The Collegians: A Novel
by [GRIFFIN, Gerald]
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. & J.L. Gihon, n.d., ca. 1850s. Octavo (22cm.); removed; 156pp. Cloth spine remnants from larger volume from which this title was removed, title page (serving as upper cover) a bit foxed, else Very Good and internally sound. Irish novelist's most famous work, based on the 1819 murder of fifteen-year-old Irish Catholic Ellen Scanlan (née Hanley) at the hands of an assassin hired by her husband, Protestant Irishman John Scanlan. Both men were subsequently tried and executed, the case covered by Griffin as a young journalist in Limerick. The work was first published in 1829 and quickly adapted for the stage as "The Colleen Bawn" by Dion Boucicault.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46726
- Title
- The Collegians: A Novel
- Author
- [GRIFFIN, Gerald]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. & J.L. Gihon
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- n.d., ca. 1850s
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ireland; Literature Before 1900;
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...