[RYLAND, R. H., Rev.]. The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford; With an Account of the Present State of the Peasantry of That Part of the South of Ireland. London: John Murray, 1824.
Hardcover. First edition. Leather-bound. Octavo (220 x 140 mm), pp. [x], 419. English text. Illustrated with 2 folding maps (one of these a hand-coloured frontispiece) and 7 engraved plates (some folded). Near contemporary half calf. Spine with five raised bands. Red morocco lettering piece. Marbled boards, pastedowns and endpapers. Red speckled page edges. Condition: GOOD. Binding secure. Joints and extremities lightly rubbed. Light browning to textblock. Couple of previous owner signatures to initial leaves. Terminal leaf with small section cut away but not affecting text. Scarce.
Notes: The History, Topography and Antiquities Of The County And City Of Waterford by Reverend Richard Hopkins Ryland (1788-1866) was published in 1824. Ryland describes the history of the region from ancient times until the early 19th century, its mountains and coastline, its prehistoric and medieval ruins and the city of Waterford. Reverend Richard Hopkins Ryland was born in 1788 the descendant of 16th Protestant planters who settled in Dungarvan. Generations of the family were Church of Ireland ministers. Rev. Ryland married Isabella Julia Fleury the daughter of the Archdeacon of Waterford and the couple had six sons and two daughters. His best known historical work was The History, Topography and Antiquities Of The County And City Of Waterford which was dedicated to the Duke of Devonshire while he also published religious pamphlets. He died in 1866.
