^Lot 7 1791: Francis Grose The Antiquities of Ireland limited edition with colour plates

14 by 10 in.




London. Hooper. 1791. Comprising of two volumes with a total of 266 very fine contemporarily hand coloured plates. Only a total of 25 copies of this work were coloured hence the absolute rarity of this set. Attractively bound in three quarter green morocco with marbled boards and ornate gilt spine. The last copy of this limited edition with handcoloured prints to be offered for sale was listed in Hodges Figgis' A Catalogue of Books Relating to Ireland, August 1953.