A prospect of the state of Ireland, from the year of the world 1756. to the year of Christ 1652/Written by P.W.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walsh, Peter, 1618?-1688
Other Associated Names: Carpenter, John, d. 1786, RC Archbishop of Dublin, former owner, Darcy, J., binder
Language:English
Published: [London] Printed for Johanna Broom at the Gun in St. Pauls Church-Yard 1682
Edition:First Edition
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Collection:Benjamin Iveagh
Description
Item Description:1394
Physical Description:[66], 3-504 p., (6) 17 cm.
Binding Note:Binding: eighteenth century gold-tooled vellum, red onlay gold-tooled, tooling prolonged to forma diamond. Border rolls and sides bevelled. Flat spine, gold-tooled with red lettering-piece. Roll on turn-ins, comb-marbled endleaves and gilt edges.
Bibliography:Title within double rules, woodcut initials. [W]alsh written in ink on title. Archbishop Carpenter;s bookplate accompanied by a note in Irish Script. A printed note on Archbishop Carpenter's Irish inscription in another book is pasted in. Shane Leslie bookplate and signature also of Richard Nugent. Ticket of J. Darcy, Bookseller and Binder, Dublin. Minor spotting otherwise a very fine copy. Bradshaw 6531, Gilbert Libraryt 881, Lough Fea 351, Wing W640, DNB XX, 675. See shelf list p1394 for further information. Another copy, with the author's inscription and from the Evelyn Library. N2 AR228