Lot 137
The Irish Rebellion of 1641.- Temple (Sir John) The Irish Rebellion: or, An History of the Beginnings and first Progresse of The Generall Rebellion..., first edition, R. White for Samuel Gelliebrand, 1646.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Description
The Irish Rebellion of 1641.- Temple (Sir John) The Irish Rebellion: or, An History of the Beginnings and first Progresse of The Generall Rebellion...Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon, first edition, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light marginal marking or finger-soiling, the odd spot, but a good copy generally, contemporary calf, a few light stains, hinges and joints strengthened and repaired, [Wing T627], 4to, R. White, 1646.
⁂ First edition of this important contemporary history that did much to inflame English opinion against the Irish.
Provenance: Fairfax of Cameron (bookplate).
Description
The Irish Rebellion of 1641.- Temple (Sir John) The Irish Rebellion: or, An History of the Beginnings and first Progresse of The Generall Rebellion...Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon, first edition, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light marginal marking or finger-soiling, the odd spot, but a good copy generally, contemporary calf, a few light stains, hinges and joints strengthened and repaired, [Wing T627], 4to, R. White, 1646.
⁂ First edition of this important contemporary history that did much to inflame English opinion against the Irish.
Provenance: Fairfax of Cameron (bookplate).
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