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First Irish edition, xi, [1], 412, [16]pp., cont. calf, worn, raised bands, without title label, the bottom inch of spine is worn through to stitching.
First Edition, 8vo, [2], 218pp., pp.199-200 omitted in pagination, i.e. p.198 followed by p.201, with the stamp of Dublin Law Society on title, disbound, uncut and partly unopened. Henry Edmund Taffe had accused the Right Hon.William Downes of trespass with force of arms, in that he made an assault on him in Castle Street, in Dublin, and kept and detained him in prison, without any reasonable or probable course, for a long time, to wit, for the space of four hours. The damages were laid at ?5,000. Rare, JISC locating the BL copy only.
x,149pp., recent marbled wrappers, printed paper label on upper cover.
Small 8vo (165 x 100 mm), 32pp., Cambridge University Library stamp on title and 3 in the text (all cancelled), recent cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Sometimes attributed to Hester Sherlock, concerning her dispute with Maurice Annesley. A sequel to A letter from a member of the House of Commons of Ireland... 1720.
First edition, 12mo, 21, [1]pp., binder having been rather heavy-handed in shaving margins (2 letters cropped from final line of imprint), a little foxing on the last 2 leaves, disbound. This is a satire on "Cutchacutchoo" which was a game in much vogue in Dublin society at the time, a kind of "Blind Man's Buff," or "Hunt the Slipper" which was criticised as tending to immorality. It was denounced in an anonymous satire, supposed to be written J. W. Croker, who was attacked in various retaliatory squibs. The text is signed at the end "J.T.", possibly written by J. W. Croker.
Second edition, [8], 64, [6, adverts for books published by Carpenter]pp., with the initial blank leaf and the half-title, and, tipped in before title, a 3, [1,] page prospectus for Bryan's Dictionary of Painting, and, tipped in opposite front endpaper, a [3] page advert for the Shaftesbury Subscription Library, cont. half calf, worn, rubbed and wanting backstrip, uncut. Supporting Catholic Emancipation. Croker's Sketch (1808) went through twenty editions (it was reprinted as late as 1884) and gained him further notice. It advocated catholic emancipation, a system of national education for all sects, and the payment of the catholic clergy by the state to undermine the influence of Rome. He was harshly caricatured in several fictional works : as the contemptible Rigby in Disraeli's Coningsby; as Wenlan in Thackeray's Pendennis, and as Counsellor Con Crawley in Lady Morgan's Florence MacCarthy.
First edition, 8vo, (190 x 130 mm), viii, 343pp., illustrated throughout, orig. cloth, d.w.
Hardcover 4to, original purple cloth, illustrated throughout, 140 pages. VG+++ FINE in FINE price clipped dustwrapper [RB-1]
First Irish edition, viii, 123, [1 adverts]pp., one folding engraved plate, some light spotting, cont. calf, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Thomas Hitt, a native of Aberdeenshire, served his apprenticeship at Belvoir Castle, the seat of the Duke of Rutland. The Duke, like his father, greatly delighted in gardening, and Hitt spent the majority of his life working life employed by the Duke as chief gardener at his homes within Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Fussell II, p. 29-30; Perkins, 802 (1760 London edition); Aslin, p. 62.
First edition, 8vo (190 x 110 mm), viii, [2], 174pp., errata slip tipped in after page 154, engraved frontis., and folding engraved plate to rear (spotted), page 115/116 with closed tear which has been repaired with archival paper, some light browning, rebound in modern calf calf decorated with astronomical symbols to spine, new endpapers, uncut. Provenance: Presentation inscription to inner gutter margin of title, presented to the Linen Library, Belfast by R. R. Bradshaw, 1889. JISC locates a single copy at Newcastle University Libraries.
in-16, 252 pp, broché. Très bel exemplaire. [LP-2]
Firs Edition, small 4to, [ii],208pp., 8 steel-engraved plates, 3 maps (2 double-page), some light spotting throughout, gathering a little loose, orig. cloth, gilt, upper hinge torn, head and foot of spine frayed.
248 p. 19 cm. Hardcover Very good condition Chapters 2 & 3 include a detailed description of life in Ireland
Vg (no dj, clean green paper-covered boards with black lettering, a very good tight copy with no marks or inscriptions, light age browning page edges) octavo 96pp plus 16pp maps.
In-8° gr. pp. 109 con 16 tav. a col. f.t. Leg. edit. con sovrac. a colori. Come nuovo.
Torino, UTET, 2002, 8vo cartonato con sovraccopertina illustrata a colori, pp 109, alcune foto a colori fuori testo (Strenna UTET).
Un volume di 109 pagine, tela editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata. Dimensioni: 17,5x24,5 cm. Ottime condizioni. Numerose figure a colori nel testo. A cura di Melita Cataldi. Strenna UTET 2002.
In-8 (cm. 24.30), cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata, pp. 109, (3), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero ed a colori fuori testo. In buono stato (good copy).
Giraldo Cambrense Agli estremi confini d'Occidente. Descrizione dell'Irlanda (Topographia Hibernica). , UTET 2002, Ottime condizioni: rilegatura rigida, sovraccoperta perfettamente integra, tagli e pagine pari al nuovo, misure in cm 24x18x2 Ottimo (Fine) . <br> in ottavo <br> <br> 109<br>
pp. 109, cm 24x17, rilegatura editoriale con sopracoperta illustrata. Nuovo.
8vo., First Edition; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
trad. di Ugo Carrega bross. edit. con sovrac. ill.
The Apple press - 1988 - In-4 carré - Cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - Nombreuses illlustrations en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte, certaines pleine page - Texte en anglais - 176 pages - Bon exemplaire
274p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, lacking front free endpaper
