Archaeologia Hibernica: A Hand-book of Irish Antiquities
by Wakeman, William
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dublin: James McGlashan, 1848. Apparent First Edition . Gilt & Blindstamped Green Cl.. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A nice copy of this important work; 176 pp. plus 8 pp. ads in rear, b&w illustrations; spine slightly faded, minor shelf wear, bookplate on front pastedown from Wm. Swanston/Belfast.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Carroll Dooling
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000832
- Title
- Archaeologia Hibernica: A Hand-book of Irish Antiquities
- Author
- Wakeman, William
- Format/Binding
- Gilt & Blindstamped Green Cl.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Publisher
- James McGlashan
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- Irish, Ireland, History, Antiquities, Celtic, Druids, Newgrange, Burial Mounds, CHurches, Castles
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Michael Carroll Dooling
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About the Seller
Michael Carroll Dooling
Biblio member since 2004
Middlebury, Connecticut
About Michael Carroll Dooling
Michael Carroll Dooling, Rare Books & Manuscripts, LLC is located in Middlebury, Connecticut. Michael has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1976 and carries an eclectic array of books and manuscripts.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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