Description
| Item Description: | 1430 |
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| Physical Description: | [8], vi ,xxiv, [10], 108 p., 113-563 p., [3], 12 p.,plates ill, frontis., maps, tables, plates 36 cm |
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| Binding Note: | Binding: contemporary gold-tooled English red morocco, with broad border of three rolls separated by fillets, tooled lozenge in centre. The spine has six bands and seven gold-tooled compartments, with olive lettering piece in the second, gilt edges. Rebacked and endpapers replaced. Preserved in red morocco box. |
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| Bibliography: | Engraved frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 20 genealogical tables and 12 armorial plates illustrating numerous coats of arms; woodcut initials, head and tailpieces. Signatures of E. O'Carroll and B.J. Cotton (1735). A very fine copy. Containing: I. A full and impartial account of the first inhabitants of that kingdom, with the lives and reigns of an hundred and seventy four succeeding monarchs of the Milesian race. II. The original of the Gadelians, their travels into Spain and from thence into Ireland. III. A succinct account of the reigns of all the Kings of Ireland, with the several attempts and Irish afforded the Scots against their enemies the Romans and Britons ... V. A genuine description of the courage and liberality of the ancient Irish, their severe laws to preserve their records and antiquities ... VI. A relation of the long bloody wars of the Irish against the Danes, whose yoke they at last threw off and restored liberty to their country, which they preserved till the arrival of Henry II, King of England. Copy also of the London 1734 edition; and a contemporary manuscript copy which belonged to Sir Richard Cox. Circulated in manuscript during the late seventeenth century as 'Foras feasa ar Éirinn'. It was translated into English by Dermot O'Connor, and printed for the first time in 1723 under the title, 'A general history of Ireland'. With a list of subscribers. The final six leaves contain genealogies. Nos 109-112 omitted in pagination. See archival envelope for further information. Bradshaw 5858, Gilbert Library 443. |
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