Item #85864 IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM). Andrew Carpenter, Liam Miller, designer.
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)
IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)

IRISH WRITINGS FROM THE AGE OF SWIFT (10 VOLUMES, COMPLETE, IN SLIPCASE); COMPLETE SET OF 10 + 2 ADVERTISEMENTS AND 1 ORDER FORM)

Dublin, Ireland: The Cadenus Press, 1972-1979. Hardcover. Octavo, 9" x 5 3/4." Cream colored cloth slipcase with marbled interior. Smooth quarter-bound tan calf over original blue, brown, and/or red marbled boards. Mild scuffing to spines. Gilt lettering on spines. Spines faded to cream color of Vol II, III, and IV. Binding very sound. Hand-set type on high-quality laid paper. Pages very clean. Excellent copies. Vol I: Miscellanies in Prose; Vol II: Miscellanies in Verse; Vol III: Letters to and from Persons of Quality; Vol IV: Archbishop King's Sermon on Predestination; Vol V: The Case of Ireland Stated; Vol VI: A Dialogue in Hybernian Stile; Vol VII: Adventure at Sienna; Vol VIII: Different Styles of Poetry; Vol IX: Spoken English in Ireland, 1600-1740; Vol X: St. Stephen's Green, or The Generous Lovers. Numbered copies out of 200 to 250 copies. Last volume, Vol X, signed by series editor Andrew Carpenter. Frontispieces to Vol V-X. Complete set rare. Two octavo advertisements for the series from 1972 and 1976, respectively, and 1 order form. Printed at Liam Miller's Dolmen Press. Very good. Item #85864

The first advertisement for the series explains the mission and purpose of the Press: "The Cadenus Press has been established to make available the works of lesser-known Irish writers, particularly those writing in English during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries...together, [these works] will provide an unparalleled insight into the background against which Swift's Irish work was written." (Carpenter, "Advertisement for 'Irish Writings...'")

The series catered to a general, rather than an academic, audience. It presented 17th and 18th century works using the printing techniques of the period, namely a handpress and handmade laid paper. Liam Miller, a former architect and founder of the Dolmen Press, expertly designed the layout and typography of each book. The series exhibits the craftsmanship of Irish fine press printing at the time.

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