{"product_id":"ireland-french-family-of-roscommon-later-hands-manuscript-scrapbook-commonplace-book","title":"IRELAND. [French family; Of Roscommon \u0026 Later Hands]. [Manuscript Scrapbook \u0026 Commonplace Book].","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Ireland \u0026amp; UK]:  [Variously dated 1855-1875]\u003cbr\u003e4to, 22cm, c.62ff (of which 22ff used \u0026amp; 9ff both sides used i.e. c.31 sides used), hand-drawn map of Ireland. Original quarter tan sheep \u0026amp; attractive marbled paper covered sides (rubbed; corners worn), edges speckled brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA varied assemblage of manuscript notes; tipped in manuscript notes; a hand-drawn political map of Ireland showing details of the valuation of each electoral division; tipped in newspaper clippings, and a manuscript letter from Arthur French? dated 1867.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe content is political and genealogy and include ms notes from a political speech by Sir J. Romily, and on the British constitution; a synopsis of French family development and history; a short genalogy from 1585; with occasional military notes such as one concerning the 1st Brigade of the Roscommon regiment; an original poem by a later hand, initialled M.G., and a free quotation from Junius. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewpaper cuttings are political, and family related, and include clippings on Irish agricultural statistics for 1857; the state of public accounts; on the wastelands \u0026amp; bogs; a number of clippings concerning the ancient Irish parliament from the Limerick Reporter; a printed letter to the electors Of The County Of Roscommon by Fitzstephen French, dated 1868; references to Col. French having neglected duties as an MP and rebuttal, and article reporting the death of Arthur French, 4th Baron Freyne. A good copy (resewn). [Ref: 3457]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alastor Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46134930374828,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/4934\/files\/EFB4E490-B8E3-4C35-9675-D754D76BCDEE_1_201_a.jpg?v=1776097291","url":"https:\/\/alastorrarebooks.com\/products\/ireland-french-family-of-roscommon-later-hands-manuscript-scrapbook-commonplace-book","provider":"Alastor Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}