WATSON, Samuel. The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack [HOWTH CASTLE COPY IN FINE DUBLIN BINDING]

3,865.00

1 in stock

Compiled by Samuel Watson, Bookseller, For the Year of our Lord, 1771. Being the Third after Leap-Year, and the Eleventh Year of K. Geo. III. Reign, till 25th Oct. Containing, The Days of the Year and Month; Week-Days; Sun’s Rising and Setting; Moon’s Age and Changes; a Table of Equation; the times of High Water at Dublin-Bar. Several Tables, Altered, Renewed, or Continued. The Marriages and Deaths of the Princes of Europe. The Names of the Lord Lieutenant; of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, and of The Lords and Commons of Parliament. (Printed by Authority) Also the Judges, and several other Persons in places of High Trust and Office in Ireland both Civil and Military; The Dublin Society: The Hospitals; The Roads and Fairs; The Post-Towns, Noted Places, referring to them, and Foreign Postages. Bound with: The English Registry For Year Lord, 1771 (By John Exshaw, Bookseller,) or, A Collection of English Lists. (Much improved and enlarged). Dublin: Printed for Samuel Watson, Bookseller, at Virgil’s Head in Dame-Street, and Thomas Stewart, Bookseller, at the Bible and Crown, on the Merchant’s-Quay, near the Old Bridge, 1771. 12mo. pp. 143, [1], [4], 106. Contemporary full straight-grained crimson morocco. Covers framed by double gilt fillets, a rope roll and wide interlacing drawer-handle with tassels. Spine divided into six panels with raised bands, title in gilt on black morocco label in the second, year in gilt direct in the second; remainder tooled in gilt to a centre-and-corner design; board-edges gilt; gold endbands. All edges gilt. A fine example of an eighteenth century Irish binding. Extremely rare.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

Book an Appointment

You are welcome to visit and meet us in person to browse our extensive libraries of antiquarian books, maps, and other items relating to Ireland.

De Burca Rare Books

Address

De Búrca Rare Books,
‘Cloonagashel’,
27 Priory Drive, Blackrock,
Co. Dublin,
A94 V406,
Ireland

T. +353 (0) 1 288 2159
F. +353 (0) 1 283 4080
M. +353 (0) 87 259 5918
E. deburcararebooks@gmail.com
W. deburcararebooks.com

Office Hours

Monday to Friday
9:00am to 5:30pm

Saturday
10:00am to 1:00pm.

An appointment is preferred.

 

Welcome to De Búrca Rare Books

Welcome to De Búrca Rare Books

 

Stay Updated & Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Join our mailing list to receive news from the Irish antiquarian book world and get updates on our latest catalogues and publications.

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Welcome to De Búrca Rare Books

Welcome to De Búrca Rare Books

 

Stay Updated & Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Join our mailing list to receive news from the Irish antiquarian book world and get updates on our latest catalogues and publications.

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Shopping cart0
There are no products in the cart!
Continue shopping