Two Speeches on Conciliation with America / Two Letters on Irish Questions (Morley's Universal Library - 38)
by Burke, Edmund
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
George Routledge & Sons, London, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Introduction. Illustrated end pages, being further publications from the publishers and advertisement for a oak bookcase. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured illustration and titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Two speeches about conciliation with America; and, to letters about the "Irish Question" written and spoken by this 19th century Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher. The book is showing a little age related wear: – softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a hint of fraying also present; bumping, rubbing and fraying of the book corners. Patchy fading of the back strip and to the top edge of the front panel. The book shows rubs, marks and stains. Tanning to the text block edges and pages with ghosting of the free front end page to the half title page. Previous owners name across the title page. Remnants of a sticker can be seen to the top right hand corner of the free front end page; and, the hinges have cracked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284, [4 – further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Speeches; 19th century; Inventory No: 0290892. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290892
- Title
- Two Speeches on Conciliation with America / Two Letters on Irish Questions (Morley's Universal Library - 38)
- Author
- Burke, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Edmund Burke, letters, speeches, 19th century History; Speeches; 19th century; Unbranded Burke, Edmund Two Speeches on Conciliation with America / Two Letters on Irish Questions (Morley's Universal Library - 38)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Speeches;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Cracked
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- Half Title
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