The lyrics of Ireland / edited and annotated by Samuel Lover
by Lover, Samuel (1797-1868)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Houlston and Wright, 1858. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern gilt-blocked leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Pages lightly tanned as with age, with some dust marks around the prelims and first few pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 360 pages; Physical description: xxv, [1], 360 p. : front. (port. ), ill. ; 19 cm. Subject: Songs, English - Ireland - Texts. English poetry - Irish authors. Folk Songs, English - Ireland - Texts. Ballads, English - Ireland - Texts. Notes: Errata on p. [1] at front. Some wood engravings signed Dalziel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 216583
- Title
- The lyrics of Ireland / edited and annotated by Samuel Lover
- Author
- Lover, Samuel (1797-1868)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Houlston and Wright
- Date Published
- 1858
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- Marbled boards
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.