Search Results: Titles starting with G from Michael Carroll Dooling

London: R. Norton, 1673. No edition stated, 12mo, full polished calf, gilt devices in all corners, pp. (4). (22), 166, (2), (4) minor ink notations on last page of text, page edges browned, two leaves have small chips repaired, light wear; no half-title, spine slightly faded, a very nice copy, Short Title Catalogue A-1123.

Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1843. First Edition . Very Good. First Edition, 8vo, bound in full-leather with gilt tooling on both covers and spine, a.e.g, 328 pages. Illustrated with eight engravings, all present. Binding has some wear at corners and edges, but is attractive with gilt tooling on a tan, age-toned leather, spine somewhat darkened; top of spine has 2 small splits and is worn, medium foxing throughout. The date, 1843, appears on the spine, on the printed title page and on the engraved title page; the date 1842 appears on the copyright page. A gift inscription appears twice - on the front free end page and the first blank reading, "Phebe T. Bussell's book / Presented by her father / Feb. 19, 1845." On pages 133 to 151 is the first appearance of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story The Pit and the Pendulum.

London: None Stated, 1850. First Edition . Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition, 16mo, red leather spine and tips, marbled boards and edges, 421 pp., a nice, tight, bright copy with only minor wear. Kenealy was a barrister and author. He graduated from Trinity College in1840 earned an LL.D in 1850. He was called to the Irish bar in 1840 and to the English bar in 1847. In April 1873 he became leading counsel for Orton, the Tichborne claimant, whose case he conducted in a manner so violent, and to himself so disastrous, that his mind may best be supposed to have become unsettled in the course of it. He made groundless imputations against witnesses and against various Roman Catholic bodies, insulted and trifled with the bench, and mercilessly protracted the case. The jury appended to their verdict a censure of the language he had employed. His conduct during and after the trial was brought before the professional tribunals. In 1874, he was expelled from the… Read More

London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1923. First Edition . Grey Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Contains 306 pp., has small (burn ?) mark on upper front cover (about 1/4: x 1/4"), slightly browned end pages, very slightly darkened spine, otherwise a clean, tight, copy.