first edition hardcover
1822 · London
by O'CONNOR, (Roger)
London: Richard Phillips, 1822. First. hardcover. very good(+). Translated from the Original Manuscripts in the Phoenician Dialect of the Scythian Language. 2 volumes. Frontispiece in each volume, one being a folding color plate; 5 folding maps & 1 folding plate. Tall 8vos, older leather-backed marbled boards. London: Sir Richard Phillips, 1822. First edition. A very good(+) copy with minimal foxing. A collection of purported ancient manuscripts which detailed the history of the Irish people, translated by O'Connor. Widely considered to be a literary fraud.
(Inventory #: 232633)