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VANISHING COUNTRY HOUSES OF IRELAND
by The Knight of Glin, Griffin, David J. and NIcholas K. Robinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine / Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0948018046
- ISBN 13
- 9780948018046
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Dublin, Ireland: The Irish Architectural Archive and The Irish Georgian Society, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Very Good Plus. Quarto, 10 x 11.5 in., pp. vi + 161. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Dark green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Half inch closed tear to top of dustjacket spine. Protected in mylar. The Knight of Glin is Desmond FitzGerald, former Deputy Keeper of the Victoria and Albert Museum, past president of The Historic Irish Tourist Houses and Garden Society, and a renowned art historian.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85602
- Title
- VANISHING COUNTRY HOUSES OF IRELAND
- Author
- The Knight of Glin, Griffin, David J. and NIcholas K. Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine / Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0948018046
- ISBN 13
- 9780948018046
- Publisher
- The Irish Architectural Archive and The Irish Georgian Society
- Place of Publication
- Dublin, Ireland
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Architecture, castles
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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