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a very good copy.
An important revised edition.
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TROLLOPE (Frances).
The Widow Barnaby. New edition,
revised.
Richard Bentley (Bentley’s Standard Novels series 81),
1854.
With engraved frontispiece, but bound without the additional
engraved title-page and the series title, pages (2), 494 small 8vo,
contemporary half deep olive green morocco, gilt, gilt spine, top
edges gilt: light endpaper foxing, but still a very good copy. (17)
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx.)
947
.
[JAMES (Wm.)].
The letters of Charlotte, during her
connection with Werter.
Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Chamberlaine,
Colles … (and 14 others),
1786
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages (6), ix, (1, blank), 125, (1,
blank); (4), 131-264, continuous signatures, with the half-titles,2
vols in 1, 12mo, contemporary calf, with label, gilt: the binding
rubbed but sound and strong, a few sections lightly sprung, light
foxing and signs of use: a good, sound copy.
Garside, Raven & Schowerling 1786: 26. Black, Epistolary Novel,547.
Written in imitation of Goethe’s Sorrows of Werter and intended to
counter that work’s “dangerous ideas”. Reprinted to 1813 with French
and German translations and a New York printing following.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
[JOHNSTONE (Charles)].
Chrysal: or, the adventures of a guinea. Wherein are exhibited
views of several striking scenes, with curious and interesting
anecdotes of the most noted persons in every rank of life, whose
hands it passed through, in America, England, Holland,
Germany, and Portugal. By an Adept.
Dublin: printed by Dillon
Chamberlaine, in Smock-Alley,
1760. FIRST IRISH EDITION,
pages xxiv, (12),204: (12),220,2 vols, 12mo, contemporary calf,
with labels, gilt: the labels worn and one upper joint weak but
still firm: a very good copy.
A satirical novel famous for its thinly-veiled description of the Hell Fire
Club and one of the most famous and widely-reprinted novels of the
later 18C. At the time of publication, Johnstone, born in Co. Limerick,
was living in Dublin, but it does not seem likely that the Irish edition
precedes the London printing – partly because this edition carries a
preface ‘by the publisher’ clearly written from London. But the Dublin
edition may carry some authorial weight, nonetheless, if Johnstone was
on hand to correct or alter the novel which brought him such sudden
fame.
(3)
€180-€250 (£144-£200 approx.)
948. JAMES II, King of England. By the King. A
proclamation. James R. Whereas since our arrival into this
our kingdom of Ireland, we are informed that
notwithstanding the several proclamations issued by our chief
governor and council of this our realm …
Dublin: Printed by
Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham assigns of Benjamin Tooke
printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty; and are to be sold at the
Kings printinghouse on Ormonde-Key, and the Colledge-Arms in
Castle-street,
1689
BROADSIDE, printed on both sides of the leaf, royal arms at
head, (2)-pages, folio, edges uncut, the issue with the cross at
the head of the Royal Arms solid (i. e. black in color) and the
lion’s crown completely visable: a very good copy.
Wing J 269. Sweeney 4051. Appealing for the return of those who
may have gone from Ireland to England or Scotland because of
religious persecution and declaring that “from henceforth all our
subjects within this our realm may have and enjoy the free exercise of
their religion, so that they may take special care that nothing be
preached or taught amongst them which may tend to alienate the
hearts of our people from us or our government … and do hereby
command … that no disturbance be made, or interruption given,
unto them by any person whatsoever, under pain of our displeasure
… excepting only such as are now, or of late have been in actual
rebellion against us … given at our court at Dublin Castle the 25th
day of March, 1689”.
€800-€1,200 (£640-£960 approx.)
949
.
JAMESON (James S.).
Story of the Rear Column of the
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. Edited by Mrs. J. S. Jameson.
R.
H. Porter,
1890
FIRST EDITION, with a portrait, a large folding map on 2
sheets,2 folding plates,2 other plates, and many full-page and
other illustrations, pp xxxii, (3), 455, 8vo, recently and finely
bound in quarter morocco, gilt, with label, gilt, top edges gilt: a
very good to nice copy.
An important narrative by the expedition’s naturalist: the natural
history appendix (pp 393-452) includes an ornithological portion
described by R. B. Sharpe.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
MELLAND (Frank H.) and
CHOLMELEY (Edward H.).
Through the Heart of Africa.
Being an account of a journey on bicycles and on foot from
Northern Rhodesia, past the Great Lakes, to Egypt, undertaken
when proceeding home on leave in 1910.
Constable & Co.,
1912.
FIRST EDITION, with 46 plates and a folding map, pages xvii,
(1), 305, (2, adverts), 8vo, a very good copy recently and finely
bound in quarter calf, gilt, top edges gilt.
(2)
CRANWORTH (Bertram F. Gordon), Baron.
Profit and
Sport in British East Africa. Being a second edition, revised and
enlarged, of “A Colony in the Making”.
Macmillan and Co.,
1919.
BEST EDITION, with a coloured frontispiece, 32 plates and 2
large folding maps, pages xvi,503, 8vo, recent quarter calf, gilt,
with label, gilt: a very good, nicely bound copy.
(3)
LIVINGSTONE (David): - Blaikie (Wm. G.).
The
personal life of David Livingstone. Chiefly from his unpublished
journals and correspondence in the possession of his family.
Second edition.
John Murray,
1881. With a portrait and a folding
map, pages xix,526,24(adverts), 8vo, recently and finely bound in
quarter calf, gilt, uncut: a nice copy.
A valuable work, still useful for
personal details.
(4)
€150-€180 (£120-£144 approx.)
950
.
JEBB (John), FRS, Bishop of Limerick.
A speech on the
characters and deaths, of the Rev. John William Reid, and John
Sargint. Esq. delivered from the chair of the Historical Society,
of the University of Dublin, on Wednesday the twelfth of
December, 1798. The second edition … Published at the request
of the Historical Society.
Dublin: Printed by William Jones, No. 26,
College-Green, opposite the College,
1800
Pages (4), 35, (1, blank), with the half-title, 8vo, recent wrapper:
a very good copy.
First published 1799. This second edition is scarce, with ESTC recording
just three copies, all in Dublin: Di, Dk and Dt. The original edition is
far from common either, with just eight copies located in Britain and
Ireland, and two elsewhere: NNC-RB and CSmH. Jebb (1775-1833),
native of Drogheda, was an active member of the historical society, and
the experience he acquired from taking part in its proceedings well
equipped him for public debate. For his services in maintaining order in
his parish, Mogorbane, Co Tipperary, during the disturbances following
the 1822 famine, he was made Bishop of Limerick. On 10 July 1824 he
made a speech in the House of Lords on the Tithe Commutation Bill,
which Wilberforce described as ‘one of the most able ever delivered in
parliament’ and which was seen as a powerful defence of the position of
the Irish establishment (ODNB).
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
GRATTAN (Henry).
Mr.
Garattan’s speech in the House of Commons of Ireland, on
Saturday the 26th of March, 1791, on the Responsibility Bill.
Dublin: Printed by James Moore,
1791. FIRST (ONLY) EDITION,
pages 29, (3, blank), 8vo, recent wrapper: a very good copy.
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