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The Reliques of Father Prout, Late P.P. Watergrasshill, in the County of Cork, Ireland
by Yorke, Oliver (Rev. Francis Mahony)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: H.G. Bohn, 1860. Later edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. [6] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [3], iv-xi, [4], 2-578, [6] (pages of publisher's advertisements). Publisher's advertisements on the pastedowns. Original blindstamped publisher's cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated by Alfred Croquis, Esq. With a fold-out frontispiece, an engraved title page, and with 19 plates. New edition, revised and largely augmented. The textblock is shaken from its case but the binding is holding, front hinge with a tape repair. With the armorial bookplate of James Behan Murtagh and a bookseller's stamp on the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000011545
- Title
- The Reliques of Father Prout, Late P.P. Watergrasshill, in the County of Cork, Ireland
- Author
- Yorke, Oliver (Rev. Francis Mahony)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- H.G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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