The Antiquities of Ireland.
by Grose, Francis. [4 DIFFERENT WORKS ON LARGE-PAPER - 16 VOLUMES]
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London: Printed for S. Hooper, 1791-1795.. Hardcover. Good. Folio. Two volumes. I: [iv], vi, xlii, [viii], 87pp.; II: [ii], vi, xv, 98pp. I: []2, a4 (a4 blank), B4-C4, *C-***C, D4-G4, A4-L4; II: []2, a4 (a4 blank), a4-b4, A4-M4, N2 (- N2 blank). Large-paper copy. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Original spines re-applied. With 2 engraved titles with vignettes and 268 plates on 261 leaves. Anderson, p. 415; Lewine, Bibliography of 18th Century Art & Illustrated Books, p. 226. WITH: Grose. Francis. The Antiquities of Scotland. London: printed for Hooper & Wigstead, no: 212, High Holborn, 1797. Folio. Two volumes. I: [ix], iv, xviii [i.e. xxiii], [1], 170, 173*-176*pp.; II: iv, 171-308pp. Title-pages engraved. Pagination and register in this copy are continuous. Large-paper copy. Contemporary calf, repaired. With 85 plates (one folded) in volume I and 106 plates in volume II. Lewine, Bibliography of 18th Century Art & Illustrated Books, p. 226; ESTC N30462. WITH: Grose, Francis. The Antiquities of England and Wales. London: Hooper & Wigstead, 1783-1797. Folio. Eight volumes. The engraved title-pages to volumes I-V and VIII are undated. The title-page to volume VI carries an additional imprint: Published 30 Decr. 1783 by S. Hooper. The title-page to volume VII is dated 1797. Volume VIII has the title: 'Supplement to the antiquities of England and Wales. ..', and lacks the edition statement. Contemporary calf, repaired. With eight engraved titles with vignettes, portrait, folding map, and 635 plates. Anderson, p. 4; ESTC N36392 (note for this edition). WITH: Grose, Francis. The Antiquarian Repertory: A Miscellaneous Assemblage of Topography, History, Biography, Customs, and Manners. London: Printed and Published for Edward Jeffery, 1807-1809. Folio. Four volumes. I: XXII, 391pp.; II: viii, 432pp.; III: VI, vi, 446pp.; IV: xvi, 744pp. Large-paper copy. Contemporary calf, repaired. With plates. From the library of Chalmers Hadley.
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- Sam Gatteno Books (US)
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- 1980
- Title
- The Antiquities of Ireland.
- Author
- Grose, Francis. [4 DIFFERENT WORKS ON LARGE-PAPER - 16 VOLUMES]
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- London: Printed for S. Hooper, 1791-1795.
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- Eighteenth Century Books;
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