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TAYLOR, Alfred Daniel. Ireland's Gardens and its Cricket Associations. 'Not published' [1899]. 8° (201 x 129mm). Original plain black limp cloth. Provenance: C.P. Green (two loosely inserted letetrs from the author to Green, dated Hove Place, W. Brighton, 18 & 23 December, 1899, one offering him the book for 2/-, the other saying how 'unforeseen circumstances' had led the publisher's 'to abandon' it, the first letter written on a proof copy of the title-page -- Irving Rosenwater (loose notes in his hand; Collection Catalogue I, 211).
NUMBER 28 OF 50 UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES, inscribed by the author. Describes the Gardens as 'the centre of attraction, the venue for recreation, and a fashionable resort in the early days of Brighton's history'. Padwick 892.
NUMBER 28 OF 50 UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES, inscribed by the author. Describes the Gardens as 'the centre of attraction, the venue for recreation, and a fashionable resort in the early days of Brighton's history'. Padwick 892.