Irish Descent (3 results)

Condition: Very Good. 11 pages with some illustrations. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 17.5 x 24 cms. Category: History Today; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

CAN BRITAIN ATTACK ? by Major-General R. Pope-Hennessy, C.B.,D.S.O. Collins London, 1. Auflage 1941, ERSTAUSGABE, 96 SS. gebunden (Hardcover, rotes Oln. kl. 8°, Einband leichte Gebrauchsspuren), ordentlich erhalten.

Abercorn was characterized by Walpole as 'his taciturnity, the Earl'. His entry in the Oxford DNB describes him as 'a patron of the arts, a builder, and the consolidator of the family's property and influence'. 1p, 4to. On recto of first leaf of bifolium, with verso of second leaf docketed and with 1884 date stamp. In good condition, lightly aged. An excellent example of Abercorn's bold hand and signature. Reads: 'London March 10. 1768. / My Lord / I beg leave to solicit the honour of your Lordship's vote at the approaching election of the Peers of Scotland And I am / with great respect / My Lord, / your Lordship's / most obedient / humble servant / Abercorn'. (See the ODNB: ' In 1761 and subsequent general elections, concluding with that of 1784, he was chosen as one of the sixteen Scottish representative peers.').…