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Father Tom of Connemara
by O'Reilly Neville, Elizabeth
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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About This Item
USA: Rand McNally & Co, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing. In good to very good condition. Blue buckram boards with gilt titles and gilt and blue pictorial design to front. Lightly rubbed to edges in places. Top edge of text block gilt. Front hinge cracked and the first gather is a little loose binding is otherwise secure. Internally clean. 394pp 20cm x 14cm approx. Stories of everyday country life in Connemara in western Ireland in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Illustrated with 8 black and white plates and map.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew James Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004770
- Title
- Father Tom of Connemara
- Author
- O'Reilly Neville, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Co
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- irish history ireland 19th century, connemara 19th century country life local history interest, People of Color, Religious, Historical, Religious, Ireland
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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