Glorious Revolution - Ireland
Volume of pamphlets relating to the siege of Derry, 1689
£2,142
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
9 works in 1 volume, 4to, lacking covers, retaining contemporary calf spine, all works apparently first editions unless otherwise stated. Comprising (with ESTC numbers in square brackets):
A True Account of the Siege of London-Derry. By the Reverend Mr. George Walker. London: for Robert Clavel, and Ralph Simpson, 1689. Lacking imprimatur leaf A1, title-leaf (A2) dust-soiled, slightly frayed and with pencil-markings verso, leaf G3 with closed transverse tear, a few page-numbers shaved [R39743];
An Apology for the Failures Charg'd on the Reverend Mr. George Walker's Printed Account of the Late Siege of Derry, in a Letter to the Undertaker of a more Accurate Narrative of that Siege. [London: no publisher], 1689. Marginal spill-burn to penultimate leaf [R24184];
A Vindication of the True Account of the Siege of Derry in Ireland. By Mr. George Walker, etc. London: for Rob. Clavel, 1689. worming to head of gutter (text never affected), hole to lower margin of E2 with contiguous closed tear extending into text [R1939];
An Exact Account of the Raising the Siege of London-Derry: and the Deplorable Condition the Town was in, till happily reliev'd by Major-General Kirk. London: R. Wood, 1689. Single half-sheet, tipped to p. 31 of the preceding work, folded, pagination cropped, closely trimmed along fore edge [R36207: 4 copies in libraries world-wide, with one copy recorded for a variant with line 7 of title ending 'the', not 'Town' as here];
A True Account of the Present State of Ireland ... By a Person that with Great Difficulty left Dublin [i.e. George Walker], June the 8th 1689. London: by Edw. Jones, for Robert Clavel, 1689. Half-title present, spotting, small worm-track to head of gutter not affecting text, remnants of printed leaf presumably from another work tipped to gutter of p. 25 [ESTC R18114];
A True and Imperial Account of the Most Material Passages in Ireland since December 1688. With a Particular Relation of the Forces of Londonderry. [By Joseph Bennet]. London: for John Amery, 1689. Without the map, small worm-track to upper margin [R17776];
A Narrative of the Siege of London-Derry: or, the Late Memorable Transactions of that City. Faithfully represented, to rectifie the Mistakes, and supply the Omissions of Mr. Walker's Account. By John Mackenzie, Chaplain to a Regiment there during the Siege. London: for the author, to be sold by Richard Baldwin, 1690. Old stain to title-page, worm-track to head of gutter gradually spreading and occasionally affecting text [R18238];
Mr. John Mackenzyes Narrative of the Siege of London-Derry a False Libel: in Defence of George Walker. Written by his Friend in his Absence [i.e. Joseph Wilkinson Clark]. London: for R. Simpson, 1690. [R21566];
Dr. Walker's Invisible Champion Foyl'd ... by John Mackenzie. London: for the author, 1690. Lacking final leaf [R11818]