The Stranger In Ireland

Hartford: Lincoln & Gleason, et al., 1806. First American edition. Hardcover. Fair. Small 8vo, period dark brown calf, fair copy only with slight ex-library marks, front board detached, lacking flyleaf and possibly half title, most of rear flyleaf missing, too, rest of the text present and clean, albeit tanned. xii, 312 pp., folding table at p. 126 missing… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Samuel F. Bradford, et al., 1806. First American edition, published the same year as the London edition, but unfortunately without the plates. A lawyer by training, Sir John Carr began to travel for health reasons. He was one of the earlier writers of travel literature and produced a number of accounts of his journeys in various European countries.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: T. & G. Palmer for Samuel F. Bradford and others, 1806. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A title scarce in the trade, a copy of the First American Edition, penned by Sir John Carr (1772-1832) in 1804 upon an extensive tour he took there. Original full leather binding, bowed front board,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Richard Phillips, c. 1806. A fine copy of this Irish hand-coloured plate book, text and plates are generally clean and crisp.. Edition: First Edition., Binding: Contemporary full calf boards, rebacked expertly, spine in six compartments of raised gilt-lined bands, gilt red morocco label on two. , Notes: According to Abbey, this book was highly popular, and in… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Richard Phillips, 1806. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. xiv,(2),530pp. plus (2)pp. publisher's ads. Illustrated with an engraved folding aquatint frontispiece, 16 engraved aquatint plates and an engraved hand-colored map (all plates with tissue guards). Contemporary speckled calf; red lettering label, gilt; spine tooled in gilt and with gilt rules on the boards. Ribbon marker. Gilt ownership initials on the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia, 1806. Used - Good. Full leather, octavo,xi 339 pp. Leather worn and scuffed with joist starting and boards bowed. Ex-libarry with usual markings. foxing as per usual. Sound working copy.

New York: I. Riley & Co., 1807. John Carr's (1772-1832) wrote a series of travel books that were popular, but critics thought him pedestrian and some accused him of plagiarism. His works are scarce to rare now. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the Third American Edition, published one year after the English. Full leather binding, rather worn… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: I. Riley and Co, 1807. Third edition. Leather_bound. Good. Third American Edition stated. 12mo. in oriignal full calf, well worn and with a peeled spot front board. Spine lable lettered in gilt. 334 pp. Frontis engraving "By J___s, it is the only bit of fun I have hadsince I left Ireland" showing an Irish gentleman armed… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: I. Riley and Co., 1807. Hardcover. Good. . A great copy of this scarce book which was popular and controversial in its day. Full leather binding shows minor wear and rubbing, bumped corners. Pages tanned and foxed with a few shaken leaves, text intact and unmarred, half of blank page in the back of… Saber más sobre este artículo

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.