Lot 36
Wool.- Brewster (Sir Francis) A Discourse concerning Ireland and the Different Interests thereof..., first edition, 1697/8 & another on the wool trade (2)
Hammer Price: £320
Description
Wool.- [Brewster (Sir Francis)] A Discourse concerning Ireland and the Different Interests thereof, in Answer to the Exon and Barnstaple Petitions..., shewing that if a Law were Enacted to prevent the Exportation of Woollen Manufactures from Ireland to Foreign Parts, what the Consequences thereof would be both to England and Ireland, first edition, browned, cropped shaving a few head-lines and catch-words, Macclesfield North Library copy with bookplate, later half calf, a little rubbed, [Bradshaw 7221; Goldsmiths' 3482; Kress 2066; Wing B4433], for Tho.Nott...E.Whitlock, 1697/8 § Dum spiro spero. An Humble Representation of the State of our Woollen Manufactures, 16pp., only edition, cropped shaving pagination, title lightly stained (?label removed), modern marbled wrappers, preserved in modern cloth folder, [Goldsmiths' 3667; Kress 2230; Wing D2519], 1700, small 4to (2)
⁂ Sir Francis Brewster (d.1704/5), merchant and writer on trade, was a citizen and alderman of Dublin, serving as Lord Mayor in 1674-5. In 1697 Brewster acted as a witness before the English Board of Trade in relation to the Irish woollen export issue.
The second item is rare, with ESTC locating only 4 UK copies (BL, LSE, Cambridge & Goldsmiths') and 6 others in America.
Description
Wool.- [Brewster (Sir Francis)] A Discourse concerning Ireland and the Different Interests thereof, in Answer to the Exon and Barnstaple Petitions..., shewing that if a Law were Enacted to prevent the Exportation of Woollen Manufactures from Ireland to Foreign Parts, what the Consequences thereof would be both to England and Ireland, first edition, browned, cropped shaving a few head-lines and catch-words, Macclesfield North Library copy with bookplate, later half calf, a little rubbed, [Bradshaw 7221; Goldsmiths' 3482; Kress 2066; Wing B4433], for Tho.Nott...E.Whitlock, 1697/8 § Dum spiro spero. An Humble Representation of the State of our Woollen Manufactures, 16pp., only edition, cropped shaving pagination, title lightly stained (?label removed), modern marbled wrappers, preserved in modern cloth folder, [Goldsmiths' 3667; Kress 2230; Wing D2519], 1700, small 4to (2)
⁂ Sir Francis Brewster (d.1704/5), merchant and writer on trade, was a citizen and alderman of Dublin, serving as Lord Mayor in 1674-5. In 1697 Brewster acted as a witness before the English Board of Trade in relation to the Irish woollen export issue.
The second item is rare, with ESTC locating only 4 UK copies (BL, LSE, Cambridge & Goldsmiths') and 6 others in America.
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