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Short History of Ireland. Adapted from A Birds-eye View of Irish History By Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, for Supplementary Reading in Our Parish Schools. Revised By the Eminent Irish Scholar Rev. P. Dillon, D.D.
by Henneberry, Rev. F.S. (Editor)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Henneberry Company, 1901. A cute little educational tome, abridging Duffy's book from 1882, taking the history to 1895. Duffy (1816-1903) was a founder of "The Nation," and an important voice for Irish nationalism. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Green cloth binding, ruled on the front, with gilt lettering and a few shamrocks thrown in. Clean text; 156 pages. Previous-owner bookplate on the front paste-down; penciled notation and previous-owner signature on the FFEP. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002083
- Title
- Short History of Ireland. Adapted from A Birds-eye View of Irish History By Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, for Supplementary Reading in Our Parish Schools. Revised By the Eminent Irish Scholar Rev. P. Dillon, D.D.
- Author
- Henneberry, Rev. F.S. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- The Henneberry Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1901
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish History & Politics;
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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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- Jacket
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- 12mo
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- First Edition
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- FFEP
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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