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Legends and Stories of Ireland (First Series)
by Lover, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1899. The Dublin-born musician and novelist (1797-1868) first published this title in 1831; it is a rare book today. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a First Edition Thus, "Edited with Introduction and Notes by D.J. O'Donoghue," itself uncommon. Green paper-covered boards, decoratively stamped, with a red cloth spine titled in gilt. Clean text; xxvi, 240 pages; there is an eight-page catalog in the rear. The top-edge is gilt. Both gutters have cracked, with webbing exposed, but are holding well. The corners are bumped, with rubbing to the margins, and there is staining evident on both front and rear covers. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004786
- Title
- Legends and Stories of Ireland (First Series)
- Author
- Lover, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Westminster
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish History & Politics;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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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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- Cloth
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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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
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