Observations on the character, customs, and superstitions of the Irish
by Daniel Dewar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
Dublin, Ireland: Gale and Curtis, 1812. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Print. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) Octavo, pp. [1-4] 353 .8. Original green cloth, gilt title and shamrock motif to spine. Clean pages and a tight binding. a very good plus, bright copy, small price to front end page and name ( Muncaster ) to title and half title page. Book plate of Sir John Whittaker Ellis, the former conservative MP and Mayor of London 1881 - 82. Scarce in original binding. .
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014605
- Title
- Observations on the character, customs, and superstitions of the Irish
- Author
- Daniel Dewar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Gale and Curtis
- Place of Publication
- Dublin, Ireland
- Date Published
- 1812
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION,Observations on the character, customs, and superstitions of the Irish, Daniel Dewar
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Non Fiction;
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