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A Dictionary of the English Language (2 vols)
4th Edition, 4to, Dublin 1775, subscribers list, in contemporary full-
calf, spine in compartments with crimson and blue morocco labels
A nice set of the Dublin printing, the London edition having been
revised by Johnson himself.
€ 600 - 1,000
The Cries of London
Coloured stipple engravings
In eglomised glass mounts
The Cries of London depict the various vagabond traders whose
cries brought life to the London Streets and marked the passing
seasons and times of day, even amongst the grand buildings of
London these itinerant traders bought a welcome anarchy to the
imported social order of their surroundings.
€ 500 - 700
Irlandiae Accurata Descriptio Auctore Baptista Boazio
A hand coloured map of Ireland, engraved with crest, dedication
reserve, cartouches and sea creatures
436 x 537mm
Provenance: Stackallen House, Christies and Hamilton Osborne King,
1992
€ 3,000 - 5,000
A sketch representing the wreck of the steamer Killarney off Bristol
on the evening of Saturday 20th January 1833 at Renny Bay on the
Southern Coast of Ireland
Dedicated to lady Roberts of Roberts Cove
Lithograph, 37 x 30cm
€ 150 - 250