THE IMAGE OF IRELANDE WITH A DISCOVERIE OF WOODKARNE (LIMITED EDITION); With an Introduction, Transliteration, and Glossary by David B. Quinn. Preface by Liam Miller. Foreword by John A. Gamble

Author: Derricke, John
Title: THE IMAGE OF IRELANDE WITH A DISCOVERIE OF WOODKARNE (LIMITED EDITION); With an Introduction, Transliteration, and Glossary by David B. Quinn. Preface by Liam Miller. Foreword by John A. Gamble
Publication: Belfast, Ireland: Blackstaff Press, 1985

Description: Vellum. Quarto, 11.4 in. x 9 in., pp. xxx, [2], 220. Limited deluxe edition, #167/286. Illustrated with twelve folding plates. Quarter undyed vellum over dark gray boards, with dark red title on vellum to front. White title on red stamped panel to spine. Light soiling to vellum. Dark gray endpapers. Heavy cream paper. Unmarked interior. Dark gray slipcase shows a touch of shelfwear. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus (slipcase).

Both textually, and even more so for its illustrations of Irish woodkerne, an important source on Elizabethan Ireland. The work was written in 1578 but not published until 1581 and the single surviving copy of that complete with all of the twelve fine large woodcuts was reprinted in a facsimile limited edition in 1883. This new edition was based on that 1883 reprint, but by adding to it a commentary on the plates, a transliteration into modern English, and an introduction by a leading scholar, its usefulness and accessability to non-specialists has been greatly augmented.

Seller ID: 88323

Subject: Irish and Ireland