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The O'Donoghue
by Charles Lever
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$378.65A$340.79
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About This Item
Dublin: William Curry, Jun. And Company., 1845 . First edition. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". H. K. Browne. A first edition in leather binding of Charles Lever's Irish Literature novel. First edition, first impression, in half calf binding of The O'Donoghue by Charles Lever with illustrations.The O'Donoghue is set in Ireland, fifty years ago from the time of publication. This historical novel is set in County Kerry. Charles Lever was an Irish novelist who was regarded on the same level as authors such as Dickins and Thackeray at the time.Includes 26 monochrome illustrations. Plate facing page 213 and page 408 have a small tear. Collated, complete. In half calf binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities resulting in some wear. The front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some ages to the fore edges and spotting throughout, particularly to the plates. The plate facing page 213 and page 408 have small tears. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 825W26
- Title
- The O'Donoghue
- Author
- Charles Lever
- Illustrator
- H. K. Browne
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Curry, Jun. And Company.
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- First edition Illustrated Charles Lever Irish Literature Illustrated
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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