€280
Thomas Carte’s ‘History of the Life of Ormonde’. 2 vols plus 1 vol ‘A collection of letters written by Kings Charles I & II, The Duke of Ormonde … [and others] … during the Troubles of Great Britain and Ireland’. Full-leather, six raised bands. Hinges wear – leather rubbed. Internally text and binding very good. Gilt stamp of ‘The Society of Writers to the Signet’ on front boards. Folio size. James, 1st Duke of Ormonde (1610-1688) from 1641 to 1647 led the Royalists against the Irish Catholic Confederates and in 1649/50 was a leading Royalist commander in the fight against the Cromwellians in Ireland. He spent the 1650s in exile in Europe, returning with the Restoration in 1660
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