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Eleventh edition, 8vo., pp: xii+1-339,45[1], A-Z4, Aa-Bb4, frontispiece and 4 plates, with the armorial bookplate of Deburgh Earl of Clanricardie, possibly the 13th and 1st (1744-1808), succeeded his father as Earl and was from 1782 to 1789 the Earl - or his brother Henry de Burgh (1742-1797), 1st Marquess of Clanricardie - silk marker, marbled endpapers, contents very good condition. Possibly in an Irish Binding of a later date than publication in black morocco, gilt with ornate corners and borders, repeated to both boards and a central decorative rectangle to both boards with the use of distinctive tools. The spine with raised bands, gilt ruled, red leather title and author label, gilt cross and decoration to compartments. In the compartment beneath the label are carefully hidden in the decoration the clear initials "F N", presumably the Binder, all edges gilt, corners rubbed, hinges rubbed & very tender, little chipped to tail of spine, otherwise very good. Written originally in Latin by Thomas A'Kempis, now rendered into English, to which are added Meditations and prayers for sick persons by George Stanhope.General John Thomas de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde (1744-1808), was an Irish peer and soldier who was Governor of County Galway and a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. De Burgh raised the 88th Regiment of Foot, later became Colonel of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot. Later he was in command in Corsica and with Commodore Horatio Nelson, in Tuscany. He was promoted full General of the Army in 1803. After the death of his elder brother, Henry, 12th Earl and 1st Marquess of Clanricarde in 1797, John inherited the Earldom. The House of Burgh or Burke was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty (with the Anglo-Irish branches later adopting the surname Burke and its variants) who held the earldoms of Kent, Ultster, Clanricarde and Mayo at various times, provided one Queen Consort of Scotland and played a prominent role in the Norman invasion of Ireland. The original de Burgh coat of arms is blazoned as Or, a cross gules (a red cross upon a gold shield). Motto One king, one faith, one law. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2088
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