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part gives an account of Ireland’s money, its national revenue, expenditure on officers, and of the nobility, alongside tables to convert Irish acreage to English. “This is a scarce and valuable little tract, whether considered in an historical, political, or statistical point of view. It contains a short sketch of the history of Ireland; a detailed account of its topographical divisions and a description of its chief towns. The author’s name is unknown. Prefixed to it is a curious map of Ireland” ( Bibliotecha Hibernica , 63). Duodecimo (142 × 79 mm). Contemporary sheep, red morocco label. With folding map of Ireland; complete with 2 terminal advertisement leaves. 19th-century bookplate of Belton House, the seat of the Anglo-Irish Brownlow family, contemporary annotations to text, and page of contemporary notes to rear free endpaper. Light rubbing, notwithstanding the binding well-preserved without other wear, contents with light toning and a few contemporary annotations, the text slightly shaved at L6, slight worming to first few leaves slight affecting text. A very good copy. ¶ ESTC R26213; Wing P3267; not in Goldsmiths’ or Kress. Biblioteca Hibernica: or a Descriptive Catalogue of a Select Irish Library collected for the Right Hon. Robert Peel , 1823. Anthony Pagden & Nicholas Canny, Colonial Identity in the Atlantic World, 1500–1800 , 2020. £2,250 [157739]
to identify. Also present are instructions concerning the arrangement of tools and feathers for burning the incense and manipulating the ashes, as well as the correct use of inkwells and tool receptacles. Part two, bound with the first, presents another 40 games, including one centred around the harvest moon and another where players write their answer on the fan rather than the usual slip of paper. Part three, explaining 30 different games, ends with an intriguing note from the calligrapher pledging to keep details of the kumiko ceremonies a secret. 3 parts in 2 volumes, octavo (203 × 133 mm). Original decorative brown paper over card wrappers, renewed green thread yotsume toji stitching. Housed in custom gold cloth folding case with plastic clasps. Diagrams and illustrations in text. Extremities worn, internally bright with couple of faint stains and 3 recent text corrections in volume II. A near- fine example. £5,000 [156717] 80 IRELAND. The Present State of Ireland. London: printed by M[ary]. D[aniel]. for Chr. Wilkinson, and T. Burrell, 1673 a scarce and valuable little tract First edition of this account of Ireland, with a focus on, and defence of, the English plantations; the second
label to front pastedowns, early leaves in vol. II a little dog- eared, contents otherwise fresh. A very good copy. ¶ ESTC T99472; Gaskell 297; Goldsmiths’ 8995; Jessop, p. 145. £3,750 [156901] 79 INCENSE GAMES. Manuscript guide to 80 games. [ Japan: c.1850] A beautifully brushed and seemingly unpublished manuscript from Japan’s rich history of kumiko , the playing of games to identify fine fragrances of incense. This scarce work details kumiko’s complex etiquette designed to foster sociability and preserve the Edo period’s social hierarchies. Kodo , the appreciation of incense, was one of the essential skills for elites alongside flower arrangement and tea connoisseurship. Following the arrival of incense from China in 500 ce, by the 15th century 200 types of exquisite fragrances were available to aficionados. Kumiko , where participants engaged with the rarest of fragrant woods in a poetic and meditative fashion, developed during the Muromachi period (1392–1573) into a highly ritualized artform replete with lacquer vessels and other accoutrements. Part one describes ten different incense games, the icons and board designs for each, and the scented woods used. The complexity of each game is affected by the number of fragrances participants are required
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