[John Bush, of Tunbridge Wells]

Hibernia Curiosa: A Letter from a Gentleman in Dublin, to His Friend at Dover in Kent. Giving a general view of the manners, customs, disposition, &c of the Inhabitants of Ireland...

London: W. Flexney, [1769]. First UK edition. Hardcover. [1769], First UK Edition. xvi, 143 pp. This copy includes 4 of the 6 folding plates. The fold-out frontis of Dublin is included, as is one of the causeway images, the Powerscourt Waterfall and the plan of Lake Kilarny. Text is complete. Hardcover, 8vo., contemporary 1/2 leather, gilt title. Good. Front board detached but present; loss to leather spine; lacks front blank. Old ink notes to title page and less than 5 pages; edges likely trimmed; minor foxing. Frontis plates with 4-inch split along one of the folds, but secure and complete. A worn and incomplete copy of a rare book. Good. Item #0085884

Price: $425.00