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SKETCHES OF IRISH CHARACTER
by Hall, Mrs. S.C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Nattali & Bond, 1855. Fifth Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good. Octavo, 8.2 in. x 5.6 in., pp. xxiv, 412. Illustrated with frontis, five full-page engravings, and sixty additional engravings by several artists. Contemporary rich red full calf with elaborate frame in gilt to front. Gilt title and five raised bands to spine. Gilt edges and dentelles. Rubbing to edges. Faded ink mark to front board. Bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Spine and hinges tight. Regal looking book with a well-preserved interior. Anna Maria Hall (1800 - 1881) was an Irish novelist who often published as "Mrs. S. C. Hall". She was born Anna Maria Fielding in Dublin, but left Ireland for England at the age of 15. Mrs Hall's first recorded contribution to literature is an Irish sketch called "Master Ben", which appeared in The Spirit and Manners of the Age, January 1829. Other tales followed. Eventually they were collected into a volume entitled Sketches of Irish Character, 1829, and henceforth she became an author by profession.... Hall's sketches of her native land contain fine rural descriptions, and are animated by a healthy tone of moral feeling and a vein of delicate humour. Her books were never popular in Ireland, as she saw in each party much to praise and much to blame, so that she failed to please either the Orangemen or the Roman Catholics." (from Wikipedia).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87362
- Title
- SKETCHES OF IRISH CHARACTER
- Author
- Hall, Mrs. S.C
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nattali & Bond
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1855
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- 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...
- 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....
- A.N.
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- 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...
- Octavo
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