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History of the Civil Wars of Ireland, From the Anglo-Norman Invasion, Till the Union of the Country with Great Britain
de Taylor, W.C., Esq., A.B
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Chico, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Edinburgh/London: Constable and Co; and Hurst, Chance and Co., 1831. William Cooke Taylor (1800-1849) was an Irish journalist and historian who worked to repeal the Corn Laws (ironically, it took the Great Famine to accomplish this). These are Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies of the First Edition, which precedes the American by two years. Uncommon to scarce. Two volumes. Marbled paper-covered boards with calf spine and tips. Fancy gilt decorations and titling ["Constable's Miscellany" "73 "and "74" "Civil Wars in Ireland"] on the spine. Clean texts; xiii, 316 pages and vi, 330 pages (pagination begins with 7). All page ends are marbled. Volume One has an engraving on the half-title of Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, while Volume Two has Trim Castle, Co. Meath. Rubbed at the margins; but really superior examples of this scarce title.. First Edition. Quarter-Bound. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 004842
- Título
- History of the Civil Wars of Ireland, From the Anglo-Norman Invasion, Till the Union of the Country with Great Britain
- Autor
- Taylor, W.C., Esq., A.B
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good (Plus)
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Constable and Co; and Hurst, Chance and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh/London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1831
- Tamaño
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Irish History & Politics;
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Sobre el vendedor
Quercus Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Chico, California
Sobre Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
