[Rarebooks] History of the Late War In Ireland, 1799

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For your consideration:
History of the Late War In Ireland, with and Account of the United Irish
    Association; from the first Meeting at Belfast, to the Landing of the 
French
    at Kilala, by John Burk;  Francis and Robert Bailey, Philadelphia, 1799,
    First Edition
    In May and September of 1798 of the late 18th Century Ireland attempted 
a
    rebellion against British oppression. At least 30,000 people were 
killed.
    Led by the United Irish Association, which was formed in Belfast and 
Dublin
    in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone. Initially founded to force British
    Parliament for reform and equal religious rights. It was comprised of
    merchants, and professionals, both Protestant and Catholics. Later to 
become
    a militant Republican anti-English group. The rebellion was spurred by 
the
    French Revolution and America's fight for freedom from the British. When
    1,000 French soldiers under General Humbert landed at Kilala and joined 
up
    with 1,000 (+) Irish rebels, they had a short lived victory called the
    Battle of Castlebar. The British reinforcements and artillery eventually
    overwhelmed the Irish and French. Unfortunately this bloody rebellion 
only
    led to tighter controls by the British, and the 1801 Act of the Union.
    Moderate foxing throughout, text very readable. Few lower margin stains,
    pages 90 has some staining to lower text. Overall quite clean. Appendix
    pages 1 through 4 in verse; page 139 misnumbered 129; author's list of 
works
    to rear. Previous owners name faded to upper margin of title page. Bound 
in
    three-quarter brown morocco, brown marbled boards. Rubbing of 
extremities,
    lower corner, 2 by 1/2 inch scuff mark of leather and board. Ridged 
spine,
    gilt trim to ridges; along with bright gilt title and author. Mild 
rubbing
    of boards. Two cracks to front hinge. Few pages have slight crease, 
pages
    have a mild wave, no evidence of dampness. Very tightly bound. 140 (40),
    followed by Editors note Author,  and Author's list of books. In 
protective
    archival Brodart film wraps. Rare Book. $350.00

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