A Short View of the Families Of the Present Irish Nobility

Published by William Owen, London, 1759

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London: William Owen, 1759. The Title Page continues "Their Mariages, Issue, Descennts, and immediate Ancestors; the Posts of Honour and Profit they hold in the Govenment; their Arms, Mottos, and Chief Seats. With an Index, Specifying the Time of their respective Creations, and Summons to Parliament; the Titles of their Eldest Sons; their Rank, Precedence, &c." The author is Thomas Salmon (1679-1767) who also published volumes on the English and Scottish nobility and was an editor of the "State Trials." This is a Very God (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Bound in smooth calf with gilt ruling. Five raised bands (gilt) with gilt decorations and a stamped title on the spine. Clean text; very bright and fresh; 272 pages, with a six-page index and a one-page advert for Salmon's works on the English and Scottish peerage in the rear. Page ends are stained red. The front paste-down bears the armorial bookplate of Reverend Charles Lyttelton [1714-1768], Bishop of Carlisle and a noted antiquary. Mild rub to the margins; gilt on spine rubbed; splits at the edges of the spine [holding perfectly well]. A superior copy, very attrative. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

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Title
A Short View of the Families Of the Present Irish Nobility
Author
Salmon, Mr.[Thomas]
Publisher
William Owen, London
Publication year
1759
Condition
Very Good (Plus)
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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Quercus Rare Books has been an online resource for readers and collectors since 1999. We seek to provide noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our main focus is Modern Literature, in particular the great Irish writers of the early 20th Century. We also specialize in Irish History and the Politics of Ireland's liberation. Other areas of interest are American History and significant works of the 18th-and 19th-century. Quercus is a Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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