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MEAGHER (William) REV.
Notices of the Life and Character of His Grace Most Rev.
Daniel Murray Late Archbishop of Dublin 1853.
(2)
O’HAIRE (Father REV)q.
When and How Shall The
Catholic Church Perish? 1883. (3)
€100-€120 (£80-£96 approx.)
1172
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[PARNELL (Wm.)].
into the causes of popular
discontents in Ireland. By an Irish country gentleman. Second
edition, with alterations, and a preface. 1805
some light staining, but still a very good copy.
Alleges persecution to be the real cause of disaffection among Irish
Roman catholics and advocates the removal of their grievances.
“Although part of the protestant ascendancy, Parnell opposed the union
and was a staunch defender of the Catholics. He maintained good
relations with his tenants at a time when land agitation was almost
endemic. In 1804 he published, at London, An Inquiry into the Causes
of Popular Discontents in Ireland, a partly satirical pamphlet calling
for Catholic emancipation, which ran to three editions by 1805. In 1806
he responded to the controversy it had provoked in Observations
explanatory and critical, on a pamphlet entitled, ‘An inquiry into the
causes of popular discontents in Ireland’, also published in pamphlet
form in London and Dublin. “ - ODNB.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
FRENCH EMIGRANTS.
A
vindication of the French emigrants, against the defamatory
proclamation circulated under the name of “an amnesty”,26th
April, 1802, by Napoleon Buonaparte, alias Bonaparte, from
Ajacio, in Corsica, stiling himself the government of France.
Dublin: Printed by John Exshaw, Grafton-Street,
1803. FIRST
EDITION OF THIS TRANSLATION, pp vi, (1, advert), (1,
blank), 64, 69-72, complete thus in spite of erratic pagination,
8vo, recent wraps: light browning but good/very good.
An unrecorded variant issue, without errata on verso of advertisement
leaf. Uncommon: not in WorldCat, COPAC has Dt & Glasgow only
and D on-line has two copies. Criticism of Napoleon’s decree of
amnesty, issued April 1802, offering “a pardon to the loyal emigrants of
France” who had left the country while under his tyrannical rule.
Although the translator’s note refers to “the original edition” published
in French, Apologie des émigrés françois contre la proclamation
diffamatoire, rendue sous le nom dámnistie, le 26 avril 1802, this
Dublin edition is the only one noted in NUC. “Preface of the
translator” signed: E. S. L.
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WOODWARD (Richard), Bishop of Cloyne: -.
The Third
edition of the unbiassed Irishman: being an answer to the
celebrated publication on the alarming state of the established
church written by the late Doctor Woodward, Bishop of Cloyne:
with strictures on the violation of the Articles of Limerick, &c.
&c.. to which is prefixed a concise and impartial review [by
Arthur Browne] of the system uniformly acted upon for
managing the affairs of Ireland from the commencement of the
Pittite administration to the present day.
Dublin: Printed by H.
Fitzpatrick, No. 4, Capel-Street,
1808. Pages (2), 32, (3) - 113, (1,
blank), complete thus, 8vo, recent wrapper: light old corner
waterstain, title lightly stained, a small oval stamp in two places,
small paper flaw in one leaf without serious loss and a clean tear
in one leaf without loss, otherwise very good.
Signed at end “An unbiassed Irishman” [a. k. a. Author of A critical
review, &c. &c. &c.]. NLI suggests by Edward Sheridan but adds that it
is also attributed to Charles Brennan.
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FITZGIBBON (John), Earl of Clare.
The speech of … in
the House of Lords of Ireland, on a motion made by him on
Monday, February 10, 1800. By Authority.
Dublin: Printed by J.
Milliken,
1800. FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages (4), 101, (1,
blank), (2), complete with the half-title and final leaf of
appendix, 8vo, recent paper wrapper: a very good to nice copy.
“ … of great historical importance …There is little doubt that the
passing of the Act of Union was due to Clare more than any other man
…” - DNB.
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IRELAND.
The Church Establishment in Ireland, past and
present; illustrated exclusively by protestant authorities, with
appendicies showing the revenues of the established church, the
religious census of the population of Ireland, and other returns
bearing on this subject.
Dublin: G. P. Warren,
1863. FIRST
EDITION, pages xiv, (2), (17)-91, 8vo, recent paper wrapper: a
nice copy.
With regard to the Eastablished Church and its University, this scarce
pamphlet concludes with the staggering assertion that “the territorial
endowments alone of these two corporations … form an extent
exceeding in area that of every one of 23 of the 54 Soverign States of
Europe, including amongst them Republic, Duchies, Grand Duchies
and Principalities”.
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€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
1173
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PASKE-SMITH (Montague Bentley Talbot).
Western
barbarians in Japan and Formosa in Tokugawa days, 1603-1868.
Kobe: J. L. Thompson
1930
FIRST EDITION, with 2 folding coloured plates, 35 further
plates (3 folding) and a folding map and 3 supplementary
folding plates in an end pocket, pages xiii, 431, (1), (2, adverts),
roy 8vo, original quarter calf: a very good copy.
500 copies were printed.
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WILLIAMSON (Robert W.).
The Mafulu mountain people of British New Guinea. With an
introduction by A. C. Haddon, F. R. S.
Macmillan and Co.,
1912.
FIRST EDITION, with a folding map and some 100 plates and
illustrations, pages xxiii, 364, 8vo, original cloth: a very good to
nice copy.
Pacific Bibliography 446. With appendices on language by S. H. Ray.
(2)
€180-€220 (£144-£176 approx.)
1174
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PASQUIER (C. Abbott).
Scrapbook … 1881-82
A small 4to album, 7 by 9 inches approx, lettered ‘Scraps’ in
gilt, broken, wanting lower board and backstrip, stitching sound,
with 54 proof impressions of book illustrations by Pasquier,
various sizes, mostly dated in pencil in ms 880-82, lightly
mounted on the first 15 leaves, followed by 4 leaves containing
tipped on illustrations cut from magazines, probably by him,
followed by 58 blank, unused leaves of various hues: in clean
state.
Inscibed on front endpaper: “Octr. 1st. 1880. / C. Abbott Pasquier / His
book of first proofs / in wood- [?] / H. Hassals’ Office / 4 Palsgrave
Place / Temple Bar / WC / June 18th 1881 / Removed to Temple
Chambers / Balcon Court / Fleet Streret / EC”, and, loosely tipped on
a piece from his printed letter-heading (7 Garfield Villas, Woronzow
Road, St John’s Road) with his signature. House, 19C British Book
Illustrators,252, refers to him as a decorative illustrator contributing to
The Graphic, 1911 (Christmas) but provides no further details.
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O’FLAHERTY (Liam): Rabelais
(François).
Gargantua & Pantagruel. Prefaced by life of
Rabelais by Henri Clouzot. Illustrated by 525 vignettes by
Joseph Hémard.
John Hamilton
1927. FIRST EDITION THUS,
numerous illustration, pages xxv, (2), 808, 4to, original cloth,
gilt, top edges gilt: the binding lightly faded but still a very good
to nice copy.
One of 1500 copies printed. Delightfully inscribed in O’Flaherty’s
distinctive hand “From François Rabelais / to / Liam O’Flaherty /
with brotherly regards. “
(2)
LAMB (Charles).
A Dissertation upon Roast Pig.
Whitstable: Illustrated & printed at the Shoestring Press of Ben Sands,
1975. With 5 woodcuts by Sands, pp 10, (2), 4to, original cloth-
285