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Parnell
by Ervine, St. John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/Very Good
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: The Queensway Press, 1928. Ervine (1883-1971) was born in Belfast and became a prominent dramatist whose work was praised by Yeats. Under the influence of Bernard Shaw he joined the Fabians. He managed the Abbey Theatre, but only for a year. Adopting more Unionist attitudes, he fought in the World War for England, losing a leg.The First Edition of this biography of the tragic Irish leader was published in 1925, This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of areprinted edition.There is no publication date bu an Author's Note here indicates it to be post-1927. Therefore, Quercus rather arbitrarily assigns it a publication date of 1928. Green cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 318 pages. Indexed. Some spotting to the endpapers and the top edge; the spine is lightly faded but the lettering remains bright and clear; corners remain sharp.The rather dramatic dustwrapper is Very Good; unclipped, with the spine darkened. In an archival plastic protector. [Note: due to a computer crash, this book may also appear with the inventory number 001203]. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006640
- Title
- Parnell
- Author
- Ervine, St. John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- The Queensway Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish History & Politics;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
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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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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- 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....
- Fine
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