Lot 1079 , Ormond, James (Duke of) A Letter from His Grace James Duke of Ormond

° Ormond, James (Duke of) A Letter from His Grace James Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in Answer to the Right Honourable Arthur Earl of Anglesey Lord Privy-Seal, his Observations and Reflections upon the Earl of Castlehaven's Memoires concerning the Rebellion of Ireland... 4pp. sometime rebound half calf and marbled boards, folio. printed for R. Baldwin, 1682; bound with - A letter from the Right Honourable Arthur Earl of Anglesey Lord Privy- Seal, in Answer to his Grace the Duke of Ormond's letter... About his Lordships Observations and Reflections upon the Earl of Castle-Haven's Memoires, concerning the Rebellion of Ireland. 7pp. printed for N.P., 1682. *Castlehaven's Memoirs appeared in 1680, covering his somewhat controversial careeer during the mid century's Irish wars.
£300-400

Condition:
upper bd. cracked open, some light soiling and spotting, lt. leather wear, blanks bound in at end; signatures - i)+2; 2) A-B2. pictorial bkplt. of Albert May Todd (1850 - 1931), US House of Representatives 1897-99 and a significant book collector.