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MAXWELL, William Hamilton (1792–1850). History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798… London: Baily, Brothers, Cornhill, 1845. 8vo. 27 engravings including 21 etched by George Cruikshank (few plates brown at margins, else fine). Full straight–grain tan morocco ruled in alternating gilt rolls, raised bands, brown morocco gilt spine labels, gilt scrollwork and centerpieces in compartments, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, stamp–signed by Bayntun (joints gently rubbed). FIRST EDITION with memoirs of the Union and Emmett’s Insurrection in 1803. Cohn 541.