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Backer & Sommervogel I. 1652. No. 16. First published 1637. On
prayer, charity, and fasting, explaining by whom, why and when alms
should be given.
€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
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DRYDEN: -.
The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenal.
Translated into English verse. By Mr. Dryden, and several other
eminent hands. Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius
Flaccus. Made English by Mr. Dryden. With explanatory notes
at the end of each satire. To which is prefix’d a discourse
concerning the original and progress of satire …
Printed for Jacob
Tonson,
1693
FIRST EDITION THUS, pp (4), liii (misnumbered xxxix), (2),
315; (4), 87, complete with the half-title, folio, contemporary
panelled calf, recently and neatly rebacked and repaired: a large
and very good to nice copy, with the armorial bookplate of
Nathaniel Clements.
Wing J. 1288. Macdonald 30a. Case 200a. The first edition of a
notable collection of translations, mostly by Dryden, but others who
contributed include Nahum Tate, William Bowles, George Stepney,
Stephen Hervey, William Congreve, Thomas Power, Richard Duke and
Dryden’s sons Charles and John.
€150-€180 (£120-£144 approx.)
756
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[DU BOIS (Dorothea), Lady].
Poems on Several
Occasions. By a Lady of Quality.
Dublin: Printed for the Author,
and sold by the Booksellers,
1764
FIRST EDITION, pages xxii, (2, errata leaf), 159, (1, blank),
with the 12-page subscriber list, 8vo, full sprinkled and panelled
calf antique, spine and inside borders gilt, by Dulau: title and
last leaf very slightly dusty: a large and handsome copy, with the
Esher bookplate.
Du Bois (1728–74), poet, novelist, playwright, born in Dublin, eldest of
seven daughters of Richard Annesley. This was her first book, with the
first and longest poem, “A True Tale, ” telling the her own story of her
family’s treatment by her philandering father, the Earl of Anglesey. The
Earl took a second wife, turning Lady Dorothea, her mother and sisters
out of the house without a farthing. When news came that he lay dying,
Lady Dorothea determined to visit him, “to gain his Blessing, ere he
quits this Life. ” Instead “The cruel Father imprecating lay, /
Disowning Nature, order’d her away... / His base-born Son, a Pistol
e’en presents, / Behind her Head, but watchful Heav’n prevents / The
Fiend from executing his Intents. ” As The Feminist Companion to
Literature in English remarks, other poems in this volume “comment on
women’s writing and martial spirit, ” and its verse preface wittily
catches the dilemma of her publishing the work by subscription: “Too
long you’ve waited, gentle Reader, / But my dull Pate’s a sorry Breeder;
/ And I must own, ’tis with Affliction / That I have publish’d by
Subscription. ” Although well-represented in ESTC, with sixteen
locations, this is a most uncommon book in commerce.
€800-€1,200 (£640-£960 approx.)
757
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[DUBLIN Printed Drama - 18th Century].
A collection of
16 Dublin printed plays. 4 vols. 12mo. Contemporary full calf
with labels.
R. Steele: The Tender Husband, S. Powell, 1740. / C. Cibber:
The Careless Husband, S. Powell, 1733. / J. Vanbrugh: The
Provok’d Husband, G. Risk, 1748. / Dr. Hoadly: The Suspicious
Husband, S. Powell, 1747. —- R. Steele: The Lying Lover, S.
Powell, 1725. / Mr. Moore: The Foundling, G. & A. Ewing,
1748. / R. Steele: The Conscious Lovers, G. Risk, 1746. / C.
Cibber: The Refusal, P. Wilson, 1749. / —- B. Johnson:
Volpone, J. Cotter, 1749. / Beaumont & Fletcher: Rule a Wife,
R. Reilly, 1735. / T. Otway: Venice Preserv’d, P. Crampton,
1746. / T. Otway: The Orphan, G. & A. Ewing, 1748. / ——G.
Buckingham: The Rehearsal, S. Powell, 1741. / H. Fielding,
Pasquin, S. Powell, 1736. / C. Cibber, Love Makes a Man, S.
Powell, 1731. / J. Addison, The Drummer, S. Powell, 1734.
Very Good. (4)
€250-€350 (£200-£280 approx.)
758
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[DUBLIN SOCIETY (RDS)]
The Irish Register: or a List
of the Duchess Dowagers, Countesses, Widow Ladies, Maiden
Ladies, Widows, and Misses of large Fortunes in England as
registered by the Dublin Society for the use of their Members.
Dublin Printed, London re-printed for T. Cooper, 1742
8vo. Modern quarter calf. Good.
€250-€350 (£200-£280 approx.)
759
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DUBLIN.
Report of the Select Committee of the House of
Commons,5th June, 1822, on the local taxation of the city of
Dublin; with extracts from the tenth report of the
Commissioners for Auditing Public Accounts; also, the reports
of said commissioners (now first published) on the Pipe-Water
and Metal-Main Accounts for 1818 and 1819; together with
other documents relative to said local taxation.
Dublin: Chambers
and Hallagan, 4, Abbey-Street.
1822
FIRST EDITION, pages (4), 44, 41(bis) - 56, 61 - 158, complete
thus in spite of erratic pagination, 8vo, recent paper wrapper: a
very good to nice copy.
Goldsmiths’ 23541. COPAC has the Goldsmiths’ copy only, but there is
a copy on-line in D.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx.)
760
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DUBLIN.
Reports of the Committee of St. Mary’s Parish,
on local taxation.
Dublin: Printed by J. Carrick & Son,29,
Bachelor’s-walk.
1823
FIRST EDITION, 104-pages, 8vo, recent paper wrapper: a very
good to nice copy.
Goldsmiths’ 23842. COPAC locates three copies, but there is also a copy
in D on-line. Five reports on excessive taxation: Grand Jury Cess (2
reports), Pipe Water and Metal Main Accounts (2 reports), and, Duties,
Port Charges and Local Imposts on Coal.
€100-€120 (£80-£96 approx.)
761
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DUBLIN.
The Picture of Dublin; being a description of
the city and a correct guide, to all the public establishments,
curiosities, amusements, exhibitions, and remarkable objects, in
and near the city of Dublin. Fourth edition. Containing a map
of Dublin in the year 1610; a large map for the present year,
several new views, and a population table of every parish.
Dublin: Printed and sold by W. Gregory …, circa
1815
With 2 folding maps, 9 engraved plates and a folding table,
pages (8),214, large 12mo, original paper boards, uncut: the
spine worn but retaining most of the spine label: a very good
copy in original state.
An edition not found n-line in NLI. WorldCat locates two copies - both
in the British Library.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
UNIONIST CONVENTION.
Unionist Convention for provinces of Leinster, Munster &
Connaught (June 1892). Report of proceedings, lists of
committees, delegates, etc.
Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co.
[1892].
With a frontispiece and 37 portraits,215-pages, large 12mo,
original blue cloth, gilt, by Galwey & Co., Dublin, with their
ticket: a very good copy.
A useful source for southern Unionism.
(2)
SULLIVAN (Robert).
Geography Generalized: or, an
introduction to the study of geography … and … to astronomy.
Eighth edition, revised and corrected.
Dublin: William Curry, Jun.
…,
1848. With double-page engraved map & many woodcuts of
maps, etc.,288-pp & tipped-in advert slip, 12mo, original cloth,
179