The description of Ireland : and the state thereof as it is at this present in anno 1598 ; Now for the first time published from a manuscript preserved in Clongowes-Wood College, with copious notes and illustrations by Edmund Hogan.
1878, First Edition. Dublin : M.H. Gill & Son ; London : Bernard Quaritch. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Gilt decorated title to front panel, with blind-tooled decorative borders to front and back panels. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. SIGNED, dated and with a lengthy inscription by the author to verso title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 382 pages; Physical desc. : xii, 382 p. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Ireland - Description and travel - Early works to 1800. Ireland - History - 1172-1603 - Sources. Ireland - Social life and customs. Ireland - History - 16th century. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. Xi) and index. Item #179761
Price: €375.00