The Green Book, or Gleanings from the Writing-Desk of a Literary Agitator
by O'Callaghan, John Cornelius
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Patrick Donahoe, 1849. John Cornelius O'Callaghan (1805-1883) was an historian whose famous work was the history of the Irish Brigades in France. He wrote for "The Nation" and was arrested in 1843. This miscellany was first published in Dublin in 1841, then Philadelphia a year later. This is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing from a few years later. An uncommon to scarce title. Green cloth binding, decoratively stamped, with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 375 pages. Previous-owner label on the front paste-down; matching signature and date (1937) on the FFEP. Mild bumping and rub to the tips.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005630
- Title
- The Green Book, or Gleanings from the Writing-Desk of a Literary Agitator
- Author
- O'Callaghan, John Cornelius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Patrick Donahoe
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
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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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...