Book

Collection object


1996.1158
H. 21.3 W. 13.0
Book. The / Prospect of Beauty / An / Epainetic Poem / on the / Ladies of Limerick. / by Paddy Mac Pindar, Esquire / Limerick: / Printed by Richard Peppard, Bridge-Street / 1798. 48pp. Disbound. After p.40 separate, ps.41-2 loose, p.47 held at top corner only. Dirty throughout with foxing, ps.41-48 structurally weak, p.41 torn from bottom r. of centre to one quarter way up, p.43 with a small hole below centre, p.45 badly holed at same place, with other holes nearby, text on p.46 lower half faded and very dirty, lower half of p.47 torn off, missing. Section headings: Newtownians, Squareonians, Thomondgonians, Dominicans, Charlotte's-Quay, Sir Harry's Mall, Streetonians. Watermarks: capital B in top outside corner of ps.15-16, spaced vertical white lines, closely spaced horizontal dark and light lines.


Richard Peppard (printer)