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THE BIBLE IN IRELAND (IRELAND'S WELCOME TO THE STRANGER OR EXCURSIONS THROUGH IRELAND IN 1844 AND 1845 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERSONALLY INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF THE POOR'); Edited and with an Introduction by Alfred Tresidder Sheppard
by Nicholson, Asenath
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The John Day Company, 1927. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 9.2 in. x 6 in., pp. xliv, 272. Blue cloth boards with frame embossed in blind to front and back. Black title on paper label to spine. Untrimmed fore- and bottom edges. Three dime-sized stains to front; staining to spine label. Dent to fore-edge. Book seller's sticker to front pastedown. Light age-toning to pages. Asenath Hatch Nicholson (February 24, 1792 - May 15, 1855) was an American vegan, social observer and philanthropist. She wrote at first hand about the Great Hunger in Ireland in the 1840s. She wrote about the life of Ireland both before and during the crop failures that caused famine as she walked the country distributing copies of the Bible, food and clothing.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86149
- Title
- THE BIBLE IN IRELAND (IRELAND'S WELCOME TO THE STRANGER OR EXCURSIONS THROUGH IRELAND IN 1844 AND 1845 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERSONALLY INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF THE POOR'); Edited and with an Introduction by Alfred Tresidder Sheppard
- Author
- Nicholson, Asenath
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Irish famine
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About the Seller
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