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The History of sligo: Town and County. (Vol II, only)
by T O`Rorke, Archdeacon
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
Dublin, Ireland: James Duffy and Co., 1890. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. [n.d.] Vol II only, Original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, blind-stamped panels to covers, gilt centrepiece of the emblem of Sligo, dark green endpapers. Bookplate of Ursuline Convent. Spine rubbed, marking to cover, foxing. Map frontispiece, numerous black and white illustrations in the text. Cracked hinges, Wear, dulling and rubbing to the original cloth boards. All pages intact but shaken. owner name and some notes written in pen within. A solid copy. .
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013149
- Title
- The History of sligo: Town and County. (Vol II, only)
- Author
- T O`Rorke, Archdeacon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- James Duffy and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Dublin, Ireland
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- The History of sligo: Town and County. (Vol II, only),T O`Rorke, Archdeacon, first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Non Fiction;
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Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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