[Fitzgerald, Thomas].

8vo, first edition, presentation copy to the 5th earl of orrery ("...Sept: 25th: 1733 | Sent to me by the author, Mr Fitzgerald..."), without pasted-on errata slip, contemporary red morocco with gilt borders and centrepiece, spine gilt in six compartments, inside dentelles, rebacked 

John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Orrery, inscription and armorial bookplate

Rothschild 863; Foxon p.276

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
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a tall clean copy. The Earl of Orrery (1707-62), to whom this copy was presented, was a friend of Pope and Swift. The inscription by the Earl, which is partially erased, cites a line which refers to "the Orrery" in one of Fitzgerald's poems (p.74), but this is a reference to a mechanical device which illustrates the movement of the planets.