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The Saxon in Ireland or, The Rambles of an Englishman in Search of a Settlement in the West of Ireland.
de [Ashworth, John Hervey]
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London; John Murray, 1851., 1851. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. 12 mo, pp. xi, [1], 292, 31, [1] catalogue. Engraved frontispiece; large folding map of Erris and Galway to rear. Publishers' original bottle green cloth with gilt titles to spine and decoration in blind to boards. Spine lightly sunned and boards a little bruised to edge; lower board damp stained. A shaken copy with cracked inner hinges but contents clean and crisp, with no annotation or inscriptions. 7 cm closed tear to map at edge from hinge. A Good copy. Detailed impressions of Ireland and the Irish, intended to direct British investors to purchase land in Ireland, much of which was perhaps readily available towards the end of the great Irish Famine caused by the failure of the potato harvests. Scarce.
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- Keel Row Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 9476
- Título
- The Saxon in Ireland or, The Rambles of an Englishman in Search of a Settlement in the West of Ireland.
- Autor
- [Ashworth, John Hervey]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- London; John Murray, 1851.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1851
- Palabras clave
- Travel & Topography
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
