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Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry
de William Carleton
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Baldwin and Cradock , 1836. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". W. H. Brooke. A five volume collection of sketches of Irish rural life by William Carleton, the fourth edition in uniform bindings signed Sotheran. A series of sketches on the stereotypical nineteenth century Irishman, both humorous and melancholic. Here is the fourth edition of this work comprising nineteen tales, featuring the preface to the first edition. In some smart half calf uniform bindings signed Sotheran.Written by William Carledon, prolific writer known for his vivid descriptions of the life of the rural Irish. Illustrated with frontispiece to each volume and vignettes to the title pages, and twenty-right full page plates by W. H. Brooke. Collated, complete. In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, with marbled edges and endpapers. Externally sound with some shelf wear and rubbing to the boards and spine, minor scuffing to the title label to the spine of vol. IV. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting particularly affecting the leaves of plates, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with frontispiece to each volume and vignettes to the title pages, and twenty-right full page plates by W. H. Brooke. Collated, complete. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 813A59
- Título
- Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry
- Autor
- William Carleton
- Ilustrador
- W. H. Brooke
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Baldwin and Cradock
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1836
- Tamaño
- 6.5" by 4"
- Palabras clave
- early edition irish life william carleton irishman irish life
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- 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....
- 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...
