A VIEW OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE
by O Cuiv, Brian, Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- near Very Good/good +
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Dublin: Stationery Office, 1969. first edition. hardcover. near Very Good/good +. Octavo, gray cloth covers, x + 156 pages plus 16 pages of black and white illustrations in the rear. Maps in the text. Essays by various contributors. A small newspaper clipping has been affixed to the title page, else Very Good. Former owner name on inside front cover. Dust jacket has some rubbing and minor chipping. 090617A. Gaelic, and Gaelic speakers, Celtic language, Celts.
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000017430
- Title
- A VIEW OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE
- Author
- O Cuiv, Brian, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Stationery Office
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Celts, Celtic, Gaelic
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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