Statutes and ordinances of the most illustrious Order of St. Patrick. Added to by Bernard Burke.

Verlag: Dublin: H. M. Stationery Office, 1852

Beschreibung

Post8vo, 199, [1 - blank] p. Half-title, title and four other illustrations. Contemporary dark green roan, five raised bands, gilt lettered and ruled, pale yellow endpapers, all edges marbled, board edges gilt. Neat repair to the fore-edge of the title and the following leaf not affecting any printing, fore-edges just peeping otherwise a near fine copy with the following additions: The title page continues in ink "and continued to the present time, 31 Aug. 1861, by me J Bernard Burke Ulster King of Arms." plus two different full page plates with 'Quis Separabit MDCCLXXXIII' incorporated in the designs, plus loosely inserted between page 170 and page 171 is 170*, a two page mss with 30 lines of writing and signed 'Given at Her Majesty's Castle of Dublin this Twentieth day of August 1856. By His Excellency's Command Thomas A. Larcom' (the hand looks like Burke), plus loosely inserted between page 180 and page 181 is 181*, is a three page mss as follows: 'p.181 to follow after Twenty Eighth Grand-Master' then 45 lines of script in the same hand, then on page 181 three lines commencing 'The Twenty-Ninth Grand Master' is crossed out and 'See accompanying MS.' added alongside. Obviously a unique copy added to by Burke. First edition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 15252

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Statutes and ordinances of the most ...

Verlag: Dublin: H. M. Stationery Office

Erscheinungsdatum: 1852

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition