[A large collection of 51 pamphlets relating to Ireland, and the Irish Union with Great Britain, from the library of the Marquesses of Lothian at Newbattle Abbey].
[Dublin, Edinburgh and London].
[vs., 1789-1801]
51 volumes. Preserved in the original states; the vast majority stitched as issued, many uncut and in the original plain paper wrappers.
A remarkably fresh collection of pamphlets relating to Ireland and - largely - the proposed and later completed political union between Ireland and Great Britain, dating from the final decade of the eighteenth- and first decade of the nineteenth- centuries. Included are historical and literary works, references to the 1798 Irish Rebellion, and numerous speeches made by Irish and British politicians during the long debates in both Houses of Parliament.
Highlights include:
- AN INDEPENDENT OBSERVER [REDFOORD, Archibald]. Union, necessary to security. Addressed to the loyal inhabitants of ireland. Dublin. Printed for J. Archer, 1800.
8vo. [2], 106pp. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Occasional inked corrections to text, some dampstaining to margins. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title: 'For William Smith Esq. / from his sincere friend / The Author'.
ESTC T194733.
- AN OFFICER. [TAYLOR, Sir Herbert]. Impartial relation of the military operations which took place in Ireland, in consequence of the landing of a body of French troops, under general Humbert, in august, 1798. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken, 1799.
8vo. [2], 69pp, [1]. With two engraved folding plates, and a folding table. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's marbled wrappers.
ESTC T114958.
- A REAL FRIEND. A letter to the people of Ireland, which they all can understand, and ought to read. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken, 1799. 8vo. [3], 6-33pp, [1]. In this edition the text ends on p.34 with 'I am your real friend. Finis'. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Foxed. ESTC records a single copy of this edition in North America (Missouri), and none elsewhere.
From the collection - recently dispersed - of the Marquesses of Lothian (who also held the Earldom of Ancram) at Newbattle Abbey; many were presumably acquired by William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737-1815), British soldier and peer.
[A full list of the contents of this collection is available on request].
£ 12,500.00
Antiquates Ref: 17706
Highlights include:
- AN INDEPENDENT OBSERVER [REDFOORD, Archibald]. Union, necessary to security. Addressed to the loyal inhabitants of ireland. Dublin. Printed for J. Archer, 1800.
8vo. [2], 106pp. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Occasional inked corrections to text, some dampstaining to margins. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title: 'For William Smith Esq. / from his sincere friend / The Author'.
ESTC T194733.
- AN OFFICER. [TAYLOR, Sir Herbert]. Impartial relation of the military operations which took place in Ireland, in consequence of the landing of a body of French troops, under general Humbert, in august, 1798. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken, 1799.
8vo. [2], 69pp, [1]. With two engraved folding plates, and a folding table. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's marbled wrappers.
ESTC T114958.
- A REAL FRIEND. A letter to the people of Ireland, which they all can understand, and ought to read. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken, 1799. 8vo. [3], 6-33pp, [1]. In this edition the text ends on p.34 with 'I am your real friend. Finis'. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Foxed. ESTC records a single copy of this edition in North America (Missouri), and none elsewhere.
From the collection - recently dispersed - of the Marquesses of Lothian (who also held the Earldom of Ancram) at Newbattle Abbey; many were presumably acquired by William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737-1815), British soldier and peer.
[A full list of the contents of this collection is available on request].
