature Mortimer 184; Olschki 4539; Cockle 548; Shirley T.FRR-1a. - Nordenskiold Collection I, p.156 no.73; Dufour/La Gumina, p. 85; Ganado 1985 S. 231; Stylianou 81, Navari 33; Zacharakis/Scutari 1499/1003-1518/1022; King, Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 62/3.
Volume 4 only (out of 4): [4] + 388 + 25 pp., limited edition of only 200 copies printed at the expense of the first Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, modern hardcover with gilt title on spine, 30cm., stamp and small inscribed number on blanco endpaper, pages still uncut, some occasional foxing (text always well readable), good copy, weight: 1.6kg., G105958
(mm. 92 x 143), datata: 17th Feb 1931, indirizzata al “Prof. Luciano Magrini, Via Castelmorone 35 - Milano”, affrancata e timbrata: “I like the Lago Maggiore because (a) it is a sea and not a ditch with monstrous hedges of mountain looming over it, and (b) because there are no mosquitos. / Also because Troubetzkoy and a lot of interesting people live there. / G. Bernard Shaw Besides, it is near Varallo, discovered by the great Samuel Butler, and dear to all connoisseurs in sculpture and painting”. Ben conservata.