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1930 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Green cloth boards are faded. and show light edge wear. Pastedown labels on front and spine. Endpapers tanned with pencil notations at front. Text block rough cut. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes 13 woodblock illustrations by Micheal Mac Liammoir. Dust jacket is soiled and rubbed with many small tears and chips. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR
Field and Fair: Travels with a Donkey in Ireland by O Conaire, Padraic; translated from the Irish by Cormac Breathnach - 1929
by O Conaire, Padraic; translated from the Irish by Cormac Breathnach
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Field and Fair: Travels with a Donkey in Ireland
by O Conaire, Padraic; translated from the Irish by Cormac Breathnach
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Dublin / Cork: Talbot Press, 1929. First English Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in light blue heavy linen cloth, sunning to edges and spine, simple, printed paper labels to cover and spine, being abraded there a bit, and with some foxing to covers, half-toning to two endpapers, but remarkably bright of interior, featuring deckle-cut fore-edges and a raft of 13 lovely black-and-white wood-cut illustrations but that are unattributed. Short poetic homage to O Conaire following copyright page by F.R. Higgins. [4], 5-95 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Edition First English Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Talbot Press
- Place of Publication Dublin / Cork
- Date Published 1929
- Size 12mo 7" - 7
- Keywords Ireland|Irish literature|Padraic O Conaire|Cormac Breathnach
- X weight 0 oz
- Size 12mo 7" - 7
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Field And Fair - Travels With a Donkey in Ireland
by Padraic O Conaire, Cormac Breathnach (Translator)
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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FIELD AND FAIR : Travels with a Donkey in Ireland
by Padraic O Conaire (translated by Cormac Breathnac)
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Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
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Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1930. 95pp., b/white halftone plate author portrait frontispiece, plus engravings throughout by Micheal Mac Liammoir. Book clean and square. Original green cloth noticeably faded on spine and edges. Untrimmed text-block foredge and foot. Laid-on title labels on front board and spine (front soiled but complete. Spine label nipped and abraded). Cloth frayed at head of spine, else mildly bumped. These writings of Irish author Padraic O Conaire are his observations from his travel in Ireland c. World War One, accompanied only by his spirited little black ass . . . Contents include: Prelims., Author Tributes (F.R.Higgins), chapters. Born in March, 1881 at Galway, Padraic O Conaire died 6 October, 1928 in Dublin. Book weight approx. 290g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Impression.. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good.
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Field and Fair. Travels with a Donkey in Ireland.
by O Conaire, Padraic [translated by Cormac Breathnach]
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Canton, Georgia, United States
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Dublin: The Talbot Press Limited (1929)., 1929. Illustrated by Michael Mac Liammoir.8vo. Frontispiece photograph of the author. 95 pp. Illustrated. Original textured blue and white cloth binding with printed paper labels front cover and spine. Age discoloration top and bottom of cloth and endpapers else a very good book in a good DJ with shallow chipping top edge and some scattered brownish staining.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included.
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FIELD AND FAIR: Travels with a Donkey in Ireland
by PADRAIC O CONAIRE (Translated from Irish by Cormac Breathnach)
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Lanvellec, France
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Translated from Irish by Cormac Breathnach. Green cloth cover faded and spine darkened. Spine onlayl missing. FEP and half-title stamped: "Presentation Copy", also ink name of previous owner. Otherwise all 95 pages of book very clean though slightly age yellowing. Contains thirteen woodcuts by Michael Mac Liammoir as well as an appreciation by F.R. Higgins.
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