Lot 30

Ireland--Griffith, Richard

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 5 September 2007 at 12:00 BST
£384
Description
Thoughts and facts relating to the increase of agriculture, manufactures and commerce, by the extension of inland navigation in Ireland. Dublin: P. Byrne, 1795, 8vo, presentation copy "Mr Vaughan from the author", folding engraved map, disbound; [Anon.] The engineering plagiarist, or Dodd from Phillips exposed. Newcastle: J. Whitfield, [1795], 8vo, disbound (2)
Footnote
Note: The latter work consists of parallel citations to show that Ralph Dodd's A Short historical account of the ... canals ... is stolen from John Phillips' General history of inland navigation. Kress 16408.4
