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Tales of Irish Life, Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the People; With Designs By George Cruikshank
by [Whitty, Michael James]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Robins and Co. Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1824. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 vol. Small 8vo. [11], ii-iv, [1], 2-242, [4] (2 pages of publisher's advertisements) pp.; [7], 2-249, [5] (2 pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Later nineteenth century green calf, boards with borders in blind and in gilt, spines in six compartments, red morocco labels with lettering in gilt on each spine, spines densely gilt; gilt turn-ins with marbled pastedowns and endpapers; all edges gilt. Frontispiece and two additional plates in volume one; three plates in volume two, all are woodcuts from drawings by Cruikshank; plate called for following page 208 in volume one used as the frontispiece by the binder. Cohn 841; Marchmont 495. A striking example of this set. Minor abrasions to front endpaper and pastedown (presumably from bookplate removal) of volume one and another to the front pastedown of volume two, some occasional light foxing, otherwise quite beautiful.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000010545
- Title
- Tales of Irish Life, Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the People; With Designs By George Cruikshank
- Author
- [Whitty, Michael James]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J. Robins and Co. Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
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