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A VIEW OF SOCIETY AND MANNERS IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND IN THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1812
by Gamble, J
- 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: C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1813. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 9 in. x 5.75 in., pp. viii, 399, [1] (advertising). Modern half calf with decorative rule over marbled boards. Gilt title, bars and fleurons to spine. Four raised bands to spine. Untrimmed fore- and bottom edges. New endpapers. Insignia of Coed Coch re-adhered to new pastedown. Occasional light foxing throughout. Tide mark to right margin of title page. Unmarked interior. Gift note laid in from the late booksellerJack Gamble (late of Emerald Isle Books, Belfast) to collector/previous owner. A VIEW OF SOCIETY AND MANNERS IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND IN THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1812 is a large 19th-century mansion in the neoclassical style, designed by the architect Henry Hakewill.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86109
- Title
- A VIEW OF SOCIETY AND MANNERS IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND IN THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1812
- Author
- Gamble, J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C. Cradock and W. Joy
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1813
- Keywords
- Irish touring
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- Marbled boards
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- Raised Band(s)
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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...
- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Calf
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