Adam's Country House Collections 12th & 13th October 2020

27 Country House Collections|12 th & 13 th October 2020 45 ‘ENGLISH GOLDSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS’ By Sir Charles James Jackson F.S.A., published by B.T. Batsford, London 1949 € 30 - 50 46 ALEMAN, MATEO The Life of Guzman D’Altarache, 2 Vols, London 1708, con - temporary panelled calf, the ribbed spines blackened and later stamped with gilt numerals from The Edgeworthstown Library, both signed Maria Edgeworth in ink, and in pencil, the position on shelf € 400 - 600 47 EURIPEDES (TRANSLATED BY R. POTTER) The Tragedies, 2 Vols London 1814, polished calf, the compart - mented spine with gilt rule and crimson and black morocco la- bels, inscribed F.B Edgeworth from his sister Maria 1821, also, Ricd. Butler 1830 Francis Beaufort Edgeworth was one of Maria’s many siblings by Richard Lovell Edgeworth. Richard Butler was the rector of Trim and he married Maria’s sister, Harriet Edgeworth. Harriet went on to write ‘A Memoir of the Reverend Richard Butler’ (1863). € 300 - 400 Day I ONLINE ONLY AUCTION: Monday 12 th October 2020 bidding closes at 3pm (bidding opens 1st October) 48 DANIEL O’CONNELL (1775 - 1847) THE LIBERATOR AN IMPORTANT HOLOGRAPH LETTER (SINGLE SHEET) SIGNED, Dated London 13/2/1832 to James, dealing with settlement of a bill, donation to a building fund for the parish of Killedesert, Co. Clare, re - porting progress on Tythe reform and making the optimistic statement “ who shall now tell me that we will not repeal the Union “ all in the context of an outbreak of cholera, 23 x 19cm 1832 was a dramatic year for parliamentary reform in England. O’Connell’s expectations about Repeal were to be dashed. € 800 - 1,200