Historical memoirs of the Irish bards. . Interspersed with anecdotes of, and occasional observations on, the music of Ireland. Also, an historical and descriptive account of the musical instruments of the ancient Irish. And an appendix, containing several biographical and other papers, with select Irish melodies. By Joseph C. Walker, [...].
Joseph Cooper Walker (1761 - 1810)
Category
Books
Date
1786
Materials
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3079575
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii,166,124,[2]p., [4] plates (2 double-sided) . ill.., music,port.. . 4to.. Shelved and uniform with 11 other titles (17 vols. in total) on Ireland's history and antiquities from the library of Edward Robert Petre (1763-1848).. Provenance: Round armorial bookplate; untrimmed, gothic lettering: Charles Winn Nostell Priory. Franks 32246. [i.e.: Charles Winn (1795-1874)], pasted over armorial bookplate, lettered The Honble. Edward Petre (Franks 23408) [i.e.: Edward Robert Petre (1763-1848)].. Binding: Polished calf; gilt ruled and tooled; edges marbled; spines gilt; lettered in gilt directly onto leather.
Makers and roles
Joseph Cooper Walker (1761 - 1810)