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Darby O'Gill and the Good People
by Kavanagh, Herminie Templeton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1903. The most famous book by this Anglo-Irish writer (1861-1933), noted for her short stories.The stories were originally published in McClure's Magazine in 1901-1902.In 1959 Darby became an exceptionally popular Disney movie - although reportedly the literary critic Cyril Cusack savaged it. This is a really charming book, written in dialogue, and while it is usually classified as a "children's book" it can be enjoyed by all as a series of folk tales. There is a frontis drawing by John R. Neill, who also illustrated over thirty of Baum's "Oz" books. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (Second Issue). Not a common book. Highly decorative Edwardian binding. Green cloth, with blindstamping filled with gilt (shamrocks, of course!). Clean and fresh text; 294 pages. Also present is the scarce dustwrapper; olive with black lettering. There is a 1/4" chip across the head of the spine; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by John R. Neill. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001906
- Title
- Darby O'Gill and the Good People
- Author
- Kavanagh, Herminie Templeton
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About 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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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...