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The Cabinet of Irish Literature. Selections from the Works of The Chief Poets, Orators, and Prose Writers of Ireland. With Biographical Sketches and Literary Notices By Charles A. Read, F.R.H.S.
by Read, Charles A. & Katharine Tynan Hinkson (Editors)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: The Gresham Publishing Company, 1905. One of the greatest anthologies of Irish literature, originally published in 1880. This "New Edition" has been "Revised and greatly Extended" by Katherine Tynan Hinkson. Tynan, herself a member, added later Irish authors from the Literary Revival. Four volumes, large octavos (over nine pounds weight together), with decorative cloth binding in two shades of green. The lettering on the spine is gilt. Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies. " Volume 1: xxxv, 311 pages, frontis portrait of Laurence Sterne, 9 other illustrations; Volume 2: ix, 324 pages, frontis of Thomas Moore, 9 other illustrations; volume 3: 1x, 324 pages, frontis of Charles Lever, 9 other illustrations; volume 4: 1x, 372 pages, frontis of W.B. Yeats, 9 other illustrations, indexed. There is no publication date, but bibliographers seem to agree on 1905. The paper stock is quite "soft" allowing easy reading. There are light bumps and a few scattered "dings," but in general these are Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies. An impressive set, and rather uncommon.. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004223
- Title
- The Cabinet of Irish Literature. Selections from the Works of The Chief Poets, Orators, and Prose Writers of Ireland. With Biographical Sketches and Literary Notices By Charles A. Read, F.R.H.S.
- Author
- Read, Charles A. & Katharine Tynan Hinkson (Editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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