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).

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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.

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