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The Works in Verse and Prose (Including Hitherto Unpublished MSS) of Sir John Davies: (Vol 2 & 3 only)

The Works in Verse and Prose (Including Hitherto Unpublished MSS) of Sir John Davies: (Vol 2 & 3 only)

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The Works in Verse and Prose (Including Hitherto Unpublished MSS) of Sir John Davies: (Vol 2 & 3 only)

by DAVIES Sir John 1569-1626. (GROSART Rev Alexander Balloch 1827-1899 - editor)

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Priivate Circulation, 1876. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2 Vols of 3 only. 1876, private printing, 106 copies only. In red half calf over red cloth, corners brushed. Spines, gilt tooling & titles, bound by the National Library of Wales?. Internally, Vol 2, 1876, Introductory Parts, [4], [3], (xviii-cxciv), [2] Prose Part 1, (cxcv-cxcvi), [5], 8-168, [2], [3], 172-242, [7], 250-287, [1], [2], [3], 292-357, [1], [5], 364-396 pp, [2]. Vol 3, 1876, [5], (xv-xvi) [1]. [7], 6- 116, [2], [3], 120-213, [1], 115-116 contents, [2], [3], 218-241, [4], 246-281, [4], 286-314 pp, occasional small paper repair. Original parts bound with their soft paper covers, each volume limited to 106 copies, printed for private circulation. (Folio, 138*220 mm). Contents include: Memorial introduction. A discoverie of the true causes why Ireland was never entirely svbdued, &c. A new post [... sundrie esays] A discourse of law and lawyers: with appendix of cases, 1615. Declaration of the king concerning the title of his son to the Duchy of Cornewall, 1613. Appendix. v. 2: The question concerning impositions. State papers on Ireland, 1604-5-10. Speeches in Ireland. Charge at York. Antiquarian essays, 1601. Davies, lawyer and poet, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621. He became Attorney General for Ireland and formulated many of the legal principles that underpinned the British Empire. See ODNB. (see - Sir John Davies and the Conquest of Ireland: A Study in Legal Imperialism By Hans S. Pawlisch).

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Title
The Works in Verse and Prose (Including Hitherto Unpublished MSS) of Sir John Davies: (Vol 2 & 3 only)
Author
DAVIES Sir John 1569-1626. (GROSART Rev Alexander Balloch 1827-1899 - editor)
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Hardcover
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Used - Very Good +
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Limited Edition
Publisher
Priivate Circulation
Date Published
1876
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight
5.07 lbs
Keywords
Wales History law Ireland
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History; National Library of Wales;

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